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Games 

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Scrambled Word 

 

Unscramble the word using the letters found underneath the 
answer box.  

If you need help with guessing the word, use the 

Translation/Definition

 button to view the dictionary entry 

for the mystery word.  

When you have filled in all the empty spaces, a 

Check 

box 

will appear. If you have finished unscrambling the word, tap 
the 

Check

 box with the stylus to see if you have the right 

answer.  

 

Use the stylus to tap the letter you wish to move. The letter 
will appear highlighted. Tap on the place in the answer box 
where you wish to place the letter. You can move letters 
into, around and out of the box as many times as you wish. 

Toolbar Options  

The following toolbar options are relevant for both 

Wordman

 and 

Scrambled Word

. See 

The Toolbar

 on 

page 30 for information on accessing the toolbar with the 
stylus and Pen keys. 

Move to Next Word   

Use this option to clear the current screen and move to the 
next mystery word. 

Summary of Contents for ReadingPen TS

Page 1: ...ReadingPen TS User Manual...

Page 2: ......

Page 3: ...r 13 Tutorial 2 Editing and Entering Text 14 Tutorial 3 Learning a Word 16 Tutorial 4 Learning a Line of Text 22 Tutorial 5 Using Files 24 The Pen User Interface 9 The Pen Keys 9 Icons and Indicators...

Page 4: ...Explorer Properties Window 53 Taskbar Icon and Menu 54 The Notes Folder 54 PenExplorer Functions 54 History Retrieval 54 File Management 55 Compacting Flash Memory 57 Troubleshooting 58 Product Specif...

Page 5: ...to scan full lines of text receive word by word translations and definitions and hear scanned words pronounced aloud The Pen comes with a touch screen and stylus allowing easy manipulation of the Pen...

Page 6: ...cape key red 4 Touch screen display Pen Front Panel On the Top Panel you can see 1 USB cable outlet 2 Stylus and stylus slot 3 Insertion point for earphones Pen Top Panel Important Before using the ea...

Page 7: ...tip 6 Turn the Pen on by pressing the red power key The Pen is ready to scan Note Make sure that your Pen always contains batteries even when connected to the PC Installing the PenExplorer Use the Pen...

Page 8: ...does not recognize handwriting cursive fonts mathematical symbols or other profession specific signs Troubleshooting Poor Character Recognition Poor character recognition may occur for several reason...

Page 9: ...n the Settings menu of the application Note The default application setting is Enlarged Font The Preferences and Information menus are always in enlarged font Regular Font Enlarged Font Pen Maintenanc...

Page 10: ...n if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Use AAA Alkaline batteries only Preserving Battery Usage To optimize battery usage go to Set Auto Shut Off Time in Preferences in the Pen Main Menu and mo...

Page 11: ...nus and pop ups Stop reading spelling aloud Dictionary Screen Disable highlight mode 2 5 way button Enter key ENT Select highlighted option by pressing the key Word Screen Hear word read aloud Diction...

Page 12: ...he stylus or can be accessed with the 5 way button Indicators cannot be selected They represent the current state of the Pen The stylus can be found in the stylus slot on the top panel of the Pen See...

Page 13: ...tionary translation Down arrow Access dictionary definition Inactive arrows The function is unavailable The Games Toolbar Move to Next Word Clear the current screen and move to the next mystery word S...

Page 14: ...s ready to scan Indicates the Pen is ready to scan inverse text white text on dark background Settings Menu toggle options Indicates that the menu option is ON Indicates that the menu option is OFF Sc...

Page 15: ...dictionary Select the dictionary appropriate for your needs 3 Position the Trainer at the end of the practice sentence with the Pen facing the text 4 Position the Pen so that the text is centered betw...

Page 16: ...eys or scan text directly into the editing area Scanned text is underlined Tapping any key other than or will accept the inserted text Text can be erased by 1 Using to delete individual characters 2 H...

Page 17: ...Tap to accept all changes and return to the application screen Shift Tap to switch to uppercase characters The keyboard will automatically return to the regular layout after selecting one character U...

Page 18: ...ain Menu enter the ReadingPen application By pressing ENT when the icon is highlighted By tapping on the icon with the stylus The Input Screen will appear 2 Scan or enter the word you wish to learn Yo...

