Summary of Contents for Flick 1.1
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Page 1: User Manual
USER MANUAL Flick 1.1 Multifunction Camera with OCR Reader Software support: support@issist.com Camera support: service@sightenhancement.com www.Flickcamera.com... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
FLICK BATTERY CARE ..............6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............7 FLICK CAMERA SET-UP ............... 7 FLICK SOFTWARE INSTALL ............. 7 FIRST TIME FLICK IS CONNECTED ........... 9 CALIBRATION ................9 TO SHUT DOWN FLICK ..............10 BASIC OPERATIONS ..............10 ZOOM IN AND OUT ..............10 PAN AND SCROLL IMAGE ............. - Page 3 SPEECH ..................20 READING ..................21 DISPLAY ..................23 HOTKEY LIST ................27 SUPPORT ..................28 CLOSE FLICK ................. 28 MINI MENU ................29 SHOW/HIDE MINI MENU ............. 29 TOGGLE COLOR ................30 TOGGLE CAMERA POSITION ............31 ROTATE VIDEO ................33 FREEZE FRAME ................
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Page 4: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Flick is the next-generation of multifunction distance and near camera devices that allow the user to operate this fully motorized camera from a touch screen, keyboard or with a mouse. The user is immersed in the image at both distance or near viewing, on a... -
Page 5: Contents
Flick User Manual with Calibration Page Flick Software CD Padded Carry Case FLICK ASSEMBLY Remove Flick camera and Baseplate from the carry case. Mount the camera arm to the baseplate as shown in the diagram. Tighten the locking screw. -
Page 6: Flick Battery Care
Plug in Flick charger as shown – power connection LED lights Power connection NOTE: Please ONLY use the Flick charger provided with your unit Charge Flick before initial use Orange LED is LIT during charging Orange LED is OUT when battery is fully charged ... -
Page 7: System Requirements
FLICK SOFTWARE INSTALL Insert Flick software CD. The files will self-extract and commence the installation. On completion of the install a Flick icon will be placed on your desktop and in the START MENU. Here are the steps to guide you through the installation process. If your... - Page 8 Flick camera software to ensure time for drivers to complete loading. The installer will have placed a Flick icon on the desktop and in the START MENU. Turn Flick power switch ON – green LED light is now ON.
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Page 9: First Time Flick Is Connected
FIRST TIME FLICK IS CONNECTED When Flick is first connected to a new computer, you will be prompted to enter the SOFTWARE Serial Number. This number is printed on the back of your software CD case and on the front of the Quick Start Manual. -
Page 10: To Shut Down Flick
TO SHUT DOWN FLICK Close Flick software: Select Menu > Close Flick > OK. Flick will “park” the camera and close the lens. All other applications will still be running. Turn “OFF” the Flick camera Unplug Flick camera USB cable from the computer and pack in carry case If the Camera is powered “OFF”... -
Page 11: Pan And Scroll Image
Num key 5 PAN IMAGE FOR READING For quick and easy reading, use Flick’s screen panning feature described above using the numeric keypad. This allows the user to move the camera along a line of text and quickly return to the line start position to read the next line. -
Page 12: Text Reading
OCR text reading. The following describes how to read text placed on the Flick table (Camera Down. Note that Flick will not read text viewed in distance mode (Camera UP). Reading manually can be accomplished using pan and scroll controls (see Table of Contents for page number). -
Page 13: Using Ocr To Read
USING OCR TO READ Flick will read aloud the text that is displayed on screen. It will commence reading at any selected point by double clicking at the start point. The camera will scan the text and reading will commence after 10-20 seconds. -
Page 14: Menu Navigation
MENU NAVIGATION Flick has 3 methods to navigate the Menus. Mouse Keyboard Touch Screen MOVE UP/DOWN IN MENUS The inputs are: Moving Up/Down Mouse Rotate Mouse wheel to move up/down Touchscreen Finger drag up/down on touch screen Keyboard Press up/down arrow keys... -
Page 15: Using Menus
USING MENUS MENU SYMBOLS Right Arrow Right Arrow Right Arrow Symbol: Indicates there is a second menu when selected. MENU RADIO BUTTONS Options can be changed by selecting a radio button. Only 1 option can be selected at a time. Selected Unselected Selected: Indicates that this option is currently... -
Page 16: Highlighted Option
Not Highlighted Option: Indicates that this option cannot be interacted with. MENU BUTTONS Flick main menu bar has 2 buttons and 9 menu options: Back Button Menu Slider MENU SLIDER Slides the Menu to the right as shown in Figure 1. This feature is... -
Page 17: Back Button
Left-click + drag right Touchscreen Finger drag right Keyboard Press “T” BACK BUTTON Allows the user to go back to the previous screen. MAIN MENU SHOW/HIDE MAIN MENU Flick allows you to show/hide the Main Menu using the Keyboard, Mouse, or Touch screen. -
Page 18: Color
MAIN MENU Show Main Menu Hide Main Menu Mouse Left-click top left corner Left-click “Back” button Touchscreen Finger tap top left corner Finger tap “Back” button Keyboard Press “M” Press “Esc” COLOR Color has 6 options that can be selected: Original: Normal color and contrast settings. -
Page 19: Pointer
High contrast: Maximum color contrast for optimal viewing. Invert: Image is reversed video, white on black. Greyscale: Converts colors on screen to black, white, and different shades of gray. Custom: Custom has 10 customized color combinations that can be selected to suit the user’s preference. OPTION TEXT COLOR BACKGROUND... -
Page 20: Speech
Pointer size has 3 options: Small Medium Large [ATTENTION: Mouse Pointer Size will also increase/decrease when zooming in/out] Mouse Color: Mouse color changes the color of the mouse pointer. There are 7 mouse colors: White Black Green Blue Purple Cyan SPEECH Speech has 3 options: Speech Volume: Speech Volume changes the volume of the... -
Page 21: Reading
Speech Voice: Speech Voice changes the voice of the reader. There is 1 voice option available: Ivona/Kendra READING Reading has 3 options: Reading Mode: Reading Mode changes the way Flick reads text. There are 2 Reading Modes. Real Image Real Image Mode... - Page 22 Real Image Options Highlighter Color: Highlighter Color changes the highlighted color surrounding the text. There are 7 Highlighter Color options: Black White Green Blue Yellow Cyan Reformatted Text Reformatted Text Mode Reformat Options...
