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2. In the Connection Description dialog type in any convenient name for the connection and select OK 3 Options Connection Description ES New Connection Enter a name and choose an icon for the connection Name test Icon Hosen si Auto detect 78 Connect To D test Enter details for the phone number that you want to dial Country region United States Area code Phone number Connect using Mae v COM40 Properties Port Settings Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits Elow control Hardware In the Connect To dialog select the Bluetooth com port in the Connect using combo box and then select OK Set the proper Passport communications protocol information in the Com port s properties dialog and select Apply 79 Hyper Terminal s terminal window will appear There are two telephone icons on the tool bar One telephone icon is shown with the phone receiver off hook If this is the active of the two icons it indicates that there is an active communications path between Hyper Terminal and the Passport Any strokes written on the writer should quickly appear in the Hyper Terminal display If the on hook telephone icon is active One must click on that icon to initiate the connection test HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help
3. 81 When the Add New Connection Wizard closes the Bluetooth Settings dialog will be revealed From the Bluetooth menu choose Options In the Options dialog select the Security tab Raise the slider from Standard to High and select Apply Options Other Diagnostics IT Admin General Security Bluetooth Information Exchanger Bluetooth security level Standard This is the recommended security mode Please A make sure that the user is trustworthy when you are prompted to enter a PIN code PassKey For authentication Available to be searched Connection acceptable New Authentication acceptable Performing Authentication and encryption of Service Level Verifying message during the card exchange the w File Transfer Password C 7 Delete Paired Device Information Default Level All or selected pairing information with the remote device is deleted View Paired Devices Delete All General Secuiy Options Other Diagnostics IT Admin Bluetooth Information Exchanger Bluetooth security level High This is the highest security mode Only connection to authenticated Bluetooth devices is alowed Not available to be found New Authentication denied Performing Authentication and encryption of LinkLevel Verifying password during file transfer File Transfer Password Custom Level Default Level Delete Paired D
4. Do not connect the Passport to the computer via the USB cable until instructed to do so e Place Passport driver CD in computer e Ifthe computer has autoplay enabled the Passport USB Driver Setup dialog will appear o v Y Passport USB Driver Setup Passport USB Driver Installation _ PASPORT Welcome to the Passport USB driver installation wizard Click the Install button to continue installing the Passport USB driver At the Passport USB Driver Setup dialog select Install e Ifthe Passport USB Driver Setup dialog does not appear navigate to the Driver folder on the Passport driver CD e Open the file Passport USB Driver Setup exe double click the file name The Passport USB Driver Setup dialog will appear 11 af Windows Securit e Windows can t verify the publisher of this driver software gt Don t install this driver software You should check your manufacturer s website for updated driver software for your device Install this driver software anyway Only install driver software obtained from your manufacturer s website or disc Unsigned software from other sources may harm your computer or steal information y See details If you receive the Windows Security dialog choose Install this driver software anyway r Y Passport USB Driver Setup en In Installing Sea Please wait while Passport USB Driver is being installed Y
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6. NOTE Creating a shortcut is not necessary 76 Add New Connection Wizard Completing the Add New Connection Wizard Registration of connection information complete T The Wizard will display a registration complete dialog Select Finish Bluetooth Settings Bluetooth View Help Connection E Bluetooth After the Add New Connection Wizard closes the Bluetooth Settings dialog will be revealed it had been open during the entire process just covered by the Add New Connection Wizard dialogs You should see the Passport as an available connection Close this dialog and the pairing of the Passport and the computer is complete ay Testing a Real time connection using Hyper Terminal or similar program A quick and easy way to test the connection between the Passport and the Computer without using the CAT system is to use a communications program such as Hyper Terminal or Putty Begin Hyper Terminal by navigating the start menu Start All Programs Accessories Communications Hyper Terminal E _ Home Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review View I Fujitsu weblinks I Internet amp Business Software E System Management Software Calibri Body a gt At at gt B ZU abe x x Aa A Set Program Access and Defaults W Windows Catalog Windows Update Click Button to Disable
7. Passport The Magic Touch User Manual Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc 925 SE Central Parkway Stuart FL 34994 800 800 1759 COPYRIGHT The following are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Windows XP Windows Vista PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners O Copyright 2011 Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc All Rights Reserved Worldwide This manual contains information and trade secrets proprietary to Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc It is intended for use by Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc customers only No part of this manual may be copied or distributed transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any human or computer language in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical magnetic manual or otherwise or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Advantage Technology and Innovations Inc Table of Contents Passport Writer WY BEY iii 5 PERONISTA
8. adjust that particular key s registration point to make it more sensitive raise that key s registration column If you have a stroke that is consistently registering as a valid keystroke when 1t should not adjust that particular key s registration point to make that key less sensitive lower that key s registration column You can turn Shadow Tracking on or off in the Menu Setup Input dialog 26 STENOVISION The Passport uses a revolutionary optical sensor system that monitors the exact position and direction of travel of each key at all times making it extremely resistant to stacking splitting problems Setting the Anti stacking overlap percentage Go to the Menu Setup Input screen to adjust the overlap percentage Overlap percentage is the adjustment that creates the fine line between stacking and split words The default percentage is 15 Ifyou get any stacking increase the number e Ifyou get any word splitting lower the number e Adjust the percentage one number at a time to avoid overcompensating 17 01 26 Job 10 07 14 1659 10 78 f FRPBLGTS T PH EU Overlap percentage 14 P A R E iew translation Yes F T Steno display on right No H O U S Delete stroke s ST P H Shadow display Yes Backlight timer 10 Close Up Down Plus Minus Change How this works For any stroke the times that all of the keys were pressed and the times they were all released are compared If keys a
9. Testing a Real time connection using Hyper Terminal or similar program 78 Toshiba Stack Computer is not requesting a PIN number during Bluetooth SetU AA E RS NE NTE NTa CEE IU ATT oe TENT ree 81 Passport Writer Warranty Congratulations on your purchase of a new Passport Writer The Passport includes a one year parts and labor warranty which includes the following e Repair or replacement of any necessary electrical or mechanical components e Use of a loaner writer upon request during service North American U S customers only e Shipment of the loaner writer to and from customers North American U S customers only e Unlimited toll free technical support during the warranty period 24 hours per day 365 days per year The batteries are warranted for 90 days from the date of purchase This warranty does not cover misuse abuse accidents or elective work on the writer such as the substitution of different style keycaps You are entitled to download software updates to your Passport during the entire lifetime of your writer By using this product you agree to release Advantage Technology and Innovations hereinafter referred to as ATI and Advantage Software hereinafter referred to as ASI from any and all liability arising from the use of our products Under no circumstances shall ATI and or ASI be liable for special indirect incidental or consequential damage including lost profits of Licensee or any third pa
10. The Delete function lists the oldest files first since those are generally the ones you would be deleting When working in the Files menu the File selection dialog will shows the current path and drive space These will appear at the top of the lists of files with a different background color and it is not a selectable item When reading a directory the file dialog will show please wait on the screen until it s done reading the folder since a large number of files can make that function take longer than you might expect To Open a File l Press Menu Files Open The Passport displays a list of the files in Memory 2 Press Previous to display a list of storage media on your Passport de Use the Scroll Wheel to highlight the location of the file you wish to open and press OK 4 Press OK to open a jobs folder and display a list of the files at that location Scroll to the file you want to open and press OK The system will return you to the Job screen with the file open To Delete a File The Menu Files Delete sub menu can be used to delete files from any storage location on the Passport 1 Press Menu Files Delete Press OK for a list of files in your root directory 2 Press Previous to display a list of storage media on your Passport 49 Use the Scroll Wheel to highlight the location of the file you wish to delete and press OK 4 Press OK to display a list of the files at that location 5 Scroll to the file
11. When making adjustments in the Setup menu the easiest way to make changes is by using the Scroll Wheel Ifyou prefer to use the buttons press each button repeatedly until you reach the value you want Menu Setup Keyboard brings up these options Adjust which takes you to the dialog where you adjust your keystroke registration See page 22 for details Backup and Restore which allow you to select a location where your keyboard settings are stored In each case it copies the Sensor txt file to or from that location Using this feature you can store your keyboard settings on a USB drive for example and restore them if you need to after making changes with the keyboard adjustments Delete Reset The Reset button will set registration points to a default level calculated by the writer NOTE Using this feature will change any individual key registration settings that you may have previously made Menu Setup Display provide options to adjust Colors Fonts Brightness Contrast 31 Selecting optional colors Menu Setup Display Colors opens a dialog where you can select custom colors E p Button text Close Up Down Change Optional Color Adjustments Desktop Status bar text Button Text Status bar background Button background 1 through 6 Menu path text Pushed button text Menu path background Pushed button background Dialog text Key registration bar Dialog background Key registration selected Translated tex
