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BookSense XT – User Manual
numbers have been deleted, you will hear a ding. Then, press the CANCEL again to close
the edit box. Note that the CANCEL button acts as a backspace key and you cannot cancel
out of an edit box until you delete all numbers. While the daisy book is playing or in a pause
status, you can simply delete all the marks in the book by pressing number 3 button for more
than 2 seconds.
Note: If you delete the highlight mark while reading the interval, highlight mark is deleted and
it keeps reading
5.16 Adjusting Playing Speed
While a book is playing or paused, you can adjust the speed of the book by using the
numbers on the keypad. It is saved automatically if the book is either Text or Audio Daisy
type. So you do not need to adjust playing speed again when you open the book later.
5.16.1 Play Slower
If you want to decrease the speed, press the number 4 button. Every time that you press this
button, the speed decreases by one level. The speed can be decreased by up to two levels.
If you are reading a DAISY book in text format, the speed is adjusted using the TTS speed,
since DAISY text books are spoken by the TTS engine. The speed level ranges from 1 to 21,
with the normal speed being 7. In other words, the speed can be decreased up to 6 levels
from the normal speed.
5.16.2 Normal Speed
If you want to return to normal speed, press number 5 button. You will hear a beep and the
BookSense XT will return to the normal speed.
5.16.3 Play Faster
If you want to increase the speed, press the number 6 button. Every time that you press this
button, the speed increases by one level. The speed can be increased by up to 6 levels. If
you are reading a DAISY book in text format, the speed is adjusted using the TTS speed,
since DAISY text books are spoken by the TTS engine. The speed level ranges from 1 to 21
with the normal speed being 7. In other words, the speed can be increased up to 14 levels
from the normal speed.
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