Dolphin EasyReader User Guide
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1. E Tabbing to or using the mouse to select either of the Page up or the Page down buttons will navigate between pages Note For these buttons to work the DTB needs to have been created to allow navigation by page 00 Tabbing to or using the mouse to select either of the history buttons allows the user to re trace the previous navigation commands 2 Keyboard commands The use of the keyboard provides increased navigation controls Previous Cursor Left Next Cursor Right Backwards XX seconds Time increment as set in General Preferences Ctrl Cursor Left Forward XX seconds Time increment as set in General Preferences Ctrl Cursor Right Previous heading Cursor Up Next heading Cursor Down Set Navigation level higher level Ctrl Shift Cursor Up Set Navigation level lower level Ctrl Shift Cursor Down Navigate via set level Previous Heading Ctrl Cursor Up Navigate via set level Next Heading Ctrl Cursor Down Next Page If available Page Down Previous Page If available Page Up Beginning of book Ctrl Home End of book Ctrl End Next bookmark If available Ctrl Page Down Previous bookmark If available Ctrl Page Up 3 Point and click on content If using a mouse it is possible to left click on the phrases within the content to navigate to that point in the book 4 Slider bar Itis possible to navigate through the book by dragging the sl2. Next Bookmark Previous by level Next by level Set Navigation level to o0006002 CL0U0UC UL0DUUC UMCOCOC OO Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 O Open Book Preferences Find Search Help Show info Self voicing Text size Largest Larger Medium Smaller Smallest Oo O 0 0 0 About Exit Chapter 3 Opening a book Dolphin EasyReader can open and playback digital talking books DAISY XML files text files and HTML files There are a number of different ways to access the Open dialog where you can browse for and select the file you want to open The methods are as follows 1 Select the open button on the interface 2 Press Ctrl O 3 Right click or press Shift F10 or the Application key to bring up the pop up menu Select Open book from the menu 4 Select Add from the Library in the Navigation Center In the Open dialog you can select the folder or drive containing the DTB DAISY XML files text file or HTML file you want to open You can filter the list of files by selecting the specific file format from the file format list Selecting All formats smart will show all supported formats Open aa lo Dolphin Audio Publishing Presentation AudioFullT CA Details y 5 Name po Sizel Type A San iia ieee My Documents E Desktop 7 Computer Netw ork 1 i i lt 2 gt f SS a formats smart 7 Gm zy When you have selec
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4. material and workmanship under normal use The Owner s entire liability and your exclusive remedy under the warranties given in this section 3 will be at the Owner s option to either 3 3 repair or replace the Software or media which does not conform with the warranty or 3 4 refund the price paid for the Software and terminate the Licence This remedy is subject to the return of the Software with a copy of your payment receipt to your supplier or the Owner not later than 5 days after the end of a period of 30 days from the date of your receipt of the Software 4 Exclusion of other warranties Except for the express warranties in section 3 the Owner and its suppliers make and you receive no other warranties conditions or representations express or implied statutory or otherwise and without limitation the implied terms of satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose are excluded The Owner does not warrant that the operation of the Software will be error free or uninterrupted lt is your responsibility to ensure that the Software is suitable for your needs and the entire risk as to the performance and results of the Software and Documentation is assumed by you 5 Disclaimer 5 1 In no event will either the Owner or its suppliers be liable for any direct consequential incidental or special damage or loss of any kind including without limitation loss of profits loss of contracts business interruptions loss
5. additional text The additional text components may occur where keyword searching and direct access to the text would be beneficial e g index glossary etc Full audio and full text This is a DAISY DTB with structure and full text and audio The audio and the text are synchronised Full text and partial audio This is a DAISY DTB with structure complete text and partial audio Dolphin EasyReader s TTS Mode can be used to output audio from parts of the content where there are no audio files Text and no audio This is a DAISY DTB containing an NCC and structured electronic text only No audio is present Dolphin EasyReader s TTS Mode can be used to output audio from the book 3 1 2 Types of ANSI NISO Z39 86 DTB that Dolphin EasyReader can play Dolphin EasyReader will play all types of ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 DTBs There are 6 types of ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 DTBs Full audio with Title element only This is an ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 DTB that has no navigable structure Only the title is displayed as text and the actual content is presented as linear audio Direct access to points within the DTB is not possible Full audio with NCX only This is an ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 DTB with structure The structure is two dimensional providing sequential and hierarchical navigation In many cases the structure in this type of DTB resembles the table of contents of its print counterpart Full or partial audio with NCX and partial t
