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BookSense XT – User Manual

BookSense XT

User Manual

English Manual

For Software Version 3.0

January 2013.

HIMS Inc.

4616 W. Howard Lane, Ste 960 Austin, TX 78728

Phone: 888-520-4467

Fax: 512-837-2011

Email: [email protected]

Summary of Contents for BookSense XT

Page 1: ...Sense XT User Manual BookSense XT User Manual English Manual For Software Version 3 0 January 2013 HIMS Inc 4616 W Howard Lane Ste 960 Austin TX 78728 Phone 888 520 4467 Fax 512 837 2011 Email support...

Page 2: ...cord various items such as lectures music from the FM radio and even record from external audio sources using the line in mode The BookSense XT is the more advanced model of the BookSense and offers t...

Page 3: ...5 1 7 Charging BookSense XT 5 1 8 Inserting or Removing the SD CARD USB Memory USB CD ROM 5 1 8 1 Inserting or Removing the SD CARD5 1 8 2 Inserting or Removing the USB Memory CD ROM 6 1 9 Connecting...

Page 4: ...Move By 17 4 5 Move by 1 track 18 4 6 Move by 5 tracks 18 4 7 Moving to First or Last track 18 4 8 Moving by Time 18 4 9 Changing preamp 18 4 10 Moving by Mark 19 4 11 Section Repetition 19 4 12 Marks...

Page 5: ...o alarm Melody 33 5 DAISY 34 5 1 What is supported in the DAISY Player 34 5 2 How to play DAISY content 34 5 3 Pause 35 5 4 Changing the Unit to Move By 35 5 5 Moving by Phrase 35 5 6 Moving by Paragr...

Page 6: ...age Tag 47 5 23 3 Mark information 47 5 23 4 Import contents from CD ROM or NLS cartridge 48 6 Document Reader 49 6 1 What is supported in the Document Reader 49 6 2 Playing a Document File 49 6 3 Pau...

Page 7: ...Next Frequency by 0 1 MHz 62 7 3 Jump to Specific Frequency 62 7 4 Mute Unmute62 7 5 Moving to the Previous Next Added Preset 62 7 6 Adding Presets and Moving to Presets 63 7 6 Changing the Frequency...

Page 8: ...9 1 2 Set Alarm 76 9 1 3 Delete the Alarm 77 9 2 Date and Time Settings 77 9 2 1 Check Date and Time 77 9 2 2 Set Date and Time Notification 78 9 2 3 Set Date and Time 78 9 3 Voice Settings 79 9 4 Re...

Page 9: ...sing the Calculator 91 11 2 Inputting and operating the four fundamental arithmetic 91 11 3 Using the help mode of Calculator 93 12 Troubleshooting Guide 93 12 1 The BookSense XT will not turn on 93 1...

Page 10: ...nternal External Line In FM USB OTG Mini AB type connector SD Card Slot Internal Memory 4GB FM Radio Bluetooth 2 0 Supports stereo Bluetooth headset Stereo Earphone Jack 3 5 pie Stereo Microphone Jack...

Page 11: ...t surface such as a desk the front of the device is 2 DATE TIME Button MENU Button Side MODE Button VOLUME Button SD Card Front OK Confirm Button CANCEL Button Navigation Button Numeric Button LED Mic...

Page 12: ...he battery please refer to 1 5 Inserting or Removing the Battery Battery Lock Switch is on the top center of the battery compartment 1 3 3 Left Side of the Device Starting from the top and moving down...

Page 13: ...layer is start running after 20 seconds Once powered on insert the battery and start using the BookSense XT Please refer to 1 6 Turning the Device On Off 1 5 Inserting or Removing the Battery To inser...

Page 14: ...leted sound even the device is turned off 1 8 Inserting or Removing the SD CARD USB Memory USB CD ROM 1 8 1 Inserting or Removing the SD CARD To insert and remove the SD card follow these steps 1 Hold...

Page 15: ...e XT flashdisk and SD card as a USB drive You can then use Windows Explorer to transfer files back and forth If the SD card is not inserted the second drive will not be displayed When you enter the BO...

