HIMS BLAZE ET User manual

Blaze ET Quick Start Guide
(Model: T70ET)
HIMS
SELVAS Healthcare, Inc. 174, Gajeong-ro,
Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea 305-350
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.himsintl.com

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- Table of Contents -
1. What’s in the box?..............................................................1
2. Physical description...........................................................1
2.1. The Top Face................................................................1
2.2. The Right Edge.............................................................3
2.3. The Left Edge...............................................................3
2.4. The Bottom Edge.........................................................4
2.5. The Back Face..............................................................5
3. Inserting and Removing the Battery.................................5
4. Inserting and Removing the SD Card...............................6
5. Connecting to a PC ............................................................6
6. Powering On/Off.................................................................7
7. The Home Menu..................................................................8
8. Basic Interface and Programming ....................................9
8.1. File Management..........................................................9
8.2. Recording...................................................................10
8.3. Music...........................................................................10
8.4. FM Radio.....................................................................11
8.5. Books..........................................................................12
8.6. OCR.............................................................................13
9. Web-based Programming................................................14
9.1. Web Radio ..................................................................14
9.2. Podcasts.....................................................................15
9.3. Library Services.........................................................16
10. Checking Date and Time, Wi-fi and Bluetooth status..16
11. Getting help.....................................................................17

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Introduction
This Quick Start guide gives you a basic orientation to your Blaze
ET, shows you how to connect and charge the battery, how to
turn the unit on and off and how to access programs on the unit.
This is a basic guide to help you get oriented to the unit and get
you started using the basic programming. Please refer to the full
user manual for more detailed information on the functions of the
Blaze ET.

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1. What’s in the box?
Your Blaze ET packing box should contain all of the following
items:
1) Blaze ET
2) Rechargeable battery pack
3) AC adapter
4) USB cable for connecting Blaze ET to a PC
5) USB Gender adapter for connecting USB drives to Blaze
ET
6) Headphones
7) Carrying pouch
8) Lanyard
9) Quick Start Guide in print and Braille.
10)Documentation CD
2. Physical description
Place the Blaze ET in your hand or on a desk or table top in front
of you so that the keypad is facing up and the long rectangular
slot on the side of the unit is facing left.
2.1. The Top Face
The top face of the unit contains the main keypad. At the top
center is a slightly recessed square button. This is the Power
On-Off button. To the left and right of the Power button are the
stereo speakers.
Below the Power button is a row of 3 buttons. From left to right,
they are the Info button, the Home button and the OCR button.
The Info button announces Time and date, Power, Wi-fi and
Bluetooth status. The Home button brings up the main “Home”
menu from anywhere on the unit. The OCR button launches
the OCR program; press it again to capture the image under
the camera.

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Below the program buttons is a circular navigation pad
containing 5 keys: the Left, Right, Up and Down arrows, and a
small round button in the center which is the OK button.
Below the navigation pad is another row of 3 buttons: from left
to right, these are Cancel, Menu and review.
The Cancel button is used to exit a program, menu or dialog.
The Menu button opens the specific menu for the currently
running program. The Review button repeats the currently-
focused text, or announces the title of the item currently being
played, etc.
Below these keys is a standard 12 key telephone-style keypad.
The keypad is used to enter text, and to perform specific
functions in each program on the unit.
<The Top Face>
Keypad
Info Button
Power On/Off Button
Navigation Pad
Cancel Button
Home Button
OCR Button
Menu Button
Review Button

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2.2. The Right Edge
The right side of the unit contains 2 controls. Nearest the top of
the unit is the Record button. Press the record button quickly to
access previously recorded content. Hold it for 2 seconds to
make a new recording.
Below the Record button is the Keylock switch. Place the
Keylock switch in the down position to lock the keyboard and in
the up position for normal operation.
About halfway between the Keylock switch and the bottom of
the unit is the reset button. Use a small, pointed object to press
the reset button for about 5 seconds until you hear the unit
emit a short beep.
2.3. The Left Edge
The left edge of the unit contains 4 items: The Voice Control
button, the Volume Up and Down buttons, and the SD card slot.
Volume Dial
Reset Button
Key lock Switch
Voice control
Button
<The Left and Right EDGE>
SD card slot

