Wizcom Quicktionary 2 User Manual
Quicktionary®2 User Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................... 2
Contact and Support Information ................................. 2
Getting Started ................................................................. 3
Familiarizing Yourself with the Pen .............................. 3
The Pen Parts .......................................................... 3
Setting Up Your Pen ................................................ 3
Basic Pen Commands .................................................. 4
Scanning Guidelines ..................................................... 4
Learning to Scan (using the Trainer) ............................ 6
The Quicktionary ............................................................. 7
The Quicktionary Screens ....................................... 7
The Quicktionary Menus .......................................... 9
Editing and Inserting Text ...................................... 12
The Dictionary Entries ........................................... 15
Hear Scanned Text Read Aloud ............................ 19
The Pen Main Menu ....................................................... 21
The Preferences Menu .......................................... 21
The Information Menu ............................................ 23
Additional Information .................................................. 24
Batteries ...................................................................... 24
Safety Points (Batteries) ............................................. 24
Pen Maintenance ........................................................ 24
Product Specification .................................................. 25
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Introduction
Introduction
Congratulations on your choice of the state of the art
Quicktionary
you with reading, understanding and utilizing text.
Use the Quicktionary
by-word translations, and hear scanned words pronounced
aloud.
This manual is divided into three sections:
1. Getting Started - This section provides basic
2. The Quicktionary
3. Additional Information - View additional information
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2. Our personal, portable scanning Pens assist
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2 to scan full lines of text, receive word-
information on Pen functions and how to scan.
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to work with the Pen, including explanations of all the
Pen menu options, applications and different ways of
scanning, inserting and editing text.
such as Pen maintenance information.
2 - This section demonstrates how
Contact and Support Information
Contact us at 888 777 0552 (Toll free in USA) or +1 978 727
0026 or email usa.support@wizcomtech.com
website http://www.wizcomtech.com
section for the Quicktionary
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to view the FAQ
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2 and to register your product.
. Visit our
Getting Started
Getting Started
Familiarizing Yourself with the Pen
The Pen Parts
Your Pen contains the following parts:
Important: Before using the headphones, please adjust the
volume using the
menu.
Voice Settings
option in the
Preferences
Setting Up Your Pen
To get started:
1. Remove your Pen from its protective case.
2. Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of
the Pen.
3. Insert 2 AAA batteries into the Pen with the positive and
negative terminals corresponding to the markings on the
sides of the battery compartment.
4. Close the battery compartment.
5. Remove the protective cover from the Pen tip.
6. Press
7. The Pen is ready to scan!
Note: If you are left-handed, see Right-/Left-Handed on page
55 to change your Pen to left-handed scanning.
to turn the Pen on.
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Getting Started
Basic Pen Commands
The Pen Keys and their Functions
The keypad contains seven keys for operating your Pen. Use
the keys as follows:
Power key : Turn the Pen on and off.
ENT key : Access submenus or screens, confirm a
selection or perform an operation.
ESC key : Navigate backwards, close a screen, or
cancel an operation.
Direction keys : Scroll through menus and
screens.
Navigating Menus and Lists
To select an item from a menu or a list:
1. Scroll through the menu, using
you want is highlighted.
2. Press ENT.
To select a command key on the display:
1. Use the direction keys to highlight the command key.
2. Press ENT.
To return to a previous menu level from a sub-menu, option
or list, press ESC.
or until the item
Scanning Guidelines
Scanning Mode
The Pen is in scanning mode when the red light at the tip of
the Pen is blinking. Scanning mode is disabled when
accessing menus.
Scanning Direction
Text can be scanned from right to left or from left to right.
Both will produce the same results.
Scanning Restrictions
The Pen scans and recognizes printed text in a wide range of
languages, font types and point sizes (6-22 points, up to 8mm)
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Getting Started
and in a variety of colors on contrasting backgrounds (except
red on white, white on red, blue on black and black on blue).
