Mountbatten Brailler
Tutor
User Manual
Page 1: ...Mountbatten Brailler Tutor User Manual...
Page 2: ...attery status 11 How to check keyboard battery status 11 Powering On Off Mountbatten Brailler Tutor 11 Procedure to reset the MB Tutor 12 Loading paper 12 Loading Paper Method 1 12 Loading paper Metho...
Page 3: ...at 21 Forward translation settings 21 Back translation settings 22 Common translation settings 23 Speech 24 Keyboard 25 Emboss 25 Calendar 26 Games 26 Braille tables 26 System 26 Games 28 Keyboard Mas...
Page 4: ...the exception table 42 Braille exception table commands 42 Editor 44 Getting started 44 Entering the Editor 44 Help 44 Moving around within a file 44 Cursor commands 44 Editor chorded commands 45 Keyb...
Page 5: ...ic 61 Connecting to printers 61 Connecting to the Internet 62 MB Tutor and Duxbury Translator 62 Updating your Mountbatten Brailler Tutor 63 Updating Basic Mountbatten Brailler Operating Firmware 63 U...
Page 6: ...ay helps sighted people such as teachers parents to operate the unit even if they don t know braille The braille can be entered in any Grade Grade Zero computer braille Grade 1 uncontracted braille or...
Page 7: ...utor Inside the outer carton you will find the MB Tutor has been packed in a backpack with foam filling to support it inside the carton We have packed all the other things you need to use the MB Tutor...
Page 8: ...on yet First you MUST remove the shipping restraint or you could damage your new MB Tutor Remove and store it for future use When you have the MB Tutor out of its box sit it on the table in front of y...
Page 9: ...braille writer we recommend removing it because it is difficult to read the braille just written with the paper bail in place First lift the paper grip lever on the right to remove the paper bail Then...
Page 10: ...aper position and embossing speed Mountbatten Brailler Tutor connectors include On the right hand side of the unit Power Supply connector use only with the accompanying Power Supply unit Slave USB con...
Page 11: ...y One handed keyboard mode One handed mode is meant for persons with multiple disabilities who can t use both hands to press multiple keys at the same time the regular way of using a Perkins type brai...
Page 12: ...tor units are supplied with a proprietary power supply 110v 220v Output 15 19VDC 5 5Amp 90W The power cable could be broken There could be no power coming through the wall outlet The battery is damage...
Page 13: ...ttings This will restore the last saved configuration it is a good practice to keep one that fits your needs and works well for your type of work If this doesn t work for you there are two simple meth...
Page 14: ...ou 3 When the paper is fully inserted align the top of the page to the groove behind the paper bail if that is still in place 4 Check that the paper is placed straight against the left hand margin In...
Page 15: ...e key on your keyboard and move the volume dial Alternatively Space key and four way manipulator up and down Speech options All models of the series of Mountbatten Brailler Tutor have speech output to...
Page 16: ...aper because it is quieter and more affordable Braille properly produced on lighter paper lasts well and is very readable with good quality dots The MB Tutor has been designed to work best and most qu...
Page 17: ...ting out math problems and columns 4 way Down or Space Enter Move a line down the page in same column 4 way manipulator Up Move a line up the page in the same column P chord Space P letter Page Eject...
Page 18: ...off using the menu system or commands While using the menu you get information about the equivalent command The possibility of entering the commands manually is left for users who know the old models...
Page 19: ...ON for the exemplary WW it is a toggle Note Where numbers are needed in command they can be entered as described below when entering commands using the menu you will be presented a list of choices wh...
Page 20: ...side of the Tutor s housing The available positions are Create new file Append to a file Close current file Emboss Open in Editor Set current memory Display The MB Tutor display may be set to show te...
Page 21: ...in Set right margin to column 0 12 counted from the right edge of the paper Set left margin to head position Set right margin to head position Reset left margin Set left margin to column 0 Reset right...
Page 22: ...ation toggle Once Forward Translation has been turned on using the above menu option you can select a mode called Basic Forward Translation which is useful for working with very early braille learners...
Page 23: ...equal width columns Allows creation of simple lists or tables This will produce a table of two columns each 50 width Store forward settings It saves all settings you may have set with the above comman...
Page 24: ...he fraction any subsequent punctuation Default Off Literal mode toggle Each new line in Braille will produce a new line in print When off a new line in Braille is ignored in the print copy to avoid th...
Page 25: ...type in will be spoken after entering a space punctuation or new line after the word Works for synthetic speech only Default ON Line echo Each line you will type in will be spoken after entering a ne...
Page 26: ...line it is moved to the beginning of the next line Thus any word is embossed only after it is completed for the machine to determine if it fits a line or not Default OFF Emboss commands Emboss comman...
Page 27: ...er Relay Race fun to play along with the device on with other persons allows for vocabulary development and improving spelling skills See the Games section for more details Braille tables This menu di...
Page 28: ...de various parts of the system like audio module display module etc and may take several minutes in case of audio update even up to an hour See Updating your Mountbatten Brailler Tutor Section below U...
Page 29: ...ve just pressed and the request repeated If you make three mistakes in reply to the same request it will get skipped Character contest mode This mode will test your typing skills Your task is to press...
Page 30: ...roportion to the length of the word You will get a penalty for misspelled words The game lasts several rounds The player who earned the most points wins If you didn t hear the last word you might ask...
Page 31: ...aille writer Speech can also help a student gain confidence and increase braille writing speeds The use of speech during early braille instruction will also assist in skill development relating to a w...
Page 32: ...printed from the right hand margin Default off Toggle Margins Page settings Reset left margin LM Set left hand margin to 0 Page settings Set left margin to head position LMH Set left margin to embossi...
