WizCom Technologies Readingpen Advanced, User Manual

Page 1: ...Readingpen Advanced User Manual www mindconnection com...

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Page 3: ...canned Words 17 View History 17 View Adjacent Entries 18 Reset History 18 Settings 18 Voice Settings 19 Lock Dictionary Access 19 Unlock Dict Access 19 Forgot your Password 20 Highlight Spoken Words 2...

Page 4: ...Additional Information 34 Batteries 34 Pen Maintenance 34 Product Specification 35 Appendix 36 The Pronunciation Guide 36 The Abbreviations Guide 38 Worldwide Limited Warranty 39 WEE 40 Index 41...

Page 5: ...tronic eye This eye enables you to scan different types of printed information directly into your Pen The Readingpen Advanced Edition Scans single words or full lines of text Includes intuitive user f...

Page 6: ...pression Technology copyright 1996 2006 and Ligature reverse inflection and derivation technology copyright 1997 2006 under license from Ligature Ltd All rights reserved WizCom InfoScan QuickLink Pen...

Page 7: ...Settings option in the Settings Menu Standard Pen Functions The keypad contains seven keys for operating your Readingpen Use the keys as follows to perform standard Readingpen functions Use the power...

Page 8: ...a list 1 Scroll through the menu using or until the item you want is highlighted 2 Press To return to the previous menu level from a sub menu option or list press To select a command key on the displ...

Page 9: ...ze handwriting cursive fonts mathematical symbols or other profession specific signs Tips for Good Scanning To ensure optimum scanning results Hold the Pen at the correct scanning angle Place the scan...

Page 10: ...s ready to scan First Use of the Pen The Scanning Training appears the first time you turn on the Pen Using the plastic trainer and training card included in your Readingpen package follow the instruc...

Page 11: ...on with the trainer Print this page to use the following practice sentence This sentence will help me practice scanning 1 Slide the trainer onto the tip of the Pen instead of the cap and press into pl...

Page 12: ...earn Scan the following word device The Large Type Screen appears displaying the scanned word The Large Type Screen Note If you have not changed the default Pen settings you will hear the word read al...

Page 13: ...arge Type Screen b From the Large Type Screen press to view The American Heritage College Dictionary entry in the Dictionary Screen The dictionary entry of device displayed in the Dictionary Screen c...

Page 14: ...sections read aloud a Long press to hear the whole section read aloud word by word Each word is highlighted as it is spoken At the end of the section the highlight moves to the next section b Long pr...

Page 15: ...Getting Started 11 The word purpose in the Large Type Screen d Press to return to the original word The definition you cross referenced from reappears in the Dictionary Screen...

Page 16: ...following sentence Roll the scanning device over printed words The Word Selection Screen appears displaying the scanned text The Word Selection Screen Note If you have not changed the default Pen set...

Page 17: ...he highlighted word on the bottom section of the screen c Use and to scroll through the entry The AHD Dictionary entry of device displayed in the Word Selection Screen 4 View the word in the Large Typ...

Page 18: ...wish to learn Scan the following word cat The Large Type Screen appears displaying the scanned word The word cat in the main display of the Large Type Screen Note If you have not changed the default...

Page 19: ...displayed in the Dictionary Screen f Press to return to the word cat in the Large Type Screen The word cat in the main display of the Large Type Screen 4 View the English Definition of the word a Pre...

Page 20: ...urn to the Word List d Press to highlight clear air turbulence e Press to view the definition The English definition of clear air turbulence displayed in the Dictionary Screen f Press to return to the...

Page 21: ...ains a series of dictionary tools The Scanned Words menu View History This option displays a chronological list of the most recently displayed words with the last word you defined at the top of the li...

Page 22: ...Select Scanned Words and then select View Adjacent Entries 2 Scroll to the word you want Long press to scroll through the list more quickly 3 Press The word appears in the Large Type Screen 4 From th...

Page 23: ...Scroll to the reading speed you want using or The higher the number the faster the speed 3 Press Lock Dictionary Access Use this option to block access to the Readingpen dictionaries When access is lo...

Page 24: ...play First Use this option to select the screen that appears when scanning more than one word into your Readingpen Selecting Word causes the Large Type Screen to appear selecting Line causes the Word...

