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22.3. Disconnecting PLEXTALK from a computer

When disconnecting PLEXTALK from a computer, use the procedure below:

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Left click the "USB" or "Safely remove hardware" icon located in the System Tray at

the lower right of the computer screen.

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Choose this drive at the Safely Remove Hardware option in the System Tray.

Note: If you have difficulty finding or clicking the icon in the Task Tray, shut down the
computer and PLEXTALK, and then disconnect the cable.

Summary of Contents for POCKET PTP1

Page 1: ...1 PLEXTALK POCKET PTP1 version 6 User s Guide for U S English 2008 Shinano Kenshi Co Ltd ...

Page 2: ...te radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encour...

Page 3: ...Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure ...

Page 4: ...ion of the unit 18 2 3 1 Front face 18 2 3 2 Top edge 19 2 3 3 Left edge 19 2 3 4 Right edge 20 2 3 5 Bottom edge 20 2 3 6 Back face 20 2 4 Inserting the battery 20 2 5 Charging PLEXTALK 21 2 6 Maintenance and battery care 22 2 6 1 Unit care 22 2 6 2 Battery care 22 2 6 3 Crossed out dustbin mark 23 2 7 Turning PLEXTALK on and off 23 2 8 Key Describer function 24 2 9 Key Lock function 24 2 10 Inse...

Page 5: ...avigation menu 34 6 9 Selecting the media and title 35 6 10 Title navigation 35 6 10 1 How to navigate the title 35 6 10 2 How to play music 36 6 11 Go to a title directly 36 6 12 Switching sorting order of titles 37 6 13 Getting information about media and title 37 6 14 Getting information on the current status 38 6 15 Selecting a playback mode 38 6 16 Using bookmarks 38 6 16 1 Types of bookmark ...

Page 6: ...g by keyword 52 10 4 Navigating by page 53 10 5 Navigating by heading 53 10 6 Playback mode 53 11 Playing Audio Book 54 12 Recording a DAISY title 55 12 1 Basic information about recording with PLEXTALK 55 12 2 Recording hardware 55 12 3 Recording media 56 12 4 Recording states 56 12 5 DAISY editing mode 56 12 6 Basic recording technique 57 12 7 Muting the guide speech when recording 57 12 8 Conne...

Page 7: ...mos 73 16 3 Backup a title 74 16 4 Backup time for music CD 74 17 Entering text 76 17 1 Entering alphabet by ABC mode 76 17 2 Entering numbers by number mode 77 17 3 Entering symbols by Symbol table 77 17 4 Moving entering position 78 17 5 Enter space linefeed and erase characters 78 18 Network settings 79 18 1 Connecting to the wireless network 79 18 1 1 Enable wireless network device 79 18 1 2 C...

Page 8: ...ersonal computer 96 22 2 Connecting PLEXTALK to a computer 96 22 3 Disconnecting PLEXTALK from a computer 97 23 Other useful features 98 23 1 Accessing the built in help file 98 23 2 Checking system properties 98 23 3 Skippable settings 98 23 4 Deleting authorization keys 99 23 5 Reset PLEXTALK to factory defaults 99 Appendix A Main Specifications 101 General specifications 101 Audio features 102 ...

Page 9: ...9 4 Available recording time for the specified sound qualities 113 Appendix E Questions and Answers on Network setting 115 Appendix F List of entering characters 117 ...

Page 10: ...property may result from improper use Traffic accident DANGER Do not use while walking outdoor Otherwise it may cause traffic accident DANGER Do not use while riding or driving Otherwise it may cause traffic accident Emergency DANGER If the equipment smokes or gives off a strange smell immediately turn off the power disconnect the power plug from the power outlet remove the battery and contact you...

Page 11: ...LEXTALK Otherwise it may cause fire electric shock or malfunction If liquids or foreign object enter the PLEXTALK turn off the power immediately disconnect the power plug from the power outlet remove the battery and contact your dealer Especially be careful the followings Do not use in a bath room in a rain or under moist conditions Do not spill liquids into the equipment When you clean the equipm...

Page 12: ...WARNING If thunderous disconnect the power plug from the power outlet When the lightning strikes it may cause fire or electric shock Repair WARNING Don t disassemble repair or remodel the equipment Otherwise it may cause fire electric shock or malfunction Ask your dealer for the repair WARNING If the equipment broken down turn off the power immediately and contact your dealer It may cause fire or ...

Page 13: ...by mistake In addition be careful to the drinking by mistake by your pets CAUTION When you use the equipment for a long time or while you charge the equipment the equipment might rise in temperature Do not keep the equipment in touch with the same place of the skin for a long time because there is fear of the low temperature burn CAUTION Do not hear at full blast more than needs Otherwise it may c...

