AD Information and Communications VPC100 VOICEYE PC MATE User Manual VOICEYE PC manual Eng050810

AD Information & Communications Co., Ltd. VOICEYE PC MATE VOICEYE PC manual Eng050810

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1. Introduction 2. Features 3. Safety Precautions 4. Components 5. Product and Function 6. Hardware Specifications 7. System Requirements Connection and Installation 1. VOICEYE Reader Installation 2. NWC Player Installation 3. TTS Engine Installation 4. Hardware Installation 5. Driver Installation Quick Guide to using the VOICEYE PC-Mate 1. Getting started with the VOICEYE Reader 2. Detailed Description by Menu 3. Basic Operation Basic Shortcut Keys How to Use VOICEYE Note Template Regulatory Information Warranty 3Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix Contents
Chapter 1 VOICEYE PC-Mate is an innovative reading device for computers, powered by a unique, sophisticated 2D barcode technology that uses a TTS engine to access printed material. This revolutionary reading solution offers a wide range of applications, both for disabled and for non-disabled people, at home, as well as in fields like education, government, and business. VOICEYE Scanner captures the VOICEYE symbol that consists of encoded and compressed digital text information together with its corresponding file and transfers the text data to your PC. VOICEYE PC-Mate enhances your reading ability by giving you the following features and advantages:  Universal and versatile features fit many categories ....Real-time TTS player, magnifier, music player, educational aids such as training for dyslexia and foreign language study, phonological training, etc.  Bi-modal reading approach: displays words on the screen as they are spoken for easy following, and supports bi-modal auditory and visual education for all ages.  Highly customized solution: flexible, convenient, and remarkably easy to use. The user can configure the TTS setting to hear specific letters as he or she designates.  Digital data processing: eliminates the restrictions of analog type of OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology, such as high error ratio, high price, etc.  No special hardware is required, except the VOICEYE Scanner, which can be purchased at a low cost  A wide array of flexible options on your screen: allows you to customize the appearance of text on your screen, including text font, font size, font/background color  Auto store function retains a history of the last ten files, which can be scanned for easy review.  Section auto repeat playback: perfect for language study. The word or sentence which you drag with the mouse is read aloud continuously and repeatedly unless you press the corresponding key to stop.  Variable speech speed control to suit specific preferences and purposes: useful in effective phonological training. Speech speed can be controlled in a range of 25 - 400%.  Auto scroll: The texts are automatically scrolled for your reading convenience when you want to read texts without the computerized voice. Introduction 1 Features 2 4
 Auto capture: captures the VOICEYE symbol automatically, without the push of a button. The VOICEYE Scanner scans symbols in seconds - even inverted VOICEYE symbols.  Install this product after reading this user’s manual thoroughly.  Connect the VOICEYE Scanner to your PC after installing software.  Do not pull or bend the USB cable as this may cause a product malfunction.  Do not touch the lens. Use a soft cloth or swab to clean the lens. This icon indicates materials you should take special notice of. Please make sure that every component of the product is included. Hardware VOICEYE Scanner to capture VOICEYE symbol data from printed material PC Connector to convert VOICEYE image scanned with VOICEYE Scanner to digital data and transfer it to PC via USB connection USB cable to supply electric power to PC and transfer VOICEYE image captured with VOICEYE Scanner to PC. VOICEYE Scanner Connector USB cable Software CD User’s manual Note Template Safety Precautions 3 Components 4 Product and Function 5 5Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
Software VOICEYE Maker to create VOICEYE symbol VOICEYE Reader to display and magnify texts on screen after decoding VOICEYE symbol, which has then been transferred to PC, and read them aloud. Text-To-Speech engine to convert text data into a natural-sounding computerized voice VOICEYE Scanner driver To capture the VOICEYE symbol Others User’s Guide to explain how to install and use the product VOICEYE Note Template (Optional) to help the blind find the location of the VOICEYE symbol easily This product must be used with computer that supports USB 2.0. Please make sure that your computer meets this condition. Dimension 43 x 48 x 67 mm, 1.7” x 1.9” x 2.6” Weight 80g, 0.18 lbs Image Sensor 1/2 inch CMOS Color SXGA sensor Color 24bit RGB Color Pixel Array Size 1280 x 1024 pixels Exposure Automatic & Manual Control Signal Noise Ratio 54 dB Max. Image Transfer Rate 15 FPS (Frame Per Sec) Interface USB 2.0 USB Cable Length 1.2 m, 3.9’ ※Under our policy of continuous improvement, we reserve the right to change specifications and designs without prior notice. Hardware Specifications 6 6
