Victor Reader Stratus 4M DAISY and MP3 player

Victor Reader Stratus 4M multimedia player gives you exceptional access to DAISY books, recorded books, music, and computer documents from more media sources than ever. The Stratus4 M model has a four-arrow keypad developed for ideal navigating your books, newspapers and magazines. Open up to a world of discoveries by listening to any computer text documents thanks to its built-in text-to-speech capability. Browse directly into sections of text documents, recorded DAISY books and MP3 files or automatically resume reading where you left off. 

Smaller and lighter on the outside yet smarter and better sounding on the inside—that’s the Victor Reader Stratus 4M. Unlike the previous generation, voice reading is available from several types of media: CDs, SD cards and USB flash drives. All models feature large, tactile, high-contrast keys, a built-in speaker and headphone jack, and self-voicing controls, making it user-friendly and accessible, the Victor Reader Stratus M is an audio player for everyone! 

If you do not need the additional features offered by the 4M, and are looking for a simpler DAISY player then the Stratus 4 DAISY player may be a more suitable model for you.

Functional specifications

• Portable: integrated carrying handle and rechargeable battery.
• Large, tactile, high-contrast keys.
• Plays multimedia books and music from CDs, SD cards and USB flash drives.
• Easily navigate novels, magazines, newspapers, and text documents.
• Telephone-style number pad for navigation to specific pages in highly structured publications such as reference and text books.
• Optional keypad cover hides all but the most essential keys to simulate a traditional cassette player.
• Built-in text-to-speech capability.
• Navigate Bookshelves, DAISY books, commercial audio books, music files and text files. Browse text and recorded DAISY books by chapter, section, subsection, phrase.
• Transfer content from daisy online libraries on the device - Direct to player features available on demand.
• Navigate MP3 books and music, moving by folder, file, and specific time jumps.
• Move through text files by sentence, paragraph, word or even spell words.
• Resume reading where you left off on each book you are reading.
• Bookmark content in books, audio files or documents.
• Variable speed: increase playback speed to read more quickly.
• Sleep timer.
• Information key: announces book info (title, total/elapsed/remaining time, total pages/headings).
• Where am I key: always know where you are in a book (page, chapter, headings, etc.).
• Key describer: announces the functions of each key.

Languages

• 16 Languages: English, Arabic*, Danish, Dutch, Estonian*, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic*, Italian*, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Russian*, Romanian*, Slovenian*, Spanish*, Swedish.
• *Available on Model M, Not M+ / H.

Dimensions

• Dimensions: 22 x 21.6 x 4.8 cm (8.7 x 8.5 x 1.9 inches).
• Weight: 0.95 kg (2.1 lbs.) with battery.

Technical specifications

• CD, SD, USB, TTS.
• Plays DAISY, Audio and MP3 CDs.
• DAISY formats supported: 2.0 and 2.0.2.
• Coding algorithms: AAC, FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, Speex, WAV.
• Text-to-speech: Acapela (Stratus M) to play BRF, DOCX, RTF, txt, html, xml files.
• Power jack: 2.5 mm (interior) / 5.5 mm (exterior).
• Headphone jack: 3.5 mm.
• Firmware upgrade via CD or SD/USB.

Power

• Mains power cable provided.
• A spare charger can be ordered separately.
• Rechargeable Li-Polymer battery.
• Battery recharge time: four hours.
• Battery autonomy: six to nine hours.

Important

Your player will arrive fitted with a keypad cover which is attached by a clip on each of the four corners of the player. This plastic cover hides less-used buttons to make the player easier to use.Remove the cover by gently unhooking the clips at each of the four corners of the player. It is easier to remove by trying to unclip two corners at a time.

Manufacturer's Warranty

• Two-years.

This item is eligible for VAT exemption.

• DAISY player types Portable, Table top

Downloadable product instructions

• Print instructions for DD60 (DOCX)
• Braille instructions for DD60 (BRF)
• Audio instructions for DD60 (ZIP)