Hi Krister, David posted instructions just yesterday, I have pasted them below. Maybe they will help, but David also points out that it is apparently relatively straight forward for a sighted person, so maybe ask a friend or family member to figure it out and then show you. I haven't received mine yet although it should come soon, so until I do I can't help myself other than to forward you David's explanation:
When set up properly, the StandScan Pro creates a nice box which is decently stable. It took me about half an hour to figure out how to unfold, open, and lock it in position. I can now do it much more quickly. 1) Lay the closed package flat with the flap face up. 2) Open the flap. 3) open the central piece by unfolding it straight down from the flap. 4) Flip out the two side flaps. One side unfolds twice. 5) At this point, the bottom is the rectangle with three attachments. The back is the attachment that does not have an opposite side. If the back is away from you, the top is the rectangle all the way to the right. If you have the Pro version, the top has the LED light bar and the power chord on it. On all pieces except the bottom, there are magnets which are in areas with fold lines. The two magnets on the bottom are for locking the StandScan closed after folding up. 6) When opening, the fold in the back segment is straightened. 7) Find the fold creases on the left side panel. There is one on each side when the panel is brought to vertical. Eventually, you will fold both flaps to 90 degrees. The creases contain the round magnets on the left panel. Note: the same is true for the right side panel. 8) Bring the back panel and the left panel to vertical. The back crease in the left panel folded to 90 degrees means the magnets in the fold section match up with the magnets in the back left side. When connected together, You have a firm connection for two sides and the bottom. 9) Fold the back crease on the right side flap to 90 degrees. This will allow the right side to slide in front of the back side so the magnets on the right side connect with the back; just like the left side connects with the back. 10) Bring the top up and over the top of the box. make sure the back flap on the right side comes in front of the back side. When the magnets connect, the box is now rather sturdy. 11) Before connecting the top, make sure the chord for the LED lights is in the small groove for it on the left back side top corner. 12) Fold the flap on the top that extends beyond the back down so its magnets connect with the magnets on the back. 13) Fold the left and right front side flaps 90 degrees into the box. In other words, these flaps fold the same direction as the back flaps. 14) Fold the top flaps on the front and left sides down so they connect with their corresponding side magnets. When done properly, you have a container that provides a stable shelf to place your phone on for taking images for OCR. The round hole for the camera is in the middle of the box. It is your job to place the phone so the camera is properly aligned. I make sure the side of my iPhone is the same distance back from the front edge of the box along its entire length. The LED lights are all the way across the back of the box, when open, so light is spread evenly across the page being scanned. Note: if you are still unable to make the box stand, have a sighted person set it up and then show you. Visually, it is straight-forward to set up. Finally, a note on the material. The website clearly states the StandScan is laminated cardboard. This means, cardboard with a thin film of plastic bonded to it. Only the outside of the box has the plastic film on it. This did not make sense to me until I remembered that plastic is nice and shiny reflective. Such reflectivity inside the box can cause glare, which might wash out the print image. Cardboard, on the other hand, causes defuse light, so the text image will be much clearer. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 7:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Standscan pro - I admit defeat Hi all. I knew i was stupid, and that if on a web site, it says that setting up something is as easy as pie, then i will be fighting with the damn thing for weeks on end without succeeding. This is the case with the Standscan pro. If i set it up as it looks to be set up and then put my Iphone 4s on it, the box will budge and start leaning towards me with the result that the iphone falls off before i even can make an attempt at scanning with it. There is obviously something my stupid pea sized brain can not fathom, and it's probably really easy but i'm too dumb to understand it, so i guess i'll just admit defeat and use a desk top scanner or something. But before i deem the Standscan pro worthless, i will once more beg for help on this list. I need really simple step-by-step total idiots guide to putting the standscan together, because even after Annes good explanation of how to do it, i still can not get it to work, it just isn't stable enough. /Krister -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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. 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