Orcam Myreader and Myeye 2.0 (Ht374 and Ht375)
Orcam Myreader and Myeye 2.0 (Ht374 and Ht375)
0 (HT374 and
HT375)
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Contents
Special warning...........................................................................................3
General description.....................................................................................3
Items supplied with OrCam MyEye or MyReader 2.0.................................4
Orientation...................................................................................................4
Controls....................................................................................................4
Assembling the Orcam device....................................................................5
Attaching the mount to the eye glasses................................................5
Using the product........................................................................................6
Initial charging of the OrCam device........................................................6
Turning the OrCam device On or Off and Suspending...............................6
Turning your OrCam device On or Off.....................................................6
To enter or exit Suspend mode...............................................................6
Automatic Suspend and Power Off..........................................................6
Reading and recognising with OrCam........................................................7
Gestures...................................................................................................7
Beginning to read with OrCam....................................................................8
Reading with Pointing..............................................................................8
Reading with Automatic Page Recognition.............................................8
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Touch reading..........................................................................................8
Reading with Touch Bar Function............................................................8
Reading navigation..................................................................................8
Multi-Language reading..............................................................................9
Face and product learning..........................................................................9
Learn faces..............................................................................................9
Recognise learned faces.........................................................................9
Information about new faces..................................................................10
Notes on facial recognition.....................................................................10
Identify products with barcodes................................................................10
Note on barcodes...................................................................................10
Notes on product identification..................................................................11
Learn products.......................................................................................11
Identify banknotes with OrCam.................................................................11
Notes on banknotes...............................................................................12
Colour detection........................................................................................12
Settings.....................................................................................................12
Volume...................................................................................................12
Telling time and setting the internal clock.................................................12
Audio settings menu options.....................................................................13
Software update........................................................................................13
Hints and tips.............................................................................................14
OrCam Voice Commands.........................................................................14
Available Voice Commands...................................................................15
OrCam Please commands........................................................................15
Reset device..............................................................................................16
FCC compliance........................................................................................16
FCC warning..........................................................................................17
Safety........................................................................................................17
Cleaning....................................................................................................19
Power supply information..........................................................................19
How to contact RNIB.................................................................................19
RNIB Technology Team.........................................................................19
Terms and conditions of sale....................................................................19
Why recycle?..........................................................................................20
What is WEEE?......................................................................................21
How are we helping?.............................................................................21
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Special warning
These instructions contain details about both the Orcam MyEye and
MyReader. Some features are not available on the MyReader. This will be
stated throughout the document.
In addition to this basic overview of the features and functions of the OrCam
device, more detailed information and advanced setup and operation
procedures, in the form of video tutorials, are available on the OrCam
website. These are available at: www.orcam.com/en/online-tutorials/
Please read the User Guide in full, including the important safety
instructions, before using your OrCam device. Do not use your OrCam
device until you have completed training by an authorised OrCam Trainer.
OrCam will not be responsible for conditions arising as a result of intentional
damage or misuse of the product.
General description
OrCam MyEye and MyReader are wearable devices that can read text and
more (dependent upon model). The products are made up of a unit which
mounts onto your existing glasses. The head piece can be attached to a
lanyard around your neck even when mounted on to the glasses to prevent
any accidental detachment.
When not in use you can simply demagnetise from the side of the glasses
and carry on the lanyard, or store in the handy pouch which has been
supplied.
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Items supplied with OrCam MyEye or MyReader 2.0
1 x OrCam MyEye 2.0, or MyReader 2.0 and charger
One glasses frame with mount
One mount kit with scissors/clippers
One leather carrying case and lanyard.
Orientation
The OrCam is a single, integrated unit that contains sophisticated computer
technology to enable the device to read text, recognise faces, and identify
products for you. The unit consists of a rectangular device of three inches
long with a camera at one end, and a speaker at the other. When you first
receive the OrCam device box, you need to assemble the magnetic camera
mount and connect it to your eyeglasses frame.
Turn the device landscape in your hand so that the recessed end which
contains the small camera lens is to the right. The top of the device is
slightly rounded and this should be facing upwards.
Controls
Top
Touch bar
LED indicator
Back
Magnets that attach to mount
Power button and LED indicator
Right Edge
Camera
LED lights for low light situations
Left Edge
Speaker
Charger port
Eyelet loop for attaching to lanyard
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Assembling the Orcam device
Attaching the mount to the eye glasses
To wear the OrCam MyEye, you need to install a small mount with magnets
on a glasses frame. We recommend using thicker frames to better support
the device. Choose whether you want to install the mount on the right or
left arm of your glasses frame.
