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U s e r M a n u a l

C o n n e c t B r a i l l e

Version 1.0

Horb, January 2019

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Page 1: ...ersion 1 0 Horb January 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 Mail info...

Page 2: ...Power On 13 3 3 Basic Operation 13 3 3 1 Chords 13 3 3 2 Signal Tones 13 3 3 3 System Messages 14 3 3 4 Check Boxes 14 3 3 5 Radio Buttons 1 of x 15 3 3 6 Energy Saving Features 15 3 3 7 The SAVE Mod...

Page 3: ...2 1 Overview 31 7 3 Screen reader using Windows Example Hal SuperNova 33 7 3 1 Overview 33 7 4 VoiceOver Screen reader for Apple iOS Devices 35 8 OPERATION SETTINGS FOR HANDY TECH BRAILLE DISPLAYS 37...

Page 4: ...AGES 49 12 1 English Language Error Messages 49 12 1 1 Fatal Errors 49 12 1 2 General Errors 50 12 1 3 Warnings and Messages 50 12 2 Error Messages from the Message File 51 12 2 1 General Messages 51...

Page 5: ...opinion is very important to us Enjoy using Connect Braille 1 2 Connect Braille at a Glance This chapter will help you familiarize yourself with your Connect Braille and its control elements We recom...

Page 6: ...button Located behind the power button is a USB type A port to connect a USB keyboard Behind the USB type A port is the outlet for the power supply On the left side of the device are from the front t...

Page 7: ...into a free USB port on your PC The StartStick with the HTStart program contains all the relevant drivers and documents that you need to operate your Handy Tech Braille display In addition it contains...

Page 8: ...rmware After installing successfully you can hook on your Connect Braille on to your computer In the installation folder of your Connect Braille firmware you will find the following subfolders when in...

Page 9: ...a small almost square plug on one end The other end features a small flat plug Now plug the square plug into the leftmost port on the left side of your Connect Braille The flat plug is then plugged in...

Page 10: ...switching the Bluetooth device name is displayed if available Otherwise Bluetooth device will be displayed followed by a number from 1 to 3 You can manually circle between the USB port and the three...

Page 11: ...device will show a 6 digit pairing code which must be confirmed 9 The Bluetooth connection will be established and you can read the text from the iOS device on the Braille display Note if the Bluetoot...

Page 12: ...ection was interrupted because you have turned off or put to sleep mode the Connect Braille and or the Android device please turn on wake up the Connect Braille first 2 8 Technical Specifications 40 c...

Page 13: ...current data is displayed Now before you can finally get started we would like to familiarize you with some of the basic concepts pertaining to your Connect Braille 3 3 Basic Operation 3 3 1 Chords T...

Page 14: ...these messages all messages beginning with fatal fer error or wrn should be attended to After you have read the message you can exit by pressing TLC which in most cases will return you to the place fr...

Page 15: ...aille are deactivated in order to conserve energy If no key is pressed on the Connect Braille or the Braille display doesn t change for several minutes it will enter sleep mode In sleep mode the Brail...

Page 16: ...when you are prompted for a yes or no answer with Y N pressing the CR key above the y has the same effect as entering y The screen reader program converts the text and graphic contents of the Windows...

Page 17: ...t you move from one menu level to another Therefore you cannot access e g the battery voltage indicator from inside the File menu instead you have to return to the main menu first then navigate via ho...

Page 18: ...ille tables can be loaded into the Connect Braille in addition to the default character set For example if you have created a table under the designation Mytable asc you can load it into the Connect B...

Page 19: ...nitor Mode is possible only if the screen reader s access to the Braille display has been deactivated 2 Create a situation where you are back in the main menu so that you can navigate from there to th...

Page 20: ...5 1 3 1 3 Status S This function displays the battery status This can be one of the following values Running on battery The Connect Braille receives its power from the batteries which are being discha...

Page 21: ...The various options are specified by using check boxes or radio buttons contained in the submenus You can review additional information regarding check boxes and radio buttons in chapter 3 3 4 and 3 3...

Page 22: ...gs during start up are generally of a more serious nature and will therefore always be indicated 5 1 4 4 1 None The Connect Braille does not emit sounds 5 1 4 4 2 Errors E The Connect Braille generate...

Page 23: ...out and if available the Braille table will be converted automatically For some languages however only English is available as menu language code English menus If you accidently happen to choose a for...

Page 24: ...ontext keys Initiating the Enter key Initiating the Escape key Initiating the Backspace key Initiating the Delete key Moving the cursor Initiating the Pos1 and End keys Initiating the Page Up and Page...

Page 25: ...sor keys Up SPC 1 Left SPC 7 Down SPC 4 Right SPC 8 Mark Chord S SPC 2 3 4 7 holds down the shift key until SPC 2 3 4 7 is input again It is therefore possible to work with all cursor movements such a...

Page 26: ...6 PC Key s Chord Commands Emulated on the Connect Braille by Windows key PAUSE key SPC 2 4 5 6 8 followed by SPC 1 2 3 4 Space SPCL or SPCR Screen Reader Key character SPC 2 3 4 8 followed by characte...

