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User's Guide

©2008 Shinano Kenshi Co., Ltd.
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  • Page 1: Plextalk Pocket Ptp1

    PLEXTALK POCKET PTP1 User’s Guide ©2008 Shinano Kenshi Co., Ltd.

  • Page 2: Important Notices

    Declaration of Conformity Model Number: PTP1 Trade Name: PLEXTALK Responsible party: Shinano Kenshi Co., Ltd. Address: 6-15-26 Chuo, Ueda-shi, Nagano-ken 386-0012 JAPAN This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules; Operation is subject to the following two conditions:...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. TABLE OF CONTENTS PLEXTALK POCKET PTP1............... 1 User’s Guide ..................1 IMPORTANT NOTICES ..............2 FCC NOTICE.................. 2 Canadian Department of Communications Statement ....3 TABLE OF CONTENTS..............
  • Page 4 3.2. Main features of DAISY............10 3.3. Types of DAISY book............11 3.4. DAISY navigation features............ 12 4. Overview of your new PLEXTALK..........14 4.1. General concept..............14 4.2. Features of the PLEXTALK........... 15 5. Getting started................15 5.1. Terminology and conventions used........16 5.2.
  • Page 5 10.4. Changing the guide volume..........45 10.5. Changing the playback speed..........46 10.6. Changing the audio tone............. 47 10.7. Accessing the Navigation menu.......... 47 10.8. Understanding how PLEXTALK groups files and folders..48 10.9. Selecting the SD card or USB media........49 10.10.
  • Page 6 14.5. Technical data about recording modes and sound qualities....................... 82 15. Recording and editing a DAISY title........85 15.1. Basic information about recording with PLEXTALK.... 86 15.2. Recording states..............86 15.3. Inserting a blank SD card............ 87 15.4.

  • Page 7: About This Guide

    18.2. Connecting PLEXTALK to a PC as an external drive..117 18.3. Disconnecting PLEXTALK from a PC....... 117 19. Other useful features............118 19.1. Checking system properties..........118 19.2. Reset PLEXTALK to factory defaults........ 119 Appendix A - Main Specifications..........121 Appendix B - Menu Hierarchy.

  • Page 8: Legal And Copyright Information

    You are strongly advised to read this chapter thoroughly before continuing. 2.1. Copyright information about this guide. Shinano Kenshi reserves the right to modify the products described in this guide at any time without prior notice. Shinano Kenshi makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.

  • Page 9: Licenses And Trademarks

    If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Under no circumstances will Shinano Kenshi be responsible for the consequences of any illegal copying performed using this PLEXTALK recorder.

  • Page 10: Introduction To Daisy

    2.3.2. Music CDs. Copies of Music CDs are for individual enjoyment and, under the Copyright Act, cannot be used otherwise, without the authorization of the copyright holder. 3. Introduction to DAISY. This chapter gives an overview of the DAISY format and some of the terminology used.

  • Page 11: Types Of Daisy Book

    • Multi-media capability - in addition to digital audio, the DAISY format is able to incorporate text, graphics and even video to provide the reader with a fully synchronized, multi-media reading experience. 3.3. Types of DAISY book. The DAISY format allows for 6 types of DAISY book, which range from audio books with no navigation structure to books with text and no audio.

  • Page 12: Daisy Navigation Features

    3.4. DAISY navigation features. The DAISY format gives the reader a number of options about how to navigate a DAISY book. This section gives brief details about the most common navigation features. 3.4.1. Navigation levels. A DAISY book can have up to 6 levels of navigation. The number of levels in a book will depend on the structure of the original book.
  • Page 13 the context of this guide, these markers are called headings. Once a heading has been inserted into the DAISY recording, it can then be assigned a navigation level depending on the structure of the original book. When headings are inserted, they are numbered automatically from 1 upwards, in the physical order that they appear in the recording.

  • Page 14: Overview Of Your New Plextalk

    silence between one piece of audio and the next. The length of silence permitted before a new phrase is created is called the "pause time" and can be adjusted by the person making the DAISY recording. In order to break the audio up into phrases that are not too long or short, a fast reader might require a short pause time and a slower reader a longer pause time.

  • Page 15: Features Of The Plextalk

    revolutionary mobility and ease of use by anyone in business, education and leisure. It is the world's first true crossover media player/recorder which contains a host of applications and which also comes packed with features that support unsurpassed accessibility for people with sight problems or learning difficulties. 4.2.

  • Page 16: Terminology And Conventions Used

    5.1. Terminology and conventions used. This section details the terminology and conventions used throughout this guide. The details are as follows: • WARNING: A warning notice denotes a hazard that could result in personal injury. • CAUTION: A caution notice denotes a hazard that could damage or destroy the PLEXTALK product, destroy the recording media, destroy or affect your data or computer configuration.

