Zoom-Ex / Zoom-Office Training Guide and User Manual For Mac OS X VERSION 10.7 and higher Release 4.4.3 Revision date: 03.12.2012 20 Main Street, Unit G2 Acton, MA 01720 800-681-5909 Patent Pending ABiSee, Inc. ● 800-681-5909 ● www.abisee.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ....................................................................................................................................... 4 What are Zoom-Ex and Zoom-Office? ..................................................................................................................... 6 Setting up Zoom-Ex .................................................................................................................................................
To save a document as a text file ...................................................................................................................... 13 To save a document as an audio - MP3 file ........................................................................................................ 14 Opening an MP3 File ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Printing a Document .....................
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Access Menu options Command + A Command + C Command + V Command + B Command + B + O Command + B + D Command + right arrow Application; Up/Down arrows to access sub-menu. Camera; Up/Down arrows to access submenu. View; Up/Down arrows to access submenu. Book; Up/Down arrows to access sub-menu. Open book. Delete book Access Voice, Effects, Help.
Shortcuts of the System Preferences to read by word and by paragraph using Zoom-Office shortcuts. Speech Output Control Keystrokes Shift + Q Shift + Z Shift + E Ctrl Increase voice speed. Decrease voice speed. Hear page description.
NOTE: When switching back to reading mode, press Space bar to start the camera. What are Zoom-Ex and Zoom-Office? Zoom-Ex is a computer-connected scanner-reader-magnifier that aids visually impaired users to read and magnify printed material. Zoom-Ex camera is connected through a USB 2.0 port. Zoom-Office is a software program that runs on your computer controlling ZoomEx camera. For simplicity, we will use the name Zoom-Ex to describe features of both the device and the software.
camera, try to make it as flat as possible and align it with the legs. When the camera is turned on, two modes are available: Scanning/Reading mode and Live Magnification (CCTV) mode. When Zoom-Office starts up, the camera is turned on and it is in scanning/reading mode. A full image of the page that is placed under the camera appears on the screen. Zoom-Ex is ready to take an image and read the text. In this mode, magnification is not available.
Having your Document Read to You To read from the beginning of the page To start reading from the beginning of the page, place the page under the camera, select the Space bar to turn the camera on and press the E key. You will hear the voice in a few seconds. To stop or pause the voice, press the Control key. To resume the voice, press the X key. To hear and see the text being read, press F to see the text in Formatted mode.
Zoom-Ex allows the reader to move around the page, whether it‟s by word, sentence or section. The following are a few ways to move around the document page: To move to the next word press Control + Right Arrow To move to the previous word, press Control + Left Arrow To move to the next sentence, press the Down Arrow.
All voices available on your computer become available for selection from ZoomEx application automatically. NOTE: For better performance, select any Application voice you wish and then match it with the same computer System Voice. You can change the voice parameters by going to Application, down to Settings, and on the Voice tab: Test different voices, select one you like and select Apply, then OK. You can change the speed by using the Speed slide bar under the Voice tab in Settings.
If the box is checked, the arrow keys will behave as described above, i.e. the user can navigate the screen in Preview or Live Magnification mode with arrow keys. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to scroll up and down in both the CCTV and formatted mode. If this box is unchecked, the arrow keys can be used for reading functions as described in the section Keystrokes for reading functions. Default value for this setting is unchecked.
You also have the option to turn on/off the Display separation lines between paragraphs as well as True Font format. The option Display separation lines between paragraphs, if enabled, put lines on the screen separating paragraphs. If disabled, the text will flow the same as in a word document. If True Font format is enabled, the text will show up on the screen as in a word document. If disabled, the text or font on the screen will show up exactly as it is in the actual document placed under the camera.
order to go to a different document, you have to turn the camera back on by pressing the Space bar. You‟ll hear „Camera started‟. Going to the Next Page or another Document If the camera is on, just place the new page at the Zoom-Ex base. It will instantly appear magnified on the computer screen if you are working in live Magnification (CCTV) mode. In Scanning/Reading mode, you will see a full image of the page that is to be scanned. Press Y to toggle between these two modes.
