Nokia had announced the launching of their free screen reader at Nokia World 2011 on October 2011 & told that, it will be available at the end of the year. Now it has been released.
What is Nokia Screen reader & its features?
Nokia Screen Reader is a free screen reader available for people with visual disabilities and also for general users who would like additional voice assistance
on their smartphone. The screen reader is an easy-to-use and simple application designed to meet the accessibility needs of Nokia smartphone users.
Nokia Screen Reader is a simplified version of the powerful Mobile Speak screen reader. The application speaks the text content of the currently focused
item on the screen, following focus as the user moves around the different applications on the phone. It uses a simple command structure to let users get
the important information quickly such as date and time, signal strength, connection status, etc.
At launch the phones supported by Nokia Screen Reader will be the Nokia C5 5MP, Nokia 700 and Nokia 701. The Nokia Screen Reader has been launched for the C5-00 and C5 5MP, It will officially support the Nokia 700 and 701 by the end of 2011.
Once it is launched, you’ll be able to download Nokia Screen Reader from the Nokia Store. Use the Store application to search for Nokia Screen Reader, download
and install it just like any other application you download and install on your Nokia phone. A direct link to the installation file is also found at bottom of this post.
The application is available worldwide. Please check the supported languages before installing Nokia Screen Reader. At launch the supported languages are English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and Italian. Nokia HQ TTS voices of supported languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish and Italian are supported at launch
time. You can add additional voices for free at
http://europe.nokia.com/support/product-support/text-to-speech,
or via the phone’s Speech application (Screen Reader > Speech > Options > Download languages). As long as your device has sufficient memory, there is no
restriction on the number of voices you can install.
it has a simplified feature set and does not offer all of the functionality of Mobile Speak. Nokia Screen Reader reads SMS, email, contacts, web pages,
calendar appointments, clock, alarms, call log, caller ID and a lot more with easy commands using the Nokia built-in TTS. A full feature-set comparison
can be found here:
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=425#15
Mobile Speak and Nokia Screen Reader can be installed on the phone at the same time, although only one will be active at any time. You can switch between
the two screen readers seamlessly, without needing to stop the currently active one. Note that if you have both Mobile Speak and Nokia Screen Reader installed
and Auto Start Mobile Speak set to ON, the phone will start up using Mobile Speak. So if you prefer to start the phone with Nokia Screen Reader active,
make sure to set Auto Start Mobile Speak to Off. Mobile Color Recognizer, Mobile Daisy Player and Code Factory’s Games will not work when only the Nokia Screen Reader is installed. However, if you install
Mobile Speak, then licenses for the other products can be purchased from your Code Factory dealer and you will be able to use them on your device.
How can I hear the Caller ID of an incoming call?
To hear the Caller ID when a call is incoming, just silence the ringer by pressing the right soft key (on touch devices, the phone switches to Joystick
mode while there is an incoming call, so tap on the lower right side of the screen to press the right soft key).
How can I avoid audio conflicts with some applications?
Some audio applications may have an audio conflict with the voice of Nokia Screen Reader. This will cause them to stop producing audio output if Nokia Screen
Reader speaks while they are active. In this case, you will need to mute Nokia Screen Reader while the other audio application is active. An example of
this is the Nokia Internet Radio application – it is recommended to mute Nokia Screen Reader just before starting to stream your selected radio station,
and to keep it muted while streaming, otherwise the radio will stop playing and you will need to start streaming again.
There will be timely updates consisting of bug fixes and support for newer devices and firmware versions.
For technical assistance, submit a Help Desk ticket on the Code Factory website at
http://www.codefactory.cat/helpdesk/index.php?a=add
Complete information is available in the user manual. Other information can be found at the Nokia Screen Reader page at
http://www.codefactory.es/en/products.asp?id=425
Download Screen reader & User manual:
Screen reader:
User manual:
Complete information about Nokia Screen Reader is available in the user manual. You can download the English version of the manual in HTML format at
http://www.codefactorydownload.com/family_4/Nokia_Screen_Reader_Manual_English.htm
. It is also available as a Word document:
http://www.codefactorydownload.com/family_4/Nokia_Screen_Reader_Manual_English.doc
or in Text format:
http://www.codefactorydownload.com/family_4/Nokia_Screen_Reader_Manual_English.txt
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