Turn off your OrCam Read device.
1. Press the power button once. You will hear,
“Suspending. Press again to shut down.”
2. Press the power button again. You will hear,
“Shutting down, please wait.”
3. Just before the unit shuts down, you will hear,
“Power off. Bye bye.”
Note. When you turn the OrCam Read on or off, it is
recommended to listen to the system messages.
Enter Suspend mode.
Press the Power button once. You will hear,
“Suspending. Press again to shut down”, and then
“Suspending” as the device enters Suspend Mode.
Exit Suspend mode.
1. Press the trigger button twice
or press the power button.
2. You will hear, “Waking up.
Battery is [x] percent charged.”
Automatic Suspend and Power Off.
1. The OrCam Read automatically enters suspend
mode after three minutes of inactivity. This
timeframe can be adjusted in the setup menu.
2. The OrCam Read powers itself off after three
hours in suspend mode.
Note. When left dormant for the set “automatic
suspend time”, suspend mode automatically begins
and a small beep is played (no “suspending” announ-
cement will be heard), and will wake up when touched,
accompanied by a small beep (and not announce,
“waking up”).
Reading with
OrCam.
Reading with Trigger Button.
1. Hold the OrCam Read steady, directly facing the
text at a distance of about 6-14 inches (15-35 cm)
away from the text.
2. Press the trigger button, which will activate the
laser indicator and a square frame will be projected
on the text.
3. Adjust the laser square frame in order to capture
the desired text.
4. Continue to press down and after 2 seconds the
camera shutter will sound as OrCam Read takes a
picture of the text.
5. OrCam Read will make several beeps as it
processes the text. It will then begin reading
the text and chime when nished reading.
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