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User Guide

Summary of Contents for Chameleon 20

Page 1: ...User Guide...

Page 2: ...right 2020 All rights reserved APH This User Guide is protected by copyright belonging to APH with all rights reserved The User Guide may not be copied in whole or in part without written consent from...

Page 3: ...out Menu 10 Navigating and Using Menus 11 Navigating the Main Menu 11 Panning Text on the Braille Display 11 Using the Context Menu for Additional Functions 11 Navigating by First Letters of Words 12...

Page 4: ...s 20 Navigating by Page Heading Percentage or Bookmarks 21 Auto Scrolling Through Text in Books in the Library App 21 Finding Your Current Position in a Book 21 Navigating to the Beginning or End of a...

Page 5: ...eating a New Folder 31 Renaming Files or Folders 31 Selecting Files or Folders for Applying Additional Actions 32 Copying Cutting and Pasting Files or Folders 32 Deleting Files or Folders 33 File Mana...

Page 6: ...uetooth Mode Options 40 Accessing and Using Online Services 41 Activating Bookshare and Downloading Books 41 Configuring Managing and Syncing an NFB 42 Newsline Account 42 Updating the Chameleon 20 42...

Page 7: ...et of various bug stickers and logos Print and Braille Getting Started guides Orientation of Chameleon 20 The Chameleon has a 20 cell braille display a Perkins style keyboard two Space bars a Home but...

Page 8: ...ameleon are five buttons From left to right the buttons are as follows Previous thumb key Left thumb key Home button circular shape used to return to the Main menu or exit Terminal mode Right thumb ke...

Page 9: ...sing your Chameleon make sure it is charged completely Connect the USB C end of the recharge cable to the USB C port located on the left edge of your Chameleon Minimal effort is required and forcing t...

Page 10: ...Press Enter or a cursor routing key 3 Select Ok by pressing the Previous or Next thumb key 4 Press Enter or a cursor routing key Adjusting the Sleep Mode To preserve the battery Chameleon goes into Sl...

Page 11: ...he text on the braille display is too long to fit on a single line To read the entire sentence scroll or pan the text ahead or back by pressing the Left and Right thumb keys on the Chameleon The Left...

Page 12: ...tter of that item Doing so automatically moves your focus to the first item in the list starting with that letter Typing the same letter twice moves the focus to the second item in the list starting w...

Page 13: ...first letter of the item or app Pan left and right Left or Right thumb key Go to top Space Dots 1 2 3 Go to bottom Space Dots 4 5 6 Toggle Braille grade Backspace G Switch Braille profile Enter L Batt...

Page 14: ...select Create file and press Enter or a cursor routing key From the Context menu select and activate File menu then Create file From any other location on the device press Backspace N in the Editor ap...

Page 15: ...n the braille display To start Auto Scrolling press Enter Dots 1 2 4 5 6 To stop Auto Scrolling press any key Modifying Auto Scroll Speed You can change the Auto Scroll speed when auto scrolling insid...

Page 16: ...the start of your selection Now reach the location you wish to end your selection and press Space S to end the selection To Select All text included in the file press Enter Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 To Copy t...

Page 17: ...Table 2 Editor Commands Action Shortcut or Key Combination Activate edit mode Enter or a cursor routing key Leave edit mode Space E Create file Backspace N Open file Backspace O Save Space S Save as...

Page 18: ...s 4 5 6 Start auto scroll Space Dots 1 2 4 5 6 Increase auto scroll speed Enter Dot 6 Decrease auto scroll speed Enter Dot 3 Toggle Reading mode Space X Using the Library Application The Library is th...

Page 19: ...riteria 4 Use the Previous and Next thumb keys to scroll to the book 5 Press Enter or a cursor routing key to open it Accessing Recently Opened Books You can open a list of the last five books you pre...

Page 20: ...inside a book is by using the thumb keys Use the Left and Right thumb keys to pan the text left and right Changing the Navigation Level for Books The Library includes different navigation levels to ma...

Page 21: ...de a book Press any key to stop the Auto scroll and return to the regular Panning mode You can modify the Auto scroll speed when auto scrolling inside a book To slow down Auto scroll press Enter Dot 3...

Page 22: ...ce title author description date language subject publisher and bookmarks To display additional book information press Space I You can also press Space M to open the Context menu Use the Previous and...

Page 23: ...to enter the bookmark number Enter the bookmark number you wish to navigate to then press Enter Highlighting Bookmarks The Highlight Bookmarks menu item is used to define the Start and the End positio...

