You will find a large, circular button with a plain surface in the center, surrounded by four tactile$

buttons, arranged in the form of a cross.$

The round button in the middle is the only one with a smooth surface, devoid of tactile markers.

This is the “Play” button.$

Directly below the “Play” button you will find the “Mode” button, which is marked with a tactile X.

Above the “Play” button is the “Rec” button. This button is marked with a tactile circle.$

To the left of the central “Play” button is the “Left arrow” button. You can recognize it by the

tactile arrow oriented toward the left. To the right of the “Play” button is the “Right arrow” button,

marked with a tactile arrow pointing toward the right.$

Below this arrangement of buttons you can feel the speaker and in the top left corner of the

right of the top side, you will find the device‘s line-in socket.!

• If you are located in „Books“ you will receive the following information:#

• Position in the current book#

• Name and storage position of the current voice recording#

• Battery status#

• Memory status#

• Announcement of backup option#

• Software version#

• Serial number of your Milestone 212 Ace.#

To make your files actually show up under „Audio“, so you can play them, copy the according files

to your SD memory card. You can use your individual folder structure to keep things organized

and to best suit your personal preference. The supported formats are MP3, AAC, WMA, M4A,

MP4, M4V, WAV, as well as TXT and DOC. Commercially available music CDs will have to be

converted into either MP3, AAC, WMA or WAV, before copying them to your Milestone 212 Ace.

With programs like CDex, Windows Media Player or iTunes, you can rip music CDs onto your

In case you‘ve saved all your data in the root of the SD memory card, rather than using a folder

structure, the navigation is kept very simple. Just press „Right arrow“ to advance to the next file

„Mode“ button to actually enter folders and use „Rec“ to leave the folder again, taking you back

one level within the folder tree.#

You have a folder called “Music” and a folder named “Text” on your SD memory card. In the folder

“Music” you have created two subfolders named “Oldies” and “Country”. You‘ve saved your

favorite Elvis song and other tunes in the subfolder “Oldies”.$

Use the arrow buttons to switch between folders „Music“ and „Text“, located in the root directory

consequently go one level deeper. Your Milestone 212 Ace will automatically select either the first

file or subfolder within the “Music” folder. In our case it will find the folder “Country” first. You will

want to press “Right arrow” to switch over to the folder “Oldies”. Enter it with the “Mode” button.

„Play“ to go back to the first file in the folder.#

You can create your own custom voice labels and assign them to each available folder. To do so,

first enter the appropriate folder by using the „Mode“ button. Keep the „Rec“ button pressed and

wait for a clicking sound. Then hold down the „Mode“ button too, until you hear the

announcement „folder“. Recording starts immediately afterwards, so at this point you‘ll want to

speak the intended name of the folder into the microphone. Recording ends with a „high pitched-

low pitched“ sound sequence, once you let go of the button combination. Next time you select

the folder, it will be announced by your own voice message. You can repeat the process if

required, but please note that if recordings end up being too short, they won‘t be registered.#

Keeping the „Right arrow“ button pressed allows you to fast forward and by holding the „Left

arrow“ button you can rewind. Fast forward and rewind speed will increase, the longer you keep

the button pressed. Normal playback will resume as soon as you let go of the arrow button.#

When you select a text file, only its name will be announced. To actually start playback of the file

push „Play“. Opening a DOC file for the first time may take a few seconds, until the conversion

process is completed. You‘ll notice a ticking sound during that process.#

Text file playback is similar to music playback. You can jump to the next and previous file with the

sounds, each representing one step forward or backwards respectively. The size of the steps can

be defined by pressing „Rec“ or „Mode“ during playback. You can choose between the steps

• Delete one file:$

• Delete files in one direction: $

• Delete a folder:$

• Bitrate while recording via external microphone: 128 kbps stereo.#

• Sampling rate: 44.1 kHz with a sample resolution of 16 bit.#

• Bitrate for playback: 8kbps to 320 kbps or VBR (variable bitrate).#

• Line-in socket: 3.5 mm microphone jack.#

• Body made of impact-resistant ABS plastic.#

• Dimensions: 85 x 54 x 14 mm (3.35” x 2.13” x 0.55”).#

• Weight: 52 grams (1.83 oz).#

• Power: Built-in rechargeable lithium polymer battery with a runtime of up to 20 hours.#

• Battery charging time: 3 hours.#

Please protect Milestone 212 Ace from mechanical overload, humidity and from contact with

water. All parts of the warranty are void after inappropriate use or opening of the device.#

Please make sure the device has been charged for at least 30 minutes, then press the „Play“

button for half a second. In case the Milestone 212 Ace does not respond, proceed to step 2.#

Step 2:

Step 3:

If the device remains silent at this point, it requires a reboot. Please press and hold all front

buttons, except “Play”, to restart your Milestone 212 Ace. In case this step doesn‘t resolve the

issue, please try to reinstall the firmware, as described in chapter 6.4.2 of this manual. If all else

fails, you may want to contact your retailer and have the device repaired.#

Service and support is provided by the retailer you bought your Milestone 212 Ace from. Your

dealer is familiar with the device and will be able to assist you with all general queries about the

Milestone 212 Ace, such as handling and repairs. You can find your nearest Milestone retailer on