Blaze EZ Quick Start Guide
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1. Down arrows to choose the keyboard type upper case letters lower case letters numbers or symbols 2 Use the Left and Right arrows to choose the character to enter 3 Press Select to input the character 4 Press the Record button to delete a character and press the Explorer button to read the content of the edit box 5 Press and hold Select when you are finished entering text Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ 8 Basic Interface and Programming Much of the programming on the Blaze EZ is easily executable via dedicated buttons 8 1 Recording Press the round button below and to the left of the Power button to record and access saved recordings A quick press of the Record button brings up a list of recordings saved on the unit To make a new recording press and hold the Record button for 2 seconds You will hear a chime indicating recording has started While recording you can press the Record button to pause and resume recording When you are finished recording press the Select button The recording is saved and you are placed at the location from which you initiated recording To delete a recording from the recordings list press and hold the Cancel key 8 2 Music Below the record button are 3 square buttons as described in section 1 The button on the left labeled with an m in Braille opens the Media Player If you have played media files previously the last file you played begins playing If2. gt 2 5 The Back Face Flip the Blaze EZ over in your hand so that the SD card slot is now on the right side The back face or underside of the unit contains 3 things At the very top in the center are a couple of holes for connecting the lanyard Underneath the lanyard connection is the OCR camera Below that is a triangular ridged section If you press down and backward on this section the majority of the back of the unit slides away to reveal the battery compartment 4 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ 3 Inserting and Removing the Battery As described above you can access the battery compartment by sliding the back off of the unit With the keypad facing down and the SD card slot facing to the right locate the triangular ridged section under the camera on the back of the unit Press down and backward on the triangular ridge to release and slide the back away from the unit To insert the battery pack into the unit hold it so that the edge with the small ridge is facing toward you with the ridge on the left You should also notice a small dot near the bottom left corner of the top surface of the battery Place the ridged end into the bottom of the battery compartment first then gently press down on the top of the battery to secure it in place Slide the back casing on to the unit and click it into place To remove the battery pack slide the back casing off of the unit Place your fingernail between the top of the battery pack and
3. program buttons is a circular navigation pad containing 5 keys the Left Right Up and Down arrows and a small round button in the center which is the Select button Below the navigation pad is a row of 3 buttons 2 square buttons with a dot like button between them The square button on the left is the Cancel button The Square button on the right is the OCR button The dot like button between them is the Explorer button The Explorer button brings up a list of files associated with the currently open program For example if you have the BOOK reader opened pressing the explorer button will bring up a list of DAISY books and documents readable by the Book Reader The Cancel button is used to exit a program menu or dialog Power On Off Button Record Button Radio Button Music Button i lace gt Book Button Navigation Pad oy Cancel Button t Q 3 OCR Button CANCEL EXPLORER OCR Explorer Button lt lt The Top Face gt Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ 2 2 The Right Edge The right side of the unit contains 3 controls Nearest the top of the unit is the volume dial Turn the dial away from you to increase the volume and turn it toward you to decrease it As you adjust the volume you will feel the dial click past each setting and the unit announces the volume level as a number Below the Volume dial is the Vo
4. the edge of the compartment and lift the battery up and out 4 Inserting and Removing the SD Card With the keypad facing you locate the long rectangular slot near the bottom of the left edge To insert the SD card locate the corner of the SD card that is cut at a 45 degree angle Place the SD card so that this cut corner is at the top right when you insert the card into the SD slot The surface of the label should be face down Gently press the SD card into the slot until it clicks into place Do not use excessive force Only slight pressure is required to insert the SD card in the Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ slot If the Blaze EZ is turned on you will hear a sound to confirm that it has been recognized C C 5 FI uci Cc qa TREE c plv gJ0000000 G To remove the SD card gently press the SD card into the card slot until it clicks then release it The SD card will pop out of the slot enough for you to grip it and pull it out completely If the Blaze EZ is turned on you will hear a sound to confirm that it has detected the removal of the SD card 5 Connecting to a PC Locate the small rectangular port on the center of the front edge of the Blaze EZ between the headphone and microphone jacks To transfer files from your PC to your Blaze EZ turn on the Blaze EZ and connect the small end of the USB cable provided with the unit to the Micro USB port on the front edge and connect the larger end to your P
