Papenmeier part n°: 0090.391.00 Rev. 1.
Table of Contents INTRODUCTION.................................................................... I CE Medical Devices Directive........................................... II FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement................. II CHAPTER 1 – GETTING TO KNOW BRAILLEX ELBA................1 1.1 – Physical Description.................................................1 Keyboard Layout (PC keyboard version)........................ 2 Braille Key Assignment (Braille keyboard version) ..........
3.3 – 3.4 – 3.5 – 3.6 – 3.7 – 3.8 – Search and Replace ................................................. 21 Insert and Overwrite Mode........................................ 24 Spell checker .......................................................... 24 Formatting Text ...................................................... 25 Printing a Text ........................................................ 27 Document Reader ..................................................29 Launching the Document Reader.......
Announcement settings ............................................ 58 Exiting the Day Planner ............................................ 59 3.9 – The Spreadsheet ....................................................60 Starting the Spreadsheet .......................................... 60 First Steps With a Simple Spreadsheet........................ 60 Cursor Control Commands ........................................ 63 Cell Entry and Editing Commands .............................. 63 Numeric Expressions ...
Emergency Power Down ........................................... 99 CHAPTER 4 – ELBA SETUP ................................................101 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 – – – – 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 – – – – The Setup Menu ...................................................101 Volume Setup.......................................................101 Date and Time Setup............................................102 Network Setup .....................................................102 Device Identification ................
Introduction Introduction BRAILLEX® EL Braille Assistant (ELba) Papenmeier, the German Braille specialist presents a new generation of notetakers: BRAILLEX ELba. A universal communications tool and a state-of-the-art Braille display for other computers, BRAILLEX ELba is the most versatile portable Braille device around. Send and receive email or surf the web, make notes or organize your day, share information with other devices or access your Windows based PC.
CE Medical Devices Directive BRAILLEX ELba complies with the requirements of the European Union Medical Devices Directive, as an active class I medical product intended to be used for the purpose of compensation for a handicap. This product may only be used in home or office environments. In medical facilities, this product may only be used in office rooms. Please read this manual and the information on medical devices carefully. This device manual describes the installation and the use of BRAILLEX ELba.
Chapter 1 – Getting to Know BRAILLEX ELba Chapter 1 – Getting to Know BRAILLEX ELba 1.1 – Physical Description The device description is based on the assumption that you have the BRAILLEX ELba in front of you, in working position. Front panel In the rounded front you will find the integrated Easy Access Bar. Along this bar are rubber nubs or bumps to allow the user a better grip. Back panel On the back panel you will find the connectors.
Keyboard Layout (PC keyboard version) The QWERTY type keyboard layout corresponds in substance to the layout of regular notebook keyboards.
Chapter 1 – Getting to Know BRAILLEX ELba PC keystrokes with the Braille keyboard Enter Escape Left arrow Right arrow Up arrow Down arrow Page up Page down Home End Insert Del Tab Backspace F1-F12 NumPad 1-0 NumPad-operators NumPad Enter NumPad NumLock Ctrl+Esc Space + dot 8) Space + dot 7) Space + dot 1 Space + dot 4 Space + dot 2 Space + dot 5 Space + dot 3 Space + dot 6 Space + dots 1+2 Space + dots 4+5 Space + dots 2+3 Space + dots 5+6 Space + dots 3+7 Space + dots 6+8 Right thumb + letters a-l Right
Braille keyboard emulation of Shift, Alt, Ctrl, Ins Shift Ctrl Alt Shift + Ctrl Alt + Shift Alt + Ctrl Shift + Alt + Ctrl Insert (as key prefix) Disable prefix Left Left Left Left Left Left Left Left Left thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb thumb + + + + + + + + + dot 1 dot 2 dot 3 dots 1+2 dots 1+3 dots 2+3 dots 1+2+3 dots 3+7 dot 7 Special Screen Reader Functions Access Bar Basics The Easy Access Bar integrated in the font of all BRAILLEX EL devices (and thus also BRAILLEX ELba) allows fa
Chapter 1 – Getting to Know BRAILLEX ELba EL Switches and Keys The EL switches currently do not have any functions assigned when it comes to accessing the BRAILLEX ELba screen. Some of the EL keys do, however. For the devices with Braille keyboard, the thumb keys in the bottom row of the Braille keyboard (right and left thumb, space) are used to emulate the keys of the EL displays. I.e. you press and release one of the thumb keys and then push the Easy Access Bar into the desired direction.
1.2 – The BRAILLEX ELba Battery BRAILLEX ELba is equipped with a built-in Lithium-Ion battery allowing you to use the display without connecting it to a power outlet. The autonomy is 10 hours minimum with typical use; the recharging occurs overnight (effective charging time: max 6 hours if you don't work with it). As soon as you connect the power supply / battery charger, the battery is recharged.
Chapter 1 – Getting to Know BRAILLEX ELba 1.4 – Service and Maintenance Avoid touching the device with dirty hands. You may clean the surface of the device (NOT the Braille cells) with a soft, damp cloth. Do not use any aggressive detergent or soap. In case of any defect of the Braille display unit, please contact an authorized Papenmeier service center. If you are in doubt about the service center responsible for your area, please contact Papenmeier: Phone: Fax: Email: +49-2304-9460 +49-2304-946 246 info.
Chapter 2 – Getting Started 2.1 – Switching On BRAILLEX ELba Press the on/off switch on the left side of the back panel (seen in working position). On the Braille display, you will see a start message: "BRAILLEX ELBA Rev 123)". A few seconds later, the start message on the Braille display will be replaced by a short message with the software release version "Elba 1.3 ready", which is also spoken, followed by the first control center prompt: "[ ] e Editor" and you will hear the message: "e for Editor".
Chapter 2 – Getting Started The space between the square brackets indicates that the application is not active, the "e" gives a hint regarding the hotkey that can be used to open the application (see below), and finally, the word "Editor" names the application itself. You navigate through the control center with the arrow keys or the Easy Access Bar (EAB).
2.3 – Working With the Braille Display Even though BRAILLEX ELba is considered a note taker, it uses a screen, like a computer does. Similar to a DOS screen, it is 80 columns wide, but 33 lines high (instead of typically 25 in DOS). In most cases, the first screen line contains status information (like the title bar in Windows). In many applications, the commands available for the particular situation shown on the screen are displayed in the last two screen lines.
Chapter 2 – Getting Started The Easy Access Bar in Interaction Mode In menus such as the Control center, the EAB typically emulates keyboard commands allowing you to navigate through the menu interactively.
Thumb Key Analogies For Devices With QWERTY Keyboard Braille Keyboard QWERTY Keyboard Left thumb key Right thumb key Space Left Windows key Right Windows key Context Menu key Please note that there is a difference in handling between the devices with Braille keyboard and those with QWERTY keyboard: • For thumb key – EAB combinations on devices with Braille keyboard, you PRESS AND RELEASE the thumb key and then press the EAB within the following 5 seconds.
