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Running BraillePen Write

The Main Window

When you launch BraillePen Write, the main window appears:

If   you   don't   have   a   Bluetooth   adapter   installed,   instead   of   this   window  you   will   see   the 
following error message:

If you see this message, you need to add a Bluetooth adapter to your computer. Consult your 
distributor about a suitable adapter.
The main window has three buttons: Connect, Search and Exit. If your BraillePen12 is on and 
Bluetooth is active, the MAC address will appear in the window; if you have not yet turned on 
your BraillePen12, turn it on now, and once you hear the triple-beep, click Search. 
When the address appears in the window, select it and click Connect. 

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Illustration 6: The main BraillePen Write 

window.

Illustration 7: No Bluetooth error dialog.

Illustration 8: MAC address showing, 

ready to connect.

Illustration 9: BraillePen12 connected, 

showing Disconnect button.

Summary of Contents for BraillePen12

Page 1: ...BraillePen12 Bluetooth Braille keyboard User Guide Harpo Sp zo o Pozna August 2009...

Page 2: ...17 Pairing your BraillePen12 with the Toshiba Bluetooth Adapter 17 Pairing with the Broadcom WIDCOMM Bluetooth Adaptor 20 Special note for potential problems with the Broadcom WIDCOMM drivers 22 Pair...

Page 3: ...Windows XP Menu showing Bluetooth Configuration 20 The first screen of the WIDCOMM setup 21 WIDCOMM Setup searching for devices 21 BraillePen12 showing in the WIDCOMM Devices window 21 Widcomm window...

Page 4: ...istributor immediately Regulatory information This equipment has been developed and tested in order to comply with the EMC and safety requirements of the following directives EN 300 328 EN 301 489 1 E...

Page 5: ...play These keys are known as left pan and right pan or left nav and right nav On the rear edge the connector for the battery charger is situated at the right hand side on each side towards the front a...

Page 6: ...onnecting the BraillePen12 Before switching your BraillePen12 on make sure you first turn on the device you want to connect to When your device is on then turn the BraillePen12 on by pressing Space an...

Page 7: ...e keystrokes joystick left Push the joystick horizontally so it bends towards the left joystick right Push the joystick horizontally so it bends towards the right joystick up Push the joystick horizon...

Page 8: ...ove word by word press control while you move the Joystick control joystick left will move the cursor one word to the left while control joystick right will move the cursor one word to the right To se...

Page 9: ...tions about BraillePen12 please contact your distributor BraillePen12 keystrokes for use with Supernova Action BraillePen12 Braille key Open Control Panel Space and dots 1 3 5 o Popup Menu Space and d...

Page 10: ...Shift Space and Dots 4 5 6 Control Home Space and Dots 1 2 3 Control End Space and Dots 4 5 6 Alt Control and Space Alt tab Shift and Space Virtual Focus VF Choose Virtual Focus VF Control and dots 3...

Page 11: ...nter Joystick Enter Other Commands Previous line Space and dot 1 Next line Space and dot 4 Previous character Space and dot 3 Next char Space and dot 6 Page up Space and dots 1 2 6 Page down Space and...

Page 12: ...he soft keys Shift and Control Give battery and network status information Space and dots 2 4 5 6 Switch between key echo modes Space Control and dot 1 Uppercase letter announcement on or off Space Co...

Page 13: ...will bring up the installer automatically or navigate to the CD and double click on the file called BP setup exe or similar The filename of the installer may contain other information such as languag...

Page 14: ...ack to change them The sixth step is the actual installation where you can monitor the installation progress The final dialog of the installation asks whether you want to launch the software when you...

Page 15: ...The main window has three buttons Connect Search and Exit If your BraillePen12 is on and Bluetooth is active the MAC address will appear in the window if you have not yet turned on your BraillePen12...

Page 16: ...nd held down Use this for such combinations as Alt F4 to close a program or Alt Tab to cycle through open applications Configuring A New Keyboard Map It is now possible to add new keyboard maps to the...

Page 17: ...if you enter a new key combination for an existing keymap the previous keymap is overwritten with the new one The last button on the main window is Interactive mode This allows you to build a new keym...

