Re: New Optacon User
- From: "Karen Poulakos" <kpoulakos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 21:28:19 -0600
Hi Pam!
Good to find so many familiar people here!
To get started, I printed a page with a line going across, then a row of the
letter "t" separated by a few spaces, then a row of the letter "O" separated
by spaces, and then the letter "X" . I thought those might be good shapes
to start with. But even when the Optacon sounds like it is working, I don't
think I am getting the full letter on the array. For example, I'm not
feeling the horizontal line at the top of the letter "T:", or the top of the
letter "O". I have tried turning the two knobs at the front of the unit,
but that doesn't seem to help. I have also moved the little button at the
top of the little camera thing. It does make the letter larger, but I can't
feel the letters distinctly enough to tell the difference. Hopefully this
will also improve when I get the battery problem resolved and have the unit
cleaned.
Can anyone explain the two knobs at the front of the unit, and how they
differ in what they do? Also there is a switch that slides to the right and
left on the back of the unit. There is also a button next to the array,
above where the tip of the finger would be.
Thanks,
Karen P.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Drake" <pamdrake@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: New Optacon User
> Hi, Karen,
>
> Congratulations on the new arrial! <smile>
>
> I used one of the tracking aids when I taught the Optacon, but that
> was a couple of moves ago in New York and I haven't seen it since.
>
> The aid is a great help in keeping the Optacon camera centered, but I
> think most people only use it during training. As a matter of fact,
> one of my students, who happened to be a personal friend, found it
> very confining. At the end of the first week she said she wanted to
> try tracking without it. I said okay and her speed and comprehension
soared.
>
> Here's a tip for keeping your camera centered: use the dot at the
> top of a lower-case letter i to make sure you're centered. If that
> dot is at the tip of your finger you're in good shape. If the hook
> of a letter j touches the first knuckle you're also good, but I think
> the dotted i is more reliable. The lines of letters should be even,
> not broken.
>
> Others may have other ideas, even different ones; but I Hope this helps.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Pam
>
> At 11:20 AM 2/25/2006, you wrote:
> >Hi Karen and welcome to the list.
> >
> >There are a lot of good people on here and also lots of knowledge
> >concerning the Optacon.
> >
> >Richard Oehm does a good job with Optacon repair. When he has to
> >replace a battery he aso does some cleaning of the Optacon array as
> >well, but I'm sure he
> >will speak in more detail regarding this in his email response to you.
> >
> >It really does sound as though you do need a new battery in your
> >Optacon. Unfortunately, they don't last forever. <smile>
> >
> >Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
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