6. displayed The dot is red when recording green when playing and dark grey when neither of these states are active 6 2 Navigating bookmarks During playback of the book it is possible to navigate between bookmarks by pressing Ctrl Shift Page Down to move to the next bookmark or Ctrl Shift Page Up to move to the previous bookmark Once a bookmark has been specified a push pin is displayed in the left side margin next to the text The bookmark pin image visually shows if there is any text or audio in the bookmark The following images are used No text or audio note in the bookmark Only text note in the bookmark Both text and audio note in the bookmark X R Only audio note in the bookmark When it is colored blue it indicates that there is a bookmark on the screen academic goo of a laboratory white their ha Only from the substance A recession dow When the bookmark turns red and an audio chime is heard Bookmark audio indicator is activated in General Preferences it means that you are currently on a bookmark Chapter 7 Find The Find function is used to find the next occurrence of a word in the current page To open the Find dialog box press F3 or Ctrl F Find in page m y e itext to search for Up Down Enter the text to search for and choose if you want to search up or down through the content Next select Find next or press Enter Dolphin EasyReader
7. of or corruption to data however caused and whether arising under contract tort including negligence or otherwise 5 2 If any exclusion disclaimer or other provision contained in this Agreement is held invalid for any reason and the Owner becomes liable for loss or damage that could otherwise be limited such liability whether in contract negligence or otherwise will not exceed the amount actually paid by you for the Software 5 3 The Owner does not exclude or limit liability for 5 3 1 death or personal injury resulting from an act or negligence of the Owner or 5 3 2 damage caused by a defect in the Software within the meaning of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 Part 5 4 You acknowledge that the allocation of risk in this Agreement reflects the price paid for the Software and also the fact that it is not within the Owner s control how and for what purposes the Software is used by you 5 5 It is your responsibility to ensure that you have all necessary consents or licences in relation to any material or data or other programs you may use in conjunction with the Software 6 Copyright 6 1 All right title and interest in and to the Software and the Documentation belongs to the Owner 6 2 All right title and interest in and to the content played using the Software belongs to and is governed under the terms and conditions expressed by the publishers of that content 6 3 All right and licence to use or distribute the rec
8. to the list of voices e Bookmark audio indicator Enables or disables the bookmark audio indicator e Skip in time by user defined amount seconds This is a setting that allows the time increment to be specified for use with the Backwards XX seconds and Forward XX seconds playback feature Select Voice voice IA Volume Adult Ee male 1 German USA SAPLA nani E Adult Male 1 German L amp H SAPI 4 Mary SA Mary for Telephone 7 Mike Pitch Mike for Telephone Sam Female Whisper Speed Mary in Space Mary in Hall lt x3 _ Mary in Stadium RoboSoft Six RoboSoft Five i oft Four This is a test 9 2 Highlighting Preferences General Fastiiattins Playback Display Phrase Preview Highlight colour ES C Text colour iz Unmarked text C Glow colour Bold Letter spacing O E Italic 7 Underlining C Uppercase Scroll Options Word TTS Mode only Scroll always on top Background colour i Scroll always in middle C Text colour Scroll when page changes E E The Highlighting Preferences window contains Phrase and Word highlighting settings There is also a preview window that shows how your settings will appear You can also set how the highlighted text will scroll The settings are selected or deselected by checkboxes or radio buttons Where colors are to be set they can be chosen from a pop up color palette Selec
9. when the Dolphin EasyReader main interface is not required There are two versions of the Mini Player Standard and Compact To open the Mini Player select the Show Mini Player button on the main interface Alternatively press Ctrl R on the keyboard The standard Mini Player will be displayed Dolphin EasyReader Help Dolphin 906000 Dolphin EasyReader User Guide The Mini Player can be selected and repositioned anywhere on the desktop The Mini Player can be toggled between the standard and compact interface by selecting the standard compact mode button Eor by pressing Ctrl W Please note that the hot keys Preferences will toggle between standard and compact interfaces for both the main screen view and Mini Player depending on the current focus 000000 a To return from a Mini Player view to a main screen view select the restore button or press Escape or Alt F4 11 1 Standard mini player The standard Mini Player contains the following controls Dolphin EasyReader Help Dolphin 000000 Dolphin EasyReader User Guide Previous heading Cursor Up Previous event Cursor Left Open book Ctrl O Play Stop Spacebar Next event Cursor Right Next heading Cursor Down Switch to compact Mini Player Ctrl W 900006 Restore to main view Esc The standard Mini Player features a text display window that contains the first 74 characters of the phrase th
10. will navigate to that point in the book To find the next occurrence of the specified text choose Find next If the text cannot be found in the current section a dialog stating No match found will be displayed No match found Chapter 8 Search Click on the Search button to search for all occurrences of a word in the content or press Ctrl S to display the Search window O Entering some text to search for and selecting Find all will search for all occurrences and list them in the window Selecting one of the search results will navigate to that point in the book Search vided Adding a video clip int Adding a video clip into a DAISY book Adding a video clip int This is a test for creating a DAISY book t Adding a video clip mt click the link below to open the video In Adding a video clip int Click here to play the video in an externa Chapter 9 Preferences Tabbing to or using the mouse to select the Preferences button will open the Preferences window Q Alternatively press Ctrl P on the keyboard To open a specific Preferences tab directly use the following hot keys Open General tab Alt Shift G Open Highlighting tab Alt Shift H Open Playback tab Alt Shift P Open Display tab Alt Shift D All Preferences windows have an Apply button that applies any changes to the preferences and a Restore button that discards any changes that you have se
