Getting Started with WorldPenScan X
This user’s guide will put you on the path to use WorldPenScan
X
Overview
Connect to WorldPenScan X
Dictionary
Import StarDict dictionary file
Sentence Translation
Data Input
Settings
Overview

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Dictionary - Provide translation of every scanned word.
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Translation - Provide translations of scanned sentences.
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Data Input - Scan text and copy or save it.
- Settings
- Open the settings of WorldPenScan.
- User manual
- Open the user manual.
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Bookmark List - You can search and manage your
bookmarks here.
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Connecting Status - Show the connect status of
pen scanner.
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Battery - Showing the battery status
of the pen scanner.
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Connect to WorldPenScan X
Please follow the instructions to pair your mobile phone and pen scanner with Bluetooth at first time use.
- Turn on WorldPenScan, power light shows
green.
- Open WorldPenScan X App, the system will
connect the scan pen directly, and the function light will turn into blue and
flash slowly once connected.

Note 1:
If there are more than one WorldPenScan X turned on when you first time use this
product, WorldPenScan X app will provide a menu for you to choose which scan pen
you want to use. Once you connect, WorldPenScan X app will remember the pen
forever until you connect another WorldPenScan X manually.
Note 2:
If
you want to use other WorldPenScan device, please go to the Settings, and tap
the listed current device to forget the current scan pen in
order to pair with the other one.
Tip 1: While disconnecting with pen scanner, you also can use Dictionary, Translation, and Data Input function by typing text manually.
Tip 2:
Tap the status icon
can disconnect the pen scanner.
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Dictionary
Dictionary function can provide you the translation result of every scanned word.
- Tap the Dictionary icon
on the main screen.
- Tap
to select the language you want to translate from and the language you want to translate to. You also can select the translation engines by tapping the
button on the top of the the screen, or tapping the
button
to switch the languages, then tap the blank space
to save.

Tip: Except [Default Online Dictionary], you can use the other two engines with offline.
- Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag the pen scanner in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the scanning, please make sure the auxiliary light is on.
- Stop applying pressure to the pen scanner to stop scanning. The original image and its translation result will be displayed as below.
Tip 1: You can scan a sentence and press the function button on the pen scanner to see the translation of the next recognizable word or listen to the pronunciation of the scanned word. You can set an action of the function button in
Settings.
Tip 2: You can tap the original image and flick left or right to see more.
- You can tap
on the up-right
corner to bookmark the result.
Moreover, you can:
- Tap
to listen to how this word is pronounced.
- If you use offline dictionary engine, you can tap
to look up the translation of the word on the internet.
- Tap
,
, or
to search for more information of this word on Google, Wikipedia, or YouTube.
- Tap
to purchase Collins, Dr.eye or TranStar dictionaries.
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Import StarDict dictionary file
WorldPenScan allows you to import StarDict dictionary files (*.bz2), if you have
the dictionary file, please follow the steps below to import:
- Tap
on the main page to open settings.
- Tap [Manage StarDict],
and tap [Import] to start.

- Choose to import from [Dropbox]
or [Share folder] of iPhone, and choose the StarDict dictionary you want to
use to import.

- If you want to import from share
folder, please remember to save the StarDict files into your iPhone via the
[File Sharing] function of iTunes first.
- After importing, choose the recognize language which that
dictionary file supports, for example you import a English - Chinese
dictionary, you have to choose English as recognize language.

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Sentence Translation
Translation function can provide you the translations of the sentences you scan.
- Tap the Translation icon
on the main screen.
- Tap
to select the language you want to translate from and the language you want to translate to.
- Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag the pen scanner in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the scanning, please make sure the auxiliary light is on.
- Stop applying pressure to the pen scanner to stop scanning. The translation results will be displayed as below.
Tip 1: To press the function button on the pen scanner can
read the scanned tests, clear scanned result, or etc. You can set an action of the function button in
Settings.
Tip 2: You can input as many as 500 letters for sentence translation.
Tip 3:
You can decide to use Google
online translation or Baidu online translation in the
Settings.
Moreover, you can:
- Tap
to listen to the scanned sentence. Tap again to stop reading.
- Tap
to close the keyboard and translate. - Tap
to delete all the scanned sentences and translation results.
- Tap
to share the scanned text and translation results to others.
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Data Input
Tap Data Input to scan text and copy, save, or share to others.
- Tap the Data Input icon
on the main screen.
- Select the language
of text you want to scan.
- Aim the scan tip arrow at the center of the desired scan area, and then press and drag the pen scanner in a straight line across the area like a highlighter. During the scanning, please make sure the auxiliary light is on.
- Stop applying pressure to the pen scanner to stop scanning. The scanned text will be displayed as below.
Tip: To press the function button on the pen scanner can undo/redo scan, clear scanned result, or etc. You can set an action of the function button in Settings.
Moreover, you can:
- Tap
to listen to the scanned sentence. Tap again to stop reading.
- Tap
to close the keyboard and translate. - Tap
to copy all the scanned
text and paste it to anywhere.
- Tap
to delete all the scanned sentences and translation results.
- Tap
to share the scanned text and translation results to others.
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Settings
Pressing
button on the
main screen to open settings.
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WorldPenScan Detail: Display current paired pen, you can forget the pen
here, too.
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Translator:
You
can decide to use Google online translation or Baidu online translation in the
Settings.
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Image Quality: Please set as 600dpi
if you need to scan small font size.
- Handedness: For vertically aligned text, you can select to scan it
with [Right-hand] or [Left-hand]. The right way to hold pen scanner is that your
thumb or index finger can press on the pen's function button.
- Pronounced after
scanning: While using the Dictionary function, you can select this option to
automatically pronounce the translation result.
- Recognize Hong Kong characters: When the language you scan is Traditional Chinese, you can select Recognize Hong Kong Characters to scan Hong Kong characters as well.
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Bookmark: Here you can
choose the way to sort the bookmark list, and sign in the Dropbox space to
export or import your bookmarks file.
- Button Action: The function button on pen scanner can be set as different action for Dictionary, Translation, and Data Input function. Tap this option to select which function you want the function button to be.
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Manage
StarDict: You
can add or remove your StarDict Dictionaries here, you may refer to [Import StarDict dictionary file].
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2015/02/26