Hi Penny, If you have KS5.0 you can read more about the support information mode under section 2.5.1 of the User Guide. I think it is Appendix F in an earlier version.
There is no exact moment when you need to get a new battery as in reaching a certain measurement or figure. However, the NMH batteries usually last around 2 years. So it sounds like you are due to have a new one replaced. However, you will continue to get some life out of your BN battery until you are able to send it in. In relation to the battery guage, I quote from some previous messages posted on this list: The capacity inaccurate count increases by 1 each time a partial discharge occurs and if this count reaches 64 the fuel gauge is deemed inaccurate. It doesn't mean that it is necessarily inaccurate, or that there is something wrong with the battery, or that partial discharges are bad, it just means that the fuel gauge has not been able to calibrate itself for a while and therefore cannot be sure of the capacity it is displaying. The way to calibrate it again is to fully charge the battery and use the BrailleNote until it switches itself off. There are several ways of speeding up a complete discharge, including using the "Flatten battery" mode, SPACE with O, SPACE with I, F (these are BT commands). Apart from occasionally letting the battery fully discharge, the battery and its charger are designed to be fully automatic and look after themselves. The support information commands were primarily designed for use during production testing as well as by service personnel. Ramona > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Penny S > Sent: Saturday, 17 January 2004 4:15 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Braillenote] support information mode > > > Hi there everyone, > I have had my bn since 2000 and have noticed that I am not > getting the best out of my battery anymore, only around 7 or 8 > hours. I am however curious about what each part of the support > information fields mean. I mean under d what is a good > measurement and what means you should go and get a new battery? I > would like to hear the different values for each letter please. > >From Penny > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