  • Page 17: The User's Guide Cd

    • 1 AC adaptor • 1 Rechargeable battery • 1 Set of stereo headphones • 1 USB cable (long) for connecting to a computer • 1 USB cable (short) for connecting to a USB peripheral • 1 Pouch • 1 User's Guide CD •...
  • Page 18 Whilst holding the unit carefully, take a few moments to locate the front of the unit. The front has the microphone and speaker grill at one end and 23 keys arranged across the rest of the surface. Turn the unit so that you are holding it with the keys uppermost and with the grill away from you.
  • Page 19 The lower left key is the Bookmark key, used for bookmark navigation, insertion and deletion. Also used for turning the recording monitor on and off during recording. The upper right key is the Menu key, used to access the main menu. Press and hold this key to turn on or off the Key Describer mode.
  • Page 20 • Number 5 = Information key. Press once for a list of information. Press repeatedly to step quickly through the list of information. Press and hold to get the current date and time • Number 9 = Backup • Number 0 = Help. Press once to enter or exit the built in help file.
  • Page 21 On the right edge of the unit, there are 2 switches. The upper switch is for increasing and decreasing the volume. Pushing the switch towards the top of the unit, increases the volume. Pulling the switch towards the bottom of the unit, decreases the volume. The lower switch is the Key Lock key.

  • Page 22: Inserting The Battery

    To remove the battery cover, press down firmly on the rectangular button with the tip of a finger. At the same time, use the thumb of your other hand, on the 2 ridges, to slide the battery cover towards the bottom edge of the unit. It should release fairly easily but you may need to practice a couple of times to master the technique.

  • Page 23: Charging Plextalk

    Note: When you insert the battery, always ensure that the battery terminal are facing in the correct direction i.e. towards the right side of the battery housing when you are looking into it and the speaker grill is face down and away from you. Note: To remove an old battery, gently lift the bottom left corner of the battery using a fingernail under one of the 2 projections that are on the bottom left corner and then lift it carefully out of the housing.

  • Page 24: Battery Care

    5.7.1. Unit care. When cleaning your PLEXTALK take note of the following points: • WARNING: Always disconnect PLEXTALK from the mains supply before cleaning. • Carefully wipe any dust and dirt from PLEXTALK with a soft cloth that has been dampened with a diluted, neutral detergent, then wipe dry with a cloth.

  • Page 25: Turning Plextalk On And Off

    5.8. Turning PLEXTALK on and off. To turn the unit on or off, do the following: • Press and hold down the Power key to turn the unit on. You must hold the key for 0.5 seconds or longer. When the power is on, you will hear musical tones that indicate that the unit is on.

  • Page 26: Inserting And Ejecting Sd Card

    As its name implies, the Key Describer function allows the user to get a description of any key on the PLEXTALK. This is particularly useful for those who are new to the unit and can be a quick way to learn about the key functions.

  • Page 27: Introduction To The Menu System

    • Push the SD card inwards and then release it. The card should pop out leaving the outside edge of the card protruding. • Carefully grip the card and pull it out of the slot. Note: SD cards have a locking switch which enables you to protect your data if you want.

  • Page 28: Accessing And Navigating The Menu

    • Bookmark - allows you to specify how Voice Bookmarks play and allows you to delete all bookmarks. • Voice Memo - keep short Voice Memos. • Media Management - allows you to get media information, build recorded DAISY titles, format media or erase SD card data.

  • Page 29: Getting Help When In The Menu System

    • To select a menu option, press the Down key or the Enter key. Assuming that there is a sub menu, and it is accessible at that time. This will take you down one level in the menu structure and leave you on the relevant sub menu. The menu item that you have gone to will be spoken.

  • Page 30: Basic Control Of The Unit

    your PLEXTALK, you should refer to Section 5.4 before reading this chapter. 7.1. Basic control of the unit. Turned on PLEXTALK by pressing and holding down the Power key for more than 0.5 seconds. After a short pause, PLEXTALK will announce if it is accessing the SD card or the USB.

  • Page 31: Playing Daisy Titles

    Adjust the playback tone by pressing the Number 1 key twice and then press the Up or Down key to set the desired tone. Insert an SD card by pushing into the SD card slot at the left of the unit.
  • Page 32 Press the Play/Stop key to start playback. Note that, if you have used the User's Guide in the unit before, it will automatically start playback from where it finished playing on the previous occasion. Press the Play/Stop key a second time to stop playback. When PLEXTALK has played a DAISY title to the end, it will stop automatically.

  • Page 33: Recording A Daisy Title

    To go direct to a page, press the GoTo key once and then enter the number of the page that you wish to go to followed by the Enter key. You can use the bookmark feature except for Voice memo. There are 2 types of bookmark that you have control of: Numbered Bookmarks and Voice Bookmarks.
  • Page 34 The built in microphone is handy because you do not require any additional hardware to make a recording, however, it can pick up some noise. An external microphone will generally give better quality recordings but you will need to purchase a microphone separately. It is often useful to use an external microphone for recording conferences, lectures or concerts.
  • Page 35 You may now wish to select a recording mode and sound quality setting. PLEXTALK offers you 5 preset recording modes and 1 custom mode. The available recording modes are "Default", "Conference", Audio", "Analogue cassettes", "Radio" and "Custom". You can select a recording mode either before or after going into recording stand by.

  • Page 36: Editing A Daisy Recording

    the level manually, press the Up key to increase the level or press the Down key to decrease the level. • When the recording level has been set correctly, press the Record key a second time and recording will start. •...

  • Page 37: Setting Up Your Plextalk

    "Edit" menu. PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you want to cancel the heading. Press the Enter key to confirm the action. If you wish to erase one or more sections from the current title, go to the "Erase section" option in the "Edit" menu. Use the Left or Right key to select the starting section and the end section to erase and use the Enter key to select them in turn.
  • Page 38 8.1.1. Selecting your preferred text to speech voice. You are given the choice of two voices for the text to speech voice. One is a female voice and the other is male. To select your preferred text to speech voice, do the following: Reminder: The Menu key is the top right of the 4 function keys.

