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VICTOR READER STREAM

USER GUIDE

by HumanWare

revision 23-20130423

Summary of Contents for Victor Reader Stream

Page 1: ...VICTOR READER STREAM USER GUIDE by HumanWare revision 23 20130423 ...

Page 2: ...HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 1 rev 23 20130423 User Guide ...

Page 3: ...e reading needs It allows you to transfer content from your PC to its removable flash memory card and provides advanced navigation of multiple formats including DAISY MP3 NISO and electronic text The VICTOR READER STREAM will be referred to as the Stream throughout this User guide to shorten the text Copyright 2013 All rights reserved Technologies HumanWare This User Guide is protected by copyrigh...

Page 4: ...FILES BETWEEN YOUR COMPUTER AND STREAM 11 1 9 USING STREAM WHILE CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER 11 1 10 HUMANWARE COMPANION 11 2 BASIC FUNCTIONS 12 2 1 CHANGING VOLUME SPEED TONE PITCH 12 2 1 1 Different Speed settings for TTS and Audio playback 12 2 2 CHANGING BASS AND TREBLE MUSIC BOOKSHELF 12 2 3 PLAY STOP 12 2 4 REWIND AND FAST FORWARD 12 2 5 SLEEP MODE AND TIME ANNOUNCEMENT 13 2 6 SETTING THE DATE...

Page 5: ...Bookmark 24 5 3 4 Highlight Bookmark 25 5 3 5 Bookmark List 26 5 3 6 Remove Bookmark 26 5 3 7 Bookmark alert 26 6 CONFIGURATION MENU KEY 7 27 6 1 MENUS AND MENU ITEMS LIST 27 6 2 PLAYBACK AND NAVIGATION 28 6 2 1 Loop 28 6 2 2 Time Jumps 29 6 2 3 Key beeps 29 6 2 4 Sleep messages 29 6 2 5 Bookmark Alert 29 6 2 6 Audio Adjustment Mode 29 6 3 SKIP 29 6 4 LANGUAGE MENU 29 6 4 1 Text to Speech voice 29...

Page 6: ...3 4 Playlists 36 7 3 5 Temporary Playlist 36 7 3 6 Folder and File Name Announcement 37 7 4 PODCASTS BOOKSHELF 37 7 4 1 Podcast Structure 37 7 4 2 Podcasts Characteristics 38 7 5 TEXT BOOKSHELF 38 7 5 1 Text File Structure 38 7 5 2 Text File Characteristics 38 7 5 3 Navigating HTML XML DOCX Headings 38 8 STREAM WIRELESS FEATURES 39 9 UPDATING STREAM SOFTWARE 40 10 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 41 11 BA...

Page 7: ...d online bookshelves At the 2 o clock position of this Online key is a LED which glows amber when the player s Wi Fi feature is enabled The LED blinks when actively trying to connect to a network The LED is turned off when the airplane mode is enabled and when the Stream has no network configuration To the right of the Online key is the Bookmark key for setting and returning to marked passages Row...

Page 8: ...d power adapter to recharge the player from the power mains Note If you wish you may safely use any other commercial USB charger without damaging your Stream However other chargers may take longer to charge the Stream HumanWare recommends a 1 amp USB charger 1 2 6 Back side of the Player Battery Compartment The battery compartment is located in the back of the player To remove the battery first po...

Page 9: ... your local library for more information on NLS service eligibility The book cartridge is a USB flash device and can be played on your Stream by connecting it to the micro USB port on the bottom edge of the player using the included short USB cable 1 2 9 Copying Books from USB Devices or NLS cartridges You may copy DAISY or MP3 books from a USB flash device to the Stream s SD card You may also cop...

Page 10: ...nothing to do with the label that you see when viewing the SD card Properties in Windows 1 5 Memory Card Detection When playing the contents of an SD card and when it is removed from the player the player will switch to the first book on the USB source if any or enter the key describer mode If the player is powered on with both an SD card and USB source present the system will scan the SD card fir...

Page 11: ...tween music books using the 4 and 6 keys on the bookshelf The All Music book consists of nested folders containing audio files For example the structure could be genre artist album and tracks Navigate the All Music book using 2 8 keys to choose folder or file navigation level and then move within that level using 4 6 keys Playback continues from the last file of one folder to the first file of the...

