Humanware Victor Reader Wave User manual

Victor Reader Wave
by HumanWare
Getting Started Session with Victor Reader Wave
Welcome to Getting Started with Victor Reader Wave, the all-new digital talking book player. As you will
see, Victor Reader Wave allows you to navigate easily through the structured book, quickly going to
desired information. The Victor Reader Wave is intended for users with low vision and learning
disabilities. Users will use the Wave display for book information as well as to reinforce the audio
prompts and book navigation commands.
Please note that the CD version of this Getting Started session is recorded in DAISY format and starts
automatically when you load the CD into your Victor unit.
Your Victor Reader Wave is ready to use after unpacking. Fully charged rechargeable batteries have
been installed in the unit. When you need to recharge the batteries, simply connect the unit to a power
outlet by inserting the AC/DC adapter’s cylinder shaped connector in the power jack which is the
uppermost jack of the three jacks located on the right side of the unit and the other end of the AC/DC
adapter in an electrical outlet. Note that the Wave will only recharge while it is powered off and plugged
into the power mains. The batteries should take about 4 to 6 hours to fully charge. Do not charge the
batteries continuously for 24 hours or more. Note that if unplugging the unit while playing, Victor Player
will shut down even if it is equipped with batteries. Simply press the power key to restart.
This introductory session will give you the basic information needed in order to use Victor Reader Wave
correctly. First you will hear a physical description of the unit. Then we will introduce Victor Reader
Wave's Info function and tell you how to adjust playback volume and speed.
We are now ready to start the session.
First, have Victor Reader Wave positioned in front of you. Then locate the double embossed line on the
top of the unit and rotate the unit until this double line is positioned at twelve o’clock. You are now ready
to explore the Victor Reader Wave.
The Wave contains 20 keys, 12 of which are arranged in a 3 by 4 matrix located under the LCD Display
screen, used as numeric keys, refer to Section 4 – Numeric Key Functions for details. The remaining 8
keys are arranged in a clock lower half circle manner, assigned as functions and control keys. refer to
Section 2– Basic Functions and Section 3 – Control Functions for details. These 8 keys are divided in
three different groups. A single embossed line is used to separate the groups.
The first group contains three buttons : the first one is an oval shape located at two o’clock. It is the I/O
Power key, press and hold this key to power on/off the unit, it’s also used as Volume and Speed
Toggle key. The second is the Up key with an Up arrow shape located at three o’clock. The third is the
Down key, with a Down arrow shape located at four o’clock. The Toggle key is used to toggle between
the speed and the volume. The Up and Down keys are used to increase or decrease the reading speed
or volume.
The second group of three buttons contains the Fast-Forward key, the Play-Stop key and the Rewind
key. They are located respectively at four, five and six o’clock with right arrow shaped for Fast-Forward,
rectangular shaped for Play-Stop, and left arrow shaped for Rewind.

