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Humanware Prodigi User Manual

Humanware Prodigi User Manual

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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Contents ............1 Chapter 1: Introduction ......... 2 Chapter 2: Getting to know your Prodigi ..3 Box Contents ..........3 Prodigi Tablet at a glance ......4 Setting up ..........6 Chapter 3: Using Prodigi ......7 Magnifying ..........7 Capturing and Reading ......

  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Prodigi Tablet, small enough to fit in your pocket, is a complete magnification system that will allow you to magnify and read documents, capture images, and spot read on-the-go, anywhere you are.

  • Page 5: Chapter 2: Getting To Know Your Prodigi

    Technologies HumanWare Inc. CHAPTER 2: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PRODIGI BOX CONTENTS Tablet Box  Prodigi 5-inch Tablet  Protective Carrying Case  Power Supply  USB Recharge Cable  HDMI Output Cable (not available with Duo model)  Reading Stand ...

  • Page 6: Prodigi Tablet At A Glance

    PRODIGI TABLET AT A GLANCE Top Edge and Front Face Bottom Edge and Back Side Page 4...
  • Page 7 Prodigi 1. Plus-Minus keys 2. Power Button 3. Read Button 4. Speaker 5. Touchscreen 6. Back Button 7. Audio Port 8. Recharge/HDMI Output Port 9. Release Button (for battery) 10. Battery Compartment 11. LED Lights (2) Page 5...

  • Page 8: Setting Up

    2. Hold the Tablet so that the screen side is facing you and the recharge port is aiming downwards. Make sure tactile HumanWare logo on the recharge cable is facing you (1). Carefully connect the cable to the recharge port and plug it to an outlet. Page 6...

  • Page 9: Chapter 3: Using Prodigi

    Recharge Port. 3. Let the Tablet recharge for 8 consecutive hours (initial charge). 4. Press Power to power on the Tablet. Prodigi will take about 1 minute to initialize. HumanWare’s logo will appear on the screen, followed by Prodigi’s startup screen.
  • Page 10 Make sure the tactile HumanWare logo on the Reading Stand is facing up (1) and that you place the Tablet front face up on the Reading Stand:  Use the Plus-Minus keys to adjust the zoom level. To increase character size, press the Plus key (the right one).
  • Page 11 Note: You can either tap or use the Plus- Minus keys to toggle between different values in the Settings.  By default, Prodigi will read aloud the Settings’ menus, items, and values. To deactivate Speech, press and hold the Back button, select Speech, and tap.
  • Page 12  You can adjust the brightness of what you are viewing by accessing the Settings menu. Press and hold the Back button and select Brightness. Tap to adjust the brightness in percentage. Once you reach your desired brightness level, press Back or simply wait a few seconds to continue magnifying.

  • Page 13: Capturing And Reading

    CAPTURING AND READING  First, press and hold the Back button to access the Settings menu and tap to select Working Range: Full Page. Press Back to exit the Settings menu.  Position the Tablet at 4 inches (10 cm) or more above the document you wish to capture and read.
  • Page 14 Two “greater than” inequality signs will mark the end of a paragraph in the Line and Column modes (˃˃). Prodigi will beep and announce “End of document” when you reach the end of your document; press Read to start reading from the beginning again.
  • Page 15 Speech On by pressing and holding the Read button anywhere in the Settings menu.  Prodigi contains 2 different voices that can be used to read aloud text documents. To select a different voice, press and hold the Back button, select Voice, and tap to toggle between the 2 reading voices.

  • Page 16: Chapter 4: Switching To Standard Interface

    Prodigi contains two different interfaces, Simple and Standard, which can be changed according to your specific needs. By default, Prodigi’s interface is set to Simple (see previous chapter for more information). Prodigi’s Standard interface allows you to perform more touch gestures, keep your documents in memory, and further customize your system.

  • Page 17: Magnifying (Standard Interface)

    MAGNIFYING (STANDARD INTERFACE)  After switching your interface Standard, Prodigi will automatically launch the Magnifier.  You can manipulate the Tablet, navigate in the text and adjust the brightness in the same way as on the Simple interface. See chapter 3 (section Magnifying) for more information.

  • Page 18: Capturing And Reading (Standard Interface)

    color, positive, and negative contrasts by swiping on the right edge of the touchscreen:  To freeze and save an image of what you are viewing, press and hold the Read button. It will be saved in the Gallery for future use.
  • Page 19 Note: Manipulate the Tablet, navigate in the enlarged text, and adjust the brightness in the same way as on the Simple interface (see chapter 3, section Magnifying for more information). To toggle between the different contrasts, swipe on the right edge of the touchscreen or access the Settings (see previous section for more information).

