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1. EE 35 SIE MEE 45 STENOVXISIONTM rta 25 Stroke Depth eie REPE E RR UE DPI I RES XS IR GRO RE UOTE 9 Stroke Registration A cett eene rite eie ire ee P Eee ee a eie eT e pee a 20 Tension sc da oL ete es LA ce e OI De 9 Tee to te nde een teme Ede 37 T rn Knob xou ee LIU Toii MM E A MEE 9 Turning the Writer On and Odf eer nene o ep Ye e EE VEA Ee E E 17 Typing text on your Passport isses nennen enne nennen E oe oein tentent nennen ens 54 Updates to the Passport software oooocoooccnocccononocononnncnnonnonan ono non nono nn cnn nennen enn enne nnne nen 62 USB communications eter id repre dE Pers dba den id ae ep dp dec ERR he Y 26 USB emulation o RR eerte rrt e Pepe dire o e te Poe fe ebbe E a oec teca t Ee dev 26 User settings under the Input tab ennemi enne 59 VIEW Translat 52 oem eerte e Re ten ERIT e V aret ve eue dre crea 34 MALIS M 32 ELLA EE 5 WAV recording indicator oooocnnonccionccnnoncnononononnnn corona nono Ter tierie Erin INEAN SA ana abin eo Sari tenentes 57 Writer setup 1n Total Eclipse crnce ionnta a a AA eren serena enin de Ee EEEE outs 59 84 85
2. H 39 Dictionaries to Use 1 3 JOD settee aree ey e ia eee ae ea oe es 46 DIS Plays sacs RON 29 Emulation imode 5 amp 4 undies eddie dada 61 Exporting a dictionary from the Passport enne nnne eene 44 E1l685 ese NON 47 Font S1268 x cer E EP EE E ACHETER REFIERE REPRE INTUITU DATE 32 headphone ack A telo beg Suk ge on ORE RR RN rure E 8 Importing a dictionary in rtf format esses eene enne enne nennen nennen nes 40 In USED Ut On aces orte t torn 46 Input Settings o eere TO LEE E REF ANDE SURTOUT eei date O 34 Mri ES 56 Installing an Update on the Passport eene 62 Installing Passport USB Drivers seessssseeseseeeeeeeneneene nennen enne nne ee nennen eene 11 Key Registration points Adjusting sess enne nennen nennen enne 20 LCD Display E 64 IEEE 56 Eoading a dictionary eene ERR ee OS ten EET S NE NH DR ias 44 Low Memory Message at Startup ooooococcnonccnooocconnnnnnono conan nccnnonononn conan ccoo o en nre nre en nns 65 Main Dictionary pdx treo er rr tente a valves EE e eR eee PES 39 MARK 1nto steno notes iue etr aaa nece ii 53 Microphone A O dae beet 56 Macrosoft Bl etoothistack cre creen heredero dett teh o Pie iea ante Ear EEKE eee 69 Note Files to External Storage Media sese enne nennen nnne 49 OI PI
3. esses eene nennen ener nenne 27 Viewing the Translation eee esee ee eee eren teen eene eee etta nenne te tea sosonocnoos 28 Chapter 3 Optional Settings on Your Passport ssssccssssressssseeee 29 Selecting optional colors tee tor ott i eere IER oe PE eo FO Rege tue 30 Adjusting Font SIZES 5 a eee ettet gea esed ptu E EEE Pe REP YER eoe 32 The Show Hide Transcript option eene nenne 32 Adjusting Display Brightness and Contrast essen 33 The Input Settings menu ho TI ec e eee pr ec UE epp Or eere n 34 Anti stacking Splittim ec su oodd rer eter T To TU aT aed iaa 35 The Menu Setup System sub menu eee eeee esee ee en esee ettet tna aes e sete 37 Setting the Date and Lime eee ii EE RFT FUCO as FO ee oben ee 37 Chapter 4 Using Dictionaries With the Passport eese 39 Creating a Dictionary on the Passport eene 39 Importing a dictionary in rtf format into your Main dictionary 40 Creating a Passport dictionary in Total Eclipse 42 Installing a Passport dictionary on your Passport 43 Loading a dictionatya ei A e rr e ree e aH Id e P RP EARN 44 Exporting a dictionary from the Passport 44 The StenoMagic Keys and Dictionary ccessccceeseeesceeceeeceseceeeeeeseaeeesstaeceaas 45 Selecting Dictionaries to Use in a Job 46 To add dictionaries to the current job ssssss
4. eae 47 Output settings dialog dde aret meten xr e e ARG ERG re ie Pe d aed ERES 26 Output volume 3 x cetero tbe rre eR eT ER eR et d i sideris 57 Overlap percentage conie eee o 34 Pause button nieto PEG IEEE Rene Pe aia HERE Re Ree Pre Pepe Fee edd 55 Pa se delay time 4 a rd ehe Ge eie er ah eh P vae rl e Ue UU PR UR HD erbe 57 Play DUttOTU eere e re re OR ies t Fo E EE FER DNE Te hee bet ake Pee PER REIR REPE REF tr EDO TECH eroe 56 Playback aetate E Ta Te US RU RE PRU Ih A A onde RENS 55 DM C 55 Record audio s c de ter erre erede diee ree WE 56 Record DUO eee pO EO E e RUTRUM A DN QR 55 remove dictionaries from the current job sess enne ener enn 46 Saving Note Fleur aie e t d d rore i i Ioa Qo a diese 49 Scroll Wheel 5 132 sve Tere ter orate teen de d sees ee eee o e e ee e di 10 29 SD inemoty c rd Slot 222563 uite er ve coe OR REED RENNES CERA ETAR 8 Search ment c s sU Str egi nte eie e atta gue RO EN 52 Serial COMMUNICATIONS Aaa 26 Serialemulation dai ed ED A Ret dnte e ed re nnn 26 Serial POT ees cueste eret ee A iba 8 Setting the Date and TS iet e A LAG I RR AN 37 Set ng Upus ten acean ertet fea tont rp d o eser dede ede nts 7 SIS SUITS MATER EE 29 Shadow display cete EEG si 34 SHADOW TRACKING petet cei EE RC dee e i E eR idan RD 24 Show Hide Transcript co etre rare decre re eire E ia ue epu ete eee ner pte 32 SALE E LH 64 SM er Pm 35 Nic qn d
5. DK Cancel Apply Run the Add New Connection Wizard again and you should receive a prompt for a PIN 82 Index ADO di ein 63 add dictionaries to the current job eene enne enne nnne enses 46 Additional settings edere ter ICA CO OO ANDREE E HER EXE HO PERPE YD ons TO TU ERE RR 59 Adjusting Display Brightness and Contrast eene nnne 33 AMES ET A AA A a di E eeie edn ae Ke 34 Anti stacking splitting eese esses eene enne nnne teniente ennn terrre sen ener enne en 35 Audio Settings M Em 56 Autopas qe 57 INULO TOSUTITE s 14124550 ett tese P eren iac MER Ue rire Ao a Rent d a 57 Backlight MUERE 34 Battery Charging Indicator neee in ieina aaka ein iE erret nennen nennen 15 battery charging indicator light ener nenne enne nns 8 Battery TUMOR 15 Bluetooth communications ss sienn a a eene nennen nente nnent inris en nre ee nennen nennen nes 26 Bluetooth emulatiom cecus e e eo re e C ee RR v Oe o e bU bo e ER 26 Bluetooth PR IN MUM er ves 1 rio eter terrd e a PEE eU Re Estote eade 27 Bluetooth Setups d tate e ab nt erre e detained end 69 Charging the Batteries noA Talo owen tee RT du eie P e e aeree 15 uU EE 30 ConmpactEIashiCardz e rd tete rre ret e cdo isis 8 COP ac epe esie toti ea etr etu e ra TIE d OHNE ee PRU TR Tee en re Er ERE 47 pidum 26 p e od 37 DC power Jan do aaa 8 Delle a ta R 47 Delet stroke s iii e adas 34 Di basses
6. Service C Service Name m PAN User Personal Ad hoc Network gt Serial Port SSA lt Back Next gt Cancel Help 74 Add New Connection Wizard This wizard will create the settings for Bluetooth device connection Please ensure your Bluetooth devices are on and set to discoverable In order to certify Bluetooth there are times when the security setting is modified temporarily When setup ends it returns to the original setting automatically O Express Mode Recommended This allows you to set the details for the connection Select Custom Mode Click Next The PC will now search for remote devices If devices are found the Wizard will display the items There may be many items other than the Passport or multiple Passports Add New Connection Wizard Select a device Please choose the Bluetooth device you wish to use Bluetooth device Device Name B Angel ET B Moogs mi E8420 E8420 lt Back Next gt Cancel Help Highlight the Passport Choose The Add New Connection Wizard will now contact the specified device in this case the Passport and inquire as to which services the specified device offers A dialog requesting the Bluetooth Passkey or PIN number appears 75 Bluetooth Manager Bluetooth Security Bluetooth Passkey PIN IF left blank the default PIN will be used 3 Request Device Bluetoot
7. The Menu Setup Display Font button opens a dialog where you can adjust the size of the Steno Transcript and General fonts e The Steno appears on the left side of your screen e Use the Scroll wheel to make the font larger or smaller or adjust the size with the Larger and Smaller buttons T Q Was any a part of STKPWHR he house W A S A InI part of the TPH EU house What do you A mean A Q Well what do you Back Larger Smaller OK e When finished press Back to adjust another font or Ok to return to the root menu e The General button adjusts the font size for everything else on your screen The time date job information at the top of the screen the labels of available button options along the bottom of your screen and the menu tree just above the button labels Use the Scroll wheel to make the font larger or smaller or adjust the size with the Larger and Smaller buttons When finished press Back to adjust another font or OK to return to the Job screen e The Transcript appears on the right side of your screen Use the Scroll wheel to make the font larger or smaller or adjust the size with the Larger and Smaller buttons The Show Hide Transcript option The Menu Setup Display Font Transcript dialog has an additional button labeled Show Hide which lets you control whether or not the Transcript appears on your screen The Passport can display steno only or steno with translated text 1 To toggle be
8. Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Name test ioosseut Auto detect Autodetect 78 Connect To e test Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial Country region Hn Area code Phone number ted States 1 Connect using COM40 v COM40 Properties A Port Settings Elow control Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits 38400 v 8 None E Hardware Restore Defaults Cancel Apply In the Connect To dialog select the Bluetooth com port in the Connect using combo box and then select OK Set the proper Passport communications protocol information in the Com port s properties dialog and select Apply 79 test HyperTerminal File Edit Yiew Call Transfer Help Dae o3 28 lt 80 0a aE2FcQ3N7B2LeG3D 727 154168 gt lt 81 E4USNFBcLFYFD7 154550 gt lt 82 02F eQONFLFY2DFZ5 154550 gt lt 83 RbA3 c cFeNfB1L9V741 154938 84 0f SEGFdQ7NfBSLfG6Hf29 154938 85 Qe BfGf4fZf 154938 86 0fEGU2Qf BF Gf Hf 154d20 87 0fE UCQF BFG3Hd 154d20 88 EeU2Qf Bf GfH82f 154d20 89 0f U amp QeBf GeHf 7f 154d20 90 0f E4U3QeBf 68Hc 155108 91 0f aU1FbQe B66f2f 155108 92 0b SE6QeBdGF ZF 155108 93 0fEcUFf Qf BFK3 1554f0 94 0fEeUfQeBf 1 994f0 95 0fE 7UcQeBf 1554f0 Connected 0 00 15 Auto detect 38400 8 N 1 SCROLL Hyper Terminal s
9. RP LGTS Z i 12K3W4k50 EUGR7E8G9S 12K3W4R50 EUGR7B8G9S 4 2 3 He he ajja ote Cancel Up Down Previous Mark OK 5 Press Ok to import the dictionary The selected dictionary or dictionaries will be added to your Main dictionary W G Importing STRPAER 222 TK o UF A RAO FRPBLGTS Cancel 6 A progress indicator will appear to inform you of the status while the importation of the dictionary takes place 41 Creating a Passport dictionary in Total Eclipse To convert your Total Eclipse dictionary to the Passport format pdx using the conversion wizard in Total Eclipse 1 Place an external media device in the Eclipse computer 2 In Total Eclipse go to the Production menu User Settings Input tab and set Read from to the external device in step 1 3 Click OK to exit User Settings 4 Goto Tools Convert Select To another system and click Next This wizard can convert dictionaries text files and note files to and from other systems induding Eclipse V8 What sort of conversion would you like to perform from Eclipse V8 6 In the next dialog highlight Passport and then click Next 7 Highlight your main dictionary on the list and click Next 42 7 Conversion wizard Which files do you wish to convert Select the file s by left dicking or using the arrow keys and the spacebar CLASS 1 dix HW dix JThorne dix KEYMODE DIX
10. The Menu Files Copy sub menu can be used to copy files from and to any storage location on the Passport 1 2 Press Menu Files Copy Press OK for a list of files in your root directory Press Previous to display a list of storage media on your Passport Use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to select the file to be copied To select multiple files to be copied hold down the Mark button as you roll the scroll wheel When you have finished selecting files press OK A list of available storage locations appears Select the location to which you want to copy your file and press OK The file is copied and you are returned to the Job screen Ifthe file s you want to copy are not in the root directory use the Previous button to display a list of storage media on your Passport The copy function first checks for free space and will give a drive full error if there is not enough space Use the Scroll Wheel to highlight the location of the file to copy and press OK Press OK to open a list of the files at that location Scroll to the file you want to copy and press OK A list of available storage locations appears Select the location to which you want to copy your file and press OK The file is copied and you are returned to the Job screen You can then copy from your media to your CAT system For example in Total Eclipse you can use File Manager to copy your files to your computer 48 Note that
