The sticky surface needs to be on top.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Brinkman Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 7:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Need help setting up Fopydo stand Do you mean that you put your phone on the opposite side of the sticky surface? I'm trying to figure out whether I've set it up wrong since the sticky surface is on the inside of the shelf facing the ground. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 20, 2016, at 8:05 PM, Larry Lumpkin <llump...@austin.rr.com> wrote: > > The sticky surface is where you put your phone. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Eric Brinkman > Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 7:05 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Need help setting up Fopydo stand > > What's the purpose of the suction tape? Is this the sticky surface on the > inside of the flat top shelf that's opposite of where your phone sits? > > I seem to have gotten the stand working, although it still makes errors such > as reading "United Scales" instead of "United States". I guess OCR will > never be perfect. Thanks for your help. > > Eric > >> On 3/20/16, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> The person who talked about using it on her lap was using the book >> reading aid, not the stand by itself. >> The aid is designed for books, so you should be able to get by with >> just the stand for a handout. >> Once you have the shelf part created, the metal legs should stick out >> in the same direction as the shelf. >> If you feel carefully along the edge where the metal legs come out, >> you will notice there are slight notches that the legs can tuck up >> into so that the legs are on the table and the corrugated wall is also flush >> on the table. >> The shelf should be then about 10.5 inches above the table and your >> document will fit between the metal legs with the bottom of the >> document touching the plastic part that is what I am calling the wall, the >> perpendicular piece. >> Not sure how exactly to describe that. >> But, the phone sits flat on the shelf, with the camera about a half >> inch beyond the little notch at the middle of the shelf. >> That way, the camera is pointing at the middle of your document, and >> the screen is facing the ceiling. >> That way, when you use KNFB Reader, it will get the entire page. >> I hope that helps some. >> Richard >> >> >> >> (Sent from my iPhone 5S) >> >>> On Mar 20, 2016, at 4:09 PM, Eric Brinkman >>> <eric.brinkm...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Richard, >>> >>> I followed those instructions up to the point where I slide the >>> creased area of the stand into the tab position to create the >>> triangular shelf. After that, I get lost? How is the stand >>> supposed to rest on a flat surface with the wires serving as the base? >>> >>> I just want to read a handout that my professor gave me and this >>> process seems absurdly convoluted. I once read that someone was >>> able to use this stand on their lap. I do not understand how that >>> would work given this setup. Perhaps I need to discuss this on the >>> phone with someone who uses it to get a better idea of what the >>> setup is supposed to look or feel like. For my needs, should I be >>> using the aid and the stand or just the stand? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Eric >>> >>>> On 3/20/16, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> wrote: >>>> I’ll put the link and then copy the text below each item for both >>>> the stand and then the book reading aid. >>>> >>>> Fopydo Stand instructions and video can be found at: >>>> http://fopydo.com/scanningstandfortheblind >>>> >>>> As you remove a folded stand from the zip-lock bag hold it in your >>>> hands by shorter edges. The side with wires should be in your left >>>> hand and the wires should be facing down. Reach with your right >>>> hand thumb towards the top center of the stand and press the tab in >>>> the center to unlock. Please note that when you fold the stand for >>>> storage or transport you can push the tab back to lock it in a >>>> folded form. >>>> >>>> Now open the top part of the stand - it unfolds into one layer of >>>> corrugated plastic. Hold the short edge with wires in your left >>>> hand and the short edge with a tab in the center in your right >>>> hand. With your right hand bend the right part of the stand at the >>>> crease placed around six inches from the right short edge. >>>> >>>> Now hold the folded crease in your right hand. In other words you >>>> should hold a crease with two layers of corrugated plastic in your >>>> right hand and the short edge with wires in a single layer of >>>> corrugated plastic in your left hand. Start pushing the crease >>>> forward with your right hand forming a triangular shelf till the >>>> tab reaches the cut-out for locking the shelf. >>>> The >>>> center tab snaps into the cut-out and forms the shelf for your >>>> mobile device. >>>> >>>> Now turn the stand so that the shelf is at the top and the wires >>>> are at the bottom. Turn the wires by 90 degrees in the same >>>> direction as the top