?

Just in on the TechVi list.? Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.

?

I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.

?

Ray.

?

?

?

Hi Ray

?

Does this mean the stream is available over here now? I may look into it if it is available.

?

Regards

Adrien

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rea Lists
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 8:14 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

?

Just in on the TechVi list.? Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.

?

I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.

?

Ray.

?

/g/victor/message/20613

What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)

NEW FEATURES

?

Daisy Online (DOD): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

Audio/Highlight bookmarks: Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

Internet Radio Recording: This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

Chapter navigation in podcasts: A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device: Currently, the main (system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

End of book notification: There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

Localizations: Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

BUGS FIXED

WIFI instability: An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

BARD book download failures: Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

Internet Playlist import crash: This should now work properly.

Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer: There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

Bookshare book crashes: We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown: The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

Podcast episodes sorting: Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

Notes consolidation: Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

Podcast search results: There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

Bookshelf: The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

?

?

? ? ?David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

?

?

Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news and updates regarding the blindness assistive technology space
Email: [email protected]

?

?

Hello Adrien,

?

Yes, I got a call from HumanWear tuther day to tell me that I could order.? However, me and the other half are going to wait a little long for anew update coming soon in the summer.

Jim Mc

Hi Ray

?

Does this mean the stream is available over here now? I may look into it if it is available.

?

Regards

Adrien

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rea Lists
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 8:14 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

?

Just in on the TechVi list.? Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.

?

I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.

?

Ray.

?

/g/victor/message/20613

What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)

NEW FEATURES

?

Daisy Online (DOD): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

Audio/Highlight bookmarks: Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

Internet Radio Recording: This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

Chapter navigation in podcasts: A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device: Currently, the main (system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

End of book notification: There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

Localizations: Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

BUGS FIXED

WIFI instability: An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

BARD book download failures: Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

Internet Playlist import crash: This should now work properly.

Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer: There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

Bookshare book crashes: We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown: The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

Podcast episodes sorting: Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

Notes consolidation: Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

Podcast search results: There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

Bookshelf: The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

?

?

? ? ?David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

?

?

Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news and updates regarding the blindness assistive technology space
Email: [email protected]

?

Hello David. I've tried the unit with headphones. I've turned it up full blast and it is loud. When you turn up to a certain point you get a warning saying loud volume for long periods would damage hearing. So when you get that morning you just press the pound key and you can turn it up using the volume. Another suggestion I have is possibly get a pair of headphones that's got an additional volume switch you could also Bluetooth speaker to it to make it louder. Hope I have managed to help you. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
I will be interested to hear how you get on. In particular how loud the unit is through headphones if you are able to give this feedback.
I received contradictory feedback from the Victor list on this. 1 person thought the volume was OK and loud enough for hearing
Impaired users,, but 2 others found the unit far too quiet for their ears through earphones.-----
I am currently using my Trek, ironically at home only nowadays, but would have to look at this device as an eventual replacement but as I have severe hearing impairment a quiet device would be useless for me.

David Griffith
Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Hi Guys

Well have just ordered my new stream, won't get it for a short while as they are out of stock but something to look forward to. It certainly seems to be very popular.

Regards

Adrien

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mrs Villa
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:17 PM
To: reaslists@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Thanks for sending this ray. I'm also on that list. It's a very good list for tech info. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
Just in on the TechVi list. Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.


I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.


Ray.



/g/victor/message/20613


What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)



*_NEW FEATURES_*

*__*

*Daisy Online (DOD*): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

*Audio/Highlight bookmarks:*Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

*Internet Radio Recording:*This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

*Chapter navigation in podcasts:*A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

*Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device:*Currently, the main
(system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

*End of book notification:*There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

*Localizations:*Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

*_BUGS FIXED_*

*WIFI instability:*An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

*BARD book download failures:*Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

*Internet Playlist import crash:*This should now work properly.

*Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer:*There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

*Bookshare book crashes:*We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

*Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown:*The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

*Podcast episodes sorting:*Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

*Notes consolidation:*Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

*Podcast search results:*There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

*Bookshelf:*The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news and updates regarding the blindness assistive technology space
Email: [email protected]

WWW.DavidGoldfield.com

_._,_._,_

Hello David. I've tried the unit with headphones. I've turned it up full blast and it is loud. When you turn up to a certain point you get a warning saying loud volume for long periods would damage hearing. So when you get that morning you just press the pound key and you can turn it up using the volume. Another suggestion I have is possibly get a pair of headphones that's got an additional volume switch you could also Bluetooth speaker to it to make it louder. Hope I have managed to help you. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
I will be interested to hear how you get on. In particular how loud the unit is through headphones if you are able to give this feedback.
I received contradictory feedback from the Victor list on this. 1 person thought the volume was OK and loud enough for hearing
Impaired users,, but 2 others found the unit far too quiet for their ears through earphones.-----
I am currently using my Trek, ironically at home only nowadays, but would have to look at this device as an eventual replacement but as I have severe hearing impairment a quiet device would be useless for me.

David Griffith
Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Hi Guys

Well have just ordered my new stream, won't get it for a short while as they are out of stock but something to look forward to. It certainly seems to be very popular.

Regards

Adrien

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mrs Villa
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:17 PM
To: reaslists@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Thanks for sending this ray. I'm also on that list. It's a very good list for tech info. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
Just in on the TechVi list. Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.


I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.


Ray.



/g/victor/message/20613


What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)



*_NEW FEATURES_*

*__*

*Daisy Online (DOD*): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

*Audio/Highlight bookmarks:*Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

*Internet Radio Recording:*This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

*Chapter navigation in podcasts:*A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

*Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device:*Currently, the main
(system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

*End of book notification:*There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

*Localizations:*Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

*_BUGS FIXED_*

*WIFI instability:*An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

*BARD book download failures:*Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

*Internet Playlist import crash:*This should now work properly.

*Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer:*There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

*Bookshare book crashes:*We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

*Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown:*The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

*Podcast episodes sorting:*Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

*Notes consolidation:*Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

*Podcast search results:*There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

*Bookshelf:*The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news and updates regarding the blindness assistive technology space
Email: [email protected]

WWW.DavidGoldfield.com

_._,_._,_

Hi Ray,

It's a stupid European thing that Humanware still uses. It used to happen on Android phones as well. It's time they removed that silly restriction.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rea Lists
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 12:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Interesting, though I don't have the Stream 3 myself; I am wating to see what happens re. the easy access via presets we presntly enjoy with the present Humanware players.


Puzzled about how pressing the "pound" key comes into play for adjusting the output volume.


Ray.


On 11/05/2023 12:10 pm, Mrs Villa wrote:

Hello David. I've tried the unit with headphones. I've turned it up full blast and it is loud. When you turn up to a certain point you get a warning saying loud volume for long periods would damage hearing. So when you get that morning you just press the pound key and you can turn it up using the volume. Another suggestion I have is possibly get a pair of headphones that's got an additional volume switch you could also Bluetooth speaker to it to make it louder. Hope I have managed to help you. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
I will be interested to hear how you get on. In particular how loud the unit is through headphones if you are able to give this feedback.
I received contradictory feedback from the Victor list on this. 1 person thought the volume was OK and loud enough for hearing
Impaired users,, but 2 others found the unit far too quiet for their ears through earphones.-----
I am currently using my Trek, ironically at home only nowadays, but would have to look at this device as an eventual replacement but as I have severe hearing impairment a quiet device would be useless for me.

David Griffith
Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Hi Guys

Well have just ordered my new stream, won't get it for a short while as they are out of stock but something to look forward to. It certainly seems to be very popular.

Regards

Adrien

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mrs Villa
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:17 PM
To: reaslists@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Thanks for sending this ray. I'm also on that list. It's a very good list for tech info. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
Just in on the TechVi list. Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.


I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.


Ray.



