Personal Reader - Manual. Classic / Low Vision Version. Rev. A PUBLISHED BY Guerilla Technologies, Inc. 4203 SW High Meadows Ave. Palm City, Florida. January 2009. http://www.GuerillaTechnologies.com. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, without the express written permission of Guerilla Technologies. Copyright (c) 2009 Guerilla Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Table of Contents. Introduction...Page 1. Items Packed with Personal Reader…Page 1. To Set Up Personal Reader…Page 2. Turning Personal Reader On and Off…Page 5. Keypad Layout Overview …Page 6. Scanning and Reading with Personal Reader…Page 7. What Personal Reader Can and Can Not Scan…Page 8. Volume Adjustments/Adjusting Reading Speeds.…Page 9. Changing the Reading Voice …Page 10. Using a Headset with Personal Reader …Page 11. Magnifying Display Text …Page 12. Display Monitor …Page 12. TV Monitor ….Page 12. Picture Mode [Low Vision Version only ]…Page 13. Low Vision Settings [Low Vision Version only]…Page 14. Snap-Line [Low Vision Version only].…Page 17. Warranty Information…Page 18. Troubleshooting Personal Reader …Page 20. Page 1. Introduction. Welcome to your Personal Reader! With your Personal Reader, you'll experience unmatched Speech synthesis with TextAloud powered by AT&T Natural Voices® and world class optical character recognition with the latest ABBYY Fine Reader® 6.0 software engine. This Manual and Installation Guide is intended for use by technically oriented dealers, rehabilitation professionals, and users. It contains technical information on the Personal Reader and keypad, as well as, information on how to connect Personal Reader to a TV or Monitor, if the user desires. Note: Guerilla Technologies Incorporated recommends that the Personal Reader be plugged into an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) due to the fact that the computer components are susceptible to power surges, fluctuations and power interruptions during operation. Note: A United States Government Program entitled, Counterfeit Deterrence System, has been installed by the manufacturer of the Scanning equipment. This Counterfeit Deterrence System has a negative effect on the operation of your Personal Reader if you try to scan currency. Attempting to scan currency may cause your Personal Reader to lock up and possibly not recover until you reboot. Items Packed with your Personal Reader You have purchased a complete Personal Reader reading system, which includes a keypad, a reader with internal speakers, and a scanner. Other items included: Operator's Manual and Installation Guide - in Print and a Scan Test Page (located on the Scanner bed.) Low Vision models also include a 19” monitor and trackball. Page 2. To Set Up Your Personal Reader. Step 1: Unlock the scanner. 1. Place 4 fingers between the scanner and the CPU box at the front of the scanner on each side of the scanner, palms facing up. 2. Slide fingers towards the center of the scanner to break the Velcro bond at the front of the scanner. 3. Once the bond is broken at the front of the scanner, the scanner lock is located on the bottom of the scanner, about an inch in from the front of the scanner, just right of center. 4. To unlock the scanner, slide the scanner lock to the RIGHT, and then lightly press the scanner back down on the CPU box to re-bond the Velcro. 5. You can power up the Personal Reader after the scanner is unlocked. If you power up the Personal Reader before the scanner is unlocked the Personal Reader will not function and you will have to shutdown the unit. You may have to use the power button on the CPU if the keypad does not respond. Note: It's not necessary to lock the scanner after each use. However, if you move the scanner any significant distance or return it for service, be sure to re-lock it. To re-lock the scanner, slide the lock on the bottom to the left. Page 3. Step 2: System Check. Please check all the cable connections in the back of the unit before starting the Personal Reader for the first time. All the cable connectors are plugged in before shipment and should still be plugged in when you are unpacking the Personal Reader. The power cable and keypad cable have twist ties to keep the cables bundled for shipment. 1. The scanner has one cable for data and power. The small square connector should be plugged in to the socket at the middle back of the scanner when standing in front of the Personal Reader. This cable is bundled and attached to the back of the unit; please do not pull on the cable. The other end of the scanner cable has a small rectangular plug that is plugged into a USB socket on the back of the Personal Reader just right of center. 2. The power cord is plugged in to the upper left side on the back of the Personal Reader when standing in front of the Personal Reader. 3. The Keypad plugs into the back of the unit in a round connector at the lower far right of the unit (when standing in front of the Personal Reader). The socket is purple. The upper socket, which is not used, should have a sticker over it. The flat spot of the keypad cable plug faces up. Where the Keypad cord plugs into the Personal Reader, there is an additional 6” pigtail with a connector on it, used for diagnostics. This connector is not plugged in during normal operation. 