Ash Quicklook Touch User manual

QUICKLOOK
User Manual
Please read the
“Important Instructions for Use”
overleaf

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Important Instructions for Use
•Use only the charger provided.Use
of another charger could result in
irreparable damage to Quicklook Touch
and will void the warranty.
•QuicklookTouchshouldbestoredinthe
“off” position when not in use.
•Do not use Quicklook Touch in a
bathroom, near water or other damp
conditions.
•Do not open Quicklook - there are no
user serviceable parts inside and
opening it will invalidate your warranty.
•Attheendofitslife,Quicklookshould
be disposed of responsibly in
accordance with local ordinances.
Never dispose of the unit by fire.
•If the display is cracked, liquid crystal
mayleak.Donotallow the liquid into
your eyes or mouth and wash your
hands with soapy water.

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Introduction
Congratulations on the purchase of your
new Quicklook Touch magnifier. Quicklook
has been designed for simple and intuitive
use and will aid people with low vision to
readandwrite.Howeveryoushould
consultwithyoureyecareprofessionalto
determine the suitability of this product in
yourparticularcase.Werecommendthat
youreadthismanualcarefullytoobtain
the best service from your new product.
Contents of the Package
Quicklook Touch is supplied with the
following items:
oMain unit with integrated display,
camera & battery
oProtective pouch
oWrist strap
oCharger with a range of international
connectors
Charging the battery
Quicklook Touch is supplied with the
battery partially charged, we recommend

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thatyouchargeitforthreehoursbefore
use.
Plugthepowersupplyintoawallsocket
and insert the connector into Quicklook as
shown in the diagram.
3 hrs
The red light beside the power connector
should illuminate indicating that the
batteryisbeingcharged. Thelightwillgo
offwhenthebatteryissubstantially
charged. It takes about three hours to
charge the battery from a discharged
state. Quicklook Touch can be used while
the battery is being charged.

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Operation
The Quicklook Touch is powered on by
rotating the camera to either of its
operating positions. It is powered off by
Charge input
and indicator
Wrist strap
loop
Camera
Focus &
Freeze
button
Mode
butto
n
Zoom down
button
Pic of the mouse on the
handwriting stand.
Maybe show the mouse
as it fits to the stand.
Show text and pen
under the stand. Use
Zoom up
button
Pic of the mouse
on the
handwriting
stand.
Maybe show the
mouse as it fits to
the stand.
Show text and
pen under the
stand. Use fancy

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rotating the camera back to the closed
position.
Touchscreen
The Quicklook Touch is equipped with a
touch sensitive screen. Tapping within
specific areas of the screen will operate
many of the unit’s features. Throughout
this manual the “TS” symbol is
used to indicate how a feature is
operated using the touch screen.
The diagram below shows the zones on
the screen used by the touchscreen. In
normal use, only zones 1, 2 & 3 are
available. Zones 1,2,4&5 operate with
advanced menu functions.
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1
2
TS

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1
2
4
5
The touchscreen can be disabled in the
menu described later in this manual.
Focussing
The Quicklook Touch has a push-to-focus
feature that must be used to obtain a
sharpimage.Simplypointthecameraat
whatyouwishtoviewandbrieflypress
the Focus/Freeze button and the unit will
choose the best focus for you. Whenever
you change distance to the object you are
viewing you will have to re-focus.
TappingZone3willalsoactivate
the autofocus.
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There is a method for manual focussing
that is discussed later.
Reading
Rotate the camera
ninety degrees to its
first click position so
that the camera is
looking downwards.
Placetheunitonor
slightly above the
itemyouwishto
read.Youwillhave
to position the camera directly over the
areaofinterest. InthisrespectQuicklook
Touch differs from a magnifying glass in
that the image you see does not
correspond to the area directly beneath.
QuicklookTouchcanbeoperatedand
viewed from any orientation.
Changing image mode
Pressing the Mode button (refer to the
diagram on page 5)onthesideoftheunit
will cycle through the five image modes.

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Colour
For general viewing
Negative
Enhanced reading mode
Positive
Enhanced reading mode
Semi-
colour
Enhanced reading mode with
false colours.
Inverted
Enhanced reading mode with
false colours reversed
When using Quicklook Touch on different
material, experiment with the different
modestoseewhichhelpsyoutoseebest.
Note that all original colour is removed
from the image in the enhanced modes.
The colouroptionsusedinthesemi-colour
modes can be selected. Refer to the
“Reading Mode Menu” later in this manual.
Freezing the image
To freeze the image, simply press and hold
the Focus/Freeze button on the side of
theunitforaboutasecond(refertothe
diagram on page 5). Pressing this button
againwillreturntotheliveimage.This

