VICTOR
READER STREAM
USER GUIDE
by HumanWare
V1.4
October 2, 2024
Rev3 - FINAL
HumanWare is
proud to introduce the third version of VICTOR READER STREAM, the powerful
digital talking book player.
VICTOR READER
STREAM is designed as an advanced high-performance DAISY, MP3 and NISO player
for students, professionals and on-the-go persons who have extensive reading
needs. It allows you to transfer content from your PC
to its internal memory or to an external SD card and to receive content through
Wi-Fi. It provides advanced navigation of multiple
formats including DAISY, MP3, NISO and electronic text. The VICTOR READER
STREAM will be referred to as the Stream throughout this user guide.
Copyright
2024. All rights reserved, Technologies HumanWare inc..
This User
Guide is protected by copyright belonging to HumanWare, with all rights
reserved. The User Guide may not be copied in whole or in part, without written
consent from HumanWare.
1 Overview of VICTOR READER STREAM
1.2 Physical
Description of VICTOR READER STREAM
1.2.1 Front Face of the Player
1.2.3 Right Side of the Player
1.2.5 Bottom Edge of the Player
1.3.1 Turning the Player On and Off
1.3.3 Player Reset Using Power Button
1.4 Inserting
or Removing an SD Card
1.8 Transferring
Files Between Your Computer and Stream..
2.1 Changing
Volume, Speed and Tone/Pitch
2.1.1 Different Speed settings for TTS and
Audio playback
2.2 Changing Bass
and Treble (Music bookshelf)
2.5 Sleep
Mode and Time announcement
3.4 Text-to-Speech
Navigation Elements
3.5 Spell Mode for
Text Content
3.6 Bookshelf
Navigation — Key 1
3.6.1 Online Bookshelf Navigation
3.6.2 Multi-Level Bookshelf Navigation
3.7 User
Guide — Key 1 (Press and hold)
3.9.1 Where am I tag information
3.9.2 Where am I for online books
3.10 Multi-Voice
Text to Speech (TTS)
3.11 Audio,
Text, and Random Music Playback Modes — Key 9
3.12 Confirm,
Lock and Cancel — Pound and Star keys.
3.13.1 Available Information Items
4 Direct Navigation (Go To Key)
4.5 Go to
Beginning and End of Book
4.7 Skip
back or forward 10 items
4.8 Functions
for Online Services
5.1.2 Other types of text search
6.2.2 Save Last Used Navigation Level for
Each Book
6.4.1 Recording Volume Adjustment
6.4.2 Preferred Recording Source
6.4.3 Recording and audio bookmarks
default save location
6.4.4 Built-in Microphone File Type
6.4.5 Headset Recording File Type
6.4.6 External Recording Source
6.4.8 External Recording File Type
7 Bookshelf Structure and
Characteristics
7.1.2 Other Books Characteristics
7.2.1 Activating your Stream with Audible
7.3.6 Folder and File Name Announcement
7.4.2 Saved Podcasts Characteristics
7.5.2 Text File Characteristics
7.5.3 Navigating HTML/XML/DOCX Headings
7.6.2 Note File Characteristics
8.1 Daisy
Online configuration menu
8.2 Using
Daisy Online Service
8.4 Navigating
in your DAISY online bookshelves
9 Other Stream Wireless Features
9.2.1 NFB Newsline (Eligible United States
citizens and residents only)
9.2.2 NLS BARD (Eligible United States
citizens and residents only)
9.2.3 Bookshare
(eligible users only)
9.2.5 References (Wikipedia and
Wiktionary)
12.4 Storage and
transportation
12.6 Measured sound Power Level
12.8 Susceptibility to Interference
12.10 Battery Safety Precautions
13 Technologies HumanWare Contact
Information
Appendix 1 - Manufacturer
Warranty
This package contains the following items:
The face of the player can be divided into upper
and lower sections:
·
Below the number pad
are 4 keys. The Play/Stop key is located at the bottom of the player between
the Rewind
and Fast
Forward keys. Both the Rewind and Fast-Forward keys
can be identified via their raised edge. Above the Play/Stop key is the Sleep
key. Press the Sleep key multiple times to activate different Sleep timers
after which the player will automatically shut off. Press and hold the Sleep
key to announce the time and date.
On the
left side of the player, near the top corner, is the Power/Toggle
button. Press and hold this button to power the player on and off. Below the
Power button is an LED indicator. This
LED glows steady when the Stream is powered on and blinks when the Stream is
off and recharging the battery. When the player is on, press the same Power
button to toggle the volume, speed and tone/pitch settings. Below the LED
is the Up/Down button used to increase or
decrease volume, speed or tone/pitch selected with the toggle button. Volume
settings are saved between sessions.
At the bottom of the left side of the player is the
stereo microphone jack, which can be used to connect an external microphone or line-in.
On the top,
right side of the player is the Record button identified by a raised
red circle.
The top surface consists of the SD card slot, which
is protected by a small silicone cover.
The USB-C port is located at the bottom, center
of the player. Use this port to recharge the device, connect to a computer and
access the internal memory and/or the SD card using Media Transfer Protocol. The
battery will also recharge while connected to the computer. Depending on the
amount of power supplied by the computer, charging from the computer USB port may
be slower or the player may not charge at all. The most effective way to
recharge is to use the USB cable connected to the (included) power adapter to
recharge the player from the power mains. Note: If you wish, you may safely use
any other commercial USB charger without damaging your Stream. However, other
chargers may take longer to charge the Stream. HumanWare recommends a 1.5-amp
USB charger.
To the left
of the USB-C port is the headphone jack, which can also be used to connect to
external speakers.
To the right of the
USB-C port is the speaker (four small holes). The speaker is deactivated when headphones
are plugged in.
The player's model and serial number can be found on the back of the
device. This same information can also be obtained by pressing INFO (key 0) or by pressing and holding key 5. Around the label is
a rubber outline.
The
battery will automatically recharge whenever the player is plugged to AC power
or a computer. When the player is turned Off and plugged in, the power LED
indicator will blink if the battery is recharging. The player can also be used
while recharging but in this case the LED will glow steadily instead of blinking.
To obtain battery and recharge status, press and hold the Confirm key. You can also
obtain the battery and recharge status when you press the INFO key (key 0).
A full recharge takes up to 3 hours on AC power. Computers supply different
levels of power or perhaps no power at all on their USB ports depending on the
computer model and its configuration. Therefore, when recharging from a
computer USB port, the Stream will likely take longer to recharge, or possibly
not recharge at all, depending on the USB power supplied by the computer.
You may
safely use a USB-C AC adapter other than the supplied power adapter. For
optimal recharge, HumanWare recommends a 1.5-amp USB power adapter and a
quality USB Cable. Adapters with less power will likely require more than 3
hours to fully recharge the battery.
When the player is operating on battery and left in
pause mode for more than 30 minutes, it will shut Off automatically to conserve
battery life.
Important:
It is normal for the battery to become warm during recharging. Therefore, it is
recommended not to charge the battery with the player near a heat source or
within any kind of enclosure.
The fully
charged battery will provide up to 15 hours of playtime on headphones. However,
battery playtime may be reduced in the following cases:
To turn the player On, press and
hold the Power key for a few seconds, which is located on the top,
left side of the player. You will hear a beep and a welcome message.
To turn the player Off, press and
hold the Power key again. The device will announce “Shutting
down, please wait”, followed by two beeps, indicating the player has completed
powering Off.
Note: when the device is configured
to power off while the sleep mode is configured (see
section 2.5 "Sleep mode and time announcement), if the battery is too low, the
device will shutdown before attaining the configured period of time.
In the Configuration menu, under the
General settings submenu, you will find a submenu called “Power off options”,
containing a toggle between “Power off” and “Suspend”. By default, the option
“Power off” is selected, and your device is powering off when pressing and
holding the Power button, as described in the subsection above. If you toggle
this option to “Suspend”, when you will press and hold the Power button, it
will put the device in Suspend mode, that is working the same way as a Sleep
mode. To toggle between the two options, use the pound key. The Suspend mode
can be useful if you want to save time when using regularly your device
throughout the day. To put your device in Suspend, press and hold the Power
button. The two beeps sound will be emitted. To awake your device, press and
hold again the Power button, the device will emit a beep sound
and the device will return to the last position you were before putting the
device in Suspend. To shutdown completely the device when in Suspend mode, go
to the Configuration menu, then select the option “Shutdown now?”. Press on the
Pound key on this option, then press again on the Pound key on the confirmation
prompt to shutdown your device.
Note: when in Suspend mode, you
should shutdown your device when you know that you will not use the device for
a long period of time, as the Suspend mode will consume more energy than if the
device had been powered off. If your device is in Suspend, the device will
shutdown when the battery will be too low. Finally, please note
that in suspend mode, when using one of the
sleep time configurations,
the device will be put in suspend when
the sleep timer attains 0.
If the Stream does not respond to
any key presses including power off, hold down the Power button for 7
seconds to force a player reset.
Follow these steps to
insert and remove an SD card:
·
Hold the player
facing you. The SD card slot is on the top of the player.
·
Pull back the rubber
cover that covers the slot.
·
One corner of the SD
card is cut at a 45-degree angle. This cut corner should be at the bottom, left
when you insert the card into the player slot. If the card is not oriented
properly, it will resist insertion. Note that some SD cards have a small
write-lock tab on the right edge.
·
Gently push the card
down into the slot until it clicks into place. Do not use excessive force. Only
slight pressure is required to lock the SD card into place.
·
Put the rubber cover
back in place to cover the slot.
·
To remove the card,
push down on the top edge to release it. Then pull it out.
Attaching print or Braille labels to SD cards is not
possible as this can damage the Stream. To help identify SD cards, the Stream
supports an optional voice label. The label is stored in a reserved text file
named $VRLabel.txt saved on the root of an SD card. In the Tools menu of the
free HumanWare Companion software, you can create this label file for your SD
card. You can also use Windows Notepad to create the file. Whenever you insert
the card or turn on the Stream, it will look for this label file. If found,
Stream will announce its contents. The label cannot exceed 50 characters.
Stream will ignore any characters after the first 50 in the label file. This
label file is optional. If you do not require an auto-announcing label for your
SD card there is no need to set it up. This label is not related to the label
you see when viewing the SD card Properties in Windows.
When playing the contents of an SD card and
when it is removed from the player, the player will switch to internal memory
if there are files present. If no files are present in the internal memory, the
player will enter the key describer mode.
If the player is powered On
with both an SD card and/or files in its internal memory, the system will scan
the SD card first and will select the last book played. If the last book read
is not present, it will select the first available book present on the SD card.
If no books are found on the SD card, the system will scan for books on the internal
memory.
The
Stream recognizes various book types which are saved in separate folder
structures called Bookshelves. To select the Bookshelf that you want to read, press
the Bookshelf (1) key
multiple times. To move backward and forward along each Bookshelf, use the 4 and 6 keys. The Bookshelf list is
circular. Except for the Notes bookshelf and bookshelves for online services,
only the non-empty bookshelves are announced. On the SD or internal memory,
each Bookshelf is stored within a reserved folder name beginning with “$VR”.
Within each of these reserved folders (Bookshelves), there may be user-defined
subfolders containing separate books or file categories. You may place other folders and files on the SD
card, but it is only the contents of the $VR reserved folders that define the
Stream bookshelves. When you insert a
card that is not write-protected, Stream will automatically create $VR reserved
folders.
Bookshelf structure
and usage are defined as follows:
Bookshelf: DAISY Talking Books ($VRDTB folder).
Book types: DAISY, NISO and unprotected EPUB
books (see Technical specifications sections for more details).
Usage: To navigate in this bookshelf, it is
recommended that the files comprising each of your DTB books should be saved in
separate subfolders under this folder. Single book files such as EPUB files may
be saved in the root of this folder. Use the 2 or 8 keys to select folder
or book navigation levels and keys 4 or 6 to navigate at the chosen level. Press PLAY to select the book. In this
bookshelf, the current reading position and bookmarks are saved separately for
each book.
Bookshelf: Other Books ($VROtherBooks
folder).
Book types: Non-DAISY, non-NISO recorded books
composed of any of the Stream's supported audio file types (see Technical specifications section for additional details).
Usage: To make navigation in this bookshelf
easier, it is recommended that the files comprising each book should be saved
in separate subfolders under this folder. Folders may be nested. Optionally,
single-file books may be directly placed in the root of this folder. Use the 2
or
8 keys to select folder or book navigation level and keys 4 or 6 to navigate at the chosen level.
Press PLAY to
select the book. In this bookshelf, the current reading position and bookmarks
are saved separately for each book. Playback stops at the end of the last file
of each book.
Bookshelf: Music ($VRMusic
folder).
Book types: Playlists and recorded files
composed of any of the Stream's supported audio file types (see Technical specifications section for more details).
Usage: A music book is
either a playlist or the entire music structure (referred to as All Music
book). The current reading position and bookmarks are saved separately for
each book. Navigate between music books (playlists) using the 4
and 6
keys on the bookshelf. The All Music book consists of
nested folders containing audio files. For example, the structure can be genre,
artist, album and tracks. Navigate the All Music book
using 2 or 8 keys to choose folder or file navigation level and then
move within that level by using 4 or 6 keys. Playback continues from
the last file of one folder to the first file of the next folder. Random options
apply only to the Music books.
Bookshelf: Saved Podcasts ($VRPodcasts)
Book types: Any of the Stream's supported audio
file types (see Technical specifications section for more details).
Usage: Each saved podcast file is defined as a
separate book meaning you must move from file to file using the 4
or 6 keys while in the Bookshelf. Files may be in subfolders in
which case you use keys 2 and 8 to select folder or book navigation
levels. Reading positions and bookmarks are saved separately for each book
(file). Playback stops at the end of each book (file). In addition to podcasts,
it can be used to place the audio track of a movie, a concert or any lengthy
recording that the user wants to consider as one item for current position and
bookmarks purpose.
Bookshelf: Text ($VRText
folder).
Book types: all types of text files supported
by the Stream (see Technical specifications section for more details).
Usage: Each text file is defined as a separate
book meaning you must move from file to file using the 4 and 6
keys while in the Bookshelf. Files may be in subfolders in which case you use
keys 2 and 8 to select folder or book navigation level. Reading
position and bookmarks are saved separately for each book (file). Playback
stops at the end of each book (file). Note: If your braille file is not playing
correctly, check that you have selected the correct braille translation table
in the configuration menu (Key 7). Some text files might have
different encoding. If the file doesn’t play well, you can change the default
text encoding in the configuration menu.
Bookshelf: Notes ($VRNotes
folder)
Book types: Recorded audio notes
Usage: This is a single list of files recorded
by the Stream where each file is given an incremental number for each separate
recording. Each note is defined as a single book, meaning there is one current
reading position and set of bookmarks for each note.
Bookshelf: Radio Recordings ($VRInternetRadio)
Book types: Recorded Internet radio tracks
Usage: Each saved radio recording is defined as
a separate book, meaning you must move from file to file using the 4 and
6 keys while in the bookshelf. Press Play/Stop to play the
selected recording.
Note: Folder names are shown in mixed case for
readability, but Stream does not require mixed case.
The Stream may create other file names or
folders beginning with “$VR” on an SD card. Removing or altering these files
could result in unpredictable behavior.
To connect Stream to your computer for
transferring files, connect the small end of the USB cable to the USB-C port on
the bottom edge of the Stream and the other end to your computer's USB port.
