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norm2002 Regular Visitor
Joined: Aug 13, 2005 Posts: 147 Location: Panama City
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:22 am Post subject: Stupid remote control question |
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Got my 920t but I just cannot open my remote control to put the batteries in. I am pushing the lever in the direction of the arrow but cannot get out the front panel. Should it just fall out? Could it me that the lever on mine is broken and not releasing a catch? |
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jparton Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 12, 2007 Posts: 20
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:49 am Post subject: |
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You're not the only one - I gave up through fear of breaking it! |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Took me ages too. Maybe these pictures will help. Whilst pushing the springy thing in the direction of the arrow, you also push it downwards. Sorry about the rubbish arrows - quivering old man hands!
_________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!! |
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norm2002 Regular Visitor
Joined: Aug 13, 2005 Posts: 147 Location: Panama City
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks a lot! Now why can't they tell you that in the instructions! Or even when I spoke to TomTom this morning? |
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CHEDS Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 25, 2005 Posts: 75
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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I had to use a small flat bladed screwdriver on mine (stupid design) |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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CHEDS wrote: | I had to use a small flat bladed screwdriver on mine (stupid design) |
I wasn't going to admit this, but if you look closely at the second picture you might see a tiny mark where my watchmakers screwdriver explored the thing! _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!! |
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norm2002 Regular Visitor
Joined: Aug 13, 2005 Posts: 147 Location: Panama City
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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After scratching mine as well, I found a 1p piece was the answer for me. |
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F2 Regular Visitor
Joined: Dec 24, 2007 Posts: 100 Location: pacific northWET
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, I just got a Blackberry 8830 and my secretary and I spent about 5 minutes trying to figure out where to push, pull and tug to get the battery compartment open!!!! |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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F2 wrote: | Hey, I just got a Blackberry 8830 and my secretary and I spent about 5 minutes trying to figure out where to push, pull and tug to get the battery compartment open!!!! |
I bet you had fun though, eh? (nudge, nudge, wink, wink!). _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!! |
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MrMojoRisin Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 11, 2006 Posts: 1
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks DennisN. Wish I'd seen this earlier, would have saved me a lot of time and bad language... |
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EricWB Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 310
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Looking at the pictures Dennis has given it seems something like a coin is the best tool to use so that only the latch that is part of the lower half is pressed downward in the direction of the moulded arrow. If fingers are used there is every chance you will also push the case of the upper half in the same direction and the latch will never get released as both parts will be moving together. |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:21 am Post subject: |
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F2 wrote: | Hey, I just got a Blackberry 8830 and my secretary and I spent about 5 minutes trying to figure out where to push, pull and tug to get the battery compartment open!!!! |
Just wait till you've had it a few months, then the darn battery cover will fly off at every opportunity! _________________ Darren Griffin |
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LesP2008 Lifetime Member
Joined: Apr 05, 2006 Posts: 524 Location: Herts
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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:13 am Post subject: |
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F2 wrote: | Hey, I just got a Blackberry 8830 and my secretary and I spent about 5 minutes trying to figure out where to push, pull and tug to get the battery compartment open!!!! |
Can i get a job in your office. |
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goon525 Regular Visitor
Joined: Aug 25, 2005 Posts: 75
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Can I add my thanks to DennisN? I was also baffled by how to open the remote on my new 920 - until I saw his photos. I then did it in a second. Why couldn't TomTom have provided decent instructions? Anyway, thanks Dennis. |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:24 pm Post subject: |
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goon525 wrote: | Why couldn't TomTom have provided decent instructions? Anyway, thanks Dennis. |
TomTom don't do "decent instructions". Have you read the manual on how to do the navigating instruction by voice recognition? From memory I think it says you can do navigating instructions by voice recognition. Have you noticed they have two entries in the manual about hands free Bluetoooth phone usage - one says the only speaker which can be used is the external FM speaker, the other says the only speaker which can be used is the internal speaker.
I know, because for the 720 and 920 I've RTFM-ed - the very first M I've RTF-ed since the Lotus 123 manual for release 2.01 of 22 years ago (1986). I have found a significant difference between the usefulness of the two. _________________ Dennis
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