Schweizer eMag 100 HD Speech User manual

Instruction manual
for the electronic magnifier with read-aloud function
Instruction manual
for the electronic magnifier
eMag 100 HD Speech
eMag 100 HD
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Service and support
Contact your assistive technology provider if you require technical support for your
eMag 100 HD / Speech.
Note: eMag 100 HD / Speech does not contain any components that can be serviced by the user. Any unau-
thorized attempt to service or replace any internal
components will invalidate the warranty.

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Instruction manual
Supplier:
A. SCHWEIZER GmbH
Hans-Böckler-Straße 7
91301 Forchheim
www.schweizer-optik.de
Congratulations on your purchase of an eMag 100 HD/Speech. This electronic magnifier allows you to mag-
nify text and objects from 1.8 times to 24 times their original size. The eMag 100 HD/Speech is equipped
with an LCD display (16:9 format) with a screen diagonal of 25.8cm (10"). We hope you enjoy using this
high-quality device.
Depending on your needs, you have obtained either an eMag 100 HD or an eMag 100 HD Speech. The eMag
100 HD Speech includes optical character recognition (OCR) and speech functions.
If you are using an eMag 100 HD, please disregard the sections in this user manual that describe speech or
scan control.
The information and data contained in this document are subject to change without notice. No part of this
document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any
purpose, without the express written consent of A. SCHWEIZER GmbH.
Copyright © 07/2022 A. SCHWEIZER GmbH. All rights reserved.
eMag 100 HD / Speech electronic magnifier (with read-aloud function)

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Contents
eMag 100 HD / Speech at a glance 8
Intended use, clinical benefit,
intended users, intended
usage environment 8
Features 9
Components of the eMag 100 HD / Speech 10
Innovative, patented technologies 11
Scope of delivery 11
Difference between eMag 100 HD and
eMag 100 HD Speech 12
Touchscreen 13
Tactile buttons (on the device) 14
Virtual buttons (on the display) 16
Show/hide virtual buttons 16
Menus 17
Setting haptic feedback 17
Help text 18
Help text settings 19
Setting the menu language 19
Sound (volume / speech
speed) 20
Quick start 21
1. Charge the eMag 100 HD / Speech 21
2. Set up the eMag 100 HD / Speech 22
3. Switch the eMag 100 HD / Speech on/off 23
4. 3 viewing options – 3 camera view
positions 23
5. Overview of functions 24

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The 3 cameras of the eMag 100 HD / Speech 25
Magnification camera 27
Overview camera 28
Full-page camera 29
Full-page camera – Writing 30
eMag 100 HD Speech only:
Full-page camera – Have text read aloud 30
Camera View 31
Zooming in on an image 31
Color contrasts 31
Focusing 32
Focus lock 32
Reading lines and text masks 32
Light 33
Taking snapshots 33
eMag 100 HD Speech only:
Having snapshots read aloud 34
Standard Mode 34
Main Menu 34
Virtual buttons in Camera View 36
Magnification camera 36
Overview camera 37
Full-page camera 38
Wireless Bluetooth connection
to other devices 39
Re-enabling Bluetooth 40
Bluetooth connection status 40
USB-C cable connections 40
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Standard Mode – Image display effects 41
Display Menu 41
Color combinations 42
Color contrast combinations for text 42
Color contrast combinations for images 43
Adding color combinations 44
Removing color combinations 45
Visual Display Settings 45
Light sensitivity filter 46
Color blindness filter 46
Setting the font size 47
Visual settings (for the display) 48
Brightness 48
Contrast 49
Edge effects 50
Reset settings 52
Advanced Mode 53
Main Menu 53
Virtual buttons in Camera View 55
Magnification camera 55
Overview camera 57
Full-page camera 59
Saving and file management 61
Taking a snapshot and
saving it directly 61
Capturing multiple pages 62
Audio labels for
saved files 63
Recording an audio label when saving
a file 63
Adding or changing an audio label later 64
Opening a (saved) file 65
Editing (saved) image files 65
Deleting individual files 66
Deleting the device memory and all files 67
Miracast® wireless connection 68
Status of the Miracast® connection 69
Exporting or importing files 70

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eMag 100 HD Speech only:
Setting the reading language and voice 71
Text display modes 72
Changing the text display mode 73
Technical data 74
Safety and maintenance 75
Cleaning the housing of the
eMag 100 HD / Speech 75
Cleaning the LCD display of the
eMag 100 HD / Speech 76
Safety instructions for rechargeable batteries77
Explanation of symbols 78

