HD-Audio Solo Ultra v4.4 User`s Manual

Accessibility for visually impaired users

User interface

All objects on the graphical user interface of HD-Audio Solo are accessible from the keyboard as well as from the mouse.

Alt+W

Right arrow key

Left arrow key

Alt+J

Alt+I

Alt+S

Alt+O

Alt+X

1. Select a control panel

2. Up/Down key to locate

3. Enter key to select

Set the focus on File Explorer view (the left window).

To open a folder

To close a folder

Set the focus on Project view (the middle window)

Select a control panel through the Menus bar

Import panel

Settings panel

Online panel

Export panel

Set the focus on a sub-panel of a control panel e.g. Export->Write tab

Alt+F

Alt+E

Alt+H

Access the File menu

Access the Edit menu

Access the Help menu

When a sub-panel (e.g. Import->Files ) is selected, the cursor is set on the first field. Use the

Tab key to move to the next field and so on.

Use the corresponding Alt+key to select radio box and check box.

e.g. Alt-A to select the check box DVD-Audio on the Export->Write tab.

When the Alt+key sequence does not work as expected, it is probably caused by that the focus is on a control panel, press the Escape key and then try again to enter the Alt+key.

Use Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+V to copy/paste (import) selected tracks or CD from Explorer view to

Project view.

Example :

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• Alt+W to set focus on File Explorer view

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Up/Down/Shift keys to select the track(s)

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Ctrl+Shift+C to copy the selected tracks

• Alt+J to set focus on Projevt view

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Ctrl+V to import the tracks

Note : tracks are inserted below the highlighted (selected) track on Project view.

Likewise, use Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+V to add picture(s) to a track.

Example :

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Select a track on Project view, Alt+J, Up/Down key

• Alt+W to set focus on File Explorer view

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Up/Down/Shift keys to select the picture(s)

• Ctrl+Shift+C to copy the picture file(s)

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Alt+I, F, to set focus on Import->Files tab

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2 Tabs to select the picture path dropdown

• Ctrl+V to paste the picture(s)

Speech and Font size

HD-Audio Solo can speak the status message, the progress of an operation.

To enable this function, open the Settings Accessibility

of messages (status and/or progress) to be spoken.

panel, choose the voice and the type

User can increase the Font size used for displaying text on Solo's screen. See

→

panel.

Wizards for General settings

A wizard is provided to assist setting the general parameters.

To start the Wizard:

• From the menu bar, click Help, Wizard, General.

Where you can set Accessibility features On/off, the voice, the type of export (DVD-Audio and/or DVD-Video, Blu-ray, CD), and upsample resolutions.

HD-Audio Solo can work with the JAWS screen reader.

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