/g/victor/message/20613


What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)



*_NEW FEATURES_*

*__*

*Daisy Online (DOD*): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

*Audio/Highlight bookmarks:*Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

*Internet Radio Recording:*This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

*Chapter navigation in podcasts:*A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

*Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device:*Currently, the main
(system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

*End of book notification:*There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

*Localizations:*Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

*_BUGS FIXED_*

*WIFI instability:*An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

*BARD book download failures:*Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

*Internet Playlist import crash:*This should now work properly.

*Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer:*There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

*Bookshare book crashes:*We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

*Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown:*The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

*Podcast episodes sorting:*Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

*Notes consolidation:*Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

*Podcast search results:*There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

*Bookshelf:*The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news and updates regarding the blindness assistive technology space
Email: [email protected]

WWW.DavidGoldfield.com

_._,_._,_

Not unusally I don't agree totally.? Hearing loss is a serious thing and
I now in older age suffer from this a little.? Sure its an annoyance but
one I can get along with.

Still don't know where the "pound" or hash key comes into play.

Ray.

On 11/05/2023 01:01 pm, Steve Nutt via wrote:

Hi Ray,

It's a stupid European thing that Humanware still uses. It used to happen on Android phones as well. It's time they removed that silly restriction.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rea Lists
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 12:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Interesting, though I don't have the Stream 3 myself;? I am wating to see what happens re. the easy access via presets we presntly enjoy with the present Humanware players.

Puzzled about how pressing the "pound" key comes into play for adjusting the output volume.

Ray.

On 11/05/2023 12:10 pm, Mrs Villa wrote:

Hello David. I've tried the unit with headphones. I've turned it up full blast and it is loud. When you turn up to a certain point you get a warning saying loud volume for long periods would damage hearing. So when you get that morning you just press the pound key and you can turn it up using the volume. Another suggestion I have is possibly get a pair of headphones that's got an additional volume switch you could also Bluetooth speaker to it to make it louder. Hope I have managed to help you. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
I will be interested to hear how you? get on. In particular how loud the unit is through headphones if you are able to give this feedback.
I received contradictory feedback from the Victor list on this. 1 person thought the volume was OK and loud enough for hearing
Impaired users,, but 2 others found the unit far too quiet for their ears through earphones.-----
I am currently using my Trek, ironically at home only nowadays, but would have to look at this device as an eventual replacement but as I have severe hearing impairment a quiet device would be useless for me.

David Griffith
Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Hi Guys

Well have just ordered my new stream, won't get it for a short while as they are out of stock but something to look forward to. It certainly seems to be very popular.

Regards

Adrien

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mrs Villa
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:17 PM
To: reaslists@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Thanks for sending this ray. I'm also on that list. It's a very good list for tech info. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
Just in on the TechVi list. Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.

I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.

Ray.

/g/victor/message/20613

What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)

*_NEW FEATURES_*

*__*

*Daisy Online (DOD*): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

*Audio/Highlight bookmarks:*Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

*Internet Radio Recording:*This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

*Chapter navigation in podcasts:*A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

*Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device:*Currently, the main
(system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

*End of book notification:*There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

*Localizations:*Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

*_BUGS FIXED_*

*WIFI instability:*An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

*BARD book download failures:*Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

*Internet Playlist import crash:*This should now work properly.

*Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer:*There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

*Bookshare book crashes:*We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

*Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown:*The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

*Podcast episodes sorting:*Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

*Notes consolidation:*Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

*Podcast search results:*There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

*Bookshelf:*The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

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Hi Ray,

It's a stupid European thing that Humanware still uses. It used to happen on Android phones as well. It's time they removed that silly restriction.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Rea Lists
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 12:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The
Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Interesting, though I don't have the Stream 3 myself; I am wating to see what happens re. the easy access via presets we presntly enjoy with the present Humanware players.


Puzzled about how pressing the "pound" key comes into play for adjusting the output volume.


Ray.