Page 14: ...disposal method which local government established 1 2 Legal and copyright information This chapter contains important information regarding copyright licenses and trademarks It also outlines the restrictions which apply when using the PLEXTALK for copying or recording digital sound You are strongly advised to read this chapter thoroughly before continuing 1 2 1 Copyright information about this gu...

Page 15: ...roduction or distribution thereof may result in severe civil and criminal penalties under copyright laws and international copyright treaties If you are uncertain about your rights contact your legal advisor Under no circumstances will Shinano Kenshi be responsible for the consequences of any illegal copying performed using this PLEXTALK recorder Music CDs Copies of Music CDs are for individual en...

Page 16: ...t limited to procurement of substitute goods or services loss of use data or profits or business interruption however caused and on any theory of liability whether in contract strict liability or tort including negligence or otherwise arising in any way out of the use of this software even if advised of the possibility of such damage ...

Page 17: ...s able to use both SD and SDHC cards In this User s Guide both cards are called SD cards 2 2 What you get in the box Below is a list of all the items you should find in the box with your PLEXTALK Please make sure that all items are included If there are any missing items please contact your local agent 1 PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1 1 SD Card Note The SD card will come already inserted in the unit 1 AC ad...

Page 18: ...ery power During charging Phase 1 it will show a red light During charging Phase 2 it will alternate between red and green and when the battery is fully charged it turns solid green Below the grill to the left and right of the LEDs there are two oval buttons The key on the left is colored red and is the Record key used for DAISY recording Voice memo recording and for recording Voice Bookmarks The ...

Page 19: ...ound Hash key The number 5 key has a small raised dot on it to help you locate it Some of the keys have secondary functions and these are listed below Number 1 Change speed or tone in combination with the Up or Down key Number 5 Information key Press once for a list of information Press repeatedly to step quickly through the list of information Press and hold to get the current date and time Numbe...

Page 20: ...e DC input terminal On the right is a slightly smaller rectangular slot This is the USB socket 2 3 6 Back face Carefully turn over your PLEXTALK and hold it face down in one hand keeping the end with the grill away from you In the center of the Back face there are 2 raised ridges These are at the top end of the battery cover Towards the bottom edge of the unit but still on the Back face there is a...

Page 21: ...ert the battery as this should not be necessary Place the battery cover over the battery housing around 5 millimeters from its normal position While pressing the battery cover towards the battery housing gently slide the battery cover back up towards the top of the unit until the rectangular button pops up into the locked position WARNING You should only use the recommended battery with this unit ...

Page 22: ... most out of your rechargeable battery you should take careful note of the following points The battery will normally take 4 hours to fully charge However when using your PLEXTALK for the first time or after one month of storage you should connect to a mains power supply for at least 24 hours If the PLEXTALK is not to be used for over a month remove the battery and store it in a cool place with lo...

Page 23: ... the symbol shown above this chemical symbol means that the battery or accumulator contains a heavy metal at a certain concentration listed below Hg mercury 0 0005 Cd cadmium 0 002 Pb lead 0 004 These substances may cause serious hazards to human and the global environment if not cared in an appropriate manner In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used batteries and accum...

Page 24: ...if you do not hold the key down long enough the Sleep Timer will be activated Note If Key Lock switch is on the Power key will not function 2 8 Key Describer function As its name implies the Key Describer function allows the user to get a description of any key on the PLEXTALK Turn on the Key Describer by pressing and holding down the Menu key for around 5 seconds Now press any key on the unit and...

Page 25: ...e SD card inwards and then release it The card should pop out leaving the outside edge of the card protruding Carefully grip the card and pull it out of the slot CAUTION The PLEXTALK s SD card slot is only compatible with SD or SDHC cards Inserting other memory card such as a Memory Stick or Multi Media Card will cause a malfunction and should not be used Note SD cards have a locking switch which ...

Page 26: ... get media information build recorded DAISY titles erase SD card data and so on System settings allows you to change settings for date and time synthetic voice and so on Network setting allows you to change settings for network and so on 3 2 Accessing and navigating the menu To navigate around the menu use the following methods Access the menu by pressing the Menu key once To select a different op...

Page 27: ... following Press the Menu key and go to the menu item you want to register While pressing and holding the Menu key press and hold your favorite Number Pad until confirmation sounds Then the PLEXTALK will register the specific menu item with this number To select the specific menu item directly do the following While pressing and holding the Menu key press and release the registered Number Pad Then...

Page 28: ...ntered will be spoken back to you Note When entering an incorrect number press the Cancel key to clear the entered number Note To check the current date and time press and hold down the Number 5 key 4 2 Selecting your preferred synthetic voice You are given the choice of two synthetic voices for the text to speech voice To select your preferred text to speech voice do the following Press the Menu ...

Page 29: ...when you are on the waiting sound you prefer 4 4 Selecting the Key Press Confirmation Sound The PLEXTALK gives you two choices of Key Press Confirmation Sound on or off To select the Key Press Confirmation Sound do the following Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Right key to go to the System settings option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right...

