Hi Maria and all, The ScanAR product does use Microsoft Active Sync to transfer scanned documents directly to the BrailleNote or VoiceNote. These scanned documents can also be stored on the ScannAR itself. The files are saved using recorded voice titles as the filenames. Regards, Matthew Janusauskas Director of Training Services Pulse Data Humanware, Inc. 175 Mason Circle Concord, CA 94520 Phone: (800) 722-3393 Ext. 204 Fax: (925) 681-4630 Visit us on the web! http://www.pulsedata.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 02/01/2004 21:57:39: > Hi Ann. You and Maria are talking at cross-purposes I'm afraid. Maria is > asking about the ScannaR, which is our stand-alone reading machine that > interfaces directly with the BrailleNote, as opposed to a scanner. Maria I > don't have the answers to your question as I'm not the ScannaR Product > Manager but I'll see if I can find out for you. I have a feeling it uses > ActiveSync but will get some definitive info on this. > Jonathan Mosen > BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager > Pulse Data International Ltd > > DDI: +64-3-373-6192 > Fax: +64-3-384 4933 > Mobile: +64-21 466 736 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet: www.pulsedata.com > > > > Ann Parsons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 02/02/2004 03:58 p.m. > Please respond to > Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To > Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc > > Subject > [Braillenote] {braillenote} BrailleNote and ScannaR > > > > > > > Hi all, > > Pardon me for answering this question. <smile> I don't even have a > BN yet, but I do know computers. They're my business. I train people > to use them. So here goes. If PDI staff want to chime in on this > one, you certainly may. > > >>>>> "Maria" == Maria Kristic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Maria> Hi all, I'm thinking about purchasing a ScannaR, but I > Maria> wanted to clarify some things before doing so, and one of > Maria> them concerns the transfer of saved files from the ScannaR > Maria> to the BrailleNote. After reading some information I > Maria> received from the general Pulse Data mailing list, I still > Maria> wasn't clear whether ActiveSync had to be used, or if the > Maria> ScannaR could be directly connected to the BrailleNote. > > If I understand you correctly, Maria, you want to know if your scanner > can store the files you scan and if these files can be transfered to > your BN. > > The answer is no. When you scan something with a scanner, it is sent > directly to your computer. > > Maria> For example, could the ScannaR be connected via infrared, > Maria> serial, or parallel port to the BrailleNote? > > You would not be able to make sense of the files if you could connect > the BN to the scanner. The scanner takes a picture of whatever's > scanned and the computer takes that picture and puts it into text for > reading. You have to have software on your computer that does the > transferance. > > Maria> If so, would > Maria> the BrailleNote treat the other unit as another drive when > Maria> transerring files? Otherwise, would the ScannaR need to be > Maria> connected to a PC and the file transferred via ActiveSync, > Maria> then have the BrailleNote connected to the computer and > Maria> have ActiveSync transfer the file to the BrailleNote? > > > Again, the scanner does not store files in the same way that a > computer does. It can store them for a little wile as you scan in > more pages, (This is called buffering), but a scanner, any scanner > can not store files permanently. The scanned material is sent to the > computer for processing. Once the file has been processed by your > computer using software like Kurzweil or Open Book or something like > that, you can use Activesync to transfer the file to the BN. > > > -- > Ann K. Parsons > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > "All that is gold does not glitter. > Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
