Humanware StellarTrek User manual

StellarTrek
USER GUIDE
by HumanWare
Version 1.1.0
2022/11/25
(FGAB-0001)

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About StellarTrek
HumanWare is proud to introduce the StellarTrek, the powerful GPS portable device, designed as
an innovative orientation aid for students, professionals, or on-the-go people with a visual
impairment.
Intended Use:
The StellarTrek is a navigation aid for people blind or with visual impairments intended for outdoor
localization. Real-time GPS data provided are processed by dedicated navigation software to
determine the directions to a destination. As such, the StellarTrek is intended to be used by visually
impaired and blind users.
There is no clinical benefit associated with the StellarTrek.
The StellarTrek allows to guide its owner from one address to another with precise audio
instructions, as well as recognize a door address and read text using Optical Character Recognition
(OCR) technology.
This current document is a user guide detailing how to configure and use the StellarTrek device.
Copyright 2022. All rights reserved, Technologies HumanWare.
This User Guide is protected by copyright belonging to HumanWare, with all rights reserved. The
User Guide may not be copied in whole or in part, without written consent from HumanWare.

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Table of Contents
1OVERVIEW OF STELLARTREK..............................................................................................5
1.1 UNPACKING THE DEVICE..................................................................................................... 5
1.2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF STELLARTREK .......................................................................... 5
1.2.1 Front Face of the Device.............................................................................................5
1.2.2 Left Side of the Device................................................................................................5
1.2.3 Right Side of the Device .............................................................................................5
1.2.4 Bottom Edge of the Device.........................................................................................5
1.2.5 Back side of the Device ..............................................................................................6
1.2.6 Recharging Battery .....................................................................................................6
1.2.7 Belt Clip.......................................................................................................................6
1.3 POWER BUTTON................................................................................................................. 6
1.3.1 Turning the Device On and Off...................................................................................6
1.3.2 Sleep Mode.................................................................................................................7
1.4 KEY DESCRIBER MODE....................................................................................................... 7
1.5 BUTTON DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................ 7
1.6 GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................. 9
2CONFIGURING THE STELLARTREK DEVICE.................................................................... 10
2.1 LANGUAGES AND VOICES.................................................................................................. 10
2.1.1 Adding and Managing Voices.................................................................................. 10
2.1.2 System, Navigation and Reading Voices................................................................. 10
2.1.3 Changing the Speech Recognition Language......................................................... 11
2.1.4 Changing the TTS Speed ........................................................................................ 11
2.1.5 Voice Auto-Switch.................................................................................................... 11
2.2 TEXT ENTRY METHOD....................................................................................................... 12
2.2.1 Change Keyboard Layout........................................................................................ 12
2.3 BLUETOOTH ..................................................................................................................... 12
2.3.1 Toggle Bluetooth...................................................................................................... 13
2.3.2 Pair a New Bluetooth Device................................................................................... 13
2.3.3 Connect to a Bluetooth Device ................................................................................ 13
2.3.4 Disconnect from a Bluetooth Device........................................................................ 13
2.3.5 Forget a Bluetooth Device ....................................................................................... 14
2.3.6 Display Information on a Connected Device............................................................ 14
2.4 WI-FI............................................................................................................................... 14
2.4.1 Toggle Wi-Fi............................................................................................................. 14
2.4.2 Network Status......................................................................................................... 14
2.4.3 Scan Available Networks......................................................................................... 14
2.4.4 Display Saved Networks.......................................................................................... 15
2.4.5 Enter Network Manually........................................................................................... 15
2.5 INSTALLING &UPDATING MAPS ......................................................................................... 15
2.5.1 Selecting and Installing Maps.................................................................................. 15
2.6 TIME &DEVICE STATUS.................................................................................................... 16
2.7 SOFTWARE UPDATE.......................................................................................................... 17
2.7.1 Factory Reset........................................................................................................... 17
3GPS –ORIENTATION MODE ............................................................................................... 18
3.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................... 18
3.1.1 Maps Installed in your Device.................................................................................. 18
3.1.2 Landmarks ............................................................................................................... 19
3.1.3 Points of Interest...................................................................................................... 19
3.1.4 Distance Units.......................................................................................................... 19