11. Dolphin EasyReader User Guide 5 EasyReader This is a full text and audio DAISY Digital Talking Book DTB recorded using a synthesized voice Contents Dolphin EasyReader User Guide oococccoconococcnoconocononnconoononcconcononnn nono nannconcononnons 1 COMP Saa 2 A COI 4 Basic use of Dolphin EasyReader ooconcononionocicnicioniccnnoncnocononocncononoononnonnoncononncnconanon 4 A A II Fie OOO Dee 5 Overview of the interfaces usina 5 2 1 Dolphin EasyReader on screen controls Standard main screen 7 2 2 Dolphin EasyReader on screen controls Compact main screen 9 2 9 The Pop UP Ml is 10 A AS 12 OPENING a DOI oda 12 3 1 About DAISY and ANSI NISO digital talking books 13 3 1 1 Types of DAISY DTB that Dolphin EasyReader can play 13 3 1 2 Types of ANSI NISO Z39 86 DTB that Dolphin EasyReader can play PEN 14 3 2 About text TIES a AAA 15 3 33 About HTM Tiles 0 ito aora 15 3 4 About DAISY ie o re 15 AA A A cee ee a ere 16 Navigating a DB da dol dde Sues 16 ONAPI a A RA A A NR 18 A AAA O Cente aT CreY Meene a error eee Maser tee 18 5 1 Library navigation center ii tecvavesynsea cave ceavetipdeesbies cialgcansoteenycens 19 5 2 MCE navigation center a os La a a Slee le TO 20 5 3 Bookmark navigation center soii is 21 A naaa a a a aa a al Sims are ocd 23 teo a A a A A A a N A E 23 61 Free form MOLES ci di 24 6 2 Navigati
12. activation Internet activation is the simplest procedure because activation is automatic This will require you to have an Internet connection The procedure will connect to the Dolphin server where Dolphin EasyReader will be automatically allocated an activation code Manual activation The manual process will require you to enter an activation code that is based upon your unique product key Your product key value is shown during the manual activation process To obtain an activation code you should contact your local Dolphin dealer and report to them your product key From this key they will be able to issue you with an activation code Multi user licence If you have purchased a multi user or network licence then you can enter in your unique multi user licence code This is printed on your multi user licence software certificate Remind me later If you choose Remind me later you will then be informed regularly that activation is still required and of the number of days remaining to perform this task To re commence the activation process you should select the Activate button found in the About Dolphin EasyReader dialog Uninstalling and re installing EasyReader onto the same computer does not result in an additional licence being required If you require an additional licence then please contact your Dolphin dealer During the activation process Dolphin does not obtain any personal information from your computer besi
13. at corresponds to the audio that is currently playing Selecting the standard compact mode button Ctrl W toggles the Mini Player between the standard and compact interfaces 11 2 Compact mini player The compact Mini Player contains the following controls 0006000 n Previous heading Cursor Up Previous event Cursor Left Open book Ctrl O Play Stop Spacebar Next event Cursor Right Next heading Cursor Down Switch to standard Mini Player Ctrl W HEOeoOoeodcso Restore to main view Esc Chapter 12 Self voicing As an aid to accessibility Dolphin EasyReader has a self voicing mode In this mode your selected synthetic voice will announce controls messages and dialogs as you navigate the Dolphin EasyReader interface To turn on the self voicing Press Ctrl F1 or select the self voicing checkbox from the Preferences window A synthesized voice will announce any controls or dialog boxes that the user tabs to For example press Ctrl I to open the Information dialog box The first line will automatically be announced Pressing the Cursor Up key and Cursor Down key will then move the focus to the next line ER Time 0 00 00 of 0 51 52 remains 0 51 52 Heading Dolphin EasyReader User Guide Level 1 No Pages in this Book Number of bookmarks 0 Pressing Alt Full stop stops the announcement of the current message Pressing Alt Comma repeats the last self voiced message To
14. ck Page number Page numbers are played skipped during playback Playback speed Playback speed can be set via a slide bar at the bottom of the window Alternatively the playback speed may be increased or decreased by pressing Shift Alt J or Shift Alt K or by tabbing to the slider bar and using the left and right cursor keys to move the slider The speed can also be altered during playback using these hotkeys 9 4 Display Preferences General Highlighting Playback Display Preview Background colour Unmarked text L Text colour Text Size Unmarked text O Largest O Larger Style Sheet N v Medium None Smaller C Override colour settings in style sheets Smallest D a The Display Preferences window contains the following options which are selected or deselected by checkboxes or radio buttons e Background color This determines the background color of all pages displayed in Dolphin EasyReader e Text color This determines the color of all non highlighted text that is displayed in Dolphin EasyReader e Text size The text size of all text in the book can be increased or decreased by selecting a radio button relating to the desired setting Alternatively text size may be increased or decreased by pressing Alt J or Alt K The text size can also be altered during playback using these hotkeys Style Sheet Dolphin EasyReader contains some pre determined display styles
15. des your product licence key 14 2 Support and product registration Technical support for Dolphin EasyReader is only available to registered users of Dolphin EasyReader To register your version of Dolphin EasyReader online either click on the register button on the About dialog that is accessed by right clicking with the mouse or by pressing Shift F10 or the application key and then selecting About from the menu that appears You will then be taken to our online registration page where you will be asked to complete your registration details DOLPHIN 2 EasyReader Dolphin EasyReader 2 30 Build 744 Copyright 2002 2006 Labyrinten Data AB Member of Dolphin Computer ccess Group All Rights Reserved Serial number 044YS52150000000 WebSite wa pourdolphin com Support support dolphinuk co uk END gt Alternatively print out and complete the document register pdf or register doc that can be found on your Dolphin EasyReader installation CD and return this to Dolphin EasyReader Registration Dolphin Audio Publishing Dolphin Computer Access Ltd Technology House Blackpole Estate West Worcester WR3 8TJ United Kingdom Fax 44 0 1905 754559 Once you are a registered user of Dolphin EasyReader you may obtain support by emailing support dolphinuk co uk The answers to many common questions may also be found by visiting the technical support section of the Dolphin website www yourdolphin com 14 3 End Use
