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Victor Reader Stream 4.4 User Guide

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3. connected If the Stream is configured to record from line in and a device is connected to the Stream you will not be able to adjust the recording volume as line in recording volume is not adjustable from the Stream 33 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide To adjust the recording volume during a recording e Connect your headphones to your Stream They are required to adjust the recording volume e The normal output volume of the Stream affects the volume of everything you hear from the Stream so adjust it to a comfortable level before adjusting the recording volume e During a recording no matter what bookshelf you are in use key 2 to increase the volume key 8 to lower the volume or key 5 to return directly to the default volume level of 6 Note that using the Up and Down buttons during a recording will adjust the normal output volume of the Stream and not the recording volume e The volume level is not announced when changing the recording volume during a recording but you will hear the difference in volume through your headphones e You can pause a recording with the Play Stop key and still adjust the recording volume with keys 2 and 8 When the volume you hear is to your liking simply resume the recording with the Play Stop key 6 5 5 3 Automatic Mode The Automatic mode slightly increases the recording volume when the audio signal is too low and lowers it when the audio signal is too loud t
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6. HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 3 11 3 Where am I for online DOOKS e aa ara a a e E A e TE i 18 3 12 MULTI VOICE TEXT TO SPEECH TT 18 3 13 AUDIO TEXT AND RANDOM MUSIC PLAYBACK MODES KEY 9 18 3 14 CONFIRM LOCK AND CANCEL POUND AND STAR KEN S 18 BESONNEG 19 3 15 1 Available Information eme 19 4 DIRECT NAVIGATION GO TO KEY ccccccccsssssscseeseeesnssnssceeeeseeesnsensacoeseseeesnnesanoeseeees 20 4 1 Ee AKOA d EE 20 4 2 Eeer EE 20 4 3 GOTO NME es octane aa e a ea a e nE Ea a ate eee Ae eee ees eee 20 4 4 GO TOPERCENT E 20 4 5 GO TO BEGINNING AND END OF Book 20 4 6 GOTO lee 21 4 7 FUNCTIONS FOR ONLINE DERVICES 21 5 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS 0c ces 2 cecceeiy ersten geen uge ee eta eee ee 22 5 1 WEXT SEARCH EE 22 5 1 1 Search Next OF PIOVIOUS eege aa a EES EE 23 5 1 2 Other types of text search 23 5 2 RECORDING Apres nanana nannan nananana nananana nannan nannan annann annann 23 5 3 EDOTA EEA AEE Ee Ee 24 5 3 1 GO 10 leegen EEN 24 5 3 2 Insent Bookmalkermonnnane anaa n a a a Ro RR 24 5 3 3 Insert audio Bookmark 0 ecccccccccccceeeeeececesecnccuaessececececnanenssecesesscnenensesecessenaneaenseteseasen 25 DA eeler 25 5 3 5 BOOKMANC REN 26 5 3 6 Remove Bookmark srona gteeskgt ees de eege es edRAEe EES ee a a da a a 26 S37 Ce ett EEN 26 6 CONFIGURATION MENU KEY 7 c scccccceeeesssssseeeseeeensenssceeeeseeesnsssaaceeseseensnsesseneesenees 28 6 1 MENUS AND MENU ITEMS LIST
7. I for online books While reviewing the list of results after doing an online book search press Where am key 5 to hear additional information about the book such as the book synopsis 3 12 Multi Voice Text to Speech TTS The English versions of Stream have two text to speech voices and the non English versions have an English and local language voice You can toggle from one voice to another by pressing and holding key 7 3 13 Audio Text and Random Music Playback Modes Key 9 There are two types of Playback modes available Recorded audio and Text To Speech TTS For DAISY or NISO books with full text full audio use the 9 key to switch back and forth between the recorded audio and the same position in the equivalent electronic text The synchronization depends on the book producer but typically text and audio are synchronized to the paragraph or sentence element The last used playback mode is saved between reading sessions Only the modes available for the selected book will be available for selection with the 9 key If the book is only recorded or only text then the appropriate mode is automatically selected and the 9 key has no choices available When playing Music you can press key 9 to turn on random play and press key 9 again to turn off 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 Confirm key allows yo
8. In the upper section are 5 rows of 3 keys each The top left key is the Go To Page key to allow you to go directly to a desired page or heading number Above the Go To Page key is a very small hole This is the built in mono microphone To the right of the Go To Page key is the circular shaped Online button for turning on and off the Airplane Mode Wi Fi and switching between the players standard and online bookcases At the 2 o clock position of this Online button is a LED which glows amber when the players Wi Fi feature is turned on The LED blinks when actively trying to connect to a network The LED is turned off when the airplane mode is turned on and when the Stream has no network configuration To the right of the Online button is the Bookmark key for setting and returning to marked passages The Bookmark key also allows you to toggle between uppercase and lower case letters when typing a password Rows 2 through 5 comprise a 12 key telephone style numeric key pad with two raised dots on the number 5 key This numeric key pad is used to move through the structure of a book as well as enter bookmark page or heading numbers Below the number pad is a raised horizontal line that separates the upper and lower sections The lower section contains 4 keys The Play Stop key is located at the bottom of the player between the Rewind and Fast Forward keys Above the Play Stop key is the Sleep key Press this Sleep key once to announce the time and date Pr
9. Other Books Structure The following list provides an example of how book files may be grouped in folders Folders are numbered in the order in which they are found starting with the root assuming it contains files There can be up to 8 levels of folders Folder VROtherBooks Rules Each file in the root is defined as a book with its own reading position and bookmarks The single book files in the root can be deleted using key 3 while browsing the bookshelf Folder VROtherBooks Drama Rules This is an optional folder to categorize the type of book Folder VROtherBooks Drama BookA Rules This is the folder containing the book files 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 sVROtherBooks 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 7 1 2 Other Books Characteristics Bookshelf Browse Move between folder levels with keys 2 and 8 The lowest folder level is also the book level since a book is defined as a collection of files in the lowest level folder Higher level folders are optional for categorizing types of books as in Drama folder above There can be up to 8 levels of folders Use Go To Book to jump to a speci
10. Recording When considering your recording configurations note that the built in microphone operates only in mono mode Stereo recording is only possible with the external microphone or line in The choice of recording file type will affect both the quality of the recording and the size of the recorded file 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 e MP3 64 kilo bits per second kbps medium quality e MP3 96kbps good quality e Wav 16 bit 44 1K PCM high quality Upon choosing a recording file type the Stream will give you an estimated recording time remaining This time is based on the free space on your SD card and the size of the files generated by the selected recording type 6 5 2 External Recording Source Use keys 4 and 6 to choose whether you want to plug a microphone or a line in source to the external jack on the right side of the player Use line in when you want to record from an external device such as a CD or cassette player When you plug an external device you may monitor the recording by listening with headphones Note that when using line in to record from a device you can adjust the volume of the recording by raising or lowering the volume on the device you are recording from and
11. and press the Star key to the left of key 0 to exit the Menu 2 1 1 Different Speed settings for TTS and Audio playback The Stream will remember separate Speed settings for each of text to speech and audio playback You can change the speed of one without affecting the other The same 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 select the Bass control and either add bass by setting the control to a positive value or remove bass by selecting a setting below zero Similarly you can add or remove treble Adding or removing bass will not alter the treble and vice versa To hear the music unaltered set the bass and treble controls to their 0 setting 2 3 Play Stop To start playing a book press the Play Stop key To stop playing a book press the Play Stop key again NOTE Instead of the Confirm key you can also press Play Stop to jump to an entered page or heading number If you end your numeric entry with Play Stop then playback will start at the specified page or heading number 2 4 Rewind and Fast Forward These keys allow you to go backward or forward quickly Press and hold the Re
12. audio file MEDIA error 6 WAV Error creating new wav structure MEDIA error 7 MPEG Error handling an mpeg file MEDIA error 8 VORBIS Error handling a vorbis file MEDIA error 9 NO AUDIO No audio output available MEDIA error 10 AMR WB Error handling a AMR WBz file MEDIA error 11 MP4 AAC Error handling a MP4 AAC file MEDIA error 12 WRITE Unable to open file for writing MEDIA error 13 SDLOST card removed during write operation MEDIA error 14 USBLOST USB device removed during write operation BOOK error 1 GENERIC Unspecified BOOK error 2 MP3 Error with the mp3 decoder BOOK error 3 VORBIS Error with the ogg vorbis decoder BOOK error 4 WAV Error with the wav decoder BOOK error 5 NO FILE 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 MP4 AAC Error with the MP4 AAC decoder BOOK error 14 Re parse text Error re parsing text file BOOK error 15 STRUCT_SIZE Text book structure too big BOOK error 16 DRM Error trying to play DRM content WIRELESS error 1 GENERIC Unspecified WIRELESS error 2 CREDENTIALS Invalid wireless crede
13. be searched as they have no text Prior to searching in text for the first time you should select your preferred method of typing on the Stream There are two Multi tap text entry methods Announce final character only and Announce character on each key press then enter character after pause Select your desired method from the Multi tap text entry method section of the configuration menu key 7 Follow these steps to use the search function e Open a text file from the Text Files bookshelf e Press the Go To key multiple times until you hear Search in text e The Stream will announce the current word in the text Press Confirm or Play to search for other occurrences of this word in the text e You can also add text to this word delete single characters starting from the end of the word or delete the whole word in one key press Here s how e To enter your text with the Announce final character only method press the number keys 0 to 9 to type the text For example key 2 is used for letters a b c and 2 Key 3 has d e f and 3 Key 6 has m n o 6 and so on The space character is on key 0 Punctuation and special characters are on keys 0 and 7 To enter a letter press the number key associated to that letter the appropriate number of times When entering successive letters on the same key you need to pause until Stream announces the letter For example to type the word cab you press key 2 three time
14. books Here is a list of menu items and their respective values All Values Play Skip On Demand Custom Note You cannot select Custom It is set automatically when you modify any of the skippable elements Footnote Values Play Skip On Demand 31 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Page Number Values Play Skip Production Note Values Play Skip On Demand Sidebar Values Play Skip On Demand 6 4 Language menu 6 4 1 Text to Speech voice Press and hold key 7 to select an alternate Text to Speech voice from those installed in your Stream Alternatively you can press key 7 repeatedly to access the language menu Use keys 4 and 6 to cycle through available choices Press Confirm to accept choice or press Play to accept choice and resume playback 6 4 2 Braille translation tables Different braille translation tables are made available to you depending on the Text to Speech language selected To change the braille translation table press menu key 7 repeatedly to access the language menu Use keys 2 or 8 to access the braille translation table item followed by keys 4 or 6 to select the braille translation table value of your choice Press Confirm to accept choice or press Play to accept choice and resume playback The first table in the list is the current default Whichever table you select will become the new default table for the corresponding text to speech voice 6 5
15. chosen level Press PLAY to select the book In this bookshelf the current reading position and bookmarks are saved separately for each book Playback stops at the end of the last file of each book Bookshelf Audible books VRAudible folder Book types Audible format 4 and Enhanced Audio Usage The files comprising each book should be saved in this reserved folder Subfolders must not be used Use the 4 6 keys to move between books Press PLAY to select the book In this bookshelf the current reading position and bookmarks are saved separately for each book Playback stops at the end of the last file of each book The Audible bookshelf will only be created when you activate your Stream for Audible books Bookshelf Music VRMusic folder Book types Playlists M3U type only and recorded files composed of any of the Stream s supported audio file types Usage A music book is either a playlist or the entire music structure referred to as All Music book The current reading position and bookmarks are saved separately for each book You navigate between 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
16. must remain powered on while connected to 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 to the micro USB port on the bottom edge of the Stream and the other end to your computer s USB port Most computer USB ports will provide power to recharge the battery and you may continue to use the player In this case the computer will not recognize the Stream as a USB mass storage drive so you will not be able to transfer files You may disconnect the Stream at any time The recharge will likely take longer than using the USB power adapter depending on how much power your computer provides 1 10 HumanWare Companion The HumanWare Companion is a Windows program used in conjunction with the Victor Reader Stream Victor Reader Stratus or ClassMate Reader to manage your books music saved podcasts voice notes text notes and text files You can use the HumanWare Companion to copy your books music saved podcasts and text files to your player s storage card or remove these files from the storage card You can also use the HumanWare Companion to update your Stream s software In order to do so connect y
17. number followed by Confirm NOTE You can omit entering the bookmark number in which case Stream will assign the first available bookmark number 25 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 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 position they will be switched The message Highlight bookmark X inserted is then played The user can also cancel the highlight bookmark by pressing the Cancel key In both cases the state reverts to Start NOTE When a highlight bookmark starting position is set but not the ending position its highlight bookmark number becomes unavailable Stream will announce Bookmark X already exists if the user enters a regular bookmark with this number NOTE f you remove the book or power off the Stream before closing the highlight highlight will be auto completed If this occurs the current location will be used as the end highlight position 5 3 4 3 Go to Highlight Bookmark When going to a highlight bookmark if you end the bookmark number entry with the Play Stop key playback will start from this current position and stop at the highlight bookmark ending positi