Windows will recognize the Stream and you can then use
Windows Explorer to transfer files back and forth. Stream will also recharge
while connected although the recharge time could be longer than recharging from
AC power because the power supplied by the computer USB port may be less than
from AC power. If you have an SD card inserted into your Stream, both the
Stream’s internal memory and the SD card memory will be available on your PC,
under separate folders. Inserting or removing the SD
will have that SD card folder added or removed. If you have an SD card reader on your computer,
you may find it easier to transfer files using the computer's SD card reader
than using the USB cable with the Stream.
If you are not familiar with file transfers
using Windows Explorer, you may want to install the optional HumanWare
Companion software that may be downloaded for free from the HumanWare.com web
site.
The HumanWare Companion is a Windows program
used in conjunction with the Victor Reader Stream, Stratus or Trek to manage
your books, music, saved podcasts, voice notes, text notes, and text files. You
can use the HumanWare Companion to copy your books, music, saved podcasts and
text files to your player’s storage card, or remove these files from the
storage card. You can also use the HumanWare Companion to update your Stream’s
software. To do so, connect your Stream to the computer with the USB cable, or
load an SD card into a computer card reader. To download and install the
HumanWare Companion software, please visit: www.humanware.com/companion.
When the Stream is on, press the Power button on the top left side
multiple times to toggle volume, speed, or tone/pitch. Depending of the bookshelf, Tone/Pitch can be replaced by bass/treble settings.
After 10 seconds of non-use, the toggle control will return to Volume. Use the Up / Down arrows on the left side just below the Power button to raise or
lower the selected setting. There is a beep to mark the upper and lower range
of each control. If the book is not playing, STREAM will announce the setting position.
For tone/pitch, bass/treble and speed, there is also a beep to mark the normal
or 0 position. This indicates a flat tone setting, a normal pitch or normal
speed setting.
If preferred, you can configure the Tone control so that it varies the
audio pitch instead for playing audio that is not on the music bookshelf. Some people benefit more from a change in the
pitch of recorded audio than a change in the tone. To vary the pitch instead of
the tone, press key 7 to open the Navigation and Playback Menu.
Then use the right arrow to find Audio Adjustment mode and use the pound key to
select Pitch.
To comply with governmental regulations from
multiple countries, the Stream must enforce a high volume
warning notification system. When using a wired headset or headphones, you will
receive a warning when you try to increase the volume over the level of 9 out
of 20. The warning message is mandatory and must be listened to in its entirety before confirming the volume increase using the pound
key. The
high-volume confirmation will last until the player is shutdown, or until 20
hours have passed, whichever comes first. On shutdown, if the headphone volume
was above 9, it will be reset to volume 9. If your Stream is still powered on
after 20 hours and the current headphone volume is above 9, the volume will
automatically reset to volume 9, and you will have to listen to the volume
warning message again if you want to increase the volume over 9.
The Stream will remember separate
Speed settings for each of text-to-speech and audio playback. You can change
the speed of one without affecting the other. The same will apply to all books
using Text-to-Speech. Music files are not affected by your speed setting
because their speed is always set to normal by default. The TTS speed applies
also to messages and menus spoken in TTS.
For the Music bookshelf, the Tone/Pitch setting is replaced with Bass and
Treble controls. Press the Power button multiple times to
toggle between Volume, Speed, Bass and Treble. To alter the lower frequencies,
select the Bass control and either add bass by setting the control to a
positive value or remove bass by selecting a setting below zero. Similarly, you
can add or remove treble. Adding or removing bass will not alter the treble and
vice versa. To hear the music unaltered, set the bass and treble controls to
their 0 setting.
To start playing a book, press the Play/Stop
key.
To stop playing a book, press the Play/Stop
key again.
NOTE: Instead of the Confirm
key, you can also press Play/Stop to jump to an entered page,
heading or bookmark number. If you end your numeric entry with Play/Stop
then playback will start at the specified page, heading or bookmark number.
These keys allow you to go backward
or forward quickly.
Press and hold the Rewind
or Fast Forward key until
you reach the desired position, the movement of the Rewind or Fast
Forward keys will accelerate the longer you hold the
key down. For each three seconds you hold the keys, you will move forward or
backward 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes and
so on. The largest jump is 5 minutes. Between each three second jump, Stream will announce the time jump and play a clip
at normal.
If you simply press and release Fast Forward or Rewind instead of holding it down,
playback will jump forward or backward by 5 seconds.
If you are reading a text file, pressing and
holding the Rewind and Forward key permit to jump from percentages instead of
time: 1%, 2%, 5% and so on. The largest jump is 5%. If you do a short press on
the Rewind or Forward key, your text will jump from a line.
The Sleep button allows you
to obtain time announcements and set the Sleep Timer.
Press multiple times to set a Sleep
timer of 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 60
minutes and custom, after which the Stream
will automatically shut off. The Custom option
lets you enter the desired number of minutes using the keyboard. Your
custom timer can last 99 minutes or less. End your entry
with Confirm or Play. You may configure which Sleep timer
values appear using the settings menu.
To deactivate the Sleep function,
press Sleep repeatedly until you reach the OFF option.
One minute before the timer powers
off the player, you will hear a message informing you that 1 minute of Sleep
remains. When the timer expires, the player announces that it is powering off.
If desired, you may turn off these warning messages in the Playback and
Navigation section of the configuration Menu
(key 7).
Please note that if
you put your device in suspend mode, all the active custom sleep timers will be
deactivated.
Press & hold the sleep key to
hear the time and date. You can configure the way the time and date are
announced in the settings menu.
To set the date and time, press key 7
to open the Configuration menu. Use keys 4 and 6 to
access the item General Settings. Use keys 4 and 6
to access the item System and press Confirm. In the System menu,
use keys 4 and 6 to access the item Date and Time
and press Confirm. Use the 4 and 6 keys
to navigate the menu. Date and time menu items are as follows: Change Time, Change
Date and Advanced Time Settings. When on the menu item of your choice, press Confirm
to enter that given menu. This menu will have various submenu items. Enter the
correct value for each submenu using the numeric keys. Press Confirm
to move to the next submenu item or press Star to return to the menu. If an
invalid entry is made, the operation failed. When you reach the last submenu,
press Confirm to confirm your settings and return to the date and
time configuration menu.
The
daylight savings setting is a quick way to manually adjust your clock forward
or back one hour. You can manually activate Daylight Saving Time in the
Advanced Time Setting submenu.
Note: This
setting does not make the player automatically change the time at the
predetermined date twice a year.
Example:
If you wish
to modify the current month:
·
Access
the Date and Time menu.
·
Press
6
once to reach the Change Date
menu and press Confirm.
·
Press
Confirm once to reach the Month submenu.
·
Enter
the month (i.e. 1 to 12) using numeric keys.
·
Press
Confirm to move to
the next submenu (day).
·
If
you do not wish to modify the day, press Confirm again to reach the end of
the Change Date menu, at which point any settings entered in the Change Date
menu will be saved.
·
Press
the Back
button to exit the Time and Date settings menu.
Press and hold the Info (0) key to access the Key Describer Mode. Press and hold the Info key again to exit the Key
Describer Mode.
If there
is no content available, the key describer mode will be activated
automatically.
While in Key
Describer mode, you may press any key to hear its functions.
Stream allows you to navigate by
chapter, section, page, time jump, paragraph, or any other indexed element
defined by the producer of the book.
Use the 2 and 8 keys to choose a navigation level.
These differ from book to book but typically level 1
means chapter, level 2 means section, and level 3 means sub-section and so on. For
some books the actual name of the level will be said (Chapter, section, etc.) The
page element may not be present on all books. The phrase level is usually the
smallest navigation element but this is defined by the
book producer. Stream limits phrase jumps to a maximum length of 1 minute.
First, choose a navigation level (chapter, page, etc.), using the 2 and 8 keys. Then use the 4 and 6 keys to move backward and forward
between elements at the selected level. The 2 and 8 keys will announce only the levels
available for the book. The phrase level is always provided for DAISY books but its extent depends on the book producer. If
bookmarks are present in the book, you can choose to navigate by bookmarks. You
can choose to save the last used navigation level for each book from the
Navigation and Playback configuration menu.
Pressing the Star key within 10 seconds of any single
move backwards or forwards using keys 4 or 6 or single go to page move will undo
the operation and return you to your previous position.
The Undo function does not apply to the Rewind or Fast Forward buttons.
Time Jump navigation can be selected
using the 2 and 8 keys.
Press the key 4 to move backward or the key 6 to move forward by the jump
interval.
You can choose to turn on or off any
or all of the time intervals (30 seconds, 1,
5, 10 or 30 minutes) in the Navigation and Playback section of the
configuration Menu (key 7). Only the time jump
intervals you turned on will appear in the up and down navigation menu.
When Stream is in Text-to-speech mode, there will be additional text
navigation levels added to the 2 and 8 (up and
down) key
rotation. These include the text elements: screen, paragraph, line, sentence, bookmark,
word, spell and character. If you do a search in a text, then a Search level is
added to allow search of the next or previous search term. Screen and line
elements are defined arbitrarily as 25 lines per screen and a maximum of 80
characters per line. As with other navigation levels, you can move between
elements of the selected level using the 4 and 6 (left and
right) keys.
The Screen element will only be available when no pages are defined in the
book.
Spell mode can be selected using the 2 and 8 keys. The Spell mode can be found
between the Word and character navigation levels. Use keys 4 and 6 to move word by word. Stream will
announce the word and spell it. Capital letters are indicated
and that word will be spelled out.
Press the Bookshelf (1) key multiple times to
rotate through the circular list of Bookshelves. With the
exception of Notes and configured online services bookshelves, empty
bookshelves will not be announced. Bookshelves contain different types of books
and files as defined in the section Bookshelf Structure. Move backward and
forward along a Bookshelf using the 4 and 6 keys. Press the Go To key (above key
1) to enter a
relative book number. End the book number entry with the Confirm key to move to
the entered book number and remain on the bookshelf. When you reach the desired
book, press Play to have the Stream start to play from where you left off
in the selected book.
The Stream contains two bookcases, offline and
online, each containing multiple bookshelves. Toggle between the offline and
online bookcases using the Online button above key 2.
The online bookshelves have the same structure as the offline bookshelves; use
the Bookshelf
(1)
key multiple times to rotate through them, and the 4 and 6
keys to move backward and forward along them.
Optionally, you can
create a multi-level folder structure for the Talking books, Other Books, Saved
Podcasts and Text File bookshelves. Instead of only cycling through books one
at a time with keys 4 and 6, you can choose the level of
navigation with the UP and DOWN keys 2 and 8. Then, when pressing
keys 4
or 6,
you will move from folder to folder at the chosen level in a circular fashion.
When you arrive at the folder of interest, press keys 2 or 8 again to select the
book level within that folder and proceed to select the desired book.
Navigating at the book level will also move from folder to folder. The Stream
will navigate up to 8 levels of folders under the $VR folder. If you have more
than 8 levels, the additional levels will be recognized by the Stream as level
8. If you also put files in the root of the $VR
folder, those files will only be listed at the Book level of the 2 and 8 rotation.
Note:
Multi-level bookshelves are not mandatory. If you choose not to organize books
at multiple subfolder levels, you can just browse the bookshelf with keys 4
and 6
to navigate at the Book level.
You can access the built-in user
guide at any time by pressing and holding key 1. Press and hold key 1 again to exit. The built-in user
guide is in DAISY format, so it can easily be navigated by heading and section
levels.
When browsing bookshelves or from a
book, you can manage your books by rotating between the following actions with
key 3:
Delete, Copy, Copy All, or Move. Additionally, other operations are available
when pressing the key 3, depending on each bookshelf. To know more about the
options available with the key 3 in a specific bookshelf, press multiple times
the key 3 to rotate between options. When you heard the desired option, press
the Confirm key to select it. You can press the Star key at any time to cancel and
return to your book. The actions that are available for each book depend on the
type and location of the book. There are some exceptions, but the basic rules
are:
·
Books
located on an SD card or the internal memory can be
deleted.
·
Books
located in the internal memory can be moved.
·
Books
located on the Online Bookshelf can be moved or deleted.
While browsing or playing the files
in the All Music book, you can press key 3 to delete a single file. Press the Confirm
key to confirm deletion or any other key to cancel. To delete a folder,
navigate back to the folder’s level. Press key 3 to delete the folder
and the Confirm key to confirm deletion or any other key to cancel. You
may not however delete a file from a playlist.
While browsing the Notes book, you
can press key 3 to delete a single Note file. Press the Confirm
key to delete the selected item and the Stream will ask you to confirm. Press Confirm
again to delete or any other key to cancel deletion. You can consolidate your
notes by pressing key 3 twice. Consolidating your notes
will number them from 1 to the number of notes you have. Press the Confirm
key to consolidate your notes and press the Confirm key again to
confirm or any other key to cancel.
Note that books can be stored on both the SD card and the internal memory of the player. For book management, the behavior for SD cards and internal memory is the same.
The Where am I key will announce your reading position without interrupting the
reading process. Depending on the book type, Stream will announce one or more
of the pages and heading numbers, section title, or file name. For Music, it
will announce current folder and file names and the file times. For Talking
books, Other Books, Saved Podcasts and Notes, it will announce the percentage
of the book or note played as well as individual file times. For text files, it
will announce the percentage of the file played. Reading will resume once this
information has been announced. For talking books, the time remaining in the
section will also be announced. For most books, this translates as the time
remaining in the current chapter. Note that time information is not always
available.
When
you press and hold the key 5, it will give you a shortened version of the Info
menu containing the version number, number of user keys installed and serial
number.
For mp3 and mp4 files, if you press Where
am I (key 5) twice, the Stream will announce ID3 tags
data. While listening to an Internet Radio station, pressing Where
am I (key 5) once will announce the song or Stream title if available.
Pressing Where am I (key 5) twice will announce additional
information about the station if available, such as its Name, Genre, URL,
Publicity, Content type, and Bitrate. If you don't want to hear all the tags,
press Play to
interrupt the tag information and resume playback.
While reviewing the list of results after doing
an online book search, press Where am I (key 5) to hear additional information
about the book such as the book synopsis.
The
Stream allows the usage of one or two voices of your choice: one menu voice and
one additional voice.
You can
toggle which voice is used to read the content by pressing and holding key
7. The menu is always read with the menus voice as the name implies.
There are two types of Playback modes
available: Recorded audio and Text-To-Speech (TTS). For DAISY or NISO books
with full text/full audio, use the 9 key to switch back
and forth between the recorded audio and the same position in the equivalent
electronic text. The synchronization depends on the book producer but typically
text and audio are synchronized to the paragraph or sentence element.
The last used playback mode is saved between
reading sessions. Only the modes available for the selected book will
be available for selection with the 9 key. If the book is only recorded or
only text then the appropriate mode is automatically
selected and the 9 key has no choices available.
When
playing Music, you can press key 9 to toggle between the following
playback modes: Random Off, Random On, Loop Folder, and Loop Single. Random On
will randomize your playlist elements, while Loop folder will automatically
start playback from the beginning of the current folder when the end of the
folder is reached. Loop Single will automatically start playback from the
beginning of the current file when the end of the file is reached. Note that
the Loop Folder and Loop Single modes have priority over the Loop settings in
the configuration menu.
The Pound (Confirm) key allows you to confirm an operation or end a
numeric entry such as a page number or a text entry such as a text search item.
Press and hold Confirm to announce battery and recharge status as well as
download information.
The Star key allows you to cancel an
operation. If you press and hold the Star key, it will also lock the keypad. To unlock,
press keys 1, 2, and 3 in sequence. There is one exception
to the keyboard locking and it is the power off. So, a short press on the Power
key will not shutdown the device and a message “Keyboard lock” will be heard,
but holding down the Power key for 2 seconds will power
down the player.
