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Glossary of terms
Term
Description
2-second press
Synonymous with “long press”. Press, hold for 2 seconds and release.
Bookmark
The storing of a setting or audio file playback position for use later.
Charge-only USB cable
A USB cable that can only be used for charging while connected to a computer or other
charging source.
Continuous press
Press and hold until a certain location is reached or the end/beginning.
Data-only USB cable
A USB cable that will allow both transfer of data while connected to a computer as well as
charging of the player.
Firmware
Permanent software programmed into the player’s read-only memory.
Flashlight or Torch
A battery-operated portable light.
FM
“Frequency modulation” A radio broadcast band originating in the U.S. The range varies in
different parts of the world. The E Series receives from 87.0 to 108.0 MHz.
HUB or USB HUB
A device that expands a single Universal Serial Bus (
USB
) port into several so that there
are more ports available to connect devices to a host system.
USB hubs
are often built
into equipment such as computers, keyboards, monitors, or printers.
LED
“Light-emitting diode” A semiconductor device that emits visible light when an electric
current passes through it. The light is not particularly bright, but in most LEDs it is
monochromatic, occurring at a single wavelength.
Lithium Ion battery
(sometimes
Li
-
ion
battery or LIB) A battery that is a member of a family of rechargeable
battery types in which
lithium ions
move from the negative electrode to the positive
electrode during discharge and back when charging.
Long press
Press, hold for 2 seconds and release.
MHz
“Megahertz” 1 million hertz, where hertz is a unit for measuring broadcast frequency.
microSD card
A type of removable flash memory card used for storing information. SD is an abbreviation
of Secure Digital, and
microSD
cards are the smaller version of SD cards.
MP3
“MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) Layer 3” Audio file format.
N/A
Not applicable.
Onboard memory
Internal memory in the player.
Player
A MegaVoice Envoy E Series player.
Powered HUB
A USB HUB that receives its power from direct current rather than the computer via a USB
connection.
Short press
A quick press and release, a “click”.
SLS
“Smart Loading System” Software from MegaVoice used to program players with audio.
SLS cable
A special USB data cable (available only from MegaVoice) used for programming
MegaVoice players. The player memory can only be accessed using these cables.
Unit
A MegaVoice Envoy E Series player.
USB
“Universal Serial Bus” The most popular connection used to connect a computer to
devices such as digital cameras, printers, scanners, and external hard drives.
USB
is a
cross-platform technology that is supported by most of the major operating systems.
USB port
A standard
cable connection
interface for personal computers and consumer electronic
devices.
USB to micro-USB cable
A USB cable with a standard USB connector on one end and a micro-USB connector on the
other.
Volume
In the context of computer operating systems, a
volume
or logical drive is a single
accessible storage area with a single file system, typically (though not necessarily) resident
on a single partition of a hard disk or other device.
WAV
Standard audio file format created by Microsoft.
WMA
“Windows Media Audio” An audio and audio codec file format.