Page 27: ...nding on the language which means on the keyboard layout currently in force the Connect Braille s keyboard driver needs further information indicating how it is to implement the encoded key stroke inf...

Page 28: ...End the chord command SPC 4 6 If pressed at the same time as the control key Ctrl POS1 executes the command SPC 1 2 3 while the End key executes SPC 4 5 6 6 2 5 Special Keys There are several special...

Page 29: ...ursor you can move the position of the Braille display relative to the screen without changing the position of either the focus or the mouse cursor 7 1 1 Overview Your Connect Braille just like all th...

Page 30: ...he menu bar s 2 3 4 Windows Start menu 2 3 5 Toggle 6 8 dot Braille 2 3 5 6 System Tray z 1 3 5 6 Announce date and time c 1 4 Ctrl Tab C 1 4 7 Shift Ctrl Tab e 1 5 ESC 2 6 Enter v 1 2 3 6 Set level o...

Page 31: ...text to the left of the Braille display section it moves to the left if not it moves one line up and moves the cursor SPCR If there is any text to the right of the Braille display section it moves to...

Page 32: ...he so called mnemonic commands that are listed below j 2 4 5 Activate the JAWS settings menu 1 2 3 4 5 6 Activate the screen reader settings menu JAWS d 1 4 5 Desktop minimizes all applications h 1 2...

Page 33: ...rNova with the Connect Braille are 7 and 3 7 switches into Live Focus and 3 activates the virtual focus The virtual focus can be used to explore the contents of the screen while also providing an oppo...

Page 34: ...ift Tab g 1 2 4 5 Literary Braille on off m 1 3 4 Alternative for activating the menu bar s 2 3 4 Start menu 2 3 5 Eight dot six dot Braille 2 3 5 6 System Tray z 1 3 5 6 Announce date and time c 1 4...

Page 35: ...m SPC 3 Move to previous item using rotor setting SPC 6 Move to next item using rotor setting SPC 2 3 Select previous rotor setting SPC 5 6 Select next rotor setting SPC 3 6 Activates the selected obj...

Page 36: ...1 4 5 Activates the Delete key SPC 7 Activates the Delete key SPC 2 5 6 Select text SPC 2 3 5 Deselect text SPC 1 4 Copy SPC 1 3 4 6 Cut SPC 1 2 3 6 Paste SPC 1 3 5 6 Undo typing SPC 1 4 6 Activates...

Page 37: ...le to drive 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 w...

Page 38: ...y driver 8 3 Status Cells The so called status modules on your Braille display are used to indicate where your current position is on the screen for example within a menu or within a text field Exactl...

Page 39: ...one of the keys to be used in a key combination is a fast key the fast key must therefore be pressed last The check box Use Fast Keys is used for enabling this function The button Fast Keys will open...

Page 40: ...Dot 7 as Back Space and Dot 8 as Enter results in the 7 key functioning like a Backspace key during Braille input and the 8 key as Enter If you want to disable this option you can do so by unchecking...

Page 41: ...ased at any appliance store or from Help Tech However please make sure that you are purchasing batteries with this exact designation The only permissible deviation from the above specifications is in...

Page 42: ...Connect Braille turns itself off However even in this state it uses up a small amount of electricity You should therefore never leave the Connect Braille in this state for longer than one day It would...

Page 43: ...nect Braille s recharging circuitry has been designed for that type of battery only 2 If you replace the rechargeable batteries with standard non rechargeable batteries you must make sure that you rem...

Page 44: ...ons contained in this manual Please review also the general safety information in Section 10 3 below Portable mobile HF communications facilities may affect electrical devices 10 3 General Safety Info...

Page 45: ...atteries Never use the included power supply if the Connect Braille contains commercial non rechargeable or nickel cadmium batteries When cleaning the device always disconnect both the power cable and...

Page 46: ...eads will be replaced and all input elements checked An endurance test will then be performed We can provide you with a replacement device during the maintenance period 10 5 Warranty If you open the C...

Page 47: ...result in the desired solution of your problem do not hesitate to contact Help Tech GmbH in Horb directly You have the following options Mail Help Tech GmbH Brunnenstr 10 D 72160 Horb a N Germany Pho...

Page 48: ...tem to the left TU or SPC 7 or SPC 1 One menu item to the right TD or SPC 8 or SPC 4 First menu item within one level SPC 1 2 3 Last menu item within one level SPC 4 5 6 Move up one menu level TLC Sel...

Page 49: ...le includes a security header at the beginning which provides various information This header could not be read correctly Remedy The message file must be reloaded FER Invalid MsgId Cause A message was...

Page 50: ...table ERR Invalid size of KBD header Cause The structure of the keyboard layout table found during start up of the Connect Braille contains errors The size of the security header is incorrect Result T...

Page 51: ...out table 12 2 Error Messages from the Message File The messages listed below come from the reloadable message file They include messages of a general nature and system messages 12 2 1 General Message...

Page 52: ...its data were incorrect The settings have now reverted to factory defaults You should therefore check the settings and customize them to your liking Fatal Invalid MSGID Please upload appropriate msg...

Page 53: ...otice 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 G...

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