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function can be useful, for instance, when
you wish to note a phone number and
bring it to the phone for dialling. The
mode can be changed in a frozen image
but the zoom buttons are disabled.
PressandholdZone3tofrezzethe
image.Tappingthescreenwill
return the unit to live image.
Zooming
To enlarge the image, press the Zoom-up
button; to reduce it, press the Zoom-down
button.
TapZone1tozoomin;tapZone2
to zoom out.
Writing
When you wish to write with the Quicklook
Touch,rotatethecameraoutfullytoits
secondclickposition. Whilelookingatthe
display, find the place on the page where
youwishtowriteandplaceyour pen in
TS
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the picture. As you are writing you should
see what you are doing on the Quicklook’s
display.
Atthestart,youmayfindthatyour
handwriting varies in size from what you
intended.Youshouldspendsometime
practicingonasheetoflined paper to
familiarize yourself with writing using
Quicklook.
Turning off the camera lights
If you wish to look at a backlit display (on
a mobile phone or computer display for
instance), the camera lights can reduce
the image quality. You can turn the
cameralightsoffbypoweringonthe
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button. To turn the lights back on, simply
turn the Quicklook off and back on again.
Manual Focussing
It is possible to manually change the focus
on the Quicklook Touch: simply power-on
the unit while holding the Focus button
and release when the image is displayed.
In use, repeated pressing of the Focus
button will step through various focus
settings and an icon on the display will
indicate the focus level chosen.
To disable manual focus mode the unit
must be powered-on with the Focus button
pressed.
Battery Level
At start-up,thebatterylevelisdisplayed
in the corner of the screen for 10 seconds.
You can choose to display it constantly
from the Advanced Menu (see below). The
battery icon changes colour depending on
the remaining capacity and will display in
blueiftheunitisbeingrecharged.When
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remaining, the battery icon is briefly
displayed in the centre of the display.
Using the Menu
The Quicklook Touch has a menu system
toallowyoutocustomizeittosuityour
requirements. To bring up the menu,
pressandholdtheModebuttonfor
three seconds until an icon appears on
the screen. The contents of the menu will
change depending on the mode you are in;
the Colour Mode Menu contains these
options:
and the Reading Mode Menu contains
these options:
Use Zoom-up and Zoom-down to navigate
through the menu choices and press Mode
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Alternatively, tapZones2&4to
navigate and Zone 6 to accept.
Press Focus/Freeze to cancel a choice
and exit the menu.
The Advanced menu contains options
that are used only occasionally. Hold the
Modebuttoninfor6secondsto bring
up this menu (ignore the icon that appears
after 3 seconds – it will be replaced with
the Advanced menu).
Tap Zone 1 to access the Advanced
Menu when in the Reading Mode
Menuandpressitagaintoexitall
menus.
The Advanced Menu contains these
options. Please note that some of the
icons will have a tick mark or an X through
them.Ifthereisatickisovertheicon,
selecting it will enable that option; an X
will disable the option.
TS
TS

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When operating in the menu, the use of
Zoom-up can be replaced with tapping
Zone2. Similarly, Zone 4 for Zoom-down,
Zone6forModeandZone1toaccessthe
advanced menu or to exit.
The Colour Mode Menu:
Backlight - Use the Zoom-up
and Zoom-down buttons to
adjust the brightness of the
display. Press Mode to accept
the new setting.
Brightness – Use the Zoom-up
and Zoom-down buttons to
adjust the image brightness.
Press Mode to accept the new
setting.
Contrast – As with brightness
above use the Zoom-up and
Zoom-down buttons to adjust
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the contrast of the image.
Saturation –This controls the
richness of the colour in the
image.
Exit – Exit the menu.
The Reading Mode Menu:
Backlight - Use the Zoom-up
and Zoom-down buttons to
adjust the brightness of the
display.PressModetoaccept
the new setting.
Colour selection – Here you
can change the semi-colours
used in the reading
modes.Theiconon
therightwillappear
while selecting the
colours. Press the Zoom-up
button to change the ink colour
and the Zoom-down button to
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Mode to accept your choice.
Mode-button set-up:
You can customise the Mode
button so that only the reading
modes you use are available. If
you only require the black and
white reading modes select the
first icon; choosing the last icon
will allow only the semi-colours;
the centre icon will allow both
black and white and semi-colour
options to be available.
The Advanced Settings Menu:
Battery display – You can
display the level of power
remaining in the battery in the
upper left of the screen.
Sounds –Use this option to turn
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Auto-off –This option will turn
the unit off automatically after 5
minutes of non-use.
Touchscreen - Use this option
to enable and disable the
touchscreen.
The Info screen will display the
revision of the software within
the unit.
Factory Defaults – will return
the unit to its original factory
settings.
Reset
If Quicklook stops responding to button
presses it may need to be reset. Using a
pen or similar instrument, press the reset
button recessed into the underside of the
unit near the camera.

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Fitting the wrist strap
Quicklook Touch is supplied with an
optionalwriststrap.Tofitthis,passthe
thinloopofthestrapthroughthehoopon
thetopoftheunit.Passtheentirestrap
through the thin loop and pull tight.
Maintenance
Dirt and finger marks on the screen should
becleanedwiththelenscleaningcloth
provided.
IfQuicklookbecomesdirtyitcanbe
cleanedwithadampclothandmild
detergent. Never use any type of solvent
or abrasivecleaningagents.Donot
immerse Quicklook in water!

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Warranty
TheQuicklookTouchhasbeenfullytestedpriortoshipping
and should provide reliable service. Ash Technologies
warrants the equipment, when purchased new, to be free
fromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipandwillrepair or
replace at Ash Technologies' discretion, any equipment which
exhibits such defects, provided that the equipment has been
operated under the proper conditions of installation.
Thiswarrantydoesnotcover:(a)damagefrommisuse,use
outside the normal or customary manner, accident or neglect;
(b) damage caused by spills of food or drinks; (c) damage
caused by tampering, modification or repairs attempted by
persons not authorized by Ash Technologies.
Thebatteryiswarrantedforaperiodofoneyear. Cracks,
scratches or similar damage to the display are specifically
excluded from warranty.
InnoeventshallAshTechnologies,oritsagents,beliablefor
special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages; the
original user's remedies being limited to repair or
replacement.
Ash Technologies makes no other or further warranty, express
orimplied,includingandwarrantyoffitnessforaspecific
purpose or warranty of merchantability.
ThiswarrantyisvalidforaperiodofTWO YEARS effective
from the date of delivery.
In the event that technical support or repair is required,
please contact your supplier first.