Guerilla Technologies Extreme Reader ER1 User manual

PUBLISHED BY Guerilla Technologies, Inc. 5029 SE Horseshoe Point Road, Stuart, Florida.
September 2005. http://www.GuerillaTechnologies.com.
The Extreme Reader
ER-1
Trainer’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Lesson 1: Power On. Page 5.
Lesson 2a: Scan and Read. (Book, Magazine, Newspaper, Letter). Page 6.
Lesson 2b: Rewind and Fast-Forward. (Navigate in a document). Page 8.
Lesson 2c: Rereading an entire page. (Top-of-Form). Page 11.
Lesson 3a: Scan and Read. (bills, phone book, tables, spreadsheets). Page 12.
Lesson 3b: Rewind and Fast-Forward. (Navigate in a document). Page 14.
Lesson 4a: Play an Audio or Music CD. Page 17.
Lesson 4b: Pause an Audio or Music CD. Page 19.
Lesson 4c: Skipping forward and backward by tracks. Page 21.
Lesson 5a: Read a Daisy Formatted CD. Page 22.
Lesson 5b: Pause a Daisy Formatted CD. Page 25.
Lesson 5c: Skipping forward and backward by Page. Page 26.
Lesson 6a: Reading Text Files on a Floppy Diskette. Page 28.
Lesson 6b: Rewind and Fast-Forward. (Navigate in a file). Page 30.
Lesson 7: Adjusting the Voice rate of speed. Page 32.
Lesson 8: Adjusting the Default Voice of the Extreme Reader. Page 35.
Lesson 9: Shutting Down the Extreme Reader. Page 37.

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Lesson 1: Power ON.
Steps:
1. Find the FRONT of the Extreme Reader.
2. Press the Power ON button.
3. WAIT!
LESSON COMPLETE.
How: The Extreme Reader has a rectangular
shape. The smaller sides of the rectangle
are the FRONT and BACK. The BACK
has cables or cords coming from it. The
small end with no cables or cords coming
from it is the FRONT.
How: Facing the FRONT of the Extreme
Reader, locate the Power ON Button by
placing your left hand on the top of the
Extreme Reader’s FRONT edge. Slide
your hand to the left across the top until
you are about two inches from the left
side. Move your hand slightly down the
FRONT edge until your hand reaches the
Power ON button. It is on the FRONT
face near the corner your hand is
touching. Press fully and then release the
button.
How: It is important that you DO NOT press
any of the buttons on the keypad until the
Extreme Reader finishes its introduction
message and says, “Please begin now.”

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Lesson 2a: Scan and Read. (Book, Magazine, Newspaper, Letter).
Steps:
1. Lift the Scanner Lid.
2. Place a document onto the scanner glass.
3. Lower the scanner lid.
4. Press and release the Start Key.
How: Place your hand on top of the Extreme
Reader’s Scanner. Slide your hand
toward yourself until you reach the
Top/Front edge of the scanner. Lift the
thin plastic lid up and away from you,
just like you would open a box lid. The
scanner’s glass is now exposed.
How: Place the printed side of any paper on the
scanner glass facing down so that what
you wish to have read is touching the
scanner glass. It is best to slide the paper
such that it lines up with the Front and
Left edges of the scanner glass. A plastic
lip is present to assist in lining up the
page properly.
How: Carefully and slowly, reach for and lower
the scanner’s lid back to it’s original
location. Depending on the thickness of
your reading material, the lid may not
close completely. In the case of reading
thick material, it would be best if slight
pressure were placed on the top of the
partially closed scanner lid.
How: The Start Key can be found on the
keypad at the Bottom/Left corner (if the
keypad cord is pointing away from you).
The Start key has a raised full circle on it
that you can feel. Press it completely
down and quickly release the key.

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Lesson 2a: Scan and Read. (Book, Magazine, Newspaper, Letter)
(Continued)
5. WAIT!
6. Pause or interrupt the Reading.
7. Resume the Reading.
How: The Extreme Reader will give two
Announcements: First, “Scanning in
Process, Please Wait.” The scanner will
begin to operate and once in has
completed (approx 15 seconds), the
second announcement, “Scanning
Complete,” will play. The reading of the
document will immediately follow.
How: The Pause Key can be found on the
keypad at the Bottom/Right corner (if the
keypad cord is pointing away from you).
The Pause key has a raised pair of
vertical lines on it that you can feel.
Press it completely down and quickly
release the key. The Reading of the
current page will stop.
How: Press the Pause Key, again, completely
down and quickly release the key. The
Reading of the current page will continue
right were you left off before pausing it.
LESSON COMPLETE.

