C Technologies Mobile Information Collector C-Pen User's Manual
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1. Start your C Pen position C Pen so that it is aligned with the PC s IR port or ensure that the cable is con nected then press Start The dictionary will now be transferred to your C Pen This can take some time so please be patient The num ber of dictionaries that can be installed in C Pen de pends on the amount of free memory in your C Pen Access to dictionaries Dictionaries are protected from unauthorized use by a dic tionary license key For more information about how to ob tain the license key see www cdictionary com The user is requested to provide the license key to activate a new dictionary in C Pen the DICTIONARIES button in the C Dictionary application The Enter License Key dia log box contains six number boxes Enter the numbers one by one using Nav Enter Eng 5we dictionary key fey rara orat oe I Enter dictionary key If you enter the wrong license key four times in a row the dictionary will be removed To try again you must reinstall the dictionary see Installing above Once the correct license key is entered the dictionary is ready to use Please make sure that you have the license key before you upgrade your C Pen or remove a dictionary To find your license key select the info button on the C Dictionary main screen in your C Pen Removing a dictionary To remove a dictionary from C Pen double click on the My C Pen icon on your PC select2. Infrared drivers might already be installed on your PC The installation program will tell you if this is the case Infrared hardware on laptops can be configured in many different ways Please follow the instructions in the in stallation program If you have questions about IR com munication please click the Start button Programs C Pen Troubleshooting or go to www cpen com support and click on Troubleshooting or contact your laptop retailer or manufacturer Connecting C Pen to a PC by IR To connect C Pen to your PC position C Pen so that it is aligned with the PC s IR port as shown in the figure 72 The installation program will place a C Pen icon My C Pen on your PC s desktop When C Pen is within range of the PC s IR port you can double click on the icon If communication is established between the PC s IR port and C Pen a communication icon will appear in the status field on C Pen s display Pd On most laptops the built in IR port a red or black shiny plastic square is found on the back or side of the com puter Connecting C Pen to a PC by Cable To connect a C Pen to your PC plug in the cable in C Pen and in an available COM port on your PC 4 73 The installation program will place a C Pen icon My C Pen on your PC s desktop When C Pen is connected to your PC you can double click on the icon If the cable connection between C Pen and
3. 33 The status field displays the Symbol mode icon Write one of the symbols in the symbol table After writing a symbol C Pen automatically returns to normal mode C Write symbol mode icon If you want to quit symbol mode without writing a symbol you have to draw a backspace symbol 34 C Write Prototypes Letters digits and shift Shift Space Backspace New line oe e va Aa Bb Cc Dd Be Ff Gg Hh li Jj Nn Oo 35 Special characters Cc Oo C e g Accents and umlauts Write the letter first and then the accent or umlaut Example a T Symbols Enter symbol mode by pressing Trigg briefly APPLICATIONS C Pen s application icons are shown on the main screen You can move between the icons by using Nav Press Nav to start an application El T C Dictionary Settings Int 5j Notes EA Dictionary p Settings 2 gt Info Storage C Direct oat Beam C Pen main screen Notes contains your read and stored text files See p 41 C Dictionary can read and translate words be tween the languages you have chosen for your C Pen See p 45 Settings contains parameters which can be changed such as power off time and reading options See p 54 Info contains information about your C Pen s serial number OS Opera
4. Pressing Nav opens the Text menu The items in the Text menu are e Exit Closes the text If the text has been changed you are prompted to save it before it is closed Select SAVE AS if you want to save the changed file with a new name 43 e Edit C Write Enters edit mode See p 26 e Settings Opens the text settings of the text you are reading See Settings p 54 e Select Highlights a read line word e Goto Moves the cursor to the beginning or the end of the text e Cancel Closes the Text menu 44 C Dictionary Introduction C Dictionary is a software application that allows you to translate and or look up definitions of words in less than a second Whether you translate or look up definitions de pends upon which dictionary you choose to install With bilingual dictionaries you can translate from one language to another Some dictionaries are monolingual reference dictionaries and with them you can look up definitions of words C Dictionary translates or looks up words one word at a time the same way you would look up words in a paper dictionary You can however scan in an entire line of text and then choose which word you wish to look up Several kinds of dictionaries are available from a variety of publishers The dictionaries available for download are copyrighted by their respective publisher See Copyright Notice for details p 88 Before you start installing the dictionaries make s
5. 65 Pelete Properties Beam Select Beam in the menu Send other files saved in Storage Enter Storage and select the file you want to send then select Beam in the menu that appears Please note that only files can be sent not folders 3 C Pen starts searching for the PDA device in order to send the file and the Searching dialog box appears on the screen Searching for infrared device cance Searching dialog box 4 During transmission the file name is displayed in a dialog box together with a progress bar 5 You can cancel the transmission at any time by pressing CANCEL 6 When the transmission is complete a dialog box will ap pear telling you whether the transmission was success ful or not Always send files as Unicode When sending a file C Pen will always try to convert from internal format Unicode to ISO character set if possible To 66 prevent this automatic conversion check the Always send as Unicode checkbox in Beam Settings Always send as Unicode see p 56 All files will now be sent as Unicode Please note that this will not affect how files are received to e C Pen 67 C Direct C Direct gives you the opportunity to enter text from your C Pen at the cursor position in any Windows program To be able to use C Direct C Win Software has to be installed on your PC See Using C Pen with your PC p 71 The easiest way to control C Direct is
6. 66 Using C Beam 64 C Dictionary 7 39 45 Dictionaries button 52 Dictionary licence key 47 Exit C Dictionary 53 Info button 53 Installing a dictionary from C Pen CD 45 90 Installing a dictionary from the web 46 Remove dictionary 47 Text language 52 Translation screen 50 Word edit box 49 Word references 50 Word selection list 51 Word selection screen 51 C Direct 7 39 68 Using cable 69 Using IR 68 C Read 7 22 41 C Write 7 31 40 70 Basic rules 32 C Write Feedback 32 C Write Prototypes 35 Capital letters 33 Symbols 33 Using C Write 32 C Write Prototypes 35 C Pen Battery Compartment 14 Camera Opening 14 Reset 19 C Pen 600C Cable Connector 13 C Pen 600MX 6 C Pen Edit 78 C Pen models 5 C Pen 600MX 6 C Pen Viewer 74 Cable communication C Win software 71 Cable 71 COM port 71 Cable Connector 13 Calibration 56 How to 58 Quick 57 Camera Opening 14 Character set 28 Character size 9 Check box 15 21 Closing the connection 78 Command menu 42 Connecting C Pen to a PC by cable 73 Connecting C Pen to a PC by IR 72 Contrast 59 Copy and paste on a PC 75 Drag and drop 76 Edit menu 75 Creating a folder 41 Cursor 43 D Dialog box 16 Dialog button 16 20 Dictionaries button 52 Dictionary licence key 47 Display 13 Display object 14 Download dictionary 46 E Edit field 16 20 Edit menu 26 Change 31 Cut Copy and Paste 30 Delete 30 Insert 29 Quit Editin
7. C Direct is connected otherwise the icon is greyish The display on your C Pen will show C Direct Direct m f When you read text with C Pen the text will be transferred immediately to the cursor position in the Windows pro gram The text will not be visible in C Pen s display 69 C Write only available for latin characters C Write is a feature that allows you to draw characters by using C Pen as an ordinary pen C Write makes it possible to quickly write new texts into your C Pen but it is also an important tool during editing C Pen can track its own movement over a surface and recognize the movement as a letter digit or symbol C Write is an alternative to using the character frame when insert ing characters in a text The C Write application in the Main menu only gives information about the function For further information on using C Write see p 31 70 USING C PEN WITH YOUR PC A working connection with a PC is required to install and remove applications in C Pen To enable this communica tion certain hardware and software must be installed and configured properly on your PC The following is required for IR communication 1 An IR port Laptops often have a built in IR port Refer to your PC s manual to find out whether your PC is equipped with an IR port and if so where it is located Most desktop PCs do not have a built in IR port In this case you must use an extern
