PATRIOT 601140 VoicePlus Reader and Scanner User Manual
- June 6, 2024
- PATRIOT
Table of Contents
PATRIOT VOICEPLUS
Advanced Easy to Use Reading Appliance
User Manual
v1.4
1-800-364-1608
Congratulations on your purchase of the Patriot VOICE PLUS. Read your mail, newspapers, books, magazines, and much more. The internal battery provides a good backup for those times when power is not temporarily available. Further is easy to place near your comfortable chair or you can move it to the kitchen area or other areas of your home because it’s lightweight and easy to transport and will work on its battery avoiding the hassle of plugging and unplugging the power from your outlet source. Simply disconnect from the rear of the unit and operate on its internal battery. Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with the various controls on the unit that allow you to set the preference to best meet your needs. Explore by touch and feel the tactile rings surrounding the controls on the canopy front of the unit. Enclosed in the package is the Patriot VOICE PLUS portable reader, the AC adapter, and this User Manual. We again thank you and are pleased you are empowered with this adaptive device to maintain your quality of life and independence.
Step One – Remove the unit from the box and set the unit atop a sturdy surface
upright with a handle on top and the six-pack of tactile controls facing the
user. We suggest you take a moment to gently feel the entire unit from the top
handle to the rear of the unit and canvas your hands over the sides, the
bottom, and the canopy that houses the six tactile controls. Note that there
are three square controls stacked atop three-round controls.
Step Two – Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the supplied AC power
adapter. Next, plug the AC power adapter into a standard household 110V
outlet, then plug the opposite USB end into the USB outlet located in the rear
of the unit.
Step Three – Locate the power button beneath the front control panel it is a
textured push button and the only button available beneath the front canopy.
Press and hold for 3 seconds or until you hear/feel a vibrato sound, then
release, the audible sound signifies power has successfully been turned on.
There will be silence for about 20 seconds which is then followed up by a
music tune and audio announcement “Patriot at your service”. At this moment it
is ready to operate!
Instruction for Use- Continued
Step Four – Place your document onto the base, aligning the document with the
edges of the base. Remove your hands out of the way so there is a clear
unobstructed view of the document. Please Note: Direction of the document
is irrelevant as the unit can read in a full 360-degree pattern, sideways,
upside down, and vice versa.
Step Five – The unit will begin reading aloud automatically.
PLEASE NOTE: GENTLE TAP THE BUTTONS
(EXCEPT POWER AND ASK BUTTONS WHICH ARE PRESSED AND HELD)
| Step Six – The pause button is the round button located at the center of
the bottom row. To the right of the pause button is a round button to advance
forward reading and to the left of the pause button is a round button to
reverse backward reading.
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Step Seven – The buttons along the top are as follows:
| Top left Button (Camera Button) – allows you to take a picture of your
document to read aloud. This is especially useful when reading a book by
allowing you to simply turn the page and then click this button to read the
next page.
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| Top Center Button (Ask Button) – allows you to press and hold so that you
can ask informational questions such as talking time, talking date, and
talking weather. Please note: this feature is optional and requires an active
WiFi connection for use. It is completely separate from the reader and you may
ignore this Ask Button if you have no interest in this feature or have no
access to WiFi.
| Top Right Button (Settings Button) – allows you to open the Setting Menu.
Press the bottom center button (Selection Button) to make changes to Voice,
Language, WiFi, Rate, and Volume. The bottom right and left buttons cycle
between the options to adjust the settings. For example, select Volume and
then press the bottom right button to allow you to change the settings.
Note: When reading is paused, the right arrow will allow you to read word
by word forward and the left arrow will read word by word backward.
Long press on Pause/Play button will spell the current word.
Long Press on the top left “Manual Scan” button will read across columns
within the document such as a bank statement or spreadsheet.
Long Press the lower left “Left Arrow” button will announce the battery life.
Note: When reading is paused, the right arrow will allow you to read word
by word forward and the left arrow will read word by word backward.
