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RFD-05940 Rev. A, November 2021

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  • Page 1 R U B Y ® R U B Y ® 1 0 S p e e c h A d v a n c e d F e a t u r e s a n d F u n c t i o n s RFD-05940 Rev.

  • Page 2: Your Purchase

    Freedom Scientific. Your Purchase Depending on your needs, you have either received a RUBY 10 or RUBY 10 Speech. RUBY 10 Speech includes optical character recognition (OCR) and speech functionality—not RUBY 10. If you have RUBY 10, please disregard sections of this user’s guide that describe the speech or scanning controls.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    RUBY 10 Overview ..................4 How to Use This Guide ................4 What’s in the Box? ................. 4 Snapshots and Captures ................ 5 RUBY 10 versus RUBY 10 Speech ............5 Help Text ....................5 Views ..................... 8 Physical Buttons ................... 12 On-screen Buttons ................
  • Page 4 Adding Color Combinations ............. 46 Visual Display Settings ................. 48 Light Sensitivity Filter ............... 48 Color Blindness Filter ............... 48 Visual Properties .................. 49 Brightness ..................50 Contrast ................... 50 Edge Effects ..................51 Reset Settings ................. 54 RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 5 File Names ..................66 Exporting or Importing Files ..............66 Storing Files ..................67 Deleting Files ..................68 Connecting RUBY 10 to Other Devices ..........69 Audio Jack Connections ............... 69 USB-C Cable Connections ..............69 Miracast Wireless Connection .............. 70 Connecting to a Miracast-enabled Display ........
  • Page 6 Re-enable Bluetooth ................ 73 Status of Bluetooth Connection............73 Updating RUBY 10 .................. 74 Requirements ..................74 Update RUBY 10 Using a USB-C Drive ..........75 Update Using a USB Cable ..............76 Menus ...................... 78 File Manager ..................79 Settings Menu ..................

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Charge RUBY 10 Fully charge RUBY 10 before using it for the first time. It takes about four hours to fully charge the device. Anytime the charging LED light on the left side of the device is red, the battery needs to be charged. You can work when the LED is solid red, which means that the battery is charging.

  • Page 8: First Use

    USB-C port First Use The first time you use RUBY 10, you must select the menu language and voice, font size, and time and date. You cannot use the device until you set these options. However, you can change the settings later if needed using the instructions in this document.

  • Page 9: Power Down And Standby

    Main Menu > Settings Menu > System Settings > Time & Date. Power Down and Standby To put the device on standby, briefly press the orange Power button. Press it for seven seconds to power down. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 10: Ruby 10 Overview

    RUBY 10 has no speech or text recognition, while RUBY 10 Speech has both. If you have a RUBY 10, then descriptions of speech features and text recognition in this document do not apply to you.

  • Page 11: Snapshots And Captures

    Help Text Help text assists you in learning to use RUBY 10 and make the most of its features. When you press a button or on-screen control for three to four seconds, help text is displayed and/or spoken, describing what you are about to do.
  • Page 12 Pressing the Main Menu button for three seconds, as shown in the following drawing, results in “Open Main Menu” displayed on the screen. You can close the help by tapping the Cancel button to the right of the text box. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 13 4. On the Help Text screen, tap one or both checkboxes to display and/or listen to help text. The same text is spoken if you check Speak Help Text on the Help Text screen. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 14: Views

    Views RUBY 10 works differently depending on which view you are using. In Live view, you can achieve both a magnified and improved view of the environment and prepare the camera to take a clear snapshot. Go to Live view at any time by pressing the green Live View button.
  • Page 15 When viewing text that has been captured and scanned, or when viewing an imported document file (RTF, PDF, or DocX), you are in Document view. Document view includes Image, Teleprompter, or Tickertape mode. Examples are provided below. Example of Image mode RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 16 Example of Teleprompter mode RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 17 Example of Tickertape mode RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 18: Physical Buttons

