Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Mobile Information Collector C-Pen C Technologies
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USER’S GUIDE English.
First edition (March 2001). This manual is published by C T echnologies AB, without an y warranty . Impro vements and changes to this manual necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by C T echnologies AB at any time and without notice.
Contents INTRODUCTION TO ......................................................... 5 C-Pen Models ................................................................................ 5 Y our Personal Digital Assistant .....................................
4 Getting Help ................................................................................ 74 C-Pen Viewer .............................................................................. 74 Copy and paste in the PC Environment ....................
5 INTRODUCTION TO Congratulations - you have just bought a photographic memory! C-Pen is a Mobile Information Collector that reads, remembers, processes and transfers printed te xt to your W in- do ws-equipped PC and PD A products. C-Pen is in essence an electronic highlighter that saves the text you are mark- ing.
6 C-Pen 600MX C-Pen 600MX combines the reading function with transla- tion ability , making it the perfect companion when tra v el- ling or studying. C-Pen 600MX includes: • C Read • C Direct • Info • C Write • Notes • Storage • C Beam • C Dictionary C-Pen 600MX has the ability to read both the Latin and the Cyrillic alphabet.
7 Y our Personal Digital Assistant Powerful features • C Read Reads in text - the basic function of C-Pen. Move C-Pen over the text, and the text will be captured by the pen, where it can be saved as a file for later processing.
8 • Storage Storage area in C-Pen, which can be used as a floppy disc for files. Optimal Reading Conditions C-Pen uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to read text. OCR is the process of turning an image of characters into computer-readable text.
9 • Position and movement of C-Pen It is important how you hold and move C-Pen over the printed text. Please see Reading text , p. 22 or read the Quick Start folder to learn how to use C-Pen correctly . It is crucial that you follo w these instructions in order to get the best results.
10 User Documentation and Support There are several sources of support for your C-Pen. This User's Guide contains a description of C-Pen, its ap- plications and instructions for reading and editing text and saving files.
11 • Make sure the camera opening is free from dust or any other objects. • Do not deliberately insert any object into the camera opening. • Clean C-Pen with a dry cloth. Do not use detergents or other chemicals when cleaning C-Pen. • C-Pen models that are powered by alkaline batteries, require two 1.
12 PRESENT A TION OF C-PEN Parts of C-Pen Description of the different parts: 1 2 4 5 5 3 7 8 3 8 1 6 7 4.
13 1. On/Off and Nav T urns C-Pen on or of f when pressed and held for more than two seconds. This button is also used to scroll through the menus and texts (push up or down) and to select an item or an option (press briefly). 2. ESC Closes menus. This is the button on the side of C-Pen.
14 7. Battery Compartment This is where you insert the batteries. 8. Camera Opening The Camera Opening is not protected in an y way . This enhances C-Pen’ s reading ability b ut it also makes it important to see to that dust or other objects do not enter the camera opening.
15 Application icons The applications are represented by application icons on the main screen . The applications are described in the chap- ter A pplications , p. 39. Menus Menus provide dif ferent options. A scroll bar indicates if there are more menu items available above or below the visible section.
16 Dialog boxes A dialog box appears when you need to enter information or gi v e commands to C-Pen. A dialog box contains one or more objects such as edit fields or dialog buttons. Edit fields It is possible to enter and edit text in an edit f ield. An edit field is recognized by its frame, see the figure above.
17 GETTING ST AR TED T ur ning C-Pen On and Of f T o turn C-Pen on and of f, press the On/Off b utton until the display is activated/deactivated. C-Pen turns off automati- cally after 5 minutes of inacti vity . T o change the auto- matic power-off time, see System Settings , p.
18 2. Insert two alkaline AAA batteries (1.5 V , type LR03). 3. Replace the battery co ver . Y ou should hear a “click” when it locks in place. Please do not dispose of batteries in a fire as there is a danger of explosion .
19 Please note that information may be lost if you remove the batteries without turning C-Pen off first. However, when you turn C-Pen of f properly , all information is sa ved in the memory and it is safe to remove the batteries. C-Pen is reset by removing the batteries from the battery compartment.
