[Reader-users] dead battery and problems

[James Jolley]

So do I. Without being disrespectful, perhaps it's somewhat  
irrisponcible not to keep an eye on our readers.

On 14 Nov 2007, at 14:03, Cindy Handel wrote:

> Well, my friend's husband has some sight and wasn't able to  
> recalibrate hers
> successfully.  I don't know how hard it is to see whatever is on the  
> screen.
> But, her friend, who is sighted, did it in a matter of minutes.
>
> It depends on how low the battery is when you unplug it as to how  
> long it
> will last before completely discharging.  I can't say, exactly where  
> you can
> find the instructions about recalibrating, but I know it's there.
>
> Seems like there has been a rash of Readers being left unplugged for  
> an
> extended time.  I'm just wondering if people aren't using their  
> readers
> daily or what's happening to cause them to be left long enough to  
> discharge?
>
> Cindy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
> To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list"
> <reader-users at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Reader-users] dead battery and problems
>
>
> Hi Cindy;
> I have the same problem.  Are they in their own book or in the main
> book.  I do not remember seeing them.  If I read them to a sighted
> person, will they be able to follow the steps?  How long can the  
> reader
> go, with out use and any charge before the battery will die.  I
> unplugged it Wednesday, late afternoon, to pack for state convention.
> When I took it out Saturday night, it was dead.  My friend Tom  
> Bickford
> came to my room to check it out.  He pressed the reset and said I  
> needed
> to recalibrate it.  I wonder why they made it so hard.  I thought it  
> had
> gotten seperated from the camera, again, from the travel.  Anyone with
> some sight on this list, can you recalibrate your own reader?  Are the
> dots big enough that I might be able to see them?
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Terry Powers
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cindy Handel [mailto:cindy425 at verizon.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 8:18 PM
> To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
> Subject: Re: [Reader-users] dead battery and problems
>
> You'll need a sighted person to help you recalibrate it.  The
> instructions are in the manual.
>
> Cindy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lou" <labney at charter.net>
> To: "'Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list'"
> <reader-users at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:33 PM
> Subject: [Reader-users] dead battery and problems
>
>
> Hi all, my reader will not talk or turn off. Could someone tell me who
> to
> call to get some help with this problem. The power cord got  
> disconnected
> and
> I did not know it until the battery died.
> The Lady Lou
>
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