4. There is a small round plug for the internal speakers. This should be plugged into the small round audio socket to the left of the rectangular scanner USB plug. There are 3 audio sockets. The speaker plug plugs into the middle connector, which is green. Page 4. 5. For Low Vision units only. The trackball connector plugs into a USB connector at the back of the unit. There are 4 USB connectors, in a 2 by 2 arrangement on the back of the Personal Reader. The scanner will be plugged into one and the trackball will be plugged into another. 6. For Low Vision units only. The monitor has two cables: one for power and one for the video signal. The video cable is a 15- pin D-connector that should plug into the back of the unit, just right of the USB connectors. The power cord should be plugged into an AC surge protector or a UPS. (A UPS is preferable.) Step 3: Final. 1. Once the scanner is unlocked and the cable connections are checked, set the keypad in the desired operating location and plug the Personal Reader into an AC surge protector or UPS. Note: Guerilla Technologies Incorporated recommends that the Personal Reader be plugged into an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) due to the fact that the computer components are susceptible to power surges, fluctuations and power interruptions during operation. Page 5. Turning Your Personal Reader On and Off. Start the Personal Reader by pressing the right-most GTI button on the front of the reader, near the bottom. You should hear the fan, inside the system, spin. This will tell you that the reader is booting-up. Boot-up takes about 40 seconds. During boot-up, the Personal Reader will play the Personal Reader Welcome message. This message is timed to the software load and indicates when the Personal Reader is ready for operation. This message ends with the Personal Reader saying, "Please begin now". Note: Do not press any of the keys on the keypad during boot- up. This will prolong the reader's boot-up phase and may cause the system to re-boot. To turn off your Personal Reader, press the yellow shutdown key on the keypad. You will hear the Personal Reader shutdown message as the unit shuts down. Do not use the power button on the front of the unit to shutdown unless the Personal Reader stops responding to the keypad. Using the power button to shut down may damage the software. When the machine becomes silent, you may disconnect the power source at the back of the machine or turn off the UPS, if required. Note: The Personal Reader will ask you to confirm shutdown, to avoid inadvertently shutting down the system. Page 6. Keypad layout overview. The keypad is laid out as follows; The bottom row contains the two large main keys for operating the Personal Reader. The key on the left is the Start key. The Start key contains a raised solid circle for tactile identification. The key on the right is the Pause/Resume key. The Pause/Resume key contains a raised pair of vertical lines for tactile identification. The top row contains three less frequently used keys, the Mode key, the Shift Key and the Shutdown key. The large key on the left is the Mode key. The Mode key contains a raised solid diamond for tactile identification. The small key to the right of the Mode Key is the Shift Key. The Shift key has a concave feel to it and is used for special functions explained later in this manual. The small key in the top right-most position is the Shutdown key. The Shutdown key is yellow and contains a raised diagonal line for tactile identification. Page 7. Scanning and Reading with Personal Reader. 1. Place your reading material print-side down on the scanner glass plate. Square the page against the raised left and front edges of the glass and close the lid. 2. Press the Start Key. The Personal Reader will say, “Scanning in process,” if the scanner is plugged in and ready to use. Note: You will hear the scanner activate and the scanner carriage move. Personal Reader will say, "Scanning is complete," when the scan routine has completed. 3. After scanning is complete, the Personal Reader will automatically begin to read the page aloud. Note: If you are using the display option, the page will be shown in large font and each word will be highlighted as it is read. 4. Press the Pause/Resume key, to pause reading or resume reading of the current document. Note: When the entire page has been read, you will hear an “End Of File” message. And the reading will stop. 5. You may read the document again, from the beginning, without re-scanning. Hold down the Shift key (the small key between the Mode and the Shutdown key) and press the Mode key. You will hear a “Top Of File” message and the reading will begin again. Page 8. 