ReadDesk User Manual
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1. Live Image Mode Here is the AUTO SAVE IMAGES SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD KEYBOARD Start Auto Save Sae seconds Stop Auto Save Esc Key 27 AUTO READ IMAGES Auto read images allow the user to automatically read previously saved images in ascending order by date from the current image To start auto reading images Press L Key to enter Load Image Mode Use the or gt Keys to select the Start Image Hold Spacebar Key for 3 seconds to Start Auto Read 4 Press Esc Key to Stop Auto Read and return to Load Image Mode Here is the AUTO READ IMAGES SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD 28 KEYBOARD Spacebar Key for 3 seconds Esc Key Start Auto Read Stop Auto Read SAVE TEXT ReadDesk automatically saves text when a page is read The text is automatically saved as a text file in My Documents Read Desk SPELL A WORD Press the CTRL key on any word to listen to the spelling of the current word This feature does not apply in live mode 29 ZOOM IN OUT Zoom in out allows the user to zoom in or out of an image in any view Here are the ZOOM IN OUT SHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Zoom key Right Click Mouse In Out Wheel Up Down If you have 2 Additional Mouse Buttons you can use the following controls to Zoom In Out See Figure2. and VOICE 37 RATE Rate changes the READING SPEED of the reader LEVEL 1 Slowest reading speed LEVEL 2 Slow reading speed LEVEL 3 Normal reading speed LEVEL 4 Faster reading speed LEVEL 5 Fastest reading speed VOLUME Volume changes the VOLUME LEVEL of the reading voice 20 Twenty percent volume 40 Forty percent volume 60 Sixty percent volume 38 80 Eighty percent volume 100 One hundred volume VOICE Voice changes the VOICE USED when reading KENDRA Reading voice Kendra Default LANGUAGES Languages allow users to see and select one of the supported languages Additional language support will be added in future updates ENGLISH English language 39 HELP Help has 3 Help submenus TUTORIAL SUPPORT and ABOUT TUTORIAL Run ReadDesk Tutorial Displays 9 digit support UPPORT 7 7 ID Company information Displays hardware ID for the PC HARDWARE ID REMOVE Remove registration NaACINNEV WEO EEE from Computer QUIT Exit ReadDesk and go to Windows Desktop 40 Issist Assistive Technologies Inc www issist com
3. Improper placement of the alignment bar or incorrectly aligned page can negatively affect OCR results READING 5 Start reader by pressing Spacebar or Clicking on the Blue Read icon in the top right corner as shown in Figure 6 Alternatively you can use Delayed Read to read a page To do a delayed read hold Spacebar for 3 seconds This will delay the image capture for 15 seconds before it reads Delayed Read provides the user enough time to properly align position or switch out the page before the shot is taken 13 Gather Data and Identify Goals and Objectives Your goal must be to obsain all the information needed to determine de type of rmutual funds thar woold be suitable in view of the clie ubjjectives and comstraines In some cases the information obtained will lead you co suggest a revision of the client s objectives Kor example ila cent has three dependants and se cash reserve then it in premature to Sous om lorg sorm go The know your elient rule requires chat the murua fund sales reproxutarive gather the allowing information at a minimum when opening an accouns fora new client The clients personal ciicumutancer including level for risk investment knowledge and colerance The cients financial cizcumstances including annua income and ner worth The clients tinana pals objectives and time The client age lised upaa the anoe and other iniormanor you gather you can dili
4. 12 30 Side Mouse Button 1 Side Mouse Button 2 Figure 12 MOUSE Zoom In Side Mouse Button 1 Zoom Out Side Mouse Button 2 MOVEMENT CONTROLS Movement controls allow the user to move to different areas of the image 31 Here are the MOVEMENT SHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Up 8 Num key Move mouse to Top Down 2 Num key Move mouse to Bottom Left 4 Numkey Move mouse to Left Right 6 Num key Move mouse to Right TRANSFER LICENSE To transfer a license to another computer the registration must be removed from the original computer before the serial number can be used again Once registration has been removed ReadDesk will return to Trial Mode and the license can now be moved to a new computer 32 Here are the steps to remove registration Ensure computer has an Active Internet Connection 4 Enter Menu Select Help 4 Select Remove Registration 4 Press Enter to Confirm MENU OPTIONS Menu options allow the user to customize and change settings as shown in Figure 13 33 B Color a Reading Speech Language k Help Dett Figure 13 Here are the MENU OPTIONS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Enter Esc Key Click Menu Menu icon Exit Esc Key Click Back Menu button Up Down Up Down Move mouse to A
