PENPOWER TECHNOLOGY MSE04 WorldPenScan BT User Manual

PENPOWER TECHNOLOGY LTD. WorldPenScan BT

User Manual

WorldPenScan SeriesUser ManualRelease: November, 2012Version: v3.6 Win
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ContentsChapter 1 Product Introduction ................................................... 1-11.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................1 - 11.2 Features .............................................................................................................1 - 1Chapter 2 Getting Started ..............................................................................2-12.1 System Requirements ........................................................................................2 - 12.2 Hardware Specification .....................................................................................2 - 12.2.1 WorldPanScan .........................................................................................2 - 12.2.2 WorldPanScan BT ...................................................................................2 - 22.3 Software Installation ..........................................................................................2- 32.4 Running Penpower WorldPenScan Series .........................................................2 - 52.5 Connect to Pen Scanner .....................................................................................2 - 62.5.1 Via USB Cable ........................................................................................2 - 62.5.2 Via Bluetooth (for WorldPenScan BT) ...................................................2 - 7Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings ...................................................................3 - 13.1 WorldPenScan Series Toolbar ...........................................................................3 - 13.2 Scan Text and Image .........................................................................................3 - 33.2.1 Text Mode ...............................................................................................3 - 33.2.2 Image Mode ............................................................................................3 - 33.3 Online Translation .............................................................................................3- 43.3.1 Dictionary ...............................................................................................3 - 43.3.2 Sentence Translation ...............................................................................3 - 53.4 Business Mode ..................................................................................................3 - 63.5 Original Image ...................................................................................................3 - 73.6 Settings ..............................................................................................................3 - 83.6.1 General Settings ......................................................................................3 - 83.6.2 Recognition Settings .............................................................................3-103.6.3 Business Mode ......................................................................................3-123.6.4 Hardware Information (For WorldPenScan BT) ...................................3-133.7 Help .................................................................................................................3-143.8 About ...............................................................................................................3-14Chapter 4  Penpower Voice Reader ...............................................................4 - 14.1 Open Penpower Voice Reader ...........................................................................4 - 14.2 Voice Reader Setting .........................................................................................4 - 24.3 Turn off Penpower Voice Reader .......................................................................4 - 2
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Chapter 1  Product Introduction 1-1Chapter 1 Product Introduction1.1 IntroductionWorldPenScan series, the best input device, scans and recognizes 193 languges and put the scanned material  into your  computer via the  USB interface. Whenever you come across  any  particular  words  or  sentences  that  you  do  not  understand, WorldPenScan series will scan for you.With an ergonomic design, WorldPenScan series provides a comfortable handle which ts all left and right-handed users. Scan away effortlessly with the transparent scan tip. Where you see, where you scan.1.2 Features•  The Best Input DeviceUnlike  the  complicated  process  of  the  traditional  scanner, WorldPenScan  series  pro-vides the easiest way for inputting words. Multi-thread architecture allows you to scan continuously without pause while recognition is being done on the y.•   Recognize 193 LanguagesThe WorldPenScan  series  can  scan  and  recognize  193  languages,  including  English, French,  German,  Italian,  Spanish,  Japanese,  Korean,  Simplied  Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and etc. For the detailed recognition language list, please refer to the appen-dix. •  Automatic Tilt CalibrationAuto-detect and calibrate the tilt angle of the scanned pictures to improve the recogni-tion accuracy.•  Online TranslationThe  manageable  online  translation  menu  is  attached  on  the  toolbar. You  can  see  the tranaslation result immediately.•  A Brand New Ergonomic DesignProvide a comfortable handle which ts all left and right-handed users. Scan away ef-fortlessly with its transparent scan tip. Where you see, where you scan. The stand alone USB cable can prevent cable damage and connection problems.
WorldPenScan Series1-2•  Scan ImageThe new feature of scanning images lets you scan and save the important images into MS Word les.•  Penpower Voice ReaderPenpower voice reader utilizes a state of the art text-to-speech technology, it reads in uent Mandarin or  Cantonese of  any articles. You can  use it as  a tool  for fast proof-reading or in teaching the correct Mandarin/Cantonese pronunciation.• Support Business Mode    The business mode supports the recognition of barcodes and fonts such as OCR-A/B,  and MICR fonts. With the business mode, you can scan and recognize barcodes and numbers or characters on invoices, checks, bills, coupons, and etc.
