[nabs-l] serious problem with the braillenote

[Kaiti Shelton]

Jordan,

Keys sticking like that is really common with the Apex models, it's
just a mechanical glitch that, unfortunately, a lot of them have.
Don't try to fix it on your own; that would risk causing more damage.
If you can make it through the school year, as it would really stink
to send it away and risk not having it back in time for state
testing/final exams/whatever might arise at the end of the year for
you, that might be ideal.  I would usually try to stick out my
BrailleNote problems till after my finals and have my aid ship the
unit off to Humanware at the end of the last exam day so it would be
ready to go when I started school again in August.  If you can manage
to do this and it's not too much of a struggle, E.G. you have a laptop
you can use for major writing assignments or to fix any typing errors
you might not be able to solve on the BrailleNote before turning in
work, then try it out.  Hope this helps.

On 3/6/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Jordan,
> It sounds like a mechanical issue. Send it in to be fixed.
> I did not have that problem, but I had pins sticking up when I did not press
>
> them.
> I had to get it repared. I hope they can fix it.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jordan Richardson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 11:50 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] serious problem with the braillenote
>
> Hey guys,
> I also have a problem with my BrailleNote and want to see if anyone else
> had had this same problem:
> The dot 5 key of my Braille keyboard is not working; I can press it, but
> the BrailleNote is not recognizing it.  It actually told me once that it is
> a "Command 306- Data Misalignment."  When I called HumanWare they said that
> it had to be sent in.
> Any thoughts?  If anyone has experienced this problem, did you send it in?
> If I unscrew the unit, is there a way to solve the issue on my own?
>
> Miigwech,
> Jordan Richardson
>
> On 5 March 2013 21:13, Sophie Trist <sweetpeareader at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Vejas, I've had this problem before, and it's super easy to fix. You
>> simply go to the options menu and press B for braille. It'll say,
>> "Braille
>> on? Currently (in your case it's probably no.)" In that case, just hit Y
>> for yes, and that should turn it back on.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: vejas <brlsurfer at gmail.com
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:12:23 -0800
>> Subject: [nabs-l] serious problem with the braillenote
>>
>> Hi all,
>> I am having a very serious problem with my braille note.  I was
>> reading a part of a textbook for class when my braille note's
>> braille display suddenly stopped working.  Now I can use the
>> braille-note's speech, but I'm an avid Braille reader, and I need
>> the Braille  because it's very inconvinient without it.  I've
>> already tried plugging it in and doing a 4-5-6 reset.  Any
>> suggesttions welcome.
>> Thanks!
>> Vejas
>>
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Kaiti