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5.  Overview of the PTP1. 

 
This chapter gives you an overview of the PLEXTALK PTP1 and its 
main features. 
 

5.1.  Concept of the PTP1. 

 The PLEXTALK PTP1 is a lightweight, pocket-sized, DAISY-
compliant music, voice, and book player/recorder that offers 
revolutionary mobility and ease of use by nearly anyone in business, 
education, and leisure. It is the world's first true crossover media 
recorder/player that bridges a host of applications yet also comes 
packed with features that support unsurpassed accessibility for those 
who are visually impaired or learning disabled. 

5.2.  Features of the PTP1. 

 
The main features of the PLEXTALK PTP1 are as follows: 
 

 Stylish, 

Pocket-size and Lightweight 

  DAISY Book Playback 

  Voice Recording by DAISY Structure 

 Text/HTML 

Contents 

Playback 

by Embedded Text-To-Speech 

Engine 

  Voice Note-Taking Capability 

 MP3 

Music 

Play 

  Support removable 32 GB SD cards and USB flash memory 

  Media transfer by USB without PC 

  High Quality Microphone and Speaker Built-In 

  Plug-In Power for External Microphone 

 Battery 

Rechargeable 

via AC adapter and USB 

 

Summary of Contents for PTP 1

Page 1: ...2 PTP 1 User s Guide 2008 Shinano Kenshi Co Ltd...

Page 2: ...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 int...

Page 3: ...l apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numerique de la class...

Page 4: ...u get in the box 19 6 3 Description of the unit 21 6 4 Insert the battery 24 6 5 Connecting the PLEXTALK to the mains for charging 25 6 6 Turning PLEXTALK on and off 25 6 7 Key lock key function 26 6...

Page 5: ...forwards by 5 seconds 48 11 11 Fast forward or fast rewind 48 11 12 Using the time jump feature 49 11 13 Getting information about the item being played 11 14 Using bookmarks 50 12 Playing DAISY title...

Page 6: ...modes and sound quality 85 16 10 Basic technique of recording 86 16 11 Turning the recording monitor on and off 87 17 Creating a DAISY title 89 17 1 Basics of recording in DAISY format 89 17 2 Technic...

Page 7: ...itles 104 20 2 Backing up Music CDs 107 20 3 Erasing CD RW discs 20 4 Erasing a CF card 111 20 5 Erasing unnecessary audio files in a DAISY title 21 Using PLEXTALK as a CD or memory card drive 113 21...

Page 8: ...9 23 3 Managing PTR2 memory Appendix A Main specifications 120 Appendix B Menu hierarchy 128 Appendix C Trouble shooting 139 Appendix D Glossary 149 Index 159...

Page 9: ...Y format and to digital recording it is recommended that you read through the guide sequentially learning as you go If you are an advanced user or have had experience of using the PLEXTALK you may wis...

Page 10: ...11 restrictions the safety information and issues relating to looking after your PLEXTALK properly...

Page 11: ...s with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further Shinano Kenshi Co Ltd reserves the right to rev...

Page 12: ...n about your rights contact your legal advisor Under no circumstances will Shinano Kenshi be responsible for the consequences of any illegal copying performed using PLEXTALK 2 3 2 Music CDs Copies of...

Page 13: ...ipped with the appropriate software 3 2 Main features of DAISY The main features of the DAISY format are as follows Compression of information with high levels of compression available it is possible...

Page 14: ...from the book for example for a glossary or index If listening to the book on a pc the text will appear on screen and the reader will be able to search for words within the text Type 4 Audio and full...

Page 15: ...and sub sections there might be 3 levels used Level 1 for chapters Level 2 for sections and Level 3 for sub sections Once the book has been created the levels of navigation are fixed and cannot be al...

Page 16: ...means that when you go to a page in the finished DAISY book you will always be at the top of the page when it starts to play 3 4 4 Groups The group marker can be used to identify items in the book th...

