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Blaze ET – User Manual
HIMS International
Blaze ET
User Manual
(Model: T70ET)
ENGLISH MANUAL
for Software Version 1.0
(February, 2015)
When there are any manual updates,
the readme files or appendices
will be added to the manual CD
and website.
HIMS International Corporation
174, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea 305-350
Phone: +82-42-864-4460
Fax: +82-42-864-4462
Email: hims@himsintl.com
Website: www.himsintl.com
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  • Page 1 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International Blaze ET User Manual (Model: T70ET) ENGLISH MANUAL for Software Version 1.0 (February, 2015) When there are any manual updates, the readme files or appendices will be added to the manual CD and website.
  • Page 2 +82-42-864-4460. Copyright 2015. All RIGHTS reserved, HIMS. This User Manual is protected by copyright belonging to HIMS, with all rights reserved. The User Manual may not be copied in whole or part, without consent from HIMS.

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    There is a risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Please make certain to use only battery packs produced specifically for the Blaze ET by HIMS. Please dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.
  • Page 4 10. Do not take apart the Blaze ET yourself. Do not have anyone else who is not authorized by HIMS take apart the Blaze ET. If an unqualified person disassembles the unit, serious damage may occur to the Blaze ET. If an unauthorized person disassembles the Blaze ET, the unit is excluded from any free maintenance, and the warranty becomes void.
  • Page 5 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 11. Thank you for using the Blaze ET. We value any comments or suggestions you have for our product. If you have any complaints or suggestions, please provide us with your comments on our website. We will improve our product based on your comments and suggestions.
  • Page 6 RF Exposure - This device is only authorized for use in a mobile application. At least 20 cm of separation distance between the transmitting antenna device and the user's body must be maintained at all times. Model Name: T70ET Manufacturer Name: HIMS International Corporation...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International Table of contents 1. Introduction..................16 1.1 Main Features..................... 16 1.2 What's in the Box? ..................... 17 1.3 Hardware Specifications................... 18 1.4 Physical Orientation to the Blaze ET..............19 1.4.1 The Top Face.
  • Page 8 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 3.1 The Home Menu....................29 3.2 Adjusting Volume and other properties............30 3.3 Checking Date and Time.................. 30 3.4 Checking Status ....................31 3.5 Locking the Keys....................31 3.6 Stopping Speech ....................31 3.7 Quick Launch commands .................
  • Page 9 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 4.3.3 Delete ......................42 4.3.4 Renaming a file or folder................42 4.3.5 Creating a folder ..................43 4.3.6 Compressing files..................43 4.3.7 Unzipping files..................... 44 5. Using the Media Player............... 45 5.1 Supported Media Formats.
  • Page 10 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 5.10 Marks......................... 51 5.10.1 Inserting a Book mark................51 5.10.2 Inserting a Voice Mark................52 5.10.3 Inserting a Highlight Mark................ 52 5.10.4 Moving to a Mark..................53 5.10.5 Deleting a Mark..................53 5.11 Using the Explorer.
  • Page 11 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6.6 Reviewing information for the current book or file......... 61 6.7 Marks........................62 6.7.1 Inserting a Book mark................. 63 6.7.2 Inserting a Voice Mark................63 6.7.3 Inserting a Highlight Mark................63 6.7.4 Moving to a Mark.
  • Page 12 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 8. Recording.................... 73 8.1 Making a Recording................... 73 8.2 Listening to a Recorded File................73 8.3 Searching for and Deleting Recorded Files............. 74 8.4 Setting Recording Options................74 8.5 Making DAISY recordings.
  • Page 13 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 11.1 Subscribing to Podcasts................. 86 11.2 Executing and Exiting Podcasts..............87 11.3 Navigating Feeds and Podcasts..............87 11.4 Deleting Content....................88 12. Library Services................89 12.1 Logging In......................89 12.2 Navigating content.
  • Page 14 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 13.4 The Alarm......................97 13.4.1 Setting an alarm..................97 13.4.2 Deleting an alarm..................98 13.5 Setting the Sleep Timer................... 98 13.6 Initializing options.................... 98 13.7 Formatting drives..................... 99 13.8 Upgrading Blaze ET firmware................. 99 13.8.1 Online Upgrade.
  • Page 15 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 14.6.3 Connecting to a Wireless Network............108 14.6.4 Deleting a Wireless Profile..............108 14.7 checking System Status................109 15. Appendices: ..................110 15.1. Appendix 1: The premium Accessory Pack..........110 15.1.1 Assembling the OCR stand.

