LVI MagniLink S PREMIUM User Manual

LVI MagniLink S PREMIUM User Manual

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MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC
LVI Low Vision International
Verkstadsgatan 5
SE-352 46 Växjö
Tel: +46 470-727700
Faks: +46 470-727725
info@lvi.se
www.lvi.se

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  • Page 1 User Manual MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC LVI Low Vision International Verkstadsgatan 5 Tel: +46 470-727700 info@lvi.se SE-352 46 Växjö Faks: +46 470-727725 www.lvi.se...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    7.5 Using the software ..............23 7.6 Update software ............... 39 Working with the reading camera ..........42 Troubleshooting ................43 10 Technical information ..............44 11 Declaration of Conformity ............45 User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 4 MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 5: About Lvi

    MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC 1 About LVI LVI Low Vision International AB was founded in 1978 and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of magnifying TV- and computer systems for visually impaired. New products are developed in close cooperation with users and professional personnel of vision rehabilitation.
  • Page 6: Introduction To The Magnilink S

    MagniLink S is available in a number of different models. Choose model in the following steps: Choose reading camera HD or FHD. Model Camera MLS-HD HD (720p) MLS-FHD FHD (1280p) User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 7 MagniLink Docking Station with table clamp (DVI) MagniLink S meets all the requirements for CE marking of medical devices in accordance with Directive 93/42/EEG. Our products comply with MDD 93/42/EEC with additions from Directive 2007/47/EC. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 8: Safety Information

    If in doubt, contact your supplier. Warning MagniLink S is supplied packed in a plastic bag. To avoid risk of suffocation, keep the bag out of the reach of children and infants. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 9: Unpacking

    Check first that the box has no damage to its exterior. In the event of damage, contact the delivery company and file a notification of damage. Open the box and take out the MagniLink S; remove the white packaging. For further information see Installation. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 10: Packaging

     Box (corrugated cardboard)  Polyethylene (LDPE4) For sorting and collection of packaging material, please call the packaging collection customer service department for information on the rules that apply in your municipality. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 11: Accessories

    MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC 5 Accessories External control box (MLS-A100). Larger external control box (MLV-A110A). User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 12 MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC MagniLink Docking Station (MLS-A101), stationary reading table. MagniLink Reading Table (MLRT), portable reading table. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 13 MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC LVI Monitor 19" (MLS-A103) and 23" (MLS-A104). Text To Speech for PC (TTS-PC) or Mac (TTS-MAC). User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 14: Hardware

    In addition to transferring images to a computer, the USB connection is used to provide power to the system. 2. HDMI connection Here the camera can be connected to a monitor that supports HDMI or DVI. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 15: Using The Hardware

    Press the button a second time, to reactivate autofocus. 5. Zoom control Used to set the zoom. To reduce the zoom, press the lower key (minus) and to increase the zoom, pressure the upper key (plus). User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 16 8. High contrast modes with artificial colours Press the key to switch between the various colour combinations. Rotation By holding the button down for three seconds, the image can be rotated 180 degrees. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 17 Settings that are automatically saved for these modes are:  Artificial colours  Negative/Positive/Natural colours  Light  Magnification level  Reference line/Bar  Rotation of camera image  Mirroring of camera image User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 18: Magnilink Pcviewer

     i5 or i7 processor, 4 GB RAM, external graphics card with at least 512 MB inbuilt memory. LVI has tested the software on several computers without any problems, but there is no guarantee that the system will function on all computers that comply with the specifications.
  • Page 19: Installation Of Software

    When the installation program starts, follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation of the software, or see below for a more detailed description. Select "Next" in the dialogue box "Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MagniLink PCViewer". User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 20 If you have a camera with OCR functionality, then mark the language(s) for which you have a license. If you do not have OCR functionality, then do not select any languages. Then click "Next" to continue with the installation. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 21 MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC Select “Install” in the dialogue box "Ready to Install the Program". Select "Finish" in the dialogue box "InstallShield Wizard Complete". User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 22: Licensing

    English (US), English (UK), German, French, Finnish, Italian, Dutch (BE), Dutch (NL), Swedish, Danish, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, English (AU), Russian, French (CA), Arabic, Hebrew, Hungarian, Rumanian, Bulgarian, Czech, Slovakian, Croatian, Turkish, Greek. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 23: Using The Software

