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My wifes Visor Deluxe is using batteries at an alarming rate. A set every three days. You can watch the battery meter go down when it is switched on.

I checked the dot seven setting to see what type of battery it was set to but instead of getting the normal [ni cad] [Alkaline] etc. options all it says is [other] This can not be changed by repeating the command.

I have disabled and removed all hacks and tried reseting. After a hard reset I do get the options but as soon as I back up from the backup module I get the same [other] response.

I have tried deleting each program one at a time to see if there is a software conflict but this does not cure the problem.

Do you have any suggestions?

Thank you.

Was the backup module originally formatted on a Platinum or Prism? This is exactly what happens when you use a backup module formatted with a different OS than the handheld. This happened to me last weekend when my husband and I tried to switch Visors.

Did you install any kind of battery monitor program or hack? Since you say the problem re-appears after a restore, there's obviously some app causing the problem.

Also, try a warm reset (hold the UP button while resetting) and see if the normal battery settings are there. If not, then it's most likely due to a hack.

One last thing... I might be tempted to try another hard reset and not install or restore anything else. Use the device for a bit and see how the battery life is. If it stops the noticable draining, then you can rule out a hardware problem.

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I have taken off every program one at a time and reset between! But it never seems to sort the problem However there is some good news, I installed Battery Panel and this lets me select Alkaline. Now when I try the Shortcut/dot/7 command I get the battery options instead of [other] which is all I got before!

I will keep you informed.

Thanks for the help.

Martin

Just yesterday the same thing happened to me. One of my programs caused my Visor to crash everytime I tried to access data in it. I found out the conflict was in the saved_preferences file, one of the system files. The software tech support people sent me a new saved_prefs file which I loaded, and it caused that one program to work, but it jacked up the whole Visor, and I ended up having to do a hard reset and reinstalling all my programs.
You should be alright as long as you don't restore the saved_prefs file. You may just have to reinstall/restore everything from your backup folder rather than from the module. If you do, I would suggest deleting the saved_prefs file from your backup folder before restoring. It worked for me. Also, if your saved_prefs file is messed up, you may start to notice other wierd things happening too.

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Visor Deluxe devours batteries

I have used my Visor Deluxe for one year. Very pleased with it.
BUT, in the last six weeks it has developed a huge appetite for batteries. Average life now is 4-5 days.
I have...
- removed all third party software
- tried new, fresh Duracell alk. batteries (that's what I always use)
- removed Tiger Woods springboard mod
- followed the 12 step program from Handspring tech support (disable beam receive, auto-off one minute, etc)

No relief.
Before this problem developed I was getting about 21 days on a set of batteries. My usage has not changed.

Any suggestions?
Anyone else have this problem with Visor?
What kind of battery life to you typically experience?

Thanks in advance.

I finally cured the problem by leaving the batteries out of my wife's Visor for 24 hours. My reasoning was that when I did a hard reset the Visor still retained the time, so I figured that it may still be remembering what was causing the problem!

Anyway it worked for me. Let me know how it goes.

Cheers

Martin

Re: Visor Deluxe devours batteries

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Originally posted by DanielPettengil
BUT, in the last six weeks it has developed a huge appetite for batteries. Average life now is 4-5 days.
I have...
- removed all third party software
- tried new, fresh Duracell alk. batteries (that's what I always use)
- followed the 12 step program from Handspring tech support (disable beam receive, auto-off one minute, etc)

No relief.
Before this problem developed I was getting about 21 days on a set of batteries. My usage has not changed.

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Kudos to Handspring Tech Support

My battery consumption problem (see above) did not respond to suggestions from Handspring or others. HS tech support responded by replacing my in-warranty Visor Deluxe. This is great customer service. (To bad it was needed, but great service). I was getting ready to be mad at these guys but I remain very pleased with HS and the Visor.

I must be doing something wrong. I'm trying to see my battery settings, and I'm getting nothing...

It's a shortcut, then a dot, then the number 7, all done in a new blank memo, right?

TIA
Helen

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Originally posted by Helen5
I must be doing something wrong. I'm trying to see my battery settings, and I'm getting nothing...

It's a shortcut, then a dot, then the number 7, all done in a new blank memo, right?

TIA
Helen

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Thanks. That works. This could be the source of my problem. My setting was for NiCads, but I'm using standard Duracells. Do I simply enter the word alkaline?

Helen

Keep doing ..7 until it reads alkaline. You can then delete the memo.

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One last question... sorry to bother you all. Usually I'm not so inept.

I've done all that's been suggested, and it's worked so far. Thanks. However, if I do the trick again (after setting it to [alkaline] and deleting the memo, should it come up the next time with [NiCad]? Or is my VDX not saving the setting for some reason?

Helen

If I remeber correctly, that is the correct way for it to work. It always brings up the next battery type in the list.

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