Humanware Prodigi DUO, User Manual

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Page 3: ... Magnifying Standard Interface 15 Capturing and Reading Standard Interface 16 Multi Capture Standard Interface 18 Spot Reading 20 Using the Carousel menu 21 Viewing saved documents 23 Action Menu 25 Chapter 5 Choosing your contrast 29 Chapter 6 Changing your Settings 32 Chapter 7 Recharging your Tablet 39 Chapter 8 Software update 43 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting 44 Appendix A Safety and Maintenance 4...

Page 4: ...let small enough to fit in your pocket is a complete magnification system that will allow you to magnify and read documents capture images and spot read on the go anywhere you are Carefully read the operating and safety instructions described in this user guide prior to using your Prodigi If you have any questions about your system please contact HumanWare Customer Service by consulting the contac...

Page 5: ... 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PRODIGI BOX CONTENTS Tablet Box Prodigi 5 inch Tablet Protective Carrying Case Power Supply USB Recharge Cable HDMI Output Cable not available with Duo model Reading Stand Unboxing Guide Getting Started Guide User Guide Warranty Sheet Cleaning Tissue DVD Capture Stand Box Capture Stand Carrying Pouch One Page Instruction Document ...

Page 6: ...Page 4 PRODIGI TABLET AT A GLANCE Top Edge and Front Face Bottom Edge and Back Side 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 6 ...

Page 7: ...1 Plus Minus keys 2 Power Button 3 Read Button 4 Speaker 5 Touchscreen 6 Back Button 7 Audio Port 8 Recharge HDMI Output Port 9 Release Button for battery 10 Battery Compartment 11 LED Lights 2 9 Prodigi 10 11 ...

Page 8: ...ower Supply 2 Hold the Tablet so that the screen side is facing you and the recharge port is aiming downwards Make sure the tactile HumanWare logo on the recharge cable is facing you 1 Carefully connect the cable to the recharge port and plug it to an outlet 1 ...

Page 9: ...et Prodigi will take about 1 minute to initialize HumanWare s logo will appear on the screen followed by Prodigi s startup screen CHAPTER 3 USING PRODIGI MAGNIFYING Power on the Tablet Hold the Tablet about 1 to 2 inches 3 to 5 cm above the document or object you wish to view It is recommended to use the Reading Stand to stabilize the Tablet above the document you wish to view ...

Page 10: ... zoom level To increase character size press the Plus key the right one To decrease character size press the Minus key the left one You can also press and hold the Plus Minus keys to progressively adjust the zoom level and release once you reach your desired zoom level Move the Tablet or slide the Reading Stand above the object document to find the information you are looking for 1 ...

Page 11: ... use the Plus Minus keys to toggle between different values in the Settings By default Prodigi will read aloud the Settings menus items and values To deactivate Speech press and hold the Back button select Speech and tap Press Back to return to your document Diamond Edge contrast will become available once you freeze an image of what you are viewing To freeze an image press and hold the Read butto...

Page 12: ...r desired brightness level press Back or simply wait a few seconds to continue magnifying Press and hold the Back button if you want to return to the Settings menu Note You can also view your document or object on an external monitor such as a TV Carefully connect the HDMI cable to the Tablet s recharge port and to the external monitor The Tablet screen will be turned off and replicated on externa...

Page 13: ...e and read Note To see a complete letter size page on the screen position the Tablet at about 10 inches 25 cm above your document Press and hold the Read button to capture your document You will hear a clicking noise indicating that the document has been captured Press Read again to scroll and read aloud the text according to your reading preferences To adjust the volume use the Plus Minus keys wh...

Page 14: ...nd of document when you reach the end of your document press Read to start reading from the beginning again To set a different Reading Mode press and hold the Back button to access the Settings menu and select Reading Mode Tap to change your Reading Mode Press Back to exit the Settings menu You can increase the speech rate by swiping to the left sliding and releasing your finger to the left on the...