Page 30: ... automatically turns on power saving mode after 15 minutes of inactivity 5 3 Compulsory power off function If for any reason the PLEXTALK will not shut down or you are not able to navigate with any keys you can try using the compulsory power off function as an alternative to removing the battery To use the compulsory power off feature do the following Turn the Key Lock on Press and hold down the P...

Page 31: ...hutting down The Sleep Timer setting will increase as 30 minutes 45 minutes 1 hour 1 hour 30 minutes and 2 hours for each press 5 4 2 Cancelling the sleep timer To cancel the sleep timer do the following Quickly press and release the Power key The PLEXTALK will tell you that the sleep timer is currently on and the number of minutes remaining before shut down Keep pressing the Power key repeatedly ...

Page 32: ...re it was stopped previously To stop playback press the Play Stop key 6 2 Fast forward or fast rewind The fast rewind and fast forward features use the Left and Right keys either side of the Play Stop key To fast rewind press and hold down the Left key Playback will start when you release the key To fast forward press and hold down the Right key Playback will start when you release the key When yo...

Page 33: ...he volume reaches the desired level Note You can set the headphone volume and speaker volume independently 6 4 Changing the playback speed There are 12 speed settings ranging from minus 3 to plus 8 which can be adjusted 1 level at a time The normal speed is at the 0 position Minus 3 is half of normal speed plus 4 is double speed and plus 8 is triple speed To increase the playback speed press the N...

Page 34: ... relevant direction Note When the playback volume is changed the volume of the guide speech is also changed proportionally corresponding to the playback volume 6 7 Changing the guide speed The speed of the guide speech can be changed independently from the playback speed There are 12 speed settings ranging from minus 3 to plus 8 which can be adjusted 1 level at a time To set the guide speed indepe...

Page 35: ...SB and Voice Memo After your desired media is announced use the Left or Right key to move through the available contents on that media When you are on the item you wish to play press the Play Stop key and playback will start at the last playing position in that item Note PLEXTALK does not announce non existent media 6 10 Title navigation In situations where there are multiple items on a media you ...

Page 36: ...r favorite music Playing all music There are two ways to play all music Use the Up or Down key to select category level then use the Left or Right key to select Music category and press the Enter key Or use the Up or Down key to select title or folder level then use the Left or Right key to select All music and press the Enter key Playing a single album Select your favorite album at title level an...

Page 37: ...e key once Press the GoTo key repeatedly to select the Recent titles list Use the Up or Down key to select either category or title and use the Left or Right key to select the title you prefer And then press the Enter key to play Or using the Number Pad enter the number of the title you prefer and press the Enter key to select Then press the Enter key once more to start playback Note PLEXTALK memo...

Page 38: ...layback modes do the following Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Right key to go to the Playback Settings option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Shuffle and repeat settings option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to your preferred playing mode and select it by pressing the Enter key ...

Page 39: ...to this bookmark If you allow PLEXTALK to assign a number do not enter the number or enter the number 0 Press the Enter key to confirm or the Cancel key to clear your entry Note When you allow PLEXTALK to assign the number PLEXTALK selects the smallest number from the unused numbers To insert a Voice Bookmark whether PLEXTALK is playing or not do the following Press the Bookmark key twice Using th...

Page 40: ...mbered Bookmark or a Voice Bookmark the procedure is identical as follows Press the Bookmark key 3 times Using the Number Pad enter the number of the bookmark you wish to remove Press the Enter key to confirm or the Cancel key to clear your entry When you confirm the action PLEXTALK will remove the specified bookmark from the current title or album and will confirm this with a spoken message If yo...

Page 41: ...ress the Enter key to confirm your choice 6 17 Understanding how PLEXTALK groups files and folders When PLEXTALK accesses the SD card or USB media it automatically assesses the contents and groups items into DAISY title Recordings Music Text Audio book Podcast and Web Radio regardless of where these items are stored on the media When you subsequently navigate through the titles they will be alread...

Page 42: ...n key to go to your desired level of navigation for example Level 1 Level 2 etc Press the Left key to move backwards to the previous heading on the selected level Press the Right key to move forwards to the next heading on the selected level Note When navigating in this way PLEXTALK will stop at all headings that have a level the same as or higher than the level you have selected For example if yo...

Page 43: ... page Press the Right key to move forwards to the next page Note If there are no page markers in the title the Page option will not be listed on the Navigation Menu 7 4 Group navigation To move backwards or forwards a group at a time do the following Use the Up or Down key to go to the Group option on the Navigation Menu Use the Left key to move backwards to the previous group item in the title Us...

Page 44: ... Spell Word and Character These options will automatically appear on the Navigation Menu when you access this type of file To navigate by any of these options the process is identical as follows Use the Up or Down keys to select your preferred navigation method that is screen paragraph line sentence spell word or character Use the Left key to jump back in the file by the selected amount Use the Ri...