6. You may navigate through the scanned document by line, if desired. First, press the Pause/Resume key to pause the reading of the current page. (You can do this at any time during the reading of a page.) Next, to skim forward by line, press and hold the Pause/Resume key. To skim backward by line, press and hold the Start key. As you hold down the key, your reader will move back or forward by line until the key is released. You will hear a Bell Chime each time a line has been skipped. This will alert you to how many lines forward or backward you have moved What Personal Reader Can and Can Not Scan. The Personal Reader cannot read handwritten or hand-printed material. If there is a signature on a typewritten letter, Personal Reader reads the letter but not the signature. If the signature is written over other printed words, for example - the closing "Sincerely yours," the letters touched by the signature will not read correctly. Personal Reader may have trouble reading some printed forms because a box often surrounds the text on a form. Personal Reader sometimes ignores text that is too close to vertical or horizontal lines or words surrounded by a box. Page 9. Volume Adjustments. On the right hand side of the front of the reader and just above the power button, you will find a volume wheel. This wheel can be scrolled to the right to increase the volume of the Personal Reader or it can be scrolled to the left to decrease the volume of the Personal Reader. Note: Just to the left of the Volume wheel is a Volume On/Off switch. The switch will be in the On position, when the unit is shipped. Moving the switch to the left turns the Speakers On and moving the switch to the right turns the Speakers Off. Adjusting Reading Speeds The Personal Reader has 10 different reading speeds. Hold down the Shift Key and the press the Start key, to decrease the reading speed. Hold down the Shift Key and press the Pause/Resume key, to increase the reading speed. In Scan and Read mode, you will hear a message, “voice rate up” or “voice rate down,” signifying a reading speed change. Note: The Personal Reader must be reading a document in order to accept the reading speed commands. Once the new reading speed has been accepted, the new reading speed will be used. This new reading speed will now be used as the default reading speed until you decide to change it in the future. Page 10. Changing the Reading Voice. The large key on the left of the top row is the Mode key. The Mode key contains a raised solid diamond for tactile identification. At any time, you can Press and hold the Mode key to change the reading voice. After holding the Mode Key down for about five seconds, you will activate the default voice change function. The Reader will begin to announce, "changing voice to AT&T Mike," then "changing voice to AT&T Crystal," then again through all the remaining voices that are installed on your Personal Reader. When the last voice is reached, the list will cycle again. This will continue until you release the Mode Key. Release the Mode Key after hearing the desired voice you wish to select as the new default speaking voice. Note: When selecting the desired default voice, please let the message fully complete before releasing the Mode key. If the message is not able to complete, you may need to tap the Mode Key once to finalize the selection. Page 11. Using a Headset with Personal Reader. There are two 1/8 inch jack connectors on the front of the Personal Reader, located in the bottom left corner. When a headset is plugged into the leftmost green speaker jack, the speakers are turned off so you can use Personal Reader in private or without disturbing others. Page 12. Magnifying Display Text.. Documents scanned, can be viewed in enlarged text on a computer monitor or TV. TV viewing requires a video to TV adapter. Display Monitor. 1. Place the Display Monitor on a flat surface. 2. Connect the Display Monitor cable to the monitor/VGA port found on the rear panel of the Reader and to the monitor, if not already attached. Note: If the cable connector does not seem to fit, turn the cable connector over. 3. Tighten the screws on the connector. 4. Connect the Display Monitor power cord to the monitor. 5. Connect the Display Monitor power cord to AC power. TV Monitor. 1. Place the TV Monitor on a flat surface. 2. Connect the TV adaptor cable to the TV adaptor TV port. Connect the other end to the monitor/VGA port found on the rear panel of the reader. Note: If the cable connector does not seem to fit, turn the cable connector over. 3. Tighten the screws on each connector. 4. Connect the video wire to the TV adaptor video port and connect the other end to the TV video port. 5. Press the TV adaptor power button. Note: For more information on using your TV adaptor, please refer to the instructions included with your TV adaptor Page 13. Picture Mode [Available on Low Vision Version.] If you are trying to view a Label, photograph, or form as a magnified image on a computer monitor/TV screen, then Picture Mode will enable you to enlarge and manipulate your item. 1. Press the Mode Key on the keypad to change to Picture Mode. The key may need to be pressed more than once to change to this Mode. When this mode has been reached, the Personal Reader will announce, “You are now in Picture Mode.” 2. Place your item on the scanner bed as close to the front, left corner as possible. 3. Press the Start Key. After the Personal Reader has completed its scan of your item, an image of your item will appear on the video screen. 4. Press the Right Key on your Trackball to magnify the image on the video screen. Each subsequent key press will enlarge the image until you have reached the maximum size. Please the Left Key on your Trackball to reduce the magnified image on the video screen. 