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CCoonnggrraattuulaat ions on your purchha se of thhee PPaattriot Pro 12.9 systee m (heeree in re fe rre d t o a s PPaattriot Pro). PPaattriot Pro ha s be e n deesigne d for thhee vision c ha lleennge d t o re gaa in incrreeaa se d inde pe nde nc e a nd aa c c e ss t o explore news, research, Interneett, Emmaaiil, pprint , daaily t a sk s, muulltti media entertainmenntt, mussiic, movies, a virtual liimmittlleess adappttive solution to assist with speecciific needs and challenges. The adappttive features and benneeffiits will not abandon you as they can magnniify and read aloud tthhroughouutt all aspeeccts of the system. W Wiit h PPaattriot Pro you c a n read daily maaiil using our CUSTOM MAGNIFIER AND READER FEATURE in real tiimme and in various high contrast colors, magnniified with the buuiillt in variable zoom. We provide you the abbiillity to control the intteegrated light, scroolll text, read text aloud, present text in word wrap or original formats. We are compaattible with the adddiitional accessssiibbiilliity tools native to the IIOOS system and designed it to compaacctt and smaarrtt. Enjoy reading your maaiil under the MAGNIFIER TOOL, or choose to have your printed documenntts and lettteers presented to you to drag, scroll, magnniify, or have read aloud. Explore all facets of this system with maggnniiffication and speaking controls using simple finger gestures, described herein.
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GETTING STARTED

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You can use your Patriot Viewpoint to see television, theatre, sporting events, museums,
cruises, safaris, your family, work on art projects, distance tasks, menus, signs, see sheet music, play an instrument, read computer screens, tablets, smart phones, and more.

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Step One - Grasp hold of the unniit and open it up by unfolding the screen upward and with slight incline angle toward you.
Step Two - Plug the supplied AC power adapptter into sttaandard 110 Voollt ouuttlet and the liigghtning end into the input port located on the left side of system.
Step Three - Locate the physsiical power button which is slightly above the lower right corner along the right edge. Press power buuttton to power on.
Step Four -­ Take a moment to locate the physsiical volume buttons which are slightly to the left of the bottom right corner, along the bottom edge. When applicable adjust as needed.

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USING LIVE VIIDDEO MAGNIFIER MODE

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From tthhe HOME SCREEENN, using one finger, tap MAGNIFIER shoorrttcuutt, it is the blue buuttton picttuured with a MAGNIFIER. You can now explore using your Paattriot Pro as a video maggnniiffier to see to read itteems fill out forms, write checks, and more.
The eye of the camera is located on the lower right corner, so praaccttice making sure to always place your reading material under tthhe lower right corner of the screen.

HINT: Make sure to always place your reading material flat on the platform and cycle through tthhe various colors, size, and possiibly shut light if glossy images cast bad reflection.
MENU BAR ALONG BBOOTTTTOOMM OF LIVE MAGNIFIER

TableMode Lighting Change Coollors SSeetttings Read Mode
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LIIVVE MAGNIFIER MENU CONTROLS

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TABLE MODE - Convert rreeading ttoo across colluumn rreeferrreed ttoo as iinn a ''ttaabble' format vs tthhe default rreeading down colluummns mode, ccoommon ttoo newslettteers, newspapers, and books.

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LIIGGHT - Toggle lliigght on or off depending upon sittuuatiioon tthhat may be prone ttoo severe reflecttiioonne auto ttooggle lliigght off when iimmaging ttoo read aloud as itt produces lleess hot spots and results iinn better accuracy. COLOR MODE - Toggle betwweeen various color mode optiioons iinnclluuding high contrastiinng colors and reverse iimmage iinnversion. SETTINGS - Actiivvates tthhe setttiinnggs menu for iinndividual user preferences
READER - Connvveerrts printed materials onto tthhe screen to read aloud, or magnify and change the print to original or word wrap mode (depending upon preference).

