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2. 440001 001 Rev B 81 The External Disk Drive Freedom Scientific offers an external disk drive that works well with the Type Lite Use the disk drive to copy files to and from the Type Lite and from the disk to and from your PC Use the cable provided with this drive to connect it to the disk drive port on the back of the unit This port is just to the right of the Compact Flash slot and is labeled in Braille as dd After connecting the disk drive power on the Type Lite and the disk drive Insert a disk and press SHIFT F8 to access the disk drive storage menu Use the Arrow keys to move through the menu and press ENTER to select the options you wish to use The recommended option for copying files to and from the disk drive is Y modem transfers Press Y to select this item You are prompted to press S to send or R to receive Send Options If you choose to send you have several options e Press SPACEBAR to mark the selected file Arrow through the list to select all files you wish to send to the disk drive e Press R to mark all RAM files e Press F to mark all Flash files Press ENTER when complete and the transfer begins 82 Part 440001 001 Rev B Receiving from the Disk Drive After Selecting Y modem transfers If you choose R to receive from the disk drive you are prompted to indicate what you wish to receive e Type the name of a file located on the disk in the disk drive and press ENTER e Type
3. Compact Fast disi iod edi bte dul dt ha Sueco dd ona Sde 45 The Type Lite Utilities 45 The Time and Date z imi ed ME uU D dI 45 Setting Ene TIT ss oiim acer d eae co bea buc eee esee d 45 Setting tine Date eue icasco noe cutout eens 46 The Smart Calendar eeeessss 46 Her ncm 47 The Datebook cure ve PES DENIS ER PIS aU Pads 48 Browse MOGB iosientooto tmr oes oS dos 49 Appointment Notification sssseeeess 50 The Phone BOOK etri x ee rts Ra t lm e e ge an 51 Adding Phone Book Entries 52 Phone Book ODLHOL S o rt NE S D EPrETE Cid 52 The Calculator eere 54 Basic OperationS cod dtessitter saco scar euutusasent arcu us UMS 54 The Embedded Keypad 56 Scientific Calculator Functions 57 Storing and Using the Memory Locations 59 ADVANCED TYPE LITE FEATURES 61 MdL OS doeet utilice le reams e deenms deiude udi edu 62 Recording a Macro eeeeesseeeeeenenneennen 62 Executing a Macro ione oret Ecole ivede e uie E cOes 65 Speaking or Silencing Macros 65 Nesting Macros iic eutus cupio citta va eoo d ruuetuSs 65 Start Up MactctOS esci diront cn aer neni fam eeioa 64 Fr
4. Several options are then presented Use the Arrow keys to cycle through the options and press ENTER to select the option you desire Most of these options also have access keys to directly select them Press ALT DOWN ARROW to hear the access key for the current option Add Word to Personal Dictionary A 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 the spell check does not recognize though they are spelled correctly such as personal names Bypass Word for Rest of Document B Spell check ignores any further instances of the current word in the open file Read Word in Context C Spell check reads displays the line of text in which the current word is found Part 440001 001 Rev B 37 Enter the Correct in Document E Spell check prompts you to type in the word as you wish it to be spelled Skip Word O Spell check skips the current instance of the word and continues checking the file Any further instances of the same word are found Repeat Incorrect Word R Spell check reads and spells the current word Repeat Phonetically Spell check spells the current word using phonetic representation Suggestion Words from a List S Spell check lists suggestions to use for the current word Use the Arrow keys to cycle through the choices and ENTER to select a word ESC exits the list and returns
5. words you wish to move from the top of the file Include a PLUS SIGN before the number to move forward the specified number of words from the cursor location Include a DASH before the number to move Backward the specified number of words from the cursor location Specify O to determine the total number of words in the file Part 440001 001 Rev B 23 Reading With Braille All reading commands discussed to this point also work when reading with the Braille display There is also additional functionality when reading with Braille The advance bars and rocker buttons provide easy access to commonly used navigation commands and the cursor routing buttons provide an easy means to move the cursor directly to any cell There are raised locator dots above cells five ten fifteen twenty twenty five thirty and thirty five Advance Bars The advance bars allow you to move through your files one display length at a time Press the right end of either advance bar to move forward by 40 cells and continue reading Press the left end of either advance bar to move back 40 cells to the left In either case the display wraps to the next or previous line of text once it reaches the end or beginning of a line Reverse Advance The functionality of the advance bars can be reversed so the left ends of the advance bars move you right and the right ends move you left For some this provides an easier reach without needing to move fing
6. B After selecting this parameter specify the number of Braille pages you wish to move counted from the top of the file Specify O to determine the total number of Braille pages in the file Character C After selecting this parameter specify the number of characters you wish to move from the top of the file Include a PLUS SIGN before the number to move forward the specified number of characters from the cursor location Include a DASH before the number to move Backward the specified number of characters from the cursor location Specify O to determine the total number of characters in the file Line L 22 Part 440001 001 Rev B After selecting this parameter specify the number of lines you wish to move from the top of the file Include a PLUS SIGN before the number to move forward the specified number of lines from the cursor location Include a DASH before the number to move Backward the specified number of lines 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 ALT M in your file and wish to move back to the location of that mark Print Page P After selecting this parameter specify the number of print pages you wish to move counted from the top of the file Specify O to determine the total number of print pages in the file Word W After selecting this parameter specify the number of
7. Layout Several Status menu items allow you to control overall layout of your printed or embossed documents These items are listed here with their default values 66 Part 440001 001 Rev B 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 the text of your documents to produce results that cannot be achieved through the more generall formatting settings in the Status menu We recommend you add formatting commands as a last step before printing or embossing a document Syntax Formatting commands must be entered in a specific manner to work properly If you have ever worked with HTML and left out a closing tag or forgotten a Part 440001 001 Rev B 67 required quotation mark you already understand the need to use the proper syntax in order to achieve the results you desire e All formatting commands begin with the dollar sign e All formatting commands must have an empty space on either si
8. Mode 40 Commands 104 Creating 40 Deleting 41 Folder Mode 40 Navigating 40 Renaming 41 Format Parameters 65 113 Formatting Commands 65 67 Alignment 69 120 Attributes 69 Bold 69 Footers 72 Headers 72 Italic 69 Margins 69 Page Numbering 71 Syntax 67 Tabs 71 Underline 69 G Global Find 34 Global Search 34 H Help 5 I Information Pasting 10 Insert Text 26 J JAWS for Windows 76 K Key Learn Mode 5 Keyboard 3 94 L Layout View 107 Part 440001 001 Rev B M Macros 62 Erasing 64 Executing 65 Nesting 65 Protecting 64 Recording 62 Running 65 Silencing 65 Speaking 65 Start Up 64 memory See Memory 5 59 59 Flash 40 RAM 40 Menus 4 File 49 100 File Commands 39 100 Option 106 Status 108 Mode PC Edit 27 Move 22 Moving Files 41 N Navigation 22 Nesting Macros 63 Note Taking 18 Number Pages 66 71 Part 440001 001 Rev B O Option Menu 106 P Page Numbering 66 71 Parameters Braille Display 111 Editor 112 Format 65 115 Serial 108 Speech 111 System 114 Pasting Information 51 PC Edit Mode 27 Phone Book 15 51 Adding Entries 51 Configuring 52 Opening 51 Options 52 Reinitializing 54 Select Phone File 55 Setting up Field Names 55 Ports 4 97 Printer Compatibility 66 Printing 65 Printing Files 74 Protecting Macros 64 121 R RAM 5 15 29 37 39 40 45 79 80 82 87 88 89 Recording Macros 62 Renaming Folders 41 Reset 84 Cold 85 Hardware 86
9. Status menu 2 Press J to move to Check Appointments 50 Part 440001 001 Rev B 5 Press Y to turn Check Appointments On 4 Press ESCto exit the Status menu The Phone Book The Type Lite includes a phone book to manage contact information The Phone Book tracks much more than just phone numbers Manage names addresses phone numbers email addresses and more There are two items under the Options menu relating to the Phone Book Press F9 or ALT O to open the options menu and use the Arrow keys to move to the items The access keys to move directly to each item are listed below in parentheses Open Phone Book ALT P Select this item to open the active phone book file Navigate in this file as you would any other file Phone book files contain the records you create when entering information into the Phone Book You may have multiple phone files but the first word in each should be phone For example you may wish to have separate phone book files for personal and business contacts One could be named phone personal and the other could be named phone business Phone Book P Select this item to add phone book entries or to create and configure phone book files Part 440001 001 Rev B 51 Adding Phone Book Entries When you first press F9 P a list of fields is displayed The Name field must always be populated with information Records are alphabetized based on the Name field Use a consistent nami
10. displayed when exited and restarted If you turn off the Type Lite with the Stopwatch counting once the Type Lite is started again the Stopwatch count starts as well but it starts from zero minutes zero seconds The Datebook The Type Lite provides a Datebook for managing appointments Enter important appointments such as meetings birthdays anniversaries and interviews Check your appointments at any time or set the Type Lite to notify you on the days these appointments occur There are three items under the Options menu relating to the Datebook Press F9 or ALT O to open the Options menu then use the Arrow keys to move through the items The access keys to move directly to each item are listed below in parentheses Check Appointments A Select this item to check for any appointments on the current day Open Datebook File DELETE Select this item to open the Datebook file Navigate this file as you would any other file Datebook Entry E 48 Part 440001 001 Rev B Select this item to add an entry to the Datebook You are prompted to enter a number of days or a date in MMDDYYYY format After doing so press ENTER The Type Lite verifies the day and date of the appointment and then prompts for the event text At this point there are two options e Enter the event text and press ENTER e Press ALT F The Type Lite searches the Datebook for the selected date If the date is not found an entry for it is ad
11. failed Contact Freedom Scientific hardware technical support for assistance It is very rare for this to occur After turning the Type Lite back on it may not speak It also may speak gibberish or the voice may sound very strange or garbled If this happens first try a warm reset at power on To do this press and hold down ALT CTRL DELETE as you power on the Type Lite At this point the Type Lite should be functioning properly If you were asked to select a language bank during the update process rerun the TLENG BNS program and select bank A when prompted Once complete the TLENG BNS file is no longer needed As this file is quite large you may wish to delete it If your Type Lite does not behave normally after performing the warm reset at power on perform a cold reset This clears the machine of your files but it also reinitializes the Type Lite allowing the new update to run properly Press and hold down ALT CTRL WINDOWS Key during power on to perform a cold reset This step is Part 440001 001 Rev B 91 not necessary if your system functions properly after the warm reset described above During a cold reset parts of the file and folder system are reinitialized Answer Y 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 you received the firmware update should contain a file TLENG HLP Copy this file