shelf >>>> - the wires form the base of the stand. Press the wires all the way >>>> into the flutes of corrugated plastic. Place the stand on a flat >>>> surface. >>>> >>>> >>>> The top shelf of the assembled stand is 10.5 inches from the surface. >>>> This >>>> is a proper distance to scan a letter or A4 size document using an >>>> iPhone >>>> 6 >>>> or an iPhone 5 - so if this is your goal you do not need to extend >>>> L-shaped wires. If you are using an iPhone 4s, or if you want to >>>> scan larger documents you need to extend the wires from the >>>> vertical back side of the stand. The vertical back side of the >>>> stand contains three round cut-outs half inch in diameter near the >>>> top shelf along right and left edges. >>>> These >>>> cut-outs are 1 inch apart and wires run near the middle of the cut-outs. >>>> In >>>> order to read a letter size document with an iPhone 4s extend the >>>> wires by 1 inch on both sides - till you feel the wire tips in the >>>> middle of the first pair of cut-outs (right and left) placed one >>>> inch below the top shelf. >>>> You >>>> may extend the wires further the second or the third cut-out in >>>> order to read larger size documents. >>>> >>>> Now place your stand on a stable flat surface. Place your mobile >>>> device on the top shelf of the stand. The long edge of the mobile >>>> device should be placed along the flutes of corrugated plastic and >>>> the camera should be about half inch in front of the half circle >>>> guide on the edge of the top shelf. >>>> There are several rectangular cut-outs along the edges of the top >>>> shelf intended to help in placing your mobile device straight. In >>>> addition, there is a section of non-slip micro suction tape on the >>>> top shelf to secure your mobile device in place. >>>> >>>> Place your document between the wires, a shorter edge of the >>>> document should be next to the vertical back side of the stand. Now >>>> the camera that is placed half an inch in front of the half circle >>>> guide points to the middle of the letter or A4 size document. >>>> >>>> >>>> We hope that the stand will serve you well that it will make it >>>> easy for you to read documents. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Book Reading Aid video and instructions can be found here: >>>> http://fopydo.com/bookreadingaid >>>> >>>> Assembly Instructions: >>>> >>>> If you plan to use the stand without the base, the stand can be >>>> erected after removal from the base. In this case, instructions for >>>> rotating the foam pads can be ignored. If you are using the stand >>>> only, any instructions for the base can also be ignored. Place a >>>> folded book reading aid on the table with the flat side down. >>>> Rotate it so that the longer edge is facing you. Slide out the foam >>>> pad on the side that is further from you till it is clear off the >>>> base. The foam pad is connected to the base using wires that slide >>>> out. You can push the pad out using your thumbs and use your >>>> fingers to hold the edge of the base. Do not remove the wires from >>>> the base, just slide the wires out till the foam pad is entirely clear off >>>> the base. >>>> Rotate >>>> the foam pad till the side with foam points towards the base. The >>>> rotation is a 270 degree rotation, the foam pad is now 90 degrees >>>> from the base. >>>> >>>> NOTE: the foam pad rotates in one direction only, towards the base. >>>> There >>>> are breaking tabs to prevent the foam pad from making a complete circle. >>>> The >>>> tabs stop the pad from moving while securing book pages from moving. >>>> The tabs also aid in determining the direction of rotation. Rotate >>>> the base so that the side with the rotated foam pad is facing you. >>>> Slide the second foam pad out till it is clear off the base. Rotate >>>> the second foam pad till the side with foam points towards the base. >>>> Lift the stand off the base. >>>> >>>> NOTE: The stand is held in place by foam pads for transport or storage. >>>> Once >>>> foam pads are extended off the base, the stand can be lifted. >>>> Micro-suction >>>> tape on the side of the stand facing the base may adhere slightly >>>> to the base and you may hear a sound once the micro-suction tape gets >>>> detached. >>>> >>>> The stand needs to be erected. First hold the stand vertically on >>>> the short edge so that the stand wires are on the table and the >>>> short edge with the hinge is at the top. Rotate both stand wires by >>>> 90 degrees towards the side of the stand without wires. >>>> >>>> NOTE: Wires support the stand in a vertical position. The wires and >>>> the vertical support now make an L shape. >>>> >>>> If you purchased the stand separately from the base, the wires have >>>> vinyl end caps. You need to remove the vinyl end caps from the wire >>>> tips to use the stand with the base. Pull the end caps off the >>>> wires. Fold the side of the stand without wires in half towards the >>>> side with wires. A tab at the end of the side without wires goes >>>> into a matching opening on the side with wires -- this opening is >>>> located about 3 inches below the top hinge. >>>> >>>> NOTE: This last step creates a top