8. C Pen USER S GUIDE English PLEASE NOTE For instructions in other languages please consult our webpage http www cpen com First edition March 2001 This manual is published by C Technologies AB without any warranty Improvements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors inaccuracies of current information or improvements to programs and or equipment may be made by C Technologies AB at any time and without notice Such changes will however be incorporated into new editions of this manual including those on our web site www cpen com All rights reserved Copyright C Technologies AB 2001 Printed in Sweden and in the U S A Contents INTRODUCTION TO eeceeeeeceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 GPO Models escrito wacvstarerent E 5 Your Personal Digital Assistant 0 0 0 ccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeseeesees 7 Optimal Reading Conditions cccceecceesceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeteeeeees 8 User Documentation and Support wl Gare and Safety asser urhe E r EE 10 PRESENTATION OF C PEN ccceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 12 Parts Ot E P a acre cnt rae EAE E tert arenes meats vee Display Objectsss on i aiar setae enor ea een dete eae GETTING STARTED Turning C Pen On and Offers oeir e ia Battery ee e a eae ba cnea rape en wen arate Navigating and Selecting READING AND SAVING TEXT REACING TEX to acc E EEEE EE ee ataaSeeos Saving
9. HEREUNDER OR ANY USE OF OR FAILURE TO BE ABLE TO USE THE PRODUCT EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY C TECHNOLOGIES MAKES AND PURCHASER RECEIVES NO WARRANTIES OTHER THAN THOSE EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS DOCUMENT OR CONDI TIONS ON THE PRODUCT EXPRESSED IMPLIED CONTRACTUAL OR STATU TORY AND C TECHNOLOGIES SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WAR RANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY NON INFRINGEMENT OR FIT NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE AND ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHT 83 Warranty Information Serial number CT number Date Customer Address Dealer 84 85 Declaration of Conformity C Technologies AB publ Ideon Research Park Scheelevagen 15 SE 223 70 Lund Sweden hereby declares the products C Pen 600C product No CT 151 010 C Pen 800C product No CT 151 011 C Pen 600MX product No CT 151 014 to comply with the EMC directive 89 336 EEC fulfilling the requirements of the standards EN 50 081 1 1992 Electromagnetic compatibility Generic Emission Standard EN 55 022 Electromagnetic compatibility Basic Standard EN 50 082 1 1997 Electromagnetic compatibility Ge
10. Turn C Pen on Make sure the text settings are set to the appropriate values The text settings are Text Language Read Mode and Text Quality It is also possible to calibrate C Pen for best performance See Settings p 54 2 Place C Pen over the first character you want to read Hold C Pen with the pen tip flat against the surface Make sure that the camera opening covers the entire height of the line C Pen reads one line at a time 22 Please note that the text surface must be completely flat in e order to achieve maximum reading accuracy 4 Move C Pen over the line of text keeping Trigg pressed You can move C Pen left to right or right to left over the text You can read up to 15 cm second 5 inches second 23 Continued reading The Text screen will appear on the display The text will appear on the nha he text is placed in Hotes m f Text screen The text is placed in a new text file in Notes see p 41 You can also create a new empty text file by selecting New and then FILE in Notes before you start reading Reading another line Read the second line in the same way as you read the first A space a line break or a tab is inserted between the lines see Read Mode p 55 You can insert a line break by press ing Trigg The last line is highlighted negative i e light text on a dark background To delete the last line press ESC briefly Deleting a
11. button Word selection screen If more than three words are read the Word selection screen appears Turn Nav to select a word 51 The selected word is looked up and the Translation defi nition screen Word selection list or Can t find dialog box will be displayed To cancel the scanned word text and go back to the C Dic tionary main screen press Trigg briefly eat word to look up EMA thot allows you to CACEL Word selection screen You can start to read a new word without closing the screen Close the Word selection screen by pressing ESC or by selecting the CANCEL button Text Language The Text Language is automatically set to the language you are translating from i e German is set for the German English dictionary Exiting C Dictionary will restore the Text Language to the language that was set before enter ing C Dictionary Dictionaries button The DICTIONARIES button in C Dictionary s main screen is shown below O Swe Eng Select gari al Eng Swe Q a C Dictionary main screen 52 The DICTIONARIES button gives you access to the list of dictionaries in your C Pen Select the dictionary you want to use by checking its check box and then select OK If you want to use the same dictionary the next time you use your C Pen you do not have to repeat this procedure e since the dictionary setting is stored when C Pen is turned off Info button The
12. is in essence an electronic highlighter that saves the text you are mark ing Carry it with you wherever you go Make it a habit to take your portable text collector with you and you are always ready to read and save text from books papers brochures or business cards You can easily record price lists timetables wine tips or witty quotes You don t have to tear out pages any more With the portable dictionary you can translate and look up words immediately without carrying around a printed dictionary Your saved text files can later be transferred to your PC It is also possible to use C Pen to read text directly into a Win dows application in your PC C Pen Models In order to accommodate different needs several C Pen models are available They all have the basic features C Read C Write and Notes The set of applications depends on the model C Pen 600MX is equipped with applications such as C Dictionary and Storage and has the ability to read the Cyrillic alphabet On the following pages you will find a short description of C Pen 600MX and its applications For more information on C Pen please refer to our webpage http www cpen com C Pen 600MX C Pen 600MX combines the reading function with transla tion ability making it the perfect companion when travel ling or studying C Pen 600MxX includes e C Read e C Direct Info CWrite Notes e Storage CBeam C Dictionary C Pen 600MX has the ability
13. texts push up or down and to select an item or an option press briefly 2 ESC Closes menus This is the button on the side of C Pen The functions of Trigg and ESC can be exchanged to suit your own preferences See System Settings p 59 3 Display Used to display scanned text and for communication between C Pen and the user The orientation of the text on the display can be changed to suit left handed users See System Settings p 59 IR port The infrared IR port is used for wireless data transfer between C Pen and a PC mobile phone or PDA that is equipped with an IR port Trigg The Trigg button is to be pressed and held down while reading text The functions of Trigg and ESC can be exchanged to suit your own preferences See System Settings p 59 Cable Socket The Cable Socket is where you plug in the cable that connects C Pen to your PC The cable is used to com municate and transfer files to and from C Pen to your PC 7 Battery Compartment This is where you insert the batteries 8 Camera Opening The Camera Opening is not protected in any way This enhances C Pen s reading ability but it also makes it important to see to that dust or other objects do not enter the camera opening Display Objects C Pen uses the following display objects to communicate with you e status field e application icons e menus e check boxes e dialog boxes e edit fields e dialog buttons Status field Th
14. the PC is in order a com munication icon will appear in the status field on C Pen s display Pid Getting Help To get more detailed help using C Win open C Pen Viewer by double clicking on the My C Pen icon from the Help menu select the C Pen Help Topics Or click your PC s Start button Programs C Pen C Pen Help You can also press F1 on the PC keyboard to enter the C Win Software Help C Pen Viewer Open C Pen Viewer by double clicking on the My C Pen icon C Pen Viewer enables you to browse the contents of your C Pen 74 6 Exploring Notes of x File Edit View Tools Help Notes 7 amp l selel xie All Folders Contents of Notes Desktop E S My Computer eekly Update txt Text Document a 2 Network Neighborhood iakespeare tet 1KB Text Document BY MyCPen ReadMe txt 2KB Text Document g C Address E April Report txt 1KB Text Document y C Dictionary Applications txt 1KB Text Document W Notes E Storage Recycle Bin 4 5 object s 3KB Free space in C Pen 532KB 7 The user interface looks like Windows Explorer and you will recognize the applications from the main screen in C Pen Use C Pen Viewer to open and browse files in your C Pen to create new folders and to remove applications from your C Pen Your C Pen Viewer might look different from the figure above depending on which options you have enabled in the Explorer s View menu Copy and paste in the
