WizCom Technologies Quicktionary TS User manual

Quicktionary®TS
User Manual 1
Benutzerhandbuch 26
Guide de l’Utilisateur 54
Manual del usuario 78
Copyrights and Trademarks 104
Worldwide Limited Warranty 104

Table of Contents
1
User Manual
Table of Contents
Introduction...................................................................2
Product Types..........................................................2
WizCom InfoScan™TS.......................................2
Quicktionary®TS.................................................2
Getting Started..............................................................3
The Pen Parts..........................................................3
The Pen Power Supply ............................................4
Unpacking the Pen...................................................4
Tutorials...................................................................5
Learning to Scan (using the Trainer)...................5
Editing and Inserting Text....................................6
Quicktionary Tutorial ...........................................8
The Pen User Interface...............................................11
The Pen Keys ........................................................11
The Pen Main Menu...............................................12
The Preferences Menu......................................12
The Information Menu.......................................13
Icons and Indicators...............................................13
The Quicktionary Application......................................15
The Toolbar............................................................15
Toolbar Options.................................................15
The Quicktionary Screens......................................17
Dictionary Entries...................................................18
Tips.............................................................................22
Scanning Settings..................................................22
Scanning Guidelines..............................................23
Pen Maintenance...................................................24
Pen Specification........................................................25

Introduction
2
Introduction
Congratulations on your choice of a state-of-the-art
scanning Pen from WizCom Technologies. WizCom
makes personal, portable scanning Pens that assist with
reading, understanding and utilizing text.
Inside the tip of the Pen is a sophisticated electronic eye.
This eye enables you to scan different types of printed
information directly into your Pen. The scanned text can
then be edited, translated, defined and transferred to the
PC, depending on which WizCom product you have
chosen.
The Pen comes with a touch screen and stylus, allowing
easy manipulation of the Pen user interface and quick
editing of scanned texts with the Virtual Keyboard.
Use this guide to find out about setting up and using
your WizCom product.
Product Types
WizCom TS scanning Pens come in two product
categories:
WizCom InfoScan™ TS
Quicktionary® TS
WizCom InfoScan™TS
Used for scanning text in various languages.
This product has 2 main features:
Scans text and stores it on the Pen (in the Notes
application) for later transfer to the PC.
Directly scans text into an open file on the PC.
Quicktionary®TS
Used for scanning and translating text in various
languages.
Quicktionary®TS comes in multiple configurations.
These differ based on their menu display languages and
the dictionaries provided.
This manual demonstrates the use of the Quicktionary®
TS.

Getting Started
3
Getting Started
The Pen Parts
On the Front Panel you can see:
1. Pen Tip with optical scanning head (under the
protective cover)
2. 5-way button (Enter and direction keys)
3. Power/Escape key (red)
4. Touch Screen Display
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the touch
screen, never use any device other than the stylus
(or an approved replacement) to tap on the screen.
Pen Front Panel
On the Top Panel you can see the stylus slot:
Pen Top Panel
On the Back Panel you can see the battery
compartment:
Pen Back Panel

Getting Started
4
The Pen Power Supply
The Pen comes with 2 AAA Alkaline batteries.
Safety Points (Batteries)
CAUTION: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an
incorrect type. Use AAA Alkaline batteries only.
Always place 2 fresh batteries in the Pen. It is not
advisable to use the Pen with batteries that are not at the
same voltage level.
Do not combine different types of batteries (e.g.
rechargeable and non-rechargeable).
Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
Preserving Battery Usage
To optimize battery usage, go to Set Auto Shut-Off
Time in Preferences in the Pen Main Menu and modify
the settings according to your needs.
Unpacking the Pen
To get started:
1. Remove the Pen from the protective case.
2. Lift the battery cover on the back of the Pen by
pushing the tab down and out.
3. Insert the batteries into your Pen with the positive
and negative terminals corresponding to the
markings on the sides of the battery compartment.
4. Close the battery compartment.
5. Turn the Pen on by pressing the red Power key.
The Pen is ready to scan!

Getting Started
5
Tutorials
Learning to Scan (using the Trainer)
This tutorial will help you learn to scan using the Trainer
supplied in the package.
1. Slide the Trainer onto the tip of the Pen (instead of
the cap) and press into place.
2. Turn the Pen on by pressing the red Power key. If
you don’t see the Quicktionary application screen,
select the Quicktionary icon from the Pen Main
Menu by tapping on it with the stylus or by using
the direction keys
3. Place the Trainer at the end of the practice
sentence with the Pen facing the text.
4. Position the Pen so that the text is centred
between the feet of the Trainer.
5. Glide the Pen from right to left in a straight line
over the text. Start scanning 1cm from the end of
the sentence and finish 1cm after.
Use the following practice sentence:
This sentence will help me practice scanning.
Note: The Pen default is set to right-handed scanning.
To change the Pen display to left-handed scanning, use
the Set Right-/Left- Handed option from Preferences in
the Pen Main Menu.

