Browser Set Mode of hörbert (for all settings and editing playlists)

9.1

Starting Browser Set Mode

9.1.1

Starting Browser Set Mode via the SET button inside hörbert

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Inside hörbert, above the battery clips and to the right of the hörbert logo, you will find the SET button (No. 8 in Figure 2)

Here’s how:

Turn on hörbert
Press the SET button, a rising tone sequence sounds and the LED on the SET button lights up solid green. hörbert now opens its own Wi-Fi network.
On your device (mobile phone, tablet or computer), search in the network settings (Wi-Fi/Internet) for hörbert’s Wi-Fi and connect your device to hörbert’s Wi-Fi.
The Wi-Fi name is structured as follows: hoerbert-xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. Instead of the “x”, each hörbert has an individual combination of letters and numbers.
The password is: hoerbert
Then open a web browser on your device, e.g. Chrome, Safari or Firefox, and enter the address http://hoerbert.local in the address bar. Usually hoerbert.local is also sufficient
The Browser Set Mode of hörbert will now open on your screen.
A model selection may appear first, asking whether your hörbert has 9 or 3 playlists. Select the correct model based on the images and click “Let’s go”.

In the desktop view, you will find the main menu in the top row of the window. In the mobile view, you can access the main menu by clicking on the app menu. This is the icon in the upper right corner with three stacked horizontal lines:

Troubleshooting for Browser Set Mode

Note: Phones, tablets, or computers automatically check whether a Wi-Fi network also provides internet access. Therefore, they may display various (error) messages for hörbert’s Wi-Fi such as “limited connectivity” or “poor connection”, or “no internet connection”. The reason is that hörbert’s Wi-Fi only provides a connection to hörbert, not to the internet. Since the connection to hörbert does not require an internet connection, these messages are unfortunately somewhat misleading.

Android: On Android devices, the hörbert page may sometimes not work right away: If this is the case with your device, try the following:

Look for an error message that often only appears in the background:

Confirm in the dialog window that you want to allow the connection for this network anyway and always.

9.1.2

Via button combination without unscrewing hörbert (new since Butterfly2)

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People who use hörbert, especially small children who often playfully press all the buttons, must not accidentally enter hörbert’s SET mode. That is why we have devised a method that cannot be applied “by accident”.

Here’s how:

Press the rotary knob (No. 2 in Figure 1) and keep it pressed.
Wait 5 seconds (hörbert may start playing)
Now additionally press the dark green playlist button on hörbert’s front. This is the button on the far right in the third row.
Hold both buttons for at least 10 seconds, then release the rotary knob first, followed by the dark green button.
hörbert emits three rising signal tones, is now in Set Mode and opens its own Wi-Fi network.
Search on your device (mobile phone, tablet or computer) in the network settings (Wi-Fi/Internet) for hörbert’s Wi-Fi and connect your mobile phone, tablet or computer to it. The Wi-Fi name is structured as follows: hoerbert-xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. Instead of the “x”, each hörbert has an individual combination of letters and numbers.
The password is: hoerbert
Then open a web browser on your device, e.g. Chrome, Safari or Firefox, and enter the address http://hoerbert.local in the address bar.
The Browser Set Mode of hörbert will now open on your screen.
A model selection may appear first, asking whether your hörbert has 9 or 3 playlists. Select the correct model based on the images and click “Let’s go”.

9.1.3

Closing Browser Set Mode

To close Browser Set Mode, click on the control for shutting down in the main menu. This is the circle symbol interrupted by a line at the top:

9.2

GENERAL settings in Browser Set Mode

9.2.1

Sleep timer

In the GENERAL menu item of the Browser Set Mode (9.1) of hörbert, you’ll find the drop-down menu for the sleep timer at the top. By default, the sleep timer is off. To activate it, select a time in the drop-down menu.

hörbert will then always switch off after this set playing duration until you set the sleep timer back to “Off”.

The following selection as playing duration is possible: 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 minutes and then in increments of 10 minutes up to 7 hours and 50 minutes. See in comparison the point “Standby” (9.8.4) – switching off after a certain time without interaction with hörbert.