On 11/05/2023 12:10 pm, Mrs Villa wrote:

Hello David. I've tried the unit with headphones. I've turned it up
full blast and it is loud. When you turn up to a certain point you
get a warning saying loud volume for long periods would damage
hearing. So when you get that morning you just press the pound key
and you can turn it up using the volume. Another suggestion I have is
possibly get a pair of headphones that's got an additional volume
switch you could also Bluetooth speaker to it to make it louder. Hope
I have managed to help you. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
I will be interested to hear how you get on. In particular how loud the unit is through headphones if you are able to give this feedback.
I received contradictory feedback from the Victor list on this. 1 person thought the volume was OK and loud enough for hearing
Impaired users,, but 2 others found the unit far too quiet for
their ears through earphones.----- I am currently using my Trek, ironically at home only nowadays, but would have to look at this device as an eventual replacement but as I have severe hearing impairment a quiet device would be useless for me.

David Griffith
Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The
Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Hi Guys

Well have just ordered my new stream, won't get it for a short while as they are out of stock but something to look forward to. It certainly seems to be very popular.

Regards

Adrien

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Mrs Villa
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:17 PM
To: reaslists@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The
Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Thanks for sending this ray. I'm also on that list. It's a very good
list for tech info. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
Just in on the TechVi list. Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.


I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.


Ray.



/g/victor/message/20613


What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)



*_NEW FEATURES_*

*__*

*Daisy Online (DOD*): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

*Audio/Highlight bookmarks:*Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

*Internet Radio Recording:*This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

*Chapter navigation in podcasts:*A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

*Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device:*Currently, the
main
(system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

*End of book notification:*There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

*Localizations:*Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

*_BUGS FIXED_*

*WIFI instability:*An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

*BARD book download failures:*Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

*Internet Playlist import crash:*This should now work properly.

*Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer:*There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

*Bookshare book crashes:*We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

*Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown:*The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

*Podcast episodes sorting:*Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

*Notes consolidation:*Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

*Podcast search results:*There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

*Bookshelf:*The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news and
updates regarding the blindness assistive technology space
Email: [email protected]

WWW.DavidGoldfield.com

_._,_._,_

You have to dismiss that message with the pound key.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rea Lists
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 1:24 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Not unusally I don't agree totally. Hearing loss is a serious thing and I now in older age suffer from this a little. Sure its an annoyance but one I can get along with.


Still don't know where the "pound" or hash key comes into play.


Ray.


On 11/05/2023 01:01 pm, Steve Nutt via groups.io wrote:

Hi Ray,

It's a stupid European thing that Humanware still uses. It used to happen on Android phones as well. It's time they removed that silly restriction.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Rea Lists
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 12:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The
Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Interesting, though I don't have the Stream 3 myself; I am wating to see what happens re. the easy access via presets we presntly enjoy with the present Humanware players.


Puzzled about how pressing the "pound" key comes into play for adjusting the output volume.


Ray.


On 11/05/2023 12:10 pm, Mrs Villa wrote:

Hello David. I've tried the unit with headphones. I've turned it up
full blast and it is loud. When you turn up to a certain point you
get a warning saying loud volume for long periods would damage
hearing. So when you get that morning you just press the pound key
and you can turn it up using the volume. Another suggestion I have is
possibly get a pair of headphones that's got an additional volume
switch you could also Bluetooth speaker to it to make it louder. Hope
I have managed to help you. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
I will be interested to hear how you get on. In particular how loud the unit is through headphones if you are able to give this feedback.
I received contradictory feedback from the Victor list on this. 1 person thought the volume was OK and loud enough for hearing
Impaired users,, but 2 others found the unit far too quiet for
their ears through earphones.----- I am currently using my Trek, ironically at home only nowadays, but would have to look at this device as an eventual replacement but as I have severe hearing impairment a quiet device would be useless for me.

David Griffith
Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The
Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Hi Guys

Well have just ordered my new stream, won't get it for a short while as they are out of stock but something to look forward to. It certainly seems to be very popular.

Regards

Adrien

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Mrs Villa
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:17 PM
To: reaslists@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The
Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Thanks for sending this ray. I'm also on that list. It's a very good
list for tech info. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
Just in on the TechVi list. Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.


I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.


Ray.



