VICTOR
READER TREK
USER GUIDE
by HumanWare
revision 2020/10/29
User Guide
About VICTOR READER TREK
HumanWare
is proud to introduce VICTOR READER TREK, the powerful digital GPS and talking
book player.
VICTOR
READER TREK is designed as an innovative orientation aid
and 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 TREK will be referred to as the Trek
throughout this User guide to shorten the text.
Copyright 2020. 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.
Table of Contents
1 Overview of VICTOR READER TREK
1.2 Physical Description of VICTOR
READER TREK
1.2.1 Front Face of the Player
1.2.3 Right Side of the Player
1.2.5 Bottom Edge of the Player
1.2.6 Back side of the Player
(Battery Compartment)
1.2.8 NLS Book Cartridge (United
States only)
1.2.9 Copying Books from USB Devices
or NLS cartridges
1.3.1 Turning the Player On and Off
1.3.2 Player Reset Using Power
Button
1.4 Inserting or Removing the SD
Card
1.8 Transferring Files Between Your
Computer and Trek
1.9 Using Trek While Connected to
the Computer
2.1 Changing Volume, Speed,
Tone/Pitch
2.1.1 Different Speed settings for
TTS and Audio playback
2.2 Changing Bass and Treble (Music bookshelf)
2.5 Sleep Mode and Time announcement
3.4 Text-to-Speech Navigation
Elements
3.5 Spell Mode for Text Content
3.6.1 Recall skippable elements
3.7 Bookshelf Navigation — Key 1
3.7.1 Online Bookshelf Navigation
3.7.2 Multi-Level Bookshelf
Navigation
3.8 User Guide — Key 1 (Press and
hold)
3.10 Playing and Copying Books from USB
Flash Drives
3.11.1 Where am I tag information
3.11.2 Where am I for Audible books
3.11.3 Where am I for online books
3.12 Multi-Voice Text to Speech (TTS)
3.13 Audio, Text, and Random Music
Playback Modes — Key 9
3.14 Confirm, Lock and Cancel — Pound
and Star keys
3.15.1 Available Information Items
4 Direct Navigation (Go To Key)
4.5 Go to Beginning and End of Book
4.7 Functions for Online Services
5.1.2 Other types of text search
6.4.2 Braille
translation tables
6.5.1 Built-in Microphone File Type
6.5.2 External Recording File Type
6.5.3 Recording Volume Adjustment
6.6 Multi-tap text entry method
6.8.2 Import a Network Configuration
6.8.3 Scan for Available Connections
6.9.2 Connect to Bluetooth device
6.9.3 Disconnect from Bluetooth
device
6.9.5 Bluetooth Device Assistance
6.13 NLS BARD (United States only)
6.17 Installing & Updating maps
6.17.1 Downloading
maps to PC first
6.17.2 Selecting
maps from an installed package.
7 Bookshelf Structure and Characteristics
7.1.2 Other Books Characteristics
7.2.1 Activating your Trek with
Audible
7.3.6 Folder and File Name
Announcement
7.4.2 Saved Podcasts Characteristics
7.5.2 Text File Characteristics
7.5.3 Navigating HTML/XML/DOCX
Headings
8.2 Daisy Online configuration menu
9.1.2 Maps installed in your device
9.6.3 Next instruction or Next
Intersection
9.8.2 Indoor Preview of a route
9.8.3 Activate a Recorded Route
9.10 Getting guidance to a landmark
9.11 Getting Guidance to an address
9.11.1 Creating a Landmark for an address
9.12 Getting Guidance to a postal code
(UK users only)
9.13.1 Launch Map Browsing mode from your current location
9.13.2 Launch Map Browsing Mode from a specific landmark or
address
9.13.3 Using Map Browsing Mode
9.15 Locking/Unlocking Open Area
9.16.10 Resetting GPS Position
9.16.11 Update GPS satellite positions
10.2.4 References (Wikipedia and Wiktionary)
10.2.6 NLS BARD (United States only)
14 Technologies HumanWare Contact Information
16 Appendix 1 - Trek Error Messages
17 Appendix 2 - Manufacturer Warranty
The package contains the following items:
·
VictorReader Trek device
·
USB cable
·
Power adaptor
·
Belt clip and lanyard
·
Small USB cable for support of thumb drives or cartridges
·
Headphones
·
Weather resistant carrying case
·
Getting started sheet
·
Optional Bluetooth speaker or Aftershokz Bluetooth open ear accessories
available
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 & U.S.A.)
Telephone: +1
(819) 471-4818
E-mail: ca.sales@humanware.com
The face of the player can be divided into upper
and lower sections:
·
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. Press it multiple
times to activate different Sleep timers after which the player will
automatically shut off.
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 Trek is powered on. 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. You can raise volume at higher levels when in orientation mode.
On the
right side of the player, near the top corner is the Record button which has a
red circle painted on it with a raised dot in the middle.
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 microphone and headphone connector, which
can also be used to connect to external speakers. Note: Connecting
only a microphone to your Trek will prevent all message from being heard. It is
recommended to use a headphone/microphone headset for recording to receive full
feedback.
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 Trek. However, other chargers may take longer to charge the Trek.
HumanWare recommends a 1 amp USB charger.
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 snap 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:
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, you will
feel a double vibration if the battery is recharging. The player can also be
used while recharging. 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 Trek will likely take longer to recharge, or possibly
not recharge 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 unless you are
in Orientation mode and device has moved within the last 30 minutes.
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).
Your Trek 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 Trek 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 Trek by connecting it to the micro USB port on the bottom edge
of the player using the included short USB cable.
You may copy DAISY or MP3 books from a USB
flash device to the Trek’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 Trek 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 (\,
/, :, *, <, >, |, .) is in the book title, it will be replaced by
"_". You can play or copy USB flash media only when the Trek 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.
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 feel a vibration hear a welcome message.
To turn the player Off, press and
hold the Power key again. You will hear two beeps and feel 2
vibrations indicating the player is powering Off. You must wait about 30
seconds before you can again power on the Trek.
If the Trek does not respond to any
key presses including power off, hold down the Power button for 7
seconds to force a player reset.
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.
Attaching print or Braille labels to SD cards is not
possible as it can damage the Trek. To help you identify SD cards, the Trek
supports an optional voice label. The label is stored in a reserved text file
named $VRLabel.txt saved on the root of the SD card. You may use Windows
Notepad to create the file. Whenever you insert the card or turn on the Trek,
it will look for this label file. If found, Trek will announce its contents. The
label cannot exceed 50 characters. Trek will ignore any characters after the
first 50 in the label file. This label file is optional. If you do not require
an auto-announcing label for your SD card there is no need to set it up. This
label has nothing to do with the label that you see when viewing the SD card
Properties in Windows.
When playing the contents of an SD card and when
it is removed from the player, the player will switch to the first book on the USB
source (if any) or enter the key describer mode.
If the player is powered on with both an SD
card and USB source present, the system will scan the SD card first and will
select the last book played. If the last book read is not present, it will
select the first available book present on the SD card. If no books are found
on the SD card, then the system will scan for books on the USB source.
The Trek
recognizes various book types which are saved in separate folder structures
called Bookshelves. You select the Bookshelf you want to read from with
multiple presses of the Bookshelf (1)
key. You move backward and forward along each Bookshelf using the 4 and 6 keys. The Bookshelf list is
circular. Except for the Notes bookshelf, only the non-empty bookshelves will
be announced. On the SD or USB source each Bookshelf is stored within a
reserved folder name beginning with “$VR”. Within each of these reserved
folders (Bookshelves) 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 Trek bookshelves. When you insert a card that is not write-protected,
Trek will automatically create the $VR reserved folders.
The Bookshelf
structure and usage are defined as follows:
Bookshelf: DAISY Talking Books ($VRDTB folder).
Book types: DAISY 2.x, NISO Z39.86 (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 ($VROtherBooks folder).
Book types: Non-DAISY, non-NISO recorded books composed
of any of the Trek's supported audio file types.
Usage: The files comprising each book should be
saved in separate subfolders under this folder. Folders may be nested. Optionally,
single-file books may be directly placed in the root of this folder. Use the 2
/
8 keys to select folder or book navigation level and keys 4 / 6 to navigate at the chosen level. Press
PLAY to
select the book. In this bookshelf the current reading position and bookmarks
are saved separately for each book. Playback stops at the end of the last file
of each book.
Bookshelf: Audible books ($VRAudible folder)
Book types: Enhanced Audio (.aax)
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, and 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
Trek for Audible books.
Bookshelf: Music ($VRMusic folder).
Book types: Playlists (M3U type only) and
recorded files composed of any of the Trek's supported audio file types.
Usage: A music book is
either a playlist or the entire music structure (referred to as All Music
book). The current reading position and bookmarks are saved separately for
each book. You navigate between music books using the 4 and 6 keys on the bookshelf.
The All Music book consists of nested folders containing audio files. For
example, the structure could be genre, artist, album, and tracks. Navigate the
All Music book using 2 / 8 keys to choose folder or file
navigation level and then move within that level using 4 / 6 keys. Playback
continues from the last file of one folder to the first file of the next
folder. Random Off, Random On, Loop Folder, and Loop Single modes (set by
pressing 9) apply only to the Music books.
Bookshelf: Saved Podcasts ($VRPodcasts)
Book types: Any of the Trek'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 ($VRText folder).
Book types: Text files (bra, brf, DOCX, fb2,
html, rtf, SES3, txt, xml)
Usage: Each text file is defined as a separate
book meaning you must move from file to file using the 4 / 6 keys while in the
Bookshelf. Files may be in subfolders in which case you use keys 2 / 8
to select folder or book navigation level. Reading position and bookmarks are saved
separately for each book (file). Playback stops at the end of each book (file).
Note: If your braille file (.brf) is not playing correctly, check that you have
selected the correct braille translation table in the configuration menu (Key 7).
Bookshelf: Notes ($VRNotes folder)
Book types: Recorded voice notes of MP3 or WAV file
type
Usage: This is a single list of files recorded
by the Trek where each file is given an incremental number for 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.
Bookshelf: Radio Recordings ($VRInternetRadio)
Book types: Recorded Internet radio tracks in
mp3 or wav format
Usage: Each saved radio recording is defined as
a separate book, meaning you must move from file to file using the 4 / 6
keys while in the bookshelf. Press Play/Stop to play the selected
recording.
Note: Folder names are shown in mixed case for
readability but Trek does not require mixed case.
The Trek may create other file names beginning
with “$VR” on the SD card. Removing or altering these files could result in
unpredictable behavior.
