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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 – Introduction ..............2 Chapter 2 – Getting to know your Prodigi ........3 Box Contents ................3 Prodigi Duo at a glance ............. 4 Setting up .................. 9 Chapter 3 – Using Prodigi ............12 Using the Base ................ 12 Spot Reading ...............

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Prodigi Duo consists of a stationary Base and a removable Tablet, allowing you to magnify and read documents on-the-go, continue your favorite hobbies and activities, and carry out a wide range of manual tasks.

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

    CHAPTER 2 – GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PRODIGI BOX CONTENTS Base box Base Unit Power Supply Power Cable Unboxing Guide Getting Started Guide User Guide Packing and Unpacking Guide Colored button overlay stickers Tablet box Tablet box Prodigi 5-inch Tablet Protective Carrying Case Power Supply USB Recharge Cable...

  • Page 6: Prodigi Duo At A Glance

    PRODIGI DUO AT A GLANCE BASE - Front Face 1. Screen 2. Viewing Zone 3. Control Panel 4. Plus-Minus keys 5. Audio Port 6. USB Ports (2) 7. Docking Station Page 4...
  • Page 7 Control Panel 1. Speakers (2) 2. Settings Button 3. Back Button 4. Read Button 5. Touchpad 6. Touchpad Click 7. Zoom Up-Down Buttons 8. Power Button Page 5...
  • Page 8 Back Side 1. Docking Station 2. Power Connector 3. USB Port (factory use) Page 6...
  • Page 9 TABLET - Top Edge and Front Face 1. Plus-Minus keys 2. Power Button 3. Read Button 4. Speaker 5. Touchscreen 6. Back Button Page 7...
  • Page 10 Bottom edge and back side Prodigi 1. Audio Port 2. Recharge/Docking Station Port 3. Release Button (for battery) 4. Battery Compartment 5. LED Lights (2) Page 8...

  • Page 11: Setting Up

    SETTING UP 1. Pull the Base out of its box by holding the temporary cardboard handle, and place it on a flat and level surface. Note: The handle should only be used once. Page 9...
  • Page 12 2. Make sure the surface is clean before placing the overlay stickers on your front panel, then carefully place the stickers at their appropriate location based on the images below: Once you have placed the stickers, wait 10 minutes to make sure they are well in place.
  • Page 13 3. Connect the Power Supply to the Power Cable. Then, connect the cable to the Power Connector and plug it to an outlet. 4. The center of the screen should be at the same height as your eyes, ideally 16 inches (40 cm) away. To adjust the screen’s position, lift it up or down, tilt it forward or back, and swivel it left or right.

  • Page 14: Chapter 3 - Using Prodigi

    Push the two latches inward to connect the Tablet and power on the Base. Prodigi will take about 1 minute to initialize. HumanWare’s logo will appear on the screen, followed by Prodigi’s startup screen. Note: If the Tablet’s battery is drained, it may take a few minutes of recharge for Prodigi to initialize.
  • Page 15  To quickly reach a section of the document, move the locator, the rectangle at the bottom center of the screen, by slowly moving your finger on the touchpad without lifting it (pan gesture):  Click on the touchpad (press down on the lower section of the touchpad until you hear a clicking sound) or press the Zoom Up button to enlarge the section delimited by the locator.

  • Page 16: Auto Reading

     While zoomed in, you can adjust the brightness of your document by accessing the Settings menu. Use the Zoom Up- Down buttons or click on the touchpad to adjust the brightness of your document in percentage. Once you reach your desired brightness level, exit the Settings or simply wait a few seconds to continue magnifying.
  • Page 17 Note: To start reading from a specific place on your document, before pressing Read, move the locator by panning, and press the Zoom Up button or click on the touchpad to enlarge the text. Then, press Read once you reach a section you want to read. ...

  • Page 18: Normal Reading

    Note: You can also increase or decrease the speech rate from the Settings. Access the Settings, select Speech Rate, and use the Zoom Up-Down buttons or click on the touchpad to change the value. Exit the Settings.  To deactivate Speech, access the Settings, select Speech and set it to Off.

  • Page 19: Manual Tasks

    pressing Read a second time, Prodigi will scroll and read aloud the text according to your reading preferences. To set the Read button to Normal:  Access the Settings and select All Settings.  Select Gestures and Controls.  Select Read Button and set it to Normal. ...
  • Page 20  Press the Zoom Up button or click on the touchpad to enlarge the section delimited by the locator at your preferred zoom level:  You can navigate, zoom, adjust the brightness and change contrasts in the same way as when reading a document (see section Spot Reading above).

