scanmarker BLE Air Wireless Digital Highlighter and Reader Pen User Manual
- June 5, 2024
- scanmarker
Table of Contents
scanmarker BLE Air Wireless Digital Highlighter and Reader Pen
IOS & ANDROID
INSTALLATION
Search App Store I Google Play for the ‘Scanmarker Air’ app and install on your device.
CONNECTING YOUR SCAN MARKER AIR
- Open the Scanmarker app.
- Make sure your device’s Bluetooth is turned on.
- Turn your scanner on (see ‘Turning Your Scanner On/Off’ on page 1)
- Select ‘Start’ – It will start searching for your Scanmarker Air.
- Tap on the name of your scanner when it appears under ‘Select Scanner’.
- You should then receive a message that your scanner has successfully connected
Note:
First time pairing requires internet connection and can take slightly longer
than usual. After the first-time connection, you will just need to open the
app and turn on your scanner in order to connect. Troubleshooting tip: If the
blue light is steady, but isn’t connecting to your device – check whether it
is connecting to a different device (e.g. computer) that you paired it with
previously. Close the Scanmarker application on the other device and try
again.
QUICK SETUP
When starting the app for the first time, the quick setup options will show.
(You can always change these settings later by selecting the O icon at the
bottom right corner of every screen). When internet connection is available,
it is recommended to connect to the Cloud to facilitate faster processing of
scans.
MAIN SCREEN
After practicing your scanning, you will arrive at the main screen. Following
the first-time connection, this is the screen you will always be directed to
whenever you start the app and reconnect your Scan marker Air. It will show
you a list here of all your saved documents.Tap the B icon (‘New’ on iPhone)
to start a new document.The documents are saved as text files and can then be
shared as you wish via email, Dropbox, Google Drive etc. Either tap ‘share’ in
the optionsin your document or share multiple documents at once in the main
screen.
SCANNING TIPS
- Hold your scanner at a 30-60 degree angle
- Place the clear tip of the scanner a little bit before the beginning of the line you wish to scan and end your scanning movement after the end of the line.
- Make sure the text you would like to scan is in the center of the tips when you start scanning (Scanmarker will continue followi ng the line that it originally detected.) Scan in a fluid and quite quick motion.
- Avoid applying excessive pressure w hilst scanning.
- Practice scanning in the ‘Test Device’ screen until you are happy with t he results.
- When scanning several lines of text, t here is no need to wait for t he f irst line to appear on your screen before continuing on to scan the subsequent lines.
GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR SCANMARKER AIR
It is recommended to charge your Scan marker Air for 3 hours before first-time use. Charge your Scan marker Air either using provided USB cable connected to a computer or using a wall mount charger.
TURNING YOUR SCANNER ON/OFF
Note: Software has to be installed and open on your device in order to connect
your Scanmarker Air (see instructions below).
To turn on:
The green and blue light will turn on. The green light is the battery
indication. It will start to flash when charging is required. When charging,
the green light will blink slowly and then will turn steady when it has
reached a full charge.
CONNECTING YOUR SCANMARKER AIR
To connect via Bluetooth:
Windows users: Plug in the Bluetooth dongle provided in package. Mac users:
Dongle should not be used. Start with the following step. Open Scanmarker
application
Turn your Scanmarker Air on The blue light will blink and turn steady when
connection has been established. Alternatively, you can connect to your
computer via the USB cable provided.
TOUR
When you connect your Scanmarker Air for the first t ime the tour will appear.
You will be prompted to choose your right-left hand settings and languages.
You can always change these options later in the settings.
ACTIVATION
The software requires activation (this step requires internet connection) to
continue to use after your 30-day trial. Go to the Activation tab in the
settings and fill in the code found on the warranty card included in the
package.You have the choice of either scanning directly to the
Scanmarkerapplicat ion or scanning to an external applicat ion of your choice
Select the !SJ icon to scan into the Scanmarker application.Select the icon to
scan directly into Word or other applications.The selected scanning option
will appear in white.
SCANNING TO DOCUMENT
Select the ‘document’ icon and place your cursor where you would like the scan to appear. Scanned or t ranslated text will be typed in to your document.
- When scanning to a document, the default setting is that it adds a space after each scan and then cont inues the following scan on the same line.
- For the following scan to be placed on a new line, click the scanner down at the end of the scan.
- You can change these default settings by clicking on the 0 icon > Settings … > Scanning> Type-in to external program
Note: There is an additional requirement on Mac OS Mojave 10.14 to enable accessibility for the Scan marker App in order for this function to work. There should be an automatic prompt asking for access when clicking on the document icon for the first time. If you don’t see it, please check for it behind the other apps open on your screen.[If needed, you can also allow this by opening System Preferences-> Privacy & Security -> click on the Privacy tab select Accessibility from the list->Click the lock icon to make changes-> Check the box next to Scanmarker
SCAN TYPE
Text BarcodeThe default setting for scanning standard lines of text. For
barcode scanning. When scanning barcodes, the scanner should be held
differently than usual. The tip of the scanner should be horizontal or
inclined in relation to the vertical lines, not parallel tothem. It should be
held in an angle
Single word
When scanning single words, place the scanner well in front of each word and
end the scanning well aher the end of the word
Image
Use to scan handwriting, signatures and formulae and they will be inserted
alongside the text in your document.
Numbers
When scanning numbers only.(A combination of text and numbers should be
scanned using the text option.) like this:
SCANNING INSIDE THE SCAN MARKER WINDOW
Please refer to the tour in the Help & Support tab that demonstrates this
clearly. When scanning inside the Scanmarker application (with the pencil icon
selected) the text will be inserted into the white pop-out window.
TopScan warrants to the original purchaser that the following products
(provided that such products were paid for in full), shall be free from
defects in material and workmanship, under normal use: (a) the TopScan
Scanmarker, for a period of on year from and after amount of years from the
date of deliveryfrom Topscan or from the date of download from Topscan’s
designated website, pending changes in technology and market. TopScan shall
have no obligation hereunder for defects caused by purchaser’s unreasonable
use or accident,immersion in water, neglect, abuse, improper maintenance,
modification, mishandling, tampering with or alteration of TopScan products,
or any other cause not arising out of defects in workmanship or materials of
the product, including the failure to download any appropriate updates,
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(a) purchaser notifying TopScan of warranty claim within the warranty period;
(b) TopScan verifying the existence of a defect in the product; and (c)
receipt by TopScan of valid proofof purchaser’s purchase and the date of such
purchase. Upon discovery of any defect in material or workmanship of any
TopScan product, pursuant to this limited warranty, the purchaser’s exclusive
remedies shall be, at TopScan’s exclusive discretion option, to have it
repaired, receive a replacement or receive a refund of the amount of the
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under this warranty. For wireless products, purchaser must ensure correct and
non-interfered communication between the product and the host to which text is
to be transferred Purchaser must advise and conform to the end user license
agreement
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