Long press on Pause/Play button will spell the current word.
Long Press on the top left “Manual Scan” button will read across columns
within the document such as a bank statement or spreadsheet.
Long Press the lower left “Left Arrow” button will announce the battery life.
We offer an optional cap in case you would like to block a specific button
from being used.
Patriot VOICE PLUS with Amazon Alexa
Connecting to WiFi and Enabling Voice Query
Open the Settings Menu by pressing the upper right square button (Settings
Button) and then pressing the lower center round button (Selection Button)
until you hear “WiFi”.
Then press the lower right button (Right Arrow Button) until you hear the name
of the WiFi network that exists in your home. Press the lower center button
(Pause/Selection Button) to select the appropriate WiFi and now press the
Right Arrow Button to put in each character of the password for your WiFi
network. Note that each character must be selected by pressing the
Pause/Selection Button before advancing to the next character. Repeat repeat
this process until the entire password is entered.
After completing the password entry, you may press the Pause/Selection button
to verify that the password is completely accurate and then press the upper
right square button (Menu/Settings Button) to activate the connection. Wait
until you hear “Connected” to verify that unit is indeed connected to your
WiFi. Failure to connect is announced as “Not Connected”. Verify that your
password is correct and repeat the connection to your WiFi and enter your
password carefully.
Once connected successfully, you may press the Upper Center Question Button to
ask questions to gather information as to time, date, weather, and more. Make
sure to hold the button down while asking your question. “Just Press and Ask”
Utterances – What can I ask my Patriot Voice Plus?
What date is it?
Who is the 16th President of the United States?
Wikipedia green apples.
Play my Katie Perry radio station.
Read Chapter 3 verse 16 in the Bible App.
What is the my news Flash?
What is my Sports Briefing?
When does the New York Yankees play again?
What was the score of the last Orlando Magic game?
How tall is Mount Everest?
How deep is the Pacific Ocean?
Who wrote Harry Potter?
What is the capital city of Spain?
What is the population of Tampa Florida?
Who plays Jon Snow in Game of Thrones?
What’s the definition of precarious?
How do you spell ceiling?
What’s 5 times 3?
Translate Good Morning to Spanish.
Additional skills can be enabled simply by asking, Enable [the name of the skill]
For example, when is the high tide, when is the low tide, what is my daily
horoscope, what is the price of Apple stock, and so on. These skills are one
of over 14,000 ADDITIONAL SKILLS that can be enabled just by asking.
Tying into their iTunes or Spotify or I heart or Pandora account is all
possible and can be linked as well.
Each Patriot Voice Plus comes with a unique own account that can be managed by
any computer, tablet, or smartphone with the free downloadable Alexa app. This
makes it easier for clients that want to either self-manage their app using
their other devices or their family and loved ones can assist, or they can
call us and we would be happy to assist in client-specific accounts that might
want to be linked.
Patriot VOICE PLUS Specifications
Power: USB 5V 2.0A
Dimension/Weight w/o Packaging : 14″H x 11″W x 9″D, 5
LBS. Dimension/Weight w/Packaging: 14″H x 12″W x 10″D,
6 LBS. Camera: Auto Focus/Constant Scan 16 Mega-pixel
Software: Proprietary Interface
Microphone/Voice Services: Alexa Voice Service
Body: Specialized Aluminum Powder Coat Silver Painted
Warranty: Two Years Standard Parts and Labor
Internal Battery: Lithium Ion High Capacity (6 hours)
Headphone Jack: 3.5 mm
Patriot Vision Industries, LLC, is an affiliate of Low VisionAids, Inc. Patriot, Magnifying America, the words and their symbols/logo/mark are licensed trademarks owned by Low VisionAids, Inc. Patriot Voice Plus with Amazon Alexa. Alexa, Amazon are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or it’s affiliates. Copyright 2018. All Right Reserved. Designed & Assembled in USA.