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Maestro 2.0.0

Trekker Solo 2.7.3

User’s Guide

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

©Copyright 2006.  All rights reserved, Technologies HumanWare Canada Inc.

This manual is protected by copyright belonging to HumanWare

 

with  all  rights  reserved.  According  to  copyright  law,  the  manual  may  not be copied in whole or in part, without written

consent from HumanWare.v1

Table of Contents

1.

       

WELCOME

1.1

      

Introduction to Maestro

1.2

      

Introduction to Trekker

1.3

      

Before You Begin

1.4

      

Contents of the Package

1.5

      

Sources of Information

2.

       

DESCRIPTION OF THE PDA

2.1

      

Top Front

2.2

      

Tactile Keyboard

2.3

      

Bottom Front

2.4

      

Edges

2.5

      

Accessories

3.

       

SETTING UP

3.1

      

Before You Begin

3.2

      

Charging the PDA and Accessories Batteries

Summary of Contents for Trekker Solo 2.7.3

Page 1: ...e manual may not be copied in whole or in part without written consent from HumanWare v1 Table of Contents 1 WELCOME 1 1 Introduction to Maestro 1 2 Introduction to Trekker 1 3 Before You Begin 1 4 Contents of the Package 1 5 Sources of Information 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PDA 2 1 Top Front 2 2 Tactile Keyboard 2 3 Bottom Front 2 4 Edges 2 5 Accessories 3 SETTING UP 3 1 Before You Begin 3 2 Charging t...

Page 2: ...e 4 5 System Menu 4 6 Switching Applications 4 7 Data Entry Keypad 4 8 Navigation Principles 4 9 Adjust Basic Parameters 4 10 Commands by Function 4 11 Memory 4 12 File Management Maestro 5 CALENDAR MAESTRO 5 1 General Description 5 2 File Management and Synchronization 5 3 Calendar Application Menu Options 5 4 Calendar Main Window 5 5 Calendar List 5 6 General Page 5 7 Notes Page 5 8 Create a new...

Page 3: ...t 7 7 Edit a Document 7 8 Save a Document 7 9 Rename or Move a document 7 10 Duplicate a document 7 11 Delete a document 7 12 Translate to grade 2 7 13 Translate from grade 2 7 14 Create a New Folder 7 15 Rename a Folder 7 16 Delete a Folder 7 17 Find text 7 18 Find and Replace Text 8 TREKKER 2 7 3 8 1 General Description 8 2 GPS Global Positioning System 8 3 Trekker Bluetooth GPS System 8 4 Trekk...

Page 4: ...l Note 10 7 Play a Vocal Note 10 8 Vocal Notes Application Menu Options 10 9 Vocal Notes Main Window 10 10 Vocal Note Properties 10 11 Rename or Move a Vocal Note 10 12 Create a New Folder 10 13 Rename a Folder 11 MEDIA PLAYER 1 0 MAESTRO 11 1 General Description 11 2 File formats and playback modes 11 3 File Management and Synchronization 11 4 Media Player Main Window 11 5 Media Player Applicatio...

Page 5: ...ce 13 17 Wireless Networks Maestro 14 EXTERNAL DEVICES 14 1 External speaker 14 2 GPS Receiver 14 3 Infrared Keyboard 14 4 HP Bluetooth Keyboard 14 5 KeyMaestro 14 6 Bluetooth Keyboard Troubleshooting 15 US BRAILLE TABLE 16 CONTACTING HUMANWARE 17 APPENDIX TREKKER LEGAL NOTICE 1 Welcome Welcome to Maestro and Trekker This manual describes both the Maestro including Maestro with Trekker option and ...

Page 6: ...oard stencil for sighted users Tactile description of the PDA Standard PDA software and documentation package containing print documents and Companion CD Trekker components GPS Receiver RoyalTek RBT 1000ST Clip on case External Speaker with audio cable Power Splitter used to charge the GPS receiver External Speaker or PDA at the same time Strap Travel Bag A GPS map on CD and a storage card Trekker...

Page 7: ...of the tactile keyboard next to the cursor cross as follows F1 Located at the top of the column Information Where Am I Says the title of the active window Press and Hold F1 Toggles key describer On and Off F2 Located second from the top of the column Says the current Control F3 Located third from the top of the column Activates the Contextual menu Press and Hold F3 Activates the Running Programs d...

Page 8: ...wer outlet using the AC DC adapter As the device is charging the amber colored Battery Status LED will light up It takes about 4 hours to fully charge the battery When the battery is fully charged the Battery Status LED will turn Off 3 2 3 Charging the External Speaker battery To charge the battery connect the External Speaker to a power outlet using the AC DC Adaptor A beep and a blinking yellow ...

Page 9: ...ip between the PDA and your computer or after performing a hard reset of the PDA you will have to select your Synchronization Settings Choose Calendar Contacts Tasks and email Files These are the file types used by the Calendar Contacts Text Notes and Vocal Notes applications CAUTION Synchronized data is stored in the main memory When synchronizing applications that require significant amounts of ...