Chapter 2 – Getting Started 2.
A double click on a routing key will move the hard cursor to the virtual cursor position and end the virtual cursor mode. You can also end the virtual cursor pressing the right thumb key + space, and afterwards pushing the EAB 1 step left.
Chapter 2 – Getting Started 2.5 – Power saving: Sleep Mode During a normal working day, you will typically not switch off BRAILLEX ELba. Its advanced power saving features allow to leave it switched on without draining too much battery power. If you don't use the device for a set time (to be defined in the setup program, see below), it will automatically go into sleep mode. You can also activate sleep mode or suspend mode without waiting for BRAILLEX ELba to go to sleep automatically.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba 3.1 – The BRAILLEX ELba Control Center The Control center is the BRAILLEX ELba main menu. It is the first application running when you switch on the device, and as its name says, it controls all other applications. If you are familiar with Windows, you can compare it with the Windows start menu.
Note: All the applications in the control center can also be reached from outside the control center. For this purpose, press Ctrl + Shift + the letter indicated above. This means, from the editor for example, you can reach the email program by pressing Ctrl + Shift + m.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba 3.2 – Word Processing Launching the word processor In the control center, select "Editor" and hit or push the EAB two steps down. You will get into a file manager window the files and directories in your user directory. The window looks like follows: UW PICO(tm) 4.0 ..
followed by the cursor sign. Enter the file name and hit (Braille keyboard: Space + dot 8). In this case, as you specified that you wanted to create a new document, you cannot use the TAB key to complete the filename. If the document you want to write is a Braille document, add the extension ".brl". Braille files are handled in a special way when it comes to Braille translation and to Braille embossing. You can also create a new document without specifying a file name up front.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Loading or inserting a document Once you are in the word processor and want to load a file or insert an existing file into the one you are editing, type Ctrl+O (Braille keyboard: either an "o" with dots 7 and 8, or left thumb + dot 2 followed by the letter "o"). You will get the prompt "File to open: ".
UW PICO(tm) 4.0 New File Modified AI This is a test SEARCH: ^g Get Help ^s FirstLine ^r Replace Esc Cancel ^e LastLine ^n Line no.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba keyboard: Space plus dot 5). You will then find the cursor on the blank line behind the current paragraph. Search for a word After having initiated the search procedure with Ctrl+F, write the word you want to search for and hit . You will find the cursor on the first character of the word you searched for. If you want to search for the same word again, press Ctrl+F again and hit .
You can now enter the replacement word(s). In our case, we want to replace “test” with “first test”. We therefore type in “first test” and hit . You will find the cursor behind the replaced word. As in our case, the cursor was behind the word when we started the search, we will also hear the message “Replacement wrapped” indicating that the search has gone from the cursor position to the end of the document and has started again at the start of the document.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Formatting Text BRAILLEX ELba offers a number of text formatting options. You access those options when you press Ctrl+j. You see the options on the 2 bottom lines of the screen: UW PICO(tm) 4.0 File: /elba/text/elbaman.txt Modified WI This is a first test.
You exit the auto-indent function repeating the initial command Ctrl+J followed by Ctrl+A. You will then get the spoken message "indention off". Defining Heading Lines and Formatting Characters The BRAILLEX ELba editor offers the possibility to format your documents. If you want to print them out or convert them to RFT, you can define heading lines, and format the characters in your document. The procedure is quite easy. You typically format a document once the text is ready.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Printing a Text In order to print a text, press Ctrl+P. You get the following message: UW PICO(tm) 4.0 New File Modified This is a first test. Select Printer [Default]: ^g Get Help B Braille T Text Esc Cancel R Remote Ret [Default] Press "T" for "text" if you want to print on an ink print printer, or "B" for "Braille" if you want to print it on a Braille embosser.
want to read the title bar, you thus need to read one line up from the top line. After pushing the EAB 2 steps up, you need to push it one step up again. For getting to the message line (the third last on the screen), you read down once after having moved the display to the last text line.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba 3.3 – Document Reader The document reader helps you to read long documents and books. Launching the Document Reader Within the control center, move the display to the menu item "r Document Reader" and hit . the first time you open the document reader you will see a file manager screen enabling you to select a file you want to read. Otherwise, will see a message like this: Resume reading of (/mnt/flash/elba/test.
3.4 – File Manager The file manager helps you to organize and process your folders and your data. The file manager program is used by various ELba applications, such as the editor (see above), or the MP3 player, for example. But you can also use it alone. Launching the File Manager Within the control center, move the display to the menu item “f File Manager“ and hit . You will see a screen like this: UW PILOT 2.0 Dir: /mnt/flash/elba .. (parent dir) mail (dir) text (dir) start.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba again. If the directory is not empty, you will be able to see the list of files of this directory when you cursor down (or use the Easy Access Bar accordingly). Within a given directory, you can also search for files. Press Ctrl+F (Braille keyboard: either an "f" with dots 7 and 8, or left thumb + dot 2 followed by the letter "f"). Then type the first characters of the file name you look for and press .
Delete the name letter by letter using backspace or delete it altogether using Ctrl+X, write the new name (i.e. "mybooks") and hit . The cursor will be positioned on the renamed directory. Delete a Folder In case you want to delete the new folder "mybooks" again, get the cursor to the directory and press "d". You will get the message: "Really delete folder "mybooks" ?" Press "y" to confirm, or "n" or "Escape" to cancel. Note: Please note that you can only delete a directory that is empty.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Edit a Text From the file manager, you can also launch the word processor. Move the cursor to a text file and press "e". ELba will open the editor and you find the cursor on the first character of the file you want to edit. You continue your work as described in the chapter 3.2 – Word Processing. In case the file you selected is not a text file, you will get the message: "Can't edit non-text file. Try Launch." This can happen for example, if you find a WinWord file.
UW PILOT 2.0 Dir: /mnt/flash/elba/text .. (parent dir) •elba.txt 3.4 KB ^g Get Help g Goto ^q Quit Ret [View] l Launch ^f Find d Delete r Rename c Copy e Edit You then get into a file preview program that allows you to verify its contents. The cursor is located on the first character of the file. PINE 4.33 FILE VIEW File: /mnt/flash/elba/text/elba.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Printing the File You Have in View Press "p" within the File Viewer. You get the message: "Print file using "attached-to-ansi" ?" Press "y" to confirm, or "n" or "Escape" to cancel. Saving (Exporting) the File You Have in View Press "s" within the File Viewer.
