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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Chapter 1: First Impressions ............................................................................................. 11

 

1.1 What’s in the Box? ............................................................................................................. 11 

1.2 Physical Tour of VarioUltra. ................................................................................................ 11 

1.3 Switching on VarioUltra for the First Time. ......................................................................... 13 

1.4 Charging the Device. .......................................................................................................... 14 

1.5 Checking Battery Level. ...................................................................................................... 15 

1.6 Braille Notetaker Commands. ............................................................................................ 15 

1.7 Braille Notetaker Main Menu. ............................................................................................ 15 

1.8 Braille Notetaker Main Menu Elements. ............................................................................. 16 

1.9 Confirmation Prompts. ....................................................................................................... 17 

1.10 Help & Context Sensitive Help. ......................................................................................... 17 

1.11 Updating VarioUltra. ........................................................................................................ 18 

1.12 Update via Windows PC. .................................................................................................. 19 

1.13 Update via USB Stick. ....................................................................................................... 20 

1.14 Update via Settings > System > Update. ........................................................................... 21 

Chapter 2: Braille Display Mode ....................................................................................... 23

 

2.1 Introduction to Braille Display Mode. ................................................................................. 23 

2.2 Using VarioUltra as a USB Braille Display. ........................................................................... 24 

2.2.1     VarioUltra with JAWS (USB). ............................................................................................ 24 

2.2.2     VarioUltra with Mac OS & VoiceOver (USB). ................................................................... 25 

2.2.3     VarioUltra with Window-Eyes. ........................................................................................ 25 

2.2.4     VarioUltra with NVDA. ..................................................................................................... 26 

2.2.5     VarioUltra with Dolphin SuperNova. ............................................................................... 26 

2.3 Bluetooth: Pairing and Connecting, Defined ....................................................................... 27 

2.4 Is Bluetooth Off or On? ...................................................................................................... 27 

2.5 Using VarioUltra as a Bluetooth Braille Display. ................................................................. 28 

2.5.1 Connecting with a Paired Bluetooth Device / Wake up an iOS/Android device from 

Standby ................................................................................................................................... 29 

2.5.2 VarioUltra with Windows PC (Bluetooth). ....................................................................... 30 

2.5.3 Bluetooth COM Ports for use with JAWS. ........................................................................ 30 

2.5.4 VarioUltra with JAWS (Bluetooth). .................................................................................. 31 

2.5.5 VarioUltra v1.33 with an iOS Device (Bluetooth). ............................................................ 32 

2.5.5.1 VarioUltra v1.4 with an iOS Device (Bluetooth) ............................................................ 32 

2.5.6 VarioUltra with an iOS Device (Bluetooth, 

old method

). .................................................. 33 

2.5.7 Paste Contents of Clipboard to Mobile Device ................................................................. 34 

2.5.7.1 Braille Key Simulation ....................................................................................................... 35 

2.5.7.2 HID Key Simulation ........................................................................................................... 36 

2.5.8 VarioUltra with Mac OS & VoiceOver (Bluetooth). ........................................................... 37 

2.5.9 VarioUltra with Mac OS & VoiceOver (Bluetooth, old method). ....................................... 37 

2.5.10 VarioUltra with an Android Device (Bluetooth). ............................................................ 39 

2.6 Switching Between Connected Bluetooth Devices .............................................................. 40 

2.7 Mapping Bluetooth Channels. ............................................................................................ 40 

2.8 Using VarioUltra with Linux ................................................................................................ 41 

2.9 Suppressing Connection Messages. .................................................................................... 44 

Chapter 3: Braille Notetaker Mode. .................................................................................. 45

 

3.1 Command Menus. .............................................................................................................. 46 

3.2 Braille Tables / Supported Braille. ...................................................................................... 47 

3.3 Unified English Braille (UEB). .............................................................................................. 47 

3.4 Master Switch: Changing Settings. ...................................................................................... 48 

Summary of Contents for VarioUltra 20

Page 1: ...VarioUltra User Guide Item number 106020H24 User guide version 1 4 English 06 2017...

