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Quick Start Guide – Blaze EZ 

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You  may  copy  and  organize  documents,  media,  DAISY  books 
and scanned images in whatever way makes the most sense to 
you. The Blaze EZ will locate playable content no matter where it 
resides  on  the  disk  and  index  it  and  make  it  available  for  the 
associated programs.   

 

6. Powering On/Off 

To power on the Blaze EZ, press and hold the Power button for 2 
seconds.  The  first  time  you  insert  the  battery  or  connect  AC 
power to the Blaze EZ, the unit automatically boots with a short 
beep  followed  by  a  musical  flourish  with  "HIMS"  spoken.  After 
this, progress beeps are heard, followed by the power on sound. 

Next, the unit announces, "Scanning disk" and the unit scans the 
internal  flashdisk  as  well  as  any  storage  device  currently 
connected  for  content  playable  by  Blaze  EZ.  As  stated  in  the 
previous  section,  it  is  not  necessary  to  place  content  in  any  set 
folder  structure  as  this  process  will  scan  and  index  all  playable 
content  on  all  storage  devices  and  make  it  available  for  its 
associated  program.  After  a  few  seconds,  the  unit  announces 
"Scanning complete". 

You are placed at the Home Menu, described in the next section. 
To  power  off  Blaze  EZ,  press  and  hold  the  Power  button  again 
for  2  seconds.  The  power  down  sound  is  heard,  and  the  unit  is 
powered off. 

After  the  initial  boot  sequence  described  above,  you  can  power 
the  unit  on  and  off  quickly  by  pressing  and  holding  the  “Power” 
button and the unit will power on at the Home menu. However, if 
the battery is depleted, or the unit is reset, the Blaze EZ will go 
through the more lengthy boot process described above. 

Summary of Contents for Blaze EZ

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Page 2: ...4 2 5 The Back Face 4 3 Inserting and Removing the Battery 5 4 Inserting and Removing the SD Card 5 5 Connecting to a PC 6 6 Powering On Off 7 7 The Home Menu 8 8 Basic Interface and Programming 9 8...

Page 3: ...arge the battery how to turn the unit on and off how to access programs on the unit and how to prevent the accidental pressing of buttons This is a basic guide to help you get oriented to the unit and...

Page 4: ...nt of you so that the keypad is facing up and the long rectangular slot on the side of the unit is facing left 2 1 The Top Face The top face of the unit contains the main keypad At the top center is a...

Page 5: ...on The Square button on the right is the OCR button The dot like button between them is the Explorer button The Explorer button brings up a list of files associated with the currently open program For...

Page 6: ...number Below the Volume dial is the Voice Control button The Voice Control button allows you to quickly access Speed volume and pitch settings for the TTS Cycle through the settings with repeated pres...

Page 7: ...e micro USB port is used to connect the Blaze EZ to a PC for transferring files to connect a thumb drive or CD ROM drive to the unit or to connect the AC adapter for charging the unit 2 5 The Back Fac...

Page 8: ...of the battery compartment first then gently press down on the top of the battery to secure it in place Slide the back casing on to the unit and click it into place To remove the battery pack slide th...

Page 9: ...ting to a PC Locate the small rectangular port on the center of the front edge of the Blaze EZ between the headphone and microphone jacks To transfer files from your PC to your Blaze EZ turn on the Bl...

Page 10: ...nal flashdisk as well as any storage device currently connected for content playable by Blaze EZ As stated in the previous section it is not necessary to place content in any set folder structure as t...

Page 11: ...ide Voice Settings Record Settings Bluetooth status Wi Fi status Online DAISY Web Radio Podcasts and Utilities Pressing Select on the Software version Free Space item will bring up more detailed infor...

Page 12: ...aved and you are placed at the location from which you initiated recording To delete a recording from the recordings list press and hold the Cancel key 8 2 Music Below the record button are 3 square b...

Page 13: ...plorer button and brings up a list of all the files and folders on all storage devices connected to the Blaze EZ containing media content Use the Right and Left arrows to enter and exit folders respec...

Page 14: ...book or document has been opened when you press the Books button reading resumes at the position you last left the Book Reader If you have not opened any books or documents since your last reset you...

Page 15: ...ems such as business cards or half sheets of paper you will need to lower the camera closer to the text When you select the Take a picture option the camera obtains focus and the picture is taken The...

Page 16: ...use the Left or Right arrow to navigate to Podcasts and press the Select button The Blaze EZ announces Updating Feeds and places you in the list of feeds you have saved on the unit Blaze EZ comes prel...

Page 17: ...Web radio application is launched it scans for internet radio station playlist URL s in the Web Radio folder Blaze EZ announces Creating channel list followed in a few seconds by Channel list creatio...

Page 18: ...quickly If you press the Power button quickly from anywhere on the unit the date and time are announced 2 Bring up the Home Menu The Date and time is the first item in the Home Menu Any time you exit...

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