Page 12: ...the computer Before removing the SD card or disconnecting the Stream be sure to use the Safely Remove Hardware function on the Windows System Tray 1 9 Using Stream While Connected to the Computer You may also connect the Stream to your computer to recharge the battery while continuing to use its player functions To do this first power on the Stream then connect the small end of the long USB cable ...

Page 13: ...e will apply to all books using Text to Speech Music files are not affected by your speed setting because their speed is always set to normal by default 2 2 Changing Bass and Treble Music bookshelf For the Music bookshelf the Tone setting is replaced with Bass and Treble controls Press the Power button multiple times to toggle between Volume Speed Bass and Treble To alter the lower frequencies sel...

Page 14: ...ubmenu using the numeric keys Press Confirm to move to the next submenu item or press Star to return to the menu If an invalid entry is made you will be asked to enter a new value When you reach the last submenu press Confirm to confirm your settings and return to the date and time configuration menu You can exit the Date and Time menu system at any point by pressing the Sleep key List of menus an...

Page 15: ...ide 14 rev 23 20130423 2 7 Key Describer Mode Press and hold the Info 0 key to access the Key Describer Mode Press and hold the Info key again to exit the Key Describer Mode While in Key Describer mode you may press any key to hear its function ...

Page 16: ...ailable for the book The phrase level is always provided for DAISY books but its extent depends on the book producer 3 2 1 Undo navigation Pressing the Star key within 10 seconds of any single move backwards or forwards using keys 4 or 6 or single go to page move will undo the operation and return you to your previous position The Undo function does not apply to the Rewind or Fast Forward buttons ...

Page 17: ...as when the Confirm key was pressed During the playback of a recalled element the user may press the Star key to quit playing the recalled element and return to the main text of the book 3 7 Bookshelf Navigation Key 1 Press the Bookshelf 1 key multiple times to rotate through the circular list of Bookshelves Stream has a set of standard bookshelves to access content on the player or a set of Onlin...

Page 18: ...playback You may also copy DAISY and NISO as well as MP3 books from an external USB flash drive to the SD card To do so attach the USB flash drive to the Stream using the short USB cable provided with your Stream Navigate to the USB book Once the book is open press key 3 to start the copying process The percentage progress of the copy will be announced The copying process can be cancelled at any t...

Page 19: ...tically selected and the 9 key has no choices available When playing Music you can press key 9 to enable random play and press key 9 again to disable random play If you are playing a permanent or temporary playlist that playlist will be randomized 3 14 Confirm Lock and Cancel Pound and Star keys The Pound key allows you to confirm an operation or end a numeric entry such as a page number or a text...

Page 20: ...er of Bookmarks set in the book Number of Books SD space remaining Battery status or if the player is operating on AC power the status of the battery recharge Wireless status VICTOR READER Stream model number software version number number of user authorization keys if any and player serial number Note From the wireless configuration menu the available information items are the Battery status the ...

Page 21: ... of the book or audio note The last 2 digits of the entry represent minutes and the other digits represent hours The minutes can range from 00 to 99 For example Enter 1 to position 1 minute from the start of the book or note Enter 12 to position 12 minutes from the start Enter 123 or 83 for 1 hour 23 minutes Enter 1200 for 12 hours and 0 minutes 4 4 Go To Percent When reading files in the Text Boo...

Page 22: ... Guide 21 rev 23 20130423 4 6 Go to Book If you are browsing the Bookshelf the Go to Page key becomes a Go to Book key allowing you to enter a relative book number on a given Bookshelf which is useful for Bookshelves that contain many books ...

Page 23: ...wice to type the last letter b You do not need to pause to type successive letters that are on different keys For example to enter the word mama you can press 6262 as quickly as you like You may press the Sleep key to enter the Key Describer mode Then press other keys to announce their function including announcing the characters for each number key Press the Sleep key again to exit the Key Descri...

