VICTOR READER STREAM USER GUIDE By HumanWare

VICTOR READER STREAMUSER GUIDEby HumanWarerevision 21-20130218

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HumanWarewww.humanware.comSTREAM User GuideAbout VICTOR READER STREAMHumanWare is proud to introduce VICTOR READER STREAM, the powerful digital talking bookplayer.VICTOR READER STREAM is designed as an advanced high performance DAISY, MP3, andNISO player for students, professionals, or on-the-go people who have extensive reading needs.It allows you to transfer content from your PC to its removable flash memory card and providesadvanced navigation of multiple formats including DAISY, MP3, NISO and electronic text. TheVICTOR READER STREAM will be referred to as the Stream throughout this User guide toshorten the text.Copyright 2013. All rights reserved, Technologies HumanWare.This User Guide is protected by copyright belonging to HumanWare, with all rights reserved. TheUser Guide may not be copied in whole or in part, without written consent from HumanWare.2rev21-20130218

HumanWarewww.humanware.comSTREAM User GuideTable of Contents1.OVERVIEW OF VICTOR READER STREAM . 61.1UNPACKING THE PLAYER . 61.2PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF VICTOR READER STREAM . 61.2.1Front Face of the Player . 61.2.2Left Side of the Player. 61.2.3Right Side of the Player . 71.2.4Top Edge of the Player . 71.2.5Bottom Edge of the Player . 71.2.6Back side of the Player (Battery Compartment) . 71.2.7Recharging Battery . 71.2.8NLS Book Cartridge (United States only) . 81.2.9Copying Books from USB Devices or NLS cartridges . 81.3POWER BUTTON . 81.3.1Turning the Player On and Off . 81.3.2Player Reset Using Power Button . 81.4INSERTING OR REMOVING THE SD CARD . 91.4.1SD Card Voice Label . 91.5MEMORY CARD DETECTION . 91.6BOOKSHELF STRUCTURE . 91.7OTHER RESERVED FILE NAMES. 101.8TRANSFERRING FILES BETWEEN YOUR COMPUTER AND STREAM . 111.9USING STREAM WHILE CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER . 111.10HUMANWARE COMPANION . 112.BASIC FUNCTIONS . 122.1CHANGING VOLUME, SPEED, TONE/PITCH . 122.1.1Different Speed settings for TTS and Audio playback . 122.2CHANGING BASS AND TREBLE (MUSIC BOOKSHELF) . 122.3PLAY/STOP . 122.4REWIND AND FAST FORWARD . 122.5SLEEP MODE AND TIME ANNOUNCEMENT . 132.6SETTING THE DATE AND TIME . 132.7KEY DESCRIBER MODE . 143.NUMERIC KEY FUNCTIONS . 153.1NUMERIC KEY PAD LIST . 153.2NAVIGATION KEYS . 153.2.1Undo navigation . 153.3TIME JUMP NAVIGATION MODE . 153.4TEXT-TO-SPEECH NAVIGATION ELEMENTS . 153.5SPELL MODE FOR TEXT CONTENT . 163.6SKIPPABLE ELEMENTS. 163.6.1Recall skippable elements . 163.7BOOKSHELF NAVIGATION — KEY 1 . 163.7.1Multi-Level Bookshelf Navigation . 163.8USER GUIDE — KEY 1 (PRESS AND HOLD) . 173.9DELETE FUNCTION — KEY 3 . 173.10PLAYING AND COPYING BOOKS FROM USB FLASH DRIVES . 173.11WHERE AM I? — KEY 5 . 173.11.1Where am I tag information . 173.12MULTI-VOICE TEXT TO SPEECH (TTS) . 183rev21-20130218

HumanWarewww.humanware.comSTREAM User Guide3.13AUDIO, TEXT, AND RANDOM MUSIC PLAYBACK MODES — KEY 9 . 183.14CONFIRM, LOCK AND CANCEL — POUND AND STAR KEYS . 183.15INFO — KEY 0 . 183.15.1Available Information Items . 184.DIRECT NAVIGATION (GO TO KEY) . 204.14.24.34.44.54.6GO TO PAGE . 20GO TO HEADING . 20GO TO TIME . 20GO TO PERCENT . 20GO TO BEGINNING AND END OF BOOK . 20GO TO BOOK . 215.ADVANCED FUNCTIONS . 225.1TEXT SEARCH . 225.1.1Search Next or Previous . 225.1.2Search for Current Word . 235.2RECORDING AUDIO NOTES . 235.3BOOKMARKS . 245.3.1Go to Bookmark . 245.3.2Insert Bookmark . 245.3.3Insert audio Bookmark . 245.3.4Highlight Bookmark . 255.3.5Bookmark List . 265.3.6Remove Bookmark . 265.3.7Bookmark alert . 266.CONFIGURATION MENU – KEY 7 . 276.1MENUS AND MENU ITEMS LIST . 276.2PLAYBACK AND NAVIGATION. 286.2.1Loop . 286.2.2Time Jumps . 296.2.3Key beeps . 296.2.4Sleep messages . 296.2.5Bookmark Alert . 296.2.6Audio Adjustment Mode . 296.3SKIP . 296.4LANGUAGE MENU. 296.4.1Text-to-Speech voice . 296.4.2Braille translation tables . 306.5RECORDING . 306.5.1Built-in Microphone File Type . 306.5.2External Recording Source . 306.5.3External Recording Mode . 306.5.4External Recording File Type. 306.6FORMAT SD CARD . 316.7WIRELESS . 316.7.1Airplane Mode . 316.7.2Import a Network Configuration . 316.7.3Scan for Available Connections . 316.7.4Launch a Connection . 326.7.5Create a New Connection . 326.7.6Delete a Connection . 326.7.7Validate a Connection . 327.BOOKSHELF STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS . 334rev21-20130218

