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1. 2 Press DOT 8 or DOTS 4 6 CHORD for a carriage return 3 Type the word that you want to have the M20 40 say correctly followed by an Equal Sign followed by the phonetic pronunciation of the word For example FreedomScientific Freedom Scientific Stuart Stewart Part 440013 001 Rev E 57 4 Press DOT 8 or DOTS 4 6 CHORD for a carriage return 5 Type new word to be fixed using the same format Note Word Fix only fixes the pronunciation so that whenever the word is encountered in a file it will be pronounced correctly This is not a spell check tool Word Fix Rules e Word Exceptions Check in the Status Menu must be on in order for the word fixes to be recognized in a file The Access key for Word Exceptions is E e Each Word Fix needs to be on a separate line e There can be no spaces in your Word Fix string nor can there be a space before the first word e The word before the Equal Sign must be one word After the Equal Sign you can have multiple words 58 Part 440013 001 Rev E Chapter 8 Find Replace and Search Anytime you search for text in a file itis recommended that you first locate the position of your cursor Pressing WH SIGN CHORD DOTS 1 5 6 CHORD locates your cursor In a file text can be searched from any location in either direction All editing and reading commands are available when typing the text string to be searched Find To find text within a file press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4
2. Right Angle Bracket Group Separator H Uppercase h lowercase Horizontal Tabulation Hyphen minus I Uppercase i lowercase J Uppercase j lowercase K Uppercase k lowercase L Uppercase 114 28 CTRL Reverse Slant 53 DOTS 2 6 12 CTRL L 52 DOTS 2 5 6 71 DOTS 1 2 4 5 103DOTS 1 2 4 5 96DOT 4 lowercase 62 DOTS 3 4 5 29CTRL Close Bracket 72DOTS 1 2 5 104DOTS 1 2 5 9CTRL I 45DOTS 3 6 73DOTS 2 4 105DOTS 2 4 TADOTS 2 4 5 106DOTS 2 4 5 75DOTS 1 3 107DOTS 1 3 T6DOTS 1 2 3 Part 440013 001 Rev E lowercase Left Angle Bracket Less Than Less Than Left Angle bracket Line Feed M Uppercase m lowercase Minus hyphen N Uppercase n lowercase Negative Acknowledgement nine Null Number Sign O Uppercase o lowercase one Open Brace Open Bracket Part 440013 001 Rev E 108DOTS 1 2 3 60DOTS 1 2 6 60DOTS 1 2 6 10 CTRL J 77DOTS 1 3 4 109DOTS 1 3 4 45DOTS 3 6 78DOTS 1 3 4 5 110 DOTS 1 3 4 5 21CTRL U 57 DOTS 3 5 OCTRL AT SIGN 35DOTS 3 4 5 6 T9DOTS 1 3 5 111DOTS 1 3 5 49 DOT 2 123DOTS 2 4 6 lowercase 91DOTS 2 4 6 uppercase 115 Open Parenthesis P Uppercase p lowercase Percent Sign Period Decimal Plus Q Uppercase q lowercase Question Mark Quotation Mark Double Quote R Uppercase r lowercase Record Separator Reverse Slant backslash Right Angle Bracket Greater Than S Upper
3. Refer to the JAWS or Connect Outloud Online Help Systems for information on specific Braille Lite commands that interact with these applications and the programs they support HyperTerminal Any terminal program can be used to transfer files to and from the notetaker For the purpose of this document we will assume you will be using HyperTerminal a terminal program that comes with the Windows Operating System To set up your PC for communication with your notetaker first use the TNS3 serial cable from Freedom Scientific to Part 440013 001 Rev E 99 connect your notetaker to Com Port 1 of your computer If you are using a Braille display you will need to temporarily disable this in JAWS To do this select Braille from the Options Menu of JAWS and TAB to the Default Braille Display list Select No Display and press ENTER You will need to close and reload JAWS for this to take effect On most windows systems HyperTerminal can be found on the Start Menu either under Programs Accessories Communications or directly under Programs Accessories Once in the correct menu you will notice a HyperTerminal Submenu There may also be a separate HyperTerminal item outside of this submenu If this separate item exists select it and press ENTER Otherwise enter the HyperTerminal Submenu and select hyperterminal exe from there A dialog will appear allowing you to configure a new connection The first control is an edit box asking for
4. Unformatted file Formatted text Braille translation without formatting Use this parameter when importing a file into a word processor Translate to Formatted Grade ll Translate to Grade ll No Formatting All text from cursor to end of file Page Numbering P CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 CHORD S CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 CHORD T CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 5 CHORD W CHORD DOTS 2 4 5 6 CHORD DOT 2 3 CHORD DOTS 5 6 CHORD Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD Number Pages specifies whether or not page numbers are included in your printed and embossed documents 88 Part 440013 001 Rev E Put Page Number on First Page determines if the first page of your document includes a page number Document Layout Several Status Menu items control overall layout of your printed or embossed documents These items are listed here with their default values Double Space Off specifies whether the document is single or double spaced This setting applies to both printed and embossed documents There are several Status Menu items that only affect how documents are printed e Print Line Length 75 e Print Left Margin 10 e Print Page Length 60 e Print Top Margin 6 There are also several Status Menu items that only affect how documents are embossed e Braille Line Length 33 e Braille Left Margin 1 e Braille Page Length 25 e Braille Top Margin 1 Formatting Commands Formatting commands are inserted into t
5. 97 DOT 1 96 DOT 4 6CTRL F 38DOTS 1 2 3 4 6 39DOT 3 42DOTS 1 6 64 DOT 4 66 DOTS 1 2 98 DOTS 1 2 111 Backspace backslash Reverse Slant Bell C Uppercase C lowercase Cancel Caret Exponentiation Uppercase Carriage Return Close Brace 5 6 lowercase Close Bracket Close Parenthesis Colon comma D Uppercase d lowercase Data Line Escape Decimal point period 112 8 DOTS 1 2 CHORD 92 DOTS 1 2 5 6 Uppercase 7CTRL G 67DOTS 1 4 99 DOTS 1 4 24 CTRL X 94 DOTS 4 5 13CTRL M 125DOTS 1 2 4 93 DOTS 1 2 4 5 uppercase 41DOTS 2 3 4 5 6 S8DOTS 1 5 6 44DOT 6 68 DOTS 1 4 5 100DOTS 1 4 5 16 CTRL P 46 DOTS 4 6 Part 440013 001 Rev E Delete lowercase Device Control Device Control Device Control Device Control Divided by Slash Dollar Sign E Uppercase e lowercase eight End of Medium End of Transmission End of Text Enquire Equals 6 Escape Exclamation point Exponentiation Caret F Uppercase f lowercase Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 127DOTS 4 5 6 1 17CTRL Q 2 18CTRL R 3 19CTRL S 4 20CTRL T 47 DOTS 3 4 36 DOTS 1 2 4 6 69 DOTS 1 5 101 DOTS 1 5 56DOTS 2 3 6 25 CTRL Y 4 CTRL D 3CTRL C SCTRL E 61 DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 27 CTRL Open Bracket 33DOTS 2 3 4 6 94 DOTS 4 5 TODOTS 1 2 4 102 DOTS 1 2 4 113 File Separator five Form Feed four G Uppercase g lowercase Grave Accent Accent Greater Than
6. CHORD type in the text string and press E CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD This searches from the cursor location forward to the end of the file Text strings cannot exceed 63 characters To search backwards from the cursor location in the file press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD type in the text to find and press TH SIGN CHORD DOT 1 4 5 6 CHORD To find a date press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD and press G CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 5 CHORD This starts the Smart Calendar Type the number of days or the date in MMDDYYYY format and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Distinguish Case During Find The Braille Lite find feature is not case sensitive by default but this can be enabled in the Status Menu or by pressing THE SIGN CHORD from within any file To enable Distinguish Case During Find from the Status Menu follow these steps Part 440013 001 Rev E 59 1 Press ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD to open the Status Menu 2 Press THE SIGN DOTS 2 3 4 6 to move to Distinguish Case During Find 3 Press Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 to set this option to on 4 Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to exit the Status Menu Note While case sensitive searches are sometimes very useful they may seriously reduce the number of matches when performing a find operation Replace The Braille Lite also lets you find and replace strings of text 1 Press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD 2 Type in the text to find 3 Press R CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 5 CHORD 4 Type in
7. Editing CODYN airs rH 51 EXAM LSS pee M NN RETO 55 120 Part 440013 001 Rev E ino 54 PCE GIL Mode cute tct al 50 ell sorora T 85 External Disk Drive neret 102 FREGCCIVING t 103 Send OptiOnS eH 103 File Opening aeaea N 33 Savino c 34 m a 32 EMDOSSIN A ee CT 85 PIPES RC TP D 85 mom HE 59 Case Sensitive Searches ss ennnnnzennnnnrnzzentzn 59 Global Seaton a m T 61 Find ana IRepIGE ssi Od Getae Ga a eoa tuens 60 eleg E 40 SA m DET DI 40 DEIGUN cits ie ii aa ET 41 Serra Ell a oioxsciat etd iuedseat ba tata A fa boibiaq 0 DU 41 Forma tti a EU aa g a 89 Attribute IMarKIFig 5 i estate an i Ba Ms da E exui GA 91 Information Commands e eennnnnnenzennanznnnenzznzanznzna 97 Margins and Alignment sess ennnnnenznnnnnzznnnnnnzznnznzza 91 Other Commandas eoe i War ed 96 Page Nr berilt rccte ta p rt teens 94 Sc i d aka E ta b at i A 90 TAD Si a 94 Grade Z Braille a i Big i A a ae gn At em la 42 lol ji Madane ant eacanowanouinanvannansens 2 insett EROGO cedat eomm deae caos dd tutto tana tee ey 50 JAW amc t oM UE eti is dtes erbe uice festes UU d 99 WAGE OS CE 82 FASTING e t IH 84 EXeCUUBG a i ia er t 83 Part 440013 001 Rev E NSS IG e I bak 83 FROG ON GING eer CERTO 82 Speaking or SIlENCING ccccccsssseeeeeceeeseeeeeeseeeesseeeeeees 83
8. Part 440013 001 Rev E 49 Press ING SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 6 CHORD instead of E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to append the deleted text to that already in the clipboard This same process can be applied to words sentences and paragraphs For example D CHORD W5 E CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD DOTS 2 4 5 6 2 6 DOTS 1 5 CHORD deletes five words from the cursor location forward and places that text on the clipboard D CHORD P3 ING SIGN CHORD DOT 1 4 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 2 5 DOTS 3 4 6 CHORD deletes three paragraphs and appends the paragraphs to text already on the clipboard Text can also be copied or appended to the clipboard without deleting the existing text PC Edit Mode In PC Edit Mode the M20 40 functions more like a word processor Once you set this option the Braille Lite defaults to Insert Mode and you must press l CHORD DOTS 2 4 CHORD from within any RAM file to toggle between Append Overwrite and Insert modes The mode you select remains active until you change it or until you reset your Braille Lite PC Edit Mode is set from the Status Menu 1 Press ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD to open the Status Menu 2 Press DOTS 1 2 4 6 to move directly to PC Editing 3 Press SPACEBAR to cycle between PC Editing Off PC Editing On and PC Editing On with Insert at Startup 50 Part 440013 001 Rev E 4 Once the desired option is selected press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to exit the Status Menu e Appen
9. You can read system messages and file contents in Grade 2 Braille or Computer Braille You can even read using 8 dot Mode so no information is lost All of the settings that control how information is displayed can be found in the Status Menu under Braille Display Parameters For additional information on this subject please see the chapter Menus of the Braille Lite Listed is a summary of settings that affect the Braille Lite Braille display e Braille Display Turns the Braille display on or off e Serial Tracking Allows the cursor to track incoming information received from TTY TDD communication devices such as the Comm Lite e Keyboard Tracking Refreshes the Braille display as you type e Reverse Advance Sets the Advance Bars to display information from the opposite direction e 8 dot Mode Provides additional information that is normally not seen with 6 dot Mode e Control Chars Displays control characters such as carriage returns linefeeds formfeeds and tabs Control characters are used largely for formatting 42 Part 440013 001 Rev E purposes to instruct a printer where to place your text e Cursor Always Visible Displays the cursor e Word Wrap Controls the number of characters seen on the Braille display e End Display on Carriage Return Displays all text up to the carriage return or carriage return linefeed e Display All Displays exactly what the file contains all spaces multiple occurre
10. 1 3 4 5 6 for yes when prompted to initialize the folder system Press N DOTS 1 3 4 5 for no when asked to delete all file information in the file area Recreate your folders using the same names as were previously used Part 440013 001 Rev E Hardware Reset There is a hardware reset button on the back of the Braille Lite just left of the parallel port This button is small and recessed Use a paper clip or a toothpick to press this button Using the hardware reset button does not delete your files and may not even reset configuration settings to defaults This button should be used only if the other reset options do not respond If your Braille Lite is functioning normally and you press this button there may be no response at all Updating the Firmware The Braille Lite uses firmware that is easy to update Updating to the newest firmware ensures you have the latest features and functionality You do not need to service your Braille Lite to update the firmware Just back up all your files load the firmware update into your Braille Lite and run it After completing the update remember to perform a cold reset To begin a cold reset press and hold I CHORD DOTS 2 4 CHORD during power on Getting Started Before the update process is started all files on the Braille Lite need to be backed up to a diskette a compact flash card or to your computer The update process may delete files on the Braille Lite so files not b
11. 2 4 5 to move to Check Appointments 3 Press SPACEBAR to turn Check Appointments on 4 Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to exit the Status Menu e Open Datebook File D CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD this item opens the Datebook file Navigate this file as you would any other file e Datebook Entry E DOTS 1 5 this item adds an entry to the Datebook Enter the number of days or enter the date in MMDDYYYY format Then press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD The Braille Lite verifies the day and date of the appointment and then prompts for the event text At this point you have two options Enter the event text and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD This places you in Browse Mode as the Braille Lite searches the Datebook for the selected date If the date is not found an entry for it is added and no appointments is indicated If the date is found you are taken to that entry and the first line of event text for that date is spoken displayed Browse Mode Browse Mode is a read only mode for reviewing Datebook entries The following commands are available 68 Part 440013 001 Rev E Previous Line DOT 1 CHORD Current Line C CHORD DOTS 1 4 CHORD Next Line DOT 4 CHORD First Line DOTS 2 3 6 CHORD Last Line DOTS 3 5 6 CHORD Start of Line L CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 CHORD End of Line DOTS 4 5 6 CHORD To edit entries from Browse Mode 1 Press I DOTS 2 4 to insert a new line before t
12. 5 6 CHORD To stop speech press E CHORD You can check your notetaker s firmware release date which is important because Freedom Scientific continually improves Millennium firmware and periodically you will want to update your firmware to the latest release To find out the release date enter the Status Menu with an ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD and press R DOTS 1 2 3 5 Tip If you performed a command that wasn t intended or find that you are lost in a procedure press a Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD twice This aborts any action s you performed and allows you to either start the procedure over or move on to something else Speech Parameters Before we begin this discussion it is important to point out that the Braille Lite offers several ways to turn the speech feature on and off For instance pressing a V in the Options Menu or an S CHORD SPACEBAR in the Status Menu will turn speech on or off Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 11 You can accomplish the same functionality if you press and hold at startup the letter B for Braille display only the letter S for speech only and SPACEBAR for silent startup Additionally there are two separate areas in the Braille Lite that handle speech parameters The first group of parameters is in the Status Menu To use these parameters you must enter the Status Menu with an ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD use DOT 1 or DOT 4 CHORD to navigate to the setting and use the SPACEBAR to toggl