5. Funds thar woold be suitable in view of the clie ubijevtives anc constrainrs In some cases the information obtained will lead you to weggest a revision of the client s objcetives For example ifa chen has there dependants and se euh reserve then it is premanure to focus om long term goah The know yourclicnt rule requires chit the mursal fund sales reprorutative gather the alkowing information ata minimum when opening an account fora new client The cients personal citcumeancen including level of investment knowledge and colerance for risk The client financial ciscumstances including sanaa income and nee worth The client s tinancial goals objectives and time hoian The clients age lhd upaa the arma wend other ittormation you gather you can difigouthy disie ve si mutual fural evesements Clie dorun should reflect all mareral mto Figure 9 19 REDRAWN VIEW Redrawn view replaces the Original Text with DIGITAL TEXT on the ORIGINAL IMAGE See Figure 10 Save the Datel International Vision Expo West Sands Expo amp yon Center September 68 2012 Las Vegas N Thank you for your membership Figure 10 20 WRAPPED VIEW Wrapped view displays DIGITAL TEXT onto a DIGITAL BACKGROUND and reformats the text so it fits within the width of the screen See Figure 11 No portion of your dues payment to The Vision Council is tax deductible as a charitable contribution for federal income fax pu
6. My Documents Pictures Read Desk Export MP3 Convert current book to MP3 The MP3 will be saved in My Documents Pictures Read Desk Save Load Delete images can be controlled by using the KEYBOARD Here are the SAVE LOAD IMAGES SHORTCUTS for the KEYBOARD 24 KEYBOARD Save S Key Load L Key Delete Delete Key Next Picture gt Key Previous Picture lt Key Export PDF P Key Export MP3 M Key SAVE IMAGE Save image allows you to save image to My Pictures Read Desk Save image can be controlled by using the KEYBOARD Here is the SAVE IMAGE SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD KEYBOARD Save S Key 25 LOAD IMAGE MODE Load image mode allows you to e Load Image Load previously saved images saved in My Pictures Read Desk e Delete Image Delete currently displayed image from My Pictures Read Desk e Next Image Previous Image Loads the next previous saved image Here are the LOAD IMAGE MODE SHORTCUTS for the KEYBOARD Load Image Delete Image Next Image Previous Image KEYBOARD le Key Delete Key yas Key L Key 26 AUTO SAVE IMAGES Auto save images allow the user to automatically save images in 15 second intervals To start auto saving images Enter Live Image Mode L Hold S Key for 3 seconds to Start Auto Save J Press Esc Key to Stop Auto Save and return to
7. ReadDesk User Manual The latest version of this manual is available online at www issist com iSSIST TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION s scoccescconseseesonsusnavesoneveceieess 4 Overview Error Bookmark not defined FEATURES Error Bookmark not defined Alignment Error Bookmark not defined Reading Error Bookmark not defined VIEWS Error Bookmark not defined Original View Error Bookmark not defined Redrawn View Error Bookmark not defined Wrapped VieW cccsesssssssssssssssstseeeees 21 Rotate Image Error Bookmark not defined Toggle Color Error Bookmark not defined Save Load Export IMages ccccccceeees 24 Auto Read Images Error Bookmark not defined Auto Scan Images Error Bookmark not defined Save Text Error Bookmark not defined Spell PWN OCs lt otasoncs aioe vd tedooneaceled bocheones 29 ZOOM INOUE icccssdicscscesovusvsvessedecesewnnvewes 30 Movement Controls sssceesceeeeeeees 31 Transfer license cccccessesseseeseeeeeeeeaes 32 MENU OPTIONG Error Bookmark not defined Color Error Bookmark not defined Reading Error Bookmark not defined VIEW saan e eT i 37 Speech Error Bookmark not defined Languages Error Bookmark not defined INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW ReadDesk is a new affordable easy to use portable camera that can be connected to your laptop
8. gently disie on si i erwesrments Client account documesausin would reflect all marena mio Figure 6 6 Automatically brings up the Loading Screen as shown in Figure 7 14 Figure 7 15 7 After image is finished loading reader will start automatically reading text aloud while highlighting text as shown in Figure 8 Highlighted Text SaveY ihe Date International Sands Expo amp Las Vegas N Thank you for your membership Figure 8 16 Here are the READING SHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD Read Delayed Read 15 seconds Menu Pause Play Stop Previous Word Next Word Spacebar Hold Spacebar for 3 seconds Esc Key Spacebar Spacebar Esc Key Left Arrow Key Right Arrow MOUSE Click Click Click Click 0 O 0 Click Click Last Word Click Next Word Key 17 Previous Sentence Next Sentence Next Paragraph Previous Paragraph Go to Beginning Go to End VIEWS Up Arrow Key Down Arrow Key Page Down Key Page Up Key Home Key End Key Mouse Wheel Up Mouse Wheel Down View feature allows you to toggle through 3 different views while reading 18 ORIGINAL VIEW Original view retains the ORIGINAL IMAGE See Figure 9 Gather Data and Identify Goals and Objectives Your goal must be to obsain all che wilvemation ceded to determine zhe trpe of mutual
