Connect Braille
Start-Up
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Start-Up
3.1 Version Information
As of this Section, all common characteristics of the Connect Braille will be described. This
information applies to firmware Version 1.0 of your Connect Braille.
3.2 Turning the Power On
Press the on/off button to turn the Connect Braille on. You can now work independent of a
power source, because the batteries are fully charged. You will hear a short, high-pitched
beep, and the following start-up message will be displayed on the Braille display:
'Handy Tech CONNECT BRAILLE 1.0'
At the end of this string is the version number of the firmware that you are currently
working with.
The high-pitched beep, followed by a second lower beep at start-up, indicates that you are
now in work mode. As soon as you hear the lower beep, also called start-up sound, you
can begin working. Once the screen reader transmits information to the Connect Braille,
the power-on message disappears, and the 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
The Connect Braille's keyboard is very easy to use. The keystroke functions are not
activated until the key is released. If a character is composed by several keys, it will be
created after releasing all keys.
In order to make functions available to you which require their own function keys on
standard keyboards, while also providing efficiency of operation, we have introduced the
so-called chord functions. Chords are letters or Braille dots that are used in combination
with the space bar. For example, you can use Chord m [SPC+1 3 4] to open the menu and
Chord p [SPC + 1 2 3 4] to go back into PC mode.
With Chord Commands it is enough to release one key in order to activate the function.
When entering characters all keys need to be released.
You will find a list of all available key combinations in chapter 11.
3.3.2 Signal Tones
The Connect Braille utilizes various signal tones to indicate its status or to alert you to
prompts or possible errors.