2-1Chapter 2   Getting StartedFunction button:  While scanning text or images, clicking the function button will function as the [Enter] key on the keyboard by default. Tip: You can  refer Section  3.6.1 to congure  the function  button as Enter,  Tab,  and-Space. Chapter 2 Getting Started2.1 System Requirements· Windows 8 desktop mode/7/Vista/XP  SP3· 650MB of available hard disk space· USB port· Bluetooth module-WIDCOMM or Microsoft Bluetooth stack(WorldPenScan BT)2.2 Hardware Specication2.2.1 WorldPanScan· Dimensions: 130mm x 37mm x 18.5mm· Weight: 30g · Interface: USB 2.0· Scanning speed: 15 cm/sec.· · Character size: 5~22 ptUSB PortScan Tip Function ButtonScan Button
2-2 WorldPenScan Series2.2.2 WorldPanScan BT· Dimensions: 130mm x 37mm x 18.5mm· Weight: 35g · Interface: USB 2.0/Bluetooth v2.1+EDR· Transmit Data Rate: GFSK (1Mbps), p/4-DQPSK (2Mbps), 8-DPSK(3Mbps)· Built-in lithium polymer rechargeable battery· Voltage and amperage: 4.75~5.25V (<100mA)· Scanning speed: 15 cm/sec.· · Character size: 5~22 ptFunction button:  While scanning text or images, clicking the function button will function as the [Enter] key on the keyboard by default. Tip: You can  refer Section  3.6.1 to congure  the function  button as Enter,  Tab,  and-Space. Scan Tip Function ButtonScan Button USB Port
2-3Chapter 2   Getting Started2.3 Software Installation1.  Insert  the WorldPenScan/  WorldPen-Scan  BT  setup  CD  into  the  CD-ROM drive. The  installation  program  will start automatically.   Click  [WorldPen-Scan]/  [WorldPenScan  BT]  to  install WorldPenScan/  WorldPenScan  BT. (WorldPenScan BT for example)3.  Click [Next] to install.4.  Please read the License Agreement, se-lect [I accept the terms of the license agreement] and click [Next] to  con-tinue.2. Please  select an  installation language and click [Next] to install.
2-4 WorldPenScan SeriesNote: When  installing  in  the Windows 7 or Vista OS, the system may pop-up a warning message twice. Please select [Continue Anyway] to install the driver.7. When the installation is nished, please restart your computer. Click [Finish] to restart your computer. 5. Select a destination folder to install the software to. Click [Next] to continue.6.  Choose the program folder that you want to install WorldPenScan BT to. If left as  default, the  software will  create a  new folder  for you.  Click  [Next] to continue.
2-5Chapter 2   Getting Started2.4 Running Penpower WorldPenScan SeriesGo  to  [Start/ All  Programs/ Penpower WorldPenScan  or  Penpower WorldPen-Scan BT/ WorldPenScan or Penpower WorldPenScan BT] or double-click the shortcut  or    on the desktop to start the WorldPenScan/ WorldPenScan BT toolbar.When running the software for  the rst time, a Registration  Reminder will appear. Please click on Register now to register and receive the warranty service. You can also click  Register later  to  close  the  reminder. When  you  need  to  register,  click  the  Tools button and select About from the toolbar and then click on Registration. If you've regis-tered, please click Already Registered.Tip: If you do not need to be reminded again, you can check [Don’t show this register-ing window at startup].A Scanning Guide will appear after the registration reminder. Note: If you would not like to read the message again, you can check [Do not display this scanning guide next time], and click [OK].
