At the right hand end of the control panel you will find the volume control knob.
Below this panel, and a little way in from the right-hand end is the jack socket for the
headphones.
Plugging the headphones into this socket will transfer the sound to the headphones,
silencing the loudspeakers.
To the far left end is a small rectangular slot which is the socket for a USB pen drive
which can be used to save the text of the documents or the spoken document in
MP3 audio format.
The two loudspeakers are situated in the side panels of the Reader, one on each side
and just back from the front.
Finally, on the sides of the Reader and towards the rear, are ventilation grills, it is
important to keep these grills clear of any obstruction.
Now, connect the power cable into the socket at the rear of the Reader, then plug
into the your mains wall socket, and switch the Reader on.
There will be a short delay before you will hear a series of beeps while the Reader is
initialising.
It will take about a minute for the Reader to initialise itself, during this time you will
hear a series of beeps. Once the Reader has initialised, you will hear a fanfare, and
the Reader will announce that it is ready. This announcement will also tell you the
current scanning mode, either "AUTOMATIC", "COLUMNS" or PAGE.
At any time the Reader is in use you can get current help by pressing Key 6 when the
Reader is quiet.
Because the Reader remembers it’s configuration from the last time of operation it is
important that after switching it on you do not turn it off until after the fanfare has
played.
2. READING A DOCUMENT.
2.1 SCANNING MODE.
The Portset Reader has three scanning modes, "AUTOMATIC","COLUMN" and PAGE.
The "AUTOMATIC" mode should be used for reading most documents, such things as
letters, envelopes and newspapers. Use “COLUMN” mode for magazines and when
reading an open book, two pages at a time. Documents such as bills which, although
printed in columns, are intended to read horizontally rather than vertically must be
scanned in "PAGE" mode. Also use this mode if tables are contained within the
document. When you switch the Reader on, it will announce which scanning mode is
currently in operation. To change the scanning mode you must press key 5. You will
be advised of the current mode and requested to press the key a second time if you
want to change to a different mode. Once you are in the correct mode you can
proceed
with the scanning of your document.
2.2 SCANNING THE PAGE.
