Connect Braille
Operation Settings for Handy Tech Braille Displays
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Operation Settings for Handy Tech Braille Displays
The universal Handy Tech Braille display driver features several optional settings for
operating your Connect Braille with your PC and screen reader. In order to open the
Settings window, activate the [1 8] keys simultaneously. The Settings window can also be
started up from the Start menu, under "Programs
– Handy Tech – Configure Braille display
driver." The Braille display driver does not need to be running.
There are the following six tabs in the Settings window:
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Connection
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ATC
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Status Cells
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Key Actions
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Miscellaneous
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Info
Your changes in the settings of the different tab sheets will be saved by pressing the OK or
Apply Button. If you choose the OK Button, the dialog will be closed.
The following sections provide more details about the settings that are available under
these six tabs.
8.1 Connection
The check box "Activate Driver" is checked to enable your Connect Braille to be driven by
the screen reader. If you uncheck this box, the driver will be deactivated, and you will not
be able 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 which it is
connected to your PC. The second option is to specify a fixed interface at which the screen
reader should look for the Braille display. In the corresponding combo box, you can
choose one of the existing COM interfaces. The type of the interface (e.g. USB or
Bluetooth) will also be shown.
The field "Show Pop-Up Braille Display Information" allows you to specify whether you
want to be informed which Braille display system is connected to which of your PC's
interfaces at the start-up of the screen reader. If this setting is activated, there will be a
small pop-up box during start-up containing the Braille display driver's version number, any
detected Braille displays, and the interface designation.
You have the following three options:
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When changing device or interface: The pop-up box appears only if you have
connected a different Handy Tech Braille display to the PC, or if you have
connected the same Braille display to a different interface on your PC.
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Never: The pop-up box will not be displayed during start-up.
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Always at start: Every time your screen reader starts up, the pop-up box will be
displayed.