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3.2 USING THE GPS............................................................................................................... 19
3.2.1 Refresh Positioning.................................................................................................. 19
3.2.2 Updating GPS Satellite Positions ............................................................................ 20
3.3 CARRYING THE STELLARTREK........................................................................................... 20
3.4 EXPLORE ......................................................................................................................... 20
3.4.1 Forcing a Travel Mode............................................................................................. 21
3.5 INFORMATION BY REQUEST............................................................................................... 21
3.5.1 Where am I? ............................................................................................................ 21
3.5.2 What’s Around? ....................................................................................................... 21
3.5.3 Next Instruction or Next Intersection........................................................................ 22
3.5.4 Repeat Previous Messages..................................................................................... 23
3.5.5 General Information ................................................................................................. 23
3.6 RECORD LANDMARKS ....................................................................................................... 23
3.6.1 Set a Point of Interest as a Landmark ..................................................................... 23
3.6.2 Sort Landmarks........................................................................................................ 24
3.6.3 Search Landmarks by City......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.7 ROUTES........................................................................................................................... 24
3.7.1 Recording a Route................................................................................................... 24
3.7.2 Indoor Preview of a Route ....................................................................................... 24
3.7.3 Activate a Recorded Route...................................................................................... 25
3.7.4 Deviating from Route............................................................................................... 25
3.7.5 Cancelling a Route................................................................................................... 25
3.8 GETTING GUIDANCE TO A LANDMARK................................................................................. 26
3.9 GETTING GUIDANCE TO AN ADDRESS ................................................................................ 26
3.9.1 Creating a Landmark for an Address....................................................................... 26
3.10 GETTING GUIDANCE TO A POSTAL CODE (UK AND NETHERLANDS USERS ONLY).................. 27
3.11 MAP BROWSING MODE..................................................................................................... 28
3.11.1 Launch Map Browsing Mode from your Current Location ....................................... 28
3.11.2 Launch Map Browsing Mode from a Specific Landmark or Address....................... 28
3.11.3 Using Map Browsing Mode...................................................................................... 28
3.12 LOCKING/UNLOCKING OPEN AREA..................................................................................... 29
3.13 LANDMARKS AND ROUTES CONFIGURATION....................................................................... 29
3.13.1 Configuring Landmarks............................................................................................ 29
3.13.2 Configuring Routes .................................................................................................. 30
3.13.3 Export Landmarks and Routes ................................................................................ 31
3.13.4 Import Landmarks and Routes ................................................................................ 31
4USING THE COMPASS......................................................................................................... 32
4.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................... 32
4.2 CALIBRATING THE COMPASS ............................................................................................. 32
5ADDRESS DETECTION MODE............................................................................................ 33
5.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................... 33
5.2 ADDRESS NUMBER DETECTION AND RECOGNITION ............................................................ 33
6TEXT RECOGNITION............................................................................................................ 35
6.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................... 35
6.2 QUICK READING ............................................................................................................... 35
6.3 DETAILED READING .......................................................................................................... 35
7SETTINGS MENU.................................................................................................................. 37
7.1 SETTINGS ITEMS AND SUBMENUS LIST .............................................................................. 37
8UPDATING THE STELLARTREK SOFTWARE ................................................................... 39

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8.1 VERIFY MANUALLY FOR A STELLARTREK SOFTWARE UPDATE............................................. 39
8.2 AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATIONS OF A NEW UPDATE ................................................................. 39
8.3 CONSULT THE UPDATE CHANGES...................................................................................... 39
9TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................... 40
10 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................................... 43
10.1 BATTERY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS....................................................................................... 43
10.2 DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS.................................................................................................. 43
11 CYBERSECURITY................................................................................................................. 44
12 TECHNOLOGIES HUMANWARE CONTACT INFORMATION............................................ 45
13 SYMBOLS USED ON THE LABEL....................................................................................... 46
14 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT .................................................................................... 47
15 APPENDIX 1 –MANUFACTURER WARRANTY ................................................................. 48