Page 19: ...ead aloud again 3 Hear the word spelled out Use the right direction key or tap on the icon to hear the word spelled out Each letter will be highlighted as it is spoken 4 View the syllabic division of...

Page 20: ...n of the word a Use the down direction key or tap on the icon to view the English dictionary definition of the word in the Dictionary Screen b Use the up down direction keys to scroll through the dict...

Page 21: ...thesaurus entry When the icon is seen on the screen Use the left direction key or tap on the icon to view the abridged thesaurus entry d Tap on the icon to return to the definition Note If there is no...

Page 22: ...first word or number of the first will be highlighted 10 Hear the sections read aloud a Tap on the icon to hear the whole section read aloud word by word Each word will be highlighted as it is spoken...

Page 23: ...ition as explained in points 5 and 6 f Tap on the icon to return to the original word you cross referenced from The word practice will be highlighted on screen Note When viewing a cross referenced wor...

Page 24: ...llege dictionary 1 Access the Input Screen a Press the red ESC key to turn the Pen on b From the Pen Main Menu enter the ReadingPen application By pressing ENT when the icon is highlighted By tapping...

Page 25: ...rolling to the word using the left right direction keys b Press ENT c The Word Screen will appear Note The word on screen will not be read aloud If you wish to hear the word read aloud press ENT or ta...

Page 26: ...ll teach me how to use files on the Pen I will be able to hear text read aloud broken down into syllables and spelled aloud I will also be able to access dictionary translations and definitions d Go t...

Page 27: ...con with the stylus c The WizCom PenExplorer window will open and the icon will be seen in the notification area of the windows taskbar d Double click on the Notes folder to open it e Copy the Documen...

Page 28: ...file name with the stylus e The file will open in the File Screen f Tap on the icon with the stylus The paragraph will be read aloud with each word highlighted as it is read 4 Viewing a sentence from...

Page 29: ...on the icon to return to the File Screen 5 Viewing a single word from the file a Tap on the Settings icon and select Show Sentence Word from File from the drop down menu b Select Word from the option...

Page 30: ...dingPen application See the PenExplorer section on page 52 for more information Preferences Modify the general Pen settings using this menu which can be accessed from the Pen Main Menu or from the Set...

Page 31: ...of the display Move the slider bar by dragging with the stylus or using the direction keys Calibrate Touch Screen At times the stylus touch may become inaccurate If so the touch screen will need to be...

Page 32: ...mply tap in a space outside the menu or toolbar 2 Using the Pen Keys Press ESC the red key to activate the toolbar The leftmost active toolbar item will be highlighted Use the right left direction key...

Page 33: ...ive entries available for the selected word History View a list of the last 80 looked up words Select a word from the list to view it in the Word Screen Upload the History list to your computer using...

Page 34: ...be read aloud If Word is selected only the highlighted word will be read aloud Show Sentence Word from File This setting defines what happens when extracting text from a file If Sentence is selected...

Page 35: ...eferences menu from the Pen Main Menu For further information see Scanning Settings on page 6 Help The Help menu contains the following options Menu Option Function Pronunciation Guide A guide to the...

Page 36: ...list to your computer using the PenExplorer See The PenExplorer on page 52 The Help menu can be accessed from the toolbar in every careen It contains an explanation of all the icons and indicators use...

Page 37: ...e Highlight Spoken Words and Speak Paragraph Change these settings by de selecting the options in the Settings menu You can choose whether to read the entire paragraph or individual words and whether...

Page 38: ...rds Change these settings by de selecting the options in the Settings menu Scroll through the scanned text using the right left direction keys or by tapping on the scrollbars at the bottom right of th...

Page 39: ...the icon or press the up direction key to translate the word The translation from the bilingual dictionary is displayed in the Dictionary Screen If there is no translation available for the word or if...

Page 40: ...ping on the icon or pressing the down direction key in the Word Screen 3 Thesaurus Entries The thesaurus entries are accessible only through the English definition entries displayed in the Dictionary...

