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<b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:hims.jenny@gmail.com">Jenny Axler</a> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 14, 2013 6:35 PM<br>
<b>To:</b>
<a href="mailto:hims-notetakers@googlegroups.com">
hims-notetakers@googlegroups.com</a> <br>
<b>Subject:</b> Announcing Sense Notetaker v7.0 patch 2 and Learning Ally
support.<br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b><u>HIMS is Pleased to Release Sense Notetaker
v7.0 patch 2 featuring Support for Learning Ally<br>
</u></b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b><i>WARNING!!</i></b> 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.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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.
<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b><i>Special notice to Braille Sense OnHand,
Braille Sense PLUS, Braille Sense PLUS QWERTY, and Voice Sense QWERTY
users:<br>
</i></b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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.<br>
</font><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Upgrading using the Online Method:<br>
</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">To upgrade using the online method, follow the steps
below.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">1. Connect your notetaker to AC power, and ensure
you have an active internet connection.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">2. From the main “Program” menu, press “U”
to open the “Utilities” menu.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">3. Press “U” again for “Upgrade
Firmware”.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">4. When prompted, “Upgrade Online?” press
“Enter”.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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”.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">6. Press “Enter” to initiate the download and
upgrade process.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Upgrading using the Offline Method:<br>
</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">To upgrade using the Offline method, please download
the firmware using the links below.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Voice Sense:<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri" color="#0000FF">
<a href="http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_US_V700_130108.zip">
http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Voice_Sense_US_V700_130108.zip</a></font>
<font face="Calibri"> <br>
</font><br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri">Voice Sense QWERTY:<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri" color="#0000FF">
<a href="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</a><br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Braille Sense PLUS:<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri" color="#0000FF">
<a href="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</a>
</font><font face="Calibri"> <br>
</font><br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri">Braille Sense PLUS QWERTY:<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri" color="#0000FF">
<a href="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</a>
</font><font face="Calibri"> <br>
</font><br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri">Braille Sense OnHand:<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri" color="#0000FF">
<a href="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</a>
</font><font face="Calibri"> <br>
</font><br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri">Braille Sense U2:<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri" color="#0000FF">
<a href="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</a>
</font><font face="Calibri"> <br>
</font><br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri">Braille Sense U2 QWERTY:<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri" color="#0000FF">
<a href="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</a>
</font><font face="Calibri"> <br>
</font><br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri" color="#1F497D">Note: There is no upgrade available
for Braille Sense Classic beyond version 6.2<br>
</font><br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b><u>Follow the instructions below to upgrade your
Sense notetaker<br>
</u></b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">1. Download the zip file containing the firmware to
your PC.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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)<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">3. Copy the files and paste them into the root of an
external storage device such as an SD card or USB thumb drive.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">4. Connect the external storage device to the Sense
Notetaker.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">5. Connect your notetaker to AC power.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">6. From the main “Program” menu, press “U”
to open the “Utilities” menu.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">7. Press “U” again for “Upgrade
Firmware”.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">8. When prompted, “Upgrade Online?” press
“Space-4” (Down arrow) to move to “Offline”, and press
“Enter”.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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”.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">10. Press “Enter” to initiate the upgrade
process.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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.<br>
</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">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.<br>
</font><br>
<br><br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>If you have questions or problems, please contact
HIMS Technical Support at 512-837-2000 or email
</font><a href="mailto:support@hims-inc.com">
<font face="Calibri" color="#0000FF">support@hims-inc.com</a><br>
</b></font><br>
<br><br>
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