12. great way to quickly take notes To insert text at the cursor location within the file press INSERT type in the text and press INSERT again To overwrite one character at the cursor location press SHIFT INSERT To continuously overwrite text from the cursor location press SHIFT INSERT twice type in the new text and press SHIFT INSERT again To delete the character at the cursor location press DELETE twice To delete multiple characters press DELETE C the number of characters to delete up to 255 and then press ENTER to move the deleted text to the clipboard replacing any text already in the clipboard Press NUM LOCK Instead of ENTER to append the deleted text to that already in the clipboard This same process can be applied to words sentences and paragraphs For example DELETE W5 ENTER deletes five words from the cursor location forward and places that text on the clipboard DELETE P3 NUM LOCK deletes three paragraphs and appends the deleted text to that already on the clipboard Part 440001 001 Rev B 9 Text can also be copied or appended to the clipboard without deleting it 1 Move the cursor to the beginning of the text and press ALT M to mark the location 2 Move the cursor to the end of the text and press SHIFT NUM LOCK 3 Press C to copy the text to the clipboard or A to append the text to that already in the clipboard To paste information at the cursor location press NUM LOCK You are
13. if you open Help with the BREAK key you are in a file To create a file 1 Press F1 to open the File menu 2 Press C You are prompted for a file name 5 Type the file name 4 Press ENTER File names cannot exceed twenty characters File names cannot contain the following characters QUESTION MARK ASTERISK SLASH BACKSLASH COMMA COLON and PERCENT File names should not begin with a PERIOD Part 440001 001 Rev B 19 There are further considerations if your files will be transferred to the external disk drive or to Compact Flash as these storage mediums do not support the longer file names In these instances we recommend you use the MS DOS 8 3 convention and do not use spaces in file names This convention limits a file to eight characters a period and three more characters 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 To open an existing file 1 Press F1 to open the File menu 2 Arrow through the list of files 5 Press ENTER when the desired file is located Reading Text Files can be read by character word line or in their entirety Following are the available reading commands To read by character Next character RIGHT ARROW Previous character LEFT ARROW Current character ALT DOWN ARR
14. or italic Then insertthe 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 Reenable Header H Disable Footer F Reenable Footer F Other Commands New Line L New Paragraph P New Page F Insert Current Time TM Insert Current Date DT Start Ignore Text End Ignore Text Respect Braille Translator Setting BRL No Translation BRL Note The Braille translator settings only affect embossed documents Part 440001 001 Rev B T3 Don t Formfeed After Print NF Wait for a Keypress After Each Page is Printed W End Formatting EF Information Commands Show Formatting Progress ST Pages Printed SPACEBAR Percent Printed ALT Print Commands Print Commands affect how files are printed or embossed To send the open file to the serial port press F12 To send the open file to the parallel port press SHIFT F12 After pressing one of these keyboard combinations specify which parameters you wish to use Formatted Text AorT Formatted Braille B Line L From Cursor to Mark M Paragraph Unformatted File S 74 Part 440001 001 Rev B Braille Translation without Formatting W This parameter is used if importing a file into a word processor Translate to Formatted Grade 2 2 Translate to Grade 2 No F
15. to taking and organizing notes involve using the File menu and the Editor Manage create and organize files from the File menu and read and edit them in the Editor The Cursor The cursor is essential in the process of reading and editing It marks the current location in the text The cursor moves to different parts of the document through use of various commands The reading commands move the cursor to the specified element of text and read it Many editing commands involve actions that effect text at the location of the cursor The cursor location is represented by a blinking dot 7 and a solid dot 8 By default the cursor is only visible when you are reading by character or when you use a cursor routing button to move the cursor to a specific cell This provides a representation of the cursor when you need it while making it easier to read the Braille display when you don t 18 Part 440001 001 Rev B The cursor can however be set to always remain visible To do this 1 press F10 to open the Status menu 2 Press ALT V to move to the Cursor Always Visible option 5 Press Y to set this option to On 4 Press ESCto exit the Status menu The Editor If you are not in a menu an external program or one of the utilities you are in the Type Lite Editor The Type Lite Editor allows you to read write and edit files Files Any time you are reading or editing text in the Type Lite Editor you are in a file Even
16. to the Type Lite and rename it to help Use the process listed above to copy the file substituting the appropriate file name To rename the TLENG HLP file once it is on the Type Lite press F1 locate the file press ALT R and type in the new name help 92 Part 440001 001 Rev B Appendices Part 440001 001 Rev B 93 Appendix A The Type Lite Keyboard This appendix documents the layout of the Type Light keyboard The Type Lite uses a standard Windows QWERTY style keyboard This section does not discuss the standard alpha numeric keys but covers the surrounding keys which are layed out as follows The Top Row Starting from the left the top row of the Type Lite keyboard consists of e Escape e Function Keys F1 through F12 e Numlock e Insert e Delete e Break The Left Side Below the Escape key and continuing down the left side of the keyboard you will find e Grave e Tab e Caps Lock e Shift 94 Part 440001 001 Rev B Fn The Right Side Below the Break key and continuing down the right side of the keyboard you will find Backspace Back Slash Enter Up Arrow Down Arrow directly below Up Arrow Right Arrow directly to the right of Down Arrow Additionally Left Arrow is directly to the left of Down Arrow The Bottom Row From left to right the bottom row consists of Fn Control Windows Key Alt Spacebar Alt Windows Key Applications Control Left Arrow Part 440
17. you to the previous list of options for the current word Suggestion Words Help Q Spell check indicates how to navigate within the word suggestion list Press ESC to cancel a spell check operation If you are in the word suggestion list press ESC twice 38 Part 440001 001 Rev B Managing Files The File menu accessed with F1 allows you to manage your files Rename delete write protect or even password protect your files When you first press F1 a list of files is active e Use the Arrow keys to move through the list of files e Press FN LEFT ARROW to move to the top of the list or FN RIGHT ARROW to move to the bottom of the list e Press BREAK to access the File Commands menu and use the Arrow keys as in the File list to move through the available commands e Press ENTER to open the selected file in the Files list or to activate the selected command in the File Commands list If more information is required you are prompted for it e Press ALT DOWN ARROW on any command and the access key for that command is indicated Memory The memory structure of the Type Lite is important when considering how to organize your files The Type Lite has two megabytes of RAM and twelve megabytes of Flash memory The Type Lite also accepts standard Compact Flash modules Files must be created and edited in RAM Files cannot be edited in Flash though they can be read there Files can be copied from RAM to Compact Fla
18. 001 001 Rev B 95 e Down Arrow e Right Arrow Additional Keys When pressed together with the FN key several keys have alternate functions FN LEFT ARROW HOME FN RIGHT ARROW END FN UP ARROW PAGE UP FN DOWN ARROW PAGE DOWN FN INSERT PRINT SCREEN 96 Part 440001 001 Rev B Appendix B Type Lite Ports and Switches This appendix documents the ports and switches on the Type Lite The ports and switches are labeled in braille on the underside of the casing On Off The On Off switch is on the right side of the Type Lite Toggle the switch towards the back of the system to turn on the Type Lite and toggle the switch towards the front of the system to turn off the Type Lite These switch positions are labeled in braille as on and off Headphone The headphone jack is on the right side of the system between the On Off switch and the back of the system It is labeled in Braille as ear Braille Display The Braille Display switch is on the left side of the TYPELite Toggle the switch towards the back of the system to turn on Note Taker mode Toggle the switch towards the front of the system to turn on Braille Display mode The switch positions are labeled in braille as A and B AC Adapter Jack Part 440001 001 Rev B 97 The AC adapter jack is on the back of the system towards the left side This jack is labeled in braille as AC Compact Flash The compact flash module is immediately to the right o
19. 3 Configuring Braille Parameters 12 111 Editing Parameters 12 Format Parameters 113 Part 440001 001 Rev B Serial Parameters 108 Speech Parameters 5 11 111 Connect Outloud 76 Conventions 5 Copying Text 28 Creating Folders 40 Cursor 18 19 Cursor Routing Buttons 24 Customizing Speech Parameters 11 D Date 14 45 46 Datebook 14 48 Appointment Notification 50 Browse Mode 49 Check Appointments 48 106 114 Entry 52 Opening 51 Delete Parameters 29 Deleting Folders 41 Deleting Text 29 Disk Drive External 82 Document Layout 66 E Editing 25 Append Mode 26 27 Inserting 27 Part 440001 001 Rev B Mode 26 Overwriting 27 PC Editing 27 Replacing Text 52 Spell Check 56 Editor 19 Editor Parameters 112 Embossing 65 Embossing Files 74 Erasing Macros 64 Executing Macros 63 External Disk Drive 82 External Programs 103 F File Commands 106 File Commands Menu 39 100 File Menu 39 100 All Files Mode 40 104 Files 39 42 Append Mode 26 Commands 39 42 106 Creating 7 19 100 Deleting 7 Editing 9 25 Embossing 65 74 Formatting 67 Information 102 Limitations 19 Managing 39 119 Margins 69 Moving 41 Opening 7 20 Page Numbering 66 71 Passwords 101 Printing 65 74 Reading 8 20 Renaming 7 Tabs 71 Transferring 103 Write Protecting 101 Writing 9 Find 32 Case Sensitive 33 Global 34 Firmware Updating 87 Flash Memory 40 Folder Mode 40 Folders 40 All Files Mode 40 Allow Folder
20. A p UESU E 8 Editing PINGS cancers Raucci donet icai HR dodo eU e PEE UNE 9 Customizing the Type Lite 11 Customizing Speech Parameters 11 Configuring Braille Parameters 12 Configuring Editing Parameters 12 The Type Lite Utilities 14 Time and Datei sciat se eee tnt uiae o 14 Uude cct 14 The PHONG BOOK rtr 15 The CalculakoT orco cn Eo eua ood eder c eee ec SP eoe RS 15 USING THE TYPE LITE eee aoi eret dest 17 Note Takih G usua oue doc bte quotas dedu en Peu SUEDE ENSE Oc 18 The Curso s ee os aae ehem we eni wks us desse 18 PIG yE CULO tet HU 19 LE e E ord AE a aS Orcus dio E E ete OR 19 OPENING FIle5 sxc detecto toe b dts 20 Reading FOX ooicsuuc nuts eserac cci Iuemusspacuei aeg Gd Seu uGn CU 20 Editing Text oio a aana 25 Copying Deleting and Pasting 28 TNE Tab ROY ccotuiodeskosuctu ia edic eacoesu mu Eder uad uetun tod 51 FID ooh dptchd lec ed uS 52 Global Searc Is ecc oi ioc e MER AUS a eS ba e ered 54 SPELL CHEEK o ase istusstdaxan toas idee doa us da REUS 56 Managing Files iioii test redeo orto oo Semanas eo Ue eins 59 MEMO V ongso ood aptae seco cud tes eee puede o teat edu 59 ROTEN TR CT 40 Moving TIS cosesusegie dom atesadocade guam ace race EuEM USE DIU 41 File COMMIANGS soea n Eo wvetnies i wag a dax ERA 42
