KUURZWWEILL 10000 ndash SSIMPPLE GUUIDE FOR SCAANNING

MAATERIALSS USING KURRZWWEIL

Kurzwweil 10000 scann and reead softtware

Abstract WWritten as a bbasic guide fo r people wantting to create machine readdable text fro m printed

materials

Ros Hoolmes Junne 2015

Contents What is Kurzweil2

How to use Kurzweil 2

Scanning 4

Saving Files 5

Using read options 7

Trouble shooting 8

Sound 8

Scanner not working 10

1 | P a g e

What iis Kurzwei l

This lsquosccan and re adrsquo softwaare makes printed or electroniic text acccessible to peoplee who are blind or vi sually imppaired

The sofftware alloows you to scan in prrinted mateerial usingg OCR tech hnology annd to save thhe scannedd material in a format (usually Word) thatt can be ussed with otther assistivve softwaree or within Kurzweil iitself Oncce the docuument has been scannned the sofftware will read the ccontent Thhe softwaree reads all navigationn panes

It is offten used bby supportt workers to converrt printed ttext into a a readable electroonic format

How too use Kurzzweil

Ensuree that the scanner iss switched on first

Log onn to the coomputer in the usuall way

If you are planning to use the voice e function insert the headphonnes beforee you launch Kurzweil

Click oon the deskktop icon for Kurzweeil

You maay if the machine hhas just beeen re-boooted be p resented wwith a lice ncing screen Ignore tthis ndash presss carriagee return

2 | P a g e

You will be preseented withh the screeen below wwhich is a tutorial UUnless youu want to use this pres s cancel There is aa help funcction on thhe tool barr at the toop or an onliine manuaal which mmay be eassier to use

Click oon Cancel

3 | P a g e

You will be preseented withh a blank ppage and jjust the toool bar

Scanning

Insert material into the sccanner andd select lsquoS tart New SScanrsquo or press PF9

You will hear thee scanner working aand in a fe w momen ts the textt will appeear on the scrreen

4 | P a g e

Optionns for scaanning

If you then scan another ppage Kurzwweil will automatically appendd it to the open file There are aa number oof more soophisticateed optionss ndash I have never hadd anyonee ask abouut them ndash they are aall describbed in the online guide ndash see l ink at the end of the d ocument For exam ple you can set it t o repeat sscanning sso that it auto matically scans leavving x secoonds betwween each full scan ((perhaps hhelpful if scanning manyy pages ass it saves you press ing the sc an requesst each timme)

If you are scann ing a bookk providinng there iss room on the scannner bed yoou can scan twwo pages at a time and Kurzwweil will knnow to apppend one ppage undeer theother

Savingg Files

Select File and t hen Save As in thee normal WWindows mmanner

Whilst you can ssave to thee desktop only do tthis as a teemporary measure You may bee best to ssave the fiile to a meemory sticck for exammple or yyour H drivve

Change the file nname if yoou wish

5 | P a g e

File tyypes

It will by defaul t save it aas a KES foormat but you can cchoose Woord Text Daisy Braille etc

If you save and close the file the neext scan wwill be put into a neww file If yyou leave tthe file opeen the nexxt scan wi ll be appended to thhe current t one

6 | P a g e

Using rread optioons

Ensuree headpho nes are in and sounnd is adjussted

Select Read and then Starrt Reading g (or presss PF5) Kuurzweil wil l now readd out the filee content It will alsso read ouut all the nnavigation tabs etc aas you moove aroundd

If you want Kurzzweil to stop readingg out the ccontent off the documment presss PF5

7 | P a g e

Trouble shootin g

Sound

If you cannot heear anythinng check tthat the heeadset is aa default ddevice throough Windowws controll panel