Page 17: ...next A section is generally made up of a number of phrases but can have as few as one phrase Each section will have a heading and an associated navigation level Do not get confused between sections i...

Page 18: ...ns yet also comes packed with features that support unsurpassed accessibility for those who are visually impaired or learning disabled 5 2 Features of the PTP1 The main features of the PLEXTALK PTP1 a...

Page 19: ...ed to denote an additional information a tip of important point that not mentioned before Generally these are listed after the instructions for reference purpose REMINDER A reminder is used for your r...

Page 20: ...1 1 SD Card 2GB NOTE The specification of the supplied card may differ from the one specified in the guide 1 AC adaptor 1 Rechargeable battery 1 Stereo headphone 1 USB cable long for connecting to a c...

Page 21: ...rating position Keep the unit in this position as the physical layout is described 6 3 1 Front surface The grill that you used to orientate the unit is where the internal speaker and the built in micr...

Page 22: ...vigation speed and tone or cancel operation Downside key is Down key used for selecting level down for navigation speed and tone or enter operation Left side key is Left key used for arrow left or mov...

Page 23: ...e socket and centre is for headphone socket All sockets take 3 5mm diameter stereo jack plug At left corner there are small holes for strap 6 3 3 Left surface The left side of slot is for SD card 6 3...

Page 24: ...eplace the battery do the following Turn off the power and remove adopter Face down the player Make sure two small projections are up Press square button on the bottom of the player During pressing th...

Page 25: ...ndicate that the unit is powering up with illuminating LED in orange A different musical sound indicates ready to use with illuminating LED in green Press and hold power key again to turn off hold key...

Page 26: ...ing the power switch To apply the lock push up the Key Lock switch of PLEXTALK If PLEXTALK is on it will say Key Lock on No speech will be heard if PLEXTALK is off To unlock PLEXTALK pull down the Key...

Page 27: ...ed to move switch to the right side and release the lock 6 9 The User s Guide DAISY CD The User s Guide CD which has been included in your package contains the following items User s Guide in DAISY fo...

Page 28: ...onnect to a mains power supply for at least 24 hours If PLEXTALK is not to be used for over a month remove the battery and store it in a cool place with low humidity The battery life depends on how fr...

Page 29: ...design of your PLEXTALK you should refer to Section 6 3 before reading this chapter 8 1 Basic control of the unit PLEXTALK can be turned on by pushing the power key After a short pause PLEXTALK will...

Page 30: ...card you must ensure that the unit is turned off If you do not do this you may cause damage to the card contents Check the current time on the internal clock by pressing and holding down the Informati...

Page 31: ...igation options for the current DAISY book Use the Left or Right key to move back or forward on the selected navigation option You can switch from the SD card to the USB by using the title key and the...

Page 32: ...key twice and then a number between 1 and 65000 Then press and hold down the Record key whilst you record the appropriate message When the Record key is released the voice bookmark is inserted To go...

Page 33: ...one device to another cuts out extraneous noises You should connect to the other device using audio cable connecting to the other device s headphone socket and PLEXTALK s line in socket When you conn...

Page 34: ...the Select recording mode option mentioned in the previous paragraph Select this option by pressing the Play Stop key and proceed as before In either case you then need to select your preferred sound...

Page 35: ...en to how the recording sounds whilst recording When recording from the built in microphone or an external microphone you must be using headphones for this feature to work 8 4 Editing a DAISY recordin...

Page 36: ...rase selected title option Confirm the action by pressing the Enter key when asked by PLEXTALK 9 Introduction to the menu system A number of the features of PLEXTALK are accessed through the built in...

Page 37: ...te or play NOTE Access to some of the above menu items will depend on the type of operation and media that you are working with at that time The PLEXTALK will not let you access features that are not...

Page 38: ...level menu to which you have moved will be spoken Pressing the Up key when at the Main Menu level will exit completely from the menu system To exit immediately from the menu system from any level in...

