BRAILLE SENSE PLUS B32 USER MANUAL (H332B) ENGLISH MANUAL For Software Version 5.0 (April 21, 2008) When there are any manual updates, the readme files or appendices will be added to the manual CD and website. HIMS Co., Ltd. 139-9, Gajung-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea 305-350 Phone: +82-42-864-4460 Fax: +82-42-864-4462 Email: hims@himsintl.com Website: www.himsintl.
Congratulations on the purchase of your Braille Sense Plus B32! The Braille Sense Plus B32 is capable of doing everything that an ordinary PDA can do, and more – all without the need for a screen! I. You will find the following items when you open the Braille Sense Plus B32 package: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) Braille Sense Plus B32 Battery AC adapter USB Cable Earphone User Manual (CD) Braille User Manual (Hot Keys List) 1. The input voltage of the AC adapter is 100V - 240V, and the output is DC 5V / 2A. 2.
4. If you want or need to take the battery out of the unit, turn the power off, and then take the battery out of the unit. Before putting the battery back in to the unit, make certain that the power switch is turned off. 5. When you are using the Braille Sense Plus B32 on battery power only (without the AC adapter), the status of the remaining battery power will be announced when the battery power is low. When the battery’s charge falls below 15 percent, connect the AC adapter to the unit for recharging.
disassembles the Braille Sense Plus B32, the unit will be excluded from any free maintenance, and the warranty will become void. If any liquid or external force damages the unit, it may also be excluded from free maintenance, even if the damage occurred during the warranty period. 10. If you have any complaints or suggestions, please provide us with your comments on our website. We will improve our product based on your comments and suggestions.
In order to use the Braille Sense Plus B32, you will need to understand what a menu is, and how it works. You will also need to understand what a text box is, and how to type in information in a text box. You will want to read section 2.2 to help you understand basic concepts of menus. It is very important that you completely understand concepts such as this, so that you are able to use the Braille Sense Plus B32 to its fullest potential.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction................................................................................... 1 1.1 What is the Braille Sense Plus B32?..................................... 1 1.2 Hardware ................................................................................. 2 1.2.1 Top Panel.............................................................................. 3 1.2.2 Right Side Panel................................................................... 4 1.2.3 Left Side Panel .......
3.2 Using File Manager Features in the File List ...................... 49 3.2.1 Selecting Disks .................................................................. 49 3.2.2 Getting in and Out of a Folder (Opening/Closing a Folder) ...................................................................................................... 50 3.2.3 Opening a File .................................................................... 50 3.2.4 Send To.....................................................................
4.2.5 Delete .................................................................................. 74 4.2.6 Delete Blank Lines ............................................................. 74 4.2.7 Add to Clipboard................................................................ 75 4.2.8 Clear Clipboard .................................................................. 75 4.2.9 Select All............................................................................. 75 4.2.10 Insert from File ....................
5.3.2 Setting Add Address Fields ............................................ 104 5.3.3 Using “Search Address” in “Add address” .................. 105 5.4 Searching For an Address ................................................. 105 5.4.1 Using “search address” .................................................. 105 5.4.2 Setting Searching Address Fields.................................. 106 5.4.3 Using “Add Address” In “Search Address”.................. 106 5.5 Backing up and restoring the address list ...
6.8 Printing a Schedule ............................................................ 126 6.9 Saving Appointments as a File.......................................... 127 6.10 Backing Up and Restoring Your Appointments............. 127 6.10.1 Backup Schedule ........................................................... 127 6.10.2 Restore Schedule........................................................... 128 6.10.3 Setting Backup Option .................................................. 128 6.
7.4.10 Copy to Folder................................................................ 159 7.4.11 Move to Folder ............................................................... 161 7.4.12 Check Spelling ............................................................... 163 7.5 Settings in the Tool Menu .................................................. 166 7.5.1 Service Manager .............................................................. 166 7.5.2 Set Path .....................................................
9.6 Hot Keys in the Radio......................................................... 211 10. Web Browser........................................................................... 213 10.1 File...................................................................................... 213 10.1.1 Open URL ....................................................................... 213 10.1.2 Open................................................................................ 214 10.1.3 Save As ...........................
10.7.5 Playback of Streaming Audio Files .............................. 233 10.8 Hot keys in the Web Browser .......................................... 233 10.9 What the Web Browser Does Not Support ..................... 236 11. DAISY Player ........................................................................... 237 11.1 Components of the DAISY Player ................................... 238 11.2 File...................................................................................... 238 11.2.
13.2.2 Adding, Deleting, or Viewing Contact Information ..... 268 13.2.3 Changing Your Nickname, Status and Viewing Your Information ................................................................................ 270 13.2.4 Additional Features ....................................................... 271 13.3 Instant Message Dialog Box ............................................ 274 13.3.1 Inviting Others to Start a Conversation ....................... 275 13.3.2 Saving and Printing Your Messages...........
15.4.3 Term ................................................................................ 303 15.4.4 Ringing Duration............................................................ 303 15.4.5 Repeat Interval ............................................................... 304 15.4.6 Wakeup Call Times ........................................................ 304 15.4.7 Confirm Cancel .............................................................. 304 15.5 Calendar ...............................................
18.3.2 Miscellaneous Hot Keys................................................ 334 18.4 Address Manager.............................................................. 334 18.4.1 Move keys for adding an address or in the menu ...... 334 18.4.2 Move Keys in the Search Result List ........................... 334 18.4.3 Hot keys for the Commands ......................................... 335 18.4.4 Miscellaneous Hot Keys................................................ 335 18.5 Schedule Manager ....................
19.1 Common Combination Keys............................................ 350 19.2 File Manager ...................................................................... 351 19.2.1 Navigation keys on the file list and menu list ............. 351 19.2.2 Navigation Keys in the File List.................................... 351 19.2.3 Item (Folder or File) Selection Keys............................. 351 19.2.4 Hot Keys for the Commands......................................... 351 19.3 Word Processor ...............
.14.3 Checking the Date and Time....................................... 367 19.14.4 Calendar........................................................................ 367 19.14.5 Pronunciation dictionary............................................. 367 19.14.6 Stopwatch..................................................................... 367 19.14.7 Check Network Status ................................................. 368 19.14.8 Check Power Status ....................................................
1. Introduction 1.1 What is the Braille Sense Plus B32? The Braille Sense Plus B32 is a Braille note taker developed and manufactured by HIMS, for people who are blind and visually impaired. You can do the following with the Braille Sense Plus B32. 1. You can use the Word Processor, and the Perkins style keyboard, to create Braille documents. 2. You can print your text documents using any compatible ink printer. 3. You can emboss your Braille documents when you connect the unit to a Braille printer. 4.
14. You can use the Braille Sense Plus B32 as a Braille display with a compatible screen reader, such as Window-Eyes. 15. You can copy, move, and delete files on the Braille Sense Plus B32. 16. You can adjust the volume, the speed, and the tone of the speech. You can change as many of these features as you want on the Braille Sense Plus B32. 17. You can use the Database Manager to create your own Database for keeping and storing important information 18.
Braille keys and Braille display are on should be facing up. The side that is now facing up is referred to as the top of the Braille Sense Plus B32. The side that is facing to your right is called the right side panel. The side facing to your left is called the left side panel. The side that is facing away from you is called the rear panel. The side that is facing toward you is called the front panel, and the side that the Braille Sense Plus B32 is sitting on is called the bottom panel.
keys. Moving from left to right, the key that is the farthest to the left is called the F1 key, and the key to the right of the F1 key is called the F2 key. Then, you will feel the spacebar. The key that is to the right of the spacebar is called the F3 key, and the key that is to the right of the F3 key is the F4 key. Above the function keys, you will find the Braille keys that are Perkins-style, including the spacebar.
Plus B32 on the right side panel, you will find the USB OTG port. If you connect the unit to a personal computer by using this USB port, you can transfer files that are stored in the Braille Sense Plus B32 to your personal computer, and vice versa. Continuing toward the back of the unit on the right side panel, you will find the USB port. You can connect a USB stick memory in this USB port, for auxiliary storage. The last thing you will find on the right side panel of the unit is the AC adapter jack.
At the right side of this reset button, you will find the local area network (LAN) port. If you connect the Braille Sense Plus B32 to an Ethernet interface through this port, you will be able to connect to the Internet, allowing you to browse websites as well as send and receive email. To the right of the LAN port is a serial port. You can connect the Braille Sense Plus B32 to devices that have serial ports, such as printers and a personal computer.
shapes. The five buttons are for playback audio and recording sounds. These five buttons will be explained in the Radio, Daisy and Media program sections in this user manual. To the right of the five buttons is on/off switch. This switch will turn the unit on and turn the unit off. To turn on the unit, push the switch to the right. To turn off the unit, push the switch to the left.
will disappear if your battery goes dead, and the AC adapter is not connected. Also, when the Braille Sense Plus B32 reboots for any reason, the data in the RAM will disappear. However, the data in flash memory will not disappear, even if your battery goes dead, or if your unit reboots. Now that you know what the Braille Sense Plus B32 is, move on to the next section to learn more about the basic functions of the Braille Sense Plus B32.
2. Basic Functions of the Braille Sense Plus B32 2.1 How to Use the Commands All of the commands that you will use on the Braille Sense Plus B32 are comprised of different combinations of the Braille keys. In this user manual, the “-” sign is used to indicate key combinations. For example, “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6)” indicates that the user should press the “space bar” and “letter z (dots 1-3-5-6)” simultaneously and then release them at the same time.
Sense Plus B32 while you are using the word processor, it will tell you the file name/input mode and file protection status as well as the program name. When you connect the AC adapter to the Braille Sense Plus B32, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will speak the message “AC adapter connected.” When you disconnect it from the Braille Sense Plus B32, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will say, “AC adaptor disconnected.” 2.
will only work while you are in a specific program. For example, if you want to activate the “new document” option in the word processor. You cannot press “enter-n (dots 1-3-4-5)” in the “program” menu to activate this option. You must be in the word processor program in order for “enter-n (dots 1-3-4-5)” to activate the “new document” option. You can also move to the next menu item by pressing “space-4.” You can move to the previous menu item by pressing “space-1.
web browser, daisy player, bluetooth manager, msn messenger, database manager, utility, option settings, and help. The first item of the “program” menu is “file manager.” If “space-4” is pressed, the next menu item is displayed on the Braille display, and it is also spoken. If “space-4” is pressed repeatedly, the “help” menu will be displayed. The “help” menu is the last item on the “program” menu. Press “space-4-5-6” when “file manager” is displayed.
Edit box EB Multi edit box MEB Computer edit box CE Combo box CB Edit combo box ECB represents the name of the item in any list. (Ex: “LI database” or “LI sample.txt” in the “file list” of the file manager) The item name after this symbol represents the edit box name. You can find the edit box after the edit box name. In the web browser, the symbol “EB” may be followed by an edit box without an edit box name. Edit boxes that begin with the symbol “EB” are one line.
Prompt button PB Static box ST Link LN Anchor ANC Radio button RB Radio button SRB select Radio button URB unselect Check box check SCHB Check box uncheck UCHB (Ex: “ECB file name: (cursor) “ in the “open dialog box“ of the word processor program) PB follows any question in which you have to choose “yes” or “no.” You can toggle between “yes” and “no” by pressing the “space” or the “backspace” button.
the web browser. The symbols enable you to understand what type of box or menu you are working with. For example, if “MN,” “MI,” or “LI” are displayed in front of a list, you can move from one item to the next item or previous item by pressing the up or down arrow keys. If “ECB,” “EB,” “CB,” or “MEB” are displayed on the display, you will have to find the cursor and input the desired letters at the cursor position. If “BT” is displayed, you can press “enter” to “push the button.” 2.
2.4 Option Menu (Called Option Settings in the “Program” Menu) The “option” menu in the Braille Sense Plus B32 has information on all of your settings. You can change your preferences regarding each option. You can access the “option” menu by pressing “F1.” Then, use “space-4” or “space-1” until you find “option settings.” Then, press “enter” on “option settings.” By pressing the “space-o (dots 13-5),” you can open the “option” menu while you are anywhere in the Braille Sense Plus B32.
2.4.1 Option Menu Overview The “option” menu contains different settings that can be changed in the Braille Sense Plus B32. By pressing “space-o (dots 1-3-5),” you can open the “option” menu while you are anywhere in the Braille Sense Plus B32. The “option” menu has five groups. 1. Braille setting (which includes Braille display, Braille cursor, eight dot mode, view/input grade, and message display time) 2.
shortcut key, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will wrap around and move to the first match. Pressing “space-1” or “space-4” moves the focus to the previous setting or the next setting. Pressing “page up (“space-1-2-6”)” or “page down (“space-3-4-5”)” will move the focus to the beginning of the previous group of settings or to the beginning of the next group of settings. 2.4.2.1 Braille display The first item that you will find in the “option” menu is “Braille display.
The blinking “dots 7-8” will be displayed when you are in the “overwirte mode” in the word processor. The blinking “dots 1-2-3-4-56-7-8” will appear when you are using the “start selection” setting in the word processor and when you are in an edit box. In all other situations, the cursor will be displayed as “dots 7-8.” 2.4.2.3 Eight Dot Mode You can choose to use a 6-dot-Braille or 8-dot-Braille display when using ASCII text mode. The shortcut key is “e (dots 1-5).
2.4.2.5 Message Display Time You can choose when a Braille message will disappear from the Braille display. This setting will only work when the voice setting is set to “off.” The shortcut key is “m (dots 1-3-4).” The setting options that you can choose from are “standby,” ”ignore”, and 1 to 10 seconds. The default is “3 seconds.” The “space” key increases the option by one second and the “backspace” key decreases the option by one second.
1-2” when you press the reset button to reset the Braille Sense Plus B32, and turn on the Braille Sense Plus B32 without speech. 2.4.2.7 Punctuation Level You can choose how you want the Braille Sense Plus B32 to read punctuation marks. The shortcut key is “p (dots 1-2-3-4).” The setting options are “all,” “off,” “punctuation,” and “symbol.” The default setting is set to “all” in which the Braille Sense Plus B32 will say all punctuation marks and symbols.
2.4.2.9 Capitalization alert You can decide how the Braille Sense Plus B32 will speak the "capital character" when you type the character or read the document by using "space-3" or "space-6" in computer edit box or ASCII mode . The shortcut key is “u (dots 1-3-6).” The setting values are “off,” “say cap,” and “pitch.” The default value is “off.” If you select the default, read the same regardless of capital letter and lower case letter.
through 10 with the default set on 6. When you have set this option to 1, the volume will be set at the lowest level. If you set this option to 10, the volume is the loudest. If you set the volume level to 1, you will almost not be able to hear. The “space” key increases the volume and the “backspace” key decreases the volume by one number at a time. Please note that if you are at volume level 10, and increase the volume by one, the volume loops back to level 1.
2.4.2.13 Voice Pitch You can control the voice pitch of the Braille Sense Plus B32. The shortcut key is “t (dots 1-2-3-4-5).” The available options are 1 through 10 with the default set to 6. At level 10, the voice tone will be the highest; and, at level 1, the voice tone will be the lowest. The “space” key will increase the voice tone and the “backspace” key will decrease the voice tone by one level.
people will be able to see what you are working on when they look at the LCD screen. The shortcut key is “l (dots 1-2-3)” with the default set to “off.” The options that you can choose from for this setting are, “on,” “off,” and “all (lighting).” The “all (lighting)” setting will light the background of the LCD screen. You can toggle between all three of these options by pressing the “space” key. If you have changed the setting, press the “enter” key to save the setting.
setting, “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)” to the “cancel” button, and then press “enter.” You can also cancel saving the setting by pressing “space–z (dots 1-3-5-6)” or “space-e (dots 1-5).” 2.4.2.18 Printer Port You can choose which port will be used for your printer port when sending your documents to a printer. The shortcut key is “p (dots 12-3-4).” The default is set to “USB.” If you want to use a USB port printer, you keep the default setting.
setting on the Braille Sense Plus B32 is turned off. The default for this option is set to “on.” If you turn off the speech, you will hear a beeping sound when you type in keys that the Braille Sense Plus B32 does not accept. If you don't want to hear the warning sound, you can press the “space” key once to turn “off” the warning message. If you have changed the setting, press the “enter” key to save the setting.
the “confirm” button, and press “enter.” If you do not want to save the setting, “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)” to the “cancel” button, and then press “enter.” You can also cancel saving the setting by pressing “space–z (dots 1-3-5-6)” or “space-e (dots 1-5).” 2.4.2.23 Skip Empty Lines You can choose to have the Braille Sense Plus B32 read a blank line, or to skip empty lines. The shortcut key is “e (dots 1-5),” and the default is set to “off.
2.4.2.25 Hot Key Information As described before, hot keys are keystrokes that can take you directly to an item, such as a menu, or a particular item in a list. You can choose the speech output method of hot key. The short cut key is “h (dots 1-2-5),” and the default is set to “ASCII character.” The setting values are “ASCII character,” “dot patterns,” and “off.” You can cycle through each of the options by pressing the “space” key.
setting is set to “on,” which will use the power saving mode. The “space” key switches between “on,” off, and “message.” If you don't want to use the power saving mode, you can set the option to “off.” If you set the option to “message,” you will hear a warning message that says “power on” in 10, 20, or 30 minute increments (depending on the setting that you will choose for power saving kick in) if you have not pressed any keys on the Braille Sense Plus B32.
2.4.2.29 Check Today’s Schedule In the “schedule manager” (which you will learn about later), you are able to keep track of your appointments, using the Braille Sense Plus B32. The Braille Sense Plus B32 is able to check today’s schedule when you turn it on. You can decide if you want the Braille Sense Plus B32 to show today’s schedule when it powers on. The short cut key for this option is “s (dots 2-3-4).” To toggle this option between off and on, press “space.
messages, the word processor, etc. The short cut key for this option is “c (dots1-4).” By default this setting is set to “off” which will not check your spelling. If you want to check spelling, press “space” to toggle the option to "on” and press “enter.” Or, press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to the “confirm” button, and press “enter.” If you set the option to “on" and enter a misspelled word, you will hear a beep sound.