Follow these steps to assemble on the right arm of the glasses frame,
using the partially-assembled mount:
place the OrCam MyEye on the mount
insert the right glasses arm through the mount straps, ensuring the
tab is towards the back and camera is facing forwards
align the front end of the OrCam camera with the front of the glasses
frame to position the mount correctly on the glasses arm
remove tab from back side of the mount
press the mount onto the arm of the glasses frame. Ensure the
OrCam MyEye is still parallel to the glasses frame’s arm and that the
camera is facing forward
remove the OrCam MyEye from the mount
push each strap around arm and through the hole on the mount. pull
tightly to secure mount
carefully cut off the excess strap close to the mount. The mount is
now attached to the glasses frame and can be left there permanently.
The glasses can be folded with the mount in place.
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Using the product
Initial charging of the OrCam device
Attach the OrCam charger cable to the USB outlet on the left hand edge of
the OrCam MyEye. Plug the charger into an electrical socket. The OrCam
MyEye fully charges in 40 minutes. Charge the device when not in use
so it is ready when you are. OrCam strongly recommends using only the
original OrCam charger provided.
To turn off your OrCam device, press the Power button once. You will hear
“Suspending. Press again to shut down.” Press the Power button again.
You will hear, “Shutting down, please wait.” Just before the unit shuts
down, you will hear, “Power off. Bye bye.” When you turn the OrCam
MyEye on or off, it is recommended to listen to the system messages.
To exit Suspend mode, double tap the touch bar or press the Power button
while the device is horizontal. You will hear, “Waking up. Battery is [this
many] percent charged.”
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Reading and recognising with OrCam
Gestures
You can activate your OrCam MyEye using simple and intuitive hand
gestures.
Pointing gesture
OrCam MyEye can recognise text, products, barcodes and banknotes
through a simple point of your finger. When the camera sees your fingertip,
it knows you want it to read or recognise something.
Raise the index finger of your hand, with the tip of your finger pointed up
and the fingernail facing the camera.
Extend your arm outward, in front of you, with your finger at eye level,
and point at the area you want to read or recognise.
When the camera detects your finger, you will hear a double-beep.
Remove your finger away from the camera’s field of view. The camera
will take a picture of what it sees and make several beeps as it processes
the picture.
Stop gesture
Use this gesture when you would like OrCam to stop reading:
extend your hand in front of your face and cover the text, with the back of
your hand facing you and fingers pointing up
hold your hand in place for one to two seconds.
Time gesture
The OrCam MyEye can announce the current time and date. To hear the
current time, raise your hand upward with your fist closed and the back of
your hand facing you, as if looking at your watch. After a few seconds,
OrCam will tell you the current time.
To hear the day of the week and the date in addition to the time, keep your
hand in place for a few more seconds.
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Beginning to read with OrCam
Reading with Pointing
This is useful when reading paragraphs of text. To use this feature first hold
the text about 30cm (12 inches) directly in front of your face. Point at the
text area you want to read, using the OrCam pointing gesture. When you
hear a double beep, remove your finger from the area. The camera will
sound as OrCam takes a picture of the text. OrCam will make several
beeps as it processes the picture. It will then begin reading the text and
chime when done.
Touch reading
This is for reading specific lines of text, such as menus or newspaper
headlines. To use first point and hold your finger directly under the text you
want to read, using the OrCam pointing gesture, until the OrCam beeps
twice. OrCam will start to read from about three lines above your finger. To
read a new section, slide your finger up or down to a new spot on the page.
The camera will follow your finger to the next section you want to read.
OrCam will then double beep and start reading from the new location.
Reading navigation
You can easily navigate any text using the following:
to pause reading, double tap the touch bar
to resume reading, double tap the touch bar
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to skip forward, swipe your finger forward along the touch bar (same as
raising volume)
to skip back, swipe your finger backward along the touch bar (same as
lowering volume)
to stop reading, touch the bar or use the stop gesture
when OrCam is finished reading, it will make a chime sound.
Multi-Language reading
You can read text in other languages (dependent on availability in your
region). Enter the reading settings menu to enable automatic language
detection.
OrCam can be used to help you identify people more easily. Follow these
steps to enable face learning:
stand about one metre (three feet) from the person you want OrCam to
learn and look at their face
place your finger on the touch bar and keep it there. The device will start
making shutter sounds
ask the person to speak, and tilt or turn their head slowly in different
directions. This will help the OrCam record several views of the person to
recognise them from different angles
when you are done, remove your finger from the touch bar
OrCam will ask you to say the person’s name
touch the touch bar to confirm or swipe to re-record
each time OrCam recognises a saved face, it will replay your recording.