12. gt SR v FRPBLGTS gt TKPW g STPHFPLT gt TK d SKWRRBGS gt TPH n STPH TP f FPLT gt KP x RBGS gt KWR y KW q The following mimic the computer keyboard KH ch 1 gt 6 gt PW b 2 gt 7 gt amp PH m 3 gt 8 gt HR 1 4 gt 9 gt EU i 5 gt 0 gt PBLG PB n PL m BGS x BG k KR c 56 Chapter 6 Working with Audio Setting up your Passport to Record and Playback Audio Under Menu Audio there are functions for Record Pause Play Stop as well as Setup for the audio functions on the Passport Pause is for stopping recording Stop is for stopping the playback You can play back the audio for a job in progress as long as you play back a portion of the job more than a few seconds old It is possible to re open an older job from the writer and play synchronized audio from that job Because of the large size of WAV files the jobname wav file will be stored ONLY in the Storage Card jobs location which is the SD card If the SD card fills up while recording audio the Passport will immediately begin deleting old files just as it does with all other file types If you attempt to start a job with a write protected SD card you will get a warning You will be able to continue writing without audio but you ll get errors whenever it tries to write the steno and text to the SD card The best way to avoid this error is by changing the write pro
13. Er 6 Features of your new a AAA din eramdaubasensdieeeavens 7 Chapter 1 Unpacking and Setting Up Your PassSpolTt cooooonnocccoooncnoonncnonnncnnnnnnnos 9 Contents of the Passport ACASO sima 9 SN A e ANA NE A A E 9 Note Power Cord attachment ecreis irinen a e n alii 9 Iia a E E E E T ET 9 The Passports Connections inresa naa i i n aaa a a 10 Installing Passport USB DIV ES 11 Charging the PAST SS user tddi 15 Turning the Writer On ARE sir AA 16 Chapter 22 OI ON aia 17 E A 17 Using the Passport Menu SUE ida 18 Adjusting the Passport for your writing Styl6 oocooocncnoocncnonncnonnncnonnncnonononnos 19 Adjusting the Writer s Key Stroke Depth and Tensi0ON oooooncccnnncccnonocccnnnncnos 20 Five minute keyboard registration point adjustMeNt cocnnocccnonoccnonaccnonnncnnnns 21 Adjusting Stroke Registration Points oooooonoccccnonocanononacnnnonaccnnnononnnnoncnnnnonns 22 Key Adjustment using the Baseline functiON ooooconoococonocncconanononanancnonanonoss 23 WHEN A SINGLE KEY IS OUT OF ADJUSTMENToocooocccononnnonnncnonnnnos 24 WHEN MANY OF YOUR KEYS ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT 25 SHADOW TRACKING aia 26 STENOVISION srta lides 21 Setting the Anti stacking overlap percentage oooocnooccccnonocccnonooncnnnonnnonnnnnns 21 AA A e o ede mic E EES 28 Setting up Bluetooth Out pul is issccacsssccneissoisevediisnceerandidavoreisacmssaiatiotonsamenceass 29 Viewing the Translation id 30 Chapter 3_ Optional Settings on Your Pa
14. Setup Display Font Steno The Menu options are where you set up how the Passport looks and functions Each menu option includes a Back button to return to the previous menu In any menu clicking the OK button will save your settings Also closing any options dialog will save your settings 18 Adjusting the Passport for your writing style There are 3 key adjustments you will need to make for optimum writing comfort and accuracy The following pages offer detailed instructions for adjusting the following e the keystroke depth and tension physical adjustments made using the knobs on the left and right underside corners of the writer e the stroke registration points the depth at which you want a stroke to register when you are writing normally the baseline for each key the deepest point to which a given key would travel given your particular touch Note that this is not the absolute bottom to which a key can be pressed because your passport s keys have a soft landing of felt and rubber Rather it is the deepest a key would ever go when you are writing normal strokes consisting of one or more keys It is important that you make these adjustments carefully so the software in your passport can differentiate between an actual stroke and a shadow stroke which could result if a finger is dragged across the top of a key For this reason you should be sure the baseline for a key is not too close to the registrati
15. approximately 45 minutes of run time left In order to conserve power after ten minutes of no keystrokes the backlight turns off Pressing any key will turn it back on It continues to record audio while the backlight is off unless the auto pause has shut the audio off The backlight turning off has no effect on the Passport s connection to the computer and CAT software You can adjust the time it waits before turning off the backlight at Start Menu Setup Input Setting the time to 0 zero will disable the timer and prevent the screen from turning off Turning the Writer On and Off 1 To turn ON the writer depress button 1 until the LCD display turns on approx 3 seconds The splash screen will appear in about 30 seconds 2 To turn OFF the writer from the splash screen depress button 6 Turn OFF for 1 second When you release it the LCD display turns off amp DVANTAGE TECHNOLOGY le ere E In addition to functions assigned to Button 1 as indicated by the menu bar depressing Button 1 for approximately 12 seconds will also turn off the writer You should only use this method if the Passport becomes unresponsive 16 Chapter 2 Getting Started Starting a Job From the splash screen you can press the Start button to open a file Turn on your laptop and run your CAT software Open and name your file and when the cursor appears begin writing A job will be started with the time and date indicated at the top of
16. boost Yes RAO Dutput volume 67 Auto pause No FRPBLGTS ause delay time 3 KWR E Auto resume Yes Close Up Down Plus Minus Change The settings are Record audio Yes No The Passport will remember this setting permanently for all future jobs You can set this to Yes before you hit the very first stroke in the job You can also begin recording while in a job by hitting the Record button Live monitor Yes No The monitor YES NO is rather like LOUD QUIET In any case the audio monitoring that can be done through the Passport is extremely sensitive and can pick up quiet voices from across the room s Input volume 48 The input level can be set from 0 to 100 and works well with both powered and unpowered microphones Microphone boost Yes No If your volume levels are too high it is possible to turn the boost so high that you distort your recordings in addition to possibly damaging your hearing 58 e Output volume 40 This setting determines the level for the headphones Auto pause Yes No The auto pause setting can be turned on or off Below that is a pause delay which is indicated as a number of minutes If enabled it will automatically pause the recording if there are no steno strokes hit within a period of minutes indicated by the pause delay Pause delay time 5 minutes Auto resume Yes No With auto resume turned on any stroke on the writer will restart the audio recording This will happen
17. display will appear blank except for a very brief progress indicator 6 Once the update installation has completed the writer will restart and be ready for use When the splash screen appears verify the version number that is displayed in the lower left hand of the splash screen As part of the process the Passport update file is automatically deleted from the external media device The Menu About sub menu The About dialog box Menu About lists the Passport version number Operating System version details and raw data from the power management system This information may be needed if you are consulting with Advantage Technology Support 65 Caring for your Passport s LCD Display l Do not use or store the Passport in a high humidity environment for extended periods Damage to the LCD display and the internal electronics may result Le The LCD display is easily scratched or damaged Prevent touching it with any hard material and from being pushed or rubbed 3 The LCD Display may be cleaned by wiping the screen surface with a soft cloth or cotton pad using ethanol or other commercially available cleaner designed specifically for LCD displays 4 DO NOT USE WATER as it may cause damage or discoloration to the LCD display and will void the writer s warranty Be sure to clean condensation or moisture from any source immediately Changing the Splash image on the opening screen You can customize the opening screen of your passpo
18. on the Keyboard Setup screen As you lower the keyboard using the left hand Turn Knob underneath the writer you should notice that all of the keys columns will begin to move downward toward the registration points If the keyboard is moved downward far enough some of the keys may even register as valid keystrokes during the adjustment process CO 7 36 21 Job 10 07 14 1659 75 75 ll AA board R PD DP Db gt gt Menu gt gt Setup gt gt Key Close All Previous Next Set Baseline When you have the keyboard adjusted to the proper height wait until the writer recalculates the keystroke information approximately 3 seconds Once this occurs the keystroke columns will move back up to the top of the screen and you may adjust the registration points if necessary Key Adjustment using the Baseline function 23 The Baseline button on the keyboard adjustment dialog allows you to reset a key 1f the movement range is too large or too small because the baseline is set too high or low WHEN A SINGLE KEY IS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT 1 Select Menu Setup Keyboard Adjust 2 Press the key you need to adjust 3 Move the registration point bar to the position where you want the point to register 4 Select Baseline 5 When asked to press a key DO NOT press the key by itself Rather position your hands over the keyboard and hit a common stroke containing multiple keys that includes that key For example if you want t
19. pads sticky back pads cut to the shape of the keys with your Passport to give you some cushioning If you do be sure the pads do not touch one another or they may cause adjacent keys to stick down creating stacking problems The Passport s Connections Y our Passport is equipped with the following input output options l On the right side there are 5 USB ports one Type B to connect your writer to your computer and 4 Type A outlets to connect USB peripherals specifically memory sticks and approved Bluetooth devices Dy On the left side there is a PCMCIA card slot with a CompactFlash card Microphone and Headphone jacks a DC power jack and the battery charging indicator light Compact flash cards CF that will work with your Passport e SanDisk CF 32 MB e SanDisk CF 64 MB e SanDisk CF 1 GB Lexar 40X professional CF 1 GB 3 On the back there is a serial port and an SD memory card slot Note that the SD card has a spring loaded mechanism To remove the card push it in and it will pop out NOTE Do not remove the SD card while recording audio on the Passport SD cards that work with the Passport e Kingston SD 2GB Kingston part number SD 2GB e Kingston SDHC class4 4GB Kingston part number SD4 4GB e PQI SDHC Class10 16GB e PQI SDHC Class6 4GB e SanDisk SD 1 GB e SanDisk SDHC 8 GB SanDisk part number SDSDB 8192 A11 e ATISD1GB e PNY SD 2 GB PNY part number SD M02G 10 Installing Passport USB Drivers
20. the Subscribe link which you will find below the list of available files 3 Choose Subscribe to this page and click Save m Passport Advantage Software Mozilla Firefox FIle EG View AM s help TeleView e Passport Utilities amp More Attachment sblary Passport update v2 01 0024 Create Content y Adanta Release documentation for Passport update v2 01 0024 Passport User s Guide Find us on Facebook Passport USB Drivers Guide to Installing Passport USB Drivers Passport Dictionary Utility This stand alone utility designed for users of CAT systems other than Total Edipse allows one to convert to and from RTF and PDX files on their personal computer Passport Dictionary Utility User Guide nk bin Please do not download unless instructed to do so by technical support SUBSCRIBE 767 reads Installing an Update on the Passport l Copy the file named passport upd to an external media device such as a compact flash card SD card or a USB flash drive 2 Make sure that the writer is turned off 3 Insert the external media device into the Passport Size 383 59 KB 84 43 KB 2 85 MB 652 83 KB 612 35 KB 381 KB 611 11 KB 15 15 MB W 64 4 Turn the Passport on 5 This procedure will reprogram the writer s on board flash memory with the new Passport application software The update will take approximately 30 seconds to install during which the LCD