2.4.2.33 Progress indicator Progress indicator shows the progress of opening a document, copying files or opening any webpage. This option is used to set the progress sign. The shortcut key is “p (dots 1-2-3-4),” and you can choose one among “silent,” “beep,” and “message.” By default, it is set to “message.” Press “space” to toggle through three settings, and press “enter” to save to the changed option. If it is set to “message,” the Braille Sense Plus B32 will say progress in percentage, like 10% or 20%.
For your reference, in order to use Bluetooth function of the Braille Sense Plus B32, please turn it on. And please turn it off while you are not using the Bluetooth function to save battery power. 2.4.2.35 Wireless LAN You can decide whether the Braille Sense Plus B32 will turn Wireless LAN on. The shortcut key for this option is “w (dots 2-4-5-6).” You can choose between “on” and “off” by pressing “space.” By default, it is set to “off.
button, and then press “enter.” You can also cancel saving the setting by pressing “space–z (dots 1-3-5-6)” or “space-e (dots 1-5).” For your reference, if you want to save battery power, turn this option off when you are not using the Ethernet (Wire LAN). 2.4.2.37 Mobile Disk You can choose whether the Braille Sense Plus B32 will be used as a mobile disk or not when the Braille Sense Plus B32 is connected to the personal computer (PC) via USB.
the following 2 items: 1. Battery power level 2. Power source (battery or AC supply) The battery power level represents the percentage of the remaining battery power. The power source indicates whether power is coming from the battery or the AC power supply. If the battery power level drops under 15 percent, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display the battery status on the Braille display, and it will announce (through the speakers) that the battery has less than 15 percent of its power left.
The flash memory in the Braille Sense Plus B32 is similar to a big bookshelf in a library. The piece of hardware in the Braille Sense Plus B32 that is called the “disk” is similar to the idea of a bookshelf in a library. You can make partitions on a bookshelf in order to organize books into categories. Each category can be compared to what are called “folders” on the Braille Sense Plus B32. The books in each section can be compared to what are called “files” on the Braille Sense Plus B32.
refer to sections 2.4.2.11, 2.4.2.12, and 2.4.2.13 in this user manual. 2.8 How to use the Voice and the Braille display When using the Braille Sense Plus B32, you can choose to use Braille only or speech only for reading. You can also use both Braille and speech at the same time for reading. However, you cannot turn off both Braille and the speech simultaneously. You can utilize “backspace-F2” to turn the speech on and off. You can use “backspace-F3” to turn the Braille on and off.
number sign: dots 3-4-5-6 dollar sign: dots 1-2-4-6 percent: dots 1-4-6 ampersand: dots 1-2-3-4-6 apostrophe: dot 3 left parenthesis: dots 1-2-3-5-6 right parenthesis: dots 2-3-4-5-6 asterisk: dots 1-6 plus: dots 3-4-6 comma: dot 6 dash: dots 3-6 period: dots 4-6 slash: dots 3-4 0: dots 3-5-6 1: dot 2 2: dots 2-3 3: dots 2-5 4: dots 2-5-6 5: dots 2-6 6: dots 2-3-5 7: dots 2-3-5-6 8: dots 2-3-6 9: dots 3-5 colon: dots 1-5-6 semi colon: dots 5-6 less than: dots 1-2-6 equal: dots 1-2-3-4-5-6 great than: dots 3
K: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-3 L: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-2-3 M: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-3-4 N: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-3-4-5 O: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-3-5 P: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-2-3-4 Q: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-2-3-4-5 R: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-2-3-5 S: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 2-3-4 T: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 2-3-4-5 U: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-3-6 V: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 1-2-3-6 W: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots 2-4-5-6 X: space-u (dots 1-3-6), dots
s: dots 2-3-4 t: dots 2-3-4-5 u: dots 1-3-6 v: dots 1-2-3-6 w: dots 2-4-5-6 x: dots 1-3-4-6 y: dots 1-3-4-5-6 z: dots 1-3-5-6 left brace: dots 2-4-6 vertical bar: dots 1-2-5-6 right brace: dots 1-2-4-5-6 tilde: dots 4-5 2.10 Multi Tasking The Braille Sense Plus B32 can do more than one task at the same time, which is called multi-tasking. For example, you can work with the word processor while you are listening to music, and you can put calculations into a document at the same time.
space-F3).” Switching documents will be explained later in detail in section 4, which covers the word processor. After you press F1 to call up the “program” menu, or after you press F1-F4 to open the Task ID, you can press “escape” (“space-e” or “F4”) to return to the previously-running program. If you want to switch between programs while running more than one program, press the “F1” and “F4” keys at the same time to open the Task ID.
So in order to use the audio buttons as you desire, you have to set the audio mode switch to the proper position. For example, when you are using Media program and the audio mode switch is located in the left side, the audio buttons on the front panel will work for radio program. The detailed function of the audio buttons will be explained in the Radio, Daisy and Media program sections in this user manual. 2.
“space-1.” However, if you open up the dialog box without printing anything, you will see “no list” and the “close” button. While printing, the information list will contain the following: “running program name,” “printing file name,” “printer type,” “the number of copies,” and either “printing” or “ready.” For example, let’s assume that we are printing one copy of "sample.hbl" in the word processor. In the info list, you will see "program: word processor, file: sample.hbl, printer, copy: 1, printing.
“dot 1”, “dot 3” and “dot 5” separately or together in any order. Then press “space” again. 3) To press a command that includes “backspace” or “enter,” you press “backspace” or “enter” before the other keys. And then press other keys. Finally you press “space.” For example, if you want to press “enter-l (dots 1-2-3)”, you press “enter” and then press “dots 1-2-3.” And press “space.” 4) To press “space,” “backspace” and “enter”, you press this keys twice.
18. Move to the bottom of a document or to the last item: Ctrl-end (space-4-5-6 or F3-F4-down scroll button) 19. Move to the previous page or to the first item of the previous 32item group: Page up (space 1-2-6 or F1-F2) 20. Move to the next page or to the first item of the next 32-item group: Page down (space 3-4-5 or F3-F4) 21. Scroll left: Up scroll button 22. Scroll right: Down scroll button 23. Move the cursor to each cell or move to an item: The corresponding cursor routing key 24.
3. File Manager 3.1 Overview The functions and structures of the “file manager” on the Braille Sense Plus B32 are very similar to the “file manager” on a personal computer. In order to run the “file manager,” press “f (dots 1-2-4)” or press “enter” when you are on “file manager” in the “program” menu. The “file manager” includes an “address window” and a “file list.” When you open the “file manager,” the disk name will appear. The default disk name is “flashdisk.
3.1.1 Navigating the File List There are two kinds of lists that you will see when using the Braille Sense Plus B32. The lists are: “file list” and the “menu list.” When you reach the end of the “menu list,” the Braille Sense Plus B32 will automatically bring you back to the top of the list when you press “space-4.” However, when you reach the end of a “file list,” the Braille Sense Plus B32 will remain at the end of the “file list,” even if you press “space-4.
item where the cursor is moved to. “*” will appear in front of the selected items. 3) Select all (“enter-a (dot 1)”): This selects all the items including files and folders in the current path. You can use navigation keys to move around the selected items to make sure they are selected. You can cancel selections or reselect canceled items by pressing the “space” on the item.
(“space-1 or space-4”). You can also use the scroll buttons to choose one of the disks. After selecting the disk you want, press “enter” to open the disk you have selected. For more information on the name of the disks, refer to section 2.6. 3.2.2 Getting in and Out of a Folder (Opening/Closing a Folder) 1. There are several ways to open a folder. You can utilize a menu to get into a specific folder. a. You can call up a menu by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2.
3. ac3, asf, asx, m3u, mp2, mp3, ogg, pls, wav, wax, wma, and wmv files are supported by the media player on the Braille Sense Plus B32. 4. Daisy files are supported by the Daisy player on Braille Sense Plus B32. If you press “enter” on a file type other than those mentioned above, the “open with” dialog box appears, because the file type is not associated with a program. Also, you can bring up the “open with” dialog box through the menu.
In the “file manager,” if you activate the "open with" menu after focusing on folders that have Daisy or media files, you will see the associated program, Daisy or media player. If you activate the "open with" menu, and encounter a folder that does not have the Daisy info file (discinfo.html or ncc.html), you will not be able to see the Daisy player as an associated program. You can play all of the files after selecting either the Daisy or media player. 3.2.
Third, you need to go into the destination folder and call up the menu, and choose “paste.” Press “enter” on “paste,” and your selected files and folders will be copied or moved. If the destination folder is the same folder where the selected files are, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will attach “copy1-” to your original file names for copied files.
hotkeys assigned to perform the delete function. However, “space-d (dots 1-4-5)” can be used with in the programs on the Braille Sense Plus B32. “Enter-d (dots 1-4-5)” can only be used in the “file manager.” When you delete only one file or one folder, it is not necessary to use the select function. Instead, just use the navigation keys to go to the file or folder you want to delete, and then you can use the delete function from the “file manager.” 3.2.
Plus B32 will display “new document name? New document0.txt” or “new document0.brl.” “New document0.xxx” is the default file name based upon the file type you have chosen. The number after the new document will increase by one whenever you create a new document. You can also type in the document name you prefer. Then, the new document you named will be created. “|, \, <, >, ?, :, *” characters cannot be used when creating a file name. 3.2.
to the file format you have chosen. The Braille Sense Plus B32 will keep the original file names for the files you have converted, except for the file name extension. The Braille Sense Plus B32 will change your file extension to the extension that you have selected. If there is a file with the same file name and format already, “date” and “time” will be added to the file name. You can always use the letter “t (dots 2-3-4-5)” after calling up the menu to invoke the file conversion feature.
When you perform file search, you will hear “file to find:” This edit window is “edit window for file name to search.” You need to input whole or part of the file name and press “enter.” Then, it will search all files which contains the word which you inputted in the current disk. After the file search, it is located in “list to be searched file” automatically. You can press up and down arrow key (“space-1” and “space-4”) to move to each file in “list to be searched file.
order, and if you select “size” or “date and time,” the list will be sorted in descending order. By default, files and folders in the file list will be sorted by “name.” Once you have chosen how you want your file and folder lists sorted, the option will be kept even after the “file manager” is closed, so that files and folders can be sorted in the same order when the “file manager” is opened again later. 3.2.
This option setting is not kept after closing the “file manager,” so all the files will be displayed after starting the “file manager” again. 3.2.16 Zip With this item you can compress files (but not folders) into a zip file. Compressing a file makes the total file size smaller, which can make it easier to email, or allow you to save space on a storage device or disk.
you unzip a file called “test.zip,” you will see "unzip foldername: test." 3) Then, press “enter,” or move to “confirm” by pressing “tab (“space4-5”),” and then press “enter” on “confirm.” Then, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will unzip the files to the default folder. If you want to change the default folder name, you can modify the default folder name by using the cursor keys and editing the folder name. Or, you can type in a new name.
4) Attribute: This will show you whether the file is write protected or not. You can change this attribute by using the up and down arrows (“space-1” or “space-4”) or “space. When multiple files or folder are selected, you won't be able to see this attribute. 5) Confirm: In order to change the attribute, press “enter” when “confirm” is displayed. 6) Cancel: In order to cancel the change, press “enter” while “cancel” is displayed. 3.
download folder. If you type “flashdisk/work/sample.txt” in the address window, and press “enter,” the Braille Sense Plus B32 will first load the word processor, and then open the file “sample.txt.” After the file opens, you can read or edit the file, “sample.txt.” 3.3.3 Opening the History List The history list contains paths, folders, and files that you have opened previously. You can access this history list within the address window by pressing the down arrow (“space-4”).
4. Word Processor When you launch the word processor on the Braille Sense Plus B32, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will place you in a new document that is ready for you to write in. The menu can be opened by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2.” Don’t worry if you can’t remember the exact shortcut keys for each of the menu items, since you can activate various functions of the word processor by activating the word processor menu.
press the “space-m (dots 1-3-4),” and press “f (dots 1-2-4).” Or, press “enter” on “file.” 4.1.1 New The new command creates a new document that can be edited. By default, the name of the new document is “noname.brl.” The extension, “.brl” is the extension given to documents that are created in Braille on the Braille Sense Plus B32. It is the same file name that is named automatically when the word processor opens. In order to create a new document, select “new” on the “file” menu.
documents that you want to edit and read. It consists of the “file list” (which shows the list of files or folders), “file name” (to type in a file name directly), “type” (which changes the file format when opening a document), a “confirm” button (for confirming the selection), and a “cancel” button (for canceling the selection). In order to move between these controls, press “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”).” If the “open dialog box” is executed, “file name:” is displayed first.
that has the extensions hbl or brl, or if you type in a file name with those extensions and press “enter,” the Braille Sense Plus B32 will open the selected file in Grade 2 Braille. You will not be able to change the Braille mode in these documents. If you press “enter” to select a file that has the extensions of txt or doc, it will open the file in what is currently set in “view/input grade” of “option menu.” After the file opens, you can switch the Braille mode, as was explained in section 2.4.2.4.
as dialog box” will open. You can refer to section 4.1.4 that explains how to use the “save as” dialog box. If you execute “save” after you edit a document that was opened using the “open” function, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will save the document with the same file name without using a dialog box. After saving a document, it will return to document edit status. When you have several documents open, you can save the current open document, by pressing “space-q (dots 1-2-3-4-5).
new file name without pressing any of the cursor routing keys. You cannot use the following characters in a file or folder name. “|, \, <, >, ?, :, *” If you want to change the file format, move to “type.” In “type,” move to the file format that you want by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.” If you want to save a file with a file name that is in the file list, move to the “file list” by pressing “shift-tab.
1) Embossing in Braille Open the document that you want to be embossed. Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to activate the menu. Locate “print” in the “file” menu and select “embosser,” or press “b (dots 1-2).” If you select “embosser (b)” above, the “embosser” dialog box is opened. Here you can type in the page number where you want the embossing to start, and type in the end page number, where you want the embossing to stop. The following items are in the dialog box.
In order to emboss as designated above, move to “confirm” by pressing “tab (“space-4-5”),” and then press “enter.” Or, if you are canceling embossing, move to “cancel” by pressing “tab (“space-4-5”)”, and then press “enter.” If “enter” is pressed on “confirm,” “Print: Yes” is displayed on the Braille display and it is also spoken. If “enter” is pressed on “yes,” embossing will start. If you do not want to emboss, press “space” to select “no,” and then press “enter.
While editing a document, pressing “enter-e (dots 1-5)” will open the “settings” menu. When this menu is opened, a dialog box is displayed. You can move between the menu items by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.” To make a change for one of the settings, press “tab” (“F3 or space-4-5”) and press “enter” on “confirm” or “cancel.” The following are the menu items that can be changed: 1) View format character (yes/no): If this option is set to “yes,” all of the format characters are displayed.
6) 7) 8) 9) increase, and “backspace” makes the number decrease. Refer to section 4.4.5 for more information about the auto scroll option. Automatic save interval (don’t save automatically, 10~60): This option sets the automatic save time interval of the file that is currently being edited. The setting time can be increased or decreased by 10 minutes if you press “space” or “backspace,” respectively.
4.2.1 Start Selection The “start selection” command allows you to select a certain portion of text that you would like to edit. When you use the “start selection” command, the cursor will appear as blinking “dots 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.” The “start selection” command allows you to make changes to only the text that is selected, and the changes will not affect text that has not been selected. The “start selection” command is especially useful for copying, cutting, and pasting.
4.2.3 Cut To cut a selection of text, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2,” and press “enter” on “edit” to enter into the “edit” menu. Move to “cut” by pressing “space-4” repeatedly, and then press “enter” on “cut,” or press “x (dots 1-3-4-6)” in the “edit” menu (which is the short cut) to cut your selected text. While editing a document, pressing “enter-x (dots 1-3-4-6)” will activate the “cut” command.
this has been done, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2,” and press “enter” on “edit” to enter into the “edit” menu. Then, use the arrow keys (“space-1” or “space-4”), and press “enter” on “delete blank lines,” or press “l (dots 1-2-3)” as a short cut, while in the “edit” menu. If you want to delete an empty line while you are editing a document, press “backspace-e (dots 1-5),” which is the hot key for “delete blank lines.” 4.2.
“enter” on “select all,” or press “a (dot 1)” in the “edit” menu (which is the short cut). While editing a document, press “enter-a (dot 1)” to activate this function. 4.2.10 Insert from File This command will insert another file in the current document that is being edited. If you want to run this command, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2,” and press “enter” on the “edit” menu. Move to “insert from file” by pressing “space-4” repeatedly.
want to change after completing the “insert date” command. When you are editing a document, you should press “enter-w (dots 2-4-5-6)” to activate this command. 4.2.12 Changing Between Insert and Overwrite Mode There are two ways of editing documents in the Braille Sense Plus B32. The first is to insert your text, which will push back the words behind the cursor. This is called the “Insert mode” because you are simply inserting text. When you are in “Insert mode,” the cursor will show up “dots 7-8.
5. Press “enter” on the “check spelling.” Or, you can call up the “check spelling” menu by pressing “enter-k (dots 1-3)” while you are editing a document. If “check spelling” is executed, a dialog box with the following items will be displayed: “Range” combo box “Custom dictionary” dialog (c) “Options” dialog (o) “Begin” button (b) “Cancel” button You can move from one item to the next by pressing “tab (space-4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).
Input the correct word that will replace the selected word and then press “enter” in order to modify the selected word. The “modify word” button will be displayed again after the Braille Sense Plus B32 modifies the selected word. 4) Delete word (d): select the word to be deleted on your “list” and press “enter” in order to delete the selected word. 5) Cancel: this command closes the dialog box. You can move from one item to the next item by pressing “tab (space-4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).
