Installing Mobile Speak/Magnifier Smartphone

Note: If you are using a computer that is not running Windows XP or later versions, then you would need to download and install a zip utility program such as WinZip or 7Zip, and use this to extract the installer (EXE) file before running it. Do not copy the ZIP or EXE file to the mobile device since the installer cannot be executed from there.

Since Mobile Speak/Magnifier Smartphone can be installed on the mobile device remotely from a desktop PC, the process is fully accessible with a screen reader. The instructions given on this page seem lengthy only because all details about the installation process are provided, covering all possible scenarios, but in reality, the process is simple and straightforward. Please carefully follow the steps below:

1. If you have not yet done so, connect your device to the PC using a USB cable and ensure that the connection is established through ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center.



2. Browse to the Mobile Speak Smartphone installation file on your PC using Windows Explorer and press enter to begin the installation process. Note that this is the same installer used even if you want to install Mobile Magnifier Smartphone.



3. If you are asked to first select the installation language, use the Up and Down arrow keys to do so and activate the "OK" button.



4. In the next window, read the terms of the product's License Agreement, then activate the "I agree" button to continue.



5. In the next window, use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the radio button for the installation type, and then press on the "Next" button. The following explains what each installation type does, but if you are still unsure which one to select, refer to the table in the next section on this page.



1. Standard installation: Select this if you are to install Mobile Speak with speech on a device that does not yet have any MSS components, or if you wish to add the Braille or magnification component to a device that already has MSS and one TTS voice installed. Select this also if you want to install Mobile Magnifier with a TTS for speech output at the same time.



2. Install screen magnification only: Select this if you wish to install Mobile Magnifier Smartphone as a standalone product and without any TTS voice on a device that does not yet have any MSS components installed. Then, continue to Step 7. DO not select this if you have already installed MSS with a TTS and only wish to add the Magnifier component because this will install the MSS component again. To add magnification in that case, select "Standard installation" instead.



3. Install additional voice only: Select this if the device already has Mobile Speak with one TTS voice or Mobile Magnifier installed already. This installs only the TTS files, not Mobile Speak's main components. Then, proceed to Step 7.



6. If you selected "Standard installation", the next window will let you select the components to be installed. There are three checkboxes that you can Tab to, and they are all checked by default. Use the Space key to change the state of a checkbox, and press the "Next" button to continue:
   
   
   1. Speech (required for new installations): Checked by default, remember that this option does not only install the TTS but also the main component that drives Mobile Speak/Magnifier Smartphone. This means that if you already have MSS or the standalone MMS installed, then this box should not be checked when adding more TTS voices or the magnification and Braille components later. Conversely, if you do not have any MSS or MMS component installed on the device yet, then this checkbox should not be unchecked.
   
   
   
   2. Screen magnification: Unchecked by default, you can tick this box if you want Mobile Magnifier installed with speech at the same time on a device that has no MSS or MMS components yet. If you want to add magnification later, after successfully completing the installation of MSS with the speech component, then run the installer again and select "Standard installation" but leave only this box checked.
   
   
   
   3. Braille support: Checked by default, this option should be marked if you want Braille drivers and translation tables installed with speech on a device that has no MSS or MMS components yet. If you want to add Braille support later, after successfully completing the installation of MSS with the speech component, then run the installer again and select "Standard installation" but leave only this box checked. Note that even if you do not have a Braille device, if you wish to read Braille formatted (BRF) files using speech output, then the Braille support component must be installed.
   
   
   
7. In the "Choose install location" window, you will be asked to select a path where the files are to be placed on your computer before being installed on the Smartphone. As the Mobile Speak Smartphone application does not use up a lot of space, you may accept the default location, and activate the "Next" button. Otherwise, use the "Browse" button.



8. In the "Select installation options" window, you may set the device speaker volume to the maximum level (unchecked by default), enable keypad sounds (unchecked by default), and select the type of installer that you would like to use. Select the "I would like to perform the default installation (recommended)" radio button to use the installer specially designed to install Mobile Speak/Magnifier Smartphone remotely from the PC. Alternatively, select the "I would like ActiveSync to perform the installation of Mobile Speak Smartphone" radio button if you wish to install MSS like other applications. Note that if you select the latter, you need to deal with a couple of prompts on the device (without speech output or screen magnification) to complete installation. Do not press the "Install" button yet.



