Howard, I just got one of those talking meters and can not find 
any small hole into which a screwdriver can be put.  However, 
mine is talking loud and clear so I have no real reason to find 
it other than that I am very curious and wonder what other 
differences there might be about it if any.  Jim WA6EKS

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:48:07 -0500
Subject: Re: Talking Multimeter From NFB Independence Market

Hi Christoph,

The manual for the talking meter you referenced in your e-mail 
seems to be
the correct manual for your meter.

You shouldn't need to push any other button except the talk 
button to get
your meter to talk.

After you turn on the meter, you should hear some talking when 
you press the
talk button no matter what position the big rotary function 
switch is set to
other than of course off.

I have found that the little talk button located on the positive 
(red) test
lead doesn't always work.

The volume may be turned down all the way on your meter.

To adjust the volume, do the following:

1.  Turn the meter over as if you were going to replace the 
batteries.

2.  Orient the meter with the battery compartment away from you.

3.  Lift up the little swing-out support stand.

4.  In the recessed compartment that stores the stand there is a 
little
volume control to the left of the stand's hinge.

5.  Being gentle, using a small flat blade screwdriver turn the 
volume
control clockwise to increase the talking volume.  If the control 
is turned
completely counter clockwise there is no talking.

I hope this helps.

73

Howard, W A 9 Y B W








----- Original Message -----
From: "Christoph Bungard" <[log in to unmask]
To: <[log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 1:28 PM
Subject: Talking Multimeter From NFB Independence Market


 Hi everybody,

 yesterday, I finally received the package containing two talking
 multimeters
 (one for my neighbor and one for myself) that I had ordered from 
the NFB
 Indepemdemce Market.  It caught my attention that NFB had not 
supplied the
 manual in an accessible format.  Anxious to get started, I then 
scanned
 the
 print manual, but the result wasn't as expected.

 I found a description of a talking multimeter right here:
 http://www.accessible-devices.com/TalkingMultiMeterManual.html
 However, I am unsure, if the multimeter described in this 
article is the
 same model that I have now.  Any help will be greatly 
appreciated.

 Also, one unit is working, the other is not, although the 
batteries are
 OK.
 The problem is that I actually don't quite remember how I got my 
unit to
 speak, because it didn't work right after turning it on.  I 
simply pressed
 the buttons randomly and was surprised I got it to work.  Do you 
have to
 press two or more buttons in a specific order to make the unit 
speak?

 73 and thanks for your help,

 Christoph, DF9WM