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Lesson 2b: Rewind and Fast-Forward. (Navigate in a document).
Steps:
1. Enter Pause Mode from any point in
a document.
2. Determine approximately how many
lines to Rewind.
3. Press and HOLD DOWN the Start
Key.
4. Release the Start Key.
5. Resume Reading from the new
location.
How: See Lesson 2a –Steps 4 thru 6.
How: For Example –If you only desire to re-read a few
words that you missed or did not understand, then
one line would likely be sufficient. However, if you
desire to re-read an entire paragraph, then several
lines would be needed (perhaps 4 or 5).
How: The Start Key can be found on the keypad at the
Bottom/Left corner (if the keypad cord is pointing
away from you). The Start Key has a raised full
circle on it that you can feel. Press it completely
down and HOLD. In approximately 5 seconds you
will begin to hear bells. Each bell that you hear
represents rewinding 1 line. So, listening for 5 bells
to chime would equate to rewinding 5 lines on the
page.
How: Once you have heard the same number of bell chimes
equal to the number of lines you wanted to rewind,
simple release the Start Key.
How: Pressing the Pause Key and quickly releasing the key
will resume the reading of the document at the new
point on the document that you have navigated to.
The Pause Key can be found on the keypad at the
Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad cord is pointing
away from you). The Pause key has a raised pair of
vertical lines on it that you can feel.

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Lesson 2b: Rewind and Fast-Forward. (Navigate in a document).
(Continued)
OR,
1. Enter Pause Mode from any point in a document.
2. Determine approximately how many lines to Fast Forward.
3. Press and HOLD DOWN the Pause Key.
4. Release the Pause Key.
5. Resume Reading from the new location.
LESSON COMPLETE.

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How: See Lesson 2a –Steps 4 thru 6.
How: For Example –If you only desire to reach the next paragraph or topic on a document, then 2 or 3 lines
would likely be sufficient. However, if you desire to skip to near the end of a document, then many
lines would be needed (perhaps 10 or more).
How: The Pause Key can be found on the keypad at the Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad cord is pointing
away from you). The Pause Key has a raised pair of vertical lines on it that you can feel. Press it
completely down and HOLD. In approximately 5 seconds you will begin to hear bells. Each bell that
you hear represents fast-forwarding 1 line. So, listening for 5 bells to chime would equate to fast-
forwarding 5 lines on the page.
How: Once you have heard the same number of bell chimes equal to the number of lines you wanted to fast-
forward, simple release the Pause Key.
How: Pressing the Pause Key, again, and quickly releasing the key will resume the reading of the document
at the new point on the document that you have navigated to. The Pause Key can be found on the
keypad at the Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad cord is pointing away from you). The Pause key has
a raised pair of vertical lines on it that you can feel.

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Lesson 2c: Re-reading an entire page. (Top-of-Form).
Steps:
1. Enter Pause Mode from any point in a
document.
2. Press and HOLD DOWN the Secret Key.
3. Press the Mode Key.
4. Release the Secret Key.
LESSON COMPLETE.
How: See Lesson 2a –Steps 4 thru 6.
How: The Secret Key is located in the very TOP
ROW of the keypad (if the keypad cord is
pointing away from you) exactly between
the extra large Mode Key and the smaller
Shutdown Key. The Secret Key has no
distinguishing label on it (thereby making
it secret) and performs no function when
pressed by itself. Although other similar
looking keys are nearby, only the Secret
key can be pressed down (all other keys are
blocked from movement). Press it
completely down and HOLD.
How: The Mode Key can be found on the keypad
at the Top/Left corner (if the keypad cord is
pointing away from you). The Mode key
has a raised diamond on it that you can
feel. Press it completely down and quickly
release the key. The Extreme Reader will
announce that is at the, “Top-Of-Form” and
begin reading from the beginning of the
document.
How: Release the key.