  • Page 39: Setting The Date And Time

    8.2. Setting the date and time. Check the current date and time setting by pressing and holding down the Number 5 key. To set the date and time for the internal clock, do the following: • Press the Menu key and select “System Settings” by using the Left or Right key and then press the Enter key to confirm.

  • Page 40: Selecting A Preferred Waiting Sound

    date and time that you have just entered will be spoken back to you. 8.3. Selecting a preferred waiting sound. When PLEXTALK is busy, such as when it is accessing or erasing a media, it plays a sound to indicate that it is carrying out that action. PLEXTALK gives you 3 choices of waiting sounds which are "Waiting sound 1", "Waiting sound 2"...

  • Page 41: Battery Low Warning

    9.1. Battery low warning. When PLEXTALK is operating on battery power and the power level drops to a level where it needs to be recharged, PLEXTALK will say "Low battery. Please plug in AC adaptor". This message may be repeated several times. If you wish to continue to use PLEXTALK, you need to plug in the AC adaptor and switch on the main power.

  • Page 42: Sleep Timer Function

    Note: If this method does not work, and your PLEXTALK is still powered on, you should remove the battery and replace it, as detailed in Section 5.5. 9.4. Sleep timer function. The Sleep Timer feature enables you to specify an amount of time, after which, PLEXTALK will shut down.

  • Page 43: Playing Features Common To All Formats

    • Quickly press and release the Power key. PLEXTALK will tell you that the sleep timer is currently on and the number of minutes remaining before shut down. • Keep pressing the Power key repeatedly until PLEXTALK says “Off”. • Press the Enter key to confirm and PLEXTALK will say "Set". Alternatively wait for around 10 seconds and PLEXTALK will set automatically.

  • Page 44: Reinserting An Sd Card Or Usb Media

    CAUTION: PLEXTALK is only compatible with SD or SDHC cards. Inserting other memory card such as a Memory Stick or MMC, will cause a malfunction and should not be used. 10.1. Reinserting an SD card or USB media. When you insert either an SD card or USB media into PLEXTALK for the first time, it will play from the beginning of the first title.

  • Page 45: Changing The Guide Volume

    Reminder: The Volume switch is the top switch on the right edge of PLEXTALK. The volume can be set on a scale from 0 to 25, in steps of 1, with 0 being silent and 25 being the Highest possible setting. •...

  • Page 46: Changing The Playback Speed

    The internal speech generated by PLEXTALK is called the guide speech. The volume of the guide speech can either be adjusted in conjunction with the playback volume or it can be adjusted independently. If you wish the guide volume and playback volume to be adjusted together, use the procedure detailed in the previous section.

  • Page 47: Changing The Audio Tone

    Note: Each time you make an adjustment, a beep will be heard. A higher pitched beep indicates the top or bottom of the available range and a lower pitched beep indicates the normal speed position. Note: Pressing and holding the Up or Down key, will cause the speed setting to change rapidly in the selected direction.

  • Page 48: Understanding How Plextalk Groups Files And Folders

    Menu which is available to you at any time unless you are already in the Main Menu system. To use the Navigation Menu, do the following: • Assuming that you are not recording or in the Main Menu system, use the Up or Down keys to move upwards or downwards.

  • Page 49: Selecting The Sd Card Or Usb Media

    with very few other restrictions on how you store the items you wish to read. When PLEXTALK accesses the SD card or USB media, it automatically assesses the contents and groups items into "DAISY titles", "Audio Files" and "Text Files", regardless of where these items are stored on the media.

  • Page 50: Folder And Title Navigation

    At times you may wish to switch from using an SD card to the USB media or vice versa. You can do this as follows: • Press the title key repeatedly until your desired media is announced. PLEXTALK will move sequentially through the 3 available options, "SD card", "USB"...

  • Page 51: Getting Information About Your Sd Card Or Usb Media

    • If this folder contains the title you wish to play, press the Down key to change to title navigation. PLEXTALK will say "Select title". • Press the Left or Right key to move through the titles in the folder. PLEXTALK will speak the number of the title and will then play the first phrase of the title to help you identify it.

  • Page 52: Moving To The Beginning Or End Of An Item

    • With the SD card or USB media inserted, ensure that PLEXTALK is switched to focus on the appropriate media by pressing the Title key until the desired media is spoken. • Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu. •...