To connect Trek to your computer for
transferring files, turn the Trek's power off, connect the small end of the
long USB cable to the micro-USB port on the bottom edge of the Trek and the
other end to your computer's USB port. Then turn the Trek back On. Windows will
recognize the Trek SD's card as a USB drive and you can then use Windows
Explorer to transfer files back and forth. Trek 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 Trek.
The Trek must remain powered on while connected
to the computer. Before removing the SD card or disconnecting the Trek, be sure
to use the Safely Remove Hardware function on the Windows System Tray.
You may also connect the Trek to your computer
to recharge the battery while continuing to use its player functions. To do
this, first power on the Trek, then connect the small end of the long USB cable
to the micro-USB port on the bottom edge of the Trek 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 Trek as a USB mass storage drive so you will not be able to
transfer files. You may disconnect the Trek at any time. The recharge will
likely take longer than using the USB power adapter depending on how much power
your computer provides.
When the Trek 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, TREK 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 and press the Star key to the left of key 0 to exit the
Menu.
The Trek 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.
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.
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.
These keys allow you to go backward
or forward quickly.
Press and hold the Rewind
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, Trek will announce the time jump and play a
normal speed clip. With certain book formats, time jumps will be represented in
percentage.
If you simply press and release Fast Forward or Rewind instead of holding it down,
playback will jump forward or backward by 5 seconds.
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 Trek 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, you may turn off these warning messages in the Playback and
Navigation section of the configuration Menu
(key 7).
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 (Day/Month/Year,
Month/Day/Year, Year/Month/Day), Daylight Saving Time (Standard time, Daylight
Saving time), Time and date announcements (Announce both Time and Date, No Time
and Date announcement, Announce Time only), Automatic time adjustment (On, Off
– Your Trek must be connected to a Wi-Fi network or GPS must be turned on for
this option to work)
The
advanced time settings are modified by using the up/down navigation arrows
(keys 2 and 8).
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: This
setting alone 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.
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.
Trek 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. Trek 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. You can choose to save the last used navigation
level for each book from the Navigation and Playback configuration menu.
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.
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 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.
When Trek 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.
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. Trek 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.
For DAISY 2.02 books, Trek supports
the following skippable elements: Footnote, Page 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, Trek 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.
On Demand skippable elements can be recalled
with the Confirm key.
Trek 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 text” 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.
Press the Bookshelf (1) key multiple times to
rotate through the circular list of Bookshelves. With the exception of Notes, empty
bookshelves 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 Trek start to play from where you left off in
the selected book.
The Trek contains two bookcases, standard and
online, each containing multiple bookshelves. Toggle between the standard bookcase,
the online bookcases, and Orientation mode 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.
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 fashion.
When you arrive at the folder of interest, press 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 Trek
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 Trek 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.
You can access the built-in user guide at any time
by pressing and holding key 1. Press and hold key 1 again to exit. The built-in user guide
is in DAISY format, so it can easily be navigated by heading and section
levels.
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:
·
Books located on the SD card can be deleted.
·
Books located on USB can be copied (single or
multi).
·
Books located on the Online Bookshelf can be
moved or deleted.
While Browsing or playing the files
in the All Music book, you can press key 3 to delete a single file. Press the Confirm
key to confirm deletion or any other key to cancel. To delete a folder,
navigate back to the folder’s level. Press key 3 to delete the folder
and the Confirm key to confirm deletion or any other key to cancel. 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 the Confirm
key to delete the selected item and the Trek will ask you to confirm. Press Confirm
again to delete or any other key to cancel deletion. You can consolidate your notes
by pressing key 3 twice. Consolidating your notes will number them from 1 to
the number of notes you have. Press the Confirm key to consolidate your
notes, and press the Confirm key again to confirm or any
other key to cancel.
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 Trek 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 Trek using the short USB cable
provided with your Trek. 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 Trek 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.
The Where am I key will announce your reading position without interrupting the
reading process. Depending on the book type, Trek will announce one or more of
the page and heading numbers, section title, 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 most books, this translates as the time
remaining in the current chapter. Note that time information is not always
available.
For mp3 and mp4 files, if you press Where
am I (key 5) twice, the Trek will announce ID3 tags data. While
listening to an Internet Radio station, pressing Where am I (key 5)
once will announce the song or Trek 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.
For Audible books, if you press Where
am I (key 5) twice, the Trek 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.
While reviewing the list of results after doing
an online book search press Where am I (key 5) to hear additional
information about the book such as the book synopsis.
The English versions
of Trek 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.
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 toggle between the following playback modes: Random Off,
Random On, Loop Folder, and Loop Single. Random On will randomize your playlist
elements, while Loop folder will automatically start playback from the
beginning of the current folder when the end of the folder is reached. Loop Single
will automatically start playback from the beginning of the current file when
the end of the file is reached. Note that the Loop Folder and Loop Single modes
have priority over the Loop settings in the configuration menu.
The Pound (Confirm) key allows you 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 1, 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.
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.
Book title
Number of Notes (Notes bookshelf
only)
Number of files and folders (Music
Bookshelf only)
Number of pages and total time
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 Trek 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 Trek model number, software version number,
number of user authorization keys (if any), and player serial number.
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, Trek will confirm the
entered Page number. Or press the Play/Stop key to have Trek
start playback from the chosen page.
To cancel, press the Cancel (Star) key.
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.
The Trek has a Go To Time feature for DAISY or
NISO recorded books, Other Books, Saved Podcasts, and Audio Notes bookshelves.
While in these bookshelves press the Go To key above key 1 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:
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 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, Trek
moves to the beginning of the paragraph that contains the position of the
specified percentage.
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.
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.
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 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.
The Trek
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 Trek, 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 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 Trek. 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).
Each button is
listed with its letter or symbols in order of their appearance.
When entering your
password, you may toggle between lowercase, uppercase, and numeric only with
the Bookmark
key.
1 Key: 1, period, comma, question mark, dash,
forward slash, colon, semi colon, single quote, quotes, back slash, less than
sign, greater than sign, opening bracket, closing bracket
2 Key: a, b, c, 2
3 Key: d, e, f, 3
4 Key: g, h, i, 4
5 Key: j, k, l, 5
6 Key: m, n, o, 6
7 Key: p, q, r, s, 7
8 Key: t, u, v, 8
9 Key: w, x, y, z, 9
0 Key: space, 0,
exclamation mark, at sign, pound sign, dollar sign, percent sign, caret,
ampersand, asterisk, opening parenthesis, closing parenthesis, underscore, plus
sign, equal sign, Pound Sterling sign, euro, Yen sign
Follow these steps
to use the search function:
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.
Here’s a list of all search functions that use
the multi-tap text entry method as described above.
You can use Trek 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 headset plugged into the audio connector located just
above the record button. The built-in microphone is omni directional which is useful for
recording meetings or lectures. 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 2 recording volume adjustment modes which
can be selected in the recording configuration menu: Fixed and Manual. See
section 6.5.5 (Record Volume Adjustment) for more information on how to select
and use the different recording volume adjustment modes.
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 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.
Some SD cards are too slow to allow continuous
recording 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.
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.
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.
Trek will go to the bookmark and announce its number. Or, press the Play/Stop
key. Trek will go to the requested bookmark and begin playback.
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, Trek
will assign the first available bookmark number.
NOTE: If you enter 99999 as the bookmark number, an invalid entry message will be announced
and the action will be cancelled, since this number is reserved to remove all
bookmarks. See Remove 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
set a bookmark while recording, simply press the Bookmark key once. You cannot
insert a bookmark during a quick recording (while holding down
the Record
key).
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 fast
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.
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.
Press the Bookmark key,
3 times or until you hear “Start highlight bookmark”.
Enter a bookmark number followed by Confirm.
NOTE: You can omit entering the bookmark
number in which case Trek will assign the first
available bookmark number.
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. Trek will announce “Bookmark "X" already exists”
if the user enters a regular bookmark with this number.
NOTE: If you remove the book or power off the Trek before closing the highlight, highlight will be auto-completed.
If this occurs, the current location will be used as the end highlight
position.
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 position.
If the Confirm key was used, Trek 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.
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.
When deleting a highlight bookmark, the "Highlight bookmark "X"
removed" 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.
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.
Press the Bookmark key five times or until you hear ‘remove bookmark’.
Enter the number of the Bookmark you wish to remove. Press Confirm.
To remove all the Bookmarks in a
book, first press the Bookmark key five times or until you hear
‘remove bookmark’, then press the key 9 five times (enter number 99999).
Then press Confirm.
While playing a
book, you can have the Trek 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.
Bookmark alerts can
be turned on or off. Read the Configuration
menu section for more information.
The Trek 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 Item’s
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 Trek’s wireless (WI-FI and Bluetooth)
features. Press the Menu (7) key to access the wireless
configuration menu. Press the Online button to toggle between the
standard bookcase, the online bookcase, and orientation mode (GPS). The
wireless configuration menus are only available from the online bookcase.
The available menus, menu items and values are listed in their
respective order below. The values marked with a star (*) in the list are the
factory default settings.
Menu: Navigation & Playback.
Item: Loop.
Values: On or Off*.
Item: Time jump 30 seconds
Values: On, Off*
Item: Time jump 1 minute
Values: On*, Off
Item: Time jump 5 minutes
Values: On, Off*
Item: Time jump 10 minutes
Values: On, Off*
Item: Time jump 30 minutes
Values: On, Off*
Item: Save last used navigation level for each book
Values: On, 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
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 file type
Values: MP3 128kbps, MP3 192kbps*, Wav 16 bit
PCM
Item: Recording Volume Adjustment
Values: Fixed*, Manual
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: Import a network configuration from file
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.
Item: Wireless
Values: On*, Off
Item: Airplane mode
Values: On*, Off
Menu Bluetooth
Toggle Bluetooth
Values: On, Off*
Item: Airplane mode
Connect to Bluetooth device
Values: List of Bluetooth devices in range of
the player that you may wish to connect to
Disconnect from Bluetooth device
Values: List of your connected Bluetooth
devices
Forget Bluetooth device
Values: List of your connected Bluetooth
devices
Bluetooth Device Assistance
Values: Enabled, Disabled*
Menu: General
Item: Cancel all current downloads
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 Trek language)
Item: Import Internet Radio playlist from file
Item: Export all playlists to S D card
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 Trek 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
Menu: Daisy Online
Item: Add a Daisy Online Service
Item: Remove a Daisy
Online Service
Item: Import a Daisy Online configuration from file
Item: Modify Daisy Online login information
Item: Download Method to use
Values: Automatic download, Manual download*,
Semi-automatic download
Menu: Map Selection
Item: Map package (select map package installed
on your Trek)
Item: Country (select country maps installed on
your Trek)
Item: Region (select region maps installed on
your Trek)
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
If you select the Loop mode,
Playback will play repeatedly. It will automatically restart again at the
beginning when reaching the end of a book.
