Issist ReadDesk User manual

Issist Assistive Technologies Inc.
www.issist.com
ReadDesk
User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION........................................... 5
Overview ................................................ 5
Accessories............................................. 7
Setup Instructions .................................. 7
FEATURES ................................................. 11
Alignment............................................. 11
Reading ................................................ 14
Views.................................................... 19
Original View ........................................ 19
Redrawn View ...................................... 20
Wrapped View...................................... 20
Rotate Image ........................................ 22
Toggle Color ......................................... 23
Save Image ........................................... 24
Load Image Mode................................. 24
Auto Save Images ................................. 25

Auto Read Images................................. 26
Save Text .............................................. 27
Zoom In/Out......................................... 28
Movement controls.............................. 29
Transfer license .................................... 30
MENU OPTIONS ........................................ 31
Color..................................................... 33
Reading ................................................ 34
Speech.................................................. 35
Languages............................................. 37
Help...................................................... 37
Quit ...................................................... 38

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INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
ReadDesk is a new affordable, easy-to-use
portable camera that can be connected to
your laptop or desktop.
ReadDesk has many special features:
Portability: Weighs only 1.5 lbs.
Minimal assembly: Install the software;
Connect camera to the computer using
the USB 2.0 cable and its ready to use.
Customization: The Color, Speech, Views
and many other settings can be
customized to fit your personal needs.
Compatibility: Compatible with
Windows XP and above operating
systems.
OCR capabilities: Can read books,
newspapers, prescription labels, bills,
invoices, and many other types of
documents.

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Easy-to-use: Has an attractive and user
friendly interface which is easy to use.
Natural sounding voice: Reads in a high
quality, natural sounding voice that is
customizable through the menu.
ReadDesk Preview:
Figure 1
ReadDesk
Camera
USB 2.0
Cable
Alignment
Bar

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ACCESSORIES
ReadDesk comes with the following
Accessories:
Item
Description
Alignment
Bar
Used to align document.
USB 2.0 Cable
Used to connect Camera to
Laptop or Desktop.
Software
DVD
Used to install ReadDesk
software and drivers.
SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
1) Insert the SOFTWARE DVD into your
computer and install ReadDesk software.
See below for detailed installation
instructions regarding your particular
operating system:

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Windows Vista/7/8
1) Pop-up “Choose what to do with this
disk”

Choose “Install or Run program from
your media”

Click “Run ReadDeskSetup.exe”.
2) Pop-up “Do you want to allow this
program to make changes on your
computer?”

Click “Yes”.
3) Read License Agreement

Click “Accept”.

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Windows XP
1) Run “ReadDeskSetup.exe”.

2) Read License Agreement

Click “Accept”.
3) Ensure “Install ReadDesk” is checked

Click “Next”.
2) Connect one end of the USB 2.0 CABLE to
the CAMERA USB port shown in Figure 2.

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Figure 2
4) Connect the other end of the USB 2.0
CABLE to your LAPTOP or COMPUTER.
5) ReadDesk should AUTOSTART once the
camera has been detected.
For MANUAL START, double click
READDESK ICON on your desktop or
USB port

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use the keyboard by pressing “Ctrl + Shift
+ R” to start ReadDesk.
6) Ensure computer has an “Active Internet
Connection”
↓
Pop-up “Product Registration”
↓
Enter your 11-digit serial number
(located on your ReadDesk DVD) in
textbox
↓
Click “Ok”.
FEATURES
ALIGNMENT
1. Start by placing the ReadDesk camera in
the “Alignment Bar” as shown in Figure
3.

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Figure 3
2. Align the page using the “Alignment Bar”
as shown in Figure 4.
Alignment Bar
Camera Head

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Figure 4
3. Pages can be oriented Right-Side Up or
Upside-Down which is useful for reading
textbooks without manually moving the
camera as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 5
Align Page to
Alignment Bar

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4. Once the page has been correctly
aligned, continue onto the “Reading”
section.
[WARNING:] Improper placement of the
alignment bar or incorrectly aligned page
can negatively affect OCR results.
READING
5. Start reader by pressing Spacebar or
Clicking on the Blue “Read”icon in the
top right corner as shown in Figure 6.
Alternatively, you can use Delayed Read
to read a page. To do a delayed read,
hold Spacebar for 3 seconds. This will
delay the image capture for 15 seconds
before it reads.
Delayed Read provides the user enough
time to properly align, position, or switch
out the page before the shot is taken.

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Figure 6
6. Automatically brings up the Loading
Screen as shown in Figure 7.
Menu
Read

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Figure 7
7. After image is finished loading, reader
will start automatically reading text aloud
while highlighting text as shown in Figure
8.
Pause
Stop

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Figure 8
Here are the READING SHORTCUTS for both
the KEYBOARD and MOUSE
KEYBOARD
MOUSE
Read
Spacebar
Click
Delayed
Read (15
seconds)
Hold
Spacebar for
3 seconds
-
Menu
“Esc” Key
Click
Highlighted Text

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Pause
Spacebar
Click
Play
Spacebar
Click
Stop
“Esc” Key
Click
Previous
Word
Left Arrow
Key
Click Last Word
Next Word
Right Arrow
Key
Click Next Word
Previous
Sentence
Up Arrow
Key
Mouse Wheel
Up
Next
Sentence
Down Arrow
Key
Mouse Wheel
Down
Next
Paragraph
Page Down
Key
-
Previous
Paragraph
Page Up Key
-
Go to
Beginning
Home Key
-

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Go to End
End Key
-
VIEWS
View feature allows you to toggle through 3
different views while reading:
ORIGINAL VIEW
Original view retains the ORIGINAL IMAGE
(See Figure 9).
Figure 9

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REDRAWN VIEW
Redrawn view replaces the Original Text
with DIGITAL TEXT on the ORIGINAL IMAGE
(See Figure 10).
Figure 10
WRAPPED VIEW
Wrapped view displays DIGITAL TEXT onto a
DIGITAL BACKGROUND and reformats the