[real-eyes] Re: Fw: Stream Newswire - New Stream Version 3.5
- From: "Reginald George" <adapt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 10:20:50 -0500
Dude, I beat you to it, smile.
-----Original Message-----
From: Duyahn Walker
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:57 AM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Fw: Stream Newswire - New Stream Version 3.5
Those that own a Stream, here you go.
Duyahn
----- Original Message -----
From: "HumanWare" <marcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <themusicman1@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:17 AM
Subject: Stream Newswire - New Stream Version 3.5
Dear Victor Reader Stream Customer:
HumanWare is pleased to announce a new version 3.5 free software
upgrade to the Stream. The instructions for updating and the list of
new features follow.
1. Update Instructions for the Stream Using HumanWare Companion
The easiest way to update your Stream is to use the free HumanWare
Companion. If you have the HumanWare Companion version 3.4 or later then
it can be used to update your Stream as follows:
First connect your Stream to your computer, or if your computer has an
SD card reader, then insert the SD card into it.
Go to the Help menu of the Companion and choose the item to check for
Stream update. The Companion will display the Stream 3.4 Release Notes
which you can review and then choose the Install button. The new
software
will download and Companion will unzip the software file and place it on
your SD card.
Return the SD card to the Stream and connect the Stream to AC power.
Power it on and it will automatically update to the new version which
takes about 1 minute during which time you will hear periodic progress
messages.
Note: The Companion can also update itself. If your Companion is at least
version 3.4 then it has a self update feature. Use the same Help Menu in
Companion to check that it is up to date. The latest version is 3.5.6.
2. Update Instructions for the Stream Using Web Download
If you do not have the Companion then Stream version 3.5 may be
downloaded from:
http://visit.humanware.com/e/3332/ada-support-vr-stream-software/23jhzr/424414912
To update your Stream:
Download the software zip file from HumanWare at the above link.
Unzip the .UPG file and copy it to the root of an SD card. Note that you
do not need to install special unzip software. Windows will unzip the
UPG
file. Simply press ENTER on the zip file and the UPG file will appear.
Then press the SPACEBAR to select the UPG file and press CONTROL+C to
copy it to the clipboard. Then navigate to the root of your Stream SD
card and press CONTROL+V to paste the UPG file from the clipboard to the
root of the SD card.
Connect the Stream to a power outlet and power it on.
The software update will start automatically. The installation process
takes about 1 minute during which time the Stream will issue progress
messages. The Stream will announce when the update is complete and then
it will power off.
When you power the Stream back on you can confirm the new version number
by pressing the INFO key 0.
3. New Features
• Audio Adjustment Mode: You may now choose to adjust the audio of your
Stream by varying either the tone or the pitch. On the Key 7
Configuration menu, we have introduced a new choice called Audio
Adjustment Mode. You can now choose between Tone and Pitch control. The
Tone choice will reproduce the tone control used in version 3.3 and
earlier. The Pitch choice is the new mode introduced in version 3.4.
• Time Remaining in Section: An issue with the announcement of time
remaining in the current section has been corrected.
• NISO Text Only Book Navigation: An issue with some NISO (DAISY 3)
text only books where key 6 would not properly advance to the next
section has been corrected.
The version also includes the following new features from Previous
Version 3.4:
• Go To Time Feature For DAISY Books: This new navigation will help
navigate DAISY books that have little or no mark-up for chapters or
sections which is the case for some books converted from cassette to
DAISY.
• Time Not Available Message: The Stream announcement of time elapsed
and time remaining in a DAISY book requires that the book be marked with
internal time elapsed tags. For DAISY books without these time tags the
Stream will now announce that time elapsed and time remaining are not
available. Similarly, for those books the GoTo Time new feature will not
be available.
• Search Music: On the GOTO key in music there is now a Search option.
When you enter the search the number pad will be in multi-tap text entry
mode and you can enter a search phrase to find within any of your
folder/file names in your music structure. If the search text is found
within a folder name you will be positioned at the first song within that
folder. Once you find the search text the search navigation level will be
added to the up/down rotation so you can then use keys 4/6 to do a find
previous/next on that same search phrase.
• Music Temporary Playlist: For music temporary playlist Stream will
now return you to that playlist if you power off and power back on.
• Cancel Opening of Music Bookshelf: You can Cancel the opening of the
All Music or Music playlists. For example, if you have a large Music
bookshelf and power off then when you power back on Stream will
automatically start opening the All Music bookshelf again. If you want to
go to another bookshelf you can press Cancel without having to wait for
the Music to open.
• Cancel Opening Large Text File: Similarly, for opening of large text
files. You can cancel the opening of those files so you don't have to
wait if you don't need the file.
• Multiple Time Jumps: In the key 7 Menu you can now enable more than
one Time Jump interval for the up/down rotation. If you want no Time Jump
then disable all of them.
• Faster Note Browsing: When browsing the Notes folder Stream no longer
announces the word, "Note". Thus, it is more responsive when moving from
note to note because you will hear your recorded message a little
sooner.
• Accented Characters in Playlist: An issue in music playlists (m3u)
that caused a Book Error 7 message for filenames with accented letters
has been corrected.
• FB2 Files (Russia): Stratus will now recognize FB2 text file types
used in Russia. They will be played as XML files.
• Russian RTF: An issue with Russian RTF files has been corrected.
HumanWare remains committed to the Stream and its customers. We
appreciate your valuable feedback which has been essential in our efforts
to provide the continuous improvements to the product. Please enjoy this
latest update for your Stream.
Thank you,
The HumanWare Team
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