  • Page 16: Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing the Blaze ET OCR multi-player. The Blaze ET is a digital audio player and portable OCR device manufactured by HIMS International Corporation. It is a small, lightweight portable device which can play digital books, music files, document files, DAISY content, FM radio, and can scan and recognize printed text and text image files with the built-in 5 megapixel camera and OCR software.

  • Page 17: What's In The Box

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 4) Use Blaze ET's built-in camera to capture images of printed textbooks, brochures, or restaurant menus and recognize them using the OCR program. You can also import images from other sources and recognize them as well.

  • Page 18: Hardware Specifications

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International  USB Gender adapter  Earbuds  Documentation CD  Getting Started Guide Optional Accessory Pack:  OCR stand  OCR Remote  Cradle  Spare Battery Pack  Spare AC adapter 1.3 Hardware Specifications.

  • Page 19: Physical Orientation To The Blaze Et

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 1.4 Physical Orientation to the Blaze ET. The Blaze ET is a small, rectangular unit, similar in size and shape to a smart phone. It weighs just 118g, is 59.3mm wide, 116.86mm long and 16.44mm thick.

  • Page 20: The Top Face

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 1.4.1 The Top Face. The top face of the unit contains the main keypad. At the top center is a slightly recessed square depression. This is the Power On-Off button. To the left and right of the Power button are the stereo speakers.

  • Page 21: The Left Edge

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International VOICE CONTROL RECORD Button Button VOLUME UP Button VOLUME DOWN KEY LOCK Switch Button SD Card slot RESET Button <The Left and Right EDGE> 1.4.2 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.

  • Page 22: The Right Edge

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 1.4.3 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.

  • Page 23: The Back Face

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 1.4.6 The Back Face. Flip the Blaze 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 2 things. In the top center, directly opposite the Power button on the front face, is the OCR camera.

  • Page 24: Getting Started

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 2. Getting Started. This chapter describes basic operations of the Blaze ET including inserting and removing the battery, powering on and off, charging, and copying content to the unit. 2.1 Inserting and Removing the Battery.

  • Page 25: Powering On/Off

    You will hear a short beep to indicate booting has started. In a few seconds, this is followed by a musical flourish with "HIMS" spoken. After this, progress beeps are heard, followed by the power on sound.

  • Page 26: Connecting To A Computer

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 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, followed by the announcement, "SD card inserted".

  • Page 27: Connecting To A Mac

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International Once you connect to your PC, click the "My computer" icon on the PC. The Blaze ET uses the Media Transfer Protocol connection (MTP), thus, it appears under "Portable Media Devices" with the label "Blaze". If you press "Enter" on "Blaze", you can view the content of the "Internal Storage"...

  • Page 28: Folders Used In The Blaze Et

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International For information on how to drag and drop items using VoiceOver, visit the following link: http://help.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/10.7/English.lproj/_1124.html 2.6 Folders used in the Blaze ET. As previously explained, it is not necessary to place content playable by the Blaze ET in specific folders.

  • Page 29: Basic Functions

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 3. Basic Functions. 3.1 The Home Menu. When you power on the unit for the first time, you are placed in the Home Menu. You can also get to the Home Menu by pressing Cancel when in a program, or by pressing the “Home”...

  • Page 30: Adjusting Volume And Other Properties

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 3.2 Adjusting Volume and other properties. You can use the Voice Control button and the Volume buttons on the left side of Blaze ET to adjust the volume of media playback, the guide voice, and the reading voice. You can also use it to change various other settings, such as speed, and media preamp.

  • Page 31: Checking Status

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 3.4 Checking Status You can use the "Info" button to quickly check the status of various items. Press the "Info" button briefly to announce the status of the following items and order: 1) Power Status: The battery level and whether AC power is connected.

  • Page 32: Menus, Dialogs And Edit Boxes

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International From the Home menu, the numbers 1 to 0 are each associated with a program or menu. Thus, you can press the number associated with the program you want to run, and it is immediately executed.