21. the recessed command keys removed or you ordered one without those 2 keys you cannot use the keyboard initialization procedure described above activated by Menu Setup Keyboard Delete You must use the procedure for adjusting individual keys using Menu Setup Keyboard Adjust as described on page 23 If you inadvertently perform the keyboard initialization cancel the routine by pressing Button 5 This will return you to the job screen Go immediately to Menu Setup Keyboard A djust and perform a baseline adjustment on every single key 25 SHADOW TRACKING To make read backs easier the Passport s LCD can display shadows much as they would appear on steno paper These shadow strokes appear in the steno windows in varying shades of red The darker shades of reds indicate keys that were depressed nearly enough to register as valid strokes The lighter shades of red indicate keys that were depressed enough to be detected as a shadow stroke yet not enough to be close to the stroke registration threshold In the example below while writing the stroke RAO a finger was dragged over the asterisk key causing a shadow The extremely light red color of the asterisk tells us that the asterisk was very lightly depressed and most likely unintentional Job 08 12 02 1202 0 5 g TK O Do you have a radio UF A A RAO FRPBLGTS Igos Search Record Play If you find that you consistently have a shadow stroke that should be a registered keystroke
22. the screen and a new set of menu choices correlating with the six buttons along the bottom A For about 35 years now PW B G Q What do you do for a M a pe en living y A I m an accountant FRPBLGTS Q Why did you choose to a in S become an accountant A Was any Close Search Record Play Mark Menu If you haven t already done so please read the section on Ergonomics and Comfort on page 6 and then go on to adjusting your writer for the way you want it to feel Before you begin note the Scroll Wheel to the right of your screen You will use this for most of the adjustments you make to your writer as well as for many features while you are writing a job 17 Using the Passport Menu System From the Job Screen you can choose one of the following e Close e Search Record e Play e Mark e Menu Notice that when you select a menu option a Menu path with a different background color appears at the bottom of your screen above the button labels This menu path helps you keep track of where you are in the menu system On most screens you will have the choice of moving Back one level in the menu system or returning directly to the Job screen This enables you to make a number of adjustments while in a Job T i Q Was any a part of STKPWHR he house W A S A In I part of the T PH EU house What do you A mean P A Q Well what do you Back Larger Smaller OK Screen showing menu path Menu
23. the vowel keys on the Passport are in the same plane as the other keys Try this Hold your arms out in front of you with your fingers on each hand touching and your thumbs extended Rotate your thumbs down rapidly You will notice that your wrists twist each time you do so By repeating that process thousands of times a day it s no wonder your wrists get sore with a traditional keyboard Tactile Feedback amp Automatic Tension Adjustment You can control the amount of force required to depress the keys on the Passport with the wheel mounted under the right front side of the machine and the depth of stroke with the wheel mounted under the left front side of the machine Detailed instructions are on page 20 The Passport recessed command keys While it s not really an ergonomic feature we feel this bears mentioning here To simplify editing running macros and issuing commands from the writer we ve added two extra keys to the left side of the keyboard You can use them alone or in combination with other keys much like Ctrl Alt and Shift on a standard keyboard For example one of the keys could be used as a Ctrl key and used in conjunction with the right hand G to perform a global Ctrl G They re recessed so you 1l never know they re there until you need them Features of your new Passport STENOVISION YOUR KEY TO STACK FREE WRITING The Passport uses a revolutionary optical sensor system that monitors the exac
24. whether the recording was paused by the user or by the auto pause feature e Audio emulation Yes No If you turn on Audio emulation it will store the wav files as AUDIO FILE wav to match the emulation mode files Note that turning on the emulation mode does NOT affect the currently open job You must close the current file and start a new file in order to see the change The audio emulation mode does get stored permanently in the settings When using Case Catalyst to read note files from Passport SD cards created while the Audio Emulation mode is ON the wav file will be copied along with the notes and automatically associated with the job in Case Catalyst In Case Catalyst you should set your writer type to the Elan Mira Please be advised that there may be an option in Case Catalyst to tell it whether you re reading the old style compatibility mode notes or the newer style of notes Please choose the old style WAV recording indicator Next to the battery in the upper left corner of the screen a VU meter will appear showing the recording level It s a black box with a green bar that moves back and forth The WAV recording indicator only appears when recording 59 60 Writer setup in Total Eclipse Chapter 7 Additional settings You may connect the Passport writer to your computer s serial port using the Passport serial cable or a USB cable If you want to use a serial cable and your computer does not have a built in seri
25. with an installation CD QP or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do or Choose Next O Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue 13 Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Passport USB Interface has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows lt P Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation If you receive the Windows Security dialog choose Continue Anyway The installation of the device proceeds Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for y Passport USB Interface Click Finish to close the wizard Se Once complete choose Finish 7 n E Desc maso O Mb Boe oe es I Eile Action View Help esmou mle ERE a El ASI W7 Bluetooth Radios qm Computer ca Disk drives A Display adapters 3 DVD CD ROM drives Ca IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards F Mice and other pointing devices Monitors Y Network adapters 4 Othe
26. you want to delete and press OK 6 The Passport will display a warning reading The selected data will be deleted permanently Are you sure Tu Press Yes to delete the file Pressing No or Close will take you back to the Job screen To Copy a File The Menu Files Copy sub menu can be used to copy files from and to any storage location on the Passport 1 2 10 11 12 Press Menu Files Copy Press OK for a list of files in your root directory Press Previous to display a list of storage media on your Passport Use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to select the file to be copied To select multiple files to be copied use the Mark button When you have finished selecting files press OK A list of available storage locations appears Select the location to which you want to copy your file and press OK The file is copied and you are returned to the Job screen If the file s you want to copy are not in the root directory use the Previous button to display a list of storage media on your Passport The copy function first checks for free space and will give a drive full error if there is not enough space Use the Scroll Wheel to highlight the location of the file to copy and press OK Press OK to open a list of the files at that location Scroll to the file you want to copy and press OK A list of available storage locations appears Select the location to which you want to copy your f
27. Use button displays the dictionaries and lets you remove one or more of them from the list or select additional dictionaries to be used in the job To add dictionaries to the current job 1 2 gt Press the Menu Dictionary In Use button The dictionaries currently in use are listed To add other dictionaries press the Add button Highlight the dictionary name and press OK to select it You can select more than one dictionary from a location by pressing the Mark button to mark each dictionary that you want to add When finished adding dictionaries press Close to return to the Job screen To remove dictionaries from the current job l Ze Press the Menu Dictionary In Use button The dictionaries currently in use are listed Use the Seroll Wheel to navigate to the dictionary you want to remove Press the Delete button When finished removing dictionaries press Close to return to the Job screen 47 48 Chapter 5 Working with Files The Menu Files menu provides options for you to Open Delete or Copy files from and to any of the storage media on your Passport You can Open Delete or Copy more than one file at a time To select multiple files highlight the files one at a time or select multiple files using the scroll wheel and press the Mark button All the marked files will be opened deleted or copied The Open and Copy functions list files sorted by name which is generally in order from newest to oldest
28. al port you will need to purchase an appropriate serial converter for your computer to provide a port to which the Passport serial cable may be connected A soe ee Ee P Writer Passport y Test Realtime from com port Setup Read from com port X Setup Keyboard layout Engish X m Specialty strokes Delete L Automark lt 0 gt Display iMark Division Stitch Mode S IV Capitalize stitch mode In Total Eclipse s User settings under the Input tab you will need to set Writer to Passport and Realtime From to COM port After setting Realtime from to COM port choose the Setup button to the right Port 2 2 Baud rate 38K he Parity None y Data bits Stop bits Device manager care Enter the appropriate information for your computer in the COM port setup dialog The Passport writer uses the following communication settings e baud rate 38 400 parity none data bits e stop bit 1 Click OK 61 s Be sure to enter the com port number that is appropriate for the computer that the writer connecting to In this example the writer was connected to COM2 On other computers the actual com port available may have different number assigned to it than the above example You can use the button for the Windows Device manager to determine the available com ports on your compute The Passport writer has the abilit
29. an Add button To add a dictionary entry click the Add button You will be presented with a dialog where you enter the Steno and Text of the entry After you have entered the Steno and Text click OK to add the entry If you decide you do not want to keep the entry you can Delete it When finished click Close to return to your job 41 Importing a dictionary in rtf format into your Main dictionary 1 Go to Menu Dictionary Main and press Import STRPWH A 12K3W4R50 EU6R7E8G9S SD Card 12K3W4R50 EUGR7B8G9S 4 2 3 He uba ete ahja Cancel Up Down Previous Mark OK 2 Use the Up and Down buttons or rotate the Scroll Wheel to highlight the storage device where the rtf dictionary is located STKPWHRA RP LGTS Z t 12K3W4R50 EUGR7B8G9S 12K3W4R50 EUGR7B8G9S 4 2 3 7 Cancel Up Down Previous Mark OK 3 After highlighting the file s location press OK to view a listing of files on that storage device 4 Highlight the desired rtf file or files You can use the Mark button to select multiple files 42 4 STKPWHRAO RP LGTS Z 12K344 50 EUGR7E8G9S 12K3W4R50 EUGR7B8G9S 4 2 3 7 Cancel Up Down Previous Mark OK 5 Press Ok to import the dictionary The selected dictionary or dictionaries will be added to your Main dictionary Im rti STRPWHR 222 TK o UF A RAO FRPBLGTS Cancel 6 A progress indicator will appear to inform you of the status while t