5. C s USB port Once you connect to your PC click the My computer icon on the PC The Blaze EZ appears as a portable media device under Windows labeled Blaze EZ if you open Blaze you will see Blaze EZ s drive under Internal Storage If you have an SD card inserted it appears as SD card 6 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ You may copy and organize documents media DAISY books and scanned images in whatever way makes the most sense to you The Blaze EZ will locate playable content no matter where it resides on the disk and index it and make it available for the associated programs 6 Powering On Off To power on the Blaze EZ press and hold the Power button for 2 seconds The first time you insert the battery or connect AC power to the Blaze EZ the unit automatically boots with a short beep followed by a musical flourish with HIMS spoken After this progress beeps are heard followed by the power on sound Next the unit announces Scanning disk and the unit scans the internal flashdisk as well as any storage device currently connected for content playable by Blaze EZ As stated in the previous section it is not necessary to place content in any set folder structure as this process will scan and index all playable content on all storage devices and make it available for its associated program After a few seconds the unit announces Scanning complete You are placed at the Home Menu described in the next section To p
6. Na Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ HIMS Inc 4616 W Howard Lane Suite 960 Austin TX 78728 www hims inc com Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ Table of Contents 1 What s m the DOK 2 acc RE Pk OR eee ess 1 2 Physical description a sic eno noraen ax ana e Fux arne 1 PA INE TOP e e P 1 2 2 jT Tie Rih Edge uscito o eacus 3 2 9 heleft EJJE e i BE EEE Ed EE LE 4 24 The Bottom Edgar adi 4 2 9 INE BACK FAC Cer rcm 4 3 Inserting and Removing the Battery 5 4 Inserting and Removing the SD Card 5 5 Connetting lou PO sachet ecce ae deep cocci ta nre dare leve 6 Mueve Guess iz 7 T The Home MOU meme ed Eee 8 8 Basic Interface and Programming sees 9 NM RECONGING eR 9 82 MUSIC M 9 8 3 FM Radio e LEG ZEE MEE AA 10 845 BOOKS eee ient ioi ET 11 9 5 Pel qur EHE 12 9 Web based Programming eere 12 9 1 Online DAISY 5 cei Goa i Ea ni 12 9 2 POUCASIS uci LE a wow 13 9 3 WED Radio dre 14 10 Checking Date and Time 15 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ Introduction This Quick Start guide gives you a basic orientation to your Blaze EZ shows you how to connect and charge the battery how to turn the unit on and off how to access programs on the unit and how to prevent the ac
7. cidental pressing of buttons This is a basic guide to help you get oriented to the unit and get you started using the basic programming Please refer to the full user manual for more detailed information on the functions of the Blaze EZ IH Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ 1 What s in the box Your Blaze EZ packing box should contain all of the following items 1 Blaze EZ 2 Rechargeable battery pack 3 AC adapter 4 USB cable for connecting Blaze EZ toa PC 5 USB Gender adapter for connecting USB drives to Blaze EZ 6 Headphones 7 Carrying pouch 8 Lanyard 9 Quick Start Guide in print and Braille 10 Documentation CD 2 Physical description Place the Blaze EZ in your hand or on a desk or table top in front of you so that the keypad is facing up and the long rectangular slot on the side of the unit is facing left 2 1 The Top Face The top face of the unit contains the main keypad At the top center is a slightly recessed square button This is the Power On Off button To the left and right of the Power button are the stereo speakers Below the Power button toward the left is a round button This is the Record button Below the Record button is a row of 3 square buttons with Braille labels From left to right these buttons are the Media button the Radio button and the Books button These buttons open the Media Player the FM Radio and the Book Reader respectively Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ Below the
8. ed the Blaze EZ opens the Media Player and begins playing You can interact with and navigate podcast files as you can any other media file on the unit Podcasts are also available when viewing the Explorer from the Media Player To delete a feed or podcast when it is in focus press and hold the Cancel button 9 3 Web Radio To save internet radio stations to Blaze EZ connect Blaze EZ to your computer and copy Web radio playlist URL s to the Web radio folder To open the Web Radio application go to the Home menu and press the Left or right arrow to navigate to Web Radio and press Select When the Web radio application is launched it scans for internet radio station playlist URL s in the Web Radio folder Blaze EZ announces Creating channel list followed in a few seconds by Channel list creation complete and you are placed in the list of available Web radio channels Blaze EZ comes preloaded with several default Web Radio stations from ACB Serotek 181 FM and Sky FM Use the Left and Right arrows to navigate the channel list Press Select on the station you wish to play Use the left and Right arrows to move between stations during playback press the Up and Down arrows to choose among other movement units such as First or last channel or 5 channels If you wish to navigate to a station in the list without connecting to each station as you go press the Cancel button and you are returned to the station list To d
