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  • Page 1 Daisybox Daisy player Audio books player...
  • Page 3 Sensotec (www.sensotec.com). Sensotec reserves the right to alter the publication at any time, without prior notice. The most recent version of this document can be found at www.daisybox.nl...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Installation ..............26 6.1 What's in the box ............27 6.2 The Internet connection ..........28 6.3 Connect the Daisybox ..........28 6.4 Wireless connection setup ........... 31 6.5 Your network doesn't support DHCP ......33 Frequently asked questions ........35 Pause menu .............
  • Page 6  Do not attempt to open the Daisybox If the device does not function properly, contact your supplier.  Do not cover or put anything on top of the Daisybox. This will make the loudspeaker inaudible.  If you move the Daisybox from a cold environment to a warm one, wait two hours before using it to give any moisture which may have collected on the device time to dry.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Libraries no longer need to send out Daisy-CD’s by mail, but instead can offer, or stream, their spoken literature via the internet. The Daisybox will present all your books on your private bookshelf which is maintained by the library. Any old DAISY-CD’s you may still have can be played on the Daisybox via an external CD/DVD-player (see paragraph 5.15).
  • Page 8 Safety Intended use: Providing audible content. Intended medical indication: To aid blind and visually impaired patient. Intended user: Blind and visually impaired patient, from age of 12 years. Possible installation help by relatives, friends etc. Intended use environment: Home environment, daily life environments.
  • Page 9 Federal Communications Commission. This symbol means that the device fully complies with applicable United States Acts. Complies to regulations that limit or ban specific substances RoHS Medical Device Read the instructions in this manual Potential non-harmonized frequency Safe storage temperature Disposal: Please offer the device, internal battery-pack, accessories and AAA-cells separately at your local waste and recycling point.

  • Page 10: What Is Needed

    WiFi receiver. Your supplier can advise you. Library subscription You need a subscription to the library that distributes the spoken books and they will ask for the serial number of your Daisybox so they know to present your private bookshelf to that particular Daisybox. Daisybox subscription Some areas may need an extra ‘Daisybox’...

  • Page 11: How To Connect The Headset

    Please note: If you connect a headset or deaf loop system to the phones output of your Daisybox, the loudspeaker will automatically switch off. You can use the volume control button of your Daisybox as normal to regulate the volume of your headset.

  • Page 12: The Exterior

    THE EXTERIOR Front panel There are five buttons and one dial on the front panel of your Daisybox. From left to right, you will first find the [On/Off] button, then the [Back] key, in the middle the volume-control (press for Pause), the [Up] and [Down] buttons and to the far right is the [OK] button.
  • Page 13 Right above the volume controller, you may find a small display. You actually do NOT need this display because the Daisybox tells you everything. If you are still able to see something, then you can look at it while the device speaks.
  • Page 14 (for network-cable of WiFi) or blue (for 3G/4G) when the connection is OK and red when not OK A ring of light will be the first to light up when the Daisybox is switched on and can then indicate various events or moods depending on the software version.
  • Page 15 Left side The left side of the Daisybox has the following connections from rear to front:  Slot for SD card  USB plug for e.g. a USB memory-stick  Headphones plug USB plug headphones plug SD slot Bottom side Under the battery lid, you can find: ...
  • Page 16 Below these is a row of 3 buttons; the left one is an Information • button; the middle one is for activating sleep mode and the right one directs the Daisybox to your most recently played book. Below these, there is a cross with 5 buttons. The middle button •...
  • Page 17 Mute / pause On/Off button Tone Speed Volume Sleep mode Information Shortcuts OK button Fast forward Fast reverse Back Down...

  • Page 18: Using The Daisybox

    Switching the unit on After the Daisybox has been connected to power and to Internet, switch on the device by pressing the [On] button on the Daisybox (this button is the farthest one to the left). You can also use the remote control;...

  • Page 19: Battery Use

    Battery use The Daisybox will run on the internal the battery, or on the power from a wall-socket (at which time the battery-pack will also be charged). The 'battery-status' light right above the volume control will show (when the Daisybox is switched ON): ...

  • Page 20: Louder And Softer

    The [OK] is the button on the far right of the Daisybox or in the middle of the arrow buttons on the remote control. The list of book titles will be repeated when you make no choice.

  • Page 21: Changing The Voice

    All menu's will change along with the language of the chosen voice. Configuring the sleep mode If you want the Daisybox to stop playing and turn off automatically at a set time, then you can choose that in the ‘Pause menu’. While listening to a book for example, press the volume/pause knob and then choose Sleep mode using the [Up] or [Down] buttons.

  • Page 22: Media Menu (Usb, Sd, Cd

    The sleeptimer is reset to the same number of minutes when you press the [OK] button within 30 seconds. The Daisybox will switch off when you do not take any action during these 30 seconds of clock-ticking. 5.10 Media menu (USB, SD, CD…)

  • Page 23: Copy A Cd To Available Memory

    You can get the question to which medium it needs to be downloaded when more than one is connected to/inserted in the Daisybox. On an empty card, the Daisybox will store the individual audio files in a folder called 'Downloads' and files belonging to a bigger structure in a folder with the title of that structure.
  • Page 24 The Daisybox automatically remembers where it was in a book, newspaper, magazine or other pre-recorded programme. If you return to a particular programme, the Daisybox will pick up where it left off. It makes no difference whether you get there by way of the programme guide or by way of the shortcut list.