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.
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.
The Sleep timer's 1 minute warning and Sleep
off messages can be turned on or off.
While playing a book, you can have the Trek
alert you when it passes over a previously marked position.
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.
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 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.
Page Number.
Values: Play, Skip.
Production Note.
Values: Play, Skip, On Demand.
Sidebar.
Values: Play, Skip, On Demand.
Press and hold key 7
to select an alternate Text-to-Speech voice from those installed in your Trek.
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.
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.
When
considering your recording configurations note that the built-in microphone
operates only in mono mode. 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.
For the
built-in microphone (which records only in mono mode) use keys 4 or 6 to choose
to record in one of:
Upon
choosing a recording file type, the Trek 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.
For the
external microphone use keys 4 or 6 to choose your
recording file type.
Upon
choosing a recording file type, the Trek 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.
There are two recording volume adjustment modes which
can be selected in the recording configuration menu using keys 4
or 6: Fixed and Manual. The selected mode will apply to both the internal microphone and the
external microphone.
In the Fixed mode, the Trek’s recording volume is
fixed at a pre-set level.
In the Manual mode, you can select the recording
volume from a range of 12 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 Trek will remember them both.
To adjust the
recording volume from the Notes bookshelf:
·
Select the Notes
bookshelf with key 1 and press Confirm.
·
Access the recording
volume adjustment by repeatedly pressing the Power key until you hear
“Internal microphone recording volume” or “External microphone recording
volume”.
·
Then, use the Up and
Down
buttons to adjust the recording volume just as you would the normal volume. The
Trek will announce the setting position as you change it.
Note: The Trek 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 connected).
To adjust the
recording volume during a recording:
·
Connect your headphones to your Trek. They are
required to adjust the recording volume.
·
The normal output volume of the Trek affects
the volume of everything you hear from the Trek, so adjust it to a comfortable
level before adjusting the recording volume.
·
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 Trek and not the
recording volume.
·
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.
·
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.
There are two multi-tap text entry methods: “Announce
character on each key press and enter character after pause” (default method) and
“Announce final character only”. 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.
If your
SD card is not recognized by Microsoft Windows when it is inserted in your
computer card reader or when the Trek 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 Trek. This is also an indicator that reformatting is needed.
To format
your SD card, insert it into the Trek 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 VRTrek. 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 will 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.
The
wireless configuration menu is only available from the Online bookcase.
Here are a
few points to note before describing the wireless configuration menu:
·
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,
pressing the Online button will remind you by announcing the message “Airplane
Mode, On”.
·
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.
·
The Password
is the authentication key used with your network router. It is case sensitive
so when entered with the Trek’s multi-tap feature, you may toggle between
lowercase, uppercase, and numeric only with the Bookmark key.
·
The Nickname
is a friendly name to be used by the Trek 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.
Use this item to turn on or off the wireless
(Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) features of the Trek. 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 Trek is connected to a Wi-Fi 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 Trek has no network configuration. Note
that GPS still works when in airplane mode.
Use this item to process a network
configuration file. Press Confirm to process a network
configuration from a file on the SD card.
Use this item to scan for Wi-Fi routers within
range of your Trek. 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, lowercase, and numeric only 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.
By default, the Trek will automatically connect
to the best available Wi-Fi router in range. Optionally, you may use the up and
down arrows to select from 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.
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, lowercase, and numeric
only. 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.
Note: Trek does not support WEP connections.
Attempting to connect to a WEP network will result in a warning message.
Use the up and down arrows to select from a
list of Wi-Fi routers that you have previously configured. Press Confirm
to confirm your selection. The selected router will then be deleted from your
list of configured Wi-Fi routers.
Use this item to validate your current
connection to the Internet. The Trek will access a special page on the
HumanWare website. If successful, the Trek 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 Trek in
order to configure the MAC filtering of your router, you can find it by
pressing the Info (key 0) on your Trek while in the online
bookcase. The Trek will announce it in the Wireless section of the Info.
Use this
item to toggle Wi-Fi on or off. Turn it off to preserve your battery if you
don’t intend to use Wi-Fi.
Use this menu to configure your Bluetooth
settings. You have the option to connect to, disconnect from or forget
Bluetooth devices.
Use this item to toggle Bluetooth on or off.
Turn it off to preserve your battery if you don’t intend to use Bluetooth.
First make
sure your Bluetooth device is turned on. Upon selecting this sub-menu, Trek
will start scanning for available Bluetooth devices nearby. Scroll to your
devices using the up/down keys then press Confirm to connect to it. You will
receive confirmation once you are connected. Press 5 to refresh the list of
devices.
Once you
connect to a device, Bluetooth will automatically connect to it each time you
turn on the device.
In this
sub-menu, Trek will list the name of the devices you are currently connected
to. Scroll to the name of the device you wish to disconnect from using the up/down
keys then press Confirm to disconnect from it. You will receive confirmation
once you are disconnected.
In this
sub-menu, Trek will list the name of the devices your player has detected.
Scroll to the name of the device you wish to forget using the up/down keys then
press #. You will receive confirmation once the device is forgotten.
Only enable
this if your Bluetooth device’s audio seems to be cutting off at the beginning
or end of audio playback.
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 Trek notifies you of a completed download by
choosing between Beep and Message (default), No notifications, and Beep Only.
Use this menu to manage the Internet Radio
online service. To turn on this service, simply connect your Trek 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.
Use this menu to manage the Podcasts online
service. To turn on this service, simply connect your Trek to a wireless
network. Use the “Downloaded podcast episodes to keep” item to choose how many
podcast episodes should be kept on your Trek (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 podcast feed to
your Trek from your S D card. 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).
Use this menu
to manage the NLS BARD online service. To turn on this service, connect your Trek
to a wireless network and select the “Add NLS BARD service” option followed by Confirm.
You will be prompted to enter your registered username and password using the
multi-tap text entry method. Passwords are usually case sensitive. You may
toggle between uppercase, lowercase, and numeric only by pressing the Bookmark
key. End your entry with the Confirm key. You can also use the
item “Import NLS BARD configuration from file” to import your account
information with a file on your S D card. 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.
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 and password using the
multi-tap text entry method. Passwords are usually case sensitive. You may
toggle between uppercase, lowercase, and numeric only 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 on your S D card. 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.
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 often the Trek 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.
Use this menu to manage the Daisy Online service.
Select the item “Add a Daisy Online service” to choose a service to add,
followed by your user name and password. Use the item “Import a Daisy Online
configuration from file” to import a custom Daisy Online configuration to your Trek.
Use the item “Modify Daisy Online login information” to modify your account
information. Select the item “Download Method to use” to choose the way in
which the Trek will download books from a Daisy Online library. You can choose
between Automatic download, Manual download (default), and Semi-automatic
download. With the Automatic download method, your chosen books or those
suggested by the library will automatically be downloaded on your Trek. With
the Manual download method, you will be able to use the option “Download more
books” in the Daisy Online bookshelf and manually select which books you want
to download, and return other books directly without downloading them. The
Semi-automatic download method will allow you to download newspapers and
magazines automatically, and manually select other content to download. Use the
item “Remove a Daisy Online service” to remove a Daisy Online account and
delete all associated books from the Trek.
Available on Trek 2.1, downloading your maps to a computer first is often a more efficient and rapid way of installing maps on your device. A direct download can be very long and varies depending on the quality of Wi-Fi signal. Downloading the relevant packages to a computer and transferring the maps to your device can reduce the time of installation from hours to minutes. Keeping in mind that the download rate to your computer will still be dependent on your internet speed.
1. If you are already on V2.1 and don’t have the V2.1 Here Maps, go to support.humanware.com/ to the victor reader trek section and click on “Install new map packages – HERE maps”.
2. If you are still on Trek 2.0 make sure to update your device software to version 2.1 +
3. Once your device is up to date and you have the web link to the maps you need, click on the map package link and it will download the map on your computer. Save it to a handy location on your computer.
4. After download is complete you have two options to transfer to your device:
a. Via SD card reader: place your Trek’s SD card into your computer’s SD card slot and transfer the downloaded package file to the card’s root. Safely remove the card from your computer by using the eject SD card. Place the card in the Trek and go to Step 5.
b. Via USB: If you do not have an SD card reader, power off your Trek and connect it to the USB port of your computer. After it vibrates once, press the power ON button and wait until you hear “Device Connected”. Your computer will now be reading the Trek’s SD card and you can transfer the downloaded package file to the card. Use the computer to eject the drive then unplug the Trek from the USB port. Move on to Step 5.
5. With your device powered ON and the Online Bookshelf setting “automatic check for updates” is ON, go to Orientation mode then the system will announce “Maps were found on the SD Card” and you will be prompted to install them. Press confirm to begin installation.
6. You will be asked if you wish to keep the maps on the SD card after installation. This can be useful if you eventually need to change regions, for example if you need to switch from North America to Europe for a trip at a later date. Deleting a map from the SD card means that you will have to use your computer again whenever you need to use this map package.
7. The new maps will be installed, and the system will shut down.
8. The next time you power on the device you will have access to the new map package.
Note that keeping the installed maps on the SD card will prompt a message every
time you enter the Orientation mode as long as the SD card is in the device: “examining
map on the SD card – The maps are not an update and will not be installed”.
This is the system checking if the maps that are still on the SD card are
already installed on the device or not, you can proceed normally after that
message.
Here you can choose to add or remove
map packages from your Trek’s internal memory. If you have a package already
installed this package will be listed as “selected”. If you select a package
that is not in your Trek’s memory the device will download it over Wi-Fi. This
can take several hours, and it is highly recommended to install map packages
from your computer instead.
Maps are divided in levels:
Continent and Map Package, Map packages can have multiple countries or regions
in a country. Use the arrow keys to select the different items of a map level.
Use buttons 2 and 8 to jump to a different map level.
Level 1 (Continents): Continents is
the most general map level (North America, Europe, Africa, Oceania)
Level 2 (Map Package): You will have
a map package already installed by default depending on where you purchased
your Trek. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the available Map Packages,
then press the Bookmark key to select or deselect a Map Package. To obtain additional
map packages and benefit from the fast installation feature using a computer
and an SD card, please go to support.humanware.com/
to the victor reader trek section and click on “Install new map packages – HERE
maps”.