8) Cancel: if you press “enter” on “cancel,” the changes that you have made above will be canceled and the Braille Sense Plus B32 exit from “option” dialog. In order to move between the items 1) through 6), press “space-1” or “space-4.” But, in order to move to “confirm” or “cancel,” press “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”).” If you press “enter” on the “begin” button after you set all of the settings, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will start to check spelling.
The same words with the same spelling will be replaced by the new word throughout the document. 9) Cancel: if you press “enter” on the “cancel” button, the “spell check” will be ended. You can move from one item to the next by pressing “tab (space-4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).” When the spell check has completed, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will say “search: 00 mismatch: 00 replace: 00.
1) Text to find The first field in “find” is “text to find.” In this window, you can type in the text that you want to find. If you want to find the text immediately, press “enter.” However, if you want to set other fields in the dialog box, press “tab (“space-4-5”)” to move to the next field. 2) Search direction The next field is “search direction.” The default direction is “forward.” If you would like to change the search direction, you should press “space.
at the end of the document, it is better to select “backward” as the direction used for searching. 4.3.2 Find Again When you want to run the “find again” command; you can press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2.” Then move to “go to” by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter” on “go to.” Move to “find again” by pressing “space-4” to move to “find again” and press “enter,” or press “h (dots 1-2-5)” in the “go to” menu.
3) 4) 5) 6) have specified. If you want to change the direction, press “tab (“space-4-5”)” to move to the next field. Search direction The “search direction” has the same function as the “search direction” explained in section 4.3.1. After you set the searching direction, press “enter” to start the replacement of text, or press “tab (“space-4-5”)” to set the “match case” or “replace.” Match case This field display only when you execute the “replace” command in text file.
sign or minus sign, and then press “enter.” The word processor will jump from start of the document to the specific page at once. If you want to move forward from your current location, put the plus sign in front of the number and letter. For example, if you want to move forward five pages, you would type “+f5.” If you want to move backward from your current location, put the minus sign in front of the number and letter.
line, type “-l,” and if you want to move to the next line, type “+l.” If the line number you type in is not valid, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will say, “move range error.” You can also go to a specific line number on a specific page. The Braille Sense Plus B32 enables you to type in this information at the same time. To do this, press “enter-l (dots 1-2-3),” or you can select “go to location” in the “go to” menu.
4.3.7 Set Mark The “set mark” command marks a position in the document that you want to use later. To execute this command, press “space-m (dots 13-4)” or “F2,” and move to “go to” by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter” on “go to.” Move to “set mark” by pressing “space-4,” and then press “enter,” or press “m (dots 1-3-4)” in the “go to” menu, which is the short cut. While editing a document, press “enter-m (dots 1-3-4)” to activate this command.
4.3.9 Go to Previous Document If you have multiple documents open, you can go directly to the document that you had opened before the document that you are currently editing. To execute this command, press “space-m (dots 13-4)” or “F2,” and move to “go to” by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter” on “go to.” Move to “go to previous document” by pressing “space-4,” and then press “enter.” Or, you can press “shift-tab (space -1-2)” while you are editing a document to go to the previous document. 4.3.
not move to the selected text. The cursor will stay where you have activated “read selected text.” 4.4.2 Read Beginning of Selected Text The “read beginning of selected text” command will allow you to hear the first line of the selected text, without moving the cursor location. To execute this command, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2,” and move to the “read” menu by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter.
read, the cursor will move to the end of the document. To execute this command, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4),” and move to the “read” menu by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter.” You can move to “read from cursor to end” by pressing “space-4” and press “enter,” or you can press “g (dots 1-2-4-5)” on the “read” menu, which is the short cut. While editing a document, you can press “enter-g (dots 12-4-5)” to activate this function.
4)” or “F2,” and move to the “read” menu by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter.” Move to “read status” by pressing “space-4,” and then press “enter,” or you can press “s (dots 2-3-4)” in the read menu, which is the short cut. While editing a document, you can press “space-3-4” to activate this function. In order to return to the document that you are editing, press any key. 4.5 Layout The “layout” command sets the layout for printing on an ink printer or embossing on a Braille printer.
2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Then, you can move to the next setting by pressing “space-4.” Set lines per page This sets the number of lines per page to be embossed. It includes the line that the page number is printed in. For example, if it is set to 26, the content of the document will be embossed with 25 lines and the page number is printed as the 26th line. If you want to change the value, type in the number of lines that you want to emboss. Then, you can move to the next setting by pressing “space-4.
7) 8) Footer This is used to edit the footer that will be embossed on the bottom of every page. Move to “footer” and type in the text to be embossed as the footer. After you set every field, move to “confirm” or “cancel,” and press “tab (“space-4-5”).” If you want to change a setting, or check your settings again, press “space1” to move to the previous fields. Confirm / Cancel In order to apply a setting, press “enter” when “confirm” is displayed.
type in a number, which will make the margin as big as you would like to have it. 3) Set left margin This sets the left margin for ink printing. The left margin is the distance from the left edge of the paper to the first text that is printed. The default value is set to 20 mm (about 0.78 inches). If you are going to change the default setting, you can type in a number, which will make the margin as big as you would like to have it. 4) Set right margin This sets the right margin for ink printing.
9) Confirm / cancel In order to apply a setting, press “enter” when “confirm” is displayed. If you do not want to apply a setting, you will need to press “enter” when “cancel” is displayed. If you press “enter” on cancel, you will be taken out of the menu. You must press “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)” to get to the confirm and cancel buttons. 4.5.
3) Confirm / cancel In order to apply changes, you need to press “enter” when “confirm” is displayed. If you want to exit from a setting without changing it, you should press “enter” when “cancel” is displayed. You must press “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)” to get to the confirm and cancel buttons. 4.5.4 Print Paragraph Layout You can set the layout of the current paragraph for printing on an ink printer.
characters. Press the down scroll button or press “space-4” in order to move to the next setting. 4) Indent all lines except the first line All the lines in the paragraph, except the first line, are indented if this is set. This setting will be valid for the following paragraphs, unless the setting is changed. The default value is set to 0. In order to change the setting, you should type in the number of characters. 5) Alignment This sets the alignment type. The default type is set to “left justified.
The previous word: Space-2 The next word: Space-5 The beginning of line: Home key (“space-1-3”) The end of line: End key (“space-4-6”) The previous line: Up arrow (“space-1”) The next line: Down arrow (“space-4”) The next paragraph: “Space-5-6” or “enter-down scroll button” The previous paragraph: “Space-2-3” or “backspace-up scroll button” The top of document: Control-home (“space-1-2-3” or “F1-F2-up scroll button”) The bottom of document: Control-end (“space-4-5-6” or “F3-F4-down scroll button”) In additi
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4) Read menu Read selected text: Backspace-b (dots 1-2) Read beginning of selected text: Enter-u (dots 1-3-6) Read from beginning to cursor: Backspace-g (dots 1-2-4-5) Read from cursor to end: Enter-g (dots 1-2-4-5) Auto scroll: up-down scroll buttons Read status: Space-3-4 5) Layout menu Braille document layout: Backspace-p (dots 1-2-3-4) Print document layout: Backspace-t (dots 2-3-4-5) Braille paragraph layout: Backspace-1-2-4-6 Print paragraph layout: Backspace-2-3-4-6 6) Miscellaneous hot keys Move to
5. Address Manager 5.1 What is the “Address Manager”? The “address manager” is a program that you can use to keep track of your contact information and schedule information, such as names, company addresses, home addresses, as well as other information. “Address manager” has two main dialog boxes: “add address” and “search address.” In the “add address,” dialog you can enter contact information, such as names, company addresses, home addresses and so on.
“company e-mail,” “home page,” and “memo.” Thus, one record contains all the information you can keep about a person or company. 5.2 Starting the Address Manager When you press “enter” on “address manager” in the “program” menu, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will say “search address,” and display the prompt, “Last name:.” In other words, when you start the “address manager,” the “search address” dialog box will be opened.
Among the 22 input fields, you can move from one field to the next by pressing the up arrow key (“space-1”) or the down arrow key (“space4”). Here you should type in the appropriate information for each field, and press the down arrow key (“space-4”) to move to the next field. You do not have to fill in all of the fields. If you want to skip a field, press the down arrow key (“space-4”), and the field will be left blank. You will then be prompted for the next field.
If you want to put an extension number after any phone number, enter the phone number as described above, and then type a comma (,), followed by the extension number, as in “000-000-0000,100.” In this case, you should press “dot 6” to enter the comma in computer Braille or “dot 2” in grade 1 Braille. When you enter a home page address or an e-mail address, you should enter the information using computer Braille. For the @ (at sign), you should press “space-u (dots 1-3-6)” and then “dot 4.
tab (“space-1-2”)”, and then press “enter” to save or cancel the changes. Another way you can cancel the changes is by pressing “space-e (dots 1-5)” or “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6).” 5.3.3 Using “Search Address” in “Add address” In “add address,” use the “search address” function to jump to another record. To use the “find address” function, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” to call up the menu. Next move to “find address,” and then press “enter,” or press “s (dots 2-3-4).
Move to the last field in a record: Space-4-6 Move to the previous record: Space-1 Move to the next record: Space-4 Move to the first record: Space-1-2-3 Move to the last record: Space-4-5-6 Move to previous same field different record: Space-3 Move to next same field different record: Space-6 You can also search records using not only name field but also the other fields. If you want to find records with a company name, press “space-4” repeatedly until “company name:” is heard.
You can also press “enter-I (dots 2-4),” which is the hot key for this option. 5.5 Backing up and restoring the address list 5.5.1 Backup Address List If a cold reset occurs, or if your battery goes dead, all of the data in the address manager will be lost. So, it is very important that you make a backup file every time you make a change to the address list. To go to “backup address list,” open the menu by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2.
you press “space-4” once and press “enter” on “overwrite,” you will install the new backup file, erasing the old backup file. For example, let us assume that you have three records in your address list and you have ten addresses in your backup file. If you select “append,” you will have 13 records in your address list. In this case, three addresses could possibly be redundant. If you select “overwrite,” you will have 10 addresses backed up, and the three original addresses will be deleted.
3) If you select the “prompt backup changes when exiting,” you will s ee the message “backup changes? Yes” when you exit the addres s manager, if you have modified the address list or added other inf ormation. If you press “enter” on “yes,” it will automatically create a new backup file and exit the address manager. If you press “spa ce-4” once and press “enter” on “no,” it will exit without making a n ew backup file.
Before you use this command, please make sure that you are connected to the internet. 5.6.3 Editing Addresses In order to edit a field that is in a record, find the desired address by using the “search address” function, and then move to the field you want to change by using the “space-2” or the “space-5” repeatedly until you arrive at the field that you want to change. Then, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to call up the “menu,” and select “modify address.
show the, “*” symbol to the left of the “last name:,” which is the first field of a record. The Braille Sense Plus B32 will say “selected.” If you cancel a selection by pressing “space” on a selected record, the “*” will disappear, and the Braille Sense Plus B32 will say “cancel selection.” 2) Select all and delete If you want to delete all the records in “address manager,” press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to call up the “menu” and select “select all.” Then, press “enter.
5.6.6 Saving Addresses to a File You can save selected records to a file. Regarding how to select records, you can find a detailed explanation in section 5.6.4 and 5.6.5. To save selected records in a document file format, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to call up the “menu,” select “save addresses as file,” and then press “enter.” Or, you can press “enter-t (dots 2-3-4-5)” (which is the hot key) after selecting the desired records.
5) Press the “next” button. Then, the program list dialog box will be displayed on your PC. Click on the “check box” that is located next to “contacts.” Note that the other check boxes should not be checked. Press the “next” button. 6) Then, the synchronization between Microsoft Outlook and the Braille Sense Plus B32 are complete. You can then check the contacts in Microsoft Outlook and the Braille Sense Plus B32. 5.
Backup address list: u (dots 1-3-6) Restore address list: r (dots 1-2-3-5) Setting backup option: e (dots 1-5) 4) Hot Keys For The Commands Add address: Enter-I (dots 2-4) Find address: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4) Modify address: Enter-m (dots 1-3-4) Delete address: Space-d (dots 1-4-5) Select all: Enter-a (dot 1) Save as a file: Enter-t (dots 2-3-4-5) Print address: Space-p (dots 1-2-3-4) Backup address list: Enter-u (dots 1-3-6) Restore address list: Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5) Setting backup option: Enter-e (dots 1-
6. Schedule Manager 6.1 Overview The “Schedule manager” is a program that is used to manage important information about appointments, anniversaries, and events. The Schedule Manager can also inform you of appointments at a specified time. You can start the “schedule manager” from the “program” menu, by pressing the up or down arrow key (“space-1” or “space-4”) to move to “schedule manager.” Then, press “enter.” Or, you can press “s (dots 2-3-4)” in the “program” menu, which is the short cut.
section, we should explain how to enter the date and time. When you are asked to enter a date and time, you can either type in the date and time, or select it using shortcut keys, which are outlined at the end of this section. When you type numbers in date/time, you can use either computer Braille (without a number sign) or regular grade 1 Braille (with or without a number sign). When entering time, use “hh mm” format, two digits for the hour, and two digits for the minute.
and a “cancel” button. The input fields are “appointment starting date,” “appointment starting time,” “appointment ending date,” “appointment ending time,” “subject,” “location,” “memo,” “alarm time,” and “set recurrence schedule.” Among the input fields, you can move from one field to the next by pressing “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”).
accident right after entering this field, you will get the message, “no subject,” and then the focus will move to the “subject” field. 6.4.3 Appointment Ending Date The “Appointment ending date” is the third field in the “add schedule” dialog box, and here you can set the date when the appointment ends. By default, the same date as the date you set in the “appointment starting date” field is displayed. If you want to use this date, you can press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to the next field.
6.4.6 Location In the “Location” field, you can type appointed location. If you press “enter” after typing in the location, the record will be saved, leaving the “memo” field empty, and the “alarm time” field set to its default value (“time of appointment”). If you want to move to the next field, press “tab (“space-4-5”),” instead of “enter.” 6.4.7 Memo In the “Memo” field, you can enter detailed information about an appointment. Here, you can type in more than one line.
6.4.9 Setting a recurring Schedule You can set this option when the schedule you are creating currently recurs periodically. If you clear this check box, the schedule will be set to occurring once. You can check or uncheck this option by pressing “space.” That is, if you press “space” when this box is checked, it will be unchecked, and if you press “space” when this box is unchecked, it will be checked.
the date as described in “6.3 Setting date/time”. Once you set the date, press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to the “confirm” button. 6.4.9.2 Weekly After you set the “recurrence” to weekly, press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to the “recurring interval” edit box. Here you can set after how many weeks the appointment will recur. You can type a number between 1 and 999. If you set it to 1, the appointment will recur every week, and if you set it to 2, it will recur every other week.
after setting “recurring interval,” different fields will be shown depending on what you have selected in “recurring type.” If you set the “recurring type” to “date,” an edit box will be shown, where you can type the day of the month when the appointment recurs. By default the date set in the “appointment starting date” is shown. You can type a number between 1 and 31.
can set the values of these combo boxes in the same way as described in 6.4.9.3. 6.4.10 Confirm If you press “enter” on the “confirm” button, the appointment will be saved, and the “add schedule” dialog box will be closed. 6.4.11 Cancel If you press “enter” on the “cancel” button, the appointment information you entered will be discarded, and you will be asked to enter information about another appointment. You can also cancel the entry by pressing “space-e (dots 1-5).” 6.
6.5.1 Searching with date It searches the schedule with the date. If it is executed, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will say “find date: (current date).” If you just press “enter” here, the appointments occurring today will be searched for. If you want to search for another date, you can type the date in the format “mm/dd/yyyy,” or use the “move by date” hotkeys as described in “6.3 Setting date and time.” If you press “enter” after entering the date, the appointments occurring on the day will be shown.
item of the schedule list, and pressing “space-4-6” will move to the last item of the schedule list. For the recurring appointment and multiple day appointment, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will show the schedules of the first day only, if you search the schedule with subject.
the instances of the schedule will be changed according to the new values. Once you finish modifying the schedule, the information shown in the find result list will be updated accordingly. 6.7 Deleting a Schedule If you want to delete a schedule, move to the schedule in the find result list. Then, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to open the menu, and press “enter” on “delete schedule.” Or you can press its hot key, “space-d (dots 1-4-5)” in the find result list.
6.9 Saving Appointments as a File You can save appointments stored in “schedule manager” as a document file. In the search results list, press “enter-t (dots 2-3-4-5),” or call up the menu by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2,” and then select “save schedule as file,” and press “enter,” or press “t (dots 2-3-4-5)” in the menu. Then, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will ask you to specify the beginning and end date of the appointments to be saved just like it did in “print schedule.
6.10.2 Restore Schedule If you want to restore your schedule after a cold reset, press “spacem (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” to call up the menu, and use the up and down arrow keys to find “restore schedule.” Then, press “enter” on “restore schedule.” Or, you can press “r (dots 1-2-3-5)” while you are in the menu to find “restore schedule.” You can also press “enter-r (dots 12-3-5)” to activate this function, without calling up the menu.
“tab (space-4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).” To move between the radio buttons, you can press “space-1,” “backspace,” “space-4,” or “space.” The “backup mode” has three radio buttons: “always backup changes when exiting,” “manual backup,” and “prompt backup changes when exiting.” 1) If you select the “always backup changes when exiting,” a new bac kup file will be created automatically if you have modified your sch edule or added other information before exiting the schedule mana ger.
access the “confirm” and “cancel” buttons by pressing “tab (“spacedots 4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-dots 1-2”).” 6.11.1 Alarm Duration With this option, you can change the duration of the alarm sound. You can set this option to a value that is between 5 and 600 seconds. The default value is set to 30 seconds. You should enter the number in computer Braille or regular grade 1 Braille, without a number sign. Press “enter” to save the changes, and exit from the dialog box.
