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Adding Talking Books ........................................................................ 10

File explorer .................................................................................... 10

Graphic Interface ............................................................................ 10

Adding music ...................................................................................... 11

File explorer .................................................................................... 11

Playback order and skipping tracks ................................................ 12

PenFriend Labeller website ............................................................... 13

Battery replacement ........................................................................... 13

How to contact RNIB .......................................................................... 14

Terms and conditions of sale ............................................................ 14

Recycling electrical equipment ......................................................... 15

Why recycle? .................................................................................. 15

What is WEEE? .............................................................................. 15

How are we helping? ...................................................................... 15

General description

Our easy-to use labelling device lets you record your own voice on to

sticky or magnetic labels for attaching to a wide range of items in and

around the home, at school and at work. Simply touch the RNIB

PenFriend to the label to hear back your recording, for easy

identification.

Label your spice jars, your CD or vinyl collection, clothing and beauty

products, plant seed packets and more. For further ideas download the

PenFriend Hints and Tips Guide

from our online shop. Or, switch on

your PenFriend and touch the tactile circles on the back of the

instruction card to hear 15 different usage ideas.

Store up to one hour of recording on any label, 250 hours of recording

time on the 8GB internal memory. You can also add MP3 music and

audio books using File Explorer or the free Label Manager software on

a Microsoft Windows computer.

Summary of Contents for DL121

Page 1: ...ow to contact RNIB sections of this instruction manual Please retain these instructions for future reference General description 2 Items supplied with the RNIB PenFriend 3 3 Orientation 3 Audio instruction hot spots 3 Getting started 4 Lanyard attachment 4 Using your RNIB PenFriend 5 Power Button Turning on your PenFriend 5 Record button 5 Playback 6 Volume 6 Mode functions 6 Recording and Playbac...

Page 2: ... and around the home at school and at work Simply touch the RNIB PenFriend to the label to hear back your recording for easy identification Label your spice jars your CD or vinyl collection clothing and beauty products plant seed packets and more For further ideas download the PenFriend Hints and Tips Guide from our online shop Or switch on your PenFriend and touch the tactile circles on the back ...

Page 3: ...truding the most and the Mode button the least Starting from the top they are as follows the larger round Power On Off button the Record button the Volume button and finally there is the Mode button With PenFriend still facing you on the left side there are two ports holes The top circular port is for your headphones and the bottom rectangular port is for the USB cable not included Please note tha...

Page 4: ...s and it will read out loud the relevant instructions Move onto the next tactile hot spot to learn more Getting started Your PenFriend audio labeller is supplied with two AAA batteries installed To save battery life the device switches off after 10 minutes of no use It will give an audible CHING to notify you If you use headphones the battery life is maximised by not using the speaker Lanyard atta...

Page 5: ...witch it on To make a recording press the Record button and keep it pressed down while you touch the thin end of the labeller against the label you wish to record on You will hear a BEEP to confirm that contact is made and you can start recording Release the Record button and bring PenFriend to your mouth just like a microphone and make your recordings You will soon find the best distance away fro...

Page 6: ...ly to scroll up and down the volume levels If you are using headphones remember that the volume level might need changing NB The volume level you set will become the default when you next switch on the labeller Mode functions The fourth button down is the Mode button It is flush with the body of the PenFriend When held down this enables you to switch between each of the labeller s four different f...

Page 7: ...ode button again You will hear three beeps This indicates you are now in the MP3 mode and can listen to your own music Transfer your music onto your PenFriend using either File Explorer or the free Label Manager software You can delete songs and add new songs You can also define your own Playback Sequence Penfriend s 8GB memory allows you told hold 1 000 songs If there is no MP3 content on your Pe...

Page 8: ...age your recordings using File Explorer or the free Label Manager software which can be downloaded from penfriendlabeller com penfriend manager Label Manager software interfaces After you have installed the programme select the Label Manager icon and open the programme You will be presented with the Label Manager home screen and two access options 1 Audio Interface which is the Jaws ready simple b...

Page 9: ...again this time selecting Restore Into Pen 7 Sometimes you may want to start all over again In this case by selecting Delete Files you can erase all your files 8 If you wish to add a single file to a single label select the add file button If you wish to manage all your files moving audio around labels add more than one audio file etc you will need to use the Graphic Interface Graphic Interface Th...

Page 10: ...te them into the PenFriend Book folder Alternatively you can drag and drop files from one folder to another 6 To play back the book files put your PenFriend into Talking Book Mode press the Mode button four times Graphic Interface 1 Select 2 Graphics Interface in Label Manager 2 Connect your PenFriend to the computer using a USB cable The PenFriend graphic in the bottom left of the screen will sho...

Page 11: ...g these instructions the Audio Interface is under development to include this functionality This function allows you to transfer MP3 music files to your PenFriend Although the memory can hold about 1 000 MP3 song files we recommend storing your collection on a hard disk and having around 100 songs on your PenFriend at any time if you wish to be able to manage the playback sequence effectively File...

Page 12: ... right corner of your screen 7 The tracks will now appear in the left hand column MP3 s on PenFriend in sequence 8 To play back the music files put your PenFriend into MP3 Mode press the Mode button three times Playback order and skipping tracks Within Label Manager using the Graphics Interface you can edit the playback order of your music files 1 The left hand column MP3 s on PenFriend in sequenc...

Page 13: ...es Place the lid carefully on the table noting the end that has the clip Remove the first battery that is in the blunt speaker end then let the second battery slide towards the speaker end before removing Do not try to remove the second battery at the thin end since the design ensures it cannot be taken out Similarly when you put in new batteries make sure that the flat end negative is facing the ...

Page 14: ...ase directly from RNIB then please contact your retailer in the first instance For all returns and repairs contact RNIB first to get a returns authorisation number to help us deal efficiently with your product return You can request full terms and conditions from RNIB or view them online RNIB Enterprises Limited with registered number 0887094 is a wholly owned trading subsidiary of the Royal Natio...

Page 15: ...ter contamination harming wildlife and human health RNIB are proud to support your local authority in providing local recycling facilities for electrical equipment To remind you that old electrical equipment can be recycled it is now marked with the crossed out wheeled bin symbol Please do not throw any electrical equipment including those marked with this symbol in your bin What is WEEE The Waste...

Page 16: ...ed on us by financially supporting the national network of WEEE recycling centres established by local authorities This is achieved through membership of the national Distributor Take back scheme DTS Revised June 2019 2019 Royal National Institute of Blind People ...

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