My K3 has started talking to me.

BeccaPrice · 11-04-2012, 10:29 AM

All of a sudden, last night, when I went to start reading my book on my k3, it started talking to me. It read the name of the book, the author, the page and percentage read. Fortunately, it didn't also start reading the book to me.

I went to turn off TTS, and it's apparently off. I've done both hard and soft restarts, I turned TTS on and off again, and it's still talking to me.

My next option is to try a factory reset, but I don't want to lose my place in my books (it's a side-loaded book from the library).

Has this happened to anyone else? I really don't want to call CS and have them send me a new K3 (betcha it'd be refurb'd anyway) -this k3 is only a month or so old, since I had to replace my last k3 because of a cracked case.

(I've been thinking of getting a Paperwhite, once they have the screen blotchiness problem solved, so maybe my k3 is jealous and trying to show me how useful it can be?)

DreamWriter · 11-04-2012, 10:47 AM

It sounds like you've somehow turned on Voice Guide. Press the Menu button, select Settings, and use the page-forward button to go to the second page. The first menu choice there is Voice Guide, with choices to turn on or off.

Does that help you?

tilia · 11-04-2012, 10:48 AM

It's a function you can turn on/off, go into settings menu, second page. I've never tried it, would be at bit surprised too, if it got turn on by itself!

Edit: DreamWriter beat me to it.

DreamWriter · 11-04-2012, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by tilia

I've never tried it, would be at bit surprised too, if it got turn on by itself!

There's a keyboard shortcut for Voice Guide on the K3: SHIFT + SPACEBAR. It's possible that those two buttons were inadvertently pressed at the same time.

BeccaPrice · 11-04-2012, 10:54 AM

Thanks - I tried that, no good, it's still talking to me. I'm trying a factory reset now (I do dearly love Calibre! and the Kindle Collection Manager!) and Amazon is telling me it can't register it to my account and I need to call CS. drat.

DreamWriter · 11-04-2012, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

Thanks - I tried that, no good, it's still talking to me. I'm trying a factory reset now (I do dearly love Calibre! and the Kindle Collection Manager!) and Amazon is telling me it can't register it to my account and I need to call CS. drat.

Darn! I hope it's a problem that's easily fixed.

BeccaPrice · 11-04-2012, 11:31 AM

OK, the factory reset seems to have done it. thank heavens for Calibre and Kindle Collections plugin!

DreamWriter · 11-04-2012, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

OK, the factory reset seems to have done it. thank heavens for Calibre and Kindle Collections plugin!

Yay!!!

tilia · 11-04-2012, 01:29 PM

Glad you got it sorted!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DreamWriter

There's a keyboard shortcut for Voice Guide on the K3: SHIFT + SPACEBAR. It's possible that those two buttons were inadvertently pressed at the same time.

Yeah, I assumed there was a short-cut for it, but I'd still be pretty surprised if it happened to me though

BeccaPrice · 11-04-2012, 03:15 PM

I don't use the keyboard that much - just in Notepad to record books I've read - and I can't see pushing shift+spacebar by accident - I don't hold the K3 anywhere near those two, and my keyboard is a bit stiff. Oh, well. I'm currently leaning toward the "it's possessed" theory, as the "it's jealous over my hypothetical paperwhite" doesn't hold up - I don't discuss the paperwhite in my k3's hearing.

Fluribus · 11-04-2012, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

I don't use the keyboard that much - just in Notepad to record books I've read - and I can't see pushing shift+spacebar by accident - I don't hold the K3 anywhere near those two, and my keyboard is a bit stiff. Oh, well. I'm currently leaning toward the "it's possessed" theory, as the "it's jealous over my hypothetical paperwhite" doesn't hold up - I don't discuss the paperwhite in my k3's hearing.

It is possessed by the spirit of Jeff Bezos. He's trying to force you to upgrade.

crich70 · 11-04-2012, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluribus

It is possessed by the spirit of Jeff Bezos. He's trying to force you to upgrade.

Or maybe by the spirit of Christmas yet to come, so your family will buy you a new Kindle for the holidays.

BeccaPrice · 11-05-2012, 10:55 AM

I so want a paperwhite, but I'm waiting til the screen issues have been resolved.

I just hope my K3 holds out until then.

11-04-2012, 10:29 AM	#1
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	My K3 has started talking to me. All of a sudden, last night, when I went to start reading my book on my k3, it started talking to me. It read the name of the book, the author, the page and percentage read. Fortunately, it didn't also start reading the book to me. I went to turn off TTS, and it's apparently off. I've done both hard and soft restarts, I turned TTS on and off again, and it's still talking to me. My next option is to try a factory reset, but I don't want to lose my place in my books (it's a side-loaded book from the library). Has this happened to anyone else? I really don't want to call CS and have them send me a new K3 (betcha it'd be refurb'd anyway) -this k3 is only a month or so old, since I had to replace my last k3 because of a cracked case. (I've been thinking of getting a Paperwhite, once they have the screen blotchiness problem solved, so maybe my k3 is jealous and trying to show me how useful it can be?)

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DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	It sounds like you've somehow turned on Voice Guide. Press the Menu button, select Settings, and use the page-forward button to go to the second page. The first menu choice there is Voice Guide, with choices to turn on or off. Does that help you?

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tilia Evangelist Posts: 432 Karma: 1720909 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Voyage, K3	It's a function you can turn on/off, go into settings menu, second page. I've never tried it, would be at bit surprised too, if it got turn on by itself! Edit: DreamWriter beat me to it.

11-04-2012, 10:54 AM	#5
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	Thanks - I tried that, no good, it's still talking to me. I'm trying a factory reset now (I do dearly love Calibre! and the Kindle Collection Manager!) and Amazon is telling me it can't register it to my account and I need to call CS. drat.

11-04-2012, 11:31 AM	#7
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	OK, the factory reset seems to have done it. thank heavens for Calibre and Kindle Collections plugin!

11-04-2012, 03:15 PM	#10
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I don't use the keyboard that much - just in Notepad to record books I've read - and I can't see pushing shift+spacebar by accident - I don't hold the K3 anywhere near those two, and my keyboard is a bit stiff. Oh, well. I'm currently leaning toward the "it's possessed" theory, as the "it's jealous over my hypothetical paperwhite" doesn't hold up - I don't discuss the paperwhite in my k3's hearing.

11-05-2012, 10:55 AM	#13
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I so want a paperwhite, but I'm waiting til the screen issues have been resolved. I just hope my K3 holds out until then.