OS Windows 2000/2003/XP CPU Pentium II, minimum of 500 MHz RAM 64Mb - 128Mb DB 200Mb - 500Mb Interface High Speed USB 2.0 Power PC USB port support System Requirements 7 7Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
Chapter 2 1) After your computer automatically launches the installation CD, click VOICEYE Reader. 2) When the installation is complete, Start > Program > VOICEYE > VOICEYE Reader program group is created. If your computer doesn’t automatically launch the CD, start Setup manually. It may not start automatically depending on your Windows settings. In this case, run x:\setup.exe or x:\VOICEYE Reader\setup.exe. (where x is the letter of your CD-ROM drive) 1 When you insert the CD into CD-ROM drive, the Welcome to VOICEYE Standard Suit screen will appear. Click VOICEYE Reader. 1) Insert the installation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2) Next, connect the USB port of VOICEYE Scanner to your PC using the provided USB cable.VOICEYE Reader Installation 1Connection and Installation 8
2 Click Install to start. 3 Review the license agreement and, if you agree, accept it and click Next. 4 Confirm user name and company name, and click Next. 9Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
5 Select setup type. Select Complete to advance to no. 6, or Custom to advance to no. 5-1 and no. 5-2. 5-1 To change the folder, click the Change button and select the folder you want. When you're finished, press Confirm and then Next. 5-2 Click Next. 10
6 The wizard is now ready to begin installing. Click Install to start. 7 The setup status window appears and shows the progress of installation. 8 Click Finish to complete installation. 11Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
9 The installation is now completed. The installation program automatically places a color barcode shaped icon, VOICEYE Reader, on the desktop screen. After you install VOICEYE Reader, you are asked to install the NWC Player. You need to install this in order to play the music encoded in a VOICEYE symbol. 1 Click Yes to install NWC Player. You can also install it by double-clicking the file named setup_nwc2vwr_p1_5 from the Tools menu on the CD. 2 NoteWorthyComposer 2 Viewer Setup Wizard will be started. Click Next. NWC Player Installation 2 12
3 Review the license agreement and, if you agree it, accept it and click Next. 4 Review the details of this program and click Next. 5 To change the folder, click the Browse button and select the folder where you want to install the program. When you're finished, click Install. Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix13
6 The setup status appears. When finished, click Next. 7 Click Finish to complete installation. 8 The installation program automatically places an icon for NWC2 Viewer on the desktop screen. Double-click the NWC2 Viewer icon. 14
9 NoteWorthy Composer 2 Viewer will appear. On the Tools menu, click Options. 10 Check the Start play automatically box, and then click OK. 11 Exit the NoteWorthy Composer 2 Viewer. You have successfully installed the NWC Player. Now, go to the Welcome to VOICEYE Standard Suit again to install Text- to-Speech Engine. Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix15
To read the text aloud, you must install the TTS engine. If you already have the TTS Engine on your computer, you don’t need to install the TTS Engine again. However, we recommend strongly that you use our TTS engine, which is well suited with our VOICEYE products. 1 On the Welcome screen, click TTS Engine. 2 Select the language pack from the drop-down menu. TTS Engine Installation 316
3 Click Next to start. 4 Select setup type. Select Complete to advance to no. 5, or Custom to advance to no. 4-1 and no. 4-2. 4-1 To change the folder, click the Change button and select the folder you want. When you're finished, press Confirm and then Next. 17Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
4-2 Click Next. 5 The wizard is now ready to begin installing. Click Install to start. 6 The setup status window appears and shows the progress of installation. 18
7 Click Finish to complete installation. You are now ready to connect VOICEYE Scanner to your PC. (Don’t run VOICEYE Reader at this time.) Connect the USB port of VOICEYE Scanner to your PC using the provided USB cable. 1 Insert the VOICEYE Scanner cable into the PC connector. Hardware Installation 4 19Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
