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GWKB1108 : Navigating In The BookSense

This Knowledge Base article applies to both the standard BookSense (ruby red) and the BookSense XT (off white) using firmware version 2.1 or newer. You should be familiar with the names and locations of all the buttons. For an overview, please refer to the quick start guide for the BookSense located in knowledge base article 1102. The topics discussed in this article are how to browse the files and folders, how to navigate while reading or playing a file, and how to use the menus to make changes. After the explanation of each, some examples may be given. This article assumes you have already copied some content to the BookSense to work with.

Browsing Files And Folders

The file browser of the BookSense is used to navigate the content of the SD card, USB flash drive, or internal flashdisk (XT model). To access the file browser from any program of the BookSense, close any open books or files by pressing the cancel button.

To navigate the files and folders, do the following:

1. Press the up or down arrows to move to the prior or next items. An item can be a file or folder. After the BookSense says the name, it will indicate the index number of the item you move to.
2. To move into a folder, press the right arrow. You will be placed inside the folder and the first item inside it will be spoken along with its index number. Please note that if you press the right arrow on a file, the BookSense will ding since you can't move inside a file the way you can a folder.
3. To navigate further inside the folder hierarchy, simply repeat steps 1 and 2.

Please note that if you are in the DAISY player, you cannot press the right arrow on a folder which contains the actual files which make up the DAISY book. This is because the BookSense regards a folder of this type as the actual book.

Folders With Many Items

If you are inside a folder which contains a large number of items, pressing the up or down arrow repeatedly can get quite tedious. Especially if you are at the top of the list and you want to reach the 47th item. There are 2 ways of moving inside a folder which contains many items.

Method 1

To quickly move up or down in large lists, press the 1 and 4 buttons, the 2 and 5 buttons, or the 3 and 6 buttons. The 1 and 4 buttons move up or down 5 items at a time, the 2 and 5 buttons move up or down 10 items at a time, and the 3 and 6 buttons move to the top or bottom of the list.

For example if you are in a folder which contains 65 items and you want to get to item 39, you can do the following:

1. Press the number 6 to be placed at item 65 which is the bottom of the list.
2. Press the number 2 twice to be placed at item 45.
3. Press the number 1 to be placed at item 40.
4. Press the up arrow once to be placed at item 39.

Method 2

To move to a specific item in large lists, press the number 8. When you do this, the BookSense prompts you for an item number to move to. using the numbers of the keypad, type the number of the item you want to move to. Then press the OK button when finished.

For example if you are in a folder which contains 65 items and you want to get to item 47, you can do the following:

1. Press the number 8.
2. Press the numbers 4 and 7.
3. Press the OK button.

Additional File And Folder Navigation

Some additional buttons and their functions follow:

• Press the number 7 to select all items of the current folder. This is similar to pressing CONTROL-A while inside a folder in Windows. Please note: This will only work in the Media player.
• Press the number 3 for at least 2 seconds to delete the currently selected item or items. A confirmation prompt will ask if you are sure. Please note that if you are deleting a folder which has hidden or system files in it, the BookSense may not delete it.
• Press the number 9 to select the item you are focused on. This allows you to choose multiple items to play or delete. Please note: This will only work in the Media player.
• Press the number 0 to hear information regarding the size of the selected file or folder.
• Press the number 0 for at least 2 seconds to switch between disks such as the flashdisk (XT model), the SD card, or a connected USB flash drive.

Some of the buttons when pressed for 2 seconds perform other functions. Please refer to the user manual for a complete list of all the buttons and their functions.

Navigating While Reading Or Playing A File/Book

When you press the play button on a file, folder, or book, the BookSense will load it into memory. When a book is reading or an audio file is playing, you are no longer in the browsing mode of the BookSense. Instead, you are in the playing or reading mode. This means that the arrows and numbers have different functions than the ones listed above.

Moving Within A File/Book

Pressing the up or down arrows determine what the left and right arrows will do. For example if you are listening to music, your choices are; 1 track, 5 tracks, first or last track, time interval, and time. So if you want the left and right arrows to move backward or forward 5 tracks at a time, press the down arrow until you hear, 5 tracks. If you want to move forward or backward within the file you are listening to, press up or down arrow until you hear, time. Then the left and right arrows move by time within the same track.

When the time option is selected with the up or down arrows, the default movement in the media player is 5 seconds. To change this increment, press the up arrow until you hear, time interval. Next press the left or right arrows to choose a time interval. Once you have selected a time interval, press the down arrow to reach the time setting again. Now when you press the left or right arrows, you will move in the time interval you selected. Please note: If you close the file or book, the time interval will be reset back to the default of 5 seconds.

Depending on the type of file or book which is currently playing, pressing the up and down arrows offer different choices. For example in the document reader, instead of 1 track, 5 tracks, and so forth, there are choices such as page, line, paragraph, sentence, and word. In the case of the DAISY reader, there are choices such as heading and phrase. Regardless of what choices are available, the left and right arrows act according to what is selected with the up or down arrow.

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