  • Page 20: Multi-Capture (Standard Interface)

     You can change the speech rate or reading speed, adjust the volume, and select a different reading voice in the same way as on the Simple interface (see chapter 3, section Capturing and Reading).  While paused, press Back to stop reading, and Back again to return to camera view.
  • Page 21  Press Back to end Multi-Capture and access your document. Swipe left or right to select a page, and tap to open the page and spot read with Prodigi’s locator.  To read your document, select a page you wish to start reading from and press Read.

  • Page 22: Spot Reading

     Once you have captured a document (either at Working Range: Close-up or Full Page), you will notice a rectangle frame on the top left corner. This is Prodigi’s locator. Move the locator by slowly moving your finger on the touchpad without...

  • Page 23: Using The Carousel Menu

     Tap or press Back to see the locator again. This is a practical way to locate your position on the document. USING THE CAROUSEL MENU Prodigi has 3 main applications – Magnifier, Gallery, and Settings. They are presented one by one in the carousel menu: Page 21...
  • Page 24  From anywhere on the system, you can access the carousel menu by tapping twice quickly with two fingers (double- finger, double tap gesture).  Prodigi will announce “Main Carousel” followed currently selected application. The currently selected application is positioned in the center of the screen: ...

  • Page 25: Viewing Saved Documents

    If the document contains no words, Prodigi will tag it as an image. A notebook icon will indicate a multipage document.  To open a selected document, simply tap.
  • Page 26 Prodigi will remember your position and apply it automatically the next time you open the document. Notes: Prodigi will announce “Gallery empty” if the Gallery contains no document. The Gallery cannot contain more than 100 documents. Once you pass this number, you will be prompted to delete some documents from the Gallery before saving new ones.

  • Page 27: Action Menu

    ACTION MENU The Gallery features an “Action Menu” that includes many useful functions for your saved documents. In the Action menu, you can:  Create a new category  Rename a document or category  Delete a document, category, or the content of a category ...
  • Page 28 To delete a document, a category, or the content of a category  Long press on the document or category you want to delete.  Tap Delete, Delete category or Delete category content.  Tap Yes to confirm deletion. To rename a document or category ...
  • Page 29 To move a document to a category  Long press on the document you want to move.  Tap Move.  Tap the category where you wish to move your document. Export the text from a single-page or multipage document to a text file in Android file system to be retrieved via the USB cable from PC ...
  • Page 30 To delete, replace, insert, or append a page in a multipage document.  Open the multipage document you wish to modify.  To delete a page, long press on the page you wish to delete and tap Yes to confirm deletion.

  • Page 31: Chapter 5: Choosing Your Contrast

    CHAPTER 5: CHOOSING YOUR CONTRAST Prodigi allows you to view documents, pictures and objects in 3 types of contrast: color, positive or negative. For documents that contain text, a 4 type of contrast can be used: Diamond Edge™. Positive, negative, and Diamond Edge™...
  • Page 32 Negative contrast shows text and images in reversed contrast as compared to your selected color combination. For example, if your combination is Black on White, negative contrast will show text and images in White on Black. This is useful if you wish to reverse the contrast of a text that contains different contrasts.
  • Page 33 Prodigi’s Standard interface also allows you to toggle between the different contrasts by swiping on the right edge of the touchscreen: Note: The contrast cannot be changed while in Line or Column mode, or while viewing an image at 1x (Gallery).

