ORCAM MyEye 2 Instructions

ORCAM MyEye 2

Get Started

Charge OrCam Read

• To charge OrCam Read, insert the charging cable into the charging inlet. Plug the USB end of the charging cable into the wall charger. Plug the wall charger into an electrical outlet.
• Before turning on the device for the first time, charge your device for three hours.
• OrCam Read fully charges in approximately 90 – 120 minutes.
• The OrCam Read charger supports 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz.

Power on OrCam Read

Press the power button for 2 seconds until you hear a beep. Less than a minute later, the device will announce: “OrCam Version (xx) is ready. Battery is (xx) percent charged”.

Functions

Press the Trigger Button

Press the trigger (round button first behind the camera) button once and OrCam Read will: read captured text, stop reading, wake up from suspend mode, or make selections in the audio settings menu. Press the trigger button twice quickly while reading to pause the device and twice quickly again to restart reading from where the device paused.

Press Plus (+) Volume Button

Press the plus (2 nd button behind the camera) button while the device is not reading or conducting any other function to increase the volume or scroll through the audio settings menu. Press the plus button while the device is reading to fast forward through the text.

Press Minus (-) Volume Button

Press the minus (3rd button behind the camera) button while the device is not reading or conducting any other function to decrease the volume. Press the minus button while the device is reading to rewind and repeat text.

Features

Read or Recognize

OrCam Read can read text and recognize preloaded barcodes and banknotes.

1. Hold OrCam read directly facing the text or barcode or banknote at a distance of 6 – 14” away from the text or barcode or banknote. Software version 9.15 and higher will allow the material to be captured in portrait or landscape mode & image capture is exact within laser box.
2. Long-press the trigger button. As you long-press, adjust the laser to capture the desired text or barcode or banknote. Release the trigger button. You will hear a camera shutter sound.
3. OrCam Read will begin to read the text or recognize the barcode or banknote.
   Note : Do not hold the trigger button for more than 10 seconds or the device will time out and you will need to press again

Laser Pointer Modes

There are two laser pointer modes:

• “Rectangle” for reading framed text.
• “Arrow” to start reading from a specific location
  

You can switch the laser pointer mode by using the voice command “Hey OrCam, Change Laser Shape” or by pressing the plus (+) and minus (-) volume buttons at the same time.

Smart Reading

This feature is designed to help you find specific information you are looking for in a faster and easier way. You can ask OrCam Read to read the due date and amount of your bills, read just the desserts section of a menu, read the phone number off a business card, and more.

1. Hold OrCam read directly facing the text at a distance of about 6 – 14 inches away from the text.
2. Use the Voice Command “Hey OrCam, Smart Reading” or double-press the trigger button and say after the long beep, “Smart Reading”. The device will start making camera shutter sounds
3. After the device says, “Ready”, the device will always be listening. There is no need to subsequently say “Hey OrCam” or to double-press the trigger button before every vocal command.
4. Say a vocal command.
5. If you wish to stop the feedback and say a new command while the device is reading, press the trigger button once and the device will return to “Always Listening” mode.
6. To exit this feature, either say “Exit”, or long press the trigger button for 5 seconds and then release. OrCam Read will say “Exiting” as it exits the smart Reading feature.

Voice Commands

Smart reading Read everything Find Start from Jump to Read the article about Read the dates Read the phone numbers Read the amounts Previous
Next Repeat
Read the headlines Read article number 1-10 Read the first article / second article…
Exit Restart
Volume up / down Speak louder /softer Reading speed up / down Read faster / slower Help

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