wireless keyboard issues

28 Mar 2005 6:09 AM

Skeleton Man

Hi all,

I have a Microsoft Standard Wirless Optical Desktop (ie. wireless kb/mouse
combo), which frequently stops responding properly (ie. a lot of keys won't
work) and/or starts repeating characters (e.g. eeeeeee). If I press the button
on the receiver and kb to change the channel it uses, it immediately fixes the
problem for a few minutes, then the prob comes back again.

I have tried 3 different brands of batteries, all brand new, fresh from the
packet, and it doesn't make any difference..

Do you think the keyboard is at fault, or the receiver ? (the mouse is fine)

Regards,
Chris

28 Mar 2005 7:20 AM

kony

On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 01:09:34 -0500, "Skeleton Man"
<inva***@guestwho.com> wrote:

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>Hi all,
>
>I have a Microsoft Standard Wirless Optical Desktop (ie. wireless kb/mouse
>combo), which frequently stops responding properly (ie. a lot of keys won't
>work) and/or starts repeating characters (e.g. eeeeeee). If I press the button
>on the receiver and kb to change the channel it uses, it immediately fixes the
>problem for a few minutes, then the prob comes back again.
>
>I have tried 3 different brands of batteries, all brand new, fresh from the
>packet, and it doesn't make any difference..
>
>Do you think the keyboard is at fault, or the receiver ? (the mouse is fine)
>
>Regards,
>Chris
>

I'd first move the two close together and away from anything
metal (including desk, computer case, etc) and repeat your
tests. Do you have any other cordless devices in the
vicinity? I don't know for certain about your ??? model but
believe that at one time the 27 or 49MHz range was used for
many of them.