The Info (0) key announces book, player, and battery
information. There are two ways to access the information.
Press the Info (0) key. All information items will be announced.
You can also press the Info (0) key and press key 4 or 6 to move backward or
forward through the items. Pressing the Info (0) key repeatedly will
also permit to move through each item.
To cancel the Info messages, press
the Star or Play keys.
You may also press and hold the Info
key to enter and exit Key Describer Mode.
While the
information items are announced, the Key Describer Mode cannot be
activated.
Book title
Number of Notes (Notes bookshelf
only)
Number of files and folders (Music
Bookshelf only)
Number of pages where available and
number of headings
Recording time remaining (Notes bookshelf only)
Total time in the book
Playtime elapsed and playtime
remaining
Number of Bookmarks set in the book
Number of Books
Note: the information about the internal
space is announced at first, then the information about the sd
card.
Internal memory space remaining
SD space remaining
Battery status or, if the player is
operating on AC power, the status of the battery recharge
Download Info
Wireless status
VICTOR READER Stream model
number, software version number, number of user authorization keys (if any),
and player serial number.
The Go to Page function allows you to go directly to a desired page.
Press the Go to key, above key 1. If you press this key once, you
will hear “Go to page”. Enter a page number. Press Confirm to go to the
selected Page. Stream will confirm the entered Page number. You can also press
the Play/Stop key to have Stream start playback from the chosen
page.
If you press the Go to
key twice, you will hear “Go to heading”. It allows you to enter a
heading number relative to the start of a DAISY or NISO book. This is useful
for books that do not have page markers. For example, you could jump directly
to a chapter by going to its heading number rather than advancing chapter by
chapter.
End your heading number entry with Confirm
to move to that heading or end with Play to move and start playback.
The Stream has a Go To Time feature for DAISY or NISO recorded books, Other
Books, Saved Podcasts, and Audio Notes bookshelves. While in these bookshelves,
press the Go To key until you hear, “Go To Time”. Then, enter
a time in hours and minutes relative to the start of the book or audio note.
The last 2 digits of the entry represent minutes and
the other digits represent hours. The minutes can range from 00 to 99. For
example:
When reading files in the Text Bookshelf or
audio files in the Other Books or Saved Podcast bookshelves, the Go to
Page key will become a Go To Percent
key for navigating to relative positions x% from the start of the file. Press Go To Percent and then enter a percentage from 0 to
100. Press Confirm to position to that relative position in the file or
press Play to position and start playback at that relative position.
For example, entering 0 will position to the start of the file, entering 50
will position to the middle of the file, and entering any number greater than
99 will position to the end of the file. For text files, Stream moves to the
beginning of the paragraph that contains the position of the specified
percentage.
To quickly reach the beginning or end of a book,
you can press the Go to key followed by Rewind or Play to go to the
Beginning of the book or press the Go To key
followed by Fast Forward to jump to the end of the book.
If you are browsing the Bookshelf, the Go to Page key becomes a Go to
Book key allowing you to enter a relative book number on a given
Bookshelf which is useful for Bookshelves that contain many books. Press Go
To key and enter a number for the book you want to go to. You can then
press Confirm to navigate to the book or Play
to start playing the book.
while holding the 4 and 6 keys when
navigating in all bookshelves, you can skip
back or forward 10 items. For example, when on
the results list after a search, or in the books list
on a bookshelf, while holding the 4 and 6 keys, you will skip back
or forward 10 items.
Special functions are available on the Go To
key when browsing the online bookshelves while connected to a wireless network.
If the Go To key is pressed twice when browsing the NFB Newsline
bookshelf, it allows you to manually synchronize downloaded content with the
NFB Newsline online service. When browsing the Bookshare
or NLS BARD bookshelf, pressing the Go To key twice will allow you to
search for books using the online services. When browsing the Internet Radio
bookshelf, pressing the Go To key will allow you to navigate
to a specific radio station or a specific playlist containing radio stations.
Then, press the Play key to start listening the radio station selected. From
the References bookshelf, the Go To key also allows you to search
for Wikipedia and Wiktionary references from a book or go directly to a
specific file. From the Podcasts bookshelf, you can use the Go To
key to add podcast feeds. In the TuneIn Radio bookshelf, while listening to a
podcast episode, the Goto key allow to go to a specific position in the podcast
episode you are listening. TuneIn Radio options can be accessed by pressing the Go To key multiple
times until reaching the desired options, which are: Go to, Search
TuneIn Stations, Search TuneIn Podcasts and Browse.
For all online searches, the Go To key can be used to go directly to a specific search result by entering the search result number followed by Confirm.
The
Stream has a text search function for text books.
Using the multi-tap text entry method on the number keys as you would to enter
text on a telephone, you can type in your search item. If you use the Stream
with a different text-to-speech language, the typing keypad will offer the
characters of the currently selected language. Press and hold key 7
to switch from one text-to-speech language to the other.
The following
describes how to perform a text search from a book in the Text Files bookshelf.
This method can also be used to search DAISY or NISO books (e.g. Bookshare) found in the Talking Books or online bookshelves
providing the book has text and the player is in text-to-speech mode (key 9).
DAISY or NISO books that are recorded only cannot be searched as they have no
text.
Prior to searching
in text for the first time, you should select your preferred method of typing
on the Stream. There are two Multi-tap text entry
methods: “Announce final character only” and “Announce character on each key
press, then enter character after pause”. Select your desired method from the Multi-tap text entry
method section of the configuration menu (key 7).
This can also be toggled by holding the Bookmark
key for a few seconds when in a text entry field.
Each button is
listed with its letter or symbols in order of their appearance.
When entering your
password, you may toggle between lowercase, uppercase, and numeric only with
the Bookmark key. Please note that the possibility to switch from
lowercase to uppercase is only present in text fields that are text sensitives,
for example when you enter your password. In other text fields, you only have
the choice to switch between text and numeric. When using a non-English voice,
the list will vary based on the language.
1 Key: 1, period, comma, question mark, dash,
forward slash, colon, semi colon, single quote, quotes, back slash, less than
sign, greater than sign, opening bracket, closing bracket
2 Key: a, b, c, 2
3 Key: d, e, f, 3
4 Key: g, h, i, 4
5 Key: j, k, l, 5
6 Key: m, n, o, 6
7 Key: p, q, r, s, 7
8 Key: t, u, v, 8
9 Key: w, x, y, z, 9
0 Key: space, 0,
exclamation mark, at sign, pound sign, dollar sign, percent sign, caret,
ampersand, asterisk, opening parenthesis, closing parenthesis, underscore, plus
sign, equal sign, UK Pound sign, euro, Yen sign
Follow these steps
to use the search function:
If
searching a large file, you may hear “Please Wait” while the search is in
progress. If you press the Cancel key while searching, the
search function is stopped, the current position remains at the original
starting position.
Here’s a list of all search functions that use
the multi-tap text entry method as described above.
You can use Stream
for voice recordings which are called audio notes. These notes will be saved on
the SD card or on the internal memory (depending of the option chosen in the “Recording and audio
bookmarks save location” submenu), in the $VRNotes
folder. Each recording is assigned an incremental numeric filename. You can
record using either the built-in microphone, the microphone of a headset
connected in the audio jack or an external microphone
plugged into the microphone jack located at the bottom left of
the player. The built-in microphone is omni directional which is useful for
recording meetings or lectures while an external directional microphone may be
better for recording interviews. The maximum length of a single Audio note is 8
hours or a file size of 2 GB. The number of Audio notes you can record is only
limited by the space left on your SD card or on the internal
memory of the device.
There are two ways
of recording notes. You can either use the quick-record feature or use the
standard procedure.
To quick-record a note at any point, press and hold the Record
button located on the right side of the player. A message and beep will be
heard. Talk into the player's integrated microphone (located just above the Go
To key) or into an external microphone. To end quick recording, release the Record
button.
To record a long
message, press the Record button located on the right side of the player to start
the recording. To pause and resume recording, press the Play/Stop button. Press
the Bookmark
key during the recording to insert a bookmark. To end the recording, press the Record
button again. While in recording mode, you may press the Star key to cancel the
recording, and then press the Star key again to confirm that you
really want to cancel the recording.
Please note that
while recording with a plugged-in microphone, no system message will be heard,
including if the battery level gets low, so make sure you have plenty of power
or are plugged in to a power source.
To listen to your
audio notes, use the Bookshelf (key 1) to find
the Notes (SD card and/or internal memory) bookshelf.
Press Confirm to enter
the Notes bookshelf. Then, use the 4 and 6 keys to
move from folder to folder (Generic or another folder, see section 7.6 “Notes” to know more).
Then, press the Pound key to enter to
the desired folder, then navigate with the 4 and 6 keys to move from note to
note. You may choose to record in MP3, WAV or FLAC file types. Press menu key 7 to
access the Configuration menu. Use the 4 and 6 keys
to access the item Recording and press Confirm. Use the 4
and 6 keys to find the recording file type. Then use
keys 4 and 6 to choose your desired file type.
Choosing the right
recording file type, external source, and recording mode depends on the type of
recording you want to do. For example, MP3 files allow you to record more audio
than WAV files because of their smaller size, but WAV files offer a higher
recording quality. The FLAC format is also available with the same quality of
WAV, but smaller in file size. For MP3 files, selecting a smaller bitrate will
result in smaller but lower quality files.
You can adjust the
recording volume by navigating to the submenu “Recording volume adjustment”.
You have the choice between “Fixed” and “Manual”. The fixed adjustment is the
option by default, that permit to record with a normal volume value determined
by the player. If you want to fine-tune the volume of your recordings, the
Manual option will be better to suit all your needs. After selecting this
option, you will be able to change the recording volume using the key 2 to
lower the recording volume and the key 8 to raise it.
Microphone recording
is generally used for voice notes and memos, while line-in recording is best if
you want to record music or the radio from external sources. If you can barely
hear your recording when using an external microphone, make sure the recording
file type is not set to line-in. Stereo recording has a better audio quality
and takes twice as much space as mono recording, so use the mono recording mode
to reduce the file size or when recording from a mono source, which is the case
for headsets and external microphones that are not specifically sold as being
stereo.
Bookmarks allow you to return to a
place quickly and easily. You can place a virtually unlimited number of
bookmarks in the same book. The Bookmark key lets you insert and
return to bookmarks, hear them listed or remove them.
Press the Bookmark key (above key 3) until you hear ‘go to
bookmark’. Enter the number of the bookmark you wish to go to. Press Confirm.
Stream will go to the bookmark and announce its number. Alternatively, press
the Play/Stop key. Stream will go to the requested bookmark and
begin playback.
Using the 2 and 8
keys, navigate through the navigation options until you hear “Bookmark”. Then,
using the 4 and 6 keys, navigate in the bookmarks present in your
currently opened file.
Press the Bookmark key twice or until you hear ‘insert bookmark’. You
can also access this function by holding the Bookmark key down instead of pressing it twice. Enter the
number from 1 to 99998 that you wish to assign to the Bookmark. Press Confirm
to confirm, or the Play/Stop key to confirm and start playback.
The bookmark will be stored in memory.
NOTE: If you confirm without entering a
number, Stream
will assign the first available bookmark number.
NOTE: If you enter 99999 as the bookmark number, an invalid entry message will be announced
and the action will be cancelled, since this number is reserved to remove all
bookmarks. See Remove Bookmark.
You may even insert a simple
bookmark while recording a long audio note. This would be useful to mark an
important comment made during a lecture or meeting that you are recording. To
set a bookmark while recording, simply press the Bookmark key once. You
cannot insert a bookmark during a quick recording (while holding down
the Record
key).
To record an audio bookmark, do the
following:
·
Press
the Bookmark
key twice or until you hear ‘insert bookmark’.
·
Enter
the number you wish to assign to the Bookmark. You may skip this step and a number will be assigned automatically.
·
Invoke the quick
recording mode by pressing and holding the Record key and recite a short
message. Then release the Record
key. Instead of the quick recording method, you may also use the standard
recording method by pressing and releasing the Record key, say your message,
then press the Record key again to end the recording. Whichever method you use;
audio bookmark recordings are limited to 1 minute in length. If the one-minute limit is reached,
the recording is stopped, and the bookmark is saved. To play back your audio bookmark, simply go to
or browse to that bookmark. You will hear your recording and then playback will
continue at the bookmarked position. Unlike audio notes, you cannot fast
forward or rewind within your audio bookmark recording.
·
To cancel, press the Star
key. Cancel is not available while using Quick recording mode.
Audio bookmarks may be recorded
during the playback of books or audio notes. The bookmark will be stored in memory and the
associated recording will be stored on the SD card or on
the internal memory (depending on the option chosen in the “Recording
and audio bookmarks default save location” submenu), in
a reserved folder named $VRAudioBkm. You should
not modify any files within this folder. The recorded files are linked to the
simple bookmarks in internal memory. The recorded file name format is x_y_z.MP3
or x_y_z.wav where x is the first 13 characters of the book title text, y is an
8-character computer generated unique book identifier, and z is a 6-digit
bookmark number. For bookmarks placed in MP3 files or audio notes, there is no
book title. In these cases, x will be “Other______”, “music___”, or “AudioNote____”, respectively. While playing an audio
bookmark, you can press the Rewind key once to replay the
recorded voice note or press Fast Forward to skip it and start
playing the book at the bookmarked position. You cannot Fast Forward or Rewind
within the audio bookmark.
Highlight Bookmarks are used to define the
Start and the End positions of a passage for later playback. Setting highlight
bookmarks is a great way to study important passages in text
books.
Press the Bookmark key
3 times or until you hear “Start highlight bookmark”.
Enter a bookmark number followed by Confirm.
NOTE: You can omit entering the bookmark
number in which case Stream will assign the first
available bookmark number.
Press the Bookmark
once. You will hear “End highlight bookmark”. Press Confirm or the Play/Stop
key to confirm. The current position is set as the ending position. If the end
position is placed before the start position, they will be switched. The
message "Highlight bookmark "X" inserted" is then
played. The user can also cancel the highlight bookmark by pressing the Cancel
key. In both cases, the state reverts to Start.
NOTE: When a
highlight bookmark starting position is set but not the ending position, its
highlight bookmark number becomes unavailable. Stream will announce “Bookmark "X" already exists”
if the user enters a regular bookmark with this number.
NOTE: If you remove the book or power off the Stream before closing the highlight, highlight will be auto-completed. If this occurs, the current location will be
used as the end highlight position.
When going to a highlight bookmark, if you end the bookmark
number entry with the Play/Stop key, playback will start from
this current position and stop at the highlight bookmark ending position.
If the Confirm key was used, Stream will position at the bookmark
but not play. While playing the highlighted passage, you can jump to the
beginning by usingthe Rewind key. At the end of
the highlight, you can play it again by using the Rewind key.
When deleting a highlight bookmark, the "Highlight bookmark
"X" removed" message will be announced. It is possible to
delete a highlight bookmark that was started but not closed. This action
reverts the highlight bookmark state to Start.
Press the Bookmark key four times, or until you hear ‘remove
bookmark’. Enter the number of the Bookmark you wish to remove. Press Confirm.
To remove all the Bookmarks in a
book, first press the Bookmark key four times or until you hear
‘remove bookmark’, then press the key 9 five times (enter number 99999).
Then press Confirm.
