Amedia YMB User manual

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Basic
1.1． Preparation ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3
1.2． Preparation ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3
1.3． Scan a Printed Material ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4
1.4． Toggle Reading ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5
1.5． Navigate in a Document ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 5
1.6． Change Reading Speed ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6
1.7． When You Get Lost ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6
1.8． Listen to CD or DVD ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 7
Chapter 2. How to Read Various Types of Printed Material
2.1． How to Correctly Place the Material to Read ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 8
・In Case of Books ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 8
・In Case of Invoices and Receipts ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 9
・In Case of Newspapers ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 10
2.2． How to Use Page Correction ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 11
Chapter 3. Preservation and Management of Printed Material
3.1． How to Read Previously Scanned Contents ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 12
・How to Go to a Certain Page ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 12
・How to Move to a Document ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 13
3.2． How to Delete the Acquired Contents ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 14
3.3． How to Use YMB's Documents with a PC ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 15
3.4． How to Use Bookmarks ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 16
3.5． How to Go to a Specified Document or Page ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 17
Chapter 4. How to Listen to the Contents of a CD, DVD Or USB Drive
4.1． How to Change YMB's Operating Modes ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 18
4.2． Flow of the CD/USB Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 20
4.3． How to Listen to an Audio CD ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 21
4.4． How to Listen to a DAISY Book ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 22
4.5． How to Watch a DVD Video ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 23
・Operations in the DVD Menu ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 23
・How to Switch Audio Tracks and Subtitles ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 24
4.6． How to Listen to the Contents of a Data CD Or a Data USB Drive ・・・・・・・・・・・・ 25
Chapter 5. How to Use YMB as a Magnifier
5.1． Connecting a Screen to YMB ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 26
・How to Connect a PC screen ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 26
・Switching on YMB ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 27
・How to Change the Size of Characters ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 27
・How to Change Display Colors ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 27
5.2． How to Display Magnified Acquired Images ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 28
・How to Change Magnification ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 29
・How to Change Image Color/Contrast ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 29

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5.3． How to Read Multimedia DAISY Books ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 30
Chapter 6. Functions for Advanced Users
6.1． Multiple Page Scan ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 31
6.2． Advanced Text Management ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 33
・Creation of a New Document ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 33
・How to Name a Document ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 34
・Text Search ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 35
・How to Search for Numbers Appearing in a Document ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 35
・Page Moving ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 36
6.3． Scanner Calibration ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 37
6.4． Changing YMB Settings ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 38
・Recognition Language ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 38
・Document Export Format ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 39
・Scan Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 39
・Date and Time Settings ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 39
Chapter 7. Troubleshooting
・YMB Does Not Turn On ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 40
・No Sound Comes Out of YMB ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 40
・Nothing Appears on the Screen ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 40
・It Does Not Read CDs Or DVDs ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 41
・The Scan Quality is Poor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 41
・YMB Does Not Turn Off ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 42
Appendix A. Key Operation List ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 43
Appendix A-1. Key Operations in Text Reading Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 43
Appendix A-2. Key Operations in Magnifier Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 46
Appendix A-3. Key Operations in CD/USB Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 47
Appendix B. Key Operations in Advanced Menu ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 49
Appendix B-1. Advanced Menu in Reading Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 49
Appendix B-2. Advanced Menu in CD/USB Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 50
Appendix C. List of Configuration Items ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 51
Appendix C-1. Configuration Items in Reading/Magnifier Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 51
Appendix C-2. Configuration Items in CD/USB Mode ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 53
Appendix D. List of File Formats Supported by YMB ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 54
Glossary 55

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Chapter 1. Basics
In this chapter, we cover the basic usage of this reading machine.
1.1. Preparation
Before using "YMB", pull out the keypad that is stored in the hollow part on the front panel.
1.2. Start and Shutdown
Press the power button on the front panel to boot up "YMB". When the power is on, you can hear a
subtle noise of a fan from the rear side of the machine. It takes about one minute for the machine to
be fully initialized. When it's ready, it plays a startup jingle. To turn off the machine, press the power
button again.

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Caution
Always use the power button to shutdown the machine. Unplugging the power cord while
the power is on might cause damage to the machine. Do not press and hold the power
button. The machine may take some time before shutdown to properly finish processing.
Speakers
"YMB" has a built-in speaker. You can adjust the audio volume with the volume dial on the front
panel. The headphone jack is also located on the front panel.
1.3. Scan a Printed Material
To scan and read a printed material, first open the scanner lid and place the material with its face
down. Then close the scanner lid.