    _______ Short press: Pinch to zoom on touch screen to capture increase or decrease magnification image Long press: capture, scan, and read text RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 19 Zoom Yellow Middle and Press and hold for continuous In/Out bottom magnification, press and release right to incrementally magnify, or pinch to zoom on touch screen to increase or decrease magnification. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 20: On-Screen Buttons

    The available buttons also are dependent on whether you are in Default mode or Advanced mode. More capabilities are offered in Advanced mode. Default Mode and Advanced Mode to learn how to use these modes. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 21: Display Options

    Touch Screen The touch screen gives you a simple way to perform functions in RUBY 10 by directly interacting with the LCD screen.  Tap on the screen to focus the camera and to display the on-screen buttons.

  • Page 22: Menus

    Menus Menus are displayed by tapping the Main Menu button. To move through previous menus, you can tap the Back button. Press the green Live View button to leave the menus entirely. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 23: Tactile Response

    Tactile Response For immediate feedback confirming your actions, RUBY 10 can vibrate briefly when you press a physical button or tap a software control (e.g., a checkbox, radio button, toggle switch, icon, or on-screen button). To turn on this tactile response: 1.

  • Page 24: Default Mode And Advanced Mode

    Your device is set to Default mode when you first use it. Default mode presents a limited, easy-to-use user interface that provides the core features that most users want. Once you become familiar with RUBY 10, you may wish to try out Advanced mode, which offers more functionality.

  • Page 25: Default Mode Main Menu

    Display facts about your device, including software version, product serial number, and technical support contact information. Connect to Bluetooth using a wireless connection. Change the visual properties to improve the image on the screen. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 26: Default Live View On-Screen Buttons

    Display main menu. Toggle the light on or off as needed to use the device more efficiently. Toggle between locking the focus at its current position or unlocking it. Button on screen reflects the current state. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 27 When you tap the screen while in Default mode using the Full-page camera, these buttons are displayed: Main Menu, Light On/Off, Focus Lock On/Off, and Positioning. Display main menu. Toggle the light on or off as needed to use the device more efficiently. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 28 Release to return to the previous magnification level. You can also use it to hone on a distant object. Sample showing the buttons that display while using the Full-page camera in Default mode RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 29 When you tap the screen while in Default mode using the Magnification camera,the Main Menu button is displayed. Display main menu. Sample showing the button that displays while using the Magnification camera in Default mode RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 30: Advanced Mode

    Many tools enable you to create vibrant images and documents that are enhanced to be perfect for your unique vision. Everyone is different, so RUBY 10 gives you the ability to change not only the colors of an image, but also the shadows and edges, the contrast, and the brightness.

  • Page 31: Advanced Mode Live View On-Screen Buttons

    Display information about this device, such as the software version, product serial number, and other data you may need if you require technical support. Connect RUBY 10 to another device using a Miracast wireless connection. Connect RUBY 10 to another device using a Bluetooth wireless connection.
  • Page 32 Toggle the light on or off as needed to use the device more efficiently. Increase or decrease brightness level of the RUBY 10 display in real time by moving the slider up or down. Smooth and highlight edges. When disabled, a diagonal line is displayed across the button.
  • Page 33 Sample showing the buttons that display while using the Overview camera in Advanced mode RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 34 Toggle the light on or off as needed to use the device more efficiently. Increase or decrease brightness level of the RUBY 10 display in real time by moving the slider up or down. Press and hold to zoom out and display crosshairs on the screen to help you reposition the object under the camera.
  • Page 35 Dynamically adjust and normalize the contrast in images. When disabled, a diagonal line is displayed across the button. Sample showing the buttons that display while using the Full-page camera in Advanced mode RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 36 Main Menu, Brightness, Edge Effects, and Dynamic Contrast. Display main menu. Increase or decrease brightness level of the RUBY 10 display in real time by moving the slider up or down. Smooth and highlight edges. When disabled, a diagonal line is displayed across the button.
  • Page 37 Sample showing the buttons that display while using the Magnification camera in Advanced mode RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 38: Cameras

    All cameras can be used in both Default mode and Advanced mode. Three cameras and the camera arm enable you to use RUBY 10 in different ways, as described in the following table.