Page 16: ...ts for each folder can be shown If you change to different mode while in action action will resume when you come back to previous mode 2 3 Changing Volume Use volume UP or DOWN button to raise or lowe...

Page 17: ...ss number 3 button for more than 2 seconds Change the disk Press number 0 button for more than 2 seconds 2 5 Deleting File or Folder To delete the file or folder in file list follow these steps 1 Move...

Page 18: ...e files from one storage device to another on the BookSense Please use the following methods to copy and paste files from one folder drive to another 1 To copy selected files and folders to the clipbo...

Page 19: ...Previous Menu item UP DOWN button Execute Item Open sub Menu RIGHT OK or MENU button Exit Sub Menu LEFT button Close Menu CANCEL button Some menus contain sub menus Use procedures 2 and 3 to enter an...

Page 20: ...Note in edit boxes which require numbers you may not use the numeric keypad to enter symbols or letters 2 10 Checking Battery Status To check the battery status the BookSense XT should be turned on f...

Page 21: ...l the settings press the CANCEL button If you select the 12 hour clock mode you must enter a number between 1 and 12 For 24 hour clock mode you must enter a number between 0 and 23 The default is 12 h...

Page 22: ...ntil you delete all numbers Note This toggle will not work in the Radio If you enter 0 in step 2 the sleep timer will not work Note Once the sleep timer is set even if the device is active it will shu...

Page 23: ...ific point of a file You can hear from beginning to end of section that you have set repeatedly Also if you insert a highlight mark at the point you want to remember it will move to that point immedia...

Page 24: ...Mode follow these steps 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the UP or DOWN button and move to Help Mode 3 Then press the RIGHT OK or MENU button 4 Now Help Mode is operated Once Help Mode is operated Hel...

Page 25: ...o listen 1 Individual selection Press number 9 button to select a file then BookSense says select For instance if you want to listen to the second and fourth file only in file list press the number 9...

Page 26: ...XT does not remember the last position and exit the file If you press the Cancel button it remembers the last position and exit the file 4 3 Pause If you press the PLAY button while playing a file the...

Page 27: ...BOOKS or PODCASTS folder it is saved automatically if you select all of items in those folders or select a sub folder So you do not need to change preamp when you open those folders later Note Preamp...

Page 28: ...ion 4 You will hear set end point and the end point of the section is set Section repetition repeats the portion of the audio you have just set using the steps above For more information on playback o...

Page 29: ...nge Enter range from 1 to 1 000 edit box is announced To cancel the insertion of the mark press the CANCEL button in step 2 before entering the number Or press the CANCEL button instead of the OK butt...

Page 30: ...ss the CANCEL button in step 2 before entering the OK button Or press the CANCEL button instead of the OK button in step 4 to delete all numbers you have entered press the CANCEL button until you have...

Page 31: ...hould be inserted between 1 1 000 In step 2 when you press 1 to add a mark the BookSense XT already has the number 1 in the edit box Then later when you add a second mark it already has 2 in the edit...

Page 32: ...from the location of voice memo 3 Highlight mark you will move to the start point of the highlight mark It starts playing the interval of highlight mark and pause Every time you press the OK button i...

Page 33: ...ng the number Or press the CANCEL button instead of the OK button in step 3 to delete all numbers you have entered press the CANCEL button until you have deleted all numbers After all numbers have bee...

Page 34: ...15 20 or 30 minutes and 1 hour Pressing the LEFT it toggles to opposite direction Stop pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button when you reach the setting that you prefer Once you set the time interval then...

Page 35: ...default is one time 1 Press number 8 button for more than 2 seconds you will hear Repeat on 2 Press number 8 button one more time for more than 2 seconds BookSense announces Repeat off and return to...

Page 36: ...aused After announcing the information the file will keep playing or remain paused Note If you press the 0 key when listening to an mp3 book in audio books or podcasts the total time gives you its the...

Page 37: ...ttings dialog read file name no combo box is announced By pressing the UP or DOWN button you can navigate through the various options including read file name times to repeat the specified track shuff...

