Do you read the manual before trying out new items?

[John 11]

Do you read the manuals or do you go straight in there and fiddle about with the new products you've just bought such as Mobiles, DVD/Recorders, TV, etc and try and work it out?

[Ally68 10]

That made me smile cos I always fiddle about with things without reading the manual. It's only when I get really stuck do I resort to getting the manual out. I don't know why I do this but it seems I'm not the only one

[Crayfish 10]

Oh yes, the buttons are more fun when their functions are a complete surprise

[Alex C. 10]

Nope, never

 

had my camera for a year before I discovered the advanced mode by reading the manual

[Thunzi 10]

I don't read the manual until I get completely stuck! Its a man thing though isn't it, like not being lost .

[Alex C. 10]

or being in a supermarket and so stubborn that you wont ask where the beach towels are and spend 25 minutes looking for them before asking

 

or is that just me?

[pk014b7161 11]

real men dont need manuals ! well not at at first, then we have a sly peek

[JoeP 11]

I'm a bloke. Although part of my job involved writing documentation and telling users to RTFM (Read The Friendly Manual) I try and avoid the documentation as much as possible.

 

When I bought my router I spent about 4 hours trying to get it working, Googled, asked people, and then eventually looked on page 4 of the manual where it said 'If this happens, do this'. I did it, and lo and behold all worked well.

 

I don't like to think how much of my life I've wasted by NOT reading the darn things!

 

[Draggletail 63]

Play about with the 'product' - best way to learn...

 

Read the manual if all else fails.

 

..........And if the manual doesn't make sense .....

ASK THE SHEFFIELD FORUM

[diskoheaven 10]

Noooooooooooo! Theres no need for manuals, unless u get in serious trouble (cant find the on button etc...)

[Cliff Clavin 10]

Manuals! What are they?

[koenigsinger 10]

I fiddle about with the manual open, just in case, and if it makes little sense, I phone a friend, and as a final answer, if the thing still wont work, leave it till another day