2 Connect the PC Connector to the USB cable. 3 Insert the USB cable into the USB port of your computer. When the VOICEYE Scanner is connected to the PC via a USB connection, it will beep at the same time as the power display lamp of the Scanner turns yellow. This installation guides are for Windows XP. As soon as the USB port of VOICEYE Scanner is connected to your PC using the provided USB cable, “Found New Hardware” will be prompted. Driver Installation 5 20
1 Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”, and click Next. 2 Check "Search for the best driver in these locations" and “Include the location in the search”, and click Browse. From the “Browse” window, select E:\VOICEYE Reader\Driver. Click Next. ※ The E:\ drive shown in the illustration is an example, and it may be different from the CD drive name used by your PC. 3 The driver is being installed. The progress of installation is shown. 21Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
4 The driver files are copied and installed from the Installation CD. When the installation finishes, a message notifying you of its completion appears as shown in the picture. Click Finish to complete the installation. 5 The driver installation message may not appear on the screen depending on the status of Windows. To make sure that the installation was completed normally, check for the device, "OmniVision SuperCam" in “My Computer” as shown below, or “Control Panel > System > Hardware > Device Manager”. . The entire setup process has been successfully completed. You are now ready to use the VOICEYE PC-Mate. Image Device OmniVision SuperCam22
Chapter 3 1. To start VOICEYE Reader, do one of the followings. Double-click the VOICEYE Reader icon on your desktop screen. Click Start on Windows Taskbar > All Programs > VOICEYE > VOICEYE Reader. or The whole view : The following screen will appear when you place the VOICEYE Scanner on a VOICEYE Symbol. Getting started with the VOICEYE Reader 1 Quick Guide to Using VOICEYE PC-Mate 23Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
1) View Management Section 2) Player Section The word or sentence which you drag with the mouse is read aloud continuously and repeatedly unless you press the corresponding key to stop.  To set Auto repeat, drag the word/sentence that you want to adjust with your mouse and then simply press the auto repeat button on the taskbar or press the R key.  This audio block starts to play repeatedly. When you wish to release this feature, press the R key again. Font size(7-72 points)Play Pause Stop Auto scrollBackground color Font colorFont Detailed descriptions by menu 2 Section auto repeat Taskbar Style 24
The texts are automatically scrolled for your reading convenience of reading when you want to read texts without the computerized voice.  Click the auto scroll icon to set or release the setting.  Auto Scroll Speed Control  Tools > Set auto scroll interval or click F4  Control the speed with Up/Down Keys. ※ The default speed is 2 seconds.  Click OK. Auto Scroll Setting Auto Scroll Speed Control The VOICEYE Reader program includes features for auto store function, which enables you to retain a history of the last ten files decoded for easy review. By double-clicking the file you want, the corresponding texts are spoken as they are displayed. The folder consists of Text, Business Card and Music. Press Ctrl + Shift + T to go to Text folder. Press Ctrl + Shift + B to go to Business Card folder. Press Ctrl + Shift + M to go to Music folder. After selecting folder, press Ctrl + F1 to F10 to see the contents of the ten files. These are retained in the order they were saved. Auto scroll Auto store function 25Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
To suit specific preferences and purposes. This function is useful in effective phonological training. Speed can be adjusted between 25 and 400%.  Tools > Set speech speed or click F3.  Control with Up/Down Keys or mouse. ※ The default speed is 100%.  Click OK. Create your own style with your favorite font, font color, font size, etc.  Tools > Styles and Formatting or click F7.  Click “New Style”. You can create a user name, and indicate the styles that you want.  Click Apply. You can configure your own setting for TTS to change the pronunciation of the specific words or to read aloud the icons, marks, symbols and special characters as you want. Example) .  period (The mark at the end of a sentence can be read as “period”.) Speech speed control New StyleModify StyleDelete Style Styles and Formatting 26Customizing TTS
1 Select Tools > Customizing TTS or just click Ctrl + D keys together. 2 Click File Open and then select userdick_eng. 3 Select Add word. Enter the word that you want to add in the Source field and the word that you want read aloud in the Target field. When you are finished, click OK. After you click File Save, you can always hear the word that you input. 27Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