2-6 WorldPenScan Series2.5 Connect to Pen ScannerYou can plug pen scanner into your computer's USB port via the USB cable to use WorldPenScan or WorldPenScan BT. Besides, WorldPenScan BT can be connected with computer via Bluetooth for use.  2.5.1 Via USB CablePlease follow the instructions to connect pen scanner with computer. 3. Click [Finish] to end the installation.1.  Plug  in  pen  scanner  into  your com-puter’s USB port and a window will appear.  Select  [No,  not  this  time]  and click [Next] to continue.Note: Some computers may shut down accidentally  after  connection.  This is due  to the  lack of  power to  sup-port several USB devices.  To avoid this  problem,  connect  your World-PenScan series and other USB devices to  an extra-powered  USB hub.2.  Select [Install the software automati-cally] and click [Next] to continue.Note : When connecting the scan pen to another USB port, follow these same steps to install again.
2-7Chapter 2   Getting Started2.5.2 Via Bluetooth (for WorldPenScan BT)Please follow the instructions to pair your computer and pen scanner with Bluetooth at rst time use. 1. Press the function button on pen scanner until the status light blinks. When the status light blinks, you can begin to pair the computer with pen scanner.2.  Launch WorldPenScan BT and click [Tools]   button to select [Settings] from the drop-down menu. Then go to the [Hardware info] page.3. Click [Pair].4. Follow the [Add Bluetooth Device Wizard] to pair your computer and pen scanner.
2-8 WorldPenScan Series5. Select [WorldPenScan] and click [Next].6. Select [Use the passkey found in the documentation] and enter the default passkey of pen scanner: 1234. Then Click [Next].7. Click [Finish] when pen scanner was successfully paired to your computer.
2-9Chapter 2   Getting Started8. Then, the pen scanner will connect to your computer automatically. When pen scanner is paired with your phone successfully, the status light on pen scanner  blinks slowly (blink every  3 seconds),  and  the pen  scanner will connect  with WorldPenScan BT automatically. You can begin to use WorldPenScan BT when the pen bluetooth status changed to [Paired and connected]. Note 1: Long press the function button on pen scanner will turn off pen scanner. Next time you want to use WorldPenScan BT, please shortly press function button to turn on pen scanner. The pen scanner will connect to WorldPenScan BT soft-ware automatically. There is  no  need to  pair your  computer  and pen  scanner again. Note  2:  If  your  computer  has  paired  with  pen  scanner  but  cannot  to  connect  to  pen scanner for use, you can go to [Start\Control Panel\Printers and Other Hard-ware\Bluetooth  Devices ]  to  remove  [WorldPenScan]  and  follow  the  instruc-tions to pair your computer and pen scanner again. Note 4: If pen scanner is not connected with the software nor executed more than 10 minutes, or is connected with the software but not executed more than 30 min-utes, the pen scanner will automatically shut down to save power.  Note 3: For WorldPenScan BT, you can connect pen scanner with computer via USB cable  and  via  Bluetooth  at  the  same  time.  Follow  the  instructions  to  connect pen scanner with USB cable rst,  and enter the default passkey of pen scan-ner:  1234 in  the Add  Bluetooth  Device Wizard directly, the  pen  scanner  will connect to your computer automatically via Bluetooth. Now if you unplug the USB cable, you can continue to use pen scanner via Bluetooth.
