
BRAILLE SENSE 
MANUAL:
(For Software Version 4.0)



SECTION 10 Daisy Player
TABLE OF CONTENTS



10. DAISY Player	2
10.1 Components of the DAISY Player	3
10.2 File	3
10.2.1 Open DAISY	3
10.2.2 Voice Setting	4
10.2.3 Book-Info	4
10.2.4 Exit	5
10.3 Document	5
10.3.1 Play and Pause	5
10.3.2 Move by Phrase	5
10.3.3 Move by Page	6
10.3.4 Move by Level	6
10.4 Mark	6
10.4.2 Previous Mark	6
10.4.3 Next Mark	7
10.4.4 Set Mark	7
10.4.5 Move to Mark	7
10.4.6 Deleting a Mark	8
10.5 Heading	8
10.5.1 Move by Heading	8
10.5.2 Find Heading	8
10.5.3 Scan Heading and Read Heading	9
10.6 Hot Keys in the DAISY Player	9


10. DAISY Player

Using the DAISY Player, on the Braille Sense, you can listen to files and read books that use the DAISY format.  DAISY is an acronym for (DIGITAL ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION SYSTEM).  One advantage to DAISY books is that you can listen to the audio as well as read the associated text with the audio.  The Braille Sense supports DAISY books that are version 3.0 or earlier.  When you want to run the player, press enter on DAISY Player in the program menu, or press the shortcut key d (dots 1-4-5) in the Braille Sense program menu.  When you run the DAISY Player, you will see all of the disks available on the Braille Sense (regardless of whether each disk has DAISY-formatted files or not).  You can navigate through the list with space-1 or space-4.  You can open a disk containing DAISY-formatted files by pressing enter on the name of the disk.  After opening the disk, you will find all of the folders that are on the disk, and any DAISY file titles that are on the disk that you have opened.  Once you find a DAISY file that you want to open, press space to select it.  Then, press enter to play the file.  
      
If you have DAISY files in a folder on a disk, you can go in to the folder by pressing enter on the folder.  Make sure that you do not press space on the folder.  You will find all of the folders on the disk, and you can navigate through the disk by using the same navigation keys that are used in the file manager.  Then, you can go to the folder that has the DAISY files that you want to read or listen to.  Press space to select the folder, and press enter to play the DAISY file.  If you only have one DAISY file, it will automatically start playing after showing the title.You can play the DAISY file by pressing enter on the selected file after navigating the file list with space-1 or space-4.  If you replay a file that you have listened to before, you can start listening to the file at the location where you stopped earlier.  To stop playing a file, press space-z (dots 1-3-5-6), which will move you to the prompt box.  Once there, you can select yes or no with space or backspace.  When you want to exit from the DAISY Player, press space-z (dots 1-3-5-6), which will move you to the prompt box.  Once in the prompt box, you can select yes or no with space or backspace.    
You can open the DAISY Player menu by pressing space-m (dots 1-3-4) or F2 when you are in the DAISY Player.  In the menu, you will find file, document, mark, and heading.  You can move between these menu items with space-1 or space-4, and press enter when you want to activate the selected menu item.  

10.1 Components of the DAISY Player

While running the DAISY Player, you will find four controls components: heading, information, play, and pause.  You can move between the controls with tab (F3 or space-dots 4-5) or shift-tab (space-F3 or space-dots 1-2).  While playing a file in the DAISY Player, you will find a heading, which will show you a prefixed heading or affixed text if one has been prepared.  In information, you can find the current page, level, phrase, elapsed time, and running time.  You can move between these items with space-1 or space-4.  You can press enter on pause or play, which will let you pause or play the audio.  If you are anywhere in the four control components, you can play or pause by pressing space.

10.2 File

When in the file menu, you can open a new DAISY file, check file information on the file that is currently open, and set voice parameters.  You can open the file menu by pressing space-m (dots 1-3-4) or F2, and then press enter on file.  Or, you can press f.  In the file menu, you will find items such as, open DAISY, voice setting, book-info, and exit.  You can move between these items with space-1 or space-4.  You can activate the selected item by pressing enter.

10.2.1 Open DAISY

You can open another DAISY file with using open DAISY.  To get to open DAISY, press space-m (dots 1-3-4) to call up the menu, and then press tab (space-dots-4-5) until you hear open DAISY.  Or, you can use the hot key enter-o (dots 1-3-5) without pressing space-m (dots1-3-4). 
When you activate open DAISY, you can see the disk list while pausing or playing a file.  Once here, you can open a file, as explained above in section 10.

10.2.2 Voice Setting

In the voice setting, you can set the DAISY Player voice parameters.  Press space-m (dots1-3-4) or F2, and navigate to voice setting, which is located under the file menu.  Or, you can activate the voice setting by pressing the hot key enter-s (dots 2-3-4).  If you activate voice setting, you can open the voice setting dialog box without stopping the file that is currently playing.  In the dialog box, you will find the voice control tab with set speed, set volume, a confirm button, and a cancel button.  You can move between the three controls with tab (space-4-5) or shift-tab (space-1-2).  In voice control, you can move between set speed and set volume with space-1 or space-4.  You can increase the levels of speed and volume with space, and decrease them with backspace.  After setting the levels, press enter to confirm your choice.  Without using the voice setting menu, you can increase or decrease the speed with dots 3-4-5 or dots 1-2-6.  You can also control the volume by pressing space-left scroll button to decrease the volume or space-right scroll button to increase the volume.  