11. case insensitive Insert that into the Passport and use Menu Files Copy and navigate to the mysplash jpg file Once you hit OK on that file you don t need to select the destination It will automatically be copied to the appropriate location and will appear on the splash screen whenever you turn on the writer or close a job to return to the splash screen It will scale the image to a square that fits into the splash screen Note that if an image is enormously large it may refuse to load It scales the image after loading it so if there isn t enough memory in the Passport to even load the image in the first place it won t bother 64 Low Memory Message at Startup After you have been using your Passport for a time you may get a message when you first turn on the machine which alerts you are that you are running out of available memory The message will suggest that you delete files from memory to free up space All your job files are saved in memory Copies are also placed in other available storage locations but the memory has to have space for your new files so if you do not delete files when warned the Passport will delete files from memory beginning with the oldest files first so that you have space for your current work Other copies of the files if any will be left in place WARNING Storage Card2 storage space is low Would you like to choose files to delete now Cancel Yes No 65 Troubleshooting and Error
12. Stenograph writer protocols e You have the option of using a USB client port for realtime connections Please note that a Passport USB driver must be installed on the host computer before using the USB connection The driver PassportUSBDriverSetup exe which is listed as Passport USB Drivers and installation instructions are available on the ASI website under Support Downloads Passport Translation without a laptop from SD card You can plug the SD card from the Passport into a card reader attached to a computer running Eclipse e Browse to the SD card highlight jobs and say OK e Close that window and hit Alt I as if you were going to read files from a Stentura You will see a list of note files e Pick the file you want to translate and name it Click Read When you do that the audio file and the note file will be together with the same name e Translate the file and the synched audio will be there with the translation e Remove the SD card from the reader and put it back in the Passport 60 Using the Passport with other CAT systems Because the Passport writer has the ability to emulate other writers using the Stentura protocol the Passport can be used with all modern CAT software By default the Passport saves every note file in both the Passport s own format and the Stentura s format When reading note files using a CAT system other than Total Eclipse be sure to set that CAT system s input opt
13. emulation mode files Note that turning on the emulation mode does NOT affect the currently open job You must close the current file and start a new file in order to see the change The audio emulation mode does get stored permanently in the settings When using Case Catalyst to read note files from Passport SD cards created while the Audio Emulation mode is ON the wav file will be copied along with the notes and automatically associated with the job in Case Catalyst In Case Catalyst you should set your writer type to the Elan Mira Please be advised that there may be an option in Case Catalyst to tell it whether you re reading the old style compatibility mode notes or the newer style of notes Please choose the old style WAV recording indicator Next to the battery icon in the upper right corner of the screen a VU meter will appear showing the recording level It s a black box with a green bar that moves back and forth The WAV recording indicator only appears when recording 57 58 Chapter 7 Additional settings Writer setup in Total Eclipse You may connect the Passport writer to your computer s serial port using the Passport serial cable or a USB cable If you want to use a serial cable and your computer does not have a built in serial port you will need to purchase an appropriate serial converter for your computer to provide a port to which the Passport serial cable may be connected AAA x User Paragr
14. 1659 92 92 U ST I Do you wish copy this to your main W dictionary VFlashFX G Disk jobs STENED pdx STKPWHR TK o UF A RAO FRPBLGTS Cancel Yes No Exporting a dictionary from the Passport The Export button allows you to save a dictionary to a card or other storage location The Export button asks you to provide a destination folder and will then copy the contents of the current dictionary to an RTF file in that folder l With a dictionary open press the Export button to display a list of storage locations 2 Use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to highlight the location where you want to export your dictionary 3 Press Ok to copy it to the highlighted location A progress indicator will appear to inform you of the status while the exportation of the dictionary takes place 44 The StenoMagic Keys and Dictionary The StenoMagic keys are the recessed keys at the left edge of your Passport keyboard The upper key registers as a caret the lower key as a plus sign You can press the keys individually or together in combination with other keys If you are using Total Eclipse you can use the StenoMagic dictionary StenoMagic dix available on the Passport installation CD or as a download from the Advantage Software website under Support Downloads Passport to make it easier to take advantage of the StenoMagic keys and facilitate editing from your steno keyboard You can convert it in Eclipse into a pdx di
15. Finish Passport p New Connection Bluetooth After the Add New Connection Wizard closes the Bluetooth Settings dialog will be revealed it had been open during the entire process just covered by the Add New Connection Wizard dialogs You should see the Passport as an available connection Close this dialog and the pairing of the Passport and the computer is complete 77 Testing a Real time connection using Hyper Terminal or similar program A quick and easy way to test the connection between the Passport and the Computer without using the CAT system is to use a communications program such as Hyper Terminal or Putty Begin Hyper Terminal by navigating the start menu Start All Programs Accessories Communications Hyper Terminal Gp id 9 9 cumenti ft Wore Home Insert PageLayout References Mailings Review View Bring the Replace B em Fursu weblinks E Internet amp Business Software p Calibri Body da aa EE E SIAN aaebceo aaBbccoe AaBbC AA 8 System Management software B z Whe x x Ac A E RE a mis Es Noma so spac Headings Change Pl E Set Program Access and Defaults E a gt q Font 5 Paragraph 5 Styles 5 Editing j W Windows Catalog T ndows Update Cick Button to Disable D en Acessibity E Bu E Entertainment Bth Information Exchange Service E C
16. NewDictionar y dix REJECT DIX TranJob dix Select de select all lt lt Back next gt gt _ conca 8 When conversion is complete Eclipse will ask if you want to convert any more files Click Finish 9 The Passport dictionary created from your Main dictionary in Total Eclipse will automatically be named Main Dictionary pdx If you convert a dictionary which is not your main dictionary for example tranjob dix 1t will keep its filename and the converted dictionary will be named tranjob pdx Note After Total Eclipse s conversion wizard completes the conversion to a Passport native dictionary it tries to save the file in two locations on your computer The first is the jobs folder and the second location is specified by the path used when reading notes User Settings Input Read From Usually Read From is pathed to an external media device The device must be plugged into the computer during the conversion or you will receive an error message The system cannot find the path specified Installing a Passport dictionary on your Passport Once you have a dictionary in pdx format you can either Copy it to a storage location on your Passport or Load it see next page To Copy your dictionary 1 Go to Menu Files Copy navigate to the storage device where the pdx file is located If the file is not in Memory use the Previous button to display a list of storage media on your Passport 2 Use th
17. PL m 8 gt BGS x 9 gt BG k 0 gt KR c 54 Chapter 6 Working with Audio Setting up your Passport to Record and Playback Audio Under Menv Audio there are functions for Record Pause Play Stop as well as Setup for the audio functions on the Passport Pause is for stopping recording Stop is for stopping the playback You can play back the audio for a job in progress as long as you play back a portion of the job more than a few seconds old It is possible to re open an older job from the writer and play synchronized audio from that job Because of the large size of WAV files the jobname wav file will be stored ONLY in the Storage Card jobs location which is the SD card Ifthe SD card fills up while recording audio the Passport will immediately begin deleting old files just as 1t does with all other file types If you attempt to start a job with a write protected SD card you will get a warning You will be able to continue writing without audio but you ll get errors whenever it tries to write the steno and text to the SD card The best way to avoid this error is by changing the write protect switch The WAV files can be copied to the PC and are fully compatible with any program that you can use to open WAV files The audio settings dialog will flash Microphone and Headphones indicators on the left side of the screen so you can identify the jacks The Record button The Record button can be used to
18. WARNING There are no external backup drives present Plug in a drive or card as soon as possible Problem When you are writing a job the Passport stores it in all possible locations If there are no cards or other storage devices plugged in the Passport will store it in memory and when you attempt to close the job you will get this message Solution Be sure you have at least one backup device plugged in when writing a job When you get this message you can insert a card or other device click OK and then when you close the job it will be saved to that device as well as to the internal memory 66 The following error message occurs in Total Eclipse during the dictionary conversion process The system cannot find the path specified Problem After Total Eclipse s conversion wizard completes the conversion to a Passport native dictionary it tries to save the file in two locations on your computer the jobs folder and the location specified by the path used when reading notes User Settings Input Read From Usually Read From is pathed to an external media device Solution Be sure the external media device is plugged into your computer during the conversion 67 68 Chapter 8 Appendix Bluetooth Setup The following instructions apply to a Microsoft Bluetooth stack To set up a Toshiba Bluetooth stack please go to page 74 Add New Connection Wizard Microsoft Bluetooth stack 1 Place Bluetooth device i
19. both pause and resume the recording It can also be used to start the recording if you have the audio recording turned off when you start the job When you are recording a horizontal bar appears near the top right hand corner of your screen A green bar shows the sound level as it records and will display red if the volume is too high The Pause button You can pause the recording at any point during the job by using the Pause command and resume the recording by using the Record command The times when the record and pause were issued are recorded in the job info file so that the playback procedure can recalculate the appropriate start time for the current timecode 55 The Play button The Play button toggles playback on and off Audio Settings WARNING It is possible to set the playback volume and the live monitoring so high that YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR HEARING This device is built to be extremely sensitive so that it can pick up sounds from across the room If you turn it up too high without checking you can get nasty feedback and blown eardrums even with a tiny pair of headphones The Menu Audio Setup button opens a dialog to adjust your Audio Settings STKPWHR Record audio Yes TK o Live monitor No Input volume 58 Microphone boost Yes Dutput volume 67 Auto pause No Pause delay time 3 Auto resume Yes UF FRPBLGTS Close Up Down Plus Minus Change The settings are e Record audio Yes No The Pas
