[Reader-users] help re-calibrating reader?

[David Andrews]

Terry:

I currently don't have a unit, but was a beta tester.  I think 2.5 
days is probably on the short side, I think I got 4 or 5 days before 
it lost its charge completely.  However, I am not an authoritative source!

David Andrews

At 02:36 PM 1/23/2008, you wrote:
>Dave;
>I have asked about three times, how much time should we expect from a
>battery.  If we need to plan a trip, we need to know.  If it is so short
>and I had known, I could have charged it the first night.  Most devices
>do not eat up power in 2.5 days, with out use.  Does this mean my almost
>new battery is defective?
>
>Terry Powers
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Wright [mailto:gymnastdave at sbcglobal.net]
>Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:07 PM
>To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
>Subject: Re: [Reader-users] help re-calibrating reader?
>
>Hey there all,
>I just wanted to let all of you know that you should be patient with the
>device. I can understand everyone's frustrations with technology. As
>some of you have said, we've done the best we could with the technology
>we had during the release of the Model A and subsequently Model B. As
>new technology is developed, I'm sure the KNFB reader will evolve in to
>something new. At the current time, I again would like to ask everyone
>to try to help each other as much as possible. If there is something
>that can't seem to be solved, please feel free to give me a call and I
>will do what I can to help troubleshoot. Currently I have both devices,
>so any questions are good questions. As for the issue with the power
>chord falling out of the reader during the charging process, I
>understand this frustration as well.
>I've had many times when I thought I was charging the reader, but I
>wasn't.
>The best advice I can give to any of you facing this trouble is to check
>your power status before you leave the machine and make sure that it
>reports being connected to ACPower. if it does, I would just let the
>device turn off by it self so that you don't inadvertently bump it out
>of position. Other than that, just be patient. On a final note, I will
>be at Washington Seminar starting on Monday, so if any of you need extra
>assistance, I'll do my best to help where I can.
>
>
>Regards,
>Dave Wright
>University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC
>Email: dwrigh6 at uic.edu
>Mobile: (832)518-0707
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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: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 1:54 PM
>Subject: Re: [Reader-users] help re-calibrating reader?
>
>
> > Ed;
> > Are you coming to the Washington seminar?  Jim G's partner said he
>would
> > be their.  Maybe you can try someone elses chord and determine if it
>is
> > the chord or a defect in the plug on the PDA.
> >
> > Terry Powers
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David B Andrews [mailto:David.B.Andrews at state.mn.us]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:39 AM
> > To: reader-users at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-users] help re-calibrating reader?
> >
> > Ed:
> >
> > The question here is what exactly is coming unplugged.  Is it the cord
> > that goes into the wall, the end that goes to or from the power brick,
> > or the plug that connects directly to the camera.  If it is the first,
> > the wall, then that is a problem on your end.  If it is the second,
>the
> > power brick, then you could either try a new cord that fits better, or
> > wrap a little tape around the end of the cord, where it goes into the
> > power brick * to make it fit tighter.  If it is the cord that goes
>into
> > the Reader, then something may be off in your camera  * the jack, or
>you
> > might be able to take care of this with very careful placement of the
> > cord, and camera when charging.  It may be necessary to trap the cord
>or
> > to do something to prevent it or the camera from being moved.
> >
> > When I had a beta unit * it, the connection, seemed a little loose to
> > me, but if I was careful, it seemed to charge ok.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> > David Andrews
> > Chief Technology Officer
> > Minnesota State Services for the Blind
> > 2200 University Ave. W., #240
> > St. Paul, MN  55114-1840
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> > (651) 649-5927  Fax
> >
> >
> >>>> edmeskys at localnet.com 1/22/2008 4:17 PM >>>
> > Cindy, the problem I have with the reader is that the power cord will
> > not stay plugged in. I left it plugged in when I went on a trip, and
> > when I got home I found that it had unplugged and was dead. Ed Meskys
> >
> >
> > Edmund R. Meskys
> > NIEKAS Publications
> > National Federation of the Blind of N.H.
> > Moultonboro Lions Club
> > edmeskys at localnet.com
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> > Clinton lied, nothing happened
> > Bush lied, thousands died
> > and over 3,000 permanently brain injured
> >
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