Page 1: Table Of Contents
©Copyright 2006. All rights reserved, Technologies HumanWare Canada Inc. This manual is protected by copyright belonging to HumanWare with all rights reserved. According to copyright law, the manual may not be copied in whole or in part, without written consent from HumanWare.v1...
Page 2 Installing ActiveSync Connecting Your PDA and run ActiveSync Installing Maestro or Trekker solo Software Installing Trekker Maps Installing and Removing the Tactile Keyboard Installing MS Outlook (Maestro) Resetting your PDA 3.10 Synchronizing Data (Maestro) 3.11 Creating Backup and Restoring Your PDA USING MAESTRO OR TREKKER SOLO General Concept Starting Maestro or Trekker solo...
Page 3 Summary Page Tab General Page Tab Details Page Tab Categories Page Tab Create a New Contact 6.10 View or Edit a Contact 6.11 Delete a Contact 6.12 Add Category 6.13 Delete Category 6.14 Options TEXT NOTES (MAESTRO) General Description File Management and Synchronization Text Notes File Formats Text Notes Application Menu Options Text notes Main Window...
Page 4 VICTOR READER POCKET 1.0 (MAESTRO) General description File formats and playback modes Books & Bookshelf User data storage Key Describer Mode Settings Basic functions Book Navigation Functions Victor Reader Application Menu Options VOCAL NOTES (MAESTRO) 10.1 General Description 10.2 File Management and Synchronization 10.3 Vocal Note File format 10.4...
Page 5: Welcome
1.1 Introduction to Maestro Maestro is a standard Personal Digital Assistant, or PDA, that has been made accessible to blind and visually impaired people by HumanWare’s Maestro application suite. With Maestro...
Page 6: Introduction To Trekker
1.2 Introduction to Trekker Trekker is HumanWare's revolutionary orientation aid. It uses the Global Positioning System (GPS), and digital maps to help blind and visually impaired people find their way in urban and rural areas. Trekker users can pinpoint exactly where they are, and be made aware of points of interest in the area. It complements existing mobility aids (white canes and guide dogs). It does not replace them.
Page 7: Tactile Keyboard
The Dell Axim X50 Power button is also the Power Indicator. When connected to external power and the main battery is fully charged, the Power button lights up green. When the main battery charge is low, the Power button flashes amber. When the battery is being charged, the Power button turns amber. The HP4150 Power Indicator: Located immediately to the right of the Power button.
Page 8: Accessories
To install a map for Trekker, an ActiveSync session is required. Make sure that the map installer software is accessible on your PC. The map installation software comes under an executable file (map.exe) format and can be downloaded from our web site at www.humanware.ca. The Maps should be installed on one of the memory cards (SD or compact flash card).
Page 9: Installing Ms Outlook (Maestro)
Your PDA is shipped with the Tactile Keyboard already installed. However, the Tactile Keyboard can be removed in order to change the battery or to reset the PDA, then reinstalled. The Tactile Keyboard fits over the screen of your PDA and stays in place snugly with the aid of the elastic band on the back. Before installing, ensure that the Tactile Keyboard is aligned properly with the PDA.
Page 10: System Bar
The Exit menu item from the Maestro or Trekker Solo System menu is used to quit the application and return to Windows CE. To restart the Maestro or Trekker Solo under Windows CE, press the System Bar button. From the System menu, move down to select the desired application. 4.3 System Bar The System Bar is the starting point from which you access the Maestro (or Trekker solo) System Menu and check system settings.
Page 11: Adjust Basic Parameters
Help Viewer: From the help viewer, you can choose a topic and read specific information related to your selection. 4.8.2 Commands In general, commands are accessed through the Application Menus by pressing the F4 key. Specific functions are also available in the Contextual Menus using the F3 key. Users may use special Access keys to move directly to an item in a menu.
Page 12 4.10.7 Reading commands Say prior character: Left Arrow Say next character: Right Arrow Say prior word: Control+Left Arrow Say next word: Control+Right Arrow Spell current word: Spell Say prior line: Up Arrow Say next line: Down Arrow Say current line: Tell Say prior paragraph: Control+Up Arrow Say next paragraph: Control+Down Arrow Say all: Control+Tell...
Page 13 Say current message: Tell P.O.I on segment: End Start/stop recording (P.O.I): Record Browsing mode toggle: Press and Hold End (Use the Arrow keys to navigate) Motorized/pedestrian mode toggle: Press and Hold Home Free mode toggle: Press and Hold Page Up Actual navigation mode: Shift+F3 Activate/Deactivate route: Page Down Route info: Page Up...
Page 14: Memory
Send an open Message: Control+Enter 4.11 Memory Your data can be stored in different memory locations on your PDA. These include Main Memory, Built-in storage memory and external flash card memory. Both Main Memory and Built- in storage memory reside on the PDA. The Main memory is a volatile memory. Therefore, any data stored in Main memory will be lost after a hard reset. The Built-in storage memory is a non-volatile memory.
