Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto CRA-1 del fabbricante Elmo
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ELMO Wireless Slate / Tablet CRA-1 User's Guide Please read this manual well before using CRA-1. Please preserve this manual in preparation for t he emergency importantly .
2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings, Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING: Handling the c ord on this product or cords associat ed with accessories sold with this product, will expose you to lead, a chemica l known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other repr oductive harm.
Usage Precautions About radio waves used by this product This product uses radio waves on the 2.4 GHz band. When using this product, a radio station license is not necessary.
For unneeded lithium- ion batteries, cover the m etallic sections wit h insulating tape such as Scotch Tape, and re cycle them in accordance with your local re gulations, or take t hem to one of our sales departme nts whose details ar e provided at the e nd of this manual.
Contents Usage Precautions .............................................................................................................. 4 About radio waves used by this product ........................................................................
7 Whiteboard mode ............................................................................................................ 34 Setting the whiteboard ..................................................................................................
Before Use Caution Please note that screens and figures used in this manual may differ from the actual views. Thank you very much for purchasing this product. Please read this manual carefully to make suitable use of this product. Also, please be sure to refer to any supplemental information included with this product.
System requirement s Computer model IBM PC/AT compatible Operating system (OS) Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition / Professional SP2 (32bit) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic / Home Premium / Business.
10 Supplied Items The product's package has the following conte n ts. Contact your dealer if any of the following items are not included in the package you purchased.
Prep arations Sof tware installation and uninst allation ■ Installation To use this product, you need to install Image Mate Accent on the computer you are using. Use the following procedure to install the software. 1. Insert the supplied CD in the computer's CD drive.
Connections This section shows a connection example for the effective use of this product. ■ Items to prepare This product, and items supplied with this product Items sold separately ● Tablet ● .
13 Part Names St atus LED Indicates the wireless and battery charge statu s. Power button T urns the tablet ON or O FF . Press the button for 3 seconds or more to turn the tablet OFF . When the power is ON, it is lit blue. When the battery charge is low , it flashes.
Charging the t ablet (1) Install the lithium-ion battery in the tablet. Install the supplied lithium-ion battery in the battery box on the base of the tablet. Tablet base Lithium-ion battery Battery box cover Printed surface upwards Caution Note the insertion direction of the lithium-ion battery.
T ablet preparations (1) Connect the wireless adapter to the computer's USB port. (2) Turn on the tablet. (1) When you press the power button, the power LED is lit. * If the power LED flashes or stays off, there is not enough charge in the lithium-ion battery.
■ If tablet communication cannot be performed (Status LED flashes) Perform the wireless settings using the "Wireless settings buttons" on the base of the tablet and the wireless adapter. Turn ON the tablet's power, and press the "Wireless settings button" on the rear side.
About the LEDs The power button LED and status LED on the t ablet and the wireless settings button LED on the wireless adapter indicate the st atus of the devices. ■ Power LED LED status Operation OFF Power is OFF . Press the power button to turn the power ON.
Using the Pen ■ Installing the dry cell battery Install the dry cell battery in the pen before use. Caution - Pay attention to the polarity (+/-) of the dry cell battery. - Remove the dry cell battery if the pen will not be used for a long time. - Do not try to recharge or short-circuit the dry cell battery.
■ Setting the side buttons and pen The pen is equipped with "side buttons" to provide assistance with pen operations. (1) Place the cursor on the "Tablet dri ver" icon that is displayed on the taskbar, click side button 2 (for the in itial setting) or right-click, and then select "Setting" in th e menu that appears.
20 ① Drawing area It is a trial drawing area to confirm pen touch sense. ② M e n u Setting drawing and operate application. ③ Drawing setting Deletes all the lines that are drawn on the screen when push eraser button. Setting color of pen by the color buttons.
Operating the t ablet Notice • When the pen is tilted extremely to the tablet, the correct recognition may not be performed. It is recommended that the pen is used vertically as possi ble. • If the pen is not used for a while, it enters power-s aving mode.
■ Clicking (thick lines) Ta p T ap once Tap the pen once within the operating area. ■ Double-clicking Tap the pen twice within the operating area. ■ Dragging Move the pen with the tip pressed against the tablet within the operating area.
23 ■ Function keys Activate an Image Mate Accent function by tapping the function key that you want. The following function keys are available. Go to Document Camera mode. Go to whiteboard mode. Go to teaching material mode. Go to teaching material creation mode.