Page 24: ...ile an external directional microphone may be better for recording interviews The maximum length of a single Audio note is 8 hours or a file size of 2 GB The number of Audio notes you can record is only limited by the space left on your SD memory card There are two ways of recording notes You can either use the quick record feature or use the standard procedure To quick record a note at any point ...

Page 25: ...firm to confirm or the Play Stop key to confirm and start playback The bookmark will be stored in memory NOTE If you confirm without entering a number Stream will assign the first available bookmark number NOTE If you enter 99999 as the bookmark number an invalid entry message will be announced and the action will be cancelled since this number is reserved to remove all bookmarks See Remove Bookma...

Page 26: ...tream will assign the first available bookmark number 5 3 4 2 End Highlight Bookmark After setting the starting position navigate to the point where you wish to mark the end of the highlight Press the Bookmark once You will hear End highlight bookmark Press Confirm or the Play Stop key to confirm The current position is set as the ending position If the end position is placed before the start posi...

Page 27: ... list NOTE The bookmark list always contains one bookmark for the beginning and end of book Bookmarks are sorted by their position in the book not by the bookmark number 5 3 6 Remove Bookmark Press the Bookmark key five times or until you hear remove bookmark Enter the number of the Bookmark you wish to remove Press Confirm To remove all the Bookmarks in a book first press the Bookmark key five ti...

Page 28: ...less configuration menu is only available from the online bookshelves 6 1 Menus and Menu Items List The available menus menu items and values are listed in their respective order below The values marked with a star in the list are the factory default settings Menu Navigation Playback Item Loop Values Enable or disable Item Time jumps for navigation menu on 2 8 keys Value 1 minute enable or disable...

Page 29: ...av 16 bit PCM Menu Format SD card Menu Wireless Only available from the Online bookshelves Item Airplane mode Values Enable disable Item Import a network configuration Item Scan for available connections Values List of Wi Fi routers in range of the player that you may wish to configure Item Launch a connection Values List of router connections that have been configured Item Create a new connection...

Page 30: ...it passes over a previously marked position 6 2 6 Audio Adjustment Mode You can alter the Tone control so that it varies the audio pitch instead when playing recorded audio Some people benefit more from a change in the pitch of recorded audio than a change in the tone 6 3 Skip The Skip Menu contains the configuration options for the skippable elements Play is the default value The Skip feature is ...

Page 31: ...e If you increase the quality of the recording it will produce a larger recorded file and stereo recorded files are twice the size of mono recordings 6 5 1 Built in Microphone File Type For the built in microphone which records only in mono mode use keys 4 or 6 to choose to record in one of MP3 64 kilo bits per second kbps medium quality MP3 96kbps good quality Wav 16 bit 44 1K PCM high quality 6 ...

Page 32: ...ine flight or in some hospitals If the Airplane Mode is Enabled then the wireless communication is turned Off You can also enable the Airplane Mode in situations where you know you don t need wireless communication to save battery power If the Airplane Mode is Enabled pressing the Online button will remind you by announcing the message Airplane Mode Enabled The SSID is the name of a network router...

Page 33: ...f Wi Fi routers that you have previously configured Press Confirm to confirm your selection The selected router will then be used for subsequent wireless data transfer You only need to use this item when you have configured multiple routers and want to launch an alternate router as your active connection for data transfer 6 7 5 Create a New Connection Use this menu item instead of scanning if you ...

Page 34: ...nnounce it in the Wireless section of the Info To manually configure the IP address of the Stream you need to select and fill out the Manual IP address configuration section found by clicking the Advanced button on the HumanWare Companion Wi Fi Configuration tool To configure a Proxy Server for the Stream to use for HTTP access you need to select and fill out the Use Proxy Server section found by ...

Page 35: ... The entire folder is defined as the book with one reading position and bookmark set While browsing the bookshelf you may use key 3 to delete the book which means the entire book folder will be deleted Folder VROtherBooks Drama BookB Rules Same as Book A Folder VROtherBooks Mystery Rules This is an optional folder for categorizing type of book Folder VROtherBooks Mystery BookC Rules Same as Book A...

Page 36: ...elected Time Jumps Go to Heading and Go To Time are available INFO Key 0 Reports info for the current Audible file Where Am I Reports current reading position in the Audible file Press twice within 10 seconds to report additional information about the Audible book 7 3 Music Bookshelf The music bookshelf is in the reserved folder VRMusic It contains a folder structure of audio files and this entire...