Page 45: ...f the file Press the Right key to search the keyword toward the end of the file Note If you press the Play Stop key when playing the line containing the keyword the PLEXTALK starts to play from the position of the keyword Note If the keyword does not exist PLEXTALK announces that the keyword was not found and the playback position will remain the current position Note When the PLEXTALK searches th...

Page 46: ... is DAISY format that is contained both audio and text files You can select which format is played if you play the Multimedia DAISY Select Multimedia DAISY title Press the menu key Use the Left or Right key to go to Playback settings option and press the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to Multimedia DAISY playback setting option and press the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to select...

Page 47: ...ith this PLEXTALK is automatically stored into the PlexRecording folder Playback method of Recordings is the same as a DAISY title Note If you back up a Recordings title from SD card to USB device it will be stored in the PlexBackup folder of the USB device Therefore the backed up title is not categorized into Recordings but DAISY title ...

Page 48: ... CD DVD media are unable to play 9 1 Track navigation You can either go to tracks direct or you can move through the available tracks one at a time To go direct to a specified track do the following Press the GoTo key once Using the Number Pad type in the number of the track you wish to go to Press the Enter key to confirm or the Cancel key to clear your entry To navigate tracks sequentially do th...

Page 49: ...seconds skip To skip by 10 minutes or 30 seconds do the following Use the Up or Down key to select 10 minutes or 30 seconds To skip backward 10 minutes or 30 seconds press the Left key To skip forward 10 minutes or 30 seconds press the Right key 9 4 Playback mode When playing Audio Files you can select a number of different playback modes The available options are as follows Normal playback It pla...

Page 50: ...files and folders Playback of files PLEXTALK will playback the files in the order of their file names Playback of folders If more than one folder exists on the SD card or USB media the audio files will be played in the order of the folder names 9 7 Restrictions on Audio Files Restrictions on numbers of files and folders The maximum number of files that can be stored in a folder is 1024 Files in ex...

Page 51: ...n on the Navigation Menu This will be called Level To navigate by any of these options the process is identical as follows Use the Up or Down key to select your preferred navigation method that is screen paragraph line sentence spell word or character Use the Left key to jump back in the file by the selected amount Use the Right key to jump forward in the file by the selected amount Note Screen me...

Page 52: ...ces the keyword Press the Left key to search the keyword toward the beginning of the file Press the Right key to search the keyword toward the end of the file Note If you press the Play Stop key when playing the line containing the keyword the PLEXTALK starts to play from the position of the keyword Note If the keyword does not exist PLEXTALK announces that the keyword was not found and the playba...

Page 53: ...oTo key repeatedly to select heading navigation Using the Number Pad type in the number of the heading you wish to go to Press the Enter key to confirm or the Cancel key to clear your entry Note Heading navigation is only available in EPUB2 file 10 6 Playback mode When playing Text Files you can select a preferred playback mode The available options are as follows Normal playback It plays through ...

Page 54: ...udioBook folder at the root of the SD card and store Audio Book files other than aa in this folder All audio files stored in the PlexAudioBook folder are played as Audio Book not as Music PLEXTALK handles a folder in PlexAudioBook folder as one title Navigations of audio book are exactly similar to Music files Refer to section 9 Playing Audio Files or Music CDs for details Note PLEXTALK recognizes...

Page 55: ...ding which can help you move easily to important portions of the material 12 2 Recording hardware Your PLEXTALK is supplied with the basic accessories that you require to make an initial voice recording You may however wish to consider purchasing additional accessories to enhance the quality of your recordings and to enable you to record from external sources such as tape recorders CD players radi...

Page 56: ...ct your PLEXTALK dealer for advice CAUTION Whenever you erase an SD card or USB device using a personal computer make sure you select FAT 16 or FAT 32 12 4 Recording states In terms of recording PLEXTALK has three main states These are Recording stand by Recording pause and Recording In recording stand by you can adjust the recording level and select a recording mode and sound quality setting No r...

Page 57: ...EXTALK Press the Title key to select a media you wish to record into Press the Record key once to go into DAISY editing mode Press the Left or Right key to select a title you wish to record into Set the recording level either manually or using the Auto Gain Control Press the Record key again to start recording Press the Record key again to pause recording at any time Press the Record key to start ...

Page 58: ...idance off and press the Enter key to confirm your selection 12 8 Connecting and selecting an input source When making live recordings of voices conferences lectures presentations and concerts you may find that you get better quality by connecting an external microphone To record from devices such as tape recorders Music CD players and radios you should connect to PLEXTALK through the external mic...

