Zoomax Snow 7 HD Plus, User Manual

Page 1: ...7 Handheld Video Magnifier User s Guide Version 1 1 ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus...

Page 2: ...ology Co Limited in the United States and other countries Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any forms or...

Page 3: ...THE SNOW 7 HD PLUS 3 1 Accessories 3 2 General description 3 3 Charge the battery 3 4 Power indicator status 4 BASIC OPERATION 4 1 Power On Off 4 2 Standby mode 4 3 Near Distance view function 4 4 Zo...

Page 4: ...he system setting menu 5 2 Demo mode 5 4 Factory reset 5 1 1 LED light On Off 5 1 2 Button sound On Off 5 1 3 Frame rate 5 1 4 Brightness adjustment 4 12 Connect to TV or monitor 4 7 Freeze function 4...

Page 5: ...ind and read saved documents 6 9 Delete saved documents 6 10 Transfer documents 7 TROUBLE SHOOTING 8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 9 OTHER PRODUCTS FROM ZOOMAX 6 2 Activate Exit the text to speech setting m...

Page 6: ...carefully before using This guide will help you understand the Snow 7 HD Plus features better and allow you to get the full benefit of your Snow 7 HD Plus video magnifier There are TWO versions of Sno...

Page 7: ...herefore it is possible that this guide is not the latest version available You can still download the latest user s guide in the Support section at www zoomax co If you have any questions after readi...

Page 8: ...e keep your Snow 7 HD Plus away from fluids and chemicals To avoid the risk of electrical shock please do not attempt to disassemble the unit Please refer all services to an authorized repair facility...

Page 9: ...us 3 1 Accessories You would find the following accessories inside the Snow 7 HD Plus package box If any items are missing from your package please contact your distributor User s guide Power adapter...

Page 10: ...ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus Zoom in button Zoom out button Stand Power button Freeze button 7 inch Touch Screen Mode button Power indicator 3 2 General description 5...

Page 11: ...ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus HMDI port USB port Power input Near Distance view switch button Headphone port HD Camera LED light 6...

Page 12: ...attery MUST be fully charged prior to FIRST use of your Snow 7 HD Plus To charge the battery simply plug the supplied power adapter into an available power outlet and connect to your device Please not...

Page 13: ...tery is empty charging the battery takes approximately 3 5 hours ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus 8 NOTE When the battery charge is low the low battery icon will appear in the lower left corner of the screen You...

Page 14: ...n or in standby mode Battery fulled charged while still connected to the power no matter the unit is on or in standby mode Power adapter not connected the unit is off RED Battery charging while not fu...

Page 15: ...t turn to the real time image display Please kindly note Snow 7 HD Plus is run by ANDROID system The time to power on the unit is a little longer However you can seldom power on off the unit by using...

Page 16: ...Standby mode automatically after 3 minutes of inactivity Exit standby mode short press the Power button again to exit Power button Power indicator ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus 11 To turn off your Snow 7 HD...

Page 17: ...ode Toggle the button to the Right direction to view close Toggle the button to the Left direction to view distance Turn your Snow 7 HD Plus UPSIDE DOWN to view distance more comfortably ZOOMAX Snow 7...

Page 18: ...ut When open the reading stand and keep the reading material flat on the desk the magnification range is 2 5X 19X Connecting the unit to a TV or monitor will increase the overall magnification Zoom in...

Page 19: ...or mode Mode button Normal mode Press the Mode button under normal mode you can select from 10 high contrast color modes plus full color mode The default color mode is full color mode The Snow 7 HD Pl...

Page 20: ...ckground mode High contrast blue text on white background mode High contrast yellow text on black background mode High contrast black text on yellow background mode High contrast blue text on yellow b...

Page 21: ...he full color the favorite color you choose and its reverse color mode such as white on blue blue on white To exit Favorite color mode press and hold the Mode button for 2 seconds until you hear TWO B...

Page 22: ...mode short press the and simultaneously to activate horizontal reading line again to activate vertical reading line again to exit You will find no reading line on the screen Short press the and simul...

Page 23: ...eze image Place your Snow 7 HD Plus over the viewed material Short press the Freeze button to freeze a real time image When the image has been zoomed in use one finger to press and hold the screen and...