16. ext This is an ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 DTB with partial structured audio and some additional text Parts that are not recorded would be covered by textual parts which Dolphin EasyReader could read using the TTS Mode and parts with no text will be covered by narrated audio The non recorded parts of the audio might be such parts that would be as useful generated by synthetic speech as a human narrated voice e g indexes page numbers glossaries etc The additional text components may occur where keyword searching and direct access to the text would be beneficial e g index glossary etc Full audio and full text This is an ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 DTB with structure and full text and audio The audio and the text are fully synchronised Full text and partial audio This is an ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 DTB with structure complete text and partial audio Dolphin EasyReader s TTS Mode can be used to output audio from parts of the content where there are no audio files Text and no audio This is an ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 DTB containing an NCX and structured electronic text only No audio is present Dolphin EasyReader s TTS Mode can be used to output audio from the book 3 2 About text files Dolphin EasyReader is able to open text files which may be ASCII or UTF8 encoded The text is automatically wrapped to the content window size and the font is 12pt Courier New It has only one heading which is the beginning of the first sen
17. ggles highlighted text color on or off Allows the color of the highlighted word s text to be selected Scroll options There are three scroll options that determine where the text is displayed during playback The options are Scroll always on top The page scrolls so that the highlighted focus is always at the top of the screen Scroll always in middle The page scrolls so that the highlighted focus is always in the center of the screen Scroll when page changes The page will not scroll with the highlighting When playback reaches the bottom of the page the next page will appear and highlighting will resume from the top of the screen Additional notes If reading an HTML document then not all the highlighting options are available The following options are not available Glow color bold italic letter spacing and uppercase If Internet Explorer has been configured under Accessibility Options to ignore the formatting of HTML pages the highlighting effects will not be available in Dolphin EasyReader This can be remedied by launching Internet Explorer and selecting from the menu Tools Internet Options the Accessibility button within General tab and deselecting the checkbox Ignore colors specified on Web pages Accessibility Formatting Ignore font styles specified on Web pages _ Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages User style sheet _ Format documents using my style sheet gocoesecoccesecocceses
18. gs such as Level 3 will be skipped The navigation level can also be set by using Ctrl Shift Cursor Up or Ctrl Shift Cursor Down to adjust the setting up or down Pressing Cursor Up or Cursor Down when self voicing is selected will read each line of the info dialog To navigate to a section in the Index select the required heading and then press Enter Press the Escape key or click on the Close button to close the Navigation Center and begin playing the content The user may also set the Navigation Level from the drop down list at the bottom of the Index Navigation Center based on the levels set within the book that is currently open It is then possible to navigate between the chosen level setting by pressing Ctrl Cursor Up to move to the Previous Heading and Ctrl Cursor Down to move to the Next Heading 5 3 Bookmark navigation center If you tab to the Bookmarks view you will be presented with a list of bookmarks which have been inserted into the currently opened book Selecting Add View opens the Add bookmark dialog box for the highlighted bookmark From here it is possible to view or edit any text notes associated with this bookmark or play back or record audio notes If any text notes or audio notes are associated with the bookmark then they are represented with a corresponding icon Bookmarks Library I Index cD TD EI CA E click the link below to open the video inane Adding a video clip
19. he main screen Open Library tab Alt Shift L Open Index tab Alt Shift I Open Bookmarks tab Alt Shift B 5 1 Library navigation center The Library is a listing of all DTB s which have been opened in Dolphin EasyReader or that the user has chosen to add from a specific location It is also possible to remove unwanted books from the Library by selecting Remove Library Index Bookmarks DE E ES Secrets that we keep 1 of 1 Steve Bennett 29 06 2004 12 36 05 fincc Q EaseReader Demo CD 1 of 1 Dolphin Audio P 14 07 2004 13 09 33 d exh Q Punktskriftmysteriet 1 of 1 DBB 14 07 2004 11 52 51 d exh Raising the Dead 1 of 1 Floyd Wray 15 07 2004 09 00 32 d exh EaseReader User Guide 1 of 1 Stuart Barker D 00 00 00 c proc Dolphin Computer Access 1 of 1 Dolphin Comput 26207 2004 11 01 18 D we E EaseReader User Guide 1 of 1 Stuart Barker D 29 07 2004 12 53 34 D AWe Q Adding a video clip into a DAISY bo 29 07 2004 11 25 38 d exh Dolohin Computer Access Gettina S i 15 29 24 d Neo l iil Close 5 2 Index navigation center Listed on the left side region of the Index is a listing of the types of navigational elements contained in the currently opened book These can include all or some of the following types depending on how the author created the book Library Index Bookmarks Info O fi No curent page Pages in book 5 Headings Dolphin A
