Ai Squared ZoomText, User Manual

Page 1: ...ZoomText Large Print Keyboard User s Guide v4 1 ...

Page 2: ...ress written consent of Algorithmic Implementations Inc d b a Ai Squared Trademarks ZoomText is a registered trademark of Algorithmic Implementations Inc ZoomText Large Print Keyboard is a trademark of Algorithmic Implementations Inc Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Software License Agreement The software included with this product is licensed not sold You must either agr...

Page 3: ...ys 17 Step 6 Reassign the ZoomText Feature Keys 21 Using the Keyboard Software with Other Keyboards 22 The ZoomText Keyboard Settings 23 Accessing the ZoomText Keyboard Settings 24 The ZoomText Keyboard Settings Dialog 25 The Assign Key Wizard 30 Assigning ZoomText Commands 32 Assigning Windows Commands 33 Assigning Program Commands 34 Enabling and Disabling the ZoomText Feature Keys 35 Abbreviate...

Page 4: ... style features and performance for many years to come The ZoomText Keyboard user guide and Help system provide complete information for setting up and using your ZoomText Keyboard Before you get started we recommend that you take a few minutes to learn about all the great features and benefits of the ZoomText Keyboard which is provided in the very next section appropriately titled ZoomText Keyboa...

Page 5: ...p that s always easy to see even in low light conditions And the ZoomText Keyboard is available in a choice of ultra high contrast color schemes including White on Black and Black on Yellow A full size keyboard with industry standard layouts With its full size keyboard layout including numeric keypad and navigation keys the ZoomText Keyboard fulfills your needs in all of your applications And the ...

Page 6: ... having to memorize complicated hotkeys And your ZoomText Keyboard software can be used with any keyboard so the ZoomText Feature Keys are extended to your laptop keyboard or any other keyboard that you want or need to use Two conveniently located USB ports The ZoomText Keyboard also includes two always in reach USB ports one at each end of the keyboard Plug in your mouse thumb drive webcam LED li...

Page 7: ... download and install the new software Note An Internet connection is required to use this feature For more information see Getting Started Step 4 Update the Keyboard Software Shorter press hold times for triggering feature keys The press hold time for triggering feature keys and engaging the feature mode can now be set to 0 5 second and 1 second allowing for faster access to the ZoomText Feature ...

Page 8: ... Sound cues can now be enabled to indicate when the ZoomText Feature Key mode is entered and exited A choice of 4 sounds and three volume levels provide a variety of sound settings for you to choose from For more information see The ZoomText Keyboard Settings Dialogs ...

Page 9: ...ser s Guide 7 System Requirements The following hardware and software is required to use the ZoomText keyboard USB keyboard connection Windows 10 Windows 8 x Windows 7 Vista or XP ZoomText 9 03 or later to use the ZoomText feature buttons ...

Page 10: ...r ZoomText Keyboard can be connected to your computer using any available USB port To connect the ZoomText Keyboard 1 Plug the rectangular USB connector located at the end of the keyboard cable into one of your computer s rectangular USB ports ...

Page 11: ...ple steps To install the keyboard software 1 Insert the ZoomText Keyboard software CD into the CD DVD drive The Setup program will start automatically 2 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation If Setup does not start automatically 1 Press Windows R to open the Run dialog box 2 Browse to your CD DVD drive 3 Select the Setup program and click Open 4 Click OK in the Run dialog ...

Page 12: ...te when performed over the Internet If you skip the activation process during the Setup process you will be prompted to activate again when you attempt to use the ZoomText Feature Keys To activate the ZoomText Keyboard software 1 To activate the ZoomText Keyboard software you will need the serial number provided with your purchased product You can find the serial number in the following locations ...

Page 13: ... software license This process takes just a few seconds to complete If you are not connected to the Internet the wizard displays your serial number and system code along with instructions on how to manually obtain an activation code An activation code can be obtained from Ai Squared s activation website using another computer that is connected to the Internet or by contacting Ai Squared s Product ...

Page 14: ...ting the software Should you want to move your ZoomText Keyboard software to a new computer or need to reformat the hard drive on your current computer it is important that you first transfer your software license back to the Ai Squared activation server This preserves your license so that it may be used to activate a new installation of the ZoomText Keyboard software To transfer your ZoomText Key...

Page 15: ...tivation work The activation process verifies that the serial number is legitimate and has not been activated on more computers than allowed by the ZoomText Keyboard Software License Agreement What happens if I don t activate my product If you don t activate your product you cannot run the ZoomText Keyboard software until you do so What if my product activation fails Product activation will only f...