Or, if you press “enter” on the “repeat” edit box, the changed options will be saved, and the dialog box will be closed. An alarm will repeat according to the number of times that you set for this option and will then stop automatically. The Braille display on the Braille Sense Plus B32 will also display the “date” and “subject” for the alarm. 6.11.4 Confirm By pressing “enter” on the “confirm” button, you will save the changed settings, and close the “alarm option setting” dialog box. 6.11.
next to “calendar.” Note that the other check boxes should not be checked. Press the “next” button. 6) Then, the synchronization between Microsoft Outlook and the Braille Sense Plus B32 is complete. Please check the contacts in Microsoft Outlook and the Braille Sense Plus B32. 6.
Move to the previous schedule: Space-2 Move to the next schedule: Space-5 Move to the first schedule: Space-2-3 or space-1-2-3 Move to the last schedule: Space-5-6 or space-4-5-6 (3) Hot keys for the commands Add schedule: Enter-I (dots 2-4) Modify schedule: Enter-m (dots 1-3-4) Delete schedule: Space-d (dots 1-4-5) Alarm option: Enter-o (dots 1-3-5) Backup schedule: Enter-u (dots 1-3-6) Restore schedule: Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5) Set backup option: Enter-e (dots 1-5) Save schedule as file: Enter-t (dots 2-3-4
7. E-mail The e-mail program is used to communicate with others using the Internet. In order to use the e-mail program, you must have your own e-mail account, which has been provided to you by your Internet service provider. The e-mail account that you have should support POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). You should check with your Internet service provider to make sure that your provider supports POP3 and SMTP.
If there are any e-mail messages that the Braille Sense Plus B32 has already received, “making mail list,” “exist mail count xx” will be announced in voice and on the LCD display; however, “xx% processed” will be displayed on the Braille display. Once progress has reached100%, the “inbox” will be opened and it will show the received e-mail in the list. 7.1.2 Registering E-Mail Service In order to receive e-mail, your e-mail service information must be registered in the Braille Sense Plus B32.
12) Press “space-4” to move to “pop3 server:.” Type in the POP3 server address using computer Braille (Ex: mail.braillesense.com). Check with your Internet service provider or network administrator to find out what you should use as the POP3 server name. 13) Press “space-4” to move to “smtp server:” and type in the SMTP server address (Ex: smtp.braillesense.com). Check with your Internet service provider or network administrator to find out what you should use as the SMTP server name.
3) Under bar (“_”): dots 4-5-6 4) Dash (“-”): dots 3-6 You will find other menus like “information,” “modify,” “delete,” and “close” in the “service manager.” These menus will be explained in section 7.5.1. 7.2 Sending and Receiving E-Mail 7.2.1 Receiving E-mail In order to receive e-mail, you must register your email service information as explained in section 7.1.2.
Skipping current mail.” and then the Braille Sense Plus B32 will begin downloading the next e-mail message. If you want to cancel the download, press “tab (space-4-5)” at step 7 above to move to the “cancel” button, and press “enter,” or you can press “space-e (dots 1-5).” 7.2.2 Reading the Received E-mail Messages If you downloaded e-mail from your server as explained in section 7.2.1, the e-mail messages will be listed in the “inbox.” Each e-mail in the “inbox” has the following items.
with an attachment that has been unread. It would appear as “-a subject: (subject of the e-mail) xx/yy.” You can move from one e-mail message to the next e-mail message when this subject is displayed. You can move by using the following keys; Move to the next e-mail: Space-4 Move to the previous e-mail: Space-1 Move to the first e-mail in the Inbox: Space-1-2-3 or space-1-3 Move to the last e-mail in the Inbox: Space-4-5-6 or space-4-6 7.2.2.
1) Press “enter-I (dots 2-4)” when “from: (sender’s e-mail address) xx/yy” is displayed. 2) Then, the “add address” dialog box will be opened, and “name: (sender’s user name or e-mail address)” will be displayed. 3) Type in the sender’s name with your Braille keyboard, or press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to “confirm,” and press “enter.” When you type in the name, you can type it in directly without pressing the cursor key to designate the input position on the Braille cell, if you want to retype the name.
7.2.2.5 Attachment Control You can find and download the attached file at “Attach.” It will appear only for the e-mail that has an attached file. “Attach” is displayed in the form of “attach: (attached file name) xx/yy.” The “yy” is the total number of the attached files to the e-mail and “xx” is the “xxth” attached file. The following is the procedure to download attachments; 1) Move to the desired file name in “attach” by pressing “space-4” or “space-1.
4) Then “To:” will be displayed on the Braille display. Pressing “enter-w (dots 2-4-5-6)” will take you directly to this stage. 5) Press “shift-tab (space-1-2)” to move to “account” combo box. Move to account that you want by using “space-1” or “space-4.” Press “tab (spac-4-5)” to move to “To:.” 6) Type in the e-mail address of the recipient when “To:” is displayed. Please type in the e-mail address using computer Braille (Ex: sense@braillesense.com). 7) Next, press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to “CC:.
If the Braille Sense Plus B32 completed or failed to send the e-mail, it will return you to the “inbox.” If you have to set the default account, the Braille Sense Plus B32 focus to it in step 5 above. Otherwise, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will be displayed the first one in alphabetical order of registered accounts. The method which set the default account refers “7.5.1.1.” At “To:,” “CC:,” and “BCC:,” you can input more than one e-mail address.
reason, “no list” will be displayed. In this case, you have to make a folder in the “file manager,” or move to the desired folder with the move keys that are explained below. The move keys in the file list are as follows; Move to the upper level folder: Backspace Move to previous item: Space-1 Move to next item: Space-4 Move to the beginning of the list: Space-1-2-3 Move to the end of the list: Space-4-5-6 5) Move to the desired file, and press “enter.
When you input more than one recipient, you should insert a ‘;’ or ‘,’ between the e-mail addresses using the following Braille dots. Semi-colon (;): Dots 5-6 Comma (,): Dot 6 For example, sense@braillesense.com;hims@braillesense.com. 7.2.3.3 Searching the Address List You can type in the recipient at “To,” “CC,” and “BCC” from the address list without typing in the e-mail address directly.
In step 5, if there is no matching address that you want to find, then “No mail address matched your search string.” will be announced and “search for address” will be displayed again. 7.2.3.4 Saving E-Mail Messages as Text, and to the Storage Box If you want to send an e-mail message later, you can save it as text in the storage box. This “save draft in storage box” function will save the email as text, and place it in the storage box.
Regarding how to send email that is in the storage box, please refer to section 7.3.5 (Sending E-mail Saved in the Storage Box). While you are typing in a “message,” if you press “space-e (dots 1-5)” to cancel writing an e-mail, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display “current writing mail. save? Yes.” If you press “enter,” then the Braille Sense Plus B32 will execute from step 5 above.
this folder, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will say “there is no mail in the storage box,” and return to the previous status. If you want to cancel, you press “tab (“space-4-5”)” once more to move to the “cancel” button. And press “enter” on cancel. Pressing “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6)” or “space-e (dots 1-5)” anywhere in the dialog box will cancel and close the “local folder” dialog box. To move or copy e-mail messages to a different email folder, you can select e-mail messages by pressing “space.
7.3.1.2 Deleting Multiple E-mail Messages If you want to delete more than one e-mail message, delete the email messages using the following steps: 1) Press “space-1” or “space-4” to move to the e-mail “subject” that you want to delete. You can select it in “date control,” too. 2) Press “space” on the e-mail that you want to delete. Then “*” will be displayed in front of the selected e-mail subject, and the label (“subject:”) will disappear. So, it will then be displayed as “* (email subject) xx/yy.
1) Press “enter-b (dots 1-2)” on the first e-mail where you want to start the selection. 2) Press “space-4” to move to the last e-mail that you want to delete. Then, press “space-d (dots 1-4-5).” 3) “xx mails delete? Yes” will be displayed. Press “enter” if you want to delete them. You can Press “enter-b (dots 1-2)” which will make the selection, just like the “start selection” function in the word processor. In front of the e-mail subjects selected, “*” will be attached.
displayed. And, at “To,” “To: hims@braillesense.com” will be displayed. 6) Press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to “message body.” Type in the message that you want to add or edit. Type in the “message” that you want to add or edit. You can type in your message as in step 14 in section 7.2.3 (Sending e-mail message). After you press “enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5),” you can write an e-mail message with the same method that was explained in section 7.2.3 (Sending E-mail) in this user manual.
7.3.3 Forwarding a Received E-Mail Message “Forwarding” means that you will send an e-mail that you received to another person. You can also add or edit the message and subject. You can also attach a file to this e-mail. Let’s explain how to use “forward” with an example. Let’s suppose there is an e-mail message that you received as follows: Sender’s e-mail address: hims@braillesense.
7.3.4 Saving a Received E-Mail Message You may need to save an e-mail as a document when you are reading an e-mail message. You can do this by completing the following steps: 1) Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” to call up the menu. Then, the “file” menu will be displayed. 2) Press “enter.” 3) Press “space-4” to move to “save as text.” 4) Press “enter” on “save as text.” Then, the dialog box will be opened, and the Braille Sense Plus B32 will show “file name: (subject of e-mail under reading).txt.
The e-mail saved in the “storage box” can be sent again using the steps below: 1) Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” in the “inbox” to call up the “e-mail” menu. 2) Press “space-4” to move to the “message” menu. 3) Press “enter.” Then, “reply” will be displayed. 4) Press “space-4” to move to “send mail from storage box.” 5) Press “enter.” Then, the e-mail subjects will be displayed that are saved in the “storage box.” You can jump to this stage by pressing “enter-s (dots 2-3-4).
1) Connect the Braille Sense Plus B32 to an ink printer with the printer cable that was provided by the manufacturer of the printer. The printing port must be the same port that was set in the “print port” in the “option menu.” 2) Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” to call up the menu. Then, the “file” menu will be displayed. 3) Press “enter.” 4) Press “space-4” to move to “print e-mail.” 5) Press “enter.” Then, the dialog box will be opened, and “printer” is displayed.
and press “enter.” Or, you can press “enter-a (dot 1)” to activate this function without calling up the menu. 7.4.2 Start Selection The “start selection” function allows you to select a certain portion of text that you would like to edit. When you use the “start selection” function, the cursor will appear as blinking “dots 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.
selection that you have just copied will replace the selection that was on the clipboard. 7.4.4 Paste The “paste” function is only available when you have an email open. To paste data on the clipboard, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2,” and then press “enter” on “edit” to enter into the “edit” menu. Move to “paste” by pressing “space-4” repeatedly and then press “enter” on “paste,” or press “v (dots 1-2-3-6)” in the “edit” menu (which is the short cut) to paste the selection.
7.4.7 Move to Next Unread Message The “move to next unread message” option allows you to move to the next message that is unread. If you use this function on the last unread message in a list, you will be sent to the first unread message in the list. To activate this function while you are in the “subject,” “date,” or “from” control, open the menu by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2.” Then, move to the “edit” menu by pressing “space-4” or “space-1.” Then, press “enter” on “edit.
4) 5) item by pressing “space-4” or “space-1.” By selecting a specific control, you can search the control for the text that you want to fi nd. Pressing “tab (“space-4-5”)” moves to the “direction” radio button, which has two choices, “forward” or “backward.” Pressing “spac e-4” or “space-1” lets you select the searching direction as “forward” or “backward.” Press “tab (“space-4-5”)” to move you to the “confirm” button. Th en, press “enter” to execute the function.
The dialog box consists of 6 controls: “folder list,” “create folder” button, “delete folder” button, “rename folder” button, a “confirm” button, and a “cancel” button. You can move between the controls by pressing “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”).” And you can move between items in the “folder list” by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.” If you want to cancel while you are in these dialog boxes, press “space-e (dots 1-5)” or “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6).
Like the “create folder” button, pressing the “rename folder” button opens a dialog box which has the same controls as the “create folder” dialog box. However, the “folder name” control shows the name of the folder that was selected from the “folder list.” Here you can type in the name that you want to rename the folder with. After editing the folder name control, press “enter,” or move to the “confirm” button, and press “enter.
3) “edit” menu. To activate the “move to folder” function without call ing up the menu, press “backspace-x (dots 1-4).” Select an email folder to move e-mail messages to in the “folder” list. Then, press “enter,” or move to the “confirm” button, and pre ss “enter.” This will copy e-mail messages to the selected email f older in the “folder list.” However, the focus returns to the email f older where you copied the e-mail messages from.
7.4.12 Check Spelling The “check spelling” function is used to check spelling while you are writing the e-mail message. In order to bring up check spelling function, do the following; 1) 2) 3) 4) Call up the menu by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2.” Move to the “edit” menu by pressing “space-4.” Press “enter” on the “edit” menu. Press “space-4” until “check spelling” is heard. Or, press “k (dots 1-3)” in order to move to “check spelling” directly. 5) Press “enter” on the “check spelling.
When you press “enter” on the “custom dictionary” dialog, the following items will be displayed: 1) List: it shows the words that are registered in the custom dictionary. (Example: Braille 1/20). If there are no words registered, “no list” will be displayed. 2) Add word (a): if “enter” is pressed on this button, “add word:” will be displayed. If you want to add a word, press “enter” after you enter the new word. Then, the new word is added and the Braille Sense Plus B32 exits to the “add word” button.
4) Skip a word which includes an address: if this option is set to “on,” the words that contain an address will not be checked. The default is set to “on,” and you can change it by pressing “space.” 5) Skip a word which includes numbers: if this option is set to “on,” the words that include the numbers will not be checked. The default value is set to “off,” and you can change it by pressing “space.
6) Add to custom dictionary (a): if you press “enter” on this button, the word that is currently focused is added to your “custom dictionary.” 7) Modify once (c): focus on the modified word and select the desired word on the “recommendation word list,” and then press “enter.” Then, the currently focused word that is on your document will be replaced by the recommended word. 8) Modify all (m): focus on the modified word and select the desired word on the “recommendation word list,” and then press “enter.
4) Press “enter.” Then, “service name: (registered service name) 1/yy” will be displayed. You can move to this stage directly by pressing “enter-m (dots 1-3-4).” Then, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display the first item of the “service manager” that is in “service list.” The “service manager” contains the following 6 items. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Service list Information Register Modify Delete Close You can move among these items by pressing “tab (space-4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).
eck box by pressing “space.” 4) Press “space-4” to go to “pop3 port number: 110” by default. Here you can type in another pop3 port number in the computer edit bo x. 5) Press “space-4” to go to “use secure SMTP (SMTP-SSL).” This ch eck box is unselect by default. If the smtp server uses the “SSL,” s elect the check box by pressing “space.” 6) Press “space-4” to go to “smtp port number? 25.” This is also a co mputer edit box. Here you can type in another smtp port number.
2) If the desired service is displayed, press “enter” or “tab (space-45)” to move to the “information” button, and then press “enter.” 3) Then, the information dialog box will be opened, and “service name: (Registered service name)” will be displayed (Ex: service name: Braille Sense Plus B32). 4) Press “space-4” or “tab (“space-4-5”)” and make sure the information is correct for each item. Pressing “enter” on the “close” button will return you to the service list.
5) When the modification is complete, it will return to the “service list.” You can move among the items (service name, logon username, password…) by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.” You can move to the “confirm” button or the “cancel” button by pressing “tab (space-45)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).” On all of the items, the values that were typed in already will be displayed. If you type in new information, the new information will replace the old information.
7) The Braille Sense Plus B32 will delete it, show “successfully deleted,” and return to the “service list.” If you want to cancel the deletion, press “space” when “Are you sure you want to delete the (Registered service name) service? Yes” is displayed in order to change “yes” to “no,” and then press “enter.” Or, just press “space-e (dots 1-5)” or “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6).” 7.5.2 Set Path “Set path” sets the default download path where file attachments and email are stored.
7.5.2.1 Set the Save Attachments Path The default path for downloaded attached files is “/flashdisk/download.” You can set the download path using the following method: 1) Execute steps 1 through 5, as explained in section 7.5.2 (Set path). 2) Press “enter” on “save attachments path: /flashdisk/download,” or press “m (dots 1-3-4).” Or, press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to the “modify” button, and then press “enter.” 3) Then, “no list” will be displayed when the “/flashdisk/download” folder is empty.
7.5.2.2 Set the Send Attachments Path “Send attachments path” is the path where the files to be attached are saved. The default path is “/flashdisk/upload.” You can change this path to a different path using the following method: 1) Execute steps 1 – 5, as explained in section 7.5.2. 2) Press “space-4” to move to “send attachments path: /flashdisk/upload.” 3) Press “enter” or “m (dots 1-3-4)” on “send attachments path: /flashdisk/upload.
4) Press “enter” or “m (dots 1-3-4)” on “disk to save E-mail in: /flashdisk.” Or, press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to the “modify” button, and then press “enter.” 5) Then, the “flashdisk” will be displayed. Press “space-4” or “space1” to move to the disk list. If you have connected a USB memory stick or CF memory, “smd” (stick memory) or “cfd” (cf memory) will be displayed during step one above, respectively. 6) Press “enter” on the desired disk name.
You can cancel “set options” while you are changing a setting by pressing “space-e (dots 1-5)” or “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6).” 7.5.4 Spam Settings When the Braille Sense Plus B32 downloads e-mail from the e-mail server, there may be a lot of e-mail messages that are spam. In this case, you can avoid downloading these spam e-mail messages by registering specified words in the subject or the specified e-mail address.
