Toward the top of the player there are two small holes arranged vertically.
The hole on the top is for headphones.
The hole on the bottom is for a microphone.
On the lower half of the right hand side of the player is the record button.
Users are able to locate the record button by finding the patches of raised dots.
The button is in the center of those patches of raised dots and has one raised dot in its center.
To the top front of the player are two sets of speakers.
Below the speakers is a square shaped button on the left and a diamond shaped button on the right.
The square button is the "Go to Key" and allows users to navigate to different positions within documents.
Press it once and enter the page number then press pound (#).
After pressing pound the Victor Reader Stream will confirm the page number you chose.
Users may also simply press the play key.
If a user presses the "Go to Key" and then presses play by itself without entering a number, the Victor Reader Stream will direct them to the beginning of the book.
If the user presses the "Go to Key" followed by the fast forward key, the Victor Reader Stream will direct them to the end of the book.
The diamond button allows users to bookmark sections of documents.
To bookmark a section of a book, press the bookmark key twice or hold down on the bookmark key.
The Victor Reader Stream bookmarks sections of books in numerical order.
To return to a bookmarked section, press the bookmark key then press the number of the bookmark you wished. afterward, press pound (#).
The Victor Reader Stream will confirm the bookmarked section.
Or press play and the Victor Reader Stream will simply play from the section.
Below the square and diamond shaped buttons is a numeric keypad.
Like a telephone, numbers 1,2, and 3 are on the top of the keypad.
The Star (*) key, zero key, and pound (#) are the bottom of the numeric key pad.
The number 5 key is in the center.
The 5 key includes a raised element making it easier to find
On either side of the 5 button is the 4 and 6 button
Immediately below the 5 button is the 8 button.
On either side of the 8 button is the 7 button on the left and the 9 button on the right.
The 2, 8, 4 and 6 buttons act as a compass.
The 2 points up.
The 8 points down.
The 4 points left.
The 6 points right.
Below the numeric key pad is a dividing line.
Below the dividing line is an oval shaped button.
The oval shaped button is the "sleep" button.
The sleep feature functions in fifteen minute increments.
If pressed multiple times the segments increase by fifteen minutes.
After a sleep segment ends, the player shuts down.
Below the sleep button are the last three buttons on the bottom of the player.
The rectangle in the center is the play and pause button.
To the left of the play/pause button is the rewind button.
If pressed and held it will jump back one minute then 5 minutes then fifteen minutes and so on.
To the right of the play/pause button is the fast forward button.
If pressed and held it will jump ahead one minute then 5 minutes then fifteen minutes and so on.
THE 1 KEY
Use the 1 Key to navigate the Victor Reader Stream bookshelves.
The Victor Reader Stream has several bookshelves.
The first is for NLS Talking Books.
The second is for Other Downloadable Books.
The third is for Podcasts.
The fourth is for Text Files.
The fifth is for Recorded Notes.
To navigate between items on the bookshelf, press the 1 Key until the desired section is reached.
To access the user guide, press the 1 key and hold.
THE 3 KEY.
The 3 key is used to delete books and elements.
After pressing it once, press the Pound (#) Key to confirm you want to delete that book or element.
THE 5 KEY
The 5 Key announces the position of the book without interrupting the reading.
THE 7 KEY
The 7 key is the menu
It is used to customize the Victor Reader Stream’s configuration
THE 9 KEY
The 9 Key determines playback mode
It is also used for random play in the music folder.
THE 0 KEY
The 0 Key is the information key.
Press it once and the Victor Reader Stream will announce information about the book and the Stream itself.