8 | P a g e

9 | P a g e

Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

10 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

Contents What is Kurzweil2

How to use Kurzweil 2

Scanning 4

Saving Files 5

Using read options 7

Trouble shooting 8

Sound 8

Scanner not working 10

1 | P a g e

What iis Kurzwei l

This lsquosccan and re adrsquo softwaare makes printed or electroniic text acccessible to peoplee who are blind or vi sually imppaired

The sofftware alloows you to scan in prrinted mateerial usingg OCR tech hnology annd to save thhe scannedd material in a format (usually Word) thatt can be ussed with otther assistivve softwaree or within Kurzweil iitself Oncce the docuument has been scannned the sofftware will read the ccontent Thhe softwaree reads all navigationn panes

It is offten used bby supportt workers to converrt printed ttext into a a readable electroonic format

How too use Kurzzweil

Ensuree that the scanner iss switched on first

Log onn to the coomputer in the usuall way

If you are planning to use the voice e function insert the headphonnes beforee you launch Kurzweil

Click oon the deskktop icon for Kurzweeil

You maay if the machine hhas just beeen re-boooted be p resented wwith a lice ncing screen Ignore tthis ndash presss carriagee return

2 | P a g e

You will be preseented withh the screeen below wwhich is a tutorial UUnless youu want to use this pres s cancel There is aa help funcction on thhe tool barr at the toop or an onliine manuaal which mmay be eassier to use

Click oon Cancel

3 | P a g e

You will be preseented withh a blank ppage and jjust the toool bar

Scanning

Insert material into the sccanner andd select lsquoS tart New SScanrsquo or press PF9

You will hear thee scanner working aand in a fe w momen ts the textt will appeear on the scrreen

4 | P a g e

Optionns for scaanning

If you then scan another ppage Kurzwweil will automatically appendd it to the open file There are aa number oof more soophisticateed optionss ndash I have never hadd anyonee ask abouut them ndash they are aall describbed in the online guide ndash see l ink at the end of the d ocument For exam ple you can set it t o repeat sscanning sso that it auto matically scans leavving x secoonds betwween each full scan ((perhaps hhelpful if scanning manyy pages ass it saves you press ing the sc an requesst each timme)

If you are scann ing a bookk providinng there iss room on the scannner bed yoou can scan twwo pages at a time and Kurzwweil will knnow to apppend one ppage undeer theother

Savingg Files

Select File and t hen Save As in thee normal WWindows mmanner

Whilst you can ssave to thee desktop only do tthis as a teemporary measure You may bee best to ssave the fiile to a meemory sticck for exammple or yyour H drivve

Change the file nname if yoou wish

5 | P a g e

File tyypes

It will by defaul t save it aas a KES foormat but you can cchoose Woord Text Daisy Braille etc

If you save and close the file the neext scan wwill be put into a neww file If yyou leave tthe file opeen the nexxt scan wi ll be appended to thhe current t one

6 | P a g e

Using rread optioons

Ensuree headpho nes are in and sounnd is adjussted

Select Read and then Starrt Reading g (or presss PF5) Kuurzweil wil l now readd out the filee content It will alsso read ouut all the nnavigation tabs etc aas you moove aroundd

If you want Kurzzweil to stop readingg out the ccontent off the documment presss PF5

7 | P a g e

Trouble shootin g

Sound

If you cannot heear anythinng check tthat the heeadset is aa default ddevice throough Windowws controll panel

8 | P a g e

9 | P a g e

Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

10 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

What iis Kurzwei l

This lsquosccan and re adrsquo softwaare makes printed or electroniic text acccessible to peoplee who are blind or vi sually imppaired

The sofftware alloows you to scan in prrinted mateerial usingg OCR tech hnology annd to save thhe scannedd material in a format (usually Word) thatt can be ussed with otther assistivve softwaree or within Kurzweil iitself Oncce the docuument has been scannned the sofftware will read the ccontent Thhe softwaree reads all navigationn panes

It is offten used bby supportt workers to converrt printed ttext into a a readable electroonic format