30. ave the Bluetooth activated When using Bluetooth note that differences exist among the different versions of Windows XP CE VISTA and specifications can change even within the same model If you are using Bluetooth devices purchased from Advantage Technology they have been tested to ensure compatibility with the Passport If you have purchased Bluetooth devices elsewhere we cannot guarantee compatibility 29 Viewing the Translation If you want to see the translation along with your notes set the Menu Setup Input settings choice View Translation to Yes You can also use the Menu Setup Display Font Transcript Show hide button to toggle the Translation off or on If you want to see the translation you must install your dictionary Details on working with you dictionary are in Chapter 4 Dictionaries on your Passport beginning on page 45 Also in the Menu Setup Input settings you can choose to have the Steno display on the left or right and Delete stroke s as an asterisk Choosing Yes for Shadow display will show you your shadows like on your paper but in red on the screen Additional information about Display options is covered in Chapter 3 beginning on page 31 30 Chapter 3 Optional Settings on Your Passport From the Job screen pressing the Menu button leads to these submenus Setup Dictionary Files Audio About The Setup menu brings you these choices Keyboard Display Input Output System
31. ce or six Saving Note Files to External Storage Media e In addition to always saving the job to the internal memory the Passport writer automatically saves note files to all external storage media present in the writer at the beginning of a job e Any combination of Compact Flash cards Secure Digital cards and USB flash drives may be used to provide up to 6 backups while working Please note that while possible to have a large number of backup files additional devices such as USB flash drives draw the power necessary to operate from the writer and will decrease runtime when the Passport is powered by battery 51 If there are no external backup drives present at the beginning of a job the following warning is displayed AO EU WARNING There are no external backup drives present Plug in a drive or card as soon as possible Cancel OK You may ignore the warning and continue to write with the only copy of the job saved in the Passport s internal memory To remove the warning from the screen press OK If there are no backup drives present the close function will not close the job and will return to the main screen again You must plug in a backup drive before closing the job otherwise you will not be able to get to the splash screen to turn the writer off Whenever a new external media device is inserted into the Passport notes from the current job will begin to be saved on the new media devices in addition to any
32. ces the specified device offers A dialog requesting the Bluetooth Passkey or PIN number appears 75 Bluetooth Manager Bluetooth Security Bluetooth Passkey PIN E IF left blank the default PIN will be used Request Device Bluetooth Device Address 00 1B DC 0F DB 16 Bluetooth Device Name Passport Enter the Passport s PIN number which may be found on the Passport in Menu Setup Output Bluetooth PIN Select OK Add New Connection Wizard Select a COM port Set the COM port for use We recommend using the default COM port Assignment of COM Port Name COM40 Auto Connect ETE Stes J Coses io The Wizard will then display the list of available services Highlight Serial Port SSA Select Next The Wizard will then request a COM port assignment Although you may select a specific COM port to use in most cases you can make use of the default assignment and select Next Add New Connection Wizard Enter a name and select an icon Set up the connection name and icon Setting information Connection Name ESTI Icon T C Create a shortcut on the desktop A dialog announcing that the setup of the particular COM port is complete will appear Please make note of the COM port number for use in the setup of the CAT sytem Select Next The Wizard will request a name for the connection Type in a name for the connection Choose Next
33. ctionary No external program is required Chapter 1 Unpacking and Setting Up Your Passport Contents of the Passport package Y our Passport package includes the following Setting up l SO DEAN A The Passport writer Light weight carrying case with padded exterior and interior compartments space for all cables and the tripod and a zippered pocket on the outside for files etc AC adapter and power cord USB cable Serial cable Tripod with carrying pouch Main and backup batteries installed CompactFlash card with PCMCIA adapter SD Memory card Passport User Manual Unfold the tripod and adjust to a comfortable height The center support shaft can be adjusted to provide any height between 15 and 29 First be sure that the tripod s shaft is securely tightened so it will not rotate while attaching the Passport Place the writer on the tripod line up the locking mechanism and rotate clockwise until it locks in place Be sure to rotate it until a click is heard To remove tripod unlock using the lever on the left side of the locking mechanism rotate the writer counterclockwise and lift it off the tripod Note Power Cord attachment The power cord for the AC adapter is designed to fit loosely in the Passport This will allow the cord to come out in case someone trips over the power cord and will reduce the chance of your Passport s being knocked over and damaged Key pads You may wish to use key
34. d remain lit until the AC adapter is removed The charging routine supports hot inserting the main battery during a charging cycle however more accurate battery gas gauge readings can be achieved with minimal removal of the main battery Battery run time is greatly affected by the brightness level of the display At high brightness levels one may expect approximately 9 hours of runtime from the main battery At lower brightness levels run time may exceed 16 hours Run times on backup battery are approximately one quarter of the main battery 15 e Ifthe power is plugged in you will see a graphic in the upper right hand corner of your screen showing a cable plug attached to a battery In this case the battery graphic will always show the main battery and its charge level e While charging the battery graphic shows a flashing gray battery with a green plus sign icon Once charging is complete the battery graphic will no longer flash and will display a black battery icon with no green plus sign e Ifthe AC Adapter is unplugged the battery graphic will show the main battery until it s dead Once it switches to using the backup battery it will show a half size battery graphic with the backup battery level in it The only time you ll see the backup battery graphic is if the machine is unplugged and the main battery is removed or drained e When running at full screen brightness the auxiliary battery icon will turn red when there is
35. ditional shorthand machines the initial S and asterisk keys are double height keys The Passport is available with your choice of traditional keys or with split asterisk and S keys Split keys expand the flexibility of your writer when used with recent versions of Eclipse or any other CAT software which fully supports Passport protocols by allowing you to define additional key combinations Have you ever wished for extra asterisk keys or an initial Z Now you can have them Most people readily adapt to split keys and there is no need to adjust your writing style For existing dictionary entries you will get the same translations you are accustomed to whether you hit the upper keys the lower keys or both keys simultaneously Number Bar When you adjust the depth of stroke on traditional shorthand machines the number bar remains stationary producing an uncomfortable ridge effect When the depth of stroke is adjusted on the Passport the number bar is synchronized to the other keys eliminating the ridge effect Because disparity in key height is not an issue the Passport offers a far greater range of adjustment than any other writer Soft Landing You will notice that the bottom of the keystroke is slightly cushioned on the Passport This soft landing reduces shock and increases comfort Vowel Keys In our opinion placing the vowel keys in a lower position than the other keys is a major contributor to wrist problems so
36. e E A din 51 A ae S EE E E ERE A TA A AA ET 17 31 DD Memory card tae 10 Search ME is 54 Sas AA A O EIN 28 Seral SMI AION lis oie pa 28 A Gua a reaa hoa cance EE EEE E Segal aueabnsien kiase E 10 Setting the Ab STN TIME O O 39 E RN ROS 9 A O eds tana E tdesatute 31 Shadow displasia 36 SHADOW TRA OE N E das ctas 7 26 Show Hide Transcript senean aa a a a 34 Splash image A A e Ne et Ae ti a aa ee eTe A ES 66 SPIGNO eee ere ie e a E S E a a r a T 37 A a a a e a aes Seas in ae eae E E E 37 Starting a JoB as 17 SENO ION ate a a a e ante pra eE REES 7 SAR DINORA ILOINEN ESEE E A N E E E AEN 27 Stoke Dent dni 20 Stroke Registration AAA A cpeedien cacdeusi eee dcteiedeus 22 A matics cami tas 20 PING oe a 39 TUTO KNO De EAN 20 Turning the Writer On and Olsson 16 Typing ext ON your Passport 56 Updates to the Passport SOftwares cccccccccessecesseceesececsseecseeeeeseeeeseceseeeeeeseeeeeeeas 64 USB COMMIPMICATIONS da 28 USB MOON AS AS A 28 User settings under the Inputtabraaiaciasa aaa 61 NIG Wy AnS IOI assess acces bes e sas becwannausae a a aE E E e OT EAEE E EESE CESE 36 Virtual PAD or estore A EEE EEEE A 34 O ON 5 WAV recording indicators A O ida 59 Writer setup in Total il Clipse oi 61 85
37. e recommend doing this in small steps just one or two percentage points at a time beginning in the mid teens Everyone has a unique writing style so what works for one person 37 won t necessarily work for another Once you get the Passport tuned in to your personal writing style you should have far cleaner notes than with any other writer Other settings are View Translation Yes No The default Yes allows you to see the translation along with your notes E Steno display on the right Yes No You can choose to have the Steno display on the left or right The default is on the left Delete strokes s You can show your Delete stroke s as a asterisk Shadow display Yes No Choosing Yes for Shadow display will show you your shadows like on your paper but in red on the screen Backlight timer 30 s Audio prompts Yes No This option provides audio prompts for the visually impaired If you turn it on you will hear audio prompts when something important happens 38 The Menu Setup System sub menu Setting the Date and Time Navigate to Menu Setup System Date time STRPWHR W A sS Month 07 T PH EU Day 15 A Hour 07 P A R T Minute 49 F 5 Second 37 H Oo U sS ST P H FRPBLGTS Cancel Up Down Previous Next OK e You may press the Up and Down buttons or slowly rotate the Scroll Wheel to select the proper information in each field e Use the Previous and Next buttons to move bet
38. ed press Back to adjust another font or Ok to return to the root menu e The General button adjusts the font size for everything else on your screen The time date job information at the top of the screen the labels of available button options along the bottom of your screen and the menu tree just above the button labels Use the Seroll wheel to make the font larger or smaller or adjust the size with the Larger and Smaller buttons When finished press Back to adjust another font or Ok to return to the Job screen The Transcript appears on the right side of your screen Use the Scroll wheel to make the font larger or smaller or adjust the size with the Larger and Smaller buttons The Show Hide Transcript option The Menu Setup Display Font Transcript dialog has an additional button labeled Show Hide which lets you control whether or not the Transcript appears on your screen The Passport can display steno only or steno with translated text 1 To toggle between the Virtual Paper and the Transcript views press the Show Hide button which will toggle between the two views 34 2 You can also turn on or off Transcript viewing in the Menu Setup Input menu by selecting deselecting View Transcript 3 When you have finished adjusting the Transcript font size and appearance press Back to adjust another font or Ok to return to the Job screen Adjusting Display Brightness and Contrast The Menu Setup Display Brightness button open
