User Manual for Ash Technologies models including: Quicklook Zoom, Quicklook Zoom Hand Held Magnifier, Hand Held Magnifier, Held Magnifier, Magnifier
4 charge it for three hours or until the red charge indicator is extinguished. Plug the power supply into a wall socket and insert the connector into Quicklook as
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DocumentDocumentQUICKLOOK User Manual Please read t he "I m portant I nstructions for Use" overleaf I m portant I nstructions for Use · Use only t h e cha r ger pr ovided. Use of another charger could result in irreparable dam age t o Quicklook Zoom and will void the warranty. · Quicklook Zoom should be st ored in t he " off" position when not in use. · Do not use Quicklook Zoom in a bathroom, near water or other damp condit ions. · Do not open Quicklook - t here are no user serviceable parts inside and opening it will invalidate your warranty. · At t he end of it s life, Quicklook should be disposed of responsibly in accordance wit h local ordinances. Never dispose of the unit by fire. · I f the display is cracked, liquid crystal may leak. Do not allow the liquid into your eyes or m outh and wash your hands wit h soapy wat er. 2 I ntroduction Congrat ulat ions on t he pur chase of your new Quicklook Zoom m agnifier. Quicklook has been designed for sim ple and intuitive use and will aid people with low vision to read and write. However you should consult wit h your eye care professional to determ ine the suitability of this product in your particular case. We recom m end that you read t his m anual carefully to obtain t he best service from your new product . Cont e nt s of t he Pa ck a ge Quicklook Zoom is supplied wit h t he following item s: o Main unit wit h int egrat ed display, cam era & battery o Prot ect ive pouch o Wrist strap o Charger wit h power lead Cha r ging t he ba t t e r y Quicklook Zoom is supplied wit h t he bat t ery partially charged, we recom m end that you 3 charge it for three hours or until the red charge indicat or is extinguished. Plug t he power supply int o a wall socket and insert t he connect or int o Quicklook as shown in the diagram . 3 hrs The red light beside t he power connect or should illum inate indicating that the bat tery is being charged. The light will go off when the bat tery is subst ant ially charged. I t takes about three hours to charge the batt ery from a discharged st ate. Additional charging will not cause any dam age to the unit. Quicklook Zoom can be used while the batt ery is being charged. 4 Wrist strap loop Charge input and indicator Freeze / Br igh t n ess button Mode but t on Zoom up button Zoom down button Cam era 5 Operation The Quicklook Zoom is powered on by rotat ing the cam era to either of it s operat ing positions. I t is powered off by rotat ing t he cam era back t o the closed position. Reading Rot at e t he cam era ninety degrees to its first click position so that the cam era is looking downwards. Place t he unit on or slightly above the it em you wish to read. You will have to posit ion the cam era direct ly over t he area of interest . I n this respect Quicklook Zoom differs from a m agnifying glass in that the im age you see does not correspond t o the area directly beneath. Quicklook Zoom can be viewed from any orientat ion, but to obtain t he m ost accurat e colour reproduct ion you should ideally look direct ly down on the screen. 6 Ch a n gin g im a ge m ode Pressing t he M ode but t on ( refer t o t he diagram on page 5) on the side of the unit will cycle through the five im age m odes. Colou r For general viewing N e ga t ive Enhanced reading m ode Posit ive Enhanced reading m ode Sem i- Enhanced reading m ode w it h colour false colours. I n ve r t e d Enhanced reading m ode w it h false colours reversed When using Quicklook Zoom on different material, experiment with the different m odes to see which helps you to see best . Not e that all original colour is rem oved from the im age in t he enhanced m odes. The colour opt ions used in t he sem i- colour m odes can be select ed. Refer t o t he " Reading Mode Menu" lat er in t his m anual. 