LyriQ Reader
User Manual
Rev. 1.4
Zyrlo, LLC.
Introduction
LyriQ is an electronic text-to-speech device for people who are blind and for those with a visual impairment. Enjoy reading any printed material, such as letters, newspapers, and books, and hear them read aloud in a natural sounding voice.
What’s in the box
- LyriQ device
- Power supply / charger
- Keypad (optional) and keypad USB charging cable
Unpacking and powering up LyriQ
- Place the LyriQ onto a flat surface. Open the camera arm by lifting it up.
- Plug the power adapter into an outlet, and plug the other end into the LyriQ power port located on the left side of the base.
- Press and hold power button located on the left side of the base for 3 seconds. You will hear some beeps and soon after the phrase “Place your document.” To Power LyriQ off, press and hold power button for 3 seconds.
How to read with LyriQ
Place your document with the text facing up on the base and make sure it is not moving. If needed, place the document towards an edge to ensure that the text is not being blocked by your hands. Once the document has been placed, you will hear the shutter sound that a camera makes, and in a few seconds, LyriQ will be reading your document aloud.
Controlling LyriQ
There are 3 methods to control LyriQ:
- Base Buttons
- Hand Gesture Controls
- Keypad (if optional keypad is included)
5.1 Base Buttons Control
LyriQ has four control buttons on the base
- Pause/resume button /ocated on the front right side of the LyriQ base. Press this button while the LyriQ is reading to pause reading. Press it again to resume reading.
- Back button /ocated on the front left side of the LyriQ base. Press this button to repeat the previous sentence. Each press takes the reader back one sentence. Press it once to repeat the previous sentence, twice to go back two sentences and so on.
- Reading speed buttons shaped as two semi-circles located on the right side of the base. The slow down button is located closer to the front of the device. Press the slow down button to read slower. The speed up button, directly next to the slow down button, is closer to the back of the device. Press the speed up button to read faster.
- Volume control slider /ocated in the front center of the device. Move the slider to the left to decrease the volume, and to the right to increase the volume.
5.2 Hand gesture controls
Hand gesture is the easiest and most simple way to control LyriQ. Hand Gesture controls are disabled by default. To enable, press the pause/resume button for 3 seconds.
To pause or resume reading: move your hand slowly just above the document from the left to the right.
To go back to a previous sentence: move your hand slowly just above the document from the right to the left. Repeat multiple times to reach desired sentence.
Please note that the above hand gestures work only when document is on the LyriQ base.
5.3 Keypad controls
If optional keypad is included, LyriQ can be controlled by the keypad.
Help Button: This is the round button located in the center of the keypad. Press the help button together with any other button to hear a description of the button and its function. Press the button on its own to hear general help information.
Pause / Resume Button: This is the round button located on the top of the keypad in the center of the arrow keys. This button will pause and resume reading.
Arrow Buttons: These are the four moon-shaped buttons located around Pause/Resume button.
Spell Button: This is the round button located to the right of the help button. Press the spell button to hear the spelling of the current word.
Voice Button: This is the round button located to the left of the help button. Press the voice button to change voice or language.
Save Button: This is the square button located on the lower left side of the keypad. Hold down the save button and one of the arrow buttons at the same time and the device will save the image and say “image saved.” Up to four pages can be saved with one page designated to each arrow button.
Recall Button: This is the square button located on the lower right side of the keypad.
Hold down the recall button and press one of the arrow buttons to read a previously saved page. The device will say “reading image” and then read the saved image.
Note: Keypad automatically turns off when it is attached behind LyriQ camera arm. Keep keypad attached in place when not in use. Remove keypad before using.
