Reading with Poet Compact
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4 Reading with Poet Compact
Set up and turn on the device
4.1
1.
Put the device on a flat surface and make sure the device is standing
steady
2.
Make sure, that there is some space between the sides of the device
and other things for an adequate airing.
3.
Check, if the slide switch of the transport lock on the rear side is in the
unlock position. That means pushed to the direction of the mains
connector.
Otherwise the scanner is blocked and the device cannot scan texts.
4.
Plug in the power lead to the mains connector on the rear side and
plug the cable into a live mains socket.
5.
Press the power on key, (round key, to the very right on the front
panel)
6.
While starting you get various sounds. At first some beeps then some
clicking sounds. Wait until you hear the prompt „Poet ready“.
Scanning and reading a document
4.2
1.
Lift the cover.
2.
Put your document on the glass, print side down. When scanning
books press both pages down on the glass and make sure, they rest
flat on the glass.
3.
Close cover.
4.
Press the triangular start key.
5.
Reading starts after some noise and sounds.
6.
By pressing the square stop key you can interrupt reading. Press stop
key again to resume reading at the position where you stopped
before.