Page 16: ...ansfer your ZoomText Keyboard software license when installing Windows service packs and hot fixes What if I want to move my ZoomText Keyboard software to another computer Should you want to move your ZoomText Keyboard software to a new computer it is important that you first transfer your software license back to the Ai Squared activation server This preserves your software license so that it may...

Page 17: ...zard will ask if you want to download it By clicking on the Yes button the update will download and install automatically If you or your network administrator does not want to check for updates each time you start ZoomText you can disable automatic updating as follows To disable automatic updating 1 In the Windows system tray next to the clock click on the ZoomText Keyboard icon The ZoomText Keybo...

Page 18: ...indows system tray next to the clock click on the ZoomText Keyboard icon The ZoomText Keyboard menu will appear 2 In the ZoomText Keyboard menu choose Check for Program Updates The Update Wizard appears and walks you through the update procedure ...

Page 19: ... default assignments are described in the Default ZoomText Feature Keys table below For complete information on these features refer to the ZoomText User s Guide or the ZoomText Help system Function keys with ZoomText Feature Key icons Using the ZoomText Feature Keys As already pointed out the ZoomText Feature Keys are layered on top of the function keys F1 through F12 So how do you trigger the no...

Page 20: ...t time appearance of the banner and the sound cues in The ZoomText Keyboard Setting Dialog Important If you are using a laptop or compact keyboard that is configured so that you have to hold the Fn key in order trigger the normal function key commands you will also have to hold the Fn key when triggering ZoomText Feature Key Commands Using the Feature Keys with ZoomText Magnifier By default six of...

Page 21: ...color enhancements on and off F4 Opens the Web Finder F5 Decreases ZoomText s magnification level F6 Increases ZoomText s magnification level The following feature keys are assigned to features that are only available in ZoomText Magnifier Reader F7 Decreases the speech rate F8 Increases the speech rate F9 Launches AppReader to read text within the last active application F10 Launches DocReader to...

Page 22: ... Feature Keys to perform your choice of ZoomText command Internet and multimedia command or a command to open an application document or web page For complete information and instructions on reassigning the feature keys see the section titled The ZoomText Keyboard Settings Dialog ...

Page 23: ...gn each of the ZoomText Feature Keys to perform your choice of ZoomText command Internet and multimedia command or a command to open an application document or web page For complete information and instructions on reassigning the feature keys refer to the section titled The ZoomText Keyboard Settings Dialog ...

Page 24: ...ct desktop keyboards utilize the function keys F1 through F12 to trigger special commands such as screen brightness switching video modes and controlling the audio volume Triggering these special commands is typically accomplished by holding down the Fn key while pressing the function keys Therefore tapping the function keys alone without holding down the Fn key still triggers the normal function ...

Page 25: ...d Internet and multimedia or a command to open an application document or web page The keyboard settings also allow you to enable and disable the feature keys and adjust the options for the feature keys How to accessing the ZoomText Keyboard Settings The Keyboard Settings Dialog The Assign Key Wizard Assigning ZoomText Commands Assigning Windows Commands Assigning Program Commands Disabling the Zo...

Page 26: ...op up a menu that allows you to do the following Enable and disable the ZoomText Feature Keys Open the ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog Enable and disabled the keyboard banner and sound cues Activate or transfer the product license Check for updates for the keyboard software View information about the ZoomText Keyboard software Open the ZoomText Keyboard Help system ZoomText Keyboard tray menu ...

Page 27: ... them to perform alternate commands using the Assign Key wizard The Keyboard Settings dialog also allows you to disable all of the feature keys and hide the ZoomText Keyboard tray icon To open the ZoomText Keyboard Settings 1 In the Windows system tray click on the ZoomText Keyboard icon The ZoomText Keyboard tray menu appears 2 Select Open ZoomText Keyboard The ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog a...

Page 28: ...26 ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog ...

Page 29: ... for the highlighted feature key Restore Defaults Restores all of the feature key assignments to their factory default commands Other Settings Opens the Other ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog box Press hold time for triggering feature keys Adjusts the amount of time that a function key has to be held down to trigger the feature key and activate the feature key mode Time out for exiting feature ke...

Page 30: ... the display of the ZoomText Keyboard tray icon and the appearance of the ZoomText Keyboard banner To open the Other ZoomText Keyboard Settings 1 In the ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog click on the Other Settings button The Other ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog appears Other ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog ...

Page 31: ...ation Selects the location of the keyboard banner which can be located at the top or bottom edge of the screen Play the feature key sound cues when the mode is active Plays a sound cue when the feature key mode is active The sound cue provides audible indication that the mode is active Use these sounds Selects the style of sound cue that will be played Sound cue volume Selects the volume level for...

