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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.

HELP

Help has 3 Help submenus:

TUTORIAL

SUPPORT

, and

ABOUT

Summary of Contents for ReadDesk

Page 1: ...Issist Assistive Technologies Inc www issist com ReadDesk User Manual The latest version of this manual is available online at www issist com...

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Page 3: ...N 5 Overview 5 Accessories 7 Setup Instructions 7 FEATURES 11 Alignment 11 Reading 14 Views 19 Original View 19 Redrawn View 20 Wrapped View 20 Rotate Image 22 Toggle Color 23 Save Image 24 Load Image...

Page 4: ...Auto Read Images 26 Save Text 27 Zoom In Out 28 Movement controls 29 Transfer license 30 MENU OPTIONS 31 Color 33 Reading 34 Speech 35 Languages 37 Help 37 Quit 38...

Page 5: ...nimal assembly Install the software Connect camera to the computer using the USB 2 0 cable and its ready to use Customization The Color Speech Views and many other settings can be customized to fit yo...

Page 6: ...ve and user friendly interface which is easy to use Natural sounding voice Reads in a high quality natural sounding voice that is customizable through the menu ReadDesk Preview Figure 1 ReadDesk Camer...

Page 7: ...ument USB 2 0 Cable Used to connect Camera to Laptop or Desktop Software DVD Used to install ReadDesk software and drivers SETUP INSTRUCTIONS 1 Insert the SOFTWARE DVD into your computer and install R...

Page 8: ...hoose what to do with this disk Choose Install or Run program from your media Click Run ReadDeskSetup exe 2 Pop up Do you want to allow this program to make changes on your computer Click Yes 3 Read L...

Page 9: ...Windows XP 1 Run ReadDeskSetup exe 2 Read License Agreement Click Accept 3 Ensure Install ReadDesk is checked Click Next 2 Connect one end of the USB 2 0 CABLE to the CAMERA USB port shown in Figure...

Page 10: ...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...

Page 11: ...6 Ensure computer has an Active Internet Connection Pop up Product Registration Enter your 11 digit serial number located on your ReadDesk DVD in textbox Click Ok FEATURES ALIGNMENT 1 Start by placing...

Page 12: ...12 Figure 3 2 Align the page using the Alignment Bar as shown in Figure 4 Alignment Bar Camera Head...

Page 13: ...13 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 Align Page to Alignment Bar...

Page 14: ...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 Spaceb...

Page 15: ...15 Figure 6 6 Automatically brings up the Loading Screen as shown in Figure 7 Menu Read...

Page 16: ...16 Figure 7 7 After image is finished loading reader will start automatically reading text aloud while highlighting text as shown in Figure 8 Pause Stop...

Page 17: ...17 Figure 8 Here are the READING SHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Read Spacebar Click Delayed Read 15 seconds Hold Spacebar for 3 seconds Menu Esc Key Click Highlighted Text...

Page 18: ...Previous Word Left Arrow Key Click Last Word Next Word Right Arrow Key Click Next Word Previous Sentence Up Arrow Key Mouse Wheel Up Next Sentence Down Arrow Key Mouse Wheel Down Next Paragraph Page D...

Page 19: ...19 Go to End End Key VIEWS View feature allows you to toggle through 3 different views while reading ORIGINAL VIEW Original view retains the ORIGINAL IMAGE See Figure 9 Figure 9...

Page 20: ...RAWN VIEW Redrawn view replaces the Original Text with DIGITAL TEXT on the ORIGINAL IMAGE See Figure 10 Figure 10 WRAPPED VIEW Wrapped view displays DIGITAL TEXT onto a DIGITAL BACKGROUND and reformat...

Page 21: ...21 text so it fits within the width of the screen See Figure 11 Figure 11 Views can be controlled by either using the KEYBOARD or MOUSE Here is the VIEW SHORTCUT for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE...

Page 22: ...D MOUSE Change View V Key Click Menu Click Reading 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 I...

Page 23: ...e 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 MOUSE Toggle Color C Key Click Menu Click Color Sel...

Page 24: ...RD Here is the SAVE IMAGE SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD KEYBOARD Save S Key LOAD IMAGE MODE Load image mode allows you to Load Image Load previously saved images saved in My Pictures Read Desk Delete Imag...

Page 25: ...lete Key Next Image Key Previous Image Key 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 Hold S...

Page 26: ...for 3 seconds Stop Auto Save Esc Key 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 read...

Page 27: ...eturn to Load Image Mode Here is the AUTO READ IMAGES SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD KEYBOARD Start Auto Read Spacebar Key for 3 seconds Stop Auto Read Esc Key SAVE TEXT ReadDesk automatically saves text w...

Page 28: ...t of an image in any view Here are the ZOOM IN OUT SHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Zoom In Out key Right Click Mouse Wheel Up Down If you have 2 Additional Mouse Buttons you c...

Page 29: ...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 Side Mouse Button 1 Side Mouse Butto...

Page 30: ...ft 4 Num key 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 se...

Page 31: ...registration Ensure computer has an Active Internet Connection Enter Menu Select Help Select Remove Registration Press Enter to Confirm MENU OPTIONS Menu options allow the user to customize and change...

Page 32: ...the MENU OPTIONS for both the KEYBOARD and MOUSE KEYBOARD MOUSE Enter Menu Esc Key Click Menu icon Exit Menu Esc Key Click Back button Up Down Up Down Arrow Keys Move mouse to Top Bottom Select Enter...

Page 33: ...tton COLOR Color changes the color of the TEXT and BACKGROUND ORIGINAL Original colors with normal contrast Default GRAY SCALE Gray and white colors BLACK ON WHITE Black text with white background WHI...

Page 34: ...BLACK Green text with black background BLUE ON YELLOW Blue text with yellow background YELLOW ON BLUE Yellow text with blue background HIGH CONTRAST Original colors with high contrast READING HIGHLIG...

Page 35: ...ext with background color VIEW View changes the way TEXT IS DISPLAYED WRAPPED Digital text displayed by paragraph ORIGINAL Display original text and image Default REDRAWN Digital text is redrawn onto...

Page 36: ...est 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 Twen...

Page 37: ...E 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 ENG...

Page 38: ...dDesk Tutorial SUPPORT Displays 9 digit support ID ABOUT Company information HARDWARE ID Displays hardware ID for the PC REMOVE REGISTRATION Remove registration from computer QUIT Exit ReadDesk and go...

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