Plextalk PTN2 Cross User manual

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PLEXTALK PTN2 Cross PLEXTALK PTN2
Pocket Guide for the PLEXTALK PTN2 Players PTN2 Cross and PTN2 Standard)
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[English]
Pocket Guide for the PLEXTALK PTN2 Players PTN2 Cross and PTN2 Standard)
1. Key Layout with the Cover
(Remark: the up, down, left and right keys are not displayed on the standard version of the PT 2.)
2. Description of the PLEXTALK PTN2
• Speaker is at the upper right of the top surface.
• Under the speaker, there are four keys: Sleep Timer key, Power key,
Eject key and Title key.
• On the upper side of the unit is the Volume key.
• On the lower side of the unit are the Rewind key, Play/Stop key and Fast
Forward key.
• At the back face of the unit is the DC input terminal.
• At the left side, there are three items: SD card slot, headphone jack and
USB slot.
• At the front side is the CD slot.
3. Key Description
• Power Key: Turn the PT 2 on and off by pressing and holding for 2
seconds.
• Sleep Timer Key: Used to set the time for shutting down. Press this key to
select the sleep timer with intervals from 15 minutes to 1 hour.
• Eject Key: Used for ejecting a CD disc.
Sleep
Timer
Power
Eject
Title
Fast Forward Play/Stop
Rewind
Volume
Speaker
CD Slot
DC Input
USB Slot
Headphone
Jack
SD Card
Slot
Down
Up
Left Right

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• Title Key: Press the right side of the Title key to go to the next title, or the
left side to go to the previous title. To select CD, SD or USB, press the right
side and left side together.
• Volume Key: Press the upper or lower side to increase or decrease the
volume.
• Up/Down Key: Press the up or down key to select the navigation level.
• Left/Right Key: Press the left key to move backward or the right key to
move forward.
• Rewind Key: Press it briefly to move back to the previous phrase in a
DAISY book, the previous track in an audio file or the previous paragraph
in a text file. Press and hold this key to fast rewind.
• Play/Stop Key: To start and stop playback.
• Fast Forward Key: Press it briefly to move forward to the next phrase in
a DAISY book, the next track in an audio file or the next paragraph in a
text file. Press and hold this key to fast forward.
4. Examples
To play a DAISY book on a CD
• Insert the CD disc into the CD slot at the front side of PT 2.
• PT 2 starts playback automatically.
• Press the Play/Stop key to stop the playback.
• Press and hold the Fast Forward key to forward in time.
• Press and hold the Rewind key to rewind in time.
• Press the 2 or 8 key to select the navigation level then the 4 or 6 key
to move back or forward in the selected level.
(Remark: the up, down, left and right keys are not displayed on the
standard version of the PT 2)
To play audio
• Press the left side or right side of the Title key to select the audio
followed by the Play/Stop key. And use the Fast Forward key or
Rewind key to select the track.

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5. How to remove the cover
• Hold both sides of the bottom edge of the cover with your index fingers.
• Then take out gently the cover from the PT 2 unit.
6. Key Layout without the Cover
7. Description of the PLEXTALK PTN2
• Speaker is at the upper right of the top surface.
• Under the speaker, there are five keys: Information key, Sleep Timer key,
Power key, Eject key and Title key.
• On the upper side of the unit are the Tone key, Volume key and Speed key.
• umeric keypad is in the center, including Star key and Hash key.
• Under the numeric keypad are the Rewind key, Play/Stop key and Fast
Forward key.
• On the left side, there are four keys: Menu key, Bookshelf key, GoTo key
and Bookmark key.
• At the back face of the unit is the DC input terminal.
• At the left side, there are three items: SD card slot, headphone jack and
USB slot.
• At the front side is the CD slot.
Information key
Sleep Timer key
Power key
Eject key
Title key
Fast Forward key
Play/Stop key
Rewind key
Bookmark key
GoTo key
Bookshelf key
Menu key
Enter
Cancel
Tone key
Volume key
Speed key
Backup