  • Page 33: Using A Dialog Box

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 2) Go to the previous menu item: UP arrow. 3) Go to the next menu item: DOWN arrow. 4) Select current item or sub menu: Right arrow or OK button. 5) Return to upper menu: Left arrow.
  • Page 34 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 1) Data entry: the numeric buttons. 2) Delete the previous character: asterisk. 3) Delete all the data entered: Hold asterisk. 4) Move to the previous character: LEFT arrow. 5) Move to the next character: RIGHT arrow.

  • Page 35: Using Help Mode

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 2) Number 2: dash tilde at 3) Number 3: Apostrophe Quote Pound 4) Number 4: Semicolon Colon Dollar 5) Number 5: Slash Question Percent 6) Number 6: Grave Underscore Caret 7) Number 7: Left paren Right paren Andpersand...

  • Page 36: File Manager

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 4. File Manager The Blaze ET'S File Manager allows you to explore the content of your internal flashdisk as well as any SD card or USB drive connected to Blaze ET. Pressing OK on a supported file type or a folder of supported DAISY or Media files automatically launches the program in which that file or folder is playable, and the content begins playing.

  • Page 37: File Manager Commands

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 4.2.2 File Manager Commands You can use the following keystrokes to navigate content in the File Manager: 1) Up: Moves to the previous file, folder or menu item. 2) Down: Moves to the next file, folder or menu item.

  • Page 38: General Navigation

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 18) Number 0: Toggles Selection and de-selection. Hold for 2 seconds to cycle between selection modes: Select All, Select to bottom, Select to Top and Start Continuous Selection. 19) Pound: Jumps to the root. Hold for 2 seconds to lock and unlock the numeric keypad.

  • Page 39: Selecting Multiple Items

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 1) File name: Indicates the name of the current file or folder. 2) Type: Indicates whether the current item is a file or folder or a storage device. 3) Folder Count: If the current item is a folder, tells you the number of subfolders.

  • Page 40: Opening Content

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 4.2.6 Opening Content. The File Manager automatically launches the application associated with the file or folder type you have selected to play. Simply press OK on a file or folder you wish to play, or press OK after you have selected multiple items.

  • Page 41: Cut/Move

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 3) "Copy" is displayed as it is the first item in the menu. 4) Press the OK key or the shortcut Number 1. The "Copy Complete" 'message is displayed and the items are copied to the clipboard.

  • Page 42: Delete

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6) Use the UP or DOWN arrow to navigate to "Paste" and press the OK key. Or press the shortcut Number 3. 7) File pasting begins. While the content is being pasted, beep sounds are heard to indicate progress.

  • Page 43: Creating A Folder

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International To cancel a name change, press the Cancel key. 4.3.5 Creating a folder To create a new folder, do the following: 1) Press the Menu key. 2) Arrow down to "New Folder" and press the OK key. Or, press the shortcut Number 6.

  • Page 44: Unzipping Files

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 9) Press the OK key to begin compressing the file. If a file with a duplicate file exists, you are asked whether to overwrite it. Use the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to choose between "Yes" and "No".

  • Page 45: Using The Media Player

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 5. Using the Media Player. 5.1 Supported Media Formats. The Media Player on the Blaze ET supports the following media formats: 1) MP3 320 Kbps, 44100 Hz, Stereo 2) MP4-AAC, M4a) 3) Wave 16bit 48000Hz...

  • Page 46: Play And Pause

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 5.3 Play and Pause. To pause playback, press the OK button briefly while media is playing. Press the OK button briefly once again to resume playback. 5.4 Getting playback information. You can obtain information on the currently playing file using the “Review” key.

  • Page 47: Changing Navigation Units

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International longer you hold the arrow key, the larger the amount of time. When your desired amount of time is announced, release the arrow key, and you are moved backward or forward by that amount of time.

  • Page 48: Moving By Percentage

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International you want to move to. Type the time in 6 digits: 2 digits for the hour, 2 digits for the minute, and 2 digits for the second. Thus, to move to 5 minutes and 20 seconds in the current track, type 000520.

  • Page 49: Adjusting Volume, Speed, And Equalizer

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 5.9.1 Adjusting Volume, speed, and Equalizer. You can use the Volume buttons to adjust the media volume, preamp, playback speed, and equalizer. 1) Media Playback Volume: You can adjust media playback volume using values 1-15.

