No, I paid $25. I contributed to the kickstarter and already had a stand. Jen
On 3/12/16, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > Right, but if you didn't specifically ask for the Book Rading Aid without > the Stand, the another stand is attached to the Book Reading Aid. > Did you pay $35 plus shipping for the Aid? If so, you probably have a > second stand. > The book Reading aid has a longer base than the Stand with the two foam pads > connected to it. > So, the Aid has its own base that serves as the platform for the book and is > what keeps the foam pads connected with the rods that go through the base so > you can adjust the width of the space between the pads. > > HTH, > Richard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Jenifer Barr > Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 11:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Setting up fopydo and bookreading aid? > > Actually, I think I figured it out! I purchased the bookreading aide > after I got the stand, so I hadn't put the stand together with the > aide and that was what was confusing me. > > Thanks for the instructions and suggestions Richard. > I appreciate it. > Jen > > On 3/12/16, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: >> It sounds like you need sighted help. Maybe someone who could watch the >> video? >> >> >> >> A rectangle, by definition, has two short sides and two long sides. >> >> If you got the Book Reading Aid, the Stand came with it most likely and >> it >> is stuck to the stand with the microsuction tape but if you pull up on it >> it >> will separate but it takes a bit of force. Of course, you want to make >> sure >> you are pulling on the right item, hence, maybe needing someone sighted >> to >> assist. >> >> >> >> Or, do you use Be My Eyes or one of those that can get sighted help via >> the >> iPhone? >> >> >> >> Or, have a sighted friend who has an iPhone or Skype that you can connect >> to? >> >> >> >> I’m totally blind, so I can’t be of much more help. >> >> >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> Of Jenifer Barr >> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2016 9:47 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Setting up fopydo and bookreading aid? >> >> >> >> Hi Richard. Thanks for the instructions. >> >> They're not making sense. My foam pads only rotate one way... Away from >> the >> base... The base meaning the book reading aid... Right? Lift the stand >> off >> the base? I can't. Longer side facing me? It's like a rectangle. Sorry... >> Just confused. Lol. >> >> Help? >> >> Jenifer Barr >> >> Jenifer571 on dice world >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On Mar 12, 2016, at 12:20 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I’ll put the link and then copy the text below each item. >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> <image001.jpg> >> >> 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. >> >> <image002.jpg> >> >> 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. 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