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  • Page 1 Webbox Online Daisy Player Reads TV subtitles & more...
  • Page 3 SolutionsRadio Ltd. Kalfjeslaan 38 2623AJ Delft (The Netherlands) Tel: +31 15 262 59 55 Fax: +31 15 257 15 95 E-mail: info@solutionsradio.com URL : www.solutionsradio.com Webbox3 V2.20 published in September 2020 © Copyright 2020 No part of this publication may be reproduced and/or made public by means of printing, photocopying, microfilm or any other way without a prior written permission from SolutionsRadio (www.solutionsradio.com).

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 1 What is a Webbox3............2 2 Internet is needed..............3 3 How to connect the headset..........4 4 The Exterior...............5 5 Using the Webbox3............11 5.1 Switching the machine on..........11 5.2 Battery use.................12 5.3 Pause menu...............12 5.4 Louder and softer...............13 5.5 How use the spoken programme guide......13 5.6 Entering user data..............14 5.7 Adjusting speed or tone............14...
  • Page 6  Do not attempt to open the Webbox3! If the device does not function properly, contact your supplier.  Do not cover or put anything on top of the Webbox. This will make the loudspeaker inaudible.  If you move the Webbox3 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: What Is A Webbox3

    An Internet connection, not a computer, is required to use the Webbox3! The Webbox enables you to listen to the latest news, a daily newspaper, teletext, spoken TV subtitles, radio stations, talking books and a great deal more.

  • Page 8: Internet Is Needed

    INTERNET IS NEEDED The Webbox3 is ready to use instantly upon delivery. If required, the device configures itself. The only thing you have to do is to unpack the device and connect it. Settings have been kept to a minimum in order to make the device easy to use for everyone.

  • Page 9: How To Connect The Headset

    HOW TO CONNECT THE HEADSET You can connect a headset or deaf loop system to the left side of the Webbox3. Headset connection Please note: If you connect a headset or deaf loop system to the phones output of your Webbox3, the loudspeaker will automatically switch off. You can use the volume control button of your Webbox3 as normal to regulate the volume of your headset.

  • Page 10: The Exterior

    Use the [OK] button to select items from the Webbox’s menus. The [Back] button is used to go back one step in the previous menu until you have returned to the Main menu. You can use the [Up] and [Down] buttons to jump through the menus or to...
  • Page 11 The volume/pause control is used to regulate the volume. If you press this knob briefly, you will pause in the spoken text. If you then press one of the up and down arrows, you will be given a number of extra options in this so-called ‘Pause menu’.
  • Page 12 Three lights are located in between the display and the volume control:  Attention! to indicate e.g. new messages  Battery-status for the charging and discharging of the battery  Connection-status blinks green during connection-setup, light up green (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 Webbox3 is switched on and can then indicate various events or moods depending on the...
  • Page 13 Left side The left side of the Webbox3 has the following connections frm 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 14 The remote control There are 17 buttons on the remote control. At the top left is the mute or pause button. At the top right there is the On/Off button. Below these, there is a row of 3 double buttons, the left of which is for regulating the volume, the middle control tone and the right are for regulating speed.
  • Page 15 Mute / pause On/Off button Tone Speed Volume Sleep mode Information button Shortcuts Up button OK button Fast Fast forward backwards button button Down button Back button...

  • Page 16: Using The Webbox3

    ‘off’ tone. Good to know: You can lock the keyboard to prevent the Webbox being switches on during transport. Press and hold the [up] and [down] keys simultaneously and press the [On] once, to lock the keyboard.

  • Page 17: Battery Use

    The Webbox3 can run approx. 10 hours on a full pack and charging an empty pack will take approx. 5 hours. A brand new Webbox first needs a full charge-cycle to be able to give a correct battery-status.

  • Page 18: Louder And Softer

    You can leave the ‘Pause menu’ by pressing the volume/pause knob again or by pressing the [Back] button. (Or you can choose ‘Continue playing’). You can also obtain the 'Information’ in this menu by pressing the [Info] button on your remote control. Louder and softer After you have turned the device on, the Webbox3 will seek contact with Internet and it will read the Main Menu to you.