  • Page 53: Fast Forward Or Fast Rewind

    • Press the Enter key and the playing position will move to the start of the current item. The guide speech will say "Beginning of title". • After a short pause, playback will commence automatically from the beginning. To move to the end of an item, do the following: •...
  • Page 54 Bookmarks are a very powerful way of enhancing the navigation options in a DAISY title, Audio File or in a Text File. This section tells you about the types of bookmark available to you and how to insert, navigate and delete them. 10.14.1.
  • Page 55 To find out information about the bookmarks in the current title, whether PLEXTALK is playing or not, do the following: • Press the Number 5 key once and PLEXTALK will speak a number of things including information about the Numbered Bookmarks and Voice Bookmarks in the current title.
  • Page 56 • Using the Number Pad, enter the number you wish to assign to this Voice Bookmark. • Press the Record key once to confirm or the Cancel key to clear your entry. • If you try to assign the same number as an existing bookmark, PLEXTALK gives you the chance to overwrite the existing bookmark or assign a different number.
  • Page 57 • Using the Number Pad, enter the number of the bookmark you wish to go to. • Press the Enter key to confirm or the Cancel key to clear your entry. • When a valid bookmark number has been entered, PLEXTALK will go to the location of that bookmark and playback will start automatically.
  • Page 58 its number. Playback will start automatically. If you are on the bookmark with the lowest number, pressing the Left key will take you to the bookmark with the highest number. • Press the Right key to move to the next bookmark with a higher number.
  • Page 59 Note: If the bookmark you have selected is a Voice Bookmark, the equivalent voice annotation will also be deleted from the internal memory. Note: If you enter an invalid bookmark number, PLEXTALK will speak an error message. If you wish to clear all bookmarks in the current title, album or file, do the following: Reminder: The Menu key is the top right of the 4 function keys.

  • Page 60: The Built In Help File

    • Use the Left or Right key to select either "Voice Bookmark on" or "Voice Bookmark off" and press the Enter key to confirm your choice. Note: The factory default setting for playing Voice Bookmarks is "Voice Bookmark on". 10.15. The built in help file. PLEXTALK is supplied with a built in help file that you can access at any time.

  • Page 61: Playing Daisy Titles

    When using the help file, to get a range of information, whether PLEXTALK is playing or not, do the following: • Press the Number 5 key once. • A range of information will be spoken. See below for details. • If you do not wish to listen to all the information, and wish to step through individual items more quickly, you can do this by repeatedly pressing the Number 5 key.
  • Page 62 When using an SD card or USB media, to get information about the current title, whether PLEXTALK is playing or not, do the following: • Press the Number 5 key once. • A range of information will be spoken. See below for details. •...

  • Page 63: Heading Navigation

    • Time stamp information - recorded date. • Playback mode - repeat or normal. Note: If there are any front pages or special pages within the DAISY title, the number of front pages and special pages will be announced as well as the other page information. Note: As PLEXTALK supports titles that span across multiple volumes, if more than one volume has been used, the current volume number and the total number of volumes will also be announced.

  • Page 64: Page Navigation

    • Use the Up or Down key to go to your desired level of navigation, for example Level 1, Level 2 etc. • Press the Left key to move backwards to the previous heading on the selected level. PLEXTALK will move to the heading and playback will start automatically.

  • Page 65: Group Navigation

    To navigate pages sequentially, do the following: • Use the Up or Down key to go to the "Page" option on the Navigation Menu. • Press the Left key to move backwards to the previous page. PLEXTALK will move back to the previous page marker and playback will start automatically.

  • Page 66: Phrase Navigation

    • Use the Up or Down key to go to the "Group" option on the Navigation Menu. • Use the Left key to move backwards to the previous group item in the title. PLEXTALK will move backwards to the previous group item and playback will start automatically. If there are no previous group items, PLEXTALK will go to the beginning and say "Beginning of title".

  • Page 67: Selecting A Playback Mode

    previous phrase, otherwise PLEXTALK may only jump back to the start of the current phrase. 11.6. Selecting a playback mode. You can select from 2 playback modes when using a DAISY title. The available options are as follows: • Standard playback - this option is the factory default setting. It plays through the title and stops when finished.

  • Page 68: About Audio Files

    inserted an SD card or a USB media which contains Audio Files in the correct audio format, or a Music CD into a USB external CD/DVD drive, so you can try out the features as you progress. Reminder: In this guide, the term "Audio Files" refers to files that have been created using a PC or IC recorder.

  • Page 69: About Playing Sequences

    • WAVE Files - The Wave format is Microsoft's standard audio file format. PLEXTALK supports Wave files in PCM(Pulse Code Modulation) format only. • AMR-WB+ - This is a standard for compression of audio data. PLEXTALK supports all bit rates for this audio standard. Note: Please visit the web site, http://www.voiceage.com/ for further details about this format.

  • Page 70: Getting File And Album Information

    When creating an Audio File SD card or USB media, for use in your PLEXTALK, you should bear in mind the following restrictions: Restrictions on numbers of files and folders: • The maximum number of files that can be stored in a folder is 1024.

  • Page 71: Track Navigation

    • Bookmark information. • Title information. • Playback mode - repeat or normal. 12.5. Track navigation. Navigating to tracks is very similar to heading or page navigation. You can either go to tracks direct or you can move through the available tracks one at a time.

  • Page 72: Album Navigation

    Note: When moving back a track at a time, if you allow the track to play for more than 3 seconds, the next time you move back a track, you will move to the start of the current track. If you move back a second time within 3 seconds, you will move to the previous track.

  • Page 73: Selecting A Playback Mode

    • Press the Left key to move backwards to the previous album. PLEXTALK will move back to the previous album, announce the album number and then start playback automatically. • Press the Right key to move forwards to the next album. PLEXTALK will move forwards to the next album, announce the album number and start playback automatically.

  • Page 74: Playing Text Files

    Note: When you select a playback mode, it will remain the default playback mode for Audio Files until you change it again, even if the unit is turned off and back on. 13. Playing Text Files. Reminder: In the context of this guide, Text Files can either be plain text or HTML files.