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Page 3: ...mprove quality of life We always question the way things have been done in the past We explore new and innovative ways to solve problems Our approach includes ergonomics thoughtful design and material...

Page 4: ...sh Computer Braille Refer to section 3 4 of this manual for additional details We encourage you to read chapter 1 this manual in its entirety especially if you re new to refreshable braille displays a...

Page 5: ...Meckesheim Germany All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system without prior written permi...

Page 6: ...Bluetooth Off or On 27 2 5 Using VarioUltra as a Bluetooth Braille Display 28 2 5 1 Connecting with a Paired Bluetooth Device Wake up an iOS Android device from Standby 29 2 5 2 VarioUltra with Windo...

Page 7: ...vigation 65 5 6 Reading a Document with Columns 65 5 7 Link Navigation 66 5 8 Bookmarks 66 5 9 Reading Position and Other Document Information 66 5 10 Save PDF Document as a Text File 67 5 11 Highligh...

Page 8: ...e a New Blank Document 92 9 9 Opening Documents 93 9 10 Introduction 94 9 11 Entering and Navigating the File Manager 94 9 12 Additional Information about Files and Folders 95 9 13 Using File Manager...

Page 9: ...ime Date and Time Format 118 10 6 4 Date and Time Time Zone 118 10 7 Settings Power Management 119 10 7 1 Power Management Auto Suspend 119 10 7 2 Power Management Battery 119 10 8 Settings IO Profile...

Page 10: ...mmands 134 14 3 VarioUltra Commands 136 14 4 JAWS Commands 138 14 5 VarioUltra Commands for Mac OSX 139 14 6 VarioUltra Menu Structure 141 Compliances 149 CE Conformity 149 FCC Conformity 149 Environm...

Page 11: ...ty of international plug adaptors Unless you re using VarioUltra outside of the USA there should be no need to worry about these adaptors Although the VarioUltra battery is charged during the producti...

Page 12: ...ain devices such as an iPhone or iPad Display buttons are referred to as D1 D2 etc D1 D2 and D3 are on the left side of the device while D4 D5 and D6 are on the right Thumb Keys are located below the...

Page 13: ...for 15 20 seconds VarioUltra will reboot To shut down VarioUltra completely hold down the S4 key press and release the power button and immediately release S4 VarioUltra will vibrate and shut down 1 3...

Page 14: ...at inserts into VarioUltra has a connector that is longer on one side than the other The longer edge needs to be on top to fit in VarioUltra a helpful way to know when the longer edge is facing up is...

Page 15: ...ss of the S3 button will open the Command Menu in much the same way that the ALT key opens menus on Windows or CTRL Function F2 opens them on a Mac 3 When inside the Command Menu of a VarioUltra appli...

Page 16: ...g either the display buttons D1 and D3 or by tapping the top or bottom edge of the Navistick When the menu displays the name of the application you want to use you can open it in one of three ways Pre...

Page 17: ...boxes by navigating to the right with the Navistick by pressing a cursor routing button above the checkbox or by tapping the right thumb key B0 5 EB This element refers to an edit box into which text...

Page 18: ...ld cause the update or upgrade process to fail 2 If you use the Safari web browser on a Mac computer and plan to use it to download the update file be sure and first uncheck the box for Open safe file...

Page 19: ...USB connection with a Windows PC 1 Download the update zip file to your Windows PC Locate the downloaded file and copy it to the clipboard with the copy command you are most comfortable with 2 Use th...

Page 20: ...t contains the update or upgrade file 6 Open the File Manager application from within the Main Menu 7 Use the Navistick to navigate down to the entry called Stick This is the USB stick that you insert...

Page 21: ...D3D6 Here is how it works 1 Copy a VarioUltra update file or upgrade file to VarioUltra using the instructions covered in previous sections 1 11 through 1 13 2 Navigate to VarioUltra menu Settings Sys...

Page 22: ...e update now button with thumb key B9 or press in on the Navistick During the installation you get different progress information When everything is complete VarioUltra reboots with the new software v...

Page 23: ...ow wake up a paired iOS or Android device so long as it is in standby mode and in range of your VarioUltra For example 1 S2 plus B1 selects the USB device 2 S2 plus B4 selects Bluetooth channel 1 bt1...

