This audio guide app will help you explore
Nagoya Science Museum’s exhibits.
Currently only available in English.
The audio guide will start playing when the app is activated. If you have headset please put it on.

How to use
Exhibition Area

Head to the Multilingual Audio Guide Spot and connect to Wi-Fi.
Spots

Free Wi-Fi is available in this area. There are two Spots at the entrance on the ﬁrst
floor. Please look for the blue pillars.

Entrance Gate

Open your smartphone’s Wi-Fi settings and select“multilingual_audio_guide”.
After your device is connected to Wi-Fi, please open your web browser. Connect to theApp Store™ or Google Play™ and install the Audio Guide.
* When you are asked for a permission to access the microphone, please select “OK”.

Free Wi-ﬁ

multilingual_audio_guideTo use the Multilingual Audio Guide, just activate the app.
Please activate the app and follow the on-screen instructions.
The audio guide will play automatically just by standing close
to an exhibit with the app running.

Floor map where this audio guide is available
This audio guide app covers 35 exhibits. Please refer to the floor map for the locations of theseexhibits. At the exhibits, you will ﬁnd a blue, round sticker where audio guidance is available.

Floor Information

Floor Information
Industrial Robot
Exhibit of Manufacturing Parts and ProductsElectronic Devices around Us
Belt Pulley
Sewing Machine
LeverGears

Crane

Train

Tornado Lab
Manufacturing City Panorama

Floor Information
Longitudinal and Transverse Wave Motion
Thomson's Ring
Character Encording
Wonder of Orange Light
Electromagnetic Wave
Stationary Wave
Curved Line
Reflection of Paraboloid
Acceleration and DistanceUnits

Floor Information
Weight Comparison
Materials Found in Our Daily NecessitiesFlavours and Fragrances
Periodic Table of the Elements
Flame Reaction
To the Microscopic World
Color Changes Caused by Heat or Light
EnergyFloor Information

Floor Information

This audio guide is available at the above 35 exhibits. It will play
automatically after a few seconds when you stand close to each exhibitwith the app activated on your smartphone.
*If the audio guide does not start playing automatically, you can manually play it byselecting the exhibit corresponding to what you would like to listen to from the FloorMap.

Mechanism to play the audio guideThe built-in microphone of your smartphone receives high-frequency
signals coming from small generators attached on the ceiling of the museum toplay the audio guide.
The audio guide sometimes does not play if the microphone is covered bysomething. When you put a headset on, its microphone receives thehigh-frequency signals.
This app does not require any Internet connection via Wi-Fi or a mobile network.
*Except when downloading this app

Q&A
Q1. Can I use the app without a test?
A1. Yes. This app works even when you cancel the test.
Q2. Can I listen to the audio guide without connecting to Wi-Fi?
A2. Yes. You can listen to it without connecting to Wi-Fi or other public lines. Wi-Fi is required only when
downloading the app.
Q3. Can I listen to the audio guide without a headset?
A3. Yes. You can listen to it without a headset. When you use the microphone of your headset, you can listen
to the guide with your smartphone in your pocket.
Q4. What should I do when the app does not play automatically?
A3. Some devices may not be able to receive the high-frequency signals well. In this case, you can display
the “FLOOR MAP” and manually play the audio guide from there.

iOS :How to change microphone permission settings
1. Open “Settings”.
Select “Privacy”.
Select “Microphone”.
2. Find “Audio Guide” and enable
it by tapping on the slider
button (so the slider shows
green).
Recommended devices : iOS 8 or newer / Android 4.0 or newer* This app is not guaranteed to work on all devices. This app does not work on tablets.

Confirmed compatible devices : iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus / GALAXYSIII (Android 4.1.2) / Nexus 5 (Android 4.4.2) / Xperia UL (Android 4.4.2)* Xperia Z1 cannot be used due to the device characteristics.

About the Partnership
Brother Industries, Ltd., a naming rights partner of theCity of Nagoya, named the planetarium dome at theNagoya City Science Museum “Brother Earth”, which is aslogan of Brother denoting its environmental activities
and principles.