  • Page 75: Differences Between Plain Text And Html Files

    • Time stamp - date and time when the file was created. • Playback mode - repeat or normal. 13.2. Differences between plain text and HTML files. Although this guide refers to both plain text files and HTML files as Text Files, you should note the following difference between these two types of file as it affects the navigation options you have.

  • Page 76: Navigating By Paragraph, Sentence, Word Or Character

    • If you accidentally enter a number larger than 100%, PLEXTALK will take you to the end of the Text File. 13.4. Navigating by paragraph, sentence, word or character. As mentioned above, a Text File will always give you the four navigation options "Paragraph", "Sentence", "Word"...

  • Page 77: Selecting A Playback Mode

    • Use the Left key to jump back in the file to the previous heading. If you reach the start of the file, PLEXTALK will say "Beginning of title". • Use the Right key to jump forward in the file to the next heading.

  • Page 78: General Information About Recording

    14. General information about recording. PLEXTALK enables you to record live during lectures or conferences, and from other media such as cassette tapes, CDs, television or radio. This chapter gives you general information about recording hardware, media, practical recording tips, recording modes and sound qualities. Features that relate to recording and editing a DAISY title on your PLEXTALK, are described in the following chapter.

  • Page 79: Recording Media

    CAUTION: When a condenser microphone is used, it must be plug- in power compatible and must be used correctly, otherwise, it may be damaged. Please read the microphone manual carefully before use. • Audio cable (Optional) - Assuming that other devices have a suitable connection, you can use an audio cable with 3.5 millimetre diameter stereo mini jack plugs to record direct from a cassette player, CD player, radio or other similar device.

  • Page 80: General Recording Tips

    CAUTION: Whenever you erase an SD card using a PC, make sure you select "FAT-16" or “FAT-32”. Note: PLEXTALK is only able to record to an SD card and cannot record directly to any USB media. 14.3. General recording tips. The quality of your recording will be affected by many factors.

  • Page 81: About Recording Modes And Sound Quality

    14.4. About recording modes and sound quality. When recording, PLEXTALK gives you the ability to select from 6 recording modes. The 6 modes are as follows: • Default - for making general recordings and voice recordings where there is relatively low background noise. •...

  • Page 82: Technical Data About Recording Modes And Sound Qualities

    • MP3 32kbps 22.05kHz mono 14.5. Technical data about recording modes and sound qualities. This section gives you further information about the available recording modes and sound quality settings. It details the parameters that are used with each of the recording modes and lists the available recording times for each of the sound quality settings.
  • Page 83 Default mode: • Auto section setting: No setting • Time to auto stop recording when no sound: No setting • Trigger of starting recording: When press Record key • Background noise level of input sound: Normal (-28dB) Conference mode: • Auto section setting: No setting •...
  • Page 84 • Time to auto stop recording when no sound can be set to: "Off", "30 seconds", "1 minute", "2 minutes", "3 minutes", "4 minutes" or "5 minutes". • Trigger of starting recording can be set to either "When record key is pressed" or "When sound is detected". •...

  • Page 85: Recording And Editing A Daisy Title

    MP3 256 k stereo: • SD card, 1GB: 7.5 hours • SD card, 2GB: 15 hours • SD card, 4GB: 30 hours • SD card, 8GB: 60 hours MP3 128 k stereo: • SD card, 1GB: 15 hours • SD card, 2GB: 30 hours •...

  • Page 86: Basic Information About Recording With Plextalk

    15.1. Basic information about recording with PLEXTALK. Before you start recording with PLEXTALK, you should be clear about several important points as detailed below. • PLEXTALK is only able to record to an SD card or to its internal memory. The internal memory is only used for recording Voice Memos or Voice Bookmarks.

  • Page 87: Inserting A Blank Sd Card

    recording mode or sound quality setting. The Power LED will be orange and will be on constantly. 15.3. Inserting a blank SD card. In order that you can try out the features in this chapter, you will need to insert an SD card into PLEXTALK. If you want to be able to erase your test recordings when you have finished, it is suggested that you use the SD card that was supplied with PLEXTALK as it should be blank when you receive it.

  • Page 88: Muting The Guide Speech When Recording

    • Insert the SD card you wish to record onto, ensuring that it is unlocked. • Connect the appropriate hardware and select the input source you wish to use. • Select the recording mode and sound quality (this can be done before or after going into recording stand by).

  • Page 89: Connecting And Selecting An Input Source

    • Plug in headphones - all output from PLEXTALK is heard through the headphones and no guide speech is recorded. This method works well for all users but means having additional hardware connected. • Turn off the guide speech during recording - PLEXTALK provides you with the ability to automatically turn off guide speech when you start recording.
  • Page 90 by connecting an external microphone. To record from devices such as tape recorders, Music CD players and radios, you should connect to PLEXTALK through the external microphone and line in socket, using a suitable audio cable. To connect either an external microphone or an audio cable, do the following: •...

  • Page 91: Selecting A Recording Mode And Sound Quality Setting

    CAUTION: When you connect from the line output of a CD player to PLEXTALK's Line Input socket, the recorded sound may sometimes be distorted, even if you adjust the recording level. If this happens, you should connect from the CD player's headphone socket to PLEXTALK's Line Input socket and then adjust the CD player's headphone output volume for recording.
  • Page 92 • Press the Record key once and PLEXTALK will go into recording stand by. • Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu. • Use the Left or Right key to go to the "Select recording mode" option and select it by pressing the Enter key. •...