Page 59: ... socket to PLEXTALK s Line Input socket and then adjust the CD player s headphone output volume for recording 12 9 Selecting a recording mode and sound quality setting 12 9 1 About recording modes and sound quality When recording PLEXTALK gives you the ability to select from 6 recording modes The 6 modes are as follows Default for making general recordings and voice recordings where there is relat...

Page 60: ... and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Select recording mode option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the mode you want and select it by pressing the Enter key PLEXTALK will then offer you a chance to select a sound quality setting Use the Left or Right key to move through the available options and select the one you...

Page 61: ...o the Select recording mode option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Custom option and select it by pressing the Enter key PLEXTALK will then offer you a chance to select a sound quality setting Use the Left or Right key to move through the available options and select the one you want by pressing the Enter key You will now be given the chance to choose...

Page 62: ...create a new title during the recording process Create a new DAISY title during recording as follows Select SD card or USB device with the Title key Press the Record key to go into recording standby Whilst in recording standby use the Left and Right keys to select which title you wish to record into As you move right you will find that PLEXTALK generates a title called New title Highlight the New ...

Page 63: ...nd hold down the key PLEXTALK will continue to increase or decrease the level until you release the key or the maximum or minimum setting is reached As you make the adjustments PLEXTALK will announce the new recording level and will say either Low Good or High to indicate that the recording level is too low about right or too high You should aim to get PLEXTALK to say Good more often than Low or H...

Page 64: ...nitor on or off in recording stand by recording pause or during recording This is done as follows Connect a set of stereo headphones to the headphone socket on the top edge of PLEXTALK Press the Bookmark key once to turn the recording monitor off Press the Bookmark key again to turn the recording monitor on Note You do not require headphones when recording from a line in source Note For all record...

Page 65: ...wing Navigate through your recording to the approximate location where you wish to set the heading During playback or when the playback is stopped press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Right key to go to the Edit option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Set heading option and select it by pressing the Enter key PLEXTALK will th...

Page 66: ... automatically from the beginning 13 4 Removing a section or multiple sections PLEXTALK enables you to remove one or more sections from a DAISY title Do this as follows Navigate to the title from which you want to remove one or more sections Move back or forward in the title to the approximate position of the first section you wish to remove Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the ...

Page 67: ...ess Enter on the same section for both the start section and end section and proceed as for removing multiple sections Note You can only remove multiple sections that are contiguous To remove multiple sections that are not contiguous you need to remove each section individually Note PLEXTALK will automatically reorder the heading numbering for the remaining sections in the title ...

Page 68: ...process will start PLEXTALK will announce when the process is complete Note If the SD card or USB device is erased all data on the media will be deleted 14 2 Creating a new title To create a new title on the SD card or USB device when not in recording standby do the following Press the Title key to select SD card or USB device Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Right k...

Page 69: ... option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Delete a file option and select it by pressing the Enter key PLEXTALK will then ask you to confirm that you wish to proceed Press the Enter key to confirm or the Cancel key to abort Note If you delete the Audio Book from Audible use the menu option Delete the selected title 14 5 Preparing to edit a DAISY title I...

Page 70: ...wish to build Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Right key to go to the Media Management option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Build book option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to select DAISY type DAISY 2 02 or DAISY 3 and press the Enter key PLEXTALK will speak a message asking you if y...

Page 71: ...nutes The maximum number of individual memos is 200 Note If the recorded time exceeds 30 minutes or the number of memos exceeds 200 you will hear a warning message You should then delete any unnecessary Voice Memos or backup your Voice Memos to an SD card Note For Voice Memos the audio compression is fixed at MP3 32kbps monaural 15 2 Reviewing existing Voice Memos You can review your existing Voic...

Page 72: ... and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Delete the selected Voice Memo option and press the Enter key PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you wish to continue Press the Enter key again to continue or the Cancel key to abort If you wish to delete all Voice Memos do the following Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Right key to go...

Page 73: ...ended that you connect to a mains power source before backup If you wish to cancel the backup process whilst it is running press the Cancel key Podcast episodes and Web radio cannot be backed up Data will be backed up into these folders DAISY PlexBackup folder Recordings PlexBackup folder Music PlexBackup folder Text PlexBackup folder aa Audio book Backup folder under the Audible folder Other Audi...

Page 74: ...ter key to confirm your selection When backing up from a Music CD PLEXTALK will ask you to which category you are going to backup Music or Audio Book Use the Left or Right key to select your preferred category and press the Enter key PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you wish to continue with the backup Press the Enter key to continue or the Cancel key to abort If you choose to continue the ba...

Page 75: ...75 Note All times are approximate The backup time will depend on the size of the source title and numbers of files It will also depend on the writing speed of the SD card ...

Page 76: ...ntering multiple characters mapped to a key continuously To enter multiple characters mapped to a key without waiting two seconds press the Right key to enter next character For example to enter ab enter a by pressing the number 2 key once and press the Right key then enter b by pressing 2 key twice Example of operation Entering http h Press the 4 key twice t Press the 8 key once t Press the 8 key...