/g/victor/message/20613


What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)



*_NEW FEATURES_*

*__*

*Daisy Online (DOD*): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

*Audio/Highlight bookmarks:*Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

*Internet Radio Recording:*This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

*Chapter navigation in podcasts:*A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

*Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device:*Currently, the
main
(system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

*End of book notification:*There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

*Localizations:*Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

*_BUGS FIXED_*

*WIFI instability:*An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

*BARD book download failures:*Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

*Internet Playlist import crash:*This should now work properly.

*Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer:*There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

*Bookshare book crashes:*We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

*Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown:*The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

*Podcast episodes sorting:*Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

*Notes consolidation:*Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

*Podcast search results:*There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

*Bookshelf:*The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news and
updates regarding the blindness assistive technology space
Email: [email protected]

WWW.DavidGoldfield.com

_._,_._,_

Hi Ray,

Pressing the hash key activates the ok button on the warning about overly loud volume being potentially damaging to your hearing.

Without ok-ing that message, you can’t continue to raise the volume.

Cheers,

Ed

On 11 May 2023 13:24:00 "Rea Lists" <reaslists@...> wrote:

Not unusally I don't agree totally.? Hearing loss is a serious thing and
I now in older age suffer from this a little.? Sure its an annoyance but
one I can get along with.

Still don't know where the "pound" or hash key comes into play.

Ray.

On 11/05/2023 01:01 pm, Steve Nutt via wrote:

Hi Ray,

It's a stupid European thing that Humanware still uses. It used to happen on Android phones as well. It's time they removed that silly restriction.

All the best

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rea Lists
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 12:54 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Interesting, though I don't have the Stream 3 myself;? I am wating to see what happens re. the easy access via presets we presntly enjoy with the present Humanware players.

Puzzled about how pressing the "pound" key comes into play for adjusting the output volume.

Ray.

On 11/05/2023 12:10 pm, Mrs Villa wrote:

Hello David. I've tried the unit with headphones. I've turned it up full blast and it is loud. When you turn up to a certain point you get a warning saying loud volume for long periods would damage hearing. So when you get that morning you just press the pound key and you can turn it up using the volume. Another suggestion I have is possibly get a pair of headphones that's got an additional volume switch you could also Bluetooth speaker to it to make it louder. Hope I have managed to help you. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
I will be interested to hear how you? get on. In particular how loud the unit is through headphones if you are able to give this feedback.
I received contradictory feedback from the Victor list on this. 1 person thought the volume was OK and loud enough for hearing
Impaired users,, but 2 others found the unit far too quiet for their ears through earphones.-----
I am currently using my Trek, ironically at home only nowadays, but would have to look at this device as an eventual replacement but as I have severe hearing impairment a quiet device would be useless for me.

David Griffith
Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Hi Guys

Well have just ordered my new stream, won't get it for a short while as they are out of stock but something to look forward to. It certainly seems to be very popular.

Regards

Adrien

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mrs Villa
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:17 PM
To: reaslists@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Thanks for sending this ray. I'm also on that list. It's a very good list for tech info. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
Just in on the TechVi list. Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.

I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.

Ray.

/g/victor/message/20613

What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)

*_NEW FEATURES_*

*__*

*Daisy Online (DOD*): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

*Audio/Highlight bookmarks:*Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

*Internet Radio Recording:*This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

*Chapter navigation in podcasts:*A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

*Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device:*Currently, the main
(system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

*End of book notification:*There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

*Localizations:*Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

*_BUGS FIXED_*

*WIFI instability:*An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

*BARD book download failures:*Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

*Internet Playlist import crash:*This should now work properly.

*Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer:*There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

*Bookshare book crashes:*We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

*Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown:*The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

*Podcast episodes sorting:*Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

*Notes consolidation:*Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

*Podcast search results:*There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

*Bookshelf:*The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news and updates regarding the blindness assistive technology space
Email: [email protected]

Hello David. I've tried the unit with headphones. I've turned it up
full blast and it is loud. When you turn up to a certain point you get
a warning saying loud volume for long periods would damage hearing. So
when you get that morning you just press the pound key and you can
turn it up using the volume. Another suggestion I have is possibly get
a pair of headphones that's got an additional volume switch you could
also Bluetooth speaker to it to make it louder. Hope I have managed to
help you. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
I will be interested to hear how you get on. In particular how loud the unit is through headphones if you are able to give this feedback.
I received contradictory feedback from the Victor list on this. 1 person thought the volume was OK and loud enough for hearing
Impaired users,, but 2 others found the unit far too quiet for their
ears through earphones.----- I am currently using my Trek, ironically at home only nowadays, but would have to look at this device as an eventual replacement but as I have severe hearing impairment a quiet device would be useless for me.