20 Menus Selecting a menu item marked with a will display further alternatives in a new menu. Selecting EXIT or CANCEL will close the menu. Instead of selecting EXIT or CANCEL , you can press ESC. Dialog buttons In a dialog box you can instruct C-Pen how to continue by selecting a dialog button: • OK Y ou accept a suggestion in a dialog box.
21 A cursor will appear in the edit field and the status field will show the edit mode symbol. See Editing text , p. 26. Check boxes T o mark an alternati v e in a list of check box es, na vigate to the alternative of your choice (using the Nav button).
22 READING AND SA VING TEXT Please follow the instructions in this chapter in order to get the best results from your C-Pen. T ak e a fe w minutes to learn ho w to use C-Pen correctly .
23 Please note that the text surface must be completely flat in order to achie ve maximum reading accurac y . 4. Mo ve C-Pen o v er the line of text, k eeping T rigg pressed. Y ou can mo ve C-Pen left-to-right or right-to- left o ver the te xt. Y ou can read up to 15 cm/second (5 inches/second).
24 T ext screen Continued reading The T ext screen will appear on the display . The text is placed in a ne w text f ile in Notes , see p. 41. Y ou can also create a ne w , empty text f ile by selecting New ... and then FILE in Notes, before you start reading.
25 Saving T ext Press Na v to open the T ext menu (see Notes , p. 41) and choose Exit . The Sa ve As dialog box appears. Choose YES if you want to save the text, NO if you want to discard the text or CANCEL if you want to return to the text. The dialog box contains an edit field with a suggested f ile name.
26 EDITING TEXT T o be able to edit te xt in a text f ile or in an edit f ield you must enter edit mode . Entering Edit Mode Y ou can enter edit mode in dif ferent ways depending on your starting-point. Y ou can enter edit mode from the T ext screen or from an edit field.
27 In edit mode you can move the cursor one character at a time by turning Na v . Y ou can mo ve to the be ginning or the end of the text with the Go to option in the Edit menu . Move the cursor to the position where you want to edit the text. Press Nav to open the Edit menu .
28 • Paste Pastes a cut out or copied selection of characters. • Delete Deletes a character or a selection of characters. • Go to Moves the cursor to the beginning or the end of the text.
29 As def ault C Write Pr ototype V iewing is enabled. When scrolling in the character set you can see how the charac- ters should be drawn if you want to use C-Pen as a normal pen during editing. C Write Pr ototype V iewing is auto- matically turned on/off when C Write Feedback is turned on/off, see p.
30 Select Use the Select command to edit more than one character at a time. Then select Characters and turn Nav to mark mul- tiple characters. Press Nav and choose Cut, Copy or Delete from the menu. If you select All, the entire te xt will be se- lected.
31 • T ext Quality Select Normal or In verted . • Calibration Y ou can either calibrate C-Pen or rev ert to the default setting. Quit Editing Quit edit mode by selecting Quit Editing . C Write Please note that you can only use C Write for the Latin alphabet.
32 5. Lift the pen from the surface. When the pen is lifted from the surface an image will briefly appear on the display , showing the letter as perceived by your C-Pen. Y ou do not ha v e to w ait for this image to disappear to write your ne xt letter .
33 In order to obtain maximum accuracy when writing with C- Pen, your characters should resemble the prototypes on the following pages as closely as possible. A character must be drawn in one single str ok e . The dot indicates the starting point of the stroke, see next page.
34 The status field displays the Symbol mode icon. Write one of the symbols in the symbol table. After writing a symbol, C-Pen automatically returns to normal mode. If you want to quit symbol mode without writing a symbol, you have to draw a backspace symbol.
35 C Write Prototypes Letters, digits and shift Shift Space Backspace Ne w line Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo.
36 Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Xx Ww Y y Zz 1 2345 6 7890.
37 . , :;/ Special characters Çç Ææ Øø Accents and umlauts Write the letter f irst and then the accent or umlaut. Example: ä =a+ ¨º ^ ´ `~ Symbols Enter symbol mode by pressing T rigg briefly .
38 ()[] { } -+ * $ @ “ #_ < >? ¿ ! ¡ £ §ß %.
39 APPLICA TIONS C-Pen ’ s application icons are sho wn on the main scr een . Y ou can mo v e between the icons by using Na v . Press Na v to start an application. Notes contains your read and stored text files. See p. 41. C Dictionary can read and translate words be- tween the languages you have chosen for your C-Pen.