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Lesson 3a: Scan and Read. (bills, phone book, tables, spreadsheets).
Steps:
1. Lift the Scanner Lid.
2. Place a document onto the scanner
glass.
3. Lower the scanner lid.
4. Press the Mode Key.
How: Place your hand on top of the Extreme Reader’s
Scanner. Slide your hand toward yourself until you
reach the Top/Front edge of the scanner. Lift the
thin plastic lid up and away from you, just like you
would open a box lid. The scanner’s glass is now
exposed.
How: Place the printed side of any paper on the scanner
glass facing down so that what you wish to have
read is touching the scanner glass. It is best to slide
the paper such that it lines up with the Front and
Left edges of the scanner glass. A plastic lip is
present to assist in lining up the page properly.
How: Carefully and slowly, reach for and lower the
scanner’s lid back to it’s original location.
Depending on the thickness of your reading
material, the lid may not close completely. In the
case of reading thick material, it would be best if
slight pressure were placed on the top of the
partially closed scanner lid.
How: The Mode Key can be found on the keypad at the
Top/Left corner (if the keypad cord is pointing
away from you). The Mode key has a raised
diamond on it that you can feel. Press it completely
down and quickly release the key. The Extreme
Reader will announce that, “You are now in Tabular
Mode.” If for some reason the Extreme Reader
announces that you are in a different mode, press
the Mode Key repeatedly until it says, “You are
now in Tabular Mode.”

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Lesson 3a: Scan and Read. (bills, phone book, tables, spreadsheets).
(Continued)
5. Press and release the Start Key.
6. WAIT!
7. Pause or interrupt the Reading.
8. Resume the Reading.
How: The Start Key can be found on the keypad at the
Bottom/Left corner (if the keypad cord is pointing
away from you). The Start key has a raised full
circle on it that you can feel. Press it completely
down and quickly release the key.
How: The Extreme Reader will give two Announcements:
First, “Scanning in Process, Please Wait.” The
scanner will begin to operate and once in has
completed (approx 15 seconds), the second
announcement, “Scanning Complete,” will play.
The reading of the document will immediately
follow.
How: The Pause Key can be found on the keypad at the
Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad cord is pointing
away from you). The Pause key has a raised pair of
vertical lines on it that you can feel. Press it
completely down and quickly release the key. The
Reading of the current page will stop.
How: Press the Pause Key, again, completely down and
quickly release the key. The Reading of the current
page will continue right were you left off before
pausing it.
LESSON COMPLETE.

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Lesson 3b: Rewind and Fast-Forward. (Navigate in a document).
Steps:
1. Enter Pause Mode from any point in
a document.
2. Determine approximately how many
lines to Rewind.
3. Press and HOLD DOWN the Start
Key.
4. Release the Start Key.
5. Resume Reading from the new
location.
How: See Lesson 3a –Steps 5 thru 7.
How: For Example –If you only desire to re-read a few
words that you missed or did not understand, then
one line would likely be sufficient. However, if you
desire to re-read an entire paragraph, then several
lines would be needed (perhaps 4 or 5).
How: The Start Key can be found on the keypad at the
Bottom/Left corner (if the keypad cord is pointing
away from you). The Start Key has a raised full
circle on it that you can feel. Press it completely
down and HOLD. In approximately 5 seconds you
will begin to hear bells. Each bell that you hear
represents rewinding 1 line. So, listening for 5 bells
to chime would equate to rewinding 5 lines on the
page.
How: Once you have heard the same number of bell
chimes equal to the number of lines you wanted to
rewind, simple release the Start Key.
How: Pressing the Pause Key and quickly releasing the
key will resume the reading of the document at the
new point on the document that you have navigated
to. The Pause Key can be found on the keypad at
the Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad cord is
pointing away from you). The Pause key has a
raised pair of vertical lines on it that you can feel.