  • Page 34: Chapter 6: Changing Your Settings

    CHAPTER 6: CHANGING YOUR SETTINGS (Note: The values marked with a star (*) are default settings.) To quickly configure your system while viewing a document, you can press and hold the Back button to access the Settings menu. The currently selected item is announced and highlighted by a rectangular frame.
  • Page 35 Range: Full Page is selected): On*, Off You can further customize your system by selecting All Settings at the end of the Settings menu. With Prodigi’s Standard interface, you can also access these Settings by selecting and opening the Settings application in the...
  • Page 36 The Settings contain 5 main menus: Visual, Audio, Gestures and Controls, General, and About. Scroll up or down in the Settings to select menu. Prodigi will announce “submenu” if a selected menu contains submenus and display an arrow on the right edge of the screen.
  • Page 37  Contrast: Diamond Edge (if captured image contains text), Color*, Positive, Negative (see chapter 5)  Diamond Edge: Always*, On Request (See chapter 5)  Colors (Select from 20 color pairs): Black on white*, White on black, Black on gray, Gray on black, Black on yellow, Yellow on black, Black on orange, Orange on black, Black on cyan, Cyan on black, Black on purple, Purple on...
  • Page 38  Font Type: Regular, Bold*  Highlight (Column and Line modes only. Highlight on spoken words): Display*, Hide 3. Camera contains the following setting:  Working Range (Camera’s focus on work area): Close-up*, Full Page AUDIO The Audio menu contains the following settings: ...
  • Page 39  Swipe on right edge / Contrast: Toggle between Color, Positive, Negative, and Diamond Edge™ contrasts (Note: The last selection will be saved in Prodigi’s memory).  Pinch and Zoom: Adjust the zoom level by decreasing or increasing the distance between 2 fingers.
  • Page 40 GENERAL The General menu contains the following items:  User Interface: Simple*, Standard  System Language: Language Language (Choices depend country or region)  WI-FI Setup (Help of a sighted person is required to configure wireless network)  Tablet Auto Shutoff: 3 min*, 5 min, 10 ...

  • Page 41: Chapter 7: Recharging Your Tablet

    CHAPTER 7: RECHARGING YOUR TABLET Maximizing operating efficiency:  In a working situation where you need the Tablet intermittently, you can enter Standby mode when you are not using the Tablet by pressing Power. The screen will power off and a double-beep will be sounded.
  • Page 42 Settings). If the battery charge level is below 10%, it is recommended that you recharge the battery. IMPORTANT: The battery becomes warm during recharging. Do not recharge the battery near a heat source. To recharge the battery using mains electricity: ...
  • Page 43 Replacing the battery: Contact HumanWare or your authorized distributor to obtain a replacement battery.  Power off the Tablet and unplug it from the outlet.
  • Page 44  Press the release button near the left edge of the Tablet, and simultaneously slide the compartment door to the left to remove it.  The battery’s upper left edge has a tab. Use this tab to lift the used battery up. Note: The model and serial numbers can be found under the battery.

  • Page 45: Chapter 8: Software Update

     Press Back twice to return to General in Prodigi’s Settings.  To initiate a software update, select Software Update and tap. IMPORTANT: Make sure your system is connected to power before updating the software.  Once WI-FI connection established, Prodigi will tell you whether Page 43...

  • Page 46: Chapter 9: Troubleshooting

     If an update is available and you wish to install it, select Install and tap. If you wish to cancel, select Cancel and tap.  If you chose to install the update, Prodigi will download the update and show the download progress in percentage.
  • Page 47 If colors are difficult to detect:  Check if you have sufficient ambient light.  Choose a different contrast or color combination in the Settings.  Adjust the brightness level in the Settings. If there is a lot of glare: ...
  • Page 48  Make sure your Tablet is powered off, and wipe the LED lights and camera surface on the back side with your included cleaning tissue. If the audio reading does not make sense:  Make sure the voice setting is the same as your document’s language.

  • Page 49: Appendix A: Safety And Maintenance

    This product should be operated from the type of power indicated on the marking label. If you are unsure of the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company. Only use your Prodigi indoors. Do not expose sudden extreme changes temperature or humidity conditions.
  • Page 50 Susceptibility to Interference: There may be temporary degradation of the image when Prodigi is subjected to a strong radio-frequency field, electro-static discharge or transient electrical noise. An electro-static discharge (caused by static electricity) may cause the screen to go blank. If this happens, power the system off and on again.
  • Page 51 interference that cause undesired operation of the device. Per Industry Canada RSS rules: This device complies with Health Canada’s Safety Code. The installer of this device should ensure that RF radiation is not emitted in excess of the Health Canada’s requirement. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to...
  • Page 52 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Maintenance and Disposal Instructions: Wipe your Prodigi’s surfaces with a soft and dry cloth. Page 50...

  • Page 53: Appendix B: Specifications

    At the end of Prodigi’s operational lifetime, its internal components must be disposed in compliance with local authorities. Prodigi contains no hazardous materials. For disposal, return to HumanWare or follow local governing ordinances or hospital procedure. APPENDIX B: SPECIFICATIONS Operating Conditions: ...

  • Page 54: Appendix C: Warranty

    Improper use is use of this device other than described in this manual. In no event shall HumanWare or its distributors be liable for indirect or consequential damages. No replacement or repair covered by the...
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