20. drives may be used to provide up to 6 backups while working Please note that while possible to have a large number of backup files additional devices such as USB flash drives draw the power necessary to operate from the writer and will decrease runtime when the Passport is powered by battery 49 e Ifthere are no external backup drives present at the beginning of a job the following warning is displayed AO EU WARNING There are no external backup drives present Plug in a drive or card as soon as possible Cancel OK You may ignore the warning and continue to write with the only copy of the job saved in the Passport s internal memory To remove the warning from the screen press OK e If there are no backup drives present the close function will not close the job and will return to the main screen again You must plug in a backup drive before closing the job otherwise you will not be able to get to the splash screen to turn the writer off e Whenever a new external media device is inserted into the Passport notes from the current job will begin to be saved on the new media devices in addition to any external media devices that may have already been present e For your convenience the Passport is shipped with a SD card and a Compact Flash card with adapter inserted into the writer ready for use 50 Reading notes from the external media When the Passport saves jobs to an external media device it does so in two locati
21. important for you to fine tune the aggressiveness of the anti stacking The Overlap percentage on the Input settings menu under Anti stacking tells the Passport how aggressively to apply its anti stacking logic The higher the number the more aggressive it gets e Ifyou are experiencing stacks increase the overlap percentage e Ifyou are experiencing splits decrease the overlap percentage We recommend doing this in small steps just one or two percentage points at a time beginning in the mid teens Everyone has a unique writing style so what works for one person won t necessarily work for another Once you get the Passport tuned in to your personal writing style you should have far cleaner notes than with any other writer 35 Other settings are e View Translation Yes No The default Yes allows you to see the translation along with your notes e Steno display on the right Yes No You can choose to have the Steno display on the left or right The default is on the left e Delete strokes s You can show your Delete stroke s as a asterisk e Shadow display Yes No Choosing Yes for Shadow display will show you your shadows like on your paper but in red on the screen e Backlight timer 30 e Audio prompts Yes No This option provides audio prompts for the visually impaired If you turn it on you will hear audio prompts when something important happens 36 The Menu Setup System sub menu Setting the Date and
22. terminal window will appear There are two telephone icons on the tool bar One telephone icon is shown with the phone receiver offhook Ifthis is the active of the two icons it indicates that there is an active communications path between Hyper Terminal and the Passport Any strokes written on the writer should quickly appear in the Hyper Terminal display If the on hook telephone icon is active One must click on that icon to initiate the connection 80 Toshiba Stack Computer is not requesting a PIN number during Bluetooth setup If the computer is not requesting a PIN number during the Add New Connection Wizard the Bluetooth security options may need to be raised from Standard to High On a Bluetooth enabled PC go to Control Panel and select Bluetooth Devices or double click on the Bluetooth icon in the notification area of the taskbar Add New Connection Wizard This wizard will create the settings for Bluetooth device connection When the Add New Connection Please ensure your Bluetooth devices are on and set to Wizard appears select Cancel discoverable In order to certify Bluetooth there are times when the security setting is modified temporarily When setup ends it returns to the original setting automatically O Express Mode Recommended This allows you to set the details for the connection 81 When the Add New Connection Wizard closes the Bluetooth Settings dialog will be rev
23. the screen Additional information about Display options is covered in Chapter 3 beginning on page 29 28 Chapter 3 Optional Settings on Your Passport From the Job screen pressing the Menu button leads to these submenus Setup Dictionary Files Audio About The Setup menu brings you these choices Keyboard Display Input Output System When making adjustments in the Setup menu the easiest way to make changes is by using the Scroll Wheel If you prefer to use the buttons press each button repeatedly until you reach the value you want Menu Setup Keyboard brings up these options Adjust which takes you to the dialog where you adjust your keystroke registration See page 20 for details Backup and Restore which allow you to select a location where your keyboard settings are stored In each case it copies the Sensor txt file to or from that location Using this feature you can store your keyboard settings on a USB drive for example and restore them if you need to after making changes with the keyboard adjustments Delete Reset The Reset button will set registration points to a default level calculated by the writer NOTE Using this feature will change any individual key registration settings that you may have previously made Menu Setup Display provide options to adjust Colors Fonts Brightness Contrast 29 Selecting optional colors Menu Setup Display Colors opens a dialog where you
24. the update installation has completed the writer will restart and be ready for use When the splash screen appears verify the version number that is displayed in the lower left hand of the splash screen As part of the process the Passport update file is automatically deleted from the external media device The Menu About sub menu The About dialog box Menu About lists the Passport version number Operating System version details and raw data from the power management system This information may be needed if you are consulting with Advantage Technology Support 63 Caring for your Passport s LCD Display 1 Do not use or store the Passport in a high humidity environment for extended periods Damage to the LCD display and the internal electronics may result 2 The LCD display is easily scratched or damaged Prevent touching it with any hard material and from being pushed or rubbed 3 The LCD Display may be cleaned by wiping the screen surface with a soft cloth or cotton pad using ethanol or other commercially available cleaner designed specifically for LCD displays 4 DO NOT USE WATER as it may cause damage or discoloration to the LCD display and will void the writer s warranty Be sure to clean condensation or moisture from any source immediately Changing the Splash image on the opening screen You can customize the opening screen of your passport Take any jpg and put it on a USB drive or SD card etc Name it mysplash jpg
25. when copying files it will check for free space first and provide a drive full error if there s not enough space This is different from how it functions while writing a job when the Passport will delete the oldest file if it runs out of space for the current file Note also that if you are copying a group of files and one file fails the process is aborted to avoid multiple errors When copying large files a copy progress indicator appears onscreen File 1 419 5758 Drive2 PL s D D STKPWHR Ea HA gt PB G K W RAO U Cancel Up Down Previous OK Saving Note Files e The Passport always saves the job files to its internal memory e Note There is one exception to this The wav file generated when recording audio is ONLY saved to an SD card and no where else Ifthere is no SD card in the writer then it will not record audio even if audio recording is turned on in the menu NOTE Do NOT remove the SD card while recording e In addition to saving the files to the internal memory the Passport automatically saves jobs to any and all external media devices as you write whether there is one device or six Saving Note Files to External Storage Media e Inaddition to always saving the job to the internal memory the Passport writer automatically saves note files to all external storage media present in the writer at the beginning of a job e Any combination of Compact Flash cards Secure Digital cards and USB flash
26. your changes are saved to the Registry Note that the updated registry is only loaded into memory when you restart your passport so you must shut down and restart for your changes to be applied 33 The Input Settings menu Pressing the Input button in the Menu Setup sub menu opens a dialog in which you can choose Input settings FRPBLGTS i TPH Anti stacking Yes EU Overlap percentage 14 P A R T iew translation Yes F T Steno display on right No H O U S Delete stroke s ST PH Shadow display Yes Backlight timer 10 Close Up Down Plus Minus Change Use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to select the setting to change Then use the Change button or the Plus and Minus buttons to change the setting When finished press the Close button to return to the Job screen You can turn Anti stacking on or off and set the Overlap percentage to any value between 1 and 100 The recommended value is 15 See below for details You can choose to View translation or not This is the same adjustment as using the Menu Setup Display Font Transcript Show hide button You can change the key s used for your Delete stroke s When you select this it opens a separate dialog that allows you to write any number of different delete strokes o Note If you write three strokes for example R R then each of these strokes will be considered an allowable alternate form of the delete stroke and each one will work for dele
27. 1759 or 772 288 3266 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Passport Contents of the Passport package Your Passport package includes the following 1 Setting up ZOND DY The Passport writer Light weight carrying case with padded exterior and interior compartments space for all cables and the tripod and a zippered pocket on the outside for files etc AC adapter and power cord USB cable Serial cable Tripod with carrying pouch Main and backup batteries installed CompactFlash card with PCMCIA adapter SD Memory card Passport User Manual Unfold the tripod and adjust to a comfortable height First be sure that the tripod s shaft is securely tightened so it will not rotate while attaching the Passport Place the writer on the tripod line up the locking mechanism and rotate clockwise until it locks in place Be sure to rotate it until a click is heard To remove the tripod press the lever on the left side of the locking mechanism rotate the writer counterclockwise and lift it off the tripod Note Power Cord attachment The power cord for the AC adapter is designed to fit loosely in the Passport This allows the cord to come out if someone trips over the power cord reducing the chance of damage to your machine Key pads If you use key pads be sure the pads do not touch one another or they may cause adjacent keys to stick down Be sure to turn off your Passport while applying key pads The Passport s Connect
28. CAT system dictionary that is in the rich text format RTF You can also create a Passport dictionary using the Convert wizard in Total Eclipse and copy it to your Passport In any case the Main dictionary in your Passport will have the name Main Dictionary pdx Creating a Dictionary on the Passport 1 Both Start Menu Dictionary Main and Start Menu Dictionary Job have an Add button To add a dictionary entry click the Add button You will be presented with a dialog where you enter the Steno and Text of the entry After you have entered the Steno and Text click OK to add the entry If you decide you do not want to keep the entry you can Delete it When finished click Close to return to your job 39 Importing a dictionary in rtf format into your Main dictionary 1 Go to Menu Dictionary Main and press Import STKPWH A t 12K344550 EUGR7B8G9S 12K3W4R50 EUGR7B8G9S 4 t 2 3 7 Cancel Up Down Previous Mark oK 2 Use the Up and Down buttons or rotate the Scroll Wheel to highlight the storage device where the rtf dictionary is located A A A i STKPWH A RP LGTS Z t 12K3W4Rk50 EUGR7B8G9S 12K3W4R50 EUGR7B8G9S 4 t 2 t 3 y Cancel Up Down Previous Mark OK 3 After highlighting the file s location press OK to view a listing of files on that storage device 4 Highlight the desired rtf file or files You can use the Mark button to select multiple files i STKPWHRAO