13. Before calling Technical Support please visit our website at http www FreedomScientific com or email us at HardwareSupport FreedomScientific com Our Technical Support phone number is 727 803 8600 When calling Technical Support please have your serial number ready Website Freedom Scientific has an Internet website that has additional sources of technical support and information You can use your computer and modem to download software programs technical bulletins and product updates from these sources You can find the Freedom Scientific website at http www FreedomScientific com Part 440013 001 Rev E 3 Chapter 1 Overview The Braille Lite M Series is the newest generation of the Braille Lite notetakers In this series the Braille Lite has been redesigned to include approximately 2 megabytes of RAM Random Access Memory 12 megabytes of read only flash memory a Compact Flash port a modem and programmable Whiz Wheels The Braille Lite is fully interactive offering Braille input with its 8 dot Braille keyboard speech output through an internal synthesizer and Braille output from a 20 or 40 refreshable cell Braille display The Braille Lite M Series fully supports Grade Braille Grade II Braille Computer Braille and all 256 ASCII characters In addition Freedom Scientific offers multiple external programs and accessories that enhance the functionality of your Braille Lite Braille Lite Keyboard The Brail
14. Calendar Check Calculate Line 18 Access Key A DOT 1 B DOTS 1 2 C DOTS 1 4 D DOTS 1 4 5 D CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD E DOTS 1 5 F DOTS 1 2 4 G DOTS 1 2 4 5 H DOTS 1 2 5 K DOTS 1 3 Part 440013 001 Rev E Open the Previously Opened File L DOTS 1 2 3 Open Currently Selected File O DOTS 1 3 5 Open Phone Book P CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 CHORD Phone Book Entry P DOTS 1 2 3 4 Review Mode R DOTS 1 2 3 5 Set Time Date S DOTS 2 3 4 Spell Check DOT 1 6 Time T DOTS 2 3 4 5 Say Countdown Timer DOTS 3 4 5 6 Upper Case Proof Mode U DOTS 1 3 6 Speech V DOTS 1 2 3 6 Toggle Braille Layout Mode V CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 6 CHORD Stopwatch W DOTS 2 4 5 6 WinDisk W CHORD DOTS 2 4 5 6 CHORD Execute Program X DOTS 1 3 4 6 File Menu The File Menu is accessed through the Options Menu and contains text files Braille files flash files and external programs It is through the File Menu that you use File Commands to perform specific actions on a file Part 440013 001 Rev E 19 These commands are organized by function All commands must be entered after first opening the File Menu O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 Accesses the File Command Menu Opens a file in the File Menu You must type in the file name Opens the selected file Creates a file Renames the selected file Renames the file You must type in the file name Deletes selected file Deletes the open fi
15. Currently Open File DOTS 4 6 List Matches in Clipboard DOTS 3 4 5 6 5 Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to execute When searching from the File Menu O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 follow these steps 1 2 3 4 gi re Press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD Type in a file mask such as txt or brl Press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD Type in the string of text for which you want to search Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Type in the search options you want to use TheSearch Options are the same as those listed above Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD By default the Braille Lite searches all RAM files Braille files and text files regardless of folder Searches are not case sensitive If this is exactly the search you want press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD at the Search Options prompt Otherwise type in the options you desire For 62 Part 440013 001 Rev E example to search large text files in both RAM and flash type LTZ To search just small files in the current folder type SO When a match is found the following options are available Open File O DOTS 1 3 5 Continue Search C DOTS 1 4 Skip to Next File S DOTS 2 3 4 Speak Text in Context C CHORD DOTS 1 4 CHORD File Name DOTS 1 5 6 CHORD Abort Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD Note When you select Open File O the search is stopped When you select Skip to Next File S the search continues from the next file Partiti 440013
16. Cut Text Before we begin this discussion you should know that the Delete feature in the M20 40 works like the Cut feature in a word processing application Like word processing applications deleting text actually places the text on the clipboard so you can paste it in another location In the M20 40 there are 8 different Delete Parameters Some Delete parameters allow you to copy as well With the Delete feature only one deletion is held on the clipboard at a time Delete parameters used to copy and delete text are available when you press D CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD in any writeable RAM file Use the Whiz Wheels to cycle through the delete parameters and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to select the parameter Alternately you can select a parameter by pressing a Delete Parameter s Access Key Block B DOTS 1 2 Prompts for a string of text and deletes from the cursor to the first instance of that string of text Text cannot be copied with this parameter Character C DOTS 1 4 Prompts for a number of characters and counts from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete 52 Part 440013 001 Rev E Line L DOTS 1 2 3 Prompts for a number of lines and counts from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete Mark M DOTS 1 3 4 This parameter deletes text between a mark set in a file and the cursor location Press M CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 CHORD to set a mark in a f
17. DOTS 3 4 6 CHORD You are prompted to specify what information to paste Use DOT 4 CHORD and DOT 1 CHORD to cycle through the choices or use the access keys listed below C DOTS 1 4 pastes the clipboard contents D DOTS 1 4 5 pastes the current day s date F DOTS 1 2 4 pastes contents of a file G DOTS 1 2 4 5 pastes a date other than the current day s date R DOTS 1 2 3 5 pastes result from Calculator T DOTS 2 3 4 5 pastes the time CHORD DOTS 3 4 5 6 CHORD pastes the time from the Stopwatch or Timer Note Using CHORD DOTS 3 4 6 CHORD pastes information in a file at the cursor location regardless of which editing mode is active 54 Part 440013 001 Rev E Examples To delete the character at the cursor location press D CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD twice To delete multiple characters press D CHORD C DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD DOTS 1 4 plus the number of characters up to 255 Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to move deleted text to the clipboard which replaces existing Clipboard text Pressing CHORD DOTS 3 4 6 CHORD instead of E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD appends the text to the text already in the clipboard This same process can be applied to words sentences and paragraphs To paste information at the cursor location press ING SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 6 CHORD You are prompted to specify what information to paste Press C DOTS 1 4 to paste the clipboard contents D DOTS 1 4 5 to paste the date or
18. SANU estes c 84 WViite Prole Citing IA 84 MSMO esee eaaet entem stem an santet MN EEEE 4 9 Menu ie E U MERE ERR EE ER 50 51 59 60 65 Move Commands Abpsolute Fage ii reie octava ue di vivas ott dde os auno 36 Braille Page A i i i aate epatis DSL qus 36 Character esdir ea a 36 Br C VET A EN QAS 37 Marko ortu edunt tete aeq 37 PANER AOO sanoa d pado ate le Hub bbw 37 lide e MEE 37 Note TAKING ours Dot ea Sa E t 48 Ports PG AGA IG pM TT 7 9 CompactFlash sse e wa e a e 7 8 ESIDoresiei e vo b D e ota v to td 7 8 EXterfrial Speaket i iiic cod a a e red Vetus 7 8 Modeen eua a a a eR 7 8 Parel t A R e ke L 7 TA IT TARA tea 6 Tape recorde ocupa piu i gal 7 8 ad ila te A 85 Document EayollE iii ia iii kr A cs 89 Page Numbetitiei siek seat bac bra i a Sa d ea bon 88 Print COMMANAS ccccceeecceceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseceeseaeeseeseenees 86 Printer Compatibility retener o et cad ei 86 Status Menu Settings e nenenznnnnnanenznnnanenannna 85 FRA a bith ec eng ces nata 4 48 50 52 56 103 PROS ING T P 105 Cold RESE A e e te ev tannin imo desc tad 105 Partiti 440013 001 Rev E Hardware Reset L nn enenen ern eee neret ene 107 VVATTHEOSQU coser Gnas cereal RA 105 Service COMMAG a i bd tels e ef Mr 9 Spell Gheck tote fatte doe aai aa 55 Add Words to Personal Dictionary 56 Bypass Word for Rest of Document 56 Ent
19. Serial Port F BAUD Rate B To set type 300 30 600 6 1200 12 2400 4800 9600 19200 19 Part 440013 001 Rev E 25 38400 115200 Parity To set type Odd Even None Duplex To set type Half Full None Data Bits To set type 7 8 Stop Bits To set tvpe 1 26 38 11 m DOTS 4 5 6 Part 440013 001 Rev E Handshaking H To set type Software S Hardware None N Add Linefeed when Transmitting A Reject Ornamentation Characters O Speech Parameters Speech S CHORD Voice Inflection l Word Exceptions E Speak Words in Say All Mode DOTS 2 3 4 5 6 Ham Calls M Note This item is used to speak letter number combinations such as w1aw Braille Display Parameters Braille Display B CHORD Serial Tracking T CHORD Part 440013 001 Rev E 27 Keyboard Tracking K CHORD Reverse Advance D CHORD 8 Dot Mode DOTS 2 3 6 CHORD Control Chars X CHORD Cursor Always Visible V CHORD Word Wrap W CHORD End Display on Carriage Return R CHORD Display All CHORD Grade 2 Messages G CHORD View in Grade 2 DOTS 2 3 5 6 CHORD Editor Parameters Braille Translator T Cursor Tracking C Column Beep Q Specify a number between 0 and 255 and press E CHORD Speak Windows Lines or Sentences V To set type Windows Lines L 28 Part 440013 001 Rev E Sentences S Window Length W Specify a number between 18 and 255 and press E CHORD PC Editing Mode DOTS 1 2
20. are pressed Key Echo Each character is spoken as it is pressed Key Echo Words Each word is spoken after it is typed and the spacebar is pressed Part 440013 001 Rev E 13 Voice Inflection This feature is useful because it helps you identify the punctuation of a sentence The inflection ranges available are from 0 monotone to 9 Voice Inflection is on by default To adjust Voice Inflection enter Speech Parameters AR SIGN CHORD and adjust the inflection you hear using DOTS 1 3 decreases and DOTS 4 6 increases To turn Voice Inflection off enter the Status Menu ST SIGN CHORD and press l Then press the SPACEBAR The Braille Lite remembers the last adjusted setting regardless of whether you turn Voice Inflection on or off in the Status Menu You can also adjust the inflection setting while Voice Inflection is turned off but the new setting will not take effect until you turn Voice Inflection back on in the Status Menu Note Be sure to point to an item other than PC Edit when pressing in the Status Menu Voice Pitch You can adjust voice pitch After entering Speech Parameters use DOTS 2 3 decreases or DOTS 5 6 increases to adjust the voice pitch Line Breaks Press L to toggle between Speak to End of Line or End of Sentence line is default Speak to End of Line pauses for punctuation and or line breaks Speak to End of Sentence pauses for punctuation but not for line breaks You might use Speak
21. beep Gas Gauge Another feature added to the M20 40 software is the Gas Gauge This feature monitors your activity and counts the absolute minutes that the unit is on whether it is plugged in or not The gas gauge starts at 100 when manually reset and decreases by percentage Part 440013 001 Rev E 9 according to the activities being performed and the duration of those activities To find out the percentage of residual battery time enter the Status Menu with an ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD and press DOTS 1 4 6 Note For an accurate reading you must reset the Gas Gauge each time you recharge your unit To reset the Gas Gauge enter the Status Menu DOTS 3 4 CHORD and press a TH SIGN CHORD SPACEBAR Y DOTS 1 4 5 6 CHORD SPACEBAR DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 Care of your Braille Lite M20 40 For best care of your Braille Lite M20 40 store your unit in a dry place avoid operating the unit around liquids or food and always operate the unit with dry clean hands 10 Part 440013 001 Rev E Chapter 2 Customizing Speech When you start your notetaker for the first time the Braille Lite automatically opens the Help file from the File Menu with the prompt Braille Lite ready Help is open At this point there are a variety of things you can do You can use the Whiz Wheels to scroll and display the contents of the open Help file You can read the contents of the help file aloud by pressing an ER SIGN CHORD DOTS 1 2 4
22. displayed in the Calculator C CHORD DOTS 1 4 CHORD Clears the Calculator O CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD Toggles between speaking digits or full numbers F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD Standard operations are entered in the form A B with no spaces between the values and the operators Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to calculate the expression The following are the standard operators in Computer Braille addition DOTS 3 4 6 subtraction DOTS 3 6 72 Part 440013 001 Rev E multiplication DOTS 1 6 division DOTS 3 4 percent 90 DOTS 1 4 6 square root DOTS 3 4 5 CHORD decimal point DOTS 4 6 left parenthesis DOTS 1 2 3 5 6 right parenthesis DOTS 2 3 4 5 6 comma DOT 6 Performing Percentage Calculations To determine the percentage of a number type the percentage value the percent sign and the number from which you want to derive the percentage Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to calculate the expression For example to find 20 percent of 500 enter 2096500 and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD The Braille Lite calculates the expression and returns 100 Extracting a Square Root To extract the square root of a number type the number then press AR SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 5 CHORD For example to find the square root of 25 type 25 and press AR SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 5 CHORD The Braille Lite immediately calculates the expression and returns 5 Part 440013 001 Rev E 73 Setting Decimal Precision T
23. documents use a default bottom margin of 0 Set Page Length PL DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 Set Page Width SPW Z DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 2 4 5 6 ff Increase Left Margin ML DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 3 3 4 6 Decrease Left Margin ML DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 3 3 6 Increase Right Margin MR DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 3 5 3 4 6 Decrease Right Margin MR DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 3 5 3 6 ff 92 Part 440013 001 Rev E Increase Top Margin MT DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 2 3 4 5 3 4 6 Decrease Top Margin MT DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 2 3 4 5 3 6 Increase Bottom Margin MB DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 3 4 6 Decrease Bottom Margin MB DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 3 6 Outdent Left Margin 1 Tab Stop OUT DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 5 1 3 6 2 3 4 5 Center Current Line C DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 4 Note The center command must be on every line of text that is to be centered If the text wraps to a new line when printed or embossed the text that wraps will not be centered Right Justification SUR DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 4 5 1 2 3 5 No Justification JN DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 4 5 1 3 4 5 Full Justification JF DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 4 5 1 2 4 Note Full justification does not work with embossed files Set Line Spacing LS DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 2 3 4 ff Part 440013 001 Rev E 93 This setting lets you override the Status menu
