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Quick Start Guide

 

Brief Introduction 

The  C-Pen

™ 

ReaderPen

™ 

is  a  portable  scanning  pen  which 

reads printed text out loud using an embedded camera, a real 

time  optical  character  recognition  (OCR)  and  text  to  speech 

(TTS).   

C-Pen  ReaderPen 

is  designed  with  the  objective  to  promote

 

active and independent reading 

with the dedicated purpose 

to

 improve understanding and learning. 

 

C-Pen  ReaderPen  also  features  Scan  to  File,  mono-  and 

bilingual dictionaries, and a voice recorder. 

C-Pen ReaderPen will thus help you to work  more efficiently 

and learn faster. Simply scan and the experience is instant! 

Summary of Contents for ReaderPen

Page 1: ...and text to speech TTS C Pen ReaderPen is designed with the objective to promote active and independent reading with the dedicated purpose to improve understanding and learning C Pen ReaderPen also fe...

Page 2: ...revious interface When prompted for selection or input this button cancels the operation 2 OK button When a dialog box or option list pops up press this button to confirm the operation 3 Up Down Left...

Page 3: ...dphones are connected 8 Menu button Press this button to display context menu settings when available 9 Scanning window Frames the text to be scanned 10 Headphone jack Standard headphone jack Used whe...

Page 4: ...4 12 Reset button Pressing this button resets the device It is recommended to use this button only when the device cannot be turned off properly...

Page 5: ...read out as default Listen Settings In the interface of listening function press the Menu button to get access to the context settings Adding Mode The device provides two modes of how to treat scanne...

Page 6: ...n part text is highlighted or the cursor is at the end of the text If no text is highlighted and the cursor is not at the end of the text the text between the cursor and the last word of the text coul...

Page 7: ...definition read out loud Scan to File Move the cursor to Scan to File in the main menu and press the OK button to enter the function In the submenu you can access Reading Settings to change the volum...

Page 8: ...s the OK button to open it Delete a file Move the cursor to Delete a file and press the OK button to display the list of saved files Select the file to be deleted and press the OK button A dialog box...

Page 9: ...g Select this item to erase recorded audio files In the submenu use up down to select the file and press ok to erase Select Yes or No to confirm Play Music Music files or other audio files may be copi...

Page 10: ...acters the computer keyboard language setting has to match the OCR scan language of the reader Pen In U disk mode the ReaderPen connects as a USB disk and allows to upload download manage files The de...

Page 11: ...ic no settings required It also supports usage with both left and right hand Left right hand setting is found under Settings in the main menu Prior to scanning ensure the OCR language is set to correc...

Page 12: ...tip of the pen at the location about half a word in front of the first word to be scanned 6 Push the pen slightly and scan the words by moving along the text line as the scanning light turns on Move...

Page 13: ...ast and not to slow Avoid twisting or wobbling as you move the scanning pen If you can control your scanning speed properly and get the correct recognition for the samples below you should be ready to...

Page 14: ...in is released 3 Ensure the angle between the tip and the surface is in the range of 70 90 to enable the scanning light to turn on and to get high quality images 4 To ensure a complete recognition pla...

Page 15: ...ry out the scanning operation at a stable speed The recommended speed is 8 10cm s 9 When scanning a form composed of cells avoid scanning the border lines of cells if possible especially avoid vertica...

Page 16: ...16 Settings if your ReaderPen version supports multiple 13 Avoid strong ambient light e g direct or reflecting sun light or too dark environment...

Page 17: ...he ReaderPen disk root directory and then exit from the U disk mode 2 System upgrade In the ReaderPen s main system menu select Software Update Select Yes and press the OK button to update the system...

Page 18: ...omputer must be powered on or an AC adapter not included in the package through a USB cable for battery charging Special hint The time for power off charging is around 3 hours Safety Precautions for B...

Page 19: ...ery maintenance and precautions Battery capacity deteriorate over time To optimize battery life time Charge battery prior to becoming completely empty Do not expose the battery to heat longer than nec...

Page 20: ...ly to result in interference to radio and TV reception Any changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipme...

Page 21: ...r household waste You are liable to dispose of all your electronic or electrical waste equipment by relocating over to the specified collection point for recycling of such hazardous waste Isolated col...

Page 22: ...EN EXAMREADER READERPEN are the registered trademark or trademark of Virrata AB C Pen Trading AB and partners C Pen ReaderPen is distributed by ScanningPens Ltd Official website www cpen com Support s...

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