Rayco VISION User manual

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RAY VISION User Guide
Mobile Accessibility for the Visually Impaired
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About This User Guide
Tha k you for choosi g RAY as your mobility tool. RAY is a Smartpho e especially
desig ed for bli d a d visually impaired users.
This user guide co tai s the followi g chapters:
• Chapter 1, Introducing RAY, page 7, i troduces RAY’s fu ctio ality, the
services that it provides a d the A droid Smartpho e platform o which it
ru s.
• Chapter 2, Getting Started with RAY, page 12, describes how to get
started usi g RAY, make your first call a d tur RAY off. This chapter also
describes how to access the RAY Wizard which provides various lesso s a d
practice sessio s describi g how to use RAY.
• Chapter 3, RAY Interface Basics, page 25, i troduces the basic co cepts,
fi ger gestures a d scree types of RAY’s user i terface.
• Chapter 4, Using RAY, page 41, describes each of the services available
from the Home Me u i detail.
• Chapter 5, Remote Control and Configuration, page 67, describes how
your family a d frie ds ca help you co trol a d co figure RAY from your
perso al RAY web page o the I ter et.

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Table of Contents
Importa t Notice ....................................................................................... 1
Support a d Co tacti g I formatio ........................................................... 2
About This User Guide 3
Table of Contents 4
Introducing RAY 7
What is RAY? 7
The RAY Device 9
Remote RAY Support 10
Getting Started with RAY 12
Preparing to Use RAY 12
Chargi g RAY .......................................................................................... 12
Co ecti g RAY ...................................................................................... 13
Device Activatio ..................................................................................... 14
Poweri g O RAY .................................................................................... 14
Making a Call 15
E teri g a Number .................................................................................. 20
Turning RAY Off 22
Sleep Mode ............................................................................................. 22
Poweri g Off RAY .................................................................................... 22
Power Me u ............................................................................................ 23
How Do You K ow Whether RAY is o ? .................................................... 24
RAY Interface Basics 25
Introducing the RAY Interface 25
Basic I terface Co cepts .......................................................................... 25
Basic Fi ger Gestures .............................................................................. 27
KEYPAD a d Tactile keys alter ative ......................................................... 27
RAY Screen Types 28
RAY Me u Scree s .................................................................................. 28
RAY List Scree s ..................................................................................... 31
RAY Ma ageme t Scree s ....................................................................... 34
RAY Keyboard Scree .............................................................................. 37

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Text E try Usi g Speech Recog itio ........................................................ 38
Configurable Menu Options 40
Using RAY 41
Speed Dialing 42
Telephone 44
Diali g a Number .................................................................................... 45
A sweri g/Rejecti g a Pho e Call ............................................................ 46
Calli g a Co tact ..................................................................................... 46
Calli g Usi g Speech Recog itio ............................................................. 47
E teri g a New Co tact ........................................................................... 49
Favorites ................................................................................................. 50
Messages 51
Se di g a Message .................................................................................. 52
Liste i g to a Message ............................................................................ 52
Library 54
My Library .............................................................................................. 55
Magazi e Catalog .................................................................................... 56
Books Catalog ......................................................................................... 58
Calendar 59
Location 61
Events 63
More 64
Remote Control and Configuration 68
Introduction 68
Accessing Your RAY Web Page 69
RAY Web Page Options 70
Cha ge Password .................................................................................... 70
Update Perso al Details ........................................................................... 70
Upload Music .......................................................................................... 70
Device Ma ageme t ................................................................................ 71
Library Periodicals/ Library Books ............................................................. 71
Co tacts ................................................................................................. 71
Cale dar ................................................................................................. 71
RAY Remote Visual Assistance 71

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Introducing RAY
This chapter i troduces RAY’s fu ctio ality, the services that it provides a d the
A droid Smartpho e platform o which it ru s.
What is RAY?
RAY is a i tegrated portable system desig ed to assist the commu ity of visually
impaired people a d their families i their daily life. RAY leverages the latest
mobility tech ologies to i crease i depe de ce, e rich social life a d improve
accessibility of esse tial services for the visually impaired.
The RAY mobile system provides a u ique user i terface o a A droid platform
that is especially desig ed for the visually impaired. Its special desig a d
fu ctio ality e able o -sighted users to i teract with it by touchi g its scree ,
use a built-i or attached keypad, feeli g vibratio s a d liste i g to sou ds.
RAY is available as a sta dalo e applicatio you ca dow load a d i stall o a y
A droid device (OS versio 4.2 a d above). It is also available o a umber of
differe t smartpho es models, pre-co figured for out-of-a-box experie ce.
To dow load a d i stall RAY VISION applicatio , go to Google Play Store a d look
for ‘RAY app for the visually impaired”
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ray.ma ager ).
The RAY devices are available to buy over the I ter et at Project Ray web site,
Amazo a d eBay; or from local distributers as listed o Project Ray website.
For simplicity purpose, all device related examples a d descriptio s are related to
the RAY N5 device which is based o Google Nexus 5. Applicatio capabilities a d
scree images are similar across all models a d devices.