24. number in a memory location 1 Type an arithmetic expression and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to compute the result 2 Press S CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 CHORD to store the result 3 Type the letter of the memory location you want to use The second method is to type a number into the Calculator press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD type S CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 CHORD and specify the memory location you want to use To read the contents of a memory location type the letter of that location followed by E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD To use numbers stored in different memory locations as part of an expression reference the memory location in your expression For example if you have numbers stored in memory locations A and B the expression A B followed by E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD returns the sum of these two numbers Phonebook The Braille Lite includes a phonebook to manage contact information The Phonebook tracks much more than just phone numbers It can manage names addresses phone numbers e mail addresses and more Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 77 There are two items in the Options Menu O CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD that relate to the Phonebook The following lists the two items e Open Phone Book P CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 CHORD this item opens a phonebook file Note You may have multiple phone files but the first word in each should be phone For example you may want to have separate phonebook files for personal and busine
25. regardless of which folder itis in When you scroll this list you will hear the file name along with the folder name it is stored in The other mode is Folder Mode which organizes your files into separate folders When you are in this mode you will review each file in their respective folders In order to list files and their folders you must enable Allow Folder Mode in the Status Menu To read more about this topic please see the chapter Working with Folders This chapter discusses the operations that can be performed to a file and the different methods available for performing these operations Creating Files Files created with the notetaker are stored in the Files Menu in the RAM Random Access Memory Folder Once you have created a file you can immediately start entering information in that file 1 Press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 you will hear Enter file command 2 Press C DOTS 1 4 for create You are prompted for a file name 3 Type the file name 32 Part 440013 001 Rev E 4 Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to finish the file creation Note You cannot name files with more than twenty characters nor can you name a file with the following characters QUESTION MARK ASTERISK SLASH BACKSLASH COMMA COLON and PERCENT Also file names should not begin with a PERIOD Further considerations include transferring files to an external disk drive or to a Compact Flash Since these storage med
26. the replacement text 5 Press R CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 5 CHORD The Braille Lite then searches your file When the specified text is found the following options are available e Press R DOTS 1 2 3 5 to replace the currently found instance of text e Press S DOTS 2 3 4 to skip the currently found instance of text e Press A DOT 1 to replace all further instances of the specified text 60 Part 440013 001 Rev E e Press C CHORD DOTS 1 4 CHORD to hear display the line in which the text was found Global Searches With global search you can search text in multiple files There are two ways to search globally from within a file or from the File Menu When searching from a file follow these steps 1 Press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD 2 Type the string of text for which you want to search 3 Press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD 4 Type the search options you want to use The following choices are available at the Search Options prompt All Files A DOT 1 RAM Files R DOTS 2 3 4 Flash Files F DOTS 1 2 4 Ram and Flash Files Z DOTS 1 3 5 6 Files in Current Folder O DOTS 1 3 5 Braille Files B DOTS 1 2 Duxbury or Megadots Files D DOTS 1 4 5 Text Files T DOTS 2 3 4 5 Small Files 2 pages or less S DOTS 2 3 4 Part 440013 001 Rev E 61 Medium Size Files 3 to 10 pages M DOTS 1 3 4 Large Files over 10 pages L DOTS 1 2 3 Case Sensitive C DOTS 1 4 Quiet Search Q DOTS 1 2 3 4 5
27. to End of Line for reading the help file for example and Speak to End of Sentence for reading a novel 14 Part 440013 001 Rev E Preset Voices You can preset five voices using all available Speech Parameters Press DOTS 2 3 CHORD or DOTS 5 6 CHORD to select a voice number i e voice number 1 voice number 2 then use the different parameters to customize the voice When you are ready or are in a situation where you need a different voice press a Y CHORD and the voice number in dropped numbers from within any file The M20 40 automatically implements your preset voice This feature is useful when you re in and out of noisy and or quiet environments or if you like to read at one speech rate and edit in another Voice Shift In addition to Braille feedback PC Edit has Voice Shift feedback This feedback is useful because it helps you identify whether you re in Append Insert or Overwrite Mode With Append Mode the shift remains standard with Insert Mode the shift goes up and with Overwrite Mode the shift goes down To use Voice Shift 1 Enter the Status Menu with an ST SIGN CHORD 2 Turn PC Edit on by pressing DOTS 1 2 4 6 and if necessary use the SPACEBAR to cycle through the options 3 Exit the Status Menu with an E CHORD 4 Enter Speech Parameters with an AR SIGN CHORD 5 Type DOTS 1 4 6 Part 440013 001 Rev E 15 6 Use Dropped Numbers 0 through 6 to set the shift variation with O having no s
28. 0 The following commands are then available 70 Part 440013 001 Rev E Start Stop Count DOT 6 Reset Count DOT 3 Read Count SPACEBAR Exit Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD If you turn off the Braille Lite with the stopwatch running the stopwatch will resume counting when you restart the Braille Lite The Braille Lite M20 40 has a capacity of 23 hours 59 minutes 59 9 seconds Timer The countdown timer is similar to an alarm clock or kitchen timer Once set the countdown timer cannot be interrupted To use the countdown timer you must be in stopwatch mode O CHORD W DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 2 4 5 6 To use the timer the following commands are available Start Count DOTS 3 4 5 6 Enter Time E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Read Time Remaining SPACEBAR Timing in the Background You can set the timer while working in another Braille Lite file To do this press the E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD twice This keeps you in your original file in Part 440013 001 Rev E 71 the exact place where you left off before you brought up the timer After the time is up the Braille Lite says Time is up and sounds an alarm Calculator The Braille Lite calculator is very robust with both standard and scientific functions The commands listed below are used to operate your calculator Opens the calculator O CHORD C DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 4 Exits the calculator Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD Announces the information currently
29. 001 Rev E 63 Chapter 9 Braille Lite Utilities Equipped with features that enhance your daily activity your Braille Lite M20 40 notetaker has built in utilities that help organize your busy life The Braille Lite M20 40 includes a clock a datebook a phonebook a stopwatch a timer and a calculator Time and Date The Braille Lite M20 40 tracks the time and date for you and can be set to announce the time on the hour The Braille Lite uses the date in conjunction with the Datebook to help you track appointments Note If you set the Speech Parameter to Most Punctuation hours and minutes are spoken separated by the word colon If you set the Speech Parameter to Some Punctuation time is spoken just as a person would say it Setting the Time You set or change the time using one of two methods Either enter the actual time or add subtract the increment of time from the current hour 1 Type an O CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD to open the Options Menu 2 Press S DOTS 2 3 4 then press T DOTS 2 3 4 5 for Set Time The Braille Lite prompts you with Enter time HHMM 3 Enter the exact time such as 0530 or enter the increment of time you want to add or subtract from 64 Part 440013 001 Rev E the current setting Use a plus or minus to represent the number of backward or forward hours and minutes Example 0130 or 0010 4 Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD after you have typed in the new time or time inc
30. 1 2 4 to open the File Menu Press DOTS 5 6 CHORD or DOTS 2 3 CHORD to move to the folder containing the file then press DOT 4 CHORD or DOT 1 CHORD to locate the file Press GH SIGN DOTS 1 2 6 to determine if the file is marked then press SPACEBAR to mark the file Press DOT 5 6 CHORD or DOT 2 3 CHORD to select the folder to which you want to move the file and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD If Folder Mode is off you will be prompted to press Y for yes or N or no If Folder Mode is on press DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD to choose the desired folder followed by E CHORD To move multiple files into a folder 1 38 Press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 to open the File Menu Press GH SIGN DOTS 1 2 6 to initiate the tagging process to copy files to another folder A list of files is displayed Use the DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD to move through the listed files or DOTS 2 3 CHORDS and DOTS 5 6 CHORDS to move through the folders Part 440013 001 Rev E Press SPACEBAR to mark each file you want to move or M to mark all files in the current folder Press SPACEBAR again to unmark a file Once all desired files are marked press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD A list of folders is displayed Locate the desired folder and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Move Selected File DOTS 1 2 6 CHORD Note A list of folders is displayed Use DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD to move through the list and press E CHORD to se
31. 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 Bottom Center PNBC DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 1 2 1 4 Bottom Right PNBR DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 5 Headers and Footers Use headers and footers to place the same text at the top or bottom of each page of a printed or embossed document Header Begin HB DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 5 1 2 Footer Begin SFB DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 4 1 2 Part 440013 001 Rev E 95 End Header Footer Text DOTS 1 2 4 6 3 6 To indicate the text you want to use as a header or footer specify the appropriate command listed above followed by the text and any formatting commands you want to use such as center bold or italic Then insert the End Header Footer Text command This text will appear at the top or bottom of each printed or embossed page formatted as you specify with other formatting commands Disable Header H DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 5 3 6 Reenable Header H DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 5 3 4 6 Disable Footer F DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 4 3 6 Reenable Footer F DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 4 3 4 6 Other Commands New Line L DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 New Paragraph P DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 New Page F DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 4 Insert Current Time TM DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 3 4 5 1 3 4 96 Part 440013 001 Rev E Insert Current Date DT DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 4 5 2 3 4 5 Start Ignore Text DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 5 6 End Ignore Text DOTS 1 2
32. 4 6 Specify Y for On N for Off or I for On with Insert at Startup Skip Blank Lines DOTS 1 2 3 4 6 CHORD Distinguish Case During Find DOTS 2 3 4 6 CHORD Progress Clicks K Say ASCII Values DOTS 2 5 CHORD Format Parameters Printer Compatibility L To set type Epson E HP Image Writer l Number Pages DOTS 3 4 5 6 Part 440013 001 Rev E 29 Put Page Number on First Page No Access Key Double Space DOTS 3 4 5 The following page format parameters control the margins on a print or Braille page There are no access keys for these items The default settings are listed instead Print Line Length 75 Print Left Margin 10 Print Page Length 60 Print Top Margin 6 Braille Line Length 33 Braille Left Margin 1 Braille Page Length 25 Braille Top Margin 1 System Parameters Revision Date R Battery Level DOTS 1 4 6 Battery Used DOTS 1 4 5 6 Press SPACEBAR to reset the battery timer Check Appointments J Hourly Announcement H CHORD 30 Part 440013 001 Rev E To set type Bell 1 Voice 2 Bell and Voice 3 Off N Power Reminder Z Allow Folder Mode F CHORD Language Bank DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 Part 440013 001 Rev E 31 Chapter 4 Working with Files Before we begin working with files it is important for you to understand how the Braille Lite organizes your files The Braille Lite can be set to organize your files in one of two modes The default mode is All Files Mode this mode organizes all files in one listing
33. 4 6 2 3 4 5 6 Respect Braille Translator Setting BRL DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 3 4 6 No Translation BRL DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 1 2 3 5 1 2 3 3 6 Note The Braille translator settings only affect embossed documents Don t Form Feed After Print NF DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 5 1 2 4 Wait for a Keypress After Each Page is Printed W DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 4 5 6 End Formatting SEF DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 5 1 2 4 Information Commands Show Formatting Progress SST DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 Pages Printed SPACEBAR Part 440013 001 Rev E 97 Percent Printed DOTS 3 4 6 CHORD 1 5 6 98 CHORD Part 440013 001 Rev E Chapter 12 Connecting to a Personal Computer The Braille Lite serves as a refreshable Braille display for your screen access software or you can connect it to your PC for easy and convenient file transfers You can also use the external disk drive available from Freedom Scientific to move files between your PC and the Braille Lite via disk JAWS and Connect Outloud The Braille Lite provides tactile access to JAWS and Connect Outloud supported applications through the Braille Display Mode Toggle the switch on the left edge of the Braille Lite toward the front of the unit to enter Braille Display Mode The Braille Lite should be connected to your PC through the serial port powered on and toggled to Braille Display Mode before JAWS or Connect Outloud is started
34. AE Mu so a b 59 Distinguish Case During Find 59 REDAC i ii ii DM UE 60 Global Searches 25 5 2 m nato cereo rio aria mod eo vezes 61 Chapter 9 Braille Lite Utilities Time and Date icc oh aoa co o Eno cn eo uxor 64 setting ihe TMI Sessa oco di cce e qo noon cU punt ORE 64 Setting Time Format 65 Setting Hourly Announcement 65 Announcing the Date 66 setting the Date i iii ctr eere e etaed 66 Smart Calendar eroe a wa 67 Datebook MD 67 Browse Mode a i a ois ne eS aniio cunas 68 Appointment Notification 70 SLOD Wate ssib CEP 70 i e 71 Timing in the Background 71 Calculator o2 d i etapas LOU DU PM 72 Performing Percentage Calculations 73 Extracting a Square Root 73 Setting Decimal Precision 74 Scientific Calculator Functions 74 Trigonometric Functions 75 Conversions ooo a re Vas opa erie 75 Storing and Using the Memory Locations 76 PHOMGDOOK mp C ia 77 Adding Phonebook Entries 78 Phonebook Options 79 Chapter 10 Macros sss
