Ronda, actually I am getting My new BN today, and I am getting the BT model. I just used the subject line that was already there, not realizing that it was for the QT. Thanks
Drew Hunthausen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rhonda Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT Display > Hello, Drewh: > > I am believing your subject line, though it is the original. > >From what your subject line reads, you have a BrailleNote QT. > > >From Main Menu, press Function with O. Press Read with I. Press > X. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Drewh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] > >Date sent: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:58:13 -0700 > >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > Display > > >How do you go about exercising the Braille display on the BN? > Thanks > > >Drew Hunthausen > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Les Kriegler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] > >Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 3:22 AM > >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Braille cells on the M-Power QT > Display > > > >> Hi Don, > > >> Well, I had exercised the display, but not upside down. I'll > try that. > >> When my unit went in, it was cleaned, and when it returned, the > problems > >> till came back intermittently. It cannot hurt to try this just > for > >> experimentation! Thanks. > > >> Les > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of don > bishop > >> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 12:42 PM > >> To: Braillenote List > >> 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 > > > ___ > 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
