Humanware Reveal 16i, User Manual

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Page 3: ...5 Changing Contrast 15 Adjusting the Contrast Ratio 16 Autofocus Lock 17 Settings Menu 17 Line and blinds 19 Adding a line or blinds 19 Adjusting a line or blinds 19 Advanced Mode 20 Adjusting the Volume 20 Using Prodigi 21 Navigating in Prodigi 21 Capturing a Document 21 Saving a Document 23 Multi Capture 24 Reading 25 Reading Modes 25 Reading Speed 26 Turning Speech Off 26 Navigating in your Cap...

Page 4: ...Menu 42 Software update 42 Setting up your Wi Fi 42 Automatic update 43 Manual update 43 Release Notes 43 Bluetooth Keyboard 44 The HumanWare Keyboard 44 Connecting a Bluetooth Keyboard 44 Stowing your reveal 45 Using Reveal on another Screen 46 Troubleshooting 46 Safety and Maintenance 47 Specifications 48 FCC Industry Canada Info 49 FCC Industry Canada Two Part Statement 49 Per Industry Canada R...

Page 5: ...the operating and safety instructions described in this user guide prior to using your Reveal If you have any questions about your system please contact HumanWare Customer Service by referring to the contact information in the back of this user guide Copyright 2019 by Technologies HumanWare Inc all rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any m...

Page 6: ...le surface such as a table while making sure the HumanWare Logo is upside down in front of you 3 With one hand hold the reading tray down onto the table and with your other hand lift up the top of the bridge where the camera is located The bridge should lock into place in its open position This may require a bit of force 4 Carefully hold the screen by the sides and pull the bottom of the screen to...

Page 7: ...7 5 There will be multiple cables in the box o A universal power adapter cable o Country specific power cables 6 Plug the power cable into the back of your Reveal ...

Page 8: ...hould now light up red meaning your device is powered and ready to use If you have an optional battery installed the light will be orange meaning your battery is recharging 8 Press and hold the red Power button for 1 second and your Reveal will open immediately Press the Power button for 1 second ...

Page 9: ...OF YOUR REVEAL Front 1 Front Facing Camera 2 Touch Screen 3 Power Button 4 Speakers 5 Autofocus Lock Button 6 Switch Button 7 Zoom Button 8 Microphone 9 Contrast Volume Button 10 Reading Tray 1 2 5 6 7 10 8 3 9 4 ...

Page 10: ...10 Side 1 High Resolution video port 2 Micro USB Port for service only do not use 3 Touch Screen 4 Rotatable Camera 5 USB Port 6 Audio Jack 7 Bridge 8 Reading Tray 1 4 3 7 5 6 8 2 ...

Page 11: ...11 Back 1 High Resolution video port 2 Micro USB Port 3 Bridge 4 Battery if available 5 Power Connector 1 5 3 4 2 ...

Page 12: ...at its full potential Advanced Mode gives you access to many more advanced features in a high contrast user interface Such features include Prodigi s Optical Character Recognition OCR Bookshare a large calculator and a picture gallery Advanced Mode also gives you access to Android so you can use your Reveal just like a regular PC or Android device LIVE MODE TURNING ON YOUR REVEAL When your Reveal ...

Page 13: ...will be in Live Mode Live mode works like an electronic magnifier or regular CCTVs When the camera is pointing downwards towards the reading tray everything placed on the reading tray will be shown in real time on the 16 inch screen This is the simplest way to use the device ...

Page 14: ...16i It is the small box on the top of the bridge 2 Pinch the lower section of the camera 3 Pull the bottom section upwards rotating the camera towards you 4 Point the camera towards your subject school board landscape etc 5 When you are done simply rotate the camera back into its initial position Note The camera can be rotated sideways when it is used for distance viewing Desktop View Distance Vie...

Page 15: ...d on the Zoom Button to get a temporary 1X view of your document Release the Zoom Button to return to your previous zoom CHANGING CONTRAST Reveal allows you to customize contrast to better suit your needs and preferences Turn the Contrast Volume Button to change contrast colors Keep turning the button until you find a contrast you are comfortable with Zoom Zoom Change contrast Press and hold for 1...

Page 16: ...st ratio can be adjusted to your preferences when you are in a contrast mode other than Color To adjust the contrast ratio 1 Press the Contrast Volume Button You will now be in contrast adjustment mode 2 Turn the Contrast Volume Button counterclockwise to lower the ratio or clockwise to increase it 3 Wait 2 seconds to return to the normal operation mode Adjust contrast ratio Press to enter Contras...

Page 17: ...ocus Lock button once Press again to unlock it Autofocus will also unlock when changing the zoom level Press and hold the Autofocus Lock button to reset the focus The icon will appear on the top right of your screen when autofocus is locked Note Pressing the autofocus lock button in distance mode will freeze the image Pressing again will unfreeze it No zooming can be done when the image is frozen ...

