C-Pen 800C, User Manual

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE English...

Page 2: ...site www cpen com All rights reserved Copyright C Technologies AB 2001 Printed in Sweden and in the USA PLEASE NOTE For instructions in other languages please consult our webpage http www cpen com OB...

Page 3: ...Pen 14 Display Objects 18 GETTING STARTED 21 Turning C Pen On and Off 21 Battery 21 Navigating and Selecting 25 READING AND SAVING TEXT 28 Reading Text 28 Saving Text 32 EDITING TEXT 33 Entering Edit...

Page 4: ...09 Copy and paste in the PC environment 110 Installing and Removing Applications 111 Transferring Files 112 C Address 113 C Direct 114 C Pen Edit 114 Closing the Connection 114 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION...

Page 5: ...to tear out pages any more With the portable dictionary you can translate and look up words immediately without carrying around a printed dictionary Your saved text files can later be transferred to...

Page 6: ...Dictionary Storage C Pen 600C also offers communication by cable as well as by IR It is powered by two alkaline AAA batteries 1 5 V type LR03 See further important instructions Battery p 21 C Pen 600...

Page 7: ...able by cable as well as by IR C Pen 800C is powered by a rechargeable battery The charg ing adapter is included in the C Pen package The cable is used for both communication and for charg ing When re...

Page 8: ...ng file names looking up words in C Dictio nary or searching for a contact in C Address CAddress Stores and looks up contact information such as ad dresses phone numbers and e mail addresses CAddress...

Page 9: ...y slide your C Pen over the word you require translated and within less than a second the result is displayed Several language software packages are available C Message Sends text messages in combinat...

Page 10: ...e e c l I t c r n m i l c o The following conditions affect the quality of character recognition The print quality of the text High quality printed text naturally gives maximum OCR accuracy With lower...

Page 11: ...should not overlap Italics and underlined text Italics are slightly difficult for C Pen to read in some fonts Underlined text is also difficult for C Pen to read because the underline changes the shap...

Page 12: ...connect C Pen to a PC The enclosed C Pen CD contains the C Win Software for communication between C Pen and your PC It also con tains several help files Help User s Guide in several different language...

Page 13: ...hen cleaning C Pen C Pen models that are powered by alkaline batteries require two 1 5 V AAA batteries of type LR03 Rechargeable C Pen models have a built in battery which is to be recharged with C Te...

Page 14: ...rgeable C Pen since the battery is built in On a C Pen that has an automatic trigger an Autotrigger the button on the front of the pen is the ESC button while on the other models this is the Trigg but...

Page 15: ...15 C Pen powered by AAA batteries 1 C Pen with an automatic trigger 4 Rechargeable C Pen 1 1 7 2 10 6 9 4 3 11 8...

Page 16: ...ientation of the text on the display can be changed to suit left handed users See System Settings p 94 4 IR port The infrared IR port is used for wireless data transfer between C Pen and a PC mobile p...

Page 17: ...n that is powered with AAA batteries this is where you insert the batteries 10 Camera Opening The Camera Opening is not protected in any way This enhances C Pen s reading ability but it also makes it...

Page 18: ...splay the time current application text settings Text Quality and Text Language and C Pen s battery power level See also Settings p 89 and Battery p 21 The information displayed in the status field di...

Page 19: ...available above or below the visible section Check boxes Check boxes also provide different options A check box remains checked until you uncheck it or check another of the alternative boxes in the l...

Page 20: ...re objects such as edit fields or dialog buttons Edit fields It is possible to enter and edit text in an edit field An edit field is recognized by its frame see the figure above Dialog buttons Dialog...

Page 21: ...ted deactivated C Pen turns off automati cally after 5 minutes of inactivity To change the auto matic power off time see System Settings p 94 Battery C Pens powered by AAA batteries Installing the bat...

