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Introducing kapten

 - A technical overview of kapten

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kap

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 User Guide

1.3

A technical overview of 

kap

ten

1.3.1 Pack contents

Your 

kap

ten

 comes with the following:

• a USB cable;

• a headset kit;

• the 

kap

ten

 Quick Start Guide

• the installing guide

USB CABLE

The USB cable provided with 

kap

ten

 is a USB A Plug- micro USB B Plug.

It is used for:

• recharging the battery of your 

kap

ten

;

• connecting 

kap

ten

 up to the user's personal Kapsys web space to manage

settings and content and download extra data (maps, audio guides, K-tags)
from the 

openshare

 and 

easystore

 sites;

• synchronising the contents of your 

kap

ten

 with that of your computer

 Figure 1 - 1 : USB cable provided with 

kap

ten

To connect your USB cable to your computer:

1 Plug the USB cable micro B-type connector into the 

kap

ten

 socket; 

2

Plug the USB cable A-type connector into your computer's socket

A USB mains charger for recharging your 

kap

ten

's battery is also 

available for purchase.  Please visit the on-line shop 

easystore

 at 

the following address: 

www.kapsys.com

 

Summary of Contents for kapten

Page 1: ...i kapten User Guide kapten USER GUIDE Revision 12 www kapsys com...

Page 2: ...ition of a given location and in particular enables you to create an associated voice memo You can organise and back up your personal K tags by uploading them to your mykapsys user account on the Inte...

Page 3: ...product thereby potentially rendering it unusable Do not expose the product to extreme temperatures Only clean the product with a slightly damp soft cloth Using chemical or abrasive products or deterg...

Page 4: ...charge The Kapsys guarantee does not cover normal wear and tear of the product damage occasioned by misuse dampness or liquid contact with or exposure to sources of heat broken or cracked devices wit...

Page 5: ...emarks registered in the United States and or in other countries ata Source 2007 Tele Atlas N V Based upon Topografische ondergrond Copyright dienst voor het kadaster en de openbare registers Apeldoor...

Page 6: ...w 21 Top view 26 Right hand side 27 Left hand side 28 Understanding the lights on your kapten 29 K button indication lights 29 Function button indication lights 29 Navigation mode indicator lights 31...

Page 7: ...the radio is playing 57 Telephoning with the CALL function 58 Prior to using kapten s telephone function 58 Making a telephone call using kapten 59 Taking or rejecting an incoming call 62 Creating K t...

Page 8: ...development the needs it meets and the technology it is based upon This chapter also covers the technical characteristics of kapten and includes a visual presentation of the product The current chapte...

Page 9: ...principally based on satellite geolocation GPS and vocal interaction speech synthesis and voice recognition However kapten is so much more than a simple GPS sat nav system You can take advantage of i...

Page 10: ...les anyone with access to a GPS receiver to find out their position on Earth and is accurate to within 10 metres In order for the user to be able to effectively navigate using a navigation system the...

Page 11: ...MP3 function page 48 You can speak instructions directly into the microphone on kapten s headset See The headset page 20 Speech synthesis is an IT sound synthesis technique for creating artificial ora...

Page 12: ...erial Bus commonly known as USB features a plug and play function a system for automatically detecting and configuring material It provides a double function in kapten Connecting locally to a computer...

Page 13: ...s personal Kapsys web space to manage settings and content and download extra data maps audio guides K tags from the openshare and easystore sites synchronising the contents of your kapten with that o...

Page 14: ...CALL and to state a choice follow navigation guidelines listen to the radio and music speak with a correspondent on the telephone Figure 1 2 View of the microphone and the button featured on the heads...

Page 15: ...low sets out the main technical characteristics of kapten kapten DIMENSIONS Figure 1 3 Your kapten Tableau 1 1 Technical characteristics of kapten Characteristic Valeur Size 74 x 44 x 13 mm L x l x h...

Page 16: ...hone and button tactile interface buttons and connection sockets and visual interface LED indicators Here we introduce the central notion of the voice menu and explain the possible modes of interactio...

Page 17: ...ween the user and kapten describes the headset which makes this interaction possible 2 1 1 The fundamentals of vocal interaction The vocal interaction between the user and kapten is based on voice men...

Page 18: ...mode of interaction chosen by the user the command may see Navigating in a voice menu page 13 be stated at the end of the menu after you hear the beep also called prompt or invitation during the menu...

Page 19: ...interface i e by pressing one of the buttons described in the section Familiarising yourself with kapten s buttons and sockets page 21 The tactile commands are set out further on see Navigating in a v...

