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élan Cybra
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Stenograph, L.L.C.
1500 Bishop Court
Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056
www.stenograph.com

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  • Page 1 élan Cybra User Guide ® Stenograph, L.L.C. 1500 Bishop Court Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 www.stenograph.com...
  • Page 2 (electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of Stenograph, L.L.C. Case CATalyst, EasyLock, élan Cybra and Stenograph are trademarks and registered trademarks of Stenograph, L.L.C. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
  • Page 3 CART, transcription or captioning jobs. Be sure to check the Stenograph web site, www.stenograph.com, for updates to the élan Cybra. The élan Cybra was designed with you in mind. We know you’ll enjoy using it!
  • Page 4 Stenograph encourages all users of our writers to carefully review the following Work Area Checklist and to use appropriate work habits.
  • Page 5 Work Area Checklist At Your élan Cybra Your Body Use a comfortable chair Take frequent breaks to stretch conducive to correct posture. or exercise. Adjust the height of the Maintain a straight wrist shorthand machine appropriately position. for your body. Avoid resting your wrists Position the shorthand machine while writing.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1: Introduction........... 9 élan Cybra Features ............9 Typographical Conventions in this Guide ......10 How This Guide is Organized ..........11 élan Cybra Technical Support..........13 Chapter 2: Setting Up Your élan Cybra....15 Tripod.................. 15 Attaching the Tripod ............. 15 Removing the Tripod ............
  • Page 8 élan Cybra User Guide Transmit Only Serial Mode ..........36 Steno Note Storage ............. 37 Clearing the Memory ............ 37 Reset..................38 Test Mode ................39 Chapter 5: Maximizing Key Contact Performance.. 41 Opening the Cover .............. 42 Setting the Keyboard Tension..........43 Adjusting Depth of Stroke ..........

  • Page 9: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your élan Cybra writer. Read this manual to familiarize yourself with your writer’s components. It provides detailed information about setting up your tripod, charging your battery and making adjustments to the élan Cybra to suit your personal writing needs.

  • Page 10: Typographical Conventions In This Guide

    élan Cybra User Guide Typographical Conventions in this Guide We use symbols and typographical conventions in this manual to make it easier for you to use: • A bullet indicates an item in a list. 1. Numbered lists take you step-by-step through procedures. A note indicates supplementary information.

  • Page 11: How This Guide Is Organized

    Chapter 1: Introduction How This Guide is Organized This élan Cybra User’s Guide contains chapters and sections. A chapter is built around a specific topic and a section is a component of the chapter. Chapter 1: Introduction Introduction acquaints you to the élan Cybra features and explains this user’s guide.
  • Page 12 USB cable connection between the élan Cybra and a USB compatible software such as Case CATalyst V4.0 and higher. Appendix B: Updating élan Cybra Software Updating élan Cybra Software instructs you on how to download available updates for your élan Cybra from the Stenograph web site.

  • Page 13: Élan Cybra Technical Support

    To assist the Specialist, have the élan Cybra with you, know your customer number, and be prepared to describe your question or the problem in detail. Additional Help topics are available at www.stenograph.com. Click Support/Go to Help Desk now. To order supplies and accessories visit www.stenograph.com.
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  • Page 15: Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Élan Cybra

    Chapter 2 Setting Up Your élan Cybra Chapter 2, Setting Up Your élan Cybra, discusses how to set up the élan Cybra on the tripod and charge your battery. Although you can use the writer with the AC adapter/charger, it is recommended that you charge the battery so that it is ready when needed.
  • Page 16 élan Cybra User Guide 5. Turn the tripod so that the flat side of the silver disk on the top of the tripod tube is facing you. 6. Lift the élan Cybra on both sides of the machine and lower it as evenly as possible onto the top of the tripod.

  • Page 17: Removing The Tripod

    Chapter 2: Setting Up Your élan Cybra Removing the Tripod To remove the tripod, follow these steps: 1. Position the tripod firmly on the floor. 2. Locate the quick release lever on the left underside of the élan Cybra. 3. Push the quick release lever towards the back of the writer, then rotate the élan Cybra counterclockwise one quarter of a turn.

  • Page 18: Battery

    LCD battery icon flashes. Charging Recommendations To utilize the full capacity of the battery, Stenograph recommends that you charge the battery when you are not using your élan Cybra. Continuous charging does not damage the batteries.