Getting Started
6
Editing and Inserting Text
Use the Virtual Keyboard to input or edit text with the
stylus. To access the Virtual Keyboard select from
the application toolbar.
The Virtual Keyboard
The Editing Area
This is the insertion point for new text, as indicated by
the blinking cursor. Use the stylus to enter or edit text
with the character keys, or scan text directly into the
editing area.
Scanned text is underlined. Tapping any key other than
or will accept the inserted text.
Text can be erased by:
1. Using to delete individual characters.
2. Highlighting the text with the stylus and selecting
, or typing/scanning over the highlighted text.
The Auto Complete Feature
The auto complete list provides potential endings to
inserted characters. Tap on the top right box to open the
pull down list in order to select the desired word. The
selected word will appear in the edit area.
The Auto Complete List
Note: The auto complete list only contains headwords
from the current dictionary.

Getting Started
7
The Keyboard
The keyboard layout corresponds to the selected
scanning language settings.
The Keys:
Key Function
Backspace:
Tap to delete characters to the left of the
cursor.
or
ESC
Close and Cancel:
Tap to reject all changes and return to the
application screen.
or
Enter
Close and Save:
Tap to accept all changes and return to the
application screen.
Shift:
Tap to switch to uppercase characters.
The keyboard will automatically return to
the regular layout after selecting one
character. Use to enter more than one
uppercase character.
Caps Lock:
Tap to view the upper-case character
keyboard. Tap again to return to regular
layout.
International:
Tap to switch to the international keyboard.
The keyboard will automatically return to
the regular layout after selecting one
character.
Numeric:
Tap to view the numeric keyboard. Tap
again to return to regular layout.

Getting Started
8
Quicktionary Tutorial
This tutorial will take you through the basic use of the
Quicktionary application. The English to French
dictionary is used as an example.
1. Press the power (red) key to turn the Pen on. Make
sure you are in the Quicktionary application.
The following screen should be visible:
Ready to Scan English Text
2. Selecting a dictionary
a. Select from the toolbar by tapping with the
stylus or by pressing Escape (red key) and
using the direction keys.
b. Choose Select Dictionary from the drop-down
menu.
c. Select a dictionary whose source language is
English, such as English to French or English to
Spanish.
3. Scanning a line of text
Scan the following sentence:
This is a test sentence.
The Split Screen appears displaying the
scanned text::
The Split Screen

Getting Started
9
Note:
The Split Screen appears whenever more than one
word is scanned.
The scanned text is displayed in the upper section.
Selecting a word in the upper section using the
direction keys or stylus causes the word to be
highlighted and its translation displayed in the lower
section of the screen.
Scanning Tips: If the scanned text has many
errors, or if you wish to scan another line, simply
scan again and the text on screen will be
overwritten. You can also use the Virtual Keyboard
to edit scanned text or to input new text.
4. Split Screen: Translations
a. Select the word ‘test’ (tap with the stylus or
scroll across using the right direction key).
b. Scroll through the translations in the Split
Screen using either the up/down direction keys
or by activating the scroll bar with the stylus.
The Split Screen highlighting the word ‘test’
5. Accessing the Dictionary Screen
Select the highlighted word by pressing Enter or
tapping the word with the stylus, to view the
Dictionary Screen.
The Dictionary Screen displaying the translations of ‘test’

Getting Started
10
6. Using the Alternative Entries list
a. Select to view a list of additional entries for
the word ‘test’. Alternative Entries may include
identical or related entries from the current
dictionary.
Alternative entries list for the word ‘test’
b. Select to return to the Split Screen.

The Pen User Interface
11
The Pen User Interface
The Pen Keys
1. Power/Escape Key
a. Power:
Start up – Short press to turn the Pen on
Shut down - Long press to turn the Pen off
Note: To turn the Pen off, hold down the Power
key until the progress bar reaches the end.
b. Escape:
Activate/deactivate toolbar
Close submenus and pop-ups
2. 5-way button
a. Enter key:
Select highlighted option by pressing the key
b. Direction keys:
Activate the direction keys by pushing the 5-way
button in the desired direction
1. Right/Left direction keys:
Scroll right or left
Toggle dictionary views (complete/abridged
forms)
2. Up/Down direction keys:
Scroll up or down

The Pen User Interface
12
The Pen Main Menu
To access the Pen Main Menu, exit the application you
are currently working in, by selecting from the
application toolbar. Use the stylus, or press the escape
key and scroll with the right/left direction keys.
The following items appear in the Pen Main Menu:
Quicktionary
Preferences
Information
The Pen Main Menu
The Preferences Menu
Modify the Pen settings using this menu, which can be
accessed via the Pen Main Menu or through the
Preferences option in the Settings menu of each
application. To accept changes press Enter or select
where relevant. To return to the Preferences menu
without making changes, press ESC or .
Set Menu Display Language
The menu display language is the language in which the
menus and messages appear (The Pen UI). Use this
option to change the menu display language.
Set Auto Shut-Off Time
If the Pen is not in use it will shut down automatically
after two minutes. Use this option to change the
automatic shut-off time setting.