3-1Chapter 3 Scanning and SettingsChapter 3 Scanning and Settings3.1 WorldPenScan Series Toolbar1.  Language  Recognition: The  WorldPenScan  series  can  recognize Traditional Chi-nese, Simplied Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean,  Spanish and more text. Click   to select the language you would like to scan.Note: The Language Recognition must match the language of the content for optimal accuracy. 2.  Text mode: The [Text mode]    is the default scan mode for scanning an article or a sentence directly. The scanned word or sentence will be recognized and sent as typed text to your computer. Please refer to 3.2.1 Text Mode for more detailed information.3.  Image  mode: You  can  select [Image  mode]  in  the  drop-down  menu  from  the  but-ton   to scan images or text. They will be sent to your computer in image formats. Please refer to 3.2.2 Image Mode for more detailed information.4.  Dictionary: Selecting [Dictionary] in the drop-down menu from the button   can provide you the  translation result of every  scanned word. Please  refer to 3.3  Online Translation for more detailed information.5.  Sentence translation: Selecting [Sentence translation] in the drop-down menu from the button   will provide the translations of the sentences you scan. Please refer to 3.3 Online Translation for more detailed information.Text mode\ Image modeLanguage recognitionToolsMinimize to Tray IconBusiness modeMinimizeVoice ReaderDictionary\Sentence translation
3-2 WorldPenScan Series6.  Business Mode : You can select [Barcode], [MICR], or [OCR A/B] from Busi-ness Mode. These modes  allow you  to scan  barcodes, invoices,  checks, bills, postal codes, coupon numbers, and racing numbers. In order to have higher recognition accu-racy, you may use the Business mode to recognize different documents. Please refer to 3.4 Business Mode for more detailed information.7.  Voice Reader : Read aloud Chinese articles in Mandarin or Cantonese. Please re-fer to Chapter 4 Penpower Voice Reader.8.  Tools : Provide Original Image, Bubble Window, Settings, Help and About WorldPenScan series..  Original Image: Display the scanned image. See 3.5 Original Image..  Settings: Provide general, recognition, and business mode settings. See 3.7 Settings for more detailed information. .  Help: Open this user manual. .  About: See the product information.9.  Minimize  : Click   to minimize the toolbar.10. Minimize to Tray Icon  : Click   minimize the toolbar into a tray icon. Double-click the tray  icon on the  bottom-right of the  screen to open  the toolbar. Right-click the tray icon to open the function menu.
3-3Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings3.2 Scan Text and Image3.2.1 Text ModeWhen you want to scan an article or a sentence directly into your computer, you can use [Text mode]   :1.  Select [Text mode] in the drop-down menu from the button  .2.  Select the language of the text that you want to scan from [Language recognition].3.  Open  any  word  processor,  for  example  Microsoft Word  or  WordPad,  and then  click the location where you want to input.4.  Place a document on a at surface and place the scan tip at the front of your desired scan area. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag the pen scanner in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the scanning, please make sure the white auxiliary light is on. 5.  Stop applying pressure to the pen to stop scanning. The text that the pen has scanned will be displayed in your word processor immediately.Note: WorldPenScan  series  is  able  to  scan  and  recognize  one row  of  characters  at  a time. Please place the scan tip arrow at the center of the line.3.2.2 Image ModeWhen you want to scan text or images into your computer in image formats, you can use [Image mode]  .1.  Select [Image mode] in drop-down menu from the button  .2.  Open a word processor that is able to input images, for example Microsoft Word. Click the location where you would like to input the scanned images.3.  Place a document  on the a at surface  and place the scan  tip at the starting word  or picture. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the scan area, and then press and drag the pen scanner in a straight line like a highlighter. The white auxiliary light from the scan tip indicates the pen is scanning.4.  Stop applying pressure to the scan pen to stop scanning. The scanned picture will be displayed in your word processor in an image format.
3-4 WorldPenScan Series3.3 Online TranslationWorldPenScan series provides online translation function to translate scanned words and  sentences  by  [Dictionary]  and  [Sentence  Translation]. WorldPenScan  series  col-lects the translations results from websites and display them in its translation window. 3.3.1 Dictionary1.  Select [Dictionary] in the drop-down menu from the button  .2.  Select the language you want to translate from and the language you want to translate to.  3.  Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag the pen scanner in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the scan-ning, please make sure the white auxiliary light is on.4.  Stop applying pressure to the scan pen to stop scanning. The word and its translation result will be  displayed  in  the  window  as below. At  the  bottom  of  the  window,  you can see the source of the translation. If you scan more than one word, you can press the [Function button] on the scan pen to see the translation of the next recognizable word.5.  The translated word will also be shown in the search box. You can click   to listen to the pronunciation of this word or click   to search for more information on Google, Wikipedia, or YouTube. You can also type in the search bar to nd more information. Note: Please connect to the internet while using the online translation function.
3-5Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings3.3.2 Sentence Translation1.  Select [Sentence translation] in the drop-down menu from the button  .2.  Select the language you want to translate from   and the language you want to translate to   .3.  Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag the pen scanner in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the scan-ning,  please  make  sure  the  white  auxiliary  light  is  on.  The  original  image,  scanned sentence, and translation result will be displayed automatically in the window as be-low. 4.  You can click   to delete the contents, click   to send the scanned text out by e-mail, and click   to listen to the pronunciation. Tip: You can select  words in the sentence and see their translations.
