Getting Started Guide
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Welcome to Using
The Audible Otis on Your Mac!
Thank you for purchasing Audible’s own exclusive mp3 device,
the Otis. This guide provides instructions on how to use and
enjoy your new device on a Mac. This guide will help you in:
1. Setting Up your portable Otis device in iTunes 3
2. Transferring your audible.com files to your portable Otis
device
3. Listening to your audible.com files on your portable Otis
device.
This guide can be used online as a quick reference or you may
print a copy for reference when exploring the audible.com web
site.
Happy Listening!
We welcome your comments and suggestions about this guide.
Please email them to [email protected]
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Step One – Setting Up Your Otis.
Before You
Connect Your
Otis
Connect Your
Device
Before you connect your Otis, please make sure you have done the
following:
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You have a Mac running OS X.
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You have the iTunes 3.0 or higher installed.
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You have installed the Audible Otis plug-in for iTunes 3. You can find
this plug-in by going to www.audible.com/mac/install
Now you are ready to connect your Otis to your Mac:
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Insert the batteries found in the box into the Otis
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Now connect your USB cable (included in the box) to the Otis and a
free USB port on your Mac.
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Open iTunes 3 and you will see the Otis appear on the left section
under “Source” in the iTunes application. (See below for a
screenshot)
Please note: The Otis LCD screen (display) will turn itself off when
plugged into your Mac to save battery life.
Sample “iTunes 3” Display
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Setting up a
Storage Card
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The Otis will work with any MMC card (sold separately) up to 128
MB. We highly recommend using cards from Sandisk, as they have
been found to work best with our device.
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Insert the MMC card by pushing it completely into the card slot found
at the top of the device, with the gold contacts facing down and
towards the front of the device.
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Once the card has been inserted iTunes will show a new item under
“source” on the left section. (See below for a screenshot)
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You use your library to download a copy or to listen to your audio
program
Sample “iTunes 3” Display
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Activate your
Otis
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Before you can transfer any audible.com files to your Otis you will
need to activate it. Activation is the process of identifying that your
Otis device is allowed to play audible.com files that belong to you.
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To activate your Otis you will need to open the “Device Options”
screen. To open the screen click on the first button found on the
bottom right in iTunes. (See below for a screenshot)
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Once you have opened the “Device Options”, click on “Add Account”.
(See below for a screenshot)
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You will now be asked for the username and password you created
at audible.com. You will need to be connected to the Internet when
activating your device.
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You are now ready to use your Otis with your audible.com files.
Sample “iTunes 3” Display
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Step Two – Transferring Files to Your Otis
Transfer files to
your Otis
Now you are ready to transfer files to your device. This section will
help you with:
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Transferring audible.com files to your Otis
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Transferring parts of a file when the file size is larger than your
storage space
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Transferring MP3 files to your Otis
Please note: Your Otis device will only support audible.com files in
format 2 and format 3.
How to transfer
an audible.com
file to your Otis
Once you have downloaded your audible.com files, they will appear
under the “Library” section of iTunes. Follow these steps to
transfer the file to your Otis device:
1. Click on the word “Library” under “Source” in iTunes.
2. Find the audible.com file you want to transfer. (See below for a
screenshot)
3. Now click on the file and drag it to the “Audible-Otis” or “Audible-Otis
(Storage card)” location under “Source”
4. You will see the progress of the file transfer on the top of the iTunes
screen. (See below for a screenshot)
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How to transfer a
file that is too
large to your Otis
device
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At times you will find that you have an audible.com file that is too
large to fit in the internal memory or storage card of your Otis. We
have created a feature that will allow you to transfer parts of the
file. Please do the following to enable this feature:
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First open the “Device Options” screen. To open the screen click on
the first button found on the bottom right in iTunes. (See below for a
screenshot)
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Once you have opened the “Device Options”, check “Enable Partial
Transfers”. (See below for a screenshot)
Please Note: When you enable “partial transfers” iTunes will display that you
have more free memory in your Otis than you actually have. It may show that
you have up to 500 MB when you only have 64 MB
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iTunes will now split the file you want to transfer and only send what
you have available for storage. For Example:
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You have a 80 MB audible.com file
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You transfer the file to your Audible-Otis (which holds only 64
MB internally)
o
iTunes will now transfer the first 64 MB of the file.
Once you listen to the file on your Otis, simply re-connect it and retransfer the same file. iTunes will notice the last place you left on the
audio and transfer the remainder of the file. For Example:
o
You listen to ½ of the audio on your Otis for a total of 32 MB
of the 80 MB file
o
You reconnect the Otis device and transfer the same file
o
iTunes will notice that you “last audio position” and transfer
the remainder 48 MB of your 80 MB file to your device.
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How to transfer
MP3 files to your
Otis
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Your Otis device also supports MP3 files. The use of MP3 files is
very much the same as using your audible.com files. To transfer
MP3 files to your Otis do the following:
1. Click on the word “Library” under “Source” in iTunes.
2. Find the MP3 file you want to transfer.
3. Now click on the file and drag it to the “Audible-Otis” or “Audible-Otis
(Storage card)” location under “Source”
4. You will see the progress of the file transfer on the top of the iTunes
screen.
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Step Three – Listening to Your Files Using
Your Otis
Listening to your
files
Now that you have transferred files to your Otis, let’s get ready to
enjoy them. In this section we will help you with:
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General operation of your Otis
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Give you an overview of the Display on your Otis
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Operating your
Otis
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With your files now in your device, us the following to operate your
device:
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Turning it on – Press and hold the “PLAY” button for 2 seconds.
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Turning it off – Press and hold the “STOP” button for 2 seconds.
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Play files – Press the “PLAY” button.
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Pause during play – Press the “PLAY” button during playback.
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Stop play – Press the “STOP” button.
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Skip to the next audible.com file or music track – Press the “FF”
button.
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Go back to the last audible.com file or music track – Press the
“REW” button.
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Fast forward within an audible.com file or music track– Press
and hold the “FF” button.
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Rewind within an audible.com file or music track – Press and
hold the ‘REW” button.
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Skip to the next section in an audible.com file – Press the “SEC”
up button. [Note: Sections enable the user to advance from chapter to chapter or
section to section within audio programs that have been pre-divided into sections
(i.e. each individual article in the Wall Street Journal or New York Times is a single
section of audio)]
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Skip to the previous section in an audible.com file – Press the
“SEC” down button.
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Make the Otis buttons inactive – Move the “HOLD” button up. This
is a good feature if you are carrying your Otis in your pocket and
don’t want any buttons pressed accidentally.
Please Note: You can view a screenshot and further details on each
button in the manual that comes in the box with your Otis device.
Sample Otis LCD Display
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1 : Indicates a file is in PLAY
2 : Indicates a file is in PAUSE
3 : Display the file type (MP3 file / WMA file/ HWI for audible.com files)
4 : Indicates an audible.com file is in PLAY
5 : Current file play-through Time
6 : Indicates HOLD switch is enabled
7 : Display title of the file
8 : Indicates a file is being played from the MMC Card
9 : Displays current file number
10 : Displays total amount of files in the Otis
11 : Indicates the EQUALIZER option selected (Flat-Dance-Latin-Jazz-Rock-User)
12 : Indicates REPEAT MODE has been enabled
13 : Battery Status
14 : Indicates a BOOKMARK has been set.
15 : Indicates the current VOLUME setting
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