9.2.2

Setting up volume limitation (standard/quiet)

In the GENERAL menu item in hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1) you’ll find – directly below the sleep timer – the setting for limiting the standard volume.

Particularly for small children and for environments where you want to have undisturbed conversations, we recommend the “quieter” setting. This prevents hörbert from being turned up to its maximum standard volume.

9.2.3

Advanced settings

9.2.3.1

Show expert menu

In hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1), there is a drop-down menu in the GENERAL menu item to access the advanced settings. Click on the small black triangle to expand the menu:

Check the box “Show expert menu” if you want to access functions that allow extensive customization for hörbert. Only after this activation does the new menu item “EXPERT” appear in the main menu, see 9.8 .

9.2.3.2

Reset to factory settings

All settings and passwords are reset to the factory state when you click the red “Reset to factory settings” button. Bluetooth, WiFi, volume limitation, sleep timer and voice microphone are turned off if they were activated. The content on the memory card and the settings for the playlists remain unaffected by the reset.

9.2.3.3

Check firmware version and firmware update

This section displays the installed firmware version of your hörbert.
By clicking the yellow “CHECK for updates NOW” button, hörbert can check whether a newer firmware version is available. If a more recent firmware is found, it can then be updated at the press of a button. For this function, hörbert needs to be able to connect to the internet via your Wi-Fi. See chapter: “Wi-Fi” (9.7).

IMPORTANT: Stay in Browser SET Mode and do not let your phone/tablet/computer go into standby mode while the update is running. The update takes approximately 3 minutes. Afterwards, hörbert will automatically restart and play from its memory card again.

Regularly remind about firmware updates:

Firmware updates include bug fixes and new features for your hörbert. It is therefore worthwhile to always keep the firmware up to date. In the selection under “Regularly remind about firmware updates”, the interval between reminders for a firmware update can be set. hörbert will not perform this check on its own without your involvement. A prompt will appear beforehand when you have started Browser Set Mode.

Manually upload the firmware file “hoerbert_firmware.bin”:

If you do not want to connect your hörbert to the internet, or if you have received a special firmware file from the service team, you can also install the firmware manually. The latest firmware file is available for download on our website under Service -> Firmware.

To manually upload a firmware file via Browser Set Mode, click the light gray “Choose file” button, select the corresponding hoerbert_firmware.bin file in the following dialog, and then click the dark gray “Update” button to start the firmware update. Link to Figure 10 – GENERAL – advanced settings

9.3

Editing playlists

9.3.1

Explanation of the icons in the content overview

The PLAYLISTS menu item in hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1) displays the colorful hörbert buttons. Click with the mouse on the button you want to edit. The content window of the playlist is displayed. In the upper area, next to the playlist name, there is a gear icon to access the advanced settings (9.3.8) for the playlist. You can also see the audio content of the playlist in the lower content area in table form.

9.3.2

Changing track names

In hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1) under the PLAYLISTS menu item (9.3), you can change the track name of a file. To do this, click on the pale blue row with the track description and overwrite the name there.

By clicking the pencil icon, the file name on the memory card becomes visible. The file name on the memory card may differ from the track name displayed in Browser Set Mode. Changing the title in Browser Set Mode does not change the original file name on the SD card.

Note: If you have activated the expert menu (9.2.3.1), the file name is directly visible and there is no pencil icon.

9.3.3

Moving tracks within a playlist

A track can be moved to a different playback position within a playlist in hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1). In Browser Set Mode, select the PLAYLISTS menu item (9.3). There, click on the colored button you want to edit. The content window of the respective playlist opens. In the following example, this is the red playlist:

9.3.3.1

Selecting one or more files

Turn off hörbert, remove the memory card and insert it into the SD card reader of your computer, where it will appear as a new drive.

To select a track for moving, click in the purple free area below the track name. A gray border appears around the selected row. If you repeat this process for additional tracks, they will also be selected. The selection is removed when a selected row is clicked again.

