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Comment by Laura Renke on January 4, 2014 at 6:46

Give yourself a little time to adjust and pay attention to posture, how you're holding your arms and wrists, etc.  Try not to tense up your shoulders and arms.  You may be holding your wrist at an uncomfortable angle.  Even if you think you're writing light, you're probably still not where you will be eventually if you stick with the LS.

I was subbing in a different courtroom yesterday with a judge who speaks at a moderate pace.  I was completely relaxed, and as I wrote, the only thing moving was my fingers.  Try putting quarters on the backs of your hands while you write and see what happens :)

Comment by Kelli Combs (admin) on January 2, 2014 at 18:07

I'm sort of disappointed because I've been practicing on the LS for almost two hours today and my left wrist is killing me.  I was hoping that  would not happen because I switched to this new writer.  I'm baffled why.  I'm trying to write as light as I possibly can.

Comment by Kelli Combs (admin) on January 1, 2014 at 12:43

Thank you, Laura, for the info on the BT.  I switched out the rubber keys for the spongy silicone keys and that's made a huge difference in my writing.  I'm not saying it's as good as the Diamante by any means, but I feel if I stick to it, I'll get better and better.  The O and E seem to be the biggest issues so far.  

I think you're right; I'm not hitting them correctly.  I'll just have to be aware of that when writing.  I've also noticed a lot of stacking with the period and the comma, which I've started adding that to my dictionary.  

I think I mentioned I bought this LS about five years ago and hated it.   This time around, I actually feel I can do this.   I'm practicing every day.  Took it out on a job Monday but it was a no-show.  Not ready to do realtime yet, however.  I'm hoping since it's slow at the holidays, I'll get some easier work to get more used to the writer.  

I do know a few reporters that do use this writer everyday for work and they do RT.  If they can do it, so can I.  I'm hoping my body will thank me down the road.

Comment by Laura Renke on December 31, 2013 at 17:18

With the original writers, you power it on, then hold the power button down for a couple seconds again until the blue light starts flashing.  There's a little pinhole thing on the back you depress with a pen tip or paper clip that puts it in pairing mode so that your computer's Bluetooth will see it, and you go through the steps as your computer prompts setting up the virtual port.  The pairing code is the serial number on the writer.  That's by memory how mine worked.  The new writers might be a little different.

For day-to-day use, you turn the writer on, hold the button down again to start BT, and then click your BT shortcut on the computer to connect.  Even if you're writing via BT, you can still charge the writer with the USB cable or plugging into an outlet with an external charger.  I have an old Razr phone charger and that works fine, but check with Stenovations because the new batteries might be different.  You just have the option then of disconnecting if you need to move around, and it doesn't disrupt your RT file like it would if you unplugged with the software interface going.

I've always used Bluetooth and it's been 100% solid.  It's best to test the connection ahead of time, though, say in a courtroom back hallway or judge's chambers to make sure the signal will reach far enough or penetrate a wall from where your computer is.  In a law office or courtroom, you won't have any problems unplugging and moving around within the same room.

How are you doing with getting your key settings dialed in?  Are you seeing any improvement?  If you stick with the LS and don't switch back and forth with your old writer, it'll be easier.

Comment by Kelli Combs (admin) on December 31, 2013 at 9:31

Hey, Laura

How do you set up the Bluetooth interface with the LS?  I'm not even sure how to do that.  I was thinking it is not solid.  It would be nice to have that set up, but how does the LS get charged?  It doesn't come with a power cord, so assumed it got the power from being plugged into the computer.

Comment by Kelli Combs (admin) on December 24, 2013 at 12:35

Yeah, I'm going to have to play with it a little more.  I already have keypads on the LS.  I know it's going to be a learning process and I need to be patient.  There is nothing about me that is a patient person, however.  I better learn to be if I'm going to use this LS, however.

Comment by Laura Renke on December 24, 2013 at 11:29

If you think of it while you're writing, glance down at your hands.  You probably hold your left and right hands at slightly different angles and that's why you're missing the E key.  I had to take my O key all the way down to 25 at first to consistently have it register.  Apparently I sometimes just barely brush that key - who would've thought?  A thin pad on the E might help, or even just a strip of a pad on the right edge of the key.  It would make it easier to hit.

The LS does have anti-stacking options you can try if you're using the LS software and USB interface.  I've used Bluetooth all along so only use the basic key sensitivity settings.  The anti-stacking options aren't available with BT, but I don't have a problem, just an occasional stack here and there when things are fast and furious.  You might want to try the BT as well as the regular LS interface and see which gives you a better result.

Comment by Kelli Combs (admin) on December 24, 2013 at 7:43

Janet, when you go on a job, though, you're not going to have the keyboard pullout tray, unless you're talking about something else.

Comment by Kelli Combs (admin) on December 24, 2013 at 7:42

Well, I just cannot seem to get the E key to show up.  I keep adjusting and adjusting and I'm down to 40 now and still having issues.  Also, it seems to stack a lot with the punctuation as well.  I was on a super slow job, so the translation was not too terrible, even though I was correcting a lot of stuff.  When you go on a fast job, that's the scary part.  What a mess.

Comment by Janet on December 23, 2013 at 15:49

I have mine setting on my keyboard pullout tray. I've had it in my lap but then I angled it against the front of the tray edge just a little bit and it seems a little bit of angle seemed to help with more consistent fingertip pressure being applied to the keys. I'm still experimenting with it. I think it kind of grows on you.

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