“Type” consists of 3 sub items; “subject,” “e-mail address string,” and “host.” You can move among these sub items by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.” The “list” will be displayed in a different form according to the sub item of the “type.” If you have selected “subject,” the list will be displayed as “subject: (Registered word) 1/xx.” If you selected “e-mail address string,” it will be displayed as “e-mail address string: (Registered e-mail address string) 1/xx.
from the e-mail server, but will delete them automatically. So those emails will not be in the inbox. You can also avoid receiving e-mail messages from a specific sender or host by registering it. The following are the steps to register a sender’s e-mail address: 1) Execute steps 1 to 5 in section 7.5.4. 2) Press “space-4” when “type: subject 1/3” is displayed. Then, “type: e-mail address string 2/3” will be displayed.
If you want to register a specific host as a spam sender, do the following: 1) Execute steps 1 through 5, as explained in section 7.5.4. 2) Press “space-4” when “type: subject 1/3” is displayed in order to move to “type: host 3/3.” 3) Press “a (dot 1)” on “type: host 3/3,” or press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to the “add” button, and then press “enter.” 4) Then, the “add dialog box” will be opened, and “host add: (host address)” will be displayed.
address, or host. In this case, you need to modify the subject while typing them in. Please refer to the following correction methods: 1) In order to delete the current letter, press “space-d (dots 1-4-5)” 2) In order to delete the previous letter, press “backspace.” 3) In order to delete the current line, press “backspace-1-4.” Then, “delete line: yes” will be displayed. Press “enter” to delete the line.
8) Then “successfully modified spam data.” will be announced, and you will be returned to the “list.” If there is more than one word in the list, you can look them up by pressing “space-4” or “space-1.” If you want to modify the e-mail addresses or host addresses that have been registered, execute step 1 above. Press “space-4” to move to “type: e-mail address string 2/3” and “type: host 3/3.” You can modify them with the same method as explained above.
7.6. Hot Keys for E-Mail 7.6.
7.6.3 Hot Keys for Reading E-Mail Messages or Writing an Email Message Start selection: Enter-b (dots 1-2) Select all: Enter-a (dot 1) Copy to the clipboard: Enter-c (dots 1-4) Cut to the clipboard: Enter-x (dots 1-3-4-6) (It is not valid when you are reading e-mail in the “inbox”). Paste from the clipboard: Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6) (It is not valid when you are reading e-mail in the “inbox”). Delete: Space-d (dots 1-2) (It is not valid when you are reading email in the “inbox”).
8. Media Player The Media Player on the Braille Sense Plus B32 is a program which you can use to play audio files. The Media Player will play the following formats, ac3, asf, asx, m3u, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpa, mpg, ogg, pls, rmp, wav, wax, wma, and wmv. Note that you will not be able to see the video with “avi” and “wmv” files. You can control the playing of audio files using either the Braille keyboard commands or audio keys that are on the front panel of the Braille Sense Plus B32.
play audio files registered in the play list. If there are no files that have been registered in the play list, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display the message, “There are no items to display.” You have to add a file to the play list before it can be played. There is a detailed explanation on how to add files to the play list in section 8.2.2.
can resume the recording by pressing the “record” button again. The recorded sound will be stored in a file, and placed in the “flashdisk/media/record” folder. See section 8.3.3 for more information about recorded files. 8.1.4 Stop Button The “stop” button has a square shape, and is used to stop playing. If you press the “stop” button while an audio file is being played, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will stop playing.
press “m” in the “program menu.” The “Media Player” is also opened when you play audio files by pressing the “play/pause” button on the front panel of the Braille Sense Plus B32. This dialog box contains two information tabs: “playback information” and “play list.” Press “space-4-5” or “space-1-2” to move between these tabs. A detailed explanation of these tabs follows in sections 8.2.1, 8.2.2, and 8.2.3. 8.2.
8.2.
2) Hot Keys in the Play List Tab Hot key Space-4 Space-1 Space-4-6 Space-1-3 Space Enter-1-2 Enter Backspace Space-1-4-5 Dot 6 Dot 3 Dots 4-6 Dots 1-3 Dots 5-6 Dots 2-3 Dot 4 Dot 1 Dot 5 Dot 2 Dots 3-4-5 Dots 1-2-6 Space-up scroll button Space-down scroll button Space-1-3-4 Space-1-2-5 Space-4-5/Space-1-2 Space-1-3-5-6 188 Function Move to the next file Move to the previous file Move to the last file Move to the first file Select/resume current file (while playing, it is used as play/pause) Start selecti
8.3 How to Use the Media Player Menu When you want to open the “Media Player” menu, you can press “space-m (dots 1-3-4).” You can also “F2” while in the “Media Player” dialog box. This menu contains five items: “file,” “play,” “record,” “advanced” and “settings.” Using the “file” menu, you can add or delete files in the play list. The “play” menu lists all of the commands related to playing files. The “record” menu opens the “recording” dialog box in which allows you to record sound and play it.
you finish selecting all the files you want, press “enter.” When you open the “open file” dialog box, files in the default folder will be displayed. The default folder is set to “/flashdisk/media.” You can also open the “file open” dialog box by pressing “enter-o (dots 1-3-5)” in the “Media Player” dialog box. 8.3.1.2 Open Folder This “open folder” menu item is used to select all of the audio files in the selected folders to the play list and play them one after another.
explanation of the “play’ menu can be found in section 8.3.2. 8.3.1.4 Add Folder The “add folder” menu item is used to add all of the audio files in a selected folder to the play list. If you press “enter” on “add folder” in the “file” menu (or press “backspace-f (dots 1-2-4)” in the “Media Player” dialog box), the same dialog box that is used for “open folder” will be displayed.
execute the “save as playlist” command by pressing “enter” on it, or you can press “l (dots 1-2-3).” Otherwise, you can press “space-s (dots 2-3-4)” in the “Media Player” dialog box. If you execute “save as playlist,” the “save as playlist” dialog box is displayed. This dialog box consists of “file list,” “file name,” a “confirm” button, and a “cancel” button. If the dialog box is opened, “file name:” is displayed.
8.3.1.8 Exit You can exit from the “Media Player” by selecting “exit” in the “file” menu, or by pressing “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6)” in the “Media Player” dialog box. Then, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will stop playing (if it is playing a file), and exit from “Media Player” to the “program menu.” 8.3.2 Play The “play” submenu has all of the commands that can be used to control playback. To use this menu, first, press “space-m (dots 1-34)” to call up the “Media Player” menu. Next, press “space-4.
8.3.2.4 Back 5 Track This is used to play the fifth file before the file that is currently being played. You can also press “dots 2-3” in the “Media Player” dialog box to do this. 8.3.2.5 Forward 5 Track This is used to play the fifth file after the file that is currently being played. You can also do this by pressing “dots 5-6” in the “Media Player” dialog box. 8.3.2.6 First Track This is used to play the first file in the play list.
8.3.2.11 Forward 5 Seconds This is used to go forward 5 seconds, and play from there when a file is being played. You can also do this by pressing “dot 5” in the “Media Player” dialog box, or you can press the “next” button and the “play” button on the front panel. 8.3.2.12 Volume Up and Volume Down These options are used to adjust the audio playback volume. Here, the volume level ranges from 0 to 10.
8.3.3 Record This menu item is used to open the “record” dialog box. To open the “record” dialog box, first, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” to bring up the “Media Player” menu. Press “space-4” twice to move to “record (r),” and then press “enter,” or you can press “r (dots 1-2-35).” Then, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display the “record” dialog box. You can also open this dialog box by pressing “enter-r (dots 12-3-5)” in the “Media Player” dialog box.
the “recording information” tab. Whenever you start recording the Braille Sense Plus B32 will create a file. The file will be named “record01.wav,” or “record02.wav” etc. The recorded sound will be saved to that file. These files are stored in a special folder. By default, these files are saved in “/flashdisk/media/record.” You can change the saving folder and recoding file type by using the “record settings” option, which is explained in section 8.3.5.3.
8.3.3.5 Pause This item is used to pause the recording or playing a file while in the Media Player. If you press “enter” on “pause,” or press the “play/pause” button on the front panel of the Braille Sense Plus B32, recording or playing will be paused, and the “recording information” or “playback information” tab will be displayed. 8.3.3.6 Continue If you press “enter” on “continue” while the current status is “pause,” the Braille Sense Plus B32 will resume recording or playing. 8.3.3.
8.3.4.1 Set Bookmark If you execute this function when you are playing a file, or when a file is paused, a bookmark will be set. A bookmark will mark a specific location, so that you can come back directly to the spot where you placed the bookmark. To execute this function, 1) Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” and move to “advanced” by pressing “space-4.” 2) Press “enter” on “advanced.” 3) Move to “set bookmark” by pressing “space-4,” and press “enter.
If you execute this function in a file that does not have a bookmark, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display “There is no bookmark in selected file.” 8.3.4.3 Jump to Bookmark If you execute this function when you are playing a file, or when a file is paused, it will find a bookmark that has already been created. To execute this function, 1) Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” and move to “advanced” by pressing “space-4.” 2) Press “enter” on “advanced.
If you type in a longer time than the total playback time, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display “invalid time,” and play from the paused location. 8.3.5 Settings Through this menu, you can change settings about recording, playing, and general Media Player options. To use the “settings” menu, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to call up the “Media Player” menu. Press “space-4” three times to reach “settings,” and then press “enter.” Or, you can press “s” in the “Media Player” menu.
title when move to previous/next track. You can change the on or off by pressing “space.” To save the changed settings and exit, press “enter” after you change an option, or move to the “confirm” button by pressing “space-4-5” repeatedly. If you want to cancel the changes you made, and exit this dialog box, press “space-e (dots 1-5),” or “space-z (dots 1-3-56).” You can also press “enter” on the “cancel” button to close the dialog box without changing any options.
play list or you want to append the selected files into the play list. The default value is “overwrite” and it means the play list will be filled with the selected files. And if you press “space” then the value will be set to “append” and the play list will be appended with the selected files. The “set speed” option allows you to set the audio playback speed. The speed level ranges from 1 to 10. The default setting is the 5. If you change the value, press “space” or “backspace.
may not be as good as when these options are set to higher values. You can change these values by pressing “space.” When you record the file using the external microphone, you must set to “external mic” the “record mode.” And when you record the file using the line-in-cable, you must set to “line in” the “record mode.” And when you record the file using internal microphone, you must set to “internal mic” the “record mode.
Last track: Dots 4-6 Back 1 minute: Dot 1 Forward 1 minute: Dot 4 Back 5 seconds: Dot 2, play and previous button Forward 5 seconds: Dot 5, play and next button Volume up: Space-up scroll button Volume down: Space-down scroll button Speed up: Dots 3-4-5 Speed down: Dots 1-2-6 Pause/continue: Space, Play button Stop: Backspace, Stop button Delete play list during stop: Space-d (dots 1-4-5) 3) Hot Keys for the Commands in the Record Dialog Box Call up the record dialog box: Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5), Record butt
9. Radio In order to use “Radio” program in the Braille Sense Plus B32, please connect the headphone to the headphone jack of the Braille Sense Plus B32. The headphone connected to the Braille Sense Plus B32 will work as a radio antenna. In the program menu, please press scroll buttons to move to the “Radio” and press “enter,” or just press “r (dots 1-2-3-5)” in order to execute radio program. Once the radio program is executed, your Braille Sense Plus B32 will announce the radio frequency.
“volume.” You can adjust the radio volume. Radio volume can be adjusted without calling dialog box. “space-down scroll button” will decrease the volume and “space-up scroll button” will increase the radio volume. 9.2 Frequency control During listening to the radio, if you want to tune to the other frequency, please press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to call the menu. Move to “frequency” and press “enter.
rrent frequency)” will be announced. 4) Press “space-4-5.” 5) Then “label:” is announced. Please input the name of the channel t o be registered. 6) Press “space-4-5” to move to “confirm” and press “enter.” If you want to register the frequency other than the frequency which you are listening to, input the frequency when “frequency: (The current frequency” is displayed in the dialog box.
If you want to delete any channel from the registered channels, select the desired channel in the channel list and move to “delete” button by pressing “tab (space-1-2)” and press “enter.” In order to exit from the preset manager dialog box, press “enter” at the “close” button, or just press “space-e (dots 1-5).” Registering the channel and move among the registered channels are available using audio buttons on the front panel, too.
at “cancel” button, the recorded file will not be saved and close the dialog box. During recording, you cannot change the channel and frequency. During listening to the radio, you can record without calling the record dialog box by pressing the “record” button on the front panel. Before you use the “record” button out of the audio buttons on the front panel, please set the audio mode switch to the FM radio mode. If you press the “record” button, the record dialog box will be opened and recording will start.
type, you press the “space.” And then you can select between “wav” and “mp3.” In order to change the sample rate and bit per channel, press “space-1” or “space-4” to move to the desired item to be changed when “sampling rate: 8000Hz” is displayed. At the desired item, press “space” and change the value. After you change all items as you desire, press “space-4-5” to move to “confirm” button and press “enter.
Auto next frequency: dot 5, short press next button Go to frequency: space-f (dots 1-2-4) Move to previous channel: dot 1, long press previous button Move to next channel: dot 4, long press next button Registry channel: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4), long press record button Delete the channel: long press stop button Call up the record dialog box: Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5) Record start/pause: short press record button Record stop: short press stop button Mute on: short press stop button, space Muto off: short press pla
10. Web Browser You can use the Web Browser on the Braille Sense Plus B32 to read pages on the Internet, as well as reading html books that you have saved to disk. In addition, you can download and read books from places such as Web Braille, and BookShare. Note that you will need to have setup an account in order to access many of the books on these sites. When you want to launch the Web Browser, select Web Browser in the “program” menu, and press “enter.
Web Browser is open. When “open URL” is executed, the edit window for an address will be displayed. On the Braille display, you will see the address of the current page. You can enter a new web page address that you want to connect to. You need to enter the new address in computer Braille such as “www.yahoo.com.” Then, press “enter.” You can check the addresses that have been entered previously by pressing the down arrow key (“space-4”).
At the “file type,” press “space-1” or “space-4” to select the file type. In order to check the current path, press “space-3-4.” You can use this command in the following dialog boxes: “save as,” “add to favorite,” and the “favorite list.” 10.1.3 Save As In order to execute “save as,” call up the “menu” by pressing “spacem (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2,” and press “enter” on “file.” Move to “save as” by pressing “space-4” and press “enter,” or press “space-s (dots 2-34)” while the Web Browser is activated.
format. Use “space-4” or “space-1” to select the file type that you want. Press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to “confirm” and press “enter” to save as the file name and type as selected. Or, press “tab” again to move to “cancel” and press “enter” to cancel “save as.” If you do not want to save with a new file name, press “escape (“space-e”)” or “exit (“space-z”).” 10.1.4 Page Information “Page information” shows how many tables, links, and controls are in the current page.
3) Auto scroll You can move between the menus by pressing “space-4” or “space1.” To execute the menu, press “enter.” 10.2.1 Read from Beginning to Cursor This function will read the current page from the beginning to the cursor location. To execute this function, press “enter” on “read from beginning to cursor” in the “read” menu. Or, you can press “backspace-g (1-2-45)” when you open a web page. If you want to quit this function before the cursor location, press “backspace-enter.
If you quit this function before the end of current page, you can press “backspace-enter.” If you execute this function, the Braille display and LCD change to correspond with the voice output. For a faster scroll during scrolling, press “space-6.” For a slower scroll during scrolling, press the “space-3.” 10.3 Edit “Edit” menu is used to copy any part of the web page or add it to the clipboard.
10.3.3 Add to clipboard You can copy various parts of the web page to the clipboard, and then you can copy them to the edit box or the other program at once. In order to add the selected parts of the web page by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4),” move to “edit” menu by pressing “space-4” and press “enter.” And press “space-4” to move to the “add to clipboard” and press “enter.” Or you can add to the clipboard by pressing “enter-p (dots 1-2-3-4)” without calling up the menu. 10.3.
10.4 Go To In order to enter into the “go to” menu, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2,” and go to “go to” by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter.” The sub menus are explained in the following sections. 10.4.1 Go to Home Page The first page that your Web Browser loads when the Web Browser opens is called the “home page.” You can set your favorite site as your home page. As soon as your “home page” is set, your Web Browser will show you the same “home page” every time you start the Web Browser.
Plus B32 because there is no previous page when you first open the Web Browser. 10.4.3 Go to Next Page When you have opened multiple web pages, you can go back and forth from the current page to the previous page, or to the next page. For example, when you first open the Web Browser, you connect to your home page. Then, you connect to the web site of Yahoo, and next, you connect to the Lycos web site. In this case, the next page from the Yahoo web site is the Lycos web site.
also activate this function without opening up the menu by pressing “backspace-f (dots 1-2-4)” while you are in a web page. 10.4.6 Go to Previous/Next Text This menu can be used to go to the next text or the previous text while you are reading the web page. In order to execute the “go to next text” menu, do the following: 1) Call up the menu by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2.” 2) Move to “go to” by pressing “space-4.
10.4.8 History The “history” is the list of the web page addresses (and their titles) that have been visited either by clicking on a link or by typing in the address directly. When “history” is executed, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display the titles of the web pages in the history list. If you have visited a web page such as www.yahoo.com previously, The history list on the Braille Sense Plus B32 will show you the title of the page as, “Yahoo!.
In order to execute the “find” menu, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” to call up the menu, and go to the “go to” menu by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter.” Go to “find” by pressing “space-4,” and press “enter,” or you can press “space-f (dots 1-2-4)” while the Web Browser is loaded. When “find” is executed, the dialog box that contains the edit window for entering text and the searching direction will appear.
you can find the following controls: “link list,” “focus link” button, “activate link” button, and “cancel” button. You can move control by control by pressing “space-4-5” or “space-1-2.” In the “link list,” you can move by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.” If you want to move to the selected page in “link list,” press “enter” on the link of focus in “link list.” Or move to “activate link” button by pressing “space-4-5” or “space-1-2” and press “enter” there.