  • Page 39: Magnification Camera

    Hold the device upright with the bottom edge stabilized against a desk. b. Curl your fingers around the unit and push out the stand until it is fully extended and clicks into place. c. Gently set the unit down on the stand. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 40: Overview Camera

    2. Put the material you want to view beneath RUBY 10 until it is centered on the screen. 3. Optionally, enhance the image using the yellow Zoom In/Out buttons or blue Color Mode button. 4. Optionally, press the red Capture button to take a snapshot. Press the green Live View button to return to the Live view.
  • Page 41 To use the Overview camera: 1. Close the reading stand by pressing the Freedom Scientific logo on the bar found on the back of the device. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 42 Using these buttons, you can display the Main Menu, turn on/off the light, or enable/disable focus lock. 6. Optionally, press the red Capture button to take a snapshot. Press the green Live View button to return to the Live view. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 43: Full-Page Camera

    You could also use this camera to work on hobbies, such painting. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 44 4. Move the document as needed to fit the content in the gray camera frame. For hobbies, hold objects at a comfortable distance in front of the camera. For writing, you can watch your hands on the display. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 45: Reading

    If the text seems to be read inaccurately, try repositioning the document or improving the lighting in the environment. You can also use edge effects to make the lighting more even. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 46: Writing

    Tap the Focus Lock button to toggle between locked and unlocked. Locked Unlocked Hobbies Hold the object(s), such as your canvas and brushes when painting, to the right of the device until you see the appropriate image on the screen. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 47: Live View

    Magnifying an Image in Live View Press and hold the top yellow Zoom In button or the bottom yellow Zoom Out button on the right side of the RUBY 10 body for continuous zoom magnification. Press and release to incrementally increase or decrease magnification.

  • Page 48: Color Modes

    Color Modes Press the blue Color Mode button on the left side of RUBY 10 to cycle through true color, grayscale, and your choice of color combinations. Color modes can be applied during Live view or after an image has been saved.

  • Page 49: Taking A Snapshot

    Taking a snapshot can be useful for reading labels on items on a store shelf. For example, you can move RUBY 10 close to items and take a snapshot, then bring RUBY 10 close enough for you to read the labels on the RUBY 10 screen.

  • Page 50: Color, Contrast, And Clarity

    The Appearance Menu is used to modify the way RUBY 10 displays menus, images, and text. To change the way RUBY 10 appears, tap the screen to display on-screen buttons, then go to Main Menu > Settings Menu >...

  • Page 51: Color Combinations

    Color Mode button. One set is for text, the other for images. Text Color Combinations One set of color combinations is used to display text:  The system interface, including menus, screens, buttons, and help text. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 52: Image Color Combinations

    The Color Combinations screen has two tabs. On the Text tab, you set the rotation of color combinations for the RUBY 10 menus and text documents, such as saved files where you have used text recognition, and the Image tab, which includes live view, snapshots, saved captures, and a zone or image view of a document.
  • Page 53 If you want to display in full color, for example, you probably will not want to press the Color Mode button 20 times to get to it. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 54: Visual Display Settings

    Visual Display Settings RUBY 10 offers a light sensitivity filter and three color blindness correction filters to users with varying eye conditions. To display these visual display settings, tap the screen to display the on-screen buttons, then go to Main Menu > Settings Menu > Appearance > Visual Display Settings.