Page 25: ...aining card supplied with your Readingpen 4 Press and to select This will run a Scanning Training that doesn t require the trainer or training card 5 Press twice and to select or simply press Informat...

Page 26: ...wed by an example of the correct pronunciation of the symbol Scroll through the list using or See Appendix Pronunciation Guide for a full list of symbols Abbreviations Guide This option displays a lis...

Page 27: ...ot used by your Readingpen To return to the Readingpen application from the Pen Main Menu scroll to the Readingpen option using or and press The Large Type Screen The Large Type Screen displays indivi...

Page 28: ...Large Type Screen 3 View the syllabic division of the word Press to view the syllabic division of the word If the word contains only one syllable or if the scanned word is an inflected form that is no...

Page 29: ...nctions of the Word Selection Screen Use the Word Selection Screen to 1 Hear scanned text read aloud Hear the whole line read aloud by pressing until the speaker icon is highlighted Note If Set Auto S...

Page 30: ...y The AHD Dictionary entries can be accessed from the Word Selection Screen and the Large Type Screen To access the AHD Dictionary entries From the Large Type Screen press to access the Dictionary Scr...

Page 31: ...the Dictionary Screen do the following 1 Scroll to the word you prefer using or 2 Press to access the Dictionary Screen 3 To return to the Word List press 4 To view the word in the Large Type Screen p...

Page 32: ...ht Spoken Words from the Settings menu is set to On the words on screen will be highlighted as they are read and the screen will scroll accordingly If Highlight Spoken Words is set to Off the words ar...

Page 33: ...ry Note You can cross reference as many times as you wish from the Dictionary Screen but pressing will take you back to the original dictionary entry only Cross referencing from the Contents Index in...

Page 34: ...ed word The headword cat The word walked is a derivative of the headword walk Compound Headword A headword made up of two smaller words The compound headword cross reference 2 Homonyms Two or more wor...

Page 35: ...initions of the noun form of the headword view 5 Idioms Expressions or phrases usually composed of a sequence of words They can be identified Automatically within a sentence scanned typed By scrolling...

Page 36: ...essing twice from the expanded view and once from the condensed view will access the AHD Dictionary definition Additional Elements from the Expanded View of the AHD Dictionary 1 Alternative Spelling o...

Page 37: ...adword reflect 4 Word History Extra information regarding the historical origin of a headword Word history of the headword Zeus 5 Usage Notes Information on how or where the headword can or cannot be...

Page 38: ...f batteries e g rechargeable and non rechargeable Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Pen Maintenance Your Readingpen conforms to the highest standards of craftsmans...

Page 39: ...2 4 x 8 Keypad Push Buttons Power ESC ENT Up Down Left Right CPU ARM 7 TDMI Memory RAM 192KB ROM 8 MB Optical Scanner 128 pixels linear array image sensor 400 DPI resolution Power 2 x 1 5V AAA Alkalin...

Page 40: ...esponding to the phonetic code that is seen when the dictionary and thesaurus entries are in expanded view Sound Sample Words words with this sound pat pay r care father b bib ch church d deed mailed...

Page 41: ...rge term firm heard v valve w with y yes y cure y abuse use z zebra rose size xylophone zh vision pleasure garage ago silent pencil lemon circus r butter Foreign French feu German sch n French tu Germ...

Page 42: ...n Complete Word Parts of Speech abbr abbreviation adj adjective adv adverb conj conjunction def art definite article indef art indefinite article interj interjection n noun n pl noun plural pref prefi...

Page 43: ...l causes such as fire flooding sand dirt storm or any other damage from weather conditions an Act of God theft or battery leakage blown fuse or improper use of any electrical source damage caused by c...

Page 44: ...PRODUCT and such alterations shall not be considered as breach of warranty WizCom shall not be liable for any delays or defaults hereunder by reason of fire floods acts of God labor troubles accident...

Page 45: ...Highlight Spoken Words 24 34 History 22 I Information 28 Input Screen 30 L Large Type Screen 31 Lock Dictionary Access 24 P Pen Keys 3 Pen Maintenance 46 Pen Parts 3 Poor Character Recognition 6 Pron...

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