How too use Kurzzweil

Ensuree that the scanner iss switched on first

Log onn to the coomputer in the usuall way

If you are planning to use the voice e function insert the headphonnes beforee you launch Kurzweil

Click oon the deskktop icon for Kurzweeil

You maay if the machine hhas just beeen re-boooted be p resented wwith a lice ncing screen Ignore tthis ndash presss carriagee return

2 | P a g e

You will be preseented withh the screeen below wwhich is a tutorial UUnless youu want to use this pres s cancel There is aa help funcction on thhe tool barr at the toop or an onliine manuaal which mmay be eassier to use

Click oon Cancel

3 | P a g e

You will be preseented withh a blank ppage and jjust the toool bar

Scanning

Insert material into the sccanner andd select lsquoS tart New SScanrsquo or press PF9

You will hear thee scanner working aand in a fe w momen ts the textt will appeear on the scrreen

4 | P a g e

Optionns for scaanning

If you then scan another ppage Kurzwweil will automatically appendd it to the open file There are aa number oof more soophisticateed optionss ndash I have never hadd anyonee ask abouut them ndash they are aall describbed in the online guide ndash see l ink at the end of the d ocument For exam ple you can set it t o repeat sscanning sso that it auto matically scans leavving x secoonds betwween each full scan ((perhaps hhelpful if scanning manyy pages ass it saves you press ing the sc an requesst each timme)

If you are scann ing a bookk providinng there iss room on the scannner bed yoou can scan twwo pages at a time and Kurzwweil will knnow to apppend one ppage undeer theother

Savingg Files

Select File and t hen Save As in thee normal WWindows mmanner

Whilst you can ssave to thee desktop only do tthis as a teemporary measure You may bee best to ssave the fiile to a meemory sticck for exammple or yyour H drivve

Change the file nname if yoou wish

5 | P a g e

File tyypes

It will by defaul t save it aas a KES foormat but you can cchoose Woord Text Daisy Braille etc

If you save and close the file the neext scan wwill be put into a neww file If yyou leave tthe file opeen the nexxt scan wi ll be appended to thhe current t one

6 | P a g e

Using rread optioons

Ensuree headpho nes are in and sounnd is adjussted

Select Read and then Starrt Reading g (or presss PF5) Kuurzweil wil l now readd out the filee content It will alsso read ouut all the nnavigation tabs etc aas you moove aroundd

If you want Kurzzweil to stop readingg out the ccontent off the documment presss PF5

7 | P a g e

Trouble shootin g

Sound

If you cannot heear anythinng check tthat the heeadset is aa default ddevice throough Windowws controll panel

8 | P a g e

9 | P a g e

Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

10 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

You will be preseented withh the screeen below wwhich is a tutorial UUnless youu want to use this pres s cancel There is aa help funcction on thhe tool barr at the toop or an onliine manuaal which mmay be eassier to use

Click oon Cancel

3 | P a g e

You will be preseented withh a blank ppage and jjust the toool bar

Scanning

Insert material into the sccanner andd select lsquoS tart New SScanrsquo or press PF9

You will hear thee scanner working aand in a fe w momen ts the textt will appeear on the scrreen

4 | P a g e

Optionns for scaanning

If you then scan another ppage Kurzwweil will automatically appendd it to the open file There are aa number oof more soophisticateed optionss ndash I have never hadd anyonee ask abouut them ndash they are aall describbed in the online guide ndash see l ink at the end of the d ocument For exam ple you can set it t o repeat sscanning sso that it auto matically scans leavving x secoonds betwween each full scan ((perhaps hhelpful if scanning manyy pages ass it saves you press ing the sc an requesst each timme)

If you are scann ing a bookk providinng there iss room on the scannner bed yoou can scan twwo pages at a time and Kurzwweil will knnow to apppend one ppage undeer theother

