Sensory Solutions PBR, User Manual

Page 1: ...Sensory PBR User s Manual English Manual for Software Version 1 08 14 June 2016 Sensory Solutions Pty Ltd www sensorysolutions co za info sensorysolutions co za ...

Page 2: ...ing the Battery 7 6 Selecting Internal Memory or the MicroSD Card 7 7 File Management 7 8 Listening to DAISY Content 8 9 Reading a Book or Document 9 10 Listening to Audio Files 12 11 Recording and Playing Back the Recorded Files 14 12 System Settings 16 13 Safety Precautions and Basic Troubleshooting 24 14 Specifications 24 ...

Page 3: ...phone which you would need to purchase in your own capacity The device also boasts 8 GB built in storage capacity and also features a MicroSD card slot that will recognise cards from 1 GB to 32 GB turning this nifty little device into a mobile library 2 What s in the Box Please ensure that your Sensory PBR package box contains the following 5 items 1 Sensory PBR 2 USB cable for connection to your ...

Page 4: ...the recording 3 4 3 Below the power and record buttons is a group of 5 keys representing the Up Left Down and Right Arrow keys with a flat round button OK key in the middle of these four keys 3 4 3 1 OK Key Press to enter or select an option that is on focus Under settings pressing it will confirm any new setting When playing pressing it will pause play the file 3 4 3 2 Up Arrow Key In the folder ...

Page 5: ...asting deleting as well as sending the file from the built in memory to the MicroSD card or vice versa 3 4 5 Just below the 2 function buttons mentioned previously there are 3 buttons 3 4 5 1 The Volume Down key is located on the left and is used to decrease the volume level 3 4 5 2 The Volume Up key is located on the right and is used to increase the volume level 3 4 5 3 The Information key is lo...

Page 6: ...will only display recently listened DAISY content 3 4 6 3 The Radio key is located between the Music and Bookmark keys and pressing this key will enable FM radio reception however in order to listen to a radio station the earphones must be connected 4 Main Features Talking compass Listen to DAISY 2 0 and 3 0 formats Supports document files in TXT HTM HTML MHT DOC DOCX ePub PDF Supports audio files...

Page 7: ... Press the Esc key several times until you are prompted to choose from either the internal memory or MicroSD card Use the Up or Down Arrow key to navigate to your preference and press the OK key to view its contents Note When putting in the MicroSD card the front side of the unit should be facing up the angled corner of the card should face downward going into the slot and then slide it in until i...

Page 8: ...Down Arrow key to ensure that your focus is on Add and press the OK key The bookmark will be inserted and you will be alerted to the number of the bookmark 8 2 1 Selecting an Existing Bookmark With focus in the DAISY file press the Bookmark key then scroll up or down until you reach Bookmark List and press the OK key Scroll up or down to the desired bookmark and press the OK key once more and the ...

Page 9: ... to set the value 8 4 Turning Mode While playing a DAISY file you can use the Up or Down Arrow key to get a list of modes to quickly navigate the file After positioning your focus on a turning mode press the Left or Right Arrow key to navigate either to the previous or next item of the mode selected 8 5 Deleting a DAISY File or Folder Navigate to the DAISY file or folder under the main directory t...

Page 10: ...k option press the OK key to accept the deletion 9 4 Electronic Book Settings Press the Menu key when in reading mode to change any of the following settings 9 4 1 Go to Page Use this option to go quickly to a specific page After pressing the OK key on this option use the Up or Down Arrow key to navigate between the values from 0 to 9 Pressing the Right Arrow on any single digit number will presen...

Page 11: ...ou the comfort of listening to a file or book while at the same time listening to some pre installed instrumental music to enhance your listening pleasure This option allows you to control the volume of the background music when listening to a file or book Press the Menu key and then Down Arrow to the option Background Music Volume Use the Right or Left Arrow key to navigate between the different ...

Page 12: ...te between tracks in the music folder It should start playing automatically if not press the OK key 10 2 Play Pause Music During playback of music pressing the OK key will pause play the file The unit supports termination point memory which means that it will pick up and play from where it has stopped playing provided that no other files have been played in between 10 3 Setting Audio File Bookmark...