Page 15: Notes Page
End Time: Set the ending time for your appointment. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Hours and Minutes. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value. Occurs: Select the recurrence pattern. The options are Once, Daily (every x days), Daily (every x week day), Weekly (every x weeks on y week day), Monthly (every x days of y month), Monthly (every x week day of y month).
Page 16: Contacts (Maestro)
Monthly (e.g. the first Monday of every 1 month). Set monthly recurrence according to the day. Select if the event will be held during the First, Second, Third, Fourth, or Last week of the month. Then press Tab to select the day from Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Day, Weekday, Weekend day. Press Tab to set if the event will be held on the determined day every 1 month, every 2 months, every 3 months, every 4 months, every 6 months, every 12 months, every 18 months.
Page 17: Create A New Contact
Categories: Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a Category from the list. Press the Validate key to assign the selected category to the current contact. From the contextual menu, you can also Select all categories, Add a category, or Delete a category. OK: Select this button or press Enter to accept your changes.
Page 18: Create A Text Note Document
Store: Select which physical memory space to use on your PDA. You can select between Main Memory and Built-in memory. If you have an additional storage card installed in your PDA It will appear in the Store list. Folder: Choose a folder on the selected physical memory space in which to store your Text Notes Documents. All folders within My Documents are listed. The All option lists the contents of all folders including those in the root of My Documents.
Page 19: Find And Replace Text
A wide variety of maps are available covering North American and European countries. Maps can be bought online and downloaded from HumanWare's website, or ordered and delivered on CD.
Page 20: Automatic Information Functions
have information on the GPS you will need to reset your PDA. Restart Trekker and toggle the GPS Off and On again. You can now reinsert the audio cable in the audio jack. 8.6 Automatic Information Functions When you are online with a GPS signal, Trekker automatically provides information in real time. This information includes Street Mapping, Intersection detection, and Point of Interest detection.
Page 21: Managing Points Of Interest
8.8.3 Motorized Mode Information Detail In Motorized Mode, both the current street name and intersection descriptions are available but with a reduced verbosity level. The differences with Pedestrian Mode are as follows: 8.8.3.1 Current street name Trekker announces a street name only once, when the vehicle reaches that street. Press the Where Am I button to hear the current street name again. This differs from Pedestrian Mode where the name is mentioned after every intersection.
Page 22: Working With Routes
Note: Enter a note for the Point of Interest. By default this fields is blank. Street: Enter a street address for the Point of Interest. Town: Enter the name of a town for the Point of Interest. Zip Code: Enter a Zip or Postal code for the Point of Interest. NOTE: The Zip Code information is not always available on the Navteq Map database, therefore the entered Zip Code sometimes can’t be found by the system.
Page 23 8.10.1 Create a Route There are two options to create route: Press and Hold the Page Down button. Alternatively, from the Trekker Application menu, select Route, and then Create. In both options Trekker will open a Route Creation dialog box offering a number of choices to define your Starting and Destination points. After selecting options for starting points, Trekker will prompt the Trekker Route Destination Selection dialog.
Page 24 Expected intersection: CENTRAL AVENUE crossing REAGAN STREET on your right. You are currently ON route. Near 701 St. VINCENT Street. The nearest Point of interest is: HumanWare; on your right; PERSONAL; Next intersection: 4 ways St. VINCENT STREET crossing CENTRAL AVENUE.
Page 25: Settings
NOTE: The rerouted route will not be saved. If you would like to save the rerouted route, you could create a P.O.I at the exact location of the rerouting in order to eventually create a route from that P.O.I to your destination. 8.10.9 Reverse a Route The Reverse a route feature allows you to reverse the active route to return to your Starting point.
Page 26 Cancel: Select this button or press Escape to discard your settings. Reset to Default: Select to restore factory settings. 8.11.3.4 P.O.I Motorized Verbosity Settings Use the Trekker P.O.I Motorized Verbosity Settings Dialog to select the Motorized P.O.I. verbosity level. To open the Trekker P.O.I Motorized Verbosity Settings Dialog, from the Trekker Application menu, select Settings, Verbosity, then P.O.I Motorized.
Page 27 One or more books may be stored on a single flash card but a single book cannot span two flash cards. To transfer books from the PC to the PDA, first run ActiveSync, select the Explore device option from the File Menu, open My Pocket PC folder, and open the Storage Card. When done, copy the selected files from the PC and paste to the flash card folder. Note for better efficiency, use the card reader devices (not included) connected to your PC and Windows Explorer to copy books to your flash card memory.