Now drag the icon with the three stacked lines to a different position in the content table:

If you have selected multiple files, it does not matter which move icon you use. The action then applies to all selected tracks. This way you can move one or more tracks to a different position using drag & drop.

9.3.4

Moving tracks to another playlist

In hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1), you can edit the tracks of a playlist. In Browser Set Mode, select the PLAYLISTS menu item (9.3). There, click on the colored button you want to edit. The content window of the respective playlist opens.

By clicking the arrow icon pointing to the upper right, the window for moving a file opens:

You can move one or more tracks to the beginning or end of another playlist. To select multiple tracks, see section (9.3.3.1).

To do this, click on the upper or lower half of the colored button for the target playlist and then click the blue “Save” button:

9.3.5

Deleting tracks from the playlist

Using the cross icon in the purple area below the track description, one or more files can be deleted from a playlist. To select multiple tracks, see section 9.3.3.1

A confirmation prompt appears before final deletion.

9.3.6

Adding tracks to a playlist

In hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1), you can edit and add tracks to a playlist.

In Browser Set Mode, select the PLAYLISTS menu item (9.3).

There, click on the colored button you want to edit. The content window of the respective playlist opens.

To upload one or more files, click the blue “File” button with the white arrow pointing up and select the desired file(s) in your computer’s file manager. See chapter 5.6 “Transferring your own audio content”.

The fastest way to add new files is the connection via your computer’s file manager. For this you need an SD card reader for your computer. See chapter 5.6.1

9.3.7

Adding an internet radio station (URL) to a playlist

In hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1), you can add a web radio URL to a playlist under the PLAYLISTS menu item (9.3). To listen to web radio, hörbert’s Wi-Fi function must be activated (9.7.1) and a Wi-Fi network must be available (9.7.2).

Click on the light green “+ Radio” button and enter the name of the radio station or part of the name.

Click on the desired station in the list. The station will be entered into the “Streaming URL” field. Then click the blue “Save” button. The station will then be added to the playlist and the playlist content window will be displayed again.

Note:If a URL has many confirmations, it appears to be a popular and working URL.

9.3.8

Advanced settings for a playlist

To edit a playlist on hörbert, first start Browser Set Mode (9.1), and select the PLAYLISTS menu item (9.3) with the nine colorful hörbert buttons. There, click on the colored button you want to edit. The content window of the respective playlist opens. At the top of the window, you will find the gear icon for the “Advanced settings” of this playlist:

9.3.8.1

Allow recording of voice, web radio streams and Bluetooth streams

In this menu you select whether voice microphone recordings, web radio recordings or Bluetooth recordings are allowed in a playlist.
For further requirements for recordings, see chapter (8) “Making recordings with hörbert”.

9.3.8.2

At the end of a playlist repeat or switch off

In standard mode, hörbert starts playback again from the first track of a playlist when it has reached the end of that playlist.

In Browser Set Mode (9.1), you can select in the Playlists menu item under the advanced playlist settings that hörbert should turn off at the end of a playlist:

9.3.8.3

Expert: Change playback mode of a playlist (Normal, Shuffle, Remember last playback position)

If the display for the expert menu (9.2.3.1) is activated, advanced options for the playback mode of a playlist appear in the playlist settings:

Normal: In normal mode, hörbert always starts playback at the beginning of the playlist when you press one of the colored playlist buttons on hörbert’s front.
Shuffle: The playlist plays your tracks in a random order.
Always resume from last position: The playlist continues exactly where it was last interrupted.
Interactive: not yet relevant in Butterfly 2.

9.4

Setting up hörbert's podcast function

A podcast can be added to a playlist in hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1). First, the Wi-Fi function must be activated in the main menu under WLAN (9.7) and a time (9.7.2.1) for the daily check and retrieval of new podcast episodes must be set in the advanced Wi-Fi settings.