It does not recognize handwriting, cursive fonts,
mathematical symbols or other profession-specific signs.
Tips for Good Scanning
To ensure optimum scanning results:
Hold the Pen at the correct scanning angle.
Place the scanning material on a flat surface.
Ensure scanning material is good quality and pages are
not creased. Poorly photocopied materials may provide
bad results.
Do not scan too fast.
Correct scanning angle of 90°
Poor Character Recognition
Poor character recognition may occur for the following
reasons:
Low quality scanning material.
The scanning settings are not set correctly (e.g. Inverse).
Holding the Pen at the wrong scanning angle.
Scanning too fast.
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Getting Started
Learning to Scan (using the Trainer)
This tutorial uses the Quicktionary application and the
plastic scanning Trainer provided with your Pen.
1. Slide the Trainer onto the tip of the Pen (instead of the
cap) and press into place.
2. Turn the Pen on. The Select Dictionary menu will
appear. Select the English Æ German dictionary.
3. The Input Screen will appear with the message “Scan
in English”. The red light flashing at the tip of the Pen
indicates that the Pen is ready to scan.
4. Position the Pen at a 90° angle and center the following
text between the feet of the trainer. This angle should
be maintained even when scanning without the trainer.
Use the following practice sentence:
This sentence will help me practice scanning.
5. Glide the Pen from right to left in a straight line over the
text. Start scanning 1cm from the end of the text and
finish 1cm after the beginning of the text.
6. The Split Screen will appear, with the scanned text on
the screen. If the text does not appear correctly on the
screen, scan again and the text on screen will be overwritten by the new text.
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The Quicktionary
The Quicktionary
Use the Quicktionary application to scan and translate text
in various languages. Hear scanned text read aloud from
either the Split Screen or the Dictionary Screen. The
Quicktionary opens automatically when turning the Pen on.
You will reach the Input Screen and the red light at the tip
of the Pen will flash. Scan into any screen as long as the red
light is flashing. Scanning is disabled when accessing menus.
The Quicktionary Screens
The Quicktionary application has three main screens, the
Input Screen, the Split Screen and the Dictionary
Screen. Each screen displays the translation of the selected
words. You can scan into any screen when the red light at the
Pen tip is blinking. Text on screen will be over-written by the
newly scanned text.
The Input Screen
This is the screen that appears when you enter the
Quicktionary application. Scan text directly into this screen.
The "Scan in..." message indicates the source language of
the selected dictionary and the highlighted section shows the
input field.
After scanning, text is displayed in the Split Screen or
the Dictionary Screen.
Insert text using the Character bar or Opticard. See
Editing and Inserting Text
information on these options. After inserting text,
select GO to view the translation in the Split Screen or
the Dictionary Screen.
Press ESC to access the Edit Menu while in Edit Mode.
on page 12 for more
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The Quicktionary
Press ESC from the Input Screen to access the
Quicktionary Menu.
Note: If the
Quicktionary application is set to scan inverse text (light text
on dark background). To change the setting, see
Quicktionary Menu
icon is visible on screen it indicates that the
The
on page 9.
The Split Screen
The Split Screen appears after scanning more than one
word. The scanned text appears on the top of the screen, and
the translation of the highlighted word appears on the bottom
of the screen.
Scroll through the scanned text using the right/left
direction keys. The
right will reveal the rest of the scanned text.
Scroll through the dictionary entry for the highlighted word
using the up/down direction keys.
View the highlighted word in the Dictionary Screen by
pressing ENT.
If the selected dictionary supports reading aloud, use
to scroll to the
the scanned text read aloud. Press ENT to hear the text
read aloud again.
Press ESC to return to the Input Screen.
arrow indicates that scrolling to the
icon (voice). Highlight the icon to hear
The Dictionary Screen
The Dictionary Screen appears after scanning a single
word, or after selecting a word from the Split Screen.
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