Page 39: ...r 5 key PLEXTALK will announce current date and time Select Time setting option from menu PLEXTALK will ask you to input the day with 4 digits for year Use the Number Pad to enter the current year wit...

Page 40: ...ntered will then be spoken back to you 10 2 Selecting a preferred waiting sound When PLEXTALK is busy such as when it is accessing or erasing a media it plays a sound to indicate that it is carrying o...

Page 41: ...42 PLEXTALK will confirm your selection has been made and you will automatically be exited from the menu system...

Page 42: ...e features mentioned in this chapter as you progress If you wish to do this insert a SD card into PLEXTALK s SD card slot as detailed in Section 6 9 before reading any further CAUTION PLEXTALK is only...

Page 43: ...has played to the end will cause the book or album to commence playback from the beginning again 11 3 Changing the playback volume REMINDER The Volume switch is upper switch on the right side of PLEXT...

Page 44: ...ld down either of the volume keys you will hear an initial beep but no further beeps until PLEXTALK reaches the highest or lowest possible setting You will however hear the playback volume increase or...

Page 45: ...OTE Each time you make an adjustment a beep will be heard A higher pitched beep indicates the top or bottom of the available range and a lower pitched beep indicates the normal speed position NOTE Pre...

Page 46: ...time when you are not already in the Main Menu system To use the Navigation Menu do the following Assuming that you are not recording or already in the Main Menu system use the Up or Down keys to mov...

Page 47: ...until your desired media is announced If no disc or card is inserted PLEXTALK will say No card or No USB respectively Assuming that there is a SD card or USB present if you want to play from where it...

Page 48: ...o heading or Go to track depending on the type of data you are using This will be followed by a verbal reminder that the Enter key can be pressed at this point to go to the beginning if you want Press...

Page 49: ...mply press the Play Stop key 11 12 Using the time jump feature In addition to the jump backwards and forwards features mentioned above you can jump backwards and forwards by 1 minute and 10 minute jum...

Page 50: ...mbered bookmarks in each title or album Each bookmark is assigned a unique number in the range 1 to 65000 If you try to exceed the 10000 limit the oldest bookmark is automatically deleted before the n...

Page 51: ...Enter key to confirm or the Cancel key to clear your entry If you try to assign the same number as an existing bookmark PLEXTALK gives you the chance to overwrite the existing bookmark or assign a dif...

Page 52: ...s and hold down the Record key and speak your voice annotation Release the Record key when you have finished PLEXTALK will confirm that the voice bookmark has been set NOTE The built in microphone is...

Page 53: ...voice bookmark you wish to go to using the Number Pad Press the Enter key to confirm or the Cancel key to clear your entry When a valid bookmark number has been entered PLEXTALK will go to the locatio...

Page 54: ...by the time sequence that they appear in the title album or file For example assume you have randomly assigned bookmarks with numbers from 1 to 10 throughout your title album or file and you are curr...

Page 55: ...essing the Play Stop key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Clear all bookmarks in current title option and select it by pressing the Enter key PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm this action If you...

Page 56: ...by pressing the Play Stop key Use the Left or Right key to select either Voice bookmark on or Voice bookmark off and press the Play Stop key to confirm your choice PLEXTALK will confirm the action by...

Page 57: ...ting heading page and title information To find out information about the titles on the SD card or USB and about the headings or pages in the current title whether PLEXTALK is playing or not do the fo...

Page 58: ...les As you move your selection you will first hear the number of the title in the media you have selected prior to first phrase of the title If you wish to play the selected title press the Play Stop...

Page 59: ...o go to your desired level of navigation for example Level 1 or Level 2 Press the Left key to move backwards to the previous heading on the selected level PLEXTALK will move to the heading and playbac...