18. relative position in the file or press Play to position and start playback at that relative position For example entering 0 will position to the start of the file entering 50 will position to the middle of the file and entering any number greater than 99 will position to the end of the file For text files Stream moves to the beginning of the paragraph that contains the position of the specified percentage 4 5 Go to Beginning and End of Book To quickly reach the beginning or end of a book you can press the Go to key above key 1 followed by Rewind or Play to go to the Beginning of the book or press the Go To key followed by Fast Forward to jump to the end of the book 20 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 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 4 7 Functions for Online Services Special functions are available on the Go To key when browsing the online bookshelves while connected to a wireless network If the Go To key is pressed twice when browsing the NFB Newsline bookshelf it allows you to manually synchronize downloaded content with the NFB Newsline online service When browsing the Bookshare or NLS BARD bookshelf pressing the Go To key twice will allow you to search for books using the online services When browsing the
19. search and category You can also search for the most recent or popular books e The Go Tokey can also be used to go directly to a specific result Press Go To enter the desired search result number followed by Confirm e Use keys 2and 8to choose the search criteria followed by the Confirm key The search text can then be entered using the multi tap text entry method After entering the search text press the Confirm key to begin the online search If you have done a previous search then your search text will be retained for convenience in case you wish to refine your search e Use keys 4 and 6to review the search results The book synopsis is available when reviewing the list of search results by pressing the Where am key 5 Only the books available to your account will show up in the search results e To download a book select it from the list of search results and press the Confirm key The book will be downloaded and added to the Bookshare online bookshelf and you will be returned to the list of search results making it easy to download additional books e To exit the search press the Cancel key to go back one step or key 7 to return to the Bookshare online bookshelf Downloaded books can be deleted by pressing key 3 while browsing the Bookshare online bookshelf with keys 4 and 6 or while reading a book 45 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide While reading a downloaded Bookshare book key 3 ca
20. the Cancel Star key 4 2 Go to Heading If you press the Go to Page key twice it allows you to enter a heading number relative to the start of a DAISY or NISO book This is useful for books that do not have page markers For example you could jump directly to a chapter by going to its heading number rather than advancing chapter by chapter End your heading number entry with Confirm to move to that heading or end with Play to move and start playback 4 3 Goto Time The Stream has a Go To Time feature for DAISY or NISO recorded books Other Books Audible Saved Podcasts and Audio Notes bookshelves While in these bookshelves press the Go To key above key 7 until you hear Go To Time Then enter a time in hours and minutes relative to the start 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 e Enter 1 to position 1 minute from the start of the book or note e Enter 12 to position 12 minutes from the start e Enter 123 or 83 for 1 hour 23 minutes e Enter 1200 for 12 hours and 0 minutes 4 4 Go To Percent When reading files in the Text Bookshelf or audio files in the Other Books or Saved Podcast bookshelves the Go to Page key will become a Go To Percent key for navigating to relative positions x from the start of the file Press Go To Percent and then enter a percentage from 0 to 100 Press Confirm to position to that
21. within the playlist using keys 2 8 and 4 6 Go To Folder and Go To File keys Press key 0 to find the total number of folders and files and length of your playlist Press key 9 to randomize the playlist and press key 9 again to turn off random play The playlist is cleared as soon as you press key 7 to return to the bookshelf but it remains between sessions if you power off without pressing key 1 For example let s say you have organized your VRMusic files into 3 levels of folders You could have the music genre at level 1 artists at level 2 and albums at level 3 You can now easily play only music of a particular genre or all the albums of a particular artist or listen to a single album Suppose your level 1 genre folders included Classical Country Folk and Rock Now suppose within Classical 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 used to create your temporary playlist and it will begin playing If you press key 9 the tracks found in those albums will play in random order Pressing Key 0 will announce the total number of Mozart albums total files and their total play
22. 110g 3 9 ounces 3 5mm stereo Headphone jack 3 5mm stereo external microphone line in jack Input Impedance 2 5K Built in mono omni directional microphone Built in 500 mW speaker Battery Lithium lon 3 7V nominal Battery recharge time Up to 5 hours with AC adapter May be longer with other chargers or PC recharge e Battery Playtime Up to 15 hours continuous play of DAISY or NISO book using headphones without Wi Fi may vary depending on content and player settings e Power Supply Switching type AC DC Input 100V 240V 50Hz 60Hz Output Type A USB socket 5VDC 1A Operating temperature range 5 to 40 degrees Celsius Battery charging temperature range 5 to 35 degrees Celsius Storage and transportation temperature 20 to 45 degrees Celsius Operating humidity 5 to 90 non condensing Storage and transportation humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Micro USB OTG compliant interface SD Secure Digital card slot supports up to 32gb SDHC cards Talking Book formats DAISY 2 2 02 NISO 239 86 2002 2005 NIMAS 1 1 unprotected EPUB 2 LGK e Audio Codecs AMR WB mp3 MPEG2 mp4 m4a m4v OGG Vorbis Wav ADPCM Wav P C M Speex e File types 3gp bra brf docx fb2 html m4a m4v mp2 mp3 mp4 mpg OGG rtf SES3 txt wav xml bes Japanese Braille LKF FB2 e Text to Speech Acapela e Recording MP3 16 bit samples at a sampling rate of 44 100Hz with a bit rate of 64 96 128 192 kbps PCM 16 bi
23. Internet Radio bookshelf pressing the Go To key will allow you to search for radio stations and go to playlist or go directly to a specific station while in a playlist in the same way as when moving between books From the References bookshelf the Go To key also allows you to search for Wikipedia and Wiktionary references from a book or go directly to a specific file From the Podcasts bookshelf you can use the Go To key to add podcast feeds For all online searches the Go To key can be used to go directly to a specific search result by entering the search result number followed by Confirm 21 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 5 Advanced Functions 5 1 Text Search The Stream has a text search function for text books Using the multi tap text entry method on the number keys as you would to enter text on a telephone you can type in your search item If you have a multilingual Stream the typing keypad will offer the characters of the currently selected text to speech language Press and hold key 7 to switch from one text to speech language to the other The following describes how to perform a text search from a book in the Text Files bookshelf This method can also be used to search DAISY or NISO books e g Bookshare found in the Talking Books or online bookshelves providing the book has text and the player is in text to speech mode key 9 DAISY or NISO books that are recorded only cannot
24. 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 amp Playback Item Loop Values On or Off Item Time jumps for navigation menu on 2 keys Value 1 minute On or Off Values 30 seconds 5 minutes 10 minutes or 30 minutes On or Off Item Key beeps Values On Off Item Sleep messages Values On Off Item Bookmark Alert Values On Off Item Audio Adjustment Mode Values Tone or Pitch Menu Skip Item All Values Play Skip On Demand Custom Item Footnote Values Play Skip On Demand Item Page number Values Play Skip Item Producer note Values Play Skip On Demand Item Sidebar Values Play Skip On Demand Menu Language Item Text to Speech Voice 28 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Values The installed Text to Speech voices Item Braille translation table Values The installed braille translation tables for the selected Text to Speech voice Menu Recording All items pertain to both recorded notes and audio bookmarks Item Built in microphone file type Values MP3 64kbps 96kbps wav 16 bit PCM The built in microphone operates only in mono Recording mode Item External Recording Source Values Microphone line in Item External Recording Mode Valu
25. VICTOR READER STREAM USER GUIDE by HumanWare revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide User Guide 1 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide About VICTOR READER STREAM HumanWare is proud to introduce VICTOR READER STREAM the powerful digital talking book player VICTOR READER STREAM is designed as an advanced high performance DAISY MP3 and NISO player for students professionals or on the go people who have extensive 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 2014 All rights reserved Technologies HumanWare This User Guide is protected by copyright belonging to HumanWare with all rights reserved The User Guide may not be copied in whole or in part without written consent from HumanWare 2 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Table of Contents 1 OVERVIEW OF VICTOR READER STREAM ccccscccsseeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeseseeeenseeeeeeeeeseaesnseeenseees 6 1 1 UNPACKING THE PLAYER Sui aneia Aang ieee Ree ats DESEN ee 6 1 2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF VICTOR READER STREAM oseese 6 1 2 1 Front Face Of the Player ue 6 1 2 2 LOM SINE ofthe PIAV OP i eenegen 6 1
26. Ware Companion to generate a network configuration file e The Password is the authentication key used with your network router It is case sensitive so when entered with the Stream s multi tap feature you may toggle between lowercase and uppercase with the Bookmark key e The Nickname is a friendly name to be used by the Stream to identify a network This optional name will not be spelled as is the case with the SSID so you should enter an easily pronounceable name for the built in text to speech The maximum length of the nickname is 50 characters long 6 8 1 Airplane Mode Use this item to turn on or off the wireless Wi Fi features of the Stream By default the airplane mode is on When the airplane mode is on the wireless features are turned off When you turn off airplane mode the wireless features are turned on You may also turn Airplane Mode on and off by pressing and holding the Online button which is located above key 2 on the front face of the player A LED adjacent to this Online button glows amber when the Stream is connected to a network The LED blinks when actively trying to connect to a network The LED is turned off when the airplane mode is on and when the Stream has no network configuration 6 8 2 Import a Network Configuration Use this item to process a network configuration file generated with the HumanWare Companion software Press Confirm to process a network configuration from a file on the SD card To generate a net
27. a list of 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 35 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 6 8 5 Create a New Connection Use this menu item instead of scanning if you know the specific router SSID you wish to configure or if your router does not broadcast its SSID You will be prompted to enter the SSID Use the multi tap text entry on the number pad to enter the SSID and press Confirm You will then be asked to enter the router password Enter it and end with the Confirm key Use the Bookmark key to toggle between uppercase and lowercase letters Press the Sleep key to access the key describer mode and have each letter and symbol announced when the key is pressed on the text entry keypad If successful the router SSID and password will be added to your list of configured connections routers and the new connection will be launched as your active router You will then be asked to enter an optional nickname for the new connection You may also create a new connection in the Tools menu of the HumanWare Companion software 6 8 6 Delete a Connection Use the up and down arrows to select from a list of Wi Fi routers that you have previousl
28. again at the beginning when reaching the end of a book 6 2 2 Time Jumps You can choose to turn on or off any or all of the following time intervals 30 seconds 1 minute 5 minutes 10 minutes or 30 minutes Only the time jump intervals you turn on will appear in the up and down keys 2 8 navigation menu when playing books 6 2 3 Key beeps You can turn on or off the beeps heard when pressing keys Turning off this option will also suppress the second beep heard when starting playback as well as the locked message indicating that the keypad has been locked The Locked message cannot be turned off for the Power key The up down keys on the left side of the player will only beep at their minimum normal and maximum positions regardless of this menu setting 6 2 4 Sleep messages The Sleep timer s 1 minute warning and Sleep off messages can be turned on or off 6 2 5 Bookmark Alert While playing a book you can have the Stream alert you when 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 Some people benefit more from a change in the pitch of 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 relevant only to DAISY 2 02 books produced with skippable elements Most DAISY libraries do not utilize skippable elements in their
29. age number Production note and Sidebar Such elements are only skippable if the book producer has marked them as skippable Skippable element can be set as Play Skip or On Demand see the Configuration Menu key 7 for details When a skippable element is encountered during playback Stream behaves as follows Play The element is always played Skip The element is never played On Demand The element is not played but added to the recall list and the element s name is announced The On Demand option is not available for page and line number elements 3 6 1 Recall skippable elements On Demand skippable elements can be recalled with the Confirm key Stream remembers up to 5 skipped On Demand elements The last added element will be the first to be recalled Pressing the Confirm key multiple times will recall the prior element in the list When an element is recalled the name of the element is played and playback starts at the beginning of the element When the end of the element is reached the message Return to tex is played and the book position will return to where it was 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 With the exception of Notes empty bookshe
30. at all depending on the USB power supplied by the computer You may safely use a micro USB AC adapter other than the supplied power adapter HumanWare recommends a 1 amp USB power adapter Adapters with less power will likely require more than 5 hours to fully recharge the battery When the player is operating on battery and left in pause mode for more than 30 minutes it will shut Off automatically to save the battery Important It is normal for the battery to become warm during recharging Therefore it is recommended not to charge the battery with the player near a heat source or within the optional leather carrying case Note The player s model and serial number can be found in the battery compartment This same information can also be obtained by pressing INFO key 0 1 2 8 NLS Book Cartridge United States only Your Stream can play the special book cartridges supplied by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped NLS in the United States providing you are eligible to receive NLS books and your Stream has been authorized to play them Please contact 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 devic
31. attery may be purchased and replaced by the user Contact HumanWare or your distributor for any repair or malfunction questions Service shall only be done by Human are or its authorized distributor Susceptibility to Interference There may be temporary degradation of the sound when the Stream is subjected to a strong radio frequency field electro static discharge or transient electrical noise FCC Warning This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate 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 whi
