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User Manual MagniLink AIR - Mac LVI America Inc. 302 Saunders Road, Suite 200 Phone: (888) 781-7811 info@lviamerica.com Riverwoods, IL 60015, USA www.lviamerica.com LVI Low Vision International Verkstadsgatan 5 Tel: +46 470-727700 info@lvi.se SE-352 46 Växjö Faks: +46 470-727725 www.lvi.se...
7.1 Minimum system requirements ..........13 7.2 Recommended system requirements ........13 7.3 Installation of software ............. 14 7.4 Using the software ..............15 Ergonomics ................... 38 Technical information ..............39 10 Declaration of Conformity ............40 User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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MagniLink AIR - Mac 1 About LVI LVI Low Vision International AB was founded in 1978 and is one of the world's leading manufacturers of equipment for persons with visual impairments. Development of new products takes place in close cooperation with users and professional staff within the low vision rehabilitation industry.
MagniLink AIR Distance is a distance camera that connects to a computer via a network cable. You can also connect various LVI reading cameras to the system. The system offers features such as the ability to pan and tilt the camera, magnification settings, autofocus, several artificial colours, reading mode, mirror mode and distance mode settings, amongst other things.
• Please follow the instructions in the document called “Assembly and Installation”. • Store cables and power supplies securely. • LVI recommends having two persons present when mounting the unit to a ceiling. • Make sure the system is installed correctly.
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• Make no further adjustments, even if the product does not function normally after following the functional descriptions. Pull out the power cable and contact service staff or the product distributor. Only use spare parts that are specified by LVI. If in doubt, contact your supplier. Warning The product is supplied packed in a plastic bag.
MagniLink AIR and remove the packaging parts. For further information, please see the chapter on Installation. 4.1 Packaging The packaging consists of the following packaging material (LVI recommends that the packaging be kept in case you have to return the system or you need to move it): •...
MagniLink Framegrabber (MLAIR-A004). Used to transfer images from an external video source (e.i. a projector/smartboard) to the software. Roof bracket (MLAIR-A014). Used if the ceiling is not using 60x60cm panels. Text To Speech for PC (TTS-PC) or Mac (TTS-MAC). User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
MagniLink AIR - Mac 6 MagniLink AIR Distance The distance camera is connected using the included network cable. The distance camera is available with various brackets. Table bracket (MLAIR-DISTANCE). User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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MagniLink AIR - Mac Ceiling bracket (MLAIR-DISTANCE-C). Wall bracket (MLAIR-DISTANCE-W). User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
• To use the system at maximum resolution and frame rate, you need a computer with i5 or i7 processor, 4 GB of RAM and an external graphics card with at least 512 MB of built-in memory. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
"Software Mac" folder. Read the text in the ”License Agreement” dialogue box, and accept the license agreement by clicking the "Agree" button. After clicking "Agree", the following window will open. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
Decrease magnification Increase magnification Overview mode Reduces magnification to overview mode. Click again to restore the magnification. When overview mode is active, a sight is displayed in the middle of the video window. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Change between vertical and horizontal split mode. Move split left Moves split mode to the left. Move split right Moves split mode to the right. Pan left Pan right Tilt down Tilt up User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Focus up Reduce focus distance. When this function is used, autofocus is turned off. Focus down Increase focus distance. When this function is used, autofocus is turned off Reduce brightness/contrast Increase brightness/contrast User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Enter or select Open. The video is normally opened in Mac OS standard media player software. To view the most recently saved video recording quickly, hold down “Shift” when you press the button. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Help Opens the user guide in the standard application for showing PDF files. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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The font that is used has no effect on the result of the OCR processing. Font size Start/Pause reading Stop reading The next reading will begin from the start of the text. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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The upper slider sets the volume and lower regulates the speed of the speech. Pages Moves through the OCR processed pages. The upper buttons move one page and the lower ones moves five pages. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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+ fn + F2 toggles backwards.) fn + F3 Negative picture with increased contrast Artificial colours; Black/White, Black/Yellow, Black/Green, Black/Red, Blue/Yellow, Blue/White Press F3 to toggle through the different colours. (Shift + fn + F3 toggles backwards.) User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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View stored videos Press fn + Alt + F6 to view recorded video sequences. Mark the video to view and press Enter or choose Open. The video is opened in the standard video viewer. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Save position 3 Shift + 1 Go to position 1 Shift + 2 Go to position 2 Shift + 3 Go to position 3 Arrow left Decrease brightness Arrow right Increase brightness User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Decrease focusing distance Alt + Down arrow Increase focusing distance Alt + 6 Reduce lamp brightness Alt + 7 Increase lamp brightness Alt + H Hide menus Alt + Minus Reduce menu size User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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If several pages have been scanned, you move to the next page. Backspace Remove current page If several pages have been scanned, you remove the page in question. Alt + L Whole image Changes between whole image and cropped image. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Start/Pause reading If no reading is currently in progress, reading starts, otherwise reading is paused. Stop reading This command stops the reading. The next reading will begin from the start of the text. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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OCR engine's language to the new voice's language. Minus Decrease font size Plus Increase font size Pan left (If the document is magnified) Pan right (If the document is magnified) User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Open documents by dragging and dropping it into the application. 7.4.5 Information and settings window The Information and settings window consists of a number of different tabs that contain application information and alternative settings. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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7.4.5.2 Application Settings Split screen mode It is possible to choose the mode you want when changing split screen mode. Menu size The size of the menus and buttons can be changed here. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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60 Hz, but it may be appropriate to set the frame rate at 30 Hz for computers with a lower level of performance. Quality Depending on performance, you may want to use a lower video quality. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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10 to 30 frames per second. A lower frame rate means a poorer quality video recording, but takes up less space on the hard disc. Record sound If your computer has a microphone (internal or external), sound can be added to the recording. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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If a combination already being used for another command is entered, the other command will be erased. A new keyboard combination will need to be entered for the other command. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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If several voices are available, the user can choose between them. + / - Opens a new dialog where you can choose which voices should be available. Volume Setting the sound level of the voice. Speed Setting the speaking speed. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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When this function is active, the application will try to detect the language of the text and change the voice to the detected language. Automatic language detection uses the languages of the voices made available in speech settings. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Choose if you wish to have grey scale or not. Reference line Set the size and colour 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 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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• Certain fonts can be difficult for the OCR engine to interpret. • It is important that the text contrast is sufficient. • It is important that the OCR engine's language is the same as that of the text. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
• If you use the device for long periods of time, there is a risk of repeated movements causing you pain in your neck, shoulders and back. Your eyes can also get tired from looking at a screen for too long. User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
MagniLink AIR - Mac 10 Declaration of Conformity User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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Reuse, installation and maintenance ............ 7 Safety information .................. 7 Short cut commands ................33 Speech Settings ..................34 Technical information ................39 Unpacking ....................9 Using the software ................15 Video Settings ..................31 User Manual 7946397 | MagniLink AIR - Mac...
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