The Stream can be customized using
the Configuration menu. When using an application, press the key 7
to open the local menu. Press key 7 again to access the global
menu. Please note that if there are no local settings in an application, the
message “No local settings” will be heard when pressing the first time the Key
7 and you will be directed automatically to the global menu. When in a menu,
use the 4 and 6 keys to navigate through the list
or items and the Pound (#) key to access an item.
Press the Star (*) key to go back one level. In the
next sections, we will go through all the device’s menus. You will learn how to
interact with the functions of your device.
Use this
item to change the voice that will read the menus. Use keys 4 and
6 to cycle through the available variants of your system language.
Press Confirm to accept the variant of your choice. Then, using the 4
and 6 keys, select your desired voice then press Confirm to select it. The
download and installation of the selected voice will begin automatically
and the new voice will apply upon restarting the device.
Use this item to add a second text-to-speech voice (note that the additional voice reads content, not menus). Use keys 4 and 6 to cycle through the available languages supported by the device, then press Confirm on the desired language. Then, using the 4 and 6 keys, navigate in the list of variants of your selected language if any, and press Confirm to select the variant of your choice. Finally, using the 4 and 6 keys, cycle through the available voices, then press Confirm on the desired voice. The download and installation of the new voice will begin automatically and the new voice will apply upon restarting the device. Note that you can toggle from one voice to another by pressing and holding key 7. If no additional voice is selected, the device will only use the menu voice.
The Swap voices feature allows you to quickly swap the Content voice with the Menu voice. Use keys 4 and 6 to select “Swap voices” then press Confirm to confirm voice swap (note that the unit will automatically shut down after confirmation). Please also note that this option only works if the two voices are in the same language and in your system language.
The Change system language feature allows you
to change the system language. Use keys 4 and 6 to cycle through the available
languages supported by the device. Once selected, this will trigger a software
update. See section 6.5.1.3
"Download and install a software update" for details.
Use the Select content voice to select the voice that is used to only describe content. Press the Pound key to toggle between one voice and the other. The change will take effect immediately.
Different braille translation tables
are made available to you depending on the Text-to-Speech language selected. In
the Language Menu, use keys 4 or 6 to access the braille translation table item,
then the Confirm key to enter in this submenu. Use the keys 4 or 6 to select the braille translation table
value of your choice. Press Confirm to accept choice. The first table in the list is the current default. Whichever table you
select will become the new default table for the corresponding text-to-speech
voice.
When a text or braille file is
opened, the device will try to use the appropriate encoding associated with the
content. Unfortunately, it happens that the document cannot be read properly and in these circumstances, you would have to use the option
“Select encoding” to force the device to read your document in another encoding
and so, to be able to read your document properly. To change the encoding, go
to the item “Select encoding”, then press the Confirm key. You will have access
to the list. Select your preferred option, then press the Confirm key to
validate. The selected option will become the option by default and will be the
first on this list the next time you will return in this submenu.
You can turn on or off the beeps
heard when pressing keys. Turning off this option will also suppress the second
beep heard when starting playback as well as the "locked" message
indicating that the keypad has been locked. You can also set the
“key beeps” option to “play only”. In this case, all the
beeps are deactivated except the beep that is heard when
resuming the playback after a pause in a book. The Locked message
cannot be turned off for the Power key. The up / down keys on the
left side of the player will only beep at their minimum, normal, and maximum
positions regardless of this menu setting.
There are two multi-tap text entry
methods: “Announce character on each key press, then enter character after
pause” and “Announce final character only” (default method). You can toggle between methods using Confirm. See section 5.1 "Text Search" to learn how to use each method.
This can also be toggled by pressing
and holding the Bookmark key when in a text entry field.
Select this item to change the time on the device. You can set the hours, minutes, and switch from AM to PM (if in 12h hour format).
Select this item to change the date on the device. You can set the
year, month, and day.
Select this item to change the
format of the time and date.
You can change the Time Format:
(12h/24h); the Date Format (Month/Day/Year, Year/Month/Day, Day/Month/Year);
the Daylight-Saving Time/Standard Time; the Time and date announcements (Announce
Time Only, Announce Both Time and Date).
The Sleep timer's 1 minute warning
and Sleep off messages can be turned on or off.
Select this item if you wish to change the
Sleep timer values that are available on the Sleep key: 15 minutes, 30 minutes,
45 minutes, 60 minutes and custom timer
values can be individually activated and deactivated.
This is a toggle between “Power off” and
“Suspend”. By default, the option is set at “Power off” and if you press and
hold the Power button, the device will shutdown as described in section 1.3.1 "Turning the
player on and off". If you toggle to “Suspend”, when
pressing and holding the Power button, it will activate the suspend mode as
described in section 1.3.2
"Suspend mode".
Note:
when the toggle is set to “Suspend”, an option is added to the Configuration
menu called “Shutdown now?”. Press on the Pound key on this option to shutdown now your device, then press again on the Pound key
on the prompt asking you if you want to shutdown now.
You can choose to turn on or off any
or all of the following time intervals: 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 30
minutes. Only the time jump intervals you turn on will appear in the up and
down (keys 2 or 8) navigation menu when playing
books.
Select this item if you wish to save your
navigation level for a book you are reading. With this feature, when reopening
the book, the current navigation level remains the same as the one configured
before closing it.
When you listen to audio content except music,
this option permit to toggle between Tone and Pitch. By default, the option
“Tone” is selected, indicating that if you do short press few times on the
power button, you will be able to adjust the tone, along with the speed and
volume. If you toggle the “Audio adjustment” to Pitch and then do some short
press on the Power button, you will be able to adjust the pitch along with the
speed and volume control.
Playback will play repeatedly when
Loop mode is selected. It will automatically restart again at the beginning
when reaching the end of a book.
Select this menu to configure your music on the
device. You have the choice to play music randomly or not, to loop a folder, or
to loop a single file.
This option
permits to the user to decide how they want to be warned when the end of the
book is reached. You can toggle between “Message”, in which the message “End of
book” will be said, and “Beep”, in which a beep will be emitted when the end of
the book is reached.
Here are a few points to note before describing
the wireless configuration menu:
·
The
Airplane Mode is used to turn off all wireless communication for
situations where you are not allowed to use a wireless device. If the Airplane
Mode is turned on, then the wireless communication is turned Off.
You can also turn on the Airplane Mode in situations where you know you don’t
need wireless communication to save battery power. To quickly turn on the
Airplane mode, press and hold the Online bookshelf key and the system will
announce “Airplane Mode: On”. To turn it Off, simply press and hold the Online
bookshelf key again and you will hear “Airplane mode Off”. Finally, if the
Airplane Mode is turned on, pressing the Online button will remind you by
announcing the message “Airplane Mode: On”.
·
The
SSID is the name of a network router.
It is announced when you perform a Scan
for Available Connections. It is possible that a router has been configured
to hide its SSID. In that case, it will not appear in the list of connections
when performing a scan. To connect to such a network, you need to use the
Create a New Connection option and manually enter the SSID.
·
The
Password is the authentication key
used with your network router. It is case sensitive so when entered with the
Stream’s multi-tap feature, you may toggle between lowercase, uppercase, and
numeric only with the Bookmark key.
·
The
Nickname is a friendly name to be
used by the Stream to identify a network. This optional name will not be
spelled as is the case with the SSID so you should enter an easily
pronounceable name for the built-in text-to-speech. The maximum length of the
nickname is 50 characters long.
The first item of the Wireless menu is
“Airplane mode”. Use this item to turn on or off the airplane mode. By default,
the airplane mode is on. When the airplane mode is on, the wireless and
Bluetooth features are turned off. When airplane mode is turned off, the
wireless features are turned on automatically.
The first
item of the Wi-Fi submenu permit to toggle Wi-Fi on or
off.
Use this
item to hear information on the network status. You can use 4 and 6 keys to
navigate between the various available network information like the SSID, the
signal strength and more.
Use this menu if you wish to establish a new
Wi-Fi connection. You will be given the choice to scan for a connection, to
establish a WPS connection, or to manually create a connection.
Use this item to scan for Wi-Fi routers within
range of your Stream. After a few seconds, a list of available routers should
be displayed. Use keys 4 and 6 to browse the
available router SSIDs that were found. Press Confirm to confirm the
router you wish to access. You will then be prompted to enter the password for
the chosen router. Enter the password using the multi-tap text entry on the
numeric keypad. Press and hold the Info key to access the key describer mode
and have each letter and symbol announced when the key is pressed on the text
entry keypad. End your entry with the Confirm key. If successful, the
router SSID and password will be added to your list of configured connections
(routers) and the new connection will be launched as your active router. You
will then be asked to enter an optional nickname for the new connection.
Select this item to connect to a protected
Wi-Fi network. If a WPS network is detected by the Stream, press on the WPS
button on your router to establish the connection.
Use this menu item instead of scanning if you
know the specific router SSID you wish to configure or if your router does not
broadcast its SSID. You will be prompted to enter the SSID. Use the multi-tap
text entry on the keypad to enter the SSID and press Confirm. You will then be
asked to enter the router password. Enter it and end with the Confirm
key. Use the Bookmark key to toggle between uppercase, lowercase, and numeric
only. Press and hold the Info key to access the key describer
mode and have each letter and symbol announced when the key is pressed on the
text entry keypad. If successful, the router SSID and password will be added to
your list of configured connections (routers) and the new connection will be
launched as your active router. You will then be asked to enter an optional
nickname for the new connection. Please note that both SSID and password are
case sensitive.
By default, the Stream will automatically
connect to the best available Wi-Fi router in range. Optionally, you may use
the left and right arrows to select from a list of Wi-Fi routers that you have
previously configured. Press Confirm to confirm your selection.
The selected router will then be used for subsequent wireless data transfer.
You only need to use this item when you have configured multiple routers and
want to launch an alternate router as your active connection for data transfer.
Use keys 4 and 6 to
select from a list of Wi-Fi routers that you have previously configured. Press Confirm
to confirm your selection. The selected router will then be deleted from your
list of configured Wi-Fi routers.
Use this item to process a network
configuration file generated with the HumanWare Companion software. Press Confirm
to process a network configuration from a file on the SD card. To generate a
network configuration file, select the Wi-Fi Configuration item in the Tools
menu of the HumanWare Companion. Enter your SSID and password. Optionally, you
can enter a nickname for the network. The configuration file will be saved on
the Stream’s SD card.
Use this item to validate your current
connection to the Internet. The Stream will connect to a webpage and if
successful, the Stream will prompt a short message that informs you of a
successful connection. You can replay the message by pressing the Play
key.
Note: If you require the MAC address of
your Stream in order to configure the MAC filtering of
your router, you can find it by pressing the Info (key 0)
on your Stream. The Stream will announce it in the Wireless section of the
Info.
Use this menu to configure your Bluetooth
settings. You have the option to connect to, disconnect from or forget
Bluetooth devices.
Use this item to toggle Bluetooth on or off.
Turn it off to preserve your battery if you don’t intend to use Bluetooth.
First, make sure the Bluetooth device you want
to pair with is turned on. Upon selecting this sub-menu, the Stream will start
scanning for available Bluetooth devices nearby. Scroll to the list of
available devices using the 4 and 6 keys then press Confirm
to pair with it. You will receive confirmation once you are connected.
Once you are paired, your Stream will remember
your Bluetooth device and pair with it whenever the device is activated and in close proximity.
Upon selecting this sub-menu, the Stream will display
a list of the Bluetooth devices you are paired with, if they are activated and
located nearby. Scroll through your devices using the 4 and 6
keys then press Confirm to connect to it. You will receive
confirmation once you are connected.
Once you connect to a device, Bluetooth will
automatically connect to it each time you turn on the device.
In this sub-menu, the Stream will list the name
of the devices you are currently connected to. Scroll to the name of the device
you wish to disconnect from using the 4 and 6 keys then press Confirm
to disconnect from it. You will receive confirmation once you are
disconnected.
In this sub-menu, the Stream will list the name
of the devices your player has detected. Scroll to the name of the device you
wish to forget using the 4 and 6 keys, then press Confirm.
You will receive confirmation once the device is forgotten.
When
considering your recording configurations, note that the built-in and headset
microphones operate only in mono mode. Stereo recording is only possible with
the external microphone or line-in. The choice of recording file type will
affect both the quality of the recording and the size of the recorded file. If
you increase the quality of the recording, it will produce a larger recorded file and stereo recorded files are bigger than mono
recordings.
Use this
item to adjust the recording volume. You can toggle the recording volume from
“Fixed” (the player adjusts the volume automatically) or “Manual” (volume
adjusted by user, normally used with an external device).
The Stream is able to record from a variety of sources. Use this item to
select a Preferred recording source. Options include “Currently active”
(whichever source is presently being used), “External microphone”, “Headset”
and “Internal microphone”.
You
can choose your preferred recording save location
for your newly created notes and audio bookmarks.
You can choose between SD card and internal memory. Please note that if you
have chosen to save your notes on an SD
card, if no SD card is present, your notes will be recorded in the
internal memory.
For the
built-in microphone (which records only in mono mode), use keys 4
or 6
to choose to record in one of these formats:
Upon
choosing a recording file type, the Stream will give you an estimated recording
time remaining. This time is based on the free space on your SD card and the size
of the files generated by the selected recording type.
For a
headset plugged into the device, use keys 4 or 6 to choose to record in one
of these formats:
Upon
choosing a recording file type, the Stream will give you an estimated recording
time remaining. This time is based on the free space on your SD card and the
size of the files generated by the selected recording type.
Use keys 4
and 6
to choose whether you want to plug a microphone or a line-in source to the
external jack on the left side of the player. Use line-in when you want to
record from an external device such as a CD or cassette player. When you plug
an external device, you may monitor the recording by listening with headphones.
Note that when using line-in to record from a device, you can adjust the volume
of the recording by raising or lowering the volume on the device you are
recording from and not on the Stream. Adjusting the recording volume is not
possible directly on the Stream.
Use keys 4 or 6 to choose whether you
wish to record in stereo or mono. Most microphones, even mono microphones, will
work properly with the Stream set to stereo mode. But if your external
microphone or line-in recordings can only be heard on the left channel, it is
recommended to set the recording mode to mono.
For the
external microphone or line-in source, use keys 4 or 6 to choose your
recording file type. If your recording mode is stereo, then choose one of these
formats:
If your recording
mode is set to mono, then choose one of:
Upon
choosing a recording file type, the Stream will give you an estimated recording
time remaining. This time is based on the free space on your SD card and the
size of the files generated by the selected recording type.
The Software Update menu contains two items:
“Automatic check” and “Check for update”. By default, the Stream will
automatically check for any available update if connected to a Wi-Fi network.
If you select the item “Check for update”, the Stream will immediately check
for any available updates. This item can be used multiple times even if the
“Automatic check” item has already been used once. If the “Automatic check” is
set to Off, it is necessary to use the “Check for update” item to check for
updates as the Stream will not do so automatically.
When opening the Software Update menu, this
item will be the first. It’s a toggle, that is put at on by default, meaning
that the device will check for updates automatically after you boot your device
and connect or reconnect your device to a Wi-Fi network.
When navigating in the Software Update menu
with the 6 key, the second item will be “Check for
update”. Press the Pound key to check if an update is available. Note that if
the option “Automatic check” is put at off, it will be necessary to check for
available updates using the “Check for update” function. You can perform a
check for update at anytime when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network.
If an update is available, a prompt will be
said indicating that an update is available, the build version and will invite
you to press the Pound key to download the update, or any other key to download
the update later. Please note that you can use the device while downloading the
update.
When the download will be completed, a prompt
will be said inviting you to press the Pound key to install the update. Press
the Pound key and the device will restart automatically to install the update.