29. D Z keys When all the keys have been stroked at least once the Passport sign on screen will appear 4 Write on your Passport for a few moments to confirm that everything is registering properly Ifany keys need further tweaking follow the instructions under WHEN A SINGLE KEY IS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT Note for users without StenoMagic keys If you are using a Passport without StenoMagic keys you cannot use the keyboard initialization procedure described above activated by Menu Setup Keyboard Delete You must use the procedure for adjusting individual keys using Menu Setup Keyboard A djust as described on page 19 If you inadvertently perform the keyboard initialization cancel the routine by pressing Button 5 This will return you to the job screen Go immediately to Menu Setup Keyboard A djust and perform a baseline adjustment on every single key 23 SHADOW TRACKING To make read backs easier the Passport s LCD can display shadows much as they would appear on steno paper These shadow strokes appear in the steno windows in varying shades of red The darker the shade of red the closer the key was to the registration point only slightly depressed In the example below while writing the stroke RAO a finger was dragged over the asterisk key causing a shadow The extremely light red color of the asterisk tells us that the asterisk was very lightly depressed and most likely unintentional Job 08 12 02 1202 0 5 a TK O Do you hav
30. Messages There are several error messages you may get as you use your Passport Drive full Problem When you are using the Menu Files Copy function the Passport will let you know if the storage location you have selected does not have enough space for the files you are copying Solution You can choose another location or delete some of the files from the location you selected SD card full Problem Audio wav files are very large and because of their large size they are only stored at the Storage Card jobs location which is the SD card If the card fills up you can continue writing but it will begin deleting old files Solution Delete older files periodically so the card does not fill up You can check the amount of free space and the sizes of the files by going to Menu Setup System View select the SD card and press OK Your audio files are in the AUDIO folder If you are ready to delete some files go to Menu Files Delete select the SD card and mark the file s to delete When you hit OK it will warn you that you are about to delete the file s permanently SD card write protected Problem If your SD card is write protected when you begin a job you will get this warning You will be able to continue writing without audio but you will get errors whenever it tries to write the steno and text to the SD card Solution The best way to avoid this error is by changing the write protect switch
31. NTA TECHNOLOG Gas Corera Poma sot H 34998 B0080 VT Version 0 13 Stt In addition to functions assigned to Button 1 as indicated by the menu bar depressing Button 1 for approximately 12 seconds will also turn off the writer You should only use this method if the Passport becomes unresponsive Note the Scroll Wheel to the right of your screen The Passport s scroll wheel works just like the scroll wheel on a mouse You will use this for most of the adjustments you make to your writer as well as for many features while you are writing a job Turn your writer off before beginning the process of installing the drivers as described on the next page 10 Installing Passport USB Drivers Do not connect the Passport to the computer via the USB cable or turn the Passport on until instructed to do so Place the Passport driver CD in the computer If the computer has autoplay enabled the Passport USB Driver Setup dialog will appear z EA Mp Passport USB Driver Setup 10 l Eram _ PASPORT Passport USB Driver Installation Welcome to the Passport USB driver installation wizard Click the Install button to continue installing the Passport USB driver At the Passport USB Driver Setup dialog select Install If the Passport USB Driver Setup dialog does not appear navigate to the Driver folder on the Passport driver CD You can get there by going to Start Computer or My Computer and dou
32. Passport The Magic Touch User Manual Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc 925 SE Central Parkway Stuart FL 34994 800 800 1759 www eclipsecat com COPYRIGHT The following are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Windows XP Windows Vista PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners O Copyright 2012 Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc All Rights Reserved Worldwide No part of this manual may be copied or distributed transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical magnetic manual or otherwise or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc Table of Contents Passport Writer Warranty scc ccsssssciesvosssvcecsesssincsecosesvensecgosoeseressnessateoapseses 5 Chapter 1 Setting Up Your Passport e eeeee esee e eee eere ette nenne ennn 7 Contents of the Pa
33. Real time from selection Baud rate 98K D Parity None MI Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Device manager Enter the port number that was assigned to Passport SSA as noted previously from the COM port tab of the Bluetooth Device dialog on the PC The Passport uses a baud rate of 38400 38K parity set to None 8 data bits I stop bit Select OK Both the Passport and Eclipse are now set up to use Bluetooth wireless real time 73 Add New Connection Wizard Toshiba Bluetooth stack Toshiba Stack The Fujitsu computers that Advantage Software ships and the install CD that accompanies the Kensington micro USB Bluetooth make use of the Toshiba Bluetooth stack as opposed to the Microsoft Bluetooth stack Passport Setup 1 Place Bluetooth device in Passport 2 Turn power ON 3 Navigate to Menu Setup Output 4 Set Bluetooth Communications to YES 5 Make note of Bluetooth PIN 6 Exit to Splash screen Open a new job on the writer NOTE The Passport will not start the Bluetooth serial service Passport SSA unless a job is open on the Passport Computer Setup 1 Ona Bluetooth enabled PC go to Control Panel 2 Select Bluetooth Devices or double click on the Bluetooth icon in the notification area of the taskbar The Add New Connection Wizard should appear Add New Connection Wizard Select a service Please choose the service to use Select a Service and click Next Service selection
34. Time Navigate to Menu Setup System Date time STRPWHR W A S Month 07 T PH EU Day 15 A Hour 07 P A R T Minute 49 F T Second 37 H O U S ST PH FRPBLGTS Cancel Up Down Previous Next OK e You may press the Up and Down buttons or slowly rotate the Scroll Wheel to select the proper information in each field e Use the Previous and Next buttons to move between fields e Once you have the proper date and time set press OK to save the settings and return to the job screen and the top level menu e Pressing Cancel will return to the job screen and the top level menu without saving the new settings e The Date will display to the right of the job name in the upper left corner of your screen e The Current Time will display to the left of the job name as long as you are at the bottom ofthe job If you scroll up away from the bottom the timecode for that section of the job will display Menu Setup System View This dialog is used by Support to view information about your Passport Only access this area as directed by Advantage Technology Support 37 38 Chapter 4 Using Dictionaries With the Passport The Passport has the ability to use a main dictionary which is always named Main Dictionary pdx and multiple job dictionaries to provide a translated display on the writer The dictionaries may be created in several ways 1 2 3 You can create them on the Passport You can import them from a
35. aphs Document Edt Display input Realtime Translate Numbers Programming i Pp Writer Passport m Test Realtime from com port x Setup Read from com port Setup Keyboard layout Engish X Specialty strokes Delete L Automark lt 0 gt Key mode PC Deas var In Total Eclipse s User settings under the Input tab you will need to set Writer to Passport and Realtime From to COM port After setting Realtime from to COM port choose the Setup button to the right COM port setup oes x Port 2 Baud rate 38K x Parity None y Data bits 8 y Stop bits j y Device manager Cancel Enter the appropriate information for your computer in the COM port setup dialog The Passport writer uses the following communication settings A baud rate 38 400 A parity none A data bits 8 A stop bit 1 Click OK 59 e Be sure to enter the com port number that is appropriate for the computer that the writer connecting to In this example the writer was connected to COM2 On other computers the actual com port available may have different number assigned to it than the above example You can use the button for the Windows Device manager to determine the available com ports on your compute e The Passport writer has the ability to interface with any CAT system that supports the
36. ble click on your DVD drive then click on the Driver folder Open the file Passport USB Driver Setup exe double click the file name The Passport USB Driver Setup dialog will appear 11 Q Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software gt Don t install this driver software You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software for your device If you receive the Windows Security dialog choose Install this driver software anyway gt Install this driver software anyway Only install driver software obtained from your manufacturer s website or disc Unsigned software from other sources may harm your computer or steal information v See details gt Y Passport USB Driver Setup eS Installing Please wait while Passport USB Driver is being installed Y Es PASPORT Execute C Users Steve AppData Local Temp ATIPassport x64 dpinst exe C LM SE j a The Installation of the driver Show details begins I Y Passport USB Driver Setup _ v yl Se Installation Complete 2 Setup was completed successful _PSPORT Once the installation is complete choose Next Completed Show details lt Back Cancel When the Passport USB Driver Setup dialog appears please read the instructions on the Passport screen concerning the final steps in the instal
37. can select custom colors E D Button text STKPWHR Button 1 background W A S Button 2 background T PH EU Button 3 background A Button 4 background P A R T Button 5 background Button 6 background Status bar text Close Up Down Change Optional Color Adjustments Desktop Status bar text Button Text Status bar background Button background 1 through 6 Menu path text Pushed button text Menu path background Pushed button background Dialog text Key registration bar Dialog background Key registration selected Translated text Untranslate Translated background Conflict 1 To select an item whose color you wish to change use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to move up and down the list 2 When the item is highlighted press the Change button A dialog will open in which you can adjust the RBG Red Blue and Green component values of the color 3 Usethe Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to adjust each component of the color 4 Press Select to move to the next component and repeat the adjustment process A square box on the screen shows you the changing color 30 E STRPWHR NW A S TPH EU p Cancel Up Down Select OK 5 When you have a color you like press OK to return to the Colors dialog To revert to the original color press Cancel before pressing OK 6 When you have finished adjusting colors press Close to return to the Job Screen 31 Adjusting Font Sizes