  • Page 50: Equalizer Settings

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International However, you can set the Media player to repeat the current track, or to repeat all tracks in the current playlist after they have finished playing. To adjust the “Repeat” setting, press the number 6 in Play or Paused status. Each press of the number 6 cycles the Repeat mode, and the unit announces, “Repeat File”, “Repeat...

  • Page 51: Marks

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6) Save bookmark when exiting Media: Use the Left and Right arrows to choose between On and Off. Press the “OK” key to save your settings. Press ‘Cancel” to exit the Media Setting without saving your changes.

  • Page 52: Inserting A Voice Mark

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 5.10.2 Inserting a Voice Mark. Setting a Voice Mark allows you to attach a voice recording to the mark to provide additional information or an annotation to the content you are marking. Use the following steps to insert a voice mark: 1) Locate the place in the content which you want to mark, and press “Pound”.

  • Page 53: Moving To A Mark

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 8) Press the “OK” button to save the mark. If the mark already exists, the unit announces “Mark already exists” and returns you to the edit box wherein you can enter a different number.

  • Page 54: Using The Explorer

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 5) Enter the number of the mark using the numeric keypad. 6) Press “OK” and the mark is deleted. 7) Press "Cancel" at any time to cancel deleting a mark. You can also delete all marks and exit the file by holding “Cancel”.

  • Page 55: Moving To Specific Items

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 5.11.2 moving to specific items. You can move to a specific folder according to its number in the list by pressing the number 8. When you press the number 8, and edit box appears in to which you can type the number of the file or folder you want to move to.

  • Page 56: Book Reader

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6. Book Reader. The Book Reader program on Blaze ET is able to play DAISY books as well as several document file types. 6.1 Supported File Types. The Book Reader supports the following formats: Document formats: 1) Plain text document: TXT.

  • Page 57: Selecting And Playing Content

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6.2 Selecting and playing content. To play content in the Book Reader, simply press the “Home” button followed by the number 3. Or, from the “Home” menu, navigate to the “Book Reader” using the Up or down arrow, and press the “OK”...

  • Page 58: Navigation

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6.3 Navigation. You can navigate books and documents in the book reader in several ways, including headings, paragraphs, sentences, words, time, etc. Press the Up or Down arrow to select the movement unit. Press the Left or Right arrow to move back and forward by the chosen movement unit.

  • Page 59: Quick Movement

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 8) Word: When this item is selected, the Left and Right arrows move to the previous and next word. This item appears only during playback of documents or text-based DAISY content. 9) Character: The Left and Right arrows navigate to the previous and next character.

  • Page 60: Moving To A Specified Time

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6.5.1 Moving to a specified time. To move to a specific time, press the number 2. The elapsed and total times are announced, and you are placed in an edit box in to which you can type the specific time you want to move to.

  • Page 61: Additional Movement Functions

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International To activate this function from the menu, press the “Menu” key, arrow down to “Move by age” and press “OK”. Or, press the number 6 when the menu is open. 6.5.5 Additional movement functions.

  • Page 62: Marks

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International Press the “Review” key briefly to have the following information announced when playing documents: 1) File Name: announces the current file name and format. 2) Page information: the current page of the current document.

  • Page 63: Inserting A Book Mark

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6.7.1 Inserting a Book mark. To insert a mark, follow these steps: 1) Locate the place in the content where you want to insert the mark, and press the "Pound" key. 2) The Mark Manager menu is displayed, and you are placed on the first item, "Insert bookmark".

  • Page 64: Moving To A Mark

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 4) The start position is marked at your current position, and playback continues. 5) When playback reaches the point at which you want to end the highlight mark, press “OK” again. 6) You are prompted to choose the number for the highlight mark.

  • Page 65: Adjusting Volume And Speed

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 7) Press "Cancel" at any time to cancel deleting a mark. You can also delete all marks and exit a book or document by holding the “Cancel” key. 6.8 Adjusting Volume and Speed.

  • Page 66: Using The Explorer

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6.10 Using The Explorer. The Explorer lets you easily search for, and play DAISY and document content. 6.10.1 Entering and Exiting the Explorer. To open the Explorer, while playing a DAISY book or document, press and hold the “Menu”...