  • Page 55: Visual Properties

    On the Visual Properties screen, you can adjust the contrast, highlight and smooth edges, and adjust screen brightness. Problems that visual properties compensate for might include a crinkled or yellowed page, shadows, ink smears, or book creases. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 56: Brightness

    Image quality can vary widely based on ambient lighting conditions and the document being imaged. Move the slider up to increase contrast in full color and grayscale. With high contrast colors, move the slider up for more background color and less foreground color. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 57: Edge Effects

    Tap the Edge Effects button to toggle to the desired approach. Long press the Edge Effects button to go straight to the control window where you can use the slider to adjust the edge effects settings. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 58 Not available for full color or grayscale. Available in high contrast colors only. High contrast colors with edge smoothing. Tap the toggle button to show the image with edges only. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 59 Do not apply any edge effects. Available in any color mode. See samples below. Full color image with no edge effects. Tap the toggle button to show the image with edge highlighting. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 60: Reset Settings

    High contrast image with no edge effects. Tap the toggle button to show the image with edge highlighting. Reset Settings Tap the Reset Settings button to reset the contrast and edge effects settings to the default. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 61: Saving And Scanning Files

    (OCR), and speech. You can capture an image of a page and RUBY 10 will recognize the text and read it to you. The file is not saved unless you tap the Save button, as discussed in the following sections.
  • Page 62 7. In the Record Audio Tag? screen, tap Yes to record a name for the file. Recording Audio Tags on page 59 for more information. Note: It is recommended that you name each file so that you recognize the contents when you later look for the file. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 63: Navigating Using The Touch Screen

    If you have a 10-page document and have viewed the first five pages, for example, then you would jump to page 5. Next Page displays the next page in the sequence of scanned pages. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 64: Changing The Page Order

    You also can change the appearance of a capture or before or after saving it by pressing the blue Color Mode button or the yellow Zoom In/Out buttons, or by tapping on-screen buttons. For more information, see Color, Contrast, and Clarity. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 65: Recording Audio Tags

    Recording Audio Tags Audio tags help identify your saved files on RUBY 10. You can apply an audio tag to any file that you save or import. However, a file exported to a USB-C flash drive or copied to a computer will not keep its audio tag, so the audio tag is only useful on RUBY 10.

  • Page 66: Reading Language And Voice

    Yes. Reading Language and Voice RUBY 10 Speech reads text aloud using the reading language and voice that was set when you scanned the file. It identifies paragraphs and bold, italicized, and underlined text as it reads.

  • Page 67: Viewing Modes

    Optionally, you can choose where you want to begin reading by long pressing a zone. In this view, the captured image is in full color. Selecting a color mode changes the zone highlighting and numbering. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 68: Text Mode Button

    Tickertape mode shows one line of text at a time using high contrast color. Note: Zones are not available in the Viewing Modes screen and cannot be selected as the default mode. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...
  • Page 69 4. Tap the bottom right button to toggle the way text is emphasized as it is read aloud: Box highlighting Underline highlighting 5. Each default is set automatically when you make the selection. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 70: Managing Files

    D V A N C E D M O D E O N L Y Managing Files In Advanced mode, RUBY 10’s file manager enables you to view, store, delete, import, and export files. You can also add or re-record a file’s audio tag.

  • Page 71: Image Files

    Rotate the image clockwise 90 degrees. Rotate image counterclockwise 90 degrees. Document Files When you open a document that was captured on RUBY 10, the document is read using the same reading language and voice that was set when you saved the file.

  • Page 72: File Names

    From the Files screen, you can export or import files by tapping the Transfer button, which displays the Select Transfer Mode screen. Tap the Export button to move RUBY 10 files onto a USB-C drive. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 73: Storing Files

    Tap the Import button to move files onto RUBY 10 from a USB-C drive. Note: You can only import a folder (directory) of files—not a single file or subfolders (subdirectories). RUBY 10 exports files automatically so you do not need to be familiar with file directory structures.

  • Page 74: Deleting Files

    Deleting Files If RUBY 10’s memory is full, then an error message will display when you attempt to capture an image. You must delete some files before saving new ones. You can either delete one file at a time or all of them at once.

  • Page 75: Connecting Ruby 10 To Other Devices

    The round jack is to the right of the orange Power button. USB-C Cable Connections RUBY 10 has a USB C-port, which can be used with the USB-C cable that came in the box to:  Charge the device.