38. ch for your marks after opening your notes in your CAT program 53 Typing text on your Passport Text typing supports many characters which you can use when typing dictionary entries from scratch as well as in some of the menu dialogs They include not only letters and numbers but also spaces and punctuation marks and a few shortcuts for items such as braces and backslashes for making commands and conflicts Any individual letter or number key will appear as itself There are some special keys e The number bar by itself will insert a space e The recessed command StenoMagic key the low key closest to the user will enter CAP mode if you press it once Pressing any typing key will then capitalize the key and turn CAP mode off Pressing twice will enter CAPS lock mode which will capitalize everything until you press the key again e When typing text into a dialog from the steno keyboard you can use the key to delete the last character Special combinations Multi key letters uncapped gt capped SKWR j STKPWHR gt SR v FRPBLGTS gt TKPW g STPHFPLT gt TK d SKWRRBGS gt TPH n STPH TP f FPLT gt KP x RBGS gt KWR y KW q The following mimic the keyboard KH ch 1 gt PW b 2 gt PH m 3 gt HR 4 gt EU i 5 gt PBLG j 6 gt PB n 7 gt amp
39. ctionary to use it on your Passport or include the entries in your Main dictionary There are 17 entries L stencMagic dis 1 M M Press Numpad 1 2 2 M Press Numpad 2 3 3 M Press Numpad 3 4 44 M Press Numpad 4 5 5 M Press Numpad 5 6 0 M Press Numpad 0 7 0 M Press Numpad 6 8 7 M Press Numpad 7 9 8 M Press Numpad 8 10 9 M Press Numpad 9 11 U M Go Correct Untran RT 12 R M Left by Word RT 13 P M Up by Line RT 14 B M Down by Line RT 15 G M Go Correct Misstroke RT 16 G M Right by Word RT 17 T M Go Define Untran RT In this view sorted by steno entries 1 10 use the upper StenoMagic key in conjunction with the number bar to allow you to select an AutoMagic choice in the Eclipse info bar See Eclipse documentation for details on setting up and using AutoMagic Entries 12 13 14 and 16 control cursor movements using the lower StenoMagic key with R P B and G to move the cursor left up down and right The other 3 entries are examples of using the StenoMagic keys as shortcuts to execute realtime editing macros 45 Selecting Dictionaries to Use in a Job The Menu Dictionary In Use button displays the dictionaries and lets you remove one or more of them from the list or select additional dictionaries to be used in the job To add dictionaries to the current job 1 Press the Menu Dictionary In Use button The dictionari
40. d to adjust the depth of stroke and tension If you do need to make an adjustment you should do it with the machine turned off Adjusting the Writer s Stroke Depth 1 The Turn Knob located underneath the writer on the user s LEFT side controls the stroke depth 2 Rotating the Turn Knob clockwise will increase the stroke depth 3 Rotating the Turn Knob counterclockwise will decrease the stroke depth Use care not to force the Turn Knob or damage may result It is designed to rotate easily If you are experiencing difficulty you have probably reached the end of its adjustment range Adjusting the Writer s Tension 1 The Turn Knob located underneath the writer on the RIGHT side controls the tension 2 Rotating the Turn Knob clockwise will increase the tension 3 Rotating the Turn Knob counterclockwise will decrease the tension As with the Stroke Depth adjustment use care not to force the Turn Knob or damage may result w Lefsideknob Right side knob controls stroke depth controls tension Additional adjustments are performed after your writer is turned on and drivers are installed Turning the Writer On and Off 1 To turn ON the writer depress button 1 until the LCD display turns on approx 3 seconds The splash screen will appear in about 30 seconds 2 To turn OFF the writer from the splash screen depress button 6 Turn OFF for 1 second When you release it the LCD display turns off DVA
41. dphone 12 Volts DC Indicator Slot Power Jack WARNING Only use an Advantage Technology 12 volt 4 amp AC adapter or severe damage may result and void the warranty If the main battery is missing the Passport will display a warning message Your main battery is not inserted Click OK if you wish to continue without the main battery It takes about five hours to fully charge both the main and backup battery The system constantly monitors the state of charge condition of the batteries and will automatically charge them as necessary if connected to an AC adapter The Battery Charging Indicator will blink during the charging process When charging is complete the indicator will quit flashing and remain lit until the AC adapter is removed The charging routine supports hot inserting the main battery during a charging cycle but more accurate battery status readings can be achieved with minimal removal of the main battery during the charging cycle Battery run time is greatly affected by the brightness level of the display At high brightness levels one may expect approximately 9 hours of runtime from the main battery At lower brightness levels run time may exceed 16 hours Run times on the internal backup battery are approximately one quarter of the main battery If the power is plugged in you will see a graphic in the upper right hand corner of your screen showing a cable plug attached to a battery When plugged in the ba
42. e Scroll Wheel to highlight the filename and press OK 3 Highlight Memory and press OK to copy the dictionary Note that if you use the Menu Files Copy command to copy a file named Main Dictionary pdx from any drive to the Passport s Memory the main dictionary will be replaced You may also copy in any auxiliary dictionaries you like however if you want to use them during a job you will have to select them in the Dictionary In Use menu 43 Loading a dictionary The Menu Dictionary Load option for dictionaries will load a pdx or rft dictionary from an external drive into Memory converting the rtf to a a pdx if necessary This does not have any effect on the Main Dictionary pdx even if you are converting your username rtf 1 Insert the external media device into the Passport Note if you are using an SD card you must do this on the splash screen not while in a job 2 Start a job on the Passport 3 Navigate to Menu Dictionary Load 4 A list of external memory devices will appear Navigate to the Jobs folder on the appropriate device 5 Highlight Main Dictionary pdf and then depress the OK button If the dictionary you are loading is named Main Dictionary pdx it will be your main dictionary If it has another name after loading the Passport will ask if you wish to use the new dictionary as your main dictionary Note that if you answer Yes it will overwrite your old main dictionary entirely 8 23 05 Job 10 07 14
43. e a radio UF ss A RAO FRPBLGTS If you find that you consistently have a shadow stroke that should be a registered key raise that key s registration column If you have a stroke that is consistently registering as a valid keystroke when 1t should not lower that key s registration point to make it less sensitive Note You can turn Shadow Tracking on or off in the Menu Setup Input dialog 24 STENOVISION The Passport uses a revolutionary optical sensor system that monitors the exact position and direction of travel of each key at all times making it extremely resistant to stacking splitting problems Setting the Anti stacking overlap percentage Go to the Menu Setup Input screen to adjust the overlap percentage Overlap percentage is the adjustment that creates the fine line between stacking and split words The default percentage is 15 e Ifyou get any stacking increase the number e Ifyou get any word splitting lower the number e Adjust the percentage one number at a time to avoid overcompensating FRPBLGTS Anti stacking Yes EU Overlap percentage 14 P A R T iew translation Yes F E Steno display on right No H O U S Delete stroke s Shadow display Yes Backlight timer 10 Close Up Down Plus Minus Change How this works For any stroke the times that all of the keys were pressed and the times they were all released are compared If keys are pressed and released absolutely s
44. e number bar write all the numbers from one to nine with the number bar The number bar can also be adjusted for sensitivity if the numbers do not register for you properly Now write a few sentences to make sure that no keys are registering that shouldn t be registering If they are individually adjust those keys by turning the scroll key backwards to make them less sensitive Select Close 19 Adjusting Stroke Registration Points 1 It is important to adjust the stoke depth and tension to your preference BEFORE adjusting the registration points 2 From the writer Job Screen press the Menu button followed by the Setup button and the Keyboard button This will bring you to the Key stroke adjustment dialog STKPWHR W A S T PH EU A P A R E F T H O U s ST PH FRPBLGTS s c r F L c r gt gt Menu gt gt Setup gt gt Keyboard Close All Previous Next Set Baseline 3 Depress the steno key that you wish to adjust A black column will extend downward from the top of the display as you depress the key Once the registration point the top of the red column rising from the bottom of the display has been crossed the column will change to an aqua color indicating that a stroke has been successfully detected A A A T F L G r gt gt Menu gt gt Setup gt gt Keyboard Close All Previous Next Set Baseline 4 The registration point may be adjusted by slowly rotating the Scroll Wheel located on t
45. e top of a key For this reason you should be sure the baseline for a key is not too close to the registration point The Passport works by noting the top and bottom baseline of the travel of each key and the registration point you set and uses this information to judge whether or not a key is being depressed as part of a stroke Note that there is no adjustment for the top of a stroke which is the point a key raises to when you are not depressing it at all 7 Comment Ck last sentence 18 Five minute keyboard registration point adjustment 1 2 5 Go to Start Menu Setup Keyboard Adjust With a light stroke simultaneously hit all the keys on the left bank excluding the vowels and number bar and check to see if they all appear on the left side of the Passport screen Ifa letter is missing stroke the missing letter in a normal manner and push the scroll wheel forward slightly to raise the registration point make the key more sensitive Repeatedly hit the left bank to see if the missing letter consistently appears If not continue to make small adjustments Repeat this procedure for any additional letters that are missing Repeat this procedure with the right side of the keyboard excluding the vowels If you do not use wide keys on your D Z or T S keys adjust those keys separately Repeat this procedure by lightly hitting all the vowels at once When all keys are registering properly if you use th
46. ealed From the Bluetooth menu choose Options In the Options dialog select the Security tab Raise the slider from Standard to High and select Apply Options Other Diagnostics IT Admin General Security Bluetooth Information Exchanger General Security Bluetooth security level Standard This is the recommended security mode Please make sure that the user is trustworthy when you are prompted to enter a PIN code Passkey for authentication Available to be searched Connection acceptable New Authentication acceptable Performing Authentication and encryption of Service Level Verifying message during the card exchange the y File Transfer Password Custom Level Delete Paired Device Information All or selected pairing information with the remote device is deleted View Paired Devices Delete All Options Other Diagnostics IT Admin Bluetooth Information Exchanger Bluetooth security level This is the highest security mode Only connection to authenticated Bluetooth devices is allowed Not available to be found New Authentication denied Performing Authentication and encryption of LinkLevel Verifying password during file transfer File Transfer Password Custom Level Default Level Delete Paired Device Information All or selected pairing information with the remote device is deleted View Paired Devices Delete All
