[access-uk] Re: First impression of penfriend...
- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 16:25:45 +0100
I wouldn't want that high level if I was checking items in public or reading a
letter, for example ...
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Carol
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---- Original Message ----
From: David Russell
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 12:06 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: First impression of penfriend...
> Got mine this morning. So far I have just recorded one
> label and stuck it onto a bag of chicken. It is still
> intact and the pen still speaks the info after two hours.
>
> I did notice the high volume level, but that is my only
> criticism so far, as it seems to work fairly well.
>
>
> David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Barbara
> Wilson
> Sent: 01 August 2009 11:59
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: First impression of penfriend...
>
>
> Can't believe someone on this list has missed the
> Penfriend!
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: william lomas
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 11:55 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: First impression of penfriend...
>
>
> ah you don't know? big smile
> It is a new labelling device from the RNIB to let you
> read food packages etc. record what you want to hear and
> when you touch the pen to the adhesive lable, it reads
> back what you said use for foods, dvd's, cd's, etc etc
>
>
> On 1 Aug 2009, at 11:49, Saqib wrote:
>
>
> Hi. What is a pen friend. Is this a new device?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Barry G
> To: Access Mailing List
> Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 11:46 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] First impression of penfriend...
>
>
> Well, mine came this morning and here's my first
> impressions...
>
> The labelling and reading function works well, it's easy
> to use, smaller and lighter than I expected. It picks up
> the tags and plays the note quickly, and the sound
> quality is fine - it does exactly what it says on the box
> and I reckon it's an excellent little device.
>
> My concerns...
>
> Mine came with a short fly lead to convert between the
> standard headphone jack and the smaller jack socket on
> the penfriend - someone mentioned that there had been a
> manufacturing glitch and the wrong jacks were fitted to
> the early batches. It would seem that these
> mis-manufactured models have been issued to customers.
>
> I tried the mp3 player function and there are no
> instructions for using this feature on the product guide
> at rnib.org other than telling you to paste the music to
> the mp3 folder on the device. That's fine, but there are
> no instructions for operating it. Can't remember which,
> but either the power or the record button toggles
> play/stop. Sound quality is not sparkling, but it's
> acceptable in a device that doesn't try to be a dedicated
> mp3 player. There appears to be no way of moving from
> file to file however, so at first glance, it's not really
> very useable.
>
> My single serious gripe is the volume! The product guide
> and the tags on the packaging correctly say that the
> device defaults to the same volume each time the machine
> is switched off and on, and this is rather high. The
> real pain, on mine at least, is that it jumps to this
> high volume each time a new label is scanned, even though
> the volume has been turned down, so you have to reset it
> on each scan! I'm hoping that there may be firmware
> updates that will include a fix for this, but there is no
> mention of this in the product information.
>
> Finally, the online product info sheet says the following:
> RNIB are developing some associated products that are
> pre-recorded. If you wish to listen to RNIB's
> pre-recorded information then you will need to use the
> download feature. You must have access to the web and
> connect to www.rnib.org.uk/penfriend. You will see a list
> of titles available for download. These titles are free
> or are part of any subscription system that you may have
> joined with RNIB. Click on any single title to download
> and save on to your computer's hard drive. For example,
> c:\penfriend\downloads. After you have downloaded all the
> titles you are entitled to, connect PenFriend to the
> computer using the USB cable. Next, enter or double
> click on any title and an audio installer programme will
> appear, and then just follow the simple instructions on
> screen. This programme will automatically load the audio
> file onto PenFriend. Repeat the process for the other
> titles that you have downloaded. Remember, a copy of all
> titles is always kept on your hard drive so there is no
> need to back up. The audio files will be kept on the AP4
> folder in PenFriend.
> Well, the link doesn't exist or is broken.
>
> All the best,
> Barry G
>
>
>
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