shelf for placing the mobile device. >>>> Before the first time the stand is folded the fold line will feel >>>> like a slightly indented ridge. Fold the stand along this indented >>>> line so that the line is on the inside of the fold. When completed >>>> the hinge and the shelf and slanting support will make a triangle. >>>> The hinge and the vertical support will be at 90 degrees from the >>>> short part of the folded side of the stand, with the folded part >>>> of this side angling towards the vertical support and down towards >>>> the wire supports. The top part of this triangle is the shelf. The >>>> micro suction tape can be felt on the top part of the shelf near >>>> the tactile marker. Combine the stand with the base by sliding the >>>> wire tips into the marked notches on the short edge of the base. >>>> The notches are located on both short sides of the base, so either >>>> side may be used. >>>> Leave a >>>> gap about two inches wide between the vertical wall of the stand >>>> and base. >>>> This gap facilitates fitting a book on the base. There are tactile >>>> marker holes on the vertical support of the stand to help in >>>> raising the shelf level. The wires will fill all of these holes >>>> when the stand is not raised to increase its height. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Operation Instructions: >>>> >>>> Slide the foam pads out as necessary, if the spine of the book does >>>> not fit easily between the foam pads. Open the book approximately >>>> in the middle and place the spine of the book in the middle of the >>>> foam pads. Slide the pads in to hold the book in place. >>>> >>>> NOTE: Books are widest when open in the middle because the width of >>>> the spine is added to the width of the front cover and the back cover. >>>> >>>> The base is close in size to an international A4 or a US letter >>>> size sheet of paper. If the book fits entirely on the base it can >>>> be read like a sheet of paper. In this case, slide the stand wires >>>> all the way towards the base. >>>> Place your mobile device on the top shelf of the stand. The camera >>>> of your mobile device should be about a finger width in front of a >>>> tactile marker in the middle of the top shelf. The short edge of >>>> your mobile device should reach over the ledge of the top shelf. If >>>> the book does not fit entirely on the base, let the same width hang >>>> out on each side. Slide the stand wires until the vertical wall of >>>> the stand touches the book's cover. You need to raise the stand up >>>> by about the same distance that the book cover hangs out beyond the >>>> base. Place your mobile device on the top shelf of the stand. >>>> The >>>> camera of your mobile device should be about the same distance in >>>> front of a tactile marker in the middle of the top shelf that the >>>> book cover hangs out beyond the base - in this way the camera is >>>> above the middle of the book. >>>> The short edge of your mobile device should reach over the ledge of >>>> the top shelf. If you scan a batch of documents the placement of >>>> the camera is the same as for the book that fits entirely on the base. >>>> Turn the book to the first page and start reading page by page >>>> using your application of choice. >>>> You may loosen one of the foam pads to make it easier to turn the >>>> book from the middle to the first page. The best way to turn a page >>>> is to slide your finger below the page towards the spine of the >>>> book and then across to the other side, let the foam pad hold the >>>> page once it turns over. If you have a problem reading a thicker >>>> book, just raise the stand about an inch more without moving the camera. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Document orientation: >>>> >>>> For single sheets or a stack of single pages, place the material to >>>> be scanned so the bottom of the text is furthest from the stand >>>> vertical support and towards the open wire ends. The document >>>> should fit between the wire supports and the top of page or pages >>>> should touch the vertical support. If you are using the stand with >>>> the base and scanning a single sheet or a stack of papers, the top >>>> of the text should be nearest the vertical support and the bottom >>>> of the text will be on the side of the base opposite the vertical support. >>>> Make sure the foam pads are off the base so the documents can rest >>>> flat on the base. If you want to secure a stack of papers, you can >>>> use the foam pads to secure a thick stack of papers. The foam pads >>>> secure the stack of papers on the left and right edges of the >>>> document. >>>> >>>> NOTE: This orientation is different from scanning a book. When a >>>> book is scanned it is secured at the top and bottom with the spine >>>> of the book in the center of the foam pads. >>>> >>>> To scan a book, place the book so that the top and bottom of the >>>> pages are towards the foam pads. The left page should be towards >>>> the vertical support, and the right page should be on the side >>>> nearest the open side. All text should be facing up. >>>> >>>> NOTE: knfbReader and TextGrabber applications identify text >>>> orientation automatically, so if you are using these applications >>>> text will be read even if documents or books are placed upside-down. