Wizcom Pen Scanner User Manual
German Reading Pen
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Introduction
Congratulations on your choice of WizCom's stateof-the-art Reading Pen™!
Now you can scan a wide variety of printed
German texts and have the words you scanned
read quickly aloud to you or look up their dictionary
definitions from the Duden Deutsches
Universalwörterbuch.
For easy reading, use the Pen to scan entire lines
of text, hear the lines read aloud, view selected
words in a large-type image, view the syllable
breaks, spell out the words aloud, view the
dictionary definitions of the words and read out the
definitions aloud. The Reading Pen also enables
you to select a word from within the definition and
look that word up in the dictionary.
The Pen reads out through its built-in speaker or
through the earphones included in the package.
You can adjust the volume, pitch and speed of the
reading voice to suit your specific needs.
(IMPORTANT: please lower the volume control
before using the earphones to prevent ear
irritation).
The Reading Pen offers you a wealth of
opportunities for making reading a more enjoyable
and satisfying experience.
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Contact Information
If you have any questions about this product or
how to use it, please feel free to contact us:
• Tel.: +49 (0) 6181 / 94 36 39 – 0
• Fax.: +49 (0) 6181 / 94 36 3 – 20
• E-mail: support@wizcom.de
• Website: www.wizcom.de
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
• The names of the Pen menus and menu
options are displayed in bold type (e.g., the
Information option in the Reading Pen
Menu).
• In the instructions, the word “select” means
“scroll to … and then press
instance, “Select Information” means to
press the
Information, then press
• The procedures in this manual are
accompanied with graphic icons of the
buttons you need to press (for example,
“Press
bottom left button of the Pen)
and to scroll to
” means you should press on the
”. For
.
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Copyrights
© Duden - Deutsches Universalwörterbuch
ScanSoft and the ScanSoft logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc. in the US and/or in other countries.
ScanSoft Text-to-Speech software © 2004 ScanSoft, Inc. All rights
reserved.
© 2004 WizCom™ Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved. Ligature ®
OCR-on-a-Chip ® licensed from Ligature Ltd., copyright © 19952004, all rights reserved worldwide. Ligature Compression
Technology licensed from Ligature Ltd., copyright © 1996-2004, all
rights reserved worldwide. Ligature reverse inflection and derivation
technology licensed from Ligature Ltd., copyright © 1997-2004. All
rights reserved. QuickLink Pen™, Quicktionary ™, Reading Pen™
,WizCom and pen design are trademarks or registered trademarks of
WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.
All other brands and product names appearing here are registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
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Table of Contents
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Introduction ..................................... 1
Contact Information ................................. 2
Conventions ............................................ 2
Copyrights ............................................... 3
Table of Contents ............................ 4
Getting Started ................................ 6
Package Contents ................................... 6
Familiarizing Yourself with the Pen ......... 6
Setting up Your Pen ................................ 8
The Pen Buttons ...................................... 8
Scanning Limitations ............................. 11
Learning to Scan ................................... 11
Pen Basics ..................................... 15
Input Screen .......................................... 15
Word Selection Screen .......................... 16
Large-Type Screen ................................ 19
Dictionary Screen .................................. 20
Dictionary Entries .................................. 23
When can you scan in text .................... 28
Scanning Split Verbs ............................. 28
Scanning Compounds ........................... 31
Main Menu ...................................... 33
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Scanned Words ..................................... 33
Guides & Glossaries .............................. 35
Options .................................................. 35
Preferences ........................................... 39
Information ............................................ 43
Advanced Features ....................... 44
The Opticard .......................................... 45
The Editor .............................................. 46
The Character Bar ................................. 50
Additional Information .................. 54
Care and Cleaning ................................ 54
Batteries ................................................ 54
Technical Data ...................................... 55
Troubleshooting ............................ 56
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Getting Started
Package Contents
Before using your Pen, take time to check the
package contents to make sure that you have
received all the following items. If anything is
missing, please contact your Reading Pen dealer.
