Hi, Don. I like the new method for how it works automatically, but I sure
miss the f command. I always used to press this when I got below five
percent to flatten my battery before charging. Now, I don't have that
option. If I want to flatten the battery, I have to use my unit until it
goes dead then recharge.
I would like to see the f command be put back in or some other means for
those of us who want to flatten the battery before charging.
There is N s command, but I can't tell what it does exactly and if it
doesn't keep the amplifier running, I think it will take longer to discharge.
At 8/7/2005, you wrote:
Hi Paul,
What happens when you use the r command from within support mode is that,
first of all, you need to be plugged into the AC adpter.
When you start the process, the battery will start charging from whatever
the level is at the time and you will get a message saying something like
"charging
battery".
Once the battery is fully charged the process we're used to with the bn
talking until the battery is flat starts speaking.
Once the battery has finally gotten flat, the MPower will then start one
more charge to charge the battery to capacity and you will get a message
telling you
what it's doing.
When the battery is fully charged again, the process will be completed and
there should be a message to that effect.
Once you plug in the adapter and hit the r command, the entire process is
automatic and you don't have to do a thing as the cycle will complete by
itself.
The only thing you might want to do is either put the MPower someplace
where you don't have to listen to the repeated message while it's
discharging, or
you can do what I did which was to turn the volume up and plug headphones
into the jack.
My experience has been that if you start the charging cycle in the evening
that it will be completed by the next morning sometime. This will
probably vary
from one unit to another, but maybe it will give you some idea as to the
required time for the cycling. As I remember, the first time or two it
does take a bit
longer.
If you try to start the cycle and don't have the AC adapter connected,
you'll get a message asking you to connect it before the cycle can continue.
A real improvement over the old method I'd say.
Don
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