  • Page 76: Miracast Wireless Connection

    RUBY 10 audio and visual content to a computer, television, tablets, or phone. The content simultaneously displays on RUBY 10 and the other device. RUBY 10 supports Wi-Fi Direct from RUBY 10 to a device (not vice versa).

  • Page 77: Status Of Miracast Connection

    4. On the Miracast screen, enable Miracast by tapping the checkmark. 5. RUBY 10 automatically scans for devices and lists them on the Miracast screen. Select the name of the device where you will display the RUBY 10 screen, and tap the plus sign.

  • Page 78: Bluetooth Wireless Connection

    Using Bluetooth to Connect You can only connect with one device at a time. To connect RUBY 10 with an audio device using Bluetooth: 1. Tap the Bluetooth button on the Main Menu to display the Bluetooth screen.

  • Page 79: Re-Enable Bluetooth

    When you re-enable Bluetooth, RUBY 10 automatically pairs with all previously paired devices. If you no longer wish to pair with a device, select the device name and tap the Delete button. RUBY 10 disconnects with the device and loses the memory of the connection. The device name no longer displays.

  • Page 80: Updating Ruby 10

    Freedom Scientific website. A VHU (Vispero Hardware Update) file updates the RUBY 10 software and firmware.  You have either the USB cable that came with RUBY 10 or a USB-C flash drive (formatted FAT32). The flash drive is preferred.

  • Page 81: Update Ruby 10 Using A Usb-C Drive

    1. Go to the Freedom Scientific website and download the latest RUBY 10 release file, which has a VHU extension. 2. Copy the VHU file onto a USB-C flash drive. 3. Insert the USB-C drive with the VHU release file into the RUBY 10 USB port. Caution: Do not remove the drive before you receive the confirmation message and the system fully restarts.

  • Page 82: Update Using A Usb Cable

    2. Insert the USB-A side of the cable into the computer where you downloaded the VHU file. 3. Insert the USB-C side of the cable into the RUBY 10. File Manager automatically detects the RUBY 10 file structure. 4. In Windows File Manager, copy the VHU file from the computer into the DCIM/Updates folder on RUBY 10.
  • Page 83 Rarely, an Invalid Configuration screen with an Update button displays. If this happens, copy the VHU file onto a USB-C flash drive, insert it into the RUBY 10 USB port, and tap the Update button on the Invalid Configuration screen.

  • Page 84: Menus

    Menu displays another menu or a screen for performing tasks. This chapter outlines the contents of the menus and the screens used to modify the behavior of RUBY 10. The Main Menu has icons that you tap to display other menus and screens.

  • Page 85: File Manager

    Settings Menu Opens the Settings Menu, which has three icons used to display the Appearance Menu, the Language Menu, and System Settings. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 86: Appearance Menu

    Default Font Size Allows you to set the default size of text used in the menus, screens, and help text of the RUBY 10 user interface. You can select 24 point through 72 point. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 87: Language Menu

    Help Text Displays the Help Text screen, which enables you to view and/or listen to text describing the hardware button or software control after you press and hold it for three seconds. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 88: System Settings

    Displays the Update Device screen, where you can install a new release of software and firmware. See Updating RUBY Device Storage Displays the Device Storage screen, which shows the available gigabytes of storage remaining on RUBY 10. See page Storing Files. RUBY 10 Advanced Features and Functions...

  • Page 89: Default Mode / Advanced Mode

    You will have to set the menu language and voice, font size, and time and date just as you did the first time you used RUBY 10. See page 2 for instructions. Standby Time...

  • Page 90: Bluetooth

    Bluetooth Displays the Bluetooth screen, where you can connect RUBY 10 to another device via a Bluetooth wireless connection. Visual Properties Displays the Visual Properties screen, where you can globally adjust the contrast to improve how images display. You can also adjust how much edges are smoothed and/or highlighted, as well as the brightness of the screen.

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