35. City E Mail State Web Address Comments Zip Code Phonebook Options Press O CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD from the list of field names to access 3 configuration options for the phonebook Press an E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 79 to select a choice or exit the procedure with a Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD The 3 configuration options are as follows e Setup Field Names e Select Phone File e Re initialize Phonebook Setup Field Names This item presents a list of all available fields and indicates On or Off for each of them This table lists the commands associated with Setup Field Names Cycles through each option DOT 1 CHORD DOT 4 CHORD Turns the fields on and off SPACEBAR Enables those fields commonly used in a personal phonebook P DOTS 1 2 3 4 Enables those fields commonly used in a business phone book B DOTS 1 2 Enables all fields Z DOTS 1 3 5 6 Returns you to the Phone Options Menu E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Select Phone File This item presents a list of all phone files with names beginning with phone and lets you specify which 80 Part 440013 001 Rev E phone file is active Phonebook entries are always saved in the active phone file e Use the DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD to cycle through the list and press EECHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD on the file you want to have active e Press N DOTS 1 3 4 5 to create a new phone file and set it as active This option also is used to activate
36. DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHORD to warm reset your Braille Lite A warm reset does not affect your files but all settings you have configured are reset to defaults If the first warm reset does not help press and hold down CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHORD during power on Cold Reset A cold reset may result in loss of all files on the Braille Lite so this should be used only as a last resort Press and hold down I CHORD DOTS 2 4 CHORD during power on to cold reset your Braille Lite This resets your unit to Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 105 its default parameters and erases calculator memories During the process 1 You are asked to initialize the file system Answering Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 for yes erases all RAM files from the file menu Next you are asked to initialize the Flash system Pressing Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 for yes erases all Flash files Then you are asked to initialize the folder system Doing so without initializing the file or Flash systems should allow you to later repair your folders without losing files Finally you are asked to delete all data in the file area Answering Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 for yes permanently deletes all files To perform a cold reset without losing files 1 106 Hold down I CHORD DOTS 2 4 CHORD during system power on Press N DOTS 1 3 4 5 for no when prompted to initialize the file system Press N DOTS 1 3 4 5 for no when prompted to initialize the flash system Press Y DOTS
37. JAWS can recognize the display External Disk Drive Freedom Scientific offers an external disk drive that works well with the Braille Lite Use the disk drive to copy files to and from the Braille Lite Use the cable provided with this drive to connect it to the disk drive port on the Braille Lite You can use either of the two PS2 style serial ports which on the M20 are located on either side of the unit On the M40 they are located on the back side of the unit After connecting the disk drive power on the Braille Lite and the disk drive Insert a disk and press S CHORD D 102 Part 440013 001 Rev E DOTS 2 3 4 CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 to access the directory of the disk drive Use DOT 1 CHORD to move up the list or DOT 4 CHORD to move down the list When the name of the file is displayed press S CHORD G DOTS 1 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 5 to get the file you want to use The recommended option for copying files to and from the disk drive is Y modem transfers Press Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 to select this item You are prompted to press S DOTS 2 3 4 to send or R DOTS 1 2 3 5 to receive Send Options If you choose to send you have several options e Press the SPACEBAR to mark the selected file Move through the list to select all files you want to send to the disk drive e Press R DOTS 1 2 3 5 to mark all RAM files e Press F DOTS 1 2 4 to mark all Flash files Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD when complete and the transfer beg
38. LT T 2 Select send file 3 Type in the name of the file you want to send or use the browse button to select the file Select Y Modem from the protocol list On the notetaker enter the File Menu with O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 Press T CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 5 CHORD Press R DOTS 1 2 3 5 for receive Press Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 for Y Modem The notetaker will say starting transfer On the PC activate the OK button The transfer should begin at this point m Cor Sr a cs nee Transferring from the notetaker to the PC 1 On the PC press ALT T 2 Select receive file Part 440013 001 Rev E 101 3 Enterthe directory where you want to save the file Select Y Modem from the protocol list On the notetaker enter the file menu with O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 Press T CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 5 CHORD Press S DOTS 2 3 4 for send Press Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 for Y Modem A list of existing files will appear Mark one or more files using SPACEBAR Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD when all files you wish to send are selected 10 On the PC activate the OK button The transfer should begin at this point Please be patient It may take a little time before the transfer begins Pa E CE E Note If you use a Braille display and want to go back to using it after finishing the transfer you will need to unload and reload JAWS Also be sure to close the HyperTerminal window so that
39. Most printers use the parallel port and most embossers use the serial port If you are going to connect the Braille Lite to an embosser through the serial port the Status Menu serial parameters settings must match the settings on the embosser The files in the Braille Lite Editor are plain text They contain no layout or character formatting such as bold italic or underline You must format text in a document when printing or embossing Formatting commands strings of characters included in your files affect text layout and character appearance The formatting characters are not printed or embossed instead they instruct your printer or embosser on how to render a document Status Menu Settings There are several settings within the Status Menu that control how documents are printed or embossed For basic documents minor adjustments to these settings may be sufficient to provide the formatting features you want to use Press ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD to open the Status Menu then press DOTS 5 6 CHORD to move through the sections of this menu until Format Parameters is indicated This section of the Status Menu contains the following items Part 440013 001 Rev E 85 Printer Compatibility This item specifies the printer settings available e Epson Compatible Printer e Imagewriter Printer e HP Printer Toggle between the settings with SPACEBAR If you do not use one of these printer brands check your printer docume
40. Recording a Macro ess 82 Executin a Macio ii ii eei irte trie debos 83 Speaking or Silencing Macros 83 Nesting a Macro iii ii ii ciiin ceca prs seb 83 Start Up Macros MeL 84 Erasing a Macro i i rei eerte ets 84 Write Protecting a Macro 84 Chapter 11 Printing and Embossing Status Menu Settings 85 Printer Compatibility 86 Print Commands sarean dedii eu oe cU uds 86 Page Numbering 1er 88 Document Eayout ana iii anima 89 Formatting Commands 89 IL EP qe 90 Attribute Marking 2 rre 91 Margins and Alignment 91 ADS utes stinss a D o ecu v Dr M UE IEEE 94 Page Numbering eese 94 Headers and Footers 95 Other Gommiands 5 2 reet riso kesa 96 Information Commands 97 Chapter 12 Connecting to a Personal Computer JAWS and Connect Outloud 99 HyperTerminal esee 99 Transferring from the PC to the notetaker 101 Transferring from the notetaker to the PC 101 External Dis
41. S 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 to open the File Menu Part 440013 001 Rev E 35 2 Scroll through the list of files using the Whiz Wheels or use DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD to locate your file 3 Press R CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 5 CHORD when the desired file is located 4 Type the new file name and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Navigating within Files The Move command f CHORD DOTS 3 4 5 6 CHORD lets you navigate files by a specific parameter After pressing CHORD DOTS 3 4 5 6 CHORD press DOT 4 CHORD to move through the menu choices or use the access keys listed below Absolute Page A After selecting this parameter specify the number of units you want to move counted from the top of the file Specify 0 to determine the total number of absolute pages in the file Braille Page B After selecting this parameter specify the number of units you want to move counted from the top of the file Specify 0 to determine the total number of Braille pages in the file Character C After selecting this parameter specify the number of units you want to move from the top of the file Include a PLUS SIGN before the number to move forward the specified number of units from the cursor location Use a MINUS SIGN before the number to move 36 Part 440013 001 Rev E backward the specified number of units from the cursor location Specify O to determine the total number of characters in the file Line L Afte
42. T DOTS 2 3 4 5 to paste the time To find text within a file press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD type in the text and press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD again Spell Check Spell check an external program already loaded on your unit verifies correct spelling within your documents Since the program file spell dic uses 86 Braille Lite pages we recommend you store this file in Flash To start the spell check open the Options Menu and press a CH SIGN DOTS 1 6 Press W DOTS 2 4 5 6 to check the current word or press Z DOTS 1 3 5 6 to check the entire document starting from the cursor Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 55 location To check an entire file first move your cursor to the beginning of the file and press L CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 CHORD The Braille Lite indicates an unrecognizable word by spelling it out Several options are then presented Use the cursor movement keys to cycle through the options and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to select the option you desire Most of these options also have access keys to directly select them Press a CHORD DOTS 3 6 CHORD to hear the access key for the current option Add Words to Personal Dictionary A DOT 1 The first time this option is used a file named Personal dic is created in RAM This file stores words not found in the standard spell check dictionary Add words to the personal dic that the spell check will not recognize such as personal names Bypass Word for Res
43. The Braille Lite M20 M40 User s Manual Freedom Scientific Blind Low Vision Group April 2002 Part 440013 001 Rev E PUBLISHED BY Freedom Scientific BLV Group LLC 11800 31 Court North St Petersburg Florida 33716 1805 USA http www FreedomScientific com Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Freedom Scientific Copyright 2002 Freedom Scientific Inc All Rights Reserved CompactFlash is a trademark of the CompactFlash Association in the United States and or other countries Notice To Users Federal Communications Commission Notice 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 However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is enc
44. To switch to radians press R CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 5 CHORD Type SIN pi 2 and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD The Braille Lite returns one Press R CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 5 CHORD again to switch back to degrees Other trigonometric functions are Cosine COS Tangent TAN Cotangent COT Arcsine ASIN Arccosine ACOS Arctangent ATAN Base e log LN Base 10 Log LOG Base e antilog ALN Base 10 antilog ALOG Conversions The Calculator provides functions for many conversions Enter the value of what you want to convert as the argument Remember that arguments must be contained within parentheses Part 440013 001 Rev E 75 Decimal to Hexadecimal Decimal to Octal Decimal to Binary Hexadecimal to Decimal Octal to Decimal Binary to Decimal Centigrade to Fahrenheit Fahrenheit to Centigrade Centimeter to Inches Inches to Centimeters Kilometers to Miles Miles to Kilometers Gallons to Liters Liters to Gallons Pounds to Kilograms Kilograms to Pounds Ounces to Grams Grams to Ounces Wind chill temperature in Fahrenheit wind speed DH DO DB HD OD BD FAREN CENTI CM KM GAL KG LB OZ WC Storing and Using the Memory Locations The Braille Lite calculator has 25 memory locations where you can store results of computations These 76 Part 440013 001 Rev E memory locations are labeled A through Z Memory location R is reserved because it stores your last result There are two ways to store a
45. a atr ee re evade S 15 VOICE Acher cR 15 Chapter 3 Menus of the Braille Lite Options MENU ii dde eoo sc i Duo ca uacua 18 File lise 19 Status Menu doter di ov Enea dou eee 24 Chapter 4 working with Files Creating Piles ia i eir rem sins e sacos ides 32 Opening Files ases poco ore Eo ou d sake rb oon x Fa xa 33 Method My pie d 33 Metodi 33 Savina File Sii dn ci ika a a aa EA 34 Deleting Files i i ia Sa d a pa deuchs 34 Method Ra TN 34 Method 25 c 35 Renaming FeS cro 35 Method B mpm 35 Method Brice 35 Navigating within Files 36 Moving FIle eoruin eere enire Do Ue eene 38 Chapter 5 working with Folders Creating Folders eoe tav cds chiara kai evan 40 Renaming Folders 41 Deleting Folders 41 Chapter 6 Reading with the Braille Lite Chapter 7 Editing Text Append Mod ii i citate oo ndo a a et do sa ugar cM 49 PC Edit Mode coc pianta wi sa aria ab dede 50 Copying TeXE i i a Can a oid dU 2 au dua cu n 51 Deleting Cut TEX 2 drei a aa 52 Pasting Text feda f o eio rente bua 54 Examples ii e a omis ev AR eoo eT eoe AME RE EEERT 55 Spell ChecK hawker 55 WOTA M ri ec sit EE 57 Word Fix Rules i iii an ai aka ii ekk jali 58 FIG odas adiri DU
46. a phone file with a name that does not begin with phone Note Phonebook files contain the phone records you enter They can have any file name but are only listed under Select Phone File if their name begins with phone Reinitialize Phonebook This item resets several phone related settings e The default phone file Phone is set as active e All fields are turned on in all phone files with names beginning with Phone e Phone files with names that do not begin with Phone are only affected if they are active when Reinitialize Phonebook is selected Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD or Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD to exit from any of the phonebook configuration options You may need to press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD twice to return to the list of fields in which information is entered Part 440013 001 Rev E 81 Chapter 10 Macros A macro is a set of recorded commands that automates a given task Pressing one keyboard command starts the macro executing the entire series of assigned commands Using macros can significantly increase your productivity because it allows you to automate frequently used tasks Use macros for repetitive or complex tasks such as inserting your name and address into a document launching a program or copying and pasting data from one file to another The first time you create a macro the unit automatically creates a file called macros svs and places the file at the end of the files list Whe