Then click on the colored button in the PLAYLISTS main menu item (9.3) to which you want to add a podcast. At the top of the content window, you will find the yellow “+Podcast” button for this purpose:

Clicking this button opens the podcast search:

In the search field you enter the name of a podcast or part of the name. A keyword search is also possible, e.g. “Mouse”.
Click on the blue button “Browse directory” to start the search. After a few seconds the search results appear at the bottom of the window.
With a single click on the desired search result, the podcast is inserted above in the “Podcast URL” line.
In the field “Number of episodes to be kept” you specify how many episodes of this podcast you want to add to the control file in the next step. You can also change the number of episodes later.
Then click on the blue button “Save” to download the podcast control file.

Downloading podcast episodes:

Via the download button in the control file you can now download the episodes in the overview. This process can take several minutes per episode, depending on the length of the episodes:

Note: To save time, there is the option to download only a single episode by clicking the download icon in the row for a single episode. At the set time (e.g. at night), hörbert will then automatically download the remaining episodes, provided the saved Wi-Fi network is available.

To make room for new episodes, hörbert deletes the oldest episodes from the list when the maximum desired number of episodes would otherwise be exceeded during automatic download. Favorite episodes that should be kept can be marked in the playlist content window so that they are definitely retained. To do this, check the box next to “keep” in an episode row:

When you are done working in the playlist, click the gray “Save and close” button in the upper right corner of the playlist window to save the changes to the memory card.

9.8.1

Microphone settings

hörbert has a built-in voice microphone (No. 4 in Figure 1) behind the small opening at the bottom right of the hörbert front panel.

Ideas for use:

Record self-read stories
Record personal greeting messages
Record sounds for a guessing game
Record singing
Record instruments
Learn (to pronounce) languages
Record clues for scavenger hunt stations
etc.

Here’s how:

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1) for hörbert
Select the MICROPHONE menu item.
Click “activated” for Microphone
Optional: Set the microphone sensitivity higher in the advanced settings. +1 is the highest setting. At this setting, it is sufficient to be approximately 15-30 cm away from the microphone opening during recording for the recording to be clearly audible.

For starting and stopping a recording, see chapter (8) “Making recordings with hörbert”

9.6

Setting up hörbert's Bluetooth functions

hörbert can be paired with up to two Bluetooth receivers, e.g. wireless headphones, and transmit its audio content to the headphones. It can also be used as a Bluetooth speaker for streaming content from Bluetooth transmitters, e.g. mobile phone, tablet or computer.
For this, the Bluetooth and pairing function must be activated on hörbert in Browser Set Mode.

9.6.1

Activate / deactivate Bluetooth and pairing

Here’s how:

Start hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9)
Select BLUETOOTH in the main menu

In the Bluetooth settings, select “use” for Bluetooth Audio
In the Bluetooth settings, select “allow” for Bluetooth Pairing
Click the small black triangle next to “Advanced settings” for Bluetooth (9.6.2)

9.6.2

Bluetooth - Advanced settings

9.6.2.1

Set number of simultaneous Bluetooth headphones

hörbert can be paired with up to two Bluetooth receivers, e.g. wireless headphones, and transmit its audio content to the headphones. The user can determine whether hörbert should search for one or two headphones or no Bluetooth headphones at all after turning on.

Here’s how:

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Select BLUETOOTH in the main menu and – if not already done – activate the Bluetooth and pairing function:

Under “Maximum simultaneous headphones”, select either 1, 2 or NONE.
If “NONE” is selected, hörbert cannot connect to a Bluetooth receiver after turning on, even with Bluetooth and pairing activated. Choose this setting if the intention is that hörbert should never switch its sound to a Bluetooth receiver. It will then always play only from its own speaker.
In this case, however, hörbert can still be used as a Bluetooth speaker and receive and play streaming content from a mobile phone, tablet or computer when it is in Bluetooth speaker mode (9.6.4).
Close Browser Set Mode (9.1.3)

9.6.2.2

Clear pairings

Sometimes it may be useful to have hörbert “forget” devices that have previously been connected to it, if it is no longer desired for hörbert to pair with a known device. Clearing all pairings and re-pairing devices can also help with Bluetooth connection problems.