3-6 WorldPenScan Series3.4 Business ModeThe Business Mode allows you to scan  barcodes, invoices, checks, bills, postal codes, coupon numbers and racing numbers etc.The  fonts  that  the  Business  Mode  supports  are    OCR A,  OCR  B,  MICR,  and  other fonts as the samples below:The barcodes that the Business Mode supports are Codabar, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, EAN  8, EAN  13, IATA 2  of 5,  Industrial 2  of 5,  Interleaved 2  of 5,  Matrix 2  of 5, Patch, PostNet, UCC-128, UPC-A and UPC-E. In order  to have higher  recognition accuracy, you may  use the [Business  Mode] to recognize these fonts:1.  Select  [Barcode],  [MICR], or [OCR A/B] in  the drop-down menu  from the but-ton .Note: For higer recognition accuracy, before you start the Business Mode, please select the font  that you want  to scan  in [Tools] \  [Settings] \ [Business  Mode]. Please refer to 3.7.2 Recognition Settings. 2.  Open your application or any word processor, for example Microsoft Word. Click the location where you would like to input the scanned text or numbers. 3.  Place a document on a at surface and place the scan tip at the front of your desired scan area. Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag the pen scanner in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the scanning, please make sure the white auxiliary light is on. 4.  Stop applying pressure to the pen to stop scanning. The scanned text or numbers are displayed in your application or word processor immediately.Note 1: When scanning barcodes, please aim pen scanner at the upper side of barcodes, not  at the center, to have higher recognition accuracy.Tip: You  can  select  a  range  of   your  desired  scan  document  in  the  Settings to  have higher recognition accuracy.  Please refer to 3.7.3 Recognition Settings.OCR A: 0123ABCabcOCR B: MS Gothic: 0123ABCabcMICR :
3-7Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings3.5 Original ImageClick [Tools]   button and select the [Original Image] option from the drop-down menu to open the [Original Image] window. After scanning, the [Original Image] win-dow displays the scanned image. You can check the scanned image to compare with the original text. This can help you improving your scan technique for more accurate recog-nition results.Tip: You can right click on the original image to save the image to .bmp or .pcx le.
3-8 WorldPenScan SeriesButton DenitionThe default function of  Function Button is Enter. You can replace Enter by Space and Tab.  Select the  options under  Button  denition and  then you  can  select which  function you want the Function Button to be.PronunciationWhen choosing the Traditional Chinese or Simplied Chinese as the language recog-nition, you can choose to listen the speech of the recognized word in Mandarin or Can-tonese. When choosing the English as the language recognition, you can choose to listen the speech of the recognized English word.Scan DirectionWorldPenScan series must be used to scan the characters in consistent direction, any changes to the direction will cause inaccurate recognition results.When  choosing  Traditional  Chinese,  Simplied  Chinese,  Japanese  or  Korean  as  the language  recognition,  you  can  accord  to  the  document  you  want  to  scan  to  choose  the scan direction manually.3.6 SettingsClick [Tools]   button and  select [Settings]  from the drop-down  menu to  set up the general, recognition, online translation and interface language settings.3.6.1 General SettingsClick [Tools]   button and select [Settings]  from the drop-down menu  to set the preferences.
3-9Chapter 3 Scanning and SettingsNote: Penpower WorldPenScan series is able to scan and recognize one row of char-acters at a time. Please place the pen scanner in such a manner so that the Scan Tip arrow is at the center of the line of text.Left hand: Scan from right-to-left or from left-to-rightRight hand: Scan from left-to-right or from right-to-leftScanning Horizontal TextWhen scanning  horizontal text, you  can choose  the  [Horizontal]  option. Hold  the Pen rmly, as you would hold a highlighter, while the Pen's tip is at an angle of between 70 and 80 degrees to the page. Align the Scan Tip arrow on your pen to the center of the characters. Then move the pen left-to-right or right-to-left to scan.Scanning Vertically Aligned TextWhen  scanning  vertically  aligned  text,  you  can  choose  [Vertically]  and  then  select [Left-hand] or [Right-hand]. To scan the text, please hold the pen rmly as you hold a highlighter, with the pen tip at an angle between 70 to 80 degrees to the page. Align the Scan Tip arrow on your pen to the center of the characters.Left Hand Right HandNote: The Left/Right-handed option only available when you select the vertical direc-tion.