Page 10: ... 3 column 1 Dot 3 Row 3 column 2 Dot 6 Row 3 column 3 Not assigned Row 4 column 1 Dot 7 Row 4 column 2 Dot 8 Row 4 column 3 Not assigned Enter each Braille dot one at a time then accept the character using one of the Validate keys For example to input the letter c press Braille dot 1 Braille dot 4 then Validate Pressing only Validate will enter a space Note that when using computer Braille dot 7 i...

Page 11: ... keys to select between Hours and Minutes Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value Time zone lets you select your current time zone Be sure to have the right selection according to your area This is very important for Calendar synchronization If the selected time zone in your PDA is different from the one in your computer the Appointments synchronized from your PC to the PDA will be s...

Page 12: ...to the previous Control or field Shift Tab Move to the next tab Control Tab Move to the previous tab Control Shift Tab Say current Control F2 Say the Controls in the dialog box in their correct tab order Shift F2 Check a check box or select a button Validate 4 10 10Calendar Start the Calendar application Control F1 Activate Calendar Application Menu While in Calendar Application press F4 Search Co...

Page 13: ...t Validate or press Right Validate twice Bookmark List press Right Validate three times Remove Bookmark press Right Validate four times Find Next Control Page Down Find Previous Control Page Up Beginning of book Control Home End of Book Control End Rewind Press and hold Left Arrow Fast Forward press and hold Right Arrow Play Stop Enter Repeat Last VR Message Tell Open Book Enter or space from book...

Page 14: ... tasks The main window is composed of three key elements the Date the View list and the Browser When entering the focus is on the browser Calendar Browser Select a date to list your appointments and tasks The Calendar Browser is modified according to the view selected The default is today s date Press the Enter key or the Right Arrow key to list the appointments or tasks for your selected date Cal...

Page 15: ...ocation Montreal Appointment 2 subject Dentist location Montreal Search with keyword Montreal two appointments found appointment 1 and appointment 2 Search with keyword Dent one appointment found appointment 2 From Set the earliest date from when to start searching for your appointment Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Month Day and Year Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys ...

Page 16: ...ew Contact View a Contact or select Options The Create Edit or Manage Contact window contains Multi Field Edit boxes and Page Tabs To move within the Multi Field Edit boxes use the Tab or Shift Tab keys To select a field within a Multi Field Edit box use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys Press the Tab or Shift Tab keys until you hear the Tab Name then use the Left Arrow or Right Arrow keys to switch...

Page 17: ...First name First available phone number Default is Last name First name First available phone number Recent category definition Select from how long ago to store a contact in the Recent Category Choose from the following 4 options Today Last 10 days Last 30 days or Last 90 days Default is Last 10 days Factory Defaults Select to restore the Contacts Options settings to factory defaults OK Select th...

Page 18: ...anslate to grade 2 to convert a selected Note to Braille Grade 2 First select the note from the documents list From the Text Notes Application menu or the Contextual menu select Document then Translate to grade 2 Name Enter a name to save your Text Note document If no name is entered the name will be made up from the first few words of your text Store Select a physical memory space from Main Memor...

Page 19: ...our nape Make sure that the GPS receiver is located on the back of your neck or on top of your shoulder NOTE Bluetooth GPS technology is advancing rapidly both in performance and precision We are keen to offer our users the ability to try the most advanced receivers available and a way to test the ones that can better fit a particular need or behave more appropriately in certain geographical situa...

Page 20: ...ss than 10 meters 30 feet away from any intersection you are considered to be in a transitory zone The GPS signal is not precise enough to identify on what corner you are located and will not provide information on the next intersection Trekker will announce the following Where Am I information A beep if you are located in a transitory zone The direction where you are heading North South East West...

Page 21: ...r browsing origin Select one of four options Select from favorites Last GPS position Search Point of Interest or last P O I Choosing Select from favorites or Search Point of interest will take you to the Trekker P O I Selection dialog OK Select this button or press Enter to accept your selection Cancel Select this button or press Escape to abort the operation 8 8 5 Free Mode Use Free Mode in unmap...

Page 22: ...e P O I Selection dialog will then appear Select a P O I then choose Edit or press Enter The Trekker P O I Edit dialog will appear Use the Trekker P O I Edit dialog to view and edit a previously saved P O I You are presented with a number of fields that may contain information associated with this P O I These fields can be edited as you wish Press and hold F2 to toggle Braille Grade 2 On Off When ...

Page 23: ... are not sure the spelling enter only a partial string Trekker will search the database to provide selection list containing the entered string Town Enter text for the town name Entering a partial string will bring you to the Trekker Town Selection dialog Street Enter text for the street name Entering a partial string or leaving this and all fields blank will bring you to the Trekker Street Select...

Page 24: ...nation P O I or street name Civic address if available and street name Name of town if available Length of route Example You are currently ON route Length on current segment 106 feet Distance between current segment and end of route 917 feet Route CENTRAL STREET BUFFALO Origin BLACKBIRD STREET 775 BLACKBIRD STREET BUFFALO Destination CENTRAL STREET 812 CENTRAL STREET BUFFALO Route Length 1 7 miles...