9. elete a station from the list press and hold the Cancel button when it is in focus 14 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ 10 Checking Date and Time You can check the date and time on the Blaze EZ in two ways 1 Press the Power button quickly If you press the Power button quickly from anywhere on the unit the date and time are announced 2 Bring up the Home Menu The Date and time is the first item in the Home Menu Any time you exit a program and return to the Home Menu the date and time are announced as the first status item Press Select on the Date and Time to set it 15 Fingertip Communication HIMS
10. ice Control button The Voice Control button allows you to quickly access Speed volume and pitch settings for the TTS Cycle through the settings with repeated presses of the Voice Control button and use the Volume dial to adjust the chosen setting Below the Voice Control button is the Keylock switch Place the Keylock switch in the down position to lock the keyboard and in the up position for normal operation gt Volume Dial VOICE CONTROL Fra gt Voice control e gt Key lock Switch A HOLD d SD card slot4 T1 p o t gt Reset Button LV lt The Left and Right EDGE gt Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ 2 3 The Left Edge The left edge of the unit contains a long thin rectangular slot This is the SD card slot 2 4 The Bottom Edge If you move around to the edge nearest your body you will discover 3 ports From left to right these ports are the headphone jack the micro USB port and the stereo microphone jack Use the headphone jack to connect headphones or external speakers to the unit Use the microphone jack to connect an external microphone or line in recording source to the unit The micro USB port is used to connect the Blaze EZ to a PC for transferring files to connect a thumb drive or CD ROM drive to the unit or to connect the AC adapter for charging the unit Stereo micro Jack lt The Bottom Edge
11. ist Press the Select button to start playing a file or folder Press the Cancel button to exit the Explorer and return to the Media Player Press and hold Cancel to delete a file or folder From media playback to return to the Home Menu press the Cancel key Or you may switch to another program using the button associated with that program 8 3 FM Radio On the row of square buttons above the navigation pad press the center button with the label r in Braille to open the FM Radio Use the Left and Right arrows to scan back and forward by 0 1 MHz for radio stations Note You must have headphones connected to use the FM radio as the cord serves as the antenna 10 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ To auto scan back and forward for radio chanells press and hold the Right or Left arrow To adjust scanning sensitivity press and hold the Up or Down arrow To set the current station as a preset press Select Use the Up and Down arrows to move among your presets To mute and unmute the sound of the radio press the Radio R button while the radio application is open To switch between the headphones and internal speakers of Blaze EZ press and hold the Radio R button 8 4 Books The button on the right of the row of square buttons is labeled with a b in Braille and opens the book reader The book reader reads DAISY books and document files If a book or document has been opened when you press the Books button reading resu
12. mes at the position you last left the Book Reader If you have not opened any books or documents since your last reset you are placed in the list of available books and documents You can also access the list of books and documents available on the unit by opening the Book Reader and pressing the Explorer button As with the Media Player once playback of a book or document is started the Books button serves as the Play Pause button You can also use the Voice Control button and the Volume dial to adjust speed and pitch of the reading voice Use the Up and Down arrows to cycle through the various navigation elements for the book or document and use the Left and Right arrows to move by the chosen element Use the Explorer button to open a list of the documents and DAISY books on the Blaze EZ 11 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ 8 5 OCR To open the OCR program press the square button on the bottom right corner of the keypad labeled with an o in Braille You are presented with a list of options Take a picture Flash on off Result Open captured file Open an external file and Options You are automatically placed on Take a picture Thus you may quickly take a picture from anywhere on the unit by pressing the OCR button followed by the Select button or by pressing the OCR button twice For best results use your elbow or some other method to ensure the camera remains stable and still Raise the camera about a foot above