Page 15: ...p When Speech is deactivated you will be able to change the reading speed text scrolling speed by swiping left or right or from the Settings in the Visual menu and Text submenu You can toggle back to Speech On by pressing and holding the Read button anywhere in the Settings menu Prodigi contains 2 different voices that can be used to read aloud text documents To select a different voice press and ...

Page 16: ...andard which can be changed according to your specific needs By default Prodigi s interface is set to Simple see previous chapter for more information Prodigi s Standard interface allows you to perform more touch gestures keep your documents in memory and further customize your system To switch your interface to Standard Press and hold the Back button to access the Settings select All Settings and...

Page 17: ... adjust the brightness in the same way as on the Simple interface See chapter 3 section Magnifying for more information In addition to the Plus Minus keys you can use the pinch and zoom gesture to adjust the zoom level Decrease the distance between 2 fingers to zoom out and increase the distance to zoom in In addition to changing the contrast from the Settings you can toggle between ...

Page 18: ...e of what you are viewing press and hold the Read button It will be saved in the Gallery for future use Press Back to unfreeze the image CAPTURING AND READING STANDARD INTERFACE First press and hold the Back button to access the Settings menu and tap to select Working Range Full Page Press Back to exit the Settings menu ...

Page 19: ...d the Read button to capture and save your document You will hear a clicking sound indicating that the document has been captured and it will be saved in the Gallery for future use Press Read again to scroll and read aloud the text according to your reading preferences To pause press Read or Back To resume press Read again On the Standard interface in addition to deactivating speech from the Setti...

Page 20: ...d press Back to stop reading and Back again to return to camera view MULTI CAPTURE STANDARD INTERFACE If you wish to capture and save a multipage document First make sure you are in Full Page mode Press and hold the Back button to access the Settings menu and tap to select Working Range Full Page Press Back to exit the Settings menu Toggle to Multi Capture mode by swiping on the left edge of the t...

Page 21: ...d in the same way for each page you wish to capture Your multipage document will be saved in the Gallery Press Back to end Multi Capture and access your document Swipe left or right to select a page and tap to open the page and spot read with Prodigi s locator To read your document select a page you wish to start reading from and press Read Prodigi will read your entire document and announce when ...

Page 22: ...eturn to the carousel menu SPOT READING Once you have captured a document either at Working Range Close up or Full Page you will notice a rectangle frame on the top left corner This is Prodigi s locator Move the locator by slowly moving your finger on the touchpad without lifting it pan gesture to quickly reach a section of the document you want to read ...

Page 23: ...agnified pan to reach other parts of the document Tap or press Back to see the locator again This is a practical way to locate your position on the document USING THE CAROUSEL MENU Prodigi has 3 main applications Magnifier Gallery and Settings They are presented one by one in the carousel menu ...

Page 24: ...el menu by tapping twice quickly with two fingers double finger double tap gesture Prodigi will announce Main Carousel followed by the currently selected application The currently selected application is positioned in the center of the screen Swipe left or right in the carousel menu to select an application To launch a selected application simply tap To cancel press Back ...

Page 25: ...ments The currently selected document is in the center of the screen Prodigi will announce and indicate the first word contained in the currently selected document If the document contains no words Prodigi will tag it as an image A notebook icon will indicate a multipage document To open a selected document simply tap Move the locator to quickly reach a section of the document you want to magnify ...

Page 26: ...ace for more information Tap or press Back to see the locator again Press Back to close a document and return to the Gallery Once you close a document Prodigi will remember your position and apply it automatically the next time you open the document Notes Prodigi will announce Gallery empty if the Gallery contains no document The Gallery cannot contain more than 100 documents Once you pass this nu...

Page 27: ...egory Delete a document category or the content of a category Move a document to a category Export the text from document to a text file in Android file system Delete replace insert or append pages in a multipage document To access the Action menu simply long press on a document or category icon in the Gallery You will be directed to a menu listing available actions for your selected file ...

Page 28: ...nfirm deletion To rename a document or category Long press on the document or category you wish to rename Tap Rename or Rename category Type in the new name of your document or category Tap DONE Enter key on keyboard To create a new Category Long press on any document Tap Create new category Type in the name of your new category Tap DONE Categories will be sorted alphabetically in the Gallery ...