Page 24: ...nter H to open the Highlight Bookmark list 2 Select a Highlight Bookmark number 3 Press Enter The content of the current Highlight Bookmark is displayed 4 Use the thumb keys to navigate 5 Press Space...

Page 25: ...kmark Enter J Insert Quick Bookmark Enter B Show Highlight Bookmarks Enter H Open Navigation level Space T Previous element Previous thumb key Next element Next thumb key Start Auto scroll Enter Dots...

Page 26: ...d of a line or sentence Space 4 6 Jump to the top of an area Space Dots 1 2 3 Jump to the bottom of an area Space Dots 4 5 6 Using Terminal Mode One of the main features of the Chameleon is Terminal m...

Page 27: ...is compatible with the following Screen readers JAWS 18 version 18 and newer NVDA Narrator and VoiceOver Operating systems any Windows 8 macOS 10 15 5 Catalina or iOS device 13 5 1 Waking Your iOS Dev...

Page 28: ...is complete press the Previous thumb key on the Chameleon until you reach Bluetooth Connection 6 Press Enter or a cursor routing key The connected device appears in the list 7 Press Enter or a cursor...

Page 29: ...le Manager press the Next thumb key until you reach File Manager Alternatively you can open the File Manager by pressing F in the Main menu then press Enter or a cursor routing key Browsing Files You...

Page 30: ...e path of your current location on the braille display of the Chameleon To display your current file path press Space Dots 1 5 6 Searching for Files and Folders You can promptly access a certain file...

Page 31: ...ameleon lets you work with files similarly to a computer or tablet Creating a New Folder The File manager gives you the possibility to create new folders The simplest way to do this is by pressing Spa...

Page 32: ...Folders To copy a single file or folder select the file using the Previous or Next thumb keys then press Backspace Y To cut a single file or folder select the file using the Previous or Next thumb ke...

Page 33: ...3 5 6 Note Chameleon asks if you are sure you want to delete the files and or folders only when Confirm Deletion has been set to On in the Settings menu Select Yes using the Previous or Next thumb ke...

Page 34: ...ost common operations Note The Calculator currently supports Computer Braille only To open the Calculator 1 Go to the Main menu 2 Press C OR press the Previous or Next thumb keys until you reach the C...

Page 35: ...lle Action Shortcut or Key Combination Plus Dots 3 4 6 Minus Dots 3 6 Multiply Dots 1 6 Divide Dots 3 4 Equals Enter Clear Space Dots 3 5 6 Decimal point Dots 4 6 Percent Dots 1 4 6 Square root Space...

Page 36: ...time and date press Space M from the Date and Time application A submenu opens with the following options Change time Type the current hour inside the square brackets press Enter repeat for the minute...

Page 37: ...kers are hidden Cursor visible On or Off Message display time 1 30 seconds time of message displayed Sleep time Number in minutes 0 to turn Off Word wrap On or Off Condense blank lines On or Off when...

Page 38: ...the name for the profile in the brackets then press Enter Braille grade Choose between Uncontracted Contracted and Computer braille then press Enter Computer braille table Select your computer braille...

Page 39: ...Chameleon is done scanning it displays a list of all the networks it found Press Enter or a cursor routing key to select this network Then enter the password and press Enter to complete the connection...

Page 40: ...vice Delete connection Make your device forget a known Wi Fi network Network settings Change advanced network settings such as Mode IP Subnet mask Gateway and DNS Import Wi Fi Import Wi Fi network inf...

Page 41: ...qualifying print disabilities More information about Bookshare is available from http www bookshare org You are able to search for books and download them to the Chameleon wirelessly Newspapers and m...

Page 42: ...g the Chameleon 20 When connected to the Internet Chameleon regularly looks to see if a newer firmware version is available for download If a new version is available Chameleon asks if you wish to dow...

Page 43: ...rt humanware com Australia Asia 02 9686 2600 or send an email to au sales humanware com Proper Trademark Notice and Attributions macOS is a registered trademark of Apple Inc JAWS is a registered trade...

Page 44: ...are All units and components are guaranteed against any operational defects as follows U S and Canada One 1 year Continental Europe and UK Two 2 years Australia and New Zealand One 1 year Other countr...

Page 45: ...Chameleon 20 Catalog No 1 08471 00 Copyright 2020 1839 Frankfort Avenue Louisville Kentucky 40206 502 895 2405 800 223 1839 www aph org info aph org...

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