Level 3 (Countries or regions in a
package): Countries or regions included in the selected Map Package will be
listed after the package name. Regions often cover provinces or states within a
country if the country has multiple map packages, otherwise all regions in that
country will be included without the need of being explicitly listed.
When you are done selecting your
packages, press the Confirm key to accept your changes or the Cancel key to
discard them and leave the menu. After pressing the Confirm key, your newly
selected maps packages will be installed, whereas deselected map packages will
be deleted, freeing some internal disk space.
Note that your Trek will close after updating maps.
The
Software Updates menu contains two items: “Automatic check for updates” and
“Check for updates now”. By default, the Trek 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 Trek 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 Trek will not do so automatically.
When Check for Updates is on, Trek will also check to see if there are map updates available for your installed maps.
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.
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: \$VROtherBooks\Drama\BookB.
Rules: Same as Book A.
Folder: \$VROtherBooks\Mystery.
Rules: This is an optional folder
for categorizing type of book.
Folder: \$VROtherBooks\Mystery\BookC.
Rules: Same as Book A.
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 specific book number. Use key 3 to delete a book. Press
key 3
twice to delete a folder. To confirm deletion, press the Confirm key or any other
key to cancel.
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.
Your Trek
can play Audible books in the Enhanced Audio books format (.aax). To be able to
play Audible books, you will need to activate your Trek with Audible using a
software app called Audible Sync. You will need to download the Audible Sync
from the Audible website:
Navigate to the Audible web site and type “Audible Sync” in the search field, then select the option for the Audible Sync app from the results and download and install the app.
After installing the Audible Sync app, choose to sign in then connect your Trek to your computer using the long USB cable making sure your Trek is OFF when you plug it in. Once it is plugged in, turn your Trek ON and wait a few moments for your computer to detect your device as a removable drive. Head to the devices area in the Audible Sync app and choose the “Activate Device” option.
Sign in again, and then you can choose to head to your library to download a
book. Once it is downloaded, you’ll choose the “Copy to Device” option. Once
the copy is complete, you will find the book on the Audible bookshelf of the
Trek.
When Audible Sync activates the Trek, it will
create a new reserved folder named $VRAudible in the root of the Trek SD card.
It will place a hidden system (.SYS) activation file in that $VRAudible folder
which must not be deleted. 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 Sync with the Trek connected or use Windows Explorer to transfer the
.aax Audible book file 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 Sync
you must always connect the Trek to the computer.
Simply
place your Audible books in the $VRAudible folder. They must not be placed in
subfolders.
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. To confirm deletion, press the Confirm
key or any other key to cancel.
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.
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 individual files or entire folders from the All Music book once it
has been opened.
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 level.
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 the player is set to Loop Folder, playback
loops within the files of a music folder. Playback will automatically start
from the beginning of the current folder when the end of the folder is reached.
If the player is set to Loop Single, playback will automatically start from the
beginning of the current file when the end of the file is reached. 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 to Random On 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. To delete a folder, navigate back to the folder’s level.
Press key 3 to delete the folder and the Confirm key to confirm
deletion or any other key to cancel.
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 seconds will
announce tag information data. If you don't want to hear all the tags, press Play to interrupt and resume playback.
Speed: Trek 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.
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. Use the Bookmark key to toggle between Text and Numeric input types
while entering your text to search. Trek 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.
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. 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.
You can create a
temporary 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.
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 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.
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 time.
When browsing the Music bookshelf, you may or
may not want to hear file and folder name announcements. The Trek 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.
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.
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.
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. Press key 3 twice to delete a folder. To
confirm deletion, press the Confirm key or any other key to
cancel.
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.
The Trek can also store text files grouped in folders under the $VRText
reserved folder. They are played with the Trek 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.
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.
Bookshelf
Browse: Move between folder levels of the Text Files structure using keys 2
and 8.
The lowest level is the book (file) level. Files in the root of $VRText will
only be announced at the book level. Use keys 4 and 6 to move
between each text file or Go To Book to jump to a specified file number. Use key 3 to Delete a text file. Press
key 3
twice to delete a folder. To confirm deletion, press the Confirm key or any other
key to cancel.
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.
For html/xml files that have heading tags (<H1> to <H6>), 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 Trek will present only level 1 and level 3
on the 2/8 menu. Also, an html/xml file could have a single H1 heading
for a title with no other H1 tags in the file. In this case, Trek would jump to
the end of the file if you pressed right arrow (key 6) after choosing level 1 navigation.
Note: The following menu and menu items are only available from the
online bookcase.
Menu: Daisy Online
Item: Add a Daisy
Online Service
Item: Import a Daisy
Online configuration from file
Item: Modify Daisy
Online login information
Item: Download Method
to use
Values: Automatic
download, Manual download, Semi-automatic download
Item: Remove a Daisy
Online Service
From the online configuration menu, use this
menu to manage the Daisy Online service. Select the item “Add a Daisy Online
service” to choose a service to add, followed by your user name and password.
Use the item “Import a Daisy Online configuration from file” to import a custom
Daisy Online configuration to your Trek. Use the item “Modify Daisy Online
login information” to modify your account information. Select the item
“Download Method to use” to choose the way in which the Trek will download
books from a Daisy Online library. You can choose between Automatic download, Manual
download (default), and Semi-automatic download. With the Automatic download
method, your chosen books or those suggested by the library will automatically
be downloaded on your Trek. With the Manual download method, you will be able
to use the option “Download more books” in the Daisy Online bookshelf and
manually select which books you want to download, and return other books
directly without downloading them. The Semi-automatic download method will
allow you to download newspapers and magazines automatically, and manually
select other content to download. Use the item “Remove a Daisy Online service”
to remove a Daisy Online account and delete all associated books from the Trek.
When the Trek is connected to a wireless
network, you will be able to access Daisy Online, an online service used to
access and download books from compatible Daisy Online libraries.
To
activate the Daisy Online service:
·
Press the Online
button to navigate to the online bookcase.
·
Press menu key 7
multiple times to access the Daisy Online menu.
·
Select the item “Add
a Daisy Online service” using keys 2 and 8 followed by Confirm.
·
Using keys 2
and 8,
select a service to add followed by Confirm.
·
Enter your Daisy
Online username and password.
·
Once you have
configured a Daisy Online account and added it from the online configuration
menu, a Daisy Online bookshelf with the DOD service name will be added to your
online bookcase. Subsequently and for each configured account, a new Daisy
Online bookshelf will be added to your online bookcase. If there is more than
one configured account for the same DOD server, the account username will be
appended to the service name when announcing the bookshelf to help you differentiate
your accounts.
·
In your Daisy Online
bookshelves, you will be able to find the books downloaded from your account.
When a book’s expiration date is known, it will be announced after the book
title. When a book is expired and needs to be returned, it will be announced
before its title. Pressing the Where Am I? key will give you a book
description when available, whether a book is downloaded or not. From a book,
you can also press the Where Am I? key to know its
expiration date.
Navigating
in your Daisy Online bookshelves:
·
Each Daisy Online
service offers a menu that may differ from one service to another. The menus
are therefore dynamic. For example, some services allow the ability to copy
books using key 3, while others do not. Different download methods can be set
as default, while different return policies may apply for expired books.
·
Dynamic menus can
also affect the way you search for content and browse your catalogues, wish
lists, reserved lists, and new titles added.
·
Two search types are
possible: Single input and Multiple inputs. Generally, Daisy Online Service
supports either one of these search types. Most services use the Single input
search type, while only a few use the Multiple inputs search type.
·
With the Single
input search type, you will be prompted to enter your text using the multi-tap
text entry method. Use the Bookmark key to toggle between Text
and Numeric input types while entering your text to search. You can edit a previous search by
entering new search terms which will be added after your previous search
criteria. Press Confirm to start the search and display search results list, or
press the Star key to cancel the search. You will return to your dynamic
menu if your search was made from there, otherwise; you will return to your DOD
bookshelf.
·
With the Multiple
inputs search type, you can enter multiple criteria to search, such as the
title, author, etc. Each available criteria will have a distinct input field,
and you can enter multiple criteria to search for at the same time. Press the Left/Right
(4/6)
keys to start multi-tap entry for the selected criteria. The first criteria
name will be announced, followed by the last search term entered for that
criteria. You can change the current criteria using the Up/Down arrows. Use the Bookmark
key to toggle between Text and Numeric input types while entering your
text to search. Press Confirm to start the search and display search results list, or
press the Star key to cancel the search. You will return to your dynamic
menu if your search was made from there, otherwise; you will return to your DOD
bookshelf.
·
Different services
may also have different service announcements. You can press the Info
key to hear these announcements again; and after you have heard them once, you
can interrupt these announcements with any other key.
·
In addition,
depending on the Daisy Online service you are using, various functions will be
available to you from key 3. The option “Deleting current book
from internal memory” is always available, while the options “Move current book
from internal memory to SD card” and “Redownload” depend on what the Daisy Online
service offers.
·
Although each
dynamic menu differs, some general rules apply. For example, in general, you
will be able to change your selected choice using the Left/Right (4/6)
or Up/Down
(2/8)
arrows and confirm your choice with the Confirm key.
·
The Where
Am I? key will announce the book description when available.
·
The Go To
key will allow you to jump to the book index.
·
While downloading a
Daisy Online book, an “Added to download queue” message will be heard. Press
and hold the Confirm key to hear a download status report.
·
In addition to
canceling searches, the Star key allows you to go back up in
the menu and leave the dynamic menu of a Daisy Online bookshelf.
Download
Methods:
If you selected Manual download method in the
Daisy Online menu, you will have an option on the bookshelf named “Download
more books”. Use this option to browse all the books issued to your account
that are available for download. You can choose to download these books
with the Confirm key, or return them directly without downloading them
using the “return” option on key 3. You can also return a book while
offline; the return will be completed once you are connected to a wireless
network.
If you selected Automatic download method in the
Daisy Online menu, the Trek will periodically download new books issued to your
account on your Daisy Online bookshelf. However, if you want the Trek to
immediately download any available books, you can use the option on the
bookshelf named “Check for New Content”. Once the player’s memory is full, new
ones will be downloaded as books are returned.
If you selected Semi-automatic download method
in the Daisy Online menu, you will be able to download Newspapers and Magazines
automatically, and manually select other content to download, such as Books,
and Other.
The Trek was designed as an orientation aid to help you find your way.
Trek locates your position through the Global
Positioning System (GPS) and relates it to digital maps of your area. You
can record your routes while walking them. The system then provides step by
step instructions on how to navigate them. With Trek, you can explore your
surroundings and let the system announce street information as they are
encountered. If you wish to return to your point of origin, Trek is there to
provide turn instructions to retrace your steps. The system also allows you to
record your landmarks and reference points along a route. They will be
announced automatically as you pass by.
