[Reader-users] Questions about the stand

[Alco Canfield]

Whatever works.

Alco

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From: reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kevin Jones
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 2:31 PM
To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Questions about the stand

I don't have the stand yet but have been using a copy stand I already 
owned. it makes scanning small books and documents say less than 50 
pages although 50 pages only takes about 15 minutes, very possible with 
the reader.


Alco Canfield wrote:
> 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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> From: reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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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
>  
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Joseph LaFauci
> 
> E-Mail: joeleah at iquest.net
> 
> Web: http://www.joeleah.com <http://www.joeleah.com/> 
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