Hi famous, The buttons are very large and I would imagine you will have no difficulty in identifying them.
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 9, 2012, at 12:44 PM, "Fanus" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Steve > Are the buttons on the Jambox easy to feel. I have a sensory > problem and when buttons do not stick out a bit I find it > difficult to access. > Regards > Fanus > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 7:18 PM > Subject: Re: the big jam box or the Bose sound link mobil > speker > > > Les, > \ > You can turn it on with no sound by holding the minus button > when you turn > on power. You hit the talk button to answer a call if you > are connected via > bluetooth. > > For everybody's reference, here are the key commands for > speakerphone: > > Power On/Off > > Hold POWER button > > > > > > Power On/Off Without Sound > > > > MINUS button, then hold > > POWER button > > > > Activate Pairing Mode: > > Hold PAIRING button until > > LED flashes red & white (if Jambox is talking it will tell > you entering > pairing mode). > > > > > > Re-Connect to Paired Device* > > Press talk button. > > > > Turn LiveAudioT On/Off* > > Press Plus and Minus buttons. > > > > Hear Battery Status* > > Press Talk button. > > > > Play Audio Demo* > > Press Talk, Plus and Minus buttons. > > > > > > SPEAKERPHONE** > > Answer/End Call > > Press Talk Button. > > > > Activate Voicedial/DialApps > > Hold Talk button. > > > > Switch Between Calls > > Press Talk button. > > > > End Call & Answer Incoming > > Press talk button twice quickly. > > > > Mute/Unmute Microphone > > Press Play/Pause button. > > > > Redial Last Number* > > Press Talk button twice quickly. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > * Not during a call ** Bluetooth® only > > CONTROL > > > > > > From: "Les Kriegler" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 6:35 AM > Subject: Re: the big jam box or the Bose sound link mobil > speker > > > Hi Steve, > > That was a great review. I have the big JamBox and have two > questions. > First, how does one answer phone calls with the unit? Also, > how does one > enable it to talk upon power up? Thanks. > > Les > On Nov 8, 2012, at 3:04 PM, Steve <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Casey, >> >> I posted on this a couple weeks ago in a different >> discussion. I have >> both speakers. You can look at more in-depth reviews on >> either one on >> large sites like Amazon. >> >> First, as to sound quality and loudness. The Big Jambox >> is a bit louder >> than the Bose SoundLink. When we're in the hot tub, it is >> a bit harder to >> talk with the Jambox than the Bose, so the Jambox is >> slightly louder. As >> for sound quality, both are great. I'd say the Jambox has >> more presence. >> From an audiophile standpoint, presence is a slightly more >> marked or >> prevalent midrange. The Bose Soundlink, on the other >> hand, has slightly >> better bass, but I don't think the midrange or high-end is >> quite as crisp. >> Several Jambox reviews on Amazon have noted that you can, >> if you want, >> duplicate the extra bass by adjusting your iPod/iPhone >> equalizer. >> >> There is no, absolutely no, contest when it comes to >> usability. The >> Jambox wins hands-down. >> >> The Bose is basically a speaker-only. It has six buttons >> across the top; >> power, aux, bluetooth, a slight gap then mute, volume down >> and volume up. >> The only time the Bose will beep is when you plug in the >> charger or hold >> the bluetooth button in long enough (about ten seconds) to >> erase all the >> bluetooth memories. It is the size of a hard-back book >> and the cover >> opens to allow the speaker to stand on it. Closing the >> cover will turn >> off the speaker. The Bose has a bit shorter battery life >> than the Jambox, >> and there is no way to get feedback on remaining battery >> charge unless you >> can see the Led display and remember the two-button >> command. If you only >> plan to pair it with one device, then the following will >> probably not >> apply. However, if like us, you intend to pair it with >> more than one >> device, you will find that the pairing process can be a >> bit frustrating. >> Rarely, it will be nice and pair by just selecting the >> bluetooth option on >> the Bose. More often than not, I have to hold the >> bluetooth button in for >> three seconds to put it in discovery mode, go to the >> iPhone and go into >> Setting, General Bluetooth and select the Bose from the >> list. >> >> The Jambox, on the other hand, almost pairs too easily. >> At times, I've >> turned it on and it will automatically see my phone and >> pair. All of a >> sudden, the phone comes blasting through the speaker. >> Even though my wife >> and I alternate who's phone is going to play music on a >> particular day, we >> rarely have to go into settings on our iPhone to pair, the >> Jambox >> automatically remembers these things and will usually pair >> without any >> extra crap. Rarely, I've had to hit the bluetooth >> discovery button on the >> Jambox, but very rarely. In addition, the Jambox can be >> set up to talk >> whenevery you turn it on. It will tell you the battery >> level remaining, >> whether it is in discovery mode or not, whether you have >> normal or Live >> Mode selected, etc. The Jambox has two pushbutton >> switches on the side, >> the upper one is power, the bottom one is Bluetooth >> discovery. Across >> the top are six buttons. The left circular one is Talk >> and it will tell >> you battery level, the next one is Play/Pause if I recall, >> the next two >> are rewind and fast-forward (they work just like the >> rewind and >> fast-forward buttons on your music player, double-tap to >> go back or up to >> the next song; hold in for rewinding or fast-forwarding in >> a song), the >> final two buttons are minus and plus for volume. If you >> hold both those >> in, if I recall correctly, you switch between Normal and >> Live mode. The >> Jambox also has a microphone built in, so if you get a >> phone call, you can >> answer the phone. >> >> Both the Bose site and the Jambox site seem difficult to >> use if you want >> to update the software. I don't think an update is out >> yet for the Bigger >> Jambox. I've written Jambox support about the >> accessibility issues, and >> found them very responsive, but I don't think they have >> made any changes >> on their website. The one update I think I managed to do >> on the Bose >> Soundlink was a real challenge. I had to use the Jaws >> Convenient OCR as >> there were graphics you needed to click that none of the >> Windows-based >> screen-readers would recognize, and this also applied >> during the software >> installation process on the Soundlink. >> >> Hth, >> "Government is the great fiction, through which everybody >> endeavors to >> live at the expense of everybody else." >> -Frederic Bastiat >> >> Steve >> Lansing, MI >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Casey" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 5:37 PM >> Subject: the big jam box or the Bose sound link mobil >> speker >> >> >>> Hi I am now trying to decide whether to get the big jam >>> box. >>> Or the Bose sound link Mobil speaker for my I Phone. >>> I have the small jam box but that sounds like a >>> transistor radio. >>> I have a dock but I really don't use it much. >>> Because to charge my I Phone I have to take it completely >>> out of its case >>> and then charge it. >>> So if I could get either the big jam box Mobil speaker or >>> the Bose sound >>> link Mobil speaker. >>> So if anyone out here has listened to or owns what of >>> these units? >>> What made you choose to purchase either one of these >>> units? >>> Also what are your thoughts on either one of these units? >>> Wis of these to speakers would give me the better sound >>> and battery life? >>> I guess I would like to get the best sound that I could >>> for what I may >>> have to spend on either one of these units. >>> So thank you all and I will look forward to reading all >>> of your responses >>> on this. >>> >>> -- >>> Casey >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to >>> the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to >> the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > "VIPhone" Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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