7 Freezing the im age To freeze t he im age, sim ply press and hold the Freeze button on t he side of the unit for about a second (refer to t he diagram on page 5) . Pr essing t his but t on again w ill ret urn t o t he live im age. This funct ion can be useful, for instance, when you wish t o note a phone number and bring it to the phone for dialling. Zoom ing To enlarge t he im age, press t he Zoom - up but ton; to reduce it , press t he Zoom -down button. By default the upper m agnificat ion stops at 9X, but holding the Zoom - up but ton for 3 seconds will tem porarily unlock the two upper m agnificat ion levels. These levels will remain available until the unit is powered off. I f you find you regularly require the higher m agnificat ion levels, you can perm anent ly unlock t hem through t he advanced m enu described later in t his m anual. 8 W riting When you wish t o writ e wit h t he Quicklook Zoom , rotat e the cam era out fully to it s second click position. While looking at the display, find t he place on t he page where you wish to writ e and place your pen in the picture. As you are writ ing you should see what you are doing on t he Quicklook's d isp lay . At the start, you m ay find that your handwriting varies in size from what you int ended. You should spend som e t im e pract icing on a sheet of lined paper to fam iliarize yourself wit h writ ing using Qu ick look . 9 Adjusting the backlight The backlight bright ness can be adj ust ed t o suit the lighting condit ions you are working in. Repeat ed quick click s of t he Br igh t n e ss button will step through the available set t ings. When you have a level that suits sim ply stop clicking the brightness but ton. This set t ing w ill be rem em bered and used in fut u r e. Turning off the cam era lights I f you wish to look at a backlit display ( on a m obile phone or com put er display for instance), t he cam era light s can reduce the im age qualit y. You can t urn t he cam er a light s off by powering on t he Quicklook while holding in t he Bright ness but t on. To turn t he light s back on, sim ply turn t he Quicklook off and back on again. Battery Level At start- up, t he batt ery level is displayed in the corner of the screen for 10 seconds. You can choose t o display it const ant ly from t he Advanced Menu ( see below) . The 10 batt ery icon changes colour depending on the rem aining capacity and will display in blue if t he unit is being recharged. Using the Menu The Quicklook Zoom has a m enu syst em t o allow you to custom ize it to suit your requirem ents. To bring up t he m enu, pr e ss a nd hold t he Mode button for three seconds until an icon appears on t he screen. The cont ent s of the m enu will change depending on the m ode you are in. The Colour Mode Menu contains t hese options: The Reading Mode Menu cont ains t hese op t ion s: 11 Use Zoom - up and Zoom - down t o navigat e t hrough t he m enu choices and press Mode to accept the choice. Press Freeze t o cancel a choice and ex it t he m enu. The Adva n ce d m e nu cont ains opt ions t hat are used only occasionally. Hold t he Mode button in for 6 seconds to bring up this m enu ( ignore the icon that appears aft er 3 seconds it will be replaced with t he Advanced m enu) . The Advanced Menu cont ains t hese opt ions. Please not e t hat som e of t he icons will hav e a tick m ark or an X t hrough them . I f there is a tick is over the icon, select ing it will enable that option; an X will disable the option. 12 Th e Colou r M ode M e n u : Br ight ness Use t he Zoom - up and Zoom -down but tons to adj ust t he im age br ight ness. Pr ess Mode to accept the new sett ing. Con t r a st As wit h bright ness above use the Zoom -up and Zoom -down buttons to adj ust the contrast of t he im age. Sa t ura t ion This cont rols t he richness of t he colour in t he im age. Ex it Exit t he m enu. 13 The Reading Mode Menu: Colou r se le ct ion Her e you can change the sem i-colours used in the reading m odes. The icon on t he right will appear while select ing t he colours. Press t he Zoom - up but t on t o change the ink colour and the Zoom -down button to change the paper colour . Press Mode t o accept your choice. Mode- button set- up: You can cust om ise t he Mode but ton so that only t he reading m odes you use are available. I f you only require the black and white reading m odes select t he first icon; choosing the last icon will allow only the sem i-colours; the centre icon will allow bot h black and whit e and sem i- colour options to be available. 