Thanks for your help. So, in theory, it'll come "dead on arrival", but
not really, lol.
rachael warke wrote:
Hi Chris,
They give you a little braille page, right there at the top of the
box, telling you to charge for three hours before using! You'll get a
nice CD, with a tutorial, which you can listen to, while you wait. And
the start-up guide in Braille is nice, since it includes the command
summary, so you can use the time to familiarize yourself with that.
Eventually, the three hours pass. Trust me on this, they really do,
and it doesn't take much more than about a week for the three hours to
go by! But, hard as it is, I highly recommend that you follow their
advice, and give it a full charge before using. I'm hopeful that
they've got their battery issues sorted out by now, but you really do
want to give your battery the very best treatment you possibly can!
Especially since, being at University, you're likely to use that
battery pretty hardd so you want to give it the best care you can!
HTH,
Rachael,
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Hallsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Braillenote List <[email protected]
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:07:29 +0100
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] help for a friend running 5.1
Can I ask. I hope to get a Braillenote MPower with my DSA grant
for
university. I would like to know, in terms of battery, how much
charge
the battery would have had when shipped from my local Humanware
dealer?
This is so that I can determine whether I can play with it right
out of
the box, or will it come completely flat such that I have to do
this
noninterruptive charging? Thanks.
Kevin Chao wrote:
Malaina,
Your friend is able to recalibrate the battery as Rhonda
suggested, or you
are able to have your friend discharge the battery by naturally
using it.
You can have your friend just use the unit beyond the battery is
low
message, beyond the battery is critical message, and all the way
until the
unit shuts off, then plug in the ac adapter. This is something
that is
recommended to do at least once a month. It is like excersising
the battery
to make sure that it stays at its peak performance. It is also
recommended
that once you run the unit completely flat to switch off the
unit before
plugging in the ac adapter, then let it charge for a solid three
hours
without interuptions.
I hope this information is able to help you.
Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malaina VanderWal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "BrailleNote" <[email protected]
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 6:57 PM
Subject: [Braillenote] help for a friend running 5.1
My friend has 5.1 on her bn bt and the battery gage is not
reading right.
How can she fix it?
Thanks,
Malaina
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