Page 33: ...Default on Toggle Emboss Emboss commands SHOW Emboss commands as they are entered on the keyboard Can be helpful for tracking mistakes Default Off Toggle Emboss Word wrap WW Word wrap When word wrap...
Page 34: ...ception table is active in both forward and back translation The commands and conditions for creating exceptions to the braille rules are as follows Menu item Command Description System Close Mountbat...
Page 35: ...Simulated Letter Words 6 Whole Words 7 Middle Part Word Signs 8 Beginning Part Word Signs Multi cell Contractions 9 Dot 5 Whole Part Words 10 Dot 4 5 6 Words 11 Dot 4 5 Words 12 Dot 4 6 Final Letter...
Page 36: ...he command FE to turn on Forward Translation in English versions the default is Grade 2 Now start to type on the PC keyboard The MB will store your information in a buffer and emboss it every 80 chara...
Page 37: ...rt a new line in print you will start a new line in braille Default off Toggle Forward translation settings Set hanging indent FLIT n Creates a hanging indent The variable n gives the number of indent...
Page 38: ...paragraph that is coincident with the top of a text page Menu item Command Description Menu item Command Description Forward translation settings Lists on Forward translation settings Lists off FLIST...
Page 39: ...translate to Bluetooth connected device Toggle Changing the braille Grade or code used Back translation settings Set back translation Grade BGR grade Translation Grade where grade may be 1 or 2 Defau...
Page 40: ...ength may not exceed the form length Default 60 Back translation settings Upper case toggle BCL Locks output text into upper case when on and returns to normal echo of keystrokes when off Default Off...
Page 41: ...omatically change the braille translation grade to Grade 1 turn synthesized speech on be saved in memory Once you have selected Patterns to be turned on those Patterns will be remembered unless you tu...
Page 42: ...y z off Use this command to turn off individual or multiple groups Again you are not restricted to three groups you can turn off up to 15 Patterns in one command Type a space between each number and...
Page 43: ...the standard braille rules you are using to use the shortcuts or abbreviations of your own choice or to introduce groups of contractions The braille exception table is active in both forward and back...
Page 44: ...le off or on This is a toggle command and the default status is on Exception Table Examples eta hello hl s This command would add a rule to cause the word hello to be translated to the abbreviation hl...
Page 45: ...the file by pressing the character s After either clearing or saving you can simply read in another file Enter Q Exit the editor You will be prompted Save File First Answering Y will save the editor b...
Page 46: ...and write text inserted Then move the cursor to a new position using one of the movement chorded commands To delete inserted text before moving simply press the Command key If the MB is in Overwrite m...
Page 47: ...d the Editor SP E This is used for all of the menus described When you exit the menu you will return to the Editor Enter Q Exit the Editor File menu This menu enables file operations such as reading s...
Page 48: ...ardless in which case it will be cut short to fit Answering N will return you to the Editor If necessary to make more room exit the Editor and use the standard MB commands to clear out any old files T...
Page 49: ...e blocks of text This is done using a standard cut and paste operation Once a text is selected or cut it is placed in a clipboard from where it can later be pasted into the new location Enter B Enter...
Page 50: ...If a page break terminates the line then this is NOT deleted P DELETE CURRENT PAGE On deleting a page any text between the previous page break and the next one is deleted The page break is also delet...
Page 51: ...s deleted the MB will say the character just deleted You cannot enter nothing as a search string Chord E sp E terminated the search and replace strings After the search string has been entered if you...
Page 52: ...u to change the search string or one of the search conditions To leave the Search Menu use the command SP E EXIT THE MENU Editor definitions and concepts When using the Editor there will be references...
Page 53: ...ommand Valid options for page numbering can still be used and are discussed in the User Guide dealing with printing files Speaking commands If the Speak Commands option in the Speech Menu is set to YE...
Page 54: ...will detect a new USB device and bring up a Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard may ask to search the Web or Microsoft Update please select No not this time and select Next Then select Install the so...
Page 55: ...and Save File from MB Hint It is recommended that when sending to the MB the Send Text File to MB function is used as this is much quicker and allows you to Emboss the material at your leisure Other f...
Page 56: ...e will be sent directly to the computer screen for viewing Use the Windows controls to scroll through the text Note that you cannot Edit any displayed text It is simply for viewing Send Text File to M...
Page 57: ...not edit the computer screen and you can only translate one way at a time You cannot have back and forward on at the same time You may also send MB Commands from the PC keyboard by using the curly bra...
Page 58: ...is maintained MB Disconnect B Disconnecting the MB does not exit the program it simply breaks the communication between the computer and the MB and allows you to use them as you usually would MB Comm...
Page 59: ...Chat with the Mountbatten user using the chat application 11 Help your students learn to spell words using the Whiteboard application 12 Check if your student can read contracted or uncontracted brai...
Page 60: ...n you have tapped the Move option in the menu you will be given a list of users where you can move the item to Once you tap on a different user the item file or folder will be transferred to a new loc...
Page 61: ...s the serial number of your Mountbatten The Whiteboard When you tap on the Whiteboard application a new screen opens with an edit area and a screen keyboard Every word you type will get embossed after...
Page 62: ...nd tap on it 3 A list of files stored in your Mountbatten will show up Please select the one you want to transfer by tapping on it and choosing View from the menu 4 The content of the file will open u...
Page 63: ...irst option on the list After you find your network choose it with the Enter key you will be prompted for a password There is an additional switch under the network list to show or hide a password whi...
Page 64: ...ce may get in an endless loop expecting the update file where it should be To get out of the circle you need to place memory in a USB socket with the proper file Updating Advanced Features Software Fi...
Page 65: ...er an additional prompt the update process will start automatically When the advanced firmware update is done the unit will restart its Advanced Functions Engine and get ready to work Mountbatten Brai...
Page 66: ...pe for creativity and learning about