ENHANCED VISION DaVinci Pro, User Manual

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Page 2: ...carefully review and follow the instructions provided within this booklet Your DaVinci Pro is ready to use right out of the box By reviewing all the DaVinci Pro features and controls before use and following the directions carefully you ll be able to enjoy all the great benefits from your purchase Enhanced Vision products are designed to give you the highest quality image OCR accuracy convenient e...

Page 3: ...no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipmen...

Page 4: ... Configuration 27 32 Using DaVinci Pro OCR Text to Speech 33 35 DaVinci Pro System Menu Overview 36 User Settings Menu 38 41 Product Settings Menu 42 43 Factory Settings 44 Library Menu 45 48 Saving and Downloading 49 Deleting Images 50 Help Menu 51 Power States 52 Tips and Tricks 53 Troubleshooting Specifications Warranty information 54 56 Other Products from Enhanced Vision 57 59 ...

Page 5: ...Follow all warnings cautions and instructions marked on the product Use DaVinci Pro on a stable level surface such as a solid desk or table according to its intended design specifications Avoid placing DaVinci Pro on an unstable table cart or stand It may fall causing serious damage to the unit or bodily injury Use DaVinci Pro indoors only it should NOT be exposed to extreme or rapid changes in te...

Page 6: ...ision for DaVinci Pro will void the warranty Always place the power cord away from traffic areas to avoid damage of power supply Prevent the risk of electrical shock by NOT attempting to disassemble the unit Please refer all service to an authorized repair facility Please ensure that you make connections that match those shown in Figure 2 on page 10 Additional Mechanical Safety Precautions Your Da...

Page 7: ...aVinci Pro with a soft dry cloth or an electrostatic dusting cloth DO NOT use liquid cleaners on its plastic surfaces The protective glass covering the camera can be cleaned as needed with the lens cloth provided within the packaging of DaVinci Pro Susceptibility to Interference There may be temporary degradation of the image when DaVinci Pro is subjected to a strong radio frequency field electro ...

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Page 9: ...er This allows you to control DaVinci Pro functions Can be used in cover on or cover off configuration Must be plugged in to use DaVinci Pro and have access to the menu items for OCR Text To Speech 9 Lens Cloth permits cleaning of the LCD display or lenses Optional Accessories Headphones On the left hand side of DaVinci Pro there is an available 3 5mm input jack for use of standard headphones Micr...

Page 10: ...t the other end of the power supply to DaVinci Pro where it is labeled 19VDC Also Shown Figure 4 Rear Panel Connections To offer additional protection during an electrical storm a surge protector may also be used and is recommended 4 To turn DaVinci Pro on Power Button once A DaVinci Pro Logo should appear followed by a message indicating that the device is initializing with a startup chime Afterw...

Page 11: ...e right for you Once the device is connected press the Power button shown as Item 1 on DaVinci Pro and Accessories on page 8 This will turn on your DaVinci Pro Figure 4 Rear Panel Connections on page 10 shows where to connect your Control Console to the USB Ports After your Device is on and connected it will be ready to use Button Combinations Some Features on DaVinci Pro are accessed through a co...

Page 12: ...12 DaVinci Pro Basic CCTV Control Console See the following Page for Basic Console Controls in Detail 2 3 4 5 Brightness Zoom Wheel Color Mode 1 Find Markers 6 Volume ...

Page 13: ...igher magnification levels 2 Zoom Wheel Turn clockwise counter clockwise to increase decrease the zoom level 3 Brightness Press Up Down to increase decrease the screen brightness 4 Color Mode Press Mode Up Down to toggle through different color viewing modes 5 Markers When in Live CCTV Mode scroll wheel up or down to enable Line and Window Markers If enabled in the menus 6 Volume Rotate to increas...

Page 14: ...14 DaVinci Pro Advanced CCTV Control Console See the following Page for Advanced Console Controls in Detail 6 Markers Library 2 3 4 Brightness Zoom Wheel Color Mode 1 Find 5 7 Volume ...

Page 15: ...to increase decrease the zoom level 3 Brightness Press Up Down to increase decrease the screen brightness 4 Color Mode Press Mode Up Down to toggle through different color viewing modes 5 Markers When in Live CCTV Mode scroll wheel up or down to enable Line and Window Markers If enabled in the menus 6 Library Press and Hold Library for 2 seconds enters the Library Rotate Zoom Wheel to Navigate Sel...

Page 16: ... default mode that will display immediately after you power the device on This is a high quality live image that is designed for Real Time 1080p High Definition viewing OCR Mode The OCR Mode is designed to assist you in reading documents automatically by scanning documents for OCR Optical Character Recognition and then reading these documents back with our Premium TTS Engine Text to Speech Figure ...