Here’s how:

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Select BLUETOOTH (9.6.1) in the main menu
Click the small black triangle next to “Advanced settings”
Click the yellow “Forget all Bluetooth pairings” button.
Close Browser Set Mode (9.1.3)

9.6.3

Pairing hörbert with Bluetooth headphones

After turning on, hörbert can optionally pass its audio to one or up to two parallel Bluetooth receivers, so that you can listen to hörbert via wireless headphones or even Bluetooth hearing aids.

When Bluetooth and pairing are activated, hörbert automatically searches for the first Bluetooth receiver for approximately 90 seconds after turning on.

Here’s how:

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Activate Bluetooth and pairing (9.6.1)
In the advanced Bluetooth settings, select the desired number of headphones (9.6.2.1)
Close Browser Set Mode (9.1.3) and wait until hörbert plays
Now turn on the Bluetooth headphones within 60 seconds. For some models, it is necessary to press the Bluetooth button after turning on so the headphones enter pairing mode.
hörbert and the headphones now have approximately 60 seconds to find each other and pair.
If it does not work right away, please try again.

9.6.4

Using hörbert as a Bluetooth speaker

hörbert can be used as a Bluetooth speaker for streaming content. This makes it possible to transfer audio content from Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube Music or other streaming services to hörbert via Bluetooth. Thanks to hörbert’s recording function (8), these streams can even be recorded. This means no additional costs for new audio content!

Here’s how:

Start hörbert’s Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Activate Bluetooth and pairing (9.6.1)
Close Browser Set Mode (9.1.3) and wait until hörbert plays.
Turn off hörbert.
Press the rotary knob 2 times with an interval of approx. 0.5 seconds to switch hörbert into speaker mode.
hörbert emits three rising signal tones to confirm that it is now in Bluetooth speaker mode. It can now be paired with a Bluetooth-capable device (mobile phone, tablet or computer).
Go to the Bluetooth settings on your device and start a search for new, available Bluetooth devices if needed.
hörbert will appear after a short time in the list of available Bluetooth devices and can be paired with the mobile phone, tablet or computer.
Start the desired audio content on the Bluetooth device.
The audio content will now be played through hörbert’s speaker.

Troubleshooting:

If the sound is not played through hörbert after a successful Bluetooth connection and starting audio content on the device, please check whether it is necessary on your device to actively select hörbert as the audio output device. You can find this option in the system settings for audio output on your mobile phone, tablet or computer.

9.7

Setting up hörbert's Wi-Fi function

To use hörbert as a playback device for internet radio stations or as a podcast player, an available 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network must first be set up via Browser Set Mode. You will need the name (SSID) and password of your own home Wi-Fi network for the setup.

Here’s how:

9.7.1

Activate / deactivate Wi-Fi and enter Wi-Fi credentials

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Click on WIFI in the main menu
In the WIFI row, select “activated”

In the WIFI Name (SSID) row, click the small black triangle to get a selection list of available Wi-Fi networks. Select your appropriate Wi-Fi here.
In the WIFI Password row, enter the password for your local Wi-Fi.
Then click the blue “Save and test” button.
hörbert tests the Wi-Fi access and displays a confirmation message.
You can now go to the advanced settings (9.7.2) to configure further options and set up up to four additional Wi-Fi networks. If these Wi-Fi networks exist at other locations, hörbert will display an error message after clicking “Save and test”. This can be ignored in this case. As soon as hörbert is at the other location and can access one of the saved Wi-Fi networks, it will connect to it when needed.

9.7.2

WLAN - Advanced settings

hörbert can be used as a playback device for web radio stations and as a podcast player. If a home 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network is available, it can silently turn on at a desired time and download new podcast episodes.

Here’s how:

9.7.2.1

Set time for automatic download of new podcast episodes

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
In the Browser Set Mode app menu, click on WIFI
In the Wi-Fi row, check that “enabled” is selected and the correct Wi-Fi is chosen.
Click the small black triangle next to “Advanced settings” to open the selection menu:

Under “Daily Wi-Fi connection attempt”, set the desired time at which hörbert should silently wake up and search for and download new podcast episodes.

