Hi everyone,
Here is the promised documentation for Power Search. Let me know if you
have any suggestions.
Katie
Power Search Documentation
The Power Search feature is similar to Fast Forward/Reverse, but it
allows you to move through larger portions of the file. Using Power
Search you can jump halfway between your current file position and the
beginning or end of the file. Then, you can jump half the distance
between the new current position and either the beginning/end of the file
or the last current position, whichever is closer. In a large file, this
search is a faster way to move around the file than jumping by sentence,
page, paragraph, or many other navigation levels.
You can activate Power Search by pressing the 1 for one beep to move back
and the 3 key for one beep to move forward. BookCourier resets the Power
Search information when you perform any other function, such as playing
the file or navigating by page. The next time you press a Power Search
key, BookCourier will move halfway between the current reading position
and the beginning or end of the file. Here are a couple of examples of
how Power Search works:
Example 1. If you are listening to the beginning of a file and
press the Power Search Forward key (3 for one beep), BookCourier will
jump forward halfway between your current file position (in this case,
the beginning of the file) and the end of the file. So, you will end up
about 50% of the way through the file. Then, if you press the Power
Search Forward key again (3 for one beep), BookCourier will jump forward
halfway between your current file position (50%) and the end of the file.
So, you will end up about 75% of the way through the file. Now, if you
press the Power Search Back key (1 for one beep), BookCourier will jump
backward halfway between your current file position (75%) and the
previous file position (50%). This time, you will end up about 62% of the
way through the file. If you then press the Power Search Forward key (3
for one beep), BookCourier will jump forward halfway between your current
file position (62%) and the previous file position (75%). The resulting
file position will be 68%.
Example 2. Let's say you are 30% of the way through a file and
want to locate a passage further into the book. When you press the Power
Search Forward key (3 for one beep), BookCourier jumps halfway between
the current position (30%) and the end of the file. You will end up 65%
of the way through the file. Now, if you move forward with Power Search
(3 for one beep), you will end up at 82% (halfway between 65% and the
end). If, instead, you move backward with Power Search (1 for one beep),
you will end up at 47% (halfway between 65% and 30%).
The Power Search feature works with all file types. However, you must use
the Transfer Tool or Kurzweil 1000 to transfer the files onto
BookCourier. The Power Search feature will not work with MP3 files that
you copy from your PC to BookCourier using a card reader or Windows
Explorer.
Katie Walker
Springer Design, Inc.
katie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
