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  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    P a g e Congratulations on your purchase of the E-bot Advanced. The E-bot, short for Education Robot, is a transportable video magnifier designed to meet the needs of the low vision student in a variety of situations. However, its flexibility and versatility make it an excellent product for low vision users of all ages.
  • Page 3 P a g e Use only the AC adapter provided with the E-bot. Using another AC adapter may damage the device. Be advised that damage caused by misuse is not covered by the warranty. Please do not remove the power cable when the E-bot is turned on as this can damage the product.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    P a g e Table of Contents Package Contents ..................7 E-bot Orientation ..................8 Overview of E-bot ................8 Back Side of E-bot ................8 Side of E-bot ..................9 Front of E-bot ................... 10 Front of W ireless Controller ............. 10 Back Side of W ireless Controller ............
  • Page 5 P a g e M ain Body Channel Values .............. 35 6.10 Volum e Up/Down ................36 6.11 Turning W i-Fi On/Off ................ 36 Using the W ireless Controller ..............38 Inserting the Battery ................ 38 Power On / Off ................. 38 Checking the W ireless Controller Channel Value ......
  • Page 6 P a g e FCC warning ....................80...

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    P a g e Package Contents When you receive your E-bot, please make sure that the following items are included with your package. E-bot E-bot Battery Wireless Controller AAA Battery for Wireless Controller AC Adapter Cables (USB 3.0, HDMI) HDMI to DVI Gender adapter Carrying Case Headphones User Guide...

  • Page 8: E-Bot Orientation

    P a g e E-bot Orientation 2.1 Overview of E-bot Camera Close-up Lens Control Panel Camera Arm Table Arm Lock Button 2.2 Back Side of E-bot...

  • Page 9: Side Of E-Bot

    P a g e USB 3.0 Port Channel Switch HDMI Port DC OUT Port DC IN Port Battery Release Button 2.3 Side of E-bot...

  • Page 10: Front Of E-Bot

    1 0 | P a g e 2.4 Front of E-bot Power Button Mode Button Wi-Fi Indicator Power Indicator Zoom Button Contrast Button Light Button 2.5 Front of Wireless Controller...

  • Page 11: Back Side Of Wireless Controller

    P a g e | 1 1 2.6 Back Side of Wireless Controller Power Switch Channel Switch Battery Battery Cover...

  • Page 12: E-Bot Setup

    1 2 | P a g e E-bot Setup Unfolding the E-bot Follow the instructions below to unfold the E-bot. ① Press and hold the arm lock button on the left side of the E- bot. ② While holding the arm lock button, unfold the longer camera arm upward.

  • Page 13: Folding The E-Bot

    P a g e | 1 3 ④ The E-bot is ready for use. 3.2 Folding the E-bot ① Grip the camera part and fold it downward.

  • Page 14: Inserting The Battery

    1 4 | P a g e ② While holding the arm lock button, fold the longer camera arm downward. 3.3 Inserting the Battery ① Grip the E-bot’s main body and insert the battery. ② When the battery is fully inserted, you will feel and hear it click in to place.

  • Page 15: Removing The Battery

    P a g e | 1 5 3.4 Removing the Battery ① Lift the battery release button on the back side of the unit. ② While lifting the battery release button, pull the battery out of the compartment. 3.5 Charging the E-bot 3.5.1 Charging via the AC Adapter...
  • Page 16 1 6 | P a g e ① The DC jack is located on the back side of the E-bot. ② When E-bot is connected to the AC adapter, the battery is being charged. ※ Note: When you use the E-bot for the first time or after a long period of disuse, please allow the unit to charge for more than 5 hours.
  • Page 17 P a g e | 1 7 Power Indicator appears red. When the battery is fully charged while E-bot is turned on, the Power Indicator color is changed to green. When the battery is being charged while E-bot is turned off, the Power Indicator appears red.

  • Page 18: How To Connect To Display Devices

    1 8 | P a g e How to Connect to Display Devices E-bot is compatible with various types of display devices, such as desktop video monitors, laptop computers, and Apple or Android tablets. Connecting a Monitor via HDMI ① Plug the monitor's power cord into a power outlet. ②...