3.5 – Internet Browser The program used for browsing the Internet is called Lynx. You start it up by selecting Internet from the Control center. The Hotkey is I. Before You Start the Browser Before you start the Internet browser, you need to start a dial-up connection or activate the network and log in. For details, see the Setup and Tools chapters below. Exiting the Internet Browser To exit Lynx use the 'q' command. You will be asked whether you really want to quit.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Scrolling Keys Scrolling Keys Keys or key combinations + / PgDn / Space - / PgUp / CTRL-B Home / CTRL-A End / CTRL-E Del / CTRL-N Ins / CTRL-P ) ( ^ $ < > # Meaning Scroll down to next page (Page-Down) Scroll up to previous page (Page-Up) Go to first page of the current document (Home) Go to last page of the current document (End) Go forward two lines in the current document Go back two lines in the current document Go forward half a page in the current document Go
Printing, Mailing, and Saving rendered files to disk. HTML documents and plain text files may be printed using the 'p' command while viewing the document. After pressing the 'p' key a menu of Print Options will be displayed. Reloading files and refreshing the display The RELOAD command (Control-R) will reload and re-render the file that you are currently viewing.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Use the 'v' command to view the list of bookmarks you have saved. While viewing the bookmark list you may select a bookmark as you would any other link. You can remove a link from the bookmark list by pressing the 'r' key when positioned on that link. Bookmarks Keys or key combinations v a Meaning View a bookmark file Add the current link to a bookmark file Lynx and HTML Forms This section describes the Lynx Forms Interface.
3.6 – The Email Program Introduction The program BRAILLEX ELba uses for handling electronic mail (email) is called Pine. Pine is a sophisticated, easy-to-use email program that was created at the University of Washington. The text that follows does not document every Pine feature; it summarizes main options and basic guidelines. The best way to learn more about Pine is to explore it on your own. On-screen information and online help show you what to do.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba PINE 4.
Writing and Sending a Test Message to Yourself To write and send a test message to yourself: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Press m (compose message). You see the Compose Message screen. In the To field, type your email address and press . In the Cc field, press . In the Attachment field, press . In the Subject field, type Test and press . Below the Message Text line, type This is a test. The completed screen would look like the following example: PINE 4.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Hints for Writing a Message Label To: Cc: Attchmnt: Subject: Message Text: Remarks In this field, type the email addresses of your recipients. Separate the addresses with commas. When you are finished, press . Always check the addresses in both the To and the Cc fields for accuracy and completeness before you send a message. Finding and Formatting Addresses. The best way to get a person's email address is to ask him or her for it.
You can either fill in a comment or leave the field blank and hit . You get back to your email header and see the name of the file you attached. You can repeat this procedure to attach further files to your email message. Listing, Viewing, Replying to, and Forwarding Messages Pine stores messages that are sent to you in your EMAIL folder. Messages remain in your EMAIL until you delete them or save them in other folders. (You will learn more about the EMAIL and other folders in "Pine Folders".) 1.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba 1. Press W (Forward). A copy of the message opens and the To field is highlighted. 2. Enter the address of your recipient and send the message as usual. Note that you can modify the original message if you wish, for example, to forward only a portion of it or to add a message or notes of your own. About Your Message Index Screen The selected message is highlighted. The first column on the left is blank, or shows a "+" if the message was sent directly to you (i.e.
all the messages they contain) from previous months and the current month. To conserve space, it is a good idea to delete any sent-mail folders you do not want. Moving Between Folders From almost anywhere in Pine, you can press F to see a group list of your folders. Of course, the folder you are most often interested in is your EMAIL folder, the folder that contains your new email messages. When you start Pine and press I (Index) at the Main Menu, you see a list of messages in your EMAIL folder.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba [Note: If you have more than one folder group defined, observe the prompt to make sure it is set for the desired group (shown in brackets in the prompt). If the prompt is not set for the desired group, type down arrow (Next Group) or up arrow (Prev Group) to select the desired group.] 2. Type the folder name and press , or simply press to choose the default folder shown in brackets in the prompt.
save a message. You are asked if you want to save it to the saved-messages folder or to another folder: SAVE to folder in [saved-messages]: 2. Type a folder name and press . For example, to save a message to a folder named "papers" type papers and press . If this is the first time you have named this folder, you see the message: Folder "papers" in doesn't exist. Create? Press y or press to create the folder.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba use the address book to store email addresses for individuals or groups, to create easily remembered "nicknames" for these addresses, and to quickly retrieve an email address when you are composing a message. Here is a sample page from an address book: PINE 4.33 papenmeier sighted ADDRESS BOOK <.addressbook> F. H. Papenmeier Sighted Electronics, Inc ^g Get Help < AddressBkList o other Cmds > [View/Update] sent-mail 2 Msgs info.reha@papenmeier.
PINE 4.33 Nickname Firstname Lastname Company Address1 Address2 City State ZIP Country Phone Phone2 Fax Mobile Comment Fcc Email ADDRESS BOOK (Add) Folder: (CLOSED) No Messages : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Fill in the fields. It is ok to leave fields blank. To form a list, just enter multiple comma-separated addresses. Press "^q" to save the entry, "Esc" to cancel, "^g" for help.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Changing a Single Address or a Distribution List To change a single address or a distribution list: 1. At the Pine Main Menu, press A (Address Book) and then press . You see your personal Address Book screen. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the single address or distribution list you want to change. 3. Press (View/Update). 4. Press U (Update), then use arrow keys to get to the field where you want to make a change. Follow the instructions.
• • Read Pine's online help. It contains tips to help you at every stage of learning Pine. Read about different functions, even those you do not use yet. For advanced information, see the online Unix Manual entries for Pine and Pico. In addition, at the Pine Main Menu, press R (RelNotes) to see Pine's release notes. Guidelines for Using Email Electronic mail is a unique medium of communication.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba 3.7 – The Address Book From the Control Center, select the entry "Email" pressing the letter "m" or using the arrow keys or the Easy Access Bar and hitting .. Once in the Email program, press "a" for "address book. BRAILLEX ELba's address book is not handled by a separate program, but it is integrated in the email program.
3.8 – The Day Planner From the Control Center, select the entry "day planner" pressing the letter "d" or using the arrow keys or the Easy Access Bar and hitting . You will get to a condensed list of all appointments; the cursor is located on the line containing the next appointment you will have to keep. In case you haven't entered any tasks yet, you will read "empty appointment list". ELba day planner V0.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Use the arrow keys (as above), or enter the time limit directly in hours and minutes. If your appointment is supposed to last the whole day, press Ctrl++ u again. You will then see: Duration : full day Confirm your duration settings with the Enter key or move to the next field with Tab. Reminder : 00:15 You can have BRAILLEX ELba remind you of an appointment. The default value is "00:15", i.e.
