Well some of you probably didn't know that I was gone. I had some broken equipment here.
I had noticed that once in a while my monitor went off and if I clicked a switch on the monitor it came back. So I was expecting the monitor to go and it did. The monitor I was using was made in 2005. It was the Cadillac of monitors. It had bells and whistles. I bought it on a yard sale. The guy was going for a bigger better monitor.
So I went out to Best Buy and bought a monitor. I got time in the evening to set it up. I turned it on and NOTHING. So that really got my puzzler going. I started to think that what if it's the computer. There was a little button on the back of the monitor. The button was not labeled and there was nothing in the brief instructions they gave.
Today we phoned LG and asked about the button. We found out that it is an OFF ON switch. So as soon as I clicked the little switch, my new monitor came on. So I lost sleep on this issue and I used up some of my best swear words.
Why can't they write something a little clearer so that old people can understand?
I've said your last sentence SO many times - except for the word "old" which I believe should be "all" - "so that ALL people can understand", not just the techies. So often there are no labels on equipment and it's all just guesswork.
ReplyDeleteI love your line "used up some of my best swear words"!! Funny :)
Instructions are quite often written in another language and something is lost in the translation.
DeleteInstructions are often incomplete or incomprehensible. There's no need for that, especially when it makes you use up some of your best swear words.
ReplyDeleteMany times directions are written in another language and translated . And sometimes English is not the first language of the translator.
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ReplyDeleteI am glad your monitor problem was solved with the phone call.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week!
I feel pretty dumb that I couldn't identify and off on switch.
DeleteIf the instructions are indeed there, they are probably too small to read.
ReplyDeleteBeen there .Done that.
DeleteI hear you! That and small print gets me!
ReplyDeleteSmall print just started getting me in the last three or four years.
DeleteYou are exactly right, Red. And sometimes the instructions are not in print but online which, of course, you can't get to if your computer isn't working! ;) Glad you got it going.
ReplyDeleteWe are really handicapped when we're off line.
DeleteWell, it doesn't sound like anyone would have understood in that situation! I'm sure you're not alone!
ReplyDeleteIt was tricky for me. I'm not a button pusher.
DeleteThere are probably more swear words where those came from, try some in a few different languages, you can really get the venom going! I agree.... technology boffins need to provide easy to understand instructions for all of us.
ReplyDeleteToo many times the people writing instructions think we're smarter .
DeleteWell, you better work on refilling your swear words...I notice I need more than usual lately.
ReplyDeleteI was really appalled when the new monitor didn't work.
DeleteWell Jeepers! Now you've got to get your sharpie and label it. I hate the buttons and rocker switches with the O and I. I never can figure out how those symbols are supposed to represent the on and off position. You are not alone. Modern technology is meant to confuse elderlings. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteThat symbol was on the button but too small for me to see so I ignored it.
DeleteImprovements in tech can be confusing! Glad you are up and running again:)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that there must be courses some where where we are taught to read instructions.
DeleteWelcome back. I find instructions with most things are lacking these days.
ReplyDeleteThe monitor came with very limited instructions and most of them were diagrams.
DeleteGlad it got sorted and it was a simple solution. I always have a magnifying glass nearby to read the small printing.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are a few strategic magnifying glasses around here.
DeleteSo glad you got it working!
ReplyDeleteThe thing is actually simple. I just don't want to force something and break it.
DeleteOperator manuals seem to be a thing of the past. If you want details, you might find them online, which is tricky if you can't get on line.
ReplyDeleteThey have the same manual for many different models.
DeleteRed, I’ve heard the old saying, “If all else fails, read the instructions.” I guess we ought to amend that to, “If all else fails, including reading the instructions, call LG!” John
ReplyDeleteProducts used to be simple enough that you didn't need instructions.
DeleteIt's the translation from Chinese or Vietnamese or Thai that gets screwed up, Red. 😄
ReplyDeleteAnd English is not a first language of those who translate into English.
DeleteThey especially make information on medication bottles teeny. Drives me crazy.
ReplyDeleteI've been there when I can't read the pill bottle labels.
DeleteWe just had a problem with our printer drum. I knew about the toner. I have to replace the expensive drum too?!?
ReplyDeleteSome of these products give us warning signs that we don't notice. This monitor had gone off and on a number of times.
DeleteGlad to hear you are keeping those swear words useful.
ReplyDeleteI'm having instructionless problems with my atomic clock. It needed a new battery, but would not start. A day later it did, but has never changed to the correct time. Tomorrow I must search the internet for an answer. Today I had to do that for an entirely different problem, and I'm only up for one a day.
ReplyDeleteWell, you know I don't swear much!
ReplyDeleteWell, I think this would even confuse the young people. I have lost count of the times we have had instructions that are poorly written that leads to a lot of frustration. Glad you sorted it out eventually.
ReplyDeleteI dread the time change mostly because I have to reset my bedside clock - and I struggle EVERY time. Usually takes me 5 or 6 tries to get it right.
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