Hi Andrew: I also have a Cobolt I sent them a message and they replaced it gladly. I had to ship the defective one to them which cost me around $12.
Cheers Guy Castonguay Ottawa, Canada --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi where is the vox tape available from as I bought the cobolt unit and as > soon as the year > guarantee passed it packed up dont know if I had a bad one or they are just > crap as I was very > careful with it and never droped it and always kept it in the pouch supplied > away from magnetic > fields or rf I hope this other unit is more sturdy I would be grateful on > other peoples > feedback on these two products. best wishes everyone Andrew > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Fowle > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:12 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] VoxTape talking tape measure manual > > > Hi all, > I don't think anybody has previously posted the manual for this tape > Voxtape from Caretec. > This is the slightly more expensive one that uses a single AA battery. > It has some advantages over the Cobolt, but appears to use the same > sprockett > technology to read the tape. > Note they say you should use the spring loaded rewind system to avoid > errors, I often find unless the tape has been allowed to rewind solidly into > the case that it's a sixteenth off. some differences are; > > has on/off button; > Current measurement can be set to zero so that moving the tape > gets you the difference between last and current measure. > has seperate buttons for measuring with and without case, not a toggle. > > The speech sounds very much like the Cobolt unit but of much lower quality. > This was probably done to save power thus allowing the use of the AA cell. > > A good giggle is to be had as they say there is a 1 year > warranty on the speech output. > We assume this means no warranty on the tape! > > Neither of these tapes has what I want, an ability to enter a measurement > and then "find" it. > > Find below, in the message body, a text rendering of the print manual. > which is apparrently the only thing they provide on a single sheet of paper. > > It scanned very poorly and took my assistant David a lot of proofing. > > I don't know which I would buy if I wanted one, neither of them makes me > really happy. > Tom > > CARETEC: Stubenbastei 1 > A-1010 Wien (Austria) > Tel: (00431) 513 80 81-0; Fax:-9 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.caretec.at > > USER'S MANUAL > VOX-Tape - talking tape measure > > Description of the device > Put the device in front of you so that the front side with the keys is > facing you. On this side of the device you will find two rows with 5 keys > (two in the upper row and three in the lower row). On the bottom side of > the device you will find the ribbed lid of the battery compartment and on > the reverse of the case a clip for attaching it to your belt. On the left > side of the case you will find the tape end, which can easily be accessed > and pulled forward. On the upper, round end of the device (inclined towards > the right), you will find a ribbed button to retract the tape. It should > always be retracted this way, otherwise it may lead to inaccurate > measurements. > > CAUTION: > If the tape is extended more then 1 foot (30 cm), take care when retracting > the tape to avoid injuries to your hand. Right behind this retraction > button, you will feel some small holes, housing the outlet of the > loudspeaker. Please do not cover them or it may lead to a bad speech > output. > > Description of the keys > Upper row > Right key: Press once: turn the tape on / measurement > Hold: turn the tape off > Left key: Press once: measurement with case > Hold: metric or imperia1 system > > Lower row > Right key: Press once: add value to memory > hold: change volume > Middle key: Press once: retain current value > hold: set to zero or standard measurement > Left key: press once: recall total value in memory > hold: delete memory > > How to start > Pull the lid of the battery compartment to the right and open it. Put one > 1.5 V battery in the compartment, with the smooth side negative of the > battery to go in first. Close the lid of the compartment until it locks in > place, a signal tells you that your VOX-Tape is ready for measuring. > > Turn the tape off > The VOX-Tape will automatically shut off after 90 seconds. If you want to > turn it off before that, just keep the right button of the upper row > pressed for at least 2 seconds. Release the button after you hear the > second beep. You will then hear a signal telling you, the tape has been > switched off. > > Measurement > Press the upper right key to switch the tape on. You will hear a signal, > showing you that the tape is ready for measuring. If the tape was not > retracted properly, VOX-Tape will announce ââ¬Åerror - tape is not in the > caseââ¬Â. Press the ribbed button on the upper round side of the tape > until > the tape is totally retracted and try the whole procedure again. > 1. press the upper right key and a short beep will tell you that the > tape is ready for measuring > 2. pull the tape end forward as far as required > 3. press the upper right key again and the tape will announce the exact > length > Measurements with the case > Sometimes you will need to carry out measurements including the case of the > tape measure (e.g. within door-frames or inside closets), VOX-Tape offers > you the possibility to do so at the press of a button. Take a measurement > as mentioned above. If you want to know the value with the case, just press > the upper left button instead and the tape will announce the value measured > "with caseââ¬Â. If you want to hear the same measurement without case, > press > the upper right button (as you would at an ordinary measurement), > > Metric/Imperial system > With VOX-Tape you can take readings according to the metric or the imperial > system. Press the left key of the upper row for at least 2 seconds and you > can change between "metric system" and "imperial system". > > Retain current value/standard measurement > VOX-Tape enables you to retain a value independently from the standard > memory function. After the tape announces your measurement result, you can > retain this value by pressing the lower middle key. The tape announces > ââ¬Åcurrent value retainedââ¬Â. Now you can retract the tape and > still recall > this last value by pressing the upper right key. To delete this value, > press the lower middle key again and you will hear the announcement > "current value released". Now you are able to carry out normal measurements > again. > > Reset to zero / standard measurement > After you have taken a measurement, press the lower middle key until you > hear the second beep sound. Release the key and VOX-Tape will announce > ââ¬Åreset to zeroââ¬Â. At your next measurement, the tape will only > announce the > difference between these two values. This function enables you to compare > different measurements more easily. To leave this function, press the lower > midd1e key until you hear the second "beep", release the key and the tape > will announce ââ¬Åstandard measurementââ¬Â. > > Memory > VOX-Tape also possesses a memory function. Measurements can be added to > memory to enable total measurements up to 37.3 miles (equals 60 km). Carry > out a measurement as described above. If you want to add this value to the > memory of the tape, press the lower right key and the tape will announce > ââ¬Åadded to memoryââ¬Â. > > Recall memory > You can recall the content of the memory at the press of a button. Press > the lower left key and the tape will announce the total value in the memory > (ââ¬Åtotal value in memory isââ¬Â). If so far no value has been added > to memory, > the tape will announce "memory clear". > > Delete memory > To delete all the values in the memory, hold the lower left key until you > hear the second beep sound. Release the key and the tape will announce > ââ¬Åmemory deletedââ¬Â. > > Technical data / Warranty > > |Dimensions |3 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 5/8 inches / 84 | > | |ounces incl. battery | > |Measuring units |metric and imperial system | > |Measuring accuracy |resolution of 1/16 inches | > |Measuring length |16 feet | > |Power supply |1 x AA Mignon Battery (1.5V) | > |Warranty |1 year on the speech output | > > CARETEC GmbH > Stubenbastei 1 > A -1010 Wien, Osterreich > Tel: (+431) 5138081-0 > Fax: (+431) 5138081-9 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.caretec.at > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
