Hi, I, too, notice no battery drain differences when using SD cards or not. I usually leave a 256 MB SD card and an 8 GB CF card in my unit all the time. To really find out how mjuch power is being used, go to Options/Support Information MNOde/Battery Power command (SPaCE with O/FN+O, SPaCE with I/READ+I, then J). The more negative the number is, the more power is being used. Cheers, Joseph P.S. I'll definitely bring this up on the Sixth Chat, which I am hoping to host on Sunday night (it will be Monday morning in Australia.).
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 8:00 PM To: JD Townsend; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [Braillenote] Making Your Battery Last Longer Hi everyone, I had heard that leaving an SD card in will drain the BrailleNote battery, but had forgotten about it. As I do my email I have my SD card in, but not the wireless card, just in case I want to save an email with good directions to a file. I usually use my BrailleNote unplugged. Unless I'm at my computer desk. What do most of you do? Do you keep your SD card out until you want to save something to make your battery stretch? Linda > ----- Original Message ----- >From: JD Townsend <[email protected] >To: Noe Villeda <[email protected]>, [email protected] >Date sent: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:16:13 -0400 >Subject: re: [Braillenote] A Battery Question >Hi Noe: >Welcome to the world of the BrailleNote and to this >list. >There are several factors that may be affecting your >battery and bringing you that error message. >A reset may clear up the error message. I would try >a simple reset by just pressing the reset button >that sits behind the on-off switch. A 4-5-6 reset >may be required. Hold down the 4-5 and 6 keys while >pressing the reset button; make sure to keep the >4-5-6 keys held down after you press the reset >button, hold down those 4-5-6 keys until your >BrailleNote starts talking, then release them. >All cards and devices should be out of the >BrailleNote prior to any reset, just to protect >them. >Some things tend to drain the battery - a wireless >card or even SD or CF cards, or USB storage devices >especially the larger ones can do this nicely. >I hope this helps. Your BrailleNote is a wonderful >device and my life is easier for it. I would be in >trouble without it. I would love it to be more >than it is, but it is a workhorse for me as it is. > JD Townsend > Helping the light dependent to see. >Daytona Beach, Florida, Earth >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Noe Villeda" <[email protected] >>To: <[email protected] >>Date sent: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:02:40 -0400 >>Subject: [Braillenote] A Battery Question >>Hello listers, >>I am a new Braille note user and have only had my >unit about a month or so. >>I have a BT32 M-power and am still learning how to >use it. >>I've noticed that when I charge the Braille note, >I'll turn it on maybe two >>or three days later and the battery has already run >down. When I plug it in >>to charge it again, the unit resets itself and I get >a message saying that >>the dictionary files were not loaded correctly, or >something like that. >>I still haven't had my coffee, so I'm not quite >running on all cyllinders. >>I say this because I'm usually pretty good at >copying the error messages, so >>I apologize if I seem a bit scattered. >>I'd appreciate any help or advice. >>Noe Villeda >>___ >>Replies to this message will go directly to the >sender. >>If your reply would be useful to the list, please >send a >>copy to the list as well. >>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/brailleno >te >___ >Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >copy to the list as well. >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 ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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 ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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