32. ble from http www bookshare org You are able to wirelessly search for books and download them to the Stream Books are downloaded in DAISY text format and appear on the Bookshare online bookshelf Newspapers and magazines are currently not available in the online search To activate the Bookshare online service Press the Online button to navigate to the online bookcase Press menu key 7 several times to access the Bookshare configuration menu Select the item Add Bookshare service using keys 2 and 8 followed by the Confirm key Enter your Bookshare account email address and password Passwords are usually case sensitive You may toggle between uppercase and lower case letters by pressing the Bookmark key End your entry with the Confirm key Alternatively the HumanWare Companion software can be used to create a file containing your Bookshare account details that can be imported from the online configuration menu on the Stream Details can be found in the HumanWare Companion User Guide After you have successfully entered your account information a Bookshare bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase To search for and download books e When on the Bookshare online bookshelf the search can be done either by pressing the Go To key twice located above bookshelf key 7 or by using the option that is found after the last book on the Bookshare bookshelf when navigating with keys 4 and 6 You can search books by title author full text
33. cast feed to your Stream with a file created using the HumanWare Companion software You can use the item Export subscribed podcast feeds to S D card to export your subscribed podcast feeds to your S D card Use the HumanWare suggested podcasts item to change the region of the podcasts that will be offered to you The default podcasts depend on your country or region of purchase ex North America 6 12 NLS BARD United States only Use this menu to manage the NLS BARD online service To turn on this service connect your Stream to a wireless network and select the Add NLS BARD service option followed by Confirm You can also use the item Import NLS BARD configuration from file to import your account information with a file created using the HumanWare Companion software Once you have successfully entered your account information a NLS BARD bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase To remove this service use Remove NLS BARD service and delete all associated files Use the NLS BARD book type search item to search for Audio books only default Audio and Braille or Braille books only Use the item Modify NLS BARD login information to modify your account information 6 13 Bookshare Use the Bookshare menu to manage the online service The service can be turned on by selecting the Add Bookshare service item followed by the Confirm key You will be prompted to enter your registered email address an
34. ces on Wikipedia or Wiktionary by pressing the Go To key multiple times on a selected word until you hear Search on Wikipedia or Search on Wiktionary For text books the last word that was read will be entered in the search You can also enter a word to search using the Multi tap text entry method e f a Wikipedia or Wiktionary article matches the word you searched for you will hear a short synopsis of the selected word You will then be asked if you want to read the complete article Press Confirm to access the complete article or Cancel to return to your book e Press Play Stop to continue reading your current book e While reading a complete article you can save it by pressing the Manage Books key key 3 followed by Confirm e Saved articles will be prefixed by wiki and Wiktionary articles by wikti and grouped together by service Wikipedia or Wiktionary then by language EN for English FR for French and so on Use the 4 and 6 keys to navigate in your saved articles You can also use keys 2 and 8 to navigate by level service at level 1 and language at level 2 e Togo directly to a specific file use the Go to File option on the Go To key e To delete an article from the References bookshelf use the Delete function of the Manage Books key key 3 followed by Confirm e From the References bookshelf you can also move a Wikipedia or Wiktionary article on your SD card with the Move function of the Manage B
35. ch can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following 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 subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le pr sent appareil est conforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autoris e aux deux conditions suivantes 1 l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radio lectrique subi m me si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement CAN ICES 3 B NMB 3 B 53 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Audio Warning To prevent possible hearing damage do not listen at high volume levels for long periods Exercise caution when holding your device near your ear while the loudspeaker is in use 54 rev
36. ct 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 Please retain your original If the unit has to be returned please use the original packaging This warranty applies to all cases where the damage is not a result of improper use mistreatment negligence or acts of God 60 revision 35 201 4 09 03
37. d password using the multi tap text entry method Passwords are usually case sensitive You may toggle between uppercase and lower case letters by pressing the Bookmark key End your entry with the Confirm key With the Import a Bookshare configuration from file item you can also import your Bookshare account information with a file created using the HumanWare Companion software Once you have successfully entered your account information a Bookshare bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase The Remove Bookshare service and delete all associated books item can be used to remove the Bookshare online service Use the item Modify Bookshare login information to modify your account information 6 14 NFB Newsline Use the NFB Newsline menu to manage the online service The service can be turned on by selecting the Add NFB Newsline service item followed by the Confirm key You will then be prompted to enter your NFB Newsline member ID and PIN each followed by the Confirm key After you have successfully entered your account information an NFB Newsline online bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase If you select the item Remove NFB Newsline service and delete all associate books the service is removed and you will be prompted to confirm your choice All synchronized content will be deleted and the NFB Newsline bookshelf will be removed from the online bookcase Use the item Get latest editions to configure how
38. d to the NLS BARD online bookshelf and you will be returned to the list of search results making it easy to download additional books e The Go To key can be used to go directly to a specific result Press Go To enter the desired search result number followed by Confirm e To exit the search press the Cancel key to go back one step or key 7 to return to the NLS BARD online bookshelf Downloaded books can be deleted by pressing key 3 while browsing the NLS BARD online bookshelf or while reading a book While reading a book key 3can also be used to move a book from the NLS BARD online bookshelf to the talking books bookshelf on the S D card This will add the book to your S D card and remove it from internal memory freeing up some space for future book downloads 49 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide When multiple items are selected for download they will be placed in a download queue allowing you to continue using your Stream A notification will be sounded when a download is completed These notifications can be configured in the General configuration menu 8 3 NLS Online Authorization When the Stream is connected to a wireless network and has Internet access it will access the HumanWare website from the online bookcase The Stream will check for any available NLS authorization keys for eligible United States citizens only If a key is found for your Stream it will be downloaded and installed auto
39. dcasts Characteristics Bookshelf Browse Move between folder levels of the Podcast structure using keys 2 and 8 The lowest level is the book file level Files in the root of VRPodcasts will only be announced at the book level Use keys 4 and 6 to move between each Podcast book file episode or Go To Book to jump to a specified book number Use key 3 to Delete a Book file A book can only be deleted if you are at the book level Reading Playback stops at the end of each file Only Time Jump navigation level is available on keys 2 or 8 Go To Time is also available INFO key 0 Reports information for the current Podcast book file Where Am I key 5 also Reports current position and information for the current file Pressing Key 5 twice will announce tag information data If you don t want to hear all the tags press Play to interrupt and resume playback 7 5 Text Bookshelf The Stream can also store text files grouped in folders under the VRText reserved folder They are played with the Stream text to speech Each text file within the VRText folder is considered a book Supported formats include bra brf DOCX fb2 html rtf SES3 txt and xml When present image description tags will be announced in html and xml documents 7 5 1 Text File Structure The text files can be either in the root of VRText or organized into sub folder categories There can be up to 8 levels of folders 7 5 2 Text File Characteristics Bookshelf Bro
40. e From the configuration menu you can use the Downloaded podcast episodes to keep item to choose how many podcast episodes should be kept on your Stream between 1 and 10 the default value being 3 episodes or whether you want to keep the episodes manually only Note Please note that if you have some new episodes and if you set your downloaded podcast episodes to manual only they will be deleted from your Stream as they have not yet been saved and no new episodes will be automatically downloaded When a podcast episode is downloaded it is saved in the Stream s internal memory If the episode was downloaded automatically it will also be erased automatically when enough new episodes become available depending on the number of downloaded podcast episodes to keep you have set in the configuration menu You can choose to make an automatically downloaded episode persistent using the Prevent auto delete of episode option on key 3 If an episode was downloaded manually it will have to be erased manually using the key 3 Delete function When select many podcasts for download they will be placed in a download queue in the background allowing you to continue using your Stream A notification will be sounded when a podcast download is completed You can configure these notifications in the General configuration menu and choose between Beep and Message default No notifications and Beep Only To unsubscribe from a podcast feed use t
41. e to the Stream s SD card You may also copy books from a book cartridge used by the NLS in the United States Connect the USB flash device or NLS cartridge to the Stream using the short USB cable To copy press key 3 while the book is playing or stopped The progress of the copy operation will be announced regularly until the copy is completed This copying process can be cancelled at any time by pressing the Star key If any special character lt gt is in the book title it will be replaced by _ You can play or copy USB flash media only when the Stream is operating on battery power because the USB port cannot be connected to a power outlet and the flash media at the same time so be sure your battery has a good charge before copying the USB book 1 3 Power Button 1 3 1 Turning the Player On and Off To turn the player On press and hold the Power key which is located on the left side of the player near the top corner You will hear a beep and a welcome message To turn the player Off press and hold the Power key again You will hear two beeps indicating the player is powering Off You must wait about 30 seconds before you can again power on the Stream 8 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 1 3 2 Player Reset Using Power Button If the Stream does not respond to any key presses including power off hold down the Power button for 7 seconds to force a player reset 1 4 Ins
42. eauaassseseeuseananensesees 55 12 TECHNOLOGIES HUMANWARE CONTACT INFORMATION cccccccccesssssesssssssenees 56 13 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT cccccsccssssssseceseeescecssssesesueeeeanssseeseeuseaeanesseeees 57 14 APPENDIX 1 STREAM ERROR MESSAGES 0 ccccssccssssseeesesueeseanesssseseseseeeaaessesees 58 15 APPENDIX 2 MANUFACTURER WARRANTY ccccccsccssssssessesueeceanssssseseeeeneeaneesesees 60 5 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 1 Overview of VICTOR READER STREAM 1 1 Unpacking the Player The package contains the following items VICTOR READER STREAM with SD card and rechargeable battery installed Silicone case Power adapter Long USB cable to connect to the PC or power adapter Short USB cable to connect to a USB flash drive Ear phones Warranty card In some countries the package may also contain a card to fill out to purchase an optional extension to your basic warranty If you find this card and are interested in the extended warranty please return the card within 30 days If you have difficulty filling out the card or wish more information please contact HumanWare Toll Free 1 888 723 7273 Canada amp U S A Telephone 1 819 471 4818 E mail ca sales humanware com 1 2 Physical Description of VICTOR READER STREAM 1 2 1 Front Face of the Player The face of the player can be divided into upper and lower sections
43. econds will announce tag information data 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 with separate bass and treble controls 7 3 3 Music Search You can search your music by pressing the Go To key until you hear Search Then using the multi tap keypad as described in the Text Search section enter the word or words to search for and press the Confirm key Stream will find the first folder name or file name containing the search term Playback will start from the beginning of the file or the first file in the folder Then you can press key 4 or 6 to find the previous or next occurrence of the search term 7 3 4 Playlists The Music Bookshelf may contain playlists A playlist is a text file containing a list of supported audio files to play It must have the m3u file extension You can use the Music dialog of the free HumanWare Companion software to help you make playlists A playlist cannot link to other playlists Although you may delete files in the temporary playlist you cannot use key 3 to delete files in a permanent M3U playlist 7 3 5 Temporary Playlist You can create a temp
44. either by pressing the Go To key multiple times or by using the option that is found after the last playlist on the Internet Radio bookshelf when navigating with keys 4 and 6 You can search on ooTunes by browsing by genre or searching by name e Use keys 2 and 8 to select the search method Name or Genre followed by the Confirm key The name search is done by entering the text to search Use the Multi tap text entry method to enter the text and press Confirm to initiate the search e To search by genre you can browse the different genres with keys 2 or 8 To navigate through and listen to Internet Radio stations e From the Internet Radio bookshelf use the keys 4 and 6 to navigate by playlist Once you select a playlist with Confirm you can search and navigate through the radio stations using keys 4 or 6 The number of the current station will be announced followed by its name e The Go To key can be used to go directly to a specific station Press Go To enter the desired station number followed by Confirm e Press Play Stop or Confirm to start listening to the station e Press Play Stop again to stop listening to the station e f you use the 4 or 6 keys while playing a radio station the next or previous station will start playing immediately e You may press the Where Am I key 5 to announce additional information about the station e The Bookmark key will allow you to save the current station to your Favorites after pressing Confir
