ClassMate Reader Manuel utilisateur

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Colorado State University

January 2011

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ClassMate Reader - Quick Start Guide

Overview

The ClassMate Reader is a portable tool designed to help people improve reading comprehension,

increase reading speed and develop strong vocabulary.You can listen to audio versions of your

textbooks and reading materials, while following the highlighted text on screen. The ClassMate Reader

has several features such as text-to-speech, highlighting, dictionary, text and vocal notes and audio book

navigation.

To Use

Physical Description:

Face of the Player

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Left Edge of the Player

Right Edge of the Player

Top Edge of the Player

Turn On, Open and Play Book:

1. Press and hold the power button

2. Press home button

3. Select Open icon

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4. Select a book to open from the file structure on the SD card. To navigate the folders, tap the

screen using the stylus or use the navigation buttons (right = open folder; left = close folder; up

and down to navigate up and down; enter = select)

5. To begin reading, press the play button or tap the play icon on the bottom of the screen.

File Types Supported:

The file structure on the SD card is automatically formatted. The ClassMate reader can support many

types of files. The following is a list the file names automatically setup on the SD card with a description

of the file types found in each folder. If you add files the SD card, save them in the following folders

according to file type.

•Audio Books: Single file books from audible.com. Each book may have sections.

•Digital Talking Books: Playing DAISY books with the ability to navigate, for example moving

within pages and chapters. Bookshare.org w/ unpack feature; RFB&D can be used, but need a

User Authorization Key (firmware upgrade to Classmate $20). DAISY 2.x, DAISY 3.0 (NISO

Z39.86), NIMAS

•Music files: Music files played by the ClassMate include mp3, Ogg Vorbis, wav and wma.

•Other Books: Other books are files such as MP3 or Wav books created with Optical Character

Recognition (OCR), Mass market MP3 audio books or podcasts from the internet (Non-DAISY or

non-NISO).

•Podcasts: Single file audio broadcasts (any supported audio file type). Podcast files do not

contain sections.

•Text files: Material that has been saved in html, rtf, txt and xml formats.

How to Transfer New Files onto the ClassMate Reader:

The ClassMate reader stores files on an SD card. Files can be added to the SD card from your PC using

the following steps:

1. Turn off the ClassMate Reader

2. Connect the ClassMate Reader’s SD card to your PC using one of the following methods:

a. Take the SD card out of the ClassMate Reader and put it in your PC’s SD card reader.

b. Connect the ClassMate Reader (with SD card installed) to the PC using the mini USB

cable. Once connected, power on the ClassMate Reader.

3. Open Explorer (or My Computer). Windows will recognize the ClassMate SD card as a USB

drive. Double-click on the drive to open and you will see the same file structure as you see on

your ClassMate Reader (described above).

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Colorado State University

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4. Select the files you want to put on your ClassMate reader and cut and paste them into the

appropriate folder on the SD drive. See the file descriptions above for the correct location to save

new material.

5. Be sure to Safely Remove Hardware function on the

Windows System Tray before removing the SD or disconnecting the ClassMate. This will ensure

that the data contained on the SD card is not corrupted.

Settings:

Settings can be accessed multiple ways. All of settings can be controlled by pressing the Home button

and clicking the Visual and Audio Settings icons. Some settings can also be controlled by pushing

buttons on the reader or by icons present on the screen while reading. The major settings and the

various methods to control them are described below.

Speed

Speed of the audio playback can be modified using the following methods:

1. Press the volume/speed button. A message in the lower right hand corner of the touchscreen

will say if the toggle is on speed or volume. Toggle until it reads “Speed # of 14”. Then press the

up and down buttons to increase or decrease the speed.

2. Use the stylus to click on the icon of the runner located in the upper left hand corner

of the touchscreen. The speed menu will display and you can use the stylus to increase or

decrease the speed.

3. Press the home button. Click on Audio Settings. Then click on Volume/Speed. The speed

menu is located under the icon of the runner. Use the stylus to increase or decrease the speed.

Press OK and then click on the red X in the upper right hand corner to close out of menus until

you return to your book.

Volume

The volume of the audio playback can be modified using the following methods:

1. Press the volume/speed button. A message in the lower right hand corner of the touchscreen

will say if the toggle is on speed or volume. Toggle until it reads “Volume # of 10”. Then press

the up and down buttons to increase or decrease the volume.

2. Use the stylus to click on the volume icon located in the upper left hand corner of the

touchscreen. The volume menu will display and you can use the stylus to increase or decrease

the volume.