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Intended use
This electronic device is used for electronic magnification of objects or when reading and for having printed
matter read aloud in daily use.
Clinical benefit
This electronic device helps users in daily tasks to make them more independent, increase their productivity,
and improve their self-esteem.
Intended users
This device is intended for individuals with visual impairments or others who wish to view magnified text,
images, or objects, or to have text read aloud.
Intended usage environment
This device is intended for use in the home, office, and on the go to magnify and enhance images and text
for the user or to render them audible.
With the eMag 100 HD / Speech, you can easily view printed materials, images, handwritten documents, and
small details, or even listen to the device read aloud the processed
text. Clearly marked reading zones allow
you to quickly navigate through the document by tapping a reading zone
, after which you instantly receive
speech assistance for that area of the document.
eMag 100 HD / Speech at a glance
Note: The eMag 100 HD Speech has 2 modes of operation:
Camera Magnification Mode and Speech Mode.

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Before using the eMag 100 HD / Speech for the first time, the batteries must be charged.
A full charge takes approximately 4 hours.
The eMag 100 HD / Speech is a portable electronic magnifier that can magnify objects from 1.8 to 24 times.
The built-in 13-megapixel autofocus camera provides sharp HD-quality images that can be easily viewed on
the full-color 10-inch LCD monitor.
In addition, you can have the eMag 100 HD Speech read texts aloud to you.
The device has 3 cameras for different distances. In addition, the fold-out camera arm makes it possible to
write under magnification.
Additional features:
Available with and without read-aloud function
Magnification from 1.8x to 24x
Touchscreen and touch buttons
Tactile buttons
3 cameras for different distances
Connection of an external display via Miracast or USB
Storage of scanned images and documents
Scanning and reading of full-page documents ( eMag 100 HD Speech )
Headphone jack ( eMag 100 HD Speech )
3.5 hours of continuous use (4 hours charging time)
Features

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1 On/off switch (orange)
2 LED for mains connection
3 Headphone jack
4 Charging cable connection (USB-C)
5 Power plug
6 Tactile button (blue), contrast selection
7 Tactile button (gray), Reading lines
and text mask selection
8 Tactile button (red), Take snapshot
9 Tactile button (green), Home Screen/
“Back”
10 Tactile button (yellow), Zoom in
11 Tactile button (yellow), Zoom out
12 Touch buttons
13 Speakers
14 Fold-out camera arm (red)
15 Display
16 Microphone
Components of the eMag 100 HD / Speech
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Scope of delivery
eMag 100 HD or eMag 100 HD Speech electronic magnifier
Protective bag
USB power supply with USB-C cable
4 country-specific power supply adapters (EU, US, UK, and AU)
Display cleaning cloth
Instruction manual
Innovative, patented technologies
ColorSight+™ color blindness filter
There are 3 filters for correcting color blindness to choose from, which increase the contrast between the
colors. These filters can help to significantly improve protanopia (red color blindness), deuteranopia (green color
blindness), and tritanopia (blue color blindness).
GlareGuard™ light sensitivity filter
The light sensitivity filter is enabled by default and dims the illumination of very bright colors whose light makes
reading difficult.
EdgeScribe™ edge effects
EdgeScribe modes significantly improve object recognition by removing visual blur and highlighting edges of
objects.
Contrast adjustment Aptiview™
Aptiview dynamically adjusts contrast in different parts of the image, ensuring a consistently good viewing ex-
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Difference between eMag 100 HD and eMag 100 HD Speech
The speech function is only available with the eMag 100 HD Speech. The menus and controls (voice control)
required for this are unavailable in the eMag 100 HD, as is the optical character recognition (OCR) function, so
an image cannot be scanned and converted into text.
eMag 100 HD Speech: Electronic magnifier and reading device
with optical character recognition (OCR)
eMag 100 HD: Electronic magnifier
Menus and controls for voice control are not available.
Text passages in this user manual with the red heading “ eMag 100 HD Speech only: ”
are not relevant for this device.