Page 24: ...Install the VarioUltra driver for JAWS 2 Connect the USB cable to the micro USB port of VarioUltra and to the standard USB port of your Windows computer 3 Switch on VarioUltra if you have not already...

Page 25: ...t should now work Note If your Mac is running an older operating system such as OSX El Capitan it is only possible to use VarioUltra over a Bluetooth connection 2 2 3 VarioUltra with Window Eyes Accor...

Page 26: ...In Window Eyes open Device Braille Display and select BAUM VarioConnect 24 32 40 from the list 6 Select the serial output Bluetooth port using the output port number confirmed in step 4 7 Press the A...

Page 27: ...ected have been done you can think of it this way 1 When VarioUltra and your device are in range they are paired and connected 2 If you take your device and walk away from VarioUltra the connection wi...

Page 28: ...le display or notetaker There are three emulation modes for Bluetooth 1 VarioUltra this is the default mode and works when connecting via Bluetooth to a Windows computer when using COBRA JAWS or NVDA...

Page 29: ...6 or B8 2 Switch on your other device Connection should happen almost instantly Special note for iPhone or iPad VoiceOver users 1 Make sure VarioUltra is switched on make sure Bluetooth is switched on...

Page 30: ...Settings Bluetooth and confirm that the checkbox is on On the PC go to Settings Devices Bluetooth and make sure that Bluetooth is on Leave VarioUltra in the Bluetooth settings After a brief period you...

Page 31: ...arioUltra driver for JAWS on your computer and restart JAWS 2 Open the JAWS menu and go to menu Options Braille A dialog window appears labeled Braille Basic Settings 3 Enter ALT B to select Add Brail...

Page 32: ...h to Computer Braille 2 Next go to Settings Bluetooth If Bluetooth is off switch it on now Do not exit from Bluetooth settings 3 On your iOS device go to VoiceOver Braille settings Swipe down to the C...

Page 33: ...ox is checked If the parentheses in cells 5 and 7 are separated by a blank cell the box is unchecked If it s not tap the Navistick to the right or press the cursor routing button about the empty check...

Page 34: ...Bluetooth channel 1 2 3 or 4 If your iOS device is connected to channel 2 you would press and hold S2 and then tap B5 The braille display will show BT2 My iPhone or whatever name your device has 14 I...

Page 35: ...ancel command B9 B7B8 or just press the D4 button 4 Enter command c B8B9 to copy or x B8B9 to cut this highlighted text to the clipboard 5 Switch to Braille Display mode to use your mobile device such...

Page 36: ...If not already done activate the Bluetooth channel for the connected device by holding system key S2 and then pressing B4 B5 B6 or B8 for the channel in question 7 Within a text window of any applica...

Page 37: ...MacBook Pro with macOS Sierra and a VarioUltra 40 with version 1 33 software New for VarioUltra version 1 33 is the ability to initiate pairing from your macOS device Here are the steps you need to f...

Page 38: ...e Navistick to move right and left through this list until you find your Mac computer When you do navigate down a line with the Navistick and choose the Pair option to initiate the Bluetooth pairing 6...

Page 39: ...ocess Make sure that the VarioUltra emulation is set to VarioConnect 1 On Android switch on BrailleBack 2 On Android go to Settings Connections Bluetooth and make sure that the check box under My Devi...

Page 40: ...g between connected devices on VarioUltra is achieved in Braille Display Mode Press and hold S2 tap and release the appropriate braille key and then release S2 To switch between USB and the four chann...

Page 41: ...an application called BRLTTY Most Linux distributions come with a version of BRLTTY However since VarioUltra support was only added in version 5 3 and most distributions come with older versions it w...

Page 42: ...ownload the 5 3 1 source files in tar gz format which is the current version as of this writing Once you have the file downloaded you should have a file called brltty 5 3 1 tar gz sitting in your dire...

Page 43: ...o copy the brltty conf file from Autostart Upstart to etc init by changing to the Autostart Upstart directory and typing sudo cp brltty conf etc init now we should be able to start brltty by typing su...