Page 17: ... the Device is in CCTV mode it is operated by simply moving this arm or camera assembly and pointing it at your target The image will then be viewable on the LCD Monitor DaVinci Pro LCD is mounted on to a bracket that allows the user to tilt the screen to adjust for the best viewing position Choose an angle or position that is most comfortable for viewing Figure 7 Range of Motion ...

Page 18: ... makes it ideal for classroom use When the camera is rotated downward Desktop is announced DaVinci Pro can slide freely left or right along the specially designed bracket mechanism It is best to close the Close up Lens when objects are placed 12 19 away from the Camera for optimal viewing clarity 12 19 Recommended ...

Page 19: ...Figure 8 Opening Close Up Lens This Distance mode enables magnification for objects when viewing at a distance In this mode although the camera can view objects at an infinite distance the recommended distance from camera to the distant object is approximately 5 30 feet Remember to open the close up lens to achieve maximum magnification benefit Figure 8 Opening Close Up Lens Figure 9 Distance View...

Page 20: ...length mirror Self is announced by the device when the orientation is changed In this position you can use DaVinci Pro to help you put on make up shave or perform other personal hygiene For optimum clarity use the Close up Lens and position yourself between 7 5 22 away from the Camera 7 5 22 Recommended ...

Page 21: ...nification and turning the wheel counter clockwise will decrease magnification The Zoom Level will appear in the upper left corner of your monitor when you are increasing or decreasing magnification in desktop mode only An indicator will play when the user is at the maximum magnification or minimum magnification The upper magnification limit can be extended with the Extended Zoom setting located u...

Page 22: ...push will allow you to cycle through all of the selected viewing modes Viewing Modes Full Color Image This mode gives a true color representation of the image being magnified Factory Default Black and White Image This mode gives a black and white representation of the image being magnified Factory Default Enhanced Positive Image This mode provides a white background with black text It increases th...

Page 23: ...ptions as mentioned in the following section Cycling Between Line Window Markers 3 Press the Mode and CCTV OCR Toggle buttons located on the Front Panel or Mode Up and Find Enter on the Control Console to enter the Menu Then choose User Settings Display 4 You should see two options Line Markers and Window Markers Select the Option you would like to change with Find Enter 5 Two Options should be vi...

Page 24: ...use the brightness up and down to adjust the Line or Window Position Shortcut is listed below To adjust the size between the Line Markers or size of the Windowing To adjust the size of the Marker If markers are already enabled please skip steps 1 2 1 Press the Find Enter and Mode on the Control Console to enter the Menu 2 Enter into the Menu User Settings Display and ensure your desired Markers Se...

Page 25: ... 2 Optionally it can be adjusted via the Audio Sub Menu in the system Menu Adjusting the Brightness 1 Brightness can be adjusted in either CCTV mode or OCR Mode by pressing the Brightness Toggle Switch on the control Console 2 Optionally it can also be adjusted via the Display Sub menu in the system Menu Figure 12 Volume Wheel Figure 13 Brightness Switch ...

Page 26: ...he Find Enter and Pause Play buttons on the Control Console 2 To toggle from the computer image back to the camera image press the Find Enter and Pause Play button again on the Control Console 3 When using DaVinci Pro Display as a computer monitor the controls for the camera e g Zoom Mode Marker will not work for the computer image 4 Using the DaVinci Pro LCD as a computer monitor is similar to at...

Page 27: ...ccessibility of certain buttons and features for your DaVinci Pro will also change when the Cover is ON OR the Cover is OFF This enables you to quickly and easily switch between a Basic Control Scheme for ease of use and the Advanced Control Scheme which has a diverse range of features You should also notice that the functions of certain keys will change depending on which scheme you are using For...

Page 28: ...mmary of this configuration is shown on pages 12 13 of this user manual Some Configurable Advanced options are not available while using the simplified control scheme Advanced Controls DaVinci Pro has a lot to offer when it comes to customization which is covered in the rest of this manual If you have used the Basic Control Console Settings and are comfortable with it you may start by trying out s...

Page 29: ...29 DaVinci Pro Basic OCR Control Console See the following Page for Basic Console Controls in Detail 2 3 4 5 Pause Play Zoom Wheel Color Mode 1 Capture Voice Speed 6 Volume ...

Page 30: ...clockwise to increase decrease the zoom level 3 Pause Play Press Up Down to Pause and Resume OCR Reading after performing an OCR Capture 4 Color Mode Press Mode Up Down to toggle through different color viewing modes 5 Voice Speed When in OCR mode rotate to increase decrease OCR Playback speed 6 Volume When in OCR Mode and reading rotate to increase decrease system volume BASIC OCR CONTROL CONSOLE...

