The first action you will need to take when setting up the Stream for the first time is to get your PC to recognize the device.
Editors note. The first time I tried to get the PC too recognize the stream through the USB port the PC didn't see the Stream at all. This will make it possible for the PC to see the Stream as a drive.
1. Power up the Stream. The power button is at the top left side of the unit. Hold the power button until it beeps. You will hear a welcome message.
2. Insert the SD card. You do this by holding the card with the cut out facing to the left and the cut out will be pointing down. When you insert the SD card in to the stream, it will create folders on the SD card automatically. If you were to connect the USB cable to communicate with the PC it would not see the Stream as a drive yet. You must turn off the Stream first. To do this, hold down the power button on the Stream until you hear a double beep. That signifies the software and firmware is unloading and is powering down.
3. Attach the USB cable to the Stream and to the PC. Now you are ready to power up the stream. When you power up the Stream, you will hear the power up beep followed by a message, "Victor Stream connected". Now it will act as another drive just like any device.
In order to place folders and files on the stream, the folders have to have a structured name so the stream can recognize the folders as talking books, music, other books,Etc.
the other books folder is for mp3 formatted books. These books are books you would find commercially encoded on CD. These are unstructured books.
The next folder is, $VRText. This folder is used for text files. Txt, html, etc. The last folder is $VRNotes used for recordings made on the stream. Remember the Stream creates folders on the card automatically when you first insert the card in to the stream.
The first time you use the stream you will need some files loaded on to the Stream so you can learn how to navigate files and folders
The cd that ships with the stream has a folder structure with files inside the folders. The folder on the cd is called: "Stream Tutorial Files". The files inside the folders are text, MP3, and daisy files for demo purposes. The files are placed there to help you understand how to navigate files using the stream's keyboard. You need to copy the files from the folders from the cd to the SD card, to create the structure on the card so the stream will recognize the files.
1. Navigate to the Stream_Tutorial_Files folder on the Stream's cd. When you have found it press the enter key. You will see a list of folders called: $VRDTB, $VRMusic, $VRNotes, $VROtherBooks, and $VRText
2. Using standard selection of text, select all of the files in each folder mentioned above, except the $VRNotes folder. The notes folder has already been created on the stream.
3. Make sure the Stream is connected to the Pc. Log on to it as you would any other drive. You should see all the folders on the card. Paste the files in each folder mentioned above. You will be pasting the files on the SD card.
4. Now it's safe to disconnect the Stream from the PC. It is recommended to remove the Stream from your system tray from safely remove hardware. This will insure none of your files or the SD card's allocation tables are corrupted. If you have other SD cards for the stream, remember, the folders will be automatically created on the card when you insert it in to the stream. How ever you won't need the demonstration files that are in the folders that ship with the stream's CD. They would take up space on the card. By the time you are using another card on the stream, you should have a working knowledge of how to navigate files and folders.
1. Hold the player with the rounded end nearest you. The power button is on the left side of the player at the top.
2. Press and hold this power button to turn on the player. You will hear a beep and a Welcome message. If the player does not power on, the battery may need to be charged.
Editors note. Depending on the size of the SD card installed on the stream, it may take longer for the stream to search for folders and files.
3. To charge the battery, insert the power adapter into a wall outlet and the other end into the Stream power connector located on the top edge of the player immediately to the right of the SD card slot. The connector jack is marked with a raised line. You may play the Stream while it is charging.
4. Below the Power button on the left side are two up/down arrow shaped buttons to raise and lower the volume. When the Stream is powered on you may also press the Power button to select to change the speed and tone settings using these same up/down buttons. To turn off the Stream, press and hold the Power button.
If you turn the player on with no SD card loaded, it will automatically activate its Key Describer feature. The Key Describer announces each key on the front face when you press it.
At the bottom rounded end of the player are 3 keys. The center rectangular key is the Play/Stop. On its left is the Rewind key and on its right is the Fast Forward key.
Above Play/Stop is an oval shaped key that sets the auto shutoff Sleep timer. When not in Key Describer mode, press it multiple times to select the amount of Sleep time. Each press of this key will advanced the timer 15 minutes. It starts with 15 minutes and cycles up to an hour. One more press will turn off the sleep timer. Above the Sleep key is a raised horizontal line and above that, a telephone style numeric keypad.
" Key 1: Press multiple times to select a bookshelf on your memory card. Press and hold to enter and exit the built-in User Guide.
" Keys 2/8 scroll up and down through a circular list of book navigation levels.
" Keys 4/6 move backward and forward through the elements at the chosen navigation level.
" Key 3 is a copy or delete function (see User Guide)
" Key 5 announces your current reading position
" Key 7 is the player configuration menu (see User Guide)
" Key 9 switches between text-to-speech and recorded playback modes (see User Guide)
" Key 0 provides book, player, and battery info. If you press and hold 0 it will also enter and exit Key Describer mode when a memory card is loaded.
" * key will interrupt or cancel certain operations. Pressing and holding this * key, will lock the keypad. To unlock press the 1, 2, and 3 keys in sequence.
"Number or Pound key is used to confirm numeric entries or confirm certain operations.
Above the 1 key is the Goto Page key. It also serves as the Goto Heading and Goto Book key.
Above 3 is the Bookmark key. Pressing it multiple times rotates through the bookmark menu to insert, goto, browse, and delete bookmarks.
Above the 2 key is a power-on LED light indicator. This LED blinks when the Stream is powered off and recharging.
Above the LED on the top face are holes for the built-in speaker on the left and built-in microphone on the right.
" In the middle of the top edge is the slot for the SD memory card. See the User Guide for information on how to save books and files on the SD card.
" On the top edge left corner is a mini USB connector to connect the Stream to a PC using the long cable provided. A memory stick or USB book cartridge can also be connected to the player using the short cable provided.
" On the top edge right corner is the connector for the AC adapter.
" On the right side at the top is the headphones jack.
" Below it is an external microphone jack.
" Below that is a Record button. It has a raised dot and is located between two rough finger surfaces. See the User Guide for recording instructions.
You can try playing your first DAISY book by pressing and holding key 1. This will start playing the built-in User Guide which is a structured DAISY book. It will give complete information about using the player and setting up your books and files on an SD card.
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