20. ider bar on the main interface or tabbing to it and using the left and right cursor keys to move the slider Pp 5 Pop up menu Right click or press Shift F10 or the application key to bring up a menu Play Stop Add View BookMark Navigation Center Open Book Previous Heading Find Go to beginning of book Search Go to end of book Help Previous page Show info Next page v Self voicing Previous bookmark Text size Next bookmark About Previous by level Exit Next by level Set Navigation Level to gt Using this method of navigation means it is possible to navigate between chapters pages bookmarks and to the beginning or the end of the book 6 Mini Player Please see the section about the Mini Player later in this guide Chapter 5 The Navigation Center The Navigation Center is a window that contains the users library of books the index pages and other skippable elements of the currently opened book and a list of bookmarks which have been inserted by the user for the currently opened book Tabbing to or using the mouse to select the Navigation Center button will open the window Alternatively press Ctrl N on the keyboard The Navigation Center will now appear To switch between Library Index and Bookmark views click on the tabs at the top of the window using the mouse or press Ctrl Tab Alternatively the following hotkeys may be used to open each of the Navigation Center views directly from t
21. into Alt 0 It is also possible to remove any unwanted bookmarks by choosing the bookmark and selecting Remove Chapter 6 Adding bookmarks If there are sections or phrases in the book that you wish to return to again it is possible to add a bookmark at that point in the book Dolphin EasyReader allows you to insert an unlimited number of bookmarks O Click on the Bookmark button or press Ctrl B to display the Add Bookmark window Add bookmark Name Chapter 1 Text notes alt 0 7 Recording an audio note Y Audio Note By default the text of the bookmark will be entered as the name of the bookmark If required you may enter a name of your choice Short cut keystrokes to quickly navigate to the selected bookmark may also be specified from the drop down box up to a maximum of 10 per book A warning will be displayed if selecting a shortcut that is already in use ER This short cut was already used The previous bookmark does not have a shortcut now 6 1 Free form notes It is also possible to add Free form text and audio notes to accompany the bookmark Text notes can be entered by adding text in the editable area of the window If you have a microphone connected to the computer selecting the Audio note checkbox and pressing the record button will allow you to add an audio note When recording an audio note or listening to an audio note in the bookmark dialog a blinking dot indicator is
22. ll be played using the TTS synthetic voice Parts of the book that have recorded audio files will play as normal e TTS only If TTS only is selected the entire book will be read using the TTS synthetic voice Any audio files contained in the project will not be played Set Voice It is possible to select a voice to be used with TTS Mode by clicking on the Set Voice button This displays the Select Voice window Contained in this window is a list of all available voices on your PC system To choose a voice select it from the list If you wish to listen to the voice click on the Test button By default it will read This is a test but you can type any text that you want in the text box next to the Test button Select Voice Volume Adult Female 1 German L amp H E Adult Male 1 German L amp H Mary ek for Telephone Pich VIKE Mike for Telephone Sam Female Whisper Speed Mary in Space Mary in Hall _ MMIIINS Mary in Stadium RoboSoft Six RoboSoft Five RoboSoft Four Mal e This is a test SED Volume pitch and speed of the selected TTS voice can be adjusted via slider bars adjacent to the list of voices Skippable content If allowed by the author of the content Prodnote Producer notes are played skipped during playback Side bar Side bars are played skipped during playback Footnotes Footnotes are played skipped during playba
23. ll play all types of supported material from any producer When the trial period has expired Dolphin EasyReader will only play authorised material In addition in order to receive technical support it is also necessary to register Dolphin EasyReader 14 1 Product activation After installing your licensed copy of Dolphin EasyReader it is then necessary to activate the product Product activation is required in order to obtain a software licence Without a software licence Dolphin EasyReader will only run for 30 days After this period Dolphin EasyReader will only play authorised material If you have installed a demonstration version of Dolphin EasyReader then this will run without restriction for 7 days After this period Dolphin EasyReader will only play authorised material To purchase Dolphin EasyReader please contact your Dolphin dealer WARNING please ensure you review the End User Licence Agreement before activating Once Dolphin EasyReader has been activated a refund is not available If product activation remains outstanding then you will be informed regularly that product activation is required and of the number of days remaining before Dolphin EasyReader expires When you are presented with the product activation dialog you can choose Activate now or Remind me later Activate now Product activation can be done in 3 ways Internet activation manual activation or via the entering of a multi user licence code Internet
24. ng DOOKMAIKS te et as Lota le a a a E ld 24 Ghapten TNA aa delia 26 A E E 26 AL A A E e REM Seren 27 A O 27 O O esne onnenn r e O a E E E ea NS 28 Preferentes A AA ai 28 9 1 General Preferences ari rior 28 9 2 Highlighting Preferencia 30 9 3 Playback Preferences nnii ela i o A E 33 9 4 Display Pr EOS an ia a eaa 35 Chapter TOs o a a A A 37 Vol m comro ase i aa 37 Chapter Thacin n h EE a E E E E E E R 38 MiMi PNY CNAs a E E e E EE 38 ATA Standard mint playa sii ai aia 39 11 2 Gomp min A A a AE E at eas 40 Chapter A A E o II A 41 SO VOCO A A 41 ENS e e Oh a a da 43 Hot A ct cores te saimici A EEEE 43 A hee A E E Seah TE ERNAS 46 Activation support and TeGIStrallOn aac tv wi as dia 46 14 1 Product activation laa 46 14 2 Support and product registration evo 48 14 3 End User License Agreement EULA ooooonccccccoccoccocconconcononnconnoncconinnonnos 49 Chapter 1 Basic use of Dolphin EasyReader This user guide can be played at anytime by pressing F1 on the keyboard To get you started here are some basic controls to help you navigate this user guide e To start and stop playback press Spacebar e To navigate between phrases press Cursor Left or Cursor Right to move backwards or forwards through the book or this user guide e To navigate between headings chapters or sections use the Cursor Up or Cursor Down keys to move backwards or forwards e To search for all occurrences of a word press Ctrl S and en
