LVI MagniLink PRO - PC, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual MagniLink PRO PC LVI Low Vision International Verkstadsgatan 5 Tel 46 470 727700 info lvi se SE 352 46 V xj Faks 46 470 727725 www lvi se...

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Page 3: ...1 Unfolding 12 6 2 Connection 13 6 3 Installation of reading table 13 7 Use 14 7 1 Control box 14 7 2 Menu 15 7 3 Reading table 17 7 4 Camera 18 7 5 Battery 18 8 PC software 19 8 1 Minimum system req...

Page 4: ...MagniLink PRO PC 4 User Manual 7944070a MagniLink PRO PC...

Page 5: ...e with ISO 9001 and environmentally certified in accordance with ISO 14001 The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate However LVI assumes no responsibilit...

Page 6: ...g the potential to set the magnification autofocus several artificial colours the option of switching the magnifier between reading mode mirror mode and distance mode and the option of adjusting the b...

Page 7: ...s have been ordered A Dockable reading table with friction brake X Y B Pre installed battery C Text To Speech for PC D Text To Speech for Mac MagniLink PRO meets all the requirements for CE marking of...

Page 8: ...tery needs to be changed please contact LVI Be careful not to catch your fingers when collapsing your MagniLink PRO When MagniLink PRO is to be moved collapse it and lift from beneath If MagniLink Pro...

Page 9: ...nk PRO remove the packaging For further information please see Installation page 12 4 1 Packaging The packaging consists of the following packaging material LVI recommends that the packaging be kept i...

Page 10: ...MagniLink PRO PC 10 User Manual 7944070a MagniLink PRO PC 5 Accessories Dockable reading table with friction brake X Y MLRT XY Battery ML BAT...

Page 11: ...MagniLink PRO PC User Manual 7944070a MagniLink PRO PC 11 LVI Monitor 19 MLV A103 and 23 MLV A104 Text To Speech for PC MLS A102 or Mac MLS A102 MAC...

Page 12: ...y important to place the system at least 10 cm from the edge of the table particularly when you are using the reading table in its most extended position Excessive load in this position can cause the...

Page 13: ...ontrol box to this socket 3 HDMI connection Here the unit can be connected to a monitor that supports HDMI or DVI 4 USB connection Used to connect the unit to a computer 6 3 Installation of reading ta...

Page 14: ...ng indicates that the battery needs to be charged 2 Power on off Press to start or shut down the system 3 Magnification control Used to set the magnification To reduce the zoom press the lower key min...

Page 15: ...e the menu at the same time as the system is showing USB video on a computer Press the short cut command to return to the program s standard values F11 on PC and Alt F11 on Mac This causes the program...

Page 16: ...he screen if the camera has not detected any movement Press the button It is then possible to select the time with the navigation control When you are satisfied with the setting press the function but...

Page 17: ...he language setting 13 Normal mode EXIT is displayed on the screen If you press the function button in this mode you exit the menu and return to normal mode 7 3 Reading table 1 Side way direction fric...

Page 18: ...n level Brightness Contrast Reference line Bar Mirroring of camera image Focus settings 7 5 Battery The following applies to the MagniLink PRO models that are equipped with a battery If the battery ch...

Page 19: ...commended system requirements Microsoft Windows 7 1 integrated USB 3 0 port i5 or i7 processor 4 GB RAM external graphics card with at least 512 MB inbuilt memory LVI has tested the software on severa...

Page 20: ...O PC When the installation program starts follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation of the software or see below for a more detailed description Select Next in the dialogue box We...

Page 21: ...license agreement and click on Next to start the installation If you have a camera with OCR functionality then mark the language s for which you have a license If you do not have OCR functionality th...

Page 22: ...USB memory stick containing the MagniLink S software into one of the computer s USB ports Start by clicking on the Setup file in the MagniLink S PC folder Read the instructions on the screen in order...

Page 23: ...tion and all functions can be managed via the keyboard Various menus allow the short cut commands to be changed Below are the standard settings for the short cut commands F1 Natural colours F2 Positiv...