Page 22: ...s there is a danger of explosion Please recycle the batteries Battery power level The battery power level is shown by the battery indicator at the bottom of the status field If the battery power level...

Page 23: ...teries from the battery compartment Do this when C Pen has encountered problems or has fro zen Rechargeable C Pens Battery power level The battery power level is shown by the battery indicator at the...

Page 24: ...will cease but will continue if the temperature rises above 5 C 41 F When the battery is not charging the indicator is station ary If recharging does not start If the charger is connected to C Pen and...

Page 25: ...down to navigate between menu items dialog buttons edit fields check boxes lines or characters in text As you move between objects they become highlighted inverted Pressing Nav briefly when an object...

Page 26: ...ct C Pen how to continue by selecting a dialog button OK You accept a suggestion in a dialog box YES Your answer is Yes to a question in a dialog box NO Your answer is No to a question in a dialog box...

Page 27: ...n alternative in a list of check boxes navigate to the alternative of your choice using the Nav button Mark the alternative by selecting it press the Nav button briefly The check box becomes checked a...

Page 28: ...eading Text C Pen with a manual trigger To read a line follow the steps below 1 Turn C Pen on Make sure the text settings are set to the appropriate values The text settings are Text Language Read Mod...

Page 29: ...lat in order to achieve maximum reading accuracy 4 Move C Pen over the line of text keeping Trigg pressed You can move C Pen left to right or right to left over the text You can read up to 15 cm secon...

Page 30: ...nce Refer to Settings p 89 2 Place C Pen over the first character you want to read Hold C Pen with the pen tip flat against the surface Aim at the center of the line C Pen reads one line at a time Ple...

Page 31: ...and then FILE in Notes before you start reading Reading another line Read the second line in the same way as you read the first A space a line break or a tab is inserted between the lines see Read Mo...

Page 32: ...line becomes highlighted 3 Press ESC briefly The line disappears and you are ready to read a new line Saving Text Press Nav to open the Text menu see Notes p 48 and choose Exit The Save As dialog box...

Page 33: ...ress Nav in the Text screen to open the Text menu Select Edit C Write to enter edit mode You can now edit text either by using the Edit menu see below or by using C Write see p 38 Entering edit mode i...

Page 34: ...e Edit menu are slightly different de pending on whether you want to edit a field in C Address or a text in Notes The most common items in the Edit menu are Quit Editing Exits edit mode in the Text sc...

Page 35: ...ttings Text Language Text Quality and Read Mode of the text you are reading The options Calibration and C Write Feedback are also included here Cancel Closes the edit menu Returns to the read text The...

Page 36: ...turn Nav to select a character from the character set and press Nav The character set closes automatically after insertion To insert more than one character select Multiple Charac ters Turn Nav to sel...

Page 37: ...section at the cursor s position by press ing Nav and selecting Paste in the menu Delete Place the cursor to the left of the character you want to delete and select Delete from the menu If you have se...

Page 38: ...set when inserting characters in a text Please note that to be able to use C Write the surface you write on must have a distinct pattern Printed text is the best choice Use C Write in the following wa...

Page 39: ...te Feedback 3 Uncheck check the check box according to your per sonal preference 4 Select OK Basic rules when using C Write It is important that the pen tip is in contact with the surface while you ar...

Page 40: ...field will change appearance The edit mode symbol indi cates that C Write will generate lowercase letters To write a capital letter you have to write the shift sign first see C Write Prototypes Only t...

Page 41: ...r at the rim of the pen must be pressed into the pen The status field displays the Symbol mode icon Write one of the symbols in the symbol table After writing a symbol C Pen automatically returns to n...

Page 42: ...42 C Write Prototypes Letters digits and shift Shift Space Backspace New line Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo...

Page 43: ...43 Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Xx Ww Yy Zz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0...

Page 44: ...44 Special characters Accents and umlauts Write the letter first and then the accent or umlaut Example a Symbols Enter symbol mode by pressing Trigg or the Autotrigger briefly...

