Hi. Normally I am a good builder, I love taking things apart and put them together again. This one took me an afternoon and an evening, but I can do it now. I needed to find the system. 1 important thing is to be sure the flaps are folded corectly and folded enough. I think I would recommend to have a sighted person to fold it the first time, mine was in fact a little difficult.
I have got an idea, if it was possible to get magnetsthat are a little different, so that the equal magnets should fit together. I also think I will recommend that if they on standscan know a standscan has been ordered by a blind, that they fold it the first time, because when it is much easier when you will have to fold it again. Best regards Annie. On Apr 2, 2013, at 7:40 PM, Sandratomkins <sandratomk...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Annie, > > Sorry you are having problems, stick with it! I am forwarding to the list > both my description and that excellent one of David. They are both using a > different style, so hopefully, between the two, you might have more success! > Take it one step at a time and remember, the flap with the whole in it is the > lig of your box. Once this lid is in position, the little cable should be > sticking out from the far left corner. > > Fingers crossed for you, > Sandy. > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Sandratomkins <sandratomk...@googlemail.com> >> Date: 28 March 2013 16:09:14 GMT >> To: "viphone@googlegroups.com" <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Re: Standscan pro - I admit defeat >> >> Krister, >> >> I don't think I can improve on David's excellent description, but if I >> add one of my own, between us all, we might get you assembled! Indeed, if >> you could find someone to help assemble, just for the first time, it would >> be very useful to see how the finished thing fits together. However, if this >> is difficult for you to arrange, then you must keep coming back to the list >> and, eventually, we will sort it! So don't give up yet. >> >> My problem is that I can't remember exactly how the SSP looked when it >> first arrived, so I hope I don't confuse you further!! >> >> 1. With the folded SSP flat on the table in front of you, there should be a >> short piece of cable protruding from the furthest, right-hand corner. >> >> 2. If you feel for a narrow flap, this runs along the length of the SSP, but >> is only about 3 inches (say 7 cm) across, lift this flap away from you so >> that it and the larger flap it is part of, opens out toward the back of the >> SSP and is laying flat on the table toward the back of the SSP. >> 3. Now lift the next flap you find and open it out to your left and lay it >> flat on the table, it will stick out to the left of the SSP. >> 4. Now take the last flap, which will open up and over to your right. This >> is a double flap, so it will open out twice and is twice the lengther of the >> flap that you have alrready opened out to your left. >> 5. You should now have a shape in front of you with the central rectangular >> base. With a flap opened to the left of it. You should have another flap >> opened out to the right and this one is twice the length of the one on the >> left, because half of this longer flap is going to be the top of your SSP. >> and in the centre of the second part of this long flap is the hole for the >> camera to see through. Lastly, there should be a flap at the back of the >> central base which is opened out away from you and which has a secondary, >> smaller flap as part of it. >> >> 5. Lift the left hand flap so that is is vertical and hold it there with >> your left hand. >> 6. Now lift the flap on the right, taking hold of it toward its furthest end >> and lift it so that the first part is roughly vertical and the second flap >> folds toward the flap you are holding with your left hand. Thus forming a >> top to your box. >> 7. Using both hands, fold the little flap at the end of this top piece over >> the top edge of the left hand flap. There are magnets in this part of the >> top and they will be attracted to the magnets which are also toward the top >> of the left hand flap. I find I might have to slide the two together a >> little until I can feel that they have found each other, these magnets. >> Also, the cable should now be poking out at the top left of your wobbly box! >> 8. you should now have a wobbly construction with no back and no front and >> this is when we will start to strengthen it! >> Running vertically up the front of the two sides which are now standing up, >> you should find two triangles, they are long and attached to the sides of >> the box sides that are standing up. Bend these gently so that they form the >> beginning of a sort of frame to the front of your box and then bend the flap >> that you will find is now protruding from the top/lid of the box. This flap, >> when bent down over the two triangle flaps will stay in place once the >> magnets find each other. >> So now we have just the back to deal with. >> 8. Lift the back flap up,keeping the little flap open and flat. If you do >> this lifting with your left hand, then with your right, gently fold in the >> two long triangles, similar to those at the front of the box, so that they >> are making a sort of frame at the back of the box, just like at the front, >> the top flat will also bend down to meet them, but this time, the magnets >> will not find each other until you press the back (held with your left hand) >> flat against them. This is because the magnets holding the back together are >> in that top flap of the back and the magnets of the two long triangles. The >> top flap that your bent down, which is attached to the lid of your box >> doesn't have any magnets in it, but is merely sandwitched between the back >> and the long triangles. >> >> In short, Ha! The part of the box that holds it firm is the frame that >> you make with these triangles. It sounds like you have got the general shape >> going OK, but have not done the triangles properly. >> >> Please get back to the list if it still won't stand firm for you, as it >> would be such a shame to give up when you are so close! >> >> Sandy. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 28 Mar 2013, at 14:47, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >>> 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. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> > > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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