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Lesson 3b: Rewind and Fast-Forward. (Navigate in a document).
(Continued)
OR,
1. Enter Pause Mode from any point in
a document.
2. Determine approximately how many
lines to Fast Forward.
3. Press and HOLD DOWN the Pause
Key.
4. Release the Pause Key.
5. Resume Reading from the new
location.
How: See Lesson 2a –Steps 5 thru 7.
How: For Example –If you only desire to reach the next
paragraph or topic on a document, then 2 or 3 lines
would likely be sufficient. However, if you desire to
skip to near the end of a document, then many lines
would be needed (perhaps 10 or more).
How: The Pause Key can be found on the keypad at the
Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad cord is pointing
away from you). The Pause Key has a raised pair of
vertical lines on it that you can feel. Press it
completely down and HOLD. In approximately 5
seconds you will begin to hear bells. Each bell that
you hear represents fast-forwarding 1 line. So,
listening for 5 bells to chime would equate to fast-
forwarding 5 lines on the page.
How: Once you have heard the same number of bell
chimes equal to the number of lines you wanted to
fast-forward, simple release the Pause Key.
How: Pressing the Pause Key, again, and quickly
releasing the key will resume the reading of the
document at the new point on the document that
you have navigated to. The Pause Key can be found
on the keypad at the Bottom/Right corner (if the
keypad cord is pointing away from you). The Pause
key has a raised pair of vertical lines on it that you
can feel.
LESSON COMPLETE.

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Lesson 4a: Play an Audio or Music CD.
Steps:
1. Change to CD Mode.
2. Insert a CD into the CD Drive.
3. Press and release the Start Key.
LESSON COMPLETE.
How: The Mode Key can be found on the keypad
at the Top/Left corner (if the keypad cord is
pointing away from you). The Mode key
has a raised diamond on it that you can feel.
Press it completely down and quickly
release the key. The Extreme Reader will
announce that, “You are now in CD Mode.”
If for some reason the Extreme Reader
announces that you are in a different mode,
press the Mode Key repeatedly until it says,
“You are now in CD Mode.”
How: Find the button that opens and closes the
CD tray by placing your hand at the top
edge of the Extreme Reader (See Lesson 1.
Step 2.) Slowly begin to slide your hand
toward the right along the top edge of the
Extreme Reader. Approximately 1 inch
from the right edge of the Extreme Reader
and 3 inches down from the top, you will
find a smaller round button. Press it and
the CD tray will open. Place your CD onto
the tray in the recessed area shaped for a
CD. Gently push the loaded tray toward the
Extreme Reader or push the small round
button that opened the tray again, to close
it.
How: The Start Key can be found on the keypad
at the Bottom/Left corner (if the keypad
cord is pointing away from you). The Start
key has a raised full circle on it that you can
feel. Press it completely down and quickly
release the key.

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Lesson 4b: Pause an Audio or Music CD.
Steps:
1. Start listening to an Audio or Music CD.
2. Press and release the Pause Key.
3. Press and release the Pause key again to
Resume listening.
How: See Lesson 4a –Steps 1 thru 3.
How: The Pause Key can be found on the keypad
at the Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad
cord is pointing away from you). The
Pause key has a raised pair of vertical lines
on it that you can feel. Press it completely
down and quickly release the key. The
Playback of the current CD will stop.
How: Press the Pause Key, again, completely
down and quickly release the key. The
Playback of the current CD will continue
right were you left off before pausing it.
LESSON COMPLETE.

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Lesson 4c: Skipping forward and backward by tracks.
Steps:
1. Pause an Audio or Music CD.
2 Press and HOLD DOWN the Pause Key.
3. Release the Pause Key.
OR,
1. Pause an Audio or Music CD.
2. Press and HOLD DOWN the Start Key.
3. Release the Start Key.
LESSON COMPLETE.
How: See Lesson 4b –Steps 1 and 2.
How: The Pause Key can be found on the keypad
at the Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad
cord is pointing away from you). The
Pause Key has a raised pair of vertical lines
on it that you can feel. Press it completely
down and HOLD. In approximately 5
seconds you will begin to hear bells. Each
bell that you hear represents skipping to the
next track. So, listening for 5 bells to
chime would equate to skipping forward 5
tracks (or songs) on the CD.
How: Once you have heard the same number of
bell chimes equal to the number of tracks
you wanted to skip to, simply release the
Pause Key.
How: See Lesson 4b –Steps 1 and 2.
How: The Start Key can be found on the keypad
at the Bottom/Left corner (if the keypad
cord is pointing away from you). The Start
Key has a raised full circle on it that you
can feel. Press it completely down and
HOLD. In approximately 5 seconds you
will begin to hear bells. Each bell that you
hear represents skipping to the previous
track. So, listening for 5 bells to chime
would equate to skipping backward 5 tracks
(or songs) on the CD.
How: Once you have heard the same number of
bell chimes equal to the number of tracks
you wanted to skip to, simply release the
Start Key.