  • Page 19: Battery Charging Procedure

    Chapter 2: Setting Up Your élan Cybra Battery Charging Procedure 1. Slide the battery into the battery slot of the élan Cybra and press firmly until it locks into place. 2. Plug the AC adapter/charger into a wall outlet. 3. Insert the small plug on the AC adapter/charger cord into the AC port on the back center of the writer.

  • Page 20: Nameplate

    élan Cybra User Guide Nameplate Your élan Cybra Student model comes with three interchangeable nameplates. The Professional model comes with a nameplate factory installed. Attaching a Nameplate To attach a nameplate: 1. Select a nameplate. 2. With the front of nameplate facing you, place the bottom edge into the front lip of the nameplate frame on the élan Cybra.

  • Page 21: Removing The Nameplate

    Chapter 2: Setting Up Your élan Cybra Removing the Nameplate To remove a nameplate from the élan Cybra: 1. Face the élan Cybra. 2. Using a small, narrow, flat edged screwdriver, gently insert the end between the top of the nameplate and the nameplate frame. 3.
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  • Page 23: Chapter 3: Understanding The Shorthand Machine

    Chapter 3 Understanding the Shorthand Machine Chapter 3, Understanding the Shorthand Machine, provides an overview of the machine shorthand keyboard. It also describes machine shorthand and how an individual uses the writer. The shorthand machine is designed to accurately make a written record of spoken words at high speeds.
  • Page 24 élan Cybra User Guide The Upper and Lower banks of keys to the left of the asterisk are the Initial keys. These consonants are generally used to begin a word. The Upper and Lower bank of keys to the right of the asterisk are the Final keys.
  • Page 25 The first shorthand machines were developed in the late 1800s and have evolved over time to the present-day élan Cybra. To learn more about the evolution of the shorthand machine that brought the technology to this point, visit www.stenograph.com and view “The History of Machine Shorthand.”...
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  • Page 27: Chapter 4: Using Your Élan Cybra

    Chapter 4 Using Your élan Cybra Chapter 4, Using Your élan Cybra, discusses how to turn on your writer, LCD icon descriptions, how to connect your writer to your computer for realtime writing and details about storing steno strokes in the élan Cybra memory. Turning the élan Cybra On and Off The first gray button on the left side of the élan Cybra turns the writer On and Off.

  • Page 28: Lcd Icon Descriptions

    élan Cybra User Guide LCD Icon Descriptions The élan Cybra displays icons on the LCD. Each icon represents a particular function: A row of rectangular black blocks ( ) display at the top of • the LCD indicating the amount of available memory (RAM). When all the bars display, the memory is empty.
  • Page 29 Chapter 4: Using Your élan Cybra The battery ( )icon: • Flashes when the battery is low. The writer also beeps when • the battery is low. Displays constantly when the AC adapter/charger is • plugged in, regardless of whether or not there is a battery in the élan Cybra.

  • Page 30: Connect The Writer To The Computer

    A serial realtime cable kit. You can order a élan Cybra Realtime • Cable kit including adapters from Stenograph (P/N:35856). USB Cable To use a USB cable for realtime connection, you must be using USB compatible software, such as Case CATalyst V4.0 or higher and have installed the élan Cybra USB driver on your computer.
  • Page 31 Chapter 4: Using Your élan Cybra 3. Start your transcription or text entry software. Select the appropriate setting in your software for USB realtime connection between your computer and the élan Cybra. In Case CATalyst, select the realtime translate option, élan - USB as your Realtime Writer source.

  • Page 32: Powering With The Usb Cable

    Updating with the USB Cable Software updates for your élan Cybra, when available, can be easily downloaded from the Stenograph web site. Once downloaded onto your computer, you can load the software update onto your élan Cybra over the USB cable. For more information about updating the élan Cybra, see the Updating élan Cybra Software...

  • Page 33: Reestablishing Realtime Connection

    Chapter 4: Using Your élan Cybra 2. Connect the purple male 9-pin adapter to the 9-pin COM port on the back of the élan Cybra. élan Cybra COM Ports 3. Connect the black female 9-pin adapter to the COM port of the computer.

  • Page 34: Reading Steno Notes

    élan Cybra User Guide Reading Steno Notes You can read steno notes into your CAT software via USB cable or serial realtime cable. Steno notes on the élan Cybra are written into one file in the memory; File.001. If you have multiple lessons to separate, use a steno break feature such as writing a stroke five or more times to separate files.

