[access-uk] Re: a tip for olympus recorder users
- From: Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 19:42:03 +0000
Hi Pete
Well done you, I couldn't have done that as I didn't have enough sighted
assistance here to try what you did. I sent the 7 back and now have the 5,
which does all the speaking of file names without having to do anything. But
so good to know for future reference.
Kind regards,
Jackie Brown
----- Original Message -----
From: pete gurney <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18.01
Subject: [access-uk] a tip for olympus recorder users
>
>
> hi all,
>
> after following the messages about the olympus recorders not talking the
> file and folder names particularly on the dm-7 and the dm-5 i communicated
> with a couple of people privately as i wanted to get a dm-7 but didn't want
> to get it only to find i couldn't get it to speak what i want it too.
> i then spoke to both olympus and sight and sound technical help desks and
> heard the dm-7 speaking the file and folders over the phone so decided to
> go ahead and get one.
> after recording 5 short sample recordings i found that when going into the
> recording folder afterwards that like others it only spoke one file name
> and i couldn't navigate the other files or folders.
> knowing i had heard it working over the phone i started trying to find out
> what was causing the problem by firstly reading the manual and then asking
> someone to check what was displayed on the bottom of the screen when you
> choose the recording folder when it has some recordings in it.
> it turns out it's all down to the 3 function keys.
> function key 2 shows the file properties and function key 3 shows the
> folders properties and when you first choose the recording folder i believe
> it is showing one of these property screens probably the file one and that
> is why it only speaks the one file name.
> but when in one of these property screens function key 1 is labelled as the
> list key and if you press this key it takes you into the list of files and
> you can curser up and down them with them all being spoken.
> likewise when your in the list of file names you can curser left to get
> into the list of folders and they will all be spoken as well.
> i haven't put any other audio content on there yet but suspect it will be
> the same in the other folders off of the home screen, so it appears that
> all you need to do to make all the files and folders be spoken is to press
> function key 1 after entering a folder off of the home screen.
> hope this helps people to get their olympus recorder speaking the way they
> expected it too.
>
> pete.
>
>
>
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