  • Page 67: Reviewing Information For Files And Folders

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International When you locate an item you want to play, simply press the “OK” button to start playback. You can use the 0 key to select multiple items as described in chapter 4 Note: you can only select multiple items in the case of document files.
  • Page 68 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International Press the “OK” button to save your settings. Press “Cancel” to exit the “Basic Settings” dialog without saving any changes. The”Voice Settings” dialog allows you to set the speed, pitch and volume of the reading voice, or audio settings during DAISY audio playback.

  • Page 69: Fm Radio

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 7. FM Radio. In this section you will learn how to play the FM radio, how to manually and auto scan, how to set presets, and how to record the radio output. The FM Radio can access local stations at frequencies from 87.5MHz to 108MHz.

  • Page 70: Navigating Frequencies

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 7.3 Navigating Frequencies. Use the Left and Right arrows to adjust frequency backward and forward by0.1MHz. As stated above, the available frequency range is 87.5MHz to 108MHz. To automatically detect stations press and hold the Left or Right arrow to auto scan backward and forward respectively.

  • Page 71: Using The Internal Speaker

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 7.5 Using the Internal Speaker. Listening to the radio via headphones for great lengths of time can become uncomfortable. You can listen to the radio via the internal speakers, even though the headphones must be connected as an antenna. To hear the radio through the internal speaker of Blaze ET, press the number 9.
  • Page 72 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 3) Bit rate: Adjust the setting in increments from 128 KBPS to 320 KBPS. 4) Record channels: Choose between Mono and stereo. 5) Recording Name format: Choose between “frequency _ date” or “User defined”. If you choose “User defined”, arrow down once more to enter your desired file...

  • Page 73: Recording

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 8. Recording. This section discusses how to create and listen to recordings as well as how to set your recording preferences. You can record via the internal microphone, an external stereo microphone or line-in source, from a headset microphone, or from the FM radio.

  • Page 74: Searching For And Deleting Recorded Files

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International and Right arrows to navigate among the recordings, just as you normally move among tracks in the media player. You can navigate recordings just as you can other audio files in the Media Player.
  • Page 75 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 2) Recording Quality: High Quality Wav, High Quality MP3, Standard quality, Speech quality and User Defined. A. High Quality WAV: sample rate = 44100Hz, bit-level = 16Bit, channels = stereo B. High quality mp3: sample rate = 44100Hz, bitrate = 320kbps, channels = stereo C.

  • Page 76: Making Daisy Recordings

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 6) Recording Save Disk: Flashdisk or SD Card. This setting determines the location in which recordings are stored. 8.5 Making DAISY recordings. You can use the Blaze ET's Record function to record DAISY files as well as simple WAV and MP3 recordings.

  • Page 77: Ocr

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 9. OCR. "OCR" refers to Optical Character Recognition, which simply means the recognition of letters in an image, and the conversion of these letters to text. The Blaze ET accomplishes this by snapping a photo of a page of text with its built-in 5 mega-pixel camera, and processing it through its included OCR software.

  • Page 78: Taking Continuous Pictures

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 2) Hold the Blaze ET in your hands in the horizontal position where your hands meet in the center of the arch made by your elbows. 3) Press the "OCR" button to open the OCR program.

  • Page 79: Reading The Ocr Result

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International scanning” to one of the time elements, Blaze ET automatically takes a shot at each of the specified time intervals, and saves the scans to a single file until the OK key is pressed.

  • Page 80: Importing Image Files

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International While playing a recognized file, you can also access the results by pressing and holding “Menu” to open “Explorer” mode. Result files are displayed in descending order. Use the Up and Down arrows to navigate the list, and press “OK” on a file you wish to play.

  • Page 81: Opening An External Image File

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 9.5.2 Opening an External Image File. As mentioned previously, you can open image files created from other sources, and recognize any available text in these images using Blaze ET.. Blaze ET currently only recognizes text from JPG files.

  • Page 82: Deleting All Recognized Text Files

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 4) Press “OK” to save your settings. 5) To cancel saving your settings, press "Cancel" and you are returned to the OCR menu. 9.6.3 Deleting All Recognized Text Files. You can use the "Delete all Files" option to delete all recognized text files since executing the OCR program.

  • Page 83: Web Radio

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 10. Web Radio. Web Radio is live audio casting over the Internet as opposed to an FM signal. Web streaming is the method by which devices like Blaze ET allow you to listen to such casts.