Page 24: ...p to 1000 images Under real time viewing mode press and hold the Mode button and Zoom out button simultaneously for 2 seconds image index display sets of 4 saved images will appear The saved images wi...

Page 25: ...se one finger to press and hold the screen and pan to view detailed parts of the image Press the Freeze button to revert to the Press the Freeze button again to revert to real time viewing mode When v...

Page 26: ...from computer to Snow 7 HD Plus USB cable USB port USB port 1 Make sure your Snow 7 HD Plus and your computer are on 2 Use the USB cable included to connect the magnifier to the computer 3 Plug one en...

Page 27: ...Snow 7 HD Plus displays as an external device of computer Double click the hard disk named Snow 7 HD Plus to enter the disk NOTE The Snow 7 HD Plus can only be connected to Windows now and Mac support...

Page 28: ...us disk there are several folders shown as figure below such as Alarms Movies and Music These folders are reserved for later usage and you can skip them directly Choose DCIM folder and you will see P1...

Page 29: ...ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus All images from basic operation are stored in P1 folder All images from text to speech function are stored in P2 folder NOTE 24...

Page 30: ...g NOTE Please do not modify the folder name of P1 or P2 or delete these two folders Otherwise the unit can not find those images transferred from computer and the images stored before All images trans...

Page 31: ...torage space To safely disconnect the unit and protect your data always follow your operating system s procedures to remove your USB cable ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus 26 After transferring image s disconnec...

Page 32: ...to power on your TV or monitor 2 Use the HDMI cable included to connect the magnifier to the TV or monitor 3 Just plug one end of HDMI cable into the HDMI port on your Snow 7 HD Plus and the other en...

Page 33: ...splay on the monitor or TV automatically and Your Snow 7 HD Plus can also be connected to TV or monitor that are not equipped with HDMI port Contact your local Zoomax distributor for more information...

Page 34: ...hort press Freeze button and button simultaneously to activate the system setting menu as figure on page30 2 Press button or button to cycle through the four icons ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus 29 All the fol...

Page 35: ...nd LED light Brightness ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus Exit the setting menu Short press Freeze button to revert to real time viewing mode If no operation within 5 seconds it will revert to real time viewing m...

Page 36: ...status By default the LED lights are ON in near view and OFF in distance view mode 5 1 1 LED light On Off ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus 31 3 Press Mode button to confirm the setting and back to previous menu...

Page 37: ...function the double LED lights are OFF by default You can turn them on if needed Under text to speech function we recommend using double lights ON on matte paper and double lights OFF on glossy paper...

Page 38: ...ithin 5 seconds during setting it will revert to real time viewing mode automatically 1 Press button or button to select Brightness icon shown as figure1 page 34 press Mode button to confirm and it s...

Page 39: ...within 5 seconds during setting it will revert to real time viewing mode automatically 3 There are total 5 intensity settings 5 4 3 2 1 By default intensity level is set to 3 Figure1 Figure2 ZOOMAX S...

Page 40: ...ier will always be on so you can enjoy extended periods of reading Press and hold the Freeze button first and then short press Mode button Snow 7 HD Plus will exit demo mode with rectangle icon disapp...

Page 41: ...or 5 seconds you will find Shutting down appears on the screen Then release the press the unit will be powered off a few seconds later All setting will be reset to factory defaults when Snow 7 HD Plus...

Page 42: ...unction 37 NOTE There is a printed icon in the upper right corner of the packing symbolizing the Snow 7 HD Plus inside the package has text to speech function Once you purchase the device without text...

Page 43: ...h function Under the real time viewing mode not under the frozen image or saved image mode press and hold the Freeze button for 3 seconds to enter text to speech function until you see the icon appear...

Page 44: ...ave to short press Freeze button to exit the text page and then long press the Freeze button for 3 seconds to exit text to speech text to speech Disable text to speech function If you long press the F...

Page 45: ...s ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus 40 Before using the text to speech function please enter the setting menu to set up the language voice speed voice and volume first NOTE If you want to change the setting durin...

Page 46: ...press Freeze button to exit In the second class setting page short press Freeze button to exit to the first class setting page and then short press Freeze button to exit introduced in the latter page...