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Page 46: ...tore business cards and search for contact in formation CAddress can be synchronized with Microsoft Outlook on a PC and with PDA devices see C Beam p 52 and 113 C Calendar works like a normal calendar...

Page 47: ...mputers See p 98 C Direct contains information on how to trans fer text from C Pen directly into a Windows program See p 103 and 114 C Beam is used to transfer notes contacts cal endar events and file...

Page 48: ...g New will open a dialog box Select FILE to create a new file Please note that if you are in the main screen or in Notes you do not have to execute this command to create a new file A new file will au...

Page 49: ...lder Open the folder select New and then select FILE in the dialog box The Command menu The Command menu contains commands for handling texts Open the menu by selecting a text file and pressing Nav Th...

Page 50: ...as a fax message Beam Transfers the selected file by IR see p 100 Cancel Closes the Command menu The Text menu In the Text screen you can move the cursor line by line with Nav You can insert a new li...

Page 51: ...is closed Select SAVE AS if you want to save the changed file with a new name Edit C Write Enters edit mode See p 33 Settings Opens the text settings of the text you are reading See Settings p 89 Sele...

Page 52: ...ivided into folders Start C Address by selecting the C Address icon on the main screen The C Address main screen will open Below the menu items Exit New and Find your contacts are listed Enter a new c...

Page 53: ...of contact details addresses phone numbers e mail addresses etc in OPTIONS Select OPTIONS and scroll through the options Check or uncheck the boxes according to your personal preferences When you are...

Page 54: ...64 characters Invalid characters like or will be replaced with a blank space If the file name already exists a number suffix will be added to the file name i e John Mills 2 if John Mills already exis...

Page 55: ...R see p 100 Top Exit Brings you to the top of the C Address main screen Cancel Closes the Contact menu View a contact Select View to look at a contact The contact information is presented in the Conta...

Page 56: ...n screen and select Find The Find contact screen will open Enter the search text either by using C Write or insert characters from the character set To start searching CAddress select the FIND button...

Page 57: ...Select OK to go back to the Find contact screen Delete a contact Select a contact in the contact list and select Delete A dialog box will ask you if you are sure that you want to delete the contact Se...

Page 58: ...ndar Start C Calendar by highlighting the C Calendar icon in the C Pen main screen and pressing Nav The information is displayed in the Day view Week view Month view or the Task list see p 66 You can...

Page 59: ...ars see p 63 Task button The button with a check mark in the display When the Task button is pressed the Task list see p 67 is opened When a view has been chosen the cursor automatically highlights th...

Page 60: ...bles the selection of a whole week at a time in the Month view When a week is highlighted and Nav is pressed the chosen week s Week view will be displayed Select day Enables selection of a day in the...

Page 61: ...Settings Shows the settings and enables you to edit them Cancel Closes the C Calendar main menu Back Forwardbutton On the right hand side of the bottom line of the display are two arrow buttons which...

Page 62: ...given to the right of the starting time Depending on the chosen event alterna tives repetition note and alarm different icons will be shown to the right of the event title Brackets are used to show t...

Page 63: ...59 The previous next months can be viewed by clicking the Back Forward buttons on the bottom line see p 61 The Month view is used to view all events during a month and the events are shown as small b...

Page 64: ...to the first edit field Title or you can enter edit mode by pressing Nav and then use C Write The same goes for the edit field called Note in which you can enter the event details The next option is r...

Page 65: ...screen For further information about the event options and the Repeat button see Event options below Event options The Event edit screen see p 64 contains the following options Title Event title You...

Page 66: ...and time Note Further notes concerning an event can be placed in this field either by reading text or by entering C Write and writing the text Repeat Events can be set to be repeated at certain inter...

Page 67: ...k list The scanned text will automati cally be placed in the title field of a new event in the Task edit screen see below Task list When the Task view button is pressed the Task list is opened and all...