  • Page 84: Moving By Channel

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 10.2 Moving by channel. During Playback, you can use the Left and Right arrows to move among your Web Radio channels. As you use the arrows to navigate, Blaze ET stops playing the channel you are currently listening to, and connects to the channel to which you have just navigated.
  • Page 85 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International To search by word, use the Left or Right arrow to move to “Word Input Mode”, and press the Down arrow to access the “Input Search keyword” edit box. Type your search text using the T9 text entry method described in section 3.8.3.

  • Page 86: Podcasts

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 11. Podcasts. Podcasts are audio files published by individuals or organizations via a method called RSS. Podcasts are available on any number of topics including news, politics, music, books, technology, cooking, and an unlimited number of individual casts covering very specific personal interests.

  • Page 87: Executing And Exiting Podcasts

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 11.2 Executing and Exiting Podcasts. To open the Podcasts application, from the Home menu, use the Up or Down arrow to navigate to "Podcasts", and press “OK”. Blaze ET announces, "Creating Feed list" and progress beeps are heard while the unit creates the list of feeds from XML addresses pasted into the Podcasts folder, and/or from OPML files placed there.

  • Page 88: Deleting Content

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International at the position at which you last stopped playing it. While playing a podcast, press "Cancel" to stop playback, and return to the podcast list. 11.4 Deleting Content. You may delete a podcast feed, or an individual podcast by navigating to it and pressing and holding the "Cancel"...

  • Page 89: Library Services

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 12. Library Services. The “Library services” menu allows patrons of libraries that use the online DAISY protocol or other online interfaces to access and download content directly to the Blaze ET. The presence of this menu and the options in it depend on the country in which you are located and the libraries supported.

  • Page 90: Downloading And Playing Content

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International category list after logging in, and you can move among the categories using the Left and Right arrows. Once you have selected a category using the left or Right arrow, press the Down arrow to access sub categories if they are available, or the list of books in your chosen category.

  • Page 91: Returning Content To The Online Daisy Bookshelf

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 12.4 Returning content to the Online DAISY Bookshelf. If your library uses the online DAISY protocol, you are only allowed to have a certain number books on loan at a given time, and required to return books to the library before you can borrow more of them.

  • Page 92: Utilities

    The “record” function was previously covered in chapter 8 of this manual. The Sense Dictionary is an optional add-on that can be purchased from HIMS or your local dealer. The Sense dictionary includes an English dictionary and Thesaurus as well as optional bilingual dictionaries in French, Italian and Spanish.

  • Page 93: Opening The Color Reader

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 13.1.1 opening the color reader From the Home menu, arrow down to “Utilities” and press “OK”. From the “Utilities” menu, use the Down arrow to navigate to ‘Color Reader” and press “OK”. Alternatively, from the Home menu, you can simply press the number 0 to open the Color reader.

  • Page 94: Adding A Memo

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 13.2.2 Adding a memo. When the Memo program is opened, the first item is “Add Memo”. Press “OK” on this item to add a new memo. The “Add Memo” dialog contains 2 edit boxes, one for the title, and another for the content.

  • Page 95: Searching For Memos

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International To modify a memo, navigate to it using one of the above methods, and press “OK”. You are presented with the Title and Content edit boxes just as when creating a new note, but with the information you previously entered. Use the navigation and entry commands described previously to modify the memo, and press the “OK”...

  • Page 96: Calculator

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 13.3 Calculator Use the Blaze ET’s calculator to perform quick calculations on the go. 13.3.1 opening the Calculator. Form the “Home” menu, navigate to the utilities menu and open it. Use the up or Down arrow to navigate to “Calculator”...

  • Page 97: Using Help Mode

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 13.3.3 Using help Mode. You can get Help for the operations in the Calculator from the menu. Press the “Menu” key and arrow up to “Help” and press “OK”. Or press the number 0 when the menu is opened.

  • Page 98: Deleting An Alarm

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 13.4.2 Deleting an alarm. If an alarm has sounded at its specified time, there are no more recurrences, and you have canceled the alarm, the alarm is deleted. However, if you want to delete an alarm that is expected to sound at a later time, you can do so using the “delete Alarm”...

  • Page 99: Formatting Drives

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 13.7 Formatting drives. You can format the internal flashdisk of Blaze ET or connected drives such as SD cards or USB memory. From the “Home” menu, use the Up and Down arrows to navigate to utilities, and press “OK”.