Page 31: ...OCR Control Console See the following Page for Advanced Console Controls in Detail Save Previous Line 2 1 3 6 7 8 11 12 Brightness Zoom Wheel Mode OCR Capture Voice Speed Next Line Find Enter Volume Pause Play 10 5 4 9 Library ...

Page 32: ...ockwise counter clockwise to increase decrease OCR Playback speed 8 Previous Line or Zone In OCR Mode Press to move to the previous line while reading or to move to the previous Zone while in Zone Overview 9 Next Line or Zone In OCR Mode Press to move to the next line while reading or to move to the next Zone while in Zone Overview 10 Save In OCR Mode Only Press and hold for 2 seconds after perfor...

Page 33: ...hat you place your target document within the Guide Frame which will display the entire viewable area and what will be read to you In Basic mode the system will begin reading immediately If the device is in Advanced mode there will be a lot of other features you can utilize which will be covered in greater detail throughout the rest of this manual Figure 17 OCR Guide Frame Figure 16 OCR Mode Toggl...

Page 34: ...You will hear a camera shutter sound which indicates the system has taken a snapshot of the document and will begin processing it for OCR 4 After DaVinci Pro has completed the processing step it will begin to read the document aloud You will be able to make various adjustments to your OCR Read back features including Volume Color Mode Reading Speed and more Please Note If you are in Basic Mode the...

Page 35: ...one Mode Advanced mode only The Zone Mode will display the picture as it appeared in the Guide frame with the addition of the Zone Identifier Graphics you have selected Boxes are enabled by Default This divides the target material into different Zones or blocks of text that you can highlight and navigate to using the Advance Console keys OCR readback will not engage automatically in this mode sinc...

Page 36: ...rements to scroll through your available options DaVinci Pro will announce each potential item as you turn the Zoom Wheel Use the Find Enter button on the Control Console or Front Panel to make a selection Please note that Library will be un selectable greyed out in simple mode The list of available choices is provided below 1 Introduction 2 User Settings 3 Product Settings 4 Factory Settings 5 Li...

Page 37: ...to brush up on all of the great features and functions available with your DaVinci Pro with the instructions built in Use your control console to Pause Play or exit the video playback To play the video from the Main Menu select it and press the Find Enter Key Introduction Use Mode Up to Pause Video Playback Pausing the Video Use Mode Down to Resume Video Playback Resuming the Video ...

Page 38: ...and chime sounds The Audio menu has 4 options which are shown below 1 All Audio ON OFF The user can enable or disable all audible sounds and voices quickly When this is toggled on all the default voices and sounds will be available and when it is toggled off all sounds will be turned off and Audio Submenu options will be greyed out 2 Volume 1 10 sets the default volume level for all Audio 1 to 10 ...

Page 39: ... disables voice prompts for all of the On Screen messages that display d Time Date Voice ON OFF With this option you can opt to have the system announce the current date and time when you enter into the menu e Alerts and Warnings include system TTS messages that warn user of certain system conditions such as No files Found or Document Saved It also includes OCR messages such as Please align your d...

Page 40: ...Enable or Disable the display of icons such as lights ON OFF icons or panning icons when in Preview live or Freeze mode 4 Line Window Markers Enables or disables Vertical or Horizontal Window Markers These can be used to better focus on segments of text while you are in CCTV Mode 5 Preferred Color Modes This option allows you to select the preferred color modes that are cycled through utilizing th...

Page 41: ... document is broken up into blocks called Zones this determines if you want these zones identified with Rectangular boxes or Numbers 3 Zone Boundary Color This determines the color of the Zone Identifier features mentioned above 4 Reading Highlight This is the color of the box around the word currently being read in OCR readback Mode 5 OCR Tune This determines the processing sound that occurs afte...

Page 42: ...magnification levels which adds the 77 0x magnification range This becomes the new Maximum Magnification level on the device Languages Setting the Primary Language English US by default This menu sets the primary language for DaVinci Pro All the text and prompts will be displayed in the selected language To change your Language Preference follow these steps 1 While in the User Settings Sub Menu Pr...

Page 43: ...figure You can adjust the overall screensaver time or toggle on which type of Screen Saver you would like to view The screen saver is activated after a certain time interval where the device is not in use Set Screen Saver Time This option configures how long the device must remain idle until it enters into Screensaver Mode The Options are 5 10 20 30 minutes Off This enables or disables image displ...

