David, The noise of the display is quite disconcerting, although there is a way to control the noise: through braille display intensity.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of david Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 10:50 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT Display Are there any cons to transplanting especially with the rubber cursor display. I'm either considering transplant or buying a full unit. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "don bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 09:42:28 -0700 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT Display >Hi Les, >When you get a transplant, the braille cells from your original unit >are put into the MPower case. So what you end up with is a new MPower with your original display. >I had a problem with missing dots recentlly and although it sounds >weird, I went into support mode and hit x to exercise the display and >then turned the entire unit upside down so the braille cells were >facing downward and let it exercise for maybe 1 or two minutes and then stopped. Previous to that I had simply exercised the display for a few minutes but the problem came back. However, after exercising it with the unit upside down, the problem has not returned. >The only thing I can figure is that whatever was obstructing the dots was pushed out by the dots pushing out the foreign material apparently permanently. >Worth a try! >Don >On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 08:15:14 -0400, Les Kriegler wrote: >Hi Kc, >Actually, I thought the cells were the same as the unit was transplanted. >Now, I do lose dots randomly, but they usually either pop back on their >own, or I press the area of the display parallel to the missing dot and >it often returns. They are not missing permanently, but I have had >intermittnet problems since the transplant was done. While better, it still does occur. >I use the advance thumb key a lot, and I do hear a click that doesn't >sound normal sometimes, and I then notice a dot missing in a cell. In >my case, the pins were replaced, and at one point, one cell was >replaced, but the same cell would lose a dot, so in my case, I don't >think it's the actual cell itself that is causing the intermittent problem. >Les >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kathleen >spear >Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 12:50 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT Display >Hello everyone, this is KC Spear. >As some of you know, when using my BN M-Power, I rely entirely on >braille. I know some of you use both braille and speech. >Logically, you don't use your braille display for reading and editing >as much as I do. >My point is that, with the BN Classic, I only had to ask for 1-cell >replacemnt. That was done in 2005, when I sent the BN in >for a "Transplant." I'm going to need to send the M-Power >back, because several cells are missing dots. Has anyone else >experienced a problem with the M-Power cells? (I admit to being >surprised, because I understood these cells are supposedly better than >the ones in the Classic.) KC >___ >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 >__________ NOD32 1.1794 (20061006) Information __________ >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.eset.com >___ >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