21. LETE twice To delete multiple characters press DELETE C the number of characters to delete up to 255 and then press ENTER to move the deleted text to the clipboard replacing any text already in the clipboard Press NUM LOCK Instead of ENTER to 30 Part 440001 001 Rev B append the deleted text to that already in the clipboard This same process can be applied to words sentences and paragraphs Pasting Information To paste information at the cursor location press NUM LOCK You are prompted to specify what information to paste Use DOWN ARROW and UP ARROW to cycle through the choices or use the access keys listed below C pastes the clipboard contents D pastes the date F pastes contents of a file G pastes get date T pastes the time SHIFT 3 pastes Stopwatch R pastes result from Calculator Note When using NUM LOCK to paste information into a file it is inserted at the cursor location regardless of which editing mode Is active The Tab Key The TAB key on the Type Lite works much differently than in a word processor on a PC It is used to tab over from the left margin or to insert a repeated Part 440001 001 Rev B 31 number of characters After pressing TAB a prompt is presented You have two options e Specify the number of the column to which to tab and press ENTER Columns are measured in characters and numbered from left to right e Specify a non numeric character followed by the number of
22. My Computer Copy and paste files in 76 Part 440001 001 Rev B either direction with standard Windows keystrokes Additionally WinDisk provides a one step back up and restore feature for the entire file and folder system of the Type Lite Requirements WinDisk only runs onPersonal Computers running Windows 9x Windows NT 4 0 Windows 2000 or Windows ME The Type Lite is connected to the computer via a serial port Other devices cannot use the same serial port while you are using WinDisk The Type Lite cannot be used as a refreshable Braille display with JAWS or Connect Outloud while using WinDisk JAWS can be configured so the Braille display goes into sleep mode whenever you open My Computer or Windows Explorer To set JAWS to do this 1 With JAWS running open Windows Explorer 2 Press INSERT F2 select Configuration Manager and press ENTER 5 Press ALT S B to open Braille Options Press TAB until you arrive at the Braille Sleep Mode checkbox 5 Press SPACEBAR to check this item 6 Press ENTER then CTRL S to accept and save changes 7 Press ALT F4 to exit Configuration Manager Part 440001 001 Rev B 77 Installing WinDisk When you insert the WinDisk CD into your computer s CD drive the install wizard runs If you have JAWS loaded the entire installation process is accessible Type Lite Settings The Type Lite must be configured properly to communicate with your computer and WinDisk Connec
23. OW Current character phonetically ALT DOWN ARROW twice 20 Part 440001 001 Rev B Immediately after hearing a character s phonetic representation LEFT ARROW moves to and provides phonetic representation for the previous character and RIGHT ARROW moves to and provides phonetic representation for the next character To read by word Next word CTRL RIGHT ARROW Previous word CTRL LEFT ARROW Current word CTRL DOWN ARROW Spell current word CTRL DOWN ARROW twice Immediately after spelling a word CTRL LEFT ARROW moves to and spells the previous word and CTRL RIGHT ARROW moves to and spells the next word To read by line Next line DOWN ARROW Previous line UP ARROW Current line CTRL UP ARROW To move quickly through a file Move to next paragraph FN DOWN ARROW Move to prior paragraph FN UP ARROW Beginning of file FN LEFT ARROW End of file FN RIGHT ARROW Read from cursor to the end of the file SHIFT DOWN ARROW Silence Speech CTRL ALT Part 440001 001 Rev B 21 Move The Move command SHIFT F3 lets you specify the parameter by which you wish to move through your files After pressing SHIFT F3 press DOWN ARROW to move through the menu choices or use the access keys listed below Absolute Page A After selecting this parameter specify the number of absolute pages you wish to move counted from the top of the file Specify O to determine the total number of absolute pages in the file Braille Page
24. SHIFT F7 or Part 440001 001 Rev B Tell Size of Selected File F7 or ALT COLON Other The following commands are still available but should not be necessary The Type Lite automatically resizes files as needed Make Open File Bigger SHIFT F2 or B Make Selected File Bigger F2 or ALT B Make Open File Smaller SHIFT F1 or S Make Selected File Smaller F1 or ALT S File Transfers Transfer Protocols ALT T Selected File to Serial Port with Y modem F10 File from Serial Port with Y modem NUMLOCK External Programs Run Selected External Program F9 or ALT X Part 440001 001 Rev B 103 Run Selected External Program with Arguments X Information on Selected External Program QUESTION MARK Move to Previous External Program CTRL LEFT ARROW Move to Next External Program CTRL RIGHT ARROW Toggle between Quick Load and Normal Load ALT SLASH Note The program must be in RAM Folders Except where noted Allow Folder Mode must be on in the status menu F10 ALT F Y and Folder Mode must be on in the File menu Press SPACEBAR while in the File menu to toggle between All Files Mode and Folder Mode The default folders are ramstartup 0 and Flash Startup 1 There cannot be more than twenty folders Create Folder PLUS Forward through Folders FN DOWN ARROW Back through Folders FN UP ARROW Top of Folder List ALT 8 104 Part 440001 001 Rev B End of Folder List ALT 0 Delete Empty Folder DASH Rena
25. Select the folder in the list view of Windows Explorer or My Computer and press ENTER to open the folder WinDisk Commands WinDisk uses standard copy and paste commands when copying files to and from the Type Lite Copy File CTRL C Paste File CTRL V Select All CTRL A Part 440001 001 Rev B 79 The status of file transfers is indicated by the Type Lite Entire folders cannot be copied or pasted To copy all the contents of a folder You must open the folder and select all files CTRL A then press CTRL C to copy the selected files to the clipboard Note Cut CTRL X is not available Backup and Restore To backup all Type Lite files press CTRL B from within the Blazie Engineering note taker entry or one of its subfolders WinDisk keeps track of the folders from which each file was backed up and remembers if the files were in RAM or flash memory By default WinDisk stores the files in a folder named backup one level below the WinDisk folder This is C windisk backup if WinDisk was installed into the default folder WinDisk provides support for a single backup set only If a backup set has previously been created move or delete the existing backup set before creating a new one If you do not move rename or delete the existing WinDisk backup folder prior to starting a new backup files may be duplicated or destroyed To restore Type Lite files from a back up set press CTRL R from within the Blazie Engineering entry o
26. TAN Cotangent COT Part 4 440001 001 Rev B 57 Arcsine Arccosine Arctangent Base e log Base 10 Log Base e antilog Base 10 antilog Conversions ASIN ACOS ATAN LN LOG ALN ALOG The Calculator provides functions for many conversions Enter the value of what you wish to convert from as the argument Remember that arguments must be contained within parentheses HD OD BD DH DO DB FAREN CENTI IN CM 58 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 Part 440001 001 Rev B MI Kilometers to Miles KM Miles to Kilometers L Gallons to Liters GAL Liters to Gallons KG Pounds to Kilograms LB Kilograms to Pounds G Ounces to Grams 0Z Grams to Ounces Storing and Using the Memory Locations The Type Lite calculator has 26 memory locations where you can store results of computations These 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 number in a memory location 1 Type an arithmetic expression and press ENTER to compute the result Press F4 or ALT S to store the result 5 Type the letter of the memory location you wish to use The second method is to type a number into the Calculator press ENTER type F4 and specify the memory locatio
27. The Type Lite User Guide Freedom Scientific BLV Group LLC March 2001 Part 440001 001 Rev B PUBLISHED BY Blazie a division of Freedom Scientific 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 2001 Freedom Scientific BLV Group LLC All Rights Reserved CompactFlash is a trademark of the CompactFlash Association in the United States and or other countries Table of Contents GETTING STARTED derre To arde idend 1 Introduction ets e T 2 OVePTVIG Wissens ines is tuisceee Io Duis ae ee eee 5 The Type Lite Keyboard 5 The Type Lite Braille Display 5 Ports and Switches sciocca coe ree knee cb eee rera RL osa 4 The Type Lite Menus eeeeerreeeeeeee 4 CONVEMNLIONS cassis annette eae ens 5 eranBet E 5 Working with Files eeeeee eee 7 Opening Elles 2 cern nora Eoi cua docui uera estates 7 Creating PIGS code uei octave ti haus eae ea ee Doce ede 7 Renaming and Deleting Files 7 Reading E185 oeieo creato odia eae UE AME PIS E D Te scR
28. Unprotect Open File U Password Protect Open File W 42 Part 440001 001 Rev B Compact Flash When the Compact Flash utility is started the files folders on the Compact Flash module are displayed Use UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW to move through the list of files and folders Press TAB to switch between the note taker and the Compact Flash Module When you TAB to the note taker all RAM files are displayed The following commands work in the Compact Flash utility Help Open Folder ENTER Create Folder F7 File Information ALT I Delete File DELETE Up One Folder Level BACKSPACE Mark Files SPACEBAR Press ALT M to mark files based on a mask such as txt This includes only files from the open folder and changing folders removes any marks Press ALT C to copy all marked files or the current file DELETE also deletes folders but the folders must be empty When you copy from the note taker to Compact Flash files are copied to the folder last open in the Compact Flash module When you copy from Compact Flash to the note taker files are copied either into RAM Startup or into the last RAM folder open before Part 440001 001 Rev B 43 accessing Compact Flash You cannot copy from Flash to Compact Flash or from Compact Flash to Flash 44 Part 440001 001 Rev B The Type Lite Utilities The Type Lite is equipped with built in utilities to help organize your busy life so your day runs more smoothly The Type Lite includes
29. Warm 85 Review Mode 107 Rocker Buttons 24 25 Running Macros 65 S Search Global 54 Serial Parameters 108 Setting Braille Parameters 12 Editing Parameters 12 Speech Parameters 5 11 111 Settings Append Mode 26 Braille Display 111 Date 14 45 46 Editor 112 Format 1135 Hourly Announcement 46 PC Editing 26 122 Serial Port 108 Speech 111 Status Menu 108 System 114 Time 14 45 WinDisk 78 Silencing Macros 65 Smart Calendar 46 Speech Box Mode 76 Speech Parameters 111 Spell Check 56 Start Up Macros 64 Status Menu 108 Stopwatch 47 Switches 4 97 System Parameters 114 T Tab 51 Tabs 71 Tabstops Setting 71 Text Alignment 69 Appending 26 27 Copying 10 28 29 Deleting 29 Editing 25 Embossing 74 Finding 52 Inserting 26 27 Margins 69 Overwriting 26 27 Part 440001 001 Rev B Pasting 10 31 Backup 80 Printing 74 Closing 81 Replacing 52 Commands 79 Spell Check 56 Installing 78 Time 45 Requirements 77 Restore 80 U Type Lite Settings 78 Update Firmware 87 Using 78 Utilities 14 45 WinDisk Mode 78 W Write Protecting Macros64 WinDisk 76 77 78 79 80 81 88 89 Part 440001 001 Rev B 123
30. a datebook phonebook stopwatch and a calculator The Time and Date The Type Lite tracks the time and date for you and can be set to announce the time on the hour The Type Lite uses the date in conjunction with the Datebook to help you track appointments Setting the Time Set or change the time using one of two methods Either enter the actual time or add or subtract the increment of time from the current setting 1 Press F9 to open the Options menu 2 Press S T for Set Time The Type Lite prompts you to Enter the time in hhmm format Enter the exact time such as 0520 or enter the amount of time to add to or subtract from the current setting such as 0106 or 0055 5 Press ENTER after you have typed in the new time or an increment of time 4 If using American 12 hour time press A for A M or P for P M Part 440001 001 Rev B 45 The Type Lite displays time in either American 12 hour format or in European 24 hour format 1 Press F9 to open the Options menu 2 Press S for Set 5 Press 1 for American 12 hour time or press 2 for European 24 hour time Setting Hourly Announcement The Type Lite can also announce the time on an hourly basis 1 Press F10 to open the Status menu 2 Press ALT H to move to Hourly Announcement 5 Press SPACEBAR to cycle between Off Bell Only Voice Only and Bell and Voice 4 Press ESCto exit the status menu Speech must be turned on for the voice se