Savingg Files

Select File and t hen Save As in thee normal WWindows mmanner

Whilst you can ssave to thee desktop only do tthis as a teemporary measure You may bee best to ssave the fiile to a meemory sticck for exammple or yyour H drivve

Change the file nname if yoou wish

5 | P a g e

File tyypes

It will by defaul t save it aas a KES foormat but you can cchoose Woord Text Daisy Braille etc

If you save and close the file the neext scan wwill be put into a neww file If yyou leave tthe file opeen the nexxt scan wi ll be appended to thhe current t one

6 | P a g e

Using rread optioons

Ensuree headpho nes are in and sounnd is adjussted

Select Read and then Starrt Reading g (or presss PF5) Kuurzweil wil l now readd out the filee content It will alsso read ouut all the nnavigation tabs etc aas you moove aroundd

If you want Kurzzweil to stop readingg out the ccontent off the documment presss PF5

7 | P a g e

Trouble shootin g

Sound

If you cannot heear anythinng check tthat the heeadset is aa default ddevice throough Windowws controll panel

8 | P a g e

9 | P a g e

Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

10 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

You will be preseented withh a blank ppage and jjust the toool bar

Scanning

Insert material into the sccanner andd select lsquoS tart New SScanrsquo or press PF9

You will hear thee scanner working aand in a fe w momen ts the textt will appeear on the scrreen

4 | P a g e

Optionns for scaanning

If you then scan another ppage Kurzwweil will automatically appendd it to the open file There are aa number oof more soophisticateed optionss ndash I have never hadd anyonee ask abouut them ndash they are aall describbed in the online guide ndash see l ink at the end of the d ocument For exam ple you can set it t o repeat sscanning sso that it auto matically scans leavving x secoonds betwween each full scan ((perhaps hhelpful if scanning manyy pages ass it saves you press ing the sc an requesst each timme)

If you are scann ing a bookk providinng there iss room on the scannner bed yoou can scan twwo pages at a time and Kurzwweil will knnow to apppend one ppage undeer theother

Savingg Files

Select File and t hen Save As in thee normal WWindows mmanner

Whilst you can ssave to thee desktop only do tthis as a teemporary measure You may bee best to ssave the fiile to a meemory sticck for exammple or yyour H drivve

Change the file nname if yoou wish

5 | P a g e

File tyypes

It will by defaul t save it aas a KES foormat but you can cchoose Woord Text Daisy Braille etc

If you save and close the file the neext scan wwill be put into a neww file If yyou leave tthe file opeen the nexxt scan wi ll be appended to thhe current t one

6 | P a g e

Using rread optioons

Ensuree headpho nes are in and sounnd is adjussted

Select Read and then Starrt Reading g (or presss PF5) Kuurzweil wil l now readd out the filee content It will alsso read ouut all the nnavigation tabs etc aas you moove aroundd

If you want Kurzzweil to stop readingg out the ccontent off the documment presss PF5

7 | P a g e

Trouble shootin g

Sound

If you cannot heear anythinng check tthat the heeadset is aa default ddevice throough Windowws controll panel

8 | P a g e

9 | P a g e

Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

10 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

Optionns for scaanning

If you then scan another ppage Kurzwweil will automatically appendd it to the open file There are aa number oof more soophisticateed optionss ndash I have never hadd anyonee ask abouut them ndash they are aall describbed in the online guide ndash see l ink at the end of the d ocument For exam ple you can set it t o repeat sscanning sso that it auto matically scans leavving x secoonds betwween each full scan ((perhaps hhelpful if scanning manyy pages ass it saves you press ing the sc an requesst each timme)

If you are scann ing a bookk providinng there iss room on the scannner bed yoou can scan twwo pages at a time and Kurzwweil will knnow to apppend one ppage undeer theother

Savingg Files

Select File and t hen Save As in thee normal WWindows mmanner

Whilst you can ssave to thee desktop only do tthis as a teemporary measure You may bee best to ssave the fiile to a meemory sticck for exammple or yyour H drivve