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RAY puts the followi g rich variety of services a d applicatio s at your fi gertips:
• Book/Magazine Subscription and Reading Services
Co ecti g directly to o li e library services
Dow loadi g o li e audio co te t
Readi g audio co te t with speed co trol
• Telephony Services
Diali g umbers i your Co tacts List
Readi g out the ame or umber of i comi g calls (caller ID)
Ma agi g co tacts directly o RAY or from a website at home
• Messages: Receivi g, readi g a d a sweri g out text messages related to
SMS messagi g, Email, WhatsApp a d other social etworks.
• GPS and Location Finder: Readi g out your curre t locatio usi g GPS
• Device Status: Readi g out the device status, battery usage a d etwork
i formatio
• Remote Support: Ma agi g a d co trolli g RAY remotely from a PC through
the I ter et a d getti g real-time help from a remote mobile applicatio
• Various Services: RAY provides access to ma y helpful applicatio s, such as
pri ted page sca i g with read aloud (OCR), Ba k otes Reader, Color
Detector, Cale dar, Scheduler, recordi g service, tag readers a d so o .
For additio al a d up-to-date i formatio , check out our website
at www.project-ray.com.

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The RAY Device
A typical RAY pho e i cludes ON/OFF butto , Volume Co trol, Touch scree , Earpho e port,
Chargi g port, Speakers a d Camera le ses. I additio , several RAY models like the RAY E5
a d the RAY L5 i cludes physical keypads for alpha umeric data e try a d avigatio keys.
The positio of those keys o each device is differe t.
O the RAY N5 (based o Nexus 5) device -
The Power key is located o the top right side.
The Volume key is located o the top left side.
The Earpho e port is o the top side.
The Chargi g port is at the bottom side of the device.
Hold the pho e i the palm of either ha d so that the tip of your i dex fi ger is
touchi g the top of the device. The camera le ses hole should be faci g your ha d
o the back of the pho e.
Figure 1: RAY Physical Descri tion of a ty ical RAY device.
ON/OFF Button
Speaker
Earphone Input Port
Touch Screen
Volume
Control
Charger Input Port
Camera

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• ON/OFF Button: The O /Off butto is a small physical key located o the
top, right or left side of your device. A short press starts or e ds power savi g
(sleep) mode. A lo g press displays the Power me u from which you ca tur
the device off, retur to the Home me u, dial a emerge cy umber a d
more. You may refer to the Power Me u sectio o page 23 for more
i formatio .
• Touch Screen: The glass surface o the fro t of RAY reacts to your touch,
fi ger moveme ts a d fi ger gestures, as described i the I troduci g the
RAY I terface
sectio o page 25.
• Volume Control: The Volume co trol is a large physical key with Volume up
a d Volume dow directio s, located o the top, right or left side of your
device. Press the top of this co trol to i crease volume, or the bottom of this
co trol to decrease volume.
• Earphone Input Port: This is o the top, ce ter of the pho e.
• Charger Input Port: This mi i USB co ector is sta dard with all A droid
based devices a d ca be co ected to a PC or electric outlet. It is fou d o
the side of the device towards the bottom.
• Speaker
Remote RAY Support
RAY co ects to both cellular a d Wi-Fi etworks just like a y other sta dard
Smartpho es. RAY must be co ected to the I ter et i order to provide remote
services, i cludi g:
• Your Personal RAY Management Page: RAY automatically creates a
perso alized web page for ma agi g the RAY device through the I ter et from
a y computer. You, or a y perso that you authorize, ca the use a user
ame a d password to remotely perform a variety of fu ctio s o the RAY
device, i cludi g the followi g:
Ma agi g your Co tacts List
Ma agi g your Scheduler
I itiati g a beepi g sou d o RAY
Displayi g the geographic locatio of RAY
Uploadi g Music Periodicals a d Books
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Your perso al RAY ma ageme t page ca be accessed from the RAY web
page at www.project-ray.com by selecti g the Login optio (located i the top
right cor er of the Home page). To e ter, you will eed u ique user ame
assig ed to the device a d password which is set by default to be “12345678”.
The user-id of your device, a d your life-lo g ide tity i the RAY etwork, is
visible to a sighted perso as a stri g i the form of a email address
displayed at the bottom of the HOME MENU. It is also available as a voice
a ou ceme t i the ‘Setti g & I formatio ’ me u item.
After ope i g the RAY system for the first time, you will receive a welcome
message, i cludi g crede tials a d access li ks to your email address.
• Remote Visual Assistance – “Eye-Assist”: RAY also provides a remote
visual assista ce service that e ables family members a d desig ated sighted
people to remotely co trol the device, locate its positio o a map, a d view
the video stream a d camera images for a full remote assista ce. To provide
the support, a sighted perso should dow load the matchi g applicatio
available i Google Play Store whe searchi g for “RAY Eye Assist”
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ray.remoteassista ce ).
• Automatic Backup and Restore: RAY is registered with your u ique user
ame a d password. The system automatically backs up a d stores the
curre t state of your RAY device through the I ter et every few seco ds. This
i cludes all your data, appoi tme ts, co tacts a d setti gs o your RAY. If
somethi g happe s to your RAY, you ca restore a ew RAY device with all
your latest i formatio by simply loggi g i to a ew RAY device with your
user ame a d password.