40 PD As (Personal Digital Assistant). C Beam supports the standard infrared protocol IrOBEX. See p. 64. C Write contains information about and ex- amples of how to write letters with C-Pen.
41 Notes Notes contains the text files you have read and saved. Enter Notes by selecting the Notes icon on the main screen . Inside Notes , mo v e between items using Na v . Y ou can transfer f iles from Notes in C-Pen to your PC. T o do this, C W in Software must be installed on your PC.
42 then write a name with C Write . T o sa ve the folder , select OK . The folder will be placed in Notes . If you want to sa v e a file in a specif ic folder , you must create the f ile in that folder . Open the folder , select New ... and then select FILE in the dialog box.
43 • Properties Displays the file size, and if applicable the creation date and the date of last modification of the selected file. • Beam Transfers the selected file by IR, see p. 64. • Cancel Closes the Command menu . The T ext menu In the T ext scr een you can mov e the cursor line by line with Na v .
44 • Edit/C Write Enters edit mode. See p. 26. • Settings Opens the text settings of the text you are reading. See Settings , p. 54. • Select Highlights a read line/word. • Go to Moves the cursor to the beginning or the end of the text. • Cancel Closes the T ext menu .
45 C Dictionary Introduction C Dictionary is a software application that allows you to translate and/or look up definitions of words in less than a second. Whether you translate or look up definitions de- pends upon which dictionary you choose to install.
46 the web belo w . Mak e sure you hav e your C-Pen CD in your CD-R OM dri ve. Please note that dictionaries not available on the CD at the time of going to press will be available on www.cdictionary.com/mx/ as soon as they are made available. 2. Y ou can now see the C Dictionary Installer vie w .
47 ber of dictionaries that can be installed in C-Pen de- pends on the amount of free memory in your C-Pen. Access to dictionaries Dictionaries are protected from unauthorized use by a dic- tionary license k ey . For more information about ho w to ob- tain the license ke y , see www .
48 dictionary you want to delete. Use the Delete command in the File menu. Y ou hav e to use your PC to remo ve a dictio- nary from C-Pen. Please make sure that you have the license key before you delete a dictionary . Using C Dictionary Start C Dictionary by selecting the C Dictionary icon in the main scr een and press Na v .
49 3. Several words are read. The words are shown on a new screen where you can select the words to be translated/ looked up, see W ord selection scr een , p.
50 Word references Some words in the dictionaries contain references to other words. The references are displayed in bold italic style. If you press Nav when a word reference is displayed, a menu appe.
51 Word selection list If the word being read does not match any word in the dictionary , the application will search for similar words and display alternati ves in a W ord selection list . The most probable word is presented at the top of the list with the others in descending order of probability .
52 C Dictionary main screen Dictionaries button The selected word is looked up and the T ranslation / def i- nition scr een, W ord selection list or Can’t f ind dialog box will be displayed. T o cancel the scanned word/te xt and go back to the C Dic- tionary main scr een, press T rigg briefly .
53 The DICTIONARIES button gives you access to the list of dictionaries in your C-Pen. Select the dictionary you want to use by checking its check box, and then select OK. If you want to use the same dictionary the next time you use your C-Pen you do not have to repeat this procedure, since the dictionary setting is stored when C-Pen is turned off.
54 Settings Settings contains the parameters that control C-Pen. Enter Settings from the Main screen by selecting the Settings icon. Y ou can also enter te xt settings from the T ext menu , p. 43 and the Edit menu , p. 26. A list of the a v ailable set- tings appears.
55 T e xt Language Select the language of the text you want to read from the list of languages, by checking the check box. If you only intend to read numbers, select Numbers Only as the language. Read Mode Read Mode adjusts C-Pen ’ s reading format.
56 Beam Settings • Recieving files Select the language of the file you are beaming to C- Pen. • Always send as Unicode If enabled, all files will be sent in the Unicode standard. • Cancel Return to Settings. C Write Feedback Check the check box if you want to enable/disable the visual feedback facility in C Write .
57 Please note that it is impossible to read red text. If calibration does not improv e the reading accuracy , return to the default setting. The Calibration menu contains three items: 1. Calibrate, where you can : Calibrate immediately by moving the pen over the text sur- face, see How to.