Change the file nname if yoou wish

5 | P a g e

File tyypes

It will by defaul t save it aas a KES foormat but you can cchoose Woord Text Daisy Braille etc

If you save and close the file the neext scan wwill be put into a neww file If yyou leave tthe file opeen the nexxt scan wi ll be appended to thhe current t one

6 | P a g e

Using rread optioons

Ensuree headpho nes are in and sounnd is adjussted

Select Read and then Starrt Reading g (or presss PF5) Kuurzweil wil l now readd out the filee content It will alsso read ouut all the nnavigation tabs etc aas you moove aroundd

If you want Kurzzweil to stop readingg out the ccontent off the documment presss PF5

7 | P a g e

Trouble shootin g

Sound

If you cannot heear anythinng check tthat the heeadset is aa default ddevice throough Windowws controll panel

8 | P a g e

9 | P a g e

Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

10 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

File tyypes

It will by defaul t save it aas a KES foormat but you can cchoose Woord Text Daisy Braille etc

If you save and close the file the neext scan wwill be put into a neww file If yyou leave tthe file opeen the nexxt scan wi ll be appended to thhe current t one

6 | P a g e

Using rread optioons

Ensuree headpho nes are in and sounnd is adjussted

Select Read and then Starrt Reading g (or presss PF5) Kuurzweil wil l now readd out the filee content It will alsso read ouut all the nnavigation tabs etc aas you moove aroundd

If you want Kurzzweil to stop readingg out the ccontent off the documment presss PF5

7 | P a g e

Trouble shootin g

Sound

If you cannot heear anythinng check tthat the heeadset is aa default ddevice throough Windowws controll panel

8 | P a g e

9 | P a g e

Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

10 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

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Using rread optioons

Ensuree headpho nes are in and sounnd is adjussted

Select Read and then Starrt Reading g (or presss PF5) Kuurzweil wil l now readd out the filee content It will alsso read ouut all the nnavigation tabs etc aas you moove aroundd

If you want Kurzzweil to stop readingg out the ccontent off the documment presss PF5

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Trouble shootin g

Sound

If you cannot heear anythinng check tthat the heeadset is aa default ddevice throough Windowws controll panel

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Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

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Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

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There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

Trouble shootin g

Sound

If you cannot heear anythinng check tthat the heeadset is aa default ddevice throough Windowws controll panel

8 | P a g e

9 | P a g e

Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

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Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

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There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

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Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

10 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

Check that the ssound leveel is correcct by clicki ng on the Windows speaker icon on the botttom rightt hand corner of thee screen

If afterr checkingg these thi ngs you sttill have n o sound thhen try cloosing the applicaation and rre-openingg it If yo u do not hhave the headphonees pluggedd in when tthe applicaation was opened thhen you mmay find the sound d oes not wwork

Scanneer not worrking

If you cannot geet the scannner to woork if it is not recognised

Check it is pluggged in and switched on beforee launchingg Kurzweil l

Go to SSettings a nd then seelect Scannninghellip

10 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

Make ssure your Scanner ssource is s et to WIA CanoScann 900F (seelect from drop down list) NOTT the WIA WWIA CanoScan 900FF

Press Apply andd then OK If you coome out of Kurzweil and then go back i n you may neeed to resset the Scaanner Source

NB foor room 3309 the sccanner neeeds to be sset to CannoScan 90000F Marrk11 (WIA))

11 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

12 | P a g e

There is a very comprehensive manual which is large but helpful Go to page 113 for scanning section to page 39 for reading sections

httpwwwkurzweileducomfilesk100020v12Kurzweil20100020v122 0Reference20Guidepdf

Always helpful to google problems or do lsquohow do I questionsrsquo

Make sure you specify Kurzweil 1000 as Kurzweil 3000 is a different product

Please ask at the Library helpdesk if you need assistance

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