Page 20: ...ode of interaction Navigating in a voice menu Vocal beginner mode 1 Listen to the voice menu in full 2 Wait for the beep which marks the end of the menu 3 State your choice using the microphone on the...

Page 21: ...tion you require press the button to validate Navigating in a voice menu Non vocal expert mode 1 As soon as the voice menu starts press the button or The voice menu stops and switches to manual mode 2...

Page 22: ...ess the headset button at any time 2 Pronounce the key word QUESTION KEY WORDS A question key word is any key word the user pronounces in order to ask kapten a question In this case kapten responds wi...

Page 23: ...dicates the remaining distance to travel Next instruction indicates the next navigation instruction Previous instruction Repeats previous navigation instruction Available maps Indicates the countries...

Page 24: ...user s geographical position and saves it in Car favourites on how to navigate to a favourite see Navigating to a Favourite Record home Memorises the user s geographical position and saves it in Home...

Page 25: ...ch to bicycle mode Switch to motorbike mode Switch to car mode Stop navigation Requests confirmation to stop the current navigation YES or NO GPS Launches the voice menu for entering an address see Na...

Page 26: ...3 menu or activates the MP3 function CALL Call Loops back in the CALL menu FM FM Loops back in the FM menu Stop the radio FM function stopped New station Dictate name of the radio station you want to...

Page 27: ...a voice menu Table 2 4 Description of the kapten headset Item Function Headset button see Table 2 5 page 20 Microphone Stating a command a key word or recording a voice memo when creating a K tag Tab...

Page 28: ...and describe the different items visible each time 2 2 1 Front view Figure 2 5 Front view of kapten Buttons and sockets Table 2 6 Front view of kapten Buttons and sockets Rep re D signation Fonction A...

Page 29: ...avigation function GPS the Bluetooth for the telephone function CALL The table below sets out the names of the function buttons and describes their purpose Table 2 7 kapten s function buttons Ref Butt...

Page 30: ...o hands free telephone navigate in a voice menu see Navigating in a voice menu page 13 The table below sets out the names of the menu buttons and describes their purposes Table 2 8 Menu buttons and K...

Page 31: ...ice menu GPS MP3 FM CALL Short press Mute modea a In mute mode navigation instructions and radio are paused until the user presses the button againe Plays track Pauses track Mute mode Long press Plays...

Page 32: ...ns of the Rewind button outside voice menu GPS MP3 FM CALL Short press Previous track Moves down the frequency Long press Rewind Previous radio station Table 2 13 Functions of the Kapsys button outsid...

Page 33: ...of the device 2 Slide it over to the appropriate position i e so you can see the green colour Table 2 14 Top view of kapten Buttons and sockets Ref Description Function A Lock switch Locks or unlocks...

Page 34: ...ns and sockets Rep re D signation Fonction A Volume button Turns the volume up or down Key word tip to turn the volume up or down you can also use the key words volume Up or volume down see Interactin...

Page 35: ...with kapten s buttons and sockets 28 kapten User guide 2 2 4 Left hand side Figure 2 10 Left hand side of the kapten Table 2 16 Left hand side of the kapten Buttons and sockets Ref Description Functio...

Page 36: ...lights Other indication lights 2 3 1 K button indication lights The table below sets out the K button LED signals 2 3 2 Function button indication lights The blue LEDs of the function buttons change d...

Page 37: ...ashing normally Music currently being played The menu buttons are not dedicated to the MP3 function Blue continuous Music currently being played The menu buttons are dedicated to the MP3 function in v...

Page 38: ...navigation mode is active Figure 2 11 kapten transport mode indicators The table below sets out the different navigation modes and associated navigation rules Only one indicator is lit up at a time d...

Page 39: ...r the reboot indication lights to stop When kapten is resetting the navigation mode indicators flash one after the other for approximately 90 seconds Bicycle No motorways or dual carriageways etc Bicy...

Page 40: ...ed Linux to run the software for its speech synthesis voice recognition and navigation etc Like all operating systems it must start up before kapten can be operational This start up may occur for exam...

Page 41: ...Interacting with kapten Understanding the lights on your kapten 34 kapten User guide...

Page 42: ...ssociated voice menus The description of each function also includes reminders warnings where necessary and procedures which describe the voice menus in detail The current chapter is divided up into t...

Page 43: ...button 2 2 The K button should light up If it does not light up you need to recharge the battery 3 1 2 Recharging kapten To recharge the battery to your kapten 1 Plug your kapten into your computer us...

Page 44: ...it To unlock your kapten 1 Locate the lock switch at the top end of the device 2 Slide it over to the appropriate position i e so you can see the green colour Table 3 1 Battery charge level Led Color...

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