15. will appear Turn Nav to scroll the text characterize ned bwt d peindre as l p ii Translation 2 riri coract riser to Deen The meaning of bold and italic characters is explained in Info see Info button p 61 To cancel the scanned word text and go back to the C Dic tionary main screen press Trigg briefly A new word can be read without closing the screen Close the Translation screen by pressing Nav or ESC 50 Word selection list If the word being read does not match any word in the dictionary the application will search for similar words and display alternatives in a Word selection list The most probable word is presented at the top of the list with the others in descending order of probability A maxi mum of ten words will be displayed Select a word to see the translation definition The reason why a word cannot be found may be that the word is misspelled or that the OCR has given an erroneous result Another reason can be that the word is inflected e g chairs instead of chair Word selection list A Word selection list will be displayed if more than one word is found with the same spelling as the word being read but with different meanings To cancel the word text scanned and go back to the C Dic tionary main screen press Trigg briefly You can start to read a new word without closing the list Close the Word selection list by selecting Cancel or by pressing the ESC
16. 2 56 Calibration 56 Modify a setting 54 Read Mode 55 System settings 59 Text Language 55 Text Quality 55 Status field 14 Storage 8 62 Delete file 62 File properties 62 Open file 62 Using Storage 62 Support 10 61 System Settings 59 Contrast 59 Exchange Trigger ESC 60 Font 60 Left Right Hand 60 Menu Language 60 PIN code 59 Power off time 60 T Technical Specifications 80 C Pen 600C 80 Text colors 9 Text inverted 55 Text Language 55 Text Language icon 14 18 Text menu 43 Text Quality 55 Text Quality icon 14 18 58 Text screen 24 Text settings 54 Transferring files 77 Copy and paste 77 To from your PC 77 To from your PDA 78 Trigg 13 Troubleshooting 10 61 Turning C Pen On and Off 17 U Using C Dictionary 48 Using C Direct cable 69 Using C Direct IR 68 Using C Pen with Your PC 71 C Direct 78 Cable communication 71 Closing the connection 78 Getting help 74 IR communication 71 Using C Write 31 Using Notes C Read 41 Using Storage 62 93 94 95
17. C Dictionary and then the 47 dictionary you want to delete Use the Delete command in the File menu You have to use your PC to remove a dictio nary from C Pen Please make sure that you have the license key before e you delete a dictionary Using C Dictionary Start C Dictionary by selecting the C Dictionary icon in the main screen and press Nav ae Pasettings Inj C Pen main screen cy C Pen is now ready to translate look up words If you want to change dictionaries before you start reading see DICTIONARIES button p 52 The language from Ready to regd Engish ward which you want to translate Word edit box m DICTIONARIES EXIT C Dictionary main screen To translate look up a word just read the word with C Pen as usual One of the following events will occur 1 The word is found in the dictionary and the transla tion definition is presented on the screen see Trans lation definition screen p 50 2 No exact match of the word is found in the dictionary a list of alternatives is displayed see Word selection list p 51 48 3 Several words are read The words are shown on a new screen where you can select the words to be translated looked up see Word selection screen p 51 4 A dialog box appears telling you that the word cannot be found in the dictionary When you are reading a word the word or part of the word in front of and or behind the accurate wo
18. C Write Prototype Viewing is enabled When scrolling in the character set you can see how the charac ters should be drawn if you want to use C Pen as a normal pen during editing C Write Prototype Viewing is auto matically turned on off when C Write Feedback is turned on off see p 32 When you are finished press ESC or the DONE button in the end of the character set to return to the text you are editing 29 Select Use the Select command to edit more than one character at atime Then select Characters and turn Nav to mark mul tiple characters Press Nav and choose Cut Copy or Delete from the menu If you select All the entire text will be se lected Cut Copy and Paste To be able to choose Cut Copy or Paste you must have selected part of a text If you have chosen Cut or Copy you can Paste the text section at the cursor s position by press ing Nav and selecting Paste in the menu Delete Place the cursor to the left of the character you want to delete and select Delete from the menu If you have se lected several words or lines the whole selection will be deleted see Select above Settings Detailed explanations of the settings are to be found in Settings p 54 The available settings are e C Write Feedback Mark unmark the check box to switch the C Write vi sual feedback on off see p 32 e Text Language Select the language of the text you are reading e Read Mode Select Continuous or Separate
19. INFO button displays information about the currently selected dictionary the number of words the publisher of the dictionary and copyright information Your dictionary license key is also shown here 1 Before you upgrade your C Pen or delete a dictionary e make sure you have recorded the license key Exit C Dictionary You can exit C Dictionary from the C Dictionary main screen by selecting EXIT or press ESC a few times until you are back in C Pen main screen 53 Settings Settings contains the parameters that control C Pen Enter Settings from the Main screen by selecting the Settings icon You can also enter text settings from the Text menu p 43 and the Edit menu p 26 A list of the available set tings appears The following settings are available e Text Language e Read Mode e Text Quality e Beam Settings e C Write Feedback e Calibration e System Settings Text Language Read Mode and Text Quality are referred to as text settings You should set up these settings to achieve optimal OCR To modify a setting 1 Turn Nav to highlight the setting you want to change Press Nav and a check box or menu appears 2 Turn Nav to highlight the option you want and press Nav to select the chosen value 3 Select OK to close the dialog box and save the changed setting 4 Exit Settings by selecting Exit at the top of the Settings menu or alternatively press ESC 54 Text Language Select the langu
20. PC Environment In the C Pen Viewer you can view the details of the pen and also perform copy and paste operations One way of copying and pasting files is to use the Edit menu at the top of the active window on your desktop Select the file you want to copy by clicking on it once 75 Then click the Edit menu and select Copy in the menu that appears Select the folder in which you want to put the copy Then click the Edit menu and select Paste A copy of the file is now placed in the selected folder Another way is to use drag and drop Click the file you want to copy and keep the mouse button down While keep ing the mouse button down move the mouse to point at the folder where you want to copy the file Release the mouse button when the folder becomes highlighted The file is now copied to the folder Installing and Removing Applications The applications in your C Pen can be removed and new ones can be installed in the C Pen Viewer The C Pen application s file name is car C Pen Archive The files do not have to be placed in any specific folder on your PC C Pen will find them regardless To install a new application in C Pen simply double click on the car file you want and installation will begin You have to turn C Pen off and on again to complete the pro cess To remove an application from C Pen select the applica tion in the C Pen Viewer and choose Uninstall C Pen Ap plication from the File me
21. Text EDITING TEXT Entering Edit Mod en grenen aE r d Edit Menu osissa CWR E e nenna eaa C Write Prototypes APPLICATIONS ABI eiO LNT LA AEAEE E E AE EEE gh Settings Info onasan Storage C Beam C Direct C Write only available for latin characters 0 0 c ceeeeeee 70 USING C PEN WITH YOUR PC cccccsssteeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 71 Installing C Win Software Connecting C Pen to a PC by IR oo e eeeceececeeesceeseesseeeseeeeeeseeeees 72 Connecting C Pen to a PC by Cable cceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeees 73 Getting Hel Pid stan caer aE E E E 74 G Pen ViCWSie ies oes eee nen ae eer ena ones 74 Copy and paste in the PC Environment ccccceseeeeeteeees 75 Installing and Removing Applications 0 cccceeeeeseeeseeeeeeees Transferring Files C Direct enisi C Pen Editi 2sceenasedeieen cies Closing the Connection 0 ccseeeeees TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS WARRANTY osinn cccvececeudciveseesinscbcsuauaudatenenntenesienedmenesieds LIMITED WORLDWIDE WARRANTY Warranty Information 0 eeeeee DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY cceeeeseeeeeeeeeees VL STATEMENT 48 exiecte ticle beni ene C DICTIONARY COPYRIGHT NOTICE INTRODUCTION TO C Pen Congratulations you have just bought a photographic memory C Pen is a Mobile Information Collector that reads remembers processes and transfers printed text to your Win dows equipped PC and PDA products C Pen