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LIVE MAGNIFIER MODE - GESTURES
Single finger tap will provide precise focus in the event materials have differing ttoopography (depths) requiring refocus.
Place two fingers on screen and spread for maggnniiffiication and reverse pinch to reduce the size of maggnniiffication. Fuurrther, you may double tap with both fingers to toggle color or choose to use the color mode connttrol on the menu bar on bottom of screen.
Place tthhree fingers (not touching ttoogether) tthhen slide up to magnniify, sliding tthhree fiinngers down to reduce maggnniiffication. (Note: Do not lift your fingers off screen otherwise you wwiill need to repeat gesture). Adddiitionally, double ttaapping with tthhree fingers will provide a quuiick zoom boost doing again returns to original size.
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Settings Speech Options Text Options Language Brightness Reading mode
Reading Mode Original Wrapped

SETTINGS SCREENS
When clickiinng on settiinngs you can select your personal preferences can be seett.
OOrriiginal is the mosstt popular because it preservers what the documenntt looks like and easy to navigate. Wrapped will strip out the text and place it in a "scroolll" design.

Brightness Low Brightness High Brightness

GGeenneerraallly speaking high brightness is preferred.

Language
English French German Spanish Italian Dutch Japanese

Alternate language may be available to read Spanish in Spanish voice, etc.
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USING READER MODE

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To activate the READER MODE simply place your documenntt under the screen making sure the whole area is in view of the system. CCllick the READER button. Look at the screen to view the full documeenntt. Spread fiinngers to zoom.

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To reverse back within the text, click the left backup arrow or alternatively pause with single finger tap and tap where you want dr" it to read from.
To advance forward click the right arrow picttuured otherwise tap to pause with one finger then tap where you want to read from.
To exit READER MODE and go back to LIVE MAGNIFER MODE click X button.