  • Page 21: Using The Tablet

     It is recommended to use the Reading Stand to stabilize the Tablet above the document you wish to view. 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: ...

  • Page 22: Capturing And Reading

    Then, select Contrast and tap (press your finger down quickly on the touchscreen) or use the Plus-Minus keys to toggle between the different contrasts. Press Back to exit the Settings.  You can adjust the brightness of what you are viewing by accessing the Settings menu.

  • Page 23: Chapter 4 - Using Standard Interface

     To resume, press Read again.  Deactivate speech, and increase / decrease the speech rate or reading speed in the same way as on the base (see section Using the Base, Auto Reading).  Press Back to stop reading and return to camera view. CHAPTER 4 –...

  • Page 24: Using The Base (Standard Interface)

    USING THE BASE (STANDARD INTERFACE) SPOT READING (STANDARD INTERFACE) After switching your interface to Standard, Prodigi will automatically launch the Magnifier in Read mode and display the page placement frame on screen.  Place your document in the page placement frame and remove your hands from the viewing zone: ...

  • Page 25: Normal Reading (Standard Interface)

     You can now also use the pinch and zoom gesture to adjust the zoom level. Decrease the distance between 2 fingers to zoom out, and increase the distance to zoom in:  In addition to changing the contrast from the Settings, you can toggle between color, positive, negative, and Diamond Edge™...
  • Page 26  Place your document in the page placement frame and remove your hands from the viewing zone:  On the top left corner of the screen, Prodigi’s locator will appear. You can move the locator by panning to quickly reach a section of the document you want to read.

  • Page 27: Auto Reading (Standard Interface)

     While paused, tap or press Back to stop reading and see the locator again.  Press Back again to go back to the page placement frame. AUTO READING (STANDARD INTERFACE) Prodigi’s Read button can be set to Auto (the default value being Normal on the Standard interface) to automatically scroll and read aloud the text according to your reading preferences after placing a document in the viewing zone.

  • Page 28: Multi-Capture (Standard Interface)

     To execute manual tasks, set Mode to Live.  You can now use the Magnifier to execute manual tasks. At the bottom center of the screen, you will notice Prodigi’s locator. Move the locator over the area you wish to magnify and tap or press Zoom Up.

  • Page 29: Using The Tablet (Standard Interface)

     Place your first page on the base plate and press Read to capture it. Proceed in the same way for each page you wish to capture. Your multipage document will be saved in the Gallery.  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.

  • Page 30: Capturing And Reading (Standard Interface)

     In addition, you can use the pinch and zoom gesture to adjust the zoom level.  To toggle between color, positive, and negative contrasts, swipe on the right edge of the touchscreen:  To freeze and save an image of what you are viewing, press and hold the Read button.

  • Page 31: Using The Carousel Menu

     Press Read again to scroll and read aloud the text according to your reading preferences.  To pause, press Read or Back.  To resume, press Read again.  While paused, press Back to stop reading and see the locator. Note: Deactivate speech and increase / decrease the speech rate or reading speed in the same way as on the Simple interface (see chapter 3, section Using the Tablet, Capturing and Reading).

  • Page 32: Viewing Saved Documents

     Prodigi will announce “Main Carousel” followed by the currently selected application. The currently selected application is positioned in the center of the screen:  Swipe left or right in the carousel menu to select an application.  To launch a selected application, simply tap. ...

  • Page 33: Action Menu

     To open a selected document, simply tap.  You can navigate on your document with the locator, adjust the zoom level and the brightness, and change your contrast in the same way as in the Magnifier. See section Using the Base (Standard Interface) for more information.
  • Page 34 To access the Action menu, simply long press on a document or category icon in the Gallery. You will be directed to a menu listing available actions for your selected file. To delete a document, a category, or the content of a category ...

  • Page 35: Chapter 5 - Choosing Your Contrast

     Long press on the document whose text you wish to export.  Tap Export OCR text (USB must be inserted).  The OCR (optical character recognition) text will be saved as a text file named Prodigi_ followed by the same filename as in the Gallery.
  • Page 36 Positive contrast shows text and images in 2 colors according to your selected color combination, the default combination being Black on White. This is a practical way to view text in the best color combination for your vision. Negative contrast shows text and images in reversed contrast as compared to your selected color combination.