  • Page 19: Connecting To A Pc Or A Mac

    P a g e | 1 9 ※ Note: The DC OUT port is used only for connecting the portable monitor. Please do not connect USB drives or other USB devices to the DC out port. Connecting to a PC or a Mac Recommended PC specifications are as follows: Ÿ...
  • Page 20 2 0 | P a g e ④ When you press this “I Agree” button, will pop up following window for selecting the installation path. ⑤ In the installation path window, select the path and click Install button. ⑥ Disconnect the E-bot from the PC, and proceed with the installation.
  • Page 21 P a g e | 2 1 ⑦ The installation is in progress. ⑧ Installation is successfully completed. ⑨ PC Viewer icon will be generated on the desktop of your PC. 4.3.2 Installing the Mac Viewer Program ① Insert the installation CD into the Mac. ②...
  • Page 22 2 2 | P a g e please open the CD-ROM drive in “Finder”. ③ The CD contains two files. “E-BOT Driver Software v1.5.0 for MAC OS X(reboot).zip” and “EBotViewerForOSX- v1.0.1.zip”. ④ First, extract “E-BOT Driver Software v1.5.0 for MAC OS X(reboot).zip to the desktop.
  • Page 23 P a g e | 2 3 ⑧ Check the required space on the Mac and click the Install button. It needs 258KB to install. ⑨ Rebooting is required to finish the installation. Please click the Continue Installation button.
  • Page 24 2 4 | P a g e ⑩ Installation begins. It requires around 1 minute. ⑪ After finishing Installation, please click the Restart button to reboot your Mac.
  • Page 25 P a g e | 2 5 ⑫ After rebooting, please extract files from “EBotViewerForOSX-v1.0.1.zip” to the desktop. ⑬ Installation is complete. Please connect E-bot PRO to Mac and run file “EbotViewerForOSX” of folder “v1.0.1”. 4.3.3 Connecting to the PC Viewer Program and Mac Viewer Program with E-bot 1) Connecting to a PC via USB ①...
  • Page 26 2 6 | P a g e ※ Note: When connected to USB 2.0, USB 2.0 will be displayed. ※ Note: for Mac, only USB 3.0 connectivity is supported. ※ Note: If you connect E-bot to a PC which does not support USB 3.0, the enlarged image resolution is automatically adjusted to accommodate the difference in connection speed.

  • Page 27: Connecting To An Apple Ipad Or Android Tablet Via Wi-Fi

    P a g e | 2 7 ③ Enter the PC's wireless network connection area and connect to the E-bot network. ④ When you are asked for the network key, please enter the E-bot’s Wi-Fi password. The default password is “00000000”.
  • Page 28 2 8 | P a g e ② When the installation is complete, turn on the E-bot. Then turn on the Wi-Fi switch on the right side. Once Wi-Fi is turned on, the Wi-Fi indicator light on the main body appears blue.
  • Page 29 P a g e | 2 9 “00000000”. Enter the network key and connect as you would normally connect to a Wi-Fi network on your tablet. ⑤ Run the E-bot Viewer app on your tablet, and make sure that the image is displaying correctly. ※...

  • Page 30: Changing Camera Modes

    3 0 | P a g e Changing Camera Modes Distance View Mode Near View Mode E-bot has two camera modes; near view mode and distance view mode. Flipping down the close-up lens switches to distance view mode. Flip the close-up lens closed to switch back to near view mode.

  • Page 31: Using The Control Panel On The Main Body

    ① Press and release the power button on the E-bot's main body to power the unit on or off. ② The HIMS logo appears, and loading time takes 30 to 40 seconds. ③ When the power is turned on, the boot-up sound is heard and the Power Indicator changes to green.

  • Page 32: Magnification

    3 2 | P a g e 6.2 Magnification You can change the magnification level to suit your visual needs and the size of the print you’re currently reading. Press the Zoom In button (+) to increase the magnification level. Press the Zoom Out button (-) to decrease the magnification level.

  • Page 33: Contrast

    P a g e | 3 3 button. 6.4 Contrast Due to variations in paper type, text type and color and the background color of documents or books that you are reading, you may need to adjust the contrast to read the documents or books clearly.

