Wizcom Quicktionary 3 Lite User Manual
Table of Contents
Quicktionary
®
3 Lite User Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 2
Product Types ............................................................................................ 2
WizCom InfoScan™ 3 Lite ...................................................................... 2
Quicktionary® 3 Lite ................................................................................ 2
Getting Started ................................................................................................ 3
The Pen Parts ............................................................................................. 3
The Pen Power Supply ............................................................................... 4
Unpacking the Pen ..................................................................................... 4
Tutorials ...................................................................................................... 5
Learning to Scan (using the Trainer) ..................................................... 5
Editing and Inserting Text ...................................................................... 6
Quicktionary Tutorial .............................................................................. 8
The Pen User Interface ................................................................................. 10
The Pen Keys ........................................................................................... 10
The Pen Main Menu ................................................................................. 11
The Preferences Menu ......................................................................... 11
The Information Menu .......................................................................... 12
Icons and Indicators ................................................................................. 13
The Quicktionary Application ........................................................................ 14
The Toolbar .............................................................................................. 14
Toolbar Options .................................................................................... 14
The Quicktionary Screens ........................................................................ 16
Dictionary Entries ..................................................................................... 17
Tips ............................................................................................................... 19
Scanning Settings ..................................................................................... 19
Scanning Guidelines ................................................................................. 20
Pen Maintenance ...................................................................................... 20
Pen Specification .......................................................................................... 21
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Introduction
Introduction
Congratulations on your choice of a state-of-the-art scanning Pen from
WizCom Technologies. WizCom makes personal, portable scanning Pens
that assist with reading, understanding and utilizing text.
Inside the tip of the Pen is a sophisticated electronic eye. This eye enables
you to scan different types of printed information directly into your Pen. The
scanned text can then be edited, translated, defined and transferred to the
PC, depending on which WizCom product you have chosen.
The Pen comes with a touch screen and stylus, allowing easy manipulation of
the Pen user interface and quick editing of scanned texts with the Virtual
Keyboard.
Use this guide to find out about setting up and using your WizCom product.
Product Types
WizCom scanning Pens come in two Lite product categories:
• WizCom InfoScan™ 3 Lite
• Quicktionary® 3 Lite
WizCom InfoScan™ 3 Lite
Used for scanning text in various languages.
This product has 2 main features:
1. Scans text and stores it on the Pen (in the Notes application)
for later transfer to the PC.
2. Directly scans text into an open file on the PC.
Quicktionary® 3 Lite
Used for scanning and translating text in various languages.
Quicktionary
their menu display languages and the dictionaries provided.
This manual demonstrates the use of the Quicktionary
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3 Lite comes in multiple configurations. These differ based on
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3 Lite.
Getting Started
Getting Started
The Pen Parts
On the Front Panel you can see:
1. Pen Tip with optical scanning head (under the protective cover)
2. 5-way button (Enter and direction keys)
3. Power/Escape key (red)
4. Touch Screen Display
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the touch screen, never use any device
other than the stylus (or an approved replacement) to tap on the screen.
Pen Front Panel
On the Top Panel you can see the stylus slot:
Pen Top Panel
On the Back Panel you can see the battery compartment:
Pen Back Panel
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Getting Started
The Pen Power Supply
The Pen comes with 2 AAA Alkaline batteries.
Safety Points (Batteries)
CAUTION: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Use
AAA Alkaline batteries only.
• Always place 2 fresh batteries in the Pen. It is not advisable
to use the Pen with batteries that are not at the same voltage
level.
• Do not combine different types of batteries (e.g. rechargeable
and non-rechargeable).
• Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's
instructions.
Preserving Battery Usage
To optimize battery usage, go to Set Auto Shut-Off Time in Preferences in
the Pen Main Menu and modify the settings according to your needs.
Unpacking the Pen
To get started:
1. Remove the Pen from the protective case.
2. Lift the battery cover on the back of the Pen by pushing the
tab down and out.
3. Insert the batteries into your Pen with the positive and
negative terminals corresponding to the markings on the
sides of the battery compartment.
4. Close the battery compartment.
5. Turn the Pen on by pressing the red Power key.
The Pen is ready to scan!
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Getting Started
Tutorials
Learning to Scan (using the Trainer)
This tutorial will help you learn to scan using the Trainer supplied in the
package.
1. Slide the Trainer onto the tip of the Pen (instead of the cap)
and press into place.
2. Turn the Pen on by pressing the red Power key. If you don’t
see the Quicktionary application screen, select the
Quicktionary icon from the Pen Main Menu by tapping on it
with the stylus or by using the direction keys
3. Place the Trainer at the end of the practice sentence with the
Pen facing the text.
4. Position the Pen so that the text is centred between the feet
of the Trainer.
5. Glide the Pen from right to left in a straight line over the text.
Start scanning 1cm from the end of the sentence and finish
1cm after.
Use the following practice sentence:
This sentence will help me practice scanning.
Note: The Pen default is set to right-handed scanning. To change the Pen
display to left-handed scanning, use the Set Right-/Left- Handed option from
Preferences in the Pen Main Menu.
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Getting Started
Editing and Inserting Text
Use the Virtual Keyboard to input or edit text with the stylus. To access the
Virtual Keyboard select
from the application toolbar.
The Virtual Keyboard
The Editing Area
This is the insertion point for new text, as indicated by the blinking cursor. Use
the stylus to enter or edit text with the character keys, or scan text directly into
the editing area.
Scanned text is underlined. Tapping any key other than
or will accept
the inserted text.
Text can be erased by:
1. Using
2. Highlighting the text with the stylus and selecting
to delete individual characters.
, or
typing/scanning over the highlighted text.
The Auto Complete Feature
The auto complete list provides potential endings to inserted characters. Tap
on the top right box to open the pull down list in order to select the desired
word. The selected word will appear in the edit area.
The Auto Complete List
Note: The auto complete list only contains headwords from the current
dictionary.
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Getting Started
The Keyboard
The keyboard layout corresponds to the selected scanning language settings.
The Keys:
Key Function
Enter
or
ESC
or
Backspace:
Tap to delete characters to the left of the cursor.
Close and Cancel:
Tap to reject all changes and return to the application screen.
Close and Save:
Tap to accept all changes and return to the application screen.
Shift:
Tap to switch to uppercase characters. The keyboard will
automatically return to the regular layout after selecting one
character. Use
character.
Caps Lock:
Tap to view the upper-case character keyboard. Tap again to
return to regular layout.
International:
Tap to switch to the international keyboard. The keyboard will
automatically return to the regular layout after selecting one
character.
Numeric:
Tap to view the numeric keyboard. Tap again to return to
regular layout.
to enter more than one uppercase
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