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Freedom Scientific PEARL Quick Start Manual

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PEARL® Portable
Reading Camera
Quick Start Guide
Freedom Scientific, Inc.
July 2010
440467-001 Rev. B

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  • Page 1 PEARL® Portable Reading Camera Quick Start Guide Freedom Scientific, Inc. July 2010 440467-001 Rev. B...
  • Page 2 Freedom Scientific. Copyright © 2010 Freedom Scientific, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PEARL®is a trademark of Freedom Scientific, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
  • Page 3 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help.  Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Freedom Scientific could void the  user’s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 4 Industry Canada ICES-003 Notice This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Regulatory Compliance Wavelengths: 400 nm to 780 nm Power: 5V 500mA Safety: UL 60950-1 CAN/CAS-C22.2 No.
  • Page 5 Keep PEARL away from wet areas, rain, and other sources of liquids. Do not submerge  PEARL. Always operate PEARL in a place where the temperature is between 10° and 35° C (50° and  95° F). Do not store in places subject to temperature extremes such as a parked car.
  • Page 6 When cleaning PEARL, make sure the unit is unplugged from the computer. Use a lightly  dampened, soft, clean cloth with water or mild detergent. Do not use alcohol, solvents, abrasives, or aerosol sprays. Camera LED Camera lens...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introducing PEARL ................. 1 Opening and Closing PEARL ............2 Aligning Documents for Scanning ..........7 Low Vision Magnification ............. 13 Keystrokes ..................16 Service and Support ..............18 Warranty ..................20 Troubleshooting ................22...

  • Page 9: Introducing Pearl

    PEARL can also be used as a video magnifier showing a magnified image of your document on your computer monitor. It works in most...

  • Page 10: Opening And Closing Pearl

    Opening and Closing PEARL Use the following steps and illustrations to open PEARL and connect it to your computer. Remove PEARL from its carrying case, and rotate the page guide until it is perpendicular to the two support posts. The page guide locks in place.
  • Page 11 Figure 1: Rotate page guide from closed position...
  • Page 12 Figure 2: Press and hold release button (1) to raise both posts...
  • Page 13 Figure 3: Press and hold release button (2) to raise camera post...
  • Page 14 Connect PEARL’s USB connector to your computer. Start OpenBook to turn on and use PEARL. When using PEARL for the first time, select it using the Device Selection option found in OpenBook’s Advanced menu. Refer to OpenBook’s quick start guide and help file for scanning and reading procedures.

  • Page 15: Aligning Documents For Scanning

    Aligning Documents for Scanning The camera’s scan area is 9 inches wide by 12 inches long (22.86 cm by 30.48 cm). Documents and Large Books To align a single page document or large book under the camera, do the following: Place the document’s top edge against the page guide.
  • Page 16 To align a large book with facing pages, make sure that the inside margin of the page to be scanned is aligned with the edge of the page guide. This prevents needless information on the opposite page from being scanned. Figure 5 on page 10 shows a right-hand page aligned with the left edge of the page guide.
  • Page 17 Figure 4: Document and large book alignment...
  • Page 18 Figure 5: Inside margin alignment with page guide...
  • Page 19 Small Books When scanning small books, such as paperback books, do the following: Place the book sideways with one edge against the page guide, and then center the book between the outer edges of the page guide. See Figure 6 on page 12. This allows you to capture two pages at once and maintain pagination.
  • Page 20 Figure 6: Small book alignment...

  • Page 21: Low Vision Magnification

    Low Vision Magnification You can use PEARL as a low vision magnifier while cycling through OpenBook’s four viewing modes: Text View, Exact View, Split View, and Camera View. For additional information and procedures describing low vision operation, refer to OpenBook’s quick start guide and help file.
  • Page 22 Exact View Exact View is the acquired page displayed exactly as the original document. You can increase or decrease screen magnification, and pan left, right, up, and down to view the image. For a brief list of magnification and panning keystrokes, refer to the Keystrokes section on page 16.
  • Page 23 Camera View This view displays a real-time view from the PEARL camera on your monitor. With the live image of a document on your screen, you can change the zoom level, rotate the image left or right, or pan left, right, up, and down to view and navigate the image.

  • Page 24: Keystrokes

    Keystrokes For additional keystrokes, refer to OpenBook user documentation. F4: Scan and read document (Read-only mode and Edit mode)  SPACEBAR: Scan and read document (Read-only mode)   CTRL+SHIFT+V: Cycle between views CTRL+PLUS: Increase zoom (press and hold for continuous zoom) ...
  • Page 25 WINDOWS Key+CTRL+LEFT ARROW: Pan view left  WINDOWS Key+CTRL+RIGHT ARROW: Pan view right  CTRL+ALT+PAGE UP: Increase speech rate  CTRL+ALT+PAGE DOWN: Decrease speech rate  CTRL+L: Toggle camera LED on or off ...

  • Page 26: Service And Support

    Support link, and search the Knowledge Base. It contains articles that address many common questions and technical issues concerning Freedom Scientific products. If you still experience difficulties, contact Freedom Scientific Technical Support by telephone at (727) 803-8600, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
  • Page 27 When you call, have your documentation ready and be prepared to provide the following information: Product name  What you were doing when the problem occurred  How you tried to solve the problem ...

  • Page 28: Warranty

    If necessary, the technical support specialist will issue a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number that must be referenced on the outside of the package containing your returned unit. Your PEARL or its accessory will then be exchanged or repaired as needed.
  • Page 29 Return your unit to: Freedom Scientific, Inc. 13000 Automobile Blvd. Building 1 Unit 103 Clearwater, FL 33762...

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Problem Solution PEARL not working. Verify that PEARL’s USB cable is connected to your computer. Select PEARL using the OpenBook software. To do this, choose the Advanced menu and then Device Selection. No camera LED. From within OpenBook, press CTRL+L to turn on or off the LED.
  • Page 31 Problem Solution Glare on a glossy document. Turn off camera’s LED. Dim room lighting. Reposition PEARL’s work area. Shadows on a document. Turn on camera’s LED. Dim room lighting. Reposition PEARL’s work area.