Baum Poet Compact 2 User manual

Poet Compact 2
User Guide
Item number: 102311H11
From Software version 4
User guide version: 1.4
English 06/2017

About BAUM 3
About BAUM
BAUM Retec AG has been a leading provider of products and services
for blind and visually impaired people for more than 35 years. The high
quality and innovative braille products, desktop magnifiers, reading
machines, and software solutions are developed and manufactured in
Germany, and are ideal for educational, professional and private use.
Our Mission
“We believe in independence for every person who is blind or visually
impaired. We passionately apply our skills and experiences toward
developing solutions that reinforce success at school and work, and
improve quality of life.
We always question the way things have been done in the past. We
explore new and innovative ways to solve problems. Our approach
includes ergonomics, thoughtful design, and materials that meet the
highest quality standards. We care deeply about our customers, and help
and support them as much as we can. We care about our employees
too, and support them to reach their highest potential, ensuring a secure
and lasting working environment.
We develop innovative technology solutions that provide independence
for people who are blind or visually impaired. Our high-quality solutions
allow visually impaired people to magnify their world, and blind people to
access electronic and print content with speech or braille output.”
Wolfgang Baum, Chief Executive

Contents 4
Contents
1ABOUT THIS USER GUIDE .............................................................................................5
2BEFOR YOU BEGIN.........................................................................................................6
WHAT IS IN THE BOX ..................................................................................................62.1
3DESCRIPTION OF DEVICE .............................................................................................7
DESCRIPTION OF KEYS AND PORTS ............................................................................73.1
4READING WITH POET COMPACT..................................................................................9
SET UP AND TURN ON THE DEVICE .............................................................................94.1
SCANNING AND READING A DOCUMENT ......................................................................94.2
VOLUME AND READING SPEED CONTROL.................................................................104.3
READ PAGE AGAIN...................................................................................................104.4
MOVING BACKWARDS IN THE DOCUMENT .................................................................104.5
TURN OFF THE DEVICE ............................................................................................104.6
SAVING AND RETRIEVING DOCUMENT PAGE ..............................................................114.7
CHANGE LANGUAGE FOR RECOGNITION AND READING VOICE ..................................114.8
5CONNECTION OF CABLE REMOTE CONTROL..........................................................12
6SYSTEM VERSION AND SERVICE SETTINGS............................................................13
7CONNECTION OF CABLE REMOTE CONTROL..........................................................14
8TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................................15
9DEFECTS AND REPAIR ................................................................................................16
10 COMPLIANCES..............................................................................................................17
CE KONFORMITÄT...................................................................................................1710.1
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO EC-DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EG10.2
17
11 WARRANTY ...................................................................................................................20
12 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................................................................................21
13 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION.......................................................................................25

About this user guide 5
1 About this user guide
Congratulations on your decision to purchase the POET Compact 2.
We are sure you will enjoy reading with the new comfortable reading
machine
Poet Compact 2 is developed to scan printed text and to read it aloud
with a naturally sounding TTS speech output.
Poet Compact helps you stay autonomic and independent when handling
printed matter.
All efforts have been made to ensure that information contained in this
document is correct at the time of issue. Neither BAUM Retec AG nor its
representatives assume any responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is
any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of information
contained herein.
We suggest that you store this user guide in a safe place for future
reference.
Notice for End Users in Germany/Europe
This user guide is a part of the product, and should be kept with the
product at all times. In the event your product is ever sold to a new end
user, this user guide must be provided to them.
Copyright © 2017 BAUM Retec AG, Industriestr. 15, 74909
Meckesheim, Germany. All rights reserved. No part of this publication
may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored
in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission from
BAUM Retec AG.
All efforts have been made to ensure that information contained in this
document is correct at the time of issue. Neither BAUM Retec AG nor its
representatives assume any responsibility for errors or omissions. Nor is
any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of information
contained herein.
Licenses and trademarks
All licenses and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Befor you begin 6
2 Befor you begin
Please check the contents of the package. In case you notice that parts
are missing or damaged please contact your dealer immediately.
What is in the box2.1
Poet Compact
Power cable
User’s Guide
It is strongly recommended that you retain all packaging, in case you
need to return the device for any reason in the future. Improper packing
when shipping the device may void warranty.
Carefully read the manual and safety instructions before turning on the
device for the first time.
The device is may only be used in home and office environment. In
medical institutions use of the device is limited to office rooms.

Description of Device 7
3 Description of Device
Description of keys and ports3.1
The buttons and loud speakers are located on the front side of the
reading machine. The cover of the scanner is located on the top, the
mains connector jack and the transportation lock are located on the rear.
Front panel (from left to right)
Left rotary knob = Speed control of reading voice.
Right rotary knob = volume control.
triangular start key = starts scanning the document page.
square stop key = Stops or resumes reading.
round power on/off key = Turns on or off the device.
LED above the on/off key = green light while device is turned on.
Connectors for headphones and USB port are on the left edge of the
front panel, next to the speed control.
Stereo loudspeakers are below the control panel.
Top of device:
Cover of the scanner glass. Open vertically backwards.
A grip at the front edge in the middle of the cover helps to open the
cover easily.
scanner glass .
Speed
Volume
Start
Stop
On/Of

Description of Device 8
Rear:
Mains connector: left.
Transportation lock: slide switch, in the middle.
(Unlock position = Push switch to the direction of mains connector)
USB port: Deepening, in the middle.

Reading with Poet Compact 9
4 Reading with Poet Compact
Set up and turn on the device4.1
1. Put the device on a flat surface and make sure the device is standing
steady
2. Make sure, that there is some space between the sides of the device
and other things for an adequate airing.
3. Check, if the slide switch of the transport lock on the rear side is in the
unlock position. That means pushed to the direction of the mains
connector.
Otherwise the scanner is blocked and the device cannot scan texts.
4. Plug in the power lead to the mains connector on the rear side and
plug the cable into a live mains socket.
5. Press the power on key, (round key, to the very right on the front
panel)
6. While starting you get various sounds. At first some beeps then some
clicking sounds. Wait until you hear the prompt „Poet ready“.
Scanning and reading a document4.2
1. Lift the cover.
2. Put your document on the glass, print side down. When scanning
books press both pages down on the glass and make sure, they rest
flat on the glass.
3. Close cover.
4. Press the triangular start key.
5. Reading starts after some noise and sounds.
6. By pressing the square stop key you can interrupt reading. Press stop
key again to resume reading at the position where you stopped
before.

Reading with Poet Compact 10
Volume and Reading Speed Control4.3
Make your settings while a document is being read to you, to directly
check the result.
Increase Volume = Turn the right rotary knob clockwise.
Decrease Volume = Turn the right rotary knob counter clockwise.
Increase reading speed = turn the left rotary knob clockwise.
Decrease reading speed = Turn the left rotary knob counter clockwise.
NB: Changing the reading speed reacts a bit delayed.
Read page again4.4
1. Put the document back on the glass, in case it was removed.
2. Press the triangular start key.
3. Reading starts after some sounds.
4. By pressing the square stop key you can interrupt reading. Press stop
key again to resume reading at the position where you stopped
before.
Moving backwards in the Document4.5
1. Press and hold the square Stop key for about 3 seconds.
2. Reading stops and you hear some clicking sounds followed by a
single sound. This sound informs you, that you now jump back a
sentence within the document.
3. The sentence is read aloud.
4. Afterwards you either can jump back one more sentence by a long
press on the square stop key in the same way as described above, or
start the continuous reading by pressing the square stop key briefly.
Turn off the Device4.6
1. Press the round power on/off key, to the very right on the front panel.