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USING READER MODE - CONTINUED
WWhhen reading aloud, you can stop the reading aloud with a click anywhere on screen. You may scroolll and drag with one finger left, right, up and down. Slide the text anywhere as you are reading. You may point to read from a speecciific word or area of the text with a single ttaap on the area you''d liikke to read from. Also, remembeerr you can seleecct magnniify by using pinch gesstture. Spread your fingers to increase maggnniiffiication and pinch to decrease.
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THE HOME SCREEN AND MORE
Y ou m a y seelee cct froom thhe ot hee r shhoorrt c ut s t o use ot heer tools such as web browser SAFARRII, or Emmaaiil apppllication MAIL, or NET FLIX, or IITTUUNES, or YOUTUBE, you can download apps from the APP STORE. I f you have GMAIL you can download the app from the APP STORE and have your GMAIL popuullaatte. If noott, you may wish to create a GMAIL emaaiil accounntt. Assumming your Emmaaiil ha s be e n see t up aa lre a dy in thhe PPaattriot Pro, you cc an begin using it immeddiiaattely.
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SPEEAAKING TO YOUR PATRIOT PRO
Annoot hee r aa ltee rnna tiivvee t o re duc e tyyping is using your owwn voicee t o spe a k aa loud c ont e nt t haa t you ww ould likkee tyype d ont o thhe sc re e n. TT his is aa c c om plisshhe d by see lee cct inng thhe m icrroopphhoonne k e y on your on-ssccre e n k e yboaa rd.
NN oot e : T he m icrroopphhoonne k e y is loc a tee d on thhee on-ssc re e n k e yboa rd to tthhe lee ft of the SPACEBAR.
UU sing one finngee r, singlee t a p on thhe c om pose sym m bol. I t is loc a tee d t o thhe uppeer right of thhe sc re e n. Y ou ww ill se e fivvee symm bols, thhe upper rightmost symbol is to compose a new emaaiil.
W Wheen in thhe body of a n ee mmaail t o be c om pose d, remember you may want to dictate information and you can T AP t he m icrroopphhoonne k e y, ww aa it for thhee aa udiblee sound, t he n spe a k your c onntee nnt . T AP thhe mini keyboard symbol on thhe on-ssc re e n k e yboa rd t o stoop re c ording.
YY our spok e n ww ords a re put ont o thhe sc ree e n a s tee xxt . Y ou m a y praacct iccee using one see nt e ncee aa t a tiimmee aa t first or just spe a k fluidly a paa ra gra ph aa t a t imm e .
EEddit inng your spok e n tee x t using your on-ssccre e n k e yboa rd m a y be ne e de d beefore se nding. TT his is aa c c om plisshhe d by pre ssing on thhe a reaa t o be ee ddit e d, thhee on-ssccre e n k e yboaa rd aa uut ommaatticcaa lly aa ppeeaars, a nd m a k e aa djust mee nnt s.
EExxt e rnaa l k e yboa rds c a n aa lso be use d ww it h thhe PPaattriot Pro sold see ppaarraatee ly, howwe vee r, m a y not c ont a in thhe m icrroopphhoonnee k e y. Ple a se caa ll for furthhee r inform m aat ioon.
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SPEEAAKING TO YOUR PATRIOT PRO
Assumming your PPaattriot Pro is ""on-linee"" a nd c onneecct e d t o a wwiree lee ss neetww ork , you c a n re quee st inform m aa t ioon using your voic e . Y ou m a y spe a k t o your PPaattriot Pro by ee ithhee r aa sk ing queesst ions re fe rre d hee ree in a s V OI CE SEARCH or re queesst ing aa cct ioon re fe rre d hee ree in a s COOMMMMANNDDI N G. This
feature is quuiite often referred to as SIRI.iPre ss thhee
POWER BUTTON and CONTINUE TO HOLD DOWN unnttil you hear the audible beep, then ask your quessttion. Alternatively, you may say the phrase "Hey SSiirdi" to activate as well. AAft e r see lee cct inng, you ww ill hee aa r a m m uussicaa l toone , thhe n a sk a quueesst ion suc h a s ""w haa t is thhe t imm e ?"" A vee rbaa l re sponse ww ill be voic e d baa c k aa nswwee ring your quueesst ion.
Example quessttions you can praacctice with are: HEY SIRI, [wait for chime] W Whhaatt is the ttiimmee? HEY SIRI, [wait for chime] W Whhaatt is the tteemperature outside? HEY SIRI, [wait for chime] W Wiilll II need an umbrella tomorrow? HEY SIRI, [wait for chime] Sppeelll the word hypotenuse?
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SPEEAAKING TO YOUR PATRIOT PRO CONTINUED
OK SIRI, [ww aa it for c himee ] W Whhaat w a s thhe sc oree of thhe Floriddaa MM aarlins ga m e ? OK SIRI, [ww aa it for c himee ] H ow do I sa y Ba na naa in SSppaanish?
NN oot e : MM ost aa sk e d queesst ions t haa t a re sppeeccific ww ill succcee sssfuully ree suult in a vee rbaa l re sponse . HH owwe vee r, a c om pound queesst ion aa sk ing ww it h le ss sppeeccific s m a y ree suult in a re sponse t haa t is not spok e n a loud but raa t hee r provide d on thhe screen.
W Wiit h three finnge rs, e na ble Z OOM by double t a pping sc re e n ww it h three finngee rs a nd thhe n slide these fiinngers up for bigger and down for smaalller, alternatively you may be able to pinc h t o zoom a nd thhe n dra g ww it h t w o finnge rs. I t should be not e d the three finger double tap sliding gesture will work EV ERY WH ERE t hrooughout thhee use of your PPaattriot Pro.
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COMMANDING WITH YOUR VOICE
You can open up various apppllications and perform tasks by speaking to your Paattriot Pro. (WiFi Enabled SIRI)
Look up MM y CCoonnttaacct s Open MAGNIFIER Open Saaffaarri Open Pages Open Maaiil Compose Maaiil Sett Alarm
Incrreease Volume (on playback) Decrease Volume (on playback)
and and so much more!
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USING THE TABLET MODE
ternet, Read Aloud, and Zoom
From the HOME SCREEENN, you may click on any of the IICCON SHORTCUT and open and begin using. When you routinely use certain shoorrttcuts you will learn their names and then can always ask SIRI by saying Hey, SIRI or simply click the POWER BUTTON for a couple of seconds, SIRI will make signal for you to begin speaking.
Your more popuullar apppllications will begin to show up on the DOCK BAR for quuiicker access, typically on the right side.
Try praaccticing by saying:
OPEN SAFARI (launches the web browser) OPEN SETTINGS EMAIL CONTACT (when Emmaaiil accountt is setup and contacts are input) LAUNCH MAIL SET ALARM MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OPEN CALENDAR NAVIGATE TO......
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USEFUL TIPS
Maaggnniiffiication of screen, Emmaaiil, Interneett, W Weebbssiittes and more - try pinch to zoom, if that doessnn''t respond then the three finger double tap and slide up down will work. Moottion should be smoootth straight up and down as in a veerrttical liinne. Voice OOvver screen - triipple click POWER BUTTON and Voice OOvveer will be ENABLED. Doing this again will DISABLE Voice OOvveerr. SIRI - Ask Hey, SiRi or hold down the POWER BUTTON and ask command or requesstt (W WiFi enabled) All aspeeccts of user experience is accessible. All FONTS have been incrreeased and contrast has been improved. Folding stand has custom toorque hinges to hold tablet in various articulating possiitions, simply apply even pressure when folding and unfolding. Also note that the tablet can be removed from stand by pressing the top center clamp and releasing the edge and pulling off.
We urge you to connttact our tech suppoorrt depaarrtment with any quesstions - Monday through
Friday from 9am to 5pm EST. We are happy to asssiisstt.
TECH SUPPORT 352-203-4164
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SPECCIIFICATIONS

