[gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: Problems with paring with Holux
- From: "Kevin Chao" <101130189@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:23:16 -0700
Robert,
I have checked which lights are on when the reciever is plugged into the
outlet and it is off, which is the red one to indicate that it is charging.
When I turn the unit on while it is charging, I will get the orange one
flashing, which says that it has a fix; sometimes I will get the blue one
flashing , which indicates a bluetooth connection, the blue one won't flash
when I am getting these errors.
And, when the unit is not plugged into the wall, I will get all of the
lights except for the red one to indicate it is charging.
I don't think that it is a issue with the bluetooth manager, I have tested
the same thing with two BrailleNote mPowers, with the same results.
Thanks for tossing in your suggestions and thoughts.
kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "robert stigile" <rstigile@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 3:10 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Re: Problems with paring with Holux
> Hello,
> I am wondering if you can have someone check the receiver when it is
> plugged in, so that you can see which lights are on to know if the
> receiver is working or not.
> If the receiver is working, then you might want to try reinstalling
> keysoft, for there might be a problem with the bluetooth setting in your
> braillenote.
> Hope this works.
> Robert
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Kevin Chao" <101130189@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 15:06:00 -0700
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Problems with paring with Holux
>
>>Mike,
>
>>I am not sure what the real problem is, it sounds like it might
> be the
>>reciever at this point, since you said that you have never lost
> the
>>Bluetooth connection with the Holux, but you have notice this
> with other
>>recievers.
>
>>I am also finding for some reason that when searching for a
> bluetooth
>>device that for some reason the Holux won't be detected, I have
> tested this
>>with it being plugged into an outlet, just to make sure that it
> wasn't a
>>fault with the battery, and I am still not able to detect the
> Holux
>>reciever. So, it sounds like that there is something defintely
> wrong with
>>the reciever.
>
>>I have also notice before the BrailleNote not being able to
> detect the
>>Holux, that sometimes I was not able to enter the authentication
> code,
>>which is 0000, when i entered the authentication code, I got the
> message,
>>"failed to pair with bluetooth device." I have tried these test
> on two
>>mPower units, and I am getting the same results. So, if it is a
> fault with
>>the reciever, is there a possibility of getting some sort of
> replacement
>>from either Sendero or the Holux company.
>
>>I will be sure to kepe a mental note of that to keep the
> bluetooth
>>connection turned on, since it sounds like it speeds up the
> process and
>>there is less steps to go through, which will allow for me to get
> on with
>>better and funner things, rather than configuring the bluetooth
> connection.
>
>>I will also be sure to keep a mental note of returning back to
> the main menu
>>before turning the reciever off, the primary reason I turned the
> reciever
>>off before returning back to the main menu was because with the
> BlueLogger
>>it was tricky to tell if the reciever was off, unless you got the
> message,
>>"bluetooth reciever not detected." It will be a lot easier to
> tell if the
>>Holux is off or on, especially with the physical on/off switch, I
> have
>>really come to enjoy the physical on/off switch myself.
>
>>I will also keep a note of that to wait 10 seconds before
> starting the GPS
>>Program.
>
>>Well, I will take all of the suggestions you had to offer and
> let that
>>determine if it is a Holux problem or a user problem.
>
>>Kevin
>
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 1:58 PM
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Problems with paring with Holux
>
>
>>> 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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