10.2.3 Book-Info

Using book-info, you can check the information on the file that is currently playing.  Press space-m (dots 1-3-4), and navigate to book-info by pressing tab (space-dots 4-5), and press enter on book-info.  Or you can activate book-info by pressing enter-i (dots 2-4).  Activating book-info will open the book-info dialog box without stopping the playing of the file.  In the dialog box, you will find one state box that contains running time and pages, another state box that contains the mark information, and close.  You can move between the three controls with tab (space-4-5) or shift-tab (space-1-2).  In the first state box, you will find total time, read time, remaining time, total page, current page, and remaining page.  In the other state box, you will find the number of marks and current mark page.  You can move between the items with space-1 or space-4.  If you want to close the dialog box, press enter on close, which will return you to the current file.  

10.2.4 Exit

When you want to quit the DAISY Player, press space-m (dots 1-3-4) or F2, and navigate to exit by pressing tab (space-dots 4-5) and press enter on exit.  Or, you can press space-z (dots 1-3-5-6) without using the exit menu.  While exiting, you will hear the message This will exit the program.  Are you sure?  Then, press enter on yes, which is the default; or if you do not want to exit, you can select no by pressing space, and then press enter.

10.3 Document

When in the document menu, you can move by phrase or level while playing.  If you want to activate the document menu, press space-m (dots1-3-4) and then press d (dots 1-4-5).  In this menu, you will find items such as, play/pause, previous phrase, next phrase, previous page, next page, go to page, up level, and down level.  You can move between these items with space-1 or space-4.  To activate a menu item, select the menu item, and then press enter. 

10.3.1 Play and Pause

You can access play/pause in the menu by pressing space m (dots 1-3-4) or F2, and then press enter on document.  Then, use space-4 to move to play/pause, and press enter.  You can also activate play/pause without calling up the menu by pressing space.  While playing, you can move to the beginning of a document by pressing space-dots 1-2-3 or space-dots 1-3.  You can move to the last phrase by pressing space-dots 4-5-6 or space-dots 4-6.

10.3.2 Move by Phrase

You can access this command in the menu by pressing space m (dots 1-3-4) or F2, and then press enter on document.  Then, use space-4 to move to previous phrase or next phrase, and press enter.  You can move to the next, previous, next fifth, or previous fifth phrase without calling up the menu by pressing dot 6, dot 3, dot 4, or dot 1, respectively.

10.3.3 Move by Page

You can access this item in the menu by pressing space m (dots 1-3-4) or F2, and then press enter on document.  Then, use space-4 to move to previous page, next page, or go to page, and press enter.  You can move to the next or previous page without calling up the menu by pressing space-dots 3-4-5 or space-dots 1-2-6 during play or pause.  You can jump to whatever page you want to go to by pressing enter-g (dots 1-2-4-5).  If you activate move by page, you will find an edit box asking the number of page to move? Here you can type in the page number that you want to move to.  Press enter, and the Braille Sense will move you to that page.

10.3.4 Move by Level

You can access this function in the menu by pressing space m (dots 1-3-4) or F2, and then press enter on document.  Then, use space-4 to move to up level or down level, and press enter.  Or, you can go to the upper-level and lower-level without calling up the menu by pressing dots 2-3 or dots 5-6.  You can move to the next or previous level by pressing dot 5 or dot 2 on the present level. 

10.4 Mark

When you are in the mark menu, you can put in a mark or jump to a mark while you are playing a file.  You can open the mark menu by pressing space-m (dots1-3-4) or F2, and then m (dots 1-3-4).  When you are in the mark menu, you will find the following sub-menus:  previous mark, next mark, set mark, move to mark, and delete mark.  You can move between the sub-menus with space-1 or space-4.

10.4.2 Previous Mark

The previous mark function will allow you to move to a location where you have placed a mark.  If you have passed a mark while listening to a DAISY Player file, you can move to that mark by using the previous mark function.  You can access the previous mark function by pressing enter on mark, and then use space-4 (or press p (dots 1-2-3-4)) to move to previous mark.  Then, press enter on previous mark.  

10.4.3 Next Mark

The next mark function will allow you to move to a location where you have placed a mark.  If you have placed a mark in a DAISY Player file, and you have not yet passed it, you can move to that mark by using the using mark function.  You can access the next mark function by pressing enter on mark, and then use space-4 (or press n (dots 1-3-4-5)) to move to next mark.  Then, press enter on next mark.    