Page 37: ... If you don t want to hear all the tags press Play to interrupt and resume playback Speed Stream will reset the variable speed control to normal speed and return to the previous speed setting when you exit the Music Bookshelf Note It is only possible to listen to stereo music at normal speed If you speed up or slow down the music it will play in mono Bass and Treble The Tone control is replaced wi...

Page 38: ...cal you have level 2 folders for the artists Beethoven Mozart and Strauss You decide you want to play all your Mozart music Go to the Music bookshelf Press the Go To Key until you hear Create Temporary Playlist Press key 6 until you hear Classical Now press key 8 to move down to your level 2 folders and press key 6 to reach the Mozart folder Press the Play key All your Mozart albums will now be us...

Page 39: ...Text File Characteristics Bookshelf Browse Move between folder levels of the Text Files structure using keys 2 and 8 The lowest level is the book file level Files in the root of VRText will only be announced at the book level Use keys 4 and 6 to move between each text file or Go To Book to jump to a specified file number Use key 3 to Delete a text file A book can only be deleted if you are at the ...

Page 40: ...on to enable or disable the airplane mode If you are not using the online bookshelves it is best to leave the airplane mode enabled as it will reduce battery consumption Press the Online button to toggle from the online bookshelves to the standard bookshelves When the Stream is connected to a wireless network and has Internet access it will access the HumanWare website from the online bookshelves ...

Page 41: ...eted the Stream will ask your confirmation to proceed with the update Press the Play button to start the update or cancel with any other key Again the Stream will periodically announce the update status in percentage The LED will remain on during the update Once the update is completed the Stream will announce the new version number and power off You may disconnect the Stream from the power outlet...

Page 42: ...re Digital card slot supports up to 32gb SDHC cards Talking Book formats DAISY 2 2 02 NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 NIMAS 1 1 unprotected EPUB 2 Audio Codecs AMR WB MP3 MPEG2 Mp4 M4a M4V OGG Vorbis Wav ADPCM Wav P C M File types 3gp bra brf docx fb2 html m4a m4v mp2 mp3 mp4 mpg OGG rtf SES3 txt wav xml Text to Speech Acapela Recording MP3 16 bit samples at a sampling rate of 44 100Hz with a bit rate of 64...

Page 43: ... measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Industry Canada statements This device complies with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subje...

Page 44: ...e battery Do not pierce or strike the battery with sharp objects or a hammer Do not solder the battery Do not reverse the positive and negative terminals Do not use the battery for purposes other than those intended by manufacturer Do not use the battery with primary battery or batteries of different capacities or brands If the battery leaks and liquid gets into the eyes do not rub eyes Instead ri...

Page 45: ...4 rev 23 20130423 12 HumanWare Canada Contact Information 1800 Michaud street Drummondville Quebec Canada J2C 7G7 Telephone 1 819 471 4818 Toll free Canada USA 1 888 723 7273 Fax 1 819 471 4828 E mail support humanware com Website www humanware com ...

Page 46: ...to use the Software on this product 2 Ownership of Software End User acknowledges that HumanWare retain all right title and interest in and to the original and any copies of software which is incorporated into this product End User agrees not to modify port translate decompile disassemble reverse engineer or make public in any way the software of this Product This product includes software develop...

Page 47: ... NAME No file name available BOOK error 6 NO CUR POS No current position is set BOOK error 7 FILE NOT FOUND File not found on MCART BOOK error 8 AMR WB Error with the AMR WB decoder BOOK error 9 Audible com DRM Player unauthorized to play a book due to DRM BOOK error 10 VRTEXT Error parsing text file BOOK error 11 TEXT SIZE Text file is too big BOOK error 12 Braille translation error BOOK error 13...

Page 48: ...battery and labor If any defect should occur please contact your local distributor or the manufacturer technical assistance line Note Warranty terms may periodically change please consult our website for the latest information Conditions and Limitations No replacement or repair covered by the warranty will be carried out unless the unit is accompanied by a copy of the original bill of purchase Ple...

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