Okay, here's the situation. The "Live audio" update Robert discusses in his podcast is not a critical firmware update, that is to say Jambox will function quite nicely with or without it.
I was aware of the "Live Audio" add-on and I will download it perhaps as soon as I get my head around the Updater utility, as Robert says its not the easiest thing to use when using a Screen Reader <smile>. The procedure Robert goes through doesn't switch between stereo and normal mode, rather it switches the "Live Audio" component on or off. "Live Audio" is similar to say a "3D Affect" on a hi-fi system, on Squeezebox Boom etc so its nice and handy sometimes. On 14/11/2011, at 11:26 AM, Gary King wrote: > Dain, > I'm sure there's information on the JamBox update page that tells how to > invoke Live Audio Mode, but I first heard about it by listening to Robert > Carter's review at > > http://robertcarter.posterous.com/ > > Live Audio Mode only works when connected via Bluetooth. If the update is > installed, the speech in the JamBox announces Live Audio when you hold both > volume controls down for a couple of seconds,, and you will hear the stereo > effect expand. > > Gary King > w4...@bellsouth.net > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 3:36 PM > Subject: Re: Jawbone Jambox portable bluetooth speaker > > >> Who told you to hold both volume controls down? I've never heard of this >> before. >> >> I'm not saying your wrong. >> >> Up till now I've controlled my iPod from the unit itself. >> >> >> On 14/11/2011, at 5:43 AM, Gary King wrote: >> >>> Dain, >>> Did your JamBox come with the Live Audio update installed? The one I >>> ordered from AMAZON.COM didn't. The first thing I tried after starting >>> music on my iPod Touch was to hold both volume buttons down to start Live >>> Audio Mode, but nothing happened. >>> >>> I then went to the web site and installed the JawBone Updater. This >>> program opens the update page, and I found that the free NVDA screen reader >>> seemed to work a little better than either JFW or Window-Eyes on this page. >>> After updating, Live Audio was impressive for its ability to spread the >>> stereo effect from such a small speaker. Of course, for Live Audio to work >>> properly, you must sit directly in front of the speaker at the optimum >>> distance. >>> >>> Gary King >>> w4...@bellsouth.net >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" >>> <grtd...@internode.on.net> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2011 4:32 AM >>> Subject: Re: Jawbone Jambox portable bluetooth speaker >>> >>> >>>> Okay well a couple of points I'd like to comment on. >>>> >>>> I know various people around the world who have them and who have tested >>>> the update software. >>>> >>>> Yep, it would appear to be a challenge for a blind person to use it would >>>> seem, the people I know have sight so they've used it and all report that >>>> no updates are available at this time. >>>> >>>> I take your point about bluetooth devices but you certainly do not need a >>>> bluetooth device on hand to use one of these things, as I said they have a >>>> line-in socket thus make a truly marvelous portable speaker system, I plug >>>> a very nice Denon tuner into mine for example. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13/11/2011, at 8:53 PM, Matthew Bullis wrote: >>>> >>>>> OK, well if you could let us know when you do get to that, if you do, as >>>>> maybe some units, purchased from various sellers around the world, might >>>>> not be selling the unit with the latest upgrades in. If I had the unit, I >>>>> would go test this myself, but I need to wait until I get a bluetooth >>>>> device yet, which is a bit down the road for me. >>>>> Thanks a lot. >>>>> Matthew >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