ELba day planner V0.25 View Date : Jun 17 2003 Time : 06:00pm Duration : not defined Reminder : 00:15 Subject : Peter's birthday party --- Note --Don't forget present! ESC back ^C copy ^D delete ^E edit ^P print UP previous DN next Recurrent Appointments Appointments that are repeated on a regular basis need only be entered once.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba new appointment. Once you have finished your modifications, press Ctrl+s to save the modifications, or Esc to cancel the operation. Deleting an Appointment If you want to delete your appointment, press Ctrl+d in the view mode or in the appointment list. Elba will ask you to confirm: Really delete entry? Press "y" to confirm that you want to delete the entry, or "n" or Enter to cancel the operation.
Setting Up the Day Planner Press S in any of the lists to get to the setup screen. You then can modify a number of parameters by cursoring down through the list and selecting the desired values with the space bar. Timeline settings (interval) The timeline settings allow to enlarge or restrict the grid that shows up in the day view. You define whether the default grid shows 15, 30, or 60 minute intervals.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba ELba day planner V0.
3.9 – The Spreadsheet Starting the Spreadsheet From the Control Center, select the entry "Spreadsheet" pressing the letter "a" or using the arrow keys or the Easy Access Bar and hitting . The spreadsheet calculator "sc" is based on rectangular tables much like a financial spreadsheet and presents the data in a table organized as rows and columns of cells.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Cell A3 shall contain the sum of the 3 cells above. Write an equals sign "=". You see the prompt: i> let A3 = You now have two options: a) Write "a0+a1+a2" (without the quotes!) and hit . b) Write "@sum(a0:a3)" (without the quotes!) and hit . If you read up one line you will see the result in both cases. The first example is a simple "manual" addition instruction, the second one a so-called range command. Range commands will be explained in detail below.
the first number shows the global width of the current column (i.e. 10 characters). The second number shows the number of digits to follow decimal points (i.e. 2), and the third the cell format type (i.e. 0 for fixed point format, 1 for scientific notation, 2 for engineering notation, 3 for dates with a two digit year, and 4 for dates with a four digit year). Please note that if a cell's numeric value is wider than the column width, the cell is filled with asterisks.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Cursor Control Commands Spreadsheet Cursor Control Commands Function Key (combination) Go to cell A0 Home Cursor up to the previous row Up arrow Cursor down to the next row Down arrow Cursor backward one column Left arrow Cursor forward one column Right arrow Cursor a half page down PgDn Cursor a half page up PgUp Cursor up to row 0 of the current column. ^ Cursor down to the last valid row of the current column.
Numeric Expressions Spreadsheet Numeric Expressions Function Key (combination) Negation. -e Addition. e+e Subtraction. e-e Multiplication. e*e Division. e/e e1 mod e2. e1%e2 Exponentiation. e^e Relationals: true (1) if and only if the indicated relation holds, else false (0). Note that '<=', '!=', and '>=' are converted to their '~()' equivalents. e=e, e>e Boolean operator NOT. ~e Boolean operator AND. e&e Boolean operator OR.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Returns the arc tangent of e1/e2 in the range -pi to pi @atan2(e1,e2) Return the maximum of the values of the expressions @max(e1,e2,...) Return the minimum of the values of the expressions @min(e1,e2,...
Range Functions Spreadsheet Range Functions Function Key (combination) Return the number of rows in the specified range. @rows(r) Return the number of columns in the specified range. @cols(r) Sum all entries in the specified region @sum(r) Multiply together all entries in the specified region. @prod(r) Average all entries in the specified region. @avg(r) Count all entries in the specified region. @count(r) Return the maximum value in the specified region.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Range Commands Spreadsheet Range Commands Function Key (combination) Cut a range into the clipboard /x Copy a range to the clipboard. /y Copy a source range to a destination range. /c Move a source range to a destination range. /m Values only.
Miscellaneous Commands Spreadsheet Miscellaneous Commands 68 Function Key (combination) Exit from the spreadsheet program Ctrl+Q Abort entry of the current command. ESC Help F1, ? Redraw the screen Ctrl+L Redraw the screen with special highlighting of cells to be filled in Ctrl+R Highlight cells which have expressions Ctrl+X Recalculate the spreadsheet.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba 3.10 – The MP3 Player Starting the MP3 Player From the Control Center, select the entry "MP3-Player" pressing the letter "p" or using the arrow keys or the Easy Access Bar and hitting . The file manager is opened and you hear the message "building file list of mnt flash elba". Use the arrow keys to scan your directory until you find the mp3 file you want to play.
3.11 – Calculator From the Control Center, select the item "Calculator" pressing the letter "c" or using the arrow keys or the Easy Access Bar to find the menu entry and hitting . You will get a prompt looking almost like a DOS prompt, " calc>", and hear "zero". At this prompt, you can proceed to your arithmetic operations. Calc is an interactive calculator which provides for easy large numeric calculations, but which also can be easily programmed for difficult or long calculations.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba the clipboard, hit after having typed in the operation (i.e. 15+27). Then press Ctrl+C. You insert the result into your editor file as described above. Calculator Help Press F1 to access the extended help file for the scientific calculator. The help file is provided in HTML format, so the program presenting the file is BRAILLEX ELba's Internet browser. You exit the help file with "Q". You return to the calculator prompt.
Scientific Calculator Built-in Functions 72 Name Args Description abs 1-2 absolute value within accuracy b access 1-2 determine accessibility of file a for mode b acos 1-2 arccosine of a within accuracy b acosh 1-2 inverse hyperbolic cosine of a within accuracy b acot 1-2 arccotangent of a within accuracy b acoth 1-2 inverse hyperbolic cotangent of a within accuracy b acsc 1-2 arccosecant of a within accuracy b acsch 1-2 inverse csch of a within accuracy b agd 1-2 inverse gude
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Scientific Calculator Built-in Functions (continued) Name Args Description euler 1 Euler number eval 1 evaluate expression from string to value exp 1-2 exponential of value a within accuracy b factor 1-3 lowest prime factor < b of a, return c if error fcnt 2 count of times one number divides another fib 1 Fibonacci number F(n) frem 2 number with all occurrences of factor removed fact 1 factorial floor 1 greatest integer less than or equal
Scientific Calculator Built-in Functions (continued) 74 Name Args Description lcm 1+ least common multiple lcmfact 1 lcm of all integers up till number lfactor 2 lowest prime factor of a in first b primes links 1 links to number or string value list 0+ create list of specified values ln 1-2 natural logarithm of value a within accuracy b lowbit 1 low bit number in base 2 representation ltol 1-2 leg-to-leg of unit right triangle (sqrt(1 - a^2)) makelist 1 create a list with a nu
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Scientific Calculator Built-in Functions (continued) Name Args Description places 1-2 places after "decimal" point (-1 if infinite) pmod 3 mod of a power (a ^ b (mod c)) polar 2-3 complex value of polar coordinate (a * exp(b*1i)) poly 1+ evaluates a polynomial given its coefficients or coefficient-list pop 1 pop value from front of list popcnt 1-2 number of bits in a that match b (or 1) power 2-3 value a raised to the power b within accuracy c
Scientific Calculator Built-in Functions (continued) 76 Name Args Description srand 0-1 seed the rand() function srandom 0-4 seed the random() function ssq 1+ sum of squares of values sum 0+ sum of list or object sums and/or other terms swap 2 swap values of variables a and b (can be dangerous) tan 1-2 tangent of a within accuracy b tanh 1-2 hyperbolic tangent of a within accuracy b trunc 1-2 truncate a to b number of decimal places xor 1+ logical xor
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba 3.12 – Voice Recorder BRAILLEX ELba's voice recorder works like a digital tape recorder. You can record messages via the built-in microphone located to the left of the Braille display, you can listen to your recordings, assign names to them, edit the play list, etc.
