Thanks all to your suggestions. The dectalk express I bought is used. I bought it from someone on the internet. Connecting it to the line-in of the sound blaster helped a lot. Now I can hear it loud and clear. Unfortunately, the person who sold it to me lost the software, so I can't run it to check the frameware. If anyone on this list has the software, I will extremely appreciate it if he/she would send it to me on mribrahim.ali at verizon.net Cheers to you all ----- Original Message ----- From: <jacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 7:33 PM Subject: Re: Help needed with DECTALK EXPRESS > Hi > First thing I'd do is check my express speaker. You can do this by plugging > headphones into it. Does the volume problem still persist? Normally the > express is quite loud on headphones when the volume is on max. If it's not, > then its a pretty safe bet its not your speaker. If it is your speaker, > contact whoever you ordered it from and either have the replace the speaker > if they can or replace the unit. Alternatively, get a low-cost external > speaker and plug it in to the headphone jack. > Second problem could be improperly loaded firmware or corrupt flash rom. In > either case all that needs to be done is to flash the firmware. It should be > provided on the disk that came with your express. Install this to a dos > partition and read the file upgrade.txt for firmware update instructions. > Note the firmware upgrade should be done in pure dos, not a dos box from > windows. > HTH > > > On Wed, Jun 04, 2003 at 05:53:16PM -0400, cris wrote: > > Dear listers, > > I have just purchased a dectalk express to use with linux. However, the > > sound is barely audible. It can not be battery problem because even with > > the external power on, the sound is still low. Is there a way of resetting > > this box to produce louder sound? Even when I turn the volume to Max, > > sometimes I miss words if there was a fan going on in the room. I am sure > > that I have not lost my hearing yet. Do I need a software to reset the > > Parameters? Any ideas would be appreciated. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
