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Summary of Contents for OPTRON i-Stick
- Page 1 User Guide Vers. 2.5 OPTRON Assistive Technologies 2008 ...
- Page 2 Waste Electrical Products should not be disposed of with household waste. Please recycle where facilities exist. Check with your local authority, your OPTRON dealership or OPTRON Assistive Technologies for recycling advice (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive).
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Safety Instructions ........... 4 Battery Safety Instructions ........5 System Requirements ..........6 Contents ..............7 i-Stick – Parts and Elements ........8 Setting up the i-Stick ..........9 Base Unit - Control Panel ........11 Positioning the Camera ........... 14 TwistCam™... - Page 4 Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ Image Modes: Reversed Polarity (Negative Image) and Monochrome Colors (F4 Key) ......... 23 Auto Focus Lock ........... 24 Moving the Image on the Screen ......24 Help File .............. 24 Toggling between Applications ........ 25 Still Images ............
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Page 5: Safety Instructions
Make sure that cords and cables connected to the i-Stick cannot cause tripping or stumbling. Data on your PC’s hard disk is stored magnetically. Make sure that there is no interfering magnetic or electromagnetic influence to your PC or laptop when using it with the i-Stick. -
Page 6: Battery Safety Instructions
Do not disassemble, puncture, modify, drop, throw, or cause other unnecessary shocks to batteries. To run the i-Stick and to charge the batteries, use the supplied battery charger and original i-Stick batteries only. Using products other than the supplied battery charger and original i-Stick batteries can cause death, serious injuries and severe damage to your i-Stick. -
Page 7: System Requirements
Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ YSTEM EQUIREMENTS If the i-Stick is used with a computer/laptop, the following system requirements have to be met to assure proper functioning of the i-Stick and its software: Operating System: Windows XP, SP2 or higher Ports: 1 free USB 2.0 or higher... -
Page 8: Contents
Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ ONTENTS Before installing your i-Stick please make sure that you have received the following items: • Carrying bag • i-Stick Base unit • Folding camera arm with camera head • Base stabilizer (attached magnetically to the bottom side of the base unit) •... -
Page 9: I-Stick - Parts And Elements
Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ – P TICK ARTS AND LEMENTS Upper Camera Arm Entire Unit Camera Head Lower Camera Arm Base Unit Camera Head Park position for Close Up Lens TwistCam Knob Ring Camera box Close Up Lens (applied for desktop reading) Ports on the Back of the Base Unit... -
Page 10: Setting Up The I-Stick
Insert the camera arm into the camera receptacle on the base unit. Please make sure that the camera arm is inserted all the way and that the i-Stick doesn’t tip when the camera arm is turned sideways. -
Page 11: ___________________________________________________________________
Insert the camera cable into the camera port (2) at the back of the base unit. If you want to run the i-Stick on A/C power or if you want to recharge the battery, connect the power supply/battery charger to the base unit. -
Page 12: Base Unit - Control Panel
Stick is on A/C power. If the light turns off automatically, the battery needs to be charged. When the battery is low, this light will blink or flicker to indicate the need to change the battery or to run the i-Stick on A/C power. (2) Auto Focus Lock Pushing the Auto Focus button will lock and release the Auto Focus at the current position. -
Page 13: ___________________________________________________________________
Auto Focus is locked. (4) Reversed Polarity/Inverted Colors (VGA monitor only) When the i-Stick is connected to a VGA monitor, pushing the button for reversed polarity/inverted colors will turn black colors into white and white into black. Pushing the button again will return the image to the positive color mode. -
Page 14: ___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________ (8) Full Color and High Contrast Black and White Mode (VGA monitor only) When the i-Stick is connected to a VGA monitor, pushing this button will toggle between the full color and the high contrast/black and white image mode. -
Page 15: Positioning The Camera
– the TwistCam adjustment eliminates upside down images on the screen. Please note: Never force the camera rotation beyond the rotation block. Forcing the camera rotation beyond the rotation block will severely damage your i-Stick. -
Page 16: Close Up Lens
Please note: The upper arm can be turned only in one direction. Forcing the black knob to point upward by turning the arm in the wrong direction will severly damage your i-Stick. -
Page 17: Distance Viewing Option 1
Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ Distance Viewing Option 1 For distance viewing while the upper camera arm is in a horizontal position, the camera box can be rotated on the upper arm to point the camera at a remote object. By turning the TwistCam Ring, the image can be adjusted to an upright and leveled position. -
Page 18: Reading Books
To read books or in situations when more space is required to the left or right of the camera than the i-Stick’s swivel arm offers, the unit can be set up so that the base unit is positioned at the top of the... -
Page 19: Working With A Laptop