  • Page 25: External Cd Player

    If you want to play a CD with a DAISY book or other audio, you can connect an external (laptop) CD-player to the USB connector in the Daisybox left side or to the USB connector behind the battery lid (with a cable exit from the rear). Some CD players get power from their own mains adapter, some from a single USB port in the Daisybox and some with a so called Y-cable to draw power from two USB ports.

  • Page 26: Installation

    INSTALLATION...

  • Page 27: What's In The Box

    What's in the box Daisybox Remote control Mains adapter Batteries Ethernet cable...

  • Page 28: The Internet Connection

    Connect the Daisybox It is recommended to first connect the Daisybox to your router using a network cable even if you plan to use the Daisybox wirelessly. Insert the round mains adapter plug into the back of the Daisybox entrance and then plug the adapter itself into the electric socket.
  • Page 29 The line output has a constant level and is not influenced by the volume setting (however, it does respond to the pause position ’mute’). Good to know: If you connect the Daisybox audio output (2x RCA plug) to your stereo, you can either switch off the speaker temporarily by turning the volume down to 0 using the volume/pause knob, or by default in 'Pause Menu>Device Configuration>Audio...
  • Page 30 Left side The left side of the Daisybox has the following connections from the rear to front:  Slot for SD card  USB plug for e.g. a USB memory-stick  Headphones plug USB plug headphones plug SD slot Bottom side Under the battery lid, you can find: ...

  • Page 31: Wireless Connection Setup

     Using the [Up] or [Down] key go to ‘Add a Wireless Network’ and then press [OK]. Good to know: The Daisybox will just ask you to add the one network when you did indeed set your router to WPS as described above.
  • Page 32 ‘Remove all network settings’ and/or ‘Remove one wireless network ’.  If a network cable is connected to the Daisybox, it will be given priority above a wireless network (which has priority above 3G/4G). If the cable is disconnected, then the Daisybox will automatically...

  • Page 33: Your Network Doesn't Support Dhcp

    The Daisybox supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz WLAN networks with a WEP and WPA/WPA2 key.  WPA2 is the best supported method in the Daisybox and it is also the safest. So choose WPA2 if your modem or router provides this possibility.
  • Page 34  Using the following option ‘DHCP’ you can activate operation using a fixed IP address (DHCP=off), or indeed operation using the automatic IP address allocation of the network (DHCP=on). If the above-cited option ‘DHCP’ is turned ‘off’, then you must configure the following data: ...

  • Page 35: Frequently Asked Questions

    If they are not: Replace the fuse in your meter cupboard.  When I press the ON/OFF button, the Daisybox does not get a connection to Internet. What do I do? Check if the Ethernet cable and/or the router have been connected correctly.
  • Page 36  The network light lights up, but I do not hear anything. What do I do? If the light is blinking, then the Daisybox is still busy. If the light lights up constantly green, turn up the volume (using volume/pause knob) on the device or on the remote control.
  • Page 37 Any walls or floors in between those two also have a negative influence on the reception quality of your wireless network. Try to move the Daisybox closer to the router to see if the problem changes. A neighbouring wireless network may also interfere with yours.

  • Page 38: Pause Menu

    PAUSE MENU By pressing the volume/pause knob briefly you can put the Daisybox in pause mode. When you then press the [Up] or [Down] buttons, you will hear the options provided by the ‘Pause menu’. Briefly press the Volume button: the Daisybox will say “Pause”...
  • Page 39 IP-address, netmask, gateway, DNS1, DNS2 Max. running time: off, 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 hours Pause between menu-options: 1-5 seconds Off-button delay: Off, On (0.5 seconds) Navigate with levels: Off, On Use IPv6: Off, On Restart/Shutdown Device status Summary info Battery capacity xx % Network cable connected, IP address is xxx Wirelessly connected to xxx, IP address is xxx...

  • Page 40: Reset Menu

    RESET MENU You will find a [Reset] button in the battery compartment. If you press this while the Daisybox is on, you will enter the ‘Reset menu’. In this menu you can erase settings like ‘Credentials, ‘Wireless network’, etc. Good to know: Press and hold the [Reset] button in the battery compartment, while you switch on the unit to reset all settings (!) to factory values.

  • Page 41: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Network protocol IPv4 and IPv6 cable 10/100 baseT, RJ45 cable-detect wireless IEEE802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5.0GHz) encryption WEP, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPS-PB USB, SD, micro-SD en CD 2x USB-A v2.0 high-speed plug on left-side and behind battery-lid (max. current 1200mA for both plugs combined): - USB memory sticks (partition table MBR or EFI GPT), keyboard HDI, - USB 3G/4G dongels (Huawei E303/E3372h-153/E3531/E3533s-2) 1x SD slot default-/high-speed (class 2,4,6) SDSC, SDHC and SDXC...
  • Page 42 supported DAISY2.02, DAIS3 (ANSI/NISO Z39.86) Text plain tekst or HTML converted to speech Bookmarks Only last position read per book/magazine... Audio Frequency range 20 - 20.000 Hz (depending on bitrate) Signal-to-noise 80 dB Distortion 0.2% typical (bitrate dependant) Speaker High-performance type, 900mW, 3 inch Line-out connector type 2x RCA (‘cinch’)
  • Page 44 Then our Service & Support colleagues are here to help you! Service & Support sales@sensotec.com BE +32(0) 50 39 49 49 NL +31(0) 15 262 59 55 Contact sales@sensotec.com | www.pro.sensotec.com Sensotec Belgium Sensotec The Netherlands Vlamingveld 8 Kalfjeslaan 38, B-8490 Jabbeke NL-2623 AJ Delft...

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