TRYSIGHT Mercury 6 User manual

Mercury 6
HANDHELD MAGNIFIER &
READER USER GUIDE
Version 1.2

Congratulations on the
purchase of your Mercury 6
Handheld Magnifier with
Speech. Please read the
manual fully before using.
Mercury 6 is an advanced
handheld magnifier with
accurate reading capabilities
and voice control.

Enclosed Parts:
Power Charger
Charging Cable
User Manual
Mercury 6 Handheld Device
with attached legs

DEVICE LAYOUT
IMPORTANT: DO NOT HOLD
DOWN THE POWER BUTTON
AND VOLUME BUTTON AT THE
SAME TIME.

POWER ON/OFF
Hold down the Power button
for 3 seconds to start the unit.
The unit can take upto 1
minute to start. During this
time you will see a boot logo.
The unit will start in live
magnification mode. If the
unit doesn't start, the likely
cause is the battery is not
charged. To charge the
battery, plug in the power
adapter to an electrical outlet

and use the provided USB
cable to connect the device to
the charger as shown below.
After charging for 30 minutes
the unit should have sufficient
power to start. To power off
the unit, hold down the power
button for 3 seconds.

QUICK ON/OFF
To enable quick on/off
functionality, the unit can go
into "Sleep" mode. The unit
can wake up instantly from
sleep mode in 1 second.
However, Sleep mode uses a
small amount of battery as the
unit is not completely turned
off. After a few days in sleep
mode, the battery will drain
out and will need recharging
even if you don't use the unit.
To put the unit to sleep, tap

the Power button quickly
(Don't hold it down). You will
hear a beep and the screen
will turn off. To wake it up, tap
the power button again.
INTEGRATED LEGS
Mercury 6 incorporates
integrated foldable legs. The
legs allow for easy positioning
of the device over a
document. The legs are
comprised of a small leg and a

big leg. Open the big leg first,
then the small leg. To close
the legs, repeat the process in
reverse.
MAGNIFICATION MODE
The functions of Mercury 6
can be controlled using simple
touch gestures. The left 20%
of the screen is designed to
ignore any touches to prevent
accidental triggers while
holding the device.

1) Single Finger Tap to Focus
2)Two Finger Pinch to Zoom
In/Out or say “Make Bigger” /
”Make Smaller”

3) Three finger tap to change
color or say “Change Color”.
To lock the currently selected
color mode hold with 3 fingers
for 5 seconds until you hear a
beep. To unlock the color
mode, repeat the same action.
When a color mode is locked,
changing the color will only
cycle between original and the

chosen color mode instead of
cycling through all modes.
4)Four Finger Tap to Toggle
LED Flash Light

5) Five Finger Tap to Open the
Menu
6) To freeze/unfreeze the
image, tap the pause/resume
button on the bottom right.

READING MODE
Position the device over any
document. Note the device
only reads what is visible on
the screen, so it is
recommended to zoom out all
the way to capture larger
documents. Tap on the red
circle on the top right or say
“Take Picture” to begin
reading what is on the screen.
Ensure you hold the device
steady until it finishes saying
“Picture Taken” to capture a

clear image. After you have
taken the image, the device
will need a few seconds to
process the document. A
ticking sound will indicate that
the recognition is in progress.
Reading should start
automatically upon
completion of this step.
1) Pause/Play
By default, the unit will start
reading upon completion of

processing. To pause, tap the
pause button on the right side.
To resume, tap it again.
2) Zoom In/Out
You can zoom in/out in
reading mode using the same
2 finger pinch gesture as in
Magnification Mode. Note
voice commands don’t work in
Reading mode.

3) Change Color
To change color, tap with 3
fingers on the screen.
4) Forward/Rewind
Skip Sentences by tapping the
forward/rewind arrow while
the unit is reading. To read
words individually, pause the
reading using the pause
button and then tap the

forward/rewind arrows to
hear individual words.
5) Exit Reading Mode
Press the X on the top right to
exit reading mode.
LOW BATTERY WARNING
When the unit has
approximately 15 minutes of
usable charge remaining it will

alert you by beeping. The
beep is a sequence of 4 quick
beeps. You will hear this beep
every few minutes until the
device powers off by itself.