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CAPTURING AND SAVING VIDEOS 

 

Capture & Save Videos: 

To capture and save a video 

of what’s being shown on the screen, 

press  the  save  icon  and  select  the  Video  icon.  When  video  is 
recording, a red circle will blink in the corner of the screen. To stop 
recording, press the save icon again and press the Stop icon which 
will appear in same place as the video icon earlier. 

 

 

 

Opening a Video 

Videos  that  were  taken  using  the  Mercury  13  are  automatically 
saved  on  video  folder  of  the  device.  Simply  open  This  PC  -> 
Videos -> Read Desk folder 

 

Summary of Contents for MERCURY 13

Page 1: ...MERCURY 13 PORTABLE CCTV with SPEECH User Guide Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...yboard 8 Reference Guide 9 10 Locations 9 LED Light Camera 10 Starting the Software 11 Top Menu Bar 12 Top Menu Bar 13 Magnifying 14 Changing Colors 15 Capturing and Saving Pictures 16 Capturing and S...

Page 3: ...Settings 28 32 General Options 29 Speech Options 30 Reading Options 31 32 Power Off 33 34 Warranty Conditions 35 Contact Us 36 Technical Specifications 37 TABLE OF CONTENTS...

Page 4: ...ith highly accurate reading capabilities allowing the user to listen to printed material in a clear natural sounding voice The Mercury 13 has been designed with the low vision user in mind It doubles...

Page 5: ...idity Do not place Mercury 13 near a radiator or heater or where it will be exposed to direct sunlight These conditions may damage electronics or optics of the Mercury 13 Do not place this system on a...

Page 6: ...rcury 13 unit should come with these items 1X Laptop travel case 1X Mercury 13 tablet with stand 1x Second Monitor optional 1X Distance camera optional 1X Bluetooth keyboard with trackpad 1X Charger 1...

Page 7: ...nd to carry the unit Simply open the stand and this will unveil the tablet The tablet screen can be tilted to a comfortable angle The charging cable gets connected on the left side of the tablet The p...

Page 8: ...Microsoft Surface tablet from its stand slightly press down the bracket on the top right plate of the stand and gently slide the tablet out by pushing it to the right While inserting the tablet back o...

Page 9: ...nd will need recharging even if you don t use the unit To put the unit to sleep tap the Power button quickly Don t hold it down To wake it up tap the powerbutton again Use as a Windows Machine The uni...

Page 10: ...e M e r c u r y 1 3 7 LED Light The LED flash light is built separately in to the stand to provide better image quality It is located behind the tablet LED Light Switch LED HUB Connector Cable USING T...

Page 11: ...rd can be removed and paired to the tablet To pair the keyboard turn it on using the power button on the keyboard then hold down Fn C and a blue light will blink on the keyboard indicating it is ready...

Page 12: ...U s i n g T h e M e r c u r y 1 3 9 Device Overview Camera Mount Monitor Mount Ejector Bracket Charging Port Volume Button USB C Port USB C Port Power Button REFERENCE GUIDE...

Page 13: ...R e f e r e n c e G u i d e 10 Device Overview LED Light USB Port and Camera LED Light Port Surface Camera LED Switch Ejector Bracket USB Port REFERENCE GUIDE...

Page 14: ...e paper or text you want to magnify or read under the camera Focusing Text To focus text simply tap the screen once A white square will appear on the screen along with an audible sound During this tim...

Page 15: ...NU BAR The software starts in Live Magnification mode Clicking or tapping a small arrow on the top allows the opening of a menu bar which has various magnification options as shown in images below TOP...

Page 16: ...13 TOP MENU BAR When the distance camera is plugged in the top menu bar changes the Switch Camera icon to a Distance View icon as shown below...

Page 17: ...cture 14 1 Choosing the magnifying glass with plus sign will allow you to zoom in and choosing the magnifying glass with minus sign will make the screen zoom out 14 1 top menu to zoom in and out 2 Usi...

Page 18: ...aint brush icon on the menu or pressing the letter C on the keyboard Options for contrast are as follows Original color High Contrast color Black on White White on Black Black on Yellow Yellow on Blac...

Page 19: ...most straight down Press the save icon Floppy disk icon and select the camera icon Once the picture is taken tilt the screen back to a comfortable position Open a Picture To open a saved picture selec...

Page 20: ...When video is recording a red circle will blink in the corner of the screen To stop recording press the save icon again and press the Stop icon which will appear in same place as the video icon earli...

Page 21: ...ument raise the stand and position the tablet to an almost horizontal position with the camera pointing straight down as shown below Press the read icon You may then reposition the stand to a comforta...

Page 22: ...the same two finger pinch gesture as in magnification mode see page 14 item2 Save the captured image by clicking the green camera icon Save the captured text as a TXT document by clicking thedisc icon...

Page 23: ...Insert the camera into the slot on the top left corner of the stand Connect the camera to the tablet using the provided USB In approximately 10 seconds the Distance View Camera will be activated and t...

Page 24: ...oming in Distance Viewing Controls You can zoom in and out the image by using the magnification buttons on the slide down menu Pressing the bigger button allows you to zoom in to the image Pressing th...

Page 25: ...r the smaller button Pressing the buttons again will bring you back to zoom in and out mode To view both near and far simultaneously press the split screen icon to view both from the distance camera a...

Page 26: ...23 fd dfg DISTANCE VIEWING Dual Monitor If you have a 2nd screen for the Mercury 13 rotate the monitor hook and insert it into the center slot on the stand as shown below...

Page 27: ...24 fd dfg DISTANCE VIEWING Then connect one end of the USB C monitor cable to the monitor as shown below...

Page 28: ...25 fd dfg DISTANCE VIEWING Then connect the other end of the cable to the tablet as shown below...

Page 29: ...ows Display Settings to extend the screen to the external monitor Once content is showing on the 2nd monitor pressing the Split Screen Icon on the ReadDesk software will automatically send the distanc...

Page 30: ...p half of the screen will move the menu bar arrow to the top of the screen and will control the distance camera Pressing the bottom half of the screen will move the menu bar arrow to the bottom of the...

Page 31: ...28 SETTINGS Tap the Settings icon to open the settings menu There are 3 Types of Settings 1 General Options 2 Speech Options 3 Reading Options...

Page 32: ...29 SETTINGS General Options This allows you to change the Menu Language Menu bar Alignment and the default folders where pictures and text files are saved...

Page 33: ...30 SETTINGS Speech Options This allows you to change language voices speech volume and speech speed...

Page 34: ...31 SETTINGS READING OPTIONS This will let you switch between original and wrapped text...

Page 35: ...ender the text in crisp text to make reading easier and fit is horizontally on the screen However the layout of the original document will be lost Original It maintains the original layout of text whi...

Page 36: ...33 POWER OFF To power off the device you may use the standard Windows shutdown procedure OR press the power button for three seconds and then swipe down from the top of the screen...

Page 37: ...tact TrySight or your authorized nearest distributor Refer to the page 35 of this user manual for TrySight s detailed contact information Product s serial number may be asked Disclaimer TrySight takes...

Page 38: ...may also contact us directly at Visit us online www trysight com E mail us sales trysight com Call us 1 866 499 2921 Meet us 2364 Haines Rd Unit 16 Mississauga ON Canada L4Y 1Y6 For online video tuto...

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