9. Check that there is an existing internet connection before pressing Enter on the "Install" button. You will need this in the next step if you want to activate the products you are installing. Otherwise, not being connected to the internet at this point does not matter.



10. The Remote Activation Wizard will then be launched. Starting with version 2.0, Code Factory products for the Windows Mobile Standard platform can now be activated using a first-of-its-kind user-centered licensing system that allows any user to activate products on any device anytime and anywhere, . Activations are registered to the user, not to the device, which means that the user can transfer the product activations to another device on the same platform. Note that this is not to say that you can use the product on more than one Smartphone at the same time, unless you purchased product licenses for more than one device, but you can freely move your product activations from one Windows Mobile Smartphone to another as many times as you want. Note also that you will need to activate every time a new version or build of the software is installed. This does not mean you will need to pay for a new activation, but merely that you will need to get activations from the Code Factory licensing server for the products on the device once more. Activations will be free for the products licensed to you. Screens of the Remote Activation Wizard provide easy-to-follow instructions on how to use it, but if you require a detailed, step-by-step explanation, please refer to the Quick-Start Guide included inside the zip archive containing the installer. Press Enter on the "Continue" link to activate the products you are installing with a full or trial license, or the "Exit" link to skip this wizard. Note that you can launch this Remote Activation Wizard on your PC anytime after installation or on your device through the Activation Manager located in Start > Mobile Speak Smartphone. When run during installation, it will activate only the components you are installing at that time. If launched after installation, however, it will identify all installed products and activate them at the same time which may be preferable if you plan to install more than one TTS voice, for example. If you did not have an existing internet connection when this wizard started or your firewall blocked the application, you will be informed about the failure to connect, and asked whether you wish to try again. If you want to skip the wizard for now and continue with installation, press Enter on "No" or just press Alt+F4.



11. If you have selected the Default Installation in Step 8, a message appears telling you to wait as the remote device (your Smartphone) is being configured. This may take a few minutes. If you selected ActiveSync installation type instead, you will be asked if you wish to install to the default location for this application, which refers to the device main memory, rather than the external storage card. Selecting the "Yes" button will install MSS components to main memory, while pressing the "No" button gives you the option to choose. Please continue to Step 13 if you are using ActiveSync installation.



12. In the "Select a location to install" window that opens if the default installer is used, you can choose from a combo box where you would like Mobile Speak/Magnifier Smartphone to be installed - on the device main memory or the storage card if one is available. Select the location with the Up and Down arrow keys, and activate the "Next" button in this window. We strongly recommend installing MSS components on a storage card. The installation will begin and you will be asked to wait. Note that this will install the TTS engine first. Then the installation of other components to the same location will follow automatically. You do not need to do anything on the device or PC while installation is ongoing, and you can skip now to Step 14 to read what happens next.



13. However, if the ActiveSync installation is selected in Step 8, files of the first component to be installed will be copied from your PC to the device, and then a prompt asking you to select the install location appears on the Smartphone, while there is an "OK" button on the PC screen which you should not activate until you have dealt with the prompt on the Smartphone because pressing "OK" will proceed to copy the files of the next component even before the Smartphone is ready to receive them. Use the Left and Right arrow keys on the Smartphone to change the selection in the prompt, remembering that "Device" is always selected by default, and then pressing the Left Softkey to continue. We suggest that you install all MSS components to a storage card if you have one. After installation of the first component, press the "OK" button on the PC to start installing the other components and repeat the steps you performed on the Smartphone, until all components are installed successfully.



14. When installation of all Mobile Speak/Magnifier Smartphone components is completed successfully, the device will turn off and restart automatically. Mobile Speak/Magnifier Smartphone will run shortly after device startup. A splash screen with an accompanying chime will indicate when components begin to load into memory. If you selected to install Mobile Magnifier, screen magnification will be enabled by default, but if you only added it after installing Mobile Speak, you will need to enable magnification in Start > Mobile Speak Smartphone > Magnification. If you installed the speech component, wait for the TTS engine to load and do not press any key on the device until you hear Mobile Speak Smartphone read the window in focus, usually the Today Screen. Note that some Smartphones like the Motorola Q may not auto-reboot because they initiate battery charging when they are connected to the PC while they are turned off. If the phone has not rebooted after three minutes, power it on manually. Note also that if you are prompted by your phone to enter a PIN code or to run a virus scan, this may prevent the TTS from starting and so you will not have speech output until those prompts are dismissed.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are now ready to use Mobile Speak/Magnifier Smartphone and enjoy access to a Windows Mobile-powered device.

