[Reader-users] Charging the Reader

[Dave Wright]

Hey Terry,
I wouldn't worry too much about any sounds coming from your power supply. 
All you need to do in order to check on the charging status of your machine 
is to turn it on and press F1 twice.

Regards,
Dave Wright
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----- 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: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Charging the Reader


> Hi Barbara;
> I unplugged the chord from the reader while it was still in the serge
> protecter and still can not hear anything.  Could it be that I am using
> a serge protecter not an outlet?  The reader is charging, because it
> tells me the charge when I turn it on.  Is yours from the NFB?
> I do have a mild hearing problem, but I put it right to my ear and
> nothing.
> Terry Powers
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Loos [mailto:beloos at neb.rr.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 6:49 PM
> To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
> Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Charging the Reader
>
> Terry, I was talking about when the cord is plugged into both the wall
> and
> the box, but the cable coming from the other end of the box is not
> plugged
> into the reader.  That is when the box makes the steady sound.  It has
> been
> a long time since I have read that part of the documentation, but I
> think
> that is mentioned in there.  Did I answer what you were wondering?
>
> Barbara Loos
>
>
> ----- 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: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Charging the Reader
>
>
>> Barbara;
>> I unplugged the ac adapter from the reader and could not hear anything
>> coming from the box.  That is where mine got disconnected yesterday
> when
>> I was looking for the reset.  Did you mean, when you unplug it from
> the
>> outlet?
>>
>> Terry Powers
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Barbara Loos [mailto:beloos at neb.rr.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 2:54 PM
>> To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
>> Subject: [Reader-users] Charging the Reader
>>
>> I'm wondering about the reader's charger.  One thing I find very
> useful
>> is
>> what the box part of the charger does.  Since, once in a while, the
> cord
>>
>> connection to my reader is a bit loose, I can listen to what the box
>> does to
>> make sure it is connected.  I know that one can turn the reader on and
>> it
>> will say whether or not it is connected, but, since mine can get loose
>> when
>> I'm setting it down from having done that, I find it most useful to
>> listen
>> to the box.  If the connection isn't firm, the box makes a continuous
>> steady
>> sound.  If the connection is snug, but the reader isn't altogether
>> charged,
>> the box is silent.  If the connection is tight and the reader is fully
>> charged, it makes a high-pitched sound with sliding tones.  I'm not
> sure
>> why
>> the connection is like that, but am glad I can at least confirm what
> is
>> happening, so I don't accidentally run the battery down.
>>
>> I've heard others on the list comment on the cord connection from time
>> to
>> time.  I wonder if anything can be done to correct this other than
> what
>> I'm
>> already doing.
>>
>> Barbara Loos
>>
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