Page 38: ...sing the UP or DOWN button The default is set to off 2 Select either shuffle on or off by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button 3 Press the OK or MENU button to save the change or CANCEL if you do not wan...

Page 39: ...m genre etc of the audio file When analyzing this tag you can search for the music that you want to listen to by artist album or genre You can only search for files in the music folder If there is no...

Page 40: ...en to the songs according to a specific genre follow these steps 1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the UP or DOWN button to move to select playlist pull down Press the RIGHT OK or MENU button 3 You will...

Page 41: ...to the location of the mark voice memo or highlight mark and start playing At this time if you press number 3 button for more than 2 seconds you can delete all the marks To exit the menu press the CAN...

Page 42: ...ch as an NLS cartridge containing a DAISY book on the root of the drive the BookSense automatically plays the DAISY book when the cartridge is connected If you play a book that you read previously you...

Page 43: ...y is time for the audio daisy book and paragraph for the text daisy book 5 5 Moving by Phrase You can change to Phrase mode by pressing the UP or DOWN button Afterwards if you press the LEFT or RIGHT...

Page 44: ...e is no Mark in the content regardless of pressing the UP or DOWN button Note Here are 3 different setting modes to move by mark 1 Mark you will move to the location of the mark and start reading 2 Vo...

Page 45: ...after the next sentence It will continue to read when you press the PLAY button search word is to find other instances of the same word by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button While reading a file if you...

Page 46: ...ays text that means it switches from audio to text And pressing 9 for more than 2 seconds allows you back to audio If the Daisy book has only either text or audio the BookSense XT says Not allowed 5 1...

Page 47: ...dy has mark then Mark exists at current phrase is announced Note Mark voice memo and highlight mark are used same number so number should not be duplicated 5 15 2 Inserting a Voice memo To insert a vo...

Page 48: ...keeps original location Note In this case if the number is used as mark or highlight mark then Mark or highlight mark already exists Move Yes is announced Note Mark voice memo and highlight mark are...

Page 49: ...number to insert edit box and you need to enter the different number And the previous number keeps original location Note In this case if the number is used as mark or voice memo then Mark or voice me...

Page 50: ...dit box Note that the CANCEL button acts as a backspace key and you cannot cancel out of an edit box until you delete all numbers 5 15 5 Deleting a Mark Marks can be deleted as needed if the book you...

Page 51: ...the number 4 button Every time that you press this button the speed decreases by one level The speed can be decreased by up to two levels If you are reading a DAISY book in text format the speed is ad...

Page 52: ...number to move to edit box is announced then enter the page number that you want to move to 3 Press the OK button The BookSense XT will then move to the page and start to play If you enter a number t...

Page 53: ...ou to the position before acting undo When you move to change the unit to move by moving to a paragraph heading beginning end time interval level page phrase undo will work by pressing the LEFT button...

Page 54: ...the information press the CANCEL button 5 23 Using the Menu in the DAISY When you press the MENU button in the DAISY player you will see the following options daisy playback setting mark info if it h...

Page 55: ...utton 2 Then Mark information mark hour s minute s second s x y is announced A Mark Mark hour s minute s second s x y B Voice memo Voice memo hour s minute s second s x y voice memo recording C Highli...

Page 56: ...Press the DOWN button to move to Import CD contents And press the RIGHT OK or MENU button 4 BookSense says copying and begins copying from the CD ROM or USB cartridge to flashdisk BookSense announces...

Page 57: ...document file If you press the Cancel button it remembers the last position and exit the document file 6 3 Pause If you press the PLAY button while reading the file it stops reading Press the PLAY but...

Page 58: ...eading 2 is being played the Level 1 and Level 2 is displayed when you press the UP or DOWN button Press the UP or DOWN button to select the level that you want to move by Then if you press the LEFT o...

Page 59: ...t will pause the interval Note If you press the CANCEL button while reading the interval it will move to the end of the highlight mark and read 6 14 Search Word You can change to Word mode by pressing...

Page 60: ...k while reading you can use this function To insert mark follow these steps 1 Press number 1 button to insert while reading or in pause status 2 Enter the mark number to insert edit box is announced a...

