ReaderPen firmware upgrade
Upgrade options
Check current firmware version on your ReaderPen and check the table below to find out if there are any upgrades that apply.
| Current firmware version | Internal memory requirement | Upgrade |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0.109 | 8GB | Latest version |
| 7.0.108 | 8GB | Upgrade to 7.0.109 available |
| 7.0.107 | 8GB | Upgrade to 7.0.108 available |
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7.0.106
7.0.103
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8GB |
Upgrade to 7.0.107 available
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7.0.102
|
8GB |
Upgrade to 7.0.103 available
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7.0.100
|
8GB |
Upgrade to 7.0.102 available
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7.0.98
7.0.97
|
8GB | Upgrade to 7.0.100 available |
| 7.0.89 | 8GB | Upgrade to 7.0.97 available |
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7.0.86
7.0.76
|
8GB | Upgrade to 7.0.89 available |
| 7.0.69 | NOT possible to upgrade | |
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7.0.63
7.0.52
7.0.51
|
Upgrade to 7.0.69 available |
Functions & features by version
7.0.109
Release date: 2022-08
Changes vs 7.0.108
User interface translation corrections.
Languages
Supports British English, American English, Australian English, French, Indian English, Irish English, Scottish English, Spanish, Latin Spanish
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
5 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Cursor moving word by word.
Word zoom: Position cursor on a word and press OK button. Word is zoomed in and read out aloud. Words zoomed in on is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Cursor wrap around: At end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text. Press OK to start reading.
Auto read setting in Text Reader mode.
Clear screen in Text Reader mode.
Definition of words. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
ause/resume reading.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Supports reading of definition.
Collins English-English dictionary.
Oxford Primary Dictionary.
New Oxford American Dictionary.
Cordial French-French.
Larousse Spanish-Spanish.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.108
Release date: 2021-09
Changes vs 7.0.107
Missing translations of start-up wizard text strings added.
Battery charge records logged.
No other functional updates
Languages
Supports British English, American English, Australian English, French, Indian English, Irish English, Scottish English, Spanish, Latin Spanish
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
5 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Cursor moving word by word.
Word zoom: Position cursor on a word and press OK button. Word is zoomed in and read out aloud. Words zoomed in on is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Cursor wrap around: At end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text. Press OK to start reading.
Auto read setting in Text Reader mode.
Clear screen in Text Reader mode.
Definition of words. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
ause/resume reading.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Supports reading of definition.
Collins English-English dictionary.
Oxford Primary Dictionary.
New Oxford American Dictionary.
Cordial French-French.
Larousse Spanish-Spanish.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.107
Release date: 2021-01
Changes vs 7.0.106
Extended start-up wizard including preferred dictionary, reading speed, auto read, etc.
Possibility to lock the user interface language setting with pass code – to avoid it being changed to a foreign language by mistake.
No other functional updates
Languages
Supports British English, American English, Australian English, French, Indian English, Irish English, Scottish English, Spanish, Latin Spanish
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
5 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Cursor moving word by word.
Word zoom: Position cursor on a word and press OK button. Word is zoomed in and read out aloud. Words zoomed in on is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Cursor wrap around: At end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text. Press OK to start reading.
Auto read setting in Text Reader mode.
Clear screen in Text Reader mode.
Definition of words. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
ause/resume reading.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Re-listen from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Supports reading of definition.
Collins English-English dictionary.
Oxford Primary Dictionary.
New Oxford American Dictionary.
Cordial French-French.
Larousse Spanish-Spanish.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.106
Release date: 2020-09
Changes vs 7.0.103
Importantnotes.txt updated
No functional updates
Languages
Supports British English, American English, Australian English, French, Indian English, Irish English, Scottish English, Spanish, Latin Spanish
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
5 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Cursor moving word by word.
Word zoom: Position cursor on a word and press OK button. Word is zoomed in and read out aloud. Words zoomed in on is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Cursor wrap around: At end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text. Press OK to start reading.
Auto read setting in Text Reader mode.
Clear screen in Text Reader mode.
Definition of words. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
ause/resume reading.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Supports reading of definition.
Collins English-English dictionary.
Oxford Primary Dictionary.
New Oxford American Dictionary.
Cordial French-French.
Larousse Spanish-Spanish.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.103
Release date: 2020-08
Changes vs 7.0.102
Compatibility with Connect Desktop companion app.
Text scanned and saved with Scan to File function can up imported into Connect Desktop app and files edited or created by Connect Desktop app can be exported to ReaderPen.
Recording of usage statistics including words being listened to and words being looked up in a dictionary. This statistic can be imported to Connect Desktop app and used to create word list for practice.
For more information about Connect Desktop app, see [HERE].
NOTE: Statistics is NOT linked to any personal data and recording of data can be disabled!
Languages
Supports British English, American English, Australian English, French, Indian English, Irish English, Scottish English, Spanish, Latin Spanish
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
5 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Cursor moving word by word.
Word zoom: Position cursor on a word and press OK button. Word is zoomed in and read out aloud. Words zoomed in on is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Cursor wrap around: At end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text. Press OK to start reading.