47. ee eee ena nao aeno 62 Installing an Update on the Passport eene esee e eee eee ee eere eene nn nnne 62 The Menu About sub menu eeeeeee esee eese seen nennen aas e teens netos enn nat 63 Caring for your Passport s LCD Display eee ee eere eerte nennen 64 Changing the Splash image on the opening screen eere 64 Low Memory Message at Startup eee ee ecce ee eee eee e eee eee ette etna nao eeto 65 Troubleshooting and Error Messages eeee eere eene ee eee eee eerta nennen 66 Drive full aet Da ER Ue CORRER ce ERU RO IER KO TREE CH RENE 66 KbEciDUl Rr ci 66 ESD Card write protected s acea ener tr D ERO aon EAT Ea ntn 66 WARNING There are no external backup drives present Plug in a drive or card as as possible cede IS tta ae e RERO EU Ie Ie E AR EG eR Ces 66 The system cannot find the path specified sssssss see 67 Chapter 8 Appendix Bluetooth Setup eere cs 69 Add New Connection Wizard Microsoft Bluetooth stack 69 Setting up Total Eclipse to use the Passport ssessssseeeeeenneen en 73 Add New Connection Wizard Toshiba Bluetooth stack 74 Testing a Real time connection using Hyper Terminal or similar program 78 Toshiba Stack Computer is not requesting a PIN number during Bluetooth setup 81 Soon Passport Wri
48. eeeeenenenn 46 To Oper ali tro aoo ar D ddr d weite a e a s 4T To Delete a File een eto e e o Re e EH RP 47 To Copy A File ao baa EO UR teens 48 Saving Note Ellas HO 49 Saving Note Files to External Storage Media ooooocccooncccoccccnonnnononnnonanononananinanccnno 49 Reading notes from the external media sss 51 The S atch ment uetus eme EO dte e A 52 Inserting a MARK into steno notes essssssssee eene eene nennen 53 Typmetexton your PASS pOrtis cv ont osse tte de e rem tee Brie 54 Chapter 6 Working with Audio ee eeee eee eese eee eee eene ette neon 55 Setting up your Passport to Record and Playback Audio 55 MAA ditigesdaseuaesissiciniecsdnaes 22 The Pause button hM TO D SUI DURS 55 The Play button emet rrt i PENIS RERO e Petr erre Rent isa 56 EURIIRISDIPCDOT Em 56 WAV recording indicator esses eene eene nennen nnne enne nns 57 Chapter 7 Additional settings eee ecce eee eerte eene eene eee eee etna eae eoa 59 Writer setup in Total Eclipse eene ecce eee eene eren enne eene etta nnne ae 59 Translation without a laptop from SD card sees 60 Using the Passport with other CAT systems cooooccooccnnoncccnonncnnnnnncnnonnnnon crono eene 61 Updates to the Passport software eeeee ecce eren eee ee e
49. es currently in use are listed 2 To add other dictionaries press the Add button 3 Highlight the dictionary name and press OK to select it 4 You can select more than one dictionary from a location by pressing the Mark button to mark each dictionary that you want to add 5 When finished adding dictionaries press Close to return to the Job screen To remove dictionaries from the current job 1 Press the Menu Dictionary In Use button The dictionaries currently in use are listed 23 Use the Scroll Wheel to navigate to the dictionary you want to remove 3 Press the Delete button 4 When finished removing dictionaries press Close to return to the Job screen 46 Chapter 5 Working with Files The Menv Files menu provides options for you to Open Delete or Copy files from and to any of the storage media on your Passport You can Open Delete or Copy more than one file at a time To select multiple files highlight the files one at a time or select multiple files by holding down the Mark button as you roll the scroll wheel All the marked files will be opened deleted or copied The Open and Copy functions list files sorted by name which is generally in order from newest to oldest The Delete function lists the oldest files first since those are generally the ones you would be deleting When working in the Files menu the File selection dialog will shows the current path and drive space These will appear at the top of the lists
50. h Device Address Bluetooth Device Name 00 16 DC 0F DB 16 Passport Enter the Passport s PIN number which may be found on the Passport in Menu Setup Output Bluetooth PIN Select OK Add New Connection Wizard Select a COM port Set the COM port for use We recommend using the default COM port Assignment of COM Port Name COM40 Auto Connect Cre Jes Cora e The Wizard will then display the list of available services Highlight Serial Port SSA Select Next The Wizard will then request a COM port assignment Although you may select a specific COM port to use in most cases you can make use of the default assignment and select Next Add New Connection Wizard Enter a name and select an icon Set up the connection name and icon Setting information Connection Name gum T C Create a shortcut on the desktop Ca Help A dialog announcing that the setup of the particular COM port is complete will appear Please make note of the COM port number for use in the setup of the CAT sytem Select Next The Wizard will request a name for the connection Type in a name for the connection Choose Next NOTE Creating a shortcut is not necessary 76 Add New Connection Wizard Completing the Add New Connection Wizard Registration of connection information complete The Wizard will display a registration complete dialog Select
51. imultaneously then they overlap 100 and are part of the same stroke If they were pressed and released totally separately then they overlap 0 and will be sent as two strokes If they were not quite simultaneous they might overlap a smaller percentage such as 8096 indicating that at the time a key was pressed the other key was also pressed only 8096 of that time If the percentage of overlap falls below the threshold you specify then the keys that are only barely overlapped are split off and considered part of a second stroke For more on Splitting Stacking and the Overlap Percentage see page 35 25 Output Settings The Menu Setup Output choice opens the Output settings dialog where you can change the options for how your writer communicates with your CAT system For additional Output options see Additional settings beginning on page 59 The Output settings include Serial communications Serial emulation USB communications USB emulation Bluetooth communications Bluetooth emulation and Data logging 17 01 26 Job 10 07 14 1659 10 82 FRPBLGTS T PH Serial communications No EU Serial emulation No P A R T USB communications No F T USB emulation No H O U S Bluetooth communications Yes Bluetooth emulation No Bluetooth PIN 4237 Data logging No Close Up Down Plus Minus Change The settings for Serial USB and Bluetooth each has its own ON OFF Yes No setting and its own emulation m
52. ions 1 On the right side there are 5 USB ports one Type B port to connect your writer to your computer and 4 Type A ports to connect flash drives and approved Bluetooth devices 2 On the left side there is a PCMCIA card slot with a CompactFlash card microphone and headphone jacks a DC power jack and the battery charging indicator light Compact flash cards CF that have been tested with the Passport 3 SanDisk CF 32 MB SanDisk CF 64 MB SanDisk CF 1 GB Lexar 40X professional CF 1 GB On the back there is a serial port and an SD memory card slot The SD card slot has a spring loaded mechanism To remove the card push it in and it will pop out NOTE Do not remove the SD card while recording audio on the Passport SD cards that have been tested with the Passport Kingston SD 2GB Kingston part number SD 2GB Kingston SDHC class4 4GB Kingston part number SD4 4GB PQI SDHC Class10 16GB PQI SDHC Class6 4GB SanDisk SD 1 GB SanDisk SDHC 8 GB SanDisk part number SDSDB 8192 A11 ATISD 1 GB PNY SD 2 GB PNY part number SD M02G An additional note about SD cards There is a difference between an SD card and an SDHC card It is recommended that you use a 2GB or smaller SD card To use a larger card select an SDHC card which can be up to 16 GB Adjusting the Writer s Hey Stroke Depth and Tension Your writer was pre adjusted to your specifications before it was shipped so you may find that you do not nee
53. ions up as if you were using a Stentura writer To use the Passport in real time using a serial cable with other CAT systems you must enable emulation mode on your Passport Navigate to Menu Setup Output and choose an Emulation mode FRPBLGTS T PH Serial communications No EU Serial emulation No P A R T USB communications No F T USB emulation No H O U S Bluetooth communications Yes ST PH Bluetooth emulation No WH A Bluetooth PIN 4237 Data logging No Close Up Down Plus Minus Change Use the Up and Down buttons to highlight an Emulation mode The Change button will toggle between Yes and No Once you have the proper setting selected pressing Close will return to the job screen and the top level menu Setup your CAT system as if a Stentura writer is connected Be sure to use the Stentura writer s communication settings baud rate 9 600 parity none data bits 8 stop bit 1 When you are using the Passport in Emulation mode the Passport will support Stentura style timecodes and when you read notes they will be timecoded correctly 61 Updates to the Passport software In order to receive notification of updates to the Passport software you must subscribe to the Passports Download page 1 On the ASI website www eclipsecat com go to Support Downloads Passport 2 Click on the Subscribe link which you will find below the list of available files 3 Choose Subscribe to
54. lation process r Y Passport USB Driver Setup crama Completing the Passport USB Driver Setup Wizard Please connect the USB cable from your Passport to a USB port on your computer to start the Windows Add New o Hardware Wizard Select Fin ish Complete the Add New Hardware Wizard by allowing it to automatically search for your Passport driver files and install the device When you connect the USB cable from your Passport to a USB port on your computer and turn the Passport on the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard should start Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Select Install the software automatically Recommended Passport If your hardware came with an installation CD 42 or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do o Choose Next O ln Click Next to continue 13 Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Passport USB Interface has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for softwa
55. n Passport 2 Turn power ON 3 Navigate to Menu Setup Output FRPBLGTS TPH Serial communications No EU Serial emulation No P A R T USB communications No F T USB emulation No H O U S Bluetooth communications Yes ST PH Bluetooth emulation No WHA Bluetooth PIN 4237 Data logging No Close Up Down Plus Minus Change 4 Set Bluetooth Communications to YES 5 Make note of Bluetooth PIN 6 Exit to Splash screen 7 Open a new job on the writer NOTE The Passport will not start the Bluetooth serial service Passport SSA unless a job is open on the Passport 69 Bluetooth Devices x Devices Options COM Ports Hardware m Bere JE Properties On a Bluetooth enabled PC go to Control Panel and select Bluetooth Devices Click Add Add Bluetooth Device Wizard 4 Ee Place check mark next to My Welcome to the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard device is setup and ready to be found Before proceeding referto the Bluetooth section of the device documentation Then set up your device so that your computer can find it Tum it on Make it discoverable visible Give it a name optional Press the butt the bottom of the di 7 7 Prep or de Click Next Windows will search for any Bluetooth devices within range Other devices besides the Passport may be found Add only Bluetooth devices that you trust EN Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Selec
56. ode setting to determine whether it uses Passport communications protocol or Stentura communications protocol These communications methods can all be used simultaneously to different computers if desired For example you could write bluetooth data to one computer and serial to another Select Yes for the method or methods of communication that you will be using For the best performance be sure to choose No for all the methods you are not using If you are using Total Eclipse set Serial emulation USB emulation and Bluetooth emulation to No If you choose Serial Communications be sure that you have a serial to USB device set up on your laptop If so remove the cable you were using and attach the serial cable furnished with the Passport so that you can use the telephone type serial connection on the back of the Passport and the USB end for the laptop Ifusing serial to USB remember to set the USB and Bluetooth choices to No If you choose the USB to USB using the cable furnished with the Passport you must first download and install the USB to USB drivers to your laptop Note that the furnished USB cable uses a Type B connection for the Passport which looks like a square with beveled edges This port is located on the right side ofthe Passport next to the regular Type A USB ports Remember if using USB to USB the other two choices should be set to No For additional Output options see Additional settings beginning