Page 24: ...ame you can change this in the dialogue box Stop the recording by pressing Ctrl F5 See Recording Settings page 35 for more information Ctrl Shift F5 Quickly start stop video recording Press Ctrl Shift...

Page 25: ...applied See the section Information and settings window page 32 for more information F11 Return to the program s standard values Press F11 to return to the program s standard values normal window natu...

Page 26: ...utofocus Locks the autofocus mode This can be used when you wish to write by hand In this way autofocus is not affected by the pen or your hand Press the button a second time to reactivate autofocus C...

Page 27: ...s active its text will be copied otherwise the camera image is copied It is then possible to paste the content of the Clipboard into another program such as Word Ctrl V Paste text If the user has copi...

Page 28: ...ach keystroke If the reading mode is word you move forward through the text word by word If the reading mode is line you move forward through the text one line at a time 5 Switch reading mode This com...

Page 29: ...ck on this to access the menus To access the buttons move the cursor to the top right corner of the application The button with a gearwheel will then be displayed Click on this to access the other but...

Page 30: ...buttons let the user control the program Below is a description of what they do 1 Shows the camera image in natural colours or in black and white 2 Shifts between the MagniLink camera s artificial co...

Page 31: ...ficial colours 11 Begins OCR processing of the image shown When the OCR processing is complete the program switches to text mode and the OCR processed text is read aloud 12 This button switches betwee...

Page 32: ...S is able to work with the magnification software from Dolphin and AiSquared MagniLink S is compatible with ZoomText version 10 and with SuperNova version 12 or more recent We recommend deactivation...

Page 33: ...nnection Language The system is set to use the computer s standard language If the language is not available for MagniLink S software English is automatically chosen as the standard Languages can be c...

Page 34: ...r with a lower level of performance Frame rate This setting lets the user limit the frame rate For the best video quality the frame rate should be 60 Hz but it may be appropriate to set the frame rate...

Page 35: ...ding Duration in minutes If you have chosen to limit the duration of the recording you can set the maximum duration in minutes from 1 to 60 Frame rate Frame rate of the recording the number of images...

Page 36: ...right of the video window while video is being recorded The camera image is viewable in the application window while recording video but since the video recording is quite CPU demanding the frame rat...

Page 37: ...essing Column mode When this setting is active the OCR engine processes the text in columns which is appropriate if it is a newspaper text that is to be processed Start speech after OCR If this box is...

Page 38: ...sion you should bear in mind the following Ensure the magnification is sufficient Very small text produces poor results in the OCR software A minimum of 12pt is recommended for the lowest magnificatio...

Page 39: ...Link PRO PC 39 8 4 3 5 Speech Settings This settings tab is only visible if the camera supports OCR Voice If several voices are available the user may select from these Volume Set the sound level for...

Page 40: ...d for the application can be changed To change a short cut command tab to the command that is to be changed and enter the new keyboard combination If a combination already being used for another comma...

Page 41: ...44070a MagniLink PRO PC 41 8 4 3 7 About the application Information regarding the software version and copyright can be found under this tab If there is no Internet connection press the Enter license...

Page 42: ...es not cause your legs to become numb legs should be at an angle of 90 degrees and you should rest your feet on the floor The reading table should be at a height at which you can rest your lower arm h...

Page 43: ...nstallation section The LED shines red for five seconds The battery needs to be charged Connect the mains adapter to the units to charge the battery It is not possible to start the system and the On O...

Page 44: ...41 F 95 F Disposal of old electrical and electronic equipment applies for EU countries and all other European countries that have specific collection systems If the product or its packaging has this s...

Page 45: ...MagniLink PRO PC User Manual 7944070a MagniLink PRO PC 45 12 Declaration of Conformity...

Page 46: ...ard 23 Information and settings window 32 Installation 12 Installation of reading table 13 Installation of software 19 Introducing MagniLink PRO 6 Menu 15 Minimum system requirements 19 OCR Settings 3...