After you charge up your Trek and first power it on, it is
highly recommended you connect to your home WIFI network if one is
available. Connecting to WIFI ensures you are running the latest version
of the Trek software, and in addition allows the Trek software to
download the updated GPS satellite information prior to you going
outdoors to navigate. Having that latest GPS satellite info downloaded
ahead of time will greatly speed up the GPS acquisition time when you go
outdoors.
Upon first booting the device it is not unusual for it to take the
Trek up to 5 minutes to acquire GPS satellite coverage. This is due to the
device downloading the satellite data and learning where you are on the
globe. Once you receive the connection to the satellites, your position is
remembered for three additional days. This ensures that if you use your
Trek regularly you will consistently acquire satellite reception within 5 to 30
seconds on a regular basis.
It is recommended to frequently connect to WIFI to ensure the latest
satellite data is updated.
Caution: The Trek system is designed as an orientation aid only and must
not, at any time, be used as the only aid while traveling. When using Trek, users should always be
vigilant, stay alert and pay attention to the immediate surrounding area. A
conventional mobility aid like a cane or a guide dog should also be used. Trek is
not a mobility device. It is the user's responsibility to use this device
with caution. Do not use headphones while walking on the street.
GPS, or Global Positioning System, is a navigation system that is made
up of satellites orbiting the Earth. Satellites send signals to the GPS
receiver on your device. These signals are used to measure your position. Trek
uses this information and matches it to the maps installed on the Trek internal
memory.
The accuracy of GPS location information for commercial products such as
Trek is currently more or less
- How clear a view of the sky does the GPS receiver have?
- Are there obstructions blocking signals such as tall buildings or
overhangs?
- The position of the satellites being tracked: overhead, on the horizon
or somewhere in between.
- How many satellites are being tracked?
- Is there a presence of cloud cover or overhead power lines?
- How fast is the user moving?
GPS travel is based on a line of travel, rather than knowing if you are
on one side of the road or the other. It is useful to think of yourself as
traveling in the middle of the road, even though you are not.
Note: The GPS is maintained and
managed by the Government of the United States of America, who is entirely
responsible for its precision and maintenance. The system may, at any time, be
modified and therefore affect Trek's
performance. The GPS signal is not precise or may not be accessible at all
times, especially when traveling in an area surrounded by tall buildings.
The GPS system uses electronic maps to provide detailed and handy
information about all street names and ranges of addresses for urban areas, as
well as points of interest such as banks, restaurants, pharmacies. The maps of
your area are already installed on your GPS device's internal memory.
It is also possible to update or install new maps on your device. Please
refer to the Installing and updating maps section of this user guide.
Landmarks are particular locations along your travel paths that merit to
be marked as reference points (the mail box at the corner of the street where
you have to turn), places to avoid (potted plant on the sidewalk) or a location
you go to (grocery store). You may create vocal recording for any number of
landmarks. A landmark will be announced as the user passes near it, whether on
foot or by vehicle.
Places that you consider as possible destinations in your usual travel,
such as your home, a friend’s place, your pharmacy or preferred restaurant, can
be set as landmarks. Upon doing so, you can ask Trek to provide guidance
instructions from your current position to the selected landmark.
Points of Interest are commercially
available information such as restaurants, hospitals, banks, train stations included
with the Maps. This information is handled jointly with the Maps already
included in your system. The automatic announcement of this information is not
available by default, but it can be activated through the settings. Note that
Points of interest are not automatically announced during motorized travels.
Only landmarks are reported.
The Where am I button (5 key)
It provides information on the
user's current position.
Press and hold Where Am I: Lists what is
around (landmarks or points of interest) in the street segment where you are
located.
The Left arrow (4 key or
Rewind button) and Right arrow (6 and Fast forward) are used to browse through
items in a list.
The Information button (0
key)
It provides information on the state
of the system. Use the arrow keys to access the 3 levels of information.
Press and hold (0 key): This
activates the Key Describer feature. When activated, press any button to hear a
general description of its function.
Press the Settings menu button (7
key): This activates System settings. Use arrows to move through hierarchical
menu, then use Confirm to enter into the selected option.
The Repeat button (Play
button)
It is used to repeat the last
message. It can also be used to interrupt a playing message.
Press and hold button 1
to enter the built-in user guide.
Button 3 is used to quickly
access landmarks and routes settings in a list.
Press and hold the Right
arrow (6 key or Fastforward button) to lock you into open area and
prevent Trek from automatically placing you on a nearby street. Press and hold
the Right
arrow again to leave open area lock. Now the Trek will automatically
recognize whether you are in an open area or on a street. When browsing a
route, press and hold the Right arrow to go to Indoor preview mode.
The Confirm button (# key),
located in the bottom right corner of the keypad, is used to launch actions and
confirm the current selection.
The Record or Bookmark
button Press to record a 4 second vocal description of a landmark.
Press and hold Record or Bookmark button: Used to launch Route creation
where users can record a 4 second description of the route.
The Explore button * (star)
It is used to deactivate a route,
letting you explore your environment without being guided.
9 key: Press and hold the 9 key to launch
the Backtrack function, allowing you to retrace your steps.
The Go To button.
Used to activate guidance to a
landmark. It provides access to the list of landmarks that are set as possible
destinations.
Press and hold Go To:
It is used to activate a
pre-recorded route.
All buttons are interruptible
The current action is always that of
the last button pressed. Pressing a button will launch its assigned function,
no matter what was the previous button pressed.
Return to basic navigation
No matter what actions have been
undertaken, you can always return to basic exploration of your surroundings by
pressing the Explore button *(star).
Exiting lists
Whenever you are asked to make a
selection, you must Confirm your selection. If the Confirm button is not
pressed, the system will return to the previous action after 30 seconds. The
system will announce the current state.
Press the Online button until you
reach the Orientation mode. A tone will be heard while the system attempts to
connect to GPS satellites. When connection is established, the system will
announce your current position and attempt to find street names and landmarks.
Your Trek is ready to use. If a connection cannot be established or if it is
lost along the way, move to a different location with an unobstructed view of
the sky. Note that this step can take a few minutes the first time you use your
Trek’s Orientation mode. If GPS is already on in the settings menu, the
connection will be established in background before switching to Orientation
mode.
You should not use headphones when
walking on the street.
In areas with heavy traffic or where
the ambient noise makes it difficult to hear the internal speaker.
With the GPS device, you can explore
your outdoor environment. Whether you are walking on a street or in an open
area (such as a park or a parking lot) or even traveling by vehicle, the GPS
tool will provide real-time information regarding your position and the
direction in which you are heading.
Explore, step by step:
Power on Trek and select orientation using the online key.
The system will search for the
satellites.
When ready, it will automatically
provide information as you pass by.
When executing another function such
as being guided through a route, you can always come back to Explore by
pressing the Explore button.
Information provided while exploring
around:
Whether you are walking or traveling by vehicle, Trek will provide
real-time information. Switching from pedestrian to motorized travel is done
automatically by evaluating the speed of travel. As the speed of motorized
travel does not allow the extent of spoken detail possible when walking, Trek
will adjust verbosity and mapping frequency to your mode of travel.
Address and Street: you will be informed of the street or area
name where you are. When traveling in open areas, you will also be provided
with the name of the nearest street in front of you, if it is not too far away.
When no name is provided for a specific street in the map database, the
system will announce "Junction".
Next intersection: The user will be informed when approaching an
intersection. By default, when on foot, the system informs you of the name of
the crossing street and provides details on all ways included. Trek announces
first the type of intersection (2, 3, 4-way intersection or more), and the
current street name followed by the cross-street name. The intersection is
broken down and each segment composing the intersection is named in a clockwise
manner. For example, while walking on Main Street, you encounter a 3-way
intersection where Fleet Street intersects with Main on your left side only.
Trek will announce the following message: "3-way intersection. Main street
crossing Fleet street on your left." When traveling in a vehicle, Trek
will only announce the first crossing street, starting from right to left. For
both pedestrian and in-vehicle travels, Trek will emit a beep to indicate when
the intersection is detected.
If desired, the system can provide crossing street only.
Please consult the Settings
section to obtain information on how to change the intersection verbosity
Landmarks: The user will be informed when approaching within
To obtain your current position, press the Where am I button.
Depending on your configurations, the Where am I function will provide
information regarding:
Route Status: On Route or Off Route. This information is only
available if you are actually being guided on a route.
Current heading: The compass direction
in which you are heading (North, South, East, West, South West etc…)
Current location: current estimated street address number and street
name or name of area.
Next intersection: description of next intersection located in front of
you and distance.
Next instruction (if a route is activated) provides information on what
to do next to follow the route.
By default, Trek provides Route status, Heading, Street and civic
number, Next instruction if guided and Next intersection if you are not guided.
When traveling by vehicle, the Trek will also provide the city name. Please
consult the Where am I Verbosity Settings section for additional
information.
Note: If you are less than
Press and hold the Where am I button to activate the What’s around function. When traveling
in streets, points of interest and landmarks found on your current street
segment will be announced. Trek will also inform you whether points of interest
are located to the left or right of your current position. When traveling in open spaces, landmarks
found within the default range of (100 meters) will be announced. Use the arrows
to browse the list to get an idea of the landmarks found in the
vicinity. Press Confirm on any landmark to receive instructions on how to get
there.
Extended Search
When using the arrows to browse the list of landmarks and points of
interest you will find at the end an item called Extended search. Press Confirm to select it. Then, use the left
or right arrow keys to search either by category of points of interest or by name
by entering your own text.
Search by Category
If you selected Search by Category, you will be able to refine your
search of points of interest by selecting a category from the list. Once again,
use the arrows to browse the list of points of interest found, and
press Confirm to select a destination. You will also need to confirm
whether this is a pedestrian or automotive route.
The list of categories is as follows:
"Landmarks"
"Transportation"
"Food"
"Banking"
"Health"
"Shopping"
"Lodging"
"Education"
"Public Administration"
"Automotive"
"All"
Note that if you do not press Confirm on a given landmark / point
of interest or Category within 30 seconds, the system will exit the What's around feature and will return
to Explore mode.
Search by Name
If you selected Search by Name, simply type in a name of your destination using the numeric keypad, then press Confirm. You don’t have to type the complete name to begin the search. For more information on how to type using the numeric keypad, please refer to section 5.1 of the User guide.