Percentages of progression will be announced during the installation process.
When the installation will be completed, the device will shut down and you will
have to reboot it to use it again.
You can also download software updates from the
Humanware website and copy the file directly to the root of your SD card. After
that, insert this SD card to the device and a prompt asking if you want to
install the update will be said. Press the Confirm key to install the update or
any other key to install the update later. Please note that after the
installation process, the file will remain on your SD card until you reboot
your device for the first time after the update process. If you want to update more
than one device using this method, simply eject the SD card from the device
after the shutdown of the device and before rebooting it.
NOTE: It is highly recommended to plug your
device during a software update, to be sure to perform it properly. You can
also perform a software update on battery, but battery must be at least 50% of
charge when beginning the software update installation process. If the battery
is too low to update, a message will be said indicating this and you will have
to plug the device to perform the software update installation.
In this submenu, you can select the
notification mode used to transmit information about the online services. By
default, the option “Beep, message and title” is selected, meaning that if a
notification about an online service appears, for example the completion of a
book downloading from an online service, a beep will be heard, a message and
the book title will be said. You can change this setting to “Beep and message”,
“Beep only” or “No notifications”.
Use this
menu to access all of the book services available on
the device.
Use the Bookshare
menu to manage the online service. The service can be turned on by going to the
Online services menu, Book services, then selecting the Bookshare
submenu and selecting the option “Add account”. Press the Confirm key to
validate this option. You will be prompted to enter your registered email
address and password using the multi-tap text entry method. Passwords are
usually case sensitive. End your entry with the Confirm key. It is also
possible to use the “Import configuration” item to import your Bookshare account information with a file created using the
HumanWare Companion software. Once you have successfully entered your account
information, a Bookshare bookshelf will be added to
the online bookcase. To remove the Bookshare online
service, select the option “Remove account”. Use the item “Modify login information” to modify your account
information. Finally,
it is possible to select the book format by toggling between DAISY and BRF.
Use this menu to
manage the Daisy Online service. In the Online services menu, Book services and
the DAISY online service submenu, select the item “Add account”, then choose a
service to add. You will be prompted to enter your username and password. You
can also use the item “Import configuration” to import a custom Daisy Online
configuration to your Stream. This custom configuration can be created with the
Humanware Companion software (see section 1.9 about the Humanware Companion to know
more). The software will generate a file that you will be
able to import to your Stream using the “Import configuration” option.
For each DAISY online service configured, you can use
the item “Modify login information” to modify your account information. You can
also select the item “Download Method” to choose the way in which the Stream
will download books from this Daisy Online library. You can choose between
Automatic download, Manual download (default), and Semi-automatic download.
With the Automatic download method, your chosen books or those suggested by the
library will automatically be downloaded on your Stream. With the Manual
download method, you will be able to use the option “Download more books” in
the appropriate Daisy Online bookshelf and manually select which books you want
to download and return other books directly without downloading them. The
Semi-automatic download method will allow you to download newspapers and
magazines automatically, and manually select other content to download. In each
DAISY online library added, you can use the item “Remove account” to remove this
Daisy Online account and delete all associated books from the Stream.
Eole is a
French library that contains accessible books for disabled people. You can
access that resource by using the following URL: https://eole.avh.asso.fr/
More
information about EOLE library can be found in the French user guide of this
device. Alternatively, this user guide can be downloaded from our website.
Use the NFB Newsline menu to manage the online
service. To add a NFB Newsline account, go to the Online services, Book services and then select the NFB Newsline submenu. The
first item is “Add account”. Press the Confirm key to activate this option.
You will then be prompted to enter your NFB Newsline member ID and PIN, each
followed by the Confirm key. After you have successfully entered your account
information, an NFB Newsline online bookshelf will be added to the online
bookcase. If you already had configured a NFB Newsline service account, the
option “Add account” is replaced by “Remove account”. If you select this item, the
service and all the associated books are removed, and you will be prompted to
confirm your choice. All synchronized content will be deleted and the NFB
Newsline bookshelf will be removed from the online bookcase. Use the item “Update
frequency” to configure how often the Stream will download new content by
choosing between “Daily”, “Always” or “Manually”. Use the item “Modify login information” to modify your account information. Finally, the option “Keep update editions” ensure you
to have the latest editions of your newspapers and magazines. If you put this
option at “On”, most oldest editions will be deleted
when necessary. If it is put at “Off” all editions, even the oldest one
downloaded, will be stored.
Use this menu to manage the NLS BARD online
service. To turn on this service, go to the Online services menu, Book services and then select the NLS BARD submenu. Select
the option “Add account” and press the Confirm key. You will be
prompted to enter your registered username and password using the multi-tap
text entry method. Passwords are usually case sensitive. End your entry with
the Confirm
key. You can also use the item “Import configuration” to import your
account information with a file created using the HumanWare Companion software.
Once you have successfully entered your account information, a NLS BARD
bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase. To remove this service, select
the option “Remove service and all associated books”. Use the option “Book types
to search” to search for Audio books only (default), Audio and Braille, or
Braille books only. Use the item “Modify login information” to modify your
account information.
Use this
menu to access all of the other services available on
the device.
Use this menu to manage the Internet Radio
online service. To turn on this service, simply connect your Stream to a
wireless network. An Internet Radio bookshelf will be added to the online
bookcase. Use the “HumanWare playlist” item to change the region of the
playlist that will be offered to you. The default playlist depends on your
country or region of purchase (ex: North America). First, enter in the list of
playlists and then select a playlist with key 4 or 6,
and press Confirm. You can also use the “Import playlist from SD”
function to add your own playlists. With the item “Export playlists to SD”, you
can export all Internet Radio playlists to your SD card.
Use this menu to manage the Podcasts online
service. To turn on this service, simply connect your Stream to a wireless
network. Use the “Downloaded podcast episodes to keep” item to choose how many
podcast episodes should be kept on your Stream (between 1 and 10, default value
3) or whether you want to keep the episodes manually only. Automatically
downloaded episodes will be deleted automatically from internal memory, whereas
manually downloaded episodes will have to be deleted manually with key 3.
Use the “Import podcast feeds from file” option to import a podcast feed to
your Stream with a file created using the HumanWare Companion software. You can
use the item “Export all podcast feeds to SD card” to export your subscribed
podcast feeds to your SD card. Use the “HumanWare podcasts suggestions” item to
change the region of the podcasts that will be offered to you. The default
podcasts depend on your country or region of purchase (ex: North America).
Use this menu to manage the TuneIn Radio
online service. Go to the Online settings menu, then go to Other
services and then select the TuneIn Radio submenu. If no account had
been previously configured, the option “Add account” will be displayed. Press
the Confirm
key. You will be prompted to go to TuneIn.com/pair
using a web browser (on a phone or computer). Press 6 to obtain the
pairing code to enter in the web browser.
Please note that an account is not necessary in
order to use TuneIn Radio. For additional details, please refer to section 9.2.7 "TuneIn Radio".
For files on all bookshelves, the maximum file name
length, including the file path, is 512 characters (includes media/book path).
When scanning an SD card at insertion, any folder or file with a full path name
greater than 512 will be ignored. Folders and files at the same level are
always displayed alphabetically.
The following sections provide general rules and information for
listening to the non-Talking Books bookshelves.
The following list provides an
example of how book files may be grouped in folders. Folders are numbered in
the order in which they are found starting with the root, assuming it contains
files. There can be up to 8 levels of
folders.
Folder: \$VROtherBooks.
Rules: Each file in the root is
defined as a book with its own reading position and bookmarks. The single book
files in the root can be deleted using key 3 while browsing the bookshelf.
Folder: \$VROtherBooks\Drama.
Rules: This is an optional folder to
categorize the type of book.
Folder: \$VROtherBooks\Drama\BookA.
Rules: This is the folder containing
the book files. The entire folder is defined as the book with one reading
position and bookmark set. While browsing the bookshelf, you may use key 3
to delete the book which means the entire book folder will be deleted.
Folder: \$VROtherBooks\Drama\BookB.
Rules: Same as Book A.
Folder: \$VROtherBooks\Mystery.
Rules: This is an optional folder
for categorizing type of book.
Folder: \$VROtherBooks\Mystery\BookC.
Rules: Same as Book A.
Bookshelf Browse: Move between
folder levels with keys 2 and 8. The lowest folder
level is also the book level since a book is defined as a collection of files
in the lowest level folder. Higher level folders are optional for categorizing
types of books as in Drama folder above. There can be up to 8 levels of folders.
Use Go To Book to jump to a specific book number. Use
key
3 to delete a book. Press key 3 twice to delete a folder. To
confirm deletion, press the Confirm key or any other key to
cancel.
Reading: Playback loops between the
files within a folder (book). Navigate between files in a folder using keys 4
or 6.
skip back or forward 10 items while holding the 4
and 6 keys. File and Time Jump navigation levels are available. Go
To File and Go To Time are available.
Info (key 0): Reports information for the current book (folder).
Where Am I (key 5): Reports the percentage within the entire book, the current
file number, and name as well as the time (total, elapsed and remaining) for
the current file.
Your Stream can play Audible books in the Enhanced Audio
books format (.aax). To be able to
play Audible books, you will need
to activate your Stream with Audible using a
software app called Audible Sync. You will need to download the Audible Sync
from the Audible website. Navigate to
the Audible website and type “Audible Sync” in the search field, then select
the option for the Audible Sync app from the results and download and install
the app.
After installing the Audible Sync app, choose to sign in then connect your Stream to your
computer using the USB cable. Once it is plugged in, wait a few moments
for your computer to detect your device as a portable device. Head to the devices area in the Audible
Sync app and choose the “Activate Device” option.
Sign in again, and
then you can choose to head to your library to download a book. Note that you
can download one book at a time. Once it is downloaded, you’ll choose the “Copy
to Device” option. Once the copy is complete, you will find the book on the
Audible bookshelf of the Stream.
When Audible Sync detects the Stream
for the first time, it creates a new reserved folder named $VRAudible in
the root of the Stream’s internal memory. When activating your device, it
will place a hidden system (.SYS) activation file in that $VRAudible folder
which must not be deleted. If you want to read Audible books on multiple devices,
you will need to activate each device separately. All Audible books must
also be saved in the $VRAudible folder that you
will find in the internal memory. Please note that the Stream can also
detect Audible books that are present in the $VrAudible
books on the SD card.
To transfer Audible books, you may
either use the Audible Sync with the Stream connected, the
Humanware Companion or use Windows Explorer to transfer the .aax Audible book file from the Audible
downloads folder on your computer directly to the $VRAudible folder
on the internal memory or your SD card. If you use Windows Explorer for the
file transfer, you can take advantage of the faster transfer speed of your
computer card reader. If you choose to transfer books with Audible Sync, you
must always connect the Stream to the computer. Please note that books
in internal memory can be move to SD card with the key 3.
Simply place your Audible books in the $VRAudible folder.
They must not be placed in subfolders.
Bookshelf Browse: Use keys 4 and 6 to
move between each Audible book file or Go To Book
to jump to a specified book number. skip back or forward 10 items while holding the 4
and 6 keys. Use key 3 to
Delete the Book. To confirm deletion, press the Confirm key
or any other key to cancel.
Reading: Use keys 2 and 8 to
navigate by the heading marks provided in the Audible book or by
selected Time Jumps. Go to Heading and Go To Time are available.
INFO Key 0: Reports info for the current Audible
file.
Where Am I: Reports current reading position in the Audible file.
The music bookshelf is in the
reserved folder $VRMusic. It contains a folder
structure of audio files and this entire structure is
defined as the All Music book. Unless you create playlists, this will be the
only Music book. If you add playlist files to the root of $VRMusic
then each playlist will be an additional music book. In the Music bookshelf,
the Delete Book key 3 is not functional. However, you can delete individual files
or entire folders from the All Music book once it has
been opened.
You can navigate up to 8 levels of folders in
music. Use the 2 and 8 keys to select the folder or file
navigation level. Then, you can move backward or forward at the chosen level
with the 4 and 6 keys. skip back or forward
10 items while holding the 4 and 6 keys. If you have more
than 8 folder levels, those additional levels will be added to the level 8 list
of folders.
If you select the ‘File’ navigation level, you will hear the name of the
current file. If you select any folder Level navigation, you will hear the name
of the current folder at that level. At any point in your structure, you can
always select the deepest navigation level. If the current folder is at a
higher level than your deepest level, then the folder name is not announced.
For example, let’s say you have a music structure that contains $VRMusic\Classic\Mozart and $VRMusic\Classic\Beethoven\Ninth_symphony. If you are currently located in
Classic\Mozart while playback is inactive, changing the navigation from File to
Level 1 will announce ‘Classic’. Changing from Level 1 to Level 2 will announce
‘Mozart’. Changing from Level 2 to Level 3 will announce nothing since there is
no folder name for a level 3 folder in Classic\Mozart. If located in
Classic\Beethoven while playback is inactive, changing from Level 2 to Level 3
will announce ‘Ninth_symphony’.
If you place any files in the root of $VRMusic
then they will be listed only at the file navigation level.
Bookshelf Browse: Use keys 4 and 6 to move between
each Music book or Go To Book to jump to a specified
book number. skip
back or forward 10 items while holding the 4 and 6 keys. Only 1
music book (All Music) will be on the music bookshelf unless you create
additional playlist books. You cannot use key 3 to Delete a Book.
Reading: If the player is set to Loop Folder, playback loops within the
files of a music folder. Playback will automatically start from the beginning
of the current folder when the end of the folder is reached. If the player is
set to Loop Single, playback will automatically start from the beginning of the
current file when the end of the file is reached. You can use keys 2
or 8
to select folder or file navigation. Go To Folder and Go To
File functions are also available. If the player is set to Random On, then the
files in the current music book will be shuffled. For example, if the All Music book is being played, all of your music files will
be shuffled. If a Playlist book is being played, then only the files in that
playlist will be shuffled. When the end of a shuffled music book is reached,
playback will start at the beginning of the shuffled music book.
Deleting music files: Use key 3 to delete music files when
navigating at the file level. You will be asked to confirm file deletion. To
delete a folder, navigate back to the folder’s level. Press key 3
to delete the folder and the Confirm key to confirm deletion or
any other key to cancel.
INFO (key 0):
Reports information for the current music book such as total folders and files
and total times for the book.
Where Am I (key 5): Reports current position and information for the current
file. Pressing Key 5 twice within 10 seconds will announce tag
information data. If you don't want to hear all the tags, press Play to interrupt and resume playback.
Speed: Stream will reset the variable speed
control to normal speed and return to the previous speed setting when you exit
the Music Bookshelf. Note: It is only possible
to listen to stereo music at normal speed. If you speed up or slow down the
music, it will play in mono.
Bass and Treble: The Tone control is replaced with separate bass and
treble controls.
You can search your music by pressing the Go To
key until you hear “Search”. Then, using the multi-tap keypad as described in the Text Search section, enter the word or words to search for and press the Confirm
key. Use the Bookmark key to toggle between Text and Numeric input types
while entering your text to search. Stream will find the first folder name or file name containing the
search term. Playback will start from the beginning of the file or the first
file in the folder. Then, you can press key 4 or 6 to find the previous or
next occurrence of the search term.
The Music Bookshelf may contain playlists. A
playlist is a text file containing a list of supported audio files to play. You
can use the Music dialog of the free HumanWare Companion software to help you
make playlists. A playlist cannot link to other playlists. Although, you may
delete files in the temporary playlists, you cannot use key 3 to
delete files in a permanent playlist.