57. of files with a different background color and it is not a selectable item When reading a directory the file dialog will show please wait on the screen until 1t s done reading the folder since a large number of files can make that function take longer than you might expect To Open a File 1 Press Menu Files Open The Passport displays a list of the files in Memory 2 Press Previous to display a list of storage media on your Passport 3 Use the Scroll Wheel to highlight the location of the file you wish to open and press OK 4 Press OK to open a jobs folder and display a list of the files at that location Scroll to the file you want to open and press OK The system will return you to the Job screen with the file open To Delete a File The Menu Files Delete sub menu can be used to delete files from any storage location on the Passport 1 Press Menu Files Delete Press OK for a list of files in your root directory 2 Press Previous to display a list of storage media on your Passport 47 Use the Scroll Wheel to highlight the location of the file you wish to delete and press OK 4 Press OK to display a list of the files at that location 5 Scroll to the file you want to delete and press OK 6 The Passport will display a warning reading The selected data will be deleted permanently Are you sure T Press Yes to delete the file Pressing No or Close will take you back to the Job screen To Copy a File
58. on page 59 26 If you choose Bluetooth select No for Serial and USB and Yes for Bluetooth You must first pair the Bluetooth from the writer to the laptop Setting up Bluetooth output For details on setting up a Microsoft Bluetooth Stack see the Appendix at the end of this manual beginning on page 69 For details on setting up a Toshiba Bluetooth Stack see the Appendix at the end of this manual beginning on page 74 Note If you ordered a Bluetooth adaptor with your Passport it has been installed in the right most USB port of your new Passport Micro adapters are designed to remain in the devices in which they are installed at all times We strongly recommend that you do not remove it from your Passport unless specifically advised to do so by one of our technicians Should you need to send your Passport in for servicing you will get a loaner with a Bluetooth adapter in place To reset the Bluetooth PIN number 1 Use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to navigate to the setting you want to change 2 Use the Plus Minus or Change buttons to toggle all the Yes No choices 3 With Bluetooth PIN highlighted pressing the Plus Minus or Change buttons opens a dialog where you can Reset the number and enter a new number using your writer Note that your Bluetooth will start only when you start a job This eliminates an unnecessarily long startup time for users who do not have the Bluetoo
59. onnects to your device Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Completing the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard The Bluetooth device was successfully connected to your computer Your computer and the device can communicate whenever they are near each other These are the COM serial ports assigned to your device Outgoing COM pot COM23 Incoming COM port COM24 Leam more about To close this wizard click Finish Make note of the COM port assignments Click Finish 71 Bluetooth Devices The wizard will close and bring you back to the Bluetooth device screen with the newly added device displayed Bluetooth Devices Click on the COM Ports tab and make note of the COM port assigned to the Passport Click on the Options tab Ensure that Allow Bluetooth devices to connect to this computer is selected Choose OK 72 Setting up Total Eclipse to use the Passport In Eclipse navigate to the Input tab under User Settings Ensure that the Passport writer is selected Paragraphs Document Edt Display Weter Passpot ssw Test Resltime from COM port y Read from Drive orfolder Setup Keyboard layout E MO OE lt gt Display Mar De E M Capitalize stit Keymode K D s Stitch mode Real time from is set to COM port Click the Setup button to the right of the
60. ons of the device 1 2 As Passport files in the Jobs folder As Stentura format note files in the root directory of the external memory device You can read your notes from the external media into Total Eclipse in one of two ways 1 As noted above the Passport saves native Passport files including the audio if using an SD card in a folder labeled jobs Remove media from Passport and insert into your computer In the User settings Input tab you must set the Read from drive or folder path to the jobs folder located on the media device which you have inserted into your computer As long as that device receives the same drive letter from Windows each time you insert the device into your computer you will only need to set this once In addition to saving native Passport files in the jobs folder the Passport saves Stentura format note files in the root directory of the external memory device just as the Stentura does on a disk In this case you would only have to set the User Settings Input Read from drive or folder path to point to the media device itself and not to a folder located on the media device The writer type on the User settings Input tab would need to be set to Stentura instead of Passport You can then leave User Settings and use Alt I or Read notes and the notes files on the media device will be listed Highlight the file you want rename it anything you like and click Read If yo
61. op of the writer on the user s right side 5 To adjust the registration points of all keys simultaneously select All Then rotate the scroll wheel Pressing Previous or Next returns to individual key adjustment mode 20 6 Once you have the registration points set to your liking press Close to return to the job screen and the top level menu A IB na JU A I J u E 3 K P H L G T rd gt gt Menu gt gt Setup gt gt Close All Previous Next Set Baseline When you have the keyboard adjusted to the proper height wait until the writer recalculates the keystroke information approximately 3 seconds Once this occurs the keystroke columns will move back up to the top of the screen and you may adjust the registration points if necessary After you have adjusted the keyboard height select All and Set top This lets the system know the tops have changed Itis important to remember that whenever you make a change to the keyboard s height you must immediately navigate to Menu Setup Keyboard Adjust depress the All button and then depress the Set Top button An example of when you would need to do this If you have a shallow stroke depth and you adjust the keyboard to a deeper stroke depth without setting the tops then when you hit keys on the writer it will appear as one large stroke containing most or all of the possible letters You can resolve this issue by simply going to the Keyboard adjust screen and hi
62. puter and CAT software You can adjust the time it waits before turning off the backlight at Start Menu Setup Input Setting the time to 0 zero will disable the timer and prevent the screen from turning off 16 Chopter 2 Using the Passport menu system The Menu options enable you to control how the Passport looks and functions In any menu clicking the OK button will save your settings as 1t returns you to the Job screen Also closing any options dialog will save your settings On most screens you will have the choice of moving Back one level in the menu system or returning directly to the Job screen This enables you to make adjustments while in a Job With your Passport powered up pressing the Start button opens a Job screen From the Job Screen you can choose one of the following Close Search Record Play Mark Menu When you select one of these options a menu path with a different background color appears at the bottom of your screen above the button labels This menu path helps you keep track of where you are in the menu system For example after pressing the Search button you will see the word gt gt Search and below that Back PrevO PrevA Entry Repeat Other Selecting Other takes you to a screen with gt gt Search gt gt Other and below that the choices Back Gototop Prev Pgh Prev Paren Prev Mark In the graphic below the menu path shows that you have pressed the Menu Setup Display Font and Steno button
63. re that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway OP Installation If you receive the Windows Security dialog choose Continue Anyway The installation of the device proceeds Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for y Passport USB Interface Click Finish to close the wizard i Device Manager E Al e eas Q Bluetooth Radios iV Computer X Display adapters el DVD CD ROM drives Gq IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards Py Mice and other pointing devices E Monitors ln CanoScan E Portable Devices 4 Ports COM amp LPT Jf Communications Port COMI T Passport USB Interface COM3 El Processors A Sound video and game controllers M System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Once complete choose Finish Once installed you may confirm the installation by checking the Device Manager 14 Charging the Batteries 1 Make sure that AC adapter is plugged into the wall socket before connecting to the writer Insert the AC adapter s plug into the Passport s DC power jack The DC power jack is located on the left side of the writer near the PCMCIA slot Note that it fits loosely to help prevent the Passport s being knocked over if someone trips on the cord Battery Charging PCMCIA Card Microphone Hea
64. s and can now choose whether to make the steno font larger or smaller or go Back to the Font menu or choose OK to return to the Job T Q Was any a part of STKPWHR he house W A S A InI part of the TPH EU house What do you A mean A Q Well what do you ni Back Larger Smaller OK Screen showing menu path Menu Setup Display Font Steno 17 Adjusting the Passport for your writing style There are several key adjustments you can to make for optimum writing comfort and accuracy The following pages offer detailed instructions for adjusting the following e the stroke registration points the depth at which you want a stroke to register when you are writing normally e the baseline for each key the deepest point to which a given key would travel given your particular touch Note that this is not the absolute bottom to which a key can be pressed because your passport s keys have a soft landing of felt and rubber Rather it is the deepest a key would ever go when you are writing normal strokes consisting of one or more keys e the top of each stroke the point a key raises to when you are not depressing it at all You can set the top of the currently selected stroke or all strokes It is important that you make these adjustments carefully so the software in your passport can differentiate between an actual stroke and a shadow stroke which could result if a finger is dragged across th
65. sport will remember this setting permanently for all future jobs You can set this to Yes before you hit the very first stroke in the job You can also begin recording while in a job by hitting the Record button e Live monitor Yes No The monitor YES NO is rather like LOUD QUIET In any case the audio monitoring that can be done through the Passport is extremely sensitive and can pick up quiet voices from across the room e Input volume 48 The input level can be set from 0 to 100 and works well with both powered and unpowered microphones e Microphone boost Yes No If your volume levels are too high 1t is possible to turn the boost so high that you distort your recordings in addition to possibly damaging your hearing 56 e Output volume 40 This setting determines the level for the headphones e Auto pause Yes No The auto pause setting can be turned on or off Below that is a pause delay which is indicated as a number of minutes If enabled it will automatically pause the recording if there are no steno strokes hit within a period of minutes indicated by the pause delay e Pause delay time 5 minutes e Auto resume Yes No With auto resume turned on any stroke on the writer will restart the audio recording This will happen whether the recording was paused by the user or by the auto pause feature e Audio emulation Yes No If you turn on Audio emulation it will store the wav files as AUDIO FILE wav to match the