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46. erting or Removing the SD Card To insert and remove the SD card follow these steps Hold the player facing you The SD card slot is on the top edge of the player One corner of the SD card is cut at a 45 degree angle This cut corner should be at the bottom left when you insert the card into the player slot If the card is not oriented properly it will resist insertion The card has a small write lock tab on its right edge This tab should be in the down position if you plan to write or erase information on the card such as recording or deleting books If you only listen to books the tab can be put in the up position to write protect the SD card Gently push the card down into the slot until it clicks into place Do not use excessive force Only slight pressure is required to lock the SD card into place To remove the card push down on the top edge to release it Then pull it out 1 4 1 SD Card Voice Label Attaching print or Braille labels to SD cards is not possible as it can damage the Stream To help you identify SD cards the Stream supports an optional voice label The label is stored in a reserved text file named VRLabel txt saved on the root of the SD card In the Tools menu of the free HumanWare Companion software you can create this label file for your SD card You may also use Windows Notepad to create the file Whenever you insert the card or turn on the Stream it will look for this label file If found Stream will announce i
47. es Mono stereo Item External recording file type Values MP3 128kbps MP3 192kbps Wav 16 bit PCM Item Recording Volume Adjustment Values Fixed Manual Automatic Menu Format SD card Menu Multi tap Entry Method Values Announce character on each key press then enter character after pause Announce final character only Note The following menus are only available from the online bookcase Menu Wireless Item Airplane mode Values On Off 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 Values SSID password nickname optional Item Delete a connection Values List of router connections that have been configured Item Validate a connection Value Text message that confirms if the player is connected to the Internet Menu General Item Cancel all current downloads 29 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Item Notification Mode Values Beep and Message No notifications Beep only Menu Internet Radio Item HumanWare playlist Values List of regions Default value according to Stream language Item Import Internet Radio playlist from file Item Export all playlists to S D card Item Turn off Internet Radio Service Va
48. ess it multiple times to activate different Sleep timers after which the player will automatically shut off 1 2 2 Left Side of the Player On the left side of the player near the top corner is the Power Toggle button Press and hold this button to power on and off the player Below the Power button is a green LED indicator This LED glows steady when the Stream is powered on and blinks while the Stream is off and 6 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide recharging the battery When the player is on you press this same Power button to toggle the volume speed and tone pitch settings Below the green LED are two triangular buttons These are the Up and Down buttons used to increase or decrease the respective volume speed or tone pitch selected with the toggle button These settings are saved between sessions For your convenience separate volume settings are saved for the built in speaker and headphones 1 2 3 Right Side of the Player On the right side of the player near the top corner is the stereo microphone jack which can be used to connect an external microphone or line in Below the microphone jack is the Record button which has a red circle painted on it with a raised dot in the middle 1 2 44 Top Edge of the Player The top edge consists of the SD memory card slot and just under it is the speaker outlet To the right of the SD slot is the headphone jack which can also be used to connect to exter
49. evel 40 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 7 3 2 Music Characteristics Bookshelf Browse Use keys 4 and 6 to move between each Music book or Go To Book to jump to a specified book number Only 1 music book All Music will be on the music bookshelf unless you create additional playlist books You cannot use key 3 to Delete a Book Reading If loop is turned on playback loops within the files of a music book Playback will continue from the last file of one folder to the first file of the next folder You can use keys 2 or 8 to select folder or file navigation Go To Folder and Go To File functions are also available If the player is set for Random play then the files in the current music book will be shuffled For example if the All Music book is being played all of your music files will be shuffled If a Playlist book is being played then only the files in that playlist will be shuffled When the end of a shuffled music book is reached playback will start at the beginning of the shuffled music book Deleting music files Use key 3 to delete music files when navigating at the file level You will be asked to confirm file deletion You cannot use Stream to delete folders INFO key 0 Reports information for the current music book such as total folders and files and total times for the book Where Am I key 5 Reports current position and information for the current file Pressing Key 5 twice within 10 s
50. fic book number Use key 3 to delete a book A book can only be deleted if you are at the book level Reading Playback loops between the files within a folder book Navigate between files in a folder using keys 4 or 6 File and Time Jump navigation levels are available Go To File and Go To Time are available Info key 0 Reports information for the current book folder Where Am I key 5 Reports the percentage within the entire book the current file number and name as well as the time total elapsed and remaining for the current file 7 2 Audible Books Stream can play Audible com format 4 and Enhanced Audio books You must first activate the Stream SD card for Audible books To do this connect Stream to your computer using the long USB cable and then activate the Stream using the Audible Manager software When Audible 39 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Manager activates the Stream it will create a new reserved Stream folder named VRAudible in the root of the Stream SD card It will place a hidden system SYS activation file in that VRAudible folder which you must not delete If you want to save Audible books on multiple SD cards you will need to activate each SD card separately All Audible books must also be saved in this VRAudible folder To transfer Audible books you may either use the Audible Manager with the Stream connected or use Windows Explorer to transfer the aa Audible book f
51. he feed descriptions and the individual episode descriptions if available e You can also browse the HumanWare suggested podcasts to search for podcasts e In addition you can use the Get more episodes option at the end of the list of downloaded episodes or on the Go To key rotation to download older episodes on demand e The Go To key can also be used to go directly to a specific result Press Go To enter the desired search result number followed by Confirm e To listen to a podcast open a feed and select an episode you want to listen to with keys 4 or 6 followed by Confirm The Stream will inform you if a podcast feed contains any new episodes If you only want to browse the podcast feeds that contain new episodes use keys 2and 8 e To copy an episode to your Saved Podcasts folder on the S D card press key 3 twice from your list of episodes or when playing an episode e To export your subscribed podcast feeds to the S D card use the item Export subscribed podcast feeds to S D card from the Podcasts configuration menu A file ending with OPML will be created on your S D card containing all of your subscribed podcast feeds This file can be used as a backup or for importing the list of podcast feeds in another podcast client Once subscribed to a feed the Stream will automatically start downloading the most recent episodes in the background The Stream will tag these episodes as new as they have never been played befor
52. he option Unsubscribe from podcast feed on key 3 8 2 6 NLS BARD United States only National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped NLS BARD is a free library program of audio materials for eligible United States citizens only More information about NLS BARD can be found on hittp www loc gov nls bardnis 48 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide You are able to wirelessly search for books and download them to the Stream They will appear on the NLS BARD online bookshelf To activate the NLS BARD online service e Press the Online button to navigate to the online bookcase e Press menu key 7 multiple times to access the NLS BARD menu e Select the item Add NLS BARD service using keys 2 and 8 followed by the Confirm key e Enter your NLS BARD account email address and password Passwords are usually case sensitive You may toggle between uppercase and lower case letters by pressing the Bookmark key End your entry with the Confirm key Alternatively the HumanWare Companion software can be used to create a file containing your NLS BARD account details that can be imported from the online configuration menu on the Stream Details can be found in the HumanWare Companion User Guide After you have successfully entered your account information an NLS BARD bookshelf will be added to the online bookshelves To search for and download books e When on the NLS BARD on
53. henever an active Wi Fi connection is available the Stream will now automatically synchronize the latest editions of your selected favorite publications and will automatically remove older editions The NFB Newsline service determines which editions of each publication are available for synchronization It is possible to check for any updated content on demand at any time by selecting the Synchronize NFB Newsline Content item which can be found after the last publication on the NFB Newsline bookshelf when navigating with keys 4 and 6 or by pressing the Go To key twice If you wish to save a copy of a publication it is possible to use the copy function of key 3 when reading the publication to copy it to the Talking Books bookshelf of the SD card It is not possible 44 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide to delete publications from the NFB Newsline online bookshelf as the automatic synchronization will remove old editions and add new ones as they become available From the NFB Newsline configuration menu you have the option of choosing how often the Stream downloads new content with the item Get latest editions You can choose to have new content downloaded Always default which can be up to several times a day or Once daily 8 2 2 Bookshare Bookshare is an online library of copyrighted content for people with qualifying print disabilities More information about Bookshare is availa
54. hereby preventing distortion in the recording 6 6 Multi tap text entry method There are two multi tap text entry methods Announce character on each key press and enter character after pause and Announce final character only default method Use keys 4 or 6 to select a method followed by Confirm See section 5 1 Text Search to learn how to use each method 6 7 Format SD card If your SD card is not recognized by Microsoft Windows when it is inserted in your computer card reader or when the Stream is connected to the computer it may be possible that the card needs to be formatted Also if for any reason data becomes corrupt you may notice that some files books will not play properly on your Stream This is also an indicator that reformatting is needed To format your SD card insert it into the Stream and press the Menu key 7 repeatedly until you hear the Format SD card option Then press Confirm to confirm the format You will receive a warning that formatting will erase all the files on the SD card Press Confirm again to proceed with the format or press the Star key to cancel the format The utility will format your card and label it as VRStream A progress beep will indicate activity Formatting may take from a few seconds to 1 or 2 minutes depending on the size of the SD card The label will be visible beside the drive letter when you view the card in Windows Once formatted only the VR folders will exist on the card You w
55. his setting does not make the player automatically change the time at the predetermined date twice a year Example If you wish to modify the current month Press and hold Sleep key until you hear the menu prompt Press 8 once to reach the Set Date menu Press Confirm twice to reach the Month submenu Enter the month i e 1 to 12 using numeric keys Press Confirm to move to the next submenu day If you do not wish to modify the day press Confirm again to reach the end of the Set Date menu at which point any settings entered in the Set Date menu will be saved Press the Sleep button once to exit the Time and Date settings menu 13 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 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 14 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 3 Numeric Key Functions 3 1 Numeric Key pad List 1 Bookshelf if pressed User Guide if pressed and held 2 Navigation element 3 Delete Copy Move 4 Back 5 Where am 6 Forward 7 Menu Text to Speech voice Toggle if pressed and held 8 Navigation Element 9 Text to Speech Recorded audio modes toggle Random mode toggle Music Star Cancel if pressed Key pad Lock if pressed and held 0 Inf
56. ile from the Audible downloads folder on your computer directly to the VRAudible folder on the SD card If you use Windows Explorer for the file transfer you can take advantage of the faster transfer speed of your computer card reader If you choose to transfer books with Audible Manager you must always connect the Stream to the computer 7 2 1 Audible Structure Simply place your Audible books in the VRAudible folder They must not be placed in subfolders 7 2 2 Audible Characteristics Bookshelf Browse Use keys 4 and 6 to move between each Audible book file or Go To Book to jump to a specified book number Use key 3 to Delete the Book Reading Use keys 2 and 8 to navigate by the heading marks provided in the Audible book or by selected 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 structure is defined as the All Music book Unless you create playlists this will be the only Music book If you add playlist M3U files to the root of VRMusic then each playlist will be an additional music book In the Music bookshelf the Delete Book key 3 is not functional However you can delete individua
57. ill need to recopy all your books and files from the computer To prevent possible corruption of data on the SD card always be sure to use the Windows Safely Remove option after copying files to the card Also never remove the SD card while you are recording copying a book or deleting a book 6 8 Wireless The wireless configuration menu is only available from the Online bookcase Here are a few points to note before describing the wireless configuration menu e The Airplane Mode is used to turn off all wireless communication for situations where you are not allowed to use a wireless device such as in a commercial airline flight or in some hospitals If the Airplane Mode is turned on then the wireless communication is turned Off You can also turn on the Airplane Mode in situations where you know you don t need wireless communication to save battery power If the Airplane Mode is turned on 34 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide pressing the Online button will remind you by announcing the message Airplane Mode On e The SSID is the name of a network router It is announced when you perform a Scan for Available Connections It is possible that a router has been configured to hide its SSID In that case it will not appear in the list of connections when performing a scan To connect to such a network you need to use the Create a New Connection option and manually enter the SSID or use the Human