Recording Information Once you have opened a recording file (or inserted a "tape", see above), you can start recording your voice notes. Press Ctrl+r to start. ELba will confirm the action with a tone. On the Braille display, you will see the message: recording... From this point on, ELba will record via its microphone until you pause pressing the space bar, or you stop it pressing "s".
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Hotkeys for Voice Recorder Functions Function Key combination Rewind tape Play previous voice note Play current voice note Skip voice note Pause Stop recording / playing Record new voice note Ctrl+F2 Ctrl+F3 Ctrl+F4 Ctrl+F5 Ctrl+F6 Ctrl+F7 Ctrl+F8 Exiting the Voice Recorder You exit the voice recorder with Ctrl+q.
3.13 – Tools From the Control Center, select the item "Tools" pressing the letter "t" or using the arrow keys or the Easy Access Bar to find the menu entry and hitting . You will get a sub-menu that looks like follows: Tools V0.30 •p PC-card... c Communication... o Converter... s Setup... v Visualization t System Tools... r Enable remote access x Linux Shell PC-card This menu item allows you to handle the cards you insert into the PC-card or PCMCIA slot.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba If you have disabled the card and left it inside the slot, you can re-activate it by selecting "Activate flash ROM or hard drive" within the tools /PC-card menu. Depending on the type of card you use (specifically for the larger hard drives), this activation may take a couple of seconds. After the device has been activated, you will get back to the Control Center. You will find the contents of the PC-card in the "pccard" directory of your home folder.
Communication This menu item allows you to manage all kinds of connections of your BRAILLEX ELba to computers or the Internet. The Communications menu looks like this: Communication V0.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba The netmount directory corresponds to an "F" drive or similar on a Windows based network server, once you have logged onto a network. Once the PC connection is active, you can copy files back and forth (with the file manager, for example). Every time you copy a file to the netmount directory, you copy it to the PC; when you copy it from the netmount directory to another one, you get it from the PC and copy it to an ELba directory.
The user name is "elba", the password is "fhp4elba" (all in lowercase characters). You now see an "elba" folder. You can enter it and see your ELba files. You can now copy these files to the computer, or copy files from your computer to ELba. 2) Open the start menu and select "Run…". Write the name "\\elba" (without the quotes) and hit Enter. You will be asked for a user name ("Connect as"), and a password: The user name is "elba", the password is "fhp4elba" (all in lowercase characters).
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Once you select the Converter item, you get to a sub-menu.
Game interpreter You can now play a wide variety of text adventure games on the Elba. Games that run using a .z5 interpreter can now be run on the Elba. Simply highlight the file in the file manager and press "a" for associate. Visualization The BRAILLEX ELba Visualization feature allows teachers, trainers or friends to have a look onto ELba's display.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba In order to end the visualization, select the visualization again. You see: Stop visualization (y/n)? Press "y" and the visualization is stopped. Please note that other programs accessing the serial port (like the BRAILLEX EL emulation for accessing Windows computers, for example) will also stop the visualization. System Tools The hotkey for selecting the system tools is "t". You get to a sub-menu that looks like follows: System Tools V0.
If you have a PC connection active, the PC will be the storage place by default. If not, any device connected via the PC-card slot. After you launch the backup tool, all of your user files contained on the ELba internal memory, and all relevant user settings will be stored to a compressed file called "save.tar".
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Linux Shell The hotkey for selecting the Linux shell is "x". You see a tilde followed by a greater than sign and a blank, then comes the cursor: ~> The Linux shell works similar to the command prompt in DOS. You can now enter Linux commands. Please note though that as an ELba user, your rights to access the system are limited to the user file area. You end the Linux shell by entering the command "exit" followed by .
3.14 – Online Help The online help is available on the Control Center level. If you press F1 within the Control Center, you will get a command summary for the application the cursor is currently located on. The help file is in HTML format and you actually use the Internet browser to access that file. You can obviously use the links in this file to access information on other applications, too.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba 1. The first possibility is to Enable access to shared PC files. You find this option in the Tools / Communication menu. The hotkey is "p". With this method, ELba creates a network drive that actually, as we are in Linux, us a directory called "netmount", and which actually corresponds to a shared drive or directory on the PC you access. You can now use ELba's file manager to transfer files back and forth. See also chapter Enable access to shared PC files on page 82.
The File menu contains the following commands: Import, Export, Synchronize, New Connection, and Exit Import Export Synchronize New Connection Exit With the "Import" command you transfer the contacts (addresses) of your ELba address book and / or the appointments of the ELba day planner to MS-Outlook address book. If you wish, you can define up front (in the Options menu), which type if data you want to transfer.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba connection to ELba right after you launch it. The program will then use the parameters it saved when you connected to ELba in a previous ElbaSync session. • Automatic synchronization after startup Defines whether the data synchronization shall be executed automatically after you start the ElbaSync program.
3. If your ELba is not brand new, you will probably want to maintain the data on the device. In this case, proceed in the order of the menu points: First save your data, then transfer the system, and finally restore the data. The whole procedure will take a couple of minutes. You will be prompted on the progress of the operation. 4. Once you are done with the upgrade, power down the unit. 5. Remove the compact flash card from the PCMCIA slot 6.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba 3.17 – Screen Access To Windows Based PCs BRAILLEX ELba can be used as a Braille display for accessing Windows based PCs. It then works like one of the famous BRAILLEX EL displays. If you connect the supplied keyboard cable with the PC, you can also use BRAILLEX ELba's keyboard to write on the PC.