You can create a custom
folder playlist for a subset of folders found in the $VRMusic
folder. Custom folder playlists behave the same way as the All
Music book, but only includes files located under the folder that was
selected instead of including all files in $VRMusic. You
cannot create a custom folder playlist from the files found at the root level
of the $VRMusic folder.
The folder you
selected and all the subfolders below it will now form your custom folder playlist.
Once a custom folder playlist has been created, it
will automatically be added to the Music bookshelf, so you will be able to
quickly select it again from the bookshelf without having to navigate the
folder structure.
When created, a custom folder playlist is named using
the complete path for that folder name. You can rename or delete an existing
custom folder playlist from the Music bookshelf by moving to the custom folder
playlist with 4 or 6 keys, then pressing key 3 until you hear ‘rename’ or
‘delete’, then press Confirm key.
For example, let’s
say you have organized your $VRMusic files into 3
levels of folders. You could have the music genre at level 1, artists at level
2 and albums at level 3. You can now easily play only music of a particular
genre, or all the albums of a particular artist, or listen to a single album. Suppose your level 1 genre folders included
Classical, Country, Folk, and Rock. Now, suppose, within Classical, you have
level 2 folders for the artists, Beethoven, Mozart, and Strauss. You decide you
want to play all your Mozart music. Go to the Music bookshelf. Press the 4
or 6 keys until you hear, “Custom folder playlist”. Press key 6
until you hear, “Classical”. Now, press Confirm key to
move down to your level 2 folders and press key 6 to reach the
Mozart folder. Press the Play key. All your Mozart albums will
now be used to create your custom folder playlist and
it will begin playing.
When browsing the Music bookshelf, you may or
may not want to hear file and folder name announcements. The Stream will provide
this information if the player is in Stop mode but will omit the announcements
if the player is in Play mode. In either case, it will repeat the announcements
if you press the key 5 (Where Am I). Thus, if
you wish to use key 4 or 6 to navigate back and forth between music files
and do not want to hear the folder/file announcements, simply press the Play key first to put the player in play
mode.
The Saved Podcasts bookshelf contains a folder structure of audio files
where each folder represents a podcast feed and each file an episode of that
feed. Each file (episode) is defined as a separate podcast book with its
current position and set of bookmarks. This is where you will find the podcasts
you have saved on an SD card from the Podcasts bookshelf in your online
bookcase. It can also be used for lengthy recordings like concert or audio
description of a movie.
The
following list provides an example of how podcast files may be grouped in
folders. There can be up to 8 levels of folders.
Folder: $VRPodcasts
May contain files: Yes
Rules: Any files found in the $VRPodcasts root will be announced as individual books.
Folder: \$VRPodcasts\podcasts\Feedname.
May contain audio files: Yes.
Rules: This is the folder for grouping the
podcast episode files under their feed name.
Bookshelf Browse: Move between folder levels of
the Podcast structure using keys 2 and 8. The
lowest level is the book (file) level. Files in the root of $VRPodcasts will only be announced at the book level. Use keys 4 and 6 to move between
each Podcast book file (episode) or Go To Book to jump
to a specified book number. skip back or forward 10 items while holding the 4
and 6 keys. Use key 3 to Delete a Book file. Press key 3 twice to delete a
folder. To confirm deletion, press the Confirm key or any other key to
cancel.
Reading: Playback stops at the end of each file. Only Time Jump
navigation level is available on keys 2 or 8. Go To
Time is also available.
INFO (key
0):
Reports information for the current Podcast book (file).
Where Am I (key 5): also Reports current position and information for the
current file but adds the percentage of your position in the file and don’t
recap the folder information. Pressing Key 5 twice will announce tag information
data. If you don't want to hear all the tags, press Play to interrupt and resume playback.
The Stream can also store text files grouped in folders under the $VRText reserved folder. They are played with the Stream
text-to-speech. Each text file within the $VRText
folder is considered a book. When present, image description tags will be
announced in html and xml documents.
The text files can be either in the root of $VRText
or organized into sub-folder categories. There can be up to 8 levels of
folders.
Bookshelf Browse: Move between folder levels of
the Text Files structure using keys 2 and 8. The lowest level is
the book (file) level. Files in the root of $VRText
will only be announced at the book level. Use keys 4 and 6 to move
between each text file or Go To Book to jump to a
specified file number. skip back or forward 10 items while holding the 4
and 6 keys. Use key 3 to Delete a text file. Press key 3
twice to delete a folder. To confirm deletion, press the Confirm key or any other
key to cancel.
Reading: Playback stops at the end of each file. The navigation levels
on keys 2 or 8 include: page (if page markers are
in the file), screen (if no page markers), paragraph, line, sentence, word,
spell, and character. If you do a search in text, then a Search level is added
as the last navigation level to allow you to find the next or previous search
item. Go To Page is available if the file has page markers. Go To Percent is
also available.
INFO (key 0): Reports information for the current text file such as its
size.
Where Am I (key 5): Reports current position as a percentage from the start of
the file.
For HTML/XML files that have heading tags (<H1> to <H6>), or
DOCX files with stylized headings, these will correspond to equivalent
navigation levels when navigating with 2 or 8. Be aware that some HTML/XML
files do not use these heading tags consistently. For example, the file may
have an H1 and H3 heading with no H2 heading. In this case, the Stream will
present only level 1 and level 3 when navigating with 2 or 8. Also, an html/xml
file could have a single H1 heading for a title with no other H1 tags in the
file. In this case, Stream would jump to the end of the file if you pressed
right arrow (key 6) after choosing level 1 navigation.
To record a new note,
press the Record key, then record your note and press on the Record key again to
finish your recording and create a note. You can also pause
your recording while you are creating your note by
pressing the Play/stop
key during your recording, then pressing
the Play/Stop key again to resume it. Finally,
it is possible to record quick notes by pressing and holding the Record button.
The note will be created when you will release the Record button.
The audio files (notes)
are in the reserved folder $VRNotes. There
could be one or two $VRNotes
folder in your device, as one
$VRNotes folder
is created by default when plugging your
SD card in your device if
none had been created before, and another $VRNotes folder will be
added in the internal memory if
you wish to save audio notes in your device internally. As
a result, two Notes bookshelves can be present, one in the SD card and another
in the internal memory. These two Notes bookshelf are
completely independent from each other. When your Stream is
placed on the Notes bookshelf, a Generic folder will be announced, regrouping
your notes saved at the root of the $VRNotes folder. This
folder is seen only by the Stream. As
a result, if you plug your Stream to a computer and explore the content in the
device, all the notes in
the Generic folder will be seen
directly at the root of the $VRNotes
folder. This folder can also contain
subfolders, where you will find notes files. This
entire structure is defined as the All Notes book. In
the Notes bookshelf, while using the 3 key, you
will be able to copy, move or delete the notes in the Generic
folder, as well as renaming and
deleting any subfolders (categories),
but it is not possible to rename or delete the Generic folder, and the Notes
bookshelf cannot be deleted even though it is empty.
By default, the note files are
organized in numerical order in the root of $VRNotes,
in the Generic folder. You can create
subfolders (categories) in which you will be able to create/move notes.
Subfolders can be created/renamed/deleted.
The Generic folder is the only folder present by default, is at
the root of the $VRNotes folder and cannot be
deleted.
Notes will
be recorded by default in the SD card unless you are positioned in the Notes
bookshelf in the internal memory, if
no SD card is inserted in the device or if
you had changed your preferred recording and
audio bookmarks default save location.
If Notes folders were created in the SD card and in the internal memory, when rotating
with the 1 (bookshelf) key in the offline bookshelves, the Notes
bookshelf are identified: Notes (SD Card) and
Notes (internal memory), with their specific folder, subfolders if
any and files.
Bookshelf Browse: Move between the
Generic folder and subfolders with 4 and 6, then press the
Pound key on the generic folder or
the desired subfolder. The generic
folder and your subfolders
are displayed at the same level.
In the generic folder or
in the subfolder of your choice, use
keys 4 and 6 to navigate between note files. skip back or forward
10 items while holding the 4 and 6 keys. By pressing
key 3 rotatively, you can Delete
a file, move note, copy
note and delete note. When on the
Generic folder or any subfolder,
pressing key 3 rotatively will give you the following options: delete
category and notes, delete notes in category, delete category and move notes, consolidate
notes and rename category. Consolidating means we rename in an
incremental order the files from 1 to the total number of notes. Consolidating
notes impact all the notes present on the device for
this specific media (SD card or internal memory). To confirm
any action that you will find while rotating with the
3 key, press the Pound key. You can press any other
key to cancel.
Reading: Playback stops at the end of each file. Bookmarks, Time
Jump navigation levels and Notes are
available on keys 2 or 8. Go To Time and Go to Note are
also available.
INFO (key 0): Reports information for the current note and
report the remaining recording time for this media
(internal memory or SD card).
Where Am I (key 5): Reports current position and information for the current
file. Pressing Key 5 twice will announce tag information
data. If you don't want to hear all the tags, press Play to interrupt and resume playback.
To manage the Daisy Online service, go to the
menu and select the option Online services, then the option Book services and
the item DAISY online. Select the item “Add account” to choose a service to add.
You will be prompted to a list of libraries that you can add, select one of
them. You will have to enter your username and password. You can also use the
item “Import configuration” to import a custom Daisy Online configuration to
your Stream. By navigating with 4 or 6, you will find a list of libraries that
are already added on your device. If you select one of these libraries, you
will have the opportunity to change the download method, to modify login
information and to remove account. The item “Download method” offers three ways
to download your books from this library: manual download (by default),
semi-automatic (if available) and automatic download. With the Automatic
download method, your chosen books or those suggested by the library will
automatically be downloaded on your Stream. With the Manual download method,
you will be able to use the option “Download more books” in the Daisy Online
bookshelf and manually select which books you want to download and return other
books directly without downloading them. The Semi-automatic download method
will allow you to download newspapers and magazines automatically, and manually
select other content to download. The item “Modify login information” permit to
change the username and password used to connect to this library. Finally, use
the item “Remove account” to remove this specific library and delete all
associated books from the Stream.
When the Stream is connected to a wireless
network, you will be able to access Daisy Online, an online service used to
access and download books from compatible Daisy Online libraries.
To
activate the Daisy Online service:
·
Press
menu key 7 to access the Configuration menu.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to access the item Online Services
and press Confirm.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to access the item Book Services
and press Confirm.
· Use the 4 and 6 keys to access the Daisy Online menu and press Confirm.
·
Select the item “Add account” using keys 4
and 6 followed by Confirm.
·
Using keys 4 and 6,
select a service to add followed by Confirm.
·
Enter your Daisy Online username and password.
·
Alternatively, the HumanWare Companion software
can be used to create a file containing your Daisy Online account details,
which can be imported from the “Import configuration” item on the DAISY Online
service menu on the Stream.
·
Once you have configured a Daisy Online account
and added it from the online configuration menu, a Daisy Online bookshelf with
the DAISY Online service name will be added to your online bookcase.
Subsequently and for each configured account, a new Daisy Online bookshelf will
be added to your online bookcase. If there is more than one configured account
for the same DAISY Online server, the account username will be appended to the
service name when announcing the bookshelf to help you differentiate your
accounts.
·
In your Daisy Online bookshelves, you will be
able to find the books downloaded from your account. When a book’s expiration
date is known, it will be announced after the book title. When a book is
expired and needs to be returned, it will be announced before its title.
Pressing the Where Am I key will give you a book description when available,
whether a book is downloaded or not. From a book, you can also press the Where
Am I key to know its expiration date.
If you selected Manual download method in the
Daisy Online menu, you will have an option on the
bookshelf named “Download more books”. Use this option to browse all the books
issued to your account that are available for download. You can choose to
download these books with the Confirm key, or
return them directly without downloading them using the “return” option on key 3.
You can also return a book while offline; the return will be completed once you
are connected to a wireless network.
If you selected Automatic download method in the
Daisy Online menu, the Stream will periodically
download new books issued to your account on your Daisy Online bookshelf.
However, if you want the Stream to immediately download any available books,
you can use the option on the bookshelf named “Check for New Content”. Once the
player’s memory is full, new ones will be downloaded as books are returned.
If you selected Semi-automatic download method
in the Daisy Online menu, you will be able to download Newspapers and Magazines
automatically, and manually select other content to download, such as Books,
and Other.
·
Each Daisy Online service offers a menu that may
differ from one service to another. For example, some services allow the
ability to copy books using key 3, while others do not. Different
download methods can be set as default, while different return policies may
apply for expired books.
·
Two search types are possible: Single input and
Multiple inputs. Generally, DAISY Online Service supports either one of these
search types. Most services use the Single input search type, while only a few
use the Multiple inputs search type.
·
With the Single input search type, you will be
prompted to enter your text using the multi-tap text entry method. Use the Bookmark
key to toggle between Text and Numeric input types while entering your
text to search. You can edit a previous search by entering new search terms which will
be added after your previous search criteria. Press Confirm to start the
search and display search results list, or press the Star
key to cancel the search. You will return to your DAISY Online bookshelf.
·
With the Multiple inputs search type, you can
enter multiple criteria to search, such as the title, author, etc. Each
available criteria will have a distinct input field, and you can enter multiple
criteria to search for at the same time. Press the 4 or 6 keys to navigate
between criteria, then Confirm to edit
one of them. Use the Bookmark key to toggle between Text
and Numeric input types while entering your text to search. Press Play or press
Confirm on the confirm prompt after the last criteria to start the
search and display search results list, or press the Star
key to cancel the search. You will return to your DAISY Online bookshelf.
·
In addition, depending on the Daisy Online
service you are using, various functions will be available to you from key 3,
notably the options “Return book”, “Copy current book from internal memory to
SD card” and “Redownload” but it depends on what the Daisy Online service
offers.
·
The Where Am I key will announce the
book description when available.
·
The Go To key will allow you to jump to
the book index.
·
While downloading a Daisy Online book, an “Added
to download queue” message will be heard. Press and hold the Confirm
key to hear a download status report.
·
In addition to canceling searches, the Star key
allows you to go back up in the menu and to leave a menu in the DAISY Online
bookshelf.
When you press the Online button located in the center
of the top key row, the Stream will switch between the offline and online
bookcases. The airplane mode turns off all wireless
communication from the Stream and should be activated when you travel by
airplane. Turning off the airplane mode will therefore allow wireless
communication. Press and hold the Online button to turn the airplane
mode on or off. If you are not using the online bookcase, it is best to leave
the airplane mode turned on as it will reduce battery consumption. Press the Online button to toggle
from the online bookcase to the offline bookcase.
When the Stream is connected to a wireless network and has Internet
access, it will access the HumanWare website. The Stream will check for any
available software updates and will prompt you to download and install them
automatically. This automatic check for updates can be disabled from the
Software Updates configuration menu, that you can find in the Online settings.
You can also choose to check for updates manually from the same menu, and the
Stream will immediately check for any available updates. See chapter 10 (Updating Stream Software) to learn how to update your Stream
wirelessly.
In the United States, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
provides a service that allows you to receive accessible newspapers and
magazines in DAISY format that is called NFB Newsline. For more information,
visit:
http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org
To begin receiving NFB Newsline publications on your Stream, you will
need to set up your Favorites list for the content that you want to have
delivered to your device. If you have not yet set up a Favorites list, you will
need to login to NFB NEWSLINE ONLINE at
http://www.nfbnewslineonline.org
and select the link to MANAGE ALL YOUR FAVORITES. Select MANAGE YOUR
FAVORITE IN YOUR POCKET PUBLICATIONS and add your desired newspapers and
magazines. There is no limit as to the number of IN YOUR POCKET publications
you may have.
