Please note: The configured DAISY service is only offered where CELA (Centre for Equitable Library Access) is available, unless you registered as a CNIB Library client before April 2014. If you are unsure if CELA services are available in your area, please call CELA at 1-855-655-2273. Please include your phone number with your order so our technicians can contact you to connect the Stratus 12M to your existing wiereless Internet service
Accessibility
All Victor Reader Stratus models feature large, tactile, high-contrast keys, a built-in speaker and headphone jack, and self-voicing controls, making it simply the friendliest audio book player around.
Portability
You can take and operate your Victor Reader Stratus anywhere, using its rechargeable battery and integrated carrying handle.
It's all about choice
Keypad Choice
Choose any of the Stratus4 models with its simple 4-arrow keypad to easily navigate novels, magazines, and newspapers.
Students and professionals may prefer the Stratus12 models with its telephone-style number pad for navigation to specific pages in highly structured publications such as reference and text books.
For those who like the most simple operation possible, attaching the optional keypad cover hides all but the most essential keys to simulate a traditional cassette player.
Multimedia Choice
In addition to playing CDs, the Stratus M model support additional media sources, including USB flash memory and an SD card. With the Stratus M's built-in text-to-speech capability, you can even play computer text documents saved to these external media.
The VR Stratus Reading Experience
Navigation
- Browse text and recorded DAISY books by chapter, section, subsection, phrase.
- 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.
Bookshelf
All content is organized via the popular Victor Reader bookshelf categories. The bookshelves contain DAISY books, commercial audio books, music files, and text files.
Never lose your place
For every title, your Stratus will automatically resume reading where you left off, regardless of how many books you are reading.
Bookmarks
The bookmark key marks important points in any type of book, audio file, or computer document.
Go to page
Enter a page number using the Stratus12’s number pad and go directly to that page just like turning to a specific page in a printed book. Ideal for reference books, cook books or text books.
What's in the box
- CD User's guide 4M or 12M
- Getting Started 4 or 12
- Warranty multilingual
- AC adapter NA
Specifications
- Plays DAISY, Audio and MP3 CDs
- Dimensions: 22 x 21.6 x 4.8 cm (8.7 x 8.5 x 1.9 in.)
- Weight: 0.95 kg (2.1 lbs.) with battery
- DAISY formats supported: 2.0 and 2.0.2
- ANSI/NISO Z39.86 2002/2005 (DAISY 3)
- Rechargeable Li-Polymer battery
- Recharging time: 4 hours
- Operating time: 10 hours for continuous play of DAISY MP3 books
- Coding algorithms: AAC, AMR-WB+, 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 (Stratus M)