  • Page 19: Entering User Data

    Webbox3 and the option to search for information on Wikipedia. If the Webbox is reading the Main Menu and you wish to select something from this (talking books for example) then you simply press the [OK] button –...

  • Page 20: Changing The Voice/Language

    The type of voice (e.g. male or female) and possibly even the language (e.g. Finnish or Swedish) can be changed if this option is available in your Webbox. The voice can be altered during playing by pressing the volume/pause knob; the Webbox then stops playing.

  • Page 21: The Item Most Recently Listened To

    remote control to do the same. When the Webbox3 is restarted, this last setting is inactive and may need to be re-activated if necessary. The Webbox3 will stop playing when the set number of minutes is reached and you will hear a clock-ticking. The sleeptimer is reset to the same number of minutes when you press the [OK] button within 30 seconds.

  • Page 22: Downloading To Available Memory

    Then press the [Back] key. This is the middle key at the bottom on the front panel of Webbox 2 itself or the button in the left bottom corner of the remote control. The Webbox3 will then automatically return to the previous menu and read the options again.

  • Page 23: Copy A Cd To Available Memory

    Plextor PTP, Victor Stream, Hims Sense. Other players like the Bones MileStone can simply handle the default folders made by the Webbox. 5.13 Copy a CD to available memory An audio- of DAISY-CD can be copied to USB or SD memory.

  • Page 24: Navigating In (Daisy) Talking Books

    Each serration will slide you 10 seconds forwards or backwards in time (the Webbox will tell you what the new time position is). If you press the volume knob again, the reading will begin where you set it using the volume knob.

  • Page 25: External Cd Player

    DAISY navigation levels Most DAISY books only have a list of chapters and you can simply use the [Up] and [Down] buttons to reach a different chapter. Some books however also contain e.g. sections where each section contains chapters. Such a book then has 2 (or more) levels in which you can navigate... on level 1 you can choose a section and on level 2 a chapter within that section.
  • Page 26 Webbox3 resumes playing. Removing shortcuts Press the volume/pause knob on your Webbox or select the [Pause] button on your remote control when you hear the title of the shortcut or while you listen to the content that the shortcuts points to. In the ‘Pause menu’, you can then select ‘Remove shortcut'.
  • Page 27 Shortcut settings You can select the option Shortcuts in the ‘Pause menu’ under Device- configuration at any time .  ‘The number of shortcuts displayed’: Of the 50 shortcuts retained, you can choose to have only the 10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 most recent ones displayed in the list (the default is 10).

  • Page 28: Installation

    INSTALLATION...

  • Page 29: What's In The Box

    What's in the box Webbox3 Remote control Mains adapter Batteries Ethernet cable...

  • Page 30: The Internet Connection

    The Internet connection The Webbox3 makes use of an Internet connection. A supplier of broadband internet is called a ‘provider’ or ‘Internet service provider’ (ISP). Before you can use your Webbox3, you must already have an Internet connection. If this is your first connection, you will receive a modem or router from your supplier.

  • Page 31: Connect The Webbox3

     Insert the round mains adapter plug into the back of the Webbox3 entrance and then plug the adapter itself into the electric socket. A brand new Webbox first needs a full charge-cycle to be able to give a correct battery-status.
  • Page 32 Using the audio cable, you can connect the Webbox3 to your stereo installation. Insert the audio cable plugs into the Webbox’s audio socket. Use the other end of your audio cable to connect to the line socket of your amplifier.
  • Page 33 Left side The left side of the Webbox3 has the following connections frm 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 34: Wireless Connection Setup

    Take the following steps to connect your Webbox3 to a wireless network: Please note: have the so-called SSID and WPA-key (see router) at hand.  Before configuring the wireless network, ensure that the Webbox has first been connected to the internet via a cable, that it has been...
  • Page 35 Good to know:  You can directly enter the characters with a USB keyboard connected to the Webbox. Use ENTER to confirm the 'password'.  In addition to these menu-driven options, also known pre-programmed networks with the name ‘owbbelkin’ or ‘wifi-access-point’ are used.
  • Page 36  If an network cable is connected to the Webbox3, it will be given priority above a wireless network (which has priority above 3G/4G). If the cable is disconnected, then the Webbox will automatically shift to wireless (Wi-Fi) communication. The order of priority is: network via cable =>...

