Baum Poet Compact 2+ User manual

Poet Compact 2+
User Guide
Item number: 102311H12
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
ABOUT THIS USER GUIDE .............................................................................................51
BEFOR YOU BEGIN.........................................................................................................62
WHAT IS IN THE BOX..................................................................................................62.1
DESCRIPTION OF DEVICE .............................................................................................73
DESCRIPTION OF BUTTONS AND CONNECTORS ...........................................................73.1
READING WITH POET COMPACT (BASIC FUNCTIONS) .............................................94
SET UP AND TURN ON THE DEVICE .............................................................................94.1
SCANNING AND READING A DOCUMENT ......................................................................94.2
VOLUME AND READING SPEED CONTROL ..................................................................104.3
GENERAL READING COMMANDS ...............................................................................104.4
REPEAT READING A DOCUMENT...............................................................................114.5
SCANNING NEW DOCUMENTS,SAVING,RETRIEVING OR DELETING DOCUMENTS ........114.6
4.6.1 Scan a new document ..............................................................................11
4.6.2 Save a document......................................................................................12
4.6.3 Retrieve or Delete a saved document ......................................................13
LISTEN TO AUDIO BOOKS ON CD..............................................................................144.7
TURN OFF THE DEVICE ............................................................................................154.8
INTRODUCTION TO THE MENU SYSTEM ...................................................................165
ACCESSING AND NAVIGATING THE MENU ..................................................................165.1
HOW TO USE THE SETTING OPTIONS ........................................................................165.2
OVERVIEW OF THE MENU ITEMS ...............................................................................175.3
OVERVIEW OF MENU ITEMS IN THE SETTINGS............................................................195.4
SYSTEM VERSION ........................................................................................................216
NOTES WHEN USING MP3 FUNCTION........................................................................227
INSTRUCTIONS OF MP3 SUPER EASY MODE ............................................................227.1
NOTES ON PLAYING DAISY CD’S OR AUDIO CD’S...................................................248
CD PLAYER ............................................................................................................248.1
DAISY CDS.............................................................................................................248.2
TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................................269
DEFECTS AND REPAIR ................................................................................................2710
COMPLIANCES..............................................................................................................2811
CE KONFORMITÄT...................................................................................................2811.1
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DISPOSAL ACCORDING TO EC-DIRECTIVE 2002/96/EG11.2
28
WARRANTY ...................................................................................................................3012
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................................................................................3113
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION.......................................................................................3414

About this user guide 5
About this user guide1
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 2+ 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 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.
Licenses and trademarks
All licenses and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Befor you begin 6
Befor you begin2
Please check the contents of the package. In case you notice that parts
are missing or are 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
Description of Device3
Description of buttons and connectors3.1
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.
Circular Pause key = pauses or resumes reading.
Square Stop key = stops reading.
Speed
Volume
Start
Pause
Stop
Escape
Help
Menu
On/Of
OK
Up
Down
Left
Right

Description of Device 8
Menu Key pad with 8 keys (round button, surrounded by 4
segments and 3 small buttons):
Round centre = OK.
Upper Segment = Up.
Lower segment = Down.
Left segment = Left.
Right segment = Right.
Small oval Escape button, left to Up button = Close menu, cancel a
function, return to text window.
Small oval Menu button, right to Up button = Opens the menu, access
to menu functions.
Small oval Help button, left to Down button = Help information
according to the current situation or close the Help function.
Round On/Off button, down right = Turns on or off the device.
LED above the on/off button = green light while device is turned on.
Connector jack for headphones and USB port are on the left edge of
the front panel, next to the speed control.
Stereo loudspeakers are below control panel.
Slot and eject key of CD ROM Drive for audio or DAISY CD’s.
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.
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 (Basic functions) 9
Reading with Poet Compact (Basic4
functions)
The most used functions can be executed with three single keys.
A button panel with arrow keys, which surround a circular key, is used to
navigate through document. Each direction up, down, left, right is
represented by one of the cross like arrow keys and therefore allows an
intuitive use of the keys. This menu key panel is similar to panels of other
modern multimedia devices, i.e. television sets. The arrow keys of this
menu key panel also are used for moving in the menu.
Set up and turn on the device4.1
1. Put the device on a flat surface and make sure that 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 transporting 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” or „Text
window“.
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.

Reading with Poet Compact (Basic functions) 10
3. Close cover.
4. Press the triangular start key.
5. Reading starts after some noise and sounds.
6. By pressing the round pause key you can interrupt reading. Press
pause key again to resume reading where you stopped before.
NB:
During reading of the scanned document, you can scan more pages.
Stop button stops reading, this may be useful when scanning several
pages. Pause key will then start reading the new scanned page. Escape
key cancels the action, i.e., if you want to read a completely different
document.
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.
General reading commands4.4
1. Pause reading by pressing the round Pause key.
2. Press Right key or Left key of the menu key panel and select the
desired navigation level. You can select between the entries: line,
character, word, sentence, paragraph, page, 10 pages, and 100
pages.
3. By pressing Down key you move forwards in the document according
to the selected navigation level.
By pressing Up key you move backward in the document according to