Once you are done typing, press Confirm. The Trek will then provide you
with a list of up to 50 points of interest found within a range of 5 miles (8
km) that contains the partial name entered. Use the arrows to select the
point of interest of your choice, and Confirm to select a destination. You
will also need to confirm whether this is a pedestrian or motorized route to
begin instructions.
When on an active route, you can preview the next instruction by
pressing the Right arrow. Trek will announce the distance to the next
instruction followed by the action to be taken. Each time you press the Right
arrow the Trek will announce the following instruction. Use the Left arrow
to navigate previous instructions. To return to guidance, press Confirm
at any moment. When in Explore mode, pressing the Right arrow will
announce the next intersection you will encounter if you continue in the same
direction.
Pedometer data provides the following information: Walking distance
after Trek was activated, Walking time (does not include time where no movement
is detected) and Average walking speed.
To access Pedometer data, press the Information button, then press Right
arrow twice.
To Reset Pedometer data, go to the Settings menu.
If you wish to hear the last message or instruction again, press the Play
button.
You can obtain information regarding various aspects of the route and
the system by pressing the Information button (0)
Press the Information button to obtain contextual information on the
current Trek activity. You will be given the following information: ON or OFF
route, route name, Distance remaining, Distance traveled, and Route length.
Press Right arrow to obtain information on the Quality of the GPS
signal, battery status and speed information.
Press Right arrow again to obtain city name, pedometer data and
altitude information.
Users can create landmarks any time along their outdoor environment.
These act as reference points or markers and will be detected when the user
comes across them. It is highly recommended to mark any meaningful point in
your surrounding that can act as a guiding element, an obstacle along the way
or a possible destination.
To record a landmark:
Note that it is possible to cancel the recording of a landmark by
pressing the * (star) key.
The recorded landmarks are kept in the list of possible destinations.
Important: Before recording landmarks, press
the Where
am I button to make sure that the Trek has properly located your
position. If the landmark is meant to be situated at an address, make sure the
Trek recognizes the location as a position on that Street (and not an open
area). Similarly, if the intended Landmark is meant to be in an open area, make
sure Trek does not recognize the location as being linked to streets.
The system provides the user with an opportunity to record a route while
walking it a first time. This way it is possible to select the most secure or
preferred path. The created route can be named and retraced to be used at a
later moment. Please note that recorded routes are not available when traveling
by vehicle. The Online button is also temporarily disabled when following a
route.
To create a route:
Note: On occasion when creating a route, the system will announce the
wrong intersection. This occurs when parallel streets are close to each other.
If you know that the current intersection announced is wrong, press the Confirm
button. You will be asked if you wish to delete this intersection from your
route. Press Confirm again to delete the intersection. The system will fill
in the gap to complete the route.
Important: You cannot record routes when in a vehicle. If you enter a
vehicle during the route creation, please note that that your route may not be
valid. Please preview before using this route. If you create a route while in a
vehicle, the Trek will return to pedestrian mode and will announce
"Warning, this route will be created for pedestrian travel."
Trek allows you to preview a route before navigating it. This gives you
a chance to learn the route instructions ahead of time. Indoor preview will
provide you with detailed intersection information and turn instructions.
To preview a route indoors without being interrupted by GPS information:
You can use Trek to guide you along a previously recorded route.
To select a route:
Along the way, you will be instructed on which direction to take when
you come across intersections. Instructions on street network are given
according to hand-side (left/right/go straight). For example, Trek could tell
you to "turn left on Fleet Street."
When you enter an open area, a message will inform you. In this case,
clockwise orientation is used to instruct the user on directions to take. For
example, Trek could announce the following message: "Turn at 10 o'clock.
Next instructions in
Upon reaching your destination, a message will be heard and the route
will be automatically deactivated.
For landmarks created by entering an address and for commercial points
of interest on maps, Trek will announce the side of the street of your
destination.
Similarly to the Indoor Preview of a Route, at any moment during a
guidance session, you can have the system announce the next or previous
instruction by pressing the Right or Left Arrow. You will be
given an instruction indicating a distance and action to be taken.
The Information button will provide route information: On or off
route, name of the route, GPS status, Battery level, City, Pedometer data,
Speed and Altitude.
Note: The Online button is temporarily disabled when following a route.
If you were supposed to take a turn but continued on the same street for
a distance greater than
If you deviate from your route in an open area, the system will provide
instructions on how to return to your route. Guidance instructions will be
given in clockwise manner.
For example, if the system notices that you are heading away from the
route, you might get a message such as:
"Off-route: Turn at 3 o'clock to come back to the route".
The Trek will provide these instructions until you return to your route,
at which point it will announce "Back on Route".
In both situations, you will always be able to use the right
arrow to get information on upcoming instructions to return to your
route. For example: "In
After activating a route, you may cancel navigation at any point by
pressing the Go To button again. Alternatively, you can select another
operation such as the Explore button. You will be asked to
confirm. If the Confirm button is pressed within 30 seconds, guidance will end
and the system will return to exploring the environment. If the
Confirm button is not pressed, the route will remain activated.
Note that if you attempt to load a new route while one is already
active, you will be asked to press Confirm to cancel the current route,
after which you will be able to select a new route to follow.
Backtrack is a feature that allows you to retrace your steps and return
to your point of origin. There are two Backtrack options possible.
The first option is Backtrack Current Session: This option allows you to
backtrack your current session, meaning that you can be guided from your
current location back to your starting point (after getting a GPS connection).This
option is useful when you wish to return immediately upon reaching your
destination. For example, when you leave home, you start your Trek. You reach
your destination. Because you don't intend to stay very long, you leave the
Trek on. In this case, if you wish to be guided back home, you will use the
Backtrack Current Session option.
To Backtrack your current session (without turning the Trek off and back
on):
The second option is called Backtrack Previous Session. This option
allows you to backtrack your previous session. The Trek automatically records
your pedestrian travels during the last power on/off session. This option is
useful when you wish to return to your point of origin, but have shut the Trek
after reaching your destination. For example, when you leave home, you start
your Trek. You reach your destination. Because you wish to stay there for a
while, you shut off your Trek. When you decide to leave and return home, you
power the Trek back on. In this case, if you wish to be guided back home, you
will use the Backtrack Previous Session option.
To Backtrack previous session (after a Power off):
It is important that you keep in mind that the "previous
session" track used to return to your point of origin will not be kept
indefinitely. Only the track created up to the last Power off will be kept in memory.
It will be replaced by a new one the next time the unit is powered on.
To Cancel Backtrack
Press and hold the 9 key. You will be asked to confirm. If the Confirm
button is pressed within 15 seconds, the Backtrack
feature will be deactivated.
Note: On a full battery, the system will be able to Backtrack a route
traveled while the device is turned on, representing a period of several hours.
Note that the Backtrack feature is not available when traveling by
vehicle. Only the last pedestrian portion of the distance traveled after an
in-vehicle session will be kept to retrace your steps.
Trek can provide guidance instructions from the current user location to
a selected landmark chosen as a destination. Guidance instructions are similar
to those provided by Trek when following a pre-established route. However,
instructions to reach the destination landmark are not recorded as routes.
Turn instructions are adjusted to pedestrian or in-vehicle navigation.
Turn instructions for in-vehicle navigation are calculated according to the
"quickest route" criteria. Routes
calculated for in-vehicle use favor highways and other streets that may not be
suitable for pedestrian travel. Turn instructions for Pedestrian navigations
are intended to provide the shortest route possible.
To have Trek guide you to a landmark:
Upon selecting Motorized instructions, Trek automatically switches to
motorized navigation.
If you are in an open area and heading towards a landmark that is also
in an open area, the Trek will guide you in a straight line towards it. It will
give you an indication of its relative distance and heading. The Trek will
inform you when you reach your landmark, but you will need to deactivate the
route manually by pressing Explore. If Trek detects that you are deviating from
your path, instructions will be automatically provided to direct you towards
your selected landmark.
IMPORTANT: Effective guidance relies on the quality of the positioning
(point of origin and landmarks). Always make sure that street positions are not
mapped in open areas, and that open areas are not mapped on the street network.
You may cancel guidance instruction at any point by pressing and holding
the Go
To button or pressing the Explore button *(star). You will be
asked to confirm. If the Confirm button is not pressed, the
route will remain activated.
When browsing the list of possible landmarks towards which you can be
guided, (see Getting guidance to a landmark
section) you will come across an option allowing you to enter an address. Please
refer to section 5.1 to learn how to enter text with
your Trek.
If you select Enter an address when browsing your landmark list, you
will have the opportunity to type in the address of your choice using the
Trek's buttons.
To have Trek guide you to an address:
Note: You don't need to enter a complete city name or street name. You
can enter a partial name, followed by Confirm and the Trek will search for
names that include the characters entered. Use arrows to browse the list of
names and press Confirm to make your selection.
If you do not know the exact civic number of your destination, when
asked to enter a civic number, simply press Confirm. At this point, the system will provide a list
of address ranges for that given street, followed by a list of intersections
where address ranges are not available. Use the Arrows to browse the
list, and press Confirm to make your selection.
At this point, a new landmark will have been created for this address.
To begin guidance towards this address, when asked, press Confirm again to create a
pedestrian route, or press and hold Confirm to begin a Motorized
route.
Note: During the character entry process, you can use the Left
arrow at any time to delete a character. If you wish to return to the
previous entry level, press Explore. To have your current entry
spelled to you, press Fast forward.
When browsing the list of possible landmarks towards which you can be
guided, (see Getting guidance to a landmark
section) you will come across an option allowing you to enter a postal code.
This section will provide information on how to use the Trek's buttons to enter
postal code details, similarly to entering an address (See Getting Guidance to an address section).
If you select Enter a postal code when browsing your landmark list, you
will have the opportunity to type in the postal code of your choice using the
Trek's buttons.
To have Trek guide you to a postal code:
Note: Entering a civic number after the postal code gives a more
accurate location for the destination since in some cases, for instance in
rural areas, a single postal code may cover a large geographical area.
At this point, a new landmark will have been created for this postal
code. To begin guidance towards this address, when asked, press Confirm
again to create a pedestrian route, or press and hold Confirm to begin a
Motorized route.
Note: During the character entry process, you can use the Left
arrow at any time to delete a character. To have your current entry
spelled to you, press Fast Forward.
Map Browsing mode allows you to
virtually navigate a map installed on your device. This allows you to get to
know and explore an area whether you are on the road or sitting at home. Map
Browsing Mode can be accessed from your current location, from a saved
landmark, or from an address.
