The manual has comprehensive instructions on how to recalibrate the mPower. Just plug the unit in, go to options menu, then support information mode and press "r" for recalibrate. Then leave the thing be for several hours. You can check on how it's doing at any time by pressing spacebar.
HTH Kylee ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] How long does calibration take? > What does one do to get that I'm talking message? I tried doing it the way > one use to get that message and it beeps on my unit. My wife is now > getting a consistent message which is saying that the BN is unable to give > an accurate percentage of how the battery is and it may need calibrating > etc. This is the first time I have seen this happen. > > Jim Aldrich > > At 09:54 PM 01/16/2006 , you wrote: > >Hi Pam, > > > >Well, I guess you're right about this varying at least some from machine to > >machine. But, with the recalibration discharge, my mPower BT32 usually > >takes just about eight hours, give or take ten or fifteen minutes on either > >side of that. Now, this doesn't count the initial charge, and the charging > >up again after the discharge. But, rather, I'm just talking about the time > >the BN talks until its battery goes flat. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Pam Quinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 11:07 PM > >Subject: [Braillenote] How long does calibration take? > > > > > >I realize this varies, given that we all seem to have differently > >behaving batteries. But I'm attempting recalibration now and mine has > >supposedly been discharging for eleven and a half hours now. Given > >that I know I don't normally get twenty hours of battery life, I'm > >beginning to have my doubts, wondering if for some reason the > >electricity is still keeping my battery charged. Thanks. > > > >Pam > > > > > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > > > > > >___ > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
