C-PEN TEXT SCANNER
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
Knowledge Navigation Center • G raduate Library, 2nd floor • University of M ichigan
734/647-5836 • email: knc-info@umich.edu • http://www .knc.lib.umich.edu
Contents
Quick Start Guide 1
What is C-Pen good for? 1
The Nav Wheel 1
C-P en Applications 2
Editing Text on C-P en 3
Scanning Problems 3
Languages 3
Sample Texts 3
Scanner
Tip
QUICK STAR T GUIDE
1. Turn C-Pen on by pressing the N av Wheel.
2. Hold the pen over the first character of the
line you wish to scan, keeping the Scanner
Tip flat against the paper . Aim at the
middle of the line.
3. Press and hold the Trigger. Drag C-P en
over the line at an even pace, as smoothly
and straightly as possible. After the end of
the line, release the Trigger.
4. The text you have just scanned should
appear on the Display.
5. To scan another line, repeat the process. A
space will be automatically inserted
between lines. To insert a line break, press
the Trigger once with the pen held away
from the page.
6. On the Display, the most recent line you
scanned is highlighted. To delete the
highlighted text, press the ESC button.
7. When you are done scanning, press the Nav
Wheel. On the menu that pops up, select
Exit. The Sav e As dialog box appears.
Choose Yes if you want to save the text,
No if you want to discard the text or
Cancel if you want to return to the text.
Escape button
T rigger
Display
Nav Wheel
Infrared P ort
(behind wheel)
What is C-P en good for?
C-P en is a completely portable text scanner . I t
does not need to be connected to a computer ,
though you can transfer text to any PC or Palm
device. C-P en has its own Optical Character
Recognition software, and is much faster than a
flatbed scanner for small quantities of text.
You could use C-Pen to copy quotations for a
paper , with non-circulating or archival material,
or with any materials that wouldn’ t do w ell on a
flatbed scanner .
C-Pen is not able to r ecognize handwriting or
badly obscured printed text. For these items you
might want to try the HP CapShare, the KNC’s
portable image scanner .
The Nav Wheel
The Nav(igation) Wheel is used for navigating
and selecting on the C-P en Display, and for
turning the pen on and off.
Turn to navigate up,
down, left, and right
Press to select
from a menu
Press and hold for two seconds, then release to
turn C-P en on or off
C-PEN TEXT SCANNER
C-P en Applications
The main menu on the C-P en display shows icons for several C-Pen applications. Turn the Nav wheel in either
direction to display icons that may be not be visible in the Display.
Main
Menu
Notes contains your r ead and stored text files. The basic
Notes menu allows you to select Exit (to exit Notes) or
New (to create a new text file). You may also see a list of
text files. You can Open, Rename, or Delete an
individual file; view its Properties; Beam it to a Palm
device or computer with an infrared port; or select Cancel
to move back to the main Notes menu.
C-Address is an address book application. It can be
synchronized with Microsoft Outlook on a PC, or with
the Address Book in your P alm device. Since the KNC’ s
C-P en has many users, you ar e welcome to experiment
with C-Address, but please delete any entries when you
are done using C-P en.
C-Dictionary lets you look up words that you have
entered into the C-P en. The KNC’ s C-P en has only the
default Merriam-W ebster ’s Collegiate Dictionary , 10th
Edition. To use the dictionary , open the C-Dictionary
program and scan in the word that you wish defined. If
the word is not scanned correctly, or if you would like
to enter the word manually, see “Editing Text” (p.3).
Other dictionaries are available that include options to
translate between several languages, but the KNC does
not own any of these.
Info gives you access to several text files of information
about using C-Pen. Topics include Getting Started,
Troubleshooting, Support, and About C-Pen.
Storage is an area for storing C-Pen files for transfer to
a PC. When the C-Pen is connected to a PC that has
the C-P en software installed, Storage can be accessed as
if it were a disk drive.
C-Direct allows you to scan text directly into a PC, at
any text cursor. The C-Pen software must be installed
on the PC, and the pen must be connected to the PC by
the cable. You must initiate C-Direct from the PC.
C-Beam allows you to beam files directly to your P alm
device, without installing any other software on your
Palm. To beam a file, highlight that file in the Notes or
Address menu, click Nav once to view the options
available for that file, and select Beam from those options.
C-Pen will immediately look for the other infrared
device, so be sure that your P alm’s IR port is within range,
and that you have set Beam Receive to “On” on your
Palm pr eferences.
Settings allows you to access and change the settings of
your C-Pen. From the main Settings menu you may
adjust Text Language, Read Mode, Text Quality, C-
Write Feedback, Calibration, or S ystem S ettings. See
“Customizing C-P en” (p.3) for more information.
C-W rite lets you use the C-Pen as if it were a regular
pen, hand-writing the characters that you want entered
in your text file. This process is more complicated than
most beginning users will want to deal with. More
information is available in the User’s Guide.
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