Page 18: ...ding keystroke on the other keyboard When you have done that the new window disappears and your new combination is displayed in the right hand display space If you should enter a combination in error...

Page 19: ...aille Translator To install BraillePen Write see the previous section Once you have the driver installed select and load the US ASCII keymap file This keymap file gives you keyboard emulation function...

Page 20: ...Load a standard keymap if you wish to edit a text file in Duxbury 17 Illustration 15 Duxbury Braille Translator showing Braille typed from the BraillePen12...

Page 21: ...BraillePen12 with the Toshiba Bluetooth Adapter Once the Toshiba Bluetooth software has been installed on your PC or netbook make sure that Bluetooth is enabled on your netbook If the icon in the syst...

Page 22: ...ents we would suggest that you use it Make sure that BraillePen12 is on and the three beep activation sound has happened then click Next A new dialog opens to tell you that the Bluetooth application i...

Page 23: ...w that you might need to authenticate this is not required with the BraillePen12 The final dialog in the process is a confirmation that the pairing is complete the COM port assigned is given here Clic...

Page 24: ...about the Bluetooth connection with your BraillePen12 including the COM port number assigned to it which you might need to know for your access software Pairing with the Broadcom WIDCOMM Bluetooth Ada...

Page 25: ...show any Bluetooth devices within range The default setting is show all devices it is safest to leave this at this setting to make sure that the software can discover the BraillePen12 Once the Braill...

Page 26: ...e two steps to take When you are configuring the driver the software is set by default to ask for a security PIN You need to turn this feature off In Bluetooth Places on your computer click on the Win...

Page 27: ...PC or netbook will be paired you won t be able to do anything with the connection For the BraillePen12 the only service available is Serial Port select it and make sure the checkbox is checked and th...

Page 28: ...we would advise that you seek sighted assistance BlueSoleil s software installs under Programs in the Start Menu Once the software is running a dialog comes up with a graphical representation of an or...

Page 29: ...f 1 minute We don t recommend leaving the sleep timer at high settings indefinitely since this will diminish the life of your battery In the sleep time menu item press Joystick Enter to see the displa...

Page 30: ...eboot internally Switch the BraillePen12 on again by pressing space dot 1 and dot 3 simultaneously Updating BraillePen Write From time to time there will be updated versions of this software Each upda...

Page 31: ...er 1 2 3 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 1 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3 4 0 3 5 6 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 5 4 2 5 6 5 2 6 6 2 3 5 7 2 3 5 6 8 2 3 6 9 3 5 1 5 6 5 6 1 2 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 1 4 5 6 4 A 1 B 1 2 C 1 4 D 1 4 5 E 1 5 F 1 2 4 G...

Page 32: ...raille Dots Braille character L 1 2 3 M 1 3 4 N 1 3 4 5 O 1 3 5 P 1 2 3 4 Q 1 2 3 4 5 R 1 2 3 5 S 2 3 4 T 2 3 4 5 U 1 3 6 V 1 2 3 6 W 2 4 5 6 X 1 3 4 6 Y 1 3 4 5 6 Z 1 3 5 6 2 4 6 1 2 5 6 1 2 4 5 6 4...

Page 33: ...2 4 5 Numpad0 Shift Space 1 2 4 F6 1 3 5 6 z Shift 1 2 6 Control Space 1 Numpad1 Shift Space 1 2 4 5 F7 Shift 1 A Shift 1 4 5 6 Control Space 1 2 Numpad2 Shift Space 1 2 5 F8 Shift 1 2 B Shift 3 4 6...

Page 34: ...nter Shift 1 5 E 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 Control 6 PgUp Shift 1 2 4 F 2 4 6 3 4 5 Shift 3 Left Alt Shift 1 2 4 5 G 1 2 5 6 1 4 5 6 Shift 2 Alt Shift 1 2 5 H 1 2 4 5 6 Space Space UK Keymap uk kmf BraillePen Key...

Page 35: ...1 4 C Control Space 1 2 5 Numpad 8 Shift Space 1 3 5 Scroll Lock 4 Shift 1 4 5 D Control Space 2 4 Numpad 9 Shift Space 1 2 3 4 5 Pause 6 Shift 1 5 E Control Space 2 3 5 Numpad Control 6 Page Up 4 6...

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