  • Page 34: Focus Lock

    3 4 | P a g e Release both the Zoom in and Zoom out buttons, and the magnification level returns to the rate you were using before pressing the Zoom buttons. 6.6 Focus Lock By default, E-bot uses automatic focus. However, if you’re writing under the camera or doing something else on which you don’t want the camera to focus, you can use the Focus lock to lock the focus on the text rather than allowing the auto focus to follow your...

  • Page 35: Information

    P a g e | 3 5 automatically adjusted according to the ambient brightness. Press the Light button to turn the lights on or off. When viewing glossy objects, please turn off the light to avoid glaring. ※ Note: When using distance view mode, the light is not turned 6.8 Information You can check general information about the E-bot.

  • Page 36: Volume Up/Down

    3 6 | P a g e set the same. ※ Note: For information on checking the Wireless Controller Channel Value, please refer to section 7.3 of this manual. 6.10 Volume Up/Down ① E-bot’s volume dial is located on the right side of the body. ②...
  • Page 37 P a g e | 3 7...

  • Page 38: Using The Wireless Controller

    3 8 | P a g e Using the Wireless Controller 7.1 Inserting the Battery ① Place your fingers in the grooves on the cover on the back of the wireless controller by using two hands and push away to remove the battery cover from the unit.

  • Page 39: Checking The Wireless Controller Channel Value

    P a g e | 3 9 ② Once you press the button on the wireless controller, the Transmit Indicator lights up. 7.3 Checking Wireless Controller Channel Value ① Remove the battery cover from the back of the wireless controller. ②...

  • Page 40: Using The Basic Buttons

    4 0 | P a g e ※ Note: Changing the battery of the wireless controller, if the wireless controller does not operate even though the channel value is the same, please change the battery in the wireless controller. 7.4 Using the basic buttons You may change many of the E-bot’s settings via the Options menu.

  • Page 41: Magnification

    P a g e | 4 1 Menu button: 1) Open Menu Ÿ 2) Close Menu Up/down button: Move between items Ÿ Right/Left button: 1) Move between tabs 2) Change setting values Enter button: Select item Ÿ ※ Note: The buttons on the wireless controller are color coded according to their use for easier identification.

  • Page 42: Changing The Color Mode

    4 2 | P a g e As you press and hold either of these buttons, the magnification level is adjusted continuously. The magnification level ranges from 1 to 62. Levels 1 to 40 are optical magnification and levels 41 to 62 are digital magnification. ※...

  • Page 43: Contrast

    P a g e | 4 3 You can use the Mode button on the wireless controller to cycle through the color modes. ※ Note: The Mode button is colored blue. ※ Note: The E-bot allows you to alternate between Natural color mode and your current color mode setting.

  • Page 44: Focus Lock

    4 4 | P a g e contrast. You may also bring up the menu and choose “Contrast”. The Contrast level can be adjusted from 1 to 40. The default level is 20. 7.8 Focus Lock By default, E-bot uses automatic focus. However, if you’re writing under the camera or doing something else on which you don’t want the camera to focus, you can use the Focus lock to lock the focus on the text rather than allowing the auto focus to follow your...

  • Page 45: Finding Your Current Reading Position

    P a g e | 4 5 Press the Enter button on the wireless controller for more than 2 seconds or bring up the menu and choose the “Focus lock” to activate Focus Lock. When focus lock is activated, the Focus Lock icon is displayed on the screen.

  • Page 46: Ocr

    4 6 | P a g e that you can locate the placement of the text in relation to the whole document. Release both the Zoom in and Zoom out buttons, and the magnification level returns to the rate you were using before pressing the Zoom buttons.

  • Page 47: Advanced Features

    P a g e | 4 7 Ÿ OCR Button: 1) OCR execution 2) OCR Exit Ÿ Play / Pause Button: OCR Play / Pause ※ Note: OCR related buttons are green. Advanced Features Using the Menu ① Menu: Press the menu button on the wireless controller and a menu window pops up on the left side of the screen.

