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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
A d more