22. Write C Beam e C Dictionary e Notes e Info e Settings You can also learn how to connect C Pen to a PC The enclosed C Pen CD contains the C Win Software for communication between C Pen and your PC It also con tains several help files Help e User s Guide in several different languages e Troubleshooting which helps you solve many problems On our web site www cpen com you can find Trouble shooting and the User s Guide translated into several lan guages Visit our web site www cpen com to get the latest C Pen news and free software upgrades Care and Safety e Keep C Pen away from direct sunlight heat moisture and dust e Do not expose C Pen to extreme temperature variations Make sure the camera opening is free from dust or any other objects Do not deliberately insert any object into the camera opening Clean C Pen with a dry cloth Do not use detergents or other chemicals when cleaning C Pen C Pen models that are powered by alkaline batteries require two 1 5 V AAA batteries of type LRO3 See Battery p 17 Make backup copies of your C Pen files regularly and keep the copies in a safe place Copies are made using C Win Software see Using C Pen with your PC p 71 PRESENTATION OF C PEN Parts of C Pen Description of the different parts On Off and Nav Turns C Pen on or off when pressed and held for more than two seconds This button is also used to scroll through the menus and
23. X Size 140 x 35 x 24 mm 5 5 x 1 38 x 1 0 inches Weight 80 g 3 oz including batteries Display 3 or 4 rows Flash memory 6 MB RAM 4 MB Battery 2 x AAA type LRO3 Battery lifetime 3 4 weeks of normal use Reading speed 15 cm s 5 inches s Character sizes 5 22 points 80 WARRANTY C Technologies AB warrants that this product is free from defects in materials and function at the time of original purchase and for a period of one year from that date When the name C Technologies is mentioned in the following text it means unless otherwise stated C Technologies AB reg number 556532 3929 its subsidiaries and retailers If during the warranty period any defect in the product arises due to a deficiency in materials or function C Technologies pledges to at C Technologies option either repair or replace the defective product with the same or an equivalent model C Technologies however takes no responsibility for 1 Damage caused during shipping by accidents malicious damage modification incorrect usage force majeure or any cause beyond the control of C Technologies including but not limited to lightning water fire public disturbances riots strike war or other similar conflicts 2 C Technologies is not responsible for damage including but not limited to direct or indirect personal injury lost profits fall in production losses of or alteration to processed information or any other incident
24. age Text Quality and Read Mode of the text you are reading The options Calibration and C Write Feedback are also included here e Cancel Closes the edit menu Returns to the read text The menu items are explained in greater detail below Change Place the cursor to the left of the character you want to change and select Change from the menu Turn Nav to select the new character from the character set and then press Nav Save Asi pril Report def ahi kimmoparstuvwxyaBCD j The character set 28 As default C Write Prototype Viewing is enabled When scrolling in the character set you can see how the charac ters should be drawn if you want to use C Pen as a normal pen during editing C Write Prototype Viewing is auto matically turned on off when C Write Feedback is turned on off see p 32 Insert Move the cursor to the place where you want to insert text and select Insert from the menu You can choose between inserting a space a line break a character or multiple char acters Select Character in the insert menu to insert one charac ter Then turn Nav to select a character from the character set and press Nav The character set closes automatically after insertion To insert more than one character select Multiple Charac ters Turn Nav to select a character from the character set and press Nav The character set remains on the display and you can continue inserting characters As default
25. age of the text you want to read from the list of languages by checking the check box If you only intend to read numbers select Numbers Only as the language Read Mode Read Mode adjusts C Pen s reading format The options are e Continuous A space is inserted between two separate readings with the C Pen Suitable when you read a complete paragraph which will be used in a document on your PC e Separate lines Each reading starts on a new line e Tab Each reading starts after a tab Text Quality Use this setting to indicate if the printed text is normal or inverted negative e Normal Black text on white background Inverted negative White text on black background 55 Beam Settings e Recieving files Select the language of the file you are beaming to C Pen e Always send as Unicode If enabled all files will be sent in the Unicode standard e Cancel Return to Settings C Write Feedback Check the check box if you want to enable disable the visual feedback facility in C Write Calibration The Calibration option increases C Pen s reading ability if the text is not black if the background is not white or if the text quality is poor During the calibration process C Pen will find the appropriate balance of black and white for the particular surface If your C Pen reads poorly try to calibrate it However the default settings should be able to cope with most cases Calibration overri
26. al IR adapter Contact your retailer if you do not have an IR adapter 2 Infrared drivers are included on the C Pen CD It is crucial to install the infrared driver properly 3 C Win Software This software is installed from the C Pen CD The following is required for cable communication 1 Cable The cable is included in the C Pen package 2 COM port serial port The cable should be plugged into an available COM port on your PC 3 C Win Software This software is installed from the C Pen CD Installing C Win Software C Win Software and the infrared driver if required are installed when you run the installation programs on the C Pen CD The menu option Documentation on the C Pen CD contains the User s Guide and Help The installation 71 program also enables you to view Tutorial videos which demonstrate how to use C Pen for best results Click the file you want to read To install C Win Software C Win 1 Put the C Pen CD into your PC s CD ROM drive and the installation program will start automatically If installa tion does not start click the Start button Run and type x cpen exe where x denotes the CD ROM drive 2 To install C Win click Software installation When C Win is installed the installation of C Win com munication settings IR and or cable starts If you have a C Pen with a cable connection you can choose to com municate by IR cable or both Please follow the in structions
27. al or consequential damages caused by the product or the usage of the product or because the product cannot be used 3 Deficient maintenance or a repair performed by unauthorized persons 4 Incompatibility due to technological developments 5 Defects caused by external equipment or abnormal wear 6 Defects caused by normal wear and tear 81 7 Damage caused by the usage of inappropriate battery 8 Damage arising in connection with or as a consequence of upgrading with additions to or alterations of the product using software or hardware not produced by or approved by C Technologies If your C Pen product requires warranty service you should return the product to the dealer retailer from whom it was purchased The product must be packed in original packaging or with sufficient care so as to avoid shipping damage The original purchaser must be able to show proof and date of purchase with receipt invoice from point of purchase in order for this warranty to be valid Repair or exchange does not extend or renew the warranty period Exchanged defective parts become the property of C Technologies When the warranty period has expired the warranty of exchanged replaced parts also ceases This product is not to be regarded as having defects in materials or function if it must be rebuilt in order to be modified in accordance with national or local technical safety regulations in a country other than one that the produc
28. des the factory settings The calibrated setting is not saved when C Pen is turned off If you want to revert to the factory setting without turning C Pen off select Calibration in Settings and then Calibrate Select DEFAULT SETTING in the dialog box Inverted negative text must be reset in Text Quality 56 Please note that it is impossible to read red text If calibration does not improve the reading accuracy return to the default setting I PR Calibrate EMG Options syste cancel The Calibration menu contains three items 1 Calibrate where you can Calibrate immediately by moving the pen over the text sur face see How to p 58 or return to the DEFAULT SETTING which is the factory setting 2 Options where you can enable disable the Quick Calibration option Quick calibration is the preferred option if you often read texts with very different text contrasts Quick calibration is disabled as default Quick calibration enables C Pen to start a calibration as soon as you press Trigg Fress Sean to Calibrate L DONE DEFAULT SETTING EHG The pen tip should be pressed flat against the surface and held perfectly still while you press Trigg for about two seconds 3 Cancel return to the main menu 57 How to Calibrate Calibrate adjusts C Pen s reading ability according to the contrast between the text and its background When the C Pen display says Pr