Page 44: ...dard keyboard must be used to login 2 9 Suppressing Connection Messages When connecting to or switching between devices with S2 plus the appropriate braille key VarioUltra displays a message that cont...

Page 45: ...ation includes a variety of timers a stop watch and alarms 6 File Manager use this application to access the files and folders stored on VarioUltra s 32GB of internal storage Also use this application...

Page 46: ...ld be a gradual thing not an overnight goal 3 1 Command Menus Some of the Braille Notetaker applications include Command Menus which is what we use to refer to menus such as File or Edit To access the...

Page 47: ...troduction of version 1 4 VarioUltra now includes support for Unified English Braille UEB Note that this first implementation of UEB contains some converting errors when typing UEB inside an RTF docum...

Page 48: ...cted Braille Grade 2 or UEB This depends on which profile you have selected If you have never knowingly changed the profile then the default US English Contracted Braille is what you have 1 To select...

Page 49: ...the checkbox remains checked all you will see below Master Switch is OK and Cancel 9 Move down the list to Converter and select USA English Contracted Braille or the newly added Unified English Braill...

Page 50: ...code here will be used inside menus dialog boxes messages and in PDF and Excel documents When the language is set to English the codes displayed here include a USA English Uncontracted Braille 1 of 5...

Page 51: ...changes and return to the Braille sub menu 3 6 Braille in BRF and RTF Documents When you select the Braille Ready Format BRF for your document VarioUltra enters a What You Braille is What You Get mode...

Page 52: ...ments _ Read BRL documents 4 1 Typing a Document The factory default file format is BRF which is a braille file With BRF files you can freely type whatever you want regardless of accuracy and regardle...

Page 53: ...command to move to the end of your file Here then are some other commonly used navigation commands As a reminder B9 is the left thumb key B0 is the right thumb key _ Move to beginning of file B9 B1B2B...

Page 54: ...current path will be displayed 3 Move down one line with Navistick The display will show Text Files rtf txt doc docx ppt pptx 1 of 3 4 Scroll right with the Navistick to select either Braille Files b...

Page 55: ...T and BRF c Navistick down to find OK or CANCEL Select OK to accept the document name and settings and return to the new document Press cancel to abort 2 Open To avoid the menu in future enter shortcu...

Page 56: ...n with the Navistick You will be taken to a field which presents the path If the path is ok scroll down with Navistick d To change the path select the Browse button This will open a new dialog where y...

Page 57: ...ed text and place it on the clipboard 2 Copy To avoid the menu in future enter shortcut command c B9B8 a Highlight the text you wish to copy b Go to Edit Copy to copy the highlighted text to the clipb...

Page 58: ...e cursor will be position on the first letter of the found text d If you repeat the exercise VarioUltra will take you to the next occurrence of the search string if one exists 8 Find Next To avoid the...

Page 59: ...ight current page assuming there are page breaks in the document B9 B2B3B5B6 7 Highlight the entire document a The first option is to go the command menu and then select menu item Edit Highlight all b...

Page 60: ...enter shortcut command B9 B5B6B8 Inserts a new page at the cursor position in your document Accessible in the menus at Insert New Page 4 Date To avoid the menu in future enter shortcut command 5 B9B8...

Page 61: ...will display formatting characters such as line break paragraph etc If unchecked formatting characters will be replaced by spaces c Follow Cursor During Continuous Reading When checked the braille di...

Page 62: ...en saving a BRF file whether line breaks and form feeds are entered automatically based on your values for characters per line and lines per page c Braille Converter Choose the desired braille table t...

Page 63: ...re covered in this section Otherwise please refer to section 4 6 Command Menus under the Word Processor application chapter 5 2 Starting PDF Viewer and Opening a Document The first time you use the PD...

Page 64: ...r forwards or backwards through the text by character word sentence line paragraph or page While it is possible to achieve these movements through menu item Go To the quickest and most efficient appro...

Page 65: ...ou enter an invalid page number such as a page number that is greater than the maximum page number an error message will be shown To obtain information about how many pages there are in a document ent...