Page 18: ... the following items Line and blinds Add a line or blinds on the image for easier reading Select the adjust menu item to adjust the position on screen Enabled Contrasts Select contrasts available when turning the Contrast Volume Button Preferred Zoom Choose the zoom level your device starts in Display Select the display frequency of your Reveal 16i About Information about your Reveal 16i Press to ...

Page 19: ...pen the menu by pressing and holding the Contrast button 2 Press the Zoom button to enter the Line and blinds submenu 3 Select between None Line or Blinds according to your preferences 4 Press the Zoom button Adjusting a line or blinds After selecting a line or blinds a new Adjust option will appear in the menu 1 Select the adjust option to change the position of the line or the width of the blind...

Page 20: ...h Button You can toggle between the two modes seamlessly at any time Note The first time you press the Switch Button you will be asked whether you want Android or Prodigi to be your Home Screen This can be changed later through the Android settings Note If you just turned on your Reveal you may need to wait a few seconds for Advanced Mode to load after pressing the Switch Button This will be indic...

Page 21: ...i s main feature is found within its Camera application which allows you to capture and save documents and run Optical Character Recognition OCR When you run OCR on a printed document Reveal can then read it for you out loud To capture a document in Prodigi Swipe left or right in the Carousel Menu until you reach the Camera icon then tap on it once Note Most of the Camera s actions are performed b...

Page 22: ...ng tray as shown below Your document should appear on screen Tap the Capture Button to take a picture of your document You will hear a camera shutter sound followed by a clicking sound which indicates that the document has been captured ...

Page 23: ...e Open Banner button at the bottom of your screen Tap this button or swipe upward to bring back the Button Banner Saving a Document Once you make a capture the button banner will now be in the bottom of the screen and there will now be a Save Button on the button banner The Save Button allows you to save the captured image in your Gallery Tap the Save button to save your document in the Gallery fo...

Page 24: ... the reading tray Tap the Capture button You will hear a camera shutter sound followed by a clicking sound which indicates that the page has been captured Repeat in the same way for each page you wish to capture Your multipage document will be saved in the Gallery for future use To end Multi Capture and go back to single captures tap the top left Multi Capture button once again Multicapture Button...

Page 25: ...wipe on the lower section of the screen To pause tap the Read Button again or long press anywhere on the screen While paused tap the Back Button to exit reading view and the Back Button again to return to the Camera view To resume tap the Read Button again or long press anywhere on the screen Reading Modes The captured text can be presented in 3 different reading modes Reading modes can be changed...

Page 26: ... rate permanently from the Settings Tap the Settings Button select Speech Rate and select a value Tap Back twice to exit Settings Note You will be able to change the reading speed text scrolling speed by swiping left or right or from the Settings even when speech is deactivated Turning Speech Off It is possible to mute the text to speech engine when text is being read To toggle between Speech On a...

Page 27: ...vely you can use the pinch and zoom gesture to adjust the zoom level To instantly zoom to an area of interest perform a single tap on the area you wish to view and the image will zoom at that location at your preferred zoom level Panning your Document If you are in a zoomed level over 1X you can move around your zoomed document by doing a Pan Gesture slowly move your finger on the screen without l...

Page 28: ...uments 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 way to view text in the best color combination for your vision Negative contrast shows text and images in reversed contrast as compared to your selected color combination For example ...

Page 29: ... is the Handwriting Tool button Once in the Handwriting Tool you will notice 4 new buttons on the button banner The Tool Selection button allows you to select between the Pencil the Highlighter or the Text Tool The icon displayed will change depending which tool is currently selected The Pencil Highlighter and Text tool icons are shown below The Eraser Tool is used to erase pencil highlighter stro...

Page 30: ...ected tool type To write text Select the Text Tool by tapping the Tool Selection button on the button banner second button Press and hold your finger on the screen where you want to write your text A virtual keyboard will appear on your screen use it to type in your text You can also use a physical Bluetooth keyboard if you have one paired with your device When you are done typing press the Paper ...

Page 31: ... Gallery contains all the documents you have saved Select and tap on the Gallery icon in the Carousel menu Swipe left or right in the Gallery to flip through your saved documents The currently selected document is in the center of the screen Reveal 16i will announce and indicate the first word contained in the currently selected document If the document contains no words Reveal 16i will tag it as ...

Page 32: ...ent Run the OCR on a PDF document useful when parts of a PDF document are not properly rendered usually within tables 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 To share an image through other Android apps Long press on the image you want to share Tap Share Select the app ...

Page 33: ... users only The file will be saved in the Reveal 16i Export folder of your device To delete replace insert or append a page in a multipage document Open the multipage document you wish to modify To delete a page long press on the page you wish to delete and tap 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 ...

Page 34: ...on in the carousel menu Swipe until the Text icon is selected then Tap to open the text section of the Gallery Swipe until the Paste icon is selected then Tap to paste the text you copied earlier Your text will appear in Diamond Edge in column reading mode original layout and images are not available Tap back to return to the Text section of the Gallery The text you pasted will now be saved in the...