29. e area on the left side of the display is called the status field This field can display the current application text settings Text Quality and Text Language and C Pen s battery power level See also Settings p 54 and Battery p 17 Text Quality Battery power level at Text Language Application icons The applications are represented by application icons on the main screen The applications are described in the chap ter Applications p 39 A PY a Dictionary Settings Int Application icons C Pen main screen Menus Menus provide different options A scroll bar indicates if there are more menu items available above or below the visible section Exit Edit C Write Settings Menu items Select poate Menu Scroll bar Check boxes Check boxes also provide different options A check box remains checked until you uncheck it or check another of the alternative boxes in the list EJ Normal checked box O Inverted Unchecked box Dialog boxes A dialog box appears when you need to enter information or give commands to C Pen A dialog box contains one or more objects such as edit fields or dialog buttons Save As April Report Edit field iss Dialog box Dialog buttons Edit fields It is possible to enter and edit text in an edit field An edit field is recognized by its frame see the figure above Dialog buttons Dialog buttons are used in dialog boxes to give
30. en to translate and or look up words C Dictionary is very easy to use simply slide your C Pen over the word you require translated and within less than a second the result is displayed Several language soft ware packages are available e Storage Storage area in C Pen which can be used as a floppy disc for files Optimal Reading Conditions C Pen uses Optical Character Recognition OCR to read text OCR is the process of turning an image of characters into computer readable text As C Pen moves over the text its internal light source illu minates the characters and a camera takes pictures of the text During OCR C Pen analyzes the pictures taken by its camera and translates them into text characters The OCR quality will depend on the reading conditions The letters most commonly confused using OCR are ec lo I toc rm i c gt o The following conditions affect the quality of character recognition The print quality of the text High quality printed text naturally gives maximum OCR accuracy With lower quality print e g faxes OCR accuracy may be poorer You can calibrate the C Pen to optimize its performance under difficult conditions see Calibration p 56 Please note that C Pen only recognizes machine printed characters such as laser printed or typewritten text C Pen does not recognize handwritten text Position and movement of C Pen It is important how you hold and move C Pen over the printed t
31. ept a suggestion in a dialog box YES Your answer is Yes to a question in a dialog box NO Your answer is No to a question in a dialog box e CANCEL The dialog box is closed and you return to your earlier menu or screen Instead of selecting CANCEL you can press ESC Edit fields To be able to edit text in an edit field you must first select the field 20 Save As BRAE Edit field A cursor will appear in the edit field and the status field will show the edit mode symbol See Editing text p 26 Edit mode symbol Check boxes To mark an alternative in a list of check boxes navigate to the alternative of your choice using the Nav button xt Language O Dutch CANCEL O English m f Mark the alternative by selecting it press the Nav button briefly xt Language QH Lanin CANCEL m m f Pee ek The check box becomes checked and the OK button is highlighted Press OK if you are satisfied with your choice otherwise press CANCEL 21 READING AND SAVING TEXT Please follow the instructions in this chapter in order to get the best results from your C Pen Take a few minutes to learn how to use C Pen correctly See also Optimal Read ing Conditions p 8 In this User s Guide read text should be interpreted as reading a line of text not a line on C Pen s display Reading Text To read a line follow the steps below 1
32. ess scan to calibrate follow these instructions 1 Hold C Pen with the pen tip flat against the surface 2 Press Trigg while moving the pen If calibration is performed from a menu other than the Settings main menu you should press Trigg hold the pen still for two seconds and then move it over the surface 3 A progress indicator appears on C Pen s screen Ee Calibration ready We fo Cece Oe eee oe 4 Move C Pen over the text in circles or back and forth Continue to move C Pen until the progress bar is complete 5 A message indicates that calibration has been completed When your C Pen is calibrated the Text Quality icon in the status field changes appearance E ENG i Text Quality icon 58 System Settings e PIN code You can control access to your C Pen by a four digit PIN code Enter the PIN code setting to enable or disable your PIN Personal Identification Number When the dialog box opens the zero in the first position will blink Turn Nav to select the first digit of your PIN Then press Nav to go the next position Continue with all four digits When you have reached OK press Nav and confirm the PIN in a new dialog box Enter PIN code Cine GD If a PIN code is enabled you must enter the PIN each time C Pen is turned on After three unsuccessful attempts C Pen will turn off You get three attempts each time you start C Pen Warning If you sta
33. ettings in the main screen 2 Select C Write Feedback 3 Uncheck check the check box according to your per sonal preference 4 Select OK Basic rules when using C Write It is important that the pen tip is in contact with the surface while you are writing The Trigg button must be pressed before you start writing The writing surface must have a distinct pattern such as a printed text Solid colors or simple repetitive patterns lines squares grids should be avoided 32 In order to obtain maximum accuracy when writing with C Pen your characters should resemble the prototypes on the following pages as closely as possible A character must be drawn in one single stroke The dot indicates the starting point of the stroke see next page The height of the character should be 1 4 cm 4 1 inch Capital letters When you enter edit mode the status field will change appearance The edit mode symbol indi cates that C Write will generate lowercase letters C Write Lowercase icon n To write a capital letter you have to write the shift sign first see C Write Prototypes Only the first letter will be a capital The status field will reflect this choice C Write Capital letter icon If you write two shift signs C Write will enter Caps Lock mode All letters will be capitals until you write a shift sign again li C Write Caps Lock mode icon Symbols Press Trigg briefly to enter symbol mode
34. ext Please see Reading text p 22 or read the Quick Start folder to learn how to use C Pen correctly It is crucial that you follow these instructions in order to get the best results The language of the text Set the text language of the text you wish to read to get the most suitable OCR See Text Language p 55 Deformed characters Anything that is not a printed character and any character distorted by a mark or smudge on the paper may be unrecognizable Overlapping characters Characters in the text should not overlap Italics and underlined text Italics are slightly difficult for C Pen to read in some fonts Underlined text is also difficult for C Pen to read because the underline changes the shapes of the descenders of the letters g j p q and y Text colors text and surface C Pen cannot read some combinations of text colors on colored surfaces such as red or yellow text on a white or red background Text that is highlighted by a traditional highlighter marker can be read in some cases depending on the color and darkness of the ink Small or large character sizes The size of the characters should be 5 22 points User Documentation and Support There are several sources of support for your C Pen This User s Guide contains a description of C Pen its ap plications and instructions for reading and editing text and saving files The following applications are explained e C Read CDirect e Storage e C
35. from the C Direct icon in the system tray in Windows By clicking on the icon you can choose Connect Disconnect or Exit C Di rect To activate C Direct you can simply double click on the icon For more information about how to use C Direct please click your PC s Start button Programs C Pen C Pen Help Using IR To activate C Direct place C Pen in front of the IR port on your PC Click the Start button Programs C Pen C Direct or click on the C Direct shortcut on your desktop 7 13 26 The C Direct icon in the system tray The C Direct icon will appear in the system tray in the lower right hand corner of your PC screen The icon will be partly yellow when C Direct is connected otherwise the icon is greyish The display on your C Pen will show C Direct C Direct 68 When you read text with C Pen it will appear as usual on C Pen s display To transfer the text to the Windows pro gram direct C Pen s IR eye towards the PC s IR port The text will disappear from C Pen s display and be transferred to the cursor position in the Windows program Using cable To activate C Direct make sure C Pen is connected to your PC with the cable Click the Start button Programs C Pen C Direct or click on the C Direct shortcut on your desktop r4 13 26 The C Direct icon in the system tray The C Direct icon will appear in the system tray in the lower right corner of your screen The icon will be partly yellow when