Page 13: ...he bookmark of your choice and press the OK key The audio file will be opened and playback resumes from that position 10 6 Deleting an Audio Bookmark Open the Bookmark List press the Up or Down Arrow key to navigate to the bookmark that you want to delete press the Menu key and scroll up or down to Delete Bookmark then press the OK key Press the OK key once more to confirm the deletion Press the E...

Page 14: ...on to save a recorded file in either PCM or MP3 format with the latter being of higher quality and of better compression 11 1 Create a Recording Press the Record key located on the top right of the device to begin the recording Press the OK key to pause or resume the recording Press any key to stop the recording 11 2 Playback a Recording Navigate to the main directory using the Esc key Use the Up ...

Page 15: ...urrent date followed by the number of the recording for that date and the appropriate file extension for example the first recording for the date of 27 July 2016 would be something like record20160727_01 mp3 and other subsequent recordings for that date will be identified by the number after the date like _02 mp3 _03 mp3 etc Note These files can be renamed on a computer to better identify them in ...

Page 16: ...ion tries to reduce the noise interference when doing a recording With focus in the Record menu Down Arrow to Noise Cancellation and use the Left or Right Arrow key to move between Enable and Disable Press the OK key to confirm your selection or press the Esc key to cancel the operation 12 System Settings With focus in the main directory of the device press the Menu key to open a list of system se...

Page 17: ...the operation 12 3 4 Automatic Power On You can set the unit to switch on at a designated time within a 24 hour schedule After selecting this option use the Right or Left Arrow key to select the hour and then press the OK key to confirm your selection or press the Esc key to cancel the operation 12 3 5 Automatic Time Announcement To set the automatic announcement of the time at the different inter...

Page 18: ...n for the hour 2 Down Arrow to the Minutes setting press the Right or Left Arrow key to increase or decrease the value 3 Down Arrow to the Enable Disable setting press the Right or Left Arrow key to cycle between Enable and Disable Do not press the OK key as this will save the alarm and then close it 4 Down Arrow to the Recurrent setting press the Right or Left Arrow key to navigate between the da...

Page 19: ...cy another device with FM function can broadcast the contents generated by the Sensory PBR The transmission frequency should be same for both devices Press the Menu key then navigate with the Up or Down Arrow key to FM Transmitter Settings and press the OK key to open it Use the Up or Down Arrow key to select FM Transmit or Transmit Frequency Under FM Transmit press the Right or Left Arrow key to ...

Page 20: ...ows you to set the minute Use the Right or Left Arrow to make your selection After making your selection Down Arrow to the next setting 7 The last setting allows you to record your reminder Press and hold the Record key speak your reminder and then release the Record key when done Press the OK key to save the reminder 12 9 1 2 Delete a Voice Reminder To delete a voice reminder open the Voice Remin...

Page 21: ...nd then press the OK key 7 Press either Up or Down to select 3 and then press the OK key 8 Press either Up or Down to select Point and then press the OK key 9 Press either Up or Down to select 5 10 Press the Menu key repeatedly until you hear Equal To and then press the OK key The device says 12 5 13 5 26 Press the Right Arrow to repeat this information or at any stage to hear the information that...

Page 22: ...ection and started the countdown the device will alert you when the time specified has elapsed and then continue to notify you until the total countdown time has been reached 12 9 4 Compass With focus in the main directory of the device press the Menu key Down Arrow to Tools and press the OK button Down Arrow to Compass and press the OK button once more Press the Esc key to exit out of Compass mod...

Page 23: ...5 Disk Management This option allows you to either format the internal memory of the device or the MicroSD card 12 9 5 1 Format Internal Memory Select this option to format or clear the contents of the internal memory To confirm the format press the Up Arrow Down Arrow Left Arrow and Right Arrow in this order and the format will commence or press the Esc key to cancel the operation 12 9 5 2 Format...

Page 24: ...t work after re initialisation follow the below procedures to reformat it 1 Connect the unit to the computer using the USB cable that was supplied with the device 2 Navigate to the Desktop and open Computer and then select Removable Disk matching the device 3 Press the Application key Down Arrow to Format and press the OK key ensure that FAT32 is selected for the file system 4 Select the Start but...