Page 60: ...o navigate pages sequentially do the following Use the Up or Down key to go to the Page option on the Navigation Menu Press the Left key to move backwards to the previous page PLEXTALK will move back...

Page 61: ...all headings as well as groups To move backwards or forwards a group at a time do the following Use the Up or Down key to go to the Group option on the Navigation Menu Use the Left key to move backwa...

Page 62: ...and say End of title NOTE Phrase jumping only works when listening to a DAISY title NOTE Sometimes depending on how long you let the phrase play for you may need to press the Back key twice quickly t...

Page 63: ...will be spoken Use the Left or Right key to go to your preferred playing mode and select it by pressing the Play Stop key Your selection will be made and the menu system will be exited automatically...

Page 64: ...D DA and this can affect their playing even on a CD ROM based player such as PLEXTALK 13 1 Track navigation Navigating to tracks is very similar to heading or page navigation You can either go to trac...

Page 65: ...k you will move to the start of the current track If you move back a second time within 3 seconds you will move to the previous track 13 2 Selecting a playback mode As for a DAISY title when playing a...

Page 66: ...Play Stop key The currently selected playing mode will be spoken Use the Left or Right key to go to your preferred playing mode and select it by pressing the Play Stop key Your selection will be made...

Page 67: ...such as Memory Stick or MMC will cause a malfunction and should not be used NOTE PLEXTALK cannot be used to record or edit audio files on SD cards or USB 14 1 About audio files This section gives you...

Page 68: ...he files in the order of their file names In this case numbers take precedence over alphabetical characters For example if one file is called 123ABC and a second file is called ABC the file 123ABC wil...

Page 69: ...the SD card or USB information Restrictions when recording When creating an Audio Files in SD card or USB media you should only use a blank SD card or media to record on Do not create a DAISY title o...

Page 70: ...tch to the track you selected and playback will start automatically If you have entered an invalid track number the guide speech will speak an error message To navigate tracks sequentially do the foll...

Page 71: ...er key to confirm or the Cancel key to clear your entry When you have entered a valid album number and pressed the Enter key PLEXTALK will switch to the album you selected If you have entered an inval...

Page 72: ...albums all albums will be repeated sequentially until playback is stopped Shuffle repeat the files in all the album will be continuously played in random order until playback is stopped In order to se...

Page 73: ...d to plug in the AC adaptor and switch on the main power If you do not plug in the AC adaptor PLEXTALK will shut down automatically when the battery level drops below a certain point CAUTION If the ba...

Page 74: ...ur PLEXTALK is still powered on you should remove the battery and replace it as detailed in Section 6 4 15 4 Sleep timer function The Sleep Timer feature enables you to specify an amount of time after...

Page 75: ...p to 2 hours Press the Play Stop key to confirm 15 4 2 Cancelling the sleep timer To cancel the sleep timer do the following Press the Power key once PLEXTALK will tell you that the sleep timer is cur...

Page 76: ...ut socket 16 1 Recording hardware Your PLEXTALK is supplied with basic the accessories that you require to make an initial recording either direct into PLEXTALK or from external sources such as tape r...

Page 77: ...headphone with 3 5 millimetre diameter stereo mini jack plugs is included With the use of stereo headphones Audio FIles and recorded materials can be listened to in stereo using your PLEXTALK During r...

Page 78: ...EXTALK and that there is no external source connected to the microphone or line in sockets PLEXTALK will behave in the ways detailed below 16 3 1 Inserting blank SD cards When you insert a blank SD ca...

Page 79: ...ht key to go to the Media Management option and select it by pressing the Play Stop key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Media and title Information option and select it by pressing the Enter ke...

Page 80: ...ected in the recording If using an external microphone try not to handle the microphone more than necessary because your hand movements will be detected Use a microphone stand or try resting the micro...

Page 81: ...Guide speech during recording can be turned off or on as follows Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Right key to go to the Recording settings option and select it by pres...

