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Summary of Contents for Issist ReadDesk
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Page 1: User Manual
ReadDesk User Manual The latest version of this manual is available online at www.issist.com Issist Assistive Technologies Inc. www.issist.com... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........... 5 Overview ..........5 Accessories ..........7 Setup Instructions ........7 FEATURES ..........11 Alignment ..........11 Reading ..........14 Views ............ 19 Original View ........19 Redrawn View ........20 Wrapped View ........20 Rotate Image ........ - Page 4 Auto Read Images ......... 26 Save Text ..........27 Zoom In/Out ......... 28 Movement controls ......29 Transfer license ........30 MENU OPTIONS ........31 Color ............. 33 Reading ..........34 Speech ..........35 Languages ..........37 Help ............37 Quit ............
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Page 5: Introduction
INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW ReadDesk is a new affordable, easy-to-use portable camera that can be connected to your laptop or desktop. ReadDesk has many special features: Portability: Weighs only 1.5 lbs. Minimal assembly: Install the software; Connect camera to the computer using the USB 2.0 cable and its ready to use. - Page 6 Easy-to-use: Has an attractive and user friendly interface which is easy to use. Natural sounding voice: Reads in a high quality, natural sounding voice that is customizable through the menu. ReadDesk Preview: ReadDesk Camera USB 2.0 Alignment Cable...
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Page 7: Accessories
ACCESSORIES ReadDesk comes with the following Accessories: Item Description Alignment Used to align document. USB 2.0 Cable Used to connect Camera to Laptop or Desktop. Software Used to install ReadDesk software and drivers. SETUP INSTRUCTIONS 1) Insert the SOFTWARE DVD into your computer and install ReadDesk software. - Page 8 Windows Vista/7/8 1) Pop-up “Choose what to do with this disk” Choose “Install or Run program from your media” Click “Run ReadDeskSetup.exe”. 2) Pop-up “Do you want to allow this program to make changes on your computer?” Click “Yes”.
- Page 9 Windows XP 1) Run “ReadDeskSetup.exe”. 2) Read License Agreement Click “Accept”. 3) Ensure “Install ReadDesk” is checked Click “Next”. 2) Connect one end of the USB 2.0 CABLE to the CAMERA USB port shown in Figure 2.
- Page 10 USB port Figure 2 4) Connect the other end of the USB 2.0 CABLE to your LAPTOP or COMPUTER. 5) ReadDesk should AUTOSTART once the camera has been detected. For MANUAL START, double click READDESK ICON on your desktop or...
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Page 11: Features
6) Ensure computer has an “Active Internet Connection” ↓ Pop-up “Product Registration” ↓ Enter your 11-digit serial number (located on your ReadDesk DVD) in textbox ↓ Click “Ok”. FEATURES ALIGNMENT 1. Start by placing the ReadDesk camera in the “Alignment Bar” as shown in Figure... - Page 12 Camera Head Alignment Bar Figure 3 2. Align the page using the “Alignment Bar” as shown in Figure 4.
- Page 13 Align Page to Alignment Bar Figure 4 3. Pages can be oriented Right-Side Up or Upside-Down which is useful for reading textbooks without manually moving the camera as shown in Figure 5. Figure 5...
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Page 14: Reading
4. Once the page has been correctly aligned, continue onto the “Reading” section. [WARNING:] Improper placement of the alignment bar or incorrectly aligned page can negatively affect OCR results. READING 5. Start reader by pressing Spacebar or Clicking on the Blue “Read” icon in the top right corner as shown in Figure 6. - Page 15 Read Menu Figure 6 6. Automatically brings up the Loading Screen as shown in Figure 7.
- Page 16 Pause Stop Figure 7 7. After image is finished loading, reader will start automatically reading text aloud while highlighting text as shown in Figure...
- Page 17 Highlighted Text Figure 8 Here are the READING SHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Read Spacebar Click Delayed Hold Read (15 Spacebar for seconds) 3 seconds Menu “Esc” Key Click...
- Page 18 Pause Spacebar Click Play Spacebar Click Stop “Esc” Key Click Previous Left Arrow Click Last Word Word Right Arrow Next Word Click Next Word Previous Up Arrow Mouse Wheel Sentence Next Down Arrow Mouse Wheel Sentence Down Next Page Down Paragraph Previous Page Up Key...
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Page 19: Views
Go to End End Key VIEWS View feature allows you to toggle through 3 different views while reading: ORIGINAL VIEW Original view retains the ORIGINAL IMAGE (See Figure 9). Figure 9... -
Page 20: Redrawn View
REDRAWN VIEW Redrawn view replaces the Original Text with DIGITAL TEXT on the ORIGINAL IMAGE (See Figure 10). Figure 10 WRAPPED VIEW Wrapped view displays DIGITAL TEXT onto a DIGITAL BACKGROUND and reformats the... - Page 21 text so it fits within the width of the screen (See Figure 11). Figure 11 Views can be controlled by either using the KEYBOARD or MOUSE. Here is the VIEW SHORTCUT for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE:...
