[gps-talkusers] Re: Problems with paring with Holux
- From: Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:58:50 -0700
Kevin,
Excellent testing and documentation.
I never lose the Bluetooth connection with the Holux but I have seen this
happen when the Bluetooth connection will flick out and then back again while
you are still in the GPS program. The strange thing is that if you lose the BT
connection because you get too far away from the BrailleNote or because the
receiver runs out of power, you cannot reestablish a connection without going
back to the Main Menu. Hence, why can the BT appear to be off for a few seconds
and then reconnect? One theory might be that the receiver isn't really losing
the connection and we are getting a bad report that it is disconnected. The
question still remains, what would be causing this erroneous report of a
disconnection?
I advise the following procedures as described in the Getting Started
document.I never turn the Bluetooth connection off. I know some people do in
order to save battery life but I don't.
I also recommend exiting to the Main Menu before turning the receiver off.
Before loading the GPS application, wait 10 seconds or more at the Main Menu.
Mike
>Dear GPS listserv,
>
>I have notice while using the Holux reciever that for some odd reason it
>will lose the bluetooth connection between the BrailleNote and the reciever,
>this will occur when I am in the gps program, it isn't because it is out of
>the bluetooth range, I have notice this occuring while either when I am
>walking, so the reciever is fastened in the shoulder strap and the
>BrailleNote is about hip levvel. I am certtain that it isn't a matter of the
>bluetooth being out of range.
>
>I have also notice the same incident occuring when I am traveling in a
>vehicle. When I am traveling in a vehicle, I will place the reciever on the
>dash and have the BrailleNote on my lap in the front passenger seat. I would
>say that in both incidents at all times the reciever is no more than 3 feet
>away from the brailleNote, so aI am certain that it isn't a matter of the
>bluetooth being out of range, because if it was a matter of the bluetooth
>being out of range, then I would of noticed the same thing occuring with
>the BlueLogger , which I have never seen happened.
>
>I have also notice that when I am switching both the BrailleNote and the
>Holux off for aperiod of time, then turning it back on when I need to use
>it, that sometimes the two devices will pair and activesync will be active,
>but when I go into the GPS Program it says "bluetooth reciever not
>detected." Then after a while with switching the Holux off and on and
>switching bluetooth off and on, it will suddenly come back and will have a
>fix. I have notice that this can take as long as 30 seconds to 5 minutes,
>which I find pretty excessive.
>
>I will list the steps that I go through when turning off the BrailleNote and
>the Holux, I have tried turning them off two different ways to see if that
>would make a difference, which I have not found to be true.
>Technique 1.
>1. While in the GPS Program, hit space bar with dots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, to
>get to the main menu.
>2. hit the spacebar with the letter o to get to options menu
>3. hit the letter c for connectivity
>4. hit the letter b for bluetooth.
>5. when it ask is bluetooth on, I will press the letter n for no.
>6. Then I will turn off the Holux
>8. Then I will return back to the main menu, and turn off the BrailleNote
>
>Technique 2.
>1. While in the GPS Program, I will turn off the recievver, it will say
>"bluetooth reciever not detected."
>2. I will then return to the main menu
>3. I will go to options, connectivity, bluetooth, I will see if bluetooth is
>off, if it isn't I will turn it off.
>4. Then I will return back to the main menu and turn off the BrailleNote.
>
>I will list the steps below that I use when turning on the two devices,
>again I tried two different ways to see if that would make a difference, it
>turns out that it doesn't.
>Technique 1.
>1. Turn on the Holux
>2. Turn on the BrailleNote
>3. Go into options, connectivity, bluetooth, turn it on, check to see if the
>Holux is paired and active.
>4. I will then go into the GPS program
>
>Technique 2.
>1. Turn the BrailleNote on, then go into options, connectivity, bluetooth,
>turn on bluetooth, then make sure it is paired and active.
>2. turn on the Holux
>3. Open the GPS Program.
>
>I am not sure if the issue lies in the steps that I am going through, which
>I don't think it does; I don't think that it is the steps, because these are
>the same steps that I went through using the BlueLogger and it worked just
>fine. I just thought that I would list the steps just in case there is one
>that I should use over the other.
>
>So, I am wondering if any of you have also experience the bluetooth reciever
>not detected message showing up whihle you are in the GPS program, and not
>being able to make the bluetooth connection work between the BrailleNote
>after you have checked to see that they were indeed paired and active. If
>you have found a special technique that you have found to work flawlessly,
>do share. If none of you have experience this same issue, then it might be a
>matter of me having a defected reciever, which I will phone my dealer about.
>
>Thank you for taking your time in reading this post, and I am looking
>forward to what you are able to suggest.
>
>Kevin
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