Hi, I have another question. Do the other devices also use a USB connection. If so, why not key them over the net.
Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 3:50 PM Subject: RE: Re: RE: Re: Revised PTR1 Firmware Upgrade Schedule and Features List Dan, We have been here before. The current situation is that the UAK is added by use of a CD, the issue being that this CD won't self distruct etc when the UAK has been added. There could be something done with a CDR/CDRW with the PTR1, admittedly, but this won't work with other hardware players with just a CD reader unit. I am not sure whether the UAKs were copied to other units unknown to RFBD, but it must have been a concern for them to get them to change their polocies in this way. Andrew. > -----Original Message----- > From: dnkeys [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 08 June 2004 23:04 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RE: Re: Revised PTR1 Firmware Upgrade Schedule > and Features List > > Hi, > Just thinking about this thing. > What if there was a way to put your RFB&D user ID number in > the PTR1 prior > to playing books. > In this way, it wouldn't be necessary to send in your machine > to have it > authorized. > Or why not send out a key that you would purchase and when > the key has been > successfully installed on your PTR1 it would no longer be > able to execute > again. In this way, it would be impossible to give your key away. > My concern is this. > What if not only RFB&D uses this scheme but Web Braille, > BookShare and who > knows who else decides to require that you send in your PTR1 > to have each > companies authorization placed on your machine. > I'm glad that when our car has to go in to the shop, that I > don't have to > ship it to New Jersey and be without it for a few weeks. > It's to bad that this is the case with something like the PTR1. > I cant imagine that there isn't another way to deal with this > situation > other then sending in a PTR1 for keying to a particular producers key. > While I understand the reasons for the protection, I think > that this might > be self defeating the whole purpose of having accessible > reading materials > available in the DAISY format. > I use my PTR1 a lot and I do not want to be without it for > any extended > period of time. > Just my thoughts on the matter. Please don't flame me. > > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 2:46 PM > Subject: RE: RE: Re: Revised PTR1 Firmware Upgrade Schedule > and Features > List > > > Hi, > > Ok, I think here the issue is that the PTR1 will be more useful to > people in the US if it can be used with RFBD books, and part of making > the PTR1 usable with RFBD books is to sign contracts ensuring certain > criteria is met. Whether you use the PTR1 in conjunction with another > device that has not passed the criteria checks is left up to you. > Remember how strict RFBD are with their policy of having to > have players > in their offices to add UAK's to them? > > Andrew. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Guido Corona [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 08 June 2004 16:01 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Re: Revised PTR1 Firmware Upgrade Schedule and > > Features List > > > > The software lock which prevents backing up an RFB&D CD from > > a disk to the > > PTR1-resident card does not prevent the same operation from being > > performed on a PC. As such, the lock only prevents a user > > without a PC > > from loading multiple books on his own PTR1 for his/her > > legitimate and > > fair use. Conversely it does not prevent the same person > > from utilizing a > > PC to perform the same task. Nor it prevents the > > illegitimate duplication > > of any RFB&D CD from a PC, even including the usage of PTR1 > > as a slave > > device. > > > > Furthermore, I contend that if perfectly legitimate > major hardware > > manufacturers and software providers feel free to market > > computers and > > operating systems which potentially can be used to perform > > illegitimate > > operations by the general public, > > Plextor should not feel itself obliged to limit fair usage by print > > disabled users in the US, who access materials in a > > specialized format. > > For more info on fair use, please see section 107 in chapter > > 1 of the US > > copyright act at: > > http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107 > > > > Thanks, > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > "Andrew Hodgson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 06/07/2004 04:44 PM > > Please respond to > > ptr1-users > > > > > > To > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc > > > > Subject > > RE: Re: Revised PTR1 Firmware Upgrade Schedule and Features List > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. 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