Voice of DAISY Version 2.1 Online Help

Voice of DAISY is a DAISY digital talking book player that can handle the multimedia DAISY.

DAISY is an international standard for individuals with visual impairment or dyslexia who experience difficulty reading printed matter.

Voice of DAISY can be operated from VoiceOver.

Its operating environment is as follows:

iPhone 3G
iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4
iPod touch (2nd generation or later)
iPad

iPhone and iPod touch: iOS 4.0 or later
iPad: iOS 3.2 or later

Digital talking book with DAISY 2.02 compliant audio and NCC only
Digital talking book with DAISY 2.02 compliant audio and full text
You cannot play a DAISY digital talking book that is encrypted for copyright protection.

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You can transfer a DAISY digital talking book that is stored in a PC and Mac to an iPhone using the following procedure:

1. Exit VOD if it is running.
2. Connect your iPhone to your PC or Mac.
3. Launch iTunes.
4. In iTunes, select iPhone from DEVICES.
5. Click [Apps] tab.
6. Select VOD from the list in the [Apps] tab.
7. Click [Add...] button and specify a DAISY digital talking book zip file.



The digital talking book is transferred to the iPhone immediately.

8. Launch VOD.

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You can remove a DAISY digital talking book from your iPhone using the following procedure:

1. Launch VOD.
2. Tap the [Edit] button of the [Bookshelf] screen.



3. Tap the [−] button on the left of the digital talking book you want to remove.
4. Tap the [Delete] button.



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After launch of the VOD, the [Bookshelf] screen appears when the new digital talking book check is finished, or if there is no newly added digital talking book.
The example of the [Bookshelf] screen is shown below.



The meaning of each icon is describe below.

A digital talking book already played

A digital talking book not played yet

A file that cannot be played

Tap one of the digital talking books to switch to the [TOC] screen.


shows the VOD version number.

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Select a digital talking book from the [Bookshelf] screen to switch to the following screen.
Tap the point where you want to start.



Tapping the [Start] button at the top right starts from the beginning of the digital talking book.

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If the DAISY digital talking book is set with the page number, you can specify a page number.
Tap the page number.



Some DAISY digital talking books may have no page numbers.

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If you have placed bookmarks in the DAISY digital talking book, you can start from the point of any bookmark.
Tap the bookmark.



For how to place a bookmark, see Placing a bookmark.

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The example of the play screen is shown below.
The reading target is highlighted in yellow.



Changes the font size to any of 5 levels.

Changes the speed and pitch of reading.
See Change the reading speed.

Move the play target back by one.

Plays.

Pauses play.

Move the play target forward by one.

See Use level navigation.

See Placing a bookmark.

Other operations, including the following, are possible.

You can scale the display magnification using the pinch operation on the screen.

You can scroll the texts using the flick operation.

You can tap any text on the screen to play from that position.

NOTE: We use DAISY books in screen shots by permission of Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities.

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Changes the speed, pitch, and interval of reading.



If you move the [Speed] slider to the right, the reading speed becomes faster.

If you move the [Pitch] slider to the right, the reading voice becomes higher.

If you move the [Interval] slider to the right, the mute period between one reading and the next becomes longer.

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By using the level navigation, you can move the play position structurally based on the the DAISY digital talking book tree information.



Moves one level above.

Moves to the first element of the same level.

Moves to the previous element of the same level.

Plays.

Pauses play.

Moves to the next element of the same level.

Moves to the last element of the same level.

Moves one level below.

Example)

The figure shown below is an example of the structure of a digital talking book text.



When 2-3 is being played, tapping each of the following buttons will move the play position as follows:

Moves to Chapter 2.

Moves to 2-1.

Moves to 2-2.

Moves to 2-4.

Moves to 2-6.

2-3.Moves to 1.

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To start from where the last play ended, tap the [Restart] button on the [TOC] screen.



indicates the position where the previous play ended.

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You can place a bookmark at the current position by tapping the [Bookmark] button when the position at which you wish to place a bookmark is being played.



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If you find a bug when you are using Voice of DAISY, refer to FAQ of this help or support page of Voice of DAISY (http://www.cypac.co.jp/vodi/support.html) and find whether there is a relevant item.

If you cannot find a relevant item, please report the bug by e-mail to vodi-support###cypac.co.jp (replace ### to @). Your information will be used to improve the software in the future, and your cooperation is very much appreciated. Requests and opinions are also welcome.

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CYPAC Co., Inc. retains all rights to this software.

Copyright (C) 2009-2011 CYPAC Co., Inc.

• Developers: Tomoyuki Kudou, Hideki Mori, Akiko Kudou, Michiaki Yogata

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The following people and organizations extended cooperation for the development of this software. We would like to express our appreciation here.

• Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, President of the DAISY Consortium, Deputy Director of Assistive Technology Development Organization
• Dr. Jun Ishikawa, Professor of Sociology, Faculty of International Relations, University of Shizuoka
• Ms. Misako Nomura and Mr. Masafumi Yoshihiro, Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities
• Japan Braille Library

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