Hi, Yeah, i find i have trouble keeping the Standscan together so to speak, because the magnets aren't strong enough and tend to loosen their grip, but now at least i have it up and running after much sorrow and epic failures. Too bad you can't put it up on a restaurant table so you can study the menu, but hey you can't get everything now can you?:-) /Krister
4 apr 2013 kl. 14:36 skrev Annie Skov Nielsen <annieskovniel...@gmail.com>: > 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. > 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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