you do *not* need the menu to turn on the FM transmitter, just disconnect
any audio cables hooked up already weather it's to a stereo receiver or the
headphones, and it will turn on automatically. I've had mine for a year and
a half.
As I said on a list where people were getting childish over it so I left,
they can't make everything speak and bitching about it doesn't do any good
so you have to either live with it or not have 90% of what I'm sure you
already have. If you work hard enough with somehting, there is very little
out there you can't use 90+ percent of and the XM receivers I've had, and
have now, are no exception to that. In fact, 1 I could do everything and I
didn't use 90% of it. I just didn't get the song title on the display, if
you listen, you can 9 times out of 10 figure it out anyway. I sure hope this
discussion isn't going to get as bad here as it did on that other list, I
left that list because of discussions like that twice, the second time being
for ever. I didn't have time to delete close to 500 messages a day,
hopefully that won't happen here.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: off topic xm and serious
> Matt,
>
> Since you've only had your receiver for two weeks, do you even know what
> functions the menu has? Granted, you can perform the absolute basics
> without going into a menu, but there are lots of things that absolutely
> require you to use menus. For example, you need to go into menus to set
> up
> a timed recording. You also have to use the menu if you want to set the
> frequency for the built-in FM transmitter, or even turn it on.
>
> It's certainly true that we don't absolutely need speech, but it sure
> would
> be nice to be able to operate our appliances with the same ease as sighted
> people do. It's like so many other things: we can get along without them
> if
> we have to, but I get kind of frustrated when I pay money for something
> and
> can't take advantage of half the features because I can't read the
> display.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "matt v" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:31
> Subject: Re: off topic xm and serious
>
>
>> not sure about one using speech, but i don't think you have to do much
>> with menus as i have had mine for 2 weeks but never gone into a menu
>>
>>
>> pro is to con as progress is to congress
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007, Richard Fiorello wrote:
>>
>>> Hi;
>>> Is a receiver available with speech for menus? How extensive is the
>>> menu
>>> system and how often to you really have to get into it?
>>> Richard
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "matt v" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:38 AM
>>> Subject: Re: off topic xm and serious
>>>
>>>
>>> well i have the myfi receiver which isn't of course adapted with speech
>>> like some people on a certain list i won't mention, are whining about,
>>> but
>>> it is easy to use, it has direct keypad entry, and other than that, i
>>> really don't mess with menus so i don't know even what i'm missing
>>> and well, some people will tell you you cant use the myfi in a home kit,
>>> well, at least 2 of us on this list are, one of them is me so..you know
>>>
>>>
>>> pro is to con as progress is to congress
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007, Richard Fiorello wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi everyone;I accidentally ran across a broadcast of a congressional
>>>> committee interviewing the chairman of xm and serious concerning the
>>>> proposed merger. Sounds like this is far from a done deal but it could
>>>> be
>>>> interesting.
>>>>
>>>> Are there any particular units that are more user friendly and have
>>>> superior
>>>> performance? Any specific things to look for?
>>>> Richard
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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