The following section provides a quick tour that will give you a basic understanding of how to use the keypad to operate some of Kurzweil 1000's most commonly used features.

This section contains:

• The Basics.
• Adjusting Reading Settings.
• Simple File Management.

The Basics, Keypad Tour: This section describes how to scan and read a document.

To scan any printed document into Kurzweil 1000 using the keypad, follow these steps:

1. Place a document face down on your scanner.

2. Close the scanner lid.

3. Make sure you are in the Reading keypad.
If you have switched to another keypad, hold down the Shift key (the long horizontal key aligned left-to-right at the far left corner of the keypad) and press Accept (the small key in the top right corner of the keypad). With the Shift key depressed, continue tapping the Accept key until you hear "Reading Keypad."

4. Press the Start and Stop Scanning button (this is the long vertical key aligned top-to-bottom, located directly below the Accept key.

The scanner begins its process.

Once you have initiated a scan, progress messages inform you of the system's progress as a percentage completed. The system scans a document using this process:

The system scans the document.

It orients the printed material.

The system recognizes the words that it has scanned.

During scanning, you'll hear progress messages that sound something like this:

Scanning, Please Wait.

Scanning <percentage done>, then Scan Complete.

Orientation <percentage done>, then Orientation Complete.

Recognition <percentage done>, then Recognition Complete.

When you hear, Recognition Complete, this means the document has finished scanning, and appears as the active document in Kurzweil 1000. The Kurzweil 1000 immediately begins reading the document.

You can scan another page while you listen to the first. Just place the new page on the scanner and press the Start and stop Scanning key.

To save a file that you have already scanned, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you are in the File Management keypad.
To get to the File Management keypad, hold down the Shift key and tap the Accept key (the small key located at the top right corner of the keypad) until you hear, "File Management keypad."

2. Press Save File (the first key in row four).
The system voice names the file that is currently open.

3. Press the Accept key to use the filename that the system voice spoke.
The system names the file based on the words recognized at the top of the page (on line one). For example, if the word Greetings appears on the first line of the document, Kurzweil 1000 would automatically name the file "Greetings."

Kurzweil 1000 also allows you to supply your own name for a file, directly from the keypad. For details, go to Chapter 8.

To Close a File that you have already scanned, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you are still in the File Management keypad.

2. If you want to be able to use the file again, save it first. Press Save File (the first key in row four).

The system voice names the file that is currently open.

3. Press Close File (this is the second key in row three). If the file has already been saved, it closes automatically. If there are unsaved changes, the system voice will tell you.

4. Press Accept if you want to close the current document without saving changes. Press any other key to cancel Close File and return to the current document.

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