Page 47: ...elow The default language is English US English US English AUS English IND English UK Dansk Fran ais Fran ais CA Espa ol Espa ol US Norsk Deutsch Svenska Portugu s Portugu s BR T rk dili Nederlands Po...

Page 48: ...setting menu p 2 Press button or button to select the speed you prefer and press Mode button to confirm It will automatically exit to the setting menu the first class Short press the Freeze button to...

Page 49: ...w The default voice is Female In the first class setting menu p 2 Press button or button to select the voice you need and press Mode button to confirm and exit to the setting menu the first class Shor...

Page 50: ...r volume setting page the second class as below The default volume is medium In the first class setting menu p 2 Press button or button to increase or decrease the volume and press Mode button or Free...

Page 51: ...uiet place you could also use headphone Please note the headphone port shows as figure below 46 ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus NOTE Whether the button sound is ON or OFF the sound that indicates the volume wil...

Page 52: ...decrease the magnification After entering text to speech function the default magnification is the lowest magnification 1 7X Before scanning the document you can magnify the document as needed The ma...

Page 53: ...function The Speech icon appears on the screen and always show on the lower left corner indicating this function has been activated 2 Place the document flat under the Snow 7 HD Plus 3 Tap the screen...

Page 54: ...including handheld portable and desktop video magnifier Zoomax established in 2011 is a developer and manufacture of technology dedicated to creating independence for people with vision impairments of...

Page 55: ...n t be converted to text precisely Please do not try to use this function to read charts and tables After scanning the document there will be a beep before reading and after this beep it starts readin...

Page 56: ...t your local Zoomax distributor When you lift the device to take a picture of a document Lift the height of the Snow 7 HD Plus it can capture more contents on the reading material The maximum height y...

Page 57: ...agnification of the text Press the to increase the magnification of the text Press the button to decrease the magnification of the text button There are total 7 levels of magnification of the text fro...

Page 58: ...trast color mode is white text on black background mode High contrast white text on black background mode High contrast black text on white background mode High contrast yellow text on black backgroun...

Page 59: ...no operation within 3 seconds the button bar will be hided automatically The Snow 7 HD Plus speech button bar shows as above Slightly tap on the icon to PAUSE or CONTINUE the reading REWIND or Fast fo...

Page 60: ...peech and the icon will switch to continue icon Tap again to continue speech and the icon will switch to pause icon Snow 7 HD Plus is a n TEXT TO SPEECH function optional ew product from ZOOMAX which...

Page 61: ...e Fast forward icon several times it will read from several sentences later If there is no operation after you tap the rewind or fast forward icon for 1 second the reading will continue from the sente...

Page 62: ...isplayed in inverted order with correspondent numbers marked ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus 57 Save the document During reading tap the Save icon the document will be saved A tick icon will appear on the scree...

Page 63: ...use headphone NOTE NOTE The document will be shown on the screen in picture format Once it starts to read the document will be processed to text and display on the screen Use one finger to flick on th...

Page 64: ...to exit to real time viewing mode under text to speech function ZOOMAX Snow 7 HD Plus 59 When start reading contrast color and magnification level of the text stays the same as it was when you saved...

Page 65: ...hen it will switch to the next document automatically Please note the document which has been deleted can t be recovered If you delete the only remaining the screen will display for 1 second and then...

Page 66: ...mory function text to speech function The following setting of text to speech function will be saved automatically when the unit turned off to facilitate the next use language voice speed voice volume...

Page 67: ...e TV screen Ensure that the power is on and not in standby mode Charge the battery Decrease the magnification level Charge the battery Ensure the unit is placed flat on the viewed material Clean camer...

Page 68: ...uage on the reading material Any other problem occurs that is not mentioned in this guide Press Power button and Zoom in button together to turn off by force Then restart the unit If the method above...

Page 69: ...es including full color Screen 7 inch touch screen screen resolution 1280 720p Camera Auto focus tap to foucus 13M pixels Distance view mode under good lighting condition words with a font size of 72p...

Page 70: ...es under non text to speech only it can store u under non text to speech under text to speech function it can store 200 to 1000 images and documents it depends on the pixel size Continuous use fully c...

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