Page 82: ...fault input source automatically To record from devices such as tape recorders Music CD players and radios you should change external input as line in by menu and connect to PLEXTALK through the exter...

Page 83: ...ut source do the following Press the menu key to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Right key to go to the Recording settings option and select it by pressing the Play Stop key Use the Left or Right...

Page 84: ...follows Press the Menu key to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Right key to go to the Recording settings option and select it by pressing the Play Stop key Use the Left or Right key to go to the...

Page 85: ...ial with the auto gain control ON you may not get the recording quality you want In this situation redo your recording with the auto gain control off and adjust the recording level manually CAUTION Wh...

Page 86: ...escribes how PLEXTALK functions when you are making a recording The information applies to making recordings in any format In terms of recording PLEXTALK has 3 main states These are Recording stand by...

Page 87: ...u need to Every second time you press the Record key PLEXTALK will pause recording Every other time you press the Record key PLEXTALK will start recording again NOTE In Normal mode when you start reco...

Page 88: ...nounce which setting is active NOTE In order to avoid acoustic feedback when recording using the internal microphone or an external microphone you will only be able to control the recording monitor wh...

Page 89: ...shed it is suggested that you consider using the SD card that was supplied with PLEXTALK 17 1 Basics of recording in DAISY format In Chapter 16 you learned that PLEXTALK has 3 recording states recordi...

Page 90: ...ferences lectures and classrooms where the background noise is expected to be high Audio for recording from audio devices such as CD players Analogue cassette for recording from analogue cassettes Rad...

Page 91: ...Record Key or when input audio is detected Background noise level of input sound If you are recording in a low noise environment such as a studio use the low setting If your recording environment is n...

Page 92: ...on setting No setting Time to auto stop recording when no sound 1 minute Timing of start recording When detect the sound Background noise level of input sound Normal 28 dB Record speed setting Normal...

Page 93: ...on the sound quality setting you select The higher the sound quality the less recording time Below are listed the approximate recording times you can expect to get with 5 media types PCM 44 1 kHz ste...

Page 94: ...ngs the processes of selecting a recording mode and a sound quality are part of the same procedure There are 2 ways to do this You can either select a recording mode and sound quality setting before o...

Page 95: ...setting after going into recording stand by do the following Press the Record key once and PLEXTALK will go into recording stand by Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Left or Rig...

Page 96: ...Play Stop key Use the Left or Right key to go to the Custom option and select it by pressing the Play Stop key PLEXTALK will then offer you a chance to select a sound quality setting from the 6 option...

Page 97: ...uted when recording starts You can however recall the level monitor at any time during recording in order to adjust or check the recording level Whilst in recording pause or during recording do the fo...

Page 98: ...card NOTE If voice guidance during recording is set to Guidance off you will not hear any of the above information during recording You will still hear the information in the recording stand by and r...

Page 99: ...cording recommences Whilst still in recording pause you can cancel the heading by pressing the Goto key a second time PLEXTALK will say Cancel heading XX NOTE In all the above items XX is the number o...

Page 100: ...et by saying Set heading XX where XX is the number of the heading that has just been set NOTE Headings in the recording will be renumbered automatically from the beginning NOTE The heading marker will...

Page 101: ...ond title and so on In order to create a new title on the SD card do the following Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Number 4 or 6 key to go to the Edit option and select it by p...

Page 102: ...K will behave as if the CD or CF card is blank 17 10 Finalising a DAISY format The finalisation process converts a recorded title into a DAISY format that can be played on DAISY hardware players other...

Page 103: ...progress of the finalisation process by pressing any key on PLEXTALK at any time After a while DAISY finalisation will be complete and PLEXTALK will say Finished CAUTION If the battery runs down duri...

Page 104: ...ails media that can handle by PLEXTALK and how to backup a variety of data 18 1 1 Available Media PLEXTALK can accesses to following medias Internal memory for Voice notes recording You can record pla...