10.5.2 Add To Favorites You can add the web page that you are reading now to the “favorites” list. In order to add the web page to the “favorites” list, press “spacem (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2,” and move to “favorites” by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter.” Then, move to “add to favorites” by pressing “space-4,” and then press “enter.” You can activate “add to favorites” by pressing “backspace-a (dot 1)” when the Web Browser is running.
In order to open the “favorites” list, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4),” and move to “favorites” by pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter.” Move to the “favorites list” by pressing “space-4,” and press “enter.” Or, you can press “enter-l (dots 1-2-3)” while the Web Browser is running. When you press these keys, the Braille Sense Plus B32, will display the favorites list dialog box.
10.6 Options Using the “options” menu, you can select the type that is gets the web page. In order to execute the option menu, press “space-m (dots 1-3-4),” and move to “options” pressing “space-4.” Then, press “enter.” Or, you can press “backspace-o (dots 1-3-5)” while the web browser is running. When you press these keys, the Braille Sense Plus B32 open the “options dialog box.” And it will tell the “user agent: windows CE.
without reading the text in between controls, the Braille Sense Plus B32 provides the following “move to control” methods: 1) Move to the previous control: “Shift-tab (space-1-2)” This command moves to the nearest previous control from the current position. If there are no more previous controls, the warning sound will be played. 2) Move to the next control: “Tab (space-4-5)” This command moves to the next control from the current position. If there are no more controls, the warning sound will be played.
new line by pressing “enter.” After you finish entering the text, press “tab (space-4-5)” in order to move to the next item. 5) List box, combo box: In order to change a selection in the combo box, press “backspace-space-4” or “backspace-space-1.” You can move to the next item by pressing “space-4.” 6) Radio button, check box: In order to select or cancel the selection, press “enter.” 7) Button: If you press “enter” on a button, you will move to the referenced page. 10.7.
second big table, it displays “table 2-1 3 rows, 2 columns.” At the end of the sub table, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display “table 2-1.” If the table consists of only 1 row and 1 column, or empty space that has only border or background, such tables are not considered tables in the Braille Sense Plus B32. The Braille Sense Plus B32 provides a way to move table by table, and cell by cell, in order for the user to comprehend the structure of the table.
4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) pressed on the starting line of the table, the warning sound will be played. Move to next cell: Space-5-6 It moves to the next cell. If the current cell is the last cell, it moves to the end line of the table. If it is pressed on the end line of the table, the warning sound will be played. Move to upper cell: Space-3-5 It moves to the cell in the previous row within the same column. If the current cell is on the first row, the warning sound will be played.
10.7.4 Move to the Frame 1) Move to the previous frame: Space-3-4-6 It moves to the starting position of the previous frame. If there are no previous frames, the warning sound will be played. 2) Move to the next frame: Space-1-4-6 It moves to the starting position of the next frame. If there are no more frames, the warning sound will be played. 10.7.
Information: Enter-I (dots 2-4) Exit: Space-z (dots 1-3-5-6) Read Menu Read from beginning to cursor: Backspace-g (dots 1-2-4-5) Read from cursor to end: Enter-g (dots 1-2-4-5) Auto scroll: Up scroll button-down scroll button Edit menu Start selection: Enter-b (dots 1-2) Copy: Enter-c (dots 1-4) Add to clipboard: Enter-p (dots 1-2-3-4) Copy URL: Backspace-d (dots 1-4-5) Copy link: Backspace-l (dots 1-2-3) Go to menu Go to the home page: Backspace-h (dots 1-2-5) Go to the previous page: Backspace-space-3 or
Hot Keys When Playing Audio Files in the Web Browser Turn up the volume: Space-up scroll button Turn down the volume: Space-down scroll button Five seconds before: Previous button of the front panel Five seconds after: Next button of the front panel Pause/Replay: Play button of the front panel Stop: Stop button of the front panel Reading Web Pages Move between controls Move to the previous control: Shift-tab (space-1-2) Move to the next control: Tab (space-4-5) Select the next item in the combo box (list bo
10.9 What the Web Browser Does Not Support 1) Images are not supported. 2) Any executable files on web sites cannot be executed. It is because the operating system on the Braille Sense Plus B32 is different from the operating system on a personal computer. 3) A web page using flash can be opened, but the flash content may not be read. 4) Some web pages that use JavaScript cannot be opened.
11. DAISY Player Using the DAISY Player, on the Braille Sense Plus B32, you can listen to files and read books that use the DAISY format. DAISY is an acronym for (DIGITAL ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION SYSTEM). One advantage to DAISY books is that you can listen to the audio as well as read the associated text with the audio. The Braille Sense Plus B32 supports DAISY books that are version 3.0 or earlier.
You can open the DAISY Player menu by pressing “space-m (dots 13-4)” or “F2” when you are in the DAISY Player. In the menu, you will find “file,” “document,” “mark,” and “heading.” You can move between these menu items with “space-1” or “space-4,” and press “enter” when you want to activate the selected menu item. You can also play the DAISY contents using the audio buttons on the front panel.
between these items with “space-1” or “space-4.” You can activate the selected item by pressing “enter.” 11.2.1 Open DAISY You can open another DAISY file with using “open DAISY.” To get to “open DAISY,” press “space-m (dots 1-3-4) to call up the menu, and then press “tab (“space-4-5”) until you hear “open DAISY.” Or, you can use the hot key “enter-o (dots 1-3-5)” without pressing “space-m (dots1-3-4).” When you activate “open DAISY,” you can see the disk list while pausing or playing a file.
move between the three controls with “tab (space-4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).” In “voice control,” you can move between “set speed” and “set volume” with “space-1” or “space-4.” You can increase the levels of speed and volume with “space,” and decrease them with “backspace.” After setting the levels, press “enter” to confirm your choice. Without using the “voice settings” menu, you can increase or decrease the speed with “dots 3-4-5” or “dots 1-2-6.
11.3 Document When in the “document” menu, you can move by phrase or level while playing. If you want to activate the “document menu,” press “space-m (dots1-3-4)” and then press “d (dots 1-4-5).” In this menu, you will find items such as, “play/pause,” “previous phrase,” “next phrase,” “previous page,” “next page,” “go to page,” “up level,” and “down level.” You can move between these items with “space-1” or “space-4.” To activate a menu item, select the menu item, and then press “enter.” 11.3.
without calling up the menu by pressing “space-3-4-5” or “space-1-26” during play or pause. You can jump to whatever page you want to go to by pressing “enter-g (dots 1-2-4-5).” If you activate “go to page,” you will find an edit box asking “move to page number”” Here you can type in the page number that you want to move to. Press “enter,” and the Braille Sense Plus B32 will move you to that page. 11.3.
11.4.2 Next Mark The “next mark” function will allow you to move to a location where you have placed a mark. If you have placed a mark in a DAISY Player file, and you have not yet passed it, you can move to that mark by using the “next mark” function. You can access the “next mark” function by pressing “enter” on “mark,” and then move to “next mark” by pressing “space-4” and press “enter.” Or just press “n (dots 1-3-45)” to execute “next mark.” Then, press “enter” on “next mark.
11.4.5 Deleting a Mark Without using the menu, you can activate the “delete mark” function by pressing “space-d (dots 1-4-5).” You can also activate this function by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2.” Then use, “space-4” to move to “mark,” and press “enter.” Then, use “space-4” to move to “delete mark,” and press “enter” on “delete mark.” If you activate the “delete mark” function, an edit box will appear asking, “enter mark name to delete:.
heading” by pressing “space-f (dots 1-2-4).” When you have pressed this hot key, you will see a dialog box that shows the message, “heading to find:” You will also see a “search direction:,” a “confirm” button, and a “cancel” button. You can move between the four items with “tab (space-dots 4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-dots 1-2).” At the “heading to find:” edit box, you can input the mark name that you want to find.
Move by Phrase Move to the next phrase: dot 6 or short press “next” button Move to the previous phrase: dot 3 or short press “previous” button Move to the next fifth phrase: dot 4 Move to the previous fifth phrase: dot 1 Move by page Move to the next page: Space-3-4-5 Move to the previous page: Space-1-2-6 Go to the page: Enter-g (dots 1-2-4-5) Move by level Move to the upper-level: dots 5-6 Move to the down-level: dots 2-3 Move to the next level at the preset level: dot 5 Move to the previous level at the
Miscellaneous Hot Keys Move to the title list: Space-1-2-5-6 Open DAISY file: Enter-o (dots 1-3-5) Voice setting: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4) Check the book-info: Enter-I (dots 2-4) 247
12. Bluetooth Manager The Braille Sense Plus B32 is Bluetooth capable. Bluetooth is the latest in wireless technology that allows for a Personal Area Network (PAN). Unlike a traditional Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), these networks are limited to approximately 30 feet or less. Bluetooth enables users to exchange various types of information. In order to use Bluetooth with the Braille Sense Plus B32, you must change the Bluetooth option to “on” in the option menu. Please refer to the section 2.4.2.
devices. Please wait…” message and beep sound when this process begins. And when the Bluetooth device is detected, the Braille Sense Plus B32 announces “find (Bluetooth device name).” Until the end of scanning all devices, any keys on the Braille Sense Plus B32 will not work, and you cannot stop scanning the device. You have to wait until the completion of the scanning devices.
can also access this option by pressing “r (dots 1-2-3-5)” while you are in the Bluetooth Device List menu, or you can activate it directly without calling up the menu by pressing “enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5).” You can access the next item in the menu by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” and then “space-1” or “space-4” until you get to “device name,” and press “enter.” You can also press “n (dots 1-3-4-5)” while you are in the Bluetooth Device List menu to activate “device name.
Discoverable mode, and that all services are enabled. It is possible to have certain services enabled on your remote Bluetooth device, while having other services that are disabled. For example, you could have LAN and FTP enabled, while having ActiveSync and Serial Port disabled. If this is the case, then the Braille Sense Plus B32 will only display LAN and FTP.
by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” and then “space-1” or “space-4.” Then, press “enter” to activate it. You can also activate this item while you are in the Bluetooth Service List menu by pressing “d (dots 1-4-5),” or you can activate it without calling up the menu by pressing “enter-d (dots 1-4-5).” In order to disconnect any service, press “space-1” or “space-4” at the Bluetooth service list to move to the service that you want to disconnect, and execute the “disconnect” command.
you will see “connected” after the services that have successfully connected. Some of the service may be connected without inputting pin code depending on the Remote Bluetooth device settings. It is possible to setup the remote Bluetooth device to always accept the connection from the Braille Sense Plus B32, or to require a pin code each time. These options must be changed on the remote Bluetooth device.
12.2.3 FTP Service This service will work similar to using FTP on the Internet. It will allow you to transfer folders and files to and from the Braille Sense Plus B32 between it and the remote Bluetooth device. When referring to the FTP service, we will refer to the file/folder list in the remote Bluetooth device as “remote folder list” and the file/folder list of the Braille Sense Plus B32 as the “local folder list.
You can use the following steps to move files from a local folder to the remote folder: 1. After you connect to the FTP service, you will be in the remote folder list. While in the remote folder list, you should press “spacem (dots 1-3-4)” or “F2” to open the FTP menu. Then, you should press “space-1” or “space-4” to navigate to “open local folder,” and press “enter.” You can also press “o (dots 1-3-5)” while in the menu, or you can press “enter-o (dots 1-3-5)” without having to call up the menu.
file is not pasted successfully, you will hear, “xxx file not pasted.” After the file is pasted successfully, you will also hear, “paste completed,” and you will be returned to the remote folder list. The following steps should be used to copy a file from the remote folder list to the local folder list: 1. After the FTP service has connected, you can navigate through the remote folder, just like in the file manager.
After the file is pasted successfully, you will also hear, “paste completed,” and you will be returned to the local folder list. 12.2.3.2 Send To This function will allow you to send files from the local folder list to the remote folder list. It is only available in the local folder list. This is very similar to the copy and paste function. The difference is that you do not have to paste the file to the remote folder. It is done as soon as you activate the “send to” function.
12.2.3.3 Retrieve File The “retrieve file” function will allow you to retrieve a file from the remote folder list, and move it to the local folder. This function is available while in the remote folder list. You can only save files to the “flashdisk/download” folder with this function. Perform the following steps to activate the “retrieve file” function: 1. After you have connected the FTP service, you will be connected to the remote folder list.
move among the items in the folder list is the same as how to move in the File Manager. 2. Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to open the menu, and then use “space-1” or “space-4” to navigate to “new folder,” and press “enter.” Or, you can activate this function without calling up the menu by pressing “enter-f (dots 1-2-4).” 3. You will then see an edit box that says, “new folder name:.” Type in the new folder name using ASCII characters, and then press “enter.
12.2.3.6 Information This function will allow you to check information regarding files or folders that are located in the remote or local folder list. You can activate this function by performing the following steps: 1. After you have connected to the FTP service, navigate to the local or remote folder list, and select the file or folder that you want to know information about. The navigation keys are exactly the same as when using the file manager.
You cannot use ActiveSync via USB and Bluetooth at the same time. If the remote Bluetooth device is connected via USB and using ActiveSync, you must disconnect the remote Bluetooth device in order to use the ActiveSync service via Bluetooth. 12.2.5 Serial Port If you connect this service, you should not connect the other services. The Serial Port service will allow you to use your Braille Sense Plus B32 as a wireless Braille display via Bluetooth.
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Bluetooth icon in the System Tray, you may have to change the settings for the Bluetooth icon to appear. Go to the Windows Control Panel, Bluetooth Devices, Options, and then check the check box that says “Show the Bluetooth Icon in the Notification Area.” Press the “up or Down” Arrow keys until you get to "Open Bluetooth settings." Press “enter.” Select the Device tab control. You may need to press Ctrl-Tab in order to select this tab control.
17. 18. 19. 20. example, the outgoing COM port may be COM 5, and the incoming COM port may be COM 6. Do not be surprised if your COM ports are not set to COM 5 and COM 6. The COM ports used can vary from computer to computer. Press “tab” to get to the Finish button, and then press “enter” to activate it. You will then be taken back to the Bluetooth devices setting dialog. Press Ctrl-Tab twice to focus the COM ports tab control.
Now that you have set up Window-Eyes, you need to finish the setup on the Braille Sense Plus B32. 12.2.5.3 Setting up the Braille Sense Plus B32 1. Press “f1” to get to the Program menu. 2. Press “space-1” or “space-4” to get to the Utility menu, or just press the letter u.” 3. Press “enter.” 4. Press “space-1” or “space-4” to get to Terminal for Screen Reader, and press” enter.” 5. Press “space-1” or “space-4” to get to Bluetooth Serial Port, and press “enter.
1) FTP service Open local folder/move remote folder: Enter-o (dots 1-3-5) Copy: Enter-c (dots 1-4) Paste: Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6) Send to: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4) Retrieve file: Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5) New folder: Enter-f (dots 1-2-4) Delete file/folder: Space-d (dots 1-4-5) Information: Enter-i (dots 2-4) 265
13. MSN messenger The MSN Messenger program on the Braille Sense Plus B32 is very similar in its operation to that which runs on a Personal computer. This is because we have made every attempt to keep the structure and features the same as those that are found in the MSN messenger program that runs on a PC. Using MSN Messenger, you can chat online with other registered users of MSN Messenger. Note that you will need to setup your MSN Messenger account with Microsoft before using this service.
password will not be stored even if you have checked the “save password” check box. 5) Press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to the “confirm” button. Pressing “enter” here will log you in to your Messenger account. Once you are logged in, a contact list will appear. If you want to cancel logging in, press “tab (space-4-5)” once more at the “confirm” button, to move to the “cancel” button. Then press “enter.” Or you can also press “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6).” Then the messenger program will close.
You can have the received message stay on the Braille display until you are done reading it. When in the Contacts list box you can press “enter-l (dots 1-2-3).” When you are asked to “confirm the received message: no,” select “yes” by press the “space.” When a message is received the message will stay on the Braille display until you close it with “space-e (dots 1-5).” If you want to close the messenger program, press “enter” on “close” in the file menu. Or you can press “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6).” 13.2.
The added contact will be displayed as offline until the person accepts your request for adding him or her to your contact list. As soon as the request is accepted, their status will be changed to online. You can delete a contact that you have registered by doing the following. 1) Move to the contact you want to delete, by pressing “space-1” or “space-4” repeatedly. 2) Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to open the menu. Press “space-4” to move to “contacts,” and press “enter.
Or you can just press “space-e (dots 1-5).” Then, the dialog box will be closed and the contact list box will appear again. 13.2.3 Changing Your Nickname, Status and Viewing Your Information You can change your nickname as follows. 1) Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or F2 to open the menu. Press “space-4” repeatedly to move to “tools,” and press “enter.” Press “enter” on “nickname.” Or instead of using the menu, just press “enter-p (dots 1-2-3-4).
and press “enter.” Or instead of using the menu, just press “enter-t (dots 2-3-4-5).” 2) Then, the “set my status” dialog box will appear, and the “status” combo box will have focus. Move to the status item that you want by pressing “space-4” or “space-1.” 3) Press “tab (space-4-5)” to move to the “confirm” button, and press “enter.” Then your online status will be changed and you will be placed in the contact list box. 13.2.
3) View chat and last message When you are having a conversation with more than one person simultaneously, you can view a list of messages that you have received previously. You can use the “last message option,” or when using “view chat” go back to the instant message dialog box which you have used recently in the current instant message dialog box. To use “view chat,” you should press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to open the menu and press “enter” on “file” menu.
5) Message sound notification while in current window You can select whether you use beep sound for the messages or not to use “notify message sound in current window” when you are communicating with a person in the instant message dialog box. You need to take the following steps for this function. (1) Press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” to call the menu. (2) Press “space-4” to move to the “tools” and press “enter.
If you press “space-4” first and then press “enter,” there is no beep sound and you can’t find out new message before you check messenger program. 13.3 Instant Message Dialog Box If you press “enter” on an item in the contact list box, the instant message dialog box will appear. The instant message dialog box consists of “history” window, “input” edit box, “send” and “close” buttons. The “history” window lists all the messages that have been sent to and from other contacts.