• Scanning Device (Pen)
• Pen case with Opticard sticker on the
bottom
• Two AAA batteries
• Earphones with Volume control
(IMPORTANT: please lower the volume
control before using the earphones to
prevent ear irritation)
• Operation Manual
• Getting Started
• Easy Steps to Successful Scanning
Familiarizing Yourself with the Pen
Your scanning Pen contains the following parts:
• Tip
• Protective cover
• Power button
• Keypad
• Display
• Built-in speaker
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• Battery compartment cover
• Battery compartment
• Flash memory card pocket and connector
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• Earphone outlet
• PC link connector (*only used with upgraded
Pens)
• Infrared screen (*only used with upgraded
Pens)
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Setting up Your Pen
Please refer to the Getting Started insert in the
Reading Pen package and perform the provided
steps.
The Pen Buttons
The keypad contains seven buttons for operating
your Pen:
• The red button is used to turn the Pen on
and off.
• The
way similar to the Enter key on a computer
keyboard.
• The
a way similar to the Esc key on a computer
keyboard.
• The arrow buttons
are used in a way similar to the arrow keys
on a computer keyboard.
button is the Enter button used in a
button is the Escape button used in
, , and which
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Pressing the Pen Buttons
Press the Pen buttons as explained in the various
procedures of this manual. The procedures in this
manual are accompanied with graphic icons of the
buttons you need to press (for example, “Press
”) and instructions on how to press them.
There are a few ways in which to press the buttons.
Note: not all types of presses are functional in
all procedures. In the procedures of this
manual you will be instructed as to the
functions each press will perform.
Here are the types of presses, which are used:
Regular Press
A single short press of the button. In this
manual, when you are instructed to “Press”
a button – it means you should perform this
Regular Press.
Double-Click
To double-click a button, press the button
twice in rapid succession. For instructions
on how to configure the double-click interval,
see page 42.
Long-Press
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To long-press a button, press the button and
hold it down briefly. For instructions on how
to adjust the duration of the long press, see
page 42.
Navigating using the Pen Buttons
To enter a sub menu or select a menu option or list
entry:
1. Scroll through the menu or list, using
and
, until the item you want is
highlighted.
2. Press
.
To select or deselect a toggle option from the
Options menu:
1. Use the arrow keys to scroll to the option.
The option is highlighted.
2. Press
.
3. If it is a check option (for example Auto
Speak), the check sign 9 at the left side
of the option means the option is
activated, whereas no check mark means
the option is not activated.
To navigate between menus:
1. To return to the previous menu level from
a sub-menu, option or list, press
.
Closing messages or dialogs
Some messages (e.g., error messages) or dialogs
(e.g., the Input Screen) display “buttons” on the
screen.
Press
to activate a highlighted button (i.e., the
button displayed in inverse text). If the button is not
highlighted, use
, , and to scroll to the
desired button, thus highlighting it, and then press
.
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Scanning Limitations
The Pen allows you to scan printed text 6-22 points
in size (up to 8mm) in a wide variety of fonts and in
all colors on contrasting backgrounds except:
• Red on white
• White on red
• Blue on black
• Black on blue
Learning to Scan
Following are Easy Steps to Successful
Scanning which will take you step by step through
the process of scanning text into the Pen. These
steps are also provided as a separate insert in your
Reading Pen package.
Note: the instructions are according to a Pen
set with the original default settings.
Step 1: Scan The Pen Display will
show:
Remove the protective cover from
the Pen & press the power button to
turn the Pen on.
Input Screen
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Scan the following sentence (see
how to scan, in Getting Started
insert):
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Ein Text-Scanner Test
Note: You can set the Pen for either left or
right-handed users (see step 5 for Adjusting
Left-Handed Usage).
Step 2: The Word Selection
Screen
o Press to highlight the
speaker icon. The whole
sentence will be spoken out,
highlighting each word as it
is spoken.
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Word Selection Screen
The Pen Display will
show:
Word Selection Screen
o Press
sentence again.
Press
sentence word by word. Each word
is highlighted and spoken out.
Press to view the definition of
the highlighted word in the bottom
part of the screen.
to read the
to move along the
Word Selection Screen
Word Selection Screen
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Press
word in the Large-Type Screen.
to view the highlighted
Large-Type Screen
Step 3: The Large-Type Screen The Pen Display will
show:
o Press
syllable break of the word
(when available).
o Press
spoken out.
o Press
spelled out. Each letter is
highlighted as it is spoken.
o Press
spoken out.