Page 105: ...internal memory to CD card Insert a SD card with sufficient free space Navigate PLEXTALK to the Voice note by pressing Title key Press the 9 key once to access the Backup PLEXTALK will then ask you to...

Page 106: ...ill start When the process is complete PLEXTALK will say Finished NOTE You cannot back up to external USB CD DVD drive NOTE If there is not enough space available in the destination external storage P...

Page 107: ...for a DAISY for further information 18 3 3 Backup time for a DAISY Backing up a CD of approximately 600MB capacity from external USB CD DVD drive to SD card will take around 25 minutes Backing up 600...

Page 108: ...ty NOTE The backup time will depend on the size of the source title See the next section called for further information 18 4 2 Backup Music to SD card To backup Music from external USB storage to SD c...

Page 109: ...on 18 4 3 Backup time for a Music CD For the range of available sample rates or bit rates the approximates are given below backup times Backing up about 70 minutes of audio from a Music CD to a SD car...

Page 110: ...or the Cancel key to abort If you choose to continue the backup process will start When the process is complete PLEXTALK will say Finished NOTE You cannot back up to external USB CD DVD drive NOTE If...

Page 111: ...nd select it by pressing the Enter key Use the Number 4 or 6 key to go to the SD card format option and select it by pressing the Enter key PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you wish to continue w...

Page 112: ...ish to continue with the formatting process Press the Enter key again to continue or the Cancel key to abort If you choose to continue the formatting process will start When the process is complete PL...

Page 113: ...D card Transfer audio files in Mp3 or Wave formats from a PC to a SD card and listen to them using PLEXTALK NOTE To use PLEXTALK as an external memory card drive your PC s operating system must be Win...

Page 114: ...you need to disconnect PLEXTALK from a PC choose the appropriate procedure below according to your PCs operating system CAUTION When PLEXTALK is connected to a PC as an external memory card drive you...

Page 115: ...note Release the key when you are finished You can record up to 1 minutes and 200 times NOTE You cannot record a continual voice note that lasts for more than 1 minute When you exceed 1 minute PLEXTA...

Page 116: ...voice notes to SD card Please refer to 18 2 Backing up Voice note 18 20 Insert a SD card with sufficient free space Navigate PLEXTALK to the Voice note by pressing Title key Press the 9 key once to ac...

Page 117: ...abort If you choose to continue the erasing process will start When the process is complete PLEXTALK will say erased NOTE If you erase all voice notes PLEXTALK will also say No voice note after erasin...

Page 118: ...Reset PLEXTALK to factory defaults If for any reason you need to set all the PLEXTALK settings back to their factory defaults this can be achieved very simply This section details what the default set...

Page 119: ...for group Stop all structure 21 2 2 Resetting factory defaults To reset all settings back to the factory defaults do the following Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu Use the Number 4 or 6...

Page 120: ...12cm CDs 8cm CD and irregularly shaped CDs such as the business card type will cause a malfunction and should not be used Playable contents Books conforming to DAISY 2 02 and DAISY 2 0 standards Music...

Page 121: ...1 type B CF card slot Compact Flash Association card Type I and Type II Clock precision Approximately 60 seconds per month Electric Electric Power Source AC adaptor AC 100 V to 240 V 50 or 60 Hz Dime...

Page 122: ...eaker Output impedance 8 ohm Output voltage 150mW Build in Microphone Mode Electric condenser microphone Record Level LED Under level Low 25 dB from peak Proper level Good 12 dB from peak Over level H...

Page 123: ...e 80 700MB NOTE All times are approximate Music CD CD DA 80 minutes DAISY PCM 44 1KHz stereo 65 minutes DAISY PCM 22 05kHz mono 4 3 hours DAISY MP3 256kbps stereo 6 hours DAISY MP3 128kbps stereo 11 h...