Page 68: ...updated Task list will then automatically be displayed Pressing Cancel will discard all changes made to the event Details screen The Details screen can be opened both for events and for tasks Press th...

Page 69: ...an delete an event or task when viewing it on the Details screen by selecting Delete in the C Calendar Main menu Finding an event The Menu button contains the option Find which is used to find a text...

Page 70: ...rmines whether free hours i e no event is booked should be displayed in the Day view Day starts Defines at what time the default day starts which effects the different views The default day will be sh...

Page 71: ...setting to enable an audio alarm for events at a specified time be fore the starting time Use large fonts Enables the use of large fonts whenever this is possible in C Calendar Exit C Calendar Exit C...

Page 72: ...words in a paper dictionary You can however scan in an entire line of text and then choose which word you wish to look up Several kinds of dictionaries are available from a variety of publishers The d...

Page 73: ...s that can be installed in C Pen de pends on the amount of free memory in your C Pen see Info p 97 Installing a dictionary from the web 1 Download the dictionary you want from our web site www cdictio...

Page 74: ...ur times in a row the dictionary will be removed To try again you must reinstall the dictionary see Installing above Once the correct license key is entered the dictionary is ready to use Please make...

Page 75: ...with C Pen as usual One of the following events will occur 1 The word is found in the dictionary and the transla tion definition is presented on the screen see Trans lation definition screen p 77 2 No...

Page 76: ...ords are read the Word selection screen is displayed see next page Word edit box The word s you have read are directed to an edit box where you can edit them in the usual way 1 To be able to edit the...

Page 77: ...rd will be translated Translation definition screen The Translation definition screen displays the translation of the selected word If only part of the text will fit on the display a scroll bar will a...

Page 78: ...a word cannot be found may be that the word is misspelled or that the OCR has given an erroneous result Another reason can be that the word is inflected e g chairs instead of chair A Word selection li...

Page 79: ...briefly against the surface for a C Pen with an automatic trigger or press Trigg briefly for a C Pen with a manual trigger You can start to read a new word without closing the screen Close the Word s...

Page 80: ...e the dictionary setting is stored when C Pen is turned off Infobutton The INFO button displays information about the currently selected dictionary the number of words the publisher of the dictionary...

Page 81: ...files from Notes or write a short message with C Write into C Message and then send it The SMS standard limits the messages sent with C SMS to a length of 160 characters Fax messages are not limited...

Page 82: ...Send A new menu containing the C Message options will open and you can choose the desired alternative C Fax main screen The C Fax main screen opens when C Fax is selected The options in the C Fax main...

Page 83: ...s listed with a fax number will be shown in the Contact list If the recipient is not listed select NEW and enter the contact informa tion in the Message setup screen see p 85 C SMS main screen The C S...

Page 84: ...etup screen see below Contact list The Contact list is opened when you select New fax New SMS or New SMS Email The contacts listed in your address book C Address are shown and you can select a contact...

Page 85: ...ADD TO C ADDRESS Stores the new information as a new contact in your address book in C Address SEND Sends the message if the connection to the mobile phone is OK A sent message is stored in the Sent...

Page 86: ...he sender user Message The message to be sent The C SMS SMS Email options are Mobile phone number The recipient s mobile phone number needed for SMS messages Email The recipient s e mail address neede...

Page 87: ...t field in the Mes sage setup screen Settings There is a Settings menu for the fax page setup and it is reached from the C Fax main screen The Settings menu contains the following options Sender info...

Page 88: ...Fax main screen Download logotypes and footers If you have logotypes and or footers you want to add to your C Pen fax pages you can download them from your PC to your C Pen Establish a connection bet...

Page 89: ...ite Feedback Calibration System Settings Text Language Read Mode and Text Quality are referred to as text settings You should set up these settings to achieve optimal OCR To modify a setting 1 Turn Na...