  • Page 93: Selecting The Title To Record Into

    • PLEXTALK will then offer you a chance to select a sound quality setting. • Use the Left or Right key to move through the available options and select the one you want by pressing the Enter key. • You will now be given the chance to choose your preferred setting for each of the remaining 4 recording parameters in turn.

  • Page 94: Setting The Recording Level

    • Set the correct recording levels and press the Record key a second time to start recording. • All new audio recorded will be appended to the end of the current title, regardless of where you were in the recording when you started this process.
  • Page 95 Manual adjustment of the recording level can be used with the internal microphone, the external microphone and the line in source. You can switch between AGC and manual recording level setting as follows: • Press the Menu key to access the Main Menu •...

  • Page 96: Using The Level Monitor

    • As you make the adjustments, PLEXTALK will announce the new recording level and will say either "Low", "Good" or "High" to indicate that the recording level is too low, about right or too high. You should aim to get PLEXTALK to say "Good" more often than "Low"...

  • Page 97: Turning The Recording Monitor On And Off

    • Press the Title key once. • PLEXTALK will either say "Level monitor on" or "Level monitor off". • Each press of the Title key will toggle between these two settings. • When the level monitor is on, you can use the Up or Down key to increase or decrease the recording level to suit.

  • Page 98: Getting Recording Information

    Note: For all recordings, PLEXTALK will automatically turn on the recording monitor by default. 15.12. Getting recording information. In any of the 3 recording states, you can get information about the current status of the recording as follows: • In recording stand by, press the Number 5 key once. PLEXTALK will announce power information including the power source and battery status, remaining recording time, the title information, sound quality, input source and Auto Gain...

  • Page 99: Editing Heading Markers After Recording

    making the recording. Both methods work well and you will find that the method you use will depend on the type of recording you are making. This section tells you how to set and cancel heading markers during the recording process. Reminder: A heading is a marker that is inserted at the start of each section in the DAISY title.
  • Page 100 To set a heading after completing the recording, do the following: • Navigate through your recording to the approximate location where you wish to set the heading. • During playback or when the playback is stopped, press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu. •...

  • Page 101: Erasing A Section Or Multiple Sections

    • Use the Left or Right key to go to the “Edit" option and select it by pressing the Enter key • Use the Left or Right key to go to the "Cancel heading" option and select it by pressing the Enter key. •...

  • Page 102: Creating A New Title

    • Finally, PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you wish to proceed. Press Enter to confirm the action or Cancel to abort. • If you choose to proceed, PLEXTALK will erase the sections and will say "Deleted" when complete. Note: If you only wish to erase a single section, simply press Enter on the same section for both the start section and end section and proceed as for erasing multiple sections.

  • Page 103: Erasing A Title

    15.17. Erasing a title. PLEXTALK enables you to delete titles on an SD card or USB. When you erase a title, you delete the title and all the audio from that title. To delete a title, do the following: • Go to the title that you wish to delete. •...

  • Page 104: Preparing To Edit A Daisy Title

    • If you wish to continue, press the Enter key or press the Cancel key to abort the process. • PLEXTALK will speak progress messages and will announce when it is complete. • If you wish to cancel the process whilst it's running, press the Cancel key.

  • Page 105: Using Plextalk's Voice Memo Functions

    • During the process, PLEXTALK will speak progress messages and will announce when it is complete. • If you wish to cancel the process whilst it is running, press the Cancel key. 16. Using PLEXTALK's Voice Memo functions. In addition to using PLEXTALK as a DAISY player, music player and as a DAISY recorder, you are also able to use it for recording simple Voice Memos.

  • Page 106: Recording A New Voice Memo

    16.2. Recording a new Voice Memo. To record a new Voice Memo, do the following: • Press and hold down the Record key and speak the memo. • Release the key when you are finished. • PLEXTALK will insert a new Voice Memo into the internal memory and will then return you to the title you were in before recording the new Voice Memo.

  • Page 107: Backing Up Voice Memos To Sd Card

    • If you wish to hear the current Voice Memo again, press the Enter key. To go direct to a specific Voice Memo, do the following: • Press the GoTo key once. • Use the Number Pad to enter the number of the required Voice Memo, followed by the Enter key.

  • Page 108: Media Management Features

    • At any time, press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu. • Use the Left or Right key to go to the "Voice Memo" option and select it by pressing the Enter key. • Use the Left or Right key to go to the "Erase all Voice Memos" option and press the Enter key.

  • Page 109: General Backup Information

    • Used for recording, editing and playback of DAISY content and playback of Audio Files and Text Files. Editing of Audio Files and Text Files is not possible. • Used for backing up Voice Memos and items from USB media. External USB Media: •...

  • Page 110: Backing Up Daisy Titles

    • Press the Number 9 key once to access the Backup feature. • PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you wish to continue with the backup. Press the Enter key again to continue or the Cancel key to abort. •...
  • Page 111 Note: The backup time will depend on the size of the source title. See the later Section called "Backup time for DAISY media" for further information. Note: If you wish to cancel the backup process whilst it is running, press the Cancel key. 17.4.2.

  • Page 112: Backing Up Audio Files/Music Cd

    • Backing up a CD, of approximately 600MB capacity, from an external USB CD/DVD drive to an SD card will take around 25 minutes. • Backing up 600MB of data from an SD card to an External USB flash memory will take approximately 30 minutes. 17.5.
  • Page 113 Note: The backup time will depend on the size of the source title. See the later section called "Backup time for Audio Files/Music CD" for further information. Note: If you wish to cancel the backup process whilst it is running, press the Cancel key.