14 The Advanced Settings Menu: Ba t t e r y displa y You can display t he level of power remaining in the battery in the upper left of t he screen. Soun ds Use t his opt ion t o t urn the sounds on or off. Aut o- off This opt ion w ill t urn the unit off aut om at ically after 5 minutes if a button has not been pressed dur ing t hat t im e. Please read the note on the next page. High m agnification this enables the two highest levels of m agnificat ion ( 13X and 18X) The I nfo screen will display t he revision of t he software within the unit. Factory Defaults will return the unit to its original factory set t ings. 15 Note about Auto- off and persistence By default t he Auto- off is enabled, i.e. t he unit will t urn it self off after 5 m inut es of non- use. I f you disable this funct ion, you could run the risk that a stat ionary im age m ay persist on the display if a unit is left for a considerable tim e looking at the sam e im age. This persist ence will clear event ually but placing t he unit on a clean whit e sheet of paper and leaving the unit swit ched on can help in severe cases. Reset I f Quicklook st ops responding t o but t on presses it m ay need to be reset. Using a pen or sim ilar instrum ent, press t he reset button recessed into the underside of the unit near the cam era. Fitting the w rist strap Quicklook Zoom is supplied wit h an opt ional wrist st rap. To fit t his, pass t he t hin loop of the strap through the hoop on the top of the unit . Pass t he ent ire st rap t hrough t he t hin loop and pull tight. 16 M a in t e n a n ce Dirt and finger m arks on t he screen should be cleaned wit h the lens cleaning clot h provided. I f Quicklook becom es dirt y it can be cleaned wit h a dam p cloth and m ild det ergent. Never use any type of solvent or abrasive cleaning agent s. Do not im m erse Quicklook in water! 17 W arranty The Quicklook Zoom has been fully t est ed prior t o shipping and should provide reliable service. Ash Technologies warrant s t he equipm ent, when purchased new, to be free from defects in m aterial and workm anship and will repair or replace at Ash Technologies' discret ion, any equipm ent which exhibit s such defects, provided that the equipm ent has been operated under the proper condit ions of installat ion. This warrant y does not cover: ( a) dam age from m isuse, use outside the norm al or custom ary m anner, accident or neglect; ( b) dam age caused by spills of food or drinks; ( c) dam age caused by tam pering, m odificat ion or repairs attem pted by persons not aut horized by Ash Technologies. The bat t ery is warrant ed for a period of one year. Cracks, scratches or sim ilar dam age to the display are specifically excluded from warranty. I n no event shall Ash Technologies, or it s agent s, be liable for special, indirect, incidental or consequential dam ages; the original user's rem edies being lim ited to repair or replacem ent. Ash Technologies m akes no ot her or furt her warrant y, express or im plied, including and warranty of fitness for a specific purpose or warranty of m erchantability. This warrant y is valid for a period of TW O YEARS effect ive from the date of delivery. I n t he event t hat t echnical support or repair is required, please contact your supplier first. 18 SPECI FI CATI ON S Size: 168mm x 96mm x 28mm (6½" x 3¾" x 1") Weigh t : 250g (8.8oz) Pow er 15W operating, 35W recharging and operating. consum pt ion: Volt age: 100- 240V AC, 50/ 60Hz. I nput t o Quicklook: 5V dc cent re posit ive 2.5A Batt ery: Cust om single cell lit hium ion. Scr een : High bright ness 4.3" ( 109m m ) diagonal 16: 9 aspect , TFT liquid cryst al display. Magnification: 3.1X t o 18X St orage Tem p: - 10° C t o + 40° C. ( 15° F t o 100° F) Operat ing: + 5° C t o + 35° C ( 40° F t o 90° F) Som e m inor screen defect s m ay be present but should not reduce t he usabilit y of t he product for it s int ended purpose. As we st rive t o const ant ly im prove our product s, t his inform at ion is subj ect t o change wit hout notice. D ECLARATI ON OF CON FORM I TY We, Ash Technologies Lt d., declare under our sole responsibilit y that t his product , Quick look Zoom , of t he brand Ash Technologie s t o which this declarat ion relat es, is in conform it y with t he following st andards or ot her norm at ive docum ent s: EN55022:1998 + A1:2000 to EN55022:1998 + A2:2002 to EN55022:1998 EN55024:1998 + A1:2001 to EN55024:1998 + A2:2003 to EN55024:1998 EN 61000-3-2:2000 EN 61000-3-3:1995 + A1:2001 to EN 61000-3-3:1995 Equipment class: Residential following t he provisions of EMC direct ive 89/ 336/ EEC. Alan Johnst on Engineering Direct or Ash Technologies Lt d, Naas, I reland. 6th June 2007 19 © Ash Technologies Lim it ed 2007 Ash Technologies Lt d. B5, M7 Business Park, Naas, I reland. Made in I reland + 353-45-88 22 12 + 353-45-88 22 14 info@asht ech.ie www.asht ech.ie Qu ick look Zoom User M a nua l EN Rev D 20