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Operation
To scan and read a material, press the Scan (Enter) Key twice. The Scan (Enter) Key is a
longer key located at the bottom right corner of the keypad. The image scanner scans the
document and reading starts after a few seconds.
Tips
In YMB, certain operations require two consecutive keypresses. This allows you to search
and find the key for a desired function without committing any action. At the first keypress,
it simply explains the function of that key without executing it. At the second keypress, it
performs the actual operation. When the second key is not pressed in a certain time, the
operation is timed out.
YMB always announces what it does before actually executing it, so that you can try
various keys to get the feel.
1.4. Toggle Reading
YMB continues reading the scanned material until it reaches the end of the page.
Operation
To pause reading, press the Pause/Resume (5) Key at the center of the middle row. This
key always works with one press. When it's pressed again, it resumes the reading.
1.5. Navigate in a Document
Surrounding the Pause/Resume (5) Key, there are Up, Down, Left and Right keys. These keys are
used to navigate through documents.
Operation
To move to the next word, press the Right key. To move to the previous word, press the
Left key.
To move to the next sentence or previous sentence, press the Down or Up keys.

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As a general rule in YMB, Left and Right keys move a short amount, while Up and Down keys move a
longer amount. Up and Down keys are also used for choosing a menu item.
1.6. Change Reading Speed
You can change the reading speed with the Minus Key.
Operation
To increase the reading speed, press the Minus Key once. After the second keypress,
every consecutive keypress increases the speed. When it reaches the maximum speed, it
goes back to the lowest (slowest).
By default, the reading speed is set to level 3.
1.7. When You Get Lost
When you get lost, you can always use the Plus Key to get a report about the current status or
position.
Operation
To know the current position in a document, press the Plus Key once.
The Cancel (Tab) Key is located at the top left corner on the keypad. This key is often used for
canceling a significant operation.
Operation
To cancel the ongoing operation and go back to the previous state, press the Cancel (Tab)
Key once. YMB aborts the current operation and goes back to an appropriate state.

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1.8. Listen to CD or DVD(※Screen is required when playing DVD)
YMB has a built-in CD/DVD player. The CD tray is located at the bottom of the hollow on the front
panel.
To listen to CD or DVD, press the eject button attached at the middle of the tray. The tray will be
unlocked and open ajar. Pull the tray out and place the disk at the spinner so that it does not move.
Push the tray until you hear a clicking sound. In a few seconds, the disk will be played automatically.
To stop playing a CD or DVD, simply press the eject button on the CD tray.

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Chapter 2. How to Read Various Types of Printed Material
In this chapter, we explain how to read various types of printed material with YMB.
2.1. How to Correctly Place the Material to Read
Depending on the material, higher accuracy of recognition can be obtained by improving the
placement of the material on the scanner window. To make YMB read correctly, first get familiarized
to this basic practice.
The way to place the material on the scanner window
 Adjust the edge of the material to the nearest to you and the left side of the image
scanner.
 Close the lid of the image scanner so that interfering light does not enter.
 Press the lid in a uniform manner so that part of the document does not go up.
Next, we explain important points to get a good reading of all types of material.
In Case of Books
"Books", like novels, is one of the types of material that YMB is best at recognizing. Therefore, the
accuracy of recognition is very high and you will understand the contents just by listening to them.
However, it might not be able to correctly read some parts in case of textbooks with diagrams or
numerical formulas or in case of books with many technical words.
To read a book, scan the pages one by one. YMB will read correctly, no matter the material is written
horizontally or vertically, since it recognizes the direction of writing.

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You can scan two pages at once in case of pocket books or duodecimo-sized books. If you do so,
after placing a book, close the lid of the image scanner and keep pressing it down until the scanning
finishes, because the lid will not close completely. Also, be careful because the central part of the
book tends to separate from the glass window.
Tips
When reading a book of tens of pages at once, Multiple Page Scan (explained in 6.1. Multiple
Page Scan（p.31）) is convenient.
In Case of Invoices and Receipts
In case of invoices and receipts, it's important to adjust their corner to the nearest left corner of the
image scanner in order to get the highest possible accuracy of recognition, because, generally, not
much is written on them and the paper is small. When the paper tends to fold, you might want to put
something heavy on it if necessary.
Generally, not much is written on invoices and receipts, except for numbers. So sometimes, you
might not understand their contents just by listening to YMB reading them. When this happens, you
will need to infer the meaning from the context, using the Up, Down, Left and Right keys. In addition,
depending on the type of printer used to print invoices and receipts, some of them can not be
correctly read by YMB.