Press to access the dictionary
entry in the Dictionary Screen.
to view the
to hear the word
to hear the word
to hear the word
Syllable Break Screen
Large-Type Screen
Dictionary Screen
Step 4: The Dictionary Screen The Pen Display will
show:
o Use and to scroll
through the definition.
o Use
and reduce the display of
the definition, thus revealing
and hiding parts of the
definition. A hollow or solid
black scroll arrow denotes
reduced or expanded
display.
and
to expand
Dictionary Screen
(expanded)
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Press to enter the highlight
mode.
Now, when in highlight mode:
o Use
, , and
to scroll through the words
of the definition. Each word
is highlighted as it is
spoken.
o Long press the
to
speak out the current
section word by word. Each
word is highlighted as it is
spoken. At the end, the
highlight moves to the next
section.
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Highlight Mode in the
Dictionary Screen
o When a word is highlighted,
you may press
to view
its definition (thus jumping
to the definition of the
highlighted word).
Step 5: Adjusting Left-Handed
Usage
1. Press (as many times
as necessary) till you reach
the Main Menu.
2. Press
is highlighted:
Note: If you accidentally Long press
you will reach a higher level of the Pen Main
Menu. To return to the Reading Pen, select
the Reading Pen option and press
Press and then press
till Preferences
.
.
Large-Type Screen (after
jumping from the highlighted
word – to its definition)
The Pen Display will
show:
Main Menu
Main Menu
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Press
o To set the Pen for Left-
o To set the Pen for Right-
.
Handed users, press
Handed users, press
and then press
.
.
Main Menu
Pen Basics
Input Screen
When you turn the Pen on, the Input Screen
appears. You can start scanning in the word or
words you want to read.
Input Screen
If you scanned one word only, the word you
scanned appears in large type. If you scanned
more than one word (e.g., a line):
• If the Line Display First option (in the
Options menu) is on (i.e., checked) then
the words you scanned will appear in the
top area of the Word Selection Screen.
Note: the default setting for this option is
ON.
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• If the Line Display First option (in the
Options menu) is off (i.e., not checked)
then the first word scanned will appear in
the Large-Type Screen. Pressing
will bring you to the Word Selection
Screen, while all the words you scanned
will appear in the top area.
Word Selection Screen
The Word Selection Screen appears after
scanning more than one word (and if the Line
Display First option is on, see page 38), or when
you press
having scanned more than one word.
This screen enables you to select the word you
want to hear or define and to hear the entire line
read aloud.
from the Large-Type Screen - after
Word Selection Screen
The upper section of the Word Selection Screen
displays the scanned text in its entirety. Scroll
through the text using
at the end of the text (
or . A right scroll arrow
) indicates that you can
scroll right to view its continuation. Similarly, when
you scroll right, a left scroll arrow indicates that you
can scroll left to view the previous section of the
text. When a word is highlighted you can:
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Display the Word in Large Type
Press
to display the highlighted word in
large type. Once the Large-Type Screen
appears, you can perform any of the Large-
Type Screen functions for the selected word
(see page 19).
Display the Definition
Press
to display the definition of the
highlighted word* in the lower half of the
Word Selection Screen. Scroll through the
definition using
lower right of the screen indicate in which
direction you can scroll to view more of the
definition.
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and . The arrows in the
Word Selection Screen
with definition displayed
*Notes:
If the highlighted word is an
•
inflection or derivative of a
dictionary entry, the
corresponding dictionary entry
appears.
If the highlighted word is the first
•
word in an idiom (which has been
scanned in full) the idiom and its
definition appear.
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At times, the highlighted word is
•
the first word of a multi-word
heading, in which case the
definition of the heading will be
displayed.
If the highlighted word is a
•
compound, see Scanning
Compounds, on p. 31.
If the highlighted word is the
•
second part of a split verb, see
Scanning Split Verbs, on p. 28.
In all these cases, the Word List
•
(see p. 25) will display additional
headwords.
Continue Scanning
You can scan again while in the Word
Selection Screen. The current text is
overwritten.
Return to Input Screen
Press
to return to the Input Screen.
Read out the scanned line
The Voice icon
the line of scanned text. When this icon is
selected, the entire line of text in the upper
screen is read out aloud.
1. Press
icon to hear the entire line
read aloud. If the Highlight
Spoken Words option (see
page 36) is on, each word is
highlighted as it is spoken.
2. Press
read aloud again.
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appears to the left of
to scroll to the Voice
to hear the line
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