Batteries And Power Requirements - Alphasmart AS 2000 User Manual

Compatible Applications
• AppleWorks (ClarisWorks) v4.0.4
• MacWrite II v1.1.3 (see Note A)
• MS Works v2.0 (see Note B)
• MS Word v6.0 (see Note C)
• TeachText v7.1
• MacDraw II v1.1
TurboTransfer is NOT compatible with NotePad (found under
the Apple menu).
Troubleshooting Notes
• If you observe the previous contents of the Clipboard
showing up in your document instead of the AlphaSmart
file, try one of these solutions:
1. Press -Z twice, or
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2. Press -P to paste the AlphaSmart file, or
x
3. Press Send again on your AlphaSmart.
• Transferring files to MSWorks takes longer than with other
programs like AppleWorks. This is a problem with
MSWorks—all pastes take longer, regardless of whether it is
TurboTransfer or the user doing the paste.
• If the Clipboard is empty when MSWord starts up—such as
when you first start your Macintosh—all you will get is a
"Beep" when you try to transfer from the AlphaSmart.
This happens when the Paste command is disabled—a bug
in how MSWord handles the Clipboard when it is empty.
To solve this, copy something into the Clipboard before
you launch MSWord. An easy fix is to go to the Scrapbook
under the Apple menu and Copy (
You can also try the transfer (nothing happens), quit out
of MSWord, then relaunch the application. The transfer
will now work!
TurboTransfer Times
16 pages (32K) or entire contents of File 1: 2 minutes and
5 seconds (Without TurboTransfer, 13 minutes).
8 page file, or Files 2–6: 1 minute and 5 seconds.
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• SimpleText v1.0
• Excel v5.0
• Canvas v2.1
• HyperStudio
• AppleLink v6.1
• HyperCard v2.2
-C) anything there.
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AlphaSmart 2000
With TurboTransfer: 8 pages per minute; Without Turbo-
Transfer: 1.25 pages per minute.
Notes
1. Installing TurboTransfer in your System Folder increases
the amount of RAM used by your System by 32K.
2. If you do not want the Extension/INIT to install, hold
down the mouse button while restarting your Mac. This is
especially useful if your Macintosh is crashing while the
INIT/Extension is installed.
3. If you press the Send key and hear one or two beeps, then
the transfer has failed. In this case, while the AlphaSmart
is attached to the Macintosh, turn the AlphaSmart off
and then on, and try the transfer again. Please note the
circumstances that caused the beeps and see if you can
easily reproduce it.
B A T T E R I E S A N D P O W E R R E Q U I R E M E N T S
Batteries
The AlphaSmart 2000 runs on three AA batteries of the same
type (alkaline, carbon, or NiCAD). The longest battery life
will be achieved with alkaline batteries. Good quality AA
alkaline batteries will power the AlphaSmart for 120–300
hours. (When the AlphaSmart is turned off, no power from
the AA batteries is used.)
Battery Life—Using AA Alkaline Batteries
One of the ways the AlphaSmart obtains such good battery
life is by entering a low power Sleep mode that uses much
less power when nothing is being typed. When something is
typed, the AlphaSmart wakes up, displays and saves the char-
acter, and then goes back to sleep—all transparent to the
user. If a user is a slow typist or pauses while composing text,
that user will get much longer battery life than a user who
types 120 wpm all the time. A very slow typist can get over
300 hours of use. The fastest typist with constant use will see
50 hours or more of use. A "typical" user typing at 20 wpm
constantly with no breaks will get over 100 hours of use.
(The battery life hours mentioned above were measured
using high quality Alkaline batteries, Duracell or Panasonic.)
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