Page 41: ...ctions of text read aloud This function is only available for dictionaries which contain voice support To hear sections of dictionary entries read aloud a Scroll to the section you wish to hear read a...

Page 42: ...word you are accessing has more than one definition or translation the icon will appear in the toolbar If the current word has no alternative entries the indicator will appear Tap on the icon to open...

Page 43: ...y Screen i e cross reference from within a cross reference but selecting will take you back to the original dictionary entry only Cross referencing from the Contents Index in Thesaurus Entries Words f...

Page 44: ...nts are seen in every dictionary 1 Headword The selected word or derivative of the selected word Includes headwords made up of more than one word The headword hello The word ate is a derivative of the...

Page 45: ...unciation Guide from the Help menu 4 Translations Some words may have additional meanings when combined with other words These can be viewed by scrolling through the dictionary definition of the parti...

Page 46: ...ssions or phrases usually composed of a sequence of words They can be identified a Automatically within a sentence scanned typed b By scrolling through the translation of the first word of the sequenc...

Page 47: ...he current headword Pressing the left direction key twice from the complete view and once from the abridged view will access the thesaurus entry 10 and indicators Indicate that you are in the thesauru...

Page 48: ...ferent usages The inflected forms of the headword appear below the definitions They appear in bold with syllabic division shown using dots or stress marks Inflected forms of the headword reflect 2 Sam...

Page 49: ...ocking Dictionary and File Access You can lock access to the Pen dictionaries and files using the Control Data Access option from the Settings menu in the ReadingPen application 1 Locking Access To lo...

Page 50: ...ary and or file access 1 Go to Settings Control Data Access and select Unlock Access 2 The password screen will appear Use the stylus to enter your four number password Press ENT or tap on the key Thi...

Page 51: ...initions or translations of the words being played Translations and definitions will only be available when dictionary access is unlocked Wordman Guess the mystery word by tapping on letters from the...

Page 52: ...tylus to see if you have the right answer Use the stylus to tap the letter you wish to move The letter will appear highlighted Tap on the place in the answer box where you wish to place the letter You...

Page 53: ...dictionary you wish to use with the game Reset Score Clear the score for the current game and start from zero Word Selection Choose which word list you wish to use either words from your ReadingPen Hi...

Page 54: ...aded from http www wizcomtech com readingpents The installation also installs the USB driver needed for Pen PC communications The PenExplorer installs to the Program Files folder on your computer Afte...

Page 55: ...ect Properties from the drop down menu This will open the WizCom PenExplorer Properties window The PenExplorer Properties window has two tabs 1 General Shows the Pen s memory status and gives you the...

Page 56: ...e Notes Folder The Notes folder contains all files copied to the Pen It also contains the History txt file which contains a list of the last 80 words looked up in the ReadingPen application on the Pen...

Page 57: ...equest confirmation for file transfer if it identifies a file that exceeds the limit d File names must be in English and should be less than 8 characters long File names that are longer than 8 charact...

Page 58: ...Save button 3 Copying Files to and from the Pen The PenExplorer Notes folder works like standard Windows folders Copy files to and from the Notes folder using standard Windows functions such as drag a...

Page 59: ...en This will speed up Pen performance for future file transfers To access the Compact function 1 Right click on a space in the main PenExplorer window and select Properties from the drop down menu to...

Page 60: ...llowed all the tips and the PenExplorer should be working correctly Solutions Try the following options in this order 1 Disconnect the USB cable from the Pen Restart the Pen connect the USB cable and...

Page 61: ...h communications select Connect to PC from the Pen Main Menu 3 Re install the PenExplorer On the Pen Disconnect the USB cable from the Pen and restart the Pen On the PC a Go to the Control Panel and s...

Page 62: ...Communications USB1 1 Power Internal Power 2 x 1 5V AAA Alkaline batteries External Power USB cable connected to PC Current Consumption Idle mode 42 mA Max Peak 212 mA Size L x W x H 177 5 mm x 41 5 m...

Page 63: ...rchase from WizCom or from WizCom s AUTHORIZED RETAILER along with the original purchase receipt This limited warranty extends only to the original Purchaser of the PRODUCT and is not assignable or tr...

Page 64: ...R WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW WIZCOM DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTA...

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