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dis-Assembly Instructions: >>>> >>>> Disconnect the stand from the base by sliding out the stand wires >>>> from the base. Remove the tab locking the top shelf of the stand. >>>> >>>> NOTE: First lift the tab up and then remove it from the opening. >>>> >>>> Rotate the stand wires by 90 degrees and fold the stand flat. >>>> >>>> NOTE: There is a locking tab at the center of the side with wires. >>>> This locking tab may be pushed through a matching opening on the >>>> side without wires to keep both sides locked - this is useful when >>>> the stand is transported without the base. You can also do this if >>>> you want the extra security when storing the stand on the base. If >>>> you have vinyl end caps, you can replace them on the stand if you >>>> used it with the base by pushing the end caps on to the wires. >>>> Slide both foam tabs out off the base and then rotate foam pads so >>>> that the side with the foam is facing down, to reduce the height. >>>> Foam pads rotate out in the direction away from the base. >>>> >>>> Place a folded stand on the base, the side with the wires should be >>>> on top. >>>> The side without wires has a strip of micro suction tape attached to it. >>>> The >>>> micro suction tape will not collect dust when it is on the base. >>>> However, if necessary, the micro suction strip may be cleaned using >>>> a moist paper towel or cloth. The stand is made of corrugated >>>> plastic that is water resistant, but avoid soaking the stand itself >>>> since the stand would have to dry before it can be used to read >>>> documents. The micro-suction tape is used to help holding the >>>> device in place while scanning. Slide both foam pads on top of the >>>> folded stand, onto the base. >>>> >>>> NOTE: Foam pads keep the folded stand in place on the base. The >>>> zip-lock bag protects the Fopydo Book Reading Aid from moisture. It >>>> is recommended to store the reader in the bag. >>>> >>>> We hope that the book reading aid will serve you well that it will >>>> make it easy for you to read printed books and documents. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>> Behalf Of Fazil >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 6:33 AM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Fopydo Stand For Scanning Books >>>> >>>> Hi, list. >>>> Last Fall Fopydo Stand guy was collecting pledges from potential >>>> buyers so he could develop the stand for scanning books by Iphone. >>>> I purchased the product too. >>>> I am trying to find the Youtube link or any other video link to the >>>> instruction for assembling the unit. >>>> When I went to youtube, I found several results and did not know >>>> which one I should play. >>>> Can someone help me, please? >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>>> iPhone list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on >>>> the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>>> Quinn >>>> - >>>> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>>> >>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>> send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPod 6 >>>> >>>>> On Mar 20, 2016, at 2:10 PM, Eric Brinkman >>>>> <eric.brinkm...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hello all, >>>>> >>>>> I ordered the Fopydo stand to scan hand-outs distributed in class >>>>> since I am working on my MBA. However I am very confused as to >>>>> how it's supposed to be set up. My stand seems to consist of two >>>>> pieces of cardboard, one of which has two foam pieces attached to >>>>> it, and the other which folds and has two wires on one end. I >>>>> have found several set-up videos on Youtube, but they all seem to >>>>> assume these pieces are already put together. They aren't. >>>>> Furthermore, the instructions that came with the stand are in print which >>>>> is quite disappointing. >>>>> Could someone let me know how to put the stand together or at >>>>> least to get to the point where the Youtube videos assume you're starting >>>>> from? >>>>> They all say to start with the wires on your left, but assume the >>>>> foam and folding pieces are one. >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks for any information you can provide. >>>>> >>>>> Eric >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>>>> iPhone list. >>>>> >>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>>>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on >>>>> the list itself. >>>>> >>>>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>>>> Quinn >>>>> - >>>>> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>>>> >>>>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "VIPhone" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>> send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>>> iPhone list. >>>> >>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on >>>> the list itself. >>>> >>>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>>> Quinn >>>> - 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