David Griffith
Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of adrien collins
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:40 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The
Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Hi Guys

Well have just ordered my new stream, won't get it for a short while as they are out of stock but something to look forward to. It certainly seems to be very popular.

Regards

Adrien

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On
Behalf Of Mrs Villa
Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:17 PM
To: reaslists@...; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [dap-uk] FW: tech-vi Announce List] For Users of The
Victor Reader Stream 3: What's New in Version 1.1

Thanks for sending this ray. I'm also on that list. It's a very good
list for tech info. Best Mrs Villa

----- Original Message -----
Just in on the TechVi list. Good to see chapter support as one of the things we've been waiting for incorporated at last.


I want to see what's coming to support BBC streaming - on this and other players.


Ray.



/g/victor/message/20613


What's in 1.1?!

Hi all!

A list of what's new and what's fixed in 1.1. :)



*_NEW FEATURES_*

*__*

*Daisy Online (DOD*): This is what's used in a lot of countries around the world to access libraries. We are supporting basic DOD, which allows for downloading books and returning them. Search and dynamic menus will be introduced in 1.2.

*Audio/Highlight bookmarks:*Two very well liked features on the Stream 2, they're back! Please note that they require the use of an SD card to store them.

*Internet Radio Recording:*This feature from the Stream 2 is now implemented on the 3.

*Chapter navigation in podcasts:*A much requested feature, we're happy to introduce it!

*Changing the secondary TTS directly on the device:*Currently, the
main
(system) language can only be changed using one of the packages on our website. We have one per locale (mostly one per language, with notable exceptions being English that have three flavors (US-UK-AU), French (EU and CA), and Spanish (NA and EU), as well as Dutch. You can select any other voice you'd like as your secondary TTS in any language, it doesn't have to be the same language as the main system voice. In 1.2, we will introduce switching the voices for the main system language as well.

*End of book notification:*There is now an option to have a light beep or a spoken message at the end of the book.

*Localizations:*Packages are now available in English, French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. More languages will be available in the future.

*_BUGS FIXED_*

*WIFI instability:*An issue that caused some WIFI disconnects when using SSIDs with certain lengths has been fixed. Wifi signal strength should also be more accurate.

*BARD book download failures:*Same issue as the WIFI issue, also fixed.

*Internet Playlist import crash:*This should now work properly.

*Bookshare books not resetting the idle timer:*There was an issue where reading a Bookshare book for 30 minutes would turn off the device, this has been resolved.

*Bookshare book crashes:*We believe we've fixed most of it, but it's possible certain corner cases remain, don't hesitate to flag those and submit a bug report.

*Reading positions in books not being remembered after a shutdown:*The device should now remember where you were at in your books prior to shutting down.

*Podcast episodes sorting:*Podcasts should now be listed in order of publication date.

*Notes consolidation:*Notes consolidation now acts as it did on the Stream 2.

*Podcast search results:*There is now a "next page" if there are more than 200 results.

*Bookshelf:*The bookshelf you were on before shutting down or going to the settings menu should we the one you land on after booting or exiting the settings menu.

There are several more minor bugfixes also included, but I won't list them all here as they were really just minor things.

But here you go! As a reminder, the update will be available over-the-air Tuesday next week during the day.

Woohoo!

Mathieu Paquette

Product Manager

Humanware

David Goldfield

Assistive Technology Specialist

Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to receive news and updates
regarding the blindness assistive technology space
Email: [email protected]

WWW.DavidGoldfield.com

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