9. or desktop ReadDesk has many special features e Portability Weighs only 1 5 Ibs e Minimal assembly Install the software Connect camera to the computer using the USB 2 0 cable and its ready to use e Customization The Color Speech Views and many other settings can be customized to fit your personal needs e Compatibility Compatible with Windows XP and above operating systems e OCR capabilities Can read books newspapers prescription labels bills 4 invoices and many other types of documents e Easy to use Has an attractive and user friendly interface which is easy to use e Natural sounding voice Reads in a high quality natural sounding voice that is customizable through the menu ReadDesk Preview ReadDesk Camera Alignment Bar Figure 1 5 ACCESSORIES ReadDesk comes with the following Accessories Item Description Alignment Used to align document Bar USB 2 0 Cable Used to connect Camera to Laptop or Desktop Software Used to install ReadDesk DVD software and drivers SETUP INSTRUCTIONS 1 Insert the SOFTWARE DVD into your computer and install ReadDesk software See below for detailed installation instructions regarding your particular operating system Windows Vista 7 8 1 Pop up Choose what to do with this disk Choose Install or Run program from your media 4 Click Run ReadDeskSetup exe 2 Pop up Do you want to allow
10. rposes However The Vision Council has estimated that 92 of your dues may be deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense The Temaining 8 of your dues is used to support lobbying activities and is nondeductible per the Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 1 Check Payment Please make your check payable to aX Figure 11 Views can be controlled by either using the KEYBOARD or MOUSE Here is the VIEW 21 SHORTCUT for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Click Menu Change M V Key Click Reading View i Click View ROTATE IMAGE Rotate image allows the user to flip the image displayed Here is the ROTATE IMAGE SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD KEYBOARD Rotate Image R Key 22 TOGGLE COLOR Toggle color allows the user to toggle through the preset color schemes in the menu Here is the TOGGLE COLOR SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD Toggle Color eH Key MOUSE Click Menu l Click Color y Select new Color Scheme 23 SAVE LOAD EXPORT IMAGES ReadDesk allows you to Save Image Save image to My Documents Pictures Read Desk Load Image Load previously saved images saved in My Documents Pictures Read Desk Delete Image Delete currently displayed image from My Documents Pictures Read Desk Export PDF Convert current book to PDF The PDF will be saved in
11. rrow Keys Top Bottom Select Enter Key Click on Option 34 Option Enter Enter Key Click on Submenu Submenu Previous Backspace Click on Back Menu Key button COLOR Color changes the color of the TEXT and BACKGROUND Original colors with ORIGINAL normal contrast Default GRAY SCALE Gray and white colors BLACK ON WHITE Black text with white background WHITE ON BLACK White text with black background BLACK ON Black text with yellow YELLOW background 35 YELLOW ON Yellow text with black BLACK background BLACK ON GREEN Black text with green background GREEN ON BLACK Green text with black background BLUE ON Blue text with yellow YELLOW background 4 O VO Yellow text with blue BLUE background HIGH CONTRAST Original colors with high contrast READING HIGHLIGHT Highlight changes the HIGHLIGHTING METHOD used when reading Highlight text BOX with a colored TEXT box Default 36 Highlight text TEXT with underline UNDERLINE Highlight text NG CCINOLUINIBA With background color View changes the way TEXT IS DISPLAYED Digital text displayed by WRAPPED paragraph Display original text and ORIGINAL image Default Digital text is redrawn onto Original image REDRAWN SPEECH Speech has 3 submenus RATE VOLUME
12. this program to make changes on your computer Click Yes 3 Read License Agreement Click Accept Windows XP 1 Run ReadDeskSetup exe 2 Read License Agreement Click Accept 3 Ensure Install ReadDesk is checked 4 Click Next 2 Connect one end of the USB 2 0 CABLE to the CAMERA USB port shown in Figure 2 USB port Figure 2 4 Connect the other end of the USB 2 0 CABLE to your LAPTOP or COMPUTER 5 ReadDesk should AUTOSTART once the camera has been detected For MANUAL START double click READDESK icon on your desktop or 9 use the keyboard by pressing Ctrl Shift R to start ReadDesk 6 Ensure computer has an Active Internet Connection NY Pop up Product Registration NY Enter your 11 digit serial number located on your ReadDesk DVD in textbox NY Click Ok FEATURES ALIGNMENT 1 Start by placing the ReadDesk camera in the Alignment Bar as shown in Figure 3 10 Alignment Bar Figure 3 2 Align the page using the Alignment Bar as shown in Figure 4 11 Align Page to Alignment Bar Figure 4 3 Pages can be oriented Right Side Up or Upside Down which is useful for reading textbooks without manually moving the camera as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 12 4 Once the page has been correctly aligned continue onto the Reading section WARNING
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