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The
headphones have a volume control, albeit, a mere thumbwheel. But I believe
that the changes proposed for the Ballot Station software were to allow the
increase or decrease of the speed of the spoken words, not their
volume.
The
"#" and "*" keys can be programmed for whatever we want. Currently, I
believe they are not used. Their was a prior proposal to use those keys
for volume control because that is an apparent standard on keypads for the
visually impaired. But with a volume control already on the headphone set,
using those buttons for speed control makes more sense. This would
probably reduce the frustration of any VIBS voter who wishes the machine would
go faster or slower. It would probably demo a whole lot better as
well. If you have ever had to sit there and listen to a whole ballot,
you would understand.
We'll
discuss this further during our conference call this
afternoon.
Ian
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