[optacon-l] Re: Intensity versus Threshold
- From: "John Huffman" <j73.huffman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 07:58:28 -0500
My personal preference is to keep intensity at around 2 o'clock. But my
instructor, many long years ago, said I played with that control more than
any other student he'd ever seen. I suspect that's still the case. I also
;lay with threshold settings, but prefer to keep them just slightly above
where images would begin to break up. JH
----- Original Message -----
From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 9:12 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Intensity versus Threshold
>I keep the intensity at around 12 o'clock, unless my hand is cold; then I
> turn it up.
>
> I keep the threshold very low most of the time, because it is easier to
> distinguish the lines of letters better.
>
> Evan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "H & C Arnold" <4carolyna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 9:02 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Intensity versus Threshold
>
>
>>I usually max the intensity but don't need a lot of threshhold on most
>> things.
>>
>> In God We Trust,
>>
>> Carolyn
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gordon Kent" <dbmusic@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 8:28 PM
>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Intensity versus Threshold
>>
>>
>>> Yes, I almost always have the intensity turned to max. And yes, the key
>>> is
>>> to press medium lightly on the aray. It's not braille.
>>> Gord
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Optacon" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 12:00 PM
>>> Subject: [optacon-l] Intensity versus Threshold
>>>
>>>
>>> Richard,
>>> Since you don't have a manual, the intensity knob is the top knob, and
>>> the
>>> threshold is the one below it. Turning these to the right increases
>>> their
>>> effect. In the previous post, you can turn the top knob all the way to
>>> the
>>> right, and turn the bottom knob gradually from its leftmost position,
>>> until
>>> you get the results indicated in Jim Bliss's post.
>>>
>>> Mary
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