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KAPTEN MOBILITY
USER'S GUIDE
Revision 5
Introduction to Kapten Mobility
1.1
Introduction
Kapten Mobility is primarily a navigation device designed for visually impaired people using
GPS satellite-positioning system. Kapten Mobility is fully accessible thanks to its accessible
interface, which implements speech recognition and voice synthesizer.
Kapten Mobility is more than a simple GPS navigator. It will make your journey easier and
will facilitate your mobility thanks to its content rich features, such as geo localization,
navigation, and map discovery.
Moreover, Kapten will allow you to memorize your preferred points of interest in order to
guide you there whenever you want. These points of interest are called K-Tag's.
In addition, Kapten Mobility incorporates two multimedia functions: An MP3 music player and
a Daisy format audio book reader.
1.2
Disclaimer
Please listen carefully to this message.
The Kapten Mobility, using GPS system, is dedicated for pedestrians, but can also be used in
the car.
During a navigation session with Kapten Mobility, please respect the warnings described
herein.
Whatever your travel mode, navigation instructions given by Kapten should not exempt you
from respecting rules and regulations and behave responsibly.
Your attention should be focused primarily on your path. Stay alert and attentive during your
trip and respect other users, which may be pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and motorists.
Finally, use common sense before obeying a navigation instruction from Kapten Mobility.
Carefully observe the signals and the geometry of the sidewalks and streets. If you are
unable to take the path indicated by Kapten Mobility, it will automatically recalculate your
route with your new position.
Please note that Kapten Mobility embeds GPS technology. The accuracy of your position is
determined by the quality of the GPS signal, which depends heavily on your environment,
where you are, how you carry your device, and on digital mapping. Thus we cannot
guarantee the accuracy of the navigation instructions.

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  • Page 1 GPS satellite-positioning system. Kapten Mobility is fully accessible thanks to its accessible interface, which implements speech recognition and voice synthesizer. Kapten Mobility is more than a simple GPS navigator. It will make your journey easier and will facilitate your mobility thanks to its content rich features, such as geo localization, navigation, and map discovery.
  • Page 2 Navigating user interface menus, Entering a destination address, Interacting with Kapten Mobility. User shall dictate such entries by using either Kapten Mobility’s microphone or microphone of headphones. Voice synthesizer Voice synthesis is a technique to create human voice from any text. It is also called TEXT TO SPEECH technology.
  • Page 3 GPS signal reception. Note that the preferred (but not limited to) way of carrying the product is around your neck using the necklace. At first use, Kapten Mobility can take 5 to 15 minutes to find its position. Once the position is found you should hear the following message: "GPS signal OK”...
  • Page 4 Moreover, at any time, you can use the contextual help of Kapten Mobility by performing a long press the play button, or using the voice command "I need help." Interact with Kapten Mobility This part explains how to interact with Kapten Mobility through its interfaces using either the keypad or speech recognition technology.
  • Page 5 ASR, allows you to activate the voice recognition of Kapten Mobility and interact by voice. Reset button Located on the lower edge, this little button allows you to reset Kapten Mobility in case of problems. 1.10 Connections Kapten Mobility has three connectors: The Mini USB connector, located on the bottom edge: The USB connector allows you to recharge the battery and also connect your device to a computer.
  • Page 6 The Micro SD connector for memory cards, located on the right edge: The additional micro SD card can increase the memory capacity of Kapten Mobility for multimedia content. The Audio jack connector, located on the top edge of Kapten Mobility: This allows you to connect the headphones as an accessory.
  • Page 7 And preferably in a quiet environment. 1.13 Interacting with Kapten Mobility using keywords The keywords are phrases or simple words you can dictate to Kapten Mobility. They allow you to inquire about things like battery status or ask Kapten Mobility to perform certain actions such as change the navigation mode.
  • Page 8 POI around Indicates Point of interests of any category around your current position. Repeat Repeats the last message announced. GPS Signal Indicates the quality of GPS signal. Battery level? Indicates the battery level in percentages. What time is it? Indicates time of the day. Volume down Decrease the audio level.
  • Page 9 To select a city for example, simply enter the first letters of the city using the virtual keypad then exit the entry mode with long press on the “K” button. Kapten Mobility then provides you a list of city names containing these characters. Please note, more characters you enter, shorter the list will be.
  • Page 10 Long press on « Next» button Toggles between letters and numbers Short press on « K » button Select the current character Long press on « Previous» button Discard the last entered character Short press on « Play, Pause » button Spells the entered characters Short press on «...