Auto read setting in Text Reader mode.
Clear screen in Text Reader mode.
Definition of words. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
ause/resume reading.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary. Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Supports reading of definition.
Collins English-English dictionary.
Oxford Primary Dictionary.
New Oxford American Dictionary.
Cordial French-French.
Larousse Spanish-Spanish.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Words looked up in dictionary is added to statistic records if Statistic feature is enabled.
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.102
Release date: 2019-07
Changes vs 7.0.100
Support for Australian, Indian English, Irish, and Scottish added.
First time wizard to easier customize settings.
Multilingual Talking menu.
Clear screen feature.
Possibility to disable auto read in Text Reader mode.
Definition of words in Text Reader mode – improving literacy.
New American English dictionary.
Extended Exam Lock function. Now possible to lock choose between Text Reader only or Text Reader + Dictionary.
Languages
Supports British English, American English, Australian English, French, Indian English, Irish English, Scottish English, Spanish, Latin Spanish
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
5 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Cursor moving word by word.
Word zoom: Position cursor on a word and press OK button.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Cursor wrap around: At end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text. Press OK to start reading.
Auto read setting in Text Reader mode.
Clear screen in Text Reader mode.
Definition of words.
ause/resume reading.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Supports reading of definition.
Collins English-English dictionary.
Oxford Primary Dictionary.
New Oxford American Dictionary.
Cordial French-French.
Larousse Spanish-Spanish.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.100
Release date: 2018-07
Changes vs 7.0.97
TTS reading of definitions in Dictionary mode improved/easier to understand.
Adding Oxford Primary dictionary (English-English).
Support renaming of txt and voice files.
Languages
Supports British English, American English, French, Spanish, Latin Spanish
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
5 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Cursor moving word by word.
Word zoom: Position cursor on a word and press OK button.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Cursor wrap around: At end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text. Press OK to start reading.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Collins English-English dictionary (supports reading of definition).
Cordial French-French.
Larousse Spanish-Spanish.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.97
Release date: 2018-05
Changes
Bi-lingual dictionaries removed and replaced by mono-lingual (French & Spanish).
Latin Spanish voice added.
Minor fixes and improvements.
Languages
Supports British English, American English, French, Spanish, Latin Spanish
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
5 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Cursor moving word by word.
Word zoom: Position cursor on a word and press OK button.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Cursor wrap around: At end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text. Press OK to start reading.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Collins English-English dictionary (supports reading of definition).
Cordial French-French.
Larousse Spanish-Spanish.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.89
Release date: 2017-06
Changes
French TTS, OCR and dictionaries added.
Improved reading speed options (5 level).
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
Cursor moving word by word (Text reader).
Improved Word zoom.
Cursor wrap around (Text Reader): at end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text.
Exam Lock. Lock to emulate ExamReader. Unlock using user your custom Lock PIN or connect to PC as USB drive and delete Lock File.
General reading and pronunciation improvements.
Languages
Supports British English, American English, Spanish, French
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Word pause. Insert an optional delay between words to slow down reading further.
Punctuation pause. Insert an optional delay at punctuation (comma, period, colon, semi-colon, question mark, exclamation mark).
5 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Cursor moving word by word.
Word zoom: Position cursor on a word and press OK button.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Cursor wrap around: At end of text, press Right button to wrap around to beginning of text. Press OK to start reading.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Collins English-English dictionary (supports reading of definition).
Oxford English-Spanish two-way academic dictionary.
Oxford English-Spanish two-way English Language Teaching dictionary.
Oxford English-French two-way academic dictionary.
Oxford English-French two-way English Language Teaching dictionary.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.76
Release date: 2016-11
Changes
Improved American English voice
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Languages
Supports British English, American English, Spanish
TTS
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
3 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Word zoom (small): Position cursor on character in a word and press OK button.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Collins English-English dictionary (supports reading of definition).
Oxford English-Spanish two-way academic dictionary.
Oxford English-Spanish two-way English Language Teaching dictionary.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
7.0.69
Release date: 2016-04
Changes
Added American English and Spanish
Read delay. Insert an optional delay between scan end and start of reading.
Languages
Supports British English, American English, Spanish
TTS
3 level reading speed.
5 level volume.
Text Reader
Append/Replace text.
Words being highlighted when read.
Word zoom (small): Position cursor on character in a word and press OK button.
Relisten to last scan: Position text cursor at end of text and press OK.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press OK.
Scan to File
Save text to New .txt file, or Open existing and continue to add text.
Delete existing .txt file
Select reading to ON/OFF.
Relisten from random position: Position text cursor at random position and press Menu + Sound Again.
Dictionary shortcut: Position text cursor on any word, press Menu + Translate to look up word in dictionary.
Words being highlighted when read.
Dictionary
Collins English-English dictionary (supports reading of definition).
Oxford English-Spanish two-way academic dictionary.
Oxford English-Spanish two-way English Language Teaching dictionary.
Search history.
Select to read word on Scan or OK button pressed (or OFF).
Recorder (voice memo)
Record and save audio file.
Playback audio file.
Erase audio file.
MP3 & WAV.
3 level record quality.
5 level volume.
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