I have this sometimes too.  Sometimes I loose speech but not Braille so I know 
VO works.
On 2013-02-20, at 7:56 AM, Phil Halton <philh...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm using an iMac with the builtin speakers.
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> From: Alex Hall
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> Subject: Re: Losing VO after sleep
> 
> What are you using for speakers? My first thought is that this is a bluetooth 
> problem, but I don't know if you are using bluetooth audio as your system 
> default. Same for usb - your device may be functioning poorly for some 
> reason. So, what is your audio setup like?
> On Feb 20, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Phil Halton <philh...@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> upon waking from sleep mode, often VO will not speak. I have to mess around 
>> with the volume keys to get some system sounds going, then turn VO off and 
>> back on a few times before it will finally come up talking. It takes about 
>> two or three minutes to do all this and get VO talking again.
>>  
>> it doesn't happen consistently, but more often than not, VO will go silent 
>> after sleep mode, or a prolonged period of computer inactivity.
>>  
>> Actually, it seems to be tied into system sounds, since I won't get any of 
>> the thunking, beeping, quacking sounds that occur when you do something to 
>> invoke a system sound, whether VO is turned on or not. So, maybe it's not a 
>> VO problem but a system problem?
>>  
>> Any ideas suggestions or advice are welcome - it's getting a little annoying.
>>  
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