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In Case of Newspapers
One thing to be careful of when making YMB read newspapers is that the paper might wrinkle
because it's thin. Also, in case of paper folded in a bundle, it is better to separate and scan sheets
one by one when possible, because the folded area might separate from the glass window of the
image scanner. The tip is to put something big on the sheet to scan and slowly extend the paper
where there are wrinkles like if you were ironing something and close the lid.
YMB will read newspapers almost correctly when scanned under ideal conditions. However, it might
not read correctly when there are folded parts that separate from the scanner window, or parts
where the ink blurs. Besides, depending on the layout, it might make some mistakes in the reading
order.

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2.2. How to Use Page Correction
YMB reads in a manner that tries to support all types of generally available material, but it's
sometimes difficult to understand the material type when using this way of reading. In this case,
YMB can read the page in question more clearly using the function Page Correction performed by a
specific method.
Keys to Use
To change the Page Correction method for the current page, hold down the Backspace
Key and press the Plus Key.
Each time you press the above key, the page correction method changes in the following
order: "General Print", "Books", "Single Column Print", "Complex Layout", "Tabular
Form", "No Correction". When you hear the name of the method you want to use, press
the Scan (Enter) Key and the page will be corrected using the method and read aloud.
The ways of Page Correction are as follows:
 General Print: It's the ordinary way of Page Correction in YMB. YMB will read in the order it
recognizes the material, regardless of the type of material.
 Books: This is used for print mainly consisting of text, such as novels, etc. YMB will read the
contents of each page except its page number and heading.
 Single Column Print: It's good to read print written in one column, such as itemized writing of
menus, poetry, etc.
 Complex Layout: YMB will analyze and read print with complex layout, such as newspapers,
etc.
 Tabular Form: It's used for cases where many numbers are written and for writing in a table
format.
 No Correction: It reads the original recognition results without correcting anything.
Caution
When using "Complex Layout" as the Page Correction way, it might take time to start
reading. This is not a technical issue. Please wait until it starts reading.
Tips
When reading is not accurate using a certain page correction way, try another way.

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Chapter 3. Preservation and Management of Printed Material
In this chapter, we explain various ways to utilize the scanned material.
3.1. How to Read Previously Scanned Contents
How to Go to a Certain Page
In YMB, all the contents of a printed material acquired by scanning are stored in page units. Each
time you scan something, a new page is added. When you want to listen again to contents scanned
before, use the operation called "Go to a page". In this manner, you can switch the page YMB is
currently reading.
Keys to Use
To read the previous page, press the PageUp Key.
To read the following page, press the PageDown Key.
Caution
With "Go to a page", you can go to pages only within the current document (explained
below). To read the pages of a different document, use the operation called "Move to a
document".

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How to Move to a Document
YMB stores all the contents of scanned printed material (pages). You can read any page afterwards,
but it becomes complicated as the number of stored pages increases. Therefore, in YMB, each page
is arranged in bigger units called: documents. Please think of a document as a bunch of pages. Each
document is named after its creation date, and called "Document of (the date)". For example, if you
switch on YMB on April 4, scan 5 pages (the contents of 5 fliers) and switch it off, these 5 pages are
stored in "Document of April 4th". Thus, by saving the printed material scanned on one day as a
document in YMB, you can read it together later.
Once a day, before scanning the first page, it announces: "A new document has been created". At
that time a new document is prepared and pages scanned after that will be arranged in this
document. Generally, this document is in the open state until YMB is switched off. Scanned pages
are always added to the open document.
Tips
In YMB, documents can be made based on a method other than date. Refer to Creation of
a New Document（p.33）for details.

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You can read the pages of the currently open document, using the "go to a page" operations,
explained before. But you can not read the pages of different documents, using such operations. To
read the pages of other documents, you need to close the current document and open another one.
This is called: "Moving to another document". For example, if you move to the previous document
when "Document of April 5th" is open, "Document of April 5th" will close and "Document of April
4th" will open. After that, you can read the contents of "Document of April 4th" and add pages to it.
Keys to Use
To move to the previous document, hold down the Cancel (Tab) Key and press the PageUp
Key.
To move to the next document, hold down the Cancel (Tab) Key and press the PageDown Key.
Caution
In YMB, newly scanned pages are placed at the end of the currently opened document. Be
careful, because, if you scan a page after opening another document, that page will be added
to the currently opened document.
3.2. How to Delete the Acquired Contents
Generally, acquired pages do not need to be deleted because a lot of information can be stored in
YMB. However, if the page is not needed anymore, you can delete its contents using Page Deletion.
Keys to Use
To delete the page you are currently reading, press the PageUp Key twice while holding
down the Backspace Key. It will announce: "Page Deletion" the first time you press the
PageUp Key and it will delete the page when you press it for the second time.
After you delete the page, the previous page will be displayed. When there are no more
pages in the document, it will announce "No Page".