  • Page 35: Serial Cable

    Chapter 4: Using Your élan Cybra 5. After successfully reading your steno notes, you may want to clear the notes from the élan Cybra memory. See “Clearing the Memory” in this chapter for more information. Serial Cable You must use the élan Cybra Realtime Cable kit (P/N:35856) to read steno notes via serial cable.

  • Page 36: Transmit Only Serial Mode

    This allows for the steno strokes to be transmitted faster but does not allow for check and balances. The Transmit Only Serial mode, when using a serial cable, can be used for realtime on some DOS-based non-Stenograph CAT systems. You must activate the Transmit Only Serial Mode each time you turn the élan Cybra On.

  • Page 37: Steno Note Storage

    An internal battery supports the élan Cybra memory. The life expectancy of this battery is approximately 10 years. Only a Stenograph Authorized Service Provider can service this battery. Clearing the Memory You can clear the memory at any time. When the memory reaches capacity, no further steno strokes are recorded to memory.

  • Page 38: Reset

    élan Cybra User Guide Reset Like other computer equipment, the élan Cybra can seem unresponsive when it receives a series of commands it does not recognize. If the élan Cybra appears unresponsive, press the reset button on the back of the élan Cybra. If you had a file open before pressing the reset button, the élan Cybra ends the job and the file closes.

  • Page 39: Test Mode

    Chapter 4: Using Your élan Cybra Test Mode Test mode allows you to write to the realtime screen without writing to memory. The élan Cybra must be connected to the computer for realtime writing. To use Test Mode: 1. Connect the élan Cybra to your computer for realtime writing. For more information, see “Connect the Writer to the Computer”...
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  • Page 41: Chapter 5: Maximizing Key Contact Performance

    Chapter 5 Maximizing Key Contact Performance Chapter 5, Maximizing Key Contact Performance, discusses the key contacts adjustments that are necessary to initially customize the élan Cybra to your personal writing style and to maintain maximum performance. Customizing key contacts to your writing style and making occasional key contact adjustments help to ensure you get the most from your élan Cybra.

  • Page 42: Opening The Cover

    élan Cybra User Guide Opening the Cover To open the cover on your élan Cybra, locate the small oval levers above the initial “S” and final “D” keys. Using your thumbs, pull these Cover Release Levers toward the front of the unit to open the cover.

  • Page 43: Setting The Keyboard Tension

    Chapter 5: Maximizing Key Contact Performance Setting the Keyboard Tension The keyboard tension adjustment wheel controls how soft or firm the keys feel. The wheel has an extensive range of adjustment, allowing you to customize the tension to your particular writing touch.

  • Page 44: Adjusting Depth Of Stroke

    élan Cybra User Guide Adjusting Depth of Stroke The depth of stroke determines the height of the number bar and all the steno keys. This affects how far the keys go down when you press them. A short depth of stroke allows the keys to make contact sooner.
  • Page 45 Chapter 5: Maximizing Key Contact Performance 2. Using your hand, press the right bank of keys on the keyboard slightly about halfway so that they are not all the way up or all the way down. This makes it easier to turn the depth of stroke wheel.

  • Page 46: Adjusting Individual Key Contacts

    élan Cybra User Guide Adjusting Individual Key Contacts Each steno key contact on your élan Cybra writer connects to an electronic switch. The key contacts are preset at the factory. Your touch may be lighter or heavier than the factory settings. It is recommended that you initially customize the key contact settings to your writing style and make occasional adjustments to maintain optimal performance.

  • Page 47: How Depth Of Stroke Affects Key Contact

    Chapter 5: Maximizing Key Contact Performance contact zone. If you press the key until it stops you have reached the bottom of the stroke. The bottom of the stroke is part of the contact zone. As you remove pressure on the key, allowing it to move up to begin the upward stroke, the key remains in contact until it reaches the no contact zone.