To activate the NFB Newsline
service:
·
Make
sure your Stream is connected to a known wireless network.
·
Press
menu key 7 to access the Configuration menu.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to access the item Online Services
and press Confirm.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to access the item Book Services
and press Confirm.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to access the NFB Newsline menu
and press Confirm.
·
To
add the NFB Newsline service, select the item “Add account” and press Confirm.
·
You
will then be prompted to enter your NFB Newsline member ID and PIN each
followed by the Confirm key.
·
After
you have successfully entered your account information, an NFB Newsline online
bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase.
Whenever an active Wi-Fi connection is available, the Stream will now
automatically synchronize the latest editions of your selected favorite
publications and will automatically remove older editions. The NFB Newsline
service determines which editions of each publication are available for
synchronization. It is possible to check for any updated content on demand at
any time by selecting the “Synchronize NFB Newsline Content” item which can be
found after the last publication on the NFB Newsline bookshelf when navigating
with keys 4 and 6, or by pressing the Go To
key twice. From your NFB Newsline bookshelf, you can add a new NFB Newsline
publication by pressing the Go To key and selecting the item
“Add Publications”. Navigate through the list of publications with keys 4 and
6, and press the Confirm key to subscribe to the new
publication.
If you wish to save a copy of a publication, it is possible to use the
copy function of key 3 when reading the publication to
copy it to the Talking Books bookshelf of the SD card. It is not possible to
delete publications from the NFB Newsline online bookshelf as the automatic
synchronization will remove old editions and add new ones as they become
available. You can choose to make a NFB book persistent by using the “Prevent
auto-deletion of an NFB Newsline issue” option on key 3. To unsubscribe from a
publication, use the “Unsubscribe from an NFB publication” option on key 3.
A confirmation prompt will ask you to confirm before unsubscribing from your
publication, press the Confirm key to confirm or any other
key to cancel. Note that if you want
to delete all associated books related to an unsubscribed publication, use the
option “Sync content now”. To delete persistent books, it will be necessary to
delete them individually with the key 3.
From the NFB Newsline configuration menu, you have the option of
choosing how often the Stream downloads new content with the item “Keep update editions”.
You can choose to have new content downloaded “Always” (default), which can be
up to several times a day, or “daily”.
The National Library Service Braille and
Audio Reading Download (NLS BARD) is a free library program
of audio materials (for eligible United States citizens only). More information
about NLS BARD can be found on http://www.loc.gov/nls/ .
You are able to
wirelessly search for books and download them to the Stream. They will appear
on the NLS BARD online bookshelf.
To activate the NLS BARD online
service:
·
Press
menu key 7 to access the Configuration menu.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to access the item Online Services
and press Confirm.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to access the item Book Services
and press Confirm.
· Use the 4 and 6 keys to access the NLS BARD menu and press Confirm.
·
Select
the item “Enter credentials” using keys 4 and 6
followed by the Confirm key.
·
Enter
your NLS BARD account email address and password. Passwords are usually case
sensitive. End your entry with the Confirm key.
Alternatively, the HumanWare Companion software can be used to create a
file containing your NLS BARD account details that can be imported from the
“Import configuration” option on the NLS BARD menu on the Stream. Details can
be found in the HumanWare Companion User Guide.
After you have successfully entered your account information, an NLS
BARD bookshelf will be added to the online bookshelves.
To search for and download books:
·
When
on the NLS BARD online bookshelf, the search can be done either by pressing the
Go
To key multiple times or by using the option that is found after the
last book on the NLS BARD bookshelf when navigating with keys 4
and 6.
You can search books as on the NLS BARD website using the “Search collection”
function, which allows you to enter the author’s name, book title, key words,
etc. You can also browse by category and search for the most recent or popular
books, as well as the most recent magazines. You can also use the option “Wish
list”, a preselected list of books and magazines that you can manage from the
NLS BARD website and from your Stream. To add an item to the wish list, press
the Bookmark key on any NLS BARD
search result. To delete an item, use key 3 (Delete option) followed by Confirm.
·
Use
keys 4
and 6 to choose the search criteria followed by the Confirm
key. The search text can then be entered using the multi-tap text entry method.
After entering the search text, press the Confirm key to begin the online
search. If you have done a previous search, then your search text will be
retained for convenience in case you wish to refine your search.
·
Use
keys 4
and 6
to review the search results. Only the books available to your account will
show up in the search results.
·
Use
key 5
to read the book synopsis if available.
·
To
download a book, select it from the list of search results and press the Confirm
key. The book will be downloaded and
added to the NLS BARD online bookshelf and you will be
returned to the list of search results making it easy to download additional
books.
·
The
Go
To key can be used to go directly to a specific result. Press Go To,
enter the desired search result number, followed by Confirm.
·
To
exit the search, press the Cancel key to go back one step or
key 1
to return to the NLS BARD online bookshelf.
Downloaded books can be deleted by pressing key 3 while browsing the NLS
BARD online bookshelf or while reading a book. While reading a book, key 3
can also be used to move a book from the NLS BARD online bookshelf to the
talking books bookshelf on the SD card. This will add the book to your SD card
and remove it from internal memory, freeing up some space for future book
downloads.
When multiple items are selected for download, they will be placed in a
download queue, allowing you to continue using your Stream. A notification will
be sounded when a download is completed.
Bookshare is an online library of copyrighted
content for people with qualifying print disabilities. More information about Bookshare is available from http://www.bookshare.org
You can wirelessly search for books and
download them to the Stream. Books are downloaded in DAISY text format and
appear on the Bookshare online bookshelf. Newspapers
and magazines are currently not available in the online search.
To activate the Bookshare
online service:
·
Press
menu key 7 to access the Configuration menu.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to access the item Online Services
and press Confirm.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to access the item Book Services
and press Confirm.
· Use the 4 and 6 keys to access the Bookshare configuration menu and press Confirm.
·
Select
the item “Add account” using keys 4 and 6 followed
by the Confirm key.
·
Enter
your Bookshare account email address and password.
Passwords are usually case sensitive. You may toggle between uppercase,
lowercase, numeric only by pressing the Bookmark key. End your entry with the Confirm
key.
Alternatively, the HumanWare Companion software can be used to create a
file containing your Bookshare account details that
can be imported from the online configuration menu on the Stream. Details can
be found in the HumanWare Companion User Guide.
After you have successfully entered your account information, a Bookshare bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase.
To search for and download books:
·
When
on the Bookshare online bookshelf, the search can be
done either by pressing the Go To key twice located above
bookshelf key 1 or by using the option called “Search for books” that is
found after the last book on the Bookshare bookshelf
when navigating with keys 4 and 6. You can search books
by most popular, most recent, browse categories, previous downloads, title,
author and full text search.
·
The
Go
To key can also be used to go directly to a specific result. Press Go To,
enter the desired search result number, followed by Confirm.
·
Use
keys 4
and 6
to choose the search criteria followed by the Confirm key. The search
text can then be entered using the multi-tap text entry method. Use the Bookmark
key to toggle between Text and Numeric input types while entering your
text to search. After entering the search text, press the Confirm key to begin the
online search. If you have done a previous search, then your search text will
be retained for convenience in case you wish to refine your search.
·
Use
keys 4
and 6
to review the search results. The book synopsis is available when reviewing the
list of search results by pressing the “Where am I” key 5. Only the books
available to your account will show up in the search results.
·
To
download a book, select it from the list of search results and press the Confirm
key. The book will be downloaded and
added to the Bookshare online bookshelf
and you will be returned to the list of search results making it easy to
download additional books.
·
To
exit the search, press the Cancel key to go back one step or
key 1
to return to the Bookshare online bookshelf.
Downloaded books can be deleted by pressing key 3 while browsing the Bookshare online bookshelf with keys 4 and 6
or while reading a book.
While reading a downloaded Bookshare book, key
3
can also be used to move a book from the Bookshare
online bookshelf to the talking books bookshelf on the SD card. This will add
the book to your SD card and remove it from internal memory, freeing up some
space for future book downloads.
The Stream supports ooTunes, an Internet Radio
service allowing you to search for radio stations and add them to your
Favorites playlist.
When the Stream is connected to a wireless network, you will be able to
access a collection of playlists containing Internet Radio stations. After you
have saved a radio station with the Bookmark key, the Favorites playlist, where
all your bookmarked stations are saved, will appear on the Internet Radio
bookshelf. The HumanWare playlist always appears on the Internet Radio
bookshelf and offers a sample list of stations. The selected HumanWare playlist
is based on your country or region of purchase and can be changed in the online
settings menu. The Internet Radio Recordings playlist contains all your radio
recordings. This playlist is only available when there are radio recordings on
your device.
The Internet Radio bookshelf also allows you to import new or custom
playlists created with the HumanWare Companion software. You can import these
playlists in the online settings menu. Circle through the Online settings menu
until you reach the option “Other services” and press the Confirm key. After
that, use the 4 and 6 keys to go to the item “Internet radio” and finally, use
the 4 and 6 keys to go to the option “Import playlist from SD” and press the
Confirm key to confirm the operation. You can also import a playlist from SD by
selecting the option “Import playlist from SD”, that you will find on the
Internet radio configuration menu that you can obtain, while in Internet radio
bookshelf, by pressing the 7 key.
You can later delete these playlists with key 3, followed by Confirm.
Note: Make sure to import playlists named differently from one another
to avoid overwriting an existing playlist on your Stream.
To export a playlist to your SD card, when in Internet radio bookshelf,
press the 7 key to go to the Configuration menu. By navigating with 4 and 6 on
this menu, you will hear “Export playlist to SD”. Press Confirm to perform this
operation.
From the Internet Radio online bookshelf, you can search in your
playlists by going through your playlists with the 4 and 6 keys then select one
of them with the Confirm key. Radio stations related to the selected playlist
will be displayed and you will be able to go through them with the 4 and 6 keys
then press the Play/Stop key to begin playing the selected Internet radio.
To search for Internet Radio
stations:
·
You
can search by Ootunes. To do so, select the option
“Search on Ootunes”, that you can find after the last
displayed playlist or by pressing the Goto key multiple times. Then, press the
Confirm key to begin search.
·
Use
the 4 and 6 keys to select your preferred search method (Search or Browse),
follow by the Confirm key.
·
If
you select the “Search” option, use the multi-tap text-entry method to enter
text search, then press the Confirm key to perform the search.
·
If
you select the Browse option, you can browse by categories, for example, adult
contemporary, classic rock, country, etc. Press the Confirm key to select one
of those categories, then use the 4 and 6 keys to navigate in the results list.
To listen to Internet Radio
stations:
·
From
the Internet Radio bookshelf, use the keys 4 and 6 to navigate between playlists
or select the option “Search on Ootunes”, then press
the Confirm key to select a playlist or the search option. If you have selected
the “Search on Ootunes” option, press the 4 and 6
keys to search by categories or press the “Search” item to enter search
keywords, then press the Confirm key to be directed to the results list. If you
have selected the Humanware playlist or any other playlist, you are headed
directly to the results list. Navigate through the radio stations using keys 4
and 6.
The number of the current station will be announced, followed by its name. skip
back or forward 10 items while holding the 4 and 6 keys.
·
The
Go
To key can be used to go directly to a specific station. Press the
Go to key until you hear “Go to station”. Enter the desired station
number, followed by Confirm to navigate to the station.
·
Press
Play/Stop
to start listening to the station.
·
Press
Play/Stop
again to stop listening to the station.
·
If
you use the 4 or 6 keys while playing a radio
station, the previous or next station will start playing immediately.
·
You
may press the Where Am I key 5 to announce additional information
about the station. The first press will indicate the song title
and the station name if available and if you press
again on the 5 key within 10 seconds, you will obtain
additional information on the current station.
·
The
Bookmark
key will allow you to save the current station to your Favorites after pressing
Confirm.
·
When
on a playlist, except the Humanware playlist, you can remove the current
station from the playlist by pressing key 3. Press Confirm to remove it or
press the Star key to cancel deletion.
To record internet radio stations:
·
While
listening to a radio station, press the Record button to start recording the
radio station.
·
While
recording, press Play/Stop to pause your recording. Press Play/Stop again to resume
recording.
·
Press
Record
again to stop recording the radio station.
Note: You can add bookmarks and save your position while recording a
radio station simply by pressing the Bookmark button while recording.
Note: Internet radio recording parameters are the same as the External
Recording parameters.
To access, delete, and transfer
internet radio recordings:
·
From
the Internet Radio bookshelf, press the 4 and 6 keys until you reach
the Internet Radio Recordings playlist.
·
Press
Confirm
to enter the Internet Radio Recordings playlist.
·
Press
the 4
and 6
keys to scroll through your radio recordings. Alternatively, you can select a
specific recording by pressing the Go To key followed by the number of
the recording, then confirm by pressing the Confirm key.
·
Press
Play/Stop
to start listening to your selected recording.
·
During
playback, you can use the bookmark function in the same way as you would withany audio track (refer to Chapter 5.3 for detailed instructions on using bookmarks).
·
You
can delete your selected recording by pressing the 3 key
followed by the Confirm key. Press the Confirm key again to confirm
deletion.
·
To
move an internet radio recording to an SD card, select the recording you wish
to transfer, then press the 3 key until
your hear “Move Recording to SD card”.
·
Press
the Confirm
key to move your selected recording to your SD card, then press the Confirm
key again to confirm the transfer.
Notes: Because the Stream supports specific formats, search results may
be different than with other devices (ex: iPhone). In addition, certain radio
stations may not be accessible while travelling in a region that does not
support them, although they are displayed in the search results. Note that you
will be able to access these radio stations once you return to the region that
supports them.
When the Stream is connected to a wireless network, you will be able to
search for references on Wikipedia and Wiktionary. A References bookshelf will
automatically be added to your online bookcase.
To search for and add references:
·
From
the References bookshelf, the search can be done either by pressing the Go To
key multiple times or by using the option that is found after the last book on
the References bookshelf when navigating with keys 4 and 6.
There are two options: “Search on Wikipedia” and “Search on Wiktionary”.
·
From
a book, you can also search for references on Wikipedia or Wiktionary by
pressing the Go To key multiple times on a selected word until you hear
“Search on Wikipedia” or “Search on Wiktionary”. For text
books, the last word that was read will be entered in the search. You
can also enter a word to search using the Multi-tap
text entry method.
·
If
Wikipedia or Wiktionary articles contain the word you searched for, you will
hear the number of definitions that were found as well as a short synopsis of
the first definition found. You can scroll through the different definitions by
pressing the 4 and 6 keys. You will then be asked if
you want to read the complete article. Press Play/Stop to access the
complete article or Cancel to return to your
book.
·
While
reading Wikipedia or Wiktionary articles, press Cancel to return to your
book.
·
While
reading a complete article, you can save it by pressing the Manage
Books key (key 3), followed by Confirm.
·
Saved
articles will be prefixed by “wikipedia” and
Wiktionary articles by “wiktionary”,
and grouped together by service (Wikipedia or Wiktionary) then by
language (EN for English, FR for French, and so on). Use the 4
and 6
keys to navigate in your saved articles. You can also use keys 2 and 8 to navigate by level (service at level 1 and language at level
2).
·
To
go directly to a specific file, use the “Go to File” option on the Go To
key.
·
To
delete an article from the References bookshelf, use the Delete function of the
Manage
Books key (key 3), followed by Confirm.
·
From
the References bookshelf, you can also move a Wikipedia or Wiktionary article
on your SD card with the Move function of the Manage Books key (key 3),
followed by Confirm.
