Screen protectors | Battery life | Malfunction
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Different order no for E-15 and the other models (at Casio) indicate that the shape is different. I finally located the E-15 screen protector, and the shape is different from the other models. I'll have a sketch of it soon, should be useful if there's no way you can get your hand on one!
2) Battery life
I usually synchronize very often, so I never drain the batteries - don't use it enough. However, as a test I kep it going until the battery gave the first warning. I used it normally - more or less. Backlight for a maximum of half an hour during the whole time - I think. The timer said 6 hours 22 minutes. Could possibly have lasted longer if I hadn't used the backlight at all, and since I used it for about a week before it ran out - I guess using it more intensively might have altered the pattern? This was the rechargable battery that came with the unit. Haven't tested regular AAAs yet.
3) Malfunction
Don't know if this is a problem particular to the E-15, but you definitely need to be careful if that's what you have. According to what I'd been told, the cradle can detect whether or not the unit is present, so it'll terminate the connection to the PC if you take it out of the cradle. Theory...
My PC is due for a reformat, let's make that clear right away. Still, I guess not every PC out there is 100% harmonious anyway?
When I yanked the unit out of the cradle just minutes ago (November 25th 1999), the sound marking the termination of the connection started up - and got stuck... Then the PC up and rebooted! OK, now you're warned.
What I do usually - and should have done now, is to right click on the icon in the taskbar, choose "Communications" and uncheck "Enable mobile device communications". It's possible it won't activate again when you turn the machine on the next time. Just double click the "Mobile Devices" shortcut on the desktop and the process starts. If you do it this way you can take out the serial cable while the machine is running to put in the modem cable (for those with only one serial port). No need to restart. Even so, my machine have been known to hang for the silliest little excuse. It's such a pitiful machine to begin with (hardware), I really wish I had something better.
This page was created by Ann Elisabeth Nordbo
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Updated 12.26.2004
Premier issue October 26th 1999