Nikki; Try a damp cloth or canned air to clean the display. You might have to send it in for cleaning.
Terry Powers -----Original Message----- From: Nikki B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 10:12 PM To: Kevin Chao; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question Hi, The pins are up when the unit is in use. There are 2 which are a tad sticky in the up position but go back down instantly when touched.The other one just never goes all the way down. I am kind of use to it but it still isn't right. Any ideas? Nikki B. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kevin Chao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "'Nikki B'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[email protected] >Date sent: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 18:21:44 -0800 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question >Nikki, >When you refer to the pins being in the slightly up position, is this when the unit is Off or while being used? >Kevin >-----Original Message----- >From: Nikki B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:05 PM >To: Kevin Chao; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question >Hi all >What about pins that stick slightly in the up position? Why do >they do that? Exercising the display doesn't seem to make any >difference. >Nikki B. >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Kevin Chao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "'alice dampman'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'TaraPrakash'" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'Sharon S on BN'" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[email protected] >>Date sent: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 11:50:16 -0800 >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question >>Alice, >>Yes, that would be a good idea, but I wouldn't advise place it on >a hard surface upside down as it has the potential of damaging >the >>Braille display. I might hold it upside down for about 10 minutes >or so. >>Note: After exercising theBraille display for 20-30 minutes and >some pins still aren't rising or aren't rising to their full >>potential, the only solution is to send the unit in for servicing >of the Braille display. >>Kevin >>-----Original Message----- >>From: alice dampman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:32 AM >>To: Kevin Chao; 'TaraPrakash'; 'Sharon S on BN'; >[email protected] >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question >>Kevin, >>Would it make any sense to turn the unit upside down while >exercising (or is >>that exorcising, *grin*) the Braille display to allow any crud to >drop out >>as the exercise (or, again, is it exorcism? ha ha, OK, I'll stop >now) >>proceeds? >>Alice >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Kevin Chao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "'TaraPrakash'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Sharon S on BN'" >><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected] >>Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:38 PM >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question >>> TaraPrakash, >>> Exercising the Braille display does not delete any files, all it >does is >>> Exercise the Braille display. It will continue to run >>> forever, unless you Exit it with the SPACE with E or ESCAPE. I >would >>> recommend running it for 15 minutes 4 times a year or 30 >>> minutes twice a year. It would also be a good idea to turn the >unit off >>> afterwards and run a cloth over the display to clean off an >>> excess dust/dirt that it may of kicked up. >>> Kevin >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >TaraPrakash >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 8:31 PM >>> To: Sharon S on BN; [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question >>> Thanks all for responding. Does this exercise also delete the >undesirable >>> files? And, don't I have to wait till some message comes up >saying >>> something >>> like cleaning is done? >>> Regards >>> TaraPrakash >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Sharon S on BN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To: <[email protected] >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:13 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question >>>> Hi, Brian left out a step when giving you the instructions. So >here they >>>> are again it can be done from anywhere in Keysoft: >>>> Go to the options menu with Function with O >>>> Then To support information mode with Read I >>>> Then you can press X to exercise the display. >>>> To get out of it at any time Press Escape which will take you >back to >>>> support information mode then press escape again to get back to >the >>>> option >>>> menu then press escape again to get back to where you were in >keysoft. >>>> Hope this helps, >>>>>From Shaz. >>>> BN QT MPower and PK user. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "TaraPrakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To: "Brian Lingard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"BrailleNote List" >>>> <[email protected] >>>>>Date sent: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 18:24:13 -0500 >>>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question >>>>>Hi Brian and all. I was trying to exercise my braillenote but >>>> this command >>>>>did not work. I am using a qwerty keyboard, I pressed read with I >>>> and it >>>>>showed me my serial number, versions of various softwares >>>> installed on my >>>>>unit and so on. Pressing x did nothing except producing a dong >>>> sound. >>>>>So may be the command is different or I am making a mistake >>>> somewhere. >>>>>Regards >>>>>TaraPrakash >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Brian Lingard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To: "BrailleNote List" <[email protected] >>>>>Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 9:09 AM >>>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Cleaning The Braille Display Question >>>>>> Ottawa Canada >>>>>> Dear Kelby and list: >>>>>> You are best to send your unit in for display cleaning. There >>>>>> are many very precision parts in the Braille display and they >>>>>> need taking apart and cleaning by people who know exactly what >>>>>> they're doing. >>>>>> You can try exercising the display which may perk it up, to do >>>>>> this, >>>>>> Go to support information mode, space plus I or read plus I on a >>>>>> qt and type x. The display will exercise itself. >>>>>> I believe you leave this mode with the escape key or key >>>>>> sequence. >>>>>> Brian >>>>>> Brian K. 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