Mailing List ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #352

From: "Carl Gehr" <ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com> Full Headers
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Subject: Re: [eCS T60/T61] A new/odd wrinkle: Phone rings; T60 sound goes wacko!
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:29:20 -0500 (EST)
To: "eCS ThinkPad T60/61 Mailing List" <ecs-t6x@2rosenthals.com>

On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:37:43 -0500, Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:

>On 02/24/09 09:05 pm, Carl Gehr thus wrote :
>> Here's a new one for the books!
>>
>> I was using the T60, writing a message, when my cordless telephone
>> [Panasonic - 2.4GHz] started ringing.  Not unusual, but then the sound
>> on the TPad started a constant, high-pitched alarm-like tone.  Only by
>> using the ThinkVantage [blue rectangle] button to mute the sound would
>> it stop.
>>
>> I should also mention that, contrary to what some others have
>> experienced, the 'ThinkPad On-Screen Display' tool works for me to
>> raise/lower/mute the sound.  This is why I instinctly pushed the 'mute'
>> button.
>>
>> Was it a coincidence?  Or was there really a cause-effect action here?
>>
>> Anyone else ever seen such a thing?
>>
>>  
>I might expect the cordless phone to disrupt your Wi-Fi, but I've never
>heard of a feedback condition or an alarm sounding from the unit.

It was just a single, constant tone...  I've had this kind of noise
before.  I think it was caused by two different programs trying to
create sound at the same time.

>Does your model have Bluetooth in it (there would be an icon next to the
>Wi-Fi indicator)? Naturally, the BT won't do you any good under OS/2
>(yet - you never know when we may get support for BT), but the hardware
>could be awake...

T60 does have BT.  I've never tried to use it.  W/O looking, I
have no clue if it is ON/OFF.  Since eCS has no support, I've
never bothered to look at it.

Carl


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