RE: Pronto batery life

[Nick Broughton <mail@xxxxxxx>]

I had/have similar problem with mine.  Adjusting battery contacts helped,
but batt life indicator is useless due to software problem.  As I
understand it, this is a known problem.  I put mine on the base to charge
overnight about once a month and it seems to be fine unless I forget.

It also seems to suffer very badly if it gets dropped to the floor from the
arm of the sofa.  It's only about 20 inches and carpeted, so no permanent
damage is done, but, particularly if the battery is low, will give up
working for about half an hour...

Nick

-----Original Message-----
From:	Simon Coates [SMTP:ecolume@xxxxxxx]
Sent:	01 February 2002 19:51
To:	ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject:	Re: [ukha_d] Pronto batery life

Remove your rechargeable battery and adjust the contact pins to make a
better contact with the battery.  Replace the rechargeable battery ensure
the pins are in good contact with the battery.
Common fault with the Pronto.

Simon
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Bradley
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: 01 February 2002 19:37
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Pronto batery life


I've got a Prnoto with the docking station & rechargeable battery. It
doesn't seem to charge properly & will only charge for a couple of
minutes
before deciding it's fully charged. Then after a couple of hours of using
it it tells me it's dead and needs charging again. Any ideas?

Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Pronto batery life


I one of the earlier pronto's and the batteries last about 6 months so
two weeks does seem a bit short. And I have the backlight set to always on.

Jeff.
----- Original Message -----
From: BUTLER, Tony, FM
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 11:52 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Pronto batery life


They do drain normal batteries quite quickly.
I have the recharging unit but to be honest, probably better of with
decent rechargables - cheaper than the docking cradle if nothing else....

Contrast wise, you sure you''re not just accidentally moving the
contrast wheel (happens to me all the time) ???

Wouldn't worry about rubbish (apart from it looking kack!) as the
screens don't seem that sensitive a the edges...

Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Chasmer [mailto:robert.chasmer@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 February 2002 11:41
To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
Subject: [ukha_d] Pronto batery life


Hi guys.

For Xmas, I got a 2MB Pronto, and have noticed one or two odd
things.
* The AA's that came in the box only lasted about 2 weeks.  I did
do
a lot of learning and screen programming so wasn't too worried.

* I replaced the batteries with 4 Duracells 2 weeks ago and the
battery life
graphic in the setup screen shows its lost 2 bars of power.  Is
this normal?

* The contrast/brightness starts off very dim when I start using it
for the
first time in the evening, but by the end of the night I find
myself having
to reduce the brightness.  Is this normal?

* Is it possible to get dust or rubbish stuck in the edges of the
screen
which causes the screen to be continusly pressed?  Or don't
touchscreens
work like that?

Thanks (Should I be asking the peeps at remotecentral)


Rob
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