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67. t the Bluetooth device that you want to add o Highlight Passport Click Next d Eyes don ape ihe o wert to nd make sure that it is tumed on Follow the setup instructions that came with the device Search Again and then click Search Again Em teo ces 70 Add Bluetooth Device Wizard x Do you need a passkey to add your device Q To answer this question referto the Bluetooth section of the documentation that came with your device if the documentation specifies a passkey use that one Ghoose a passkey forme Use the passkey found in the documentation Let me choose my own passkey Dont use a passkey 3 You should always use a passkey unless your device does not support one We recommend using a passkey that is 8to 16 digits long The longer the passkey the more secure it will be Le Dm tos Place dot next to Let me choose my own Passkey Enter the Passport s Bluetooth PIN as noted above in the text box to the right Click Next Add Bluetooth Device Wizard xi Windows is exchanging passkeys g When instructed below enter the passkey using your Bluetooth device For more infomation about entering a passkey see the documentation that came with your device Y Connecting Y Please enter the passkey on your Bluetooth device now Passkey 38 gt Installing Bluetooth device Next gt Wait while Windows c
68. ter Warranty Congratulations on your purchase of a new Passport Writer The Passport includes a one year parts and labor warranty which includes the following e Repair or replacement of any necessary electrical or mechanical components e Use of a loaner writer upon request during service North American U S customers only e Shipment of the loaner writer to and from customers North American U S customers only e Unlimited toll free technical support during the warranty period The batteries are warranted for 90 days from the date of purchase This warranty does not cover misuse abuse accidents or elective work on the writer such as the substitution of different style keycaps You are entitled to download software updates to your Passport during the entire lifetime of your writer By using this product you agree to release Advantage Technology and Innovations hereinafter referred to as ATL and Advantage Software hereinafter referred to as ASI from any and all liability arising from the use of our products Under no circumstances shall ATI and or ASI be liable for special indirect incidental or consequential damage including lost profits of Licensee or any third party even if ATI and or ASI have been advised of the possibility of such damages This warranty is void if the Passport has been opened disassembled or tampered with in any way For general information and technical support please call 800 800
69. th activated When using Bluetooth note that differences exist among the different versions of Windows XP CE VISTA and specifications can change even within the same model If you are using Bluetooth devices purchased from Advantage Technology they have been tested to ensure compatibility with the Passport If you have purchased Bluetooth devices elsewhere we cannot guarantee compatibility The Allow multiple outputs option defaults to off With this feature turned off then only one output at a time is allowed You will generally want this feature set to YES to avoid issues caused by multiple outputs enabled but not actively connected This will eliminate the lag caused when a you have a communications method turned on other than the one you re currently using 27 Viewing the Translation If you want to see the translation along with your notes set the Menu Setup Input settings choice View Translation to Yes You can also use the Menu Setup Display Font Transcript Show hide button to toggle the Translation off or on If you want to see the translation you must install your dictionary Details on working with you dictionary are in Chapter 4 Dictionaries on your Passport beginning on page 43 Also in the Menu Setup Input settings you can choose to have the Steno display on the left or right and Delete stroke s as an asterisk Choosing Yes for Shadow display will show you your shadows like on your paper but in red on
70. this page and click Save m Passport Advantage Software Mozilla Firefox LEE http www TeleView P t mem asspor Utilities amp More Attachment BES Passport update v2 01 0024 dl sblary assport update v2 01 0 um Create Content 84 43 ease do e ion for Passpo e v2 01 00 y Administer Release documentation for Passport update v2 01 0024 kB Passport User s Guide 2 85 MB Find us on 652 83 Facebook Passport USB Drivers kB gt 612 35 Guide to Installing Passport USB Drivers KB Passport Dictionary Utility This stand alone utility designed for users of CAT systems other than Total 381 KB Edipse allows one to convert to and from RTF and PDX files on their personal computer 611 11 Passport Dictionary Utility User Guide KB 15 15 nk bin Please do not download unless instructed to do so by technical support MB SUBSCRIBE 767 reads S Installing an Update on the Passport 1 Copy the file named passport upd to an external media device such as a compact flash card SD card or a USB flash drive 2 Make sure that the writer is turned off 3 Insert the external media device into the Passport 62 4 Turn the Passport on 5 This procedure will reprogram the writer s on board flash memory with the new Passport application software The update will take approximately 30 seconds to install during which the LCD display will appear blank except for a very brief progress indicator 6 Once
71. ting The fact that this feature allows multiple strokes does not mean that you can use a multi stroke delete entry so you can t use TKHRET TKHRET for deleting one stroke for example You can turn on or off the Shadow display The Shadow display feature is designed to make read backs easier The Passport s LCD can display shadows much as they would appear on steno paper The shadow tracking information can help the CAT software determine which keys were inadvertently pressed or not pressed hard enough improving the accuracy of your translation You can adjust the number of minutes from 1 to 30 before the Backlight Timer turns off the LCD screen Setting the timer to 0 zero will disable the timer and prevent the screen from turning off 34 Anti stacking splitting Stacking refers to getting one stroke when you wanted two T EF E STKPWHR Q Was any a part of the W A s house T PH EU A P A R T F H o U s ST PH Close Search Record Play Mark Menu Splitting is the opposite of stacking Getting two strokes when you wanted one FRPBLGTS A InI part of the house T PH What do you mean P A R T Q Well what do you mean F H O U S ST PH WH A TK AO U Close Search Record Play Mark Menu The Passport software is designed to eliminate both splits and stacks by tracking the position direction of travel and speed of each key at all times Because different people have different writing styles it s
72. ttery graphic will always show the main battery and its charge level 15 While charging the battery graphic shows a flashing battery with a plus sign icon Once charging is complete the battery graphic will no longer flash and will display a black battery icon with no plus sign Ifthe AC Adapter is unplugged the battery graphic will show the main battery icon full size with a level indicator which drops as it discharges until the main battery is dead The icon will turn red as it approaches empty Li bigis If the main battery is removed or dead it switches to using the backup battery and will show a half size battery graphic with the backup battery level in it The only time you ll see the backup battery graphic is if the machine is unplugged and the main battery is removed or drained When the Passport switches to the backup battery you should plug it in or be prepared to hot swap the main battery if a spare is available The auxiliary battery icon will turn red when there is approximately 45 minutes of run time left The runtime can be increased significantly by reducing the brightness of the display In order to conserve power after ten minutes of no keystrokes the backlight turns off Pressing any key will turn it back on The Passport continues to record audio while the backlight is off unless the auto pause has shut the audio off The backlight turning off has no effect on the Passport s connection to the com
73. tting All and Set top Note that you can also set the top for a single key by hitting Set top and selecting a key to set 21 WHEN A SINGLE KEY IS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT 1 Select Menu Setup Keyboard Adjust 2 Press the key you need to adjust 3 Move the registration point bar to the position where you want the point to register 4 Select Baseline 5 For best results when asked to press a key DO NOT press the key by itself Rather position your hands over the keyboard and hit a common stroke containing multiple keys that includes that key For example if you want to adjust the G on the right hand side rather than stroking the G stroke an answer symbol FRPBLGTS Note Turning on Shadow Tracking in the Menu Setup Input dialog can greatly assist while setting individual key registration points See following page for detailed information on Shadow Tracking IMPORTANT When you have finished back up your settings sensor txt using Menu Setup Keyboard Backup 22 WHEN SEVERAL KEYS ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT 1 Select Menu Setup Keyboard Delete The screen will go blank for several seconds Thereafter whatever steno was previously on your screen will appear 2 DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING UNTIL YOU SEE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE Press every key to initialize writer 3 Write on the keyboard in a natural manner Make sure you hit every key at least once including the StenoMagic keys on the far left the number bar and the
74. tween the Virtual Paper and the Transcript views press the Show Hide button which will toggle between the two views 32 2 You can also turn on or off Transcript viewing in the Menu Setup Input menu by selecting deselecting View Transcript 3 When you have finished adjusting the Transcript font size and appearance press Back to adjust another font or Ok to return to the Job screen Adjusting Display Brightness and Contrast The Menu Setup Display Brightness button opens a dialog where you can adjust the screen brightness using the Scroll Wheel or the buttons labeled Less and More When you have finished adjusting the Brightness press Back to return to the Display menu or Ok to return to the Job screen The Menu Setup Display C ontrast button opens a dialog where you can adjust the screen brightness using the Scroll Wheel or the buttons labeled Less and More When you have finished adjusting the Contrast press Back to return to the Display menu or Ok to return to the Job screen e The proper contrast setting is essential to having an easily readable display The contrast setting needed will vary depending on the angle from which one is attempting to view the display It will also change depending on the environment in which you are working As you make an adjustment to the Brightness or Contrast level the display will briefly show you the actual value to which it is being set When you back out of the Brightness dialog
75. u have a wav file from the Passport it will be renamed the same as the not file Both the not and wav file as well as the ecl file after translating will be in your jobs folder in Total Eclipse 51 The Search menu From the Job screen press the Search button to access the Search menu You can use the Search menu to perform the following search functions Prev Q jumps to the previous question Prev A jumps to the previous answer Entry Allows you to enter text to search for Note that you can type steno into this dialog and it will find that location in both the steno and text document Repeat Repeats the last Entry search that was done Note You can use the scroll wheel to move the steno on the left side of the display while the Search menu is displayed Press the Other button to access these additional search functions Go to top Jumps to the top of the job Prev Pgh Jump to the beginning of the previous paragraph Prev Paren Jump to the previous open parenthesis Note that even if the transcript window is not visible it will still do a search and move the steno window to the appropriate location 52 Inserting a MARK into steno notes While in the steno display pressing MARK button 2 or 5 will place a mark stroke in the steno notes STKPWHR Q Do you havea TK 9 radio lt 0 gt UF A Yes A RAO FRPBLGTS KWR E Close Search Record Play Mark Menu You will be able to sear
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