10.4.4 Set Mark

You can set a mark anywhere you want while playing a file.  You can set a mark in the set mark menu.  Otherwise, you can set a mark by pressing enter-m (dots 1-3-4).  You can also activate this function by pressing space-m (dots 1-3-4) or F2.  Then, press enter on mark.  Use space-4 or m (dots 1-3-4) to move to set mark, and then press enter.  The set mark dialog box will then open, which will ask you to enter mark name.  You can only use one letter, in ASCII, as a mark name.  

10.4.5 Move to Mark

Without using the menu, you can move to the next or previous mark by pressing space-dot 6 or space-dot 3 during play/pause.  You can also move to the mark you want by pressing enter-j (dots 2-4-5).  You can also access this feature in the menu by pressing space-m (dots 1-3-4) or by pressing F2.  You can then, use space-4 to move to mark, and press enter.  Or, you can press j (dots 2-4-5) when you are in the mark menu.  If you activate the move to mark function, you will find the edit box asking enter mark name to move.  Here you can type in the mark name that you want to go to.  Make sure that you have already set a mark.  Otherwise, you will not be able to move to a mark.  

10.4.6 Deleting a Mark

Without using the menu, you can activate the delete mark function by pressing space-d (dots 1-4-5).  You can also activate this function by pressing space-m (dots 1-3-4) or F2.  Then use, space-4 to move to mark, and press enter.  Then, use space-4 to move to delete mark, and press enter on delete mark.  If you activate the delete mark function, an edit box will appear asking, enter mark name to delete.  Make certain that you want to delete the mark that you have entered.  If you type in a mark in this edit box, the mark name will be deleted without pressing enter.

10.5 Heading

When in the heading menu, you can move in a document by your text heading, or you can search a heading while the DAISY Player is playing.  You can open the heading menu by pressing space-m (dots1-3-4) or F2, and then press h (dots 1-3-5).  Then, you can see the sub-menu: previous heading, next heading, scan heading, read heading, first heading, last heading, find heading, and find again.  You can move between the sub-menu items with space-1 or space-4.  

10.5.1 Move by Heading

While playing a DAISY file, you can move heading by heading without using the heading menu.  You can move to the next, previous, first, and last heading by pressing space-dot 5, space-dot 2, space-dots 2-3, and space-dots 5-6, respectively.  

10.5.2 Find Heading

You can find any heading you want while playing a DAISY file.  Without using the find heading menu, you can activate find heading by pressing space-f (dots 1-2-4).  When you have pressed this hot key, you will see a dialog box that shows the message, Heading to Find? You will also see a Searching Direction?, a confirm button, and a cancel button.  You can move between the four items with tab (space-dots 4-5) or shift-tab (space-dots 1-2).  

10.5.3 Scan Heading and Read Heading

While playing a DAISY Player file, you can check your current heading (or heading list) from your current location to the last heading.  You can scan them by activating the read heading or scan heading in the heading menu.  Without using the menu (pressing space-m (dots1-3-4) and then h (dots 1-2-5)), you can check the current heading (in the file that is currently being played) by pressing enter-w (dots 2-4-5-6).  If you activate this function, you will see the current heading name and level.  By pressing enter-n (dots 1-3-4-5), you can scan the heading list from the present to the end.  If you activate the "scan heading" menu, you will see the heading list in the current document.  In the list, if you find one that you want to listen to, press enter or space to play it.  Using this method, you are able to skip other headings and play what you want.  If you want to cancel the scan heading function, press space-e (dots 1-5) or space-z (dots 1-3-5-6).  Then, you will be returned to where you were before.

10.6 Hot Keys in the DAISY Player

Play 
Play/Pause: Space 
Move to the beginning of document: space-1-3 or space-1-2-3
Move to the last phrase:  space-4-6 or space-4-5-6
Increase the speed: dots 3-4-5
Decrease the speed: dots 1-2-6
Increase the volume: Space-right scroll button
Decrease the volume: Space-left scroll button

Move by Phrase
Move to the next phrase: dot 6
Move to the previous phrase: dot 3
Move to the next fifth phrase: dot 4
Move to the previous fifth phrase: dot 1
Move by page
Move to the next page: Space-3-4-5
Move to the previous page: Space-1-2-6
Go to the page: Space-g (dots 1-2-4-5)

Move by level
Move to the upper-level: dots 5-6
Move to the down-level: dots 2-3
Move to the next level at the preset level: dot 5
Move to the previous level at the preset level: dot 2

Move by heading
Move to the next heading: Space- dot 5
Move to the previous heading: Space-dot 2
Move to the last heading: Space-dots 5-6
Move to the first heading: Space-dots 2-3
Check the currently-reading level and heading: Enter-w (dots 2-4-5-6)
Scan the heading list from the present to the end: Enter-n (dots 1-3-4-5

Set mark
Set mark at current position: Enter-m (dots 1-3-4)
Move to the next mark: Space-dot 6
Move to the previous mark: Space-dot 3
Delete mark: Space-d (dots 1-4-5)
  
Miscellaneous Hot Keys
Move to the title list: Space-dots 1-2-5-6
Open DAISY file: Enter-o (dots 1-3-5)
Check the book-info: Enter-I (dots 2-4)



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