Zoomax SNOW 12, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide V1 2...

Page 2: ...ed All Rights Reserved ZOOMAX is a trademark of ZOOMAX Technology Co Limited in the United States and other countries Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this p...

Page 3: ...HE SNOW 12 2 3 1 WHAT S IN THE BOX 2 3 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 3 3 3 CHARGE THE BATTERY 4 4 BASIC OPERATION 5 4 1 INTRODUCTION 5 4 2 POWER ON OFF 6 4 3 STANDBY MODE 6 4 4 NEAR DISTANCE VIEW 6 4 5 ZOOM C...

Page 4: ...R FILES WITH COMPUTERS 19 5 3 CONNECT TO TV OR MONITOR 20 6 1 ENTER EXIT TEXT TO SPEECH FUNCTION 21 6 2 GET STARTED 22 6 2 1 TEXT USER INTERFACE 23 6 2 2 IMAGE USER INTERFACE 25 7 FOLDABLE STAND 27 8...

Page 5: ...herefore it is possible that this guide is not the latest version available You can download the latest user s guide in the Support section at www zoomax com 2 Safety and Maintenance To maintain Snow...

Page 6: ...loth to clean the exterior Do not use cleaning agents or abrasive material as they will damage your video magnifier The use of a screen protector might influence the functioning of the touch screen Us...

Page 7: ...cloth HDMI cable Foldable Stand Snow 12 has 2 packages with or without the Foldable Stand If your package includes the Foldable Stand please refer to chapter 7 and learn how to use it 3 2 General Des...

Page 8: ...harged before FIRST use with the supplied power adapter The power indicator is RED while the device is charging When the battery is fully charged the power indicator will turn green It will take appro...

Page 9: ...show in the lower left corner Please recharge the battery in case the device turns off unexpectedly 4 Basic Operation 4 1 Introduction How to Open close the Foot Stand of Snow 12 Push the Release But...

Page 10: ...e screen off yet keep the unit on The device will enter Standby Mode when Snow 12 is not used for 3 minutes The Power Button is short pressed To exit Standby Mode short press the Power Button again In...

Page 11: ...Color Mode The color modes contain full color and 5 high contrast color combinations white black white blue yellow black green black and yellow blue You can choose your favorite color mode in Setting...

Page 12: ...en button to unfold the button bar shown as below Fold Save Gallery Return Tap the Save icon to save frozen image to gallery Tap the Gallery icon to enter gallery Please refer to chapter 5 1 for more...

Page 13: ...the analog stick Press the Freeze Button or tap Return icon to return to real time view 5 Advanced Operation 5 1 Main Menu Enter exit Main Menu In the real time view short press Home Button to activa...

Page 14: ...for selecting the options Touch function deactivated move the analog stick up down left right to cycle through the icons Press the Mode Button to select the Freeze Button to go back or the Home Button...

Page 15: ...on to enter the gallery There will be a third icon TXT RTF if you enter the gallery in Text to speech mode Distance Camera Snow 12 can be connected to distance camera through the HDMI in port Please c...

Page 16: ...ser Guide 12 LED Lights on off Choose this option to switch LED lights on and off By default both LED lights are turned on in Near view Mode and turned off in Distance view Mode and the Text to speech...

Page 17: ...o exit Screen Brightness Choose this option to adjust the screen brightness Push the analog stick left or right or press Zoom in out Buttons to change the screen brightness You can also tap the rectan...

Page 18: ...he Tick icon or press the Mode Button to confirm Tap or press the Freeze Button to exit It s possible to toggle through the various options by simultaneously pressing Zoom in and Zoom out Buttons Inte...

Page 19: ...de Button to select or deselect a specific color mode You can also do it by tapping the color mode icons A line through an icon means it is hidden Tap the Tick icon or press the Mode Button to confirm...

Page 20: ...voice To make the change either tap the Female Male icon or press the Mode Button to toggle The default voice is female Refresh Rate To change the refresh rate highlight the Hz Button it will display...

Page 21: ...ned for distributor use in an exhibition When Demo mode is activated a video will demonstrate the main functions of Snow 12 System Information Most of the functions in the System Information menu are...

Page 22: ...he OCR version please contact your distributor or Zoomax Note for distributor You will first need to obtain a QR activation code from website http zoomaxupgrade com Once received choose the Activate O...

Page 23: ...restored to factory setting 5 2 Transfer Files with Computers Files stored in Snow 12 can be transferred to Windows computer through the supplied USB cable Files on the computer can also be transferre...

Page 24: ...ransfer 5 3 Connect to TV or Monitor To view images on a larger screen use the supplied HDMI cable to connect Snow 12 to an HDMI TV or monitor For most TVs it will be necessary to NOTE Images stored i...

Page 25: ...OCR and Text to speech Function If you purchase Snow 12 without Text to speech function you will have a free access to the Text to speech functionality for 30 times If you like what you see and wish t...

Page 26: ...underneath the Snow 12 2 Tap the screen to focus if necessary 3 Short press the Freeze Button to capture the document 4 Recognition of text will begin 5 A few seconds later Snow 12 will start to read...

Page 27: ...level Tap the Word to Read from It Tap any word and Snow 12 will start reading from that position Text Color During reading you can press the Mode Button to change high contrast color mode There are...

Page 28: ...switch from Text to Image view adjust reading speed and volume start stop reading and save the image Tap to adjust the reading speed Tap to adjust the volume of speech Tap to pause speech Tap to play...

Page 29: ...e button bar is the same as button bar in text user interface except the icon It changes to in text user interface Read Saved Documents in Gallery To access previously saved documents to read in Text...

Page 30: ...de Button to confirm A play icon will appear in the center of the screen Tap it to make Snow 12 read any available text Delete Saved Documents To delete a saved document tap the Delete icon on the but...

Page 31: ...t There will be an icon in the upper right corner indicating the current page and the total page For example 1 7 means you are viewing the first page of a PDF file with 7 pages in total To turn the pa...

Page 32: ...Snow 12 User Guide 28 Open the Foldable Stand STEP 1 Lift the arm up to get the braces into the slot STEP 2 Push and rotate the tray upward STEP 3 Push and rotate the tray upward again...

Page 33: ...Stand before closing the Stand STEP 1 Push and rotate the tray back until it stops between the arms STEP 2 Push and rotate the tray back again until both ends of the arm go into the slots in the midd...

Page 34: ...on level Problem 2 The image on the screen is dark or distorted Solutions Ensure the unit is placed flat on the viewed material Ensure the LED lights are on Check screen brightness level Problem 3 Smu...

Page 35: ...the unit or reading material during the document scanning Problem 6 Wrong language setting Solution Ensure the language setting of Text to Speech is the same as the language on the reading material Pr...

Page 36: ...M pixels Weight Snow 12 960g 2 1lbs Foldable Stand 1230g 2 7lbs Dimensions Snow 12 29 22 2 4 cm 12 9 1 in Foldable Stand folded 35 23 4 cm 14 9 1 6 in Battery life Approximately 2 5 to 3 hours continu...

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