58. ision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 11 Battery Safety Precautions Do not use or leave the battery near heat source and fire Do not store in high temperatures Only use USB compliant power supplies to charge the battery Do not disassemble or modify the battery Do not short circuit the terminals Do not immerse the battery in water do not allow it to get wet Do not strike or throw the 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 rinse the eyes with clean running water and seek immediate medical attention to prevent injury If the battery leaks and comes into contact with skin immediately rinse area with clean running water to prevent injury 55 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare STREAM User Guide www humanware com 12 Technologies HumanWare Information Contact 1800 Michaud street Drummondville Quebec Canada J2C 7G7 Telephone 1 819 471 4818 Toll free Canada amp USA 1 888 723 7273 Fax 1 819 471 4828 E mail support humanware com Website www humanware com 56 revision 35 2014 09 03 H
59. l Music book you can press key 3 to delete a single file You may not however delete a file from a playlist While browsing the Notes book you can press key 3 to delete a single Note file Press key 3 to delete the selected item and the Stream will ask you to confirm Press Confirm to delete or any other key to cancel deletion 3 10 Playing and Copying Books from USB Flash Drives You may create the VR bookshelf folders on an external USB flash drive and store books in the folders in which case they will be added to the Stream bookshelf list for 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 time by pressing the Star key You can play or copy USB flash media only when the Stream is operating on battery power because the USB port cannot be connected to a power outlet and the flash media at the same time so be sure your battery has a good charge before copying the USB book 3 11 Where am I Key 5 The Where am I key will announce your reading position without interrupting the reading process Depending on the book type Stream will announce one or more of the page and heading numbers section ti
60. l files from the All Music book once it has been opened 7 3 1 Music Structure You can navigate up to 8 levels of folders in music Use the 2 and 8 keys to select the folder or file navigation level Then you can move backward or forward at the chosen level with the 4 and 6 keys If you have more than 8 folder levels those additional levels will be added to the level 8 list of folders If you select the File navigation level you will hear the name of the current file If you select any folder Level navigation you will hear the name of the current folder at that level At any point in your structure you can always select the deepest navigation level If the current folder is at a higher level than your deepest level then the folder name is not announced For example let s say you have a music structure that contains VRMusic Classic Mozart and VRMusic Classic Beethoven Ninth_symphony If you are currently located in Classic Mozart while playback is inactive changing the navigation from File to Level 1 will announce Classic Changing from Level 1 to Level 2 will announce Mozart Changing from Level 2 to Level 3 will announce nothing since there is no folder name for a level 3 folder in Classic Mozart If located in Classic Beethoven while playback is inactive changing from Level 2 to Level 3 will announce Ninth_symphony If you place any files in the root of VRMusic then they will be listed only at the file navigation l
61. line bookshelf the search can be done either by pressing the Go To key multiple times or by using the option that is found after the last book on the NLS BARD bookshelf when navigating with keys 4 and 6 You can search books as on the NLS BARD website using the Search the collection function which allows you to enter the author s name book title key words etc You can also browse by category and search for the most recent or popular books as well as the most recent magazines You can also use the option Browse My Wish list a preselected list of books and magazines that you can manage from the NLS BARD website and from your Stream To add an item to the wish list press the Bookmark key on any NLS BARD search result To delete an item use key 3 Delete option followed by Confirm e Use keys 2and 8to choose the search criteria followed by the Confirm key The search text can then be entered using the multi tap text entry method After entering the search text press the Confirm key to begin the online search If you have done a previous search then your search text will be retained for convenience in case you wish to refine your search e Use keys 4 and 6to review the search results Only the books available to your account will show up in the search results e Use key 5to read the book synopsis if available e To download a book select it from the list of search results and press the Confirm key The book will be downloaded and adde
62. lt in microphone is omni directional which is useful for recording meetings or lectures while 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 3 recording volume adjustment modes which can be selected in the recording configuration menu Fixed Manual and Automatic See section 6 5 5 Record Volume Adjustment for more information on how to select and use the different recording volume adjustment modes 23 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 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 press and hold the Record button located on the right side of the player A message and beep will be heard Talk into the player s integrated microphone located just above the Go To key or into an external microphone To end quick recording release the Record button To record a long message press the Record button located on the right side of the player to start the recording To pause and restart recording press the Play Stop button Press the Bookmark key during the recording to insert a bookmark To end the recording press the Record button again While in recording mode you may press the Star key to cancel
63. lues On Off Menu Podcasts Item Downloaded Podcast episodes to keep Values 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Manual Only Item Import Podcast feeds from file Item Export subscribed podcast feeds to S D card Item HumanWare suggested Podcasts Values List of regions Default value according to Stream language Menu NLS BARD United States only Item Add NLS BARD service Item Import NLS BARD configuration from file Item Remove NLS BARD service and delete all associated books Item NLS BARD book type to search Values Audio books only Audio and Braille Braille books only Item Modify NLS BARD login information Menu Bookshare Item Add Bookshare service Item Remove Bookshare service and delete all associated books Item Import a Bookshare configuration from file Item Modify Bookshare login information Menu NFB Newsline Item Add NFB Newsline service Item Remove NFB Newsline service and delete all associated books Item Get latest editions Values Once daily Always Item Modify NFB Newsline login information 30 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Menu Software Updates Item Automatic check for updates Values On Off Item Check for updates now Value When selected this option will immediately check for available updates 6 2 Playback and Navigation 6 2 1 Loop If you select the Loop mode Playback will play repeatedly It will automatically restart
64. lves will not be announced Bookshelves contain different types of books and files as defined in the section Bookshelf Structure Move backward and forward along a Bookshelf using the 4 and 6 keys Press the Go To key above key 1 to enter a relative book number End the book number entry with the Confirm key to move to the entered book number and remain on the bookshelf When you reach the desired book press Play to have the Stream start to play from where you left off in the selected book 3 7 1 Online Bookshelf Navigation The Stream contains two bookcases standard and online each containing multiple bookshelves Toggle between the standard and online bookcases using the Online button above key 2 The online bookshelves have the same structure as the standard bookshelves use the Bookshelf 1 key multiple times to rotate through them and the 4 and 6 keys to move backward and forward along them 3 7 2 Multi Level Bookshelf Navigation Optionally you can create a multi level folder structure for the Talking books Other Books Saved Podcasts and Text File bookshelves Instead of only cycling through books one at a time with keys 4 and 6 you can choose the level of navigation with the UP and DOWN keys 2 and 8 Then when pressing keys 4 or 6 you will move from folder to folder at the chosen level in a circular 16 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide fashion When you arrive at the folder of interest p
65. m e You can remove the current station from the playlist by pressing key 3 Press Confirm to remove it or press the Star key to cancel deletion e To export a playlist to your S D card use key 3 option Export playlist to S D card from a selected playlist e You can also choose to export all your playlists to your S D card from the Internet Radio configuration menu using the item Export all playlists to S D card 46 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Notes Because the Stream supports specific formats the ooTunes search results may be different than with other devices ex iPhone In addition certain radio stations may not be accessible while travelling in a region that does not support them although they are displayed in the search results Note that you will be able to access these radio stations once you return to the region that supports them 8 2 4 References Wikipedia and Wiktionary When the Stream is connected to a wireless network you will be able to search for references on Wikipedia and Wiktionary A References bookshelf will automatically be added to your online bookcase To search for and add references e From the References bookshelf the search can be done either by pressing the Go To key multiple times or by using the option that is found after the last book on the References bookshelf when navigating with keys 4 and 6 e From a book you can also search for referen
66. manWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide e When you finish typing you can exit the text entry mode in 3 ways Press Cancel to exit without searching or press Confirm or Play to start the search Cancel will not affect any previous search information e f you pressed the Confirm key the Stream will position itself at the location of the found search item and announce the line If you pressed the Play key it will move to the found search item and start playing The search is case insensitive The search will find partial words in which case it will position at the start of the word containing the search text Accented characters are not matched to non accented characters or vice versa A search always starts from the current position in a book If searching a large file you may hear Please Wait while the search is in progress If you press the Cancel key while searching the search function is stopped the current position remains at the original starting position 5 1 1 Search Next or Previous e Upon finding the search item Stream will add a Search item to the navigation levels of keys 2 and 8 and select that level automatically So upon finding the first occurrence of your text you can simply press keys 4 or 6 to find the previous or next occurrence The previous or next Search function will remain on the 2 8 key rotation until you close the book You can press key 4 or 6 to search for the previous or next item while in play or
67. matically 50 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 9 Updating Stream Software HumanWare may from time to time offer new versions of the Stream software There are several ways to update your Stream s software wirelessly by downloading an update file on your SD card and with the help of the HumanWare Companion software see section 1 10 for more information on the HumanWare Companion software To update your Stream wirelessly you must first have an active connection to the Internet using the built in Wi Fi see section 6 7 for more information on the wireless configuration menu Connect the Stream to a power outlet with the AC power adapter Access the online bookcase by pressing the Online button If the Stream announces that it is in airplane mode activate the Wi Fi by pressing and holding the Online button to turn off the airplane mode The Stream will automatically check for any available update If an update is available press Confirm to start the download or cancel with any other key The Stream will periodically announce the download status in percentage The download time may vary depending on the speed of your Internet connection Once the download is completed the Stream will ask your confirmation to proceed with the update Press Confirm to start the update or cancel with any other key Again the Stream will periodically announce the update status in percentage Once the update i
68. me Recording time remaining Notes bookshelf only Total Headings in the book Playtime elapsed and playtime remaining Number of Bookmarks set in the book Number of Books SD space remaining Internal memory space remaining Battery status or if the player is operating on AC power the status of the battery recharge Download Info 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 playlist name number of stations current station name and number song title Internet radio the book title number of pages and headings number of bookmarks set in the book Number of books SD space remaining Internal memory space remaining the Battery status Download Info the Wireless status and the VICTOR READER Stream model number software version number number of user authorization keys if any and player serial number 19 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 4 Direct Navigation Go To Key 4 1 Go to Page The Go to Page function allows you to go directly to a desired page Press the Go to Page key above key 1 Enter a page number Press Confirm to go to the selected Page Stream will confirm the entered Page number Or press the Play Stop key to have Stream start playback from the chosen page To cancel press
69. move all the Bookmarks in a book first press the Bookmark key five times or until you hear remove bookmark then press the key 9 five times enter number 99999 Then press Confirm 5 3 7 Bookmark alert While playing a book you can have the Stream alert you when you pass over a previously set bookmark If you created an audio bookmark it will also automatically play the recorded message attached to the bookmark Bookmark alerts are turned off by default 26 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Bookmark alerts can be turned on or off Read the Configuration menu section for more information 27 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 6 Configuration Menu Key 7 The Stream can be customized using the Configuration menu To open the Menu press the Menu 7 key Pressing the Menu key again will switch to the next Menu Browse Menu Items with the Up Down 2 8 keys Use the Left Right 4 6 keys to select an eme value and press Confirm Press Cancel Star key or any other key to exit the Menu Press and hold the Online button to turn off the Airplane Mode This will turn on the Stream s wireless WI FI features Press the Menu 7 key to access the wireless configuration menu Press the Online button to toggle from the standard bookcase to the online bookcase The wireless configuration menus are only available from the online bookcase 6 1
70. n also be used to move a book from the Bookshare online bookshelf to the talking books bookshelf on the SD card This will add the book to your SD card and remove it from internal memory freeing up some space for future book downloads 8 2 3 Internet Radio When the Stream is connected to a wireless network you will be able to access a collection of playlists containing Internet Radio stations The Favorites playlist where all your bookmarked stations are saved appears on the Internet Radio bookshelf once you save a station The HumanWare playlist always appears on the Internet Radio bookshelf and offers a sample list of stations The selected HumanWare playlist is based on your country or region of purchase and can be changed in the online configuration menu The Internet Radio bookshelf also allows you to import new or custom playlists created with the HumanWare Companion software from the online configuration menu You can later delete these playlists with key 3 followed by Confirm Note Make sure to import playlists named differently from one another to avoid overwriting an existing playlist on your Stream The Internet Radio bookshelf also allows you to search for radio stations by name or genre The Stream supports ooTunes an Internet Radio service allowing you to search for radio stations and add them to your Favorites playlist To search for Internet Radio stations e From the Internet Radio online bookshelf the search can be done