  • Page 37: Chapter 6 - Viewing A Video

    CHAPTER 6 – VIEWING A VIDEO With Prodigi, you can view a video contained on a USB media:  Simply insert the USB media into one of the USB ports on the right edge of the base plate.  Prodigi will play the video automatically. If the media contains more than one file, its contents will be presented to you in a vertical list.

  • Page 38: Chapter 7 - Changing Your Settings

    CHAPTER 7 – CHANGING YOUR SETTINGS (Note: The values marked with a star (*) are manufacturer default settings.) To quickly configure your system while viewing a document, press the Settings button to access the Settings menu. The currently selected item is announced and highlighted by a rectangular frame. Scroll up or down to move the rectangle and select an item.
  • Page 39  Autofocus (Base on Live mode only): Locked, Unlocked*  Touchpad (Base on Live mode only): Enabled*, Disabled  Flash (Tablet only. Turn flash on or off when Working Range: Full Page is selected): On*, Off You can further customize your system by selecting All Settings at the end of the Settings menu.
  • Page 40  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 16 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 black, Black on green, Green on black, Blue on yellow, Yellow on blue,...
  • Page 41  Speech Rate: Very slow, Slow, Normal*, Fast, Very fast  Voice: Voice 1*, Voice 2  OCR Sound: On, Off* GESTURES AND CONTROLS The Gestures and Controls menu contains the following submenus: 1. Gestures (Enable and disable gestures. By default, all gestures are deactivated on Simple interface and activated on Standard interface): ...

  • Page 42: Chapter 8 - Standing By And Powering Off

     Base Auto Shutoff (Base only): 5 min, 10 min, 30 min*, 60  Software Update (see chapter 10)  Touchpad Sensitivity: Low, Normal*, High  Delete Gallery content (Standard interface only): Permanently delete all files in Gallery.  Restore to Factory Defaults ABOUT The About menu contains the following items: ...

  • Page 43: Chapter 9 - Recharging Your Tablet

    HumanWare’s logo will appear on the screen, followed by Prodigi’s startup screen. CHAPTER 9 – RECHARGING YOUR TABLET MAXIMIZING OPERATING EFFICIENCY When you are using the Tablet as a stand-alone device, it is recommended that you follow some steps to maximize its operating efficiency.
  • Page 44  Hold the Tablet so that the screen side is facing you and the recharge port is aiming downwards. Make sure the 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 45 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 46: Chapter 10 - Software Update

     First, visit our website www.humanware.com/prodigi_support and copy the update file on a USB stick (of at least 512 MB). You can also contact HumanWare to have a USB stick with the update file mailed to you (see contact information on the back side of this user guide).
  • Page 47  Once the download is complete, Prodigi will reboot and install the update automatically. Android’s green logo will be shown on screen during the update.  Once the update is installed, the update file will be deleted from the USB stick after reboot. To update wirelessly: Before initiating a software update, the WI-FI network has to be configured with the help of a sighted person on the Tablet only.

  • Page 48: Chapter 11 - Troubleshooting

     Once the download is complete, Prodigi will reboot and install the update automatically. Android’s green logo will be shown on screen during the update. CHAPTER 11 – TROUBLESHOOTING If the image/text is out of focus or blurry:  If you are using the Base, remove the document from the viewing zone and place it back again.
  • Page 49  If you are using the Tablet and your captured image is too bright or uneven, turn off the flash in the Settings and capture a new image. If the audio reading does not make sense:  Make sure the Voice language is the same as your document’s language.

  • Page 50: Appendix A: Safety And Maintenance

     Press and hold the Power button for 10 seconds and release. Wait 30 seconds, and press Power again.  Power off the Tablet, remove the battery, and install it back again.  Contact your dealer or technical support. APPENDIX A: SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE Safety Instructions: The above LED light warning label is intended to inform the user...
  • Page 51 product should not be placed near a heat source or exposed to direct sun light for a prolonged period of time. Refer all servicing of this product to qualified service personnel. Do not attempt to service it yourself, as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks.
  • Page 52 Wipe your Prodigi’s surfaces with a soft and dry cloth. 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. Page 50...

  • Page 53: Appendix B: Specifications

    APPENDIX B: SPECIFICATIONS Operating Conditions:  Temperature: 0 to 35 °C / 32 to 95 °F  Humidity: 5 to 95% Transport and Storage Conditions:  Temperature: -20 to 60 °C / -4 to 140 °F  Humidity: 5 to 95% Power Supply: ...

  • 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.
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