The third group of buttons contains the Go-to-Page key and the Bookmark key. The Go-to-Page key
located at nine o’clock, with square shaped form, can be visually identified by a book page icon. The
bookmark key is located at eight o’clock with a diamond shape and can be visually identified by a check
mark.
On the right side of Victor Reader Wave, you will find three jacks, one port and one lock switch. From
back to front, the first jack, is the Power Jack used to connect the unit to an electrical outlet using the
AC/DC adapter. The second jack is the Line Out jack, which is used to plug the unit into a sound
system. The third is an unused rectangular shaped port. Next to this port is the earphones or external
speaker jack. And finally, a switch to lock the keys. Slide the lock switch towards you to unlock or away
from you to lock the keys.
On the front side of the unit you will find the button to open the clam shell CD lid.
Under the unit is the battery compartment. Please note that you can use retail rechargeable batteries or
AA alkaline batteries but only batteries supplied by HumanWare will recharge in the unit. However, there
is no safety issue if you accidentally plug the unit into the power mains with non HumanWare batteries as
the recharge circuit is disabled for retail batteries. Make sure that the flat end of the batteries is placed
against the spring in the battery compartment.
This completes the physical description of Victor Reader Wave. Now let's see how Victor Reader Wave
is operated.
To turn Victor Reader Wave on, press the oval shaped I/O button located at two o’clock. Victor displays
the HumanWare logo, player name Wave and firmware version on the LCD screen. You will then hear
the message Welcome to Victor, followed by the CD title drop- or NO DISK message if the drive is
empty.
Except in Key Describer Mode, a CD must be loaded in the drive in order to activate any other Wave
functions.
To turn Victor Reader Wave off, press and hold the I/O button. Victor then displays POWER OFF and
emits a beep just before powering off.
Let’s look at the Info key. This allows you to know where you are in the book and gives you different
book and Victor Reader Wave information. Simply press the Info key (key 0) you hear Info and then use
the Previous Element (key 4) and Next Element (key 6) keys to move back and forward through the
information.
Now we come to adjusting the reading volume and speed. These two functions have preset default
values at start-up. Once the Victor Reader is powered on, the I/O button switches to a Volume and
Speed Toggle button, to adjust the volume, press the Volume and Speed Toggle until you hear
“volume”. Then press the Up or Down key (located at three and four o’clock). To adjust the speed,
press the Volume and Speed Toggle key (located at two o’clock) until you hear, “speed”. Then press
the Up or Down key (located at three and four o’clock).
Please note that you can also use your Victor Reader Wave to play MP3 and audio CDs. To learn about
all of Victor Reader Wave's features in more detail, please refer to the User's guide which will play next.
In future sessions you may skip the Getting Started and go directly to the User’s Guide by pressing the
Next Element key (# 6 key).
We've come to the end of the Victor Reader Wave Getting Started session. HumanWare wishes you
many pleasant hours of reading as you come to know Victor Reader Wave better.
User’s Guide
About Victor Reader Wave
HumanWare is proud to introduce Victor Reader Wave, the powerful portable
digital talking book player.

Victor Reader Wave was designed to play highly structured books, such as reference works and text
books, as well as for leisure reading. It allows you to easily navigate the book structure and quickly go to
desired information.
With its simple to use functions, you can go directly to a page, move from section to section, or return to
your own bookmarked locations.
We wish you many pleasant hours reading structured digital talking books with your new Victor Reader
Wave!
Acknowledgement
HumanWare wishes to thank the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library for recording the Victor
Reader Wave Getting Started and User's Guide.
©Copyright 2005. All rights reserved, Technologies HumanWare Canada Inc.
This manual is protected by copyright belonging to Technologies HumanWare Canada Inc., with all rights
reserved. According to copyright law, the manual may not be copied in whole or in part, without written
consent from Technologies HumanWare Canada Inc.
Table of Contents
1. OVERVIEW OF VICTOR READER WAVE. 7
1.1 UNPACKING THE UNIT. 7
1.2 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF VICTOR READER WAVE. 8
1.3 TURNING ON/OFF VICTOR READER WAVE. 10
1.4 BATTERY. 10
2. BASIC FUNCTIONS. 11
2.1 PLAY – STOP. 11
2.2 REWIND AND FAST FORWARD. 11
2.3 KEY DESCRIBER MODE. 11
2.4 CANCELLING THE CURRENT OPERATION. 11
3. CONTROL KEY FUNCTIONS. 12
3.1 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME. 12
3.2 ADJUSTING THE SPEED. 12
4. NUMERIC KEY FUNCTIONS. 13
4.1 NUMERIC KEYPAD DESCRIPTION. 13
4.2 NAVIGATION KEYS. 13
4.3 SELECTING ANAVIGATION ELEMENT — KEYS 2 AND 8. 13
4.4 BACKWARD OR FORWARD AN ELEMENT — KEYS 4 AND 6. 13
4.5 BOOKSHELF — KEY 1. 14

4.6 WHERE AM I ? — KEY 5. 14
4.7 SLEEP MODE KEY — KEY 9. 14
4.8 CONFIRM AND CANCEL — THE POUND (#) AND STAR (*) KEYS. 14
4.9 INFO — KEY 0. 14
5. ADVANCED FUNCTIONS. 16
5.1 GO-TO-PAGE. 16
5.2 GOTO HEADING.. 16
5.3 BOOKMARKS. 16
6. LISTENING TO AN MP3 CD. 18
6.1 FUNCTIONS. 18
7. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS. 19
8. INTERNAL LEXICON. 20