  • Page 11: Navigation Function

    The Kapten Mobility navigation device, using GPS system, is dedicated for pedestrians, but can also be used in the car. During a navigation session with Kapten Mobility, we invite you to respect carefully warnings described herein. Whatever your travel mode, navigation instructions given by Kapten Mobility should not exempt you from respecting strictly the rules and regulations and adapt a responsible behavior.
  • Page 12 « Car Navigation »: navigation suitable for in-car use; « Map Discovery »: allow you to read your Kapten Mobility’s digital map and virtually move- cross intersections, while giving you a description of each of the intersections; « Public Transport »: allow you to list the road book between two public stations such as subway, tramway or train;...
  • Page 13 « New address by ZIP code»: Defines a destination point by entering a ZIP code, « Last destinations»: Allows you to select one of your last recorded destinations, « Favorites »: Allows you to select one of your favorite destinations from your favorites list (Please note that all KTAG created with “Favorite”...
  • Page 14 Enter the country of your destination by voice, or select from the list of maps available in your Kapten Mobility using the keypad. To choose a country map, the following buttons can be used: Push to talk button Allows you to enter the country name by voice Short press on «...
  • Page 15 City name selection Either enter the city name of your destination by voice, or select city name from the list using the keypad. By default, the proposed list of cities consists of the city of your current position and the last selected cities.
  • Page 16 Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list Short press on « K » button Selects the current item on the list Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu. Long press on « Next» button Selects the city center as your destination.
  • Page 17 Crossroad selection Either enter the crossroad name of your destination by voice, or select crossroad name from the list proposed using the keypad. To improve voice recognition of street names, it is necessary to pronounce the street name as a whole. Example: pronounce « Broadway Avenue » and not just « Broadway». To choose the street name, the following buttons can be used: Push to talk button Allows you to enter the street name by voice...
  • Page 18 Navigate to « Last Destinations » Either enter the complete address of one of your «Last Destinations» by voice, or select from the list of your last destinations. To choose one of your Last Destinations you can use following buttons: Push to talk button Allows you to select one of your last destinations by pronouncing the complete...
  • Page 19 Long press on « Play, Pause » button Activates the contextual help Navigate to « Contact » Either enter the name of your « Contact » by voice, or select one from the proposed list. To create a « Contact », please refer to section "K-Tag". To choose one of your Contacts you can use following buttons: Push to talk button Allows you to select one of your Contacts by...
  • Page 20 In Kapten Mobility POI’s are classified by categories and subcategories. In order to research a POI, you have to enter the starting point around which Kapten Mobility will browse the database and select POI category, subcategory and POI name.
  • Page 21 To enter the starting point, you can use the following buttons: Push to talk button Enter one of the menu items by voice Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list Short press on «...
  • Page 22 Activates the contextual help Itinerary mode Kapten Mobility gives you the ability to prepare your journey between two points. You can define the departure and arrival points from « New address », « Last destination », « Favorites », « Contacts », « K-Tags » or « POI » list.
  • Page 23 New address using a Postal Code or ZIP code Entering Postal Code or ZIP Code Kapten Mobility allows you to define a destination address using a Postal Code or ZIP code in alphanumeric entry mode. Once you have entered enough characters, a list of candidates will be proposed. You can...
  • Page 24 If you entered the Postal code of a city, eventually the next steps will be selecting the name and number of the street in the selected city. If you entered the ZIP Code of a specific area, navigation to this location will start automatically. The following buttons are used to enter alphanumerical characters for Postal Code and ZIP Code: Push to talk button...
  • Page 25 GPS signal level. Note: if you don’t follow the proposed route, Kapten Mobility will automatically recalculate a new route from your current location. In this case, a dedicated sound will be played to inform you that a new route calculation has been done.
  • Page 26 Finally, Kapten Mobility will list the steps of the journey that you can browse by using the buttons described in paragraph «Road Book mode».
  • Page 27 « Map discovery » mode Description This feature allows you to read the digital map of your Kapten Mobility and virtually move across intersections, while giving you a description of each of the intersections. First, you have to enter a starting point. Once this is entered, Kapten Mobility positions you on the crossroad closest to address you have entered;...
  • Page 28 intersection. Once the street announced, Kapten then positions you again on the next crossroad in the direction you have chosen. Select departure point You can enter your starting point by voice using one of the following keywords: « Current position »: Sets your current position as your starting point, «...
  • Page 29 1.25 « Pedestrian Track » mode Description Kapten Mobility allows you to record a path or a track while walking in order to replay it later as navigation session providing that playing a track cannot be played over to any other navigation mode.
  • Page 30 « Record track » menu Before recording a track you have to either enter a voice memo by voice associated to the track in order to retrieve it easily by pronouncing the same memo content. You can use Push-To-Talk button to enter a voice memo or press on « Next » button to skip the voice memo recording.
  • Page 31 Long press on « Play, Pause » button Activates the contextual help Track direction to play Either enter the direction of the track by voice using one of the following keywords: « Play Forward »: Navigation will follow the direction of the track as recorded, «...
  • Page 32 Long press on « Play, Pause » button Activates the contextual help Confirm the deletion of a track You have to confirm the deletion of the selected track either by entering YES or NO, or enter the answer from the list. Please note that you cannot recover the deleted track.
  • Page 33 Please not that Kapten Mobility can only calculate the correct direction when you are moving. In case you're standing still, Kapten Mobility will give you the last valid calculated direction. Finally, the message "No heading information" will indicate that Kapten Mobility is unable to provide reliable information on direction to follow.