Note: The TTS language will determine the language of the Wikipedia
database that will be used for the search (ex: en.wikipedia.com,
fr.wikipedia.com, etc.).
When the Stream is connected to a wireless network, you will be able to download
new podcast feeds. Please note that you can access the Podcasts service if you
are connected or not to a wireless network. If connected to a wireless network,
the Stream will automatically download the most recent episodes from every
subscribed podcast feed. The podcast episodes that have been downloaded will be
available even when the Stream is not connected to a wireless network.
Searching for downloads and listening
to online podcasts:
·
A
Podcasts bookshelf will automatically be added to your online bookcase.
·
From
your Podcasts bookshelf, you can add podcast feeds either by pressing the Go To
key multiple times or by using the option called “Add podcast feed” that is
found after the last podcast feed when navigating with keys 4
and 6.
Press the Confirm key. You can now perform a title search, search by category
or browse the Humanware podcast suggestions based on your region and country. If you
perform a search by title, you will be prompted to the multi-tap entry
keyboard. Use the Bookmark key to toggle between Text and Numeric input types
while entering your text to search. Use keys 4 and 6 to browse the search
results, followed by Confirm to add a feed to your
Podcasts bookshelf.
·
Use
key 5
to read the feed descriptions and the individual episode descriptions if
available.
·
You
can also browse the HumanWare suggested podcasts to search for podcasts.
·
In
addition, you can use the “Get more episodes” option at the end of the list of
downloaded episodes or on the Go To key rotation to download older
episodes on demand.
·
The
Go
To key can also be used to go directly to a specific result. Press Go To,
enter the desired search result number, followed by Confirm.
·
To
listen to a podcast, open a feed and select an episode you want to listen to
with keys 4 or 6, followed by Confirm. The Stream will
inform you if a podcast feed contains any new episodes.
·
To
copy an episode to your Saved Podcasts folder on the SD card, press key 3
twice from your
list of episodes or when playing an episode.
·
To
export your subscribed podcast feeds to the SD card, use the item “Export all podcast
feeds to SD card” from the Podcasts configuration menu. A file ending with .OPML will be created on your SD card containing all of
your subscribed podcast feeds. This file can be used as a backup or for
importing the list of podcast feeds in another podcast client.
Once subscribed to a feed, the Stream will automatically start
downloading the most recent episodes in the background. The Stream will tag
these episodes as “new” as they have never been played before. From the
configuration menu, you can use the “Downloaded podcast episodes to keep” item
to choose how many podcast episodes should be kept on your Stream (between 1
and 10, the default value being 3 episodes) or whether you want to keep the
episodes manually only.
Note: Please note that if you have some new episodes and if you set your
downloaded podcast episodes to manual only, they will be deleted from your
Stream as they have not yet been saved, and no new episodes will be
automatically downloaded.
When a podcast episode is downloaded, it is saved in the Stream’s
internal memory. If the episode was downloaded automatically, it will also be
erased automatically when enough new episodes become available, depending on
the number of downloaded podcast episodes to keep you have set in the
configuration menu. You can choose to make an automatically downloaded episode
persistent using the “Prevent auto-delete of episode” option on key 3.
If an episode was downloaded manually, it will have to be erased manually using
the key 3 “Delete” function.
When multiple podcasts are selected for download, they will be placed in
a download queue in the background, allowing you to continue using your Stream.
A notification will be played when a podcast download is completed. To
unsubscribe from a podcast feed, use the option “Unsubscribe from podcast feed”
on key 3.
To delete all episodes from a
podcast feed:
·
From
the podcast bookshelf, press on the 4 and 6 keys to select the feed
whose episodes you wish to delete.
·
Press
key 3 until you reach the option to delete all podcasts from the podcast feed.
·
Press
the Confirm
key to select the option.
·
Press
the Confirm
key again to delete all episodes.
To move all episodes of a podcast
feed to an SD card:
·
From
the podcast bookshelf, press on the 4 and 6 keys to select the feed
whose episodes you wish to move to an SD card.
·
Once
the podcast feed is selected, press on the key 3 until you receive the option
to move all podcasts from the podcast feed to the SD card.
·
Press
the Confirm
key to select the option.
·
Press
the Confirm
key again to move all podcasts feeds.
Note: You can only delete or move all episodes of a podcast feed when
you have podcast episodes on your device.
TuneIn Radio is an application that permits to the user to browse and
listen to radio stations and podcasts.
Please note: if you are logged to an account (free
or premium), TuneIn Radio will place you at the last
position in your podcasts or books where
you were when closing the app during the previous session.
Note that Stream must be connected to the Internet in
order to access content from this app.
·
From
the online bookshelf, press 1 repeatedly until you reach “TuneIn Radio”.
·
Three
described options are available: Browse, Search TuneIn Stations
and Search TuneIn Podcasts. Press 4 and 6 keys to select one of
the options, then press Confirm. Alternatively, these options can be
accessed by pressing the Goto key multiple times until reaching the desired
option.
The browse feature provides access to a variety of listening categories
(note that the categories are subject to change). Press 4 and 6
keys to cycle through and select one of the listening categories, then press Confirm.
The Search TuneIn Stations feature allows users to find and play
specific radio stations.
·
Press
4
and 6
keys to select Search TuneIn Stations, then press Confirm.
·
Type in a selection, then
press Confirm.
Number of results
found for this specific search will be indicated.
·
Press
4
and 6
keys to scroll through results found until you find your selection.
·
Press Play/stop key to access your selection.
·
Press Play/stop key to stop playback.
Please note that TuneIn disallows recording of any material available on
this app.
The Search TuneIn Podcasts feature allows users to find and play
specific podcasts.
·
From
the main menu of the application, press 4 and 6 keys to select Search
TuneIn Podcasts, then press Confirm.
·
Type in a podcast title,
then press Confirm.
Number of results
found for this specific search will be indicated.
·
Press
4
and 6
keys to scroll through results found until you find your selection.
·
Press the Confirm key to select an
episode.
·
Press Play/stop key to play the episode or to stop playback.
Please
note that unlike the Podcast bookshelf, TuneIn requires an Internet connection
to listen to podcasts. Please also note that podcasts can be streamed but are
not downloadable and cannot be recorded.
When
listening to a podcast, you can jump by time using the 2 and 8 keys to select
the appropriate timeframe, then using the 4 and 6 keys to navigate in your
podcast episode with this selected timeframe. Please note that only the values
that were configured in the Settings will be
displayed. You can also jump to a specific time in your episode by using the
Goto key, then typing the desired time. It is also possible to navigate by
episodes by selecting this navigation level using the 2 and 8 keys, then by
using the 4 and 6 keys to navigate between the episodes of a specific podcast. Moreover,
using the 5 key, you can obtain the title
of the episode you are listening and the total time of
this episode. If you press the 5 key during the
following 10 seconds, you can obtain more information about this specific
episode. Finally, pressing the Fast forward key will
jump you 30 seconds ahead of your current
position and pressing the Rewind key will bring you 10
seconds before your current position. Please note that it is not possible to
navigate quickly in your podcast episode by pressing and holding the Fast forward
or the Rewind key.
Please note: While listening a podcast episode, when pressing the Where Am I key (5) or the Info key (0) will not display the time elapsed and the time remaining.
TuneIn Radio employs
the Stream's system language. If the Stream's system language is not supported,
TuneIn Radio will operate in the
default language, which is English.
List of
supported languages includes French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, English, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
TuneIn Radio users can register with the online service by using one of three different account types: Anonymous, Free account or Premium account.
·
Anonymous account: This
bookshelf is immediately available upon boot-up, just as with podcasts or
Internet radio. Simply access the bookshelf, browse, and play. Using your
serial number, favorites can be saved under your account. Any favorites added in anonymous mode
will be saved for the specific device (via serial number). Note that you
will not have access to premium content and there will be advertisements.
·
Free account: On the
TuneIn Radio bookshelf, press 7, then choose Add Account. You will be
prompted to go to TuneIn.com/pair on a web browser, log in to your
account, and enter the code. The code can be repeated on the Stream using keys
4 and 6. With a free account, you will have the same content as an
Anonymous account, but you will be able to save favorites.
·
Premium account: Same
instructions as with the Free account, except that you will have access to
premium content and there will be no ad content (advertisements will be
absent).
Note: Because the Stream supports specific formats, search results may
be different than with other devices (example: iPhone). In addition, certain
radio stations may not be accessible while travelling in a region that does not
support them, although they are displayed in the search results. Note that you
will be able to access these radio stations once you return to the region that
supports them.
To use an NLS Bard account on your Victor Reader Stream, you first need
to register your player on the NLS website:
·
Access the NLS website: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/nlsbardprod/login/NLS
·
On the website, enter your email address and
password to log into your NLS account.
·
Once connected, go to the section Account Settings,
and access the item Add Purchased Player.
·
Select HumanWare Victor Reader Stream from the list.
·
Enter your player’s serial number and select the
item Submit Player Request. Note that you can find the serial number of your
Stream device by pressing and holding key 5.
·
NLS will process your request. Note that this step
could take up to 48 hours.
·
You will receive an email with a .kxo file to be transferred on your device. Follow the
instructions in the email on how to transfer the file, either via an SD card or
directly in the internal memory of the device.
Note that after you submitted your player on
the NLS website, if your player is connected to the Wi-Fi, the authorisation
should process automatically when the Stream will detect a new update.
HumanWare may from
time to time offer new versions of the Stream software. There are several ways
to update your Stream’s software; wirelessly, by downloading an update file on
your SD card and with the help of the HumanWare Companion software (see section 1.9
"Humanware Companion" for more information on the HumanWare Companion software).
To update your Stream wirelessly, you must first
have an active connection to the Internet using the built-in Wi-Fi (see section 6.3 "Wireless" for more
information on the wireless configuration menu). You can perform the update on
battery if it is above 50%, but it is highly recommended to plug your device
during a software update. If the battery is too low, a message will indicate that you will have to
plug the device to perform the update. If the
Stream announces that it is in airplane mode, activate the Wi-Fi by pressing
and holding the Online button to turn off the airplane mode. The Stream will
automatically check for any available update. If an update is available, press Confirm
to start the download or cancel with any other key. The download time may vary
depending on the speed of your Internet connection. Once the download is
completed, the Stream will ask your confirmation to proceed with the update.
Press Confirm to start the update or cancel with any other key. Once
the update is completed, the Stream will announce the new version number and
power off.
You can also update
your Stream by downloading a SWU software update file from the HumanWare
website. Copy the SWU file to the root of an SD card.
Connect the Stream to a power outlet with the AC power adapter or do it on
battery if the device has more than 50% of charge. Power on the player and insert the card.
The update will start
and report the new version number that is being installed. The installation may
take up to 5 minutes during which the Stream will periodically announce the
update status in percentage. Once the update is completed, the player will power
off. The SWU file will be automatically deleted from the SD card when you
power on the Stream after performing an upgrade. To upgrade multiple Streams
using the same SD card, be sure to remove the card from the upgraded Stream
before turning the Stream back on.
Note: It is not possible to update from a USB flash drive.
Note that a software
update will also update NLS keys and the different HumanWare list for podcasts
and internet radio stations.
Victor Reader Stream
Specifications:
·
3.5mm
stereo external microphone/line-in jack. Input Impedance: 2.5K
There is no special contraindication for the
use of the device.
·
Never
use household cleaners to clean the Victor Reader Stream.
·
Never
use cleaning products that contain Ethyl Alcohol, Ethyl Acid, Ammonia, Acetone,
or Methyl Chloride.
·
Any serious incident
that has occurred in relation to the device should be reported to the
manufacturer and the competent authority of the Member State in which the user
and/or patient is established.
·
Do not use headphones
while walking on the street.
·
To keep your Stream
clean, we recommend that you wipe the surface of the unit periodically using a
soft damp cloth. Squeeze cloth to remove excess moisture. Only use warm water.
Do not use any cleaning agents. The product is not intended to be disinfected.
The product should not be folded or dismantled in storage or
transportation.
The product can be carried as any electronic device in a car or plane.
It does not have any specific restrictions.
After long exposition to the sun, the surface temperature might
increase.
The product has performed immersion and electromagnetic immunity tests
and should not cause any interference, or be
influenced by any other product.
The product material has a V-0 level rating to ignition.
The product is designed to have a lifetime exceeding 5 years. The
Battery is designed to have a lifetime of 3 years.
Headphone sound power output is limited to levels of EN50332.
The speaker maximum power level is 92 dBA at 1 meter.
No maintenance, calibration or preventive inspection is needed on the
player.
If the user finds the battery
autonomy has decreased, a replacement request may be made to Humanware (for a
fee).
Contact HumanWare or your distributor for any repair or malfunction
questions.
Service shall only be done by HumanWare or its authorized distributor.
There may be temporary degradation of the
sound when the Stream is subjected to a strong radio-frequency field,
electro-static discharge or transient electrical noise.
FCC Warning
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device
may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
—Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.
—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
Industry Canada
statements
This device complies with Industry Canada
licence-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the
device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables
aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux
conditions suivantes: (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et (2)
l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi,
même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.
CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B)
To prevent possible hearing damage, do not
listen at high volume levels for long periods. Exercise caution when holding
your device near your ear while the loudspeaker is in use.
Battery becomes warm during recharging. Do not recharge battery near a
heat source. Battery will not recharge if internal temperature is too high.
Only use supplied adapter and cable to charge the Victor Reader Stream. If the
battery is discharged for a long period of time, there will be a delay of up to
a few minutes before the device shows any activity, including charging. Do not
submerge the product – there is a risk of overheating, fire or even explosion
if the battery is put in a fire, heated, subjected to impact, fully submerge
for a long period of time or if the battery terminals are shorted. Do not
disassemble or modify the unit. Do not strike, throw or voluntary hit the
device. Do not strike the unit with sharp objects or blunt object.
In the event that the battery leaks from the device
and gets on your skin, wash with fresh clean and seek medical attention to
prevent injuries. If battery leaks and liquids gets in contact with eyes, DO
NOT RUB, rinse with clean running water and seek immediate medical attention.
At the end of this device operational lifetime, its internal components
must be disposed in compliance with local authorities.
This device contains no hazardous materials. For disposal, return to
HumanWare or follow local governing ordinances or hospital procedure.
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E-mail: support@humanware.com
Website: www.humanware.com
By using this product (Victor Reader Stream)
you agree to the following minimum terms.
1. License Grant. HumanWare grants to End User a non-exclusive, non-transferable right
and license to use the Software on this product.
2. Ownership of Software. End User acknowledges that HumanWare retain all right, title and
interest in and to the original, and any copies, of software which is
incorporated into this product. End User agrees not to: modify, port,
translate, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or make public in any way
the software of this Product.
This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use
in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://www.openssl.org/).
This product uses libraries from the ffmpeg
project under the lgplv2.1.
This device is a high-quality product, built and packaged with care. All
units and components are guaranteed against any operational defects as follows:
US and Canada: One (1) year
Continental Europe and UK: Two (2) years
Australia and New Zealand: One (1) year
Other countries: One (1) year
Warranty covers all parts (except battery) and
labor. If any defect should occur, please contact your local distributor or the
manufacturer technical assistance line.
Note: Warranty terms may periodically change,
please consult our website for the latest information.
Conditions and Limitations:
No replacement or repair covered by the
warranty will be carried out unless the unit is accompanied by a copy of the
original bill of purchase. Please retain your original bill of purchase. If the
unit must be returned, please use the original packaging. This warranty applies
to all cases where the damage is not a result of improper use, mistreatment,
negligence or acts of God.
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