Quicktionary®2 User Manual Table of Contents Introduction ...................................................................... 2 Contact and Support Information ................................. 2 Getting Started ................................................................. 3 Familiarizing Yourself with the Pen .............................. 3 The Pen Parts .......................................................... 3 Setting Up Your Pen ................................................
Introduction Introduction Congratulations on your choice of the state of the art Quicktionary®2. Our personal, portable scanning Pens assist you with reading, understanding and utilizing text. Use the Quicktionary®2 to scan full lines of text, receive wordby-word translations, and hear scanned words pronounced aloud. This manual is divided into three sections: 1. Getting Started - This section provides basic information on Pen functions and how to scan. 2.
Getting Started Getting Started Familiarizing Yourself with the Pen The Pen Parts Your Pen contains the following parts: Important: Before using the headphones, please adjust the volume using the Voice Settings option in the Preferences menu. Setting Up Your Pen To get started: 1. Remove your Pen from its protective case. 2. Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the Pen. 3.
Getting Started Basic Pen Commands The Pen Keys and their Functions The keypad contains seven keys for operating your Pen. Use the keys as follows: Power key ENT key : Turn the Pen on and off. : Access submenus or screens, confirm a selection or perform an operation. ESC key : Navigate backwards, close a screen, or cancel an operation. Direction keys : Scroll through menus and screens. Navigating Menus and Lists To select an item from a menu or a list: 1.
Getting Started and in a variety of colors on contrasting backgrounds (except red on white, white on red, blue on black and black on blue). It does not recognize handwriting, cursive fonts, mathematical symbols or other profession-specific signs. Tips for Good Scanning To ensure optimum scanning results: Hold the Pen at the correct scanning angle. Place the scanning material on a flat surface. Ensure scanning material is good quality and pages are not creased.
Getting Started Learning to Scan (using the Trainer) This tutorial uses the Quicktionary application and the plastic scanning Trainer provided with your Pen. 1. Slide the Trainer onto the tip of the Pen (instead of the cap) and press into place. 2. 3. 4. Turn the Pen on. The Select Dictionary menu will appear. Select the English Æ German dictionary. The Input Screen will appear with the message “Scan in English”. The red light flashing at the tip of the Pen indicates that the Pen is ready to scan.
The Quicktionary The Quicktionary Use the Quicktionary application to scan and translate text in various languages. Hear scanned text read aloud from either the Split Screen or the Dictionary Screen. The Quicktionary opens automatically when turning the Pen on. You will reach the Input Screen and the red light at the tip of the Pen will flash. Scan into any screen as long as the red light is flashing. Scanning is disabled when accessing menus.
The Quicktionary Press ESC from the Input Screen to access the Quicktionary Menu. Note: If the icon is visible on screen it indicates that the Quicktionary application is set to scan inverse text (light text on dark background). To change the setting, see The Quicktionary Menu on page 9. The Split Screen The Split Screen appears after scanning 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.
The Quicktionary Scroll through the dictionary entry using the up/down direction keys. Switch between reduced and full dictionary display using the left/right direction keys. If the selected dictionary contains support for reading aloud, press ENT to hear the word read aloud. If you have reached the Dictionary Screen after selecting a word from the Split Screen, press ESC to return to the scanned text in the Split Screen.
The Quicktionary Adjacent Entries This option displays a list of all the headwords in the current dictionary, placing you on the last word you highlighted, or on the last word you selected from the history list. If you haven't scanned or selected a word during the current scanning session, it places you on the first word in the dictionary. Scroll through the list to find a different word in order to view its definition. 1. Select Dictionary and then select Adjacent Entries. 2. Scroll to the word you want.
The Quicktionary Auto Speak: When Auto Speak is selected, the Quicktionary application reads scanned text aloud the moment you select it for translation. Line(s) Per Scroll: This preference determines how many lines the Quicktionary application scrolls at a time in the Split Screen and Dictionary Screen. To or .
The Quicktionary Editing and Inserting Text To edit or insert text press ENT to activate Edit Mode. The highlighted text or field will be replaced by regular text, with a blinking cursor at the beginning of the field. To return to regular scanning mode press ESC twice. When the Pen is in Edit Mode, text can be edited or inserted in two ways: 1. Using the Character Bar. 2. Using the Opticard. The Character Bar Use the Character Bar to manually insert or edit text.
The Quicktionary Character Bar Options The default Character Bar contains the twenty six lowercase ABC characters as well as the option to access numbers, punctuation characters, upper-case and accented characters and symbols. Insert Upper-Case Characters Insert upper case (capital) letters by scrolling to the lowercase character and pressing to reveal the upper and lower case options for the character. Scroll to the character you wish to insert and press ENT.
