Igor Stoppa wrote: > On Sun, 2007-07-22 at 22:25 -0400, ext James Knott wrote: > >> DrFredC.com wrote: >> >>> James Knott wrote: >>> >>>> Kurt Brust wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Tried it with 3 devices already... its the unit. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> If that extra push that others mentioned doesn't work, I guess you're in for a warranty repair. >>>> >>>> >>> I'm also returning my 3 week old unit for warranty. Seems it doesn't >>> take well to walking around in a pocket or day pack. After a few >>> times of sitting a couple hours on a flat surface, when it rebooted, >>> now it won't boot at all. Also the FM never worked... Just static. >>> IMHO, not a big deal -- stuff happens in the first few weeks of some >>> units. >>> >> Is that static with the N800 headphones? If you use a regular headset, >> you'll just get static, as the N800 headset includes the FM antenna. >> > > No, your "antenna" is the wire of the headphones. Ever opened a pocket FM tuner? > > Any headphones will do, just keep the wire uncoiled. > > When I use regular headphones, I get static on the FM tuner. The N800 headset plug has an extra connection, which carries the FM signal. When you use a regular headset, that terminal is shorted to ground, which means that the wire will not work as an antenna. -- Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org>