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Page 22: Rotate Image
KEYBOARD MOUSE Click “Menu” Change “V” Key Click “Reading” View Click “View” ROTATE IMAGE Rotate image allows the user to flip the image displayed. Here is the ROTATE IMAGE SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD: KEYBOARD Rotate Image “R” Key... -
Page 23: Toggle Color
TOGGLE COLOR Toggle color allows the user to toggle through the preset color schemes in the menu. Here is the TOGGLE COLOR SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD and MOUSE: KEYBOARD MOUSE Click “Menu” Click Toggle Color “C” Key “Color” Select new Color Scheme... -
Page 24: Save Image
SAVE IMAGE Save image allows you to save image to “…My Pictures\Read Desk\”. Save image can be controlled by using the KEYBOARD. Here is the SAVE IMAGE SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD: KEYBOARD Save “S” Key LOAD IMAGE MODE Load image mode allows you to: ... -
Page 25: Auto Save Images
Here are the LOAD IMAGE MODE SHORTCUTS for the KEYBOARD: KEYBOARD Load Image “L” Key Delete Image “Delete” Key Next Image “→” Key Previous Image “←” Key AUTO SAVE IMAGES Auto save images allow the user to automatically save images in 15 second intervals. -
Page 26: Auto Read Images
Here is the AUTO SAVE IMAGES SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD: KEYBOARD “S” Key for 3 Start Auto Save seconds Stop Auto Save “Esc” Key AUTO READ IMAGES Auto read images allow the user to automatically read previously saved images in ascending order by date from the current image. -
Page 27: Save Text
KEYBOARD: KEYBOARD “Spacebar” Key for Start Auto Read 3 seconds Stop Auto Read “Esc” Key SAVE TEXT ReadDesk automatically saves text when a page is read. The text is automatically saved as a text file in “…My Documents\Read Desk”. -
Page 28: Zoom In/Out
ZOOM IN/OUT Zoom in/out allows the user to zoom in or out of an image in any view. Here are the ZOOM IN/OUT SHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE: KEYBOARD MOUSE Zoom “+”/”-“ key Right Click + Mouse In/Out Wheel Up / Down If you have 2 Additional Mouse Buttons you can use the following controls to Zoom... -
Page 29: Movement Controls
Side Mouse Button 1 Side Mouse Button 2 Figure 12 MOUSE Zoom In Side Mouse Button 1 Zoom Out Side Mouse Button 2 MOVEMENT CONTROLS Movement controls allow the user to move to different areas of the image. -
Page 30: Transfer License
To transfer a license to another computer, the registration must be removed from the original computer before the serial number can be used again. Once registration has been removed, ReadDesk will return to “Trial Mode” and the license can now be moved to a new computer. -
Page 31: Menu Options
Here are the steps to remove registration: Ensure computer has an “Active Internet Connection” Enter “Menu” Select “Help” Select “Remove Registration” Press “Enter” to Confirm MENU OPTIONS Menu options allow the user to customize and change settings as shown in Figure 13. - Page 32 Figure 13 Here are the MENU OPTIONS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE: KEYBOARD MOUSE Enter “Esc” Key Click “Menu” Menu icon Exit “Esc” Key Click “Back” Menu button Up/Down “Up”/”Down” Move mouse to Arrow Keys Top/Bottom Select “Enter” Key Click on Option...
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Page 33: Color
Option Enter “Enter” Key Click on Submenu Submenu Previous “Backspace” Click on “Back” Menu button COLOR Color changes the color of the TEXT and BACKGROUND. Original colors with ORIGINAL normal contrast (Default). GRAY SCALE Gray and white colors. Black text with white BLACK ON WHITE background. -
Page 34: Reading
YELLOW ON Yellow text with black BLACK background. Black text with green BLACK ON GREEN background. Green text with black GREEN ON BLACK background. BLUE ON Blue text with yellow YELLOW background. YELLOW ON Yellow text with blue BLUE background. Original colors with high HIGH CONTRAST contrast. -
Page 35: Speech
Highlight text UNDERLINE with underline. Highlight text BACKGROUND with background color. VIEW View changes the way TEXT IS DISPLAYED. Digital text displayed by WRAPPED paragraph. Display original text and ORIGINAL image (Default). Digital text is redrawn onto REDRAWN “Original” image. SPEECH Speech has 3 submenus: RATE, VOLUME, and VOICE. - Page 36 RATE Rate changes the READING SPEED of the reader. LEVEL 1 Slowest reading speed. LEVEL 2 Slow reading speed. LEVEL 3 Normal reading speed. LEVEL 4 Faster reading speed. LEVEL 5 Fastest reading speed. VOLUME Volume changes the VOLUME LEVEL of the reading voice.
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Page 37: Languages
Eighty percent volume. 100% One hundred volume. VOICE Voice changes the VOICE USED when reading. Reading voice “Kendra” KENDRA (Default). LANGUAGES Languages allow users to see and select one of the supported languages. Additional language support will be added in future updates. -
Page 38: Quit
TUTORIAL Run ReadDesk Tutorial. Displays 9-digit support SUPPORT ABOUT Company information. Displays hardware ID for HARDWARE ID the PC. REMOVE Remove registration REGISTRATION from computer. QUIT Exit ReadDesk and go to Windows Desktop. - Page 40 Issist Assistive Technologies Inc. www.issist.com...
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