READDESK PC
USER MANUAL
Multifunction Camera with OCR Reader
Support: support@issist.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................... 6
Overview ................................................ 6
FEATURES ................................................. 13
Alignment ............................................. 13
Reading ................................................ 16
Views .................................................... 21
Original View ........................................ 21
Redrawn View ...................................... 22
Rotate Image ........................................ 25
Toggle Color ......................................... 25
Save/Load Images ................................. 26
Auto Read Images ................................. 28
Auto Scan Images ................................. 29
Text Saving ........................................... 30
Zoom In/Out ......................................... 30
Movement controls .............................. 32
Transfer license .................................... 33
MENU OPTIONS ........................................ 34
Color ..................................................... 35
Reading ................................................ 37
Speech .................................................. 38
Languages ............................................. 40
Help ...................................................... 40
Quit ...................................................... 41
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INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
ReadDesk is a new affordable, easy-to-use
portable camera that can be connected to
your laptop or desktop.
ReadDesk has many special features:
Portability: Weighs only 1.5 lbs.
Minimal assembly: Install the software;
Connect camera to the computer using
the USB 2.0 cable and its ready to use.
Customization: The Color, Speech, Views
and many other settings can be
customized to fit your personal needs.
Compatibility: Compatible with
Windows XP and above operating
systems.
OCR capabilities: Can read books,
newspapers, prescription labels, bills,
invoices, and many other types of
documents.
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Easy-to-use: Has an attractive and user
friendly interface which is easy to use.
Natural sounding voice: Reads in a high
quality, natural sounding voice that is
customizable through the menu.
ReadDesk Preview:
Figure 1
Laptop or Desktop
3) USB 2.0 Cable
ReadDesk
Camera
USB 2.0
Cable
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ReadDesk comes with the following
Accessories:
Item
What you can do with it
Alignment Bar
Align document.
USB 2.0 Cable
Connect Camera to Laptop
or Desktop.
Software DVD
Install ReadDesk software
and drivers.
Setup instructions:
1) Insert the SOFTWARE DVD into your
computer and install ReadDesk software.
See below for detailed installation
instructions regarding your particular
operating system:
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Windows Vista/7/8
1) Pop-up “Choose what to do with this
disk”
Choose “Install or Run program from
your media”
Click “Run ReadDeskSetup.exe”.
2) Pop-up “Do you want to allow this
program to make changes on your
computer?”
Click “Yes”.
3) Read License Agreement
Click “Accept”.
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Windows XP
1) Run “ReadDeskSetup.exe”.
2) Read License Agreement
Click “Accept”.
3) Ensure “Install ReadDesk” is checked
Click “Next”.
2) Connect one end of the USB 2.0 CABLE to
the CAMERA USB port shown in Figure 2.
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Figure 2
4) Connect the other end of the USB 2.0
CABLE to your LAPTOP or COMPUTER.
5) ReadDesk should AUTOSTART once the
camera has been detected.
For MANUAL START, double click
READDESK ICON on your desktop or
USB port
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use the keyboard by pressing “Ctrl + Shift
+ R” to start ReadDesk.
6) Ensure computer has “Active Internet
Connection” → Pop-up “Product
Registration” → Enter your 11-digit
serial number (located on your ReadDesk
DVD) in textbox →Click “Ok”.
FEATURES
ALIGNMENT
1. Start by placing the ReadDesk camera in
the “Alignment Bar” as shown in Figure
3.
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Figure 3
2. Align the page using the “Alignment Bar”
as shown in Figure 4.
Alignment Bar
Camera Head
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Figure 4
3. Pages can be oriented Right-Side Up or
Upside-Down which is useful for reading
textbooks without manually moving the
camera as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5
Align Page to
Alignment Bar
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4. Once the page has been correctly
aligned, continue onto the “Reading”
section.
[WARNING:] Improper placement of the
alignment bar or incorrectly aligned page
can negatively affect OCR results.
READING
5. Start reader by pressing Spacebar or
Clicking on the Blue “Read” icon in the
top right corner as shown in Figure 6.
Alternatively, you can use Delayed Read
to read a page. To do a delayed read,
hold Spacebar for 3 seconds. This will
delay the image capture for 15 seconds
before it reads.
Delayed Read provides the user enough
time to properly align, position, or switch
out the page before the shot is taken.
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Figure 6
6. Automatically brings up the Loading
Screen as shown in Figure 7.
Menu
Read
Menu
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Figure 7
7. After image is finished loading, reader
will start automatically reading text aloud
while highlighting text as shown in Figure
8.