If you want to close the instant message dialog box, press “enter” on the “close” button, or press “space-e (dots 1-5).” Then, the dialog box will be closed, and you will be placed back in the contact list box. 13.3.1 Inviting Others to Start a Conversation You can invite others to have a conversation together at the same time. That is, you can have a conversation with more than one person in one instant message dialog box. You can invite or add another participant as follows.
13.3.3 Copying and Pasting Instant Messages You can copy, paste, and delete the messages in the “history” window or “input” edit box, as you can do in the “word processor.” However, since the “history” window is read only, you cannot paste, cut, and delete the messages in the “history” window. To select a block of text, move the cursor to the starting point, and press “enter-b (dots 1-2).” Then, move to the end point of the text to be selected.
2) The contact list box Move to the previous item: Space-1 or up scroll button Move to the next item: Space-4 or down scroll button Move between online and offline groups: Space-5-6 Open the menu: Space-m (dots 1-3-4) or F2 Logout: Enter-n (dots 1-3-4-5) View chat: Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5) My status: Enter-m (dots 1-3-4) Close: Enter-z (dots 1-3-5-6) Add contact: Enter-a (dot 1) Delete contact: Enter-d (dots 1-4-5) Contact information: Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6).
14. Database Manager The database manager is a program that can be used to create a database in the form that you specify. You can use the DataBase Manager to add records and search for data in your records. A table contains at least one record, and a record consists of at least one field. You can specify attributes for each of the fields. In other words, a record is made up of a group of one or more fields.
1) Table manager: Here you can create, delete, and modify tables, records, and their fields. When you run the database manager for the first time, the “table manager” dialog box will appear. 2) Add record : You can add records to the current table. 3) Search records : You can search records in the current table. You can also search each field in the table. 4) List of records found : You can use this menu item to go through a list of records found in the table by the previous search.
press “enter” at the “close” button, the database manager program will be closed. You can move between each of these controls by pressing “tab (space-4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).” 14.1.1 Add Table “Add table” is a dialog box where you can create a new table. This dialog box contains “table name” edit box, “registered fields” list, “add field” button, “modify field” button, “delete field” button, “previous field” button, “next field” button, “confirm” button and “cancel” button.
If you want to cancel adding the field, press “tab (space-4-5)” once more to move to the “cancel” button, and press “enter.” If you have added a new field, you will get a message saying that a new field has been added. Then, the “registered fields” list will be shown again. Now, “name” field appears in the list, with the form, “name (edit box, pri) 1/1”.
“table manager” dialog box, press “tab (space-4-5) to move to the “close” button, and press “enter.” Or you can just press “space-z (dots 1-3-5-6)” to close the dialog box. Then, the “search records” dialog box will be opened, and the “name” field, the first field of the “address book” table, will be shown. Here, you can type the name you want to search for. 14.1.2 Modify Table “Modify table” is used to modify the name or structure of a registered table.
If you need to change a name of a field that is registered, move to a field name that you want to change on a “registered fields” list. Then press “m (dots 1-3-4)” or “tab (space-4-5)”, and enter on a “modify field.” It appears as “field name: (selected filed name)”, here you type the Name you want, and press “enter”. Even though you can change a name of a field, it is not possible to change the property of that field. 14.1.3 Delete table This option is used when you want to delete a table.
table,” or press “tab (space-4-5)” repeatedly to move to the “set default table” button and press “enter.” Or you can press “enter” on the name of the table in the “table name” list. Then, you will get a message saying that the table is set as the default table, and the “table manager” dialog box will be closed. 14.2 Add Record You can use this option to add information to a table that you have created. When the database manager is started, the “search records” dialog box will be opened at first.
If you have added a record, the “name” field will be focused again so that you can add another record. If you press “shift-tab (space-1-2)” at a field, the focus will be moved to the previous field. To go back to the “searching address” dialog box, press “enter-s (dots 2-3-4).” To open the “table manager” dialog box, press “enter-t (dots 2-3-4-5).” If you open these dialog boxes while you are entering a record, you will be asked if you want to save the record.
Move to the last record: Space-4-5-6 Move to previous same field different record: Space-3 Move to next same field different record: Space-6 Move to the first record: Space-1-2-3 2) Move between the fields in a record Move to the next field: Space-5 Move to the previous field: Space-2 Move to the last field: Space-4-6 Move to the first field: Space-1-3 In the “list of records found,” if you want to search for different text, you can press “enter-s (dots 2-3-4)” again to open the “search records” dialog box.
14.4 List of Records Found The “list of records found” will appear when the “search records” was performed successfully. While you are using the “add record” or “search records” dialog box, if you want to go to the “list of records found,” press “space-m (dots 1-3-4)” or F2 to open the menu, and press “enter” on “list of records found”. Or instead of using the menu, you can just press “enter-f (dots 1-2-4).” 14.
her information. If you press “enter” on “yes,” it will automatically c reate a new backup file and exit the database manager. If you pre ss “space-4” once and press “enter” on “no,” it will exit without mak ing a new backup file. You can change the backup mode if you press “enter” after focusing on one of the three radio buttons. Or, you can press “enter” on “confirm” by moving to it by pressing “tab (space-4-5).” The default backup mode is set to “prompt backup changes when exiting.” 14.
If you activate the “restore database” function, and you already have an database file, you will hear the message, “database file already exists. restore? Yes” If you press “enter,” the backup database file will be restored to the current database file. If you want to cancel, you press “space” and press “enter.” 14.
15. Utility The “utility” menu provides several special functions for use with the Braille Sense Plus B32.
via the calculator menu or you can use the hot keys depending on which method works best for you. All of these functions are explained in greater detail below. 15.1.1 General Functions “General functions” is a dialog box that contains the “general function list,” a “confirm” button, and a “cancel” button. In the dialog box, you can navigate through the items with “tab (“space-4-5”)” and “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)”. In the general function list, you can navigate the operators using “space-1” or “space-4.
If you want to enter in negative numbers, you should type in minus (dots 3-6) and the number together in parentheses. For example, you should type in minus 2 in the following manner: (-2). For the percent operation, you can get the result when you put in the numbers first and the percent sign (%) just after typing in the numbers. Immediately after you have typed in the percent sign (%), the number that you have typed in will be converted into a percent value. For example, 90 + 20% equals 90 + 18.
the detailed information, press “space” to switch to “yes.” Then, it will display “item name: the formula = its result value” in Braille. “Delete” is used to get rid of your registered item. If you want to delete an item, first, you should select the item that you want to be deleted, and then press “enter” on “delete.” You can find the deleted item in “item list” by pressing “tab (space-4-5).” Or, you can press “space-d (dots 1-4-5)” on what you want to delete in the item name list.
press “enter” on “yes.” And if you do not want to change the value, press “enter” on “no.” Press “space” to toggle between “yes” and “no.” 15.1.2.4 Statistics Function If you select this menu item, a dialog box opens, which consists of a list box containing all the stored variables, a list box displaying the results of several functions, and a “close” button. You can move between these elements by pressing “tab (space-4-5),” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).
the menu by pressing “space-m (dots 1-3-4).” Or, you can activate the “sine functions” menu by pressing “enter-s (dots 2-3-4)” in your calculation line. The “sine function” list consists of “sine,” “arc sine,” and “hyperbolic sine.” If you press “enter” on one of the three functions while moving with “space-1” or “space-4,” or if you press “enter” on “confirm” on one of the functions while moving with tab (“space-4-5”), you can insert it into your calculation line after selecting one of the sine functions.
15.1.6 Logarithm Functions The “logarithm functions” is a dialog box, which contains the following: “function list,” a “confirm” button, and a “cancel” button. You can move between the three items by pressing “tab (“space-45”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)”. The function list consists of “common logarithm” and “natural logarithm,” in which you can move by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.
15.1.8 Option Settings “Option settings” is a dialog box, which contains the following: “setting list,” a “confirm” button, and a “cancel” button. You can move between the three items by pressing “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)”. The “setting list” consists of “radian” and “degree,” in which you can move by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.” If you select “radian,” you can get the PI value while using the trigonometric function.
2. Subtraction Minus For Minus, press “dots 3-6.” For example, to add the numbers 10 and 20, and then subtract 5, you would enter: 10+20-5. The result is displayed as 25. 3. Multiplication For multiplication, press “dots 1-6.” For example, to multiply 10 by 20, you would enter: 10*20. The result is displayed as 200. 4. Division For Division, press “dots 1-4.” For example, to divide 20 by 10, you would enter: 20/10. The result is displayed as 2. 5. Percent For Percent, “press dots 1-4-6.
For example, to calculate the square root of 16, you press: Enter with dots 1-2-3-4-5, 16 “)”. Then, press enter. Your answer will be given as 4. 8. Exponential For Exponential you can press “enter” with “dots 1-5.” For example, to calculate the Exponential of 2, you would press: Enter with dots 1-5 then 2, followed by the “)” and “enter.” That is, exp (2) which gives the result 7.3890561. 9. Trigonometric Functions Sine Functions: For Sine, press “Enter” with “dots 2-3-4,” and then “s.
0.8660254. Tangent Functions: For Tangent, press Enter with dots 2-3-4-5 and then T. This is displayed as tan(. For Arc tangent, press Enter with dots 2-3-4-5 then A. This is displayed as atan(. For Hyperbolic tangent, press “enter,” with “dots 2-3-4-5,” then, “h.” This is displayed as tanh(. For example, to calculate the tangent of the 30 degree angles, you press: Enter with dots 2-3-4-5, T, 30 and then “)”. That is, tan(30) which gives you the result of 0.57735027.
and a “cancel” button. You can move between each of these items by pressing “tab (space-4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2)”. If you activate “set date and time” for the first time, you may see “time zone? Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana (GMPT-08:00)” which is set as the default. In “time zone,” you can review the “time zone” list by pressing “space-4” or “space-1,” or by typing in the first letter of represented cities.
15.3 Check Date and Time You can check the current date and time here. To activate this function, press “space-4” or “space-1” in the “utility” menu, and then press “enter” on “check date and time.” Or, you can activate this function by pressing “d” in the menu. Anywhere in the Braille Sense Plus B32, you can press “space-t (dots 2-3-4-5)” to check the time.
the “power saving mode” in the “option” menu (as explained in section 2.4) to avoid draining the battery. 15.4.1 Set Time When you open the “wake up alarm” dialog box, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will display the “set time” field. The value is set to the current time or the time specified previously. Here you can directly type in the time, or set the time using the shortcut keys, as explained in section 6.3. After you set the time, you should press “tab (“space4-5”)” to move to the next field.
options by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.” If you set the ringing duration to “1 minute,” the alarm will sound for one minute, and then the alarm will be silent. To stop the alarm, press “backspace-enter.” 15.4.5 Repeat Interval This option sets the amount of time that will be between the times that the alarm sounds. For example, after the alarm has stopped sounding, it will ring again in 3 minutes, if you set the repeat interval to three minutes. The available settings are 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, or 20 minutes.
15.5.1 Using the Calendar The “calendar” is composed of the “solar calendar,” “lunar calendar,” and “day of week.” In the “lunar calendar,” a leap month will display the month with “l (dots 1-2-3).” The calendar works according to a date unit. The default is the date that the Braille Sense Plus B32 was set to the last time the date was set. You can check the date in two ways. The following is an explanation of how to check the dates.
15.6 Pronunciation Dictionary The “pronunciation dictionary” is used to register or modify the Braille Sense Plus B32’s pronunciation while it is speaking. You can activate it by pressing “p (dots 1-2-3-4)” in the “utility” menu. The “pronunciation dictionary” is composed of the list, “add word” button, “modify word” button, “delete word” button and “close” button. You can move through those controls by pressing “tab (space-4-5)” or “shift-tab (space-1-2).
modify, just press “space-m (dots 1-3-4).” Then you will meet “modify entry: (focused word).” At this time, if you press “tab (space-4-5)” once, you will meet “replacement: (new pronunciation).” Here you can type in the pronunciation you want to change and then press “enter.” Or press “tab (space-4-5)” again to move to “confirm” button and then press “enter.” Then the word will be modified completely and the focus will be returned to “modify word” button.
If you press “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)” before the start of the stopwatch or while it is running, you can switch to the “count down timer.” If you activate the “count down timer,” you will be asked to put in hours, minutes, and seconds. When typing in the hours, minutes, and seconds, you should type in a two-digit number for the hour, minute and the second, regardless of whether you are using computer Braille or regular grade 1 Braille without using a number sign.
selected one, press “enter” and you will hear “terminal mode.” The Braille Sense Plus B32 will no longer say anything, as it is now simply acting as a Braille display for your computer. If you fail to connect, you will be returned to the list of connection methods. For information and support files on connecting the Braille Sense Plus B32 to the USB port with Window-Eyes see: GWKB1043 - Configuring the Braille Sense Plus B32 to Work as a Braille Display via the USB Port http://www.gwmicro.
Or, if the PC in which the Active Sync program is installed is connected to Internet and the Braille Sense Plus B32 is connected to that PC, then you can connect the Braille Sense Plus B32 to Internet. The functions of this menu are explained in greater detail in the following sections. 15.9.1 LAN Setup If you are going to set up a LAN, you should first connect a LAN cable to the Braille Sense Plus B32.
modem card into the Braille Sense Plus B32 and its user interface is same as setting up connection using the modem. The modem setup contains the following: “connect list,” “default,” “register,” “modify,” “delete,” and “close.” You can move between these by pressing “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)”. Within each item, you can move by pressing “space-4” or “space-1.” The “connect list” has registered connection names. You can move between these by pressing “space-4” or “space-1.
the “connect list” directly. “Modify” has the same items as “register,” and you use the menus in the same way. In “delete,” if you want to delete an item, you can move to what you want to delete in the “connect list,” and then press “enter” on “delete.” Use “tab (“space-4-5”)” to move between the items. Or, you can delete an item by pressing “space-d (dots 1-4-5)” on what you want to delete in the “connect list.
4-5”)” moving. To cancel everything that has been typed in to the edit field, go to “cancel,” and press “enter.” In “modify,” you can modify a connect name. If you want to modify a connection in the “connect list,” select the connect name you want to modify in the list. Then, press “enter” on “modify.” Or, after you have selected the connect name, press “enter-m (dots 1-3-4).” “Modify” contains the same items as “register,” and the text is typed in the same way.
points which is searched and the “add new…” to additional registration. “Access point” list will let you know the “access point name,” “encryption,” and “sensitivity” of each item. (Ex: linksys, encryption: WEP, sensitivity: good.) If there is more than one access point in the list, you can move between them by pressing “space-1” or “space-4.” Move to the “access point” that you want to connect to. And press “enter.” Then you will show “the key is provided automatically” check box.
(1) “setup IP: Automatic” combo box: You can switch between automatic and manual by pressing “space-4” or “space-1.” If you select “manual,” you will need to enter your IP address, subnet mask, gateway IP address, and DNS IP address by yourself. You can move between these computer edit boxes by pressing “space-4” or “space-1.” Press “tab (“space-4-5”)” to move to the next control. (2) “network name (SSID)” computer edit box: The edit box is empty and you can type in network name you prefer.
2-3-5)” or go to the “remove” button by pressing “tab (“space-4-5”)”, and then press “enter” on “remove” button. 4) “properties common dialog” button: If you want to get information about a selected profile item in the profile list, press “enter” on the “properties common dialog” button after focusing on a profile item by using “tab (“space-4-5”)”. You can reconfirm the registered information in each item. You can modify an item here directly.
15.11 Check Power Status You can activate “check power status” function by pressing “b” or press “enter” on the “check power status” in the “utility” menu. You can move to it by pressing “space-4” or “space-1” in the “utility” menu. Anywhere in the Braille Sense Plus B32, you can activate this function by pressing “space-1-6.” In “check power status,” you can check two kinds of information regarding the Braille Sense Plus B32's power.
If you press a “backup” button, it lets you see a list in which you can select a path where to store a backup file. It shows up “flashdisk” as default values. Here you move to disk or folder where you want to store a file, by using navigation key in a “file manager” program. And you select a folder or disk by pressing “space,” press “enter”, it turns up that a backup file is stored in selected folder. Each one of these options has its own backup file.
your Internet connection. On completing the setup, the Braille Sense Plus B32 will reboot again to finish the update. 15.13.1 Upgrading the Braille Sense Plus B32 OS Using the Internet To upgrade the Braille Sense Plus B32 OS via the Internet, complete the following steps: 1) Make sure an Internet connection is available. Press “enter” on “U pgrade Braille Sense Plus B32 OS” in the “utility” menu. Then, “U pgrade: Online” will appear. 2) Now, press “enter” on “Upgrade: Online.
15.13.2 Upgrading the Braille Sense Plus B32 OS from a Disk To upgrade the Braille Sense Plus B32 OS from a disk, complete the following steps: 1) Connect a disk (such as a compact flash card, SD card or USB me mory stick) to the Braille Sense Plus B32. The disk must have the upgrade file stored on it. Then, press “enter” on “Upgrade Braille Sense Plus B32 OS.” 2) Then, “Upgrade: online” will appear. Press “space-4” to go to the “Upgrade: Offline.” Then, press “enter.” Then, you will see the dis k list.
Power: Backspace-4-5 Square Root: Enter-q (dots 1-2-3-4-5) Decimal Point: dots 4-6 Left Parenthesis: dots 1-2-3-5-6 Right Parenthesis: dots 2-3-4-5-6 PI: Enter-p (dots 1-2-3-4) Exp: Enter-e (dots 1-5) Variable Function: Recall Items: Backspace-r (dots 1-2-3-5) Delete all saved items: Enter-d (dots 1-4-5) Save Items: Backspace-s (dots 2-3-4) Trigonometric Function: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4) Sine: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4), s (dots 2-3-4) Arc Sine: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4), a (dot 1) Hyperbolic Sine: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4),
Move to 1 hour after: Space-4 Move to 1 hour before: Space-1 Move to 10 minutes after: Space-5 Move to 10 minutes before: Space-2 Move to 1 minute after: Space-6 Move to 1 minute before: Space-3 Switch Between a.m. and p.m.
