User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex QT User Guide
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17.3.3 Listening to the radio while using KeySoft.
The BrailleNote Apex QT allows you to listen to your favorite station at the same time as
performing other tasks in KeySoft. For example, while you are writing a document or reading a
book. If you want to leave the radio on in the background while you work in another part of
KeySoft press ESCAPE. Keysoft prompts: "Leave the radio on?." Type Y for Yes. If you need to
change the station or adjust any of the other FM Radio features, return to FM Radio via the Main
Menu or by pressing FUNCTION with F.
To switch off the FM Radio press ESCAPE. KeySoft prompts: "Leave the radio on?". Press N for
No.
17.3.4 Volume Control.
The FM Radio volume controls are:
Louder: CONTROL with EQUALS.
Softer: CONTROL with HYPHEN.
They operate independently from the speech volume, in that you can change the volume without
changing the volume of the speech. The speech volume is still the "master volume", so if you adjust
the speech volume, the FM Radio volume will change relative to it.
This relativity is a useful feature as it means that if you wish to turn down the volume of both
speech and radio at the same time, you can do so with one action. For example, if you are listening
to the radio while writing an essay and someone addresses you, you can turn down the speech
volume, keep working, and still conduct a conversation.
If you wish to increase the relative volume of the voice to the FM Radio, that is, you want to make
the speech louder or softer without making the FM Radio louder or softer at the same time, you can
adjust it independently by pressing FUNCTION with R, then select "Speech Volume Level?"
Select a number between 1 and 5, 5 being the loudest. The default setting is 3.
17.3.5 Mute.
You can quickly silence the FM Radio using the mute function. For example, this is useful when
phone rings or you need to access Help without being distracted by the sound of the radio blaring.
To mute or un-mute the radio press CONTROL with BACKSLASH.
End of Media Center chapter.