HumanWarewww.humanware.comSTREAM User Guide7.1OTHER BOOKS . 337.1.1Other Books Structure . 337.1.2Other Books Characteristics . 337.2MUSIC BOOKSHELF . 347.2.1Music Structure . 347.2.2Music Characteristics . 347.2.3Music Search . 357.2.4Playlists . 357.2.5Temporary Playlist . 357.2.6Folder and File Name Announcement . 357.3PODCASTS BOOKSHELF . 367.3.1Podcast Structure . 367.3.2Podcasts Characteristics . 367.4TEXT BOOKSHELF. 367.4.1Text File Structure. 367.4.2Text File Characteristics . 367.4.3Navigating HTML/XML/DOCX Headings . 378.STREAM WIRELESS FEATURES . 389.UPDATING STREAM SOFTWARE . 3910.TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . 4011.BATTERY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . 4212.HUMANWARE CANADA CONTACT INFORMATION . 4313.END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT. 4414.APPENDIX 1 - STREAM ERROR MESSAGES. 455rev21-20130218

HumanWarewww.humanware.comSTREAM User Guide1. Overview of VICTOR READER STREAM1.1 Unpacking the PlayerThe package contains the following items: VICTOR READER STREAM (with SD card and rechargeable battery installed) Silicone case Power adapter Long USB cable to connect to the PC or power adapter Short USB cable to connect to a USB flash drive Ear phones Warranty cardIn some countries the package may also contain a card to fill out to purchase an optionalextension to your basic warranty. If you find this card and are interested in the extended warrantyplease return the card within 30 days. If you have difficulty filling out the card or wish moreinformation please contact HumanWare:Toll Free: 1 (888) 723-7273 (Canada & U.S.A.)Telephone: 1 (819) 471-4818E-mail: ca.sales@humanware.com1.2 Physical Description of VICTOR READER STREAM1.2.1 Front Face of the PlayerThe face of the player can be divided into upper and lower sections: In the upper section are 5 rows of 3 keys each. The top left key is the Go To Page key toallow you to go directly to a desired page or heading number. Above the Go To Page keyis a very small hole. This is the built-in mono microphone. To the right of the Go To Pagekey is the circular shaped Online key for enabling/disabling Airplane Mode (Wi-Fi) andswitching between the player’s standard and online bookshelves. At the 2 o’clock positionof this Online key is a LED which glows amber when the player’s Wi-Fi feature isenabled. The LED blinks when actively trying to connect to a network. The LED is turnedoff when the airplane mode is enabled and when the Stream has no networkconfiguration. To the right of the Online key is the Bookmark key for setting andreturning to marked passages. Rows 2 through 5 comprise a 12 key telephone-stylenumeric key pad with two raised dots on the number 5 key. This numeric key pad is usedto move through the structure of a book as well as enter bookmark, page, or headingnumbers. Below the number pad is a raised horizontal line that separates the upper and lowersections. The lower section contains 4 keys. The Play/Stop key is located at the bottomof the player between the Rewind and Fast Forward keys. Above the Play/Stop key isthe Sleep key. Press this Sleep key once to announce the time and date. Press itmultiple times to activate different Sleep timers after which the player will automaticallyshut off.1.2.2 Left Side of the PlayerOn the left side of the player, near the top corner, is the Power/Toggle button. Press and holdthis button to power on and off the player. Below the Power button is a green LED indicator. ThisLED glows steady when the Stream is powered on and blinks while the Stream is off andrecharging the battery. When the player is on, you press this same Power button to toggle thevolume, speed and tone/pitch settings. Below the green LED are two triangular buttons. These6rev21-20130218

HumanWarewww.humanware.comSTREAM User Guideare the Up and Down buttons used to increase or decrease the respective volume, speed ortone/pitch selected with the toggle button. These settings are saved between sessions. For yourconvenience, separate volume settings are saved for the built-in speaker and headphones.1.2.3 Right Side of the PlayerOn the right side of the player, near the top corner, is the stereo microphone jack which can beused to connect an external microphone or line-in. Below the microphone jack is the Recordbutton which has a red circle painted on it with a raised dot in the middle.1.2.4 Top Edge of the PlayerThe top edge

STREAM User Guide 2 rev 21-20130218 About VICTOR READER STREAM HumanWare is proud to introduce 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, or on-the-go people who have extensive reading needs.