36. g 31 Select 30 Settings 30 Edit mode 26 Editing text 26 C Write 31 Edit menu 26 Edit mode symbol 26 Entering edit mode 26 ESC 13 Exchange Trigger ESC 60 F Features 7 File 41 Beam 43 62 Creating a new file 41 Delete 42 Open 42 Properties 43 Rename 42 G Getting started 17 Battery 17 Turning C Pen On and Off 17 H Help 10 91 I Info 39 61 C Pen facts 61 Getting started 61 Troubleshooting 61 Infrared drivers 71 Installing Applications 76 C Win Software 71 Installing a dictionary from C Pen CD 45 Installing a dictionary from the web 46 Installing C Beam 64 Installing C Win software 71 Introduction to C Pen 5 Inverted text 55 IR communication C Win software 71 Infrared driver 71 IR port 71 IR port 13 73 Ir protocol 64 L Language setting 55 Left Right hand 60 M Main screen 15 Menu 15 20 ESC 20 Selecting 19 92 Menu language 60 N Nav 13 Navigation control Nav 19 Notes 41 Command menu 42 Create new file or folder 41 Edit C Write 44 List of text files 40 Text menu 43 Using C Read Notes 41 o OCR 8 On Off button 13 17 Optimum reading conditions 8 P PDA 64 Power off time 60 R Read Mode 55 Read mode Line break 55 Tab 55 Reading conditions 8 Reading text 22 Deleting a line 24 Text screen 24 Remove dictionary 47 Removing applications 76 S Saving text 25 Selecting 19 Settings 39 54 Beam Settings 56 C Write Feedback 3
37. ghts reserved e Oxford University Press and Oxford are registered trademarks of Oxford University Press Great Clarendon Street Oxford England e Concise Oxford Thesaurus Oxford University Press 1995 Additional Material Market House Books Ltd 1995 e Concise Oxford Hachette French Dictionary Oxford University Press 1995 1998 Hachette Livre 1995 1998 88 Concise Oxford Duden German Dictionary Oxford University Press and Bibliograpisches Institut amp FA Brockhaus AG 1991 1997 1998 Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary Oxford Univer sity Press 1995 1998 Oxford Zanichelli Concise Dictionary 1997 Zanichelli editore S p A Concise Oxford Dictionarv 10 edition Oxford University Press 1999 Merriam Webster s is a registered trademark of Merriam Webster Incorporated 47 Federal Street Springfield Massachusetts USA Merriam Webster s Collegiate Dictionary Copyright 2000 by Merriam Webster Incorporated Merriam Webster s Collegiate Thesaurus Copyright 1988 by Merriam Webster Incorporated 89 INDEX A Application icon 15 Applications 39 C Beam 39 64 C Dictionary 39 45 C Direct 39 68 C Write 40 70 Info 39 61 Notes 41 Settings 39 54 Storage 62 B Battery 17 Battery Compartment 14 Battery power level 18 Beam Settings 56 Cc C Beam 7 39 64 Accept dialog 65 Folders 66 Installing C Beam 64 Receive dialog 64 Save files 65 Searching dialog
38. lect FOLDER to create a new folder A dialog box ap pears Select the edit field to give the folder a name Use C Pen to read a name or press Nav to enter edit mode and 41 then write a name with C Write To save the folder select OK The folder will be placed in Notes Enter new name Hew Folder LOH MEN If you want to save a file in a specific folder you must create the file in that folder Open the folder select New and then select FILE in the dialog box The Command menu The Command menu contains commands for handling texts Open the menu by selecting a text file and pressing Command menu The options in the Command menu are e Open Opens the selected file e Rename Renames the selected file A dialog box with an edit field appears e Delete Removes the selected file 42 e Properties Displays the file size and if applicable the creation date and the date of last modification of the selected file e Beam Transfers the selected file by IR see p 64 e Cancel Closes the Command menu The Text menu In the Text screen you can move the cursor line by line with Nav You can insert a new line at the cursor position the flashing triangle by reading a new line with C Pen Exit O OO Edit Write Settings Text menu Press Nav if you want to edit the text go to the beginning or end of the text change text settings or stop working with the text
39. line To delete any of the lines you have read proceed as follows 1 Move the cursor the flashing triangle with the Nav button to the beginning of the line Press Nav and the Text menu opens see p 43 2 Scroll through the menu items until you find Select and press Nav The line becomes highlighted 3 Press ESC briefly The line disappears and you are ready to read a new line 24 The read text is placed in a new tent f lein Hotes I Saving Text Press Nav to open the Text menu see Notes p 41 and choose Exit The Save As dialog box appears Choose YES if you want to save the text NO if you want to discard the text or CANCEL if you want to return to the text The dialog box contains an edit field with a suggested file name You can change the file name before you save the file see Editing text in the next section 25 EDITING TEXT To be able to edit text in a text file or in an edit field you must enter edit mode Entering Edit Mode You can enter edit mode in different ways depending on your starting point You can enter edit mode from the Text screen or from an edit field Entering edit mode from the Text screen Press Nav in the Text screen to open the Text menu Select Edit C Write to enter edit mode You can now edit text either by using the Edit menu see below or by using C Write see p 31 Entering edit mode in an edit field Press Nav when the edit field is highlighted to ente
40. lines 30 e Text Quality Select Normal or Inverted e Calibration You can either calibrate C Pen or revert to the default setting Quit Editing Quit edit mode by selecting Quit Editing C Write Please note that you can only use C Write for the Latin e alphabet C Write is a feature that allows you to draw characters by using C Pen as an ordinary pen C Pen can track its own movement over a surface and recognize the movement as a letter digit or a symbol C Write is an alternative to using the character set when inserting characters in a text Please note that to be able to use C Write the surface you e write on must have a distinct pattern Printed text is the best choice Use C Write in the following way 1 Enter edit mode 2 Position the cursor on C Pen s display 3 Place C Pen with the pen tip flat against a text surface 4 Form a letter see C Write Prototypes p 35 The Trigg button must be pressed while forming the letter 31 5 Lift the pen from the surface When the pen is lifted from the surface an image will briefly appear on the display showing the letter as perceived by your C Pen You do not have to wait for this image to disappear to write your next letter The function is called C Write Feedback and is enabled as default I relegse Trigg on im Fiefly turn Up m f Visual feedback The C Write Feedback utility can be switched on off as follows 1 Go to S
41. ly contain text files Other file types can be saved in Storage see Storage p 62 77 Transferring files to and from a PDA device Files can be transferred to and from PDA devices if the PDA device supports the standard infrared protocol IrOBEX Files are transferred with the application C Beam see p 64 C Direct C Direct allows you to enter text from your C Pen directly at the cursor position in any Windows program The C Direct application in the C Pen main screen only gives information about the function C Direct is activated from the PC and communicates by IR or cable For further information on how to use C Direct see p 68 C Pen Edit C Pen Edit is a simple text editor that provides basic text editing functions such as cut copy paste find and re place It can communicate directly with your C Pen to open and save files when C Pen and your PC are connected C Pen Edit lets you edit files stored in C Pen directly on your PC without having to first move them to your PC Double click a text file in Notes in the C Pen Viewer and it will automatically be opened in C Pen Edit An opened file from C Pen can be saved either to your PC or directly back into C Pen The same applies when you open a file from your PC 78 Closing the Connection Close the connection between your C Pen and your PC by selecting Disconnect C Pen from the File menu in the C Pen Viewer 79 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS C Pen 600M