71. nal speakers 1 2 5 Bottom Edge of the Player In the centre of the bottom edge is the micro USB port It has a small raised dot below it Use this port to access content on USB flash storage devices using the included short USB cable You may also plug the included long USB cable to this port and the other end to a computer USB port in order to transfer content between the computer and the player While connected to the computer the battery will also recharge Charging from the computer USB may be slower or the player may not charge at all depending on the amount of power supplied by the computer The most effective way to recharge is to use the long USB cable connected to the included 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 power off the player and unplug it from AC power Then remove the silicone case from the player Use your finger to push up the small latch pin located at the top of the battery door and then lift the battery off the player To replace the battery The bottom edge of the battery has connector pins Insert the bottom edge first and press gently on the top edge to sna
72. not on the Stream Adjusting the recording volume is not possible directly on the Stream when configured for line in recording 32 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 6 5 3 External Recording Mode Use keys 4 or 6 to choose whether you wish to record in stereo or mono Most microphones even mono microphones will work properly with the Stream set to stereo mode But if your external microphone or line in recordings can only be heard on the left channel it is recommended to set the recording mode to mono 6 5 4 External Recording File Type For the external microphone or line in source use keys 4 or 6 to choose your recording file type If your recording mode is stereo then choose one of e MP3 128kilo bits per second kbps medium quality MP3 192kbps good quality e Wav 16 bit 44 1K PCM high quality If your recording mode is set to mono then choose one of e MP3 64kbps medium quality e MP3 96kbps good quality e Wav 16 bit 44 1K PCM high quality but half the file size of stereo mode Upon choosing a recording file type the Stream will give you an estimated recording time remaining This time is based on the free space on your SD card and the size of the files generated by the selected recording type 6 5 5 Recording Volume Adjustment There are three recording volume adjustment modes which can be selected in the recording configuration menu using keys 4 or 6 Fixed Manual and Automatic The selec
73. ntials SSID password nickname WIRELESS error 3 MANAGER Error with wireless manager WIRELESS error 4 MODULEUP Error loading kernel module for wireless device WIRELESS error 5 MODULEDOWN Error unloading kernel module for wireless device WIRELESS error 6 CONNECTIONUP Error establishing connection WIRELESS error 7 CONNECTIONDOWN Error disabling connection WIRELESS error 8 DEVICEUP Error enabling hardware for wireless WIRELESS error 9 DEVICEDOWN Error disabling hardware for wireless WIRELESS error 10 IPUP Error retrieving address using DHCP WIRELESS error 11 IPDOWN Error freeing IP address WIRELESS error 12 ENCRYPTYPE Unsupported EncrypType WIRELESS error 13 SCAN Error scanning for networks WIRELESS error 14 AUTOCONNECT All known networks failed to auto connect 58 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide WIRELESS error 15 DOWNLOAD Error downloading file 59 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 15 Appendix 2 Manufacturer Warranty This device is a high quality product built and packaged with care All units and components are guaranteed against any operational defects as follows US and Canada One 1 year Continental Europe and UK Two 2 years Australia and New Zealand One 1 year Other countries One 1 year Warranty covers all parts except battery and labor If any defect should occur please conta
74. o if pressed Key Describer Mode if pressed and held Pound Confirm 3 2 Navigation Keys Stream allows you to navigate by chapter section page time jump paragraph or any other existing indexed element defined by the producer of the book Use the 2 and 8 keys to choose a navigation level These differ from book to book but typically level 1 means chapter level 2 means section and level 3 means sub section and so on The page element may not be present on all books The phrase level is usually the smallest navigation element but this is defined by the book producer Stream limits phrase jumps to a maximum length of 1 minute First choose a navigation level chapter page etc using the 2 and 8 keys Then use the 4 and 6 keys to move backward and forward between elements at the selected level The 2 and 8 keys will announce only the levels available 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 3 3 Time Jump Navigation Mode Time Jump navigation can be selected using the 2 and 8 keys Press the key 4 to move backward or the key 6 to move forward by the jump interval You can choose to turn on
75. of the next folder Random play mode set by pressing 9 applies only to the Music books Bookshelf Saved Podcasts VRPodcasts Book types Any of the Stream s supported audio file types Usage Each saved podcast file is defined as a separate book meaning you must move from file to file using the 4 6 keys while in the Bookshelf Files may be in subfolders in which case you use keys 2 8 to select folder or book navigation level Reading position and bookmarks are saved separately for each book file Playback stops at the end of each book file Bookshelf Text VRText folder Book types Text files bra brf DOCX fb2 html rtf SES3 txt xml Usage Each text file is defined as a separate book meaning you must move from file to file using the 4 6 keys while in the Bookshelf Files may be in subfolders in which case you use keys 2 8 to select folder or book navigation level Reading position and bookmarks are saved separately for each book file Playback stops at the end of each book file Note If your braille file brf is not playing correctly check that you have selected the correct braille translation table in the configuration menu Key 7 10 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Bookshelf Notes VRNotes folder Book types Recorded voice notes of MP3 or WAV file type Usage This is a single list of files recorded by the Stream where each file is given an incremental number fo
76. often the Stream will download new content by choosing between Once daily or Always default Use the item Modify NFB Newsline login information to modify your account information 6 15 Software Updates The Software Updates menu contains two items Automatic check for updates and Check for updates now By default the Stream will automatically check for any available update the first time the Online bookcase is accessed If you select the item Check for updates now the Stream 37 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide will immediately check for any available updates This item can be used multiple times even if the Automatic check for updates item has already been used once If the Automatic check for updates is set to Off it is necessary to use the Check for updates now item to check for updates as the Stream will not do so automatically 38 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 7 Bookshelf Structure and Characteristics For files on all bookshelves the maximum file name length including the file path is 512 characters includes media book path When scanning the memory card at insertion any folder or file with a full path name greater than 512 will be ignored The following sections provide general rules and information for listening to the non Talking Books bookshelves 7 1 Other Books 7 1 1
77. on H the Confirm key was used Stream will position at the bookmark but not play While playing the highlighted passage you can jump to the beginning by tapping the Rewind key At the end of the highlight you can play it again by tapping Rewind 5 3 4 4 Highlight Bookmark List When a highlight bookmark is reached with the bookmark list playback will stop at the highlight bookmark ending position A highlight that was started but hasn t been closed yet will not be listed 5 3 4 5 Remove Highlight Bookmark When deleting a highlight bookmark the Highlight bookmark X removea message will be announced It is possible to delete a highlight bookmark that was started but not closed This action reverts the highlight bookmark state to Start 5 3 5 Bookmark List Press the Bookmark key four times or until you hear bookmark list Press the key 4 or key 6 to go from one bookmark to the next Each time you press the key you will hear the number of the next bookmark and playback will begin Press Confirm to confirm the current position and continue play Press the Star key to exit the Bookmark 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 re
78. ooks key key 3 followed by Confirm Note The TTS language will determine the language of the Wikipedia database that will be used for the search ex en wikipedia com fr wikipedia com etc 8 2 5 Podcasts When the Stream is connected to a wireless network you will be able to access the Podcasts service used to download and listen to audio content from podcast feeds The Stream will automatically download the most recent episodes from every subscribed podcast feed The first time you connect your Stream to a wireless network it will automatically download the HumanWare podcast which shares general information about the Stream and HumanWare The podcast episodes that have been downloaded will be available even when the Stream is not connected to a wireless network To search for download and listen to online podcasts e A Podcasts bookshelf will automatically be added to your online bookcase e From your Podcasts bookshelf you can add podcast feeds either by pressing the Go To key multiple times or by using the option that is found after the last podcast feed when navigating with keys 4 and 6 You can also search for feeds by title using the Multitap 47 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Text Entry method or browse by category using the predefined category searches Use keys 4 and 6 to browse the search results followed by Confirm to add a feed to your Podcasts bookshelf e Use key 5 to read t
79. or off any or all of the time intervals 30 seconds 1 5 10 or 30 minutes in the Navigation and Playback section of the configuration Menu key 7 Only the time jump intervals you turned on will appear in the up and down navigation menu 3 4 Text to Speech Navigation Elements When Stream is in Text to speech mode there will be additional text navigation levels added to the 2 8 up down key rotation These include the text elements screen paragraph line sentence word spell and character If you do a search in a text then a Search level is added to allow search of the next or previous search term Screen and line elements are defined arbitrarily as 25 lines per screen and a maximum of 80 characters per line As with other navigation levels you move between elements of the selected level using the 4 6 left right keys The Screen element will only be available when no pages are defined in the book 15 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 3 5 Spell Mode for Text Content Spell mode can be selected using the 2 and 8 keys The Spell mode can be found between the Word and character navigation levels Use keys 4 and 6 to move word by word Stream will announce the word and spell it Capital letters are indicated and that words will be spelled at normal speed regardless of TTS speed setting 3 6 Skippable elements For DAISY 2 02 books Stream supports the following skippable elements Footnote P
80. orary playlist for a subset of folders found in the VRMusic folder You cannot create a temporary playlist from the files found at the root level of the VRMusic folder e Press key 7 multiple times until you reach the Music bookshelf Then press the Go To key multiple times until you hear Create Temporary Playlist e Now use keys 2 8 and 4 6 to navigate to the first folder you want in your playlist Then press the Confirm or Play keys The folder you selected and all the subfolders below it will now form your temporary playlist If you pressed the Play key the playlist will start to play Note Selecting a folder for the creation of a temporary playlist works slightly differently than the folder navigation described in the above sections Immediately after hearing the message Create temporary playlist you will hear the name of the first folder at the top level in your music book Use keys 4 and 6 to cycle through all the folders at that top level Once you have reached the top level folder of interest you can use key 8 to go down a level and then with keys 4 and 6 you will cycle through the folders at the second level inside that top folder You can go to lower levels in the same fashion In order to go 41 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide to a different folder at a higher level you will have to first use key 2 to go up to that level before using again keys 4 and 6 to navigate to it Navigate
81. ording in wav format since the volume of data to write is much larger for this audio format If after a few seconds of recording in wav you get a recording error message there is a good chance your SD card is too slow for wav recording Try using another SD card or change the recording format to MP3 5 3 Bookmarks Bookmarks allow you to return to a place quickly and easily You can place a virtually unlimited number of bookmarks in the same book The Bookmark key lets you insert and return to bookmarks hear them listed or remove them 5 3 1 Go to Bookmark Press the Bookmark key above key 3 until you hear go to bookmark Enter the number of the bookmark you wish to go to Press Confirm Stream will go to the bookmark and announce its number Or press the Play Stop key Stream will go to the requested bookmark and begin playback 5 3 2 Insert Bookmark Press the Bookmark key twice or until you hear insert bookmark You can also access this function by holding the Bookmark key down instead of pressing it twice Enter the number from 1 to 99998 that you wish to assign to the Bookmark Press Confirm 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 24 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide NOTE f you enter 99999 as the bookmark numbe
82. otifies you of a completed download by choosing between Beep and Message default No notifications and Beep Only 6 10 Internet Radio Use this menu to manage the Internet Radio online service To turn on this service simply connect your Stream to a wireless network An Internet Radio bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase Use the HumanWare playlist item to change the region of the playlist that will be offered to you The default playlist depends on your country or region of purchase ex North America Select a playlist with key 4 or 6 and press Confirm You can also use the Import internet radio playlist from file function to add your own playlists With the item Export all playlists to S D card you can export all Internet Radio playlists to your S D card 36 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 6 11 Podcasts Use this menu to manage the Podcasts online service To turn on this service simply connect your Stream to a wireless network Use the Downloaded podcast episodes to keep item to choose how many podcast episodes should be kept on your Stream between 1 and 10 default value 3 or whether you want to keep the episodes manually only Automatically downloaded episodes will be deleted automatically from internal memory whereas manually downloaded episodes will have to be deleted manually with key 3 Use the Import podcast feeds from file option to import a pod
83. ou may turn off these warning messages in the Playback and Navigation section of the configuration Menu key 7 2 6 Setting the Date and Time To set the date and time press and hold the Sleep key Use the 2 Up and 8 Down keys to navigate the menu Date and time menu items are as follows Set Time Set Date and Set Advanced Time Settings When on the menu item of your choice press 6 or Confirm to enter that given menu This menu will have various submenu items Enter the correct value for each submenu 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 and submenus Set Time Hour AM PM if on 12h format Minutes Set Date Year Month Day Advanced Time Settings Time Format 12h 24h Date Format Daylight Saving Time The advanced time settings are modified by using the up down navigation arrows keys 2 and 8 Time and date announcements Announce Time Only No Time And Date Announcement The daylight saving setting is a quick way to manually adjust your clock forward or back one hour You can manually select Standard Time or Daylight Saving Time in the Advanced Time Setting submenu Note T