31. alue of 1 20 is displayed as 1 2 even if decimal precision is set to 2 The Embedded Keypad The Type Lite provides access to an embedded keypad while in the Calculator Press NUM LOCK to toggle the embedded keypad on and off Once the embedded keypad is on the following keys are treated as numbers 7 8 and 9 are not changed but O is treated as times U I O and P are treated as 4 5 6 and minus J K L and are treated as 1 2 5 and M is treated as O 56 Part 440001 001 Rev B Scientific Calculator Functions The scientific calculator 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 ENTER To calculate the median type MEDIAN and press ENTER To generate a random number between O and 1 type RAND and press ENTER To determine the square root of a number type SQRT and press ENTER Trigonometric Functions To calculate the sine of 90 degrees or pi 2 radians type SIN 90 and press ENTER The Type Lite returns One The Calculator default is in degrees To switch to radians press ALT R Type SIN pi 2 and press ENTER The Type Lite returns one Press ALT R again to switch back to degrees Other trigonometric functions are Cosine Cos Tangent
32. argins work for both print and embossed documents Some of the alignment commands also work for both print and embossed 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 Set Right Margin MR Part 440001 001 Rev B 69 Set Top Margin MTZ Set Bottom Margin MBZ Note The bottom margin defaults to O for print documents If page numbering is turned on this changes to 6 Embossed documents use a default bottom margin of O Set Page Length PLZ Set Page Width PW Increase Left Margin ML Decrease Left Margin ML Z Increase Right Margin MR Decrease Right Margin MR Increase Top Margin MT Decrease Top Margin MT Increase Bottom Margin MB Decrease Bottom Margin MB Z Outdent Left Margin 1 Tab Stop OUT Center Current Line C 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 SJR 70 Part 440001 001 Rev B No Justification SJN Full Justification F Note Full justification does not work with embossed files Set Line Spacing LS This setting lets you override the Status menu setting For example in a double spaced term paper long quotations should be si
33. art the update 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 to proceed 5 There is a second verification prompt Press Y again to proceed The Type Lite takes a few moments to verify the program is valid If speech was off it is turned on A series of beeps indicates the process continues The Type Lite may prompt that it has detected super flash memory and ask you to select bank A or B This indicates your Type Lite has two language banks Even if you have an English only version both language banks must be updated Bank B must be updated first so select B the first time you run the update After successfully running the update run it again and select bank A When the validation process is finished several messages are displayed spoken warning you not to do anything until the process is complete The Type Lite also indicates to turn off your unit when you receive a continuous high pitch tone Finally it tells you that if you hear rapid beeping for more than thirty seconds your update has failed 90 Part 440001 001 Rev B After the messages are finished the Type Lite beeps again as it did in the validation process This will continue for two to three minutes then your unit will abruptly sound a continuous high pitch tone When this occurs turn off your unit Note If the Type Lite rapidly beeps for some time the update process has
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35. characters to insert 2 to 255 and press ENTER Find To find a string of text press F2 type in the string of text and press F2 again The text string cannot exceed 63 characters this searches from the cursor location forward to the end of the file To search backwards from the cursor location in the file press F2 type in the text to find and press UP ARROW To find a date press F2 and press ALT 6G This starts the Smart Calendar Type the number of days or the date in MMDDYYYY format and press ENTER Find and Replace The Type Lite also lets you find and replace strings of text 1 Press F2 2 Typein the text to find 5 Press ALT R 4 Type inthe replacement text 32 Part 440001 001 Rev B 5 Press ALT R The Type Lite then searches your file When the specified text is found the following options are available e Press R to replace the currently found instance of text e Press S to skip the currently found instance of text e Press A to replace all further instances of the specified text e Press ALT C to hear display the line in which the text was found Case Sensitive Searches The Type Lite find feature is not case sensitive by default but this can be enabled in the Status menu 1 Press F10 to open the Status menu 2 Press SHIFT 1 to move to Distinguish Case During Find 3 Press Y to set this option to On 4 Press ESC to exit the Status menu Note While case sensitive sea
36. ctive until you change it or until you turn your Type Lite off and back on again e Append Typed text is appended to the end of the file regardless of the location of the cursor When the Status menu setting previously mentioned is set to PC Editing On this is the default mode e Insert Typed text is inserted at the cursor location If there is any text in the file beyond the location of the cursor this text is pushed forward in the file This mode is most similar to a word processer on a PC When the Status menu setting mentioned above is set to PC Editing On with Insert at Startup this is the default mode e Overwrite Typed text begins at the cursor location If there is text beyond the location of the cursor it is replaced character for character by the typed text For example in this mode if the cursor is at the first character in the word text and you type stuff the word text is replaced Part 440001 001 Rev B 27 Copying Deleting and Pasting The Type Lite Editor provides full functionality for reorganizing text Delete or copy text from one section of a file and paste it in another section or in another file Paste information from the calculator or the date and time or even paste the entire text of another file into your current file Whether deleting or copying text the Clipboard is used to temporarily store this text This allows you to copy or delete text from one file switch to another fil
37. de of them For example to bold text The word BB bold BF will print in a boldface font e 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 formatting e Many formatting commands must be entered in documents at certain locations relative to the text you wish them to affect For example when centering a line of text the center command C must be on each line that is to be centered e Many formatting commands require a value as part of the command This must be included directly after the command before the space For example to set a tab size of five characters enter the command TS5 The following sections list the available formatting commands All commands are surrounded by parentheses but the surrounding parentheses are not part of the command If a numeric value is required as part of a command this is indicated with the number sign 68 Part 440001 001 Rev B Attribute Marking Formatting commands related to attribute marking apply only to documents that are to be printed Bold Begin BB Bold Finish BF Italic Begin IB Italic Finish IF Double Strike Begin DBSB Double Strike Finish DBSF Strike Out Begin SOB Strike Out Finish SOF Underline Begin UB Underline Finish UF Margins and Alignment Commands for adjusting m
38. ded 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 In either of these cases you are in Browse Mode Browse Mode Browse Mode is a read only mode for reviewing Datebook entries The following commands are available To navigate information for the current date Read Display Date Previous Line Current Line Next Line First Line Last Line Start of Line Part 440001 001 Rev B SHIFT F 1 UP ARROW CTRL UP ARROW DOWN ARROW ALT 8 ALT O FN LEFT ARROW 49 End of Line FN RIGHT ARROW To edit entries from Browse Mode Press I to insert a new line before the current line or press A to append a new line to the end of the current entry Type in the event text and press ENTER to return to Browse Mode Press E to edit the current line When finished press ENTER to return to Browse Mode Press D to delete the current line Press Y to confirm or N to cancel You are then returned to Browse Mode To switch to entries for other dates from within Browse Mode Prior Entry FN UP ARROW Next Entry FN DOWN ARROW Get New Date G Get New Date returns you to the Datebook entry prompt requesting a number of days or a date in MMDDYYYY format Press ESC to exit Browse Mode Appointment Notification To set the Type Lite to check for appointments on the current day each time you start it 1 Press F10 to open the
39. e The update process deletes all files on the Type Lite so any files not backed up are lost TLENG BNS is a large file so if you have lots of files in RAM you may need to move them to Flash The update process updates the system software in the Type Lite If this process is interrupted permanent damage may result If your battery is low we recommend first charging it or running the update while using the AC adapter Using the Disk Drive If you plan to use the external disk drive available from Freedom Scientific follow these steps 1 Connect the disk drive to the disk drive port which is directly to the right of the Compact Flash slot on the back of the Type Lite 2 Power on the Type Lite and the disk drive Part 440001 001 Rev B 87 Insert a blank disk into the disk drive Press SHIFT F8 to open the Disk Drive menu Press Y for Y modem Transfer OF I A Press S to send At this point you have several options e Press SPACEBAR to mark the selected file Arrow through the list to select all files you wish to back up Press R to mark all RAM files e Press F to mark all Flash files Press ENTER when complete and the transfer begins To copy the update file TLENG BNS to the Type Lite 1 Insert the disk containing the update file into the external disk drive Press SHIFT F8 to open the Disk Drive menu Press Y for Y modem transfers Press R to receive Type in the file name TLENG BNS Pres
40. e and paste the contents of the Clipboard Additionally copied or deleted text can be appended to that already in the Clipboard or it can replace it Copying There are several ways to copy text to the Clipboard The following method allows you to replace any text already in the Clipboard or add the copied text to that already in the Clipboard 1 Move the cursor to the beginning of the text and press ALT M to mark the location 2 Move the cursor to the end of the text you wish to copy 3 Press SHIFT NUM LOCK Press C to copy the text to the clipboard or A to append the text to that already in the clipboard 28 Part 440001 001 Rev B Delete Parameters When you press DELETE in any writable RAM file the Delete parameters are available These are used both to delete and copy information Use the Arrow keys to cycle through the parameters and press ENTER to select the one you wish to use Alternately press a Delete Parameter s access key to select it Block B 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 Prompts for a number of characters and counts them from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete Line L Prompts for a number of lines and counts them from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete Mark M This parameter del