You can launch Map Browsing mode at
any time from your current location. Ensure GPS is connected and has a lock on
your position. From this point you can press 2. The system will announce “Do
you want to enter map browsing mode?”. Press the confirm button to confirm and
start freely browsing the area around you.
You can also launch Map Browsing
Mode from a saved landmark or specific address in any map installed on your
device. You do not need a GPS lock or internet connection. From the
Orientation, and before launching map browsing, press the GoTo button on your system,
then the 4 or 6 arrows to browse saved Landmarks or to enter an address (see Section 9.11, Getting Guidance to a Landmark for more details). When you have
selected a Landmark or entered an address the System will prompt you with 3
options: begin guidance to that location, begin a motorized guidance to that
location, or enter Map Browsing Mode. Press 2 to enter Map Browsing mode from
that Landmark or address.
Pressing 2 to move you forward to the next street segment. If you reach
an intersection, its type (i.e. 3-way, 4-way, 5-way, etc.) and the cross-street
or streets will be announced.
A press and hold of 2 will move you forward to the next street segment
and announce any Points of Interest on that segment. You can check all points
of interests by pressing the 6 and 4 keys. If there were items as points of
interests, you will need to press the star (*) or cancel key to get back to the
map and continue browsing.
Press 8 to t Appuyez sur la touche 8 pour retourner votre
position dans la carte et pour retrouver en direction opposée de votre
destination actuelle. urn around and face the opposite
direction of your current heading. If you wish to proceed in this opposite
direction, press 2 and continue navigating as described above.
At an intersection, you can press 4 and 6 to scan across the
intersection. For example, when you reach an intersection and press 4, you will
be oriented towards the first segment on the left, and pressing 6 will rotate
you clockwise until you reach the last segment, at which point the system will
emit a beep. You can always press 4 to rotate counter-clockwise. When you hear
the segment, you wish to continue exploring, press 2 to move forward, or press
and hold 2 to move forward and have points of interest announced. If you wish
to turn back around, press 8 as described above.
Press Where am I to get current heading, nearest location, and nearest
intersection.
Press and hold Where am I to hear any nearby Points of Interest.
Press the bookmark button or the record button to create a new landmark
at your current map browsing location.
To exit Map Browsing mode, press cancel. You will then be prompted
asking if you wish to exit this mode. Press Confirm to exit, or any other key
to remain in Map Browsing. Upon exiting, the system will return you to Explore
mode.
Haptic feedback on the Trek is a system that helps you navigate through
vibration signals. When turned on and following a route, Trek will give you
vibratory indications in addition to the standard vocal instructions.
The vibration signals have the following meaning:
3 short vibrations: Turn right
2 long vibrations: Turn left
1 long vibration: Go straight ahead
2 short vibrations and 2 long vibrations: Off route
When in Explore mode, you will feel one long vibration when receiving
information about an upcoming intersection.
If you are walking in a park, university
campus, or doing outdoor hiking, Trek can ensure you remain in open area
without automatically placing you on a nearby street. To do so, simply press
and hold the Right arrow. You will hear a beep sound and Trek will
announce “Entering open area locked”. If a route is activated, deactivate it
first by pressing the Explore button before locking open
area.
In open area locked mode, you can be guided as the crow flies towards
any personal point of interest or landmark, whether your destination has been
created on the road network or in an open area.
To leave open area locked, press and hold the Right arrow again. Trek
will announce “Leaving open area locked” and will automatically recognize
whether you are in an open area or on a street.
To configure the system, press the 7 button.
Use the arrows to select the option you wish to modify. The list of 12
options is as follows:
GPS
Landmarks
Routes
Import and export
Verbosity
Distance unit
Haptic Feedback while navigating
Voice Auto-switch
About
Reset Pedometer
Reset GPS position
Update GPS satellite positions
Press Confirm to select an option.
Press Explore Star or press 7 at any moment to exit the Settings menu.
Use the arrows to turn the GPS on or off. Confirm your selection by
pressing the Confirm button. Note that turning the GPS off when you are not
using it can preserve your battery life.
Use the arrows to select the landmark you wish to configure.
Press Confirm to load the selected landmark
Use the arrows to select the operation you wish to perform on the
landmark. Operations include: Rename, Set/Unset as destination and delete.
Press Confirm to trigger the selected operation.
Note regarding Landmark configuration:
You can directly access Landmark Settings. To do so, press and hold the Go
To
button, then select a landmark and press 3. The following options are made
available:
-
Rename landmark
-
Unset landmark as a possible destination
-
Delete landmark
Upon selecting this option, a beep will prompt you to dictate the new
name for the landmark in question. After 4 seconds, recording ends with a beep
and message. The system exits configuration mode and announces the current
state.
Upon triggering this option, the system will ask you to set or unset the
current landmark as a possible destination. Press Confirm to set or unset
the landmark as a destination. Upon doing so, the system exits configuration
mode and announces the current state.
This operation can also be achieved while you are recording your
landmark.
When recording the landmark. Press Confirm within 30 seconds after its
creation. Trek will confirm that the landmark has been unset as a possible
destination.
Upon selecting this option, the system prompts you to delete the current
landmark selected. Press Confirm to Delete. Upon doing so,
the system exits configuration mode and announces the current state.
Use the arrows to select the route you wish to modify.
Press Confirm to load the selected route. Use the arrows to select
the operation you wish to perform on the route. Operations include: Rename and
delete.
Press Confirm to trigger the selected operation.
Note regarding Route configuration:
You can directly access Route Settings. To do so, press the Go
To
button, select the desired route, then, press 3. The following options are made
available:
-
Rename
Route
-
Delete Route
Upon selecting this option, a beep will prompt you to dictate the new
name for the route in question. After 4 seconds, recording ends with a beep and
message. The system exits configuration mode and announces the current state.
Upon selecting this option, the system prompts you to delete the
selected route. Press Confirm to Delete. Upon doing so,
the system exits configuration mode and announces the current state.
Upon selecting this option, the system will ask you to select either a
Landmark or Route.
Export landmarks to SD card
Selecting this item will export all your saved landmarks to the
$TREKLandmarks folder of your SD card.
Import landmarks
Selecting this item will import all landmarks found in both the root and
the $TREKLandmarks folder of your SD card.
Delete all landmarks
Selecting this item will delete all landmarks saved on your device. If
you are sure you wish to delete all landmarks, confirm by pressing the Confirm
key.
Export routes to SD card
Selecting this item will export all your saved routes to the $TREKRoutes
folder of your SD card.
Import routes
Selecting this item will import all routes found in both the root and
the $TREKRoutes folder of your SD card.
Delete all routes
Selecting this item will delete all routes saved on your device. If you
are sure you wish to delete all routes, confirm by pressing the # key.
Use the arrows to select which verbosity option you wish to modify.
There are five verbosity options: Point of interest verbosity, Route
information Verbosity, Where am I verbosity, Intersection verbosity, and Reset
verbosity defaults. Press Confirm to select the verbosity
option of your choice.
Upon entering the Point of interest Verbosity settings menu, use the
arrows to cycle through the options and press Confirm to make your
selection. The Point of interest Verbosity settings are as follows:
Not announced (default value). Points of interests are not
announced and no beep is heard when encountered.
Tone. Points of interest are only announced by a beep when
encountered.
Name and direction. Point of interest are announced with beep and
message.
Turns only (default value). The next instruction announces only
intersection where user has to turn.
All instructions. The next instruction announces all
intersections even if user does not need to turn.
Upon entering the Where am I Verbosity settings menu, use the arrows to
cycle through the options and press Confirm to make your selection. The
Where am I Verbosity settings are as follows:
Route status and location. Announces Route Status (if a route is
activated) and Current location.
Route status, heading, location,
intersection or next instruction (default value) (if a route is activated).
Route status, heading, location,
intersection and next instruction (if a route is activated).
Upon entering the Intersection Verbosity settings menu, use the arrows
to cycle through the options and press Confirm to make your selection. The
Intersection Verbosity settings are as follows:
Crossing streets only. Announces Crossing street.
Detailed. Announces intersection description.
Upon entering the Reset verbosity defaults settings menu, you will be
asked confirm that you want to restore default settings by pressing Confirm.
Use the arrows to cycle through the 2 options and press Confirm
to make your selection. The Distance settings are as follows:
Kilometers and meters
Miles and feet (default value)
Miles and yards
Haptic feedback on the Trek is a system through which vibrations are
used to guide you to your destination.
Use the arrows to turn the Haptic Feedback on or off. Confirm your
selection by pressing the Confirm button.
Voice auto-switch is a useful setting for bilingual users living in
countries that have more than one official language. It will determine the navigation
voice when GPS data or instructions received by your Trek are in another
language. Change your current language by pressing and holding the 7 key and select
one of the three following options to determine your Trek’s behaviour when this
situation occurs.
Streets, cities and points of interest; Instructions, streets, cities
and points of interest;
Current voice
Use the arrow keys to select your preference. Confirm your selection by
pressing Confirm.
Use the Arrows to browse through the following information:
Device name and version
Map coverage name and version
Device serial number
Press Confirm to exit the information. The system will announce
current state.
Although the Trek automatically and regularly updates satellite
positions for up to three days, this option lets you update the satellites’
ephemeris information manually for an optimal GPS accuracy for up to two weeks.
You may have to wait up to 2 minutes for the GPS positions to be updated on
your Trek.
When you press the Online button located in the centre
of the top key row, the Trek will switch between the standard bookcase, online bookcase,
and Orientation mode. The airplane mode turns off all wireless
communication from the Trek 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. Note that GPS
still works while in airplane mode. 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 between the online bookcase, the
standard bookcase, and Orientation mode.
When the Trek is connected to a wireless network and has Internet
access, it will access the HumanWare website from the online bookcase. The Trek
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 Trek will immediately
check for any available updates. See chapter 9 (Updating Trek Software) to
learn how to update your Trek wirelessly.
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 Trek, 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 Trek 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.
Whenever an active Wi-Fi connection is available, the Trek 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. From your NFB Newsline bookshelf, you can add a new NFB Newsline
publication by pressing the Go To key and selecting the item “Add
NFB Newsline Publications”. Navigate through the list of publications with keys
2
and 8,
and press the Confirm key to subscribe to the new publication.
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 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. You can choose to make a NFB book persistent by using the “Prevent
auto-deletion of an NFB Newsline issue” option on key 3. To unsubscribe from a
publication, use the “Unsubscribe from an NFB publication” option on key 3.
A confirmation prompt will ask you to confirm before unsubscribing from your
publication, press the Confirm key to confirm or any other
key to cancel. Note that this will remove all books for this publication from
internal memory, including books that were marked as persistent.