Using Image Mate Accent S t arting Image Mate Accent To start Image Mate Accent, select on the computer. Caution - If you cannot find select, and then start Image Mate Accent from start menu of Windows, and ELMO → Image Mate Accent. - Do not change the resolution settings for the computer screen while I mage Mate Accent is running.
Mode descriptions When using Image Mate Accent, change the mode to suit your objective. ■ Document Camera mode This mode is for using a Document Camera in a lesson. It displays the image of the Document Camera. ■ Whiteboard mode This mode is for using the product as a whiteboard in a lesson.
Drawing (1) Select the pen to use from and on the right of the screen. Caution The button is different according to the setting. (2) Drag to draw. Deleting (1) If you only want to delete part of th e drawings, align the cursor with the area that you want to delete and press side button 2, or drag while pressing side button 1.
Document Camera mode You can use Image Mate Accent to display an image from a Document Camera and operate the camera, and draw on the displayed image. When connecting the devices, refer to < Connections > if necessary. Displaying the Document Camera image (1) Turn on the Document Camera.
Operating the Document Camera (1) Operate by pressing , and on the right of the screen. Using the mask (1) Press on the bottom left of the screen. (2) The entire screen is masked. Drag the mask to move it. Caution In one operation, you can only move the range up or down or to the left or right.
Using the highlight (1) Press on the bottom left of the screen. (2) The highlighted area is displayed on the screen. Drag the highlighted area to move it. Caution In expert mode, you can change the highlig ht r ange by dragging areas that are not highlighted.
Using compare pictures (1) Press on the bottom left of the screen. (2) The screen is split, with the pict ure shot when the button is pressed displayed on the left, and the current Document Camera image display ed on the right. Drag the di splay ed area to move it.
31 Saving the contents of a lesson on video (1) Display the image that y ou want to save on video. (2) Tap on the right of the screen and select to start recording on video, and select to stop the recording. Caution - When the mode is changed to "Teaching material creation mode", the recording stops.
AF The AF (Auto Focus) function of the Document Camera. Brightness +/- The brightness control function of the Document Camera. Operate PC Use to operate the computer. On the computer screen, tap to change to < Whiteboard mode > with the captured PC image as the background.
33 Whiteboard mode Go to whiteboard mode. Teaching material mode Go to teaching material mode. Teaching material creation mode Go to teaching material creation mode. The grayed items can be used in expert mode. See < Button list > for more details.
Whiteboard mode With Image Mate Accent, in addition to displaying the Document Camera, you can select a pre-prepared background. Setting the whiteboard (1) Start Image Mate Accent. (2) When Image Mate Accent has star ted, tap the function key on the tablet.
■ Menu buttons Pen 1 Selects pen 1. The initial setting is a red pen. You can change the settings for this pen in "Settings". Pen 2 Selects pen 2. The initial setting is a black pen. You can change the settings for this pen in "Settings".
pointer are not recorded. The pictures can be displayed in " Teaching material mode". Settings You can perform settings for the pen or Image Mate Accent. Quit Quit Image Mate Accent. Next menu Displayed when the whole menu cannot be displayed on one screen.
T eachin g material mode You can use Image Mate Accent to save lesson contents, examples or other materials onto a computer and play them back later. When teaching material mode is entered, a screen for selecting the teaching material to view is displayed.
38 (3) The teaching material selection screen is displayed. Select the picture or video that you want to view. Pictures, videos and teaching materials created in teaching material creation mode can be selected in the teaching material selectio n screen.
39 Caution When a video is displayed, depending on the environment or condit ion of your computer, the video may play back slowly or the reaction time for operations may be slow.
40 Operating a video (1) In the teaching material selection screen, select a video or a teaching material that contains a video. (2) Operate the video with the buttons displayed below. Playback speed Changes the playback speed of the video. The playback speed changes each time you tap the button.
■ Menu buttons Pen 1 Selects pen 1. The initial setting is a red pen. You can change the settings for this pen in "Settings". Pen 2 Selects pen 2. The initial setting is a black pen. You can change the settings for this pen in "Settings".
42 Select You can select a line that you drew with a pen to move it or change its size. Stamp You can insert stamps that you have pre-prepared. Document Camera mode Go to Document Ca mera mode. Whiteboard mode Go to whiteboard mode. Teaching material mode Go to teaching material mode.