You can also save text in any directory and give it any name by going to the Application menu, down to Save text. A Save text dialog box will appear. Type in the name for your document and select the Save button. The document will be saved in the default directory \Users\Username\Documents\ZoomOffice\Text. Again, you can select another directory in which to save the document. When saving a previously saved image as text, there is no need to stop the camera because it is already stopped.
Note: Multiple pages may be printed depending on the magnification of one page. Changing Zoom-Ex Display Characteristics Changing the sharpness settings Press S to alternate between various sharpness modes. The sharpness/contrast settings should be set separately for the Live Magnification (CCTV) mode and the Formatted Text mode. Changing the text/background color In order to switch between available colors, press C. Continue to press C until you have chosen a desired color.
The second is a magnified mode with a little picture-in-picture window on the right top corner of the screen. The picture-in-picture window displays the image of the whole page. A focusing rectangle in the preview window identifies an area of the page which is currently displayed on the screen. The third is Full Screen Preview mode, where the preview of the whole page is displayed on the screen.
Press Control key and „>„on the keyboard to increase the contrast or press Control key and „<„on the keyboard to decrease the contrast. Note: Make sure the Control key is pressed prior to “<” or “>” key. Pressing “<” or “>” keys without pressing the Control key will adjust camera brightness. Changing the brightness setting By default, the camera operates in Auto-brightness mode.
1. Scan one page at a time: Use this option to scan standard 8,5” X 11” large pages. 2. Scan only odd or only even pages: Use this option to scan pages in a large book. Open the book and place the left or right page under the camera. If a portion of the second page also appears under the camera, Zoom-Ex will ignore it. Do not move the book until you have scanned all odd pages you want. Once you have finished scanning odd pages, do the same for the even pages. Start by turning the book 180 degrees.
seconds. It waits while you turn the pages. Auto mode allows you to use both hands to hold the pages in place. Note: The default selection is Manual mode. Adding pages to a new Book Now that you„ve chosen how to scan/save a book, let‟s start adding pages. 1. Manual mode: a) Put the first page of your document under the Zoom-Ex camera and it will appear on the screen. b) Select the Add (A) button. Use your hands to keep the book flat and in a second, you will hear a shutter sound.
f) When you are completely finished saving pages, select the Done button. The Add Pages Book bar will disappear, and the Read Mode Book bar will appear. Note: You can add more pages to this book later. See the Adding Additional Pages to an Existing Book section of the manual for more details. The Read Mode bar allows you to easily read your saved book with navigation buttons. For more information on reading your book with Read Mode book bar, see the Reading a Saved Book topic below.
that was saved in another folder, use the Browse button to select the desired folder. The location of the selected folder will be displayed in the Book location field. The list of books in this folder will be displayed on the screen. 3. Select the book you would like to view, and select the Open button. Note: The Open button is disabled if no book is selected. As soon as you select any book in the list, the Open button will become enabled and selectable. The Open Book dialog box disappears.
Settings (use down arrow key). Select the Book tab. Select the Continuous Book Read Mode checkbox, then Apply and OK buttons to enable the Continuous reading. Please follow these steps for the continuous book reading: 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to Book/Open book (Command + B + O) Select a book Open it. Voice message will announce: Opening page one of …. Press F key to go to the Formatted mode. NOTE: It‟s important to be in a Formatted mode for continuous reading. 5.
select the Done button. The Add Pages Book bar will disappear, and the Read Mode Book bar will appear again. Deleting pages in an existing Book In order to delete a page in a book: 1. Open the book of interest by going to the Book menu, and select on Open Book. The Read Mode Book bar will appear. 2. Navigate to the page that you want to delete by putting the page number into the Go to page field and pressing Go. 3. Go to the Book menu, and select on Delete this page. 4.
If the Status box is checked under General Settings, Zoom-Ex will tell you the current page number. Saving a Book as MP3 files Under the book menu, select on Save current book as MP3 file. The book will be saved as MP3 files in the folder \Users\Username\Documents\ZoomOffice\MP3. Copying a saved Book The fastest way to initially save a book is to save it on the hard drive. After you have scanned your book, you can use the Save Current Book As menu item to copy the book onto a CD or a flash drive. 1.
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