• • For thumb key – EAB combinations on devices with Braille keyboard, you PRESS AND RELEASE the thumb key and then press the EAB within the following 5 seconds. For thumb key – EAB combinations on devices with QWERTY keyboard, you press and HOLD the thumb key while you press the EAB. Navigation Normal screen navigation, is the default mode when you activate the BRAILLEX EL emulation.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba Combined Mode Easy Access Bar One step left One step up One step right One Two Two Two Two step down steps up steps down steps left steps right Function Read backwards (within a long line), or: move cursor and display to previous line Move cursor and display to previous line, maintaining the column Read forwards (within a long line), or: move cursor and display to next line Move cursor and display to next line, maintaining the column Moves the display to the title b
Mouse Functions You can activate mouse functions with BRAILLEX ELba, using the routing keys. In order to execute a mouse click, you first move the Braille display to the relevant position. Then you press a routing key at the desired position. This corresponds to a left mouse click. BRAILLEX ELba Used With Other Screen Readers Not for all screen readers, special key assignments have been defined for BRAILLEX ELba yet.
Chapter 3 – Working With BRAILLEX ELba BRAILLEX EL Switch Emulation BRAILLEX EL Keys Braille Keyboard ELba QWERTY keyboard ELba Switch to EL key emulation Left + right thumb Left and right Windows key Left switch in rear position dot 1 Key F Left switch in central position dot 2 Key D Left switch in front position dot 3 Key S Right switch in rear position dot 4 Key J Right switch in central position dot 5 Key K Right switch in front position dot 6 Key L Reset default positions dot 7
Chapter 4 – ELba Setup Chapter 4 – ELba Setup 4.1 – The Setup Menu The setup menu allows adjustments of the speaker volume, date and time, power saving options, Braille settings and network settings. In the control center, select T for "Tools" and then S for "Setup" . The hotkey is "Left Ctrl + left Shift + s". ELba will open a sub-menu that looks like follows, with the cursor on the first menu item "v Volume". Generally speaking, all setup menu items have hotkey assignments, just like the control center.
You can also exit the setup directly by pressing Ctrl + Q. You will be asked whether you want to save the settings. 4.3 – Date and Time Setup From the Setup menu, select [d Date and Time] hitting or using the "d" shortcut. You get to a 3-item sub-menu, with the cursor in front of the first item: t Time 11:55 d Date 08/13/2002 z Timezone UTC (GMT) In order to set the time, use the t shortcut or hit when you see the cursor in front of the "Time" item.
Chapter 4 – ELba Setup h Hostname d Domainname: ELba elba.org Hostname designates the name of the device as it logs on to a network. This network host typically needs a logon authorization from the network administrator that defines the rights of that user within the network. The domain name designates the name to the network or sub-nets you logon to. In order to change the values, hit at the respective names and overwrite the existing values.
• • • • Gateway and DNS (domain name server) are values you get from the network administrator. You can use multiple DNS, they are then separated by spaces. You may leave Searchdomain empty, or put in your domain (i.e. papenmeier.de). You may define an NTP server (NTP = Network Time Protocol) NTP is a protocol designated to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network. You typically define this server by its IP address.
Chapter 4 – ELba Setup ~> iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. dummy0 no wireless extensions. Once you have inserted a card, you will get precise values for the "eth1" connection (see example below): ~> iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. dummy0 no wireless extensions. eth1 IEEE 802.11-DS ESSID:"" Nickname:"Prism I" Mode:Managed Frequency:42.
Encryption key The encryption key is definitely critical for a connection to the access point. There are typically three different possibilities: a) 128-bit encryption b) 64-bit encryption c) String Using the string encryption is tedious (you would have to "translate" the string code in hexadecimal values and enter it like this in the ELba), so we strongly suggest you select another encryption method if possible. The 128-bit encryption consists of 26 characters.
Chapter 4 – ELba Setup ELba Setup Tool 0.75 Menu path: /network/USBNET d use DHCP [ ] ------------i IP Address n Netmask b Broadcast Address g Gateway ------------t NTP (Time) Server h HTTP Proxy f FTP Proxy Let's look at the different options: DHCP IP Address Netmask Broadcast Address Gateway NTP (Time) Server HTTP Proxy FTP Proxy The DHCP option will not work with most Windows computers (you would need a real server supporting DHCP. This is why we recommend a fixed IP in this case.
4. In the next box, Check the location where you put the driver and hit Alt+N or Enter for "Next". 5. Once the system has found the driver information file (nettactop.inf), hit Alt+N or Enter for "Next" again. 6. You then get a warning that the software does not contain a Microsoft digital signature. Answer the question whether you want to continue the installation anyway with Alt+Y or Enter. 7. Now you have to configure the network parameters on the PC side.
Chapter 4 – ELba Setup 8. Select this connection and hit Enter. Hit the Properties button. Select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and press the Properties button again. 9. Select "Use the following IP address" (do NOT obtain it automatically). For reasons of simplicity, assign fixed IP addresses, i.e. 192.168.55.1 for the computer and 192.168.55.2 for the ELba. Stay with these addresses unless they are already assigned otherwise within the LAN subnet. The subnet mask is 255.255.255.
Email account You can specify up to 3 different email accounts. First you select the account number, and then you define the actual settings. ELba Setup Tool 0.75 Menu path: /network/email •n Email Account No. 1 [s Email account setup] F1 Help ^Q Quit ^D Default(s) The values for the email account settings either come from your network administrator (if you access your email via a network), or from your email provider.
Chapter 4 – ELba Setup Internet home page ELba Setup Tool 0.75 Menu path: /Network/Internet •s Startup Homepage F1 Help ^Q Quit ^D Default(s) The startup homepage allows defining an Internet address that shall come up every time you start the Internet browser. Dial-up Setting up the dial-up connections occurs in two steps. Once you have selected "Dial Up" from the setup menu, you see a first question: • No.
Advanced settings ELba allows a number of extra settings that are typically not required to define a dial-up connection. You find the list of additional settings in the "advanced" section: ELba Setup Tool 0.
Chapter 4 – ELba Setup Important: Please note that if on the PC side, you have an NT like operating system (Windows NT4, Windows 2000 or Windows XP), you need administrator's privileges to be able to install the direct cable connection. You might need to refer to the system's administrator to install the DCC. In some cases, it might be necessary that you have your original Windows CD handy to install further software.
3) Install the share (within the Windows Commander or "My Computer", make a right mouse click at the drive or directory you want to share, go to "Sharing…" and assign the privileges. At least for testing purposes, allow full control for everyone. 4) On the ELba side, set the Network / Ethernet settings as follows: ELba Network / Ethernet Setup Label IP Address: Subnet Mask: Standard-Gateway: Value 192.168.55.2 255.255.255.0 192.168.55.
Chapter 4 – ELba Setup Network access to ELba files In the Server setup, you can define an ELba-PC connection the other way round, i.e you can setup a connection where you can see ELba and its files from a computer network. There is a condition for this type of connection: • You MUST use a static IP address (you cannot use the convenient dynamic DHCP configuration). The actual ELba setup occurs in the Network/Server menu.
4.5 – Power Management Setup The power management setup contains a 3-item sub-menu, level 1 – level 3. You can define sleep mode times for: 1. Level 1: The main board. After a given time (in seconds), the main processor is slowed down, until it is activated by whatever interrupts. The minimum value is 10, the maximum value 2550. Zero disables the main board sleep mode. 2. Level 2: The Braille display. After a given time (in seconds), the Braille display shuts off, until any routing key activates it again.