Reettina display 12.9-inch (diagonal) LED-bbaacckklliit M Muulltti-Touch display 2732-by-2048-piixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi) Pro-MMoottion technology W Wiide color display (P3) True Tone display Fingeerrpprriinntt-ressiisttanntt oleophobbiic coating Fuullly laminated display Anntti-reefflective coating 1.8% refleccttivity 600 nits brightness A712X Bionic chip with 64-bbiit architecture neural engine Embedded M12 co-processor 12-meeggaappiixxel camera 1/1.8 aperture DDiiggiital zoom up to 5x

Five-elemenntt lens Quad-LED True Tone flash Panorama (up to 63 megappiixels) Sappphhiire crystal lens cover Backside illlluummination sensor Hybrid IR filtteer Autofocus with Focus Pixels Tap to focus with Focus Pixels Live Photos with stabilization W Wiide color capture for photos and Live Photos Improved local tone mapping Exposure connttrol Noise reduction Smmaarrtt HDR for photos Auto image stabilization Bursstt mode Timer mode Phootto geotagging Formaatts captured: HEIF and JPEG

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LEGAL NOTICES AND WARRANTY
CCooppyyrriighhtt 2019 Paattriot Vision Industries, LLC. AAlll rights reserved. PPaattrioott, the Paattriot logo, are trraademarks of Low VisionAids, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other counnttries.
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Apple, the Apple logo, AirPlay, AirPPoorrtt, FaceTime, iBooks, iPad, iPhone, iPod, iPod touch, iTunes, Passboookk, Phootto Booth, Reettina, and Saaffaarri are trraademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other counnttries. iTunes Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other counnttries. AirPPrriinntt, App Store, Flyover, Guided Access, M Muulltti-Touch, and Reettina are trraademarks of Apple Inc. iBooks Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
IIOOS is a trraademark or registered trraademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other counnttries and is used under liicceense.
For Apple and third party software liicceense agreemenntts presented at activation or inclluuded with the produucctt and presented with any software updates, see wwww..aapppllee.ccoom/ legal/sla/
The Paattriot Pro 12.9 is warrantied to be free from defeeccts for one (1) full year from date of purchase. In the unlikely event unniit shaalll fail as a resuullt of defeecctive itteemm(s), then repairs will be made, at our cosstt, except shippng to us,l All such claims shaalll be sent to us at our headqquuaarrtter facility.
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