5. You may move or “pan” the image on the video screen, if desired. To see what is to the right of the video screen, roll the trackball to the Left. To see what is to the left of the video screen, move the trackball to the Right. To see what is to the top of the video screen, roll the trackball downward. To see what is to the bottom of the video screen, roll the trackball upward. The trackball may also be used to move the picture on the video screen in a diagonal motion. Page 14. Low Vision Settings [Available on Low Vision Version.] The Personal Reader can magnify text from a scanned page so that you may read the enlarged text from a computer monitor/TV screen. Instead of just making the page bigger, the Personal Reader will rewrite the words in your favorite Font Style, at the most comfortable size, in the best combination of foreground and background colors, and, if desired, even highlight each word in progression in a color combination of your choice. 1. Press the Shift and Shutdown Keys on the keypad to change to Low Vision Settings. When this mode is activated, the Personal Reader will announce, “You are now in Low Vision Settings… Set the Font Size.” 2. The first available adjustment in Low Vision Settings is, “Set the Font Size.” Simply press the Pause/Resume Key to make the font larger OR press the Start Key to make the font smaller. You can view these adjustments on the video screen to see the size adjustment you have made. When finished, press the Shift and Shutdown Key to return to Column Mode OR press the Shift Key AND Mode Key at the same time to make the next available adjustment. Page 15. . 3. The next available adjustment in Low Vision Settings is, “Set the Font Type.” Simply press the Pause/Resume Key to change the font to one of the many Font Styles loaded on your Personal Reader. You can press the Start Key to return to a previous choice in the list. You can view these adjustments on the video screen to see the Font Style you have currently selected. When finished, press the Shift and Shutdown Keys to return to Column Mode OR press the Shift Key AND Mode Key at the same time to make the next available adjustment. 4. The next available adjustment in Low Vision Settings is, “Set the Font Color.” Simply press the Pause/Resume Key to change the font’s color to one of the many colors that have been loaded on your Personal Reader. You can press the Start Key to return to a previous choice in the list. You can view these adjustments on the video screen to see the Font Color you have currently selected. When finished, press the Shift and Shutdown Keys to return to Column Mode OR press the Shift Key AND Mode Key at the same time to make the next available adjustment. 5. The next available adjustment in Low Vision Settings is, “Set the Background Color.” Simply press the Pause/Resume Key to change the video screen’s background to one of the many Background Colors that have been loaded on your Personal Reader. You can press the Start Key to return to a previous choice in the list. You can view these adjustments on the video screen to see the Background Color you have currently selected. When finished, press the Shift and Shutdown Keys to return to Column Mode OR press the Shift Key AND Mode Key at the same time to make the next available adjustment. Page 16. 6. The next available adjustment in Low Vision Settings is, “Set the Highlight Font Color.” Simply press the Pause/Resume Key to change the color of highlighted words to one of the many colors that have been loaded on your Personal Reader. You can press the Start Key to return to a previous choice in the list. Your Personal Reader will announce each color as you progress through the list. When finished, press the Shift and Shutdown Keys to return to Column Mode OR press the Shift Key AND Mode Key at the same time to make the next available adjustment. 7. The next available adjustment in Low Vision Settings is, “Set the Highlight Background Color.” Simply press the Pause/Resume Key to change the color of a highlighted word’s background to one of the many colors that have been loaded on your Personal Reader. You can press the Start Key to return to a previous choice in the list. Your Personal Reader will announce each color as you progress through the list. When finished, press the Shift and Shutdown Keys to return to Column Mode OR press the Shift Key AND Mode Key at the same time to make the next available adjustment. 8. The next available adjustment in Low Vision Settings is, “Set Highlight.” Simply press the Pause/Resume Key to turn the highlighted word feature on. You can press the Start Key to turn the highlighted word feature off. Your Personal Reader will announce each choice you have made using the keys. When finished, press the Shift and Shutdown Keys to return to Column Mode OR press the Shift Key AND Mode Key at the same time to Test the Screen Display Settings. Press the Start Key and watch the sample on the video screen as it is read. If all your adjustments are satisfactory, press the Shift and Shutdown Keys to return to Column Mode. If you would like to make further adjustments, press the Shift Key AND Mode Key at the same time to return to the first available adjustment and start again. Page 17. Snap-Line [Available on Low Vision Version.] The Personal Reader can magnify text from a scanned page so that you may read the enlarged text in original unedited format from a computer monitor/TV screen. 