PTR1 can be plugged and unplugged into an AC outlet as many times as you wish while running.It is only connection through USB to a host machine which causes a system reboot.
Guido Guido D. Corona IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx. IBM Research, Phone: (512) 838-9735 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit my weekly Accessibility WebLog at: http://www-3.ibm.com/able/weblog/corona_weblog.html Marilyn & Larry Dorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/23/2004 03:22 PM Please respond to ptr1-users To <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc Subject Re: PTR1 new firmware - summary of features Hi, Jeff! Below are questions regarding some of the new firmware features you posted. >* Low Battery Warning Feature Added >With the existing firmware, when the battery gets low the unit >automatically shuts down without any warnings to prevent any recording or >memory failures. With the new firmware, users will receive a one minute >low battery warning, this way, users can choose to plug the unit into an >electrical outlet or stop the recording before the unit automatically >shuts down. Does this mean that it is OK to plug the PTR1 into an AC outlet while it is still running or not running but turned on? I understood that the PTR1 needed to be shut down before plugging it in and then restarted, and that it should be shut down before unplugging it and going to battery power. >* Changed The Playback Behavior >The existing firmware automatically jumps to the beginning of a new title >when a current title comes to an end. New firmware does not jump to the >beginning of a new title, user must do it manually to prevent overwriting >the original recordings. I don't quite understand what this one means. If it's talking about playback, how is it that overwriting original recordings is a concern? Could it be that it's meant that the next title will not start playing when the first is done? That would make sense to me, but the way this feature is worded is confusing. >* Enhanced MP3 playback on the memory card >The existing firmware can not play MP3 files in the PC card. New firmware >allows >playback of MP3 files in the PC card If MP3 files can be played from the PC card, does this mean the PlexTalk will be able to "backup" an MP3 disk (not a Daisy disk) to the PC card? This is a problem now for more than just loading MP3 files onto the card and playing them. If you have a book in MP3 format and you want to create a Daisy book from it, you have no way to put the diskful of MP3 files onto the card. Sounds like the PlexTalk's new firmware will enhance it's functionality greatly. We can hardly wait for June. Thanks for the posting! Some of us didn't read the Plextor website. Marilyn and Larry Pahrump, NV --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