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manual face recognition: touch the touch bar until you hear a beep
followed by a camera sound
automatic face recognition: keep your head steady as OrCam recognises
the person. OrCam will play your recorded name aloud and chime when
completed.
Follow the instructions for “How to recognise learned faces.” After taking a
picture, OrCam will then tell you the number of people in front of you, their
general ages and their genders.
The default setting is disabled. You must enter settings menu to enable this
feature.
Hold the barcode 30cm (12 inches) in front of your face. Now activate your
OrCam to scan the barcode in one of the following ways:
manual activation: touch the touch bar and wait for a beep
automatic barcode identification: look at the barcode for a few seconds
pointing: point at the barcode until you hear a double beep. Remove your
finger from the area.
The camera will sound as OrCam takes a picture of the barcode, and
OrCam will announce product information, if available.
Note on barcodes
Use pointing for barcodes on small objects. Barcode identification is only
supported for certain products in specific countries. If a barcode is not
available in the pre-loaded database, OrCam will say “unfamiliar barcode.”
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Notes on product identification
OrCam can best identify products between the size of a playing card and a
cereal box. OrCam may struggle to identify products with few distinct
features, e.g. wallets or fruits. OrCam can learn from one to four product
sides. OrCam can only identify learned sides.
Learn products
The default setting is disabled. Enter settings menu to enable this feature.
Hold the product you wish to learn 30cm (12 inches) in front of your face.
Follow these steps to add a product to OrCam’s database:
look directly at one side of the product. Touch and hold the bar until you
hear a beep
OrCam will say “Start new product learning. Please point at the product
three times at different positions”
point at the centre of one side of the product until you hear a double beep
remove your finger and wait for the camera sound
move the product to a different position and repeat the above step twice
OrCam will tell you when it has learned one side of the product
to learn another side of the product, repeat the above steps on a new
side
once you have completed learning sides, wait a few seconds to complete
product learning
OrCam will then ask you to record the name of the product after the beep
after saying the name, touch the bar to confirm the name or swipe the bar
to re-record
each time OrCam identifies the product, it will replay your recording.
Hold the banknote 30cm (12 inches) in front of your face. Now activate your
OrCam to identify the banknote in one of the following ways:
manual activation: touch the bar and wait for a beep
automatic banknote identification: look directly at the banknote for a few
seconds
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pointing: point at the banknote until you hear a double beep. Remove
your finger from the area
the camera will sound and OrCam will announce the banknote’s value.
Notes on banknotes
OrCam is programmed to identify your locality’s banknotes. To add other
banknotes, follow instructions for Learn Products.
In order to ensure the correct value, you may want to identify the banknote
twice.
Colour detection
Note: this feature is not available on OrCam MyReader 2.0.
Your OrCam can detect different colours. To detect colours with OrCam:
place the coloured surface 30cm (12 inches) in front of your face
point at the coloured surface using the OrCam pointing gesture until you
hear a double beep
hold your finger in place until OrCam announces the colour.
Settings
Volume
To increase volume, swipe your finger forwards on the touch bar. To
decrease volume, swipe your finger backwards on the touch bar.
Note: OrCam has 10 available volume levels. Your OrCam will announce
when you reach the maximum or minimum level.
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Audio settings menu options
You can customise your OrCam’s settings via the Audio settings menu.
To enter the settings menu, hold the Power button, swipe your finger along
the touch bar, and then release the Power button, or use the following
OrCam Please command: OrCam please enter user menu.
You can customise the following settings on your OrCam:
reading language
reading rate
volume
reading settings
gesture settings
face settings
products, barcodes, banknotes and colours settings
general settings
exit.
Software update
Automatically update the software on your OrCam device over WiFi.
Before you begin, make sure you are in a location with a WiFi network that
you can access.
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Hints and tips
For best detection ensure that the camera lens is directly facing the text or
item, and the lens is not covered or dirty. The camera can only read or
recognise text or items in its field of view.
When the camera detects your finger you will hear a double-beep. A high-
pitched beep indicates you are pointing at the centre of the camera’s field of
view. The beep becomes gradually lower pitched as you approach the
margins of the frame.
When reading or recognising, remove your finger from the frame once you
hear the beep so that the camera can take a picture.
Make sure you do not move items or texts you would like OrCam to read or
recognise while OrCam is taking a picture.