Page 28 Press Bookmark (Right Validate key), once or until you hear « go to bookmark ». Enter the bookmark number. Press Confirm; Victor Reader will go to the selected bookmark. Or, press the Play key to start playing automatically from the requested bookmark. To cancel, press the Cancel key.
Page 29 10.5 Record a Long Vocal Note To record a long audio note, press the Shift+Record key combination. Alternatively, from the Application Notes submenu, choose Record New Note. A chime will sound at the beginning of the recording session. This chime is not recorded. To end the recording session, press the Record button again. Alternatively, from the Application Notes submenu, choose Stop Recording Note.
Page 30 Synchronizing through the PC Media Player. ActiveSync 4.1 is needed. The files will be placed in a specific folder created by the system. This method does not support CF card transfers. To transfer Playlists or WMA protected with Digital Rights Management (DRM) you must use the PC Media Player 10 application and the special ActiveSync 4.1, provided in your Maestro Companion CD.
Page 31: Email Main Window
To rename or move a Media File, select the File from the list. From the Media Player application menu, select Media Files, then Rename/Move Media File. Alternatively, from the contextual menu select Rename/Move Media File. 11.11 Folders 11.11.1Create a New Folder Use the New Folder Dialog to create a new folder in which will be stored the Media Files.
Page 32: Additional New Message Options
anywhere in the email application. Once you reach the New message window, you will be asked to enter the recipient’s email address in the first box. Enter the first letters of the name of the recipient. If matching entries are found in your contacts list, Maestro will pop a list of names. Press Enter on the one you want to select. You can add other recipient by entering more names or email addresses. This is a mandatory entry.
Page 33: Tools
Messages list box: Lists the messages that match the search value. (Unread status, Attachment indicator, From, Subject, and Date). Close: Select to close the dialog. 12.9.5 Find… Use this option to search for text within the body of a given email message. To activate, from the application menu select Edit and Find… or use the Shift + Enter shortcut. In the dialog box, enter the text you wish to find and select OK to launch or Cancel to abort.
Page 34: Configuration
12.12.1.1 Account Options This section contains specific options for managing emails on your PDA. It is important to set up options according to your memory availability and level of information needed. Check messages every: When checked, the application verifies periodically if there are new messages on the incoming server and the X minutes control will be activated. The default value is unchecked.
Page 35: Buttons
13.4.2 Enabling a Bluetooth Device Enabling a Bluetooth device is required only on the first connection. It should never be redone again unless you have to replace the device with a new one, or after performing a PDA hard reset or reinstalling Maestro (or Trekker). 13.4.2.1 Bluetooth Management By default Bluetooth Radio is off.
Page 36: Owner Information
Memory Information: Tells about the memory usage for Main Memory, SD Memory, and Storage Memory. It gives the total memory, used memory, and available memory for each. Format SD Card: Select this option to format the inserted SD card. This action will remove all the files contained in the SD card. Format CF Card: Select this option to format the inserted CF card.
Page 37: Gps Receiver
System Bar of your PDA. To activate another external keyboard, refer to the Keyboard section for details. To get information on how to use your external keyboard with Maestro (or Trekker), visit our website at: www.humanware.ca.
Page 38: Hp Bluetooth Keyboard
14.5 KeyMaestro Maestro (or Trekker) supports KeyMaestro the HumanWare Braille Bluetooth Keyboard and gives you full access and control of your PDA. You can alternatively use the tactile keyboard or the enabled external KeyMaestro Keyboard without having to quit the active Maestro (or Trekker) application.
Page 39: Braille Table
Simply go to the Configuration Panel or from the System Bar – select the Bluetooth option and turn Off the Bluetooth Radio then turn it back On. 15. US Braille Table ANSI Braille dots Symbol 2346 " 3456 1246 12346 &...
Page 40: Contacting Humanware
America Government, who is entirely responsible for its precision and maintenance. The system may, at any time, be modified and therefore, affect the performances of Trekker. GPS signals are not precise or may not be accessible all the time, especially within narrow streets and tall buildings surrounded area. Therefore HumanWare does not warrant that its operation will always be uninterrupted or error-free at all time.

Humanware Trekker Solo 2.7.3 User Manual

1 Welcome

2 Description of the Pda

3 Setting up

4 Using Maestro or Trekker solo

5 Calendar (Maestro)

6 Contacts (Maestro)

7 Text Notes (Maestro)

8 Trekker

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