42. neric Immunity Standard EN 61 000 4 2 Electromagnetic compatibility Basic Standard EN 61 000 4 3 Electromagnetic compatibility Basic Standard ENV 50 204 Electromagnetic compatibility Basic Standard Lund January 09 2001 f y Jp Mats Lindoff CEO C Technologies AB publ Hag 86 UL STATEMENT All UL labelled C Pen products fulfill the requirements of the UL 1950 standard UL Standard for Safety of Informa tion Technology Equipment C Pen models with built in rechargeable batteries are to be used with Direct Plug In Transformer unit marked Class 2 rated from 4 05 4 95 Vdc 450 550 mA The built in rechargeable batteries are not operator accessible or replaceable 87 C DICTIONARY COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyrights for the following dictionaries are held by their respective publisher Copyright information for additional titles from current and or additional publishers made avail able by C Technologies after this publication goes to print will be listed at www cdictionary com e Norstedts Ordbok is a trademark of Norstedts Ordbok HB Teknologgatan 8c Stockholm Sweden e Norstedts engelska Engelsk svensk Svensk engelsk ordbok Copyright 1994 Norstedts Ordbok AB All rights reserved e Norstedts tyska Tysk svensk Svensk tysk ordbok Copyright 1998 Norstedts Ordbok AB All rights reserved e Norstedts fransk Fransk svensk Svensk Fransk ordbok Copyright 1989 Norstedts Ordbok AB All ri
43. nu and follow the instructions on the screen You have to turn C Pen off and on again to complete the process Some applications are part of the basic C Pen functional ity and cannot be uninstalled To see if it is possible to uninstall an application select it and open the File menu 76 The application can be uninstalled if the menu option Uninstall C Pen Application is enabled Transferring Files There are two ways to transfer files to and from C Pen Either between a PDA and C Pen or between C Pen and a PC It s practically the same as working with a floppy disk or a hard drive Transferring files to and from a PC Before transferring files you have to double click on the My C Pen icon on your PC in order to open the C Pen Viewer See C Pen Viewer p 74 Please note that it is very important that communication functions properly The IR eyes of your PC and C Pen must be aligned and in range of each other 5 20 centime ters or 2 8 inches There must be no obstacles between the devices If you use the cable make sure that the cable is properly connected at both ends o _ Find the file you want to transfer e g a text file in Notes and select it Then copy the file and paste it into the desired folder on your PC Please read Copy and paste in the PC Environment on p 75 When transferring files from the PC to C Pen remember that each application accepts only its own kind of files Notes for example may on
44. o longer function you will get the message Battery level too low Shutting down You must change the batteries to be able to continue using C Pen 18 Please note that information may be lost if you remove the batteries without turning C Pen off first However when o you turn C Pen off properly all information is saved in the memory and it is safe to remove the batteries C Pen is reset by removing the batteries from the battery compartment Do this when C Pen has encountered problems or has frozen Navigating and Selecting Nav the navigation control is used for navigation and to select an object 2 Turn Nav up or down to navigate between e menu items e dialog buttons e edit fields e check boxes e lines or characters in text As you move between objects they become highlighted inverted Pressing Nav briefly when an object is highlighted is re ferred to as selecting that object The result when selecting an object is explained for each situation later in this manual Below are some general re marks about selecting objects Menus Selecting a menu item marked with a will display further alternatives in a new menu Selecting EXIT or CANCEL will close the menu Instead of selecting EXIT or CANCEL you can press ESC Menu item with alternatives Dialog buttons In a dialog box you can instruct C Pen how to continue by selecting a dialog button e OK You acc
45. ou edit the file and save it your changes will be saved on your PC not in your C Pen Files are copied as usual in Windows i e either by using drag and drop or Copy Paste in the Edit menu See Copy and Paste in the PC Environment p 75 You can delete files in Storage by selecting the file files you wish to delete and then pressing the Delete button on your keyboard The Delete command is also available in the File menu Please note that this operation cannot be undone 63 C Beam C Beam is used to transfer notes and other files between C Pen and PDAs Personal Digital Assistant C Beam supports the standard infrared protocol IrOBEX Please note that the PDA device must support the standard e infrared protocol IrOBEX in order to be used with C Pen If you should experience problems with C Beam start by turning off and on both C Pen and the PDA device Receiving files In order to receive information files from a PDA device with your C Pen follow the steps below 1 Make sure that the C Pen s IR eye is directed towards the PDA device s IR eye Please note that it is very important that the IR eyes are aligned and in range of each other 5 20 centimeters or 2 8 inches There must be no obstacles between the devices 2 Send the file from the PDA device according to the instructions in the PDA s user manual 3 If the PDA is equipped with a language extender make sure you have selected the proper character se
46. r edit mode You can now edit text either by using the Edit menu see below or by using C Write see p 31 Edit Menu When you are in edit mode a cursor appears and the edit mode symbol is shown in the status field The ttt wil appear on the display ER ice i a new tex t file in Mates Edit mode symbol Cursor 26 In edit mode you can move the cursor one character at a time by turning Nav You can move to the beginning or the end of the text with the Go to option in the Edit menu Move the cursor to the position where you want to edit the text Press Nav to open the Edit menu Change Insert Edit menu The options in the Edit menu are slightly different de pending on where you want to edit a field The most common items in the Edit menu are e Quit Editing Exits edit mode in the Text screen e Done Returns to the text from the edit mode in an edit field e Change Changes the character to the right of the cursor e Insert Inserts new characters a space or a line break at the cursor s position e Cut Cuts out the selected characters e Copy Copies the selected characters 27 e Paste Pastes a cut out or copied selection of characters e Delete Deletes a character or a selection of characters Goto gt Moves the cursor to the beginning or the end of the text e Select Highlights characters or an entire text e Settings Sets the text settings Text Langu
47. rd might also be included If this is the case C Dictionary acts according to the following rules e If two words are read the longest word is translated e If three words are read the middle word is translated If more than three words are read the Word selection screen is displayed see next page Word edit box The word s you have read are directed to an edit box where you can edit them in the usual way 1 To be able to edit the word s you have to close the dialog boxes lists or screens that might have been opened after reading 2 The edit box will already be selected Press Nav and a cursor will indicate that you are in edit mode 3 Press Nav again to open the Edit menu or use C Write to edit the word 4 When you have finished editing select Done in the Edit menu or press ESC 5 The edited word will now be looked up in the dictionary 49 Word references Some words in the dictionaries contain references to other words The references are displayed in bold italic style If you press Nav when a word reference is displayed a menu appears and you can choose to e look up the reference e cancel the menu e close the translation definition containing the reference If you choose to look up the reference the word will be translated Translation definition screen The Translation definition screen displays the translation of the selected word If only part of the text will fit on the display a scroll bar
48. rt C Pen by selecting DISABLE PIN CODE in the start up dialog box all data in C Pen will be lost You can change or disable your PIN code by selecting PIN code in System Settings Please remember to write down your PIN code and keep it in a safe place in case you forget the code e Contrast Display contrast Select the bar and turn Nav to change the display contrast 59 e Menu Language The language that C Pen uses in its menus and dialog boxes Select the desired menu language in the list of check boxes Font The font size on C Pen s display can be altered between Large default and Small Large gives a 3 row display and Small gives a 4 row display e Power off time The duration of inactivity in minutes before C Pen turns off automatically Left Right Hand A Left Right handed option Check Left or Right to orientate the text on the display for left or right handed use Select OK and press Nav Exchange Trigger ESC The option to exchange the functions of Trigg and ESC Checked box means normal use see Parts of C Pen p 12 60 Info Info contains a list of help and information topics Press Nav or ESC to close the topic The topics are e Exit Exits Info e Getting started Instructions on how to perform a successful reading e Troubleshooting Solutions to common problems e Support Support addresses to C Technologies e About C Pen Contains OS Operating System version numbers and