84. ould have a single H1 heading for a title with no other H1 tags in the file In this case Stream would jump to the end of the file if you pressed right arrow key 6 after choosing level 1 navigation 43 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 8 Stream Wireless Features When you press the Online button located in the centre of the top key row the Stream will switch between the standard and online bookcases The airplane mode turns off all wireless communication from the Stream and should be activated when you travel by airplane Turning off the airplane mode will therefore allow wireless communication Press and hold the Online button to turn the airplane mode on or off If you are not using the online bookcase it is best to leave the airplane mode turned on as it will reduce battery consumption Press the Online button to toggle from the online bookcase to the standard bookcase 8 1 Online Check for Updates When the Stream is connected to a wireless network and has Internet access it will access the HumanWare website from the online bookcase The Stream will check for any available software updates and will prompt you to download and install them automatically This automatic check for updates can be disabled from the Software Updates configuration menu You can also choose to check for updates manually from the same menu and the Stream will immediately check for any available updates See chapte
85. our Stream to the computer with the long USB cable or load the player s SD card into a computer card reader To download and install the HumanWare Companion software please visit www humanware com companion 11 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 2 Basic Functions 2 1 Changing Volume Speed Tone Pitch When the Stream is on press the Power button on the top left side multiple times to toggle volume speed or tone pitch settings After 10 seconds of non use the toggle control will return to Volume Use the up down arrows on the left side just below the Power button to raise or lower the selected setting There is a beep to mark the upper and lower range of each control If the book is not playing STREAM will announce the setting position For tone pitch and speed there is also a beep to mark the normal or 0 position This indicates a flat tone setting a normal pitch or normal speed setting If preferred you can configure the Tone control so that it varies the audio pitch instead for playing audio that is not on the music bookshelf Some people benefit more from a change in the pitch of recorded audio than a change in the tone To vary the pitch instead of the tone press key 7 to open the Playback and Navigation Menu Then use the down arrow to find Audio Adjustment mode and use the right or left arrow to select Pitch Press the Confirm key to the right of key 0 to confirm your selection
86. p in place The battery is designed to fit in only the correct orientation If you feel any resistance it is likely you have the battery upside down The fully charged battery will provide up to 15 hours playtime on headphones However battery playtime may be reduced in the following cases If the battery is charged for less than 5 hours When the player is used in online mode Extensive use of book navigation commands High volume level or High Speed playback After about 400 recharge cycles the ability for the battery to hold a charge will start to diminish 1 2 7 Recharging Battery The battery will automatically recharge if needed whenever the player is plugged to AC power or a computer When the player is powered Off and plugged in the power LED indicator will blink if the battery is recharging The player can also be used while recharging but in this case the LED 7 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide will glow steady instead of blink To obtain battery and recharge status press and hold the Confirm key You can also obtain the battery and recharge status when you press the INFO key key 0 A full recharge takes up to 5 hours on AC power Computers supply different levels of power or perhaps no power at all on their USB ports depending on the computer and its configuration Therefore when recharging from a computer USB the Stream will likely take longer to recharge or possibly not recharge
87. r an invalid entry message will be announced and the action will be cancelled since this number is reserved to remove all bookmarks See Remove Bookmark You may even insert a simple bookmark while recording a long audio note This would be useful to mark an important comment made during a lecture or meeting that you are recording To seta bookmark while recording simply press the Bookmark key once You cannot insert a bookmark during a quick recording while holding down the Record key 5 3 3 Insert audio Bookmark To record an audio bookmark do the following a Press the Bookmark key twice or until you hear insert bookmark b Enter the number you wish to assign to the Bookmark You may skip this step and a number will be assigned automatically c Invoke the quick recording mode by pressing and holding the Record key and recite a short message Then release the Record key Instead of the quick recording method you may also use the standard recording method by pressing and releasing the Record key say your message then press the Record key again to end the recording Whichever method you use audio bookmark recordings are limited to 1 minute in length If the one minute limit is reached the recording is stopped and the bookmark is saved To play back your audio bookmark simply go to or browse to that bookmark You will hear your recording and then playback will continue at the bookmarked position Unlike audio notes you cannot fas
88. r 9 Updating Stream Software to learn how to update your Stream wirelessly 8 2 Online Services 8 2 1 NFB Newsline In the United States the National Federation of the Blind NFB provides a service that allows you to receive accessible newspapers and magazines in DAISY format that is called NFB Newsline For more information visit http www nfbnewslineonline org To begin receiving NFB Newsline publications on your Stream you will need to set up your FAVORITES list for the content that you want to have delivered to your device If you have not yet set up a Favorites list you will need to login to NFB NEWSLINE ONLINE at http www nfbnewslineonline org and select the link to MANAGE ALL YOUR FAVORITES Select MANAGE YOUR FAVORITE IN YOUR POCKET PUBLICATIONS and add your desired newspapers and magazines There is no limit as to the number of IN YOUR POCKET publications you may have To activate the NFB Newsline service Make sure your Stream is connected to a known wireless network Press the Online button to access the online bookcase Press the Menu 7 key several times to access the NFB Newsline menu To add the NFB Newsline service select the item Add NFB Newsline service and press Confirm You will then be prompted to enter your NFB Newsline member ID and PIN each followed by the Confirm key After you have successfully entered your account information an NFB Newsline online bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase W
89. r each separate recording The list of notes is defined as a single book meaning there is only one current reading position and set of bookmarks for all the notes Note Folder names are shown in mixed case for readability but Stream does not require mixed case 1 7 Other Reserved File Names The Stream may create other file names beginning with VR on the SD card Removing or altering these files could result in unpredictable behavior 1 8 Transferring Files Between Your Computer and Stream To connect Stream to your computer for transferring files turn the Stream s power off connect the small end of the long USB cable to the micro USB port on the bottom edge of the Stream and the other end to your computer s USB port Then turn the Stream back On Windows will recognize the Stream SD s card as a USB drive and you can then use Windows Explorer to transfer files back and forth Stream will also recharge while connected although the recharge time could be longer than recharging from AC power because the power supplied by the computer USB port may be less than from AC power If you have an SD card reader on your computer you may find it easier to transfer files using the computer s SD card reader than using the USB cable with the Stream If you are not familiar with file transfers using Windows Explorer you may want to install the optional HumanWare Companion software that may be downloaded for free from the HumanWare com web site The Stream
90. ress keys 2 or 8 again to select the book level within that folder and proceed to select the desired book Navigating at the book level will also move from folder to folder The Stream will navigate up to 8 levels of folders under the VR folder If you have more than 8 levels the additional levels will be recognized by the Stream as level 8 If you also put files in the root of the VR folder those files will only be listed at the Book level of the 2 8 rotation Note Multi level bookshelves are not mandatory If you choose not to organize books at multiple subfolder levels you can just browse the bookshelf with keys 4 and 6 to navigate at the Book level 3 8 User Guide Key 1 Press and hold You can access the built in user guide at any time by pressing and holding key 7 Press and hold key 7 again to exit The built in user guide is in DAISY format so it can easily be navigated by heading and section levels 3 9 Manage Books Key 3 When browsing bookshelves or from a book you can manage your books by rotating between the following actions with key 3 Delete Copy Copy All or Move The actions that are available for each book depend on the type and location of the book There are exceptions but the basic rules are e Books located on the SD card can be deleted e Books located on USB can be copied single or multi e Books located on the Online Bookshelf can be moved or deleted While Browsing or playing the files in the Al
91. s there may be user defined subfolders containing separate books or categories of files You may put other folders and files on the SD card but it is only the contents of the VR reserved folders that define the Stream bookshelves When you insert a card that is not write protected Stream will automatically create the VR reserved folders 9 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide The Bookshelf structure and usage are defined as follows Bookshelf DAISY Talking Books VRDTB folder Book types DAISY 2 x NISO 239 86 DAISY 3 NIMAS 1 1 unprotected EPUB Usage The files comprising each of your DTB books should be saved in separate subfolders under this folder Single book files such as EPUB files may be saved in the root of this folder Use the 2 8 keys to select folder or book navigation level and keys 4 6 to navigate at the chosen level Press PLAY to select the book In this bookshelf the current reading position and bookmarks are saved separately for each book Bookshelf Other Books VROtherBooks folder Book types Non DAISY non NISO recorded books composed of any of the Stream s supported audio file types Usage The files comprising each book should be saved in separate subfolders under this folder Folders may be nested Optionally single file books may be directly placed in the root of this folder Use the 2 8 keys to select folder or book navigation level and keys 4 6 to navigate at the
92. s completed the Stream will announce the new version number and power off You may disconnect the Stream from the power outlet only after it has powered off You can also update your Stream by downloading a UPG software update file from the HumanWare website Copy the UPG file to the root of an SD card Connect the Stream to a power outlet with the AC power adapter Power on the player and insert the card The update will start and report the new version number that is being installed The installation may take up to 5 minutes during which the Stream will periodically announce the update status in percentage Once the update is completed the player will power off You may disconnect the Stream from the power outlet only after it has powered off The UPG file will be automatically deleted from the SD card when you power on the Stream after performing an upgrade To upgrade multiple Streams using the same SD card be sure to remove the card from the upgraded Stream before turning the Stream back on It is not possible to update from a USB flash drive since the USB port must be connected to AC power to perform the update Note that a software update will also update NLS keys and Internet Radio playlists if you have any 51 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 10 Technical Specifications Victor Reader Stream Specifications e Size 114 x 62 x 18mm 4 5 x 2 4 x 0 7 inches Weight with battery
93. s then pause until you hear c then press it once pause until you hear a then press it twice 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 6 2 6 2 as quickly as you like e Inthe Announce character on each key press then enter character after pause method the Stream will announce the character as soon as the key is pressed leaving enough time to press again and select another character on the same key After a short time if no other key is pressed the Stream will make a clicking noise indicating that the character has been entered Like in the previous method you do not need to pause to type successive letters that are on different keys Pressing another key enters the previous character automatically and no clicking noise is made This method allows you to find the letters on the numeric keypad more easily e 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 Describer and return to Text Entry mode e To announce what you have typed press the Fast Forward key e To erase the last character typed press the Rewind key e To erase all the characters at once press and hold the Rewind key until you hear a beep 22 revision 35 2014 09 03 Hu
94. stop mode e If a search forward is performed and the end of the book is reached the message End of book will be announced and the search then continues from the beginning of the book down to the original starting position of the search e f a search backward is performed and the beginning of the book is reached the message Beginning of book will be announced and the search then continues from the end of the book up to the original starting position of the search e f no match is found Stream will announce the search item was not found and return you to the original starting position e When you open a new book the previous search item is cleared 5 1 2 Other types of text search Here s a list of all search functions that use the multi tap text entry method as described above e Text search in a text book e Search on Wikipedia and Wiktionary from either a text book or directly from the References bookshelf e Search for music files in the All Music and Music Playlists books e Search online services such as Internet Radio Podcasts NLS BARD and Bookshare 5 2 Recording Audio Notes You can use Stream for voice recordings which are called audio notes These notes will be saved on the SD memory card in the VRNotes folder Each recording is assigned an incremental numeric filename You can record using either the built in microphone or an external microphone plugged into the microphone jack located just above the record button The bui
