[Reader-users] Questions about the stand

[Alco Canfield]

I find that if I want to carry it with me, it fits very well into my
backpack.  I can always take it apart and reassemble if necessary.  I like
the stand for the consistency, though, with practice, I am getting better at
aiming at the appropriate distance away.

Alco

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[mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Gashel
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 1:08 PM
To: 'Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list'
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Questions about the stand

Hi Joe:

Responding to your second question first, at one point we did consider
including a carrying bag for the stand and actually had one designed.
However, when it came down to pricing, it was hard to fit in the bag and
still provide a product that people would think they could use.  Considering
the very small numbers, and the fact that there are so many ways people like
to carry their gear, we concluded that the bag would end up sitting on the
shelves.  If we provided a bag with every stand, the price would be so much
higher than the present price that more people would find it hard to
justify.  So, in the end, it all came down to an economic and marketing
judgement.  

The other consideration was how much would a bag be used for the stand,
which is essentially stationary.  We say that the reader is designed to be
portable, so do we really need to cary a stand around?

Turning to the point about cutting off text at the top, you should try
situating the reader so the post that protrudes through the battery flap is
resting on the front cross member of the cradle rather than being under it.
You might find that this holds the battery end of the reader slightly higher
than the power end and tilts the view further toward the front cross beam of
the base.  As long as there is no print on the legs of the base, which there
is not, it doesn't matter if the front cross beam is seen just a bit.  That
might be the case with some stands and not with others.  All stands are
built and independently inspected to meet a prescribed specification, but
there will be a certain amount of variability that you may have to adjust
to.  
Thanks, J. G.
*************
James Gashel
Vice President of Business Development
K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
telephone (443) 854-0854
toll free (866) 836-9988
fax (781) 263-9999
jim at knfbreader.com

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[mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joseph LaFauci
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 6:27 AM
To: reader-users at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Reader-users] Questions about the stand

Hello everyone,
I recently received my reader stand and have two questions.
I notice that when placing material for reading, it must be at least an inch
away from the back of the stand.  I am calling the horizontal piece
containing the arm which holds the reader the back.  If you position
material up against the back, or within an inch of it, the top couple of
lines of print are clipped.  In my thinking, that means that the arm angle
is a little off and the camera is probably looking a little more forward
than it should.  Do others have similar experience?
Also, I thought I heard or read somewhere that the stand came with a
carrying bag of some kind.  Should I have received something, or does it
just come in a package with the two parts which comprise the stand itself?
 
Thanks,
Joe
 
 

 

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