  • Page 48: Color Mode Settings

    4 8 | P a g e ② Tabs: The Menu consists of two tabs, 'Options' and 'OCR'. You can set the options related to magnification functions in the 'Options' tab, and can set the options related to OCR functions in the 'OCR' tab.
  • Page 49 P a g e | 4 9 ① Bring up the menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller while using the view in which you want to change. (for instance, if you bring up the menu while using the near view, the color mode of the near view is changed) ②...
  • Page 50 5 0 | P a g e setting the text color. If Grayscale is chosen when selecting the text color, the Color setting mode exited without selecting Background color. ⑥ After you have selected the background color, you are returned to the menu window. ⑦...

  • Page 51: Markers

    P a g e | 5 1 ④ When you have made your selection, you are returned to the menu. ⑤ To close the menu, press the menu button. ※ Note: Natural color mode and the first color mode cannot be disabled. 8.3 Markers Markers help you to focus on the text that you are reading by narrowing the display area with window markers or by underlining...
  • Page 52 5 2 | P a g e Horizontal Line Marker Vertical Line Marker Horizontal Window Marker Vertical Window Marker ① Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller, and select “Marker”. ② Next, select the marker type; ‘Horizontal line marker’, ‘Vertical line marker’, ‘Horizontal window marker’, ‘Vertical window marker’.
  • Page 53 P a g e | 5 3 ③ After you have chosen the marker setting, the selected marker is displayed on the screen and you are returned to the Menu again. ④ To close the menu, press the menu button. ※...

  • Page 54: Ocr

    5 4 | P a g e 8.4 OCR When using near view, the image freezes when the OCR button on the wireless controller is pressed. The text displayed on the frozen screen is recognized then read aloud using the internal TTS voices.
  • Page 55 P a g e | 5 5 recognized text, the highlighted text is focused Adjusting magnification level in the OCR view does not change the magnification level in the live camera view. However, if the OCR view is set to image, the magnification level cannot be adjusted below the magnification level that was set when OCR was first initiated.
  • Page 56 5 6 | P a g e ※ Note: When reading is paused, if you navigate to a text element such as sentence or paragraph, only that element is read aloud. If you navigate while text is being read aloud, text begins reading at the point of your navigational movement, but continues until it reaches the end or until you pause it or navigates again.
  • Page 57 P a g e | 5 7 We, HIMS, believe in your future, and believe our contribution will make it brighter. Ÿ Whole Text: Extracts recognized text and shows it on the screen. We, HIMS, believe in HIMS your future, and believe our contribution will make it brighter.
  • Page 58 5 8 | P a g e HIMS ③ Press the Enter button, and the setting is saved. ④ To close the menu, press the menu button. 8.4.3 OCR View ↔ Preview While using OCR, you can return to the Live Camera View.
  • Page 59 P a g e | 5 9 wireless controller, and press the right arrow key to move to the OCR tab, then “OCR Correction”. Select the “Page angle correction” item. ② If the check box is checked, the “Page angle correction” function is on.

  • Page 60: Preferences

    6 0 | P a g e ② Select the language you want to add. E-bot can recognize up to 2 languages simultaneously. ③ To close the menu, press the menu button. ※ Note: If the main language is not English and English is not set as the 2 language, the TTS used for the main language reads English texts...

  • Page 61: Voice Guide

    P a g e | 6 1 ※ Note: Use only standard headphones. Headsets with built-in microphones, such as Apple earbuds, will not work with E-bot. 9.2 Voice Guide This option determines whether E-bot speaks as you navigate menus or press buttons. 9.2.1 Voice Guide On/off ①...
  • Page 62 6 2 | P a g e change the setting. ※ Note: the default setting is checked ③ To close the menu, press the menu button. ※ Note: Or Press the Menu button on the wireless controller for more than 2 seconds to turn the voice guide On/Off.
  • Page 63 P a g e | 6 3 Right arrows to choose your desired volume level, and then press Enter to save the settings. You can mute the volume by setting the level to 0. ③ Then press Enter to save the setting. ④...
  • Page 64 6 4 | P a g e ③ To close the menu, press the menu button. 9.2.4 TTS Pitch You can adjust the TTS voice pitch. ① Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller, and select “TTS pitch” from the “OCR” tab.