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Getting Started with RAY
This chapter describes how to get started usi g RAY, make your first call a d tur
RAY off. This chapter also describes how to access the RAY Wizard which provides
various lesso s a d practice sessio s describi g how to use RAY.
Preparing to Use RAY
Charging
Charging Charging
Charging RAY
RAYRAY
RAY
► To charge
To charge To charge
To charge RAY
RAYRAY
RAY’s
’s ’s
’s internal battery
internal batteryinternal battery
internal battery:
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1 Plug the provided AC power adapter i to the charger i put port o the bottom
of RAY, as show i Error! Reference source not found .
2 Plug the AC power charger i to a sta dard power outlet (mai s socket).
Chargi g starts immediately.
3 If this is the first time that you are usi g RAY, the let it charge for a few
hours.
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Whe RAY’s battery level is low, it says Low Battery. You may refer to
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Connecting
Connecting Connecting
Connecting RAY
RAYRAY
RAY
RAY ca co ect to a cellular a d/or a Wi-Fi etwork.
I order to e able the remote co trol of the RAY device a d the automatic backup
a d storage of your RAY data, the RAY requires a co ectio to a cellular etwork.
This co ectio is available by simply subscribi g to I ter et access with your local
cell pho e provider.
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Dow loadi g music, periodicals a d books from the library may require
sig ifica t amou ts of ba dwidth, which may use up your data package.
Therefore, RAY requires a Wi-Fi etwork i order to dow load books a d
music. Other o -li e co ected tools like remote assista ce ca use Wi-Fi or
3G co ectio s.
Wi-Fi ca be set up usi g the Settings optio i the More Me u, as
described i the More sectio o page 66 or remotely from your perso al
web page, as described o page 71.
► To
To To
To connect RAY to a
connect RAY to aconnect RAY to a
connect RAY to a cellular networ
cellular networcellular networ
cellular networ :
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1 I sert a valid Micro-SIM card i to RAY. The SIM card for RAY N5 (as a
example) should be i serted u der the Power key o the left side of the
device, as show below:
Figure 2: Inserting a SIM Card
2 Subscribe to a cellular pla that i cludes voice calls, SMS services a d a data
pla . A 3 GB per mo th data package is recomme d a d sufficie t for regular
usage.

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Device
Device Device
Device Activation
ActivationActivation
Activation
RAY must be activated withi 30 days of the i itial use with basic perso al
i formatio i cludi g ame, email address a d pho e umber. This will e able o -
goi g remote support a d software updates for your RAY device.
The registratio is do e o the web through your perso al web portal. After
activatio is completed, you will receive a welcomi g email co tai i g your
perso al User ID a d password.
Powering
Powering Powering
Powering On
On On
On RAY
RAYRAY
RAY
► To power
To powerTo power
To power on
on on
on RAY:
RAY:RAY:
RAY:
1Lo g press the ON/OFF butto o the top of RAY (show i
Error! Reference source not found ) a d wait a few
seco ds. RAY plays the ope i g sou d a d the Home Me u
appears, as show below:
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Figure 3: Home Menu
You may refer to Chapter 4, Usi g RAY o page 40 for a descriptio of the
optio s available i the Home Me u.

