[Reader-users] Reader Locked

[RandyZ. Pierce]

Of course with a little more effort (and equal care) I managed to work through that battery removal.  Thanks...it is now working again.

Randy
& TMQ
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Charlie Richardson 
  To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list 
  Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:24 AM
  Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Reader Locked


  Take the battery out of the phone and put it back in after about 10 seconds.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "RandyZ. Pierce" <alaric02 at sprynet.com>
  To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list" 
  <reader-users at nfbnet.org>
  Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:19 AM
  Subject: [Reader-users] Reader Locked


  > Hello all,
  >
  > It's Sunday here and my reader turned on for my morning explorations of 
  > the new (to me) product.  It started talking and as I was intending to 
  > explore the troublesome Blue Tooth headset which was now fully charged, I 
  > flipped down the piece and the reader stopped talking.  Unfortunately the 
  > Blue tooth ear piece did not begin talking.  I flipped it closed...no 
  > sound from the reader except a beep when I hit buttons.  I then began a 
  > series of attempts which included repeating the flip of the ear bud, 
  > always ending with it closed.  I attempted to leave the range of the ear 
  > bud.  I attempted to install corded headphones.  I tried to power down the 
  > unit.  I tried leaving the range of the blue tooth device...all left the 
  > KNFB Reader still seemingly locked.
  >
  > I found a sighted counterpart and the screen seems locked on my apparently 
  > having new messages which was what it was speaking as I first powerred it 
  > on this morning.  It will not change no matter what keys I've attempted 
  > have been pushed.  The sighted individual could not find any key to change 
  > the screen and nothing makes it talk or power down or seemingly respond in 
  > any way other than a beep when buttons are pressed.
  >
  > This is really my third day of explorations with the device so certainly I 
  > haven't learned nearly enough yet but I've been going through the manuals 
  > (tried the default unlock code but given the seeming total lock state it 
  > unsurprisingly did not work).
  >
  > Any suggestions or advice before tomorrow when I will call Handytech to 
  > see if they have suggestions?
  >
  > Be Well,
  > Randy
  > & the Mighty Quinn
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