41. e key that is used to execute it then perform the steps that are to be included in the macro It is important to position yourself at the point where you are going to use the macro you are recording so as to ensure your key commands are accurate For example if you 62 Part 440001 001 Rev B wish to record a macro to insert a commonly used closing at the end of a letter position yourself at the end of a file before you start recording the macro 1 Press ALT N to start the macro recorder 2 Type the character to which you wish to assign the macro You are prompted that recording has started 5 Perform the steps of your macro Press ALT N to complete the recording or press ESC to abort the recording Executing a Macro Press FN plus the key to which you assigned a macro to run it Speaking or Silencing Macros Press ALT V to turn Speak macros on Press ALT K to silence macros Nesting Macros Existing macros can be referenced and run from within other macros This process is called nesting To nest a macro first record your new macro then at the point you want the existing macro to run press FN plus the letter to which the existing macro is assigned Part 440001 001 Rev B 63 Start Up Macros A start up macro plays every time you power up the Type Lite To create a Start Up Macro press ALT N followed by SPACEBAR The Type Lite prompts for verification Press Y to continue or N to cancel If you wish to
42. e File C 100 Part 440001 001 Rev B Open File O Open Selected File ENTER Delete File D Delete Selected File DELETE Global Delete G Rename Open File SHIFT F3 or R Rename Selected File F3 or ALT R Protect Open File SHIFT F5 or P Protect Selected File F5 or ALT P Unprotect Open File SHIFT F4 or U Unprotect Selected File F4 or ALT U Password Protect File W Note You are prompted to type a 1 to 6 character password twice Press ENTER after typing the password To remove the password of the open file press ENTER 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 ALT F 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 UP Part 440001 001 Rev B 101 ARROW and DOWN ARROW to move through the results list ENTER to select a file or ESC to exit the list Information Free Memory in Pages Verbose File List Copy File List to Clipboard List Names of ALL Files Quick File List Tell Name of Open File Tell Name of Selected File Spell Name of Selected File ARROW 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 COLON 102 CTRL UP ARROW CTRL DOWN SHIFT F8 or I F8 or INSERT SHIFT F6 or M F6 or ALT M
43. eject Ornamentation Characters O Speech Parameters Speech ALT S Speak Words in Say All Mode SHIFT 0 Ham Calls M Note This item is used to speak letter number combinations such as w1aw Braille Display Parameters Braille Display ALT B Serial Tracking ALT T Keyboard Tracking ALT K Reverse Advance ALT D 8 Dot Mode ALT 8 Part 440001 001 Rev B 111 Control Chars ALT X Cursor Always Visible ALT V Word Wrap ALT W End Display on Carriage Return ALT R Display All ALT Grade 2 Messages ALT G View in Grade 2 ALT 7 Editor Parameters Braille Translator T Cursor Tracking C Column Beeper Q Specify a number between O and 255 and press ENTER Speak Windows Lines or Sentences V To Set Type Windows W Lines L Sentences S 112 Part 440001 001 Rev B Window Length W Specify a number between 18 and 255 and press ENTER PC Editing Mode DOLLAR SIGN Specify Y for On N for Off or I for On with Insert at Startup Skip Blank Lines Distinguish Case During Find Progress Clicks Say ASCII Values ARROW Format Parameters Printer Compatibility To Set Epson HP Image Writer Number Pages Put Page Number on First Page Double Space Part 440001 001 Rev B SHIFT 7 SHIFT 1 K CTRL DOWN SHIFT 3 No Access Key SHIFT PERIOD 113 The following page format parameters control the margins on a print or braille page There are no access keys for these items The defaul
44. ers that are reading the Braille display To enable Reverse Advance press F10 DELETE Y Press ESC to exit the Status menu 24 Part 440001 001 Rev B Rocker Buttons The rocker buttons at either end of the Braille display are used to move line by line sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph Press the FN key and either one of the rocker buttons to toggle through and set the choices Each rocker can be set to a different navigation unit For example you can set the left rocker to move back and forward through your files by sentence and set the right rocker to move back and forward through your files by paragraph The middle of the rocker buttons can be set to move back and forward in files by word or to move to the top or bottom of the file Press FN and the middle of either rocker button to set this to prior next word or to top bottom of file The left rocker middle is either prior word or top of file and the right rocker middle is next word or bottom of file regardless of which rocker you use to toggle this setting Editing Text The Type Lite provides a very robust environment for editing your files Copy and insert text and information delete characters words or paragraphs search for and replace text and even check spelling in your files Two editing modes Append and PC Edit are also provided so you can interact with your files in the same way as on previous Blazie note takers or in a manner similar to a wo
45. etes text between a mark set in a file and the cursor location Press ALT M to set a mark in a file Text cannot be copied with this parameter Paragraph P Prompts for a number of paragraphs and counts them from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete Sentence S Prompts for a number of sentences and counts them from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete Part 440001 001 Rev B 29 Word W Prompts for a number of words and counts them from the cursor forward through the file Use this parameter to copy or delete Cursor to End of Text Z Deletes from the location of the cursor forward to the end of text in the file This parameter cannot be used to copy text When selecting the Character Line Paragraph Sentence or Word parameters there is a maximum number of 255 units After selecting the Delete parameter and any information for which you are prompted press ENTER to delete the text and move it to the Clipboard replacing any text already in the Clipboard NUM LOCK to delete the text and move it to the Clipboard appending it to any text already in the Clipboard SHIFT NUM LOCK to copy the text to the Clipboard without deleting it Copying in this fashion replaces any text in the Clipboard If the selected parameter does not support copying the procedure is aborted Examples To delete the character at the cursor location press DE
46. eview Mode R Note Review Mode is a read only mode for proofreading documents Set Time S T Set Date S D American Time S 1 European Time S 2 Time T Upper Case Proof Mode U Speech V Toggle 2D Mode ALT V Note 2D Mode is used to show the layout of a document Stopwatch W WinDisk ALT W Execute Program X Serial Number ALT SHIFT SLASH Part 440001 001 Rev B 107 Appendix E The Status Menu The following options are available in the Status Menu Navigation Open Status Menu F10 or ALT SLASH Exit ESC Next Item DOWN ARROW Prior Item UP ARROW Next Section FN DOWN ARROW Prior Section FN Up ARROW Access Key ALT DOWN ARROW Toggle Setting SPACEBAR Items that are either on or off can also be set by Pressing Y for On or N for Off If there are other commands to toggle settings they are listed below the relevant item Serial Parameters Serial Port BAUD Rate B 108 Part 440001 001 Rev B To Set 500 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 58400 115200 Parity To Set Odd Even None Duplex To Set Part 440001 001 Rev B Type 50 58 11 Type 109 Half Full None Data Bits To Set 7 8 Stop Bits To Set 1 2 Handshaking To Set Software Hardware 110 _ SHIFT DASH Type 7 8 Type Type Part 440001 001 Rev B None N Interactive G Interactive Time Out X Specify a number from O to 255 and press ENTER Add Linefeed when Transmitting A R
47. f the AC adapter jack and is labeled in braille as CF Disk Drive Port The disk drive port is immediately to the right of the compact flash module and is labeled in braille as dd Serial Port Jack The serial port jack is immediately to the right of the disk drive port and is labeled in braile as ser Keyboard Ports The next two ports labelled in Braille as pc and kbb are not implemented at this time Hardware Reset Between the keyboard ports and the printer port is the hardware reset button The hardware reset button is a very small recessed button Use a straightened paper clip or a toothpick to press this button This button should only be used as a last resort Printer Port 98 Part 440001 001 Rev B At the right end of the back of the Type Lite is a standard parallel port Use this port to connect to a printer or embosser Part 440001 001 Rev B 99 Appendix C The File Menu This appendix documents the commands available in the File menu These commands are organized by function All commands must be entered after first opening the File menu F1 Navigation Enter File Menu F1 Exit File Menu ESC File Commands Menu BREAK Forward through File List DOWN ARROW Back through File List UP ARROW Forward through File List File Names Only RIGHT ARROW Backward through File List File Names Only LEFT ARROW Top of File List FN LEFT ARROW End of File List FN RIGHT ARROW General Creat
48. freeze or seem to function sluggishly If this occurs regularly Freedom Scientific 84 Part 440001 001 Rev B hardware technical support should be contacted However if this occurs only infrequently there are steps to take that should get you back up and running without delay Warm Reset Press ALT CTRL DELETE to warm reset your Type 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 ALT CTRL DELETE during power on Cold Reset A cold reset may result in loss of all files on the Type Lite so this should be used only as a last resort Press and hold down ALT CTRL LEFT WINDOWS KEY during power on to cold reset your Type Lite This resets your unit to its default parameters and erases calculator memories During the process 1 You are asked to initialize the file system Answering Y for yes erases all file titles from the file menu 2 Next you are asked to initialize the optional Flash system Pressing Y for yes erases all Flash files 5 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 Part 440001 001 Rev B 85 4 Finally you are asked to delete all data in the file area Answering Y for yes permanently deletes all files To perform a cold reset without losing files 1 H
49. gardless of folder searches both Braille and text files and is not case sensitive If this is exactly the search you want simply press ENTER at the Search Options prompt Otherwise Type in the options you desire For 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 Continue Search C Skip to Next File S Speak Text in Context ALT C File Name SHIFT F1 Abort ESC 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 Spell Check The Type Lite provides a spell check utility to verify correct spelling within files The spell check is an external program it is not built into your unit like many other tools The program file spell dic must be present in order for you to work with the spell check The spell check program file should already be 36 Part 440001 001 Rev B loaded on your unit The file spell dic uses 86 Type Lite pages We recommend you store this file in Flash To start the spell check press F6 Press W to check the current word or press Z to check from the cursor location to the end of the file To check an entire file first move your cursor to the beginning of the file FN LEFT ARROW The Type Lite indicates when it does not recognize a word and it spells that word
50. in a file mask such as txt or and press ENTER 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 Part 440001 001 Rev B 83 Care and Maintenance The Type Lite is a complex electronic device and must be cared for properly to maintain it at peak performance This section discusses caring for the Type Lite updating to the latest firmware and basic troubleshooting steps to take in case the Type Lite stops functioning properly The Battery and AC Adapter The Type Lite is designed to run on battery power most of the time You should receive approximately 50 hours of battery life before needing to recharge it If you leave your Type Lite powered off except when you need to use it you may only need to charge your battery once a week or so To charge the battery just plug the Type Lite in with the AC adapter overnight The Type Lite can be used while connected to the AC adapter but it should not be left connected for days or weeks at a time Use only the AC adapter that came with your Type Lite Do not attempt to use AC adapters received with other Freedom Scientific note takers Doing so may cause permanent damage Resetting the Type Lite The Type Lite like any complex computing system occasionally may lock