  • Page 37: Your Network Doesn't Support Dhcp

     WEP security keys must be inserted as so-called hexadecimal numbers. In addition to numbers, this code can also consist of the letters A up to and including F (case-insensitive; WEP64 requires the input of 10 and WEP128 requires the input of 26 hex-numbers). ...

  • Page 38: Frequently Asked Questions

     When I press the ON/OFF button, nothing happens. If none of the above helps, remove the connection cable out from the electric socket for a few seconds and then reconnect it. The Webbox can always be shut-down by pressing the [ON] for longer than 5 seconds, even when the Webbox does not seem to respond to anything.
  • Page 39 Webbox3. If they are: Remove them.  The Webbox’s sound is distorted. What causes that? If there is a cell phone lying in the vicinity of the Webbox3, then move it away. If there is a base station near your phone (or a wireless headset).
  • Page 40 If the spoken subtitling and the TV subtitles are not synchronous, you can report this to your Webbox3 supplier. They will be able to configure this for you remotely.  If I play a recorded programme or DVD, the spoken subtitling does not work.

  • Page 41: Annex A: Pause Menu

    Pause menu  Briefly press the Volume button: the Webbox will say “Pause” Hint: Turn the volume button at this moment, to jump time in the content. Hint: Press the Volume control again if you want to return to normal operation right away.
  • Page 42 How to manage shortcuts Resume playback at startup The amount of shortcuts shown Artificial voice: Graham, Rachel, Daan Audio Settings Startup volume: mute, soft, normal, loud, current Startup speed: -50.. -10, normal, +10.. +50 Startup tone: -30... -10, normal, +10...+30 Advanced menu Ethernet Ethernet DHCP: on/off...
  • Page 43 The primary DNS is xxx The secondary DNS is xxx Received xxx kilobytes Sent xxx kilobytes The mac address is xxx Wireless network You are wirelessly connected to xxx The network strength good/average/weak The encryption is WEP/WPA/WPA2-PSK The IP address is xxx The netmask is xxx The router is xxx The primary DNS is xxx...

  • Page 44: Annex B: Reset Menu

    ANNEX B: RESET MENU You will find a [Reset] button in the battery compartment. If you press this while the Webbox3 is on, you will enter the ‘Reset menu’. In this menu you can erase settings like ‘Speed dial’, ‘Wireless network’, etc. Please note: Press and hold the [Reset] button in the battery compartment, while you switch on the unit to reset all settings (!) to factory values.
  • Page 45 ANNEX C: SPECIFICATIONS Network protocol IPv4 and IPv6 Ethernet 10/100 baseT connector type RJ45 with cable-detection IEEE802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz + 5.0GHz) WLAN/WiFi encryption WEP, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPS-PB USB, SD, micro-SD en CD 2x USB-A v2.0 high-speed connector in rear panel (maximum combined current 1200mA for the two connectors): - USB memory sticks (partition table MBR or EFI GPT) - USB keyboard HDI...
  • Page 46 Content Playlist: m3u, asx, pls, xml, smil, m3u8 and more Additional data shoutcast/icecast meta data Spoken books DAISY Online, DAISY Talking Books (PDTB2 for download), ncc and ncx navigation files supported DAISY2.02, DAIS3 (ANSI/NISO Z39.86) Text plain tekst or HTML converted to speech Audio Frequency range 20 - 20.000 Hz (depending on bitrate)
  • Page 48 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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