1. Overview of Victor Reader Wave
1.1 Unpacking the Unit
Victor Reader Wave package contains :
Victor Reader Wave, the digital talking book player
An AC/DC adapter and two rechargeable batteries (installed)
A DAISY format CD-ROM containing a Getting Started session and the User’s Guide
A Quick Reference guide
Small earphones
Carrying case
If any of the above items are missing in the package, please contact HumanWare or an authorized
service centre.
Telephone: [phone]
Toll free number (Canada & USA): 1 888-723-7273
Fax: [phone]
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.humanware.com
1.2 Physical Description of Victor Reader Wave
First, have Victor Reader Wave positioned in front of you. Then locate the double embossed line on the
top of the unit and rotate the unit until this double line is positioned at twelve o’clock. You are now ready
to explore the Victor Reader Wave.
1.2.1 LCD Display

The LCD display screen with back light is located right under the double embossed line. The LCD
Display reinforces the audio messages and prompts as well as displays the element name at the current
reading position, as follows :
Lines 1 and 2 : Batteries, Volume and Speed setting Icons.
Lines 3 and 4 : Book title
Lines 5 and 6 : Section Heading
Line 7 : Function
Line 8 : Data
During playback, lines 7 and 8 will contain a progress bar to show the reading position in the book.
NOTE:
To save battery life, the backlight will automatically be turned off if no key is pressed for 15 seconds.
To turn the backlight on again press any key.
1.2.2 The Face of the Unit
Have Victor Reader Wave positioned in front of you. Then locate the double embossed line on the top of
the unit and rotate the unit until this double line is positioned at twelve o’clock.
The Wave contains 20 keys, 12 of which are arranged in a 3 by 4 matrix located under the LCD Display
screen, used as numeric keys, refer to Section 4 – Numeric Key Functions for details. The 8 keys
remaining are arranged in a clock lower half circle manner, assigned as functions and control keys. refer
to Section 2– Basic Functions and Section 3 – Control Functions for details. These 8 keys are divided in
three different groups which are separated by a single embossed line.
The first group contains three buttons : the first one is an oval shape located at two o’clock. It is the
I/O Power key, used to power on/off the unit, it’s also used as the Volume and Speed Toggle key. The
second is the Up key with an Up arrow shape located at three o’clock. The third is the Down key, with
a Down arrow shape located at four o’clock. The Toggle key is used to toggle between the speed and
the volume. The Up and Down keys are used to increase or decrease the reading speed or volume.
The second group of three buttons contains the right-arrow shaped Fast-Forward key, the
rectangular Play-Stop key and the left-arrow shaped Rewind key. They are located at four, five and six
o’clock respectively.
The third group of buttons contains the Go-to-Page key and the Bookmark key. The square
shaped Go-to-Page key is located at nine o’clock and can be visually identified by a book page icon.
The diamond shaped bookmark key is located at eight o’clock and can be visually identified by a check
mark.
1.2.3 The Right Side of the Unit
On the right side of Victor Reader Wave, you will find three jacks, one port and one lock switch.
From back to front, the first jack, is the Power Jack which is the uppermost jack of the three jacks used
to connect the unit to an electrical outlet using the AC/DC adapter. The second jack is the Line Out jack,
which is used to plug the unit into a sound system. The third is an unused rectangular shaped port. Next
is the Earphones or External Speaker Jack. Finally, there is a switch to lock the keys. Slide the lock
switch towards you to unlock or away from you to lock the keys.
1.2.4 The Front Side of the Unit
On the front side of the unit you will find the button to open the clam shell lid.
1.2.5 Under the Unit
Under the unit is the battery compartment. Please note that you can use retail rechargeable batteries

