[gps-talkusers] hOW FRAGILE IS THE HOLUX?
- From: "Doug Wakefield" <doug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:15:45 -0400
I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced the following. My Holux had
been working fine until one day when leaving work. we cut through a parking
lot and while passing between to cars the side mirror of one made a direct
hit on the receiver. I instantly lost coverage.
I spent some time opening up the unit and reseated the battery. That seemed
to make it work. However, the unit is now very unreliable. I generally have
to try pairing with it several time before heading out, the PK will suddenly
say Cannot find bluetooth receiver when I haven't even moved. It's like the
unit is going on and off. So my basic question is, just how fragile are
these receivers?
You haven't lived until you've been whacked in the gps!
Doug
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From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Simmons
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 5:00 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Active Sync looses focus:
Mary Ellen,
I have not had any reported problems with these symptoms. I am using both
the PK and mPower running KS 7.2 and I cannot duplicate this issue. This is
in no way to indicate that there is not a problem. I have found one area of
concern that was introduced in KS 7.2 and would like you to attempt the
following to see if your problem is resolved.
Steps
1 Remove any storage cards.
2 From the main menu do a hard reset, BT dots 4,5,6 + reset, QT j,k,l+
reset. Be sure to hold down the keyboard keys until the keysoft version is
displayed or herd. If this reset is successful you should hear two beeps
before the KS version is announced.
** note ** This reset will reset all Bluetooth pairing.
3 At the main menu go to options, connectivity and Bluetooth. At the
Bluetooth menu be sure Bluetooth is on, and your receiver is on. Space to
the next item and answer yes to search for devices. When the search is
complete select your receiver from the list.
4 With your receiver on the list depress enter until the selection
announces Pair and activate Bluetooth device. Respond yes to Pair the
receiver. You will be prompted for the pairing code. The code for the
Holux is 0000 if in grade two Braille be sure to use the number sign.
5 You should receive an announcement that the device is paired and
active. At this point do a normal reset.
** note ** the normal reset will reset all device active settings.
6 From the main menu go to options, connectivity, and Bluetooth. You
should receive the message Bluetooth on, space to the next list and respond
no to search devices. You should now be at the list of Bluetooth devices.
Space down the list for your receiver and the announcement should be Holux
slim 236 paired.
7 Depress enter on your device you should now hear a message "Remove
Pairing for device or activate active sync. Respond with "a" to activate.
You should be presented with a message "list of devices" space to your
device and you should receive the message "Device Paired and Active.
8 Return to main menu. These steps should only be required when
pairing your device after a hard or service reset. Just remember that after
a normal reset the Bluetooth device must be reactivated by starting at step
6.
Please try these steps and let me know is you are still having problems.
Carl Simmons
carl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
carlsimmons@xxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Ellen Earls
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:06 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Active Sync looses focus:
Hi folks! Have noticed ever since the lousiest upgrade humanware has ever
invented that active sync keeps loosing focus and knocking out coverage to
my holux 236 on both the Braille Note and Voice Note mpowers. It doesn't do
this at all on the pk but I absolutely can't have this especially now that
the Braille Note is at humanware getting a new battery charging thing and
the Pk has completely locked up so I am using the voice Note and was trying
a route to a new area and we did not have coverage for close to 90% of the
way.
Fortunately I was in a slightly familiar section. but we simply can't have
this but I want to know if anyone else is having this problem. It isn't the
receiver because once we reactivate the active sync the receiver kicks in
right away. But man oh man this upgrade stinks plain and simply.
Mary Ellen Earls
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