95. t forward or rewind within your audio bookmark recording d To cancel press the Star key Cancel is not available while using Quick recording mode Audio bookmarks may be recorded during the playback of books or audio notes The bookmark will be stored in memory and the associated recording will be stored on the SD card in a reserved folder named VRAudioBkm You should not modify any files within this folder The recorded files are linked to the simple bookmarks in internal memory The recorded file name format is x_y_z MP3 or x_y_z wav where x is the first 13 characters of the book title text y is an 8 character computer generated unique book identifier and z is a 6 digit bookmark number For bookmarks placed in MP3 files or audio notes there is no book title In these cases x will be Other music___ or AudioNote___ respectively While playing an audio bookmark you can press the Rewind key once to replay the recorded voice note or press Fast Forward to skip it and start playing the book at the bookmarked position You cannot Fast Forward or Rewind within the audio bookmark 5 3 4 Highlight Bookmark Highlight Bookmarks are used to define the Start and the End positions of a passage for later playback Setting highlight bookmarks is a great way to study important passages in text books 5 3 4 1 Start Highlight Bookmark Press the Bookmark key 3 times or until you hear Start highlight bookmark Enter a bookmark
96. t samples at a sampling rate of 44 100Hz e DRM 2002 PDTB1 so called I P P and 2006 PDTB2 e Wi Fi IEEE 802 11b g n operating in the 2 4GHz band Care and maintenance To keep your Stream clean we recommend that you wipe the surface of the unit periodically using a soft damp cloth Squeeze cloth to remove excess moisture Only use warm water Do not use any cleaning agents The product is not intended to be disinfected Storage and transportation The product should not be folded or dismantled in storage or transportation The product can be carried as any electronic device in a car or plane It does not have any specific restrictions Additional information After long exposition to the sun the surface temperature might increase The product has performed immersion and electromagnetic immunity tests and should not cause any interference or be influenced by any other product The product material has a V 0 level rating to ignition The product is designed to have a lifetime exceeding 5 years The Battery is designed to have a lifetime of 3 years 52 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide Measured sound Power Level Headphone sound power output is limited to levels of EN50332 The speaker maximum power level is 92dBA at 1 meter Service Information No maintenance calibration or preventive inspection is needed on the player If the user finds the battery autonomy has decreased a replacement b
97. ted mode will apply to both the internal microphone and the external microphone The recording volume adjustment does not apply to line in recordings Line in recordings are always automatically done with a fixed volume setting even if you have selected a different mode for the microphones 6 5 5 1 Fixed Mode In the Fixed mode the Stream s recording volume is fixed at a pre set level 6 5 5 2 Manual Mode In the Manual mode you can select the recording volume from a range of 10 volume levels There are two different ways of adjusting the recording volume level manually from the Notes bookshelf when a recording is not in progress and directly during a recording The recording volume settings for the internal microphone and for the external microphone are adjusted separately and the Stream will remember them both To adjust the recording volume from the Notes bookshelf e Select the Notes bookshelf with key 7 and press Confirm e Access the recording volume adjustment by repeatedly pressing the Power key until you hear Internal microphone recording volume or External microphone recording volume e Then use the Up and Down buttons to adjust the recording volume just as you would the normal volume The Stream will announce the setting position as you change it Note The Stream will adjust the recording volume of the active microphone the internal microphone if no external microphone is connected or the external microphone if one is
98. the recording and then press the Star key again to confirm that you really want to cancel the recording To listen to your audio notes use the Bookshelf key 1 to find the Notes bookshelf Press Confirm to enter the Notes bookshelf Then use the 4 and 6 keys to move from note to note There is only one level of notes so nested folder navigation is not possible You may choose to record in MP3 or WAV file types using the configuration Menu key 7 Press key 7 multiple times to reach the Recording menu and use the 2 8 keys to find the recording file type Then use keys 4 6 to choose your desired file type Choosing the right recording file type external source and recording mode depends on the type of recording you want to do MP3 files allow you to record more audio than WAV files because of their smaller size but WAV files offer a higher recording quality Microphone recording is generally used for voice notes and memos while line in recording is best if you want to record music or the radio from external sources If you can barely hear your recording when using an external microphone make sure the recording file type is not set to line in Stereo recording has a better audio quality and takes twice as much space as mono recording so use the mono recording mode to reduce the file size or when recording from a mono source which you can identify by checking if it only records on the left channel Some SD cards are too slow to allow continuous rec
99. time 7 3 6 Folder and File Name Announcement When browsing the Music bookshelf you may or may not want to hear file and folder name announcements The Stream will provide this information if the player is in Stop mode but will omit the announcements if the player is in Play mode In either case it will repeat the announcements if you press the key 5 Where Am I Thus if you wish to use key 4 or 6 to navigate back and forth between music files and do not want to hear the folder file announcements simply press the Play key first to put the player in play mode 7 4 Saved Podcasts The Saved Podcasts bookshelf contains a folder structure of audio files where each folder represents a podcast feed and each file an episode of that feed Each file episode is defined as a separate podcast book This is where you will find the podcasts you have saved on your S D card from the Podcasts bookshelf in your online bookcase 7 4 1 Saved Podcast Structure The following list provides an example of how podcast files may be grouped in folders There can be up to 8 levels of folders Folder VRPodcasts May contain files Yes Rules Any files found in the VRPodcasts root will be announced as individual books Folder VRPodcasts Feedname May contain audio files Yes Rules This is the folder for grouping the podcast episode files under their feed name 42 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 7 4 2 Saved Po
100. tle or file name For Music it will announce current folder and file names and the file times For Talking books Other Books Audible Saved Podcasts and Notes it will announce the percentage of the book or note played as well as individual file times For text files it will announce the percentage of the file played Reading will resume once this information has been announced For talking books the time remaining in the section will also be announced For 17 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide most books this translates as the time remaining in the current chapter Note that time information is not always available 3 11 1 Where am I tag information For mp3 and mp4 files if you press Where am I key 5 twice the Stream will announce ID3 tags data While listening to an Internet Radio station pressing Where am I key 5 once will announce the song or Stream title if available Pressing Where am I key 5 twice will announce additional information about the station if available such as its Name Genre URL Publicity Content type and Bitrate If you don t want to hear all the tags press Play to interrupt and resume playback 3 11 2 Where am I for Audible books For Audible books if you press Where am I key 5 twice the Stream will announce additional information about the book If you don t want to hear the information press Play to interrupt announcement and return to playback 3 11 3 Where am
101. ts contents The label cannot exceed 50 characters Stream will ignore any characters after the first 50 in the label file This label file is optional If you do not require an auto announcing label for your SD card there is no need to set it up This label has 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 first and will select the last book played If the last book read is not present it will select the first available book present on the SD card If no books are found on the SD card then the system will scan for books on the USB source 1 6 Bookshelf Structure The Stream recognizes various book types which are saved in separate folder structures called Bookshelves You select the Bookshelf you want to read from with multiple presses of the Bookshelf 1 key You move backward and forward along each Bookshelf using the 4 and 6 keys The Bookshelf list is circular Except for the Notes bookshelf only the non empty bookshelves will be announced On the SD or USB source each Bookshelf is stored within a reserved folder name beginning with VR Within each of these reserved folders Bookshelve
102. u to confirm an operation or end a numeric entry such as a page number or a text entry such as a text search item Press and hold Confirm to announce battery and recharge status The Star key allows you to cancel an operation If you press and hold the Star key it will also lock the key pad To unlock press keys 7 2 and 3 in sequence There is one exception to the keyboard locking and it is the hard reset This will always be available so although holding down the Power key for 2 seconds will not power down the player keeping the key held for the required hard reset time of 7 seconds will still perform a hard reset 18 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 3 15 Info Key 0 The Info 0 key announces book player and battery information There are two ways to access the information Press the Info 0 key All information items will be announced Or press the Info 0 key and press key 4 or 6 to move backward or forward through the items You can also press the Info 0 key repeatedly to move through each item To cancel the Info messages press the Star or Play keys You may also press and hold the Info key to enter and exit Key Describer Mode While the information items are announced the Key Describer Mode cannot be activated 3 15 1 Available Information Items Book title Number of Notes Notes bookshelf only Number of files and folders Music Bookshelf only Number of pages and total ti
103. umanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 13 End User License Agreement By using this product Victor Reader Stream you agree to the following minimum terms 1 License Grant HumanWare grants to End User a non exclusive non transferable right and license 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 developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit http Awww openssl orq 57 revision 35 201 4 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 14 Appendix 1 Stream Error Messages SYSTEM error 1 CDROM Does not apply SYSTEM error 2 MEMORY Memory allocation problem SYSTEM error 3 BATTERY Error with battery detection SYSTEM error 4 INT_STOR_FAIL Error detecting internal storage SYSTEM error 5 INT_STOR_CORRUPT Corrupted internal storage SYSTEM error 6 TTS Failure to initiate the TTS MEDIA error 1 READ Error reading sector on disc MEDIA error 2 FORMAT Unsupported File system MEDIA error 3 MOUNT Error while mounting device MEDIA error 4 AUDIO Does not apply MEDIA error 5 FILE Error accessing the
104. wind or Fast Forward key until you reach the desired position the movement of the Rewind or Fast Forward keys will accelerate the longer you hold the key down For each three seconds you hold the keys you will move forward or backward 1 minute 2 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes and so on The largest jump is 5 minutes Between each three second jump Stream will announce the time jump and play a normal speed clip If you simply press and release Fast Forward or Rewind instead of holding it down playback will jump forward or backward by 5 seconds 12 revision 35 2014 09 03 HumanWare www humanware com STREAM User Guide 2 5 Sleep Mode and Time announcement The Sleep button allows you to obtain time announcements and set the Sleep Timer Press once to hear the time and date You can configure the way the time and date is announced by pressing and holding the Sleep key Press multiple times to set a Sleep timer of 15 minutes 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes or custom after which the Stream will automatically shut off The Custom option lets you enter the desired number of minutes using the number pad End your entry with Confirm or Play To deactivate the Sleep function press Sleep repeatedly until you reach the OFF option One minute before the timer powers off the player you will hear a message informing you that 1 minute of Sleep remains When the timer expires the player announces that it is powering off If desired y
105. work configuration file select the Wi Fi Configuration item in the Tools menu of the HumanWare Companion Enter your SSID and password Optionally you can enter a nickname for the network This is the only method to set advanced network configuration such as manual IP address or proxy server The configuration file will be saved on the Stream s SD card 6 8 3 Scan for Available Connections Use this item to scan for Wi Fi routers within range of your Stream Use the up down keys to browse the available router SSIDs that were found Press Confirm to confirm the router you wish to access You will then be prompted to enter the password for the chosen router Enter the password using the multi tap text entry on the numeric keypad Passwords are usually case sensitive You may toggle between uppercase and lower case letters by pressing the Bookmark key Press the Sleep key to access the key describer mode and have each letter and symbol announced when the key is pressed on the text entry keypad End your entry with the Confirm key If successful the router SSID and password will be added to your list of configured connections routers and the new connection will be launched as your active router You will then be asked to enter an optional nickname for the new connection 6 8 4 Launch a Connection By default the Stream will automatically connect to the best available Wi Fi router in range Optionally you may use the up and down arrows to select from
106. wse 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 book level Reading Playback stops at the end of each file The navigation levels on keys 2 or 8 include page if page markers are in the file screen if no page markers paragraph line sentence word spell and character If you do a search in text then a Search level is added as the last navigation level to allow you to find the next or previous search item Go To Page is available if the file has page markers Go To Percent see above is also available INFO key 0 Reports information for the current text file such as its size Where Am I key 5 Reports current position as a percentage from the start of the file 7 5 3 Navigating HTML XML DOCX Headings For html xml files that have heading tags lt H1 gt to lt H6 gt or DOCX files with stylized headings these will correspond to equivalent navigation levels on the 2 8 menu Be aware that some html xml files do not use these heading tags consistently For example the file may have an H1 and H3 heading with no H2 heading In this case the Stream will present only level 1 and level 3 on the 2 8 menu Also an html xml file c
107. y configured Press Confirm to confirm your selection The selected router will then be deleted from your list of configured Wi Fi routers 6 8 7 Validate a Connection Use this item to validate your current connection to the Internet The Stream will access a special page on the HumanWare website If successful the Stream will download a short message from that page that informs you of a successful connection You can replay the message by pressing the Play key Note If you require the MAC address of your Stream in order to configure the MAC filtering of your router you can find it by pressing the Info key 0 on your Stream while in the online bookcase The Stream will announce 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 clicking the Advanced button on the HumanWare Companion Wi Fi Configuration tool 6 9 General The General configuration menu contains two items Cancel all current downloads and Notification Mode To cancel all current downloads use the item Cancel all current downloads followed by Confirm Use the Notification Mode item to configure the way the Stream n

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