To best read with pointing, ensure that your finger is in the middle of the
column around one cm or a half-inch below the top of the section you want
OrCam to read.
When pointing, many people find it easier to actually touch the text or
screen.
For optimal use of automatic page recognition, make sure at least three
edges of the page are in the camera’s field of view.
If you are having trouble keeping the text steady, a book holder is
recommended.
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Note: the OrCam MyEye may not read the command, but rather perform the
command. The relevant confirmation message will be played.
Reset device
The following commands will remove all faces or products from the device’s
memory, or reset the device to its default factory settings and also remove
faces and products from memory. For best results, print this text on an
empty page or display alone on a screen.
FCC compliance
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
increase the separation between the equipment and receiver
connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected
consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
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this device may not cause harmful interference
this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
FCC warning
Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the
user authority to operate the equipment under FCC Rules.
NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO
OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORISED
MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS
COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE
EQUIPMENT
EU Authorized Representative for OrCam:
Medes Limited
5 Beaumont Gate, Shenley Hill, Radlett, Hertfordshire, London WD7
7AR, United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 20 8123
Applicable Standards.
OrCam MyEye 2 and MyReader 2 meet Annex VII of the medical device
Directive 93/42/EEC and 2007/47/EEC and the essential requirements set
out in Annex 1.
Applied Standards: EN IEC 60601-1. ETSI EN 301 489-1. ETSI EN 301
489-17. FCC Part 15, Subpart B. IEC/EN 60601-1-6. IEC 62366-1:2015. EN
IEC 60601-1-2. EN 62304. RoHS Directive 2011/65/EU. WEEE.
EN ISO 14971:2016. Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993
concerning medical device
Safety
Before using the OrCam device, read these precautions carefully to avoid
dangerous situations and to ensure ideal performance of your device.
Handle your OrCam device with care. It can be damaged if dropped,
burned, punctured, or crushed. Do not open the device.
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Relative Humidity of 5% to 90% and atmospheric pressure of 700hPa to
1060hPa)).
The OrCam device is water resistant but not waterproof. This means the
device can withstand light rain or drizzle for short periods of time, although it
is not recommended. Do not use the OrCam device in heavy rain, at the
beach or swimming pool, or in or near a bathtub or shower. Do not
submerge the OrCam device in any liquid. IP Code: IP22.
Should you have a problem operating the OrCam device, if the case or lens
is cracked, or if you believe there is something wrong with the device,
please contact RNIB and do not attempt to repair it by yourself. Only
qualified OrCam personnel may repair or service your device. Unauthorised
repairs may void your warranty.
Do not attempt to replace the battery; you may damage it, which could
cause overheating and even injury. The battery is designed to last for three
years of average use (three charging cycles per week on average) after
which it may need to be replaced. Use only the charger supplied with your
OrCam device. Using another charger may void your warranty and could
cause severe injury.
Exposing the device to magnetic fields may damage the unit or erase your
data.
When using the OrCam device or charging the battery, it is normal for the
device to get warm. If the unit becomes excessively hot, leaks, or gives off a
burning smell, turn the device off immediately and contact OrCam Support.
OrCam MyEye meets the standard requirements in the US and EU for
Class 1 medical devices. OrCam recommends keeping the OrCam MyEye’s
magnets at least 6 in. /15cm away from any implantable cardiac equipment.
If you have specific questions about use alongside an internal pacemaker
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and/or defibrillator, please consult your medical professional. Do not use the
OrCam device to read medication labeling.
Cleaning
Clean your device if you feel it is dirty or transferred between users. Never
touch the camera lens with your finger. Clean the lens only with the
supplied microfibre cloth and eyeglass cleaning fluid. Do not use any
abrasive materials. Do not expose the device to chemicals, such as
household cleaners, aerosol sprays, solvents, alcohol, or ammonia. If you
experience an allergic reaction to any of the elements of the OrCam device
contact a medical professional.
For all returns and repairs contact RNIB first to get a returns authorisation
number to help us deal efficiently with your product return.
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Please do not throw items marked with this symbol in your bin. Recycle
your electricals and electronic devices free at your local recycling centre.
Search for your nearest recycling centre by visiting www.recyclenow.com.
Why recycle?
Unwanted electrical equipment is the UK’s fastest growing type of waste.
RNIB are proud to support your local authority in providing local recycling
facilities for electrical equipment.
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What is WEEE?
The Waste Electrical or Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive requires
countries to maximise separate collection and environmentally friendly
processing of these items.
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