  • Page 48: Testing And Adjusting The Key Contacts

    élan Cybra User Guide Testing and Adjusting the Key Contacts The élan Cybra has a Key Test mode, allowing you to test the position of the contact point for each key. It is recommended that you test each key as it is likely each key will require a different contact point to meet your writing style.
  • Page 49 Chapter 5: Maximizing Key Contact Performance 5. Open the cover of the Cybra and locate the key contact assembly. The key contact assembly is a series of 23 black dials. There is one Accudial for each letter on the keyboard plus one for the number bar, each identified by the corresponding character below the dial.
  • Page 50 élan Cybra User Guide 6. Do one of the following: Beep Sounds Before Stopping Point—When you hear the • beep before you feel the stopping point, the key is making contact too early. Set the key to make contact later in the downstroke. Increasing the number on the Accudial allows the key to make a later contact.
  • Page 51 Chapter 5: Maximizing Key Contact Performance 8. Test the changes. Repeat the key contact adjustment steps if necessary. 9. Write on the élan Cybra at full speed. Make additional adjustments as necessary.
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  • Page 53: Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

    To load the élan Cybra software update via USB cable, you must first install the élan Cybra USB driver on your computer. The élan Cybra USB driver comes on the Stenograph Writing Machine Utilities CD with your élan Cybra. To load the élan Cybra USB driver, see the Installing the USB Driver appendix for instructions.
  • Page 54 élan Cybra User Guide USB Realtime Connection Appears Unresponsive If you leave the USB realtime connection active when you take a break, the realtime screen on the CAT system may not display the new steno strokes when you resume writing. This is a function of the USB port when it remains idle for a period of time.

  • Page 55: Appendix A: Installing The Usb Driver

    1. Turn your computer and the élan Cybra On. Allow your computer to boot completely. 2. Insert the Stenograph Writing Machine Utilities CD into the CD-ROM/DVD drive on your computer. 3. Locate the USB cable and connect the appropriate plug on the cable to the USB port on the back of the élan Cybra.
  • Page 56 élan Cybra User Guide In a few seconds, the first Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays. 5. Verify the option, No, not this time is selected and press Enter (Next). The second Found New Hardware Wizard screen displays.
  • Page 57 Appendix A: Installing the USB Driver 6. Verify the option, Install the software automatically (Recommended) is selected and press Enter (Next). The wizard installs driver. 7. The Completing the Found New Hardware screen displays. 8. Click Finish. The Found New Hardware message bubble may display confirming the installation.
  • Page 58 If you cannot locate Stenograph USB Writer, it probably indicates your élan Cybra is not plugged into the computer via USB cable and turned On. 14. Click the plus sign (+) next to Stenograph USB Writer. The Stenograph élan Mira heading displays:...

  • Page 59: Appendix B: Updating Élan Cybra Software

    Appendix B, Updating élan Cybra software details how to download available updates for your élan Cybra from the Stenograph web site. Once downloaded to your computer, you can load the software update onto your élan Cybra over a USB cable.

  • Page 60: Download The Update To Your Computer

    élan Cybra User Guide Download the Update to Your Computer To download the update from the Stenograph web site to your computer: 1. Connect to the Stenograph web site, www.stenograph.com, and select Support/Downloads/élan Cybra. 2. Right click on the selected update file to download and choose Save Target As.

  • Page 61: Update The Élan Cybra

    Cybra from the downloaded file on your computer. To update your élan Cybra, it is necessary to first download the update from the Stenograph web site to your computer. To download the update to your computer, see “Download the Update to Your Computer”...
  • Page 62 élan Cybra User Guide 6. Select Go and follow the prompts. 7. When the update is complete, the élan Cybra reboots and your computer displays a successful update message. 8. Click OK on the message. 9. In the élan Cybra Update dialog box on your computer, select Quit.

  • Page 63: Index

    Index Adjust depth of stroke 44 key contacts 46 Battery charge 18 charging procedure 19 LCD icon 29 length of operation 18 using the adapter/charger 18 Depth of stroke 44 Diagnostics key contact test 46 Key contact adjust 46 LCD display 28 test 46 battery icon 29 key contact 28...
  • Page 64 élan Cybra User Guide test mode indicator 39 Memory availability indicator 28 clear 37 clear memory indicator 28 steno note capacity 37 test mode 39 Nameplate attach 20 remove 21 Reading steno notes 34 Realtime connect serial cable 32 connect USB cable 30 no display with USB 54 reestablishing serial connection 33 troubleshoot USB connection 54...
  • Page 65 Index Tripod about 15 attach 15 remove 17 Update Cybra software 61 download to computer 60 unable to update via USB 53 via USB 32 connect for realtime 30 end realtime connection 31 install driver 55 no realtime display 54 powering with 32 reading notes 34 unable to update 53...
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