I’m not saying either, Voice Guidance has never been a tool one should rely on and that’s applied to all the Olympus machines I’ve ever used.
> On 12 Apr 2018, at 3:05 am, Robin Frost <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > So are you saying it has less voice guidance than prior models then or added > functions that they didn't have that don't verbalize? > Robin > > > -----Original Message----- From: Dane Trethowan > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:04 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-P4 Recorder > > I'm not saying every function could be useable without Voice Guidance on > the Olympus but I reckon 99% certainly could be with a little foreand > practise. Again many functions of the LS-p4 don' t have any Voice > Guidance feedback at all. > > > > On 11/04/2018 1:00 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: >> Oh cool. I don't remember if Neal meantioned intro scan. He may have but >> just in passing. That sounds like a great feature though. Yeah like I said >> with my DM520 I kinda got buy. But it still beeped. But let me tell ya I got >> pretty lost when I lost the speach on my IPod Nanno. I did eventually get >> speach back though. But it was rough. >> >> >> On 4/10/2018 10:29 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> That's a difficult question to answer given that I've been using Voice >>> Guidance myself however I reckon that I'd b able to do most hthings if the >>> Voice Guidance were disabled. >>> >>> The Stop button takes you to the home screen for example. >>> >>> From there pressing the record button once puts you into 'Record Standby" >>> mode and a further press starts the recording. >>> >>> Pressing stop at this point stops the recording or pressing enter stops the >>> recording and plays the recording back. >>> >>> Remember that Voice Guideance with Olympus recorders is certainly not >>> perfect thus you have to get used to a few functions working without it. >>> >>> Turningt the "Intro Scan" function on may well be a very good idea since >>> the recorder doesn't announce the names of files as you scroll to know you >>> have the right one you can then hear a couple of seconds at the beginning >>> of each file as you scroll. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 11/04/2018 11:41 AM, Hamit Campos wrote: >>>> Ah but then usability is another thing. How well can 1 deal with the >>>> device not speaking? I find that I get lost pretty quick. Mind you I have >>>> used a DM 520 without speach but it did make the on and off music I think >>>> and it did beap. For recording going in and out of folders I did okayish >>>> since ya know it's Olympus. It's a DM. Not much science there. But >>>> something with no sound at all? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I wander how I'd do. >>>> Granted I'm probabaly just spoiled by blind devices. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/10/2018 6:41 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>> Yes granted usability comes into the equation but not necessarily >>>>> accessibility. >>>>> For example a Sony PCM-d50 doesn’t have anything much to aid >>>>> accessibility but the recorder is very usable. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 11 Apr 2018, at 8:26 am, Norma A. Boge <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I believe, as adults, we should decide what to purchase by what we >>>>>> prefer in terms of features, price, whatever. As a blind person, my >>>>>> first priority is whether or not I can use the damn thing. Frankly, I'd >>>>>> like to continue to see specs and real-world use, but how about how >>>>>> accessible the device is? I'm pretty sure this is a audio list for blind >>>>>> guys, right?? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > > ********** > > > > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#546): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/546 View All Messages In Topic (32): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/topic/16777022 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/16777022/21656 New Topic: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/post Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/editsub/21656 Group Home: https://groups.io/g/all-audio Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