51. k Phonebook and Calculator Time and Date To check the time press F4 To set the time press F9 S T and enter the time in the format hhmm You are prompted to enter A for a m or P for p m if you are using American 12 hour time The time takes effect immediately if you are using European 24 hour time To use American 12 hour time format press F9 S 1 To use European 24 hour time format press F9 S 2 To check the date press F5 To set the date press F9 S D and type in the date in the format mmddyyyy and press ENTER The Datebook To enter an appointment into the Datebook press F9 E and type the date of the appointment in MMDDYYYY format Press ENTER and type in the appointment information Then press ENTER again Press F9 A to check the current day s appointments To set automatic appointment notification press F10 J Y Press ESC to leave the Status menu 14 Part 440001 001 Rev B The Phone Book To add an entry to the Phone Book press F9 P Each field name is announced Type in the information for each field and press ENTER to move to the next field Press ENTER in a comment field when finished To open the Phone Book press F9 ALT P Press FN DOWN ARROW or FN UP ARROW to move through the Phone Book by entry The name for each entry is indicated Once the desired entry is found press the DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW keys to move through the information The Calculator The Type Lite calcula
52. luding the Type Lite Editor and utilities e Advanced Features contains information on the most advanced functions of the Type Lite including macros and connecting the Type Lite to other devices e The appendices contain reference information to provide you quick access to essential information 2 Part 440001 001 Rev B Overview The Type Lite uses a portable Laptop PC style Windows keyboard The Type Lite provides speech output through an internal synthesizer and Braille output through a 40 cell refreshable Braille display The Type Lite has 2 megabytes of RAM Random Access Memory 12 megabytes of read only flash memory and accepts standard compact flash memory cards The Type Lite Keyboard The Type Lite uses a standard portable PC style keyboard The top row consists of an ESC key on the left followed by F1 through F12 and then NUM LOCK INSERT DELETE and BREAK There is a raised locater dot above F1 F5 F10 and DELETE The bottom row from left to right consists of Fn Function key CTRL Windows logo key ALT SPACEBAR ALT Windows logo key Application key CTRL LEFT ARROW DOWN ARROW and RIGHT ARROW The UP ARROW key is directly above the DOWN ARROW key The Type Lite Braille Display The Type Lite has a forty cell Braille display below the keyboard There are two advance bars between the display and the keyboard and rockers on either side of the Braille display There are cursor routing but
53. me Active Folder ALT SHIFT 8 Quick Folder Opening by Number O through 9 Name of Open Folder ALT 7 Move Selected File SHIFT NUMLOCK Note A list of folders is displayed Use UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW to move through the list and press ENTER to select a folder The folder number O through 9 may also be typed Move Selected File when in All Files Mode SHIFT NUMLOCK 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 SHIFT COMMA Note This command lists files in the current folder Mark files with Y or SPACEBAR Switch between folders with FN UP ARROW or FN DOWN ARROW Press ENTER when all desired files are marked Then move to the destination folder with UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW and press ENTER Part 440001 001 Rev B 105 Appendix D The Option Menu This appendix documents the items available in the Option menu and the access keys for each item The first three items do not appear in the Option menu but relate to it or are available from it Open Option Menu F9 or ALT O Quick File Opening by Number 00 to 99 Spell Check SHIFT 8 Check Appointments A Braille Display B Calculator C Date D Open Datebook File DELETE or ALT D Datebook Entry E File Commands F Smart Calendar G Calculate Line K Open the Previously Opened File L 106 Part 440001 001 Rev B Open Currently Selected File O Open Phone Book ALT P Phone Book Entry P R
54. n you wish to use Part 440001 001 Rev B 59 To read the contents of a memory location type the letter of that location followed by ENTER 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 ENTER returns the sum of these two numbers 60 Part 440001 001 Rev B Advanced Type Lite Features Part 440001 001 Rev B 61 Macros A macro is a set of recorded keyboard commands that automates a given task One keyboard command starts the macro and the entire series of commands assigned to it are executed 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 sys When recording macros keep the following points in mind e There is a maximum limit of 64 macros with each macro comprising a maximum of 63 keystrokes e Carefully plan and record macros to avoid keystroke errors This is very important when creating a macro that edits text or manipulates files Recording a Macro To record a macro start the recording and specify th
55. nests aiii bue nud teque dee Dna cR Da Eu RI ERES 103 External Programs adasidan 103 ROGER T TS 104 Appendix D The Option Menu 106 Appendix E The Status Menu 108 Navigation iot a Uo Deal ae n doa E Dus 108 Senat Parameters vati elitso od ipa EE Maus 108 Speech Parameters eeeeeeeeeeeeree 111 Braille Display Parameters 111 Editor Parameters ccccccscccccssseeeeeeesseeeeeesseeeeaees 112 Format Parameters eese 113 System Parameters essere nnne 114 Getting Started Introduction The Type Lite is a note taker and personal digital assistant with built in speech synthesizer 40 cell Braille display a laptop PC style keyboard and built in applications such as date book phone book and calculator This product can go anywhere to act as a note taker it is easily linked to a full computer it has a Datebook to remind you of appointments and much more Use it to create documents organize your schedule maintain contacts and transfer information to and from your PC This users guide 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 Type Lite e Using the Type Lite contains detailed information on the main features of the Type Lite inc
56. ng scheme such as Last name First Name Use consistent capitalization as capitalization is considered when records are organized within phone book files Consistent naming schemes and consistent capitalization make it easier to locate individual records in the Phone book file To fill in the fields for a phone book entry e Type in the information for each field and press ENTER to move to the next field Press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to move through the available fields Field names are indicated as you move through them e Press SHIFT F3 followed by the first letter of a field name to move to a specific field e Press ENTER in an empty comment field or press ALT F when finished Note When entering information BACKSPACE is the only available editing option Phone Book Options Press ALT O from the list of field names to access configuration options for the Phone Book This opens a menu containing three items 52 Part 440001 001 Rev B Setup Field Names This item presents a list of all available fields and indicates On or Off for each of them Use the Arrow keys to cycle through the list and press SPACEBAR to toggle fields between On and Off Press P to enable those fields commonly used in a personal phone book Press B to enable those fields commonly used in a business phone book Press Z to enable all fields Press ESC to return to the Phone Options menu Select Phone File This item presents a lis
57. ngle spaced Tabs Tabs work in a similar manner to that in a word processing 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 TSZ Insert Tab T Set Tab Stop TO 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 Part 440001 001 Rev B 71 page numbering in the Status menu is turned off these commands have no effect Numbering Type Arabic Numbers PNAR Roman Numerals PNRN No Numbering PNNP Start Numbering at PNZ Numbering Position Top Left PNTL Top Center PNTC Top Right PNTR Bottom Left PNBL Bottom Center PNBC Bottom Right PNBR 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 Footer Begin FB End Header Footer Text 72 Part 440001 001 Rev B To indicate the text you wish to use as a header or footer specify the appropriate command listed above followed by the text and any formatting commands you wish to use such as center bold
58. ntions This manual specifies keyboard commands in the following manner e Keys to be pressed are in all capital letters and bold e When keys are to be pressed simultaneously this is indicated by joining the keys with a PLUS sign e When keys are to be pressed one after the other this is indicated by separating the keys with a COMMA For example Press F10 ALT S SPACEBAR to toggle speech on or off Getting Help The Type Lite provides several methods for getting help Press BREAK to open the Type Lite help file Press SHIFT BREAK to enter Key Learn Mode Key Learn mode allows you to explore the functionality of Part 440001 001 Rev B 5 the Type Lite keyboard While in Key Learn mode the first time you press a key the name of the key is spoken and or displayed If the key has a specific function such as the function keys and other extended keys the second time you press the key its function is spoken and or displayed 6 Part 440001 001 Rev B Working with Files The Type Lite provides a full range of features for working with files You can create edit rename move and delete files Opening Files There are several ways to open a file e Press F1 then use the DOWN ARROW key and the UP ARROW key to locate the file Press ENTER once the file is located e Press F9 then the number associated with the file This number will range from OO to 99 e Toopen the previously opened file pres
59. o clear the Calculator e Press F2 to toggle between speaking digits or full numbers 54 Part 440001 001 Rev B Standard operations are entered in the form A B with no spaces between the values and the operators Press ENTER to calculate the expression The standard operators are plus minus times divide percent F1 square root Performing Percentage Calculations To determine the value of a percentage of a number type the value of the percentage the percent sign and the number from which you wish to derive the percentage Press ENTER to calculate the expression For example to find 20 percent of 500 enter 20 500 and press ENTER The Type Lite calculates the expression and returns 100 Extracting a Square Root To extract the square root of a number type the number then press F1 For example to find the square root of 25 type 25 and press F1 The Type Lite immediately calculates the expression and returns 5 Part 440001 001 Rev B 55 Setting Decimal Precision The Calculator s results vary according to the number of decimal places to which your calculator is set Two decimal places are enough for most situations however results can be calculated to 12 decimal places From within the calculator press ALT P The Type 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 v
60. o your printer or embosser on how to render the 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 wish to use Press F10 to open the Status menu then press FN DOWN ARROW to move through the sections of this menu until Format Parameters is indicated This section of the Status menu contains the following items Part 440001 001 Rev B 65 Printer Compatibility This item specifies the type of printer to wich you are printing The available settings are e Printer is Epson Compatible e Printer is Imagewriter e Printer is HP Toggle between the settings with SPACEBAR If you do not use one of these printer brands check your printer documentation 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 it should work with the Type Lite The Type Lite is designed for use with character based printers printers that work in DOS Windows only printers may not work with the Type Lite Page Numbering Number Pages specifies whether or not page numbers are included in your printed and embossed documents Put Page Number on First Page determines if the first page of your document includes a page number Document
