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FSReader for Desktop, PAC Mate, and PAC Mate Omni Update What is FSReader? FSReader allows users to easily read digital talking books and e-books produced in the Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) format on a desktop or laptop computer, or a PAC Mate BX or QX accessible Pocket PC. Readers can navigate to sections of a book by browsing headings or flipping pages, can set multiple bookmarks, and can resume reading where they left off when a book is reopened. In books that contain audio narration, users can fast forward, rewind, and even adjust the speed of the narrated audio. FSReader and RFB&D® Talking Books Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic® (RFB&D) is a national non-profit organization that provides digital talking books, including a wide range of educational textbooks, to students and other individuals who are visually impaired or have other reading disabilities. The RFB&D library contains more than 30,000 digital titles ranging from math and science books to literary classics, from kindergarten level through graduate school. Since material is only available to qualifying members, RFB&D AudioPlus® books are protected so they cannot play with just any DAISY player. To access RFB&D’s AudioPlus books with FSReader, users will need a special User Authorization Key (UAK) available from RFB&D by calling 800-221-4792. PLEASE NOTE: RFB&D will only provide and support the UAK. Users must first have purchased the FSReader software directly from Freedom Scientific. What Does It Cost? This is a free download for users with FSReader for Desktop or FSReader for PAC Mate 1.0. How Do I Get It? Download the appropriate update file by selecting the Download Now link near the bottom of this page. How Do I Install It? To install the FSReader Desktop download, do the following: Do not delete or overwrite your existing version of FSReader 1.0. Save the setup.exe (version 1.10.79) file to a folder on your computer that you can easily remember. You might choose to save it on the desktop, which is the Windows default. Locate the file and run it. When the installation begins, choose the Repair option, and continue to follow the remaining prompts to install the FSReader 1.10 update on your computer. To install the FSReader PAC Mate download, do the following: Note: The version of FSReader for the PAC Mate Omni is version 1.2 in order to differentiate it from FSReader for versions of PAC Mate prior to PAC Mate Omni. FSReader version 1.10 will not run on PAC Mate Omni and should not be installed on PAC Mate Omni. However, there is no difference in functionality between version 1.10 and 1.2. For users running PAC Mate version 4.1 or earlier, you do not need to uninstall your existing version of FSReader 1.0. Save the appropriate FSReader installation file compatible with your version of PAC Mate to a folder on your computer that you can easily remember. You might choose to save it on the desktop, which is the Windows default. If you are installing on a PAC Mate Omni, use the file PMRDR1.2.201.403-enu.exe. Otherwise, use the file PMRDR1.1.155.406-enu.exe. Connect your PAC Mate to a computer running Microsoft ActiveSync and establish a Standard or Guest partnership. Locate the file and run it. When the installation begins, follow the prompts to install FSReader 1.10 update on your PAC Mate or 1.2 on your PAC Mate Omni. When you start FSReader 1.10 on your PAC Mate or 1.2 on your PAC Mate Omni for the first time, you will be prompted to enter your authorization code. Use the same code that you received with FSReader 1.0. Desktop Update Download for FSReader, Version 1.10.79 (15.5 MB-File Date: 11/30/2007) PAC Mate Omni Update Download for FSReader, Version 1.2.201 (1 MB-File Date 4/05/2008) PAC Mate Update Download for FSReader, Version 1.10.155 (521 KB-File Date 3/22/2007)		Hardware Software Training Tutorials Accessories Documentation