or AA alkaline batteries but only batteries supplied by HumanWare will recharge in the unit. However,
there is no safety issue if you accidentally plug the unit into the power mains with non HumanWare
batteries as the recharge circuit is disabled for retail batteries. Make sure that the flat end of the batteries
is placed against the spring in the battery compartment.
1.3 Turning On/Off Victor Reader Wave
To turn Victor Reader Wave on, press and hold (for at least one second) the oval shaped I/O button
located at two o’clock. Victor displays the HumanWare logo, player name Wave and firmware version on
the LCD screen. You will then hear the message Welcome to Victor, followed by the CD title.
To turn Victor Reader Wave off, press and hold the I/O button again. Victor then displays POWER
OFF and emits a beep just before powering off.
NOTE:
To save battery life, Victor Reader will automatically turn off after 2 minutes of inactivity.
1.4 Battery
The Wave uses 2 AA rechargeable (included) or 2 AA Alkaline batteries. Fully charged batteries can last
up to about 7 to 9 hours for continuous play of DAISY books. Book navigation commands or playing of
non DAISY CD’s requires more power and will reduce the battery life.
NOTE:
The Wave will only recharge when it is powered off and plugged into the power mains.
NOTE:
Unplugging the unit while playing, will shut down the Victor Player even if it is equipped with batteries.
Simply press the power key to restart.

2. Basic Functions
2.1 Play – Stop
To start playing a book, press the Play/Stop key.
To stop playing a book, press the Play/Stop key again.
2.2 Rewind and Fast Forward
These keys allow you to go backward or forward quickly.
Press and hold the Rewind or Fast Forward key until you reach the desired spot, then release it.
2.3 Key Describer Mode
With the Key Describer feature, the user can learn the function associated with each of Victor Reader
Wave's keys.
The Key Describer mode is activated automatically if the player is turned on with no CD loaded.
While in Key Describer mode you may press any key to hear its function
NOTE:
Except for Key Describer Mode, a CD must be loaded in the drive in order to activate any other Wave
functions.
2.4 Cancelling the current operation
At anytime to cancel the current operation, press the Star (*) Key.

3. Control Key Functions
Once Victor is powered on, the I/O button becomes a Volume and Speed Toggle button, to adjust the
levels, press the Volume and Speed Toggle button. Victor announces and displays Volume or Speed
alternately after each key press, then use Up and Down keys to adjust to the desired level.
3.1 Adjusting the Volume
Press the Volume and Speed Toggle button until you hear, “volume”.
Press Up key or Down key to adjust volume from 1 to 10
3.2 Adjusting the Speed
Press < the Volume and Speed Toggle button until you hear, “speed”.
Press the Up key or Down key to adjust speed from -5 to 10
To set the Speed at the default level, press the Speed Up key or Speed Down key until you hear a
beep.

4. Numeric Key Functions
4.1 Numeric Keypad Description
Line one : 1: Bookshelf 2: Navigation Element 3: Unused
Line two : 4: Back 5: Where am I? 6: Forward
Line three : 7: Unused 8: Navigation Element 9: Sleep
Line four : *: Cancel 0: Info #: Confirm
4.2 Navigation Keys
The 2, 4, 6 and 8 are navigation keys which allow the user to easily go from one structural element to
another to quickly find desired information.
Victor Reader Wave allows you to navigate by chapter, section, page, paragraph, or any other existing
indexed element defined by the producer of the book.
First, choose a navigation element (chapter, page, etc.), using the 2and 8keys. Then use the 4and 6
keys to move from the selected element to another of the same category.
4.3 Selecting a Navigation Element — Keys 2 and 8
Victor Reader Wave gives you a complete list of a book's available navigation elements or levels
arranged hierarchically as chapters or sections listed first followed by text elements such as page,
paragraph and sentence (if indexed).
Press Key 2or Key 8until you hear the desired element. The last element spoken is the one
selected.
4.4 Backward or Forward an Element — Keys 4 and 6
Press Key 4to move backward an element, or press Key 6to move forward.
NOTE:
You can change the navigation element at any time using Key 2or Key 8.
NOTE:
When used in a numeric function(e.g. Go to Page), the arrow keys will act as regular numeric keys.
4.5 Bookshelf — Key 1
The Bookshelf provides access to the list of books on the CD.
Press the Bookshelf Key, Key 1.
Press the Key 4or Key 6to move from one book to the next.
When you hear the title of the desired book, press the Pound (#) Key to confirm your choice. Or,
press the Play key to confirm and start playback from your last position in that book.
4.6 Where am I ? — Key 5