Page 66: ...inked text is shown and the reading position moves to the link 3 To execute the link and jump to the assigned text i e margin note tap the left thumb key B9 or press in on the Navistick 4 Shortcut D4D...

Page 67: ...ord processor app a dialog opens where you can enter the file name and specify the save location Note copy protected PDF files cannot be edited or saved as a text file 5 11 Highlight and Copy Text in...

Page 68: ...the option Match Capitals 3 Select the Search Now option to start VarioUltra will search from the current reading position to the end of the document 4 If the search string is not found a correspondin...

Page 69: ...rnal storage Flashdisk for you to select a file to open Browse through any available files or folders to find the XLS or XLSX document you wish to access and tap B9 or press the Navistick to open it 1...

Page 70: ...use the global copy command c B8B9 You can then paste the contents of the clipboard into a document in the word processor using the paste command v B8B9 6 5 Excel Document Information To obtain infor...

Page 71: ...on can also be found in the command menu under menu item Navigation Cell Note In the command menu item Tools you can adjust additional settings for the Excel Viewer and obtain additional information a...

Page 72: ...tcut commands that follow below you can find navigation commands in the command menu under menu item Navigation Column Next column right B5 Previous column left B2 First column B1B2B3B7 Last column B4...

Page 73: ...rch string is searched from left to right To get started open the command menu with a brief press of the system key S3 and then select menu item Find Find New which opens a dialog Enter the search str...

Page 74: ...ant to delete all headings in the current sheet open the command menu and select menu item Tools Clear current sheet headings Headings that you have defined in other worksheets of the Excel file are n...

Page 75: ...on for cell comments 3 On the braille display an asterisk will appear in front of the cell coordinate to indicate when a cell has comment 6 16 Exit Excel Viewer To exit the Excel Viewer select command...

Page 76: ...3 and select Edit Clear Calculator Line Alternatively use shortcut command e B9 5 When you open the calculator the display will show either the last performed calculation or a blank field containing 0...

Page 77: ...mbers and operators must be entered using Computer Braille A list of common symbols and numbers 1 9 are shown below with their respective braille codes Symbols plus symbol B3B4B6 minus symbol B3B6 mul...

Page 78: ...n much the same way that text is corrected in the word processor If you just entered something wrong just tap B7 to backspace and type again If you realize the error after entering other information u...

Page 79: ...ist 4 Clear calculations list Shortcut command u B9 or command menu item Edit Clear calculations list 7 6 Using the Clipboard Calculations and equations can be copied to the clipboard using the global...

Page 80: ...nsert last memory entry i B8B9 or command menu item Tools Memory functions Insert last memory entry 9 Insert last memory entry into calculator line and then clear it r B8B9 or command menu item Edit I...

Page 81: ...llow 7 10 Basic Calculations 1 Addition plus 2 3 2 Subtraction minus 3 2 3 Multiplication times 3 2 4 Division divided by 7 8 5 Percent x per cent of y 7 50 6 Parenthesis 3 7 5 7 Square root sqrt 36 7...

Page 82: ...hortcut command 1 B8B9 Such assignments can be helpful if you work frequently with large numbers The following commands are available within command menu item User constants x 1 Insert x into calculat...

Page 83: ...n A tone is emitted when the end time is reached The timer application contains various edit boxes and buttons to set the time watch the time pass while the timer is running and to stop and start the...

Page 84: ...elling that values less than 20 seconds are not supported 8 2 Stopwatch The stopwatch allows time to be recorded and is accurate to the second It counts from 0 upwards and can be consulted paused and...

Page 85: ...will continue to measure time and any set tones will continue to be emitted to stop it the stopwatch main view must be opened again from Main Menu select menu item Timers Stop watch 8 When VarioUltra...

Page 86: ...le field 9 Select Choose signal if a different sound is to be set as the alarm signal A file list will open move up and down the list to select the desired file cf File manager The TIMALARM WAV BELL W...

Page 87: ...87 To exit Timers and return to the main menu press and hold system key S3...

Page 88: ...k Stick 3 Create or Delete folders 4 Rename files or folders 5 Delete Files 6 Open supported file types in their respective application 7 Get file or folder information Properties 9 1 Command Menus Th...