Page 32: ...n the ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog and select the key that you want to reassign 2 Click on the Assign Key button The Assign Key wizard opens 3 Choose the desired assignment type and then click the Next button The wizard will display a list of command options for the selected assignment type For information on each of the command options types see Assigning ZoomText Commands Assigning Windows ...

Page 33: ...n Disables the selected feature key Choose from a list of ZoomText commands Allows you to assign a ZoomText command to the selected feature key Choose from a list of Windows commands Allows you to assign a Windows command Internet or multimedia to the selected feature key Start a program web page or document Allows you to specify a program web page or document to open when pressing the selected fe...

Page 34: ...g shown below will appear This dialog allows you to choose a ZoomText command to assign to the feature key that you ve chosen in the ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog To assign a ZoomText command to a ZoomText feature key Choose the desired ZoomText command and then click the Finish button Assign Key Wizard ZoomText command options ...

Page 35: ...ard the dialog shown below will appear This dialog allows you to choose a Windows Internet or multimedia command to assign to the feature key that you ve chosen in the ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog To assign a Windows command to a ZoomText feature key Choose the desired Windows command and then click the Finish button Assign Key Wizard Windows command options ...

Page 36: ...llows you to specify a program web page or document to open when pressing the selected feature key that you ve chosen in the ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog To assign a program command to a ZoomText feature key Enter the path or URL for the program web page or document that you want to open and then click the Finish button Assign Key Wizard program command options ...

Page 37: ...u want or need to temporarily disable the ZoomText Feature Keys To enable and disable the ZoomText feature keys In the system tray click on the ZoomText Keyboard icon and check or uncheck Enable the ZoomText Feature Keys The feature keys are enabled when a checkmark appears next to the menu item Tray menu with feature keys enabled ...

Page 38: ... the large print labeling format on the ZoomText keyboard some of the conventional key names are abbreviated to fit the keycap These keys are listed below Print Screen Insert Scroll Lock Delete Pause Break Page Up Home Page Down End Num Lock ...

Page 39: ... Lights The keyboard lights located above the numeric keypad indicate the status of the Num Lock Caps Lock and Scroll Lock toggle keys For example if Num Lock is on the Num Lock light is on if Caps Lock is off the Caps Lock light is off ZoomText Keyboard status lights ...

Page 40: ...the keyboard These ports can be used to connect most types of USB devices including a mouse thumb drives webcams or LED lights With their convenient location you can avoid those hard to reach USB ports on the back of your laptop or even worse on the back of your computer that s under your desk ...

Page 41: ...he keyboard dry before using it again If the liquid is a sticky substance drain the liquid and then completely wipe the keyboard with a damp cloth Allow the keyboard to dry before reconnecting it to the computer Keeping your keyboard clean For optimum performance keep your keyboard clean and free of debris such as food crumbs or dust Keyboards should be cleaned on a monthly basis with a spray and ...

Page 42: ...rs USB hubs KVM switches and so on Connect the receiver directly to a port on the computer Check to see that the keyboard connector is securely plugged into the correct port on the computer Try connecting to a different USB port if multiple ports exist Verify that another USB connected device works on the same port Shut down the system wait 10 seconds and then restart the system ...

Page 43: ...ort on the computer and disabling all third party keyboard control utilities ZoomText feature keys are not responding If the ZoomText feature keys are not responding make sure that ZoomText Keyboard software is installed and running and that the feature keys are enabled When the ZoomText Keyboard software is running a ZoomText Keyboard icon appears in the Windows system tray next to the clock If t...

Page 44: ...s are invoking different commands from those assigned in the ZoomText Keyboard Settings dialog box another keyboard utility may have taken control of the keyboard If this is the case you must disable it or uninstall the other keyboard utility to regain use of the ZoomText Feature Keys ...

Page 45: ... musculoskeletal disorders MSDs include carpal tunnel syndrome tendonitis tenosynovitis and other conditions While researchers are not yet able to answer many questions about MSDs there is a general agreement that many factors may be linked to their occurrence including medical and physical conditions stress and how one copes with it overall health and how a person positions and uses his or her bo...

Page 46: ...scretion Manufacturing Defects Keyboards are covered by warranty for manufacturer s defects for six 6 months after the original shipping date Manufacturing defects include but are not limited to items such as sticky or broken keys and broken or inoperable cabling Damages due to normal use or keyboard wear and tear are not covered If you have any question as to whether or not a problem you are expe...

Page 47: ...tment at 802 362 3612 Ai Squared will pay shipping charges for the return of a defective product for the first 30 days after your original purchase date Once you have spoken to us we will arrange for our shipper to pick your package up and apply an appropriate shipping label At our discretion we will repair or replace the keyboard If your keyboard fails after the first 30 days of usage you must st...

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