Chapter 4 – ELba Setup 4.7 – Speech Setup The speech setup has the following options: Speech Setup Menu item Language Verbosity Volume Speed Pitch Values 1-4 1 2 3 4-7 1-10 1-10 1-10 Remarks 1 corresponds to first language, the languages 2-4 are optional. normal speech normal speech with attributes normal speech with keyboard echo free for future enhancements Set the volume you like. Sets synthesizer speed. 1 is slow, 10 is fast. Sets speech pitch. 1 is low, 10 high.
Chapter 5 – Tables Chapter 5 – Tables 5.
Braille-Emulation of EL-keys and switches After a general modality switch, the Braille keys and special keys (right, left thumb, space) are used to emulate the switches and keys of the EL displays. Please note that the modality switch is valid only for one command. A timeout function switches back to normal Braille input if the command is not entered within 5 seconds.
Chapter 5 – Tables Navigation Mode Keys Function EAB keystroke Read backwards EAB 1 step left Line up (maintain column) EAB 1 step up Read forwards EAB 1 step right Line down (maintain column) EAB 1 step down Display to start of text line EAB 2 steps left Line to first screen line EAB 2 steps up Display to end of text line EAB 2 steps right Line to last screen line EAB 2 steps down Interaction Mode Keys Function EAB keystroke Read backwards EAB 1 step left Up arrow EAB 1 step up Rea
EAB Key Combinations As 8 functions are not sufficient to access all BRAILLEX ELba functions, the device uses modifier keys (corresponding to the keys on the EL displays). Furthermore, you can assign a complete new set of commands to the EAB by selecting a different working mode. For the devices with Braille keyboard, the thumb keys in the bottom row of the Braille keyboard (right and left thumb, space) are used to modify the meaning of the EAB.
Chapter 5 – Tables Speech synthesizer management keys Speech Synthesizer Management Keys Function BRAILLEX ELba key combination Speed up Left thumb + Space + EAB 1 step right Speed down Left thumb + Space + EAB 1 step left Volume up Left thumb + Space + EAB 1 step up Volume down Left thumb + Space + EAB 1 step down Speak punctuation marks: off / some / all Left thumb + Space + EAB 2 steps right Speech off / on (toggle) Left thumb + Space + EAB 2 steps left Key echo: off / character / word (t
Screen reader management keys in Virtual Cursor Mode Function BRAILLEX ELba key combination Enable / disable Virtual Cursor Mode (toggle) Right thumb + space + EAB 1 step left Previous word (Ctrl+left arrow) EAB 1 step left Next word (Ctrl+right arrow) EAB 1 step right Read previous line (up arrow) EAB 1 step up Read next line (down arrow) EAB 1 step down Read line to cursor position EAB 2 steps left Read line from cursor position EAB 2 steps right Read from top of screen to cursor pos.
Chapter 5 – Tables Word processor (Editor) Editor Function Key (combination) Open existing document at startup Move display with arrow keys and select with (Enter) Create new document at startup n (you will get prompted for file name) Save document Ctrl+S Quit editor Ctrl+Q Open / Insert file at cursor position Ctrl+O Mark / unmark text Ctrl+T Cut marked text (or text line if no marker is set) Ctrl+X Copy marked text Ctrl+C Paste text Ctrl+V Search for text Ctrl+F Move the cursor to
Internet Browser Internet Browser Function Key (combination) Browsing Select next link Down arrow Select previous link Up arrow Follow selected link Right arrow, Return, Enter Scrolling Keys Return to previous topic Left arrow Scroll down to next page (Page-Down) + / PgDn / Space Scroll up to previous page (Page-Up) - / PgUp / CTRL-B Go to first page of the current document (Home) Home / CTRL-A Go to last page of the current document (End) End / CTRL-E Go to the first link on the current
Chapter 5 – Tables Email Email Function Key (combination) Main menu Help Ctrl+G Compose Message m Message Index I Folder List f Address Book a Setup s Quit q Message Editing Send message Ctrl+Q Postpone sending a message Ctrl+S Attach one or more files to your email Ctrl+E Address Book Add new address a (in address book) Take address from a message you are viewing or have T selected in the index Commands in folder list Highlight the message you want to view arrow keys Read the hig
Day Planner: Viewer Function Key (combination) Get back to the appointment list. Delete the appointment from the list. Edit or modify the appointment. Print the appointment Visualize the previous appointment Visualize the next appointment Copy the appointment to the clipboard (you can then enter the data into your word processor or an email, for example).
Chapter 5 – Tables Spreadsheet Cell Entry and Editing Commands Function Key (combination) Enter a number into the current cell 0-9 Enter a number or expression into the current cell. = Enter a label string into the current cell to be left justified < Enter a label string into the current cell to be centered \ Enter a label string into the current cell to be right justified > Left justify the string in the current cell. { Center the string in the current cell.
Spreadsheet Numeric Expressions Function Key (combination) Negation. -e Addition. e+e Subtraction. e-e Multiplication. e*e Division. e/e e1 mod e2. e1%e2 Exponentiation. e^e Operator precedence from highest to lowest is: -, ~ ^ *, / +, - <, <=, =, !=, >=, > & | ?: For the (very long) list of spreadsheet functions, please refer to the description on pages 64 and following.
Chapter 5 – Tables Hotkeys for Voice Recorder Functions Function Key (combination) Rewind tape Ctrl+F2 Play previous voice note Ctrl+F3 Play current voice note Ctrl+F4 Skip voice note Ctrl+F5 Pause Ctrl+F6 Stop recording / playing Ctrl+F7 Record new voice note Ctrl+F8 Scientific Calculator Scientific Calculator basic functions Function Key (combination) Addition + Subtraction - Multiplication * Division / Exponentiation ^ Modulus % Integer divide // Result of the last comma
5.2 – Installing the Winshare Connection via Network BRAILLEX ELba - Windows 98 / 98SE / ME PC Under Windows 98, please proceed as follows: 1. Install the network. If no network had been installed before, the Windows 98 CD is required for this: From the Start Menu, select Settings / Control Panel / Network. You get a dialog box. • In the Configuration tab, add "File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks" • Press Alt R for the Properties button. For "Browse Master", select the value "Enabled".
Chapter 5 – Tables • In the Identification tab, check (or, of it has not been installed before), define the Computer Name (in the picture below, it is MyComputer"). 2. In the Network settings, check or define the TCP/IP properties. In our example, the IP address is 192.168.55.14, the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 You will need the IP address for the ELba setup (see picture above). 3.
• From the Setup Menu, select "Network" and then "PC file share".