  • Page 100: Offline Upgrade

    13.8.2 Offline Upgrade. Use the following steps to upgrade your Blaze ET offline: 1) Download the upgrade from the HIMS website. 2) Extract the upgrade file, and copy the .bin files to the root of an SD card. 3) Place the SD card in Blaze ET.

  • Page 101: The Options Menu

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 14. The options menu. The “Options” menu lets you set general preferences as well as the time and Date and Wireless and Bluetooth configurations on the Blaze ET. To access these options, use the Up or Down arrow to navigate to “Options’ in the “Home”...

  • Page 102: Guide Voice Settings

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 2) Numpad Lock: determines whether the numeric keypad is operational. Use the left and Right arrows to choose between On and Off. 3) Mark alert: determines whether Blaze ET announces when marks are present as you play books, documents and media.

  • Page 103: Sound Settings

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 1) Guide Voice Speed: Adjusts the speed of the voice guide. Use the Left and Right arrows to select a value from 1 to 15. 2) Guide Voice Pitch: Adjusts how high or low the voice sounds. Use the Left and Right arrows to select a value from 1 to 15.

  • Page 104: Manually Setting The Date And Time

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 14.4.1 Manually setting the Date and Time. Use the following steps to manually set the Date and Time: 1) From the Home menu, open the “Options” menu and navigate to “Date and Time”.

  • Page 105: Bluetooth Settings

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 3) Press the "Select" button and the time is synchronized with a time server, and you are returned to the “Options” menu. 14.5 Bluetooth Settings. You can use Blaze ET with BLUETOOTH headsets or speakers for high quality, wireless audio listening.

  • Page 106: Disconnecting A Bluetooth Headset Or Speaker

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 4) If Bluetooth is off, press the Left or Right arrow to navigate to "On". 5) Press the Down arrow to initiate the search for Bluetooth audio devices. Progress beeps are sounded to let you know the search is in progress.

  • Page 107: Checking The Status Of Wireless Lan

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International Using Wi-Fi enhances the abilities of Blaze ET in the following ways: 1) Stay synchronized with a time server, always ensuring the Date and Time is as accurate as it can be. 2) Access Web radio stations from around the globe: 3) Subscribe to and download podcasts.

  • Page 108: Connecting To A Wireless Network

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 14.6.3 Connecting to a Wireless Network. Use the following steps to connect to a Wireless network: 1) Open “Set Wireless LAN” as described above. 2) The "Network Setup" dialog box is opened. 3) If Wireless is not turned on, use the Left Or Right arrow to change wireless status to 4) Press the Down arrow.

  • Page 109: Checking System Status

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 3) If Wireless is off, use the Left or Right arrow to change the status to On. 4) Press the Down arrow. 5) The list of available networks is displayed. 6) Use the Left or Right arrow to navigate to the network you want to delete.

  • Page 110: Appendices

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 15. Appendices: 15.1. Appendix 1: The premium Accessory Pack. The Blaze ET Premium Accessory pack includes the following items:  OCR Stand  OCR Remote  Cradle  Spare AC Adapter  Spare Battery Pack 15.1.1 Assembling the OCR stand.
  • Page 111 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 5) Locate the small rectangular dish with the lip protruding from its bottom. 6) Place the lip over the upper end of the second plate so that the plate is on the inside of the lip.

  • Page 112: The Ocr Remote

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 15.1.2 The OCR remote. The OCR remote allows you to control OCR without directly touching the Blaze ET in order to maximize the stability of the camera when taking a picture. Hold the remote in your hand so that the end with the micro USB port is facing you. The remote contains 2 buttons.

  • Page 113: Appendix 2: Using Blaze Et With Windows Media Player And Windows Xp

    Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International Place the cradle on a desk or table top so that the ports are facing to the back. There is a tall rectangular protrusion facing toward you into which you can insert the Blaze ET.
  • Page 114 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 3) The "Genuine Windows Validation" dialog box is displayed. "Tab" to the "OK" button and press "Space". 4) The "software License Agreement" dialog box is displayed. "Tab" to the "Agree" button and press "Space".
  • Page 115 Blaze ET – User Manual HIMS International 13) The "Installation Complete" message should be displayed shortly. Press "Enter" on the "Finish" button 'to complete the installation.

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