Page 61: ...ter the voice memo number to insert edit box is announced and enter the number that you want 4 Press the OK or MENU button then Voice memo has been inserted is announced and return to play or pause st...

Page 62: ...il you hear switch to highlight mark setting while playing or in pause status file 2 Press number 1 button then start highlight mark is announced 3 Press the OK button when you reach the point that yo...

Page 63: ...2 button while you are reading a file or while it is paused 2 It will ask you Enter the mark number to move to edit box And enter the mark number that you want to move to 3 Press the OK button then an...

Page 64: ...light mark then Voice memo or highlight mark has been deleted is announced However if you enter the number that does not exist This mark does not exist is announced and you is returned to the document...

Page 65: ...can move to a page and play 1 Press number 7 button while playing or in pause status 2 Then current page total pages Enter the page number to move to edit box is announced and enter the page number 3...

Page 66: ...ting something And pressing the RIGHT button for more than 2 seconds will redo the operation and return you to the position before acting undo When you move to change the unit to move by moving to a p...

Page 67: ...will return to Recent Documents list If you want to return to the normal documents list you need to press the CANCEL again If you want to delete Recent Documents list press number 3 button more than 2...

Page 68: ...by pressing the UP or DOWN button 2 Press the RIGHT OK or MENU button then Page settings dialog Characters per line 80 edit box is announced Enter the number that you want to change The value is from...

Page 69: ...radio feature 7 1 Scanning to the Previous Next Frequency Press the LEFT button for more than 2 seconds to scan to the previous radio station Press the RIGHT button for more than 2 seconds to scan to...

Page 70: ...to a radio station on 95 7 MHz then 95 7 MHz is set as preset 1 You can add up to 6 presets ranging from 1 to 6 If you try to set a preset that has already been set the BookSense XT announces Preset i...

Page 71: ...dio via the internal speakers can be also set by using the MENU button Please refer to 7 12 1 How to set the internal speakers 7 9 Checking the Channel Information If you want to hear the current stat...

Page 72: ...you to insert a mark during Radio recording Once you insert a mark during Radio recording you can move to mark when you listen to recorded file 1 Press number 1 button on the position that you want t...

Page 73: ...ording file type press the DOWN button sampling rate 16000 hertz combo box is announced Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to select the desired sampling rate The sampling rates can be selected from 16000...

Page 74: ...1 Press the MENU button 2 Press the DOWN button two times to move to Presets pull down 3 Press the RIGHT OK or MENU button Add preset dialog is announced 4 Press the DOWN button to move to Delete pre...

Page 75: ...LEFT or RIGHT buttons 4 When you press the LEFT or RIGHT buttons the level is changed from 1 to 10 5 To complete the Frequency scanning Sensitivity setting Press the MENU or OK buttons If you want to...

Page 76: ...tart recording Once you start recording the media DAISY and Document Reader will stop playing if they were being used 2 To stop recording press the PLAY button stop play recording Yes is announced If...

Page 77: ...ttings 8 3 Recording via Line in If you want to record from an external audio source like a CD player cassette player or personal computer connect the output of the audio source to the microphone jack...

Page 78: ...ISY in the record Settings dialog before attempting to create a DAISY recording See section 9 4 of this manual for details on setting the recording file format 1 Press the Record button in the Media D...

Page 79: ...ou can insert an unlimited number of headings Please note all headings are at level 1 in the DAISY hierarchical structure you cannot create multiple heading levels with the BookSense DAISY recording f...

Page 80: ...tion to record the page identification To create a new page do the following 1 Press 3 to start phrase recording 2 Record page identification 3 Press the number 7 to set current phrase as page1 2 3 4...

Page 81: ...position 8 5 8 2 2 Heading To move to a given heading while playing a recorded DAISY book press the UP or DOWN arrow until you get to the Heading navigation option Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow accord...

Page 82: ...Page While playing a DAISY recording press the UP or DOWN arrow until you get to the Page navigation option Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow according to the direction which you want to move Press the ar...

