[Blindtlk] Fwd: [HIMS-News] Fw: Announcing Sense Notetaker v7.0 patch 2 and Learning Ally support.

[David Andrews]

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>From: <mailto:hims.jenny at gmail.com>Jenny Axler
>Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 6:35 PM
>To: <mailto:hims-notetakers at googlegroups.com>hims-notetakers at googlegroups.com
>Subject: Announcing Sense Notetaker v7.0 patch 2 and Learning Ally support.
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>HIMS is Pleased to Release Sense Notetaker v7.0 
>patch 2 featuring Support for Learning Ally
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>The main purpose of this release is to address 
>issues with various digital book services. This 
>release fixes problems downloading from the 
>updated BARD site as well as problems 
>downloading from the BookShare website. In 
>addition, we are very excited to announce that 
>Learning Ally content is now supported on the 
>notetakers. Please note: Voice Sense cannot 
>support Learning Ally content due to the 
>inability to create the partition necessary to 
>house the key on the 1GB flash disk.
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>Note: While you may notice other small bug fixes 
>in this release, most known bugs and issues will 
>be addressed in the next major notetaker upgrade 
>to be released sometime in the spring. There is 
>also one known issue with the BARD site that 
>will be addressed at that time: If you access a 
>list of search results containing more than 250 
>books, the “Go to Braille” link may not work 
>correctly if accessed from the first page of 
>results. If you navigate to the second page of 
>results, and then choose this link, it works properly.
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>Also note: Instructions for setting up your 
>notetaker to access Learning Ally content are 
>attached to this message. HIMS will handle all 
>technical support regarding this process, so 
>please contact HIMS, Inc. with any questions or problems you have.
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>WARNING!! After upgrading the notetaker 
>firmware, all system settings are restored to 
>their defaults. If you have made changes to the 
>system settings, you may wish to back them up 
>before upgrading, so you can restore them after 
>the upgrade is complete. Please use the 
>“Backup/Restore” option in the 
>“Utilities” menu to back up your option 
>settings. We also strongly advise backing up 
>your files. Though the upgrade itself should not 
>destroy data on the internal flash disk, users 
>should also consider backing up their files in 
>case unexpected problems arise during the 
>upgrade process. Please use the File Manager to 
>copy your data to an external storage device such as an SD card or USB drive.
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>To Braille Sense PLUS users running 6.1 or 
>earlier, this is especially important for you, 
>as the flash disk may disappear after the 
>upgrade and require reformatting before you can access it.
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>Special notice to Braille Sense OnHand, Braille 
>Sense PLUS, Braille Sense PLUS QWERTY, and Voice Sense QWERTY users:
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>If you are upgrading from a version below 6.2, 
>you must reformat your flash disk due to the 
>creation of a partition for housing the NLS and 
>Learning Ally keys. Please make sure to back up 
>your data before formatting. Voice Sense users 
>need not reformat as NLS and Learning Ally 
>content playback cannot be supported on these 
>models due to the limited size of the internal flash disk.
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>Upgrading using the Online Method:
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>To upgrade using the online method, follow the steps below.
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>1. Connect your notetaker to AC power, and 
>ensure you have an active internet connection.
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>2. From the main “Program” menu, press 
>“U” to open the “Utilities” menu.
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>3. Press “U” again for “Upgrade Firmware”.
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>4. When prompted, “Upgrade Online?” press  “Enter”.
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>5. The notetaker checks for new firmware. If it 
>finds it, you are prompted, “Are you sure you 
>want to upgrade?” The default is “Yes”.
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>6. Press “Enter” to initiate the download and upgrade process.
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>7. When the files are downloaded, the upgrade 
>process begins. While the unit is upgrading, 
>progress is displayed on the Braille display in 
>the form of a percentage and progress beeps are 
>heard. Please do not press buttons or power off 
>the unit during the upgrade process as this may 
>result in an incomplete installation.
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>8. When the upgrade is complete, the unit 
>reboots and places you in the main “Program” 
>menu. Press “Space-V” (FN-V) to verify your 
>notetaker is running firmware version 7.0 build 01/08/2013.
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>Upgrading using the Offline Method:
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>To upgrade using the Offline method, please 
>download the firmware using the links below.
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>Voice Sense:
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><http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_US_V700_130108.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_US_V700_130108.zip 
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>Voice Sense QWERTY:
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><http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_QX_US_V700_130108.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_QX_US_V700_130108.zip
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>Braille Sense PLUS:
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><http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_PLUS_B32_US_V700_130108.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_PLUS_B32_US_V700_130108.zip 
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>Braille Sense PLUS QWERTY:
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><http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_PLUS_B32_QX_US_V700_130108.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_PLUS_B32_QX_US_V700_130108.zip 
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>Braille Sense OnHand:
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><http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_OnHand_US_V700_130108.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_OnHand_US_V700_130108.zip 
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>Braille Sense U2:
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><http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_U2_US_V700_130108.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_U2_US_V700_130108.zip 
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>Braille Sense U2 QWERTY:
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><http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_U2_QWERTY_US_V700_130108.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_U2_QWERTY_US_V700_130108.zip 
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>Note: There is no upgrade available for Braille 
>Sense Classic beyond version 6.2
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>Follow the instructions below to upgrade your Sense notetaker
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>1. Download the zip file containing the firmware to your PC.
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>2. Extract the zip file on your PC; the 
>extracted folder should contain three files for 
>Braille Sense PLUS, Braille Sense PLUS QWERTY, 
>Braille Sense OnHand, Voice Sense QWERTY, and 
>Voice Sense. (The Braille Sense U2 and Braille 
>Sense U2 QWERTY upgrade contains only 2 files)
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>3. Copy the files and paste them into the root 
>of an external storage device such as an SD card or USB thumb drive.
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>4. Connect the external storage device to the Sense Notetaker.
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>5. Connect your notetaker to AC power.
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>6. From the main “Program” menu, press 
>“U” to open the “Utilities” menu.
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>7. Press “U” again for “Upgrade Firmware”.
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>8. When prompted, “Upgrade Online?” press 
>“Space-4” (Down arrow) to move to “Offline”, and press “Enter”.
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>9. The notetaker checks for new firmware on your 
>external storage devices. If it finds it, you 
>are prompted, “Are you sure you want to upgrade?” The default is “Yes”.
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>10. Press “Enter” to initiate the upgrade process.
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>11. The upgrade process begins. While the unit 
>is upgrading, progress is displayed on the 
>Braille display in the form of a percentage, and 
>progress beeps are heard. Please do not press 
>buttons or power off the unit during the upgrade 
>process as this may result in an incomplete installation.
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>12. When the upgrade is complete, the unit 
>reboots and places you in the main “Program” 
>menu. Press “Space-V” (FN-V) to verify your 
>notetaker is running firmware version 7.0 build 01/08/2013.
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>If you have questions or problems, please 
>contact HIMS Technical Support at 512-837-2000 
>or email <mailto:support at hims-inc.com>support at hims-inc.com
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