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Basic Braille Plus 

Important Information 

 

 

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6.5  Warranty 

If you open the Basic Braille Plus housing, which is sealed, within the warranty period, the 
warranty becomes void. The same applies to improper handling or use. 
 
In the unlikely event that your Basic Braille Plus does become defective, our repair service 
will be available for repairs. 

6.6  Technical Support 

The Basic Braille Plus is a highly complex product. Although it has been optimized to be as 
easy  to  use  and  as  self-explanatory  as  possible,  errors  in  understanding  or  operation, 
which may impede your use of the device, may occur. Please consult this user manual first 
if you encounter difficulties. 
 
If  this  does  not  solve  your  problem,  please  contact  your  dealer  or  customer  service 
representative. Alternatively, do not hesitate to contact Help Tech directly: 
 
Help Tech GmbH, Brunnenstraße 10, D-72160 Horb, Germany 
Phone: 

+49 7451 55 46 55 

Fax:   

+49 7451 55 46 67 

E-Mail: 

[email protected]

 

 
Our service representatives will be happy to assist you.  

Summary of Contents for Basic Braille Plus

Page 1: ...P l u s Version 4 0 Horb July 2019 Handy Tech is a trademark of Help Tech GmbH All Rights Reserved Help Tech GmbH Brunnenstra e 10 72 160 Horb Germany Phone 49 7451 55 46 0 Fax 49 7451 55 46 67 E Mai...

Page 2: ...n Mode 10 4 SETTINGS FOR HANDY TECH BRAILLE DISPLAYS 13 4 1 Connection 13 4 2 ATC 14 4 3 Status Cells 14 4 4 Key Actions 14 4 4 1 Key Lock 15 4 4 2 Fast Keys 15 4 4 3 Repeat Keys 15 4 5 Miscellaneous...

Page 3: ...ou have any ideas or suggestions for improvements please do not hesitate to contact your Handy Tech customer service representative Your opinion is very important to us We hope you will enjoy using yo...

Page 4: ...evice On the right side of the device there is a magnetic USB interface for connection to a PC or power supply If you put the USB cable on the USB interface the magnetism automatically pulls it into t...

Page 5: ...DA screen reader so that you can operate the PC immediately even if no screen reader Window Eyes JAWS or Supernova is installed After plugging the StartStick into your PC run the start exe program fro...

Page 6: ...ou need to make sure that the wireless Bluetooth interface on your Basic Braille Plus is active by enabling the option Bluetooth on in the configuration menu like described in chapter 3 4 Configuratio...

Page 7: ...or the Apple device please turn on wake up the Basic Braille Plus first 2 3 3 Bluetooth Android Device Tie In Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Sx include the screen reader TalkBack by defau...

Page 8: ...but unpleasant When the PC is turned on the Basic Braille Plus will automatically be recognized by USB enabled operating systems If recognized by the PC the USB connection becomes primary The power fo...

Page 9: ...very shortly 2 6 Technical Specifications 32 40 concave piezoelectric Braille cells with cursor routing keys 8 keys for Braille input 1 space key 6 function keys 3 right and 3 left of the Braille dis...

Page 10: ...ll switch into sleep mode In sleep mode the Braille modules are turned off and some of the electronic modules are also deactivated As soon as any key is pressed or receiving any information from the s...

Page 11: ...tion 5 Screen reader Operations provides basic information on the use of the screen readers Window Eyes JAWS for Windows and Hal Supernova 3 4 Configuration Mode Configuration mode can be activated by...

Page 12: ...e Plus until you switch it on again The chosen setting ON OFF AUTO will be shown in the welcome message after switching on the Basic Braille Plus FRU Toggle Battery warning on off If the battery is lo...

Page 13: ...is connected to a power outlet FRD Exit Configuration Mode The new settings will be in force CR3 Shows serial number of the Basic Braille Plus CR5 test mode CR7 changing control speed of the Braille p...

Page 14: ...ive any Handy Tech Braille display The field Device Detection provides two options Automatic means that your screen reader will detect the Braille display regardless of the interface through which it...

Page 15: ...splay driver 4 3 Status Cells The so called status modules on your Braille display are used to indicate where your current position is on the screen such as within a menu or within a text field Exactl...

Page 16: ...herefore be pressed last The check box Use Fast Keys is used for enabling this function The button Fast Keys will open the dialog Define Fast Keys for device In the list box Device the connected Brail...

Page 17: ...ey dot 8 as enter key Braille input If you do not want this feature you can disable the check box here 4 6 Info In the Info tab sheet you find important information about your Basic Braille Plus and t...

Page 18: ...You can move around within the text regardless of the cursor position by using the reading keys with FLD or FRD for forward and FLU or FRU for backward By activating any Cursor Routing key you can mo...

Page 19: ...be entered with the control keys on the Braille display We have not included an exhaustive description of each of the functions because they are already contained in the Window Eyes manual Control Key...

Page 20: ...ules of a Braille display contain important data regarding screen positioning Since your Basic Braille Plus does not include status modules you can use 3 4 to toggle between displaying the contents of...

Page 21: ...s modules on and off 7 8 Switch between structured mode section output and speech output 3 8 Change cursor representation dots 7 and 8 all 8 dots blinking and non blinking 2 8 Toggle between 6 8 dot B...

Page 22: ...7 8 S3 Toggle unconditional conditional cursor tracking S4 Toggle active cursor tracking on off 5 3 Screen reader using Windows Example Hal SuperNova Hal converts the information on the PC screen int...

Page 23: ...l mode 3 8 Braille cursor style 2 8 Eight dot six dot Braille 1 8 Handy Tech configuration dialog 4 8 Expand gap on off 5 8 Use virtual focus 2 3 Beginning of line 5 6 End of line 1 2 3 Top of file 4...

Page 24: ...erden Fehler Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden werden In the following table you find the key commands for controlling your iOS device with the Basic Braille Plus using VoiceOver Control Key Braille...

Page 25: ...Volume Down button SPC 1 2 3 4 6 Set label SPC 1 3 Keyboard help SPC 2 3 4 5 Activates the Tab key SPC 1 2 5 6 Activates Shifl Tab SPC 1 5 Activates the Return key SPC 8 Activates the Return key SPC...

Page 26: ...etween your Basic Braille Plus and any liquids rain coffee If liquids enter into the housing you may be exposed to the danger of hazardous electric shock In addition the Braille elements may sustain d...

Page 27: ...intenance free piezo technology If handled properly you will enjoy many years of trouble free operation Always operate the Basic Braille Plus at normal room temperature and protect it from humidity Av...

Page 28: ...ly complex product Although it has been optimized to be as easy to use and as self explanatory as possible errors in understanding or operation which may impede your use of the device may occur Please...

Page 29: ...Notice All rights reserved copyright Help Tech GmbH No portion of this manual may be reproduced in any form without prior written permission from Help Tech GmbH Handy Tech is a trademark of Help Tech...

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