3-10 WorldPenScan Series3.6.2 Recognition SettingsIn the [Recognition] page, you can set up the recognition languages, Chinese recogni-tion option, recognition contents and at the end of scan, insert a space automatically.Recognition LanguagesWorldPenScan  series provides  193 recognition  languages for you to choose.  In the toolbar, you can drag down the recognition menu to select the recognition language you want. You  can modify  the recognition  language menu  in  the Recognition  Language tab  of Setting. In  the Recognition  Language Tab,  the  right column  contains 193 recognition languages for you to choose. The languages appear in the left column will all appear on the recognition language drag down menu on the tool bar. In this tab, you can select the recognition language in the right column and click  [add] to add it into the left column. If you want to remove a language from the left column, you can select the language you want to remove and click  [Remove]  to remove it from the left column.Tip:  Select a  language  in  the  right column  and  click   or  ,  you  can  change this language's order.
3-11Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings Chinese Recognition OptionWhen choosing Chinese Traditional or Chinese Simplied as the language recognition, you can choose to output the recognized characters in Traditional Chinese or Simplied Chinese. Check the [Output full-width punctuations] option to set the punctionations as full-width. When choosing the Chinese Traditional as the language recognition, you can check the [Recognize HK Character] to recognize Hongkong characters. If you do not need to recognize Hongkong characters, please do not check it for higher recognition ac-curacy. You can connect to the http://www.microsoft.com/hk/hkscs/default.aspx to check the Hong Kong characters list.Recognize English characters & numbersYou can select [Recognize English characters & numbers] to make WorldPenScan series  recognize  English  characters  and  numbers  when  choosing Traditional  Chinese, Simplied Chinese, Japanese or Korean as the language recognition,JIS Level 2 Kanji CharactersWhen choosing the Japanese as  the language  recognition, you can  check the [JIS Level 2 Kanji Characters] to recognize the JIS level 2 Kanji characters. If you do not need to recognize JIS level 2 Kanji characters, please do not check it for higher recogni-tion accuracy.At the End of the Scan, Insert a Space AutomaticallyWhen choosing the English, French, German, Italian or Spanish as the language rec-ognition,  you can  check  the  [At  the  end  of  the  scan,  insert  a  space  automatically]. While scanning text, the system will automatically add a space at the end of the scan.
3-12 WorldPenScan Series3.6.3 Business ModeWhen using  the business  mode,  you can  accord with  the scan  content  to choose  the scan mode as below for higher recognition accuracy and the font the mode supports will show in the window. yBarcode: Recognize barcodes.  yMICR (E-13B): Recognize MICR font Text. yOCR A/B: Recognize OCR A/B font Text. (The options below are only for OCR A/B)-  Alphabet only: Recognize from A to Z and from a to z.-  Numbers only:  Recognize from 0 to 9.-  Alphabet & Numbers: Recognize from A to Z, from a to z and from 0 to 9.-  Hexadecimal: Recognize from A to F, from a to f and from 0 to 9.-  Leave no space while scanning: Without leaving any space while scanning.
3-13Chapter 3 Scanning and Settings3.6.4 Hardware Information (For WorldPenScan BT)In [Hardware info] page, you can view the Bluetooth status and pen status.  yHost Bluetooth status: Show whether the Bluetooth of your computer is turned on or not.   yPen Bluetooth status: Show the connecting status of pen scanner.  yPair: Press this button to pair your computer and pen scanner. For more information, please refer to 2.5.2. yMAC Address: The address means the identication of the pen scanner.  yPen status: Show the status of pen scanner, including battery status, F/W version, USB connection status, and Bluetooth connection status.