Page 29: ...to a text file in Android file system to be retrieved via the USB cable from PC Carefully connect the USB recharge cable to the recharge port and plug it to a computer Long press on the document whose text you wish to export Tap Export OCR text The OCR optical character recognition text will be saved as a text file in the root of your Tablet named Prodigi_ followed by the same filename as in the G...

Page 30: ...ap Yes to confirm deletion To replace a page long press on the page you wish to replace Tap replace tap Yes and capture a new page To insert a page long press on the page where you want to insert a new page Tap insert and capture a new page To append a page long press on any page in a multipage document and tap append Capture your document It will be added at the end of your document ...

Page 31: ...Edge contrasts are enhanced they are meant to enhance the original color of a document or object to facilitate your visual experience Color contrast is useful if you want to view documents objects and photographs in their original color Positive contrast shows text and images in 2 colors according to your selected color combination the default combination being Black on White This is a practical w...

Page 32: ...iamond Edge contrast combines the best of both worlds it shows Diamond Edge Text in your selected color combination and images in their original color This allows you to magnify text indefinitely without compromising its quality in the best color combination for your vision while viewing images in their original color on the same page To toggle between the different contrasts press and hold the Ba...

Page 33: ...ard interface also allows you to toggle between the different contrasts by swiping on the right edge of the touchscreen Note The contrast cannot be changed while in Line or Column mode or while viewing an image at 1x Gallery ...

Page 34: ...r down to move the rectangle and select an item The items will be read one at a time by default Tap or use the Plus Minus keys to toggle the value Press Back to return to your document The Settings menu lists the battery charge level and the most frequently used settings Working Range Camera s focus on work area Close up Full Page Brightness Change the brightness of a live or captured image except...

Page 35: ...ery fast Voice Voice 1 Voice 2 Tablet Volume 0 to 15 9 Headphone Volume when headphones are plugged in 0 to 15 3 Flash Turn flash on or off when Working Range Full Page is selected On Off You can further customize your system by selecting All Settings at the end of the Settings menu With Prodigi s Standard interface you can also access these Settings by selecting and opening the Settings applicati...

Page 36: ...r submenu simply select it and tap or press the Plus key Once you have reached the setting you want to modify tap or use the Plus Minus keys to change its value Press Back to return to a previous screen Press and hold the Back button to exit the Settings from anywhere in the Settings menu VISUAL The Visual menu contains 3 submenus 1 Display contains the following settings Screen Brightness Change ...

Page 37: ...yan Cyan on black Black on purple Purple on black Black on green Green on black Blue on yellow Yellow on blue White on blue Blue on white Beige on black Black on beige Locator Color change the locator s color Red Orange Yellow Purple Cyan Green Blue Preferred Zoom change the locator s initial zoom level 2 to 35x 4x 2 Text contains the following settings Reading Mode Column Line Page Reading Speed ...

Page 38: ...orking Range Camera s focus on work area Close up Full Page AUDIO The Audio menu contains the following settings Tablet Volume 0 to 15 9 Headphone Volume when headphones are plugged in 0 to 15 3 Sounds On Off Tablet Vibrations On Off Speech On Documents only Off Speech Rate Very slow Slow Normal Fast Very fast Voice Voice 1 Voice 2 OCR Sound On Off ...

Page 39: ...tween Live and Multi Capture modes Swipe on right edge Contrast Toggle between Color Positive Negative and Diamond Edge contrasts Note The last selection will be saved in Prodigi s memory Pinch and Zoom Adjust the zoom level by decreasing or increasing the distance between 2 fingers Double tap Speech Toggle between Speech On and Off by tapping twice quickly with 1 finger Tap Zoom Press your finger...

Page 40: ...etup Help of a sighted person is required to configure wireless network Tablet Auto Shutoff 3 min 5 min 10 min Software Update see chapter 8 Delete Gallery content Standard interface only Permanently delete all files in Gallery Restore to Factory Defaults ABOUT The About menu contains the following items Software Version Tablet SN Serial Number Tablet Model Android Version ...