Chapter 5 – Tables Installing the Share: 3. Install the share: Open Windows Explorer, select the directory you want to share, make a right mouse click and select "Sharing…". Please note that the share name must NOT contain any spaces or any accentuated characters. You get the following dialog boxes (the second one after having pressed the Permissions button): 4. Adjust the share permissions for the ELba user.
ELba PC file share Setup Label Value Hostname: MyComputer Share MyShare Login --- Password --- OS PPPoS Device Speed local IP Win2000 / XP --------- remote IP Mountpoint Syncpoint 192.168.55.
Chapter 5 – Tables Installing the Share: 4. Install the share: • Open Windows Explorer, select the directory you want to share, make a right mouse click and select "Sharing and Security…". • In the Sharing tab, check "Share this folder on the network" and "Allow network users to change my files". Please note that the share name must NOT contain any spaces or any accentuated characters. Adjusting BRAILLEX ELba: 5.
• ELba PC file share Setup Label Value Hostname: MyComputer Share MyShare Login --- Password --- OS PPPoS Device Speed local IP Windows 2000 / XP --------- remote IP Mountpoint Syncpoint 192.168.55.
Chapter 5 – Tables 5.3 – Installing the Winshare Connection via Serial Port Remarks valid for all Windows versions: • Serial settings for the connection: 38400 baud, 8 data bit, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control. For Windows 98, in theory 19200 baud is the maximum, but in all of our tests 38400 baud worked flawlessly. For the NT flavors, speed of up to 115200 baud is accepted. • File and printer sharing must be installed and configured in the network installation.
• • • From the Start Menu / Accessories / Communications start "Direct Cable Connection". (If the program is not installed, go to the Control Panel / Add/Remove Software and select the "Windows Setup" tab. You find the program when you press the "Details" button under "communications"). Check the box in front of the program and click the OK button. You will need the Windows CD in this case. Once you have started Direct Cable Connection, press Alt-H for "Change".
Chapter 5 – Tables Furthermore, you find the syncpoint, a directory called "MyELba", both in the ELba user directory and in the computer's C: drive (i.e. netmount). If you copy any file into one or the other MyELba directory and then call Tools/Communications/ "s" for Synchronize data with PC, you will find the same files on both the ELba and the PC syncpoints. BRAILLEX ELba - Windows 2000 PC Adjusting the network: 1. Check / install the IP address.
disadvantage is it appears the password is stored as plaintext within the ELba configuration file. 6. Prepare BRAILLEX ELba for the serial connection: • From the Setup Menu, select "Network" and then "PC file share".
Chapter 5 – Tables ELba PC file share Setup Label Value Hostname: MyComputer Share MyShare Login Password OS PPPoS Device ----Windows 2000 / XP yes /dev/ttyExtern Speed local IP 115200 192.168.55.2 remote IP 192.168.55.
• • • • • Back in the Network connections, select "Incoming connections" and hit the right mouse button to get to the properties. In the General tab, press the Properties button for "Communications cable between 2 computers" and define the com port settings: In the General tab, select 115200 bps, and NO flow control. In the Advanced tab, select 8 data bit, no parity, and 1 stop bit.
Chapter 5 – Tables Go to the File Manager. Within the user directory, you find a new one called "netmount". Netmount corresponds to the shared PC directory (in our example, it is MyShare). Furthermore, you find the syncpoint, a directory called "MyELba", both in the ELba user directory and in the computer's MyShare directory.
Chapter 5 – Tables 5.
American Computer Braille, 8-Dot Code Dec Hex 128 80 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF 148 Braille 1
Chapter 5 – Tables British Computer Braille, 8 Dot Code Dec Hex 000 00 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3
British Computer Braille, 8-Dot Code Dec Hex 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 150 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF Braille 1234
Chapter 6 – Important Advice Chapter 6 – Important Advice 6.1 – Purpose of the Device BRAILLEX ELba is intended to be used for the purpose of compensation for the visual handicap of blind people. According to the European Council directive 93/42/EEC (Medical Devices Directive), they have therefore been classified as active class I medical devices. These products may only be used in home or office environments. In medical facilities, this product may only be used in office rooms.
6.4 – CE-Marking — Technical Specifications The BRAILLEX EL devices and their original accessories comply with the relevant standards regarding the electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC) and the safety, and are marked with the CE sign. FHP cannot guarantee however that these products still comply with these EMC standards if they are connected to cables or devices not produced by F. H. Papenmeier.
EC Declaration of Conformity We, F. H. Papenmeier GmbH & Co KG Talweg 2 D-58239 Schwerte, Germany Name and address of the manufacturer or of the introducer of the product on the market who is established in the EU herewith take the sole responsibility to confirm that the products: BRAILLEX ELba (Part nos of variants: RS#1860.101.00, RS#1860.121.00, RS#1860.141.00, and RS#1860.171.00) Type designation and, if applicable, article no.
FCC 47 CFR Ch.1 §2.906 Declaration of Conformity We, F. H. Papenmeier GmbH & Co KG Talweg 2 D-58239 Schwerte, Germany Name and address of the manufacturer herewith take the sole responsibility to confirm that the products: BRAILLEX ELba (Part nos of variants: RS#1860.101.00, RS#1860.121.00, RS#1860.141.00, and RS#1860.171.00) Type designation and, if applicable, article no. is in accordance with the following standards or standardized documents: FCC 47 CFR Ch.1 Part 15 Per Sections 15.107(e), i.e.
Index A D Access to ELba files via Network. 89 Access to Windows PC ............ 101 Address book Launching ........................... 56 Day planner Launching ........................... 57 Day Planner Changing the Calendar View .. 60 Deleting an appointment ....... 60 Exiting the application........... 63 Modifying an appointment ..... 60 Printing an appointment ........ 60 Recurrent appointments ........ 59 Save appointment ................ 58 Setup .................................
Save message ..................... 50 Send message ..................... 46 Start program...................... 43 Starting .............................. 43 Undelete message ................ 51 Use address book in message 54 EMC..................................... 160 End applications ........................9 Ethernet port Activate .............................. 88 Disable ............................... 91 EU Medical Devices Directive ...... II I Internet browser Bookmarks ..........................
O on/off switch position ................................1 P PC connection Function ............................. 88 Physical description Back panel ............................1 Front panel ...........................1 Top ......................................1 Power saving Sleep mode ......................... 15 power supply ............................7 Power up Connecting charger ................8 On-off switch.........................8 Q Quick Reference Braille-Emulation of PC-Shift, Alt, Ctrl .
Pause ................................. 83 Playing a tape...................... 83 Recording ........................... 83 Recording Information .......... 83 W Word processor Automatic Indent ................. 26 Cursor location .................... 28 Cut text .............................. 21 Defining Heading Lines and Formatting Characters ...................... 27 Exiting................................ 21 Formatting text.................... 26 Global replace......................