Page 89: ...te a file you would like to open and it s a supported file type just tap B9 or press in on Navistick VarioUltra will open the appropriate application and display the file for you 9 3 Create a New Fold...

Page 90: ...files and sub folders will be displayed in a list When a file is opened the user is transferred to the appropriate application 1 DOC DOCX TXT BRF BRL RTF PPT PPTX PPS PPSX files open the Word Process...

Page 91: ...to scroll back up to the file list If for example you chose to display All Files you will now see BRF files in addition to any text based file formats 9 6 Delete a File or Folder With the delete comm...

Page 92: ...nging the name of a file or folder is simple Here are the step by step instructions to rename a file or folder 1 In the file list use the Navistick to move to the file or folder you wish to rename 2 O...

Page 93: ...You will then be placed in the newly created file To save the file at any time use the shortcut command s B8B9 You can create new documents in future with the shortcut n B8B9 9 9 Opening Documents Th...

Page 94: ...d in section 12 Command Menu 9 11 Entering and Navigating the File Manager When you enter the File Manager you will find yourself in a vertical list of files and folders that are stored in the interna...

Page 95: ...ates File resp Folder The letter z will appear in front of any file or folder that is part of a zip archive Note VarioUltra will always open the application for a corresponding file As such the PDF Vi...

Page 96: ...the contents of VarioUltra This means that after connecting the device Windows Explorer will display an entry called VarioUltra with a sub folder VarioUltra Storage This folder is essentially the Flas...

Page 97: ...following sub menu items 1 Alerts 2 Braille 3 Display Settings 4 Keyboard 5 Date and Time 6 Power Management 7 IO Profiles 8 Braille Display Mode 9 Bluetooth 10 System Note 1 The System sub menu is ne...

Page 98: ...gle the Vibration feature on and off Note that if set to off this feature disables the vibration functions including the silent alarm option To save your setting scroll down 2 lines to the OK option a...

Page 99: ...you wish to set the process is the same The braille display will show an edit box into which you type how many characters from the edge you wish the margin to be The number you enter here represents...

Page 100: ...or more pointed depending on the option you choose The choices affect the strength used to push up the braille dots 10 3 2 Braille Cursor menu The Cursor option contains settings relating to the appea...

Page 101: ...dots 78 for the cursor and then inverted it dots 123456 would be shown instead 3 Flashing Checkbox Off by default check the box to toggle between a non moving or a flashing cursor 4 Flash Rate Enter...

Page 102: ...lt Braille Codes to open the dialog 2 Uncheck the check box Master Switch Computer Braille 3 Select the desired entries in the lists For Non English versions of VarioUltra the list language will be vi...

Page 103: ...in characters and letters For example 1 English American Computer Braille has other assignments which can be found in the braille tables US b2u and US u2b US refers to the language US English U refers...

Page 104: ...ows you to determine whether braille and or display shortcut commands are shown When navigating through the menus the shortcut commands for opening or executing a specific option are provided by defau...

Page 105: ...with OK Scroll down to confirm with CANCEL 10 4 3 Display Settings Templates The Templates option can be found under menu item Settings Presentation Templates allow you to configure the appearance of...

Page 106: ...he number in front shows the position of the segment 2 Select in the list by moving the desired item left or right Press S3 briefly to open a command menu with functions to alter the segments position...

Page 107: ...default Resets all list elements and position numbers to their default value 10 4 3 1 Templates Menu Item You can configure the following segments for the presentation of menu items The segments of t...

Page 108: ...VarioUltra 10 4 3 3 Templates Checkbox You can configure the following segments for the presentation of checkboxes in dialogs The segments of the default settings have the following position number 1...

Page 109: ...his option 10 4 3 5 Templates Textbox Read Only You can configure the following segments for the presentation of info fields textboxes read only in dialogs The segments of the default settings have a...

Page 110: ...ize path Note that if the size segment is selected for the presentation the folder size is calculated by browsing the files and folders list Depending on how many files or sub folders exist this may t...

Page 111: ...than the one for cell number one An example might be that battery power is low 2 Hint messages disappear automatically after 5 seconds by default An example might be that Bluetooth is being activated...