  • Page 65: E-Bot Operating Language

    P a g e | 6 5 9.2.5 TTS Voice Use this setting to select the gender of the voice. ① Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and Select “TTS Voice” from the “Options”...

  • Page 66: Initialization

    6 6 | P a g e You can change the basic language E-bot uses for its voice guide and menu system. ① Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and select “Language” from the “Options” tab.

  • Page 67: Wi-Fi Password Change

    P a g e | 6 7 Ÿ Initialize Options Settings: Initialize settings in the Options tab of the Menu. Ÿ Initialize OCR Settings: Initialize settings in the OCR tab of the Menu. Ÿ Initialize all Settings: Initialize all settings including options tab and OCR tab settings.
  • Page 68 6 8 | P a g e To change the password, follow the instructions below: ① Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and select “Wi-Fi password change” in the “Options” tab. ② A window asking for the current password appears. Input the password using the virtual keyboard on the screen.
  • Page 69 P a g e | 6 9 appears. Input the new password again. ⑥ When you have finished the above steps, the new password is set. ⑦ To close the menu, press the menu button. ※ Note: If the Wi-Fi password is incorrect or you have forgotten the Wi-Fi password, please initialize the option settings, and it will be returned to “00000000”.

  • Page 70: Information

    7 0 | P a g e 9.6 Information Use this option to check general information about the E-bot. ① Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and select “Information” from the “Options” tab. ②...
  • Page 71 P a g e | 7 1 Zoom In Move fingers away from each other Zoom Out Pinch fingers towards each other Open One finger Tap on the right end of the screen and flick to left Control Menu Previous/Ne xt color mode...
  • Page 72 7 2 | P a g e One finger Tap on the icon OCR Off Focus Lock Focus Lock Co ntra s t One finger flick to left or to right Clo s e One finger Tap on the left end of the screen and flick to right Pla y/ Pa us e One finger tap Mo ve...

  • Page 73: Quick Guide To Pc Or Mac Operations

    P a g e | 7 3 OCR mode ↔ Preview mode In OCR mode, Two-finger Double-tap Previous/Ne xt color mode On the c o ntro l me nu, One finger Tap on the icon Co n tra s t On the c o ntro l me nu, One finger flick to left or to right Op e n One finger Tap on the left end of the screen and flick to right...
  • Page 74 7 4 | P a g e Zoom-Out Wheel Downwards Find Position Next Color Left-Click Previous Color Quick Color Change Increase Contrast Decrease Contrast Focus Lock Execution Click Wheel Play / Pause Next Sentence Previous Sentence Next Paragraph Previous Paragraph...

  • Page 75: Troubleshooting

    P a g e | 7 5 Exit (In OCR mode) Open OCR Menu (In OCR Mode) Right-Click OCR Mode ↔ Preview Mode Open Right-Click Move to the Menu Move an Item Left-Click on the Item Select Items / Save Settings Cancel Settings / Menu Close Left-Click the Exit Button...
  • Page 76 7 6 | P a g e on in the folded position. 12.2 You cannot see the texts clearly a. Make sure the focus is not locked. In Focus Lock mode, E-bot doesn’t focus automatically. Switch to Auto Focus by pressing both the Contrast Increase button and Contrast Decrease button on the top of the main body.
  • Page 77 P a g e | 7 7 ② Check the channel setting switch. It can set the channel values as shown in the below picture. Make sure it is set to the same channel value as the one shown on the main body of your E-bot.
  • Page 78 7 8 | P a g e 12.5 If the Wi-Fi password is incorrect or you have forgotten the Wi-Fi password a. Please initialize the option settings, and it will be returned to 00000000.

  • Page 79: Warranty

    3) Disassembling of the unit by anyone other than an authorized repair technician will void the warranty. Customer Support Manufacturer: HIMS International Manufacturer Address: 174 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea 305-350 E-mail: sales@himsintl.com Phone Number: 042-864-4601...
  • Page 80 8 0 | P a g e FCC warning NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

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