  • Page 34: Free Navigation

    Kapten announces the street where you are and a description of the next crossroad. When you get close to an intersection, Kapten Mobility describes it by giving you the names of streets that compose it. After leaving the intersection, Kapten Mobility announces the next street to where you are heading.
  • Page 35 Or by simply saying: « Start free navigation » or « Stop free navigation ». In both cases Kapten mobility will acknowledge the action. « Free navigation » button can be recognized by triangle symbol and is located in the middle of the upper row of function buttons.
  • Page 36 Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list Short press on « K » button Selects the current item Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu Short press on «...
  • Page 37 When a « Favorite »attribute is set, the K-Tag can be used as a destination address for navigation. When prompted by Kapten Mobility you can associate a « Favorite » attribute to K-Tag or select YES or NO from the list.
  • Page 38 +90 degrees and -90 degrees. The « + » sign means North and « - » sign corresponds to South. The « . » character is used as separation between the fractional part and integer part. Kapten Mobility will prompt you in case the entered latitude is not valid.
  • Page 39 +180 degrees and -180 degrees. The « + » sign means EAST and « - » sign corresponds to WEST. The « . » character is used as separation between the fractional part and integer part. Kapten Mobility will prompt you in case the entered longitude is not valid.
  • Page 40 Short press on « Play, Pause » button Announces the entered character or characters Long press on « K » button Validates the entry and exits from alphanumerical mode Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu without taking into account the entry Long press on «...
  • Page 41 Please note that you cannot modify the geographical position of a K-Tag Modify a K-Tag element Once the K-Tag to modify is selected, you can choose the element of the K-Tag to modify as follow or select from the following list. «...

