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SARA CE |
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Freedom Scientific’s SARA CE (Scanning And Reading Appliance,
Camera Edition) is the next-generation self-contained scanning
and reading appliance for the blind and those with low vision.
The SARA CE is simple to use. Just place a printed page under
the camera, and the SARA CE instantly starts reading it to you
with RealSpeak™ human-sounding speech. No computer experience
is needed. You don’t even need to push a button to read
almost any printed material – books, magazines, mail, and
more. The camera automatically senses when a new page is presented. |
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SARA CE
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Additional Detail for SARA CE
SARA CE(Scanning and Reading Appliance) is an affordable and easy-to-use
solution for reading a wide variety of printed material including
books, mail, newspapers, magazines, and so much more. SARA CE uses
the latest in advanced optical character recognition technology to
scan text and then read it aloud in crisp, clear speech. SARA CE automatically
stores and remembers the contents of hundreds of thousands of scanned
pages.You can start using SARA CE right out of the box, with no experience
or training. Just place your book or document on the scanning area,
and press the scan button. SARA CE automatically scans and recognizes
the text, and reads it to you. During the reading, you can adjust
the voice rate and volume, as well as fast forward and rewind, or
pause and take time to examine a document in detail. You can even
spell out words to get a better understanding of what is being spoken.
SARA CE Key Features
- Navigation keys are large, colorful, and have tactile symbols,
making them easy to find. With simple arrow keys, the user can read
a word or a line at a time, fast forward, rewind, and move up and
down a scanned page.
- To quickly recall a button’s function, just press the Help
button, and then press any other key. SARA CE speaks the button’s
function.
- The speech rate and volume are simply adjusted with easy-to-find
and use toggle buttons with raised symbols.
- Choose the human-sounding reading voice of your preference. SARA's
RealSpeak Solo voices are clearer than ever
- Attach the SARA to a computer monitor for colorful, large print
access to complement speech. You can even change the print type
style, color, size, and spacing to fit your needs, as well as choosing
the color you prefer for the background.
- Words being read are highlighted, while displaying on a monitor.
You can choose the highlighting color to make seeing the words easier.
- Scan in background allows the user to continue reading one page
while scanning the next.
- SARA supports scanning and reading in multiple languages: U.S.
English, British English, Australian English, Belgian, Dutch, Brazilian
Portuguese, Danish, Continental French, Canadian French, German,
Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.
- SARA reads many file types, including TXT, RTF, DOC, PDF, and
HTML.
- Use the built-in CD drive for playing books saved on disk or to
save documents and books of your own to CD.
- SARA can open and play the audio elements of DAISY formatted books.
- SARA comes with a starter library of 40 public domain books of
classic literature.
- Front mounted stereo speakers.
- Front audio jack for stereo headphones.
- Rear power jack.
- Built-in microphone.
- Size: 20 in. x 3.5 in. x 12 in. (50.8 cm. x 8.89 cm. x 30.48 cm.).
- Approximate weight: 18 lbs. (8.16 kg.).
- 20 GB hard disk drive
- 256 MB RAM, 600 MHz processor (x86 compatible)
- 100 - 240 volt power.
- The hardware Product Maintenance Agreement (PMA) entitles the
owner to free covered repairs and any software updates where applicable
for 12 months.
- One-year limited manufacturer's warranty
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