Page 25: ...n exiting Trekker the current connection between the GPS and Trekker will be disabled but remember your GPS receiver is still powered on do not forget to power it off 8 11 2 Verbosity Settings Use the Trekker Verbosity Settings menu to configure verbosity settings for Where Am I P O I Pedestrian P O I Motorized and Browsing To access the Trekker Verbosity Settings menu from the Trekker Application...

Page 26: ...is button or press Enter to accept your settings Cancel Select this button or press Escape to discard your settings 8 11 4 2 P O I Creation Settings To open the Trekker P O I Creation Settings Dialog from the Trekker Application menu select Settings General then P O I Creation Vocal Note Choose between Create P O I with vocal note and Create P O I without vocal note Default is Create P O I with vo...

Page 27: ...f the desired book press the Pound key to confirm 9 8 3 History Key 3 Press key 3 to retrace recent navigation steps in the book Victor Reader memorizes up to a maximum of the last five recent places Regardless of the element involved navigate to a page to a bookmark Victor Reader will keep track and list the recorded movements upon demand NOTE The history list will be erased when closing the appl...

Page 28: ... mode The Audio Mode currently in use is indicated by a checkmark Audio Daisy This mode plays the recorded audio files of the book Book navigation is in the DAISY paradigm TTS Daisy This mode uses the Maestro Text to speech to play the text files provided in the Daisy book Book navigation is also in the DAISY paradigm TTS Windows This mode also uses Maestro Text to speech to play the text files pr...

Page 29: ...ension Folder The name of the folder containing the file Store Physical location containing the directory Modified Date The date the file was last updated Size The size of the file in kilobytes Duration The duration of the file in seconds Format The file format including the type PCM or NOT PCM sample rate in Hertz size of sample in bits and number of channels in mono or stereo OK Select this butt...

Page 30: ...listed A new random order is recalculated The Previous Next Up Down Arrows as well as the Home End keys will also respect the shuffle order From the Contextual Menu you can toggle the Shuffle Mode On Off Note that turning the Shuffle Mode On will also trigger the Playback mode It will stop playing the current file if any and start playing the first Media file from the random order 11 5 3 Repeat Mo...

Page 31: ...older Send Receive on POP accounts NOTE Emails and attached files are stored only in the PDA s main memory and cannot be stored on memory cards NOTE When using an ActiveSync account you will find that Messages in the Sent Items folder will have an empty From field This is because it is the computer not the PDA that handles the sending of messages 12 3 Working with Accounts 12 3 1 ActiveSync An Act...

Page 32: ...d e mail address See Signature in the Tools Section for details 12 7 4 Insert Pre Recorded Message Use this option to insert Pre recorded messages in your text To access this option from the contextual menu F3 select Insert Pre recorded message From the list use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the available messages Press Enter to add message to the email body For additional information on ...

Page 33: ...the user signature The Signature option is available from the Tools menu and the Application Configuration submenu Tools 12 10 5Pre recorded messages Pre recorded message list Displays the following Default values Hi No Thanks Please call my mobile Please call my assistant I ll be right there I m running late I ll get back to you I love my Maestro Message edit Modify the selected message Add Initi...

Page 34: ... default account The Default Account is the account presented when the application loads Unless specified otherwise messages are sent through the default account The messages will be sent by the SMTP server which is indicated in the default account with its name and the return address The first account created in the Email application will automatically be set as default account until the user dec...

Page 35: ...elay Use this option to adjust the delay before a repeat occurs on a key press This option has 5 settings from Very Short to Very Long Default is Short Repeat Rate Use this option to adjust the rate at which a repeat occurs on a key press This option has 5 settings from Very Slow to Very Fast Default is Fast Keyboard Test Use this option to test your keyboard Factory Defaults Select to restore fac...

Page 36: ...ted in the Running Programs list OK Select to accept your settings 13 15 Sounds and Notifications Use the Sounds and Notifications Dialog to configure the usage and volume level of various sounds used by Maestro or Trekker Alarms and Reminders When this option is checked sounds will play for Alarms and Reminders that you have set Use the Validate buttons to toggle On or Off Default is On Key Click...

Page 37: ...nt to use the Bluetooth Keyboard power Off the receiver or press and hold F2 to set the GPS Off and power On the keyboard Trekker will automatically connect to your keyboard 14 2 3 GPS Troubleshooting If the GPS does not work verify the following The GPS is Off Turn On your GPS Go to the Trekker menu Settings Set GPS On or press and hold F2 The GPS s battery is dead Verify and charge the battery i...

Page 38: ...s Maestro or Trekker version includes the KeyMaestro Keyboard driver as well as its appropriate settings Use the Keyboard dialog box in the Configuration Panel to enable your KeyMaestro 14 5 2 Setting Up the KeyMaestro Bluetooth Keyboard The Setting up operation allows the PDA to identify and establish a one to one relationship with the keyboard and should be done and required only on first connec...

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Page 40: ...bility devices should also be used CAUTION TREKKER IS NOT A MOBILITY DEVICE It is the user responsibility to use this device with caution NOTICE Trekker uses GPS Global Positioning System signals to compute position velocity and time Please take note that the GPS is maintained and managed by the United States of America Government who is entirely responsible for its precision and maintenance The s...

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