T eachin g material creation mode You can use Image Mate Accent to prepare teaching materials in advance for use in a lesson. Caution Be careful, because if you create a new teaching material, open a teaching material, or change the mode, a teaching material that has not been saved will be lost.
44 Pictures, videos and teaching materials created in teaching material creation mode can be selected in the teaching material selectio n screen. The teaching materials are displayed from the latest update date, but favorite teachin g materials are displayed first regardless of their update dates.
Saving a teaching material (1) Press . (2) Save the teaching material that is currently being edited. Caution When a teaching material is opened and edited, a save operation overwrites the previously saved data. This means that the previous data is lost.
(2) Press and perform the record settings. The following types of recording are available for creating a Document Camera video. The details of the recording differ depending on the mode or application, so select a type that is suitable for your objective.
Caution When the mode is changed to the “Document camera mode”, “Whiteboard mode” and "Teaching material creation mode", the recording stops.
48 Changing the background When creating teaching materials, you can select a background from the pictures and videos created with Image Mate Accent. (1) Press , and select the picture or video to use as the background in the BACKGROUND SELECT screen.
49 Select file S elect a picture that is saved on the computer. Caution Depending on the picture type, it may not be possible to use some of the pictures that are saved on your computer. Cancel Cancels the teaching material selection and returns to the previous mode.
Using stamps When creating teaching materials, you can in sert stamps that you have pre-prepared. (1) Press on the right of the screen. (2) In the STAMP SELECT screen, select a stamp to use.
Entering text When creating teaching materials, you can enter text using the computer's keyboard. (1) Press on the right of the screen. (2) Tap on the screen to enable keyboard input. The entered text is displayed in the color of the pen that was selected last.
C hanging the pen settings (1) Press on the right of the screen to di splay the pen settings screen. ／ Pen 1/pen 2 Select the pen that you want to set. ／ ／ Pencil/marker/fountain pen Select the type for the selected pen. Pencil Draws lines with the set thickness regardless of the pen pressure.
Changing a line or picture (1) Press on the right of the screen to di splay the edit drawing screen. In the edit drawing screen, you can chang e the selected line, picture or text. Bring to front/send to back Moves the position of the selected line or p icture to the front or back of other lines or picture s.
Document Camera background Set the background of teaching material creation mode as the Document Camera image. In teaching material creation mode, perform Document Camera operations with the "Document Camera remote control".
55 Teaching material mode Go to teaching material mode. Teaching material creation mode Go to teaching material creation mode. Settings You can perform settings for the pen or Image Mate Accent. Quit Quit Image Mate Accent. Next menu Displayed when the whole menu cannot be displayed on one screen.
Setting mode This mode is for setting Image Mate Accent operations. (1) Start Image Mate Accent. (2) When Image Mate Accent has started, tap the function key on the tablet. Display version Displays the version of Image Mate Accent, the version of the tablet, and the version of the wireless adapter.
Expert mode Increases the number of items displayed in the menus. See < Button list > for more details. 57.
Button list The displayed buttons vary depending on the mode. Also, when "Expert" is set, a menu is disp layed that is not normally displayed. ■ Expert setting When expert is selected with the "Expert" settin g in "Settings", the operations change as described below.
Insert picture － － － ○ Stamp × × × ○ Undo × × × ○ Select × × × ○ Stop/restart screen × － － × Enter text － － － ○ Pen settings － － － ○ Edit drawing － － .
60 T roubleshooting Tablet power does not turn ON Is the lithium-ion battery installed? Check that the lithium-ion battery is inserted correctly. Is the lithium-ion battery charged? Refer to < Charging the tablet > and then charge the lithium-ion battery.
Communication between the tablet and wireless adapter is unstable Is third-party tablet software installed? If third-party tablet software is operating, it may conflict with the operations of this product. Do not operate third-party tablet software while using this product.
62 Cannot play the audio of a teaching material with Image Mate Accent Is the video a lesson recording? The video types are lesson recording, normal recording, intermittent recording and frame recording. O f these, audio is recorded only with lesson recording.
Product S p ecifications Model Name CRA-1 Operating Temperature 0 to 40°C Reading Range 8.0 x 5.0 inches (203.2 x 127.0 mm) Reading Resolution 0.0127 mm Reading Accuracy 0.42 mm Reading Speed 120 rps Pen Pressure Level 1024 Level Wireless Band Used 2.
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