Page 90: ...separate readings with the C Pen Suitable when you read a complete paragraph which will be used in a document on your PC Separate lines Each reading starts on a new line Tab Each reading starts after...

Page 91: ...ngs The calibrated setting is not saved when C Pen is turned off If you want to revert to the factory setting without turning C Pen off select Calibration in Settings and then Calibrate Select DEFAULT...

Page 92: ...l while you press Trigg for about two seconds For a C Pen with an automatic trigger the pen tip should be pressed flat against the surface and held perfectly still for about two seconds 3 Cancel retur...

Page 93: ...ates that calibration has been completed When your C Pen is calibrated the Text Quality icon in the status field changes appearance How to Calibrate a C Pen with an automatic trigger When C Pen instru...

Page 94: ...us field changes appearance System Settings To see which of the following settings that are available with your C Pen see C Pen Models p 6 7 PIN code You can control access to your C Pen by a four dig...

Page 95: ...art up dialog box all data in C Pen will be lost You can change or disable your PIN code by selecting PIN code in System Settings Please remember to write down your PIN code and keep it in a safe plac...

Page 96: ...matically Left Right Hand A Left Right handed option Check Left or Right to orientate the text on the display for left or right handed use Select OK and press Nav Exchange Trigger ESC For a C Pen with...

Page 97: ...lems Support Support addresses to C Technologies About C Pen Contains OS Operating System version numbers and serial number You should have these numbers available when you contact C Technologies for...

Page 98: ...reation date and date of last modification Beam Transfers the selected file by IR see p 100 Cancel Cancels the menu To be able to use Storage C Pen must be connected to a PC and CWin Software must be...

Page 99: ...ave it your changes will be saved on your PC not in your C Pen Files are copied as usual in Windows i e either by using drag and drop or Copy Paste in the Edit menu See Copy and Paste in the PC enviro...

Page 100: ...In order to receive information files from a PDA device with your C Pen follow the steps below 1 Make sure that the C Pen s IR eye is directed towards the PDA device s IR eye Please note that it is v...

Page 101: ...ssion if you press NO by mistake Please note that in order to receive several files you must answer either YES or NO in the Accept dialog box after every transferred file Send files To send informatio...

Page 102: ...Beam in the menu that appears Please note that only files can be sent not folders 3 C Pen starts searching for the PDA device in order to send the file and the Searching dialog box appears on the scr...

Page 103: ...ivate C Direct you can simply double click on the icon For more information about how to use C Direct please click your PC s Start button Programs C Pen C Pen Help Using IR To activate C Direct place...

Page 104: ...our PC with the cable Click the Start button Programs C Pen C Direct or click on the C Direct shortcut on your desktop The C Direct icon will appear in the system tray in the lower right corner of you...

Page 105: ...t it is also an important tool during editing C Pen can track its own movement over a surface and recognize the movement as a letter digit or symbol CWrite is an alternative to using the character fra...

Page 106: ...IR adapter Contact your retailer if you do not have an IR adapter 2 Infrared drivers are included on the C Pen CD It is crucial to install the infrared driver properly 3 C Win Software This software i...

Page 107: ...If you have a C Pen with a cable connection you can choose to com municate by IR cable or both Please follow the in structions Infrared drivers might already be installed on your PC The installation p...

Page 108: ...ion is established between the PC s IR port and C Pen a communication icon will appear in the status field on C Pen s display On most laptops the built in IR port a red or black shiny plastic square i...

Page 109: ...status field on C Pen s display Getting Help To get more detailed help using C Win open C PenViewer by double clicking on the My C Pen icon from the Help menu select the C Pen Help Topics Or click you...

Page 110: ...Pen Your C Pen Viewer might look different from the figure above depending on which options you have enabled in the Explorer s View menu Copy and paste in the PC environment In the C PenViewer you ca...

Page 111: ...ved and new ones can be installed in the C Pen Viewer The C Pen application s file name is car C Pen Archive The files do not have to be placed in any specific folder on your PC C Pen will find them r...