Installation Scenarios

If you need help in determining which installation type and components to select during installation, refer to the following table for the specific scenario that applies to you. Note that the installation steps given in the previous section should still be performed as enumerated, and that this section only tells you what to select in Steps 5 and 6.

Changing the Installed Voice

If you installed Mobile Speak Smartphone with your first choice for the voice (referred to in this section as TTS1), but want to replace TTS1 with another voice (referred to as TTS2) by uninstalling TTS1 rather than just adding TTS2, then do the following:

1. Stop Mobile Speak Smartphone using either the "MSS Off" shortcut in the Start menu or "Stop Mobile Speak Smartphone" in the MSS Control Panel opened by going to Start > Mobile Speak Smartphone. Alternatively, you can restart the phone and press Down arrow while the splash screen sound is playing. This will abort MSS start-up.



2. Connect your device to the PC and establish an ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center partnership (guest or standard).



3. Select "Add/Remove Programs" in the Tools menu of ActiveSync on the PC, or in "Programs and Services" in Windows Mobile Device Center, arrow to the name of TTS1 as displayed in the list, Tab to the "remove" button and hit Enter to uninstall it.



4. Download and run the installer for TTS 2. Remember to select "Install additional voice only" when you are asked to choose which installation type to use.



5. Restart the Smartphone. TTS2 should now be in use.

Installation Instructions for Mac OS and Linux computer Users

Mobile Speak installers for the Windows Mobile platform are EXE files that run on Windows PCs. If you have a Macintosh or Linux machine, you will need to extract files from the EXE installer file, copy some CAB files to the device, and run them on the device with sighted help as there is no available speech output yet.

For Mac OS users, refer to this page for programs you can install on your computer that will extract the contents of EXE files. For Linux users, check out the Orange tools at SynCE.org, or Wine Install from Wine HQ.

The files you need to copy and run on your device are named MobileSpeakPocket.arm.CAB, RemoteServer.arm.CAB, and MSP_[TTSName_Platform].arm.CAB where [TTSName_Platform] may be in the form Fonix_USEnglish_Multivoice_Smartphone, for example. If you wish to install the Magnification and Braille components, then the files you need to copy to the device are named SP_Magnification_Component_English.arm.CAB and Braille_Component.arm.CAB.

There are different ways of transferring files to your Windows Mobile device from your Mac or Linux machine, but the following are most recommended:

• Using a card reader for the type of card used on your device. Card readers cost anywhere from 10 to 30 US dollars and can also be used to share files between the mobile device and computer. Note that if your device is using miniSD or microSD cards, an adapter for inserting such cards into an SD card slot will usually come with the card when purchased. Thus, you can buy an inexpensive SD card reader and just use the adapter for the type of card supported by your device.
• Using Bluetooth file transfer. Please refer to your computer's or Bluetooth dongle's user's manual for more information.

To install the CAB files, you will need sighted assistance since there is no speech output on the mobile device yet. Launch the file system browser application on your device. This will be called File Explorer or File Manager. Navigate to the CAB files and press Enter to run each. Note that you may be prompted that the files are unsigned or from an untrusted publisher, and asked if you wish to continue with the installation. Press the Left Softkey to proceed with installation.

Remember that the CAB files must be installed in the following order:

1. RemoteServer.arm.CAB
2. MSP_[TTSName_Platform].arm.CAB
3. MobileSpeakPocket.arm.CAB
4. Either SP_Magnification_Component_English.arm.CAB or Braille_Component.arm.CAB, or both in any order.

When you are done installing all CAB files, restart the device.

Note that you will need to use the Activation Manager on the device to activate the installed products with a full or trial license. Please refer to the Quick-Start Guide included inside the zip archive containing the installer for more information.