Page 112: ...ng the B8 key 10 5 3 Keyboard Double Stroke The Double Stroke checkbox activates or deactivates the double stroke function When activated a space will automatically be inserted at the end of a word wh...

Page 113: ...ctions a Additional keys to enter a braille dot If necessary for ergonomic reasons b Collecting key When you press and hold this key you can press the single keys of the dots one after another They ar...

Page 114: ...with braille keyboard to other devices Some Experiences when the right hand mode is activated o Delete command You must simultaneously press B9B8 to backspace delete the character in a text Or press...

Page 115: ...lay left and right For those braille readers who are for example predominantly right hand braille readers their preference might be to switch the function of D2 and D5 When reversed D2 is used to pan...

Page 116: ...n the dialog that allow you to specify the initial delay and repeat rate or number of strokes per second 10 5 8 Keyboard Auto Scroll The Auto Scroll function is used to automatically advance the brail...

Page 117: ...se your changes will not take effect Enter command B9 D1 for Computer Braille Enter command B9 D2 afterwards to switch back to the braille you were using before For more information refer to section 3...

Page 118: ...wish to change the entire time position the cursor to the right of the 2 digit seconds and backspace with braille key B7 until the time is cleared 6 Now type the new time following the HH MM SS forma...

Page 119: ...termined length of inactivity For example if you re in Notetaker mode and no keys are pressed for some time The default delay is set to 10 minutes o If VarioUltra is in Braille Display mode and active...

Page 120: ...limits during charging and discharging 1 From a fully charged battery the first limit is announced at 0 and the device turns off At this point you should connect to a power supply to switch on and us...

Page 121: ...ging time is not a constant value Please use USB adaptors with 5V and up to 2000 mA VarioUltra should provide between 8 and 12 hours of use on a full charge If you experience less than this range it c...

Page 122: ...the settings which are defined within the selected profile It is only visible when one or more profiles exist 6 Cancel closes the dialog 10 8 1 IO Profiles Loading a Profile If no profiles have been...

Page 123: ...rwrite or alter this name to your need i e UEB with French and confirm OK d Now the new profile appears in the profile list and the number in front indicates the assigned profile number e Close the di...

Page 124: ...t the VarioConnect emulation 2 New with v1 4 if Braille Back and BRLTTY for Android version 5 2 or higher is installed you can use the default VarioUltra emulation 10 9 2 Braille Display Mode Enable B...

Page 125: ...e names of the paired Bluetooth devices Behind the name short information of the assigned Bluetooth channel and Braille and HID key simulation settings are shown 3 Select the desired Bluetooth device...

Page 126: ...language setting means hte keyboard layout setting Therefore different tables are available and the file names give the relevant information i e Apple_US U2H or Android_US U2H when the English keyboa...

Page 127: ...tablished b In Range indicates that you can start a pairing c Pair a button that starts the pairing process with the selected device 4 Depending on the pairing process you will get other messages aski...

Page 128: ...ing If your device is not connected to power the update process will not start If more than one update file is found you will see a file name and then a number range Tap B9 or press in on the Navistic...

Page 129: ...ove All Bluetooth Pairings Checkbox 3 Choose the Reset User Settings to Default option to put all settings back to factory default 4 Choose the Remove All Bluetooth Pairings option to do just that rem...

Page 130: ...open the file inside the Word Processor application In addition to the user documentation the Help menu also contains an About section which is where you can confirm the product serial number and the...

Page 131: ...855 620 7985 c Send email to support baumusa com 2 For customers in the UK a Call us at 0800 043 3199 b Send email to support baumuk com 3 For all other countries please contact your local BAUM compan...

Page 132: ...USA o Matt McCubbin USA o Dave Ransley Australia o Astrid Ringe Germany o Amy Ruell USA o Dave Williams UK Thanks also to the many other customers who have periodically emailed to let us know about sp...

Page 133: ...le expanded status description Status router button o Move to previous item Chord B1 or Navistick left o Move to next item Chord B4 or Navistick right o Move to previous item user rotor setting Chord...

