Hi Ann,

Thanks so much for blazing the trail.  I think I understand your description, 
but hesitate to fold or shape something in a manner that it wasn't intended.

So, I have my Standscand pro folded.  I'm not sure that its folded exactly as 
it came out of the box but think so.

  So we have a little flap which appears to make a magnetic seal.  The cable is 
at the bottom right.  So, first step is To place the small flap in front of me 
on a table and flip it up.  Next, I open the box downward.  There are now three 
rows as follows:

  1. The little flap, which is now pointing up.
  2. one section which is only a piece of cardboard thick.

  3. 
  Four pieces of cardboard folded over.  The top one can unfold to the left, 
and the other two would fold out to the right.

  Now, the bottom left section appears to have six magnets.  Three are on the 
top row, and three are on the left side.  Just below the top magnet on the left 
is a tiny half circle cut into the side.

  I can see creases, but know that the moment I do any folding, it will 
permanently change the beast.

  Perhaps you can confirm that we're on the same page so far, and if you could 
offer any more pointers?

  Thanks again and best regards.
  Geoff

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Anne Robertson 
  To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility 
  Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 5:53 PM
  Subject: Re: Stand Scan


  Hello dónal,

  I have the StandScan Pro which has 15 Leds to provide good lighting. Yes, 
it's flimsy, but it folds flat, weighs next to nothing, and works great with my 
iPhone 5.

  I've tested the StandScan Pro with a double-page from a pretty complexe book 
using Prizmo in English with brilliant results. It was virtually perfect apart 
from the page headings which are in italics and came out as garbage.

  I tried scanning a rectangular box containing a deodorant spray, and 
TextGrabber read the information almost perfectly, whereas Prizmo failed at 
this task. This time, I was using French.

  Yesterday, I demonstrated the StandScan Pro to an IT teacher I was training 
in VoiceOver and the Mac. He gave me a flyer to scan and the result was perfect 
using TextGrabber. He was so impressed that he called in some colleagues to see 
this amazing thing!

  So, yes, you have to be careful with the StandScan Pro as it can easily be 
damaged, but it isn't a replacement for a flatbed scanner, it's a tool to carry 
around in a backpack for those occasions when you really have to get the 
information from a printed source quickly.

  Below my signature, I'll paste in my description of how to set up a StandScan 
Pro. By the Way, it ships with a 9 V battery holder and you can purchase a 12 V 
mains adaptor. You really need the 12 V for good results, but you can also add 
a battery holder for 8 AA batteries, giving a 12 V output.

  The StandScan Pro plus mains adaptor comes to something under $35 which isn't 
a lot to spend for such good results.

  Cheers,

  Anne


  Lay the folded StandScan on a table with the small flap away from you.
  Open the small flap and fold back the body of the StandScan towards you.
  Now the topmost piece should open to the left, and the remaining part will 
open to the right but will still be a double thickness.
  Open the final piece to the right.
  Go to the lefthand piece and you'll find that there is a crease running from 
where it joins the second piece to the lefthand edge, a few centimetres in.
  Fold along this crease making an elongated triangle.
  The same thing can be found on the back edge of the same piece, and on the 
front and back edges of the third section.
  The piece at the extreme right is the top and you can find the LEDs along its 
back edge, and the cable at its back left corner.
  Lift the righthand section and lift the lefthand section, then fold over the 
flap at the end of the section with the LEDs so that the magnets meet the 
magnets on the lefthand section.
  A flap of the top section folds down to engage with the magnets on the 
triangular pieces, and the piece still lying flat at the back lifts up to meet 
the top and the triangular side pieces at the back.
  Your StandScan should now look like a large box with an open front and a 
short cable coming out of the upper back lefthand corner.
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