The Pen User Interface
13
Set Right-/Left- Handed
Use this option to switch between right and left-handed
scanning. The Pen default is set to right-handed
scanning.
Set Screen Contrast
Use this option to adjust the brightness of the display.
Move the slider bar by dragging with the stylus or using
the direction keys.
Calibrate Touch Screen
At times the stylus touch may become inaccurate. If so,
the touch screen will need to be recalibrated.
The touch screen can be calibrated by selecting the
option in the Preferences menu. Follow the instructions
to calibrate the screen. A message will appear if
calibration is successful.
Touch Screen Calibration
The Information Menu
View the Pen's serial number, the Pen version and
copyright information using this menu.
Icons and Indicators
The following table contains a list of icons and graphic
indicators. Icons can be selected by tapping on them
with the stylus, or by using the 5-way button. Indicators
cannot be selected and represent the current state of the
Pen.

The Pen User Interface
14
Graphic Function
The Quicktionary Toolbar
Alternative Entries: See a list of
additional entries for the current word.
No Alternative Entries: Indicates no
alternative entries for the current word.
History: Display a list of recently viewed
words.
Return to Split Screen: Return to the
Split Screen.
Edit: Activate the Virtual Keyboard to edit
text.
Settings: Display the Settings menu
options.
Help: Display the Help menu options.
Pen Main Menu: Exit Quicktionary
application.
Dictionary Display – toggle between views by
selecting icon with stylus or using the left/right
direction keys.
View dictionary entries in complete form.
View dictionary entries in abridged form.
Scanning Settings Indicators
Indicates ready to scan.
Indicates ready to scan inverse text (white
text on dark background).
Settings Menu – toggle options
Indicates that the option is ON.
Indicates that the option is OFF.
Scrollbars
Scroll using the stylus.
Inactive scrollbars indicate that there is
no text to scroll through.
Battery Status
High Medium Low Empty

The Quicktionary Application
15
The Quicktionary Application
The Toolbar
The toolbar appears on the top right corner of the
screen. It can be accessed using either the stylus or the
Pen keys.
Using the Stylus
Tap the icon to open the toolbar item. The tool-tip
will appear, followed by the drop down menu.
Tap with the stylus to select a menu option or scroll
up/down by activating the scroll bar.
To deselect the toolbar, simply tap in a space
outside the menu or toolbar.
Using the Pen Keys
Press Escape to access the toolbar. The leftmost
active toolbar item will be highlighted.
Use the Right/Left direction keys to scroll between
the toolbar items and press Enter to access the
desired menu.
Scroll up/down within the menu using the Up/Down
direction keys. Exit the menu by pressing Escape
and then press Escape again to deselect the
toolbar.
Toolbar Options
Alternative Entries
View a list of alternative translations of the selected
word. This menu item is inactivated if there are no
alternative entries.
History
View a list of previously scanned words. Select a word
from the list to access the translation from the relevant
dictionary.

The Quicktionary Application
16
Return to Split Screen
Use this option to go back to the Split Screen after
viewing a single dictionary entry from a scanned line of
text.
Edit
Access the Virtual Keyboard to modify scanned text or
to insert new text.
Settings
The Settings menu contains the following options:
Enlarged Font Select this option to change the display
setting to enlarged font
Inverse Select this option to scan inverse text
(white text on dark background)
Select
Dictionary View a list of the dictionaries on the
Pen and change the default dictionary
Reset History Erase the list of words in the History.
Preferences Display the Preferences menu (from
the Pen Main Menu)
For further information see Scanning Settings on page 22.
Help
The Help menu contains the following options:
Pronunciation
Guide A guide to the pronunciation of words
using the phonetics alphabet and
symbols

The Quicktionary Application
17
Abbreviations
Guide A guide to the abbreviations used in the
AHD (EnglishÆEnglish) dictionary. This
menu option is only available when the
AHD dictionary is selected
Icons An explanation of icons and graphic
indicators
Keys An explanation of the Pen keys and
their functions
The Quicktionary Screens
The Quicktionary application has two main screens, the
Split Screen and the Dictionary Screen.Each screen
displays the translation of the selected words. The
and icons can be used to toggle between the
complete and abridged forms of the translation.
Split Screen
The Split Screen appears after scanning or entering
more than one word. The scanned text appears on the
top of the screen, and the translation of the highlighted
word appears on the bottom of the screen.
You can scroll through the scanned text using the
right/left direction keys or by tapping on the right/left
scrollbars with the stylus when they appear. Selecting a
word from the Split Screen by tapping with the stylus
will switch to the Dictionary Screen, displaying the
translation of the selected word.
Dictionary Screen
The Dictionary Screen appears after scanning a single
word, or after selecting a word from the Split Screen.

The Quicktionary Application
18
If you have reached the Dictionary Screen after
selecting a word from the Split Screen,select to
return to the scanned line in the Split Screen.
Dictionary Entries
The dictionary entries contain various elements. These
examples are derived from the English to French and
German to English dictionaries.
1. Headword
The selected word or derivative of the selected
word.
The headword ‘hello’
The word ‘ate’ is a derivative of the headword ‘eat’
2. Homonyms
Two or more words which are spelled the same but
have different meanings.
The Alternative Entries list for the homonym ‘desert’