OrCam diagram below with components and buttons indicated
Quick Reference Guide - Version 8
OrCam MyEye/MyReader
Quick Start (after the head unit is connected to your glasses frame)
The OrCam MyEye Base Unit has three blue buttons (yellow for OrCam MyReader): Power, Volume,
and Trigger. The Power button is a small, recessed square shaped button. On the same side as the
Power button there is the Volume Up or Down rocker button. It is the long button with a recessed
dent and raised bump. The Trigger button is on the opposite side of the Volume button, on the same
side as the rubber flap which covers the charger socket.
Press the Power button once to turn the OrCam device on. The OrCam device vibrates to indicate it
is waking up. You will then hear a few beeping sounds, and after about a minute the device will notify
you that it is ready.
While the device is on, pressing the Power button once puts the OrCam device in Suspend mode.
Pressing it twice powers off the device. While the device is in suspend mode, press any button to
wake it up.
Reading
You can hold the page in front of you for automatic page detection, point to what you wish to read or
press the Trigger button. Hold the text about twelve inches from your face. Direct your gaze towards
the middle of the page and point to the beginning of the text, then remove your finger. When pointing,
remember to hold your finger vertically with the tip of your finger pointing up so that the camera can
see it as it enters and leaves the camera’s field of view. Once you hear a double-beep, move your
finger down and away from the text so the camera can take a picture. If you find it challenging to
point, you can also press the trigger button while you face the page. Automatic page detection allows
you to read “hands free” without pointing or pressing the Trigger button. Hold the page in front of you
for a few seconds and the device will automatically detect it with the camera and then begin to read
it to you.
A camera shutter-sound indicates that a picture has been taken. If you do not hear a camera shutter-
sound within two seconds, please try again. Keep your head and the text steady until the OrCam
device starts reading. If you leave your finger in place for three seconds, the OrCam device will enter
Touch Reading Mode. The camera will then follow your finger and read specific lines such as a
newspaper headline. For Touch Reading to work best, point under the lines you wish the device to
read to you.
Once the OrCam device has begun reading, feel free to put the text down and just listen. It reads the
entire section, whereas if you pointed it begins from where you pointed and downwards, and when
finished, it plays a chime sound. If you hear a chime sound immediately, the device was not able to
recognize any text. Please try again.
Head Unit with Camera
Volume
cable to
Head Unit
connector
Trigger Button
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