    Reduce focus distance. When this function is used, autofocus is turned off. 7. Focus down Increase focus distance. When this function is used, autofocus is turned off 8. Reduce brightness/contrast 9. Increase brightness/contrast User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 24 Enter or select Open. The video is normally opened in Windows' standard media player software. To view the most recently saved video recording quickly, hold down “Shift” when you press the button. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 25 This means that another programme can be in focus and that you can for example use Word while looking at the camera image. 24. Help Opens the user guide in the standard application for showing PDF files. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 26 If the reading mode is word, you move backwards through the text word by word. If the reading mode is sentence, you move backwards one sentence. If the reading mode is block, you move backwards one block. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 27 Shows all OCR processed pages. Click one of the pages to change page. 16. Always on top Activates/deactivates "always on top" 17. Help Opens the user manual in the standard application for showing PDF files. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 28 Reflect camera image Ctrl + F Freeze camera image Ctrl + A Always on top Open user guide Settings Standard settings Change camera resolution Ctrl + C Copy image or text User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 29 Changes between camera tab and OCR tab Alt + F5 Save documents Alt + F6 Open documents Alt + Up arrow Increase font size Alt + Down arrow Decrease font size Start reading User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 30 Remove the page in question If several pages have been scanned, you remove the page in question. Reduce volume Increase volume Reduce speaking speed Increase speaking speed Ctrl + 0 Next voice User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 31 If you need to update the licence, this can be done by pressing the button “enter licence”. 7.5.3.2 Application Settings Activate CCTV interface If this function is activated, MagniLink PCViewer supports working with the magnification software from ZoomText and SuperNova. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 32 It is possible to choose the mode you want when changing split screen mode. Settings profiles It is possible to save and load settings profiles. Menu size The size of the menus and buttons can be changed here. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 33 This setting allows the user to limit the frame rate. For the best video quality, the frame rate should be 60 Hz, but it may be appropriate to set the frame rate at 30 Hz for computers with a lower level of performance. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 34 If your computer has a microphone (internal or external), sound can be added to the recording. Sound source Select which microphone is to be used to record sound for the video. Normally only one sound source may be selected. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 35 7.5.3.6 Speech Settings Voice If several voices are available, the user can choose between them. Volume Setting the sound level of the voice. Speed Setting the speaking speed. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 36 If this box is ticked, text will automatically be read aloud after an image has been OCR processed. Automatic language identification When this function is activated, the application attempts to identify the language that has been OCR processed and change the voice accordingly. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 37 Choose if you wish to have grey scale or not. Reference line Set the size of the reference line and choose if you wish to have reference line, bar or both. Magnification Set the maximum and minimum magnification. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 38  It is important that the OCR engine's language is the same as that of the text.  The camera's resolution should be set to at least 1280x720, see Video settings for more information. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 39: Update Software

    Click "Next" in the dialogue box "Welcome". If there is an update, the following dialogue box is shown. Click "Next" in the dialogue box "Update available" to start downloading the update. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 40 MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC Ensure that you close MagniLink PCViewer before clicking "Next" in the dialogue box "Important information". Click "Next" in the dialogue box "Welcome to the Patch for MagniLink PCViewer". User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 41 MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC Click "Finish" in the dialogue box "Installshield Wizard Completed". User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 42: Working With The Reading Camera

     Shut out daylight. Lights in the ceiling, table lamps and light from windows can cause reflections on the monitor. For this reason, avoid placing lights where they shine directly at the screen or at yourself. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    A red light or a flashing red light indicates a system error. Restart the system by disconnecting and reconnecting all cables and rebooting the system. If a red light is still displayed, contact your service technician. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 44: Technical Information

    Recycling helps in the management of our natural resources. For more detailed information regarding the recycling of this product, you can contact your municipality, your waste management company or the store where you purchased the product. User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 45: Declaration Of Conformity

    MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC 11 Declaration of Conformity User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...
  • Page 46 Troubleshooting ................... 43 Unpacking ....................9 Update software ................... 39 Using the hardware ................15 Using the software ................23 Video Settings ..................33 Working with the reading camera ............42 User Manual 7944447a | MagniLink S PREMIUM - PC...

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