39. ee the documentation that came with your device Y Connecting Y Please enter the passkey on your Bluetooth device now Passkey 38 gt Installing Bluetooth device Wait while Windows connects to your device Add Bluetooth Device Wizard x Completing the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard The Bluetooth device was successfully connected to your computer Your computer and the device can communicate whenever they are near each other These are the COM serial ports assigned to your device Outgoing COM pot COM23 Incoming COM pot COM24 Leam more about l To close this wizard click Finish lt Back Frish Cancel Make note of the COM port assignments Click Finish 70 Bluetooth Devices Properties The wizard will close and bring you back to the Bluetooth device screen with the newly added device displayed Bluetooth Devices Click on the COM Ports tab and make note of the COM port assigned to the Passport Click on the Options tab Ensure that Allow Bluetooth devices to connect to this computer is selected Choose OK 71 Setting up Total Eclipse to use the Passport In Eclipse navigate to the Input tab under User Settings Ensure that the Passport writer is selected User settings AS User Paragraphs Document Edt Display 3 Wrter Passpot y af Real time from is s
40. et to COM Realtime from COM port y C port Read from Drive or folder El sas Click the Setup button to the right Keyboard layout Standard l of the Real time from selection Specialty strokes Delete Automark lt 10 gt Key mode KD Display Mtark Spell mode Stitch Mode s S h Enter the port number that was E x assigned to Passport SSA as l noted previously from the COM Port port tab of the Bluetooth Device Baud rate 38K 7 dialog on the PC Parity None Y The Passport uses a baud rate of 38400 38K parity set to None 8 its 8 y Daane data bits 1 stop bit Stop bits 1 y Select OK Device manager a Both the Passport and Eclipse are now set up to use Bluetooth wireless real time 72 Add New Connection Wizard Toshiba Bluetooth stack Toshiba Stack The Fujitsu computers that Advantage Software ships and the install CD that accompanies the Kensington micro USB Bluetooth make use of the Toshiba Bluetooth stack as opposed to the Microsoft Bluetooth stack Passport Setup 1 Place Bluetooth device in Passport 2 Turn power ON 3 Navigate to Menu Setup Output 4 Set Bluetooth Communications to YES 5 Make note of Bluetooth PIN 6 Exitto Splash screen Open a new job on the writer NOTE The Passport will not start the Bluetooth serial service Passport SSA unless a job is open on the Passport Computer Setup 1 Ona Blu
41. etooth enabled PC go to Control Panel 2 Select Bluetooth Devices or double click on the Bluetooth icon in the notification area of the taskbar The Add New Connection Wizard should appear Add New Connection Wizard Select a service Please choose the service to use Select a service and click Next Service selection Service C Service Name PAN User Personal Ad hoc Network Serial Port SSA 73 74 Add New Connection Wizard This wizard will create the settings for Bluetooth device connection Please ensure your Bluetooth devices are on and set to discoverable In order to certify Bluetooth there are times when the security Select Custom Mode setting is modified temporarily When setup ends it returns to the original setting automatically O Express Mode Recommended This allows you to set the details for the connection Click Next The PC will now search for remote devices If devices are found the Wizard will display the items There may be many items other than the Passport or multiple Passports Add New Connection Wizard Select a device Please choose the Bluetooth device you wish to use Highlight the Passport Bluetooth device Device Name Angel ig EA Moogs E8420 E8420 Choose The Add New Connection Wizard will now contact the specified device in this case the Passport and inquire as to which servi
42. evice Information All or selected pairing information with the remote device is deleted View Paired Devices Delete All Run the Add New Connection Wizard again and you should receive a prompt for a PIN 82 Index A O O 65 add dictionaries to the current JOD car ll 47 Additonal cn 61 Adjusting Display Brightness and ContraSt ooooocnnnoccnoocccnonnnononnconnnononnnnnonnncnnnccnnnos 35 Anti stacking st tdi 36 TUS TAC KIN 7 PINE in 37 Audio SS CUMIN a ile 58 PAULO RDS rac ce Sites atthe ent eee dos a 59 AU TEME O Ac la 59 Automatic Tension AUS tne neisnatReunentieea Glues 6 Backlioht o AA A tutes fun O usenet tude ie Nuala 36 Baseline DU TOR cape aura dile tic sI 24 Battery Charola dC AS 15 battery charging indicator HOM la 10 Battery run TUNE 15 Bluetooth communications cr ca 28 Bluetooth mulato 28 Bl tooth PIN TUD ANS la 29 BIE TOO NS SUPRA SN A 68 Ch rgine the Batteries eniri clics 15 CO aS A E E A A SA ata aacheamoess wa ieaets 32 CompactFlash CAI rante 10 A AO 49 Data logging ari hires canoes A aaa 28 A acto bas E ica tea ked aca E E caiacan er teodeie maaan 39 TIE POWER Iria 10 DES aos 49 DOMO aia 36 A dectsle E EE ease se E S E EEEE bud aap oes 41 Dictionaries to Use in adobe seseiaboadese 47 Dictionary Conversion SO NWT ainia lia 7 A enceny a sSiect aeseiaSeacve cee tohwcadeoen E 31 ET ULL AAA A A E NEATE 63 ERGONOMIC Sai e e r a ar a E E 6 Exporting a dictionary from the PasSpoTt oooooccnn
43. external media devices that may have already been present e For your convenience the Passport is shipped with a SD card and a Compact Flash card with adapter inserted into the writer ready for use 52 Reading notes from the external media When the Passport saves jobs to an external media device it does so in two locations of the device l 2 As Passport files in the Jobs folder As Stentura format note files in the root directory of the external memory device You can read your notes from the external media into Total Eclipse in one of two ways 1 As noted above the Passport saves native Passport files including the audio if using an SD card in a folder labeled jobs Remove media from Passport and insert into your computer In the User settings Input tab you must set the Read from drive or folder path to the jobs folder located on the media device which you have inserted into your computer As long as that device receives the same drive letter from Windows each time you insert the device into your computer you will only need to set this once In addition to saving native Passport files in the jobs folder the Passport saves Stentura format note files in the root directory of the external memory device just as the Stentura does on a disk In this case you would only have to set the User Settings Input Read from drive or folder path to point to the media device itself and not to a folder located
44. he importation of the dictionary takes place 43 Creating a Passport dictionary in Total Eclipse To convert your Total Eclipse dictionary to the Passport format pdx using the conversion wizard in Total Eclipse 1 Place an external media device in the Eclipse computer 2 In Total Eclipse go to the Production menu User Settings Input tab and set Read from to the external device in step 1 3 Click OK to exit User Settings 4 Goto Tools Convert select To another system and click Next This wizard can convert dictionaries text files and note files to and from other systems including Eclipse V8 What sort of conversion would you like to perform from Edipse V8 Erom another system Text files Note files 6 In the next dialog highlight Passport and then click Next 7 Highlight your main dictionary on the list and click Next 44 Conversion wizard Which files do you wish to convert Select the file s by left clicking or using the arrow keys and the spacebar CLASS 1 dix JThorne dix KEYMODE DIX NewDictionary dix REJECT DIX TranJob dix Select de select all lt lt Back Cancel 8 When conversion is complete Eclipse will ask if you want to convert any more files Click Finish 9 The Passport dictionary created from your Main dictionary in Total Eclipse will automatically be named Main Dictionary pdx If you conver
45. ile and press OK The file is copied and you are returned to the Job screen You can then copy from your media to your CAT system For example in Total Eclipse you can use File Manager to copy your files to your computer 50 Note that when copying files it will check for free space first and provide a drive full error if there s not enough space This is different from how it functions while writing a job when the Passport will delete the oldest file if it runs out of space for the current file Note also that if you are copying a group of files and one file fails the process is aborted to avoid multiple errors When copying large files a copy progress indicator appears onscreen 16 40 28 Job 10 07 14 1621 87 87 E SKWRO PB Available storage devices A D CF Card A P LG S USB Drive a File 1 41 0e A PL S STKPWHR T HA PB G K W RAO U Cancel Up Down Previous OK Saving Note Files e The Passport always saves the job files to its internal memory e Note There is one exception to this The wav file generated when recording audio is ONLY saved to an SD card and no where else If there is no SD card in the writer then it will not record audio even if audio recording is turned on in the menu NOTE Do NOT remove the SD card while recording e In addition to saving the files to the internal memory the Passport automatically saves jobs to any and all external media devices as you write whether there is one devi
46. ing a job you will have to select them in the Dictionary In Use menu 45 Loading a dictionary The Menu Dictionary Load option for dictionaries will load a pdx or rft dictionary from an external drive into Memory converting the rtf to a a pdx if necessary This does not have any effect on the Main Dictionary pdx even if you are converting your username rtf After loading the Passport will ask if you wish to use the new dictionary as your main dictionary Note that if you answer Yes it will overwrite your old main dictionary entirely 8 23 05 Job 10 07 14 1659 92 92 f U ST Do you wish copy this to your main W dictionary FlashFX G Disk jobs STENED pdx STKPWHR TR o UF A RAO FRPBLGTS Cancel Yes No Exporting a dictionary from the Passport The Export button allows you to save a dictionary to a card or other storage location The Export button asks you to provide a destination folder and will then copy the contents of the current dictionary to an RTF file in that folder l With a dictionary open press the Export button to display a list of storage locations a Use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to highlight the location where you want to export your dictionary 3 Press Ok to copy it to the highlighted location 4 A progress indicator will appear to inform you of the status while the exportation of the dictionary takes place 46 Selecting Dictionaries to Use in a Job The Menu Dictionary In
47. l Eclipse be sure to set that CAT system s input options up as if you were using a Stentura writer To use the Passport in real time using a serial cable with other CAT systems you must enable emulation mode on your Passport Navigate to Menu Setup Output and choose an Emulation mode 17 01 26 Job 10 07 14 1659 10 82 e y FRPBLGTS T PH Serial communications No EU Serial emulation No P A R T USB communications No F T USB emulation No H O U S Bluetooth communications Yes ST P H Bluetooth emulation No WH A Bluetooth PIN 4237 Data logging No Close Up Down Plus Minus Change Use the Up and Down buttons to highlight an Emulation mode The Change button will toggle between Yes and No Once you have the proper setting selected pressing Close will return to the job screen and the top level menu Setup your CAT system as if a Stentura writer is connected Be sure to use the Stentura writer s communication settings baud rate 9 600 e parity none e data bits 8 e stopbit 1 When you are using the Passport in Emulation mode the Passport will support Stentura style timecodes and when you read notes they will be timecoded correctly 63 Updates to the Passport software In order to receive notification of updates to the Passport software you must subscribe to the Passports Download page 1 On the ASI website www eclipsecat com go to Support Downloads Passport 2 Click on