  • Page 114: Backing Up Text Files

    17.5.3. Backup time for Audio Files/Music CD. For the range of available sample rates or bit rates, the approximate backup times are given below: Backing up about 70 minutes of audio from a Music CD to an SD card: • PCM 44.1kHz Stereo: 35 minutes approximately. •...
  • Page 115 • PLEXTALK will ask you to confirm that you wish to continue with the backup. Press the Enter key again to continue or the Cancel key to abort. • If you choose to continue, the backup process will start. PLEXTALK will announce when the backup is complete. Note: You cannot back up to an external USB CD/DVD drive.

  • Page 116: Erasing An Sd Card

    17.7. Erasing an SD card. PLEXTALK allows you to erase an SD card as many times as you want. To erase an SD card, do the following: • Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu. • Use the Left or Right key to go to the "Media Management" option and select it by pressing the Enter key.

  • Page 117: Connecting Plextalk To A Pc As An External Drive

    • Create, delete and rename folders on the SD card. • Delete and rename files on the SD card. • Transfer audio files, in Mp3 or Wave formats, from a PC to an SD card, and listen to them using the PC, in other words, use PLEXTALK as a file store for music files.

  • Page 118: Other Useful Features

    PLEXTALK, Unplugging the USB cable or Removing the SD card, without first following the procedure detailed in this section. Failure to do so may result in damage to or loss of data. • Left click the "USB" or "Safely remove hardware" icon located in the System Tray at the lower right of the PC screen.

  • Page 119: Reset Plextalk To Factory Defaults

    • Press the Menu key once to access the Main Menu. • Use the Left or Right key to go to the "System settings" option and select it by pressing the Enter key. • Use the Left or Right key to go to the "System properties" option and select it by pressing the Enter key.
  • Page 120 • Playback setting (Audio): Standard play • Playback setting (Text): Standard play • Recording volume: 10 • Playback speed: 0 • Playback tone: 0 • Guidance volume: 0 • Playback volume (Main volume): 13 • Voice bookmark: Play 19.2.2. Resetting factory defaults. To reset all settings back to the factory defaults, do the following: •...

  • Page 121: Appendix A - Main Specifications

    Appendix A - Main Specifications. Note: Shinano Kenshi reserves the right to modify the products specification at any time without prior notice. This section details the main specifications for the PLEXTALK Pocket PTP1. General specifications. SD card slot: SD/SDHC card Playable contents: Books conforming to DAISY 2.0, 2.02 and 3.0 standards...
  • Page 122 Headphone terminal (Stereo) External microphone/ Line input terminal (Stereo) Built in microphone (Monaural) Built in speaker (Monaural) Externally connected terminal: USB 2.0 USB OTG (USB bus power) Clock precision: Approximately 60 seconds per month Electric Power Source: AC adaptor, AC 100 V to 240 V, 50 or 60 Hz Dimensions and weight: Length 112 mm Width 55 mm...
  • Page 123 Line Input: Input impedance 20k ohm unbalanced Jack 3.5mm diameter stereo mini jack Built In Speaker: Output impedance 8 ohm Output 150mW Build-in Microphone: Mode Electric condenser microphone Main functions. Guide voice: Gives spoken information about the current operation Provides key descriptions in Key Describer mode Speaks menu items Gives help information (press the Number 5 key) Search function:...
  • Page 124 Recording time (for SD card, 2GB): (Note: All times are approximate) DAISY PCM 44.1kHz stereo 3 hours DAISY PCM 22.05kHz mono 12 hours DAISY MP3 256kbps stereo 15 hours DAISY MP3 128kbps stereo 30 hours DAISY MP3 64kbps mono 60 hours DAISY MP3 32kbps mono 120 hours Recording level adjustment: Select input between External Microphone and Line input...
  • Page 125 Note: The charging time and operating time vary depending on the ambient temperature and working conditions. Performance information. USB Transfer rate: 280 Mbps typical Minimum system requirements. Operating systems: Windows 2000, XP or Vista Memory Card Drive Specifications. Card type: SD/SDHC card File system: FAT-32/16...

  • Page 126: Appendix B - Menu Hierarchy

    Appendix B - Menu Hierarchy. This appendix lists all menu items in the Main Menu along with their corresponding sub menu hierarchy. In order to help you quickly find items when using the electronic file versions of this User's Guide, the following convention has been used: •...
  • Page 127 PCM 44.1kHz stereo PCM 22.05kHz mono MP3 256kbps 44.1kHz stereo MP3 128kbps 44.1kHz stereo MP3 64kbps 44.1kHz mono MP3 32kbps 22.05kHz mono. +Turn guidance on or off when recording Guidance on Guidance off +Select external audio input jack Microphone mode Line in mode +Auto gain control Auto gain control on...
  • Page 128 VOICE MEMO: +Erase the selected voice memo +Erase all voice memos MEDIA MANAGEMENT: +Media title information +Erase SD card +Erase USB +Create a new title +Erase the selected title +Prepare for editing +Build book SYSTEM SETTINGS: +Initialise all settings to default +System properties System version Serial number...