Summary of commands
| Command | Keys on device |
Keys on keypad |
| Pause or resume reading | Pause/resume button | Pause/resume button |
| Go back one sentence | Back button | See using keypad section |
| Increase reading speed | Speed up button | |
| Decrease reading speed | Slow down button | |
| Enable/disable gestures | Pause/resume button long press | |
| Switch voice from speaker to paired Bluetooth headset / hearing aid (Bluetooth LyriQ only) | Press pause/resume button and speed up button together for 3 seconds | Press and hold voice and arrow up buttons for 3 seconds |
| Switch voice/language (alternate through all languages installed). See Hotel. | Press pause/resume button and slow down button together for 3 seconds | Press voice button |
| Hear general help | Press and hold help button | |
| Hear help of any button on the keypad | Press and hold help button, then press the button to hear help | |
| Enable/disable read through columns. See Note2. | Press speed up and slow down buttons together prior to placing a document | Press arrow left and arrow right buttons together |
| Spell current word | Press and hold spell button | |
| Save current page into one of four memory slots | Press save button and one of arrow buttons. | |
| Read page saved in one of four memory slots | Press recall button and one of arrow buttons. | |
| Enter menu | Press back button and speed up button together for 3 seconds | |
| Hear battery level (if battery is installed) | Press back button for 3 seconds |
Note l. When switching language you will hear the beep, then announcement of a new language. If page OCR is not complete, language cannot be switched until OCR finished. In that case you will hear beep and not the announcement.
Note2. Reading through columns is enabled for the next scanned page only.
Optional keypad can be used for advanced navigation. Use arrow up and arrow down keys to select whether you want to navigate by character, word, sentence or paragraph.
Use the left and right arrow buttons to go backward and forward respectively.
| Command |
Key on device |
| Next menu item | Slow down button |
| Previous menu item | Speed up button |
| Select item | Pause/resume button |
| Go back to previous level/exit | Back button |
Press and hold Back and Speed Up buttons together for 3 seconds to enter menu. The
menu items are:
- Bluetooth
1.1 Scan for devices (or Paired device is device is paired)
1.2 Exit - Languages
List of available voices and languages. Each language/voice can be individually enabled and disabled. - Settings
Enable or disable LED flash - About
Information about serial number and software version - Exit
Bluetooth
If equipped with optional Bluetooth module, LyriQ can output audio to Bluetooth wireless headsets. In order to use a wireless headset, it has to be paired with LyriQ. In order to pair:
— Enter the man menu.
— Select Bluetooth.
— Enable pairing mode on your headset.
— Select Scan for Devices. LyriQ will start searching for devices, and after 10-20 seconds will list found devices.
— Use speed up/down keys to select the device you want to pair with. Press pause/resume to pair.
Saving Books with LyriQ
LyriQ allows you to save books or multi-page documents on a USB flash drive. In order to scan a book:
— plug in USB flash drive to LyriQ USB port located on the right side of the base.
— Wait until “USB storage detected” announcement.
— Place first page of the book on LyriQ base. Wait until “Page saved” announcement.
— Repeat previous step for all the pages.
After all desired pages are scanned, press Pause/Resume button. LyriQ will convert all scanned pages to text and MP3.
Reading saved books with LyriQ
LyriQ allows you to read books previously saved to the USB flash drive. In order to read a saved book:
— Plug in USB flash drive to Hark USB port located on the right side of the base. Wait until “*USB storage detected” announcement.
— Press Back and Speed up buttons together for 3 seconds to enter the menu.
Note: If USB flash drive is inserted, LyriQ will enter Book Reading Menu instead of Main Menu.
— Press Speed down button to scroll to desired book.
— Press Pause to enter the book. Press Speed down to scroll to desired page.
— Press Pause to start reading the page.
Note: Although Hark has an option to convert all the saved books to text and MP3 formats (see chapter 11), it is not necessary to do that in order to use LyriQ to read saved books.
Documents / Resources
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LyriQ TEC-112-000-0205 Reader LyriQ Reader with Keypad [pdf] User Manual TEC-112-000-0205 Reader LyriQ Reader with Keypad, TEC-112-000-0205, Reader LyriQ Reader with Keypad, LyriQ Reader with Keypad, Reader with Keypad |