Note: To automatically wake up and download new podcast episodes, it must be ensured that hörbert is turned off.
Note: If the expert menu is activated, the time can be selected in quarter-hour intervals. Otherwise, only the full hour can be selected as the retrieval time.
Note: For hörbert with USB-C port: Connect hörbert via a USB-C cable and power adapter to an outlet to ensure that the podcast download is not interrupted by empty batteries.

Select the time zone in which you or hörbert is located.

Turn off hörbert, remove the memory card and insert it into the SD card reader of your computer, where it will appear as a new drive.

Turn off hörbert, remove the memory card and insert it into the SD card reader of your computer, where it will appear as a new drive.

Turn off hörbert, remove the memory card and insert it into the SD card reader of your computer, where it will appear as a new drive.

9.8

Expert menu

The expert menu offers extensive settings options for hörbert. The EXPERT menu item can be activated in Browser Set Mode (9.1) in the main menu under GENERAL in the advanced settings (9.2.3.1).

9.8.1

Change device name and password for hörbert

Each hörbert has its own device name, structured according to this pattern: hoerbert-xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. Instead of “xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx”, each hörbert has an individual combination of letters and numbers.

To avoid mix-ups when connecting to a hörbert via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth when there is more than one hörbert in the vicinity, you can change hörbert’s name in the expert menu view (9.8) – in the first drop-down menu “Device name and password” – and choose a unique designation, e.g. “Anna’s hörbert” or “Daycare Rainbow”.

The password for connecting to hörbert’s own Wi-Fi can also be changed for security reasons. The default password is: hoerbert. See Starting Browser Set Mode (9.1)

9.8.2

Advanced volume settings for hörbert

In certain situations, hörbert should be louder, e.g. in the gym, in the garden, on a hiking day, in the case of hearing impairment, etc.

Sometimes it needs to be even quieter than in quiet mode (6), e.g. in the doctor’s waiting room, on public transport, etc.

The expert menu (9.8) offers in the second drop-down area for the volume settings the option to set hörbert even quieter or even louder and to adjust the volume limits accordingly between 0% and 80%.

WARNING: Above a value of 70%, hörbert is too loud for young children’s ears when they are close to the speaker.

If the limit is set to 80%, vibrations in the wooden case may occur, which can impair the sound quality.

9.8.3

Recording settings

hörbert starts a recording by simultaneously pressing the black and grey button. See also under Making recordings with hörbert (8) However, a recording can also be started differently.

Here’s how:

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Display Expert Menu (9.2.3.1)
In the main menu under EXPERT open the drop-down dialogue for the recording settings.
Select desired option:
- Long press of a playlist button
- Record whilst a playlist button is pressed
- Press a playlist button and simultaneously turn the dial to the right
- Optional: Activate Parrot Mode (8.3)

9.8.4

Power supply settings for hörbert

In hörbert’s power supply settings, the on and off behavior can be customized to individual needs. Additionally, the battery protection mode can be selected there.

Here’s how it works:

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Show expert menu (9.2.3.1)
In the main menu under EXPERT, open the drop-down dialogue for power supply settings.
Select desired option for switching on:
- Press rotary knob (standard)
- Turn rotary knob
- Press a coloured playlist button
- Press a playlist button and simultaneously turn the rotary knob to the right

Choose desired option for switching off by turning down quietly:

- No (default)
- When hörbert’s volume is reduced below 10%
- When hörbert’s volume is reduced below 20% etc. up to 99%
Select the desired option for standby after inactivity:

This option means that hörbert automatically turns off after the desired time, provided no interaction has taken place during that period.

You can choose between 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 or 60 minutes here:

9.8.5

Settings for hörbert with external control buttons

The accessible version of hörbert can be equipped with an optional port for external, large control buttons (e.g. Jelly Button or Lib Switch). This makes it possible for people with physical and/or cognitive limitations to independently experience music and stories and to intuitively navigate through their favorite content.