  • Page 129: Appendix C - Troubleshooting

    Appendix C - Troubleshooting. General operating problems. Symptom: You turn on the Power Switch, but the power does not come on. Possible cause 1: Loose power cord or AC adaptor. Solution: Firmly reinsert the mains power cable into PLEXTALK and ensure that the AC adaptor is firmly inserted.
  • Page 130 Possible cause: You have the Auto Gain Control turned on. Solution: Turn the Auto Gain Control off in the "Recording settings" menu. Symptom: The same item is repeatedly played. Possible cause: A repeat play mode has been selected. Solution: Switch to "Standard play" mode in the "Playback settings" menu.
  • Page 131 Right key to select a title once the card or USB media has been recognised. Guide voice: "Heading does not exist." Possible cause: The specified heading does not exist in the DAISY title. Solution 1: Press the Number 5 key to get heading information and then press the GoTo key twice and try entering a valid heading number.
  • Page 132 Guide voice: "Number xx does not exist." (When trying to navigate to a numbered track) Possible cause: The specified track does not exist in the Music CD or Audio File media. Solution 1: Press the GoTo key once and enter a valid track number. Solution 2: Use the Up or Down key to select "Track"...
  • Page 133 Solution: You either do not need to prepare the item for editing and can carry on without this step, or you are unable to edit these discs. Errors using the Voice Memo. Guide voice: "Voice memo does not exist" Possible cause: All voice Memos have been deleted or you are trying to go to a Voice Memo with a number that is higher than the number of existing Voice Memos.
  • Page 134 Possible cause 1: The USB cable is not connected correctly. Solution: Reinsert the USB cable. Check the cable, the connector and whether the pins are dented, bent or damaged. Possible cause 2: The power is not on. Solution: Check that the power cord and AC adaptor are securely connected and that PLEXTALK itself is turned on.

  • Page 135: Appendix D - Glossary

    Appendix D - Glossary. AMR-WB+. This is a standard for the compression of audio data and is one of the 3 standards that PLEXTALK is able to recognise and play. It stands for Adaptive Multi Rate - WideBand plus. It is an audio codec that extends AMR-WB.
  • Page 136 Background noise level of input sound. With PLEXTALK, this is a way of specifying a noise level other than the voice or music that is being input. For example, if inputting sound from a tape, the tape hiss can be specified as noise. Bit rate.
  • Page 137 DAISY book. DAISY is short for Digital Accessible Information System. A recording made in the DAISY format is generally known as a DAISY book or DAISY title. The DAISY format allows the book producer to code in a hierarchical navigation structure with up to 6 levels. Further information about the DAISY format is given in Chapter 3 of this guide.
  • Page 138 Group. A group is a DAISY navigation feature that allows the user to find specific items quickly. For example, groups might be used to mark diagrams, tables or images. In the User's Guide, Notes, Cautions and Warnings have been marked as groups. Heading.
  • Page 139 Media. This refers to the media from which PLEXTALK reads and/or writes data. PLEXTALK can use SD cards and USB media. You can switch the media that PLEXTALK accesses using the Title key. Menu. PLEXTALK has a menu system from which many of the functions are accessed.
  • Page 140 Play list. A play list is a file, with a ".M3U" extension, that determines the play sequence of audio files in an Audio File CD. Prepare for editing. The “Prepare for editing” function needs to be performed if you wish to add extra recording or editing to a DAISY title that has previously had the "Build book"...
  • Page 141 Special pages. This is a DAISY feature that allows pages to be appended by rules that are different from the text pages. For example, attached tables and figures in the midst of a book, are recorded as special pages. You cannot navigate to a special page using the Page key but you can navigate to them sequentially using the "Page"...
  • Page 142 peripherals as a mouse, keyboards, printers, modems and speakers, which had been separate in the past. Wave file. This is a digitized sound file format for Microsoft Windows, which has ".WAV" as the filename extension. Most pre-mastering software will extract CD (CD-audio) tracks and write them to the hard disk as a Wave file.

  • Page 143: Index

    Index. Album ……………………………………………………...69-73, 111-113 AMR-WB+…………………………………………………..….43, 68, 135 Audio File…………………………….…43, 48-49, 67-70, 108, 111-113 Automatic gain control (Auto Gain Control , AGC)….….35, 94-95, 135 Automatic power off………………………………………………….40, 41 Backup……………………………………………………………..108-115 Battery………………………………………...18, 21-24, 40-41, 124, 129 Bookmark…………..……………………...14, 18, 27, 32-33, 53-59, 127 Built in microphone……………………….…………..…17, 33-34, 80, 89 Charging………………………………………………….……….18, 22-23 Compulsory power off……………………………………………………41 Connecting to a PC………………………………………………..116-118...
  • Page 144 Music CD……………………………………….9, 67, 111-113, 135, 136 PCM……………………………………………………….…35, 68, 81, 84 Phrase……………………………………………..……………13, 66, 139 Play/Stop key………………………………………………..18, 31, 35, 44 Playback settings………………………………………..27, 67, 77, 127 Playback speed……………………………………………………...30, 46 Playback volume………………………………………….……..30, 44, 45 Playing…………………………………..………….……31, 42, 61, 68, 73 Power key……………………………………………18, 24-25, 29, 41, 42 Prepare for editing…………………………………………….….104, 140 Recording…………………………………………………..33, 77, 85, 105 Recording mode…………………………………..………….80-82, 90-92...

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