Page 83: ...em status Bluetooth options Set sleep timer Power save mode setting Mark alert setting Format storage device Set current storage device 9 1 Alarm Settings The alarm settings include review current ala...

Page 84: ...am or pm combo box 8 When you are in the am or pm combo box you can select either am or pm that you want by pressing LEFT or RIGHT button Press the DOWN button to move to the melody combo box 9 When...

Page 85: ...nue playing until a key is pressed 9 1 3 Delete the Alarm To delete the alarm follow these steps 1 Press the MENU button Press the UP or DOWN button to move to the Global options pull down 2 Press the...

Page 86: ...using the date and Time button To customize the Date and Time Notification follow these steps 1 Press the MENU button Press the UP or DOWN button to move to the Global options pull down 2 Press the R...

Page 87: ...ove to the minute edit box Enter 2 digits for the minute edit box is announced Enter the number using the numeric keys 11 Press the OK button to apply the settings If you want to cancel the settings p...

Page 88: ...box Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to change to wave or DAISY format 4 After selecting the recording type press the DOWN button Recording Source microphone is spoken Press the LEFT or RIGHT button to...

Page 89: ...DOWN button to check the key number It will read Key number 7 Press the OK or the CANCEL button to exit the system status menu Note If the SD card or USB stick memory is connected then you can also c...

Page 90: ...the UP or DOWN button to move to its entry on the displayed list and press the OK or MENU button to select it BookSense XT will ask you to enter the PIN code for your headset 8 Press the numeric butt...

Page 91: ...een detected press the UP or DOWN button to move to its entry on the displayed list and press the OK or MENU button to select it BookSense XT will ask you to enter the PIN code for your headset 10 Pre...

Page 92: ...n 9 6 4 Turning off Bluetooth You can also simply to turn off Bluetooth by pressing number 6 button for more than 2 seconds Using the menu to turn off Bluetooth follow these steps 1 Assuming that Blue...

Page 93: ...he UP or DOWN button to move to the headset and press the OK button that you want to unpair If you want to unpair more than one press the UP or DOWN to select by pressing number 9 button and press the...

Page 94: ...ng will have first priority That means if you set 30 minutes for the sleep timer and set 5 minutes for the power save mode setting the device is turned off after 5 minutes Note The difference between...

Page 95: ...e the mark notification method by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button to select message beep or off 4 Press the OK or MENU button The default is message Note The mark alert setting only works while play...

Page 96: ...ces storage device settings dialog current storage device Flash disk combo box You can change this to the external memory card SD card or USB stick if they are connected to the device by pressing the...

Page 97: ...l down by pressing the UP or DOWN button 7 Press the RIGHT OK or MENU button Upgrade firmware dialog is announced 8 Press the OK or MENU button Do you want to upgrade Yes is announced 9 Press the OK o...

Page 98: ...ss the RIGHT OK or MENU button BookSense announces Backup or restore Backup combo box Press RIGHT arrow to move to Restore 4 Press the DOWN arrow to move to the Restore options 5 BookSense prompts sel...

Page 99: ...ange this to message or disable by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button 4 Press the DOWN button to move to Warning sound enable combo box You can change this to disable by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT butt...

Page 100: ...for more than 2 seconds 6 Closing a parenthesis Press the Right button for more than 2 seconds 7 Inputting a decimal point Press the Up button for more than 2 seconds 8 Inputting Press the Down button...

Page 101: ...you the instruction about four fundamental arithmetic operations when you press each button Help Mode is operated easily by pressing MENU button for more than 2 seconds Help Mode is not an actual oper...

Page 102: ...d not the external speakers Or if you are using the external speakers make sure that headphones are connected to be used as an antenna For more information on how to do this refer to the Radio section...

Page 103: ...orized person or company disassembles the device serious damage may occur to the BookSense XT If an unauthorized person disassembles the BookSense XT the warranty is void If any liquid or external for...

Page 104: ...t Information If you have any problems with the BookSense XT please contact the dealer you purchased your unit from If you require further assistance please contact us at support hims inc com Or you c...

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