Page 124: ...playing 7 hours Music CD CD DA format CD recording 2 5 hours Music CD CD DA format CD playing 4 hours NOTE The charging time and operating time vary depending on the ambient temperature and working c...

Page 125: ...read or write 12Mbps USB1 1 Access time Random Typical 120ms Full stroke Typical 270ms Buffer 2MB Uncorrectable error rates Mode1 and Mode2 Form1 Less than 1 in 10 E12 Mode2 Form2 and CD Audio Less t...

Page 126: ...Y recording Data CD R Verbatim TDK TAIYO YUDEN or Maxell Data CD RW Verbatim Ricoh Multi speed or High speed For Music recording Audio CD R TDK TAIYO YUDEN or Maxell Audio CD RW TDK Recommended CF Car...

Page 127: ...crophone must be used under the usage of the condenser microphone If it is not used in this way or if the microphone is not used properly it may be damaged or broken Please read the microphone instruc...

Page 128: ...menu items are marked with a dash sign and are indented once from the left margin Fourth level items are marked with a less than sign and are indented twice from the left margin Voice prompts that ar...

Page 129: ...Select beginning of a section Enter key Select end of a section Enter key Cut section Are you sure Enter key Finished Copy section Enter key Select beginning of a section Enter key Select end of a sec...

Page 130: ...elected album PCM 44 1kHz stereo Enter key Back up the selected album Are you sure Enter key Finished MP3 256k stereo Enter key Back up the selected album Are you sure Enter key Finished MP3 128k ster...

Page 131: ...to CF card when CD selected Enter key Back up desired title from disc to card Are you sure Enter key Finished BACKUP CF card to disc when CF card selected DAISY Format Enter key Back up the selected t...

Page 132: ...30 seconds 1 minute 2 minutes 3 minutes 4 minutes 5 minutes Change the record speed setting Normal speed Double speed Switch over the guidance while recording Guidance on Guidance off Select input de...

Page 133: ...hoices as Standard Custom Select sound quality PCM 44 1kHz stereo see note MP3 256k stereo see note MP3 128k stereo see note MP3 64k mono MP3 32k mono MP3 16k mono Auto section setting No setting 1 se...

Page 134: ...Guidance off Select input device Build in microphone External microphone Line in NOTE If you select PCM 44 1KHz stereo MP3 256k stereo or MP3 128k stereo as the sound quality you will be unable to rec...

Page 135: ...marks in current title Enter key Clear Are you sure Enter key Cleared Clear all bookmarks Enter key Clear Are you sure Enter key Cleared POWER ON TIMER Power on timer 1 When Power on timer is not set...

Page 136: ...ng date Input date with 4 digits Input year Input time with 4 digits Yearly Input date with 4 digits Input time with 4 digits Monthly Input date Input time with 4 digits Daily Input time with 4 digits...

Page 137: ...nalize CD Additional recording and editing enabled No additional recording and editing Erase CD RW Erase Card Search for edited information in the disc Erase unnecessary audio file CONTROL PANEL Clear...

Page 138: ...0 minutes Notepad 20 minutes Voice bookmark 5 minutes Notepad 25 minutes Voice bookmark 0 minutes Notepad 30 minutes Select moving behaviour for group Stop all structure Stop the group only Select mov...

Page 139: ...PLEXTALK will not shut down and no keys can be operated Possible cause Unknown error Solution Pulling the Power On Off switch towards the front for more than 10 seconds If this does not work remove t...

Page 140: ...level cannot be adjusted Possible cause You are recording using the built in microphone Solution Change the input source by connecting to the External Microphone or the Line In socket Symptom PLEXTALK...

Page 141: ...rted card Possible cause The CF card has been formatted with an unsupported file system Solution Insert a CF card which has been formatted as FAT or FAT32 Voice Guide Page does not exist Possible caus...

Page 142: ...lect Bookmark with the Number 2 or 8 Key and then move back or forward with the Number 4 or 6 Key Voice Guide Read error Possible cause Title can t be played back Solution Press the Number 4 or 6 key...