58 How to Calibrate Calibrate adjusts C-Pen ’ s reading ability according to the contrast between the text and its background. When the C- Pen display says “Press scan to calibrate” , follow these instructions: 1. Hold C-Pen with the pen tip flat against the surface.
59 System Settings • PIN code Y ou can control access to your C-Pen by a four -digit PIN code. Enter the PIN code setting to enable or disable your PIN (Personal Identification Number). When the dialog box opens, the zero in the first position will blink.
60 • Menu Language The language that C-Pen uses in its menus and dialog boxes. Select the desired menu language in the list of check boxes. • Font The font size on C-Pen ’ s display can be altered between Large (default) and Small . Large gives a 3 ro w display and Small gi v es a 4 ro w display .
61 Info Info contains a list of help and information topics. Press Nav or ESC to close the topic. The topics are: • Exit Exits Info . • Getting started Instructions on how to perform a successful reading. • T r oubleshooting Solutions to common problems.
62 Storage Storage is a storage area for computer files, that can be used as a floppy disk. Selecting a file in Storage opens a menu with the follow- ing menu items: • Open Opens the selected file. • Delete Removes the selected file. • Properties Displays the selected file size, creation date and date of last modification.
63 Double-click the file and you will be asked if you want to open a copy instead. Choose to open a copy . In these cases, if you edit the file and save it, your changes will be saved on your PC, not in your C-Pen. Files are copied as usual in W indo ws, i.
64 C Beam C Beam is used to transfer notes and other files between C- Pen and PD As (Personal Digital Assistant). C Beam supports the standard infrared protocol IrOBEX. Please note that the PDA device must support the standard infrared protocol IrOBEX in order to be used with C-Pen.
65 6 . After transmission the Accept dialog box is displayed, asking if you want to accept the transferred file. 7. If you press YES the f ile will be sa v ed in the appropriate place, i.e. a text file is saved in Notes . Files not compatible with any of the C-Pen applications are saved in Storage .
66 Searching dialog box Send other files , saved in Storage . Enter Storage and select the file you want to send, then select Beam in the menu that appears. Please note that only files can be sent, not folders. 3. C-Pen starts searching for the PD A de vice in order to send the file and the Searching dialog box appears on the screen.
67 pre vent this automatic con v ersion, check the Alw ays send as Unicode checkbox in Beam Settings/Always send as Unicod e, see p. 56. All f iles will no w be sent as Unicode.
68 C Direct C Direct gives you the opportunity to enter text from your C-Pen at the cursor position in any W indo ws program. T o be able to use C Dir ect , C W in Softw are has to be installed on your PC. See Using C-Pen with your PC , p. 71. The easiest way to control C Direct is from the C Direct icon in the system tray in W indo ws.
69 When you read text with C-Pen, it will appear as usual on C-Pen ’ s display . T o transfer the text to the W indo ws pro- gram, direct C-Pen ’ s IR-e ye to wards the PC ’ s IR port. The text will disappear from C-Pen ’ s display and be transferred to the cursor position in the W indo ws program.
70 C Write (only available for latin characters) C Write is a feature that allows you to draw characters by using C-Pen as an ordinary pen. C Write makes it possible to quickly write new texts into your C-Pen but it is also an important tool during editing.
71 USING C-PEN WITH YOUR PC A working connection with a PC is required to install and remo ve applications in C-Pen. T o enable this communica- tion certain hardware and software must be installed and configured properly on your PC. The following is required for IR communication: 1.
72 program also enables you to view Tutorial videos , which demonstrate how to use C-Pen for best results. Click the file you want to read. T o install C-W in Software (C-W in): 1. Put the C-Pen CD into your PC ’ s CD-R OM dri ve and the installation program will start automatically .
73 The installation program will place a C-Pen icon ( My C- Pe n ) on your PC ’ s desktop. When C-Pen is within range of the PC ’ s IR port you can double-click on the icon. If communication is established between the PC ’ s IR port and C-Pen, a communication icon will appear in the status f ield on C-Pen ’ s display .
74 The installation program will place a C-Pen icon ( My C- Pe n ) on your PC ’ s desktop. When C-Pen is connected to your PC you can double-click on the icon. If the cable connection between C-Pen and the PC is in order , a com- munication icon will appear in the status field on C-Pen ’ s display .