From the NFB Newsline configuration menu, you have the option of
choosing how often the Trek 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”.
Bookshare is an online library of copyrighted content for people with
qualifying print disabilities. More information about Bookshare is available
from http://www.bookshare.org
You are able to wirelessly search for books
and download them to the Trek. 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, lowercase, numeric only by pressing the Bookmark key. End your entry
with the Confirm key.
After you have successfully entered your account information, a
Bookshare bookshelf will be added to the online bookcase.
To search for and download books:
·
When on the Bookshare online bookshelf the
search can be done either by pressing the Go To key twice located above
bookshelf key 1 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 search, and category. You can
also search for the most recent or popular books.
·
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.
·
Use keys 2 and 8 to choose the search
criteria followed by the Confirm key. The search text can
then be entered using the multi-tap text entry method. Use the Bookmark
key to toggle between Text and Numeric input types while entering your
text to search. 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.
·
Use keys 4 and 6 to review the search
results. The book synopsis is available when reviewing the list of search results
by pressing the “Where am I” key 5. Only the books available to your
account will show up in the search results.
·
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.
·
To exit the search press the Cancel
key to go back one step or key 1 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.
While reading a downloaded Bookshare book, key 3 can 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.
When the Trek 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
Recordings playlist contains all your radio recordings. This playlist is only available
when there are radio recordings on your device.
The Internet Radio bookshelf also allows you to search for radio stations
by name or genre. The Trek 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:
·
From the Internet Radio online 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 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.
·
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.
·
To search by genre, you can browse the
different genres with keys 2 or 8.
To navigate through and listen to Internet
Radio stations:
·
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.
·
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.
·
Press Play/Stop or Confirm to start
listening to the station.
·
Press Play/Stop again to stop listening to
the station.
·
If you use the 4 or 6 keys while playing a
radio station, the next or previous station will start playing immediately.
·
You may press the Where Am I key 5
to announce additional information about the station.
·
The Bookmark key will allow you to save
the current station to your Favorites after pressing Confirm.
·
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.
·
To export a playlist to your S D card, use key 3
option “Export playlist to S D card” from a selected playlist.
·
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”.
To record internet radio stations:
·
While listening to a radio station, press the Record
button to start recording the radio station.
·
While recording, press Play/Stop to pause your
recording. Press Play/Stop again to resume recording.
·
Press Record again to stop recording the
radio station.
Note: You can add bookmarks and save
your position while recording a radio station simply by pressing the Bookmark
button while recording.
Note: Internet radio recording parameters
are the same as the External Recording parameters. External recording
parameters can be accessed in the Configuration menu, but only when the
standard bookcase is active.
To access, delete, and transfer
internet radio recordings:
·
From the Internet Radio bookshelf, press the 4
and 6
keys until you reach the Internet Radio Recordings playlist.
·
Press Confirm to enter the Internet Radio
Recordings playlist.
·
Press the 4 and 6 keys to scroll through
your radio recordings. Alternatively, you can select a specific recording by
pressing the Go To key followed by the number of the recording, then confirm
by pressing the Confirm key.
·
Press Play/Stop to start listening to your
selected recording.
·
During playback, you can use the bookmark
function in the same way as you would with
any audio track (refer to Chapter 5.3 for detailed instructions on using
bookmarks).
·
You can delete your selected recording by
pressing the 3 key once, followed by the Confirm key. Press the Confirm
key again to confirm deletion.
·
To move an internet radio recording to an S D
card, select the recording you wish to transfer, then press the 3
key twice.
·
Press the Confirm key to move your selected
recording to your S D card, then press the Confirm key again to confirm the transfer.
To delete all Internet radio
recordings:
·
From the Internet Radio bookshelf, press the 4
and 6
keys until you reach the Internet Radio Recordings playlist.
·
Press 3 once, then press Confirm
to delete all your Internet Radio recordings.
To move all Internet radio
recordings to S D:
·
From the Internet Radio bookshelf, press the 4
and 6
keys until you reach the Internet Radio Recordings playlist.
·
Press 3 twice, then press Confirm
to move all Internet radio recordings to your S D card.
Notes: Because the Trek 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.
When the Trek 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:
·
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.
·
From a book, you can also search for references
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.
·
If Wikipedia or Wiktionary articles contain the
word you searched for, you will hear the number of definitions that were found
as well as a short synopsis of the first definition found. You can scroll
through the different definitions by pressing the 4 and 6
keys. You will then be asked if you want to read the complete article. Press Play/Stop
to access the complete article or Cancel to return to your book.
·
While reading Wikipedia or Wiktionary articles,
press Cancel to return to your book.
·
While reading a complete article, you can save it
by pressing the Manage Books key (key 3), followed by Confirm.
·
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).
·
To go directly to a specific file, use the “Go
to File” option on the Go To key.
·
To delete an article from the References bookshelf,
use the Delete function of the Manage Books key (key 3),
followed by Confirm.
·
From the References bookshelf, you can also
move a Wikipedia or Wiktionary article on your SD card with the Move function
of the Manage Books 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.).
When the Trek 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 Trek will automatically download the most recent episodes
from every subscribed podcast feed. The first time you connect your Trek to a
wireless network, it will automatically download the HumanWare podcast, which
shares general information about the Trek and HumanWare. The podcast episodes
that have been downloaded will be available even when the Trek is not connected
to a wireless network.
To search for, download and listen
to online podcasts:
·
A Podcasts bookshelf will automatically be
added to your online bookcase.
·
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 Multi-tap Text Entry method. Use the Bookmark
key to toggle between Text and Numeric input types while entering your
text to search. You can also 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.
·
Use key 5 to read the feed descriptions and
the individual episode descriptions if available.
·
You can also browse the HumanWare suggested podcasts
to search for podcasts.
·
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.
·
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.
·
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 Trek 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 2
and 8.
·
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.
·
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 Trek will automatically start downloading
the most recent episodes in the background. The Trek will tag these episodes as
“new” as they have never been played before. 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 Trek (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 Trek
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 Trek’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 Trek. 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 the option “Unsubscribe from podcast feed”
on key 3.
To delete all episodes from a
podcast feed:
·
From the podcast bookshelf, press on the 4
and 6
keys to select the feed whose episodes you wish to delete.
·
Press the 3 key until you receive the option
to delete all podcasts from the podcast feed.
·
Press the Confirm key to select the option.
·
Press the Confirm key again to delete all
episodes.
To move all episodes of a podcast
feed to an S D card:
·
From the podcast bookshelf, press on the 4
and 6
keys to select the feed whose episodes you wish to move to an S D card.
·
Once the podcast feed is selected, press on the
3
key until you receive the option to move all podcasts from the podcast feed to
the S D card.
·
Press the Confirm key to select the option.
·
Press the Confirm key again to move all
podcasts.
Note: You can only delete or move all episodes of a podcast feed when
you have podcast episodes on your device.
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 http://www.loc.gov/nls/bardnls/.
You are able to wirelessly search for books
and download them to the Trek. They will appear on the NLS BARD online bookshelf.
To activate the NLS BARD online
service:
·
Press the Online button to navigate to the
online bookcase.
·
Press menu key 7 multiple times to
access the NLS BARD menu.
·
Select the item “Add NLS BARD service” using
keys 2
and 8
followed by the Confirm key.
·
Enter your NLS BARD account email address and
password. Passwords are usually case sensitive. You may toggle between
uppercase, lowercase, and numeric only by pressing the Bookmark key. End your
entry with the Confirm key.
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:
·
When on the NLS BARD online 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 Trek. 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.
·
Use keys 2 and 8 to 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.
·
Use keys 4 and 6 to review the search
results. Only the books available to your account will show up in the search
results.
·
Use key 5 to read the book synopsis if
available.
·
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 NLS
BARD online bookshelf and you will be returned to the list of search results
making it easy to download additional books.
·
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.
·
To exit the search press the Cancel
key to go back one step or key 1 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 3
can 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.
When multiple items are selected for download, they will be placed in a
download queue, allowing you to continue using your Trek. A notification will
be sounded when a download is completed. These notifications can be configured
in the General configuration menu.
When the Trek is connected to a wireless network and has Internet
access, it will access the HumanWare website from the online bookcase. The Trek
will check for any available NLS authorization keys (for eligible United States
citizens only). If a key is found for your Trek, it will be downloaded and
installed automatically.
HumanWare may from
time to time offer new versions of the Trek software. There are 2 ways to
update your Trek’s software; wirelessly, or by downloading an update file on
your SD card .
To update your Trek 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 Trek to
a power outlet with the AC power adapter. Access the online bookcase by
pressing the Online button. If the Trek 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 Trek 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 Trek 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 Trek will ask your confirmation to proceed with the update.
Press Confirm to start the update or cancel with any other key.
Again, the Trek will periodically announce the update status in percentage.
Once the update is completed, the Trek will announce the new version number and
power off. You may disconnect the Trek from the power outlet only after it has
powered off.
You can also update
your Trek by downloading a UPG software update file from the HumanWare website.
Copy the UPG file to the root of an SD card.
Connect the Trek 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 Trek will periodically
announce the update status in percentage. Once the update is completed, the
player will power off. You may disconnect the Trek 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 Trek after performing an
upgrade. To upgrade multiple Treks using the same SD card, be sure to remove
the card from the upgraded Trek before turning the Trek 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).
Victor Reader Trek
Specifications:
·
Maximum
SAR Value: 0.90 W/kg
Care
and maintenance
To keep your Trek 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.
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 battery 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 HumanWare or its
authorized distributor.
Susceptibility
to Interference
There may be
temporary degradation of the sound when the Trek 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, which 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.
This radio transmitter has been approved by
Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum
permissible gain indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a
gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly
prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms.
Antenna Information:
Model: 001-0014 LSR 2.4 GHz FlexPIFA
Antenna w/U.FL cable, 100mm
Type: PIFA
Connector: U.FL
Peak Gain (dBi): 2.0
CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B)
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.
1800,
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Canada
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Telephone: 1 (819)
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Toll-free
(Canada & USA): 1 (888) 723-7273
Fax: 1
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E-mail: support@humanware.com
Website: www.humanware.com
By using this product (Victor Reader Trek) 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://www.openssl.org/)
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 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-WB+ 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
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 credentials (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.
WIRELESS
error 15: DOWNLOAD, Error downloading file.
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
contact your local distributor or the manufacturer technical assistance line.
Note:
Warranty terms may periodically change, please consult our website for the
latest information.
Conditions
and Limitations:
No
replacement or repair covered by the warranty will be carried out unless the
unit is accompanied by a copy of the original bill of purchase. 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.