47. acked up may be lost The update file is a large file so if you have lots of files in RAM you may need to move them to Flash This process updates the system software in the Braille Lite If this process is interrupted permanent damage may Part 440013 001 Rev E 107 result If your battery is low we recommend charging it or running the update while using the AC adapter Starting the Update If you have never run an update before or if you would like to listen to the instructions and prompts while updating your unit please turn on speech before beginning the update process Running the update program does not automatically turn speech on To turn speech on in the Status Menu press S CHORD or press V in the Options Menu 1 Press O CHORD F and navigate to appropriate update file For the M20 the update file is called Blm20eng bns For the M40 the update file is called BIm40eng bns Press O CHORD to run the program for Type Lite users Tlteng bns 2 A prompt warns that updating your unit may destroy your files and then asks if you are sure you want to continue Enter Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 to proceed 3 There is a second verification prompt Press Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 again to proceed The Braille Lite takes a few moments to validate the program A series of beeps indicates the process continues The Braille Lite then asks you to select language bank A or B Once you have selected the language bank to be updated sever
48. al messages are displayed spoken warning you not to do anything until the process is complete The notetaker also indicates to turn off your unit when you receive a continuous low pitch tone Finally it 108 Part 440013 001 Rev E tells you that if you hear rapid beeping for more than thirty seconds your update has failed After the messages are finished the Braille Lite beeps again This will continue for two to three minutes then your unit will abruptly sound a continuous low pitch tone When this occurs turn off your unit Note If the notetaker rapidly beeps for some time the update process has failed Contact Freedom Scientific s hardware technical support for assistance When you turn the unit on after updating bank A you will hear the unit announce that it has performed a warm reset then you will hear the normal startup message At this point all settings will be set to their defaults and you will need to recustomize the unit to your liking Once complete the bns file is no longer needed Since this file is large you may want to delete it If your Braille Lite does not work normally after the warm reset perform a hard reset This clears the machine of your files but it also reinitializes the Braille Lite allowing the new update to run properly Press and hold down I CHORD DOTS 2 4 CHORD during power on to perform a hard reset This step is not necessary if your system functions properly after the warm res
49. case s lowercase Semicolon 116 40DOTS 1 2 3 5 6 80DOTS 1 2 3 4 112DOTS 1 2 3 4 37DOTS 1 4 6 46DOTS 4 6 43DOTS 3 4 6 81DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 113DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 63DOTS 1 4 5 6 34DOT 5 82DOTS 1 2 3 5 114DOTS 1 2 3 5 30CTRL Caret 92DOTS 1 2 5 6 uppercase 62DOTS 3 4 5 83DOTS 2 3 4 115DOTS 2 3 4 SIDOTS 5 6 Part 440013 001 Rev E seven Shift In Shift Out Six Space Start of Heading Start of Text Substitute Synchronous Idle T Uppercase t lowercase three Tilde lowercase two U Uppercase u lowercase Underline uppercase Unit Separator V Uppercase V lowercase Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 55DOTS 2 3 5 6 15CTRL O 14CTRL N 54DOTS 2 3 5 32No dots 1CTRL A 2CTRL B 26CTRL Z 22CTRL V 84DOTS 2 3 4 5 116DOTS 2 3 4 5 51DOTS 2 5 126DOTS 4 5 SODOTS 2 3 85DOTS 1 3 6 117DOTS 1 3 6 95DOTS 4 5 6 31CTRL Underline 86DOTS 1 2 3 6 118DOTS 1 2 3 6 117 Vertical Line lowercase Vertical Tabulation W Uppercase w lowercase X Uppercase x lowercase Y Uppercase y lowercase Z Uppercase z lowercase zero 118 124DOTS 1 2 5 6 11CTRL K 87DOTS 2 4 5 6 119DOTS 2 4 5 6 88DOTS 1 3 4 6 120DOTS 1 3 4 6 89DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 121DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 90DOTS 1 3 5 6 122DOTS 1 3 5 6 48DOTS 3 5 6 Part 440013 001 Rev E Appendix B Contact Information Thank you for purchasing the Braille Lite M20 or M40 Please let us know your comments and s
50. d Typed text is appended to the end of the file regardless of cursor location The cursor is represented by dots 7 and 8 e Insert Typed text is inserted at the cursor location Any text that is beyond the location of the cursor is pushed forward in the file A flashing dot 7 represents the cursor e Overwrite Typed text begins at the cursor location which is represented by a flashing dot 8 Text that is beyond the location of the cursor is replaced with the newly typed text Copying Text There are several ways to copy text to the Clipboard The following method replaces text or adds text to that already on the Clipboard 1 Move the cursor to the beginning of the text and press M CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 CHORD to mark the location 2 Move the cursor one character after the end of the text you want to copy 3 Press GH CHORD DOTS 1 2 6 CHORD 4 Press C DOTS 1 4 to copy the text to the clipboard replacing other text or A DOT 1 to append text to that already in the clipboard Text can also be copied or appended to the clipboard without deleting the existing text Part 440013 001 Rev E 51 1 Move the cursor to the beginning of the text and press M CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 CHORD to mark the location 2 Move the cursor to the end of the text and press GH SIGN CHORD DOTS 1 2 6 CHORD 3 Press C DOTS 1 4 to copy the text to the clipboard or A DOT 1 to append the text to that already in the clipboard Deleting
51. e Tell Name of Selected File Spell Name of Selected File Information on File s Information on Selected File Time Date Information on File s Time Date Information on Selected File Tell Size of File s Tell Size of Selected File Make Open File Bigger 22 F V V CHORD L Q T C CHORD DOTS 2 5 CHORD l I CHORD M CHORD DOTS 1 5 6 DOTS 1 5 6 CHORD B Part 440013 001 Rev E Make Selected File Bigger Make Open File Smaller Make Selected File Smaller Transfer Protocols Selected File to Serial Port with Y modem File from Serial Port with Y modem Run Selected External Program Run Selected External Program with Arguments Move to Previous External Program Move to Next External Program Toggle between Quick Load and Normal Load B CHORD S S CHORD T CHORD Y CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 6 CHORD O CHORD or X CHORD X DOT 2 CHORD DOT 5 CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD Note The program must be in RAM Part 440013 001 Rev E 23 Status Menu The Status Menu is also an important menu because it allows you to change your Braille Lite settings For instance suppose you want to use an embosser with your Braille Lite You would first have to change the serial parameters on your Braille Lite in order for the embosser to work properly With the Status Menu you can also modify settings such as Speech Parameters Editor Parameters Format Parameters and Brail
52. e the speech press K CHORD DOTS 1 3 CHORD Nesting a Macro Nesting a macro means you incorporate an existing macro into the one you are recording To nest a macro first record your new macro then at the point you want the existing macro to take over press J CHORD DOTS 2 4 5 CHORD and type in the MACRO NAME Part 440013 001 Rev E 83 Start Up Macros A Start Up macro plays every time you power up your Braille Lite To create a Start Up Macro first press N CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 5 CHORD then press SPACEBAR Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 for yes or N DOTS 1 3 4 5 for no Enter the keystrokes you want the macro to perform and end the recording with another N CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 5 CHORD Note If a start up macro causes difficulties in the operation of your Braille Lite bypass running it by pressing SPACEBAR during power on Erasing a Macro To erase a macro press N CHORD MACRO NAME N CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 5 CHORD MACRO NAME DOTS 1 3 4 5 CHORD To erase a Start Up macro press N CHORD SPACEBAR Y or N N CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 5 CHORD SPACEBAR DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 or DOTS 1 3 4 5 DOTS 1 3 4 5 CHORD Write Protecting a Macro Write protecting prevents you from creating new macro files with names of older macro files To use write protect first enter the macro file and press P CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 CHORD To unprotect macro files press U CHORD DOTS 1 3 CHORD 84 Part 440013 001 Rev E Chapter 11 Printing and Embossing
53. e the setting on or off e Speech e Voice Inflection e Word Exceptions e Speak Words in Say All Mode e Ham Calls Ham Radio Operators may find Ham Calls useful in that it spells out letter number combinations such as w1aw rather than trying to read it The other area has a group of settings that let you individualize your notetaker s speech for maximum listening comfort This group is accessed independently with its own command the AR SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 5 CHORD When you press this command from within any file you will hear the Braille Lite say Set speech parameters Use the commands listed below to customize your notetaker s speech Softer volume DOT 1 12 Part 440013 001 Rev E Louder volume DOT 4 Slower speed DOT 3 Faster speed DOT 6 Moves you backward through voices DOT 2 Moves you forward through voices DOT 5 The voices are Perfect Paul Vader Big Bob Precise Pete Ricochet Randy Biff Skip and Robo Robert Cancels punctuation Z DOTS 1 3 5 6 Announces some punctuation S DOTS 2 3 4 Announces most punctuation M DOTS 1 3 4 Announces total punctuation T DOTS 2 3 4 5 Toggles between say digits and say full numbers N DOTS 1 3 4 5 Exits the Speech Parameters Menu and saves current settings E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Sets the keyboard activity to echo the following SPACEBAR Key Click Typed keys click as they are pressed Silent Keys There is no auditory indication when keys
54. er the Correct Word in Document 56 Read Words in Context ssseeeesnennnzznnnnenznnnznnnzznzanni 56 Repeat Incorrect Word nn nnnnnnnnnnnnn nn nn 57 SKID VVOTA eb a d 56 Suggestion Words from a List 2 00 ss nennenzzenzznzz 57 Suggestion Words Help eenennznnenzzenzzzznnenanenzznta 57 Switch Braille Display Mode oae trente eti der a 6 7 amp e e M T M 6 Technical SUP DOM es euo des den A e mu queues 119 lime ana DAE ido m 64 Announcing the Date sess seennnenzznnennzennenznzznnenznzza 66 Setting Hourly Announcement seeseesseeeeee 65 Setting the Dale tecti ot p E Ep a DU 66 Setting the Time o tesa e Eee t m ee ERE 64 Setting Time Format eeennnzennnenznznnenanenznznz 65 Updating E IFmWele oett cu pue pe d nei eoe 107 Getting Started ep ro Cx eres ec a apa 107 Utilities CICLO au a ditte a A di at 72 Bue ent 67 Appointment Notification s ss enennnnnnnnnznnnzznnenznzz 70 nsns l i a a 77 Smart Calendar ss sesennennnznnnnnnnnnnnnnznnznzznznnnnznznnnznznz 67 SIGDWAIGIE ie i ata tabe deducet 70 NI a aspettano struere dde 71 WCET ONLY een 9 WAZ iioii P 6 Part 440013 001 Rev E
55. et described above During a hard reset parts of the file and folder system are reinitialized Answer Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 for yes to each question asked during this process After your system is fully updated the onboard help indicates it is the mini help file The diskette on which Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 109 you received the firmware update should contain a file with the same name as the update file but with an hlp extension Copy this file to the notetaker and rename it help Use the process listed above to copy the file substituting the appropriate file name To rename the hlp file once it is on the Braille Lite press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD locate the file press R CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 5 CHORD and type in the new name help 110 Part 440013 001 Rev E Appendix A ASCII Braille Symbols This is the list of computer Braille equivalents for the ASCII character set including punctuation numbers etc In this listing information is presented in this order First character name names of numerals and punctuation marks spelled out and presented in regular alphabetic sequence ASCII value Braille dot numbers used to produce Braille equivalent of character In the case of control CTRL characters dot patterns are omitted A Uppercase a lowercase Accent lowercase Acknowledge Ampersand Apostrophe Asterisk At Sign Uppercase B Uppercase b lowercase Part 440013 001 Rev E 65DOT 1
56. he Calculator s result varies according to the number of decimal places you have set in your calculator Two decimal places are usually enough for most situations but for special situations when you need more precision results can be calculated to 12 decimal places From within the calculator press P CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 CHORD The Braille Lite prompts for the number of decimal places Enter a number from 1 to 12 Note The Calculator drops ending zeros to the right of the decimal point A value of 1 20 is displayed as 1 2 even if decimal precision is set to 2 Scientific Calculator Functions The scientific calculator s functions all use the same syntax Type in the function name followed by the arguments surrounded in parentheses If there are multiple arguments separate them with commas Expressions cannot exceed 255 characters To determine an average type AVG and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD To calculate the median type MEDIAN and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD To generate a random number between 0 and 1 type RAND and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD To determine the square root of a number type AR SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 5 CHORD and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD 74 Part 440013 001 Rev E Trigonometric Functions To calculate the sine of 90 degrees or pi 2 radians type SIN 90 and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD The Braille Lite returns One The Calculator default is in degrees
57. he current line or press A DOT 1 to append a new line to the end of the current entry Type in the event text and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to return to Browse Mode Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to edit the current line When finished press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to return to Browse Mode Press D DOTS 1 4 5 to delete the current line Press Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 to confirm or N DOTS 1 3 4 5 to cancel You are then returned to Browse Mode To switch to other Datebook entries from Browse Mode Part 440013 001 Rev E 69 Prior Entry DOTS 2 3 CHORD Next Entry DOTS 5 6 CHORD Get New Date G DOTS 1 2 4 5 Exits Browse Mode E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Get New Date returns you to the Datebook entry prompt requesting a number of days or a date in MMDDYY YY format Appointment Notification To set the Braille Lite to check for appointments on the current day each time you start it 1 Press ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD to open the Status Menu 2 Press J DOTS 2 4 5 to move to Check Appointments 3 Press Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 to turn Check Appointments On 4 Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to exit the Status Menu Stopwatch The Braille Lite Stopwatch lets you measure elapse time Track how long you work in a file or the length of a presentation To enter the stopwatch press O CHORD W DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 2 4 5 6 The Braille Lite prompts with Stopwatch ready and the display shows 00 00 00
58. he text of your documents to produce results that cannot be achieved through more general formatting settings in the Status Menu We recommend you add formatting commands as a last step before printing or embossing a document Part 440013 001 Rev E 89 Syntax Formatting commands must be entered in a specific manner to work properly If you work with HTML you already understand the need for proper syntax in achieving desired results All formatting commands begin with the dollar sign DOTS 1 2 4 6 All formatting commands must have a space before and after the command For example to bold text The word BB bold BF will print in a boldface font Many formatting commands contain two elements one to begin the formatting and one to end it If the ending element is left out the printer does not know to stop applying that format Many formatting commands must be used at certain locations relative to the text you want to affect For example when centering a line of text the center command C must be on each line that is to be centered Many formatting commands require a value as part of the command This must be included directly after the command but before the space For example to set a tab stop of five characters enter the command TS5 The following sections list the available formatting commands The surrounding parentheses are not part of the command If a numeric value is required as part of a comma