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RAY is especially desig ed for o -sighted users a d therefore its i terface
works differe tly tha a regular Touch-Scree Based, Smartpho e device.
The most importa t thi g to lear about RAY is that basic operatio is do e by
putti g your fi ger somewhere i the ce ter of the scree , the slide your
fi ger o the scree i the direction of the optio that you wa t to select.
RAY the says the ame of a optio . After heari g the desired optio , lift
your fi ger to select a d execute that optio .
You do not select things by tapping an icon.
Making a Call
I order to familiarize you with RAY’s special i terface, the followi g guides you
through maki g your first pho e call to someo e i your Co tacts List. For this
purpose, RAY is provided with a si gle co tact perso already defi ed i the
Co tacts List. For example, the pho e umber of a directory service or the Library
for the Bli d.
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To a swer a i comi g call, short press the ON/OFF butto .
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RAY also provides a speed dial optio , which is described i the Speed
Diali g
sectio o page 41. You will be able to use this optio after you
create Co tacts.
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To maTo ma
To ma e
e e
e a phone call from the Contacts L
a phone call from the Contacts La phone call from the Contacts L
a phone call from the Contacts List:
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1 Go to the Home Me u. You ca tell whether you are already o the Home
Me u by touchi g the scree a d holdi g your fi ger o it for three seco ds
u til RAY says Home Menu.
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If you are ot sure where you are o the RAY device, the simply press a d
hold your fi ger o its scree (somewhere ear the ce ter) for three
seco ds. The Ray device the says the ame of the scree you are i .
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A quick way back to the Home Me u is to:
1 O RAY N5 device, lo g press the ON/OFF butto . RAY says Power
Menu. The HOME scree optio is located at key umber 4 o the left.
2 O L5 a d E5 devices, this fu ctio is available i the sta dard HOME

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key of the device.
2 From the Home Me u, place your fi ger somewhere i the middle of the
scree . Wherever you put your fi ger becomes the umber 5 o a regular
umeric keypad.
3 Slide your fi ger o the scree (without lifti g it) upwards towards the umber
2 positio o this imagi ary keypad. Whe RAY says the word Telephone, lift
your fi ger off the scree :
Figure 4: Selecting the Tele hone Service
4 RAY says Telephone Menu to i dicate that you are ow i the me u that
provides various telepho e services.

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Figure 5: Tele hone Menu – Selecting the Contact List
Place your fi ger i the middle of the scree agai o the imagi ary umber 5,
a d slide it i the directio of the umber 9 (diago ally dow wards a d to the
right). Whe RAY says “Call Contacts”, lift your fi ger off the scree :

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Figure 6: Selecting a Contact
RAY says Contacts List a d says how ma y items are i the list.
5 Place you fi ger o the imagi ary umber 5. RAY the reads out the ame of
the selected Co tact.
You ca also slide your fi ger slightly dow wards towards the umber 8 u til
you hear a bell sou d. The , stop movi g your fi ger a d leave it o the
scree .
Liste while RAY reads out the ames i the Co tacts List o e after a other.
O a ew device, the Co tacts List o ly has a si gle Co tact.
Items i a list are arra ged i a circular ma er. Therefore, for example, after
the last optio is read out, the first optio is read out, the the seco d optio
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6 Whe RAY says the preferred Co tact ame, lift your fi ger off the scree to
select it. RAY will the i itiate a telepho e call to the selected perso a d says
the ame of the perso that you are calli g.
If the call is a swered, a sta dard 12-key umeric keypad appears, as show
below. This keypad stays ope duri g the e tire call.
Figure 7 RAY Numeric Key ad
Duri g the call, you ca use the keypad to e ter DTMF digits, if eeded, as
described i the E teri g a Number sectio below.
7 Duri g a call, you ca perform the followi g:
To termi ate the call, short press the ON/OFF butto .
To toggle the speakerpho e o a d off, swipe your fi ger from the middle
of the scree dow wards.

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Entering a Number
Entering a NumberEntering a Number
Entering a Number
The followi g describes how to e ter a umber for a y reaso . For example, to
dial a pho e umber or as a DTMF (mea i g to e ter umbers i the middle of a
call if requested to do so by the callee).
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Ma y of the umbers i the Dialer have additio al fu ctio ality besides
e abli g you to type a umber, as described o page 21.
To enter a number:
1 Whe a umeric keypad is ope (for example, as described o the previous
page), place your fi ger somewhere ear the ce ter of the scree . Wherever
you place your fi ger becomes the ce ter of the 12-key umeric keypad,
mea i g the umber 5.
Figure 8: Entering a Number
2 RAY the says 5. To select the umber 5, simply lift your fi ger off the scree .
To select a differe t digit, slide your fi ger, without lifti g it, i the directio of
that umber u til RAY says the i te ded umber.
3 Whe RAY says the i te ded umber, lift your fi ger to select it.
For example:
To select the umber 2, place your fi ger o the scree a d the slide it
slightly upwards.
To select the umber 6, place your fi ger o the scree a d the slide it
to the right.