49. serial number You should have these numbers available when you contact C Technologies for support The amount of free memory space is also given If the scroll bar is present select it and turn Nav to scroll through the information To close the topic deactivate the scroll bar by pressing Nav or ESC then select OK or press ESC 61 Storage Storage is a storage area for computer files that can be used as a floppy disk Selecting a file in Storage opens a menu with the follow ing menu items e Open Opens the selected file e Delete Removes the selected file e Properties Displays the selected file size creation date and date of last modification e Beam Transfers the selected file by IR see p 64 e Cancel Cancels the menu To be able to use Storage C Pen must be connected to a PC and C Win Software must be installed See Using C Pen with your PC p 71 To start Storage you must connect your C Pen to your PC by double clicking the My C Pen icon on your PC Stor age is started by double clicking the Storage icon in C Pen Viewer on your PC Files which can be edited in C Pen Edit e g filename txt are opened by double clicking the files Other file types can be opened in two ways Copy the file to a temporary folder on your PC and then open it with its default Windows application 62 Double click the file and you will be asked if you want to open a copy instead Choose to open a copy In these cases if y
50. simple instructions to C Pen D Gp GE Common dialog buttons GETTING STARTED Turning C Pen On and Off To turn C Pen on and off press the On Off button until the display is activated deactivated C Pen turns off automati cally after 5 minutes of inactivity To change the auto matic power off time see System Settings p 59 es Press Nav to turn C Pen on and off Battery Installing the batteries 1 Remove the battery cover from the back of C Pen a Lift the cover here to open It is imperative to observe the polarity of the batteries The orientation of the plus and minus ends is shown inside the battery compartment 2 Insert two alkaline AAA batteries 1 5 V type LRO3 3 Replace the battery cover You should hear a click when it locks in place Please do not dispose of batteries in a fire as there is a danger of explosion Please recycle the batteries Battery power level The battery power level is shown by the battery indicator at the bottom of the status field Text nace Battery power level EE Text Language If the battery power level is getting low the message Bat tery low will appear on the display To avoid losing un saved information save all material not previously saved and then change the batteries Turn C Pen off before chang ing batteries To change batteries see Installing the bat teries p 17 If the battery power level is so low that the pen can n
51. t in Beam Settings Receiving files see p 56 4 The IR symbol in C Pen s status field indicates activity The Receive dialog box appears on the screen displaying the name of the transferred file 5 You can cancel the transmission at any time by pressing CANCEL in the Receive dialog box 64 6 After transmission the Accept dialog box is displayed asking if you want to accept the transferred file 7 If you press YES the file will be saved in the appropriate place i e a text file is saved in Notes Files not compatible with any of the C Pen applications are saved in Storage If you press NO C Pen will discard the received file and no further action will be taken You must repeat the trans mission if you press NO by mistake Please note that in order to receive several files you must answer either YES or NO in the Accept dialog box after every e transferred file Send files To send information files from your C Pen to a PDA device follow the steps below 1 Make sure that the C Pen s IR eye is directed towards the PDA device s IR eye Please note that it is very important that the IR eyes are aligned and in range of each other 5 20 centimeters or 2 8 inches There must be no obstacles between the devices 2 Choose the file you want to send You have the following alternatives Send a text file Enter Notes and select the file you want to send then select Beam in the menu that appears
52. t was meant to be used in C Technologies reserves all rights to the product its hardware soft ware and trademark Whoever buys or uses the product has no right to alter disassemble reverse engineer or in any other way use any part of the hardware or software in the product except in the way and for the purposes permitted by law 82 LIMITED WORLDWIDE WARRANTY To the extent such dealer retailer has joined C Technologies world wide warranty program you may in addition to returning the prod uct to the dealer retailer from which it was purchased also return the product to any dealer retailer in the world carrying such product To the extent permissible under law the warranties provided herein are exhaustive and constitute the sole and only warranties provided by C Technologies AB C TECHNOLOGIES LIABILITY IN TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR ARIS ING OUT OF ANY AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE USE OR SUB LICENSE OF THE PRODUCT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY PURCHASER FOR SUCH PRODUCT IN NO EVENT THE COMPANY WILL BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEM PLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSO EVER SUFFERED BY THE PURCHASER OR ANY OTHER PARTY ANY END USER CUSTOMER RESELLER OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR INCLUDING WITH OUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER ECONOMIC LOSS ARISING OUT OF THE POOR PERFORMANCE OR NON PERFORMANCE
53. ting System version free memory space etc See p 61 Storage can store files for transfer between computers See p 62 C Direct contains information on how to trans fer text from C Pen directly into a Windows pro gram See p 68 and 69 C Beam is used to transfer notes contacts cal endar events and files between C Pen and 39 ra C Write 40 PDAs Personal Digital Assistant C Beam supports the standard infrared protocol IrOBEX See p 64 C Write contains information about and ex amples of how to write letters with C Pen See p 31 Notes Notes contains the text files you have read and saved Enter Notes by selecting the Notes icon on the main screen s Mew E Applications vour list of text Fel nril Ramet files starts here Inside Notes move between items using Nav You can transfer files from Notes in C Pen to your PC To do this C Win Software must be installed on your PC See Using C Pen with your PC p 71 Creating a new file or folder Selecting New will open a dialog box Select FILE to create a new file Hew E m ah ELEn Chce Biku Please note that if you are in the main screen or in Notes you do not have to execute this command to create a new file A new file will automatically be created when you start to read with C Pen except when you are already in the Text screen New text files will be placed in Notes Se
54. to read both the Latin and the Cyrillic alphabet It reads polish hungarian czech and russian as well as the languages that other C Pens read C Pen 600MX offers communication by cable as well as by IR It is powered by two alkaline AAA batteries 1 5 V type LRO3 See further important instructions Battery p 17 C Pen 600MX has a Trigg button that you press while reading and an ESC button It is possible to exchange the functions between these two buttons For more information on C Pen 600MX please refer to our webpage http www cpen com Your Personal Digital Assistant Powerful features e C Read Reads in text the basic function of C Pen Move C Pen over the text and the text will be captured by the pen where it can be saved as a file for later processing e C Write only the Latin alphabet Allows you to enter characters by writing with C Pen as if it were an ordinary pen This is useful when editing text entering file names and looking up words in C Dic tionary e C Direct Enables you to transfer the scanned text directly from C Pen into your PC The text will be placed at the cursor position in any Windows program C Beam Transfers notes contacts calendar events and files be tween C Pen and PDAs C Beam supports the standard infrared protocol IrOBEX All devices and applications using the IrOBEX protocol to its full extent are fully compatible with C Pen e C Dictionary Enables your C P
55. ure you have a working connection between C Pen and your PC See Using C Pen with your PC p 71 Installing a dictionary from the C Pen CD Follow the steps below to install a Dictionary 1 The dictionaries are available in the Start menu Pro grams C Pen Dictionaries Select the dictionary you want Dictionaries with cyrillic letters are only avail able on our homepage see Installing a dictionary from 45 the web below Make sure you have your C Pen CD in your CD ROM drive Please note that dictionaries not available on the CD at the time of going to press will be available on www cdictionary com mx as soon as they are made available o gt You can now see the C Dictionary Installer view Make sure the dictionaries you want are selected Start your C Pen position C Pen so that it is aligned with the PC s IR port or ensure that the cable is con nected then press Start The dictionary will now be transferred to your C Pen This can take some time so please be patient The num ber of dictionaries that can be installed in C Pen de pends on the amount of free memory in your C Pen see Info p 61 Installing a dictionary from the web 1 46 Download the dictionary you want from our web site www cdictionary com mx Click on the file and an automatic installation program will start You can now see the C Dictionary Installer view Make sure the dictionaries you want are selected
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