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- Page 1 Zoom-Ex / Zoom-Office Training Guide and User Manual For Mac OS X VERSIONS 10.5 AND 10.6 Release 4.2.1 Revision date: February 25, 2011 20 Main Street, Unit G2 Acton, MA 01720 800-681-5909 Patent Pending...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Quick Start ....................................5 How to Place a Document under the Camera ........................5 Do you Want Zoom-Ex to talk to you? ............................5 Having your Document Read to You ............................6 To read from the beginning of the page ..........................6 Page description ................................... - Page 3 Changing the text/background color ..........................14 Rotating the view of an object ............................14 Using the preview window ..............................14 Changing Advanced Zoom-Ex Display Characteristics ......................16 Fine-tuning the contrast setting ............................16 Changing the brightness setting ............................16 Creating and Managing Books ..............................16 Creating a Book ...................................
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Page 4: What Are Zoom-Ex And Zoom-Office
Zoom-Ex can convert the entire book into an Audio – MP3 file. Setting up Zoom-Ex Setting up Zoom-Ex is very easy. Simply plug the USB cable directly in USB2 port on your Mac. Select Zoom-Ex from the Applications directory or from the Tool bar. Once Zoom- Office opens it will announce “Camera Started”. -
Page 5: Quick Start
If you do not want Zoom-Ex to talk to you, and you would rather have a program like JAWS assist you, go to Applications and down to Settings. -
Page 6: Having Your Document Read To You
Moving to the next word, sentence, section, or another document Zoom-Ex allows the reader to move around the page, whether it’s by word, sentence or section. The following are a few ways to move around the document page:... -
Page 7: Viewing Magnified Graphics And Listening To The Voice Reading The Description Of The Graphics
To read a new page, turn the Zoom-Ex camera on by pressing the Space bar. Zoom-Ex will tell you that the camera is now on. Place the new page at the Zoom-Ex base and press the E key. -
Page 8: Changing The Language
Test different voices, select one you like and click Apply. You can change the speed by clicking the Shift + Q key to make it faster or the Shift + Z key to make it slower. You can also change the speed by going to Application, down to Settings, over to the Voice tab and using the slide bar. -
Page 9: Working In Formatted Text Mode
By mouse: Roll the mouse wheel forward/backwards to zoom in/out. To move the view without moving the magnified document: By keyboard: Press Left, Right, Up or Down arrows. (If you are unable to do this see below for further instructions.) By mouse: Click the left mouse button at any point on the screen and move the mouse in the direction you want to move the document. -
Page 10: Different Formatted Modes For Following Text On The Screen
Different Formatted Modes for following text on the screen Go to Application, down to Settings, click on the tab labeled Formatted Mode, and go down to the section called Formatted Mode. There you will see three options to read formatted text. The four options are: Full Screen, Highlighted Line, and Word by Word. -
Page 11: Navigate The Formatted Document In Full Screen Formatted Mode
Originally, when you switch from Magnification (CCTV) mode to Formatted Text mode, Zoom-Ex will take a snapshot of the page and shut the camera off, in order to format the text. Once you leave Formatted Text mode and return to Magnification (CCTV) mode, with the camera remaining off, Zoom-Ex displays the still image of the document. -
Page 12: Going To The Next Page Or Another Document
Going to the Next Page or another Document If the camera is on, just place the new page at the Zoom-Ex base. It will instantly appear magnified on the computer screen if you are working in live Magnification (CCTV) mode. Or, in Scanning mode, you will see a full image of the page that is to be scanned. -
Page 13: To Save A Document As An Audio - Mp3 File
To save a document as an audio - MP3 file To save a document as an Audio file that is currently under the Zoom-Ex camera, press E to stop the camera. Once the camera is stopped, you can save the document as an Audio file. -
Page 14: Changing Zoom-Ex Display Characteristics
Print the document, or go back to the formatted document and adjust the magnification. Note: Multiple pages may be printed depending on the magnification of one page. Pages can be read as a book. Changing Zoom-Ex Display Characteristics Changing the sharpness settings Press S to alternate between various sharpness modes. The sharpness/contrast settings should be set separately for the Magnification (CCTV) mode and the Formatted Text mode. - Page 15 The third is Full Screen Preview mode, where the preview of the whole page is displayed on the screen. Full Screen Preview or Picture-in-Picture Preview may be separately disabled in the Preview Window tab of the Settings dialog. Click Application and go down to Settings.
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Page 16: Changing Advanced Zoom-Ex Display Characteristics
Space bar, which will re-start the camera. Creating and Managing Books A Book is an electronic copy of a book that you can create using the Zoom-Ex camera. You can view saved books at any computer where a Zoom-Ex device may not be present but Zoom-Office software is installed. -
Page 17: Choose How To Scan A Book
Open the book and place the left or right page under the camera. If a portion of the second page also appears under the camera, Zoom-Ex will ignore it. Do not move the book until you have scanned all odd pages you want. -
Page 18: Adding Pages To A New Book
Now that you‘ve chosen how to scan/save a book, let’s start adding pages. Manual mode: a) Put the first page of your document under the Zoom-Ex camera and it will appear on the screen. b) Click the Add (A) button. Use your hands to keep the book flat and in a second, you will hear a shutter sound. -
Page 19: Reading A Saved Book
Auto mode and use both hands to flatten the book. When you are saving a book in Auto mode, Zoom-Ex will automatically adjust brightness to the light conditions at that time. If you are taking a lot of time saving all of the pages, take a break occasionally. -
Page 20: Managing Books
Please read Using Zoom-Ex as a Smart Magnifier and Using Zoom-Ex as the Fastest Reader to learn about the available Zoom-Ex functions. Zoom-Ex will remember all your selections when you move from page to page or from book to book. If you use the Save only odd or only even pages option while saving the book, you will have to rotate only the first even (odd) page. -
Page 21: Deleting A Book
Go to the Book menu, and click on Delete this page. You will be asked to confirm your instruction. Click yes. 5. The page will be deleted. The display will automatically move to the next page or to the previous page if the deleted page was the last page of the document. Deleting a Book In order to delete a book: Go to the Book menu, and click on Delete Book. -
Page 22: Closing A Book
3 to 6 seconds to save each page. For 200 pages, the process may take 10 to 20 minutes. If the Status box is checked under General Settings, Zoom-Ex will tell you the current page number. -
Page 23: Copying A Saved Book
Stop speaking current control: Control. Zoom-Book Keyboard Command Keys Add page: A (while creating a new book). Next page: Previous page: Zoom-Ex Visual Keyboard Command Keys Alt Key Function Zoom In/Out. Switch between Preview/Magnification and Formatted modes. Go one screen Up/Down in reformatted... - Page 24 Toggle sharpness. Switch between live magnification and reading mode Show/Hide preview panel in magnified mode. Rotate image 90 degrees. To access the application menu bar, then COMMAND navigate by arrow keys CTRL + SHIFT + S Quick Image Saved CTRL+L Turn LED On / Off.
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- Page 26 Contact and Customer Service Information Please feel free to contact us regarding any questions or concerns you may have. ABiSee, Inc. 20 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720 Phone: 978-635-0202 Toll-free: 800-681-5909 Fax: 253-595-3623 E-mail: i nf o @ab i s e e . c o m...