1. First you must use the Mode Key to change to Picture Mode. The Personal Reader will announce that “You are now in Picture Mode.” 2. Press the Start key to scan in the printed document. The Personal Reader will announce “Scanning in process.” 3. When the scanning is finished an enlarged copy of the document will appear on the monitor. 4. Use the Right Key on the trackball to increase the magnification of the document. Use the Left Key on the trackball to decrease the magnification of the document. 5. You may read the document by rolling the trackball to navigate through the document. This operation is the same as that described in the “Picture Mode” section of this manual. 6. You may also navigate through the magnified document using the Personal Reader “Snap-Line” feature. To use this feature, read a line of magnified text by rolling the Trackball to the left until you reach the end of the line. Once at the end of the line, press the Pause/Resume Key on the keypad to automatically “Snap-Back” to the beginning of the next line on the document. Repeat this set of operations until you have read the entire document. Note: Press the Shift and Mode Keys at any time you would like to reset the “snap-line” feature to start at the beginning of the magnified document. Page 18. Warranty Information. Guerilla Technologies, Inc. warrants that the media the software is recorded on, the product's Documentation, and any hardware provided by Guerilla Technologies, are free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. Guerilla Technologies warrants that the product will perform substantially in accordance with the specifications set forth in the Documentation, and will process a specific sample data (the "Scan Test Page") with the specified standard of accuracy for the leading image scanners in proper working order. Some documents may be processed with a high degree of accuracy. However, poor quality documents, certain typefaces, complex layout, lower resolutions and poor quality or irregular image scanners may make it difficult or impossible for the product to process pages with satisfactory accuracy. As a result, Guerilla Technologies performance warranty is based on the system's handling of the Scan Test Page. The warranties described above are made for a period of one (1) year from the date the products are delivered to you as the first user. Guerilla Technologies will repair or replace any hardware, software, documentation or magnetic media that proves defective in materials, workmanship, or must be corrected to achieve warranted performance, without additional charge, on an exchange basis, as described below. If Guerilla Technologies is unable to replace defective hardware, documentation, or defective media, or if Guerilla Technologies is unable to make the product perform to its specifications within a reasonable time, Guerilla Technologies will either replace the entire package with a similar product or refund the purchase price of the product. Page 19. Guerilla Technologies does not warrant that the product will meet your requirements or that its operation will be uninterrupted or error free. The warranty does not cover component or part of the product that has been subjected to damage or abuse, or that has been altered or changed in any way by you or others. Guerilla Technologies is not responsible for problems caused by any user supplied hardware, changes in the operating characteristics of the computer hardware or operating system, or any upgrades or modifications to these items that are made after the delivery of Guerilla Technologies' product to you. Any implied warranties, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, are limited to the term of this express warranty. Note: Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you. Guerilla Technologies shall not, in any case, be liable for special, incidental, consequential, indirect or other similar damages arising from any breach of these warranties even if Guerilla Technologies or its agent has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Note: Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. Guerilla Technologies Inc. would like to thank our Development partners. NextUp Technologies. Abbyy Software. Page 20. Troubleshooting Personal Reader. Question: After pressing the Scan key, Personal Reader doesn't scan and says nothing. 1. Check to see if the scanner is on. You should hear the scanner "start up" when you start the Personal Reader. 2. Check the scanner’s USB cable. The cable should be securely plugged into both the scanner and the reader. 3. Check the audio connector. The cable should be securely plugged into the reader 4. Shutdown the Personal Reader and check the power cable to make sure it is securely plugged into both the wall socket and the unit socket. 5. Check that the scanner is unlocked. Follow the steps outlined above to unlock the scanner. 6. If keypad is not responding, restart the Personal Reader by pressing the power button on the Reader. If these solutions don't solve your problems, please contact your dealer or Guerilla Technologies, Inc. for further assistance. The phone number for Guerilla Technologies technical assistance is: 7 7 2 - 2 8 3 - 0 5 0 0 440011-001 RevA