Hi, The legal part is there to preserve the reputation for publishers of material and also to preserve the reputation of Plextor as a company. After all, it is RFBD who have the widest array of publishers/newer titles in their library than other libraries of this type (excluding Bookshare), you don't just get that overnight.
Andrew. > -----Original Message----- > From: Guido Corona [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 June 2004 21:34 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Revised PTR1 Firmware Upgrade Schedule and Features List > > Nice list of upgrade. What is obviously missing is the > ability of backing > up RFB&D books from disk to card. > As the lock can be easily circumvented by using Windows > Explorer on a PC, > the legally-mandated PTR1 limitation remains rather silly. > > Guido > > > Guido D. Corona > IBM Accessibility Center, Austin Tx. > IBM Research, > Phone: (512) 838-9735 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit my weekly Accessibility WebLog at: > http://www-3.ibm.com/able/weblog/corona_weblog.html > > > > > > "Jeff Samco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 06/07/2004 03:14 PM > Please respond to > ptr1-users > > > To > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc > > Subject > Revised PTR1 Firmware Upgrade Schedule and Features List > > > > > > > This was recently posted on the Plextalk website. > Jeff Samco > IRTI Customer Support > Grass Valley, CAlifornia > --- > Revised PTR1 Firmware Upgrade Schedule and Features List > Posted date June 4, 2004 > http://www.plextalk.com/news_20040604.html > > Dear PTR1 users, > > Thank you for your support of our products and for your valuable > suggestions > for > further improvement. > This announcement revises the release schedule for the upcoming PTR1 > firmware upgrade. > We are obliged to inform you the release date will be delayed from > original > announcement > to the end of July. The reason is we need additional time for thorough > quality testing > in order to ensure the new firmware will be as reliable as > possible. We > thank you > in advance for your understanding and patience. > > Please refer to the following revised list of features. > > 1. Playback Features > > Easy Fast Rewind and Forward Feature Added > In new firmware, when you press and hold fast rewind and forward for a > while, it > continues fast rewind/forward until you press the play key. > > Fast Rewind and Fast Forward sound level > In current firmware, the fast rewind and fast forward > operations create a > loud queuing > sound. With the new firmware these operations will now have a reduced > sound > level. > > Time Jump Navigation Feature Added > The time jump option is added in the navigation menu. First > press the 2 or > 8 > key > until you hear the "time". Then each press of the 4 or 6 key > will cause a > jump of > one minute, and press and hold 2 or 8 key to move by 10 minutes. > > Changed MP3 or CD-DA Playback Navigation > In the current firmware, a user can go back to the previous > music track by > pressing > the 4 key. > In the new firmware, the 4 key will moves to the beginning of > the current > track as > with standard CD players. > > Changed The Playback Behavior > The existing firmware automatically jumps to the beginning of > a new title > when a > current title comes to an end. New firmware does not jump to > the beginning > of a new > title, user must do it manually to prevent overwriting the original > recordings. > > Enhanced MP3 playback on the memory card > The existing firmware can not play MP3 files in the PC card. > New firmware > allows > playback of MP3 files in the PC card > > Change in Playback Behavior at End of Title > In the current firmware, when playback of a current title > comes to an end, > playback > stops at the end. When the play key is pressed again, playback > automatically > jumps > to the beginning of the title. In the new firmware, playback will not > automatically > jump to the beginning of a title when you press the play key. > User must do > so manually > to prevent accidental overwriting of the original recordings. > > Enhanced MP3 Playback on a Memory Card > The current firmware cannot play MP3 files in the PC card > without DAISY > navigation > files. In the new firmware, the PC card will be recognized as > an MP3 card > and allow > playback of MP3 files which are not part of a Daisy title. > > Improved Compatibility for Playback of Different MP3 Formats > The current firmware has limited playback compatibility with > various MP3 > file formats > especially for the variable bit rate (VBR) format. The new > firmware allows > playback > of most MP3 file formats. > > 2. Recording Features > > Recording Level Adjustment Feature Added > The current firmware only allows adjustment of the recording > level at the > beginning > of recording procedure. The new firmware allows adjustment of the > recording > level > at any time during recording by just pressing the information > key. To exit > level > adjustment press the information key again. > > Improved MP3 Encoding Audio Quality and Added High Bit rate Stereo > Encoding > New firmware improves MP3 audio quality during playback and > added 256kbps > high bit > rate stereo encoding. > > 3. Editing Features > > Page and Heading Number Guide during Recording and Editing > The current firmware does not give page nor heading guide > numbers when the > pages > or headings are marked. New firmware will offer these features during > recording and > editing. > > 4. Voice Guidance Features > > Low Battery Warning Feature Added > In current firmware, when the battery level is low the unit > automatically > shuts down > without any warnings to prevent any recording or memory > failures. With the > new firmware, > users will receive a one minute low battery warning. This > way, the user > can > choose > to plug the unit into an electrical outlet or stop the > recording before > the > unit > automatically shuts down. > > Capacity Announcement Feature Added > The current firmware announces the amount of remaining > recording time when > a > user > wants to know the data space. However, since many users are using high > capacity memory > cards, data space announced in GB or MB is useful in addition to the > remaining recording > time. New firmware will announce the remaining data volume in > both MB and > recordable > time as well as data volume of current title. > > Corrected Announcement for 5GB PCMCIA Type II Hard Disk Card > The current firmware can only recognize 2GB cards for > recording since the > calculation > comes from the limitation of maximum one audio file capacity > as 2GB. New > firmware > will announce the entire available recording time and the remaining > capacity. > > Change in Selection of Waiting Sounds > With new firmware, users can select from three different > waiting sounds: > musical, > a single tone or No sound. > > No Voice Announcement When Changing The Main Volume Level > According to user feedback, it is not necessary to announce > the adjustment > of the > playback volume during playback of a title. New firmware will > not feature > a > volume > level announcement when adjusted during playback. > > Change in Order of Time Report for Current Title > When the Play Stop key is pressed, the current time report is > not in the > best possible > order. > New firmware will change the order to, first, the elapsed > time, second, > remaining > time and, last, total time of current title. Since the total > time never > changes in > a book, it should be reported last and many users want to > know elapsed and > remaining > time information as quickly as possible. > > 5. Bookmark Features > > The current firmware cannot take over all bookmarks when > finalizing. New > firmware > takes over all bookmarks whenever finalized. > > If you have any questions , comments or suggestions, please do not > hesitate > to contact > to us. > > Yours faithfully, > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