25. ocsecoscoscsoceccesococcocesoesecscsesesocsesesocscsessesesececcesesa Ea AAA AA AAA AAA t Artt 9 3 Playback Preferences General Highlighting Playback Display Skippable content Start playback when book is loaded Sidebar Prod note Foot note Y Start playback when navigating Page number TTS Mode Mixed mode ETT Playback speed Normal Slow SI Fost Cd ad id The Playback Preferences window contains the following options which are selected or deselected by checkboxes or radio buttons e Start playback when book is loaded The book will begin playback as soon as it is opened e Start playback when navigating Playback will automatically begin after navigating to a point in the book TTS Mode It is possible to play a full text DAISY book using Dolphin EasyReader s Text To Speech TTS function This means that full audio is played even if there are no recorded audio files contained in the book It also allows the audio contained within the book to be replaced by a synthetic TTS voice The TTS mode is turned on or off using the drop down list and then selecting Apply e No TTS If No TTS is selected the TTS function is turned off The audio files contained in the DAISY book will be played as normal If there are no audio files in the book there will be no playback e Mixed Mode If Mixed Mode is selected any textual parts of the book that have no corresponding audio files wi
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27. orded output from any 3rd party synthesiser that is not distributed as part of the Software as a whole must be obtained by you from the appropriate person and is your responsibility 7 Updates 7 1 The Owner may update or upgrade the Software but shall not be obliged to furnish such updates or upgrades to you unless the licence fee has been paid 8 Support 8 1 The Owner will provide email support only for the Software at the following address support dolphinuk co uk 9 General 9 1 This Agreement is the entire agreement between you and the Owner and supersedes any other oral or written communications agreements or representations with respect to the Software and Documentation 9 2 Nothing in this Agreement will affect the statutory rights of a consumer in consumer transactions under any applicable statute 9 3 If any part of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable the validity of the remainder of the Agreement will not be affected 9 4 This Agreement is governed by the laws of England and Wales 9 5 Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement please contact Dolphin Computer Access Limited Technology House Blackpole Estate West Worcester WR3 8TJ United Kingdom 9 6 The provisions of the Contracts Rights of Third Parties Act 1999 shall not apply to this Agreement
28. r License Agreement EULA DOLPHIN COMPUTER ACCESS GROUP YOUR RIGHT TO USE THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS SET OUT IN THIS LICENCE AGREEMENT INSTALLING OR USING THIS SOFTWARE PRODUCT INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT OR UNDERSTAND THEM YOU MAY NOT USE IT AND IF THIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE IS INSTALLED ON YOUR DEVICE AND CAN BE DELETED YOU MUST DELETE IT 1 Grant of license Under copyright law you are not permitted to install or run the software product the Software or use the user manuals and other documentation the Documentation supplied to you without the permission of Dolphin Computer Access Group the Owner In consideration of your agreement to the terms of this Agreement the Owner grants you a non exclusive right the Licence to install and run the Software and use the Documentation as permitted by this Agreement All references to the Software mean the object code only of the program s comprising the Software but include all upgrades and updates provided by the Owner YOU ARE PERMITTED TO 1 1 use the Software and Documentation in connection with a single computer under your control you must obtain a separate licence for another copy of the Software if you wish the Software to be used simultaneously by multiple people 1 2 transfer the Software from one computer to another provided that the Software is installed and used on only one computer at a time 1 3
29. sor Left Play Stop Spacebar Open a DTB Ctrl O Search Ctrl S Add bookmark Ctrl B Preferences Ctrl P Open Navigation Center Ctrl N 00090005 Switch to Mini Player Ctrl R Toggle Standard Compact mode Ctrl W Page up Page down Page up or Page down keys History back History forward Alt Cursor Left and Alt Cursor Right O mn 0 Progress slider Jump back Ctrl Cursor Left Jump forward Ctrl Cursor Right T Volume control Ctrl J and Ctrl K 2 2 Dolphin EasyReader on screen controls Compact main screen 0000 Navigation Controls Derevious Heading Cursor Up Previous Cursor Left Onex Cursor Right Next Heading Cursor Down Open a DTB Ctrl O Search Ctrl S Add bookmark Ctrl B Preferences Ctrl P Navigation Center Ctrl N Play Stop Spacebar Switch to Mini Player Ctrl R 00060000 Toggle Standard Compact mode Ctrl W 2 3 The Pop up menu Right clicking the mouse pressing Shift F10 or the Application key will launch a pop up menu containing the following Dolphin EasyReader functions Play Stop Add View BookMark Navigation gt Open Book Preferences Find Search Help Show info w Self voicing Text size b About Exit e Play Stop e Add View Bookmark e Navigation Navigation Center Previous Heading Next Heading Go to beginning of book Go to end of book Previous Page Next Page Previous Bookmark
30. syReader BE DOLPHIN EasyReader Digital Audio E book software player AA Bringing OS fife This is a full text and audio DAISY Digital Talking Book DTB recorded using a synthesized voice Page Up Down ae ees Contents y x History Back Racie nee af Mainnen FacPeadar Forward Open Daisy book x J a O Previous Heading Search A 2 9 amp Toggle Standard Y Compact Controls Boon lotto en Add Bookmark Audio Cente Mute on off Play Stop Next Heading Note Text Note Previous Volume Preference Remote Control Control Compact Main Screen The compact main screen provides a larger viewing area for the on screen content and contains basic playback and navigation controls Cr Dolphin EasyReade Help Dolphin EaspReades Bea DOLPHIN EasyReader Digital Audio E book software player This is a tull text and audio DAISY Digital Talking Bock DTB recorded using a synthesized voice Contents 1 asic use of Dol LEE 2 Overviave of the interfaces Page Up Down Toggle Standard Compact Controls Open Daisy Book INCC file Search Previous Open Heading Next Heading Navigation Add Bookmark Centro Audio Note Text Note 2 1 Dolphin EasyReader on screen controls Standard main screen EZ Navigation Controls Previous Heading Cursor Up Next Heading Cursor Down Next Cursor Right EPrevious Cur