61. old down ALT CTRL WINDOWS KEY during system power on 2 Press N for no when promted to initialize the file system 5 Press N for no when promted to initialize the flash system 4 Press Y for yes when prompted to initialize the folder system 5 Press N for no when asked to delete all file information in the file area 6 Recreate your folders using the same names as were previously used Hardware Reset There is a hardware reset button on the back of the Type Lite just left of the parallel port This button is very small and recessed Use a straightened paper clip or a stylus 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 Type Lite is functioning normally and you press this button there may be no response at all 66 Part 440001 001 Rev B Updating the Firmware The Type Lite uses a software updatable firmware that allows you to quickly update and ensure you have all the latest features and functionality You do not need to service your Type Lite to update the firmware Just back up all of your files load the firmware update into your Type Lite and run it Getting Started Before the update process is started all files on the Type Lite need to be backed up to disk or to your computer and the file TLENG BNS must be copied to the Type Lit
62. ormatting SEMI COLON From Cursor to End of File Z Print to File F 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 Part 4 440001 001 Rev B 75 Connecting to a Personal Computer The Type Lite serves as a refreshable Braille display for your screen access software or you can just 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 Type Lite via disk JAWS and Connect Outloud The Type Lite provides tactile access to JAWS and Connect Outloud supported applications Toggle the switch on the left edge of the Type Lite toward the front of the unit to enter Braille Display mode The Type 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 Refer to the JAWS or Connect Outloud online help systems for information on Type Lite specific commands to interact with these applications and the programs they support WinDisk and the Type Lite The WinDisk program provides support for the Type Lite in Windows WinDisk allows you to access the files and folders on the Type Lite as though they were just on another drive Once installed WinDisk displays the Type Lite s files and folders in Windows Explorer and
63. proceed just record the macro as normal Note If a start up macro causes difficulties in the operation of your Type Lite bypass running it by pressing and holding down SPACEBAR during power on Erasing Macros To erase a macro press ALT N followed by the key to which the macro is assigned and press ALT N again Note When erasing start up macros after pressing ALT N SPACEBAR you are prompted to confirm that you wish to proceed Press Y to confirm and press ALT N to erase the start up macro Write Protecting Macros Write protect your macros to ensure they are not accidentally overwritten e To write protect all macros press ALT N ALT P e To unprotect all macros press ALT N ALT U 64 Part 440001 001 Rev B Printing and Embossing Most printers use the parallel port and most embossers use the serial port If you are going to connect the Type Lite to an embosser through the serial port the Status menu F10 serial parameters settings must match those on the embosser The files in the Type Lite Editor are plain text They contain no layout or character level formatting information such as bold italic or underline You must specify within the document how certain text is to be formatted when printed or embossed Formatting commands strings of characters included in your files affect text layout and character appearance The formatting characters are not printed or embossed they just provide instructions t
64. prompted to specify what information to paste Press C to paste the clipboard contents D to paste the date or T to paste the time To find text within a file press F2 type in the text and press F2 again 10 Part 440001 001 Rev B Customizing the Type Lite Many features within the Type Lite can be custom configured This section discusses customizing Speech parameters Braille display parameters and editing parameters Customizing Speech Parameters To access the speech parameters press F7 or ALT SHIFT PERIOD The following options can be adjusted while in Speech Parameters Press ESC after making changes to exit Speech parameters You can choose between eight voices Press CTRL LEFT ARROW or CTRL RIGHT ARROW to cycle through them The voices are Perfect Paul Vader Big Bob Precise Pete Ricochet Randy Biff Skip and Robo Robert To adjust volume press the UP or DOWN ARROW keys To adjust the rate of speech press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW keys Press N to toggle the Type Lite between reading numbers as full numbers or as a series of single digits For example 121 can be read as one hundred twenty one or one two one Press SPACEBAR to set the Type Lite to echo keyboard activity Part 440001 001 Rev B 11 e Word Echo Typed words are echoed after pressing SPACEBAR a punctuation mark or ENTER e Key Echo Typing Keys are spoken as they are pressed e Key Click Typing keys click as they are p
65. r one of its subfolders The restore process rebuilds the Type Lite file and folder system as necessary to restore the Type Lite to the same condition it was in when the backup was created For example if a 80 Part 440001 001 Rev B complete reinitialization of the Type Lite has been performed erasing all files and folders in the unit the restore process rebuilds the folder system and automatically transfers all files into the appropriate folders This command is intended to be used after the unit has been reinitialized erasing all file and folder names Warning The restore process erases files on the Type Lite that have the same name as the files being restored from the PC For example if WinDisk is restoring the file phone but the Type Lite still has a file named phone inside it the phone file inside the Type Lite is deleted and replaced with the copy being restored from the PC Leaving WinDisk As WinDisk is integrated into the Windows interface the program cannot really be closed on the PC Before you leave WinDisk mode on the Type Lite navigate away from the Blazie Engineering note taker entry in Windows Explorer or My Computer or close the Windows Explorer or My Computer window Once this is done press ESC on the Type Lite to exit WinDisk mode Trouble Shooting If you experience difficulties with the WinDisk program refer to the WinDisk doc or WinDisk txt files that are distributed with the program Part
66. rches are sometimes very useful they may seriously reduce the number of matches when performing a find operation Part 440001 001 Rev B 33 Global search A global search is one that includes 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 2 5 Press F2 Type the string of text for which you wish to search Press ALT F Type in the Search Options you wish to use Search Options are listed below Press ENTER When searching from the File menu F1 follow these steps 1 2 5 4 Ul 34 Press ALT F Type in a file mask such as txt or brl Press ALT F Type in the string of text for which you wish to search Press ENTER Type in the Search Options you wish to use Search Options are listed below Press ENTER Part 440001 001 Rev B Search Options The following choices are available at the Search Options prompt All Files RAM Files Flash Files Ram and Flash Files Files in Current Folder Braille Files Duxbury or Megadots Files Text Files Small Files 2 pages or less Medium Size Files 3 to 10 pages Large Files over 10 pages Case Sensitive Quiet Search Currently Open File List Matches in Clipboard Part 440001 001 Rev B A R F Z O L C Q PERIOD NUMBER SIGN 35 By default the Type Lite searches all RAM files re
67. rd processor on a personal computer Part 440001 001 Rev B 25 The editing mode is set in the Status menu 1 Press F10 to open the Status menu 2 Press SHIFT 4 to move directly to PC Editing 5 Press SPACEBAR to cycle between PC Editing Off PC Editing On and PC Editing On with Insert at Startup 4 Once the desired option is selected press ESC to exit the Status menu Append Mode PC Editing is off by default and this places you in Append mode Anything you type is added to the end of the open file even if you are reading at the beginning of the file This is a great way to quickly take notes It is however quite different from a word processing application on a PC so it is helpful to remain aware of which editing mode is in use While in append mode you need to specify when you wish to insert or overwrite text e To insert text at the cursor location within the file press INSERT type in the text and press INSERT again e To overwrite one character at the cursor location press SHIFT INSERT e To continuously overwrite text from the cursor location press SHIFT INSERT twice type in the new text and press SHIFT INSERT again 26 Part 440001 001 Rev B PC Edit Mode In PC Edit mode the Type Lite Editor functions more like a word processing application on a personal computer In this mode press NUM LOCK to toggle between Append Insert and Overwrite modes The mode to which you toggle remains a
68. ress ENTER To delete a folder press F1 move to the folder and press DASH Note Only empty folders can be deleted Moving Files There are two ways to move files into other folders To move a single file into another folder 1 Press F1 to open the File menu 2 Press FN DOWN ARROW or FN UP ARROW to move to the folder containing the file then press DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW to locate the file 5 Press SHIFT NUM LOCK 4 Select the folder to which you wish to move the file and press ENTER To move multiple files into a folder 1 Press F1 to open the file menu 2 Press SHIFT COMMA 5 Alist of files is displayed Use the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys to move through the listed files or FN UP ARROW and FN DOWN ARROW to move through folders Part 440001 001 Rev B 41 4 Press SPACEBAR to mark each file you wish to move 5 Once all desired files are marked press ENTER A list of folders is displayed Locate the desired folder and press ENTER File Commands Many commands are available within the File menu Several commands commonly used to work with folders have already been mentioned Below are listed commonly used file commands For a complete listing refer to the Type Lite s onboard help BREAK or press F1 BREAK to open the File Commands menu Create File C Open Selected File ENTER Rename Selected File ALT R Rename Open File R Delete Selected File ALT D Delete Open File D Write Protect Open File P
69. ressed e Silent Keys There is no auditory indication when keys are pressed To specify the amount of punctuation spoken press Z for none S for Some M for most or T for total Speech can be turned off from the Status menu To toggle speech on or off press F10 ALT S SPACEBAR ESC Configuring Braille Parameters The Type Lite can display information in Grade Two or in Computer Braille To toggle display of text in files between Grade Two and Computer Braille press F10 ALT 7 SPACEBAR To toggle display of system messages and menus between Grade Two and Computer Braille press F10 ALT G SPACEBAR To display control characters such as carriage returns press F10 ALT X Y To wrap lines to less than 40 characters press F10 ALT W Y Configuring Editing Parameters The Type Lite defaults to Append mode however it can also be set to function in the same manner as a word processing application on a computer To set 12 Part 440001 001 Rev B this PC Edit mode press F10 SHIFT 4 I Once you set this option the Type Lite defaults to Insert mode when it starts While in Insert mode press INSERT from within any RAM file to toggle between Append Overwrite and Insert modes By default the Type Lite does not display the presence of blank lines To have the Type Lite show blank lines press F10 SHIFT 7 N Part 440001 001 Rev B 13 The Type Lite Utilities The Type Lite includes a Clock Calendar Dateboo