Pause
Stop
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Figure 8
Reading can be controlled by either using
the KEYBOARD or MOUSE. Here are the
READINGSHORTCUTS for both the
KEYBOARD and MOUSE
KEYBOARD
MOUSE
Read
Spacebar
Click
Delayed
Read (8
seconds)
Hold
Spacebar for
3 seconds
-
Highlighted Text
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Menu
“Esc” Key
Click
Pause
Spacebar
Click
Play
Spacebar
Click
Stop
“Esc” Key
Click
Last Word
Left Arrow
Key
Click Last Word
Next Word
Right Arrow
Key
Click Next Word
Last
Sentence
Up Arrow
Key
Mouse Wheel
Up
Next
Sentence
Down Arrow
Key
Mouse Wheel
Down
Next
Paragraph
Page Down
Key
-
Last
Paragraph
Page Up Key
-
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Go to
Beginning
Home Key
-
Go to End
End Key
-
VIEWS
View feature allows you to toggle through 3
different views while reading:
ORIGINAL VIEW
Original view retains the ORIGINAL IMAGE
(See Figure 9).
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Figure 9
REDRAWN VIEW
Redrawn view replaces the Original Text
with DIGITAL TEXT on the ORIGINAL IMAGE
(See Figure 10).
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Figure 10
WRAPPED VIEW
Wrapped view displays DIGITAL TEXT onto a
DIGITAL BACKGROUND and reformats the
text so it fits within the width of the screen
(See Figure 11).
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Figure 11
Views can be controlled by either using the
KEYBOARD or MOUSE. Here are the
VIEWSHORTCUTS for both the KEYBOARD
and MOUSE:
KEYBOARD
MOUSE
Change
View
“V” Key
Click “Menu”
Click “Reading”
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Click “View”
ROTATE IMAGE
Rotate image allows the user to flip the
image displayed.
Rotate image can be controlled by using the
KEYBOARD. Here is the ROTATE IMAGE
SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD:
KEYBOARD
Rotate Image
“R” Key
TOGGLE COLOR
Toggle color allows the user to toggle
through the preset color schemes in the
menu.
Toggle color can be controlled by using the
KEYBOARD or MOUSE. Here is the TOGGLE
COLOR for the KEYBOARD and MOUSE:
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KEYBOARD
MOUSE
Toggle Color
“C” Key
Click
“Menu”
Click
“Color”
Select new
Color
Scheme
SAVE/LOAD IMAGES
ReadDesk allows you to:
Save Image – Save image to “…My
Documents\Pictures\Read Desk\”.
Delayed Save (15 seconds) – Fifteen
second delay before image is saved.
Load Image – Load previously saved
images saved in “…My
Documents\Pictures\Read Desk”.
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Delete Image – Delete currently
displayed image from “...My
Documents\Pictures\Read Desk”.
Save/Load/Delete images can be controlled
by using the KEYBOARD. Here are the
SAVE/LOAD IMAGES SHORTCUTS for the
KEYBOARD:
KEYBOARD
Save
“S” Key
Delayed Save
(15 seconds)
Hold “S” Key for 3
seconds
Load
“L” Key
Delete
“Delete” Key
Next Picture
“>”Key
Previous
Picture
“<” Key
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AUTO READ IMAGES
Auto read images allow the user to
automatically read previously saved images
in ascending order by date from the current
image.
To start auto reading images:
Press “L” Key to enter “Load Image Mode”
Use the “<” or ”>” Keys to select the “Start
Image”
Press “A” Key to “Start Auto Read”
Press “Esc” Key to “Stop Auto Read” and
return to “Load Image Mode”
Auto read images can be controlled by using
the KEYBOARD. Here is the AUTO READ
IMAGES SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD:
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KEYBOARD
Start Auto Read
“A” Key
Stop Auto Read
“Esc” Key
AUTO SCAN IMAGES
Auto scan images allow the user to
automatically save images in 15 second
intervals.
To start auto scanning images:
Enter “Live Image Mode”
Press “A” Key to “Start Auto Scan”
Press “Esc” Key to “Stop Auto Scan” and
return to “Live Image Mode”
Auto scan images can be controlled by using
the KEYBOARD. Here is the AUTO SCAN
IMAGES SHORTCUT for the KEYBOARD:
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KEYBOARD
Start Auto Scan
“A” Key
Stop Auto Scan
“Esc” Key
TEXT SAVING
Text saving automatically saves text after a
page has been read.
The text is automatically saved as a text file
in “…My Documents\Read Desk”.
ZOOM IN/OUT
Zoom in/out allows the user to zoom in or
out of an image in any view.