Here’s how:

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Show expert menu (9.2.3.1)
In the main menu under EXPERT, open the drop-down dialog “Settings for external buttons”.
Select the desired option for the power-on button (Button 1):

- No external power-on button (default): Select this option if no external button is connected.
- Press on, press off
  Pressing the external button turns hörbert on. Pressing again turns hörbert off.
Select the desired option for hörbert’s behavior after turning on:
- Simply continue playing: hörbert continues playing from where it was turned off.
- Play next track: this allows you to click through the tracks within a playlist using a single large control button.
- Jump to next playlist: this allows you to also select a different playlist using just one large control button.
Select the desired option for the second external control button (Button 0):

Using a Y-cable, which we include with an accessible hörbert with a port for external control buttons, up to two external, large-surface control buttons can be connected. If a second button (Button 0) is connected, you can also define how hörbert should behave when this button is pressed:

- None (default): Select this option if no second button is connected.
- Play next track: Select this option if a different option was chosen for Button 1.
- Jump to next playlist: Select this option if a different option was chosen for Button 1.

9.8.6

Format memory card for hörbert

Starting from firmware version Butterfly 2, a memory card can also be reformatted via Browser Set Mode without an SD card reader or computer.

WARNING: Formatting deletes all data on the memory card. We therefore recommend creating a backup of the content beforehand.

Here’s how:

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Show expert menu (9.2.3.1)
In the main menu under EXPERT, open the drop-down dialog “Memory card”.
Enter a name for the memory card in the white field with the blue border. Special characters are not allowed here.
Then click the red “Format memory card and delete all data on it” button.
A confirmation prompt will appear again.
Afterwards, the SD card must be loaded with new content in Browser Set Mode if it is to be used with hörbert. See 5.6

9.8.7

Configure browser interface

In this dialog menu, you can set whether a hörbert has 9 or 3 buttons for playlists. Additionally, you can prevent access to Browser Set Mode here if you do not want a third party to connect to hörbert’s Browser Set Mode.

Here’s how:

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Show Expert Menu (9.2.3.1)
In the main menu under EXPERT, open the drop-down dialogue “Browser Interface”
Choose the desired option for the hörbert model:
- 9 playlist buttons
- 3 playlist buttons

Decide whether SET mode may be entered without unscrewing hörbert’s back panel. See 9.1.2. This option is activated by default in Butterfly 2.

Decide whether the browser interface should be switched off:

Click on the red button “Deactivate until next factory reset”

Only after a factory reset without Browser Set Mode (see 10) is hörbert’s Browser Set Mode accessible again.

9.8.8

Advanced playlist settings for hörbert in expert mode

When the expert menu has been activated, extended options are available in the PLAYLISTS menu item for individual playlist settings:

9.8.8.1

Change playlist playback mode: Shuffle, Remember last playback position

Start Browser Set Mode (9.1)
Show expert menu (9.2.3.1)
Select PLAYLISTS in the main menu, the following window is displayed:

Select the desired options for the playlist playback behavior:
- Normal (hörbert starts playback at the first track in the playlist after starting the playlist.
- Shuffle: The playlist starts randomly at any track
- Always resume from last position: The playlist continues exactly where it last left off, even if you switch to another playlist in between.
- Interactive: This option is not yet active in Butterfly 2 and is therefore grayed out.
Select the desired options for the audio content overview:
- + Blank row: To improve the clarity of the content overview, you can insert blank rows between tracks or between albums. This has no effect on playback behavior; hörbert still continues with the next track.

9.8.8.2

Playlist Language of hörbert - for advanced users

When the expert menu is activated (see 9.2.3.1), new options are available in the content window of a playlist, e.g. the light yellow “+ PlaLa” button. PlaLa is hörbert’s Playlist Language and consists of commands that can influence hörbert’s controls, such as volume, playback behavior or other advanced commands.

Click on “+PlaLa” if you want to add a PlaLa command at the insert marker. An overview of PlaLa commands and address modifiers can be found on this page: https://www.hoerbert.com/technik/