  • Page 42: Multimedia Features

    To use these features, you must first download MP3 music files or audio books o Kapten Mobility’s storage space provided for this purpose. To download music or audio book files you must connect Kapten Mobility to your computer, and copy the files directly in the following directories: •...
  • Page 43 You can access to your preferred music by selecting one of the following modes. You can either select the artist name or the album name. You have also possibility to access all the music of your MP3 player. Either enter your choice of mode by voice, or select from the following list: «...
  • Page 44 Activates the contextual help Play all tracks mode This mode allows you to start playing of all the music tracks stored in Kapten Mobility. Note that you can activate or deactivate random playback for all MP3 modes by using the keywords "Start Random Mode / Stop Random Mode."...
  • Page 45 Long press on « Previous» button Allows you to fast rewind Short press on « Play, Pause » button Allows you to pause or play the music Long press on « Play, Pause » button Activates the contextual help Short press on « Stop» button Stops the player and exits the MP3 function 1.39 Audio book reader...
  • Page 46 Either once you select your audio book; Or anytime when listening to an audio book. This menu has the following menu items: « Restart from the beginning »: allows you to restart reading from the beginning of the audio book. «...
  • Page 47 Push to talk button Allows you to select the index number of the bookmark to reach by voice Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list Short press on «...
  • Page 48 When reading an audio book, you can access to information related to the audio book currently being played by interacting with Kapten Mobility: Either enter one of the « Audio book » related keywords by voice, or by pressing the "audio book"...
  • Page 49 Audio book function Parameters This section describes how to configure your Kapten Mobility using the Settings menu accessible form the « Parameters » menu. This menu can be activated: Either by short pressing on « On Off » button which is located at the upper right corner of the front case, Or by entering the «...
  • Page 50 You can modify the following System Parameters by either entering one of them by voice, or select from the proposed list: « Language »: allows modifying Kapten Mobility’s language. This feature exits only on multi- language products, « Speech speed »: allows modifying the speed of voice synthesis, «...
  • Page 51 Activates the contextual help Setting « Speech Speed» You can increase or decrease the speech speed of Kapten Mobility on a scale from 1 to 5 as following: Very low speed, low speed, normal speed, high speed and very high speed.
  • Page 52 Activates the contextual help Resetting the Kapten Mobility Either confirm if you want to reset your Kapten Mobility by voice, or select YES or NO from the list. Warning! : This action will permanently delete all your personal data stored in Kapten...
  • Page 53 Activates the contextual help 1.42 Default navigation mode With Kapten Mobility you can set the default navigation mode to either pedestrian or car. This default navigation mode is used when initiating navigation by holding down the « GPS » button as a shortcut.
  • Page 54 « Public transport routing »: allows you to set parameters related to public transport routing « Automatic instruction repeat»: allows you to define the time interval for repeating navigation messages. Use the following buttons to set pedestrian navigation parameters: Push to talk button Allows you to enter the parameter to set by voice Short press on «...
  • Page 55 Long press on « Play, Pause » button Activates the contextual help Automatic repeat for navigation instructions Kapten Mobility allows you to automatically repeat navigation messages at regular intervals . Either enter the time interval for repeating messages by voice, or select from the following list: «...
  • Page 56 Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list Short press on « K » button Selects the current item Long press on « Previous» button Returns to the previous menu Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu Short press on «...
  • Page 57 Use one of the following buttons to set the parameter: Push to talk button Allows you to enter your choice by voice Short press on « Next» button Indicates the next item of the list Short press on « Previous» button Indicates the previous item of the list Short press on «...
  • Page 58 « P.O.I announcements »: allows you to select and filter P.O.I category announcements when you are close to them, « K-Tag announcements »: allows you to select and filter K-Tag categories announcements when you are close to them, « Type of announcement »: allows you to select the type of announcement when you are close to a P.O.I or K-Tag, «...
  • Page 59 Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu Short press on « Play, Pause » button Repeats the title of the menu and current item on the list Long press on « Play, Pause » button Activates the contextual help Managing announcements when close to a P.O.I or K-Tag Either enter the announcement type when you are close to a P.O.I or a K-Tag by voice, or select from the following list:...
  • Page 60 Short press on « Stop» button Exits the menu Short press on « Play, Pause » button Repeats the title of the menu and current item on the list Long press on « Play, Pause » button Activates the contextual help 1.46 «...
  • Page 61 Kapten Mobility, is pre-loaded in your product. To install Kapmanager Mobility, follow these instructions: Turn your Kapten Mobility on,  Connect Kapten Mobility to your computer using the USB cable,  Double click on Kapmanager Mobility installer located in the root directory of Kapten ...

  • Page 62: Warranty - Limitation Of Liability

    Kapmanager Mobility also allows a complete backup of the contents of the product (press "Save" button). It is strongly recommended to back -up your Kapten Mobility at first use; this will allow you to restore (press "Restore" button) later on if you face problems.
  • Page 63 1.49 Limitation of Liability Under no circumstances can Kapsys be held liable for any loss or damage of any kind whatsoever, direct or indirect, general or specific, that you or any third parties may suffer that is caused by or related to the use of this instruction manual or the products that it describes or any inability to use the product or any of its functions.
  • Page 64 The Kapsys, Kapten and Kapten Mobility, names, trademarks and logos are registered trademarks of Kapsys SAS. The Microsoft, Windows and Windows XP names, trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
  • Page 65 WEEE DIRECTIVE This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. In accordance with European directive 2002/96/EC on waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE), this electrical product must not under any circumstances be discarded as unsorted municipal waste.
  • Page 66 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.