31. t and returns Dolphin EasyReader to it s original settings that were in place at installation 9 1 General Preferences General Highlighting Playback Display Load last read book at start up Y Remember last book position Repeat Self voicing Set Voice Y Bookmark audio indicator Skip in time by f 0 seconds CO ED E The General Preferences window contains the following options which are selected or deselected by checkboxes e Load last book read at startup Each time Dolphin EasyReader is launched the last book that was played will automatically be loaded Remember last book position Each time a book is opened in Dolphin EasyReader it will begin playback from the last point that was reached e Repeat The book will begin playback from the start once playback has finished e Self voicing Turns Dolphin EasyReader s self voicing on or off e Set Voice It is possible to select a voice to be used with Self voicing by clicking on the Set Voice button This displays the Select Voice window Contained in this window is a list of all available voices on your PC system To choose a voice select it from the list If you wish to listen to the voice click on the Test button By default it will read This is a test but you can type any text that you want in the text box next to the Test button Volume pitch and speed of the selected TTS self voicing voice can be adjusted via slider bars adjacent
32. t Colour a mp Pepe ll a igs goes Begs i ee a BEES Eee Preview Red Green Blue Phrase When reading a book with recorded audio then the Phrase highlighting will be applied The length of a phrase is determined by the producer of the book during recording If reading a book without recorded audio or in TTS Only mode then the Word highlighting settings will also be applied If reading an HTML document or text document then Dolphin EasyReader will make an estimate as to the length of a phrase The Phrase highlighting options include color settings and text formatting settings They are as follows e Highlight color Toggles highlight block on or off Allows the color of the highlight to be selected e Text color Toggles highlighted text color on or off Allows the color of the highlighted text to be selected e Glow color Toggles highlight glow effect on or off Allows the color of the highlighted glow effect to be selected e Highlighted text formatting effects Text formatting may also be applied to the highlighted text The options are bold italic letter spacing uppercase and underlining Word Word highlighting is applied if using TTS Only mode It will highlight each spoken word and can appear in conjunction with phrase highlighting The following options are available e Highlight color Toggles word highlight on or off Allows the color of the word highlight to be selected e Text color To
33. ted the file you want to open then press the OK button or press Enter A DTB is represented with the Dolphin EasyReader DTB icon If using the All formats smart file filter then only the DTB file will be listed in the target folder and not the other supported formats This makes the identification of a DTB easier Finally if Dolphin EasyReader is running and you insert a CD containing a DTB into the CD ROM drive you will be automatically asked if you want to open that book Er Do you want to open Lola_Rose 3 1 About DAISY and ANSI NISO digital talking books Dolphin EasyReader will play several types of Digital Talking Book DTB from two standards DAISY and ANSI NISO Z39 86 3 1 1 Types of DAISY DTB that Dolphin EasyReader can play Dolphin EasyReader will play all types of DAISY 2 0 through to DAISY 2 02 DTB There are 6 types of DAISY DTB e Full audio with Title element only This is a DAISY DTB that has no navigable structure Only the title is displayed as text and the actual content is presented as linear audio Direct access to points within the DTB is not possible e Full audio with NCC only This is a DAISY DTB with structure The structure is two dimensional providing sequential and hierarchical navigation In many cases the structure in this type of DTB resembles the table of contents of its print counterpart e Full audio with NCC and partial text This is a DAISY DTB with structured audio and some
34. tence and there are no pages Navigation will work in the same way as for DAISY materials 3 3 About HTML files Dolphin EasyReader is able to open HTML files that are stored locally on the computer and that are opened correctly in Internet Explorer 6 HTML files containing frameset elements are not supported You can only change the background colour foreground colour and underlining on off for the sentence highlight Dolphin EasyReader detects all headings in the document by searching for the h1 6 elements which can then be viewed in the Index tab in the Navigation Center window You can navigate to next previous sentence top bottom by using the mouse and next previous heading All text in the document may be navigated too 3 4 About DAISY XML files Dolphin EasyReader is able to open DAISY XML files that are created according to the DTBook specification The DAISY XML file can be created within Microsoft Word by using the plug in Microsoft Save As DAISY XML This can be downloaded from the DAISY Consortium web site www daisy org The DAISY XML file is navigable in a similar way as HTML files Chapter 4 Navigating a DTB Dolphin EasyReader provides a number of ways to navigate DAISY or ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 books 1 The Navigation Controls on the Dolphin EasyReader interface Tabbing to or using the mouse to select each of the four buttons will navigate you by next previous next heading and previous heading