Page 35: ...t your choice enter your search criteria using the virtual keys on screen and tap the blue Search button on the right side of the keyboard Swipe up or down in the result list to select a book or category and tap to view book details To search by ISBN select ISBN and enter a 13 digit ISBN number Note that certain ISBNs end with an X To search by category select and tap Category from the Search Book...

Page 36: ... Select the book or issue from your list and tap to open it Press Read to start reading it as you would for any other document Press Read again to pause You will then be able to swipe left or right to navigate between the book s pages You can also navigate by chapter in your downloaded book using the Table of Contents button on the button banner You will see a list of the downloaded book s chapter...

Page 37: ...he answer Once you have your answer you can tap CLR to clear the top section By default the Calculator is set to standard mode To use mathematical functions such as sin cos tan etc you will need to toggle to scientific mode To do so press and hold the Back button and tap to set the Calculator mode setting to scientific Press Back to return to Calculator You will then be able to tap the two arrows ...

Page 38: ...displayed depending on what you are doing or where you are in the system To access the settings tap the Settings button Swipe up to select an item The currently selected item is announced and highlighted by a frame Scroll up or down to move the frame and select an item The items will be read one at a time by default Tap to toggle the value or swipe when in a list of values Tap Back top left corner...

Page 39: ...kshare Press and hold the Back button in Books to reach this setting Delete library content in Books app Permanently delete all downloaded books in Books Press and hold the Back button in Books to reach this setting Wi Fi Setup in Books app Press and hold the Back button to reach this setting Wi Fi Turn Wi Fi On or Off Wi Fi Networks List of available networks When connected shows network you are ...

Page 40: ...here in the Settings menu Here is a list of Reveal 16i s general settings The values marked with a star are default settings User interface Interface Standard Simple System Language Language 1 Language 2 Configuration will connect to the Internet to find downloadable language packs Colors See color pairs above in contextual settings Locator color Red Orange Yellow Purple Cyan Green Blue Screen Bri...

Page 41: ...me Reverts to the device s default name Devices Nearby Bluetooth devices discovered by Reveal 16i Software Update Update your device Auto Shutoff 10 min 20 min 30 min Never Restore to Factory Defaults Applications Books Checked Unchecked Calculator Checked Unchecked Exit to Android Exits Prodigi You can return to Prodigi by pressing down the Zoom Button and tapping the Prodigi icon About Software ...

Page 42: ...your Reveal 16i The Help Menu is represented by the question mark icon below Upon entering the help menu you will have the following options Youtube tutorials Here you have access to webinars and many useful tutorials on how to use your Reveal 16i Make sure to check it out occasionally to see if there s anything new Feedback Tell us what you think of your Reveal 16i what you like and how you think...

Page 43: ...odigi Access the settings from the main menu then select System To initiate a software update select Software Update and tap Reveal 16i will verify if your software is up to date or if an update is available If an update is available and you wish to install it tap Install If you wish to cancel tap Cancel If you chose to install the update Reveal 16i will download the update and show the download p...

Page 44: ...board as a quick reminder of the key s function CONNECTING A BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD To connect your Bluetooth keyboard to your Reveal 16i Make sure your Bluetooth keyboard is turned on Access the general settings by tapping the Settings icon in the Carousel menu Select and enter the System submenu Select and enter Bluetooth Setup Bluetooth will be off by default Turn it on by tapping the Bluetooth men...

Page 45: ...a PIN number Type this number on your Bluetooth keyboard then press Enter Your Bluetooth keyboard is now paired with your Reveal 16i and ready for use STOWING YOUR REVEAL To stow your Reveal for later use simply pack it as shown below ...

Page 46: ...e camera is in its default position aiming at the reading tray Reveal shuts down after inactivity This is a normal behaviour intended to preserve your screen By default Reveal will shut down after 10 minutes of inactivity It is possible to configure the default auto off timer to 10 minute 20 minutes 30 minutes or never Reveal does not respond Press Power for 10 seconds The system will shut down Th...

Page 47: ...e battery leaks and comes into contact with skin immediately rinse area with clean running water to prevent injury Cleaning the LCD screen Make sure your device is off and unplugged Make sure you only use microfiber cloths to clean the LCD screen Carefully and gently wipe the microfiber cloth across the LCD screen If you choose to clean your LCD screen with a liquid cleaner make sure this cleaner ...

Page 48: ...3 5 mm Audio Jack Type A 3 0 USB port UBS 3 0 compliant High Resolution video interface 1920x1080 Wi Fi IEEE 802 11a b g n ac 2 4 GHz 5 0 GHz Bluetooth Bluetooth Low Energy Interface BLE and Classic interface dual mode Power Adapter Input 100 240V 50 60Hz 2 0A Output 19VDC 2 5A Battery in option Li Ion 6800 mAh Battery Autonomy 7 hours Charge Time 3 5 hours when device is off Supported High Resolu...

Page 49: ...t has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction...

Page 50: ... non transferable and applies to all cases where the damage 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...

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