Page 77: ... then enter numbers Enter numbers by pressing numeric keys The 1 to 0 keys correspond to the numbers 17 3 Entering symbols by Symbol table Symbol table is the mode to enter symbols by using the number 2 4 6 and 8 keys to scroll characters on the symbol table below and pressing the Pound Hash key to enter the character Press the bookmark key several times to switch to the symbol table and then ente...

Page 78: ...ively press the Star key and 8 key together 17 5 Enter space linefeed and erase characters Space Blank character Press the Hash key to enter Space Blank character Backspace Delete the previous character Press the Star key to delete the previous character Deleting a character at current position Press the Star key and 7 key together to delete the current character Deleting all characters in the Set...

Page 79: ...work from Available wireless network list Press the Menu key Use the Left or Right key to go to Network settings option and press the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to Wireless network settings option and press the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to Available wireless network option and press the Enter key PLEXTALK announces a name link status and signal strength of one of the...

Page 80: ... the previous area press the Left key Once entering is completed press the Down key Enter subnet mask Do the same method as entering of IP address Enter default gateway Do the same method as entering of IP address Enter DNS setting Primary and secondary DNS settings are available Do the same method as entering of IP address Select proxy server setting To use a proxy server press the Left or Right ...

Page 81: ...function is not used for more than five minutes without AC adaptor power it may take a few seconds to a few minutes at most for PLEXTALK to resume the network function This is because PLEXTALK turned the network function into power saving mode and tries to reconnect to the network 18 3 Advanced Network settings 18 3 1 Confirming network information Information about current network connection can ...

Page 82: ...menu Press the Menu key Use the Left or Right key to go to Network settings option and press the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to Load network setting option and press the Enter key PLEXTALK will ask you whether to proceed in loading the file Press the Enter key to proceed or the Cancel key to cancel Note All old settings are deleted when new network settings are loaded Note If SD card...

Page 83: ...on and press the Enter key Enter the SSID with Numeric keys After you have finished press the Down key to confirm Select Security mode Steps for setting are the same as Available wireless network Refer to the section 18 1 2 Confirm available wireless network and connect After all settings are completed the added wireless network is registered as the highest priority network Then the menu is closed...

Page 84: ...t priority the Menu is closed and PLEXTALK tries to connect to this network at highest priority If you select Do not connect automatically PLEXTALK will not connect to this network automatically from this point PLEXTALK closes the Menu and tries to connect to a network in order of the priority set in PLEXTALK If you select Change wireless network setting Select Security mode Steps for setting are ...

Page 85: ...shed press the Down key to confirm PLEXTALK will announce user ID If you accept the current user ID just press the Down key If you give it a new user ID enter the new user ID using the Number pad Enter the user ID within 32 characters using 0 9 a z A Z dash and _ line After you have finished press the Down key to confirm If you delete the present user ID and press the Down key menu will be closed ...

Page 86: ...he Left or Right key to go to Network settings option and press the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to Initialize all network settings to default option and press the Enter key PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you wish to reset the network setting Press the Enter key to reset or the Cancel key to cancel ...

Page 87: ...19 1 1 Registering podcast feeds using the PLEXTALK Transfer software To register podcast feeds using the PLEXTALK Transfer software do the following Insert the SD card into your PLEXTALK Make sure that your computer is connected to the Internet If the PLEXTALK Transfer software is not currently installed install it from the attached CD Run the PLEXTALK Transfer software After the main screen appe...

Page 88: ...an transfer the opml file to the PLEXTALK Select opml file from source list then press Send button to transfer into the PLEXTALK Note You can also download the PLEXTALK Transfer software from the PLEXTALK web site http www plextalk com 19 1 2 Registering podcast feeds using podcast receiver software If you are already using podcast receiver software you can register your favorite podcast feeds to ...

Page 89: ... will start If it has not been downloaded yet you will be asked if you would like to download it Press the Enter key to download it Downloading usually takes longer After completing the download press the Play Stop key to play If it is still in the middle of downloading the message will be announced Note If you turn off the power during the download the download will be cancelled Note Do not remov...

Page 90: ...e list and press the Enter key You will be asked if you would like to update the episode list Press the Enter key to start updating the episode list After completing the update you can select Episode from the latest episode list 19 5 Download all Episodes of the feed You can download all episodes which are not downloaded yet Select a podcast feed that you would like to download Press the Menu key ...

Page 91: ...ad progress press the 5 key You can confirm the number of Episodes left to download If you turn off the power during the download the download will be cancelled If you want to download the episode again you need to try again ...

Page 92: ...w shoutcast com Select the desired radio station and right click to activate the Save dialogue Save it into the PlexWebradio folder with your desired station name Then the pls file will be stored in the folder 20 2 Listening to web radio To listen to web radio it is necessary to connect the PLEXTALK to the Internet first Note Refer to the Section 18 Network settings for configuring and enabling ne...