35. ter your text to search for e To bookmark a point in the book or this user guide press Ctrl B e To view the index of the book or this user guide press Alt Shift I From here you can immediately jump to a specific section e To toggle the self voicing of controls on or off press Ctrl F1 e To exit this user guide press Escape Basic navigation controls are also accessible via the on screen interface Progress Bar Page Up Page Down Dolphin Audio Publishing is a division of Dolphin Computer Access Ltd This is a fully synchronized text and audio DAISY book recorded using a History Back synthesized voice History Forward Open DAISY O gt om Heading Book nce file P Search Next 00560 Toggle Standard Compact Controls Next Heading Chapter 2 Overview of the interfaces Dolphin EasyReader has been designed to be accessible to all users The main interface contains the standard playback controls for DAISY and ANSI NISO Z39 86 2002 2005 DTB s All of these controls are accessible via the mouse or keyboard through the use of hotkeys Dolphin EasyReader has two alternative views for the main screen Standard and Compact Standard Main screen The standard main screen is the default view and in addition to standard playback and navigation controls it contains buttons for features that include functions for searches bookmarks and settings Cr Dolphin EaryReader Help Dolphin E a
36. that can be used to display the content in alternative styles Such as larger fonts and high contrast color schemes These may be selected from the drop down list in Display preferences or by pressing the F8 key to toggle through the styles To switch of the styles at any time press Ctrl F8 tea mo drivers ES A A A vr oreo drivers The SAM configuration dialog box lists all the available SAM drivers Each driver displays The SAM configuration dialog mara a units nugraha i box lists all the 3255 drivers Each dr a units numbe number of curre SAM Contgi speech synthes wilt then be Alentoune af that e not 000000 o 000000 0000 Gi 000009 0 0000 There is also an additional check box Override color settings in styles This is used if you wish to combine the format of the styles with the color settings of your choice If you have a style sheet of your own that you want to use in Dolphin EasyReader copy it into the subfolder Styles in the Dolphin EasyReader folder in your Program files directory Chapter 10 Volume control Using the volume control slider bar on the main interface alters the volume of the audio that is played back et Alternatively pressing Ctrl J or Ctrl K will increase or decrease the volume Clicking on the speaker icon or pressing Ctrl M will mute the audio o Chapter 11 Mini Player The Mini Player feature allows control of playback
37. turn off the self voicing press Ctrl F1 or de select the self voicing checkbox from the Preferences window Set Voice You can select your preferred synthetic voice for self voicing by clicking on the Set Voice button beside the Self voicing check box in the Preferences window This displays the Select Voice window Contained in this window is a list of all available voices on your PC system To choose a voice select it from the list If you wish to listen to the voice click on the Test button By default it will read This is a test but you can type any text that you want in the text box next to the Test button Select Voice Volume Adult Female 1 German L amp H SA Adult Male 1 German L amp H Mary SAPI 4 Mary for Telephone SAPI 4 Mike SAPI 4 Mike for Telephone SAPI 4 Sam SAPI 4 Female Whisper SAPI 4 Mary in Space SAPI 4 Mary in Hall SAPI 4 Mary in Stadium SAPI 4 RoboSoft Six SAPI 4 RoboSoft Five SAPI 4 RoboS oft Four SAPI 4 Male Whisper SAPI 4 Dahat af OMA CADI A This is a test Volume pitch and speed of the selected TTS voice can be adjusted via slider bars adjacent to the list of voices Chapter 13 Hot key commands Self voice stop current message Self voice read last message Play Stop toggle System menu Close Dolphin EasyReader Next Phrase Previous Phrase Next heading excluding pages Previous heading excluding pages Increase timeline By time Decrease timeline B
38. udio Publishing Page number Chapter 1 Sidebar Chapter 2 El Prod note Set Navigation Level to Level 1 Cc e Headings e Page numbers e Footnotes e Sidebars e Producer notes Selecting one of these types of navigational element will list all of the elements in the right sided field For example if Headings is selected all of the headings in the book will be listed whereas if Sidebars is selected all of the sidebars will be listed Selecting one of these will navigate to that point in the book Selecting Info will display a dialog box containing information about the currently selected section of the book This information may also be displayed during playback by pressing Ctrl I ER Time 0 00 00 of 0 51 52 remains 0 51 52 Heading Dolphin EasyReader User Guide Level 1 No Pages in this Book Number of bookmarks 0 If there are pages in the book the total number is displayed at the top of the window It is also possible to enter a page number and be taken to that point in the content by selecting Goto page During playback it is possible to go toa required page number by pressing Ctrl G At the bottom of the screen is the Set Navigation Level to drop down list This allows the user to tailor the navigation via headings to a certain level For example if this was set to Level 2 pressing Ctrl Cursor Up or Ctrl Cursor Down will only navigate between Level 1 and Level 2 headings and any other headin
39. y time Set Navigation level higher level Set Navigation level lower level a ai Navigate via set level Next Heading Navigate via set level Previous Heading History Forwards History Backwards Previous page Open Add bookmark Close current dialog including Navigation center and Preferences Escape Netobject S Previous Object Next tab in Navigation center and Preferences Previous tab in Navigation center and Preferences Show Navigation center Open Library tab in Navigation center Open Index tab in Navigation center Open Bookmark tab in Navigation center Show Preferences Open General tab in Preferences Open Highlight tab in Preferences Open Playback in Preferences Open Display tab in Preferences Go to beginning of book Go to end of book Volume increase Volume decrease Increase playback speed Decrease playback speed Increase text size Decrease text size Toggle Self voicing Go to Page set focus in go to page text box Toggle Key describer mode Go to quick bookmark Next Bookmark Previous Bookmark Open menu pop up menu Toggle remote control Cn Ro Cn Ro R Standard Compact mode Forward through styles Back through styles Turn off styles Chapter 14 Activation support and registration Product activation is required in order to obtain a software licence for Dolphin EasyReader Without a software licence Dolphin EasyReader will run as a Demo for only 7 days During the Demo Trial period Dolphin EasyReader wi
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