[Reader-users] FW: question about the stand

[Vidya]

That's again steep.
I think I will have to manage without it.
Thanks anyway.
Regards
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]" <powerst at dcpcepn.nci.nih.gov>
To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list" 
<reader-users at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 11:35 PM
Subject: [Reader-users] FW: question about the stand


>
> Someone earlier had some questions about the stand.  You can get it from
> the NFB for $150.
> Below are Jim Gashal's instructions on how to unfold and put the stand
> together.
> Hope this helps.
> Terry Powers
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Gashel [mailto:jim at knfbreader.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 9:29 PM
> To: 'Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list'
> Subject: Re: [Reader-users] question about the stand
>
> Hi Nicki:
>
> The part which is the heaviest is the base.  Unfold the legs so the base
> forms a square with one open end.  Place the unfolded base on a desk or
> table with the open side toward you.  There should be a side on your
> left
> and a side on your right.  The remaining side runs across in front of
> you.
> You should then find a mounting bracket which sticks up from the top
> side of
> the base at a 90 degree angle and should be tilted slightly toward you.
> If
> you feel this mounting piece, you will notice a slot on the very top.
> This
> slot holds the vertical arm which rises up from the base and has the
> reader
> cradle on its other end.
>
> The piece which is lighter is called the vertical arm and Reader cradle.
> The arm folds in the middle.  You should begin by unfolding the arm to
> its
> full length.  You should also unfold the Reader cradle, mounted to one
> end
> of the arm, so the cradle and the arm form an angle with one another.
>
> The cradle must be positioned to hold the Reader so it looks down toward
> the
> table or desk and is aimed to cover the area between the right and left
> hand
> legs of the base.  You should insert the end of the arm opposite from
> the
> cradle into the mounting bracket on the base, being sure that the cradle
> will be positioned to hold the Reader above the open square between the
> right and left hand legs of the base.  You can be sure that the cradle
> is
> positioned correctly by looking for the side of the cradle which has a
> cut-out edge.  This edge should be on the left hand side of the cradle.
> The
> reason for the cut-out is to allow you to reach the on/off button on the
> left side of the camera when the Reader is in the correct shooting
> position.
>
> Press the vertical arm down into the slot in the mounting bracket as far
> as
> it goes after you are sure that the cradle is looking down between the
> right
> and left hand legs of the base.  The stand is now assembled and ready to
> hold the Reader.
>
> Finally, when you place the Reader in the cradle, be sure to have it
> resting
> in a level position looking down over the viewing area.  You can test
> your
> alignment by using an 8-1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper and placing it
> between
> the right and left hand legs of the base.  You can align the sheet with
> the
> right hand leg of the base and about an inch down from the top.  Once
> you
> have done this, try the field of view report.  Chances are the Reader
> will
> report that all four edges are visible.  Move the paper as needed if
> they
> are not.
>
> The point of the stand is that anything you place within the viewing
> area
> between the right and left hand legs of the base will be seen by the
> Reader
> and read.  Your exact alignment is really not important except to check
> it
> for the first time to be sure that you can see all four edges.  The
> stand is
> designed to align the Reader correctly so you can take a perfect picture
> every time.  Good Luck.
>
>
> 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-----
> From: reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicki Keck
> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:20 PM
> To: 'Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list'
> Subject: [Reader-users] question about the stand
>
> HI all,
>
>
>
> For anyone who has the stand, I just finally got mine today.  It came in
> two
> pieces, and we're not quite sure which piece goes where or how it goes
> together.
>
> Any info or instructions anyone can give would be really helpful at this
> point.  Thanks.  One piece is bigger than the other and looks like it
> has
> rubber
>
> legs on it, if that helps.  Thanks.
>
>
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