hi tom,
yes, what has happened to your bn is an exact replica of what
happened to mine.
i'm not sure what the situation is regarding warranty. but what
i do know, is that at the moment, i'm not in a position to fork
out more cash on getting it repaired.
i find that using braille, as oppose to speech, is particularly
advantageous when skim-reading newspapers and magazines from
tnauk, conveying information over the phone which i'm getting
from my bn, and using my gps when i'm on the buss, and when in
meetings making notes.
i guess, though, i'll just have to put up with it for the time
being.
cheers, richard.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Lange" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:59:09 -0800
Subject: [Braillenote] Braille Display Not Operating
Hi folks,
Well, it looks like my Braillenote MPower BT32 transplant may
have to go in for repairs, as the Braille display's down for the
count. Last Friday, I tried to do an address lookup and the
second I got into the address book, the Braille started getting
faint. Then I got full cells showing up on the left-hand side of
the display and garbled Braille on the right half of the display.
Braille then went away altogether. Very weird indeed. So I did
a standard reset and things were back to normal for a few
seconds, then it happened again while I tried moving around on
the main menu and then getting back into my address book. This
really freaked me out as I knew that no moisture or anything had
gotten into the display or anywhere in the unit. So I did a
service reset and all was well for the next couple of minutes,
then I powered the BN down. I left the unit alone for a few
days, used it briefly this morning and everything was cool.
Then tonight, wham! the problem was back and now Braille's gone
for good despite another service reset. Now when it boots, the
BN says "Braille display is not operating" and nothing I do will
bring it back.
I doubt very seriously that it's the display itself that's the
problem. If it was, symptoms would be something like certain
cells not operating, dots being down and so on.
A little background on this is in order. Last December I had a
problem with the SD card slot and when I sent it up to Concord
for repair, the main board was replaced. My hunch is that the
Braille display controllers on a recent batch of main boards may
be questionable, as a similar problem was just reported recently
on this list.
Thoughts, anyone?
Tom, a very unhappy camper
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