HIMS E-bot ADV, User Manual

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Page 2: ...ronment such as a bathroom shower or a wet kitchen counter as moisture may get inside the unit and damage the components 6 Do not use E bot in extreme high or low temperatures We recommend that you do not use this device in environments below 0 C or above 40 C as the image may display inaccurately 7 Always turn off the power before moving the product to another location 8 When you press the releas...

Page 3: ...ttery 13 3 4 Removing the Battery 14 3 5 Charging the E bot 14 4 How to Connect to Display Devices 17 4 1 Connecting a Monitor via HDMI 17 4 2 Connecting an On Lap monitor 17 4 3 Connecting to a PC 18 4 4 Connecting to an Apple iPad or Android Tablet via Wi Fi 22 5 Changing Camera Modes 25 6 Using the Control Panel on the Main Body 26 6 1 Power On Off 26 6 2 Magnification 26 6 3 Changing the Color...

Page 4: ...nging the Color Mode 36 7 7 Contrast 37 7 8 Focus Lock 38 7 9 Finding your current Reading Position 39 7 10 OCR 40 8 Advanced Features 40 8 1 Using the Menu 40 8 2 Color Mode Settings 41 8 3 Markers 44 8 4 OCR 46 9 Preferences 51 9 1 Using Headphones 51 9 2 Voice Guide 52 9 3 E bot Operating Language 55 9 4 Initialization 56 9 5 Wi Fi Password Change 57 9 6 Information 60 10 Tablet Viewer Gestures...

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Page 6: ...e that the following items are included with your package 1 E bot 2 E bot Battery 3 Wireless Controller 4 Battery for Wireless Controller 5 AC Adapter 6 Cables USB 3 0 HDMI 7 HDMI to DVI Gender adapter 8 Carrying Case 9 Headphones 10 User Guide 11 PC Installation Program CD ...

Page 7: ...P a g e 7 2 E bot Orientation 2 1 Overview of E bot 2 2 Back Side of E bot Camera Close up Lens Camera Arm Control Panel Table Arm Lock Button ...

Page 8: ...8 P a g e 2 3 Side of E bot USB 3 0 Port HDMI Port Battery Release Button DC OUT Port DC IN Port Channel Switch ...

Page 9: ...P a g e 9 2 4 Front of E bot 2 5 Front of Wireless Controller Power Button Mode Button Zoom Button Contrast Button Light Button Power Indicator Wi Fi Indicator ...

Page 10: ...10 P a g e 2 6 Back Side of Wireless Controller Battery Battery Cover Power Switch Channel Switch ...

Page 11: ...E bot Follow the instructions below to unfold the E bot Press and hold the arm lock button on the left side of the E bot While holding the arm lock button unfold the longer camera arm upward Then grip the camera part and unfold it upward as well ...

Page 12: ...12 P a g e The E bot is ready for use 3 2 Folding the E bot Grip the camera part and fold it downward ...

Page 13: ...holding the arm lock button fold the longer camera arm downward 3 3 Inserting the Battery Grip the E bot s main body and insert the battery When the battery is fully inserted you will feel and hear it click in to place ...

Page 14: ...emoving the Battery Lift the battery release button on the back side of the unit 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 15: ...the USB port on your PC Connect the smaller larger end of the USB 3 0 cable to the USB port on the back side of the unit Note If you connect the E bot to a computer via USB while E bot is powered off the E bot s battery is charged However USB charging is quite slow We recommend a minimum of 25 hours or more to charge 3 5 3 The Power Indicator The Power Indicator is located on the top right of the ...

Page 16: ...ly 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 When the battery is fully charged while E bot is turned off the Power Indicator is not lit ...

Page 17: ...I port on the monitor Connect the opposite end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI port on the rear of the E bot Note If the monitor has no HDMI port but has a DVI port please use the included HDMI to DVI gender adapter 4 2 Connecting an On Lap monitor The On Lap Monitor is a portable USB powered LCD sold separately Connect the On Lap Monitor s USB power cable USB 2 0 to the DC OUT port on the back of E...

Page 18: ...dows 8 Note Tablets running full Windows are also supported However you cannot use the E bot Viewer on tablets running Windows RT Note PC s using USB 2 0 can display E bot s output however the display is a low resolution image To display E bot s output on your PC you first need to install the PC viewer program 4 3 1 Installing the PC Viewer Program Insert the installation CD into the PC The Instal...