3-14 WorldPenScan Series3.7 HelpSelecting [Help] in the drop-down menu from the button   can nd the user manu-al of WorldPenScan series.3.8 AboutSelecting [About] in the drop-down menu from the button   can see the informa-tion of WorldPenScan series, or you can go to Penpower Technology Ltd. ofcial website for  more  informaiton.  If  there  is  any  problem  or  suggestion,  please  click  [Contact  us] and send an e-mail to us.
4-1Chapter 4 Penpower Voice ReaderChapter 4  Penpower Voice ReaderPenpower Voice  Reader  utilizes  a  state  of  the  art  text-to-speech  technology,  it  reads  in uent Mandarin or Cantonese of any articles. You can use it as a tool for fast proofreading or in teaching the correct Mandarin/Cantonese pronunciation.4.1 Open Penpower Voice Reader1.  Click [Voice Reader]   button from the toolbar or [VoiceReader] from the tray icon menu to run Penpower Voice Reader.3.  Choose a paragraph, click   and select [Start/Stop Text to Speech], the selected para-graph will be read out. Check your speaker if there’s no sound.4.  During reading, click  , and selecting [Start/Stop Text to Speech], it will stop reading.2.   When it  starts  up,  there will  be  an icon  on/off button   on the  top right corner of your  application, such  as Word. You can click the icon to select Mandarin Speech or Cantonese Speech.
4-2 WorldPenScan Series4.2 Voice Reader SettingClick  , select [Setting] , the [Setting] window will appear.Speech Speed: Adjust speak speed.Speech Tone: Adjust tone level.Speech Volume: Adjust speak volume.4.3 Turn off Penpower Voice Reader1. Click  , select [Exit].2. When you see the following image, the Penpower VoiceReader is turned off and the icon on the upper right corner disappears.
Appendix: Recognition Languages AbkhazAdygheAfrikaansAgulAlbanianAltaiArmenian (Eastern)Armenian (Grabar)Armenian (Western)AvarAymaraAzerbaijani (Cyrillic)Azerbaijani (Latin)BashkirBasqueBelarusianBembaBlackfootBretonBugotuBulgarianBuryatCatalanCebuanoChamorroChechenChinese (Simplied)Chinese (Traditional)ChukcheeChuvashCorsicanCrimean TatarCroatianCrowCzechDakota (Sioux)DanishDargwaDunganDutch (Belgium)Dutch (Netherlands)EnglishEskimo (Cyrillic)Eskimo (Latin)EstonianEvenEvenkiFaroeseFijianFinnishFrenchFrisianFriulianGagauzGalicianGandaGermanGerman (Luxembourg)German (new spelling)GreekGuaraniHani
HausaHawaiianHungarianIcelandicIndonesianIngushIrishItalianJapaneseJingpoKabardianKalmykKarachay-balkarKarakalpakKasubKawaKazakhKhakassKhantyKikuyuKirghizKongoKoreanKoryakKpelleKumykKurdishLakLatinLatvianLezgiLithuanianLubaMacedonianMalagasyMalay (Malaysian)MalinkeMalteseMansiMaoriMariMayaMiaoMinangkabauMohawkMoldavianMongolMordvinNahuatlNenetsNivkhNogayNorwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Nynorsk)NyanjaOjibwayOldEnglishOldFrenchOldGermanOldItalianOldSpanishOssetianPapiamentoPolishPortuguese (Brazil)Portuguese (Portugal)
ProvencalQuechuaRhaeto-RomanicRomanianRomanyRundiRussianRussian (Old Spelling)RwandaSami (Lappish)SamoanScottish GaelicSelkupSerbian (Cyrillic)Serbian (Latin)ShonaSlovakSlovenianSomaliSorbianSothoSpanishSundaSwahiliSwaziSwedishTabasaranTagalogTahitianTajikTatarTok PisinTonganTswanaTunTurkishTurkmenTuvinianUdmurtUigur (Cyrillic)Uigur (Latin)UkrainianUzbek (Cyrillic)Uzbek (Latin)WelshWolofXhosaYakutZapotecZuluEsperantoIdoInterlinguaOccidentalArabic numbersArabic-Indian numbersBasicC/C++COBOL Fortran JAVAPascalSimple chemical formulas
Penpower WorldPenScan Series User ManualRelease: November, 2012Version: v3.6

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