Page 112: ...mmunication functions properly The IR eyes of your PC and C Pen must be aligned and in range of each other 5 20 centime ters or 2 8 inches There must be no obstacles between the devices If you use the...

Page 113: ...the file and then click Yes in the dialog box Please note that this will open a copy of the file and that your changes will be saved on your PC not in C Pen To put an edited address file back into C P...

Page 114: ...hat provides basic text editing functions such as cut copy paste find and re place It can communicate directly with your C Pen to open and save files when C Pen and your PC are connected C Pen Edit le...

Page 115: ...tery 2 xAAA type LR03 Battery lifetime 3 4 weeks of normal use Reading speed 15 cm s 6 inches s Character sizes 5 22 points C Pen 800C Size 140 x 35 x 20 mm 5 5 x 1 38 x 0 8 inches Weight 85 g 3 oz Di...

Page 116: ...nsibility for 1 Damage caused during shipping by accidents malicious damage modification incorrect usage force majeure or any cause beyond the control of C Technologies including but not limited to li...

Page 117: ...this warranty to be valid Repair or exchange does not extend or renew the warranty period Exchanged defective parts become the property of C Technologies When the warranty period has expired the warr...

Page 118: ...TURE WHATSO EVER SUFFERED BY THE PURCHASER OR ANY OTHER PARTY ANY END USER CUSTOMER RESELLER OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR INCLUDING WITH OUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER...

Page 119: ...119 Warranty Information Serial number Customer Date Address Dealer Address CT number...

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Page 121: ...121 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY...

Page 122: ...rd UL Standard for Safety of Informa tion Technology Equipment C Pen models with built in rechargeable batteries are to be used with Direct Plug In Transformer unit marked Class 2 rated from 4 05 4 95...

Page 123: ...gatan 8c Stockholm Sweden Norstedts engelska Engelsk svensk Svensk engelsk ordbok Copyright 1994 Norstedts Ordbok AB All rights reserved Norstedts tyska Tysk svensk Svensk tysk ordbok Copyright 1998 N...

Page 124: ...xford Univer sity Press 1995 1998 Oxford Zanichelli Concise Dictionary 1997 Zanichelli editore S p A Concise Oxford Dictionarv 10th edition Oxford University Press 1999 Merriam Webster s is a register...

Page 125: ...tact screen 56 Options 54 Saving a file 54 Synchronizing address files 113 Using C Address 52 vCard files 113 View a contact 55 C Beam 8 47 100 Accept dialog 101 Folders 102 Receive dialog 100 Save fi...

Page 126: ...Fax options 86 C SMS main screen 83 C SMS options 86 Contact list 84 Criteria 81 Download logotype footer 88 Email gateway 86 Email options 86 Footer 88 Logotype 87 Message setup screen 85 Resolution...

Page 127: ...paste on a PC 110 Drag and drop 111 Edit menu 110 Create event 63 Create task 67 Creating a folder 48 Cursor 50 D Day view 62 Delete event task 69 Details screen 68 Check Uncheck 69 Dialog box 20 Dia...

Page 128: ...tting started 97 Troubleshooting 97 Infrared drivers 106 Installing Applications 111 C Win Software 106 Installing a dictionary from C Pen CD 72 Installing a dictionary from the web 73 Installing C Be...

Page 129: ...31 Remove dictionary 73 Removing applications 111 Reset 17 24 S Saving text 32 Selecting 25 Send file in Notes 82 Settings 47 89 C Write Feedback 39 90 Calibration 91 Modify a setting 89 Read Mode 90...

Page 130: ...ansferring files 112 Copy and paste 112 To from your PC 112 To from your PDA 113 Trigg 16 Troubleshooting 12 97 Turning C Pen On and Off 21 U Using C Address 52 Using C Calendar 58 Using C Dictionary...

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