Page 19: ...s this I Agree button will pop up following window for selecting the installation path In the installation path window select the path and click Install button Disconnect the E bot from the PC and proceed with the installation ...

Page 20: ... The installation is in progress Installation is successfully completed PC Viewer icon will be generated on the desktop of your PC 4 3 2 Connecting to the PC Viewer Program with E bot 1 Connecting to a PC via USB ...

Page 21: ...nnect 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 Note For instructions on controlling E bot using a keyboard and mouse please refer to the last section of this manual 2 Connecting to a PC via Wi Fi E bot can output magnified images via Wi Fi connection to Windows PC s Android tablets and App...

Page 22: ...d is 00000000 Once your PC is connected to the E bot network run the E bot viewer program on your PC and select Wi Fi as the connection method Note In the E bot s options menu you can change the Wi Fi password Note You cannot use the Internet via Wi Fi when you connect to E bot with PC via Wi Fi 4 4 Connecting to an Apple iPad or Android Tablet via Wi Fi Tablets running iOS 7 and higher and Androi...

Page 23: ...lication 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 Be sure Wi Fi is ON on your tablet then select and connect to E bot from the Wi Fi networks list For example Ebot_03XX ...

Page 24: ...rmally connect to a Wi Fi network on your tablet Run the E bot Viewer app on your tablet and make sure that the image is displaying correctly Note In the E bot s options menu you can change the Wi Fi password Note For instructions on controlling E bot using an iPad or Android tablet please refer to the last section of this manual ...

Page 25: ... switches to distance view mode Flip the close up lens closed to switch back to near view mode Note Magnification color mode and function settings for each mode are saved separately So when switching the camera mode the settings are automatically changed to the settings you last used for that mode Distance View Mode Near View Mode ...

Page 26: ...ss the power button briefly again to place the E bot into sleep mode When sleep mode is activated all user functions are disabled When the power is turned on press and hold the power button for more than 2 seconds to power the unit completely off Note The advantage of Sleep mode is that loading time is shortened Note If the E bot is in the folded position it cannot be powered on If the E bot is fo...

Page 27: ... the color of the text and or background on the screen to accommodate your visual needs in regards to text type and your visual condition Press the Previous mode button to change to the previous color mode To change to the next color mode press the next mode 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 y...

Page 28: ...ding plate or the presentation screen or whiteboard you are viewing from a distance Press and hold the Zoom in button and Zoom out together the magnification level is reduced back to normal and a red cross appears in the center of the display to assist your orientation so that you can locate the placement of the text in relation to the whole document Release both the Zoom in and Zoom out buttons a...

Page 29: ...n the top of the main body simultaneously When focus lock is activated the Focus Lock icon is displayed on the top right of the screen Note Focus is unlocked automatically when the camera is switched from Distance view mode to Near view mode or powering off when focus is locked 6 7 Light On Off In the near view mode the built in light is automatically turned on to ensure a clear image E bot contai...

Page 30: ...Information You can check general information about the E bot Press the Next Mode button and Contrast Decrease button together You can check the following information about E bot Software version Products serial number Remaining battery Wi Fi AP 6 9 Main Body Channel Values You can check the channel values on the rear of the main body An arrow is pointing to the currently set value The main body a...

Page 31: ... refer to section 7 3 of this manual 6 10 Volume Up Down E bot s volume dial is located on the right side of the body Turn the dial away from you and the volume is increased turn the dial toward you and the volume is decreased 6 11 Turning Wi Fi On Off To connect to a computer or Tablet via Wi Fi set the E bot Wi Fi switch on the right side of the unit to ON ...

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Page 33: ... push down and away to remove the battery cover from the unit Insert the battery close the battery cover Note The wireless controller requires 2 AAA type batteries 7 2 Power On Off Push the power switch on the back of the wireless controller to ON To power it off push the power switch to OFF Once you press the button on the wireless controller the Transmit Indicator lights up ...

Page 34: ... wireless controller 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 If the channel value is different please use a screw driver or your fingernail to change the setting ...

Page 35: ...ic buttons You may change many of the E bot s settings via the Options menu Use the Menu button Up Down button Right Left button and Enter button in the manner shown below Note The buttons on the wireless controller are color coded according to their use for easier identification Buttons used to adjust settings are colored gray Note If you press keys that have no valid function in the current mode...