70. s ENTER to start the transfer Or Mis LOU At this point you are ready to run the update Using WinDisk If you plan to use WinDisk to back up the Type Lite and copy over the update file follow these steps 88 Part 440001 001 Rev B Note If you have already used WinDisk to create a back up set move rename or delete this back up set before proceeding 1 Connect the Type Lite to your computer via the serial port provided with the unit 2 Power on the Type Lite and press F9 ALT W to enter WinDisk mode 5 Open Windows Explorer or My Computer and navigate to and open the Blazie Engineering note taker entry 4 Press CTRL B to back up all Type Lite files The status of the back up process is displayed on the Type Lite When the backup process is complete you are ready to copy the update file to the Type Lite 1 Navigate to the folder or disk in which TLENG BNS is located 2 Navigate to the file and press CTRL C to copy the file 5 Navigate to the Blazie Engineering note taker entry locate the RAM Startup folder and open it 4 Press CTRL V to paste the file It may take a few moments for the file to transfer to the Type Lite 5 Exit Windows Explorer or My Computer then press ESC on the Type Lite to exit WinDisk Mode At this point you are ready to run the update Part 440001 001 Rev B 89 Starting the Update You should now be ready to run the update on the Type Lite 1 Press F9 X to st
71. s F9 L Creating Files To create a file press F1 C and type in the file name Then press ENTER The file name cannot exceed twenty characters Renaming and Deleting Files To rename a file press F1 move to the file and press ALT R Type in the new file name and press ENTER To delete a file press F1 locate the file and press DELETE Press Y to confirm or N to cancel Part 440001 001 Rev B 7 Reading Files Files can be read by character word line or in their entirety Following are commonly used reading commands To read by character Next character RIGHT ARROW Previous character LEFT ARROW Current character ALT DOWN ARROW Current character phonetically ALT DOWN ARROW twice quickly To read by word Next word CTRL RIGHT ARROW Previous word CTRL LEFT ARROW Current word CTRL DOWN ARROW Spell current word CTRL DOWN ARROW twice To read by line Next line DOWN ARROW Previous line UP ARROW Current line CTRL UP ARROW To move quickly through a file Move to next paragraph FN DOWN ARROW Move to prior paragraph FN UP ARROW Beginning of file FN LEFT ARROW End of file FN RIGHT ARROW Read from current cursor to the end of the file SHIFT DOWN ARROW 8 Part 440001 001 Rev B Silence Speech CTRL ALT Editing Files The Type Lite calls the default editing mode Append mode Anything you type is added to the end of the open file even if you are reading at the beginning of the file This is a
72. sh and back Part 440001 001 Rev B 39 but they cannot be copied from Flash to Compact Flash Consider RAM as the hub through which files must move when you wish to work with them or back them up to Compact Flash As such we recommend you do not create folders and store files in RAM There is much more available space in Flash to use for creating folders and organizing your files Folders To create and use folders to organize your files Allow Folder Mode must be enabled in the Status menu Press F10 ALT F Y to enable Allow Folder Mode and press ESC to exit the Status menu The File menu provides two modes All Files mode and Folder mode Press SPACEBAR while in the File menu to toggle between these modes When in Folder mode only the files in the current folder are listed Press FN DOWN ARROW or FN UP ARROW to move between folders and then the DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW key to move through the files in the current folder RAM startup and Flash Startup are the default folders Creating Folders To create folders you must be in the File menu in Folder mode Press PLUS type the folder name and press ENTER and then press R for RAM or F for Flash to indicate where the folder is to be Located Press ESC to exit the File menu You can create up to 20 folders 40 Part 440001 001 Rev B Renaming and Deleting Folders To rename a folder press F1 move to the folder and press ALT SHIFT 8 Type in the new folder name and p
73. t of all phone book files with names beginning with phone and lets you specify which phone book file is active Phone book entries are always saved in the active phone book file Use the Arrow keys to cycle through the list and press ENTER on the file you want active Press N to create a new phone book file and set it as active Also use this option to activate a phone book file with a name that does not begin with phone Note Phone Book 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 Part 440001 001 Rev B 53 Reinitialize Phone Book This item resets several phone related settings e The default phone book file Phone is set as active e All fields are turned on in all phone book files with names beginning with phone e Phone book files with names that do not begin with phone are only affected if they are active when Reinitialize Phone Book is selected Press ESC to exit from any of the phone book configuration options You may need to press ESC twice to return to the list of fields in which information is entered The Calculator The Type Lite calculator is very robust with both standard and scientific functions Basic Operations e To open the Calculator press F3 e To exit the Calculator press ESC e Press CTRL UP ARROW to hear the information currently displayed in the Calculator e Press F3 t
74. t settings are listed instead Print Line Length 75 Print Left Margin 10 Print Page Length 60 Print Top Margin 6 Braille Line Length 55 Braille Left Margin 1 Braille Page Length 25 Braille Top Margin 1 System Parameters Revision Date R Battery Timer QUESTION MARK Press SPACEBAR to reset the battery timer Check Appointments J Hourly Announcement ALT H To Set Type 114 Part 440001 001 Rev B Bell 1 Voice 2 Bell and Voice 5 Off N Power Reminder Z Allow Folder Mode ALT F Part 440001 001 Rev B 115 116 Part 440001 001 Rev B Index Part 440001 001 Rev B 117 2 2D Mode 107 A AC Adapter 84 access key 5 29 37 39 Advance Bars 24 Append Mode 26 Appointment Notification 50 B Battery 84 114 Braille 2 5 12 18 22 24 25 55 56 67 75 74 75 77 82 97 98 106 111 114 Braille Display 3 76 97 Advance Bars 24 Cursor Routing Buttons 24 Parameters 29 65 108 111 Reverse Advance 24 111 Rocker Buttons 25 Browse Mode 49 118 C Calculator 54 56 57 58 59 106 Conversions 58 Decimal Precision 56 Embedded Keypad 56 Memory Locations 59 Scientific Functions 57 Check Appointments 48 106 114 Classic View 115 Clipboard 28 30 35 102 Commands File Menu 100 Folders 40 41 104 Formatting 65 67 69 74 75 Move 22 Option Menu 106 Print 23 114 Status Menu 5 65 108 WinDisk 76 77 78 79 Compact Flash 20 39 40 43 82 87 98 Compatibility Printer 11
75. t the Type Lite to your computer with the serial cable supplied with your Type Lite Press F10 to open the status menu and set the following serial parameters e 58 400 baud e no parity e 8 data bits e 1 stop bit e hardware handshaking Press ESC to Exit the status menu after these settings are configured Press F9 ALT W to enter WinDisk mode The Type Lite indicates WinDisk mode press z chord or escape to abort The Type Lite is now ready to communicate with the PC Using WinDisk Once the Type Lite is connected and in WinDisk mode start Windows Explorer or My Computer If WinDisk is installed a new entry Blazie Engineering 78 Part 440001 001 Rev B Note taker is displayed The Freedom Scientific icon marks this entry When you move to and open this item a list of all folders in the Type Lite is displayed The folders are listed alphabetically and each folder name is followed by either the letter R or F in parentheses This indicates whether the folder contains RAM or flash files Even when the Type Lite is set to all files mode a minimum of two folders appear Ram Startup and Flash Startup Note Moving to the Blazie Engineering note taker entry before the Type Lite is connected powered on and in WinDisk mode may result in your system hanging or freezing To view the files within a folder e Select the desired folder in the tree view and view the files in the list view of Windows Explorer e
76. tons above each cell and raised locator dots Part 440001 001 Rev B 3 above cells five ten fifteen twenty twenty five thirty and thirty five Ports and Switches The back of the Type Lite from left to right has an AC Adapter jack the compact flash module add on memory disk drive port serial port PC keyboard port external keyboard port and parallel port The headphone jack is on the right edge of the system between the On Off switch and the back of the system The Type Lite Menus The Type Lite has several menus that allow you to access commands and configuration settings File F1 Allows you to organize and work with files Disk Drive Storage SHIFT F8 Allows you to transfer files to an external disk drive Options F9 or ALT 0 Allows you to access built in applications Status F10 or ALT SLASH Allows you to configure Type Lite settings As in other menus simply use arrow keys to locate the menu item you want Press SPACEBAR to toggle settings Press ALT DOWN ARROW to hear the 4 Part 440001 001 Rev B access key to move directly to the current item In the Status Menu use FN UP ARROW or FN DOWN ARROW to move through the sections of the menu Speech Parameters F7 or ALT SHIFT PERIOD The Speech Parameters Menu is slightly different because each parameter is accessed with a different key More information is available in the Configuring Speech Parameters section of this guide Conve
77. tor is very robust with both standard and scientific functions To open the Calculator press F3 To exit the Calculator press ESC Standard operations are entered in the form A B with no spaces between the values and the operators Press ENTER to calculate the expression The standard operators are plus minus times divide percent F1 square root Part 440001 001 Rev B 15 Press CTRL UP ARROW to hear the information currently displayed in the Calculator Press F3 to clear the Calculator The Calculator has 26 memory locations represented by the letters A through Z R is reserved for the result of the most recent calculation To store a value to memory press F4 followed by the letter representing the memory location To use the information stored in memory simply reference the letter of the memory location in your expression The Calculator also supports many advanced scientific functions For information on using these functions please refer to the Type Lite s onboard help 16 Part 440001 001 Rev B Using The Type Lite Part 440001 001 Rev B 17 Note Taking The Type Lite functions primarily as a note taker It is designed so you can effortlessly take notes in a meeting or in class or review a grocery list at the store Information can be reviewed with speech or Braille or both so you are able to work the way that is most comfortable for you Most Type Lite functions related
78. ttings to work The bell settings work with speech turned off Setting the Date To set the date 1 Press F9 to open the Options menu 2 Press S D for Set Date 3 Enter the date in MMDDYY format The Smart Calendar The Type Lite allows you to determine the day of the week it is on a particular date Press SHIFT F5 to open the Smart Calendar 46 Part 440001 001 Rev B e Enter a date in the format MMDDYYYY and press ENTER The Type Lite speaks displays the weekday month day and year For example if you enter 05162001 the Type Lite responds with Friday March 16 2001 e Enter a number of days such as 15 to determine the day and date that many days from the current date e Enter a number of days preceded by a minus sign such as 12 to determine the day and date that many days ago e Enter a number sign to determine the current Julian date The Julian date is the number of the day in the calendar year The Stopwatch The Stopwatch lets you measure elapsed time Track how long you work in a file or the length of a presentation To enter the stopwatch press SHIFT F4 The following commands are then available Start Stop Count RIGHT ARROW Reset Count LEFT ARROW Read Count SPACEBAR Last Reading C Exit ESC Part 440001 001 Rev B 47 The Stopwatch continues counting even if you exit it unless you first stop or reset it If you stop the Stopwatch it retains the elapsed time last

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