Humanware Victor Reader Stream User manual

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Quick Start Guide
Victor Reader Stream
Overview
A digital talking book player with removable flash memory card and advanced
navigation.
To Use
How it is organized: Physical Features
Front Face
Broken up in three sections. The upper includes a built in speaker to the left and a built
in microphone on the right. The middle section is a number pad with the number 5 with
a raised dot. Above the number 1 on the left is the GoTo page button and above the
number 3 is the Bookmark button. The bottom section consists of the rewind,
play/stop, and fast forward key. Above the play/stop key is an oval shaped sleep key.
Numeric Key pad List Functions
•1: Bookshelf if pressed, User Guide if pressed and held

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•2: Navigation element
•3: Delete
•4: Back
•5: Where am I?
•6: Forward
•7: Menu, Text-to-Speech Toggle if pressed and held (if more than one TTS)
•8: Navigation Element
•9: Text-to-Speech / Recorded audio modes toggle
•Star (*) key: Cancel if pressed, Key pad Lock if pressed and held
•0: Info if pressed (which file is open, how much time has elapsed, and the
battery status)
Press and hold to turn on Key Describer Mode
•Pound (#) key: Confirm
Left Side
Power/Toggle button turns power on and off. When turned on, the power button
can be pressed again to access a menu to control volume, speed, tone, and pitch.
There are arrows below this button to increase or decrease these settings.
To turn stream off press and hold power button. A beeping sound will be made before
devise shuts off.
Right Side
Earphone and microphone jack and half way down a raised circular Record button.
Top
Left corner is USB connector, middle SD memory card slot, right side power input jack.
Back Side
Where battery is held. A fully charged battery offers 15 hours of playtime.
To open battery compartment, press on finger pads and slide door down and off.

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Bookshelf Structure
Information is formatted into audio files and transferred onto the SD card via computer.
The Files are saved on the SD card in folder structures called Bookshelves.
The following bookshelves exist: Talking Books ($VRDTB folder), Other Books
($VROtherBooks folder), Audio Books ($VRAudible folder), Music ($VRMusic folder),
Podcasts ($VRPodcasts), Text ($VRText folder), and Notes ($VRNotes folder).
To navigate through bookshelves Press Bookshelf key, 1, until you hear the desired
bookshelf. Navigate within that bookshelf by using the 4and 6Keys then press play
when you want to listen to selected material.
Some Common Settings
Navigational Commands
Navigate using number 2 and 8 to select levels (level one is chapter, level two is
section), then use numbers 4 and 6 to go back and forward within the level.
Use the rewind/fastforward and play/stop button bellow the number pad when in a file.
At any time press 5 to hear where you are, how much time has elapsed, and how much
time is left.
Customizations
Press Menu (7) key to access these menus. Every time 7is pressed the stream will
move to the next menu. Items within each menu can be accessed using the 2and 8
key. The item value is then adjusted using the 4and 6button. Press #key to confirm
or *to cancel.
Spell Mode
This mode is found between the word and character navigational level accessed using
the 2 and 8 buttons. Then use 4 and 6 to move word by word. The stream will
announce the word, then spell it.
Go To options
Press once, go to page. Press twice, go to heading. Go to book and go to time are other
options depending on what kind of file you are in.

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Example: Press GoTo button until goto time is selected. Press in time increment in
minutes. Then press # key to confirm. Press Play button.
Audio Notes
Audio Notes can be recorded at any time and are assigned a numeric file name.
There are two ways to record. The first is by pressing the Record button on the right
hand side and continue pressing throughout spoken message, then release to stop
recording.
For longer messages press the record button, then press the bookmark key during the
recording to insert a bookmark. To end the recording, press the Record button
again. Press the *key to cancel the recording. Although the bookmark key was
pressed, this audio file is saved in audio notes.
Access audio notes by pressing 1to hear your bookshelves. Press 1until you hear
“Notes.” The number of notes you have recorded will be said. To navigate to a note
other than the last one recorded, press 5 (“Where am I?”) Navigate between play
button, 4 or 6 to play the note you want. Press 3to delete a note and #to confirm.
Advanced Features
Bookmarks
Using Bookmarks allows you to return to a certain place easily and quickly. Options in
Bookmarks are determined by the number of times you hit the bookmark key and will
be announced as you cycle through the menu.
Go to Bookmark by pressing Bookmark key once , press number of bookmark, and #
key.
Insert Bookmark by pressing Bookmark key twice or holding the key down. Then
enter the number you wish to assign the bookmark from 1 to 99998. If you don’t select
a number, the stream will automatically assign numbers starting with 1. Press # key
or Play/Stop key to insert the bookmark. Press play to resume hearing file.
Insert Audio Bookmark by pressing Bookmark key twice , assign a number, press
and hold record button and release when done. An audio bookmark is stored within
bookmarks and is different then an audio note.

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Highlight Bookmark is used to define the beginning and end of an important passage
to study or reference later. Press Bookmark key three times , enter bookmark number
then # key to confirm. To end highlighted bookmark press Bookmark key until you
hear “end highlighted bookmark” then # key to confirm.
Bookmark List is used to hear how many bookmarks are saved. Press Bookmark
key four times . Use the 4and 6key to navigate bookmarks. Press #key to confirm
and *to exit.
Remove Bookmark Press Bookmark key five times, then select bookmark to erase.
To erase all bookmarks, press Bookmark key 5 times then 9key 5 times.
Sleep Mode
Program player to shut down automatically after 15 minutes by pressing Sleep Mode
key. 15 minutes will be added for each additional time the sleep mode key is pressed.
Navigation and playback menu
Items of the first menu include loop disabled or enabled, time jump (1, 5, or 10
minutes), key beeps, and sleep messages.
Skippable elements menu
Footnotes, page numbers, and production notes can be set to be played, skipped, or on
demand using this menu.
Language menu
Text to speech voice and Braille translation table are accessed here.
Format SD card menu
If the card is not recognized or there is corrupt data, the SD card can be reformatted.
Web Resources
User Guide on Humanware
http://www.humanware.com/en-canada/support/vr_stream_documentation
HumanWare Canada Contact Information
1030, Rene-Levesque Blvd.
Drummondvill, Quebec.

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Canada J2C 5W4.
Telephone: [phone].
Toll-free (Canada & USA): 1 [phone].
Fax: [phone].
E-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.humanware.com
Created by Kristel Schultz, Assistive Technology Resource Center, January 3, 2009.