Page 36: ... the wireless controller are located as shown below As you press and hold either of these buttons the magnification level is adjusted continuously Note Magnification related buttons are orange 7 6 Changing the Color Mode You can change the color of the text and or background on the screen to accommodate your visual needs in regards to text type and your visual condition ...

Page 37: ...the Color Mode button on the wireless remote control for more than 2 seconds to switch between Natural Color Mode and your current color mode setting 7 7 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 Press the Enter button and Zoom In Out but...

Page 38: ...lse 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 hand or pen Press the Enter button on the wireless controller for more than 2 seconds to activate Focus Lock When focus lock is activated the Focus Lock icon is displayed on ...

Page 39: ...ion to find the position of the magnified text you are currently reading in relation to the document placed on the reading plate Press and hold the Zoom in button and Zoom out together the magnification level is reduced back to normal and a red cross appears in the center of the display to assist your orientation so that you can locate the placement of the text in relation to the whole document Re...

Page 40: ...mode and reads it aloud with built in text to speech voices Use the OCR button and Play Pause button in the manner shown below 8 Advanced Features 8 1 Using the Menu Menu Press the menu button on the wireless controller and a menu window pops up on the left side of the screen ...

Page 41: ...ress the Enter button Moving back a level To move back a level in the menu structure press the menu button Closing the Menu To close the menu press the menu button from the top level of the menu structure 8 2 Color Mode Settings You can set the color mode to best accommodate your visual condition or the material you are reading You can also disable color modes that are not useful to you 8 2 1 Sett...

Page 42: ... Set Color Mode setting in the Options tab of the menu You can modify any of the color modes numbered 1 to 7 Select the mode you want to set The text letter color is displayed on the screen Select the color of the text using the left and right arrows And press the Enter button on the wireless controller The text color and background color are exchanged when the Reverse is activated Select the Back...

Page 43: ... To disable Color Modes You can disable color modes that are not useful to you so that you may cycle through useful color modes more quickly Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller go to the Options tab then select Set Color Mode Select one of the color modes numbered 1 to 7 If you press the Up arrow key when Letter color is displayed a window appears asking whethe...

Page 44: ...ode 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 the sentence that you are reading 8 3 1 Set Marker There are 4 kinds of markers Horizontal Line Marker Vertical Line Marker Horizontal Window Marker and Vertical Window Marker ...

Page 45: ...ler and select Marker Next select the marker type Horizontal line marker Vertical line marker Horizontal window marker Vertical window marker A check mark appears next to the selected marker Horizontal Line Marker Vertical Line Marker Horizontal Window Marker Vertical Window Marker ...

Page 46: ...ize of the window marker and location of the line marker Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller then select Marker If the line marker is selected the Adjust location of line marker item appears If the window marker is selected the adjust size of window marker option appears Select the relevant marker setting Use the arrow keys to adjust the location or size Press ...

Page 47: ...level is changed by using the zoom in out buttons 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 Note You may change the Color mode by using the Mode button when viewing an OCR scan The available color modes are the same as those available in near view mode Note You may adjust the Contrast b...

Page 48: ...roller then press the Right arrow key to move to the OCR tab and select OCR View There are 4 options for displaying OCR results The current setting is indicated with a check mark Select your desired view for OCR results Image Displays scanned image highlights word being read aloud Whole Text Extracts recognized text and shows it on the screen We HIMS believe in your future and believe our contribu...

Page 49: ... word as it is read aloud on the screen Press the Enter button and the setting is saved To close the menu press the menu button 8 4 3 OCR View Live Camera View While using OCR you can return to the Live Camera View We HIMS believe in your future and believe our contribution will make it brighter HIMS We HIMS believe in HIMS We HIMS ...

Page 50: ...rrectly for more accurate text recognition You can turn this option on or off Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and press the right arrow key to move to the OCR tab then OCR Correction Select the Page angle correction item If the check box is checked the Page angle correction function is on If it is not checked the Page angle correction function is off Press ...

Page 51: ...ct the language you want to add E bot can recognize up to 2 languages simultaneously Press Enter and the setting is saved To close the menu press the menu button Note The base language cannot be unchecked Note The language recognition is distinguished by paragraph if the selected language is based on Alphabet 9 Preferences 9 1 Using Headphones You can hear the voice in a public place or classroom ...

