Now that Aesop Player is installed on your tablet (see Getting started) it's time to fine-tune the configuration to match the user.
Some considerations before you start:
When Aesop is first installed, you can access its settings by simply tapping the Settings ("gear") icon. Since one of the objectives of Aesop is simplicity for users with physical limitations, accidentally and unexpectedly entering Settings mode is not desirable. One of the settings discussed in detail in the Dedicated Player section is Settings Mode Access Interlock. It changes what must be done to access Settings mode. If the interlock is enabled, when you tap the settings icon there will be popups on the screen guiding you on what needs to be done to access settings.
Look also at Maintenance Mode if you expect to be temporarily entering and exiting Settings frequently.
Once you have entered Settings (above), you'll see an Android Settings screen. Besides the Playback Settings (a sub-screen) you'll see several items, each discussed below. These are either on/off or radio buttons.
Some of the features exist to make the device easier to use for certain users. Individual users will have different limitations, and thus customizing these settings may help them better use Aesop.
There are several additional "settings" that are just informational.
Button Delay desensitizes the Start and Stop functions for a selectable interval after they are tapped. For users with shaky hands, this keeps accidental presses from being interpreted as additional presses of the buttons. A countdown (in seconds) is displayed for the longer delays. The default is "Normal", which is 2 seconds.
Clicking on this provides a very short summary of the new features, a link to the The Future section of this web site, and a control to configure how such notifications will appear in the future. The "None" setting prevents any notification, the default "Settings Only" is this behavior, or you can choose to have a notification displayed on the Books screen in addition. (The display on the Books screen doesn't occur in Maintenance Mode.)
Once you have entered the "New Features Available" screen, it will no longer be visible at the top of the Settings screen. The version information and settings are always available as "New Version Information" near the bottom of the main Settings screen.
If you wish to, you can wait until you have a crash or other problem, and then turn it on. Of course, you'll have to repeat the problem for us to see it. If you're running the player with neither WiFi nor Cellular, there's no way to send that information to us, so if you have the option of turning one of those on, you will have to do that. If that's not possible, we'll still try to look into it if you send us mail, but we'll need a careful description of the problem so we can reproduce it.
Aesop Player offers several settings that allow useful customization such as playback speed, volume, sleep timer and the like on this sub-screen.
There are also several settings for the Android System that affect the use of Aesop. These are discussed below. Unfortunately, various Android releases, and Android vendor customizations, cause the exact process of changing specific settings to be different on different devices. These descriptions are "typical". Many Android systems offer a "Search" option (with a magnifying glass) to search settings if you can't easily find where the provider has put a specific setting.
The section on creating a Dedicated Player talks about the setting specific to that.
The screen-on buttons on the side of tablets are usually quite small and may be difficult to locate and press by people with poor vision or motor skills.
There are several other ways to switch the screen on. The availability of each option depends on the device's sensors and available accessories, so you need to figure out what's best.
Aesop Player doesn't need Internet access while playing books. However, it does need Internet access when downloading books, if you do that (see Managing Books for details). WiFi (or cellular) access is also needed if remotely controlling the device.
When a new version of the Aesop Player is released to the Play Store, it won't be updated if there is no WiFi connection. You will need to turn on the WiFi connection for a while if you want to get an update.
If WiFi or cellular is not needed, you can disable WiFi and cellular connection (in phones) so that the battery lasts longer.
The easiest way to disable cellular is probably to enable the "airplane mode". Many devices will allow you to re-enable WiFi after entering "airplane mode", if you need WiFi but not cellular.