User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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Note: If instead of downloading books directly onto your BrailleNote BT from Bookshare, you have
transferred them from a PC or they are on a storage card, the same procedure applies. The only
difference is that at step 2, you would navigate to the appropriate location, then continue as above.
4.11 DAISY Book Reader.
KeyBook can read DAISY books. DAISY is an acronym which stands for "Digital Accessible
Information SYstem".
DAISY books have several advantages over other talking books:
1. Some books are narrated by an actual human narrator, not just a computer generated voice.
2. Some books contain text which you can read on the Braille display or search.
3. The structure allows quick and easy navigation through the book. For example, moving by
chapter or page. Each book includes its own structure thereby making navigation the most
suitable for that particular book.
The majority of DAISY books that are currently available, contain audio only. However, there are a
number of books, for example, books from bookshare, which contain text only and others which
contain both audio and text.
Throughout the description of the DAISY Book Reader, it has been assumed that you are familiar
with the existing functionality of KeyBook.
4.11.1 RFB&D AudioPlus DAISY books.
KeySoft has fully integrated support for the special AudioPlus formatted books provided by
RFB&D to its members in the United States. The BrailleNote now automatically recognizes these
books and prompts you to enter your personal identification number to access the book.
4.11.2 Searching for a Book.
Although DAISY books are made up of many files, KeyBook allows you to search for books by just
selecting the book title.
As typical for any other type of electronic book, begin the search for a DAISY book by first
selecting KeyBook from the Main Menu and then selecting the folder containing the book you want
to read.
The most recently read book will be offered as the default. If you want to read a different book,
press SPACE at this point. A list of all the books in the current folder will then be presented.