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Page 23: Display
Background Color: Selects the background color in Reformatted Reading mode. There are 7 Background Color options: White Black Green Blue Purple Cyan Text Color: Text Color changes the text color in Reformatted Reading mode. There are 7 Text Color options: White Black Green... - Page 24 FULL SCREEN NORMAL WINDOW...
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Page 27: Hotkey List
HOTKEY LIST Hotkeys (also known as shortcut keys) allow the Flick camera to be controlled through the keyboard. Flick uses the following Hotkeys shown in Figure 3 by default. Hotkeys can be reset to any preferred key by changing the identified key in the menu. Use just the Keyboard or use both the Keyboard and Mouse to highlight and re assign keys. -
Page 28: Support
SUPPORT Support menu has 3 options: About: About shows what Flick software version is being run on the system (i.e. Flick 1.1). Calibration: Calibration is used only to reset the camera after a software update is installed – See section FLICK CAMERA SET UP. -
Page 29: Mini Menu
MINI MENU The Mini Menu is a quick action menu that has 5 preloaded shortcuts for easy access to operational settings. SHOW/HIDE MINI MENU: To show/hide the Mini Menu using the Keyboard, Mouse and Touch the inputs are: Show Mini Menu Hide Mini Menu Mouse Left-click top right corner... -
Page 30: Toggle Color
Mini Menu Toggle Color: Toggles colors between 6 preloaded Color Settings – Original video, Medium Contrast, High Contrast, Invert, Greyscale, and Custom Color. Toggle Camera: Toggles between 2 camera positions: Tilt Up and Tilt Down. Rotate Video: Rotates the video displayed onscreen by 180 degrees. -
Page 31: Toggle Camera Position
Show “Mini Menu” > Finger tap “Toggle Camera” Keyboard Press “P” Flick has 2 camera positions to allow for both distance and near viewing. When switching from distance (camera UP) to near (camera DOWN) Flick retains its last settings for position, magnification, and contrast/color settings. - Page 32 Tilted Up Distance View Tilted Down Reading View [IMPORTANT] Do not manually adjust the lens. The lens opens/closes automatically depending on the position of the camera.
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Page 33: Rotate Video
ROTATE VIDEO Rotate Video rotates the video stream displayed onscreen. It is used primarily when reading books where the left hand page is displayed and the book is rotated 180 degrees to read the right hand page. Selecting the “Rotate Video” option reverses all the positioning and reading functions. -
Page 34: Freeze Frame
SAVE PICTURES This feature saves an image of whatever is displayed onscreen onto your hard drive in “my-pictures”. A Flick directory in “my- pictures” is automatically created and the pictures are saved in that directory with a date and time label. -
Page 35: Real Image Mode
Show Mini Menu Hide Mini Menu Mouse Left-click top right corner Left-click anywhere outside Mini Menu Touchscreen Finger tap top right corner Finger tap anywhere outside Mini Menu Keyboard Press “U” Press “U” Scroll Up: Scrolls up the screen to select a new start point for the reader. -
Page 36: Reformat Text Mode
Reader Menu in Real Image Mode REFORMAT TEXT MODE: In this mode Flick replaces text on the display with reformatted text and highlights the word being read. The text color, size and background can be adjusted. (see Table of Contents for Page Number). -
Page 37: Save Page
SAVE PAGE Every time the reader is invoked, a copy of the scanned page is saved in My-Pictures\Flick, with a filename beginning with “Page Scan” followed by the date/time created. This directory can grow quite large so must be maintained on a regular basis to minimize unnecessary files. -
Page 38: Warranty
Win XP, Vista, Win7 Input Control: Mouse, Keyboard or Touch Screen WARRANTY The Flick Camera is covered by a 2-year parts and labour warranty on manufacturer’s defects. The warranty does not cover cables or damage due to mishandling. Contact support@sightenhancement.com... - Page 39 www.Flickcamera.com...