• The USB converter is not plugged into the USB port on your computer • All other programs are closed (including Zoomtext). Insert the "OPTRON View Software" CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-Drive (please make sure that you are using the correct disk for your operating system). If the installation screen doesn’t start automatically after approximately 30... -
Page 20: ___________________________________________________________________
Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ In the next window, start the installation process by clicking "Next" or pushing the "Enter" key once. The software will now be installed. Clicking on "Cancel" or pushing the "Enter" key will cancel the installation. -
Page 21: ___________________________________________________________________
Setup frame. If the Install Shield Wizard is displayed in your taskbar, but not showing on the desktop screen, either click on the task in the taskbar or push "Alt"+"Tab" to move it on top of the OPTRON View Setup frame. When the installation of the USB driver is finished, click on "Finish"... -
Page 22: Starting The I-Stick
After your computer has restarted, you can connect the i-Stick to any USB port. Starting the i-Stick Turn on your i-Stick by pushing the power button on the base box. If you want to run Zoomtext and OPTRON View II at the same time, double click on the "OptronView II Zoomtext"... -
Page 23: Closing Optron View Ii
Magnification 1: Camera Magnification The Zoom keys on the i-Stick base unit control the magnification of the camera. Zoom – (left) will zoom out, Zoom + (right) will zoom in. You can keep the zoom key pushed until the desired magnification is displayed. -
Page 24: Contrast (F5 And F6 Keys)
Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ Please note: To reach the best image quality, we re- commend using the optical magnification of the camera (magnification 1) and only use the digital magnification (magnification 2) if additional enlargement is required. Contrast (F5 and F6 Keys) Use the F5 and F6 key to adjust the contrast. -
Page 25: Auto Focus Lock
To activate the Auto Focus, push the Auto Focus Lock button again. The Auto Focus Control Light will turn on again. Please note: Whenever the i-Stick is first turned on, the Auto Focus will be active and the Auto Focus Control Light will be on. -
Page 26: Toggling Between Applications
Still Images Pushing the F9 key captures the current image as bitmap file to the "OPTRON View Demo" folder on your desktop. The first file will be allocated the file name "Bitmap00001.bmp". If you are capturing more images on your desktop, the files will be saved under the same name with an increasing number. - Page 27 "Enter" key. Close this window by clicking on the white "x" in the top right corner or by pushing Alt+F4. 2. Copy the Optron View Start Icon On your desktop, right-click on the "OPTRON View" icon. In the menu which appears left-click on "Copy".
- Page 28 Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ 3. Rename the Optron View Start Icon Left-click once in the new OPTRON View icon and then once in the title text of the new folder and enter a new name, for example "Math". Push the "Enter"...
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Page 29: Software Uninstallation
"My Documents" window and that you have entered the correct path. To save still images in a subject, start the i-Stick software by double clicking on the subject icon. To switch to another subject, close the OPTRON View II application ("ESC") and double click on the new subject icon. -
Page 30: Troubleshooting
When the "Installation complete" screen is displayed, the program is deleted. Click on "Close" or push the "Enter" key once. Troubleshooting If you encounter difficulties with the installation of the OPTRON View II software, please contact us at 1 888 567 8766. -
Page 31: Working With Avga Monitor
To use a VGA monitor as the display screen for your i-Stick, please connect the monitor cable to the VGA port (4) at the back of the base unit and turn on the monitor and the i-Stick. To adjust the image, use the control panel on the base unit as... -
Page 32: Reversed Polarity / Negative Image Contrast
To turn the auto focus function back on, push the Auto Focus Lock button again. The Auto Focus Control Light will turn on again. Please note: When the i-Stick is turned on, the Auto Focus will be active and the Auto Focus Control Light will be on. -
Page 33: Working With A Television (Composite Video-In)
Composite cable adapter to Computer/TV port (3) at the back of the base unit and turn on the television and the i-Stick. To adjust the image, use the control panel on the base unit as follows:... - Page 34 Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ Please note: When the i-Stick is turned on, the Auto Focus will be active and the Auto Focus Control Light will be on.
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Page 35: Battery
Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ ATTERY Please note: To run the i-Stick and to charge the batteries, use the supplied battery charger and original Stick batteries only. Using products other than the supplied battery charger and original i-Stick batteries can cause death, serious injuries and severe damage to your i-Stick. -
Page 36: Discharging The Battery
Need Help? Please call 1-888-567 8766 ___________________________________________________________________ and the green LED "Ready" (3) is constantly on for approximately 2 minutes. After around 2 minutes the "Ready" (3) indicator changes to green flashing. The battery pack can be removed at this time or left connected to keep topped up until use.
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