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Nearest the top is the Voice Control button. The Voice Control
button allows you to quickly access Speed, volume, and pitch
settings for the TTS, or audio speed, Preamp, etc, during audio
playback. Cycle through the settings with repeated presses of
the Voice Control button, and use the Volume buttons to adjust
the chosen setting. By default, the Volume Up and Down
buttons will control the volume of the content to which you are
currently listening. If you are listening to media, they control
media volume. If you are in a menu or list, they will control the
volume of the guide voice, etc.
Near the bottom of the left edge is a long, thin, rectangular slot.
This is the SD card slot.
2.4. The Bottom Edge
If you move around to the edge nearest your body, you will
discover 3 ports. From left to right these ports are the
headphone jack, the micro USB port, and the stereo
microphone jack. Use the headphone jack to connect
headphones or external speakers to the unit. Use the
microphone jack to connect an external microphone or line-in
recording source to the unit. The micro USB port is used to
connect the Blaze ET to a PC for transferring files, to connect a
thumb drive or CD-ROM drive to the unit, or to connect the AC
adapter for charging the unit.
<The Bottom Edge>
Head phone Jack
Micro USB Port
Stereo micro Jack

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2.5. The Back Face
Flip the Blaze ET over in your hand so that the SD card slot is
now on the right side. The back face or underside of the unit
contains 3 things. At the very top in the center are a couple of
holes for connecting the lanyard
Underneath the lanyard connection is the OCR camera. Below
that is a triangular ridged section. If you press down and
backward on this section, the majority of the back of the unit
slides away to reveal the battery compartment.
3. Inserting and Removing the Battery
As described above, you can access the battery compartment by
sliding the back off of the unit. With the keypad facing down and
the SD card slot facing to the right, locate the triangular ridged
section under the camera on the back of the unit. Press down
and backward on the triangular ridge to release and slide the
back away from the unit.
To insert the battery pack into the unit, hold it so that the edge
with the small ridge is facing toward you with the ridge on the left.
You should also notice a small dot near the bottom left corner of
the top surface of the battery. Place the ridged end into the
bottom of the battery compartment first, then gently press down
on the top of the battery to secure it in place. Slide the back
casing on to the unit and click it into place.
To remove the battery pack, slide the back casing off of the unit.
Place your fingernail between the top of the battery pack and the
edge of the compartment and lift the battery up and out.

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4. Inserting and Removing the SD Card.
With the keypad facing you, locate the long rectangular slot near
the bottom of the left edge.
To insert the SD card, locate the corner of the SD card that is cut
at a 45 degree angle. Place the SD card so that this cut corner is
at the top right when you insert the card into the SD slot. The
surface of the label should be face down. Gently press the SD
card into the slot until it clicks into place. Do not use excessive
force. Only slight pressure is required to insert the SD card in the
slot. If the Blaze ET is turned on, you will hear a sound to confirm
that it has been recognized.
To remove the SD card, gently press the SD card into the card
slot until it clicks, then release it. The SD card will pop out of the
slot enough for you to grip it and pull it out completely. If the
Blaze ET is turned on, you will hear a sound to confirm that it has
detected the removal of the SD card.
5. Connecting to a PC
Locate the small rectangular port on the center of the front edge
of the Blaze ET between the headphone and microphone jacks.
To transfer files from your PC to your Blaze ET, turn on the Blaze

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ET and connect the small end of the USB cable provided with the
unit to the Micro USB port on the front edge and connect the
larger end to your PC's USB port.
Once you connect to your PC, click the "My computer" icon on
the PC. The Blaze ET appears as a portable media device under
Windows labeled Blaze ET. if you open "Blaze", you will see
Blaze ET's drive under "Internal Storage". If you have an SD card
inserted, it appears as "SD card".
You may copy and organize documents, media, DAISY books
and scanned images in whatever way makes the most sense to
you. The Blaze ET will locate playable content no matter where it
resides on the disk and index it and make it available for the
associated programs.
You may also charge the unit via the Micro USB port, either via a
PC or a USB wall adapter.
6. Powering On/Off
To power on the Blaze ET, press and hold the Power button for 5
seconds. The first time you insert the battery or connect AC
power to the Blaze ET, the unit automatically boots with a short
beep followed by a musical flourish with "HIMS" spoken. After
this, progress beeps are heard, followed by the power on sound,
and you are placed at the Home Menu, described in the next
section. To power off Blaze ET, press and hold the Power button
again for 5 seconds. The power down sound is heard, and the
unit is powered off.
After the initial boot sequence described above, you can power
the unit on and off quickly by pressing and holding the “Power”