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8. Key Description
• Power Key: Turn the PT 2 on and off by pressing and holding for 2
seconds.
• Sleep Timer Key: Used to set the time for shutting down. Press this key
to select the sleep timer with intervals from 15 minutes to 1 hour.
• Eject Key: Used for ejecting a CD disc.
• Information Key: You can get information about the battery, current title
and so on.
• Title Key: Press the right side of the Title key to go to the next title, or the
left side to go to the previous title. To select CD, SD or USB, press the
right side and left side together.
• Tone Key: Press the upper or lower side of the Tone key to boost the
treble sound or bass sound.
• Volume Key: Press the upper or lower side to increase or decrease the
volume.
• Speed Key: Press the upper or lower side to increase or decrease the
speed.
• The 9 Key: To start the backup of a title on CD, SD or USB. You need to
select a title to back up.
• The 0 Key: To activate the help function. This is the built-in manual which
you can navigate through as a DAISY book.
• Star Key: To cancel entries in title selection, bookmark, the menu option
and so on.
• Hash Key: To confirm entries in title selection, bookmark, the menu
option and so on.
• Rewind Key: Press it briefly to move back to the previous phrase in a
DAISY book, the previous track in an audio file or the previous paragraph
in a text file. Press and hold this key to fast rewind.
• Play/Stop Key: To start and stop playback.
• Fast Forward Key: Press it briefly to move forward to the next phrase in
a DAISY book, the next track in an audio file or the next paragraph in a
text file. Press and hold this key to fast forward.

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• Menu Key: Press to activate the menu. You can choose from Playback
Settings, Skippable, Media Management and System Settings. Holding this
key enables the key describer mode.
• Bookshelf Key: Press this key repeatedly until the desired media is
announced.
• GoTo Key: avigate directly to a page or heading in a DAISY book, to a track
or an album in audio or to a percentage in a text.
• Bookmark Key: Press once to go to a bookmark. Press twice to create a new
bookmark. Press three times to remove a bookmark.
9. Examples
To play audio
• Press the left side or right side of the Title key to select the audio followed
by the Play/Stop key. And use the Fast Forward key or Rewind key to
select the track.
• You can also go directly to an album or track. Press the GoTo key and
press the 7 key then press the Play/Stop key to play the 7th track in an
album.
To play plain text file or MS Word DOC file
• Copy the file from a PC system to the SD card.
• Select the text file with the Title key.
• Press the Play/Stop key to play the file.
• The text to speech synthesizer reads the file. This can be done with
either of the 2 voices, set in the System Settings of the menu option.
• You can navigate the file by sentence, word, character and so on when
pressing the four arrow keys that are 2, 4, 6 or 8 key.
To make a backup from SD card to USB flash memory
• Connect the USB flash memory to the USB slot.
• Select the title to backup on the SD card.
• Press the 9 key to start the backup. Then follow the audio instructions.
To make a backup from USB flash memory or CD player to SD card
• Select the USB flash memory or CD by using the Bookshelf key.
• Select the title on the USB flash memory or CD.
• Press the 9 key to start the backup to the SD card and follow the audio
instructions.

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10. Menu Hierarchy
PLAYBACK SETTINGS:
+Shuffle and repeat settings
ormal playback
Repeat title (DAISY, Text, Audio
book)
Repeat track (Audio Files)
Repeat album (Audio Files)
Repeat all albums (Audio Files)
Shuffle repeat (Audio Files)
+Reading audio file name
Read audio file name
Read audio track number
SKIPPABLE:
+Select page number
Play
Skip
+Select footnote
Play
Skip
+Select note reference
Play
Skip
+Select annotation
Play
Skip
+Select line number
Play
Skip
+Select sidebar
Play
Skip
+Select producer note
Play
Skip
MEDIA MANAGEMENT:
+Media and title information
+Delete all files on the SD card
+Delete selected title (album)
SYSTEM SETTINGS:
+System properties
System version
Serial number
Installed key (if obtained.)
+Select guide volume (On scale -5 to +5)
+Select the synthetic voice
English 1
English 2
+Select the waiting sound
Waiting sound 1
Waiting sound 2
o waiting sound
+Set the date and time
+Select the pitch of the synthetic voice
(On the scale -5 to +5)
+Initialize all settings to default
SHI A O KE SHI CO., LTD.
http://www.plextalk.com/
December 2011