48. mA ASPOR 7 Execute C Users Steve AppData Local Temp ATIPassport x64 dpinst exe C LM SE j Show details The Installation of the driver begins r Tp Passport USB Driver Setup le nice meow Installation Complete gm Setup was completed successfully Y PASPORT Completed Show details lt Back Next gt Cancel Once the installation is complete choose Next 12 When the Passport USB Driver Setup dialog appears please read the instructions concerning the final steps in the installation process At this time you will connect the USB cable from your Passport to your computer A Y Passport USB Driver Setup ee Completing the Passport USB Driver Setup Wizard PASPOR 7o Please connect the USB cable from your Passport to a USB t ter to start the Windows Add Ne o Hardware Wizard iia Select Finish Complete the Add New Hardware Wizard by allowing it to automatically search for your Passport driver files and install the device When you connect the USB cable from your Passport to a USB port on your computer and turn the Passport on the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard should start Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Select Install the software automatically Recommended Passport S If your hardware came
49. n can help the CAT software determine which keys were inadvertently pressed or not pressed hard enough improving the accuracy of your translation e You can adjust the number of minutes from 1 to 30 before the Backlight Timer turns off the LCD screen Setting the timer to 0 zero will disable the timer and prevent the screen from turning off 36 Anti stacking splitting Stacking refers to getting one stroke when you wanted two T E F E STKPWHR Q Was any a part of the W A s house T P H EU A P A R E F E H Oo U Ss ST PH Close Search Record Play Mark Menu Splitting is the opposite of stacking Getting two strokes when you wanted one FRPBLGTS A In I part of the house T PH 5 What do you mean P A R T Q Well what do you mean F E H O U s ST P H WH A TK AO U Close Search Record Play Mark Menu The Passport software is designed to eliminate both splits and stacks by tracking the position direction of travel and speed of each key at all times Because different people have different writing styles it s important for you to fine tune the aggressiveness of the anti stacking The Overlap percentage on the Input settings menu under Anti stacking tells the Passport how aggressively to apply its anti stacking logic The higher the number the more aggressive it gets If you are experiencing stacks increase the overlap percentage If you are experiencing splits decrease the overlap percentage W
50. o adjust the G on the right hand side rather than stroking the G stroke an answer symbol FRPBLGTS You will note in this example that the LG combination is hit with the same finger The bridging of the keys affects the natural depression depth and hence the desired registration point Note Turning on Shadow Tracking in the Menu Setup Input dialog can greatly assist while setting individual key registration points See following page for detailed information on Shadow Tracking When you have finished you can back up your settings sensor txt using Menu Setup Keyboard Backup 24 WHEN MANY OF YOUR KEYS ARE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT 1 Select Menu Setup Keyboard Delete The screen will go blank for several seconds Thereafter whatever steno was previously on your screen will appear 2 DO NOT TOUCH ANYTHING UNTIL YOU SEE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE Press every key to initialize writer 3 Write on the keyboard in a natural manner Make sure you hit every key at least once including the recessed command keys on the far left the number bar and the D Z keys When all the keys have been stroked at least once the Passport sign on screen will appear 4 Write on your Passport for a few moments to confirm that everything is registering properly If any keys need further tweaking follow the instructions under WHEN A SINGLE KEY IS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT Note for users without recessed command keys If you are using a Passport with
51. oconicocnnoocccoonnnononononnnoconnnnnnonanononnos 46 o 49 A E O AE 34 Headphones il E EEE EEE 10 Importing a dictionary in rtf format coooococonnoocccnnoncnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnononnnnonononnnnnnnnnnnncnnna nano 42 In Use DION 47 NS A E 36 Input VOU a cad 58 IPUR AE EE EESAN 10 Installing an Update on the PasSSpOTt oooonnnccccoocccooocccononoconononnnnnnnnnnncnncconononncnnnnn ono 64 Installing Passport USB Dr Vers sr a dida 11 KEI alli laos 23 Key Registration points Adjusting ii ii 22 AE E E A E N E EE 7 LCDDIS Din 66 A A eroexamemaeie eames 58 ro A cosas S 46 Low Memory Message at Startup vicsacvescicceccnoxes suas a Rd 67 Maia Dictionary pd scan ica 41 MARK mto steno MOE AS 55 MELO Ya NA e a E tneaaee aude oneadet 18 is A e a A Aaa OAE E 58 Microsott Bl etooth stack iaa 68 Note Files to External Storage Media oooooonnoccnooococoncncnoncnconnnononnncnononnnn cn cono ncnnnncnnns 51 Number Bin aen e a EE aa T E AE renee 6 OPM O cd 49 Optional Splht ASt tiskK sesi n id ti 6 Output settings dial orcas 28 OQ tp t A A sna Sure Beisnumn eects 59 Overlap Perea o 36 A A O td aed a eee ees 57 Pause delay mean 59 Play UU OM seca dado al a 57 Pla Dacia a a e a a a 57 recessed command Kei y Recordsa a A e E a ese at 57 O a eaa ae eaa ea 58 Record butti ssi nenene na a a aaa ge ag andes hase lume aS Ea 57 remove dictionaries from the current JOD scvscccsseecesarcavs el exaesaeeseassoaseacsseeseasdeageieaisebons 47 Saving Note Pei a
52. om of the d 7 7 7 on Click Next Windows will search for any Bluetooth devices within range Other devices besides the Passport may be found Y Add only Bluetooth devices that you trust lt Back Cancel Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Select the Bluetooth device that you want to add E Highlight Passport Click Next y Ifyou dont see the device that you want to add make sure that it is tumed on Follow the setup instructions that came with the device Search Again a teo cms 69 Add Bluetooth Device Wizard x Do you need a passkey to add your device To answer this question refer to the Bluetooth section of the documentation that came with your device If the documentation specifies a passkey use that one C Use the passkey found in the documentation C Let me choose my own passkey C Dont use a passkey 3 You should always use a passkey unless your device does not support one We recommend using a passkey that is 8to 16 digits long The longer the passkey the More secure it will be eee Place dot next to Let me choose my own Passkey Enter the Passport s Bluetooth PIN as noted above in the text box to the right Click Next Add Bluetooth Device Wizard x Windows is exchanging passkeys E When instructed below enter the passkey using your Bluetooth device For more information about entering a passkey s
53. on point The Passport works by noting the top and bottom baseline of the travel of each key and the registration point you set and uses this information to judge whether or not a key is being depressed as part of a stroke Note that there is no adjustment for the top of a stroke which is the point a key raises to when you are not depressing it at all Instructions for making each of these adjustments Keystroke depth and tension page 20 Stroke registration points page 22 Adjusting the baseline for individual keys or the entire keyboard page 23 19 Adjusting the Writer s Key Stroke Depth and Tension Adjusting the Writer s Stroke Depth 1 The Turn Knob located underneath the writer on the user s LEFT side controls the stroke depth 2 Rotating the Turn Knob clockwise will increase the stroke depth 3 Rotating the Turn Knob counterclockwise will decrease the stroke depth Use care not to force the Turn Knob or damage may result It is designed to rotate easily If you are experiencing difficulty most likely you have reached the end of its adjustment range Adjusting the Writer s Tension 1 The Turn Knob located underneath the writer on the user s RIGHT side controls the tension 2 Rotating the Turn Knob clockwise will increase the tension 3 Rotating the Turn Knob counterclockwise will decrease the tension As with the Stroke Depth adjustment use care not to force the Turn Knob or damage may resul
54. on right No H O U S Delete stroke s ST PH Shadow display Yes WHA Backlight timer 10 TR AO gt gt Menu gt gt Setup Close Up Down Plus Minus Change l Use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to select the setting to change 2 Then use the Change button or the Plus and Minus buttons to change the setting 3 When finished press the Close button to return to the Job screen e You can turn Anti stacking on or off and set the Overlap percentage to any value between 1 and 100 The recommended value is 15 See below for details e You can choose to View translation or not This is the same adjustment as using the Menu Setup Display Font Transcript Show hide button e You can change the key s used for your Delete stroke s When you select this it opens a separate dialog that allows you to write any number of different delete strokes o Note If you write three strokes for example R R then each of these strokes will be considered an allowable alternate form of the delete stroke and each one will work for deleting The fact that this feature allows multiple strokes does not mean that you can use a multi stroke delete entry so you can t use TKHRET TKHRET for deleting one stroke for example e You can turn on or off the Shadow display The Shadow display feature is designed to make read backs easier The Passport s LCD can display shadows much as they would appear on steno paper The shadow tracking informatio
55. on the media device The writer type on the User settings Input tab would need to be set to Stentura instead of Passport You can then leave User Settings and use Alt I or Read notes and the notes files on the media device will be listed Highlight the file you want rename it anything you like and click Read If you have a wav file from the Passport it will be renamed the same as the not file Both the not and wav file as well as the ecl file after translating will be in your jobs folder in Total Eclipse 53 The Search menu From the Job screen press the Search button to access the Search menu You can use the Search menu to perform the following search functions Prev Q jumps to the previous question Prev A jumps to the previous answer Entry Allows you to enter text to search for Note that you can type steno into this dialog and 1t will find that location in both the steno and text document Repeat Repeats the last Entry search that was done Note You can use the scroll wheel to move the steno on the left side of the display while the Search menu is displayed Press the Other button to access these additional search functions Go to top Jumps to the top of the job Prev Pgh Jump to the beginning of the previous paragraph Prev Paren Jump to the previous open parenthesis Note that even if the transcript window is not visible 1t will still do a search and move the steno window to the a
56. oose files to delete now 67 Chapter 8 Appendix Bluetooth Setup The following instructions apply to a Microsoft Bluetooth stack To set up a Toshiba Bluetooth stack please go to page 73 Add New Connection Wizard Microsoft Bluetooth stack 1 Place Bluetooth device in Passport 2 Turn power ON 3 Navigate to Menu Setup Output FRPBLGTS Serial communications No EU erial emulation No P A R pa USB communications No F E USB emulation No H O U S Bluetooth communications Yes ST P H Bluetooth emulation No WH A Bluetooth PIN 4237 Data logging No Close Up Down Plus Minus Change 4 Set Bluetooth Communications to YES 5 Make note of Bluetooth PIN 6 Exit to Splash screen de Open a new job on the writer NOTE The Passport will not start the Bluetooth serial service Passport SSA unless a job is open on the Passport 68 Bluetooth Devices x Devices Options COM Ports Hardware On a Bluetooth enabled PC go to Control Panel and select Bluetooth Devices Click Add Add Bluetooth Device Wizard b x Place check mark next to My Welcome to the Add Bluetooth sachs Device Wizard device is setup and ready to be found Before proceeding referto the Bluetooth section of the device documentation Then set up your device so that your computer can find it Tum it on Make it discoverable visible Give it a name optional Press the butt the bott