59. he unit to use the Braille Lite as a Braille display with your PC and screen access software On the back side of the unit from left to right are the following jack buttons and ports e The AC adapter jack connects the 12 volt battery recharger that is supplied with the unit e Two serial ports these ports allow you to simultaneously attach two external devices such as a personal computer PC Part 440013 001 Rev E 7 Note For external devices to work properly please use the appropriate cables that Freedom Scientific manufactures Two PS2 style serial ports these ports have been made available for future expansions One parallel port attaches any standard printer or embosser A recessed hardware reboot button A recessed hardware reset button Note Please avoid pressing either the recessed hardware reboot button or the recessed hardware reset button unless specifically instructed by Freedom Scientific s technical support team e A Compact Flash port add on memory e An earphone jack this jack can also connect an external speaker or a tape recorder On the left side of the unit from front to back is the Braille Display Mode switch and the modem port The Battery and AC Charger A Lithium ion battery powers the Braille Lite M20 40 This battery does not build up memory and can be charged as often as you like without affecting battery life or the number of hours of each recharge cycle It i
60. hift variation and 6 having the greatest shift variation 7 Press E CHORD once to save and exit Voice Shift twice to exit out of Speech Parameters 16 Part 440013 001 Rev E Chapter 3 Menus of the Braille Lite There are common commands that can be used for navigating the Options File and Status Menus They are as follows Moves you forward in a menu CHORD DOT 4 CHORD Moves you backward in a menu A CHORD Moves you to the DOT 1 CHORD top of a menu L CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 CHORD Moves vou to the bottom of a menu DOTS 4 5 6 CHORD Announces the current selection C CHORD DOTS 1 4 CHORD Announces a setting s Access Kev DOTS 3 6 CHORD Exits a Menu E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Part 440013 001 Rev E 17 Cancels the process or escapes the menu Options Menu Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD The Options Menu is an important menu because it accesses the note taking functions and the built in applications of your notetaker such as the Calculator Datebook Smart Calendar and Spellcheck Understanding how the Options Menu works is relatively simple To access the Options Menu press an O CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD To move through the menu you can use the common commands listed above scroll with the Whiz Wheels or press the application s Access Key listed below Application Check Appointments Braille Display Calculator Date Open Datebook File Datebook Entry File Commands Smart Calendar Hourly
61. ile Text cannot be copied with this parameter Paragraph P DOTS 1 2 3 4 Prompts for a number of paragraphs and counts from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete Sentence S DOTS 2 3 4 Prompts for a number of sentences and counts from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete Word W DOTS 2 4 5 6 Prompts for a number of words and counts from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete Cursor to End of Text Z DOTS 1 3 5 6 Deletes from the cursor forward to the end of the file This parameter cannot be used to copy text When selecting the Character Line Paragraph Sentence or Word parameters the maximum number of units is 255 After selecting the Delete parameter and the information press either of the following E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD deletes the text and moves it to the Clipboard replacing any text already in the Clipboard CHORD DOTS 3 4 6 CHORD deletes the text and moves it to the Clipboard appending the text to the text already in the Clipboard Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 53 GH SIGN CHORD DOTS 1 2 6 CHORD copies text to the Clipboard without deleting it Copying text using the ING SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 6 CHORD replaces any text in the Clipboard If the selected parameter does not support copying the procedure is aborted Pasting Text To paste information at the cursor location press
62. ins Receiving from the Disk Drive After Selecting Y modem transfers choose R DOTS 1 2 3 5 to receive from the disk drive you are prompted to indicate what you want to receive e Type the name of a file located on the disk in the disk drive and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD e Type in a file mask such as txt or and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 103 File masks use wild card characters to fill in the parts of the file names that are not specified For example txt indicates to copy all files ending in txt indicates to copy all files For more information refer to the external disk drive s manual If you have technical questions please call 727 803 8600 or email notetakers freedomscientific com 104 Part 440013 001 Rev E Chapter 13 Maintenance The Braille Lite is a complex electronic device and must be cared for properly to maintain its peak performance This section discusses caring for the Braille Lite updating to the latest firmware and basic troubleshooting steps to take in case the Braille Lite stops functioning properly Resetting the Braille Lite The Braille Lite like any complex computing system occasionally may lock freeze or seem sluggish If this occurs regularly contact Freedom Scientific s hardware technical support However if this occurs infrequently take these steps to get you back up and running without delay Warm Reset Press CHORD
63. iting Text The cursor marks the current location in the text This is important because many editing commands use the cursor as a reference point for implementation For example pressing D CHORD W would delete a word at the cursor location By default the cursor is only visible when you are writing in a file reading one character at a time or when you use a cursor routing button to move the cursor to a specific cell To have the cursor always visible enter the Status Menu and press V CHORD SPACEBAR The cursor represented by dots 7 and 8 is now visible at the left end of the display To find where the cursor is resting press a WH SIGN CHORD DOTS 1 5 6 CHORD from anywhere within your file The Braille Lite responds with column f and cursor at character This information reflects that the cursor is resting at particular place within a line and that the cursor is so many characters into a file If the cursor is at column O then the cursor is resting on a carriage return When editing a file it may be useful to have the Braille Lite show blank lines as this helps to prevent unintentional breaks in a paragraph By default the Braille Lite does not display the presence of blank lines To have the Braille Lite show blank lines press ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 6 SPACEBAR Since files can only be created and edited in the RAM Folder any file that is stored in the Flash Folder will have 48 Part 440013 001 Rev E to be
64. iums do not support the longer file names we recommend you use the MS DOS 8 3 digit format This format limits a file to eight characters a period and three more characters without spaces The three characters after the period are referred to as a file extension and may determine how applications on a PC interact with these files For example in Microsoft Windows 9 x files with an extension of txt are opened in Notepad Opening Files Method 1 1 Press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 you will hear Enter file command 2 Type O DOTS 1 3 5 for open and then type the name of file followed by E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Method 2 1 Press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 you will hear Enter file command Part 440013 001 Rev E 33 2 Scroll through the list of files using the Whiz Wheels or use DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD to locate your file 3 Press O CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD when the desired file is located This will open the file Saving Files Braille Lite M20 40 automatically saves the text in your file whether you open another file or turn off the Braille Lite If you have a file open and you turn off your Braille Lite the next time you start your notetaker it will open and announce the file you were last in Deleting Files The chords for deleting a file depend on the method you used to locate that file For instance if you choose to type the file s name Method 1 you then de
65. k Drive 102 Send OPUONS eoe i g ced 103 Receiving from the Disk Drive 103 Chapter 13 Maintenance 99 Resetting the Braille Lite Warm Reset Cold Reset ioo Rene Hardware Reset Updating the Firmware Getting Started Starting the Update Appendix A ASCII Braille Symbols Appendix B Contact Information Introduction Regardless of your comfort level with Braille your experience with the Braille Lite and what you want to accomplish this manual strives to reach you and your level of skill and is intended to help you get moving in the right direction This user s manual is organized into the following sections e Getting Started contains introductory information and all you need to know to quickly get up and running with your Braille Lite e Using the Braille Lite contains detailed information on the main features of the Braille Lite including the Braille Lite Editor and utilities e Advanced Features contains information on the most advanced functions of the Braille Lite including macros and connecting the Braille Lite to other devices e The appendices contain reference information to provide you quick access to essential information Conven
66. le Tells name of open file Speak names of all files Exit File Menu Create File O CHORD F 2 CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 DOTS 1 4 5 6 CHORD O DOTS 1 3 5 O CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD C DOTS 1 4 R CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 5 CHORD R DOTS 1 2 3 5 D CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD D DOTS 1 4 5 T DOTS 2 3 4 5 L DOTS 1 2 3 E or E CHORD C 20 Part 440013 001 Rev E Open File O Open Selected File O CHORD Delete File D Delete Selected File D CHORD Global Delete G Rename Open File R Rename Selected File R CHORD Protect Open File P Protect Selected File P CHORD Unprotect Open File U Unprotect Selected File U CHORD Password Protect File W Note You are prompted to type a 1 to 6 character password twice Press E CHORD after typing the password To remove the password of the open file press W followed by E CHORD twice Recover Open File EQUAL SIGN Note This command may be useful after a crash or a Cold reset when the file system has been initialized Search for Files F CHORD Note When searching for files you are prompted for a file name or partial file name with wild cards such as txt or brl Use DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD to move Part 440013 001 Rev E 21 through the results list E CHORD to select a file or Z CHORD to exit the list Free Memory in Pages Verbose File List Copy File List to Clipboard List Names of All Files Quick File List Tell Name of Open Fil
67. le Display Parameters Adjusting the items in the Status Menu gives you more control over your Braille Lite To access the Status Menu press an ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD To navigate you can use the common commands listed above scroll through each item using the Whiz Wheels or you can use the following commands to move to each section of the Status Menu Note Anytime you enter the Status Menu you will hear the Status Menu prompt along with the last item of focus Moves you forward by sections DOTS 5 6 CHORD Moves you backward by sections DOTS 2 3 CHORD To exit the Status Menu press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Here is a list of the six sections you will find in the Status Menu e Serial Parameters e Speech Parameters e Braille Display Parameters e Editor Parameters 24 Part 440013 001 Rev E e Format Parameters e System Parameters Note If you want to reset your Braille Lite to its default settings press CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHORD from within any file This is called a warm reset and it does not affect your files but all settings you have configured are reset to their defaults If the first warm reset does not help press and hold down CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHORD during power on Once you ve found the setting you want to adjust press the SPACEBAR to toggle the setting on or off Items that are either on or off can also be set by pressing Y for On or N for Off Serial Parameters Access Key
68. le Lite s new 8 dot Braille keyboard represents the dots in a Braille cell and is laid out in the following order from left to right 7 3 2 1 4 5 6 and 8 Key 7 isa BACKSPACE key while key 8 is the carriage return or ENTER key Below these keys in the center of the Braille Lite is the spacebar When you press the spacebar in combination with other keys you create a chord Braille Display The Braille Lite is available with either a twenty or forty refreshable cell Braille display The M20 has 20 cells and the M40 has 40 cells The Braille display located below 4 Part 440013 001 Rev E the keyboard has cursor routing buttons above each cell which when pressed places the cursor at that specific cell s location A feature specific to the M40 is raised locator dots These raised dots which are above each fifth cell help you locate a particular cell quickly Advance Bar s Depending on your Braille Lite model there is either one advance bar M20 or two advance bars M40 The advance bars allow you to move through your files one display length at a time Press the right end of an advance bar to move forward by 20 or 40 cells Press the left end of an advance bar to move back 20 or 40 cells In either case the display wraps to the next or previous line of text after it reaches the end or beginning of a text line The two advance bars on the M40 keep you from moving your hands away from the cells as you re reading An
69. lect a folder The folder number 0 through 9 may also be typed Move Selected File when in All Files Mode DOTS 1 2 6 CHORD Note You are asked to move the selected file into Flash if it is in Ram or into Ram if it is in Flash Move File s GH SIGN Note This command lists files in the current folder Mark files with Y or SPACEBAR Switch between folders with DOT 2 3 CHORD or DOTS 5 6 CHORD Press E CHORD when all desired files are marked Then move to the destination folder with DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD and press E CHORD Partiti 440013 001 Rev E 39 Chapter 5 Working with Folders The Braille Lite provides two folder modes to assist you in organizing your files In order to create and use folders you must enable Allow Folder Mode in the Status Menu Press ST SIGN CHORD F CHORD Y DOTS 3 4 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 to enable Allow Folder Mode Use E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to exit the Status Menu Once Allow Folder Mode is enabled you can now enter the File Menu O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 and toggle SPACEBAR between the two modes e All Files Mode places all files in one listing e Folder Mode separates files into folders When in Folder Mode press DOTS 5 6 CHORD or DOTS 2 3 CHORD to move between folders and then press DOT 4 CHORD or DOT 1 CHORD to move through the files in the current folder RAM startup and Flash Startup are the default folders Creating Folders To c