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Touchscreen
The touchscreen gives you an easy way to perform functions of the eMag 100 HD/ Speech by simply touch-
ing the display.
Tap the display to focus the camera and to show virtual buttons.
Tap buttons/icons to navigate through menus and dialog boxes and perform functions.
Select specific setting options.
To increase or decrease magnification: Simultaneously place 2 fingers on the display and then spread them
apart to zoom in and see more details in part of the image. Bring your spread fingers back together to zoom
out and see more of the image.

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Tactile buttons (on the device)
The large, colored tactile buttons are perceptible by touch and located on the right and left-hand sides of the
eMag 100 HD / Speech.
“Long-pressing” a button means pressing it for about one second before releasing it. “Short-pressing” means
pressing and immediately releasing the button.
Button Name (color) Position Description
On/off (orange)
Left-hand side
of device
Press to switch on the device.
Short-press for standby.
Long-press to switch off.
Color contrast (blue)
Front side,
top left
Short-press to cycle through configured color
combinations used for display.
Long-press to display full colors in Camera
View only (not in menus, snapshots, or docu-
ments).
Text mode (gray)
Front side,
middle left
Toggle between reading lines and text masks
in Camera View.
eMag 100 HD Speech only:
Toggle between 3 text viewing modes.

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Button Name (color) Position Description
Snapshot (red)
Front side,
bottom left
Short-press to take a snapshot of the current
image on the display.
eMag 100 HD Speech only: Press for 2 sec-
onds to have text recognized and read aloud.
Home screen /
“Back” (green)
Front side
top right
Activates the camera so that everything the
camera is facing is shown on the display.
Zoom in (yellow)
Zoom out (yellow)
Front side
middle and bottom
right
Press and hold to zoom in continuously,
press and release to zoom in incrementally, or
spread apart/ bring together 2 fingers on the
touchscreen to zoom in/out.

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Virtual buttons (on the display)
Touch the display to show the virtual buttons. These icons take you to the menus and views that allow you to
optimally customize the device to your needs.
Which buttons are displayed depends on whether you are in Standard Mode or Advanced Mode. Advanced
Mode offers you more options. Read “Standard Mode” and “Advanced Mode” to learn how to use these
modes and what you can do with them
Show/hide virtual buttons
Tap the display to show the virtual buttons. Tap again to hide them.

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Menus
Menus are displayed by pressing the Main Menu button .
To return to previous menus, tap the Back button .
Press the green tactile Home Screen/Back button to exit the menus
completely and return to Camera View.
Setting haptic feedback
For immediate feedback of your actions, the eMag 100 HD / Speech may vibrate briefly when you press a tactile
or virtual button. To activate this haptic feedback:
1. Tap the display to show the virtual buttons, then tap the icons
Main Menu > Settings > System settings
2. Tap the vibrate icon to enable/disable the function.
3. Press the green tactile Home Screen/Back button to return to Camera View.

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Help text
Help texts assist you in learning how to use the eMag 100 HD / Speech and to make the best use of its functions.
If you press a button or control on the display for 3 to 4 seconds, a help text is displayed and/or spoken
(eMag 100 HD Speech only), describing what you can currently do.
For example, if you press the blue Color Mode button for about 3 seconds, the information for this button appears
at the top of the display. If you press the Main Menu button for 3 seconds, as shown in the following diagram,
the display will show/say “Open Main Menu.”
“Show help text” is enabled by default.
eMag 100 HD Speech only: “Say help text” is disabled by default.

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Help text settings
1. Tap the display to show the virtual buttons, then tap the icons
Main Menu > Settings > Language > Help text .
2.
Tap “Show help text” on the display to enable/disable the function.
eMag 100 HD Speech only: Tap “Say help text” to enable/disable the
function.
3. Press the green tactile Home Screen/Back button to return to Camera View.
Setting the menu language
1. Tap the display to show the virtual buttons, then tap the icons
Main Menu > Settings > Language > Menu language .
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Select a menu language by tapping or swiping with your finger.
3. Press the green tactile Home Screen/Back button to return to Camera View.

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Adjusting sound (volume/speech speed)
Adjust the sound settings to increase or decrease the volume.
1. Tap the display to show the virtual buttons, then tap the icons
Main Menu > Sound .
2. Swipe your finger up/down the slider
to increase/decrease the volume
or tap directly on the icons or
3. Press the green tactile Home Screen/Back button to return to Camera View.
eMag 100 HD Speech only:
Swipe your finger up/down the slider
to increase/decrease the speech rate
or tap directly on the icons or