Page 143: ...ed with an unsupported file system Solution Insert a CF card which has been formatted as FAT or FAT32 Voice Guide Page does not exist Solution Specify a valid page Press and hold down the Page key to...

Page 144: ...o File CD a rented DAISY CD from a library a Multi volume DAISY CD or a PDTB CD a Protected Digital Talking Book Solution You are unable to edit these discs Voice Guide No undo object Possible cause Y...

Page 145: ...re than 12 digits Solution The maximum number of digits you can input is 12 digits Errors when using media management Voice Guide Unable to finalise in this disc Possible cause 1 You are trying to fin...

Page 146: ...LEXTALK Symptom Cannot write Possible cause 1 A type of CD other than a recommended brand is being used Solution Use recommended CDs Refer to the Recommended CD R CD RW section in Appendix A Possible...

Page 147: ...r CD RW discs that have been written to by PLEXTALK Possible cause 3 The CD R or CD RW was written using Disc at once or was closed after writing by Track at once Solution You are unable to add data t...

Page 148: ...nserted upside down Solution Eject the CD and reinsert it the correct way up Symptom There is some noise when reading Possible cause 1 A bad quality disc has been inserted Solution Use a different dis...

Page 149: ...Auto section setting PLEXTALK contains a setting for automatic section division When input is silent for the specified number of seconds PLEXTALK automatically creates a section at that point To use...

Page 150: ...CD Digital Audio Music CDs that play on audio equipment are saved in this format CD R CD R is short for Compact Disc Recordable It refers to a writable CD which can be written only once You cannot era...

Page 151: ...In a condenser microphone a voltage is applied between electrodes changing the microphone s electrostatic capacity and converting sound to an electrical signal This means that a condenser microphone r...

Page 152: ...ou can record by connecting a variety of commercially available external microphones Microphones are generally classified into two types dynamic and condenser Finalise CD The Finalise CD process makes...

Page 153: ...ifying such things as chapters sections and sub sections in the recording When the structure has been created the user can bypass information that they do not wish to read at that time Line in or line...

Page 154: ...e to single session discs which are CD R or RWs on which only one session is written Multi title disc Recorded books in which multiple titles are compiled on a single CD Multi volume disc This is a DA...

Page 155: ...TALK cannot record to a CD RW that has been erased using the Quick Erase method Redo Redo is used to return to the operation that was cancelled by an Undo command PLEXTALK allows you to reverse up to...

Page 156: ...until the Close session process has occurred Single session CD R and CD RW discs on which only one session is written Compare this with a multi session CD Special pages This is a DAISY feature that al...

Page 157: ...ailable capacity remaining Undo Undo is used to return to the playback position prior to moving PLEXTALK allows you to reverse up to 20 past movements that used the Heading Key the Page Key the Bookma...

Page 158: ...ct copy of the original song or audio track Wave files can have various qualities of sound depending on how they are created or saved but the most common is 44 1KHz 16 Bit stereo This is equivalent to...

Page 159: ...160 Index...

Page 160: ...141 149 227 CD R RW 11 41 105 106 201 CF card 41 64 69 92 171 Charging 29 36 200 Compulsory power off 100 Connecting to a PC 175 176 Copying phrases 159 Copying sections 136 Creating a new title 140 C...

Page 161: ...52 106 203 226 227 MP3 92 228 Music CD 11 89 143 144 149 167 225 Normal mode 22 151 152 Notepad 185 195 Ogg Vorbis 64 92 Overwrite recording 157 Page 15 29 55 82 84 129 130 Pasting phrases 160 Pasting...

Page 162: ...ation 134 Section 15 16 135 136 137 138 Section level 163 Simple bookmark 74 75 77 78 Sleep timer 100 101 Specification 197 Splitting phrases 160 Switch the USB destination 174 System properties 193 T...

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