75 The user interface looks lik e W indo ws Explorer and you will recognize the applications from the main screen in C- Pen. Use C-Pen V ie wer to open and bro wse files in your C- Pen, to create new folders and to remove applications from your C-Pen.
76 Then click the Edit menu and select Copy in the menu that appears. Select the folder in which you want to put the copy . Then click the Edit menu and select Paste . A copy of the f ile is no w placed in the selected folder . Another way is to use “ drag and drop ” .
77 The application can be uninstalled if the menu option Uninstall C-P en A pplication is enabled. T ransferring Files There are two ways to transfer files to and from C-Pen. Either between a PD A and C-Pen, or between C-Pen and a PC. It ’ s practically the same as w orking with a flopp y disk or a hard drive.
78 T r ansferring files to and fr om a PDA device Files can be transferred to and from PD A de vices if the PD A device supports the standard infrared protocol IrOBEX. Files are transferred with the application C Beam , see p. 64. C Direct C Direct allows you to enter text from your C-Pen directly at the cursor position in any W indo ws program.
79 Closing the Connection Close the connection between your C-Pen and your PC by selecting Disconnect C-P en from the File menu in the C-Pen V i e wer .
80 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS C-Pen 600MX Size: 140 x 35 x 24 mm (5.5 x 1.38 x 1.0 inches) W eight: 80 g ( 3 o z ) i n c l u d i n g b a t t e r i e s Display: 3 or 4 rows Flash memory: 6 MB RAM: 4 MB .
81 WARRANTY C T echnologies AB warrants that this product is free from defects in materials and function at the time of original purchase and for a period of one year from that date. When the name C T echnologies is mentioned in the following text, it means, unless otherwise stated, C T echnologies AB (reg.
82 7 . Damage caused by the usage of inappropriate battery . 8 . Damage arising in connection with or as a consequence of upgrading with additions to or alterations of the product, using software or hardware not produced by or approved by C T echnologies.
83 LIMITED WORLDWIDE WARRANTY T o the extent such dealer/retailer has joined C T echnologies ’ world- wide warranty program, you may , in addition to returning the prod- uct to the dealer/retailer from which it was purchased, also return the product to any dealer/retailer in the world carrying such product.
84 W arranty Information Serial number: Customer: Date: Address: Dealer: Address: CT number:.
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86 DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY.
87 UL ST A TEMENT All UL-labelled C-Pen products fulfill the requirements of the UL 1950 standard: UL Standard for Safety of Informa- tion T echnology Equipment. C-Pen models with built-in rechargeable batteries are to be used with Direct Plug-In Transformer unit marked “ Class 2 ” rated from 4.
88 C DICTIONAR Y COPYRIGHT NOTICE Copyrights for the following dictionaries are held by their respecti ve publisher . Copyright information for additional titles from current and/or additional publishers made avail- able by C T echnologies after this publication goes to print will be listed at www .
89 • Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary © Oxford Uni versity Press and Bibliograpisches Institut & F .A. Brockhaus A G 1991, 1997, 1998 • Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary © Oxford Univer- sity Press 1995, 1998 • Oxford Zanichelli Concise Dictionary ©1997 Zanichelli editore S.
90 INDEX A Application icon 15 Applications 39 C Beam 39, 64 C Dictionary 39, 45 C Direct 39, 68 C Write 40, 70 Info 39, 61 Notes 41 Settings 39, 54 Storage 62 B Battery 17 Battery Compartment 14 Batt.
91 Cable Connector 13 Calibration 56 How to... 58 Quick 57 Camera Opening 14 Character set 28 Character size 9 Check box 15, 21 Closing the connection 78 Command menu 42 Connecting C-Pen to a PC by ca.
92 I Info 39, 61 C-Pen facts 61 Getting started 61 Troubleshooting 61 Infrared drivers 71 Installing Applications 76 C-Win Software 71 Installing a dictionary from C- Pen CD 45 Installing a dictionary.
93 S Saving text 25 Selecting 19 Settings 39, 54 Beam Settings 56 C Write Feedback 32, 56 Calibration 56 Modify a setting 54 Read Mode 55 System settings 59 T e xt Language 55 T e xt Quality 55 Status.
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