Page 52: ...tion determines whether E bot speaks as you navigate menus or press buttons 9 2 1 Voice Guide On off Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and select Voice guide from the Options tab If the checkbox is checked the voice guide is on if it is not checked voice guide is Off Press the Enter button to change the setting ...

Page 53: ...controller and select TTS Volume in the OCR tab You can select from 16 volume levels Use the Left and 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 Then press Enter to save the setting To close the menu press the menu button 9 2 3 TTS Speed The TTS speed setting controls both the speed of the guide voice...

Page 54: ...t arrows to adjust the speed of the TTS then press Enter to save the setting To close the menu press the menu button 9 2 4 TTS Pitch You can adjust the TTS voice pitch Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and select TTS pitch from the OCR tab ...

Page 55: ... Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and Select TTS Voice from the Options tab Use the Left and right arrows to select between the male and female voice Then press Enter to save the setting To close the menu press the menu button 9 3 E bot Operating Language You can change the basic language E bot uses for its voice guide and menu system Bring up the Menu by pressing the Me...

Page 56: ...anguage To close the menu press the menu button 9 4 Initialization Set the settings back to the factory defaults Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and Select Initialization from the Options tab You can initialize settings in the Options tab in the OCR tab or initialize all settings ...

Page 57: ...ization option A window appears asking whether to initialize the settings Choose Yes to initialize the settings or No to cancel To close the menu press the menu button 9 5 Wi Fi Password Change An eight digit number is needed to connect E bot to Wi Fi using an iPad Android tablet or PC The default password is 00000000 To change the password follow the instructions below Bring up the Menu by pressi...

Page 58: ...er button to input the character Input the current password and press Enter on the virtual keyboard A window asking for the new password appears Input the 8 digit password in the manner described above A window asking you to reconfirm the password to change appears Input the new password again When you have finished the above steps the new password is set To close the menu press the menu button ...

Page 59: ...P a g e 59 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 60: ... bot Bring up the Menu by pressing the Menu button on the wireless controller and select Information from the Options tab Here you can check the following information about E bot Software version Products serial number Remaining battery Wi Fi AP To close the menu press the menu button ...

Page 61: ...ewer Gestures Functions Tablet Gesture Zoom In Move fingers away from each other Zoom Out Pinch fingers towards each other Control Menu Open One finger Tap on the right end of the screen and flick to left Previous Ne xt color ...

Page 62: ...OCR Off Focus Lock On Focus Lock Off Contrast One finger flick to left or to right Close One finger Tap on the left end of the screen and flick to right OCR Play Pause One finger tap Move Sentence One finger flick to left or to right Move paragraph ...

Page 63: ... One finger Tap on the left end of the screen and flick to right Tap the tab icon One finger Tap on the icon Move an item One finger Tap on the wanted item Select Set Enter the sub item One finger Tap on the wanted item Save One finger Tap on the confirm icon Cancel Exit One finger Tap on the cancel icon Close One finger Tap on the right end of the screen and flick to left 11 Quick Guide to PC ope...

Page 64: ... Zoom Out Wheel Downwards Find Position Next Color Left Click Previous Color Quick Color Change Increase Contrast Decrease Contrast Focus Lock OCR Execution Click Wheel Play Pause Next Sentence Previous Sentence Next Paragraph ...

Page 65: ...tem or Select Items Save Settings Cancel Settings Menu Close or Left Click the Exit Button Exit Program 12 Troubleshooting 12 1 The E bot does not turn on when you press the power button a E bot s battery may be discharged Please connect the power cable b Please be sure the monitor is powered on c Make sure the E bot is unfolded The E bot cannot be powered on in the folded position ...

Page 66: ...re is dust on the camera the image will not look like it s in focus and the auto focus will not work properly Clean the camera with the cleaning cloth 12 3 The Wireless Controller does not work a The main body and the connected controller s channel setting value must be set the same for the controller to operate E bot properly If there are two or more E bots in the same place settings must be set ...

Page 67: ...is different please use a screw driver or your fingernail to change the setting 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 12 4 Even though the values are the same channel the Wireless Controller does not operate normally a Replace the batteries in th...

Page 68: ...68 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 69: ... to damaged caused by external force or damage caused by introducing liquid in to the unit 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 FAX 042 864 0133 ...

Page 70: ...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 the user is 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 equipment and receiver Connect the ...