13. n arrow to view the items in your chosen book list Press select on an item to get information for the book or to download it Use the left and Right arrows to move between File information and Download File and press Select to choose your option Once the item is downloaded you may play it in the Blaze EZ s Book Reader 9 2 Podcasts From the Home menu use the Left or Right arrow to navigate to Podcasts and press the Select button The Blaze EZ announces Updating Feeds and places you in the list of feeds you have saved on the unit Blaze EZ comes preloaded with 24 default podcasts covering several genres You can import feeds to the unit by copying OPML files in to the Podcasts folder of the Blaze EZ when it is connected to a computer When in the feed list press the Left and Right arrows to navigate among the feeds Press the Select button on a feed to update it To get a list of podcasts available for the feed press the Down arrow When in the podcasts list use the Left and Right arrows to navigate among the podcasts As you move between podcasts the name of the podcast is announced followed by Not downloaded Not played Partially played or played to indicate its status If you press Select on a podcast that is Not downloaded the podcast will be downloaded to your 13 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ Blaze EZ If you press Select on a podcast that is listed as Not played or Play
14. ower off Blaze EZ press and hold the Power button again for 2 seconds The power down sound is heard and the unit is powered off After the initial boot sequence described above you can power the unit on and off quickly by pressing and holding the Power button and the unit will power on at the Home menu However if the battery is depleted or the unit is reset the Blaze EZ will go through the more lengthy boot process described above 7 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ 7 The Home Menu When you power on the unit you are placed in the Home Menu You can also get to the Home Menu by pressing Cancel when in a program The Home Menu contains a combination of things including status information settings and executable programs not accessible via the program buttons You can navigate among the items in the Home Menu using the Left and Right arrows Press the Select button to activate the focused item in the menu The Home Menu contains the following items Date and Time Battery Status software version and Free Space Guide Voice Settings Record Settings Bluetooth status Wi Fi status Online DAISY Web Radio Podcasts and Utilities Pressing Select on the Software version Free Space item will bring up more detailed information about the unit including serial number and Mac Address In areas where it is necessary to input data such as entering a Wi Fi network key enter the data using the following method 1 Use the Up and
15. the text you intend to scan and get as close to the center of the page as you can Note when scanning small items such as business cards or half sheets of paper you will need to lower the camera closer to the text When you select the Take a picture option the camera obtains focus and the picture is taken The OCR program automatically recognizes text and begins reading it aloud A TXT copy of the recognized text as well as a JPG of the image are automatically saved in the unit You can access the JPG images using the Open captured file option The text copies of the recognition results are available under the result option You may also access them in the Book Reader as all text files on the unit are available there You can also open image files from other locations on the unit and have them recognized by the OCR program using the Open an External file option Use the Options dialog to set options for how OCR scans are processed and saved Web based Programming 9 1 Online DAISY From the Home menu navigate to Online DAISY using the 12 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ Left or Right arrow and press the select button to open it You are placed in the ID and Password dialog Type the ID and password using the method described in section 7 When you are logged in you are placed in a combo box with the options Expired New and Issued You can navigate among the items using the Left and Right arrows Press the Dow
16. you have not played media files the first media file in your collection begins playing While playing media files the same Media button that opened the Media Player serves as the Play Pause key During Playback you can change speed and pitch by pressing the Voice Control button to change which setting is being adjusted then use the Volume dial to adjust the setting Note after a few seconds the Volume dial will return to its normal 9 Quick Start Guide Blaze EZ operation of adjusting the volume You will know this has occurred when you hear a short beep During playback you can also move by various navigation elements including various time frames as well as numbers of tracks and marks if they exist Use the Up and Down arrows to choose the element to move by then use the Left and Right arrows to move back and forward by the chosen element While a file is playing or paused press the Select button to bring up the Mark Manager in the mark Manager you can insert Bookmarks Voice marks and highlight marks You can also move and delete marks To choose a specific file or folder to play press the dot like button in the center of the bottom row This is the Explorer button and brings up a list of all the files and folders on all storage devices connected to the Blaze EZ containing media content Use the Right and Left arrows to enter and exit folders respectively and use the Up and Down arrows to move through a folder or file l
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