The Quicktionary Multiple Characters Mode This symbol indicates that you can enter as many characters as you wish. Scroll to the character you wish to add and press ENT. Keep adding characters in this way. To exit the Character Bar press ESC. Scroll to this symbol and press ENT to change to Single Characters Mode. Single Character Mode This symbol indicates that you can insert one character before the Character Bar exits. Scroll to this symbol and press ENT to change to Multiple Characters Mode.
The Quicktionary Lower-Case Characters: Scan the character key. Upper-Case Characters: Scan the Shift key and then scan the character key. Caps Lock: To activate/deactivate Caps Lock, 4. scan Shift twice. Activating Caps Lock enables you to enter letters in upper case only. Punctuation Symbols: Scan the Ctrl key and then scan the symbol. Accented characters: Scan the Ctrl key, scan the accent, and then scan the character corresponding to the accent.
The Quicktionary Reduced and Full Dictionary Entry Display Press or to toggle the display of the current entry between reduced and full display. Reduced Display hides certain display elements such as phonetics. Full Display shows the entire dictionary entry. Scroll Arrows The scroll arrows on the bottom right of the screen indicate that you can scroll up and down to view the entire dictionary entry. The hollow arrow indicates the entry is being viewed in Reduced Display.
The Quicktionary Headword The selected word or a derivative of the selected word, may consist of more than one word. The screenshots here display the headword "special" and the word "ate", a derivative of the headword "eat". Phonetics The phonetic transcription of the headword. This can be seen when the dictionary entries are shown in Full Display. The guide to the phonetic symbols used in the dictionary, is available from the Guides and Glossaries menu in Help in the Quicktionary Menu.
The Quicktionary Idioms Expressions or phrases usually composed of a sequence of words. They can be identified: Automatically within a sentence By scrolling through the translation of the first word of the sequence. If you scan text containing an idiom, the Quicktionary application will automatically display the translation of the idiom when the first word is highlighted, i.e. the idiom "From A to Z" displayed from the headword "From".
The Quicktionary Compound Words If you scan a word that is not a dictionary entry, but is a compound word consisting of existing dictionary entries (e.g., in the German to English dictionary), the Quicktionary separates the compound word into its respective entries. The translation of the primary word in the compound word appears first, with the Word List sign next to it. To display the dictionary entry for another part of the compound word: 1. 2. 3.
The Quicktionary When Auto Speak is not selected: Scrolling to the left in the Split Screen until the icon is highlighted will cause the entire sentence to be read aloud. Press ENT when the icon is highlighted to hear the text read aloud again. Press ENT to hear the word read aloud in the Dictionary Screen.
The Pen Main Menu The Pen Main Menu Use the Pen Main Menu to change default settings and to view Pen information. The Pen Main Menu contains the following options: Quicktionary, Preferences and Information. To access the Pen Main Menu from the Quicktionary application press ESC to access the Quicktionary Menu from the Input Screen, scroll down to Pen Main Menu and press ENT. To return to the Quicktionary application scroll to the Quicktionary option and press ENT.
The Pen Main Menu 1. Select Volume. The adjustment bar appears. 2. Adjust the volume level to the setting you want using or and press ENT. Pitch When auto speak is selected, the Pen automatically pronounces the word you select or highlight. 1. Select Pitch. or and press ENT. 2. Adjust the pitch using Reading Speed This option enables you to adjust the speed at which the Pen pronounces words. 1. Select Reading Speed. or and press 2. Adjust the reading speed using ENT.
The Pen Main Menu 1. Select Long-Press Interval. The adjustment bar appears. or . 2. Move the slider to the setting you want using 3. Test the setting by pressing and briefly holding down the key. If the screen flashes the setting is fine. If the display does not flash, either adjust the setting to a shorter press, or press longer. Double-Click Interval Use this option to adjust the amount of time between the two clicks for a double click. 1. Select Double-Click Interval. The adjustment bar appears. or .
Additional Information Additional Information Batteries Your Pen comes with 2 AAA Alkaline batteries. If the batteries are low, the "Replace Batteries" message appears on the Pen. When the batteries are about to run out, the Pen shuts down automatically. Many issues may occur on the Pen due to low batteries. If you encounter strange behavior, check the battery level in the Information menu and replace batteries if relevant.
Additional Information Product Specification Feature Display Information Keypad CPU Optical Scanner Power Size Weight Safety Operating Temperature Range Description Resolution: 122 x 32 pixels Size: 61mm x 20mm / 2.4” x .8” Push Buttons Power/ESC/ENT/Up/Down/Left/Right) ARM 7 TDMI 128 pixels linear array image sensor 400 DPI resolution 2 x 1.5V AAA Alkaline batteries L x W x H: 163 mm x 38 mm x 23 mm (6.4” x 1.5” x 1”) 90 grams (3 oz.
