Yes you’ve hit the nail on the head and the problem is a little deeper than that. The Voice Guidance varies from model to model and time/date setting is a perfect example as you can’t set the time and date yourself on the LS-100.
> On 12 Apr 2018, at 3:08 am, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually it has more. Now you can set the time and date your self. He's just > saying that there are things you can do with the machine that Olympus didn't > have the nice British lady speak. Don't forget there's no screan reader on > these things. It's just well it use to be just a bunch of WMA files tied to > commands. Now they've baked them into the firmware. > > > On 4/11/2018 1:05 PM, Robin Frost wrote: >> Hi, >> So are you saying it has less voice guidance than prior models then or added >> functions that they didn't have that don't verbalize? >> Robin >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:04 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Olympus LS-P4 Recorder >> >> I'm not saying every function could be useable without Voice Guidance on >> the Olympus but I reckon 99% certainly could be with a little foreand >> practise. Again many functions of the LS-p4 don' t have any Voice >> Guidance feedback at all. >> >> >> >> On 11/04/2018 1:00 PM, Hamit Campos wrote: >>> Oh cool. I don't remember if Neal meantioned intro scan. He may have but >>> just in passing. That sounds like a great feature though. Yeah like I said >>> with my DM520 I kinda got buy. But it still beeped. But let me tell ya I >>> got pretty lost when I lost the speach on my IPod Nanno. I did eventually >>> get speach back though. But it was rough. >>> >>> >>> On 4/10/2018 10:29 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>> That's a difficult question to answer given that I've been using Voice >>>> Guidance myself however I reckon that I'd b able to do most hthings if the >>>> Voice Guidance were disabled. >>>> >>>> The Stop button takes you to the home screen for example. >>>> >>>> From there pressing the record button once puts you into 'Record Standby" >>>> mode and a further press starts the recording. >>>> >>>> Pressing stop at this point stops the recording or pressing enter stops >>>> the recording and plays the recording back. >>>> >>>> Remember that Voice Guideance with Olympus recorders is certainly not >>>> perfect thus you have to get used to a few functions working without it. >>>> >>>> Turningt the "Intro Scan" function on may well be a very good idea since >>>> the recorder doesn't announce the names of files as you scroll to know you >>>> have the right one you can then hear a couple of seconds at the beginning >>>> of each file as you scroll. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/04/2018 11:41 AM, Hamit Campos wrote: >>>>> Ah but then usability is another thing. How well can 1 deal with the >>>>> device not speaking? I find that I get lost pretty quick. Mind you I have >>>>> used a DM 520 without speach but it did make the on and off music I think >>>>> and it did beap. For recording going in and out of folders I did okayish >>>>> since ya know it's Olympus. It's a DM. Not much science there. But >>>>> something with no sound at all? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I wander how I'd do. >>>>> Granted I'm probabaly just spoiled by blind devices. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 4/10/2018 6:41 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>>>>> Yes granted usability comes into the equation but not necessarily >>>>>> accessibility. >>>>>> For example a Sony PCM-d50 doesn’t have anything much to aid >>>>>> accessibility but the recorder is very usable. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 11 Apr 2018, at 8:26 am, Norma A. Boge <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I believe, as adults, we should decide what to purchase by what we >>>>>>> prefer in terms of features, price, whatever. As a blind person, my >>>>>>> first priority is whether or not I can use the damn thing. Frankly, I'd >>>>>>> like to continue to see specs and real-world use, but how about how >>>>>>> accessible the device is? I'm pretty sure this is a audio list for >>>>>>> blind guys, right?? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#547): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/547 View All Messages In Topic (33): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/topic/16777022 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/16777022/21656 New Topic: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/post Change Your Subscription: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/editsub/21656 Group Home: https://groups.io/g/all-audio Contact Group Owner: [email protected] Terms of Service: https://groups.io/static/tos Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