70. lete the file from the Files Menu by typing D DOTS 1 4 5 for delete If you choose to locate the file with the navigation commands Method 2 use the D CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD Method 1 1 Press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 you will hear Enter file command 2 Type D DOTS 1 4 5 for delete and then type the name of file followed by E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD 3 After the name of the file is announced enter Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 for yes and N DOTS 1 3 4 5 for no 34 Part 440013 001 Rev E Method 2 1 Press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 to open the File Menu Scroll through the list of files using the Whiz Wheels or use DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD to locate your file Press D CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD when the desired file is located After the name of the file is announced enter Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 for yes or N DOTS 1 3 4 5 for no Renaming Files If you want to rename a file that you have been working in use the command R DOTS 1 2 3 5 If you want to rename a file other than the file you have been working in use an R CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 5 CHORD To check if the file has been renamed correctly press a C CHORD DOTS 1 4 CHORD Method 1 1 Press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 you will hear Enter file command 2 Type R DOTS 1 2 3 5 for rename and then the name of file followed by E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Method 2 1 Press O CHORD F DOT
71. ling in the file To continue scrolling simply press ER SIGN CHORD again If you want to move forward by skipping a paragraph or two simply press the SPACEBAR while the display is scrolling This temporarily moves the display faster As with virtually all the settings on the Braille Lite the unit remembers how you last set scrolling and resumes scrolling at that pace the next time you issue the 46 Part 440013 001 Rev E command that starts the display scrolling But if you turn off the Braille Lite the next time you turn on the unit and activate scrolling the scrolling speed is back at the default speed set from the factory While most chords have set definitions the DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD have three definitions They can be set to move by line by sentence or by window To set the definitions enter the Status Menu and press V DOTS 1 2 3 6 SPACEBAR Then press L for line S for sentence or W for window So far we have only discussed reading with the Braille display only But the opposite situation can occur where you might want to turn off the Braille display and leave the speech feature on For instance you are on a trip your battery charger is at home and your Braille Lite battery charge is low In this case enter the Status Menu and press B CHORD SPACEBAR Your Braille Lite reading commands will work just the same and with the display off you will save battery life Part 440013 001 Rev E 47 Chapter 7 Ed
72. m the Whiz Wheels open a file and press down on each wheel The Braille Lite will announce lines sentences paragraphs You have the option of setting the Whiz Wheels independently For example you can set the right Whiz Wheel to move by line and you can set the left Whiz Wheel to move by paragraph The cursor routing buttons located above each cell are particularly helpful because you can move the cursor to different parts of the document and begin reading from that point The following commands display and speak the designated text from the position of the cursor Reads all text from current cursor position to end the of file ER SIGN CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 5 6 CHORD Stops reading Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD Silences speech E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Reads current character DOTS 3 6 CHORD 44 Part 440013 001 Rev E Reads current character phonetically Reads previous character Reads next character Reads current word Spells current word Reads previous word Reads next word Reads current line Reads previous line Reads next line Moves to the top of file Moves to the end of file Backspace Forward one paragraph Back one paragraph DOTS 3 6 CHORD twice DOT 3 CHORD DOT 6 CHORD DOTS 2 5 CHORD DOTS 2 5 CHORD twice DOT 2 CHORD DOT 5 CHORD C CHORD DOTS 1 4 CHORD DOT 1 CHORD DOT 4 CHORD L CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 CHORD DOTS 4 5 6 CHORD DOT 7 DOTS 5 6 CHORD DOTS 2 3 CHORD To ha
73. moved over to the RAM Folder If you try to edit a file that is stored in Flash the Braille Lite will inform you that the file is write protected After finishing your edits you may want to store these files in the Flash Folder since it has 12 megabytes of memory For more information on moving files please see the chapter Working with Folders With the Braille Lite there are two editing modes Append and PC Edit Mode Append Mode The Append Mode which is the default mode allows for quick note taking because anything you type is added to the end of your file With Append Mode the cursor is represented by a dot 7 and 8 and requires that you specify when you want to insert or overwrite text e To insert text at the cursor location within the file press I CHORD DOTS 2 4 CHORD type in the text and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD e To overwrite one character at the cursor location press OW SIGN CHORD DOTS 2 4 6 CHORD e To continuously overwrite text from the cursor location press OW SIGN CHORD DOTS 2 4 6 CHORD twice type in the new text and press OW SIGN CHORD DOTS 2 4 6 CHORD again e To delete a character at the cursor location press D CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD twice e To delete multiple characters press D CHORD C DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD DOTS1 4 plus the number of characters up to 255 then press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to move the deleted text to the clipboard replacing any text already in the clipboard
74. n recording macros keep the following points in mind e You can create up to 64 macros with each macro comprising 63 keystrokes e Use meaningful alphabet name designations or Braille symbol designations when naming your macros e Carefully plan and record your macros to avoid keystroke errors This is important when creating a macro that edits text or manipulates files Recording macros uses the following basic steps Recording a Macro To record position your cursor at the point where you want to use the macro start the recording and execute the steps included in the macro For example if you want a macro to insert a commonly used closing at the end of a 82 Part 440013 001 Rev E letter position your cursor at the end of a file before recording the macro 1 Press N CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 5 CHORD to start the macro recorder 2 Enter the name of the macro The prompt Recording is spoken displayed 3 Perform the steps of your macro 4 Press N CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 5 CHORD to complete the recording or press Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 6 CHORD to abort the recording The following commands add functionality to your macros Use these chords in the recording process of your macros Executing a Macro Execute a macro by pressing J CHORD DOTS 2 4 5 CHORD followed by the name of the macro Speaking or Silencing Macros To use the speech as you play or record a macro press V CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 6 CHORD To silenc
75. nces of fancy border characters like asterisks all control characters etc e Grade 2 Messages e View in Grade 2 Additional Braille display features include advance bars Whiz Wheels and cursor routing buttons The advance bar and Whiz Wheels provide access to commonly used navigation commands while the cursor routing buttons move the cursor to any cell To read a file with the refreshable Braille display use the advance bar to move through your files one display length at a time Pressing the right end of the advance bar pans forward 20 or 40 cells while pressing the left end of the advance bar pans backwards 20 or 40 cells The function of the advance bars can be reversed so the left end of the advance bar moves you right and the right end moves you left For some people this provides an easier reach without needing to move fingers that are reading the Braille display To enable Reverse Advance you must enter the Status Menu and access Reverse Advance To enter the Status Menu press ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD Part 440013 001 Rev E 43 To access Reverse Advance press D CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 CHORD At this point you can either press the SPACEBAR or Y DOTS 1 3 4 5 6 to toggle the feature on Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to exit or Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD to abort the Status Menu The programmable Whiz Wheels located at either end of the Braille display provide another option for you to read text To progra
76. nd it is indicated with the number sign ff 90 Part 440013 001 Rev E Attribute Marking Formatting commands related to attribute marking apply only to documents that are to be printed Bold Begin BB DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 1 2 Bold Finish BF DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 1 2 4 Italic Begin IB DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 4 1 2 Italic Finish IF DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 4 1 2 4 Double Strike Begin DBSB DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 Double Strike Finish SDBSF DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 4 Strike Out Begin S SOB DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 3 4 1 3 5 1 2 Strike Out Finish SOF DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 5 1 2 4 Underline Begin SUB DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 6 1 2 Underline Finish SUF DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 6 1 2 4 Margins and Alignment Commands for adjusting margins work for both print and embossed documents Some of the alignment commands also work for both print and embossed Part 440013 001 Rev E 91 documents but some of them only apply to print documents When adjusting margins it is essential to consider the related settings within the Status Menu Set Left Margin MLZ DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 3 f Set Right Margin MR DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 3 5 Set Top Margin MTH DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 2 3 4 5 H Set Bottom Margin SMB DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 1 2 Note The bottom margin defaults to O for print documents If page numbering is turned on this changes to 6 Embossed
77. ntation for information on compatibility or emulation If you are able to set your printer to emulate one of these brands or if your printer is compatible with one of these brands your printer should work with the Braille Lite Print Commands Print Commands affect how files are printed or embossed To send an open file to the serial port press T CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 5 CHORD Then specify which parameters you want printed Formatted Text Aor T DOT 1 or DOTS 2 3 4 5 Formatted Braille B DOTS 1 2 Line L DOTS 1 2 3 From Cursor to Mark M DOTS 1 3 4 Paragraph P DOTS 1 2 3 4 Unformatted File S DOTS 2 3 4 86 Part 440013 001 Rev E Braille Translation without Formatting Use this parameter when importing a file into a word processor Translate to Formatted Grade ll Translate to Grade ll No Formatting From Cursor to End of File Print to File Formatted Braille Line choose From cursor to mark Partiti 440013 001 Rev E W DOTS 2 4 5 6 2 DOTS 2 3 DOTS 5 6 Z DOTS 1 3 5 6 F DOTS 1 2 4 Print to file only works through the serial port When using this command you are asked for one of the preceding parameters then for a destination file name To send an open file to the parallel port press T CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 5 CHORD and one of the following parameters B CHORD DOTS 1 2 CHORD From the menu line to parallel port M CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 CHORD 87 Paragraph
78. other feature that may also help you read the Braille display is Reverse Advance Reverse Advance reverses the function of the advance bars so the left end of the advance bar moves you right and the right end moves you left For some people this provides an easier reach without needing to move fingers that are reading the Braille display Note Chording produces almost all of the Braille Lite commands This term refers to pressing the spacebar in conjunction with other Braille keys This feature is similar to pressing the CTRL key along with other keys ona computer keyboard Part 440013 001 Rev E 5 Whiz Wheels The Whiz Wheels are a new feature to the M Series They allow you to scroll among the different Braille Lite menus and they allow you to scroll text by line by sentence and by paragraph To program the scrolling feature open or create a file and press the right and left Whiz Wheels down for line sentence or paragraph Note You can set the Whiz Wheels independently For example you can set the right Whiz Wheel to move by line and you can set the left Whiz Wheel to move by paragraph Ports and Switches Braille Lite M20 The Braille Lite On Off switch is on the right edge of the unit Toggle the switch towards the back of the unit to turn on the Braille Lite Toggle the switch towards the front of the unit to turn it off The Braille Lite remembers the last file and location where you left off and then remind
79. ouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help introdu tio i iii ib iii e e ve A a AEN 1 GONVENtON Si 3 ono i b dro na 1 Getting Help a i e a drea ros cepa Bons 2 Onboard Help icio a 2 The Braille Lite User s Manual 2 Technical Support iei eae e tes 3 WEDSING e e a 3 Chapter Eo Uc 4 Braille Lite Keyboard 4 Braille Display 2 inicia a 4 Advance Bar s uL erii iria ct ria rran ene imr n anra sanis 5 Whiz Wh 6elS icio cti ni reru a 6 Ports and Switches icicles oekaki cese e enue cts 6 Braille Lite M20 iei ene a exor bEvc e tr oo es 6 Braille Lite M40 pd 7 The Battery and AC Charger 8 Gas Gauge dodi vas ia da bbx aes 9 Care of your Braille Lite M20 40 10 Chapter 2 Customizing Speech 11 Speech Parameters seeeess 11 Voice ING COM sibi erben eod kr 14 VOICE PIC ioo a a A 14 Table of Contents Line Breaks dina kie ii dia Ee p ak ka bija 14 Preset VolC8S vicerat
80. r selecting this parameter specify the number of units you want to move from the top of the file Include a PLUS SIGN before the number to move forward the specified number of units from the cursor location Include a MINUS SIGN before the number to move backward the specified number of units from the cursor location Specify O to determine the total number of lines in the file Mark M Use this parameter if you have previously set a mark M CHORD in your file and want to move back to the location of that mark Print Page P After selecting this parameter specify the number of units you want to move counted from the top of the file Specify 0 to determine the total number of print pages in the file Word W After selecting this parameter specify the number of units you want to move from the top of the file Include a PLUS SIGN before the number to move forward the specified number of units from the cursor location Include a MINUS SIGN before the number to move backward the specified number of units from the cursor location Specify O to determine the total number of words in the file Part 440013 001 Rev E 37 Moving Files Since the Braille Lite M20 40 has about 2 megabytes of RAM storage you will want to move files from the RAM Folder over to the Flash Folder for storage Flash has 12 megabyte of storage To move a single file into another folder 1 Press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS
81. reate folders you must be in the File Menu in the Folder Mode 1 Press DOTS 3 4 6 type the folder name and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD 2 Press R DOTS 1 2 3 5 for RAM or F DOTS 1 2 4 for Flash to store the folder 40 Part 440013 001 Rev E 3 Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to exit the File Menu You can create up to 20 folders Renaming Folders To rename a folder press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 move to the folder and press DOTS 1 6 CHORD Type in the new folder name and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD Deleting Folders To delete a folder press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 Move to the folder and press DOTS 3 6 The Braille Lite only deletes empty folders and does not ask for verification Listed is a summary of commands that can be performed on folders Forward through Folders Back through Folders Top of Folder List End of Folder List Delete Empty Folder Rename Active Folder Quick Folder Opening by Number Name of Open Folder Part 440013 001 Rev E DOTS 5 6 CHORD DOTS 2 3 CHORD DOTS 2 3 6 CHORD DOTS 3 5 6 CHORD DOTS 3 6 DOTS 1 6 CHORD 0 through 9 DOTS 2 3 5 6 CHORD 41 Chapter 6 Reading with the Braille Lite The Braille Lite Braille display has numerous settings that can optimize your reading experience For instance you can control how the Advance Bars work with Reverse Advance or limit the number of characters per line with Word Wrap