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3.3. How to Use YMB's Documents with a PC
If you have a computer, you can use the contents acquired by YMB on your computer. To do this,
you will need a USB drive. First insert the USB drive in YMB's USB port and select the operation
called "Export as Text". Then, if you insert the USB drive in your PC, you can open the saved
contents as a text format file, using applications such as Notepad.
To export a document, use the Advanced Menu. In YMB, when you want to perform an operation
that is not used very often, use the Advance Menu.
Keys to Use
To open the Advanced Menu, press the Period Key twice while holding down the Cancel
(Tab) Key.
Then, YMB will announce: "Advanced Menu" and you will be able to select items, using the
Up and Down keys. Next, press the Down Key few times until you hear "Export as Text"
and press the Pause/Resume (5) Key.
Tips
Advanced Menu is a list of operations that are not used often. For other functions not
discussed in this chapter, refer to Chapter 6. Functions for Advanced Users（p.31）and to
Appendix B. Key Operations in Advanced Menu.（p.49）
Caution
To read files in text format with voice, using a PC or other software is needed. Consult with
your distributor for details.

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3.4. How to Use Bookmarks
If you have scanned an important document and want to read a certain passage of it later, you can
use bookmarks. If you place a bookmark on a page in YMB, you can later return to it very easily.
Keys to Use
To place a bookmark at the current reading passage, press the Slash Key twice.
You can place as many bookmarks as you like on the same document and bookmarks are not lost
when you switch YMB off. You can quickly jump to a passage containing a bookmark from any
position in the document.
Keys to Use
To go to a passage containing a bookmark, press the Home Key or the End Key.
If you press the Home Key twice, it will go to a bookmark preceding the currently reading
place. If you press the End Key twice, it will go to a bookmark following the currently
reading place.
Tips
In YMB, different from general books, bookmarks can be placed on specific clauses, not on
pages. Therefore, it is also possible to place multiple bookmarks on one page.
If you press the Slash Key at a position where there is already a bookmark, the bookmark
will be deleted.

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3.5. How to Go to a Specified Document or Page
When YMB is used for a long time, many documents are saved on it and it becomes difficult to go to
a desired document, using "Move to the previous document" or "Move to the next document"
operations. Here, we explain how to find the document one wishes to read among many documents.
Keys to Use
To choose a document, press the Plus Key for about two seconds. When it announces:
"Document Catalog", you can select documents.
In this case, use the Up Key or the Down Key to select the previous or the next document,
respectively. For each document, YMB announces the name and the time the document
was last updated. When you find the document you want to read, press the Pause/Resume
(5) Key to move to the document.
Also, there is a function to go to a specific page by typing its page number for cases where there are
several pages in a document. You need to perform this operation, using the Advanced Menu.
Keys to Use
To go to a specific page by number, first open the Advanced Menu. Press the Period Key
twice while holding down the Cancel (Tab) Key.
YMB will announce: "Advanced Menu" and you will be able to select items, using the Up
and Down keys. Next, press the Down Key few times until you hear "Go to a Page" and
press the Pause/Resume (5) Key.
After that, you can type in the page number using the number keys. After typing the page
number, press the Scan (Enter) Key to go to the intended page.
Caution
The rows of number keys on the keyboard of YMB are arranged in the opposite order to the
rows of the keyboard of a standard telephone. In YMB, the number keys are arranged as
follows: The left key of the nearest row is the Zero Key; the
keys of the next (upper) row are 1, 2, 3; the keys on the second next row to the nearest
row are 4, 5, 6, and so forth.

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Chapter 4. How to Listen to the Contents of a CD, DVD Or USB Drive
In this chapter, we explain how to listen to the contents of CDs, DVDs and USB drives with YMB.
4.1. How to Change YMB's Operating Modes
There are 4 operating modes in YMB. The "Reading Mode", the "Magnifier Mode", the "CD Mode"
and the "USB Mode". You should switch among these modes in YMB according to your
requirements. YMB will normally be in Reading Mode when its switched on. When the reading material
is acquired with the image scanner, the "Reading Mode" or the "Magnifier Mode" is used. On the
other hand, when playing the contents stored in a CD, DVD or USB drive, etc, the "CD Mode" or the
"USB Mode" is used (In this chapter, we call these two modes together as "CD/USB Mode").
YMB is either in Reading Mode or in Magnifier Mode when its switched on. To listen to the contents
of a CD, DVD, or USB drive with YMB, you first need to switch to "CD Mode" or "USB Mode".