Page 41: ...by mode by pressing and holding the Power button If you will not be using the Tablet for the next few days it is recommended that you power it off by pressing and holding the Power button and tapping anywhere on the touchscreen to select OK Recharging the battery Press and hold the Back button to enter the Settings menu and to display the Tablet s battery charge level Swiping upwards in the Settin...

Page 42: ...arge the battery using mains electricity Connect the USB Recharge Cable to the Tablet Power Supply Then carefully connect the USB Recharge Cable to the Tablet and plug the Power Supply to an outlet Let the Tablet recharge for 8 hours the first time and for 4 hours subsequently To recharge the battery with a computer First press Power to enter Standby Mode Then plug the USB recharge cable to a comp...

Page 43: ...fy the battery Use only the specified HumanWare charger There is a risk of overheating fire or explosion if the battery is put in a fire heated subjected to impact put in contact with water or if its terminals are shorted Replacing the battery Contact HumanWare or your authorized distributor to obtain a replacement battery Power off the Tablet and unplug it from the outlet Hold the Tablet up its b...

Page 44: ...tab Use this tab to lift the used battery up Note The model and serial numbers can be found under the battery To insert the new battery there are connector pins on the lower right edge of the battery Insert the right edge first and press gently on the left edge to snap the new battery in place Slide the compartment door back on until the release button snaps back in place ...

Page 45: ...n the top edge of the screen to switch it to ON Tap on the network you wish to configure To enter your password tap on the blinking cursor A keyboard will appear on the screen Enter the password and tap on Done Then tap on Connect Press Back twice to return to General in Prodigi s Settings To initiate a software update select Software Update and tap IMPORTANT Make sure your system is connected to ...

Page 46: ...nce the download is complete Prodigi will reboot and install the update automatically Android s green logo will be shown on screen during the update CHAPTER 9 TROUBLESHOOTING If the image on the screen is flickering while magnifying Make sure that the Working Range is set to Close up in the Settings If the screen is blank Zoom out of the image for minimum magnification The Tablet could be powered ...

Page 47: ...ction to reduce glare Reduce the brightness level in the Settings Reduce external lighting effects If your captured image is too bright or uneven turn off the flash in the Settings and capture a new image If the image text is out of focus or blurry Use the Plus Minus keys to zoom in and then out of the image so as to trigger the camera s focus If needed capture a new image of your document Make su...

Page 48: ...e as your document s language Change it in the Settings if necessary If the Tablet is not responding Make sure the battery is not empty Recharge it if necessary Other problems Restore factory defaults in the Settings Press and hold the Power button for 10 seconds and release Wait 30 seconds and press Power again Power off the Tablet remove the battery and install it back again Contact your dealer ...

Page 49: ...power indicated on the marking label If you are unsure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company Only use your Prodigi indoors Do not expose it to sudden or extreme changes in temperature or humidity conditions This product should not be placed near a heat source or exposed to direct sun light for a prolonged period of time Refer all servicing of this product to qua...

Page 50: ...er must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Users and installers must be provided with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance FCC Industry Canada Two Part Statement This device complies with F...

Page 51: ...y the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC and Industry Canada identification numbers FCC ID XT5PGITAB IC 8760A PGITAB These identification numbers are printed on the permanent label located in the battery compartment Remove the battery to see the label FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Clas...

Page 52: ...ment causes 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 space between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the r...

Page 53: ...ontains no hazardous materials For disposal return to HumanWare or follow local governing ordinances or hospital procedure APPENDIX B SPECIFICATIONS Operating Conditions Temperature 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F Humidity 5 to 95 Transport and Storage Conditions Temperature 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F Humidity 5 to 95 Power Supply Tablet Input Voltage 5 V ...

Page 54: ...mage is not a result of improper use mistreatment or negligence Improper use is use of this device other than described in this manual In no event shall HumanWare or its distributors be liable for indirect or consequential damages No replacement or repair covered by the warranty will be carried out unless the system is accompanied by a copy of the original bill of purchase Please keep your origina...

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