57. or Serial USB and Bluetooth each has its own ON OFF Yes No setting and its own emulation mode setting to determine whether it uses Passport communications protocol or Stentura communications protocol These communications methods can all be used simultaneously to different computers if desired For example you could write bluetooth data to one computer and serial to another Select Yes for the method or methods of communication that you will be using For the best performance be sure to choose No for all the methods you are not using If you are using Total Eclipse set Serial emulation USB emulation and Bluetooth emulation to No If you choose Serial Communications be sure that you have a serial to USB device set up on your laptop If so remove the cable you were using and attach the serial cable furnished with the Passport so that you can use the telephone type serial connection on the back of the Passport and the USB end for the laptop If using serial to USB remember to set the USB and Bluetooth choices to No If you choose the USB to USB using the cable furnished with the Passport you must first download and install the USB to USB drivers to your laptop Note that the furnished USB cable uses a Type B connection for the Passport which looks like a square with beveled edges This port is located on the right side of the Passport next to the regular Type A USB ports Remember if using USB to USB the other two choices
58. ppropriate location 54 Inserting a MARK into steno notes While in the steno display pressing MARK button 2 or 5 will place a mark stroke in the steno notes STKPWHR Q Do you have a TK O radio lt 0 gt UF A Yes A RAO FRPBLGTS K WR E Close Search Record Play Mark Menu You will be able to search for your marks after opening your notes in your CAT program 39 Typing text on your Passport Text typing supports many characters which you can use when typing dictionary entries from scratch as well as in some of the menu dialogs They include not only letters and numbers but also spaces and punctuation marks and a few shortcuts for items such as braces and backslashes for making commands and conflicts Any individual letter or number key will appear as itself There are a some special keys The number bar by itself will insert a space e The recessed command key the low key closest to the user will enter CAP mode if you press it once Pressing any typing key will then capitalize the key and turn CAP mode off Pressing twice will enter CAPS lock mode which will capitalize everything until you press the key again e When typing text into a dialog from the steno keyboard you can use the key to delete the last character Special combinations Multi key letters uncapped gt capped SKWR j STKPWHR
59. r devices i CanoScan EB Portable Devices a J Ports COM amp LPT 17 Communications Port COM1 T Passport USB Interface COM3 ID Processors x Sound video and game controllers qW System devices Universal Serial Bus controllers Once installed you may confirm the installation by checking the Device Manager 14 Charging the Batteries 1 Make sure that AC adapter is plugged into the wall socket before connecting to the writer Insert the AC adapter s plug into the Passport s DC power jack The DC power jack is located on the left side of the writer near the PCMCIA slot Note that it fits loosely to avoid knocking over the Passport in case someone trips on the cord Battery Charging PCMCIA Card Microphone Headphone 12 Volts DC Indicator Slot Power Jack WARNING Only use an Advantage Technology approved 12 volt 4 amp AC adapter or damage may result to the writer and void the warranty If the main battery is missing the Passport will issue a warning message To fully charge both the main and backup battery from a completely discharged condition takes approximately 5 hours The system constantly monitors the state of charge condition of both batteries and will automatically charge them as necessary if connected to an AC adapter The Battery Charging Indicator will blink during the charging process When charging is complete the indicator will quit flashing an
60. re pressed and released absolutely simultaneously then they overlap 100 and are part of the same stroke If they were pressed and released totally separately then they overlap 0 and will be sent as two strokes If they were not quite simultaneous they might overlap a smaller percentage such as 80 indicating that at the time a key was pressed the other key was also pressed only 80 of that time If the percentage of overlap falls below the threshold you specify then the keys that are only barely overlapped are split off and considered part of a second stroke For more on Splitting Stacking and the Overlap Percentage see page 37 27 Output Settings The Menu Setup Output choice opens the Output settings dialog where you can change the options for how your writer communicates with your CAT system For additional Output options see Additional settings beginning on page 61 The Output settings include Serial communications Serial emulation USB communications USB emulation Bluetooth communications Bluetooth emulation and Data logging 17 01 26 Job 10 07 14 1659 10 82 FRPBLGTS Output settings T PH Serial communications No EU Serial emulation No P A R E USB communications No F po USB emulation No H O U S Bluetooth communications Yes ST PH Bluetooth emulation No WH A Bluetooth PIN 4237 TK AO Data logging No gt gt Menu gt gt Setup Close Up Down Plus Minus Change The settings f
61. reen press the Menu button followed by the Setup button and the Keyboard button This will bring you to the Key stroke adjustment dialog STKPWHR W A Ss T PH EU A P A R E F T H O U s ST PH FRPBLGTS CjT 3 L gt gt Menu gt gt Setup gt gt Keyboard Close All Previous Next Set Baseline 3 Depress the steno key that you wish to adjust A black column will extend downward from the top of the display as you depress the key Once the registration point the top of the red column rising from the bottom of the display has been crossed the column will change to an aqua color indicating that a stroke has been successfully detected Close All Previous Next Set Baseline gt gt Menu gt gt Setup gt gt Keyboard 4 The registration point may be adjusted by slowly rotating the Scroll Wheel located on top of the writer on the user s right side 5 Each key may be adjusted individually or all of the keys may be adjusted at once by momentarily pressing All Pressing Previous or Next returns to individual key adjustment mode 6 The Reset button will set registration points to a default level calculated by the writer NOTE Using this feature will change any individual key registration settings that you may have previously made 22 Te Once you have the registration points set to your liking press Close to return to the job screen and the top level menu Adjustments to the keyboard s stroke depth may be made while
62. rt Take any jpg and put it on a USB drive or SD card etc Name it mysplash jpg case insensitive Insert that into the Passport and use Menu Files Copy and navigate to the mysplash jpg file Once you hit OK on that file you don t need to select the destination It will automatically be copied to the appropriate location and will appear on the splash screen whenever you turn on the writer or close a job to return to the splash screen It will scale the image to a square that fits into the splash screen Note that if an image is enormously large it may refuse to load It scales the image after loading it so if there isn t enough memory in the Passport to even load the image in the first place it won t bother 66 Low Memory Message at Startup After you have been using your Passport for a time you may get a message when you first turn on the machine that alerts you are that you are running out of available memory The message will suggest that you delete files from memory to free up space All your job files are saved in memory Copies are also placed in other available storage locations but the memory has to have space for your new files so if you do not delete files when warned the Passport will delete files from memory beginning with the oldest files first so that you have space for your current work Other copies of the files if any will be left in place WARNING Storage Card2 storage space is low Would you like to ch
63. rty even if ATI and or ASI have been advised of the possibility of such damages This warranty is void if the Passport has been opened disassembled or tampered with in any way For general information and technical support please call 800 800 1759 or 772 288 3266 PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT ERGONOMICS amp COMFORT The Passport has been designed to accommodate a far wider range of writing styles than any other steno writer in history No matter what your preferences regarding depth of stroke and keyboard tension you will discover that you feel less fatigued at the end of the day because of several subtle ergonomic improvements Accordingly the Passport simply feels better than conventional writers Please read on to understand why Key Size Spacing amp Concavity With the exception of the asterisk keys the size and spacing between keys on the Passport are precisely the same as the keys on traditional writers You will notice however that the asterisk keys are a tad wider than you are accustomed to This allows for more comfortable hand placement while maintaining the exact spacing between adjacent keys The depression in each key on the Passport is slightly shallower than that on traditional keyboards to facilitate more comfortable bridging between keys for those people who use wide keycaps Adjust your keys following the instructions beginning on page 21 Optional Split Asterisk amp Initial S On tra
64. s a dialog where you can adjust the screen brightness using the Scroll Wheel or the buttons labeled Less and More When you have finished adjusting the Brightness press Back to return to the Display menu or Ok to return to the Job screen The Menu Setup Display Contrast button opens a dialog where you can adjust the screen brightness using the Scroll Wheel or the buttons labeled Less and More When you have finished adjusting the Contrast press Back to return to the Display menu or Ok to return to the Job screen e The proper contrast setting is essential to having an easily readable display The contrast setting needed will vary depending on the angle from which one is attempting to view the display It will also change depending on the environment in which you are working As you make an adjustment to the Brightness or Contrast level the display will briefly show you the actual value to which it is being set When you back out of the Brightness dialog your changes are saved to the Registry Note that the updated registry is only loaded into memory when you restart your passport so you must shut down and restart for your changes to be applied 35 The Input Settings menu Pressing the Input button in the Menu Setup sub menu opens a dialog in which you can choose Input settings 17 01 26 Job 10 07 14 1659 10 78 _ j FRPBLGTS Input settings TPH A q EU Overlap percentage 14 P A R E View translation Yes F Steno display