Page 93: ... 16 or FAT 32 21 1 Set LAN manager authentication level of windows PC If you use Windows XP or 2000 on your computer please skip this section If not currently installed install the PLEXTALK Transfer software from the attached CD Run the PLEXTALK Transfer After the main screen appears select Network Configuration from Network menu Select the Local Security Setting tab of PLEXTALK setting utility di...

Page 94: ... 2 Start Network Folder To start the network folder function do the following Press the Menu key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Media Management option and press the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Network folder option and press the Enter key PLEXTALK connect to the network and network folder is started PLEXTALK will announce the network device name when it connected If y...

Page 95: ...er do the following Press the Start menu of your desktop Choose Run Shortcut Cmd R In the Open box type your device name For example PTP1 1234 And then choose OK 21 4 Finish Network Folder To finish the Network folder function do the following Press the Cancel key of the PLEXTALK PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you wish to finish Press the Enter key to finish the function or the Cancel key t...

Page 96: ...nsfer audio files from a computer to an SD card and listen to them using the computer in other words use PLEXTALK as a file store for music files 22 2 Connecting PLEXTALK to a computer To connect PLEXTALK to a computer use the following procedure Turn on your computer system Connect the AC adaptor to the PLEXTALK and turn it on Connect the USB cable long from PLEXTALK to the computer directly The ...

Page 97: ...ck the USB or Safely remove hardware icon located in the System Tray at the lower right of the computer screen Choose this drive at the Safely Remove Hardware option in the System Tray Note If you have difficulty finding or clicking the icon in the Task Tray shut down the computer and PLEXTALK and then disconnect the cable ...

Page 98: ...eft or Right key to go to the System settings option and select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Left or Right key to go to the System properties option and select it by pressing the Enter key The system version and serial number will be played repeatedly Also the PDTB key information will be played only if you have installed the key When you have noted the information that you require press t...

Page 99: ...lete authorization keys and press the Enter key PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you wish to continue with the process Press 1234 by number keys and press the Enter key to delete the keys Note You need to press 1 2 3 and 4 in this exact order Note Authorization keys are keys to play the DAISY books that are protected by PDTB format PDTB is a digital encryption technology that is formulated by...

Page 100: ...ain Control On Shuffle and repeat setting Normal playback Reading audio file name Read audio file name Multimedia DAISY playback setting Auto Skippable Play Playback setting for Voice Bookmark Voice Bookmark on Select the waiting sound Waiting sound 1 Select the key press confirmation sound Key press confirmation sound on Recording volume 10 Playback speed Normal Playback tone Normal Guidance volu...

Page 101: ...usic CDs CD DA External USB CD DVD drive Text file plain text html Microsoft Word doc docx and EPUB2 Web radio Supported playlist file type PLS M3U ASX Playable Audio format MP3 unprotected WMA Streaming format protocol HTTP mms Recording methods DAISY 2 02 and 3 0 Recording audio formats for DAISY PCM 44 1kHz Stereo PCM 22 05kHz Mono MP3 256kbps Stereo MP3 128kbps Stereo MP3 64kbps Mono MP3 32kbp...

Page 102: ... mm Width 55 mm Height 16 mm Weight Approx 110g Power consumption maximum 20W Working temperature and humidity Fahrenheit from 40 to 104 Celsius from 5 to 40 Humidity from 20 to 80 no moisture Audio features Headphones line output Compatible impedance 32 ohm unbalanced Jack 3 5mm diameter stereo mini jack External Microphone Plug in power Input impedance 6 8k ohm unbalanced Jack 3 5mm diameter ste...

Page 103: ... Album Track Level Screen Paragraph Line Sentence Spell Word Character Percent Keyword Volume adjustment 0 to 25 in increments of 1 Guide volume adjustment 5 to 5 in increments of 1 Play speed adjustment 12 settings from 3 through 0 to 8 in increments of 1 Normal speed is at 0 3 is half speed 4 is double speed 8 triple speed Tone adjustment 13 settings from 6 through 0 to 6 in increments of 1 Norm...

Page 104: ... Total 30 minutes recording 200 items Battery specifications Type Lithium Ion Dimensions Length 53 mm Width 38 mm Height 9 mm Capacity 1430 milli ampere hour Charging time 4 hours approximately via an AC adaptor 4 5 hours approximately via a USB cable Note The charging via a USB cable works during power off Operating time DAISY format MP3 recording 8 hours DAISY format MP3 playing 10 hours Plain t...

Page 105: ...mputer via USB cable Type SD SDHC card Operating systems Windows 2000 XP Vista Windows 7 or Windows 8 Wireless communication function Wireless LAN IEEE802 11b g Available security mode WEP WPA PSK TKIP WPA PSK AES WPA2 PSK TKIP WPA2 PSK AES ...