4 Click Read word to hear the word you designated in advance. Click Close to finish this function. This function allows you to start hearing a passage from any word that you designate. Therefore, you can save time since you don’t need to hear the passage from the beginning again. Just input the word that you want to start hearing from. The word will automatically be found and the voice will start reading aloud from that point.  Tools > Options > Find and play or press Ctrl + F keys  Enter the word that you want to find. The designated word will be highlighted. If the word is found more than once, the first word found will be highlighted. Move the cursor to the word that you originally designated by pressing F3. Click Ctrl + R to start reading from the designated word. 28Find & Play Find
Talking menu and auto capture are selectable as options. Make your selection and press OK.  Tools > Options or click Alt + Enter  Check “Talking menu enable”. The title of the selected file is read aloud.  Check “Auto capture enable”. The VOICEYE symbol is captured automatically by the VOICEYE scanner without the push of a button. 1 Place the VOICEYE Scanner on a VOICEYE symbol on printed material. 2 The VOICEYE Scanner automatically scans VOICEYE symbols in a matter of seconds. The scanner will beep when it is finished. Basic Operation 3 Text Reading Options 29Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
3 The highlighted and spoken words are displayed simultaneously. ※ Adjust various options to suit your specific preferences and purposes. VOICEYE incorporates a low vision magnification feature that displays magnified text on the screen. Place the VOICEYE scanner on the texts that you want to enlarge. Texts are magnified between 100 and 400 times. When using it as a magnifier, remove the left and top viewer by pressing F5 and F6 for a bigger screen. Place the VOICEYE scanner on a VOICEYE symbol on a musical score, and press Enter. ※ Only audio files such as NWC or MIDI saved in the VOICEYE symbols can be played. Digital Magnifier Music Play 30
Place the VOICEYE scanner on the VOICEYE symbol printed on a business card, and press Enter. ※ VOICEYE stores your name card information and automatically transfers it into Outlook Express Address. Biz card Management 31Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix
Appendix The basic shortcut keys below are a listing of shortcut keys that will work with almost all IBM compatible computers and software programs. It is highly recommended that all users keep a good reference of the shortcut keys below and/or try to memorize them. Doing so will dramatically increase the efficiency with which you can use this program. Class. Description Shortcut keys Remarks Play + Stop + Pause + Repeat + Auto scroll set/release + Word highlight set/release Style change Find the designated word and play from that point + Move to the next designated word found and play from that point + Text view User dictionary edit + Zoom in Numpad (for laptop: +) Zoom out Numpad (for laptop: +) Video view Default size + + Basic Shortcut Keys 32
Symbol capture Move to Video screen change Speech Speed control Auto scroll interval Show/hide contents bar Show/hide toolbar Set style sheet Environment setting + Select the text folder + + Select the business card folder + + Select the music folder + + After selecting folder, press + 1 to 10 to read aloud the contents of the ten files retained in the order they were saved. Common keys Program quit + 33
VOICEYE Note Template helps you find the locations where the VOICEYE symbols are printed easily. The front side of the VOICEYE Note Template is marked by a small hole made on the top right-hand side. 34How to use VOICEYE Note Template Place the VOICEYE Note template on the top right corner ofa document printed in note format. The VOICEYE Note template holds 16 VOICEYE symbols inthe top right section. VOICEYE Note Format You can print the VOICEYE symbols as a Note format using VOICEYE Maker program. In a VOICEYE Note format, 24 VOICEYE symbols are included. Place the VOICEYE Note template on the bottom right cornerof a document printed in note format. The VOICEYE Note template holds 16 VOICEYE symbols onthe bottom right section.
35In the VOICEYE Note format, the VOICEYE symbols are created in the following order. Therefore,capture the VOICEYE symbols in the same order. Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Appendix1 2 3 4 5 67 89 10 11 12 13 1415 1617 18 19 20 21 2223 24
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna  Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The CE mark is valid only for products marketed in the European Union. For customers in Europe 36Regulatory Information FCC Statement
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