Page 134: ...le codes for writing Chord B236 o Enter App Switcher Chord B125 2 times o Close App from App Switcher 3 finger swipe up Chord B1456 o Open Spotlight Search 3 finger swipe down Chord B3456 o Two finger...

Page 135: ...n B7 Navistick Down o Reminder If the functions of D1 through D6 have been reversed BrailleBack commands must be altered accordingly o Double tap selected item Navistick Press Double tap item under fi...

Page 136: ...Switch off VarioUltra Press and hold S4 press and release power button o Braille Notetaker mode Slide Display Mode switch away from you toward back of device o Braille Display mode Slide Display Mode...

Page 137: ...om within Main Menu or global command f B7B8B9 from anywhere o Open Settings s from within Main Menu or global command s B7B8B9 from anywhere o Open Help h from within Main Menu or global command h B7...

Page 138: ...iles B9 B3B6B8 o Display Time Single tap S4 o Display Date Double tap S4 o Toggle between Edit Mode and Read only Mode in word processor z B8B9 o Open list of currently open files in word processor l...

Page 139: ...Minimize All Applications D1 D4 D5 o Start JAWS Task List D2 D3 D4 o Braille Toggle 8 Dots D2 D3 D5 o Select a Heading D2 D3 D6 o JAWS Window D2 D4 D5 o Close List Box D2 D4 D6 o Close Document Windo...

Page 140: ...eech B9 plus B1234 o Toggle quick nav on or off B9 plus B12345 o Read contents of VO cursor B9 plus B1235 o Go to menu bar B9 plus B234 o Activate the tab key B9 plus B2345 o Open the VO utility B9 pl...

Page 141: ...4 6 VarioUltra Menu Structure Note that similar information can be found on VarioUltra in the Help menu option Useful Information The purpose of this section is to provide details of the Braille Notet...

Page 142: ...r shape o CHK Inverted o CHK Flashing o Flash rate only visible if Flashing checked ON o OK o Cancel _ Grade 2 Cursor o Cursor shape o CHK Inverted o CHK Flashing o Flash rate only visible if Flashing...

Page 143: ...cessary _ OK _ Cancel Standard Braille Tables _ Input Table list item move Navistick left or right to change selection o Arabic b2u 1 26 o Arabic_Wael b2u 2 26 o Croation b2u 3 26 o Danish b2u 4 26 o...

Page 144: ...Hebarb u2b 13 31 o Hebarb8 p u2b 14 31 o Hebunified u2b 15 31 o HU u2b 16 31 o Italian u2b 17 31 o Kurdish usb 18 31 o Kurdish_old u2b 19 31 o Norwegian u2b 20 31 o Polish u2b 12 31 o Portugal u2b 22...

Page 145: ...OK _ Cancel Hotkeys _ Hide 1 3 _ Show 2 3 _ Highlight 3 3 Places dot 8 below the hotkey letter within the word EB prefix EB suffix OK Cancel o Templates Menu item _ Edit _ Set to defaults _ OK _ Canc...

Page 146: ...ter timeout Timeout 5000 equals 5 seconds OK Cancel o Keyboard CHK B7 is backspace CHK B8 is carriage return CHK Double stroke CHK One Hand Mode One Hand Mode Settings Key Mapping _ Standard 1 6 _ D2...

Page 147: ...ic Time 6 106 _ Arizona 7 106 _ Mountain Time 9 106 _ Central Time 11 106 _ Eastern Time 16 106 _ GMT 36 106 _ Germany 38 106 OK Cancel o Power management Auto suspend CHK Auto suspend after Minutes 1...

Page 148: ...el o System Update Update Files 0 0 _ Will populate if a VarioUltra update file is present Cancel o Disk Cleanup Says Collecting Data when you first enter this part of the menu Says Nothing to cleanup...

Page 149: ...instruction and system commands o New in this version o Useful information Menu structure and shortcuts o About VarioUltra Software version Operating system BIOS Bootloader UID Serial number OK Compli...

Page 150: ...nmentally friendly disposal according to EU Directive 2012 19 EU The symbol crossed garbage can which is also attached to the device states that this device and its accessories once come to the end of...

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