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Lesson 5a: Read a Daisy Formatted CD.
Steps:
1. Change to CD Mode.
2. Insert a Daisy Formatted CD into the CD
Drive.
3 Press and release the Start Key.
How: The Mode Key can be found on the keypad
at the Top/Left corner (if the keypad cord is
pointing away from you). The Mode key
has a raised diamond on it that you can feel.
Press it completely down and quickly
release the key. The Extreme Reader will
announce that, “You are now in CD Mode.”
If for some reason the Extreme Reader
announces that you are in a different mode,
press the Mode Key repeatedly until it says,
“You are now in CD Mode.”
How: Find the button that opens and closes the
CD tray by placing your hand at the top
edge of the Extreme Reader (See Lesson 1.
Step 2.) Slowly begin to slide your hand
toward the right along the top edge of the
Extreme Reader. Approximately 1 inch
from the right edge of the Extreme Reader
and 3 inches down from the top, you will
find a smaller round button. Press it and
the CD tray will open. Place your CD onto
the tray in the recessed area shaped for a
CD. Gently push the loaded tray toward the
Extreme Reader or push the small round
button that opened the tray again, to close
it.
How: The Start Key can be found on the keypad
at the Bottom/Left corner (if the keypad
cord is pointing away from you). The Start
key has a raised full circle on it that you can
feel. Press it completely down and quickly
release the key.

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Lesson 5a: Read a Daisy Formatted CD.
(Continued)
4. WAIT!
5. Press and release the Pause Key.
How: If the Extreme Reader detects that you have
inserted a Daisy Formatted CD, it will give
a short ‘Welcome’ message and then
announce, “Loading Book, Please Wait.” A
few seconds later, the Extreme Reader will
Announce the Title of the Book and that the
book has been ‘loaded’. Do Not Proceed
until the Extreme Reader has made the
announcement, “Book Loaded.”
How: The Pause Key can be found on the keypad
at the Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad
cord is pointing away from you). The
Pause key has a raised pair of vertical lines
on it that you can feel. Press it completely
down and quickly release the key. The
reading of the current Daisy Formatted CD
will begin.
LESSON COMPLETE.

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Lesson 5b: Pause a Daisy Formatted CD.
Steps:
1. Start listening to a Daisy formatted CD.
2. Press and release the Pause Key.
3. Press and release the Pause key again to
Resume listening.
How: See Lesson 5a –Steps 1 thru 5.
How: The Pause Key can be found on the keypad
at the Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad
cord is pointing away from you). The
Pause key has a raised pair of vertical lines
on it that you can feel. Press it completely
down and quickly release the key. The
reading of the current Daisy Formatted CD
will stop.
How: Press the Pause Key, again, completely
down and quickly release the key. The
reading of the current Daisy Formatted CD
will continue right were you left off before
pausing it.
LESSON COMPLETE.

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Lesson 5c: Skipping forward and backward by Page.
Steps:
1. Pause a Daisy Formatted CD.
2. Press and HOLD DOWN the Pause Key.
3. Release the Pause Key.
4. Resume Reading from the new location.
How: See Lesson 5b –Steps 1 and 2.
How: The Pause Key can be found on the keypad
at the Bottom/Right corner (if the keypad
cord is pointing away from you). The
Pause Key has a raised pair of vertical lines
on it that you can feel. Press it completely
down and HOLD. In approximately 5
seconds you will begin to hear numbers.
Each number that you hear represents the
page number to which you have fast-
forwarded.
How: Once you have heard the page number that
you wanted to fast-forward to, simple
release the Pause Key.
How: Pressing the Pause Key, again, and quickly
releasing the key will resume the reading of
the Daisy Formatted CD at the new point
on the document that you have navigated
to. The Pause Key can be found on the
keypad at the Bottom/Right corner (if the
keypad cord is pointing away from you).
The Pause key has a raised pair of vertical
lines on it that you can feel.