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66. should be set to No If you choose Bluetooth select No for Serial and USB and Yes for Bluetooth You must first pair the Bluetooth from the writer to the laptop 28 Setting up Bluetooth output For details on setting up a Microsoft Bluetooth Stack see the Appendix at the end of this manual beginning on page 68 For details on setting up a Toshiba Bluetooth Stack see the Appendix at the end of this manual beginning on page 73 Note If you ordered a Bluetooth adaptor with your Passport it has been installed in the right most USB port of your new Passport Micro adapters are designed to remain in the devices in which they are installed at all times We strongly recommend that you do not remove it from your Passport unless specifically advised to do so by one of our technicians Should you need to send your Passport in for servicing you will get a loaner with a Bluetooth adapter in place To reset the Bluetooth PIN number 1 Use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to navigate to the setting you want to change 2 Use the Plus Minus or Change buttons to toggle all the Yes No choices 3 With Bluetooth PIN highlighted pressing the Plus Minus or Change buttons opens a dialog where you can Reset the number and enter a new number using your writer Note that your Bluetooth will start only when you start a job This eliminates an unnecessarily long startup time for users who do not h
67. t Eras JA gt gt Left sideknob SS Right side knob controls stroke depth controls tension 20 Five minute keyboard registration point adjustment 1 Di 4 5 Go to Start Menu Setup Keyboard Adjust In a normal stroke simultaneously hit all the keys on the left bank including the vowels and check to see if they all appear on the left side of the Passport screen If a letter is missing stroke the missing letter in a normal manner and push the scroll wheel forward to raise the registration point Try the whole left bank again until the missing letter appears Repeat this for any additional letters that are missing Repeat this procedure with the right side of the keyboard including the vowels When all keys are registering if you use the number bar write all the numbers from one to nine with the number bar The number bar can also be adjusted for sensitivity if the numbers do not register for you properly Now write a few sentences quickly to make sure that no keys are registering that shouldn t be registering If they are individually adjust those keys by turning the scroll key backwards to make them less sensitive When everything seems okay this five minute setup will get you close to optimum keystroke settings Select Close 21 Adjusting Stroke Registration Points 1 Make sure that you have adjusted the stoke depth and tension to your preference Za From the writer Job Sc
68. t Untranslate Translated background Conflict 1 To select an item whose color you wish to change use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to move up and down the list When the item is highlighted press the Change button A dialog will open in which you can adjust the RBG Red Blue and Green component values of the color Use the Scroll Wheel or the Up and Down buttons to adjust each component of the color Press Select to move to the next component and repeat the adjustment process A square box on the screen shows you the changing color 32 E Cancel Up Down Select OK 5 When you have a color you like press OK to return to the Colors dialog To revert to the original color press Cancel before pressing OK 6 When you have finished adjusting colors press Close to return to the Job Screen 33 Adjusting Font Sizes The Menu Setup Display Font button opens a dialog where you can adjust the size of the Steno Transcript and General fonts The Steno appears on the left side of your screen e Use the Scroll wheel to make the font larger or smaller or adjust the size with the Larger and Smaller buttons 16 59 14 Job 10 07 14 1659 0 78 m y T E F E a Q Was any a part of STKPWHR the house W A S A In I part of the TPH EU house What do you A mean P A R T Q Well what do you gt gt Menu gt gt Setup gt gt Display gt gt Font gt gt Steno Back Larger Smaller oK e When finish
69. t a dictionary which is not your main dictionary for example tranjob dix it will keep its filename and the converted dictionary will be named tranjob pdx Note After Total Eclipse s conversion wizard completes the conversion to a Passport native dictionary it tries to save the file in two locations on your computer The first is the jobs folder and the second location is specified by the path used when reading notes User Settings Input Read From Usually Read From is pathed to an external media device The device must be plugged into the computer during the conversion or you will receive an error message The system cannot find the path specified Installing a Passport dictionary on your Passport Once you have a dictionary in pdx format you can either Copy it to a storage location on your Passport or Load it see next page To Copy your dictionary l Go to Menu Files Copy navigate to the storage device where the pdx file is located If the file is not in Memory use the Previous button to display a list of storage media on your Passport 2 Use the Scroll Wheel to highlight the filename and press OK 3 Highlight Memory and press OK to copy the dictionary Note that if you use the Menu Files Copy command to copy a file named Main Dictionary pdx from any drive to the Passport s Memory the main dictionary will be replaced You may also copy in any auxiliary dictionaries you like however if you want to use them dur
70. t position and direction of travel of each key at all times making it resistant to stacking splitting problems Because there is no physical contact with the sensors metal fatigue and bounce are also eliminated SHADOW TRACKING BETTER TRANSLATION To make read backs easier the Passport s LCD can display shadows much as they would appear on steno paper The shadow tracking information can help the CAT software determine which keys were inadvertently pressed or not pressed hard enough improving the accuracy of translation EXPANDABILITY The Passport has four standard USB ports a USB peripheral connector a serial port an SD slot a headphone jack a microphone jack and a PCMCIA expansion slot The Passport includes 128 MB of internal RAM and can write to all ports simultaneously enabling the Passport to create up to seven copies of your files If connected to a network and or if extra USB ports are added to the PCMCIA slot the number of simultaneous backups increases even more There is no practical limit to dictionary size UNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY Open Standards We have always been strong advocates of open standards Our competitors can download complete interface information free of charge Should your software vendor choose not to interface the Passport you can still use standard protocols that any modern CAT software can support Built in Dictionary Conversion Software The Passport can import RTF files of your di
71. te Files to External Storage Media ooocnoccnnoccccooocccononancnncnnnnnoss 51 Reading notes from the external media oooooconococcooccnoooncnoonncoonnnnnnnnnnncnnononoss 53 AAA A A AA 54 Inserting a MARK into steno MOE ir 55 Typing text on your Pasar 56 Chapter 6 Working with Audi0 oi csiccieiscsscccasesiensnssiacercndcaisanerdnaeaccaveaieoserieaevedin 57 Setting up your Passport to Record and Playback AUdiO ooccoocccnoonccnonnccnononos 57 The Record DUDO dai 57 The Pause DUO nani iaa 57 The Play Dutton aaa 57 Audio Seting pte ei ero eni e E S EAEE 58 WAY recording ICAO amina elias iii Ena 59 Chapter Ye AORTA SIS ir 61 o setup in Total EI cri ia 61 Translation without a laptop from SD E ii 62 Using the Passport with other CAT systems cccccessccecessneeeeeeeenteeeeeeees 63 Updates to the Passport By a icons 64 Installing an Update on the PESO ia 64 The Menw About sub Ment e css sce ds sacdnsdandssxianiaeaionandn iaiia riisi 65 Caring for your Passport s LODOS did 66 Changing the Splash image on the Opening SCTEEN ooccoocccoooccnnoncnnconanoncnncnononoss 66 Low Memory Message at SAITO ri as 67 Chapter 8_ Appendix Bluetooth Sol cocino 68 Add New Connection Wizard Microsoft Bluetooth stack o ooconnncccnoo o 68 Setting up Total Eclipse to use the PasSport oooooccnnonocccnooccccononcccnonancnonnnnonoss 72 Add New Connection Wizard Toshiba Bluetooth stack ooooocconnnnoccccnos 73
72. tect switch The WAV files can be copied to the PC and are fully compatible with any program that you can use to open WAV files The audio settings dialog will flash Microphone and Headphones indicators on the left side of the screen so you can identify the jacks The Record button The Record button can be used to both pause and resume the recording It can also be used to start the recording if you have the audio recording turned off when you start the job The Pause button You can pause the recording at any point during the job by using the Pause command and resume the recording by using the Record command The times when the record and pause were issued are recorded in the job info file so that the playback procedure can recalculate the appropriate start time for the current timecode The Play button The Play button toggles playback on and off 57 Audio Settings WARNING It is possible to set the playback volume and the live monitoring so high that YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR HEARING This device is built to be extremely sensitive so that 1t can pick up sounds from across the room If you turn it up too high without checking you can get nasty feedback and blown eardrums even with a tiny pair of headphones The Menu Audio Setup button opens a dialog to adjust your Audio Settings 11 27 43 Job 10 07 14 1650 295 295 co f UF P STKPWHR Record audio Yes TK o Live monitor No UF Input volume 58 A Microphone
73. ween fields e Once you have the proper date and time set press OK to save the settings and return to the job screen and the top level menu e Pressing Cancel will return to the job screen and the top level menu without saving the new settings The Date will display to the right of the job name in the upper left corner of your screen The Current Time will display to the left of the job name as long as you are at the bottom of the job If you scroll up away from the bottom the timecode for that section of the job will display Menu Setup System View This dialog is used by Support to view information about your Passport Only access this area as directed by Advantage Technology Support 39 40 Chapter 4 Using Dictionaries With the Passport The Passport has the ability to use a main dictionary which is always named Main Dictionary pdx and multiple job dictionaries to provide a translated display on the writer The dictionaries may be created in several ways 1 Ze 3 You can create them on the Passport You can import them from a CAT system dictionary that is in the rich text format RTF You can also create a Passport dictionary using the Convert wizard in Total Eclipse and copy it to your Passport In any case the Main dictionary in your Passport will have the name Main Dictionary pdx Creating a Dictionary on the Passport 1 Both Start Menu Dictionary Main and Start Menu Dictionary Job have
74. y to interface with any CAT system that supports the Stenograph writer protocols You have the option of using a USB client port for realtime connections Please note that a Passport USB driver must be installed on the host computer before using the USB connection The driver PassportUSBDriverSetup exe which is listed as Passport USB Drivers and installation instructions are available on the ASI website under Support Downloads Passport Translation without a laptop from SD card You can plug the SD card from the Passport into a card reader attached to a computer running Eclipse e Browse to the SD card highlight jobs and say OK e Close that window and hit Alt I as if you were going to read files from a Stentura You will see a list of note files e Pick the file you want to translate and name it Click Read When you do that the audio file and the note file will be together with the same name Translate the file and the synched audio will be there with the translation e Remove the SD card from the reader and put it back in the Passport 62 Using the Passport with other CAT systems Because the Passport writer has the ability to emulate other writers using the Stentura protocol the Passport can be used with all modern CAT software By default the Passport saves every note file in both the Passport s own format and the Stentura s format When reading note files using a CAT system other than Tota

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