Simple to use, the Hark Reader will read any printed information you place on it (from 6pt to 72pt font, up to A4 size – larger items, like newspapers, can be read if folded) in your choice of natural human-sounding voice and at the speed and volume you choose. It has a 3.5mm headphone jack which can be used for headphones to give you privacy or a hearing loop, if you wear a compatible hearing aid.

No set-up is required – simply unfold the Hark Reader, press the power on button, place the printed text on its surface and within a couple of seconds the text will be read aloud. When you're done, the Hark Reader can be folded away for easy storage.

A tactile pause button can be found on the front of the device, but you can also pause reading by waving your hand over the text (wave again to resume reading).

A second tactile button lets you skip back one or two sentences to listen to something again. All controls, including the sliding volume control and the buttons to increase and decrease reading speed, are tactile, black and contrast with the white case of the Hark Reader.

Please note, the Hark Reader cannot read handwritten text. Additional languages can be purchased from HumanWare if required (Arabic, Dutch, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Welsh – £60 per language).

For more details about this product, check the product instructions manual (in the User Guides tab) to help you decide if this product is suitable for you.

This item is eligible for VAT exemption

• Scan and read (OCR) device.
• Sleek, portable, foldable design with A4 reading plate.
• Reads printed text (6pt to 72pt) automatically.
• Choice of natural, human-sounding voices.
• Pause/play with hand motion.
• High contrast black, tactile controls.
• One button to pause/resume reading.
• One button to move back by sentence.
• Tactile slide to adjust volume.
• Increase/decrease reading speed.
• Multiple languages available for purchase from HumanWare.
• USB (for external storage).
• 3.55mm headphone socket.
• Supplied with carrying case.
• Size: 33 × 26 × 29cm (unfolded); 33 × 26 × 5cm (folded).
• Weight: 1.6kg.
• Battery: Up to 12 hours' use on one charge.
• Two-year manufacturer’s warranty.

• Print instructions for HT406 (DOCX)
• Braille instructions for HT406 (BRF)
• Audio instructions for HT406 (ZIP)

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