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Comment by Tami on May 3, 2009 at 2:23

April,

That's how I felt the first week or two after my Mira was serviced over Spring Break, but now it's already going back to its bad habits. I'm so disappointed.

It's still a whole heck of a lot better now than it was before the service, BUT seems to be progressively getting worse.

This week right in the middle of closing arguments it decided to top registering all As. I glanced at my screen and did a "What the Heck!"

The closing was clipping along pretty good, so I had to take baby steps in opening the lid and making an adjustment -- only one notch did the trick.

The judge was probably thinking I had one too many martinis for lunch. :)

I'm sure I'll be calling the Steno Doctor in the near future to see what they recommend. I really think they did a great job. I wish they hadn't returned it with factory settings, though. If I had known that, I would have written down my settings before getting it serviced.

Comment by April McMillan, CRR, RPR, CSR on May 2, 2009 at 22:13

Got my Mira back from a service/cleaning. And she's workin' like a charm. Haven't had a single stack in a week!

Comment by April McMillan, CRR, RPR, CSR on April 17, 2009 at 20:23

I have new info on the stacking issue. Please see the above Discussion on
Stacking Fix for Miras.

Comment by Susan A. Zielie, RMR, FCRR on February 17, 2009 at 10:54

I have a Mira A-3, and it also was stacking. There is a repair for this problem that both OTEC in Seattle, WA and I believe Stenograph have for a fix, and it is covered by the extended warraty.

Comment by Deborah Rogers on January 4, 2009 at 18:06

My A3 Mira stacks as well unless I've adjusted it, as detailed so well by April. I've found that refining the tension/sensitivity wheel and depth of stroke - it takes a couple of weeks, if you're writing daily - gets me to where, in a two- to three-hour job, I'll have only one or two words that stack. I also had the 'the the' problem and got around it by desensitising the 'T". Now, how do I do a smiley? :)

Comment by Candice on January 3, 2009 at 16:32

I just got the A3. I'll let you know how it goes after the first couple months of writing on it!

Comment by April McMillan, CRR, RPR, CSR on December 19, 2008 at 15:24

Well, now I know I'm not alone when it comes to the Mira stacking. Love my machine but I find myself making constant adjustments -- even during depos!
I find it helps to lower the key's number dial when a particular key is extra sensitive. I used to dial to a higher number but have found the reverse is best. It works. Most of my keys are set between 4 and 5.
I also reduce the tension/sensitivity of the grooved-white dial at the upper left area inside/underneath the LED screen cover.
I find myself checking/making these adjustments at about every 75 - 95 pages of testimony. This has greatly reduced stacking and final -P dragging problems from one to two every 100 pages.
I hope I've helped.
Happy Holidays!

Comment by Tami on December 10, 2008 at 12:26

I would think that's a good sign.

Perhaps Eclipse is actually having a few reporters test the machine on the job before putting them into mass production.

Now that's a thought . . .

Comment by Debbie Taggart on December 9, 2008 at 14:21

Supposedly the Passport is out and there are some people who have them, but it's probably not a good sign that I don't see any discussion of it anywhere.

Comment by Tami on December 9, 2008 at 13:12

The Passport?? I thought that was a figment of our imagination! :)

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