Page 106: ... Then select sound quality from the following PCM 44 1kHz stereo PCM 22 05kHz mono MP3 256kbps 44 1kHz stereo MP3 128kbps 44 1kHz stereo MP3 64kbps 44 1kHz mono MP3 32kbps 22 05kHz mono Turn guidance on or off when recording Guidance on Guidance off Select external audio input jack Microphone mode Line in mode Auto gain control Auto gain control on Auto gain control off PLAYBACK SETTINGS Shuffle a...

Page 107: ...t line number Select sidebar Select producer note BOOKMARK Playback setting for Voice Bookmark Voice Bookmark on Voice Bookmark off Clear all bookmarks in current title VOICE MEMO Delete the selected voice memo Delete all voice memos PODCAST Update the episode list Download all episodes in the feed MEDIA MANAGEMENT Media and title information Delete all files on the SD card Delete all files in the...

Page 108: ...firmation sound off Set the system date and time Delete authorization keys Initialize all settings to default Network settings Confirm network information Load network settings Save network settings Enable or disable wireless network device Wireless network settings Available wireless network Add wireless network setting Change or delete wireless network setting Change the priority and automatic c...

Page 109: ...10 seconds If this does not work remove the AC Adaptor and Battery from the unit and then reinsert them Symptom Cannot record to an SD card Possible cause 1 Fault with the input Solution Check the input source and then correct the input setting Possible cause 2 There is no available space on the SD card Solution Either delete some unnecessary contents from the current SD card or insert a different...

Page 110: ...ice memo area Possible cause Not enough internal memory for recording a new Voice Memo Solution Free up some memory by deleting unnecessary Voice Memos You may also wish to backup your memos before carrying out this process Errors when using PLEXTALK as an SD card drive on a computer Symptom Drive does not work Possible cause 1 The USB cable is not connected correctly Solution Reinsert the USB cab...

Page 111: ...h Symptom Nothing can be added to the SD card Possible cause 1 There is not enough space on the SD card for added data Solution Free up some space on the SD card and try again Possible cause 2 The SD card is locked Solution Eject the SD card move the lock to the unlocked position reinsert it and try again ...

Page 112: ...input sound If you are recording in a low noise environment such as a studio use the low setting If your recording environment is noisy such as a conference or lecture use the High setting 2 Settings for preset recording modes The preset parameters for the 5 recording modes are as follows Default mode Select auto section setting Off Select time to auto stop recording when no sound Off Select trigg...

Page 113: ... sound can be set to Off 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes 3 minutes 4 minutes or 5 minutes Select trigger of starting recording can be set to either When record key is pressed or When sound is detected Select background noise level of input sound can be set to Normal 28 dB Low 40 dB or High 20 dB Note The settings for the Default Conference Audio Analogue cassette and Radio modes cannot be changed Th...

Page 114: ...8GB 60 hours MP3 128 kbps stereo SD card 1GB 15 hours SD card 2GB 30 hours SD card 4GB 60 hours SD card 8GB 120 hours MP3 64 kbps mono SD card 1GB 30 hours SD card 2GB 60 hours SD card 4GB 120 hours SD card 8GB 240 hours MP3 32 kbps mono SD card 1GB 60 hours SD card 2GB 120 hours SD card 4GB 240 hours SD card 8GB 480 hours Note The above recording times are approximations and may vary depending on...

Page 115: ...s or not If possible please try to configure your access point setting to enable broadcasting the SSID name When it succeeds in connecting after broadcast setting that means your network configuration is fine but non broadcast setting is problem If it failed even with broadcasted SSID please confirm wireless security setting It failed to connect access point I am using DHCP Even if PLEXTALK could ...

Page 116: ... When you are using WEP security with fixed IP address setting PLEXTALK will succeed in connecting to the access point even it has a wrong password Please confirm WEP password again Does PLEXTALK support WPS WIFI Protected Setup WPS is not supported You need to configure the network setting by yourself It failed to connect to the access point Please try and restart the access point and PLEXTALK ...

Page 117: ... from cursor position pause Left arrow Push Previous character Hold Home Right arrow Push Next character Hold End 3 Backspace 4 Insert Overwrite 5 Home 7 Delete 8 End Bookmark Select input mode from ABC mode Number mode Symbol table Symbol table Key name Assignment 1 Not used 2 Up Go to the uppermost part of the table 3 Not used 4 Left Hold Go to the leftmost part of the table 5 Check currently se...

Page 118: ...18 7 Not used 8 Down Hold Go to the lowermost part of the table 9 Not used 0 Not used Enter the Symbol Symbols Table has 8 Column 4 row _ Other keys are same as ABC mode 2013 09 UG ENG1200 0 709 1387 00 ...

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