Zoom in/out can be controlled by either
using the KEYBOARD or MOUSE. Here are
the ZOOM IN/OUTSHORTCUTS for both the
KEYBOARD and MOUSE:
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KEYBOARD
MOUSE
Zoom
In/Out
“+”/”-“ key
Right Click + Mouse
Wheel Up / Down
If you have 2 Additional Mouse Buttons you
can use the following controls to Zoom
In/Out (See Figure 12).
Figure 12
MOUSE
Zoom In
Side Mouse Button 1
Zoom Out
Side Mouse Button 2
Side
Mouse
Button 1
Side
Mouse
Button 2
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MOVEMENT CONTROLS
Movement controls allow the user to move
to different areas of the image.
Movement can be controlled by either using
the KEYBOARD or MOUSE. Here are the
MOVEMENT SHORTCUTS for both the
KEYBOARD and MOUSE:
KEYBOARD
MOUSE
Up
8 (Num key)
Move mouse to Top.
Down
2 (Num key)
Move mouse to
Bottom.
Left
4 (Num key)
Move mouse to Left.
Right
6 (Num key)
Move mouse to
Right.
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TRANSFER LICENSE
To transfer a license to another computer,
the registration must be removed from the
original computer before the serial number
can be used again.
Once registration has been removed,
ReadDesk will return to “Trial Mode” and
the license can now be moved to a new
computer.
Here are the steps to remove registration:
Ensure computer has an
“Active Internet Connection”
Enter “Menu”
Select “Help”
Select “Remove Registration”
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Press “Enter” to Confirm
MENU OPTIONS
Menu options allow the user to customize
and change settings as shown in Figure 13.
Figure 13
Menu options can be controlled by either
using the KEYBOARD or MOUSE. Here are
the MENU OPTIONS for both the KEYBOARD
and MOUSE:
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KEYBOARD
MOUSE
Enter
Menu
“Esc” Key
Click “Menu”
icon
Exit
Menu
“Esc” Key
Click “Back”
button
Up/Down
“Up”/”Down”
Arrow Keys
Move mouse to
Top/Bottom
Select
Option
“Enter” Key
Click on Option
Enter
Submenu
“Enter” Key
Click on
Submenu
Previous
Menu
“Backspace”
Key
Click on “Back”
button
COLOR
Color changes the color of the TEXT and
BACKGROUND.
ORIGINAL
Original colors with
normal contrast
(Default).
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GRAY SCALE
Gray and white colors.
BLACK ON WHITE
Black text with white
background.
WHITE ON BLACK
White text with black
background.
BLACK ON
YELLOW
Black text with yellow
background.
YELLOW ON
BLACK
Yellow text with black
background.
BLACK ON GREEN
Black text with green
background.
GREEN ON BLACK
Green text with black
background.
BLUE ON
YELLOW
Blue text with yellow
background.
YELLOW ON
BLUE
Yellow text with blue
background.
HIGH CONTRAST
Original colors with high
contrast.
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READING
HIGHLIGHT
Highlight changes the HIGHLIGHTING
METHOD used when reading.
BOX
Highlight text
with a colored
box (Default).
UNDERLINE
Highlight text
with underline.
BACKGROUND
Highlight text
with background
color.
VIEW
View changes the way TEXT IS DISPLAYED.
WRAPPED
Digital text displayed by
paragraph.
ORIGINAL
Display original text and
image (Default).
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REDRAWN
Digital text is redrawn onto
“Original” image.
SPEECH
Speech has 3 submenus: RATE, VOLUME,
and VOICE.
RATE
Rate changes the READING SPEED of the
reader.
LEVEL 1
Slowest reading speed.
LEVEL 2
Slow reading speed.
LEVEL 3
Normal reading speed.
LEVEL 4
Faster reading speed.
LEVEL 5
Fastest reading speed.
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VOLUME
Volume changes the VOLUME LEVEL of the
reading voice.
20%
Twenty percent volume.
40%
Forty percent volume.
60%
Sixty percent volume.
80%
Eighty percent volume.
100%
One hundred volume.
VOICE
Voice changes the VOICE USED when
reading.
KENDRA
Reading voice “Kendra”
(Default).
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LANGUAGES
Languages allow users to see and select one
of the supported languages. Additional
language support will be added in future
updates.
ENGLISH
English language.
HELP
Help has 3 Help submenus: TUTORIAL,
SUPPORT, and ABOUT.
TUTORIAL
Run ReadDesk Tutorial.
SUPPORT
Displays 9-digit support
ID.
ABOUT
Company information.
HARDWARE ID
Displays hardware ID for
the PC.
REMOVE
REGISTRATION
Remove registration
from computer.
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QUIT
Exit ReadDesk and go to Windows Desktop.
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