82. rement 5 If using American 12 Hour time press A for AM or P for PM Setting Time Format The Braille Lite clock displays time in American 12 Hour format or European 24 Hour format 1 Enter the Options Menu using the O CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD 2 Type an S DOTS 2 3 4 for set 3 Write a DROPPED NUMBER 2 DOTS 2 3 for European time or a DROPPED NUMBER 1 DOT 2 for American time 4 Type an O CHORD T DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 5 to check the time Setting Hourly Announcement The Braille Lite can be adjusted to announce each hour 1 Enter the Status Menu using the ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD 2 Write an H CHORD DOTS 1 2 5 CHORD The Braille Lite says Hourly announcement off This is the default 3 Press the spacebar to cycle among the four options or use the dropped number equivalents Part 440013 001 Rev E 65 Bell Only DROPPED NUMBER 1 DOT 2 Voice Only DROPPED NUMBER 2 DOTS 2 3 Bell and Voice DROPPED NUMBER 3 DOTS 2 5 Hourly Announcement off N DOTS 1 3 4 5 Note Speech must be on for the voice announcement to work If speech is off the hourly announcement is displayed in Braille The bell settings work with speech off Announcing the Date To announce the date press O CHORD D DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 The Braille Lite announces Thursday February 1 2001 Setting the Date To set the date 1 Type an O CHORD S DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 2 T
83. s not necessary to fully discharge the battery before recharging the unit When you first start the Braille Lite the battery should be charged and ready to work If the Braille Lite does not turn on connect the battery charger to the unit and plug the Part 440013 001 Rev E AC adapter into a wall outlet to charge the battery A unit battery charger is included with the purchase of your Braille Lite If you run your Braille Lite to the point that it becomes inoperable leave the charger plugged in for at least one full minute before restarting the unit Regardless of the amount of battery charge remaining it takes four hours to recharge the Braille Lite battery and there is no danger of overcharging the unit Once charged the unit operates for approximately thirty hours When the battery needs recharging you will receive a Battery Low message WARNING This unit should only be charged using the supplied battery charger Use of any other adapter may damage the unit and possibly void any existing warranty or service contract Your Braille Lite has a built in rechargeable cell This cell only works when the main battery is dead and holds memory for about 2 weeks after which the memory is lost For this reason it is important to recharge your main battery frequently To alert you that you have left your unit on for 5 minutes without pressing a key the Braille Lite announces Hello If the speech is turned off the unit will
84. s you by announcing the name of the file when you restart the unit A similar switch called the Braille Display Mode switch is on the left side of the unit This switch toggles the Braille Lite between Notetaker and Braille Display Mode Leave the switch toggled toward the back of the system to use the Braille Lite as a Notetaker and toggle the switch toward the front of the unit to use the Braille Lite as a Braille display with your PC and screen access software 6 Part 440013 001 Rev E In front of the On Off switch is a serial port Just in back the On Off switch is an Earphone Jack This jack can also connect an external speaker or a tape recorder On the back side of the Braille Lite M20 40 is a Compact Flash port add on memory a modem port and a parallel port On the left side of the unit in back of the Braille Display Mode switch is the AC Adapter jack and just in front of this switch is another serial port Braille Lite M40 Orient your Braille Lite so that the Braille display is closest to you On the right side of the unit is the On Off switch Toggle the switch towards the back of the unit to turn on the Braille Lite A similar switch called the Braille Display Mode switch is on the left side of the unit This switch toggles the Braille Lite between Notetaker and Braille Display Mode Leave the switch toggled toward the back of the unit to use the Braille Lite as a notetaker Toggle the switch toward the front of t
85. setting For example in a double spaced term paper long quotations should be single spaced Tabs Tabs work similar to word processor program on a personal computer The tab size is measured in spaces from the character or space typed in the document just prior to the tab Set Tab Size TSH DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 H Insert Tab T DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 3 4 5 Set Tab Stop TO DOTS 1 2 4 6 2 3 4 5 1 3 5 Note Once you set the tab size the insert tab command uses this setting However to use the tab stop you must use that command each time rather than the insert tab command Page Numbering Page numbering is enabled or disabled in the Status Menu but for finer control of how your pages are numbered use the following format commands If page numbering in the Status Menu is turned off these commands have no effect Numbering Type Arabic Numbers PNAR DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 5 94 Part 440013 001 Rev E Roman Numerals PNRN DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 1 2 3 5 1 3 4 5 No Numbering PNNP DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 1 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 Start Numbering at PN DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 Numbering Position Top Left PNTL DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 Top Center SPNTC DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 1 4 Top Right PNTR DOTS 1 2 4 6 1 2 3 4 1 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 5 Bottom Left PNBL DOTS 1 2 4 6
86. ss contacts One could be named phone personal and the other could be named phone business You navigate this file as you would any other file e Phonebook P DOTS 1 2 3 4 this item adds phonebook entries or creates and configures phonebook files Adding Phonebook Entries When you first press O CHORD P DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 a list of fields is displayed The Name Field must always be populated with information otherwise the Braille Lite returns you to your current file and says Abort Records are alphabetized based on the Name Field Use a consistent naming scheme such as last name first name Use consistent capitalization as this makes it easier to locate individual records e Type in the information for each field and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to move to the next field 78 Part 440013 001 Rev E e Press DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD to move through the available fields Field names are indicated as you move through them e Press CHORD DOTS 3 4 5 6 CHORD followed by the first letter of a field name to move to a specific field e Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD in the comment field or press F CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD when finished Note When entering field information B CHORD DOTS 1 2 CHORD is the only available editing option The default field names for the phonebook are as follows Name Home Phone Title Work Phone Company Pager Address Cell Phone Address 2 Fax
87. t of Document B DOTS 1 2 Spell check ignores any further instances of the current word in the open file Read Word in Context C DOTS 1 4 Spell check reads displays the line of text in which the current word is found Enter the Correct Word in Document E DOTS 1 5 Spell check prompts you to type in the word as you want it spelled Skip Word O DOTS 1 3 5 Spell check skips the current instance of the word and continues checking the file Any further instances of the same word are found 56 Part 440013 001 Rev E Repeat Incorrect Word R DOTS 1 2 3 5 Spell check reads and spells the current word Suggestion Words from a List S DOTS 2 3 4 Spell check lists alternative words for the current word Use the cursor movement keys to cycle through the choices and press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to select a word Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD exits the list and returns you to the previous list of options for the current word Suggestion Words Help Q DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 Spell check indicates how to navigate within the word suggestion list Press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to cancel the spell check operation If you are in the word suggestion list press Z CHORD DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD twice Word Fix Word Fix is a quick and easy tool for changing how your M20 40 pronounces the words that you write Below are the directions for creating and working with Word Fix 1 Create a file O CHORD F C and call the file Word fix
88. the name of the connection You can enter anything you want here However try to make it unique as this will become the name of the item used to connect to the notetaker in the future Press TAB and you land on a list box containing several graphical icons Press TAB again to move to the OK button and press SPACEBAR The next dialog asks for details about this connection such as the telephone number if you have a modem installed Since you are not actually connecting using a telephone TAB to the Connect Using combo box Press C until you reach the Com Port to which you have connected the cable TAB to the OK button and press SPACEBAR or ENTER Next you are presented with a dialog containing various settings for this Com Port such as baud rate The parameters both here and in your 100 Part 440013 001 Rev E notetaker should be set to 9600 baud 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit and software handshake called xon xoff flow control in HyperTerminal TAB to the ok button and activate it The dialog will disappear and your PC will attempt to connect to the notetaker If the connection fails a dialog will appear informing you of this Otherwise you will be placed in a window where several options are available to you This same window will appear in the future when you select the name that you assigned to this session from the HyperTerminal Submenu of the Start Menu Transferring from the PC to the notetaker 1 Onthe PC press A
89. tions This manual specifies keyboard commands in the following manner e The word CHORD means press the spacebar at the same time as the listed Braille character For example to form an E CHORD press the spacebar simultaneously with DOTS 1 and 5 Part 440013 001 Rev E 1 e The term toggle means that a key used in combination with the spacebar will turn a particular feature on or off e Keys to be pressed are capitalized and are in BOLD e Keys pressed simultaneously are indicated with a MINUS sign joining the keys e The phrase Y N means that you should choose Y for yes or N for no e Keys pressed one after the other are separated by a COMMA For example Press ST SIGN CHORD S CHORD SPACEBAR to toggle speech on or off Getting Help There are several methods for getting help when using your Braille Lite Onboard Help You can access the Help File from within any file Press CHORD DOTS 1 4 5 6 CHORD to access the Braille Lite s Onboard Help File The Braille Lite User s Manual The User s Manual is also available in the File Menu of your Braille Lite Press O CHORD F DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 to access the File Menu and use the Whiz Wheels to locate the file When you have located the file press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD to open the file 2 Part 440013 001 Rev E Technical Support Ongoing Technical Support is available for those users who purchase and register the M20 and M4O
90. uggestions concerning this product Freedom Scientific 11800 315 Court North St Petersburg FL 33716 Sales 800 444 4443 or 727 803 8000 Sales FAX 727 803 8001 Technical support 727 803 8600 If returning a product for service please call Technical Support at 727 803 8600 for an RMA Return Merchandise Authorization number E mail hardwaresupport freedomscientific com World Wide Web site http www freedomscientific com Part 440013 001 Rev E 119 FI 54 83 Advance BE rezi ipatti ik ba reati beta arr Amps 5 Append Mode Iniser pndq FOX ii ie i Eco dr iade Est ERE RE dia ta idi 49 OVSPWPIUFIO TEX sias dei tieni quad bie l 49 ASCII Braille Symbols en nnnnnnnnennnnnnnena 111 ail MTM E E E 8 Recharge eH 9 Rechargeable cell insect ika a ek ra cs 9 Braille DISDIGY M A Care of your Braille Lite M20 40 ss enennnzennnenznzzzz 10 CIIPBOALA isa ag it HE 50 Commands G OFAIM G kai d T 5 computer Braille iii si eau ee coo Ebo er diei ees Mad 42 Connect Qulon zit ette eterno dE ys pute diode cos 99 GONVENJHOMS serari tametsi do tuat m Soto etum afna 1 TOOG TET 2 Cursor Routing Buttons eio tuos orem tans ke gon ronda ti oa nas ker pose rptu 48 Delete Parameters POC MEN 52 riri l T 52 QUISOFAO EDO OF TOXE cuiii ata at 53 diner MEER re TO EEIE 53 luz ia EENE 53 FARA IA enters er 53 SEMICON CS I A sss gaves 2aeusees 53 WVU je eure tabsenvicese 53
91. ve the Braille Lite read the entire contents of a file or read from the current cursor location press an ER Part 440013 001 Rev E 45 SIGN CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 5 6 CHORD Press a Z CHORD to stop reading If you decide you want to stop at some particular word in a file then it is helpful to turn on Speak Words in Say All Mode DOTS 2 3 4 5 6 SPACEBAR which is in the Status Menu and slow down the speech rate You can now press an E CHORD which will silence speech and place the cursor close to the last word you heard Use any of the reading commands listed above to read the contents of your file For instance to reread that word where the cursor is resting press a DOTS 2 5 CHORD Occasionally you may find yourself in an environment such as the library where reading with speech could be troublesome In this case you might want to pull out your headsets or better yet you can turn speech off by entering the Status Menu and pressing S CHORD SPACEBAR With speech turned off the ER SIGN CHORD scrolls the display every couple of seconds from the cursor position to the end of the file so that you don t have to keep tapping the advance bar To stop the scrolling press any chord To change the rate at which the display scrolls press DOT 5 to speed up scrolling press DOT 2 to slow scrolling down If you press a key accidentally the display shows Invalid input Tapping the advance bar again returns you to where you had stopped scrol
92. ype a D DOTS 1 4 5 3 Enter date in MMDDYY format 66 Part 440013 001 Rev E Smart Calendar The Braille Lite s Smart Calendar can calculate a future day and date Press O CHORD G DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 5 to open the Smart Calendar 1 Enter a date in the MMDDYYYY format then press E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD The Braille Lite M20 40 speaks displays the weekday month day and year Ex enter 03162001 the Braille Lite responds with Friday March 16 2001 Enter a number of days such as 15 to determine the future day and date Enter a number of days preceded by a minus sign such as 12 to determine that past day and date Enter a CHORD DOTS 3 4 5 6 CHORD or E CHORD DOTS 1 5 CHORD before entering the days or date in the MMDDYY YY format to determine the current Julian date The Julian date is the number of a particular day in a calendar year Datebook With the Braille Lite Datebook you can store important information such as appointments messages and special occasions There are three items in the Options Menu DOTS 1 3 5 CHORD that relate to the Datebook The following lists the three items e Check Appointments A DOT 1 this item checks for appointments on the current day Before you can check appointments you must follow these steps to enable Check Appointments Part 440013 001 Rev E 67 1 Press ST SIGN CHORD DOTS 3 4 CHORD to open the Status Menu 2 Press J DOTS

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