3. Press the home button. Click on Audio Settings. Then click on Volume/Speed. Notice there are

two volume settings: one for the speaker and one for headphones. Use the stylus to increase or

decrease the volume. Press OK and then click on the red Xin the upper right hand corner to

close out of menus until you return to your book.

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Visual Settings

Press Home and select the Visual Settings icon (eye). From there, you will be able to modify the

following settings.

•Font Size/Style

•Color Text/Background

•Contrast

•Spacing Word/Line

•Vertical Cursor Placement

Audio Settings

Press Home and select the Audio Settings icon (speaker). From there, you will be able to modify the

following settings.

1. Playback type selection: Depending on books, there are two types of playback available. You

can listen to the recorded voice or the computer voice (text to speech feature).

2. Audio Interface: Select if you want to hear the menus on the player or to have them silenced.

Note Taking Tools:

Press the tools button, which is not on the screen to open the study tools menu (shown below).

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Colorado State University

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Highlighting

Book passages can be highlighted for review at a later date. Text passages can be highlighted using two

methods:

Method 1: In text mode only

1. Pause the reading by pressing play button.

2. Place the cursor at the beginning of the section you wish to highlight using the 4-way navigation

buttons.

3. Press the study tools button. Select the highlighting icon. The screen will return to displaying

text.

4. Use the 4-way navigation buttons to move the cursor to the end of the text you want to highlight.

Press the enter button when finished and a highlighting bookmark will be created.

5. Press the play button to resume reading.

Method 2: In daisy or text mode

1. Pause the reading by pressing play button.

2. Drag the stylus over the text passage you want to highlight.

3. Use the stylus to select the word highlight at the top of the screen. The reader will create a

highlighting bookmark.

4. Press the play button to resume reading.

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Colorado State University

January 2011

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Highlighting Settings

Highlighting settings allow you to change the color of highlighting, use symbols to mark passages, or use

underline or bold to mark passages. To access the highlight settings menu, press study tools button

and select the highlighting settings desired.

Text Note

You may enter Text notes for all types of formats. You can write up to 128 characters for each text note.

To enter a Text note:

1. Press Play to pause reading.

2. Use the Navigation arrows (in Text navigation mode only) or your Stylus to find the location

where you want to insert your text note. Place the cursor at the location where you would like

to insert the text note.

3. Press the Study tools button and select Text Note from the available icons.

4. A dialog window will appear. Use the graphical keyboard to enter a text note in the Edit box.

5. Press OK when you are finished with the text. A pencil icon will appear in the text showing the

location of the text note.

To play back a text note, pause reading and then use the stylus to place the cursor in front of the Text

note icon and press the Enter button.

Voice Note

When using files of any format, it is possible to record Voice notes.

Press Play to pause reading.

1. Move cursor to the place in book where you want to add a voice note.

2. Press and hold the Record button.

3. Wait until a red screen appears and says “recording”. Speak into the microphone.

4. When finished with the note, release the Record button. A microphone icon appears in the text

at the location where the voice note was recorded.

To play back a voice note, pause reading and then use the stylus to place the cursor in front of the Text

note icon and press the Enter button.

Assistive Technology Resource Center Marlena Lanini

Colorado State University

January 2011

http://atrc.colostate.edu

Bookmark

If you wish to return to a place in a book at a later moment, you can add a bookmark. You may insert

Bookmarks in all types of file formats.

To enter a bookmark:

1. Press Play to pause reading.

2. Use the Navigation arrows (in Text navigation mode only) or the stylus to find the place in the

book where you want to insert a bookmark.

3. Press the Study tools button

4. Select the Bookmark option. The player will return to the text. A bookmark icon will appear at

the cursor's position in the text.

Navigate Markings

Use the menu to search for highlighting, bookmarks, or voice and text notes added to the text.

1. Press the Study tools button and select the Navigate Markings icon.

2. Select the type of marking you wish to find. The screen will return to the text and display the

first marking you selected. Use the blue left and right arrows at the top of the screen to

navigate among the markings.

Dictionary

Press the dictionary button to access the built in dictionary. Use the stylus and onscreen keyboard to

look up words. Or place the cursor near a word you want to look up in the text and press the dictionary

button to look up that word.

Location of Full User Guide

1. Press and hold the power button

2. Press home button

3. Select Open icon

4. Open the folder labeled ClassMate.

5. Open the Digital Talking Books folder.

6. Select the User Guide to open.

Assistive Technology Resource Center Marlena Lanini

Colorado State University

January 2011

http://atrc.colostate.edu

Program Manufacturer Contact Info

Manufacturer: Humanware

Cost: $499

Contact Information:

1-800-722-3393

http://www.humanware.com/en-

usa/products/learning_disabilities/_details/id_107/classmate__reader.html

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