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

[Mike Freeman]

I couldn't open the instructions attachment. What format is it in?

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: Promotion-technology [mailto:promotion-technology-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 6:30 PM
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Subject: [Promotion-technology] Fwd: [HIMS-News] Fw: Announcing Sense Notetaker v7.0 patch 2 and Learning Ally support.


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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.c
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>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
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>Special notice to Braille Sense OnHand, Braille Sense PLUS, Braille 
>Sense PLUS QWERTY, and Voice Sense QWERTY users:
>
>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.
>
>1. Connect your notetaker to AC power, and ensure you have an active 
>internet connection.
>
>2. From the main “Program” menu, press “U” to open the 
>“Utilities” menu.
>
>3. Press “U” again for “Upgrade Firmware”.
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>4. When prompted, “Upgrade Online?” press  “Enter”.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>Upgrading using the Offline Method:
>
>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_1301
>08.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_1301
>08.zip>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_PLUS_B32_QX_US_V70
>0_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.zi
>p>http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_OnHand_US_V700_130108.z
>ip
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>Braille Sense U2:
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><http://www.hims-inc.com/Upgrade/Braille_Sense_U2_US_V700_130108.zip>ht
>tp://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_13
>0108.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
>
>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)
>
>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.
>
>6. From the main “Program” menu, press “U” to open the 
>“Utilities” menu.
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>7. Press “U” again for “Upgrade Firmware”.
>
>8. When prompted, “Upgrade Online?” press “Space-4” (Down 
>arrow) to move to “Offline”, and press “Enter”.
>
>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”.
>
>10. Press “Enter” to initiate the upgrade process.
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>
>
>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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