Switch between stopwatch and count down timer: “tab (“space-4-5”)” or “shift-tab (“space-1-2”)” Count down timer pause or restart: enter Count down timer Initialize: backspace Exit stopwatch or count down timer: Space-z (dots 1-3-5-6) Setup internet: I (dots 2-4) Check power status: Space-1-6 Check network status: Space-n (dots 1-3-4-5) Backup/restore option: k (dots 1-3) Move to previous item: Space-1 or up scroll key Move to next item: Space-4 or down scroll key Move to previous control: Shift-tab (space-
16. Using the help menu The help section consists of various text files that will allow you to read about the many functions of the Braille Sense Plus B32. You will find the following help sections: 1. Help overview 2. Basic functions help 3. File manager help 4. Word processor help 5. address manager help 6. Schedule manager help 7. Email help 8. Media player help 9. Radio help 10. Web browser help 11. Daisy player help 12. Bluetooth manager help 13. MSN messenger help 14. Database manager help 15.
“enter.” You can find the next occurrence of the particular text that you have previously searched for by pressing “enter-f (dots 1-2-4).” The section, “Basic functions help,” gives an explanation of the “option” menu functions and common function, and how to use them. To access the help file, press “F1” to go to the “program” menu, and use “space-4” repeatedly until you find “help.” Then, press “enter” on “help.” Then, press “enter” on “Basic functions help.
of the particular text that you have typed previously by pressing “enter-f (dots 1-2-4).” The “information about the Braille Sense Plus B32” section gives the copyright and version of the Braille Sense Plus B32, as well as the version of Windows CE that the Braille Sense Plus B32 is using. To access “information about the Braille Sense Plus B32” section, press “F1” to go to the “program” menu, and use “space-4” repeatedly until you find “help.” Then, press “enter” on “help.
17. Using ActiveSync 17.1 What is ActiveSync? ActiveSync is a program that allows mobile devices to connect to a personal computer. This program enables file transfers from a personal computer to a mobile device and vise versa. Also this program is able to synchronize the Braille Sense Plus B32 with Microsoft Outlook. ActiveSync is not shipped with the Braille Sense Plus B32. If you would like to use ActiveSync, you will have to download it from the Internet on to your personal computer. 17.
If you want to be able to synchronize the Braille Sense Plus B32 with Microsoft Outlook, select “yes,” and then press the “next” button. Then, you will be asked to select a name that you want to call the mobile device. You can only use the following characters: _, A-Z, or 0-9. You cannot use spaces. Once you have entered an appropriate name, press “next.” Then, a list of functions will appear on your computer. Each function has a check box located next to it.
If you want to copy folders from the Braille Sense Plus B32 to your PC via ActiveSync, follow the same steps; except, you will need to copy files from the Braille Sense Plus B32, and paste the file(s) to your PC in the directory where you want to store the file(s).
18. Command Summary 18.
Say current time: Space-t (dots 2-3-4-5) Check power status: Space-1-6 Call up the “option” menu: Space-o (dots 1-3-5) Online help: Space-h (dots 1-2-5) Checking software version: Space-v (dots 1-2-3-6) only in the Braille Sense Plus B32 “program” menu.
Fast move to the top level disk: Space-1-2-5-6 18.2.3 Item (folder or File) Selection Key Select item by item: Space Continuous selection: Enter-b (dots 1-2) Select all: Enter-a (dot 1) 18.2.
Environment setting: Enter-e (dots 1-5) Exit: Space-z (dots 1-3-5-6) Start selection: Enter-b (dots 1-2) Copy: Enter-c (dots 1-4) Add to the clipboard: Enter-p (dots 1-2-3-4) Clear clipboard: Enter-d (dots 1-4-5) Delete: Space-d (dots 1-4-5) Cut: Enter-x (dots 1-3-4-6) Paste: Enter-v (dots 1-2-3-6) Insert from file: Enter-I (dots 2-4) Insert date: Enter-w (dots 2-4-5-6) Delete blank lines : Backspace-e (dots 1-5) Select all : Enter-a (dot 1) Change insert/overwrite mode : Space-i (dots 2-4) Check spelling :
18.3.
Move to the previous field: Space-2 Move to the next field: Space-5 Move to the first field: Home (space-1-3) Move to the last field: End (space-4-6) Move to the previous record: Space-1 or up scroll button Move to the next record: Space-4 or down scroll button Move to the first record: Space-1-2-3 Move to the last record: Space-4-5-6 Move to previous same field different record: Space-3 Move to next same field different record: Space-6 18.4.
Modify schedule: Enter-m (dots 1-3-4) Delete schedule: Space-d (dots 1-4-5) Backup schedule: Enter-u (dots 1-3-6) Restore schedule: Enter-r (dots 1-2-3-5) Set backup option: Enter-e (dots 1-5) Alarm option: Enter-o (dots 1-3-5) Save schedule as file: Enter-t (dots 2-3-4-5) Print schedule: Space-p (dots 1-2-3-4) 18.5.
Call up “local folder”: Enter-d (dots 1-4-5) Find: Space-f (dots 1-2-4) Find again: Backspace-f (dots 1-2-4) Move to unread message: Enter-u (dots 1-3-4) Move to folder: Backspace-x (dots 1-3-4-6) Copy to folder: Backspace-c (dots 1-4) Add a sender to the address list: Enter-I (dots 2-4) (This is valid only at the “from” item of the “inbox”) Delete received e-mail: Space-d (dots 1-4-5) (It is valid only at the “subject” and “date” item in the “inbox”) Save the received e-mail as text file: Space-s (dots 2-3
18.7 Media Player 18.7.
Go to position: Enter-g (dots 1-2-4-5) Configuration dialog box: backspace-c (dots 1-4) Hold/resume hole: Previous button-next button Playback setting dialog box: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4) Record setting dialog box: Backspace-s (dots 2-3-4) 18.7.
Start selecting files: Enter-b (dots 1-2) Start playing the selected files: Enter Stop playing: Backspace Delete the selected files in the play list: Space-d (dots 1-4-5) Play the next file: Dot 6 Play the previous file: Dot 3 Play the last file: Dots 4-6 Play the first file: Dots 1-3 Play the fifth file after the current file: Dots 5-6 Play the fifth file before the current file: Dots 2-3 One minute previous: Dot 1 One minute next: Dot 4 Go forward 5 seconds and play: Dot 5 Go backward 5 seconds and play:
Mute on: short press stop button, space Muto off: short press play button, space Volume up: Space-up scroll button Volume down: Space-down scroll button 18.9 Web Browser 18.9.
Link list: Backspace-I (dots 2-4) Set current as your home page: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4) Add to favorites: Backspace-a (dot 1) Favorites list: Enter-l (dots 1-2-3) Option settings : Backspace-o (dots 1-3-5) 18.9.
Read the current line: Space-r (dots 1-2-3-5) 18.
Delete mark: Space-d (dots 1-4-5) 18.
Send instant message: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4) Last message: Backspace-r (dots 1-2-3-5) Play keyboard sound: Enter-k (dots 1-3) Message sound notification while in current window: Backspace-s (dots 2-3-4) Message sound notification while messenger is in the background: Backspace-m (dots 1-3-4) Nickname: Enter-p (dots 1-3-4) Save account: Enter-o (dots 1-3-5) Confirm the Received Message, “Enter-l (dots-1-2-3) 3) Instant message dialog box Move to the next control: Tab (Space-4-5 or F3) Move to the previous cont
Move to the next control: Tab (Space-4-5 or F3) Move to the previous control: Shift-Tab (Space-1-2 or Space-F3) 2) Move in a list box Move to the next list item: Space-4 or down scroll button Move to the previous list item: Space-1 or up scroll button 3) Select your answer in the prompt box Move to the next answer: Space-4, Space, or down scroll button Move to the previous answer: Space-1, Backspace, or up scroll button 4) Move in the “list of records found” Move to the next record: Space-4 or down scroll b
PI: Enter-p (dots 1-2-3-4) Exp: Enter-e (dots 1-5) Recall Items: Backspace-r (dots 1-2-3-5) Delete all save items: Enter-d (dots 1-4-5) Save Items: Backspace-s (dots 2-3-4) Trigonometric Function: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4) Sine: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4), s (dots 2-3-4) Arc Sine: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4), a (dot 1) Hyperbolic Sine: Enter-s (dots 2-3-4), h (dots 1-2-5) Cosine: Enter-c (dots 1-4), c (dots 1-4) Arc Cosine: Enter-c (dots 1-4), a (dot 1) Hyperbolic Cosine: Enter-c (dots 1-4), h (dots 1-2-5) Tangent: Enter-t (
Move to 1 minute before: Space-3 Switch between A.M. and P.M.: Space-x (dots 1-3-4-6) 18.14.3 Checking Date and Time Checking date and time: Space-t (dots 2-3-4-5) 18.14.
Exit stopwatch or count down timer: Space-z (dots 1-3-5-6) 18.14.7 Check Network Status Check network status: Space-n (dots 1-3-4-5) 18.14.8 Check Power Status Check power status: Space-1-6 18.14.9 Backup/restore option Move to previous item: Space-1 or up scroll button Move to next item: Space-4 or down scroll button Move to previous control: Shift-tab (space-1-2 or space-F3) Move to next control: Tab (space-4-5 or F3) Select/unselect check box: Space 18.14.
19. Command Summary for USB Keyboards 19.
Voice rate up: F8 Voice rate down: Shift-F8 Voice tone up: F9 Voice tone down: Shift-F9 Voice on/off: Ctrl-F7 19.2 File Manager 19.2.1 Navigation keys on the file list and menu list Move to previous item: Up Arrow key Move to next item: Down Arrow key Move to the beginning of the list: Ctrl-home Move to the end of the list: Ctrl-end 19.2.
Rename: Ctrl-r New document: Ctrl-n New folder: Ctrl-f File conversion: Ctrl-t Select all: Ctrl-a Sort files by: Ctrl-g Set file info: Ctrl-l Display only files of type: Ctrl-w Search file: Ctrl-shift-f Information: Ctrl-I 19.3 Word Processor 19.3.
Replace: Ctrl-r Go to location: Ctrl-l Go to previous page: Page up key Go to next page: Page down key Set bookmark: Ctrl-m Go to bookmark: Ctrl-j Go to previous document: Shift-tab Go to next document: tab Read selected text: Alt-b Read beginning of selected text: Ctrl-u Read from beginning to cursor: Alt-g Read from cursor to end: Ctrl-g Auto scroll: Ctrl-shift-a Read status: Ctrl-shift-/ Braille document layout: Alt-p Print document layout: Alt-t Braille paragraph layout: Alt-shift-p Print paragraph layo
Delete current paragraph: Del-v Delete current line: Del-c Delete current word: Del-x Delete current character: DEL Confirm current cursor position: ctrl-shift-; Set view format character: Ctrl-shift-5 Set reading unit: Ctrl-shift-{ Set read only: Ctrl-shift-+ 19.4 Address Manager 19.4.
19.4.4 Miscellaneous Hot Keys Tab: tab Shift-tab: Shift-tab Cancel: ESC Exit: Alt-f4 19.5 Schedule Manager 19.5.1 Hot keys for the commands Move to the next field: Tab Move to the previous field: Shift tab Add schedule: Ctrl-I Modify schedule: Ctrl-m Delete schedule: DEL Alarm option: Ctrl-o Save schedule as file: Ctrl-t Print schedule: Ctrl-shift-p Backup schedule list: Ctrl-u Restore schedule list: Ctrl-r Backup option: Ctrl-e 19.5.
19.6 E-mail 19.6.1 Hot keys for reading e-mails Call “service manager”: Ctrl-m Receive new mail: Ctrl-n Write mail: Ctrl-w Reply: Ctrl-r Reply all: Alt-r Forward: Ctrl-f Call up “send mail in storage box”: Ctrl-s Call up “set path”: Ctrl-p Call up “set option”: Ctrl-o Call up “set spam”: Ctrl-e Call up “local folder”: Ctrl-d Find: Ctrl-shift-f Find again: f3 (Backspace-f) Move to folder: Alt-x Copy to folder: Alt-c Add a sender to the address list: Ctrl-I (This is valid only at the “from” item).
19.6.3 Hot Keys for Reading E-mail messages or Writing an Email Message Start selection: Ctrl-b Select all: Ctrl-a Copy to the clipboard: Ctrl-c Cut to the clipboard: Ctrl-x (It is not valid when you are reading email). Paste from the clipboard: Ctrl-v (It is not valid when you are reading e-mail). Delete selection and delete a letter: DEL (It is not valid when you are reading e-mail). Cancel block: ESC 19.7 Media Player 19.7.
Speed down: Shift-right arrow Pause/Continue: Space Stop: backspace Delete play list during stop: DEL Record: Ctrl-r Play: Enter Stop: backspace Pause/Continue recording: Space Configuration dialog box: Alt-c Set bookmark: Ctrl-m Delete bookmark: Ctrl-d Jump to bookmark: Ctrl-j Go to position: Ctrl-g Playback setting dialog box: Ctrl-s Record setting dialog box: Alt-s 19.7.
Move to “play list” tab: Tab/Shift-tab Exit “media player”: Alt-F4 or Space-z 19.7.
Auto previous frequency: 1 Auto next frequency: “ Go to frequency: Ctrl-shift-f Move to previous channel: a Move to next channel: ` Registry channel: Ctrl-s Call up the record dialog box: Ctrl-r Mute on/off: Space Volume up: Shift-up arrow Volume down: Shift-down arrow 19.9 Web Browser 19.9.
Check the address of the selected title in the history list: Ctrl-shift-i or space-I Find: Ctrl-shift-f or space-f Find again: F3 or ctrl-f Link list: Alt-i Register as your home page: Ctrl-s Add to favorites: Alt-a Favorites list: Ctrl-l 19.9.2 Hot Keys When Playing Audio Files in web browser Turn up the volume: Shift-up arrow Turn down the volume: Shift-down arrow 19.8.
Read the current line: Ctrl-shift-r or space-r 19.
Move to the title list: Ctrl-shift-\ Open daisy file: Ctrl-o Check the book-info: Ctrl-I Voice setting: Ctrl-s 19.
Delete contact: Ctrl-d Contact information: Ctrl-v Send instant message: Ctrl-s Last message: Alt-r Play keyboard sound: Ctrl-k Message sound notification while in current window: Alt-s Message sound notification while messenger is in the background: Alt-m Nickname: Ctrl-p Save account: Ctrl-o Confirm the Received Message: Ctrl-l 3) Instant message dialog box Move to the next control: Tab Move to the previous control: Shift-Tab Move between the instant message dialog box and the contact list box: Page up, P
1) Move by controls Move to the next control: Tab Move to the previous control: Shift-Tab 2) Move in a list box Move to the next list item: Down arrow key Move to the previous list item: Up arrow key 3) Select your answer in the prompt box Move to the next answer: Space, or down arrow key Move to the previous answer: Backspace, or up arrow key 4) Move in the “list of records found” Move to the next record: Down arrow key Move to the previous record: Up arrow key Move to the last record: Ctrl-end Move to the
Exp: Ctrl-e Recall Items: Alt-r Delete all saved items: Ctrl-d Save Items: Alt-s Trigonometric Function: Ctrl-s Sine: Ctrl-s, s Arc Sine: Ctrl-s, a Hyperbolic Sine: Ctrl-s, h Cosine: Ctrl-c, c Arc Cosine: Ctrl-c, a Hyperbolic Cosine: Ctrl-c, h Tangent: Ctrl-t, t Arc Tangent: Ctrl-t, a Hyperbolic Tangent: Ctrl-t, h Logarithm Function: Ctrl-l Natural Logarithm: Ctrl-l, e Common Logarithm: Ctrl-l, n Copy to Clipboard: Ctrl-I Option Setting: Ctrl-o 19.14.
Move to 1 minute before: Left arrow Switch Between A.M. and P.M.: Ctrl-shift-x 19.14.3 Checking the Date and Time Checking date and time: Ctrl-shift-t or space-t 19.14.
Exit stopwatch or count down timer: Alt-f4 19.14.7 Check Network Status Check network status: Ctrl-shift-n 19.14.8 Check Power Status Check power status: Ctrl-shift-b 18.14.9 Backup/restore option Move to previous item: up arrow Move to next item: down arrow Move to previous control: Shift-tab Move to next control: Tab Select/unselect check box: Space 19.14.
20. Troubleshooting Guide If you are having trouble with the Braille Sense Plus B32, please try the following suggestions according to your problem: 20.1 The Braille Sense Plus B32 Will Not Turn On 1) Check to make sure that the battery is inserted in to its compartment properly. 2) If the battery is inserted properly, connect the AC adapter, and plug the AC adapter in to an electrical outlet. The battery may need to be charged. 3) Or, Check the location of keyboard lock switch.
20.6 No Internet Connection 1) If you are using a LAN, make sure that the Ethernet cable is connected. 2) If you are using a modem, make sure that the phone line is connected to the modem. 3) If you are using a DSL connection, make sure that that the Ethernet cable is connected. 20.7 Email 2) If you are having trouble downloading email, please contact your Internet service provider to make sure that you have the correct POP3 and SMTP settings. 20.
21. Accessories For information on available accessories for the Braille Sense Plus B32, please contact HIMS. You can contact HIMS at hims@himsintl.com. Or, you can contact HIMS by phone at +82-42864-4460. You can also visit HIMS on the web at www.himsintl.com. 22. Obtaining Support If you are having any problems with your Braille Sense Plus B32, please contact the dealer from whom you bought your unit. If you require further assistance, please contact us at hims@himsintl.com.