Page 44: ...ion Factory Product Information This submenu contains important system information such as the Software Version Language Group Product Number etc Reset Factory Settings Selecting this option returns your system to the Factory default conditions and resets any custom settings or changes you have made as a user Please note that this will not delete any of your saved images pages or books Factory Set...

Page 45: ...ure To save something as a picture simply press the Save button while you are in OCR mode Page To save an Item as a Page simply press the save key while device is in OCR Readback Mode When prompted if you would like to save as a page or book simply choose Page Book To save an Item as a book simply press the save key while in OCR Readback Mode and when asked if you would like to append more pages c...

Page 46: ...ures and Documents Selecting Pictures takes you to the Display Display List whereas selecting Documents will take you to the Pages and Books Sub Menu Documents Sub Menus The Documents tab is subdivided further into both Page Single Page Documents and Book Multi Page Documents Pictures Documents Page Book ...

Page 47: ... previous lines will change as you navigate between the different options Press Find Enter to make a selection and proceed to OCR Readback for Books and Documents or Picture Viewing Mode for Pictures Deleting a Single Item from the Display List While in the Library Display List or while viewing any type of saved image simply press the right hand side console wheel in briefly A garbage pail icon wi...

Page 48: ...ge Picture Viewing Mode All of the same Color mode Magnification options are available in picture viewing mode with the addition of Panning which allows you to adjust the Field of View FOV for your saved Picture Image This is accomplished by using the side scroll wheels on your control console Please review the sample below The Left Side Scroll Wheel controls the movement Left and Right of the FOV...

Page 49: ...button for at least 2 seconds 4 Upon Activation the Save Icon will appear indicate that the image has been saved Download All Pictures This option automatically downloads all of your saved images 1 Enter into the System Menu Library Download All Pictures 2 Upon Activation the Save Icon will appear indicating that you are downloading the images 3 A completion chime will be heard and it will be safe...

Page 50: ...r indicate that the image has been deleted Delete All Pictures This option deletes all of your saved images 1 Enter into the System Menu Library Delete All Pictures 2 Upon Activation the Delete Icon will appear indicating that you are deleting all the images 3 A completion chime will be heard and it will be safe to remove the drive Delete All Documents This option automatically deletes all of your...

Page 51: ...le and Advanced references mapped in sufficient detail for you to be able to pick up using the device right away The shortcut to exit from this menu once selected is included below Optionally you can always press the OCR Toggle button on the front Panel to exit immediately Use the Find Enter Key on the control console to confirm entering this option Help Figure 24 Help Menu ...

Page 52: ...standby or shutdown sequence To maximize the life of your product please follow this procedure 6 Please note that returning from Standby takes approximately 15 seconds until device is back on and ready to use Shut Down When your DaVinci Pro is not in use you may want to Power it OFF Placing your device into a full shutdown saves the most power but takes a little longer to start up when compared wi...

Page 53: ...ring OCR Processing and you should notice a big improvement on problematic documents For small OCR Targets such as a business card or letter try placing a clean white sheet of Paper in the background to eliminate any distracting patterns that may exist in the background Multiple Orientations Did you know that your DaVinci Pro supports all available viewing angles Portrait and Landscape If your tar...

Page 54: ...for the camera to achieve focus after motion has stopped Alternate DaVinci Pro LED Camera Lamp ON or Off Making sure there is even ambient lighting which will assist in creating a better image DaVinci Pro is taking a long time to process the document for Text to speech Cycle the Power On Off by pressing the Power button If the device is not responding to these button presses you can Press and Hold...

Page 55: ...oltage 19 VDC Frequency 50 OR 60 Hz Power usage While ON 30W While in Standby Less than 5W While OFF Less than 1W Equipment Classification IEC 601 1 Type of Protection Class 1 Degree of Protection Type B Mode of Operation Continuous Operating temperature range 0 40 C 32 104 F Storage transport temperature range 0 60 C 32 140 F Warranty 2 Years Product specifications subject to change without notic...

Page 56: ...ll other externally exposed parts that are scratched or damaged due to normal use e Damage due to operation of DaVinci Pro with equipment not supplied by Enhanced Vision You must provide proof of purchase bearing the date of purchase in order to receive warranty service Anyone using this product does so knowingly assuming certain risks due to the need to utilize vision enhancement devices A 2 year...

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Page 60: ...AN 1501 00x2 September 2015 Copyright 2015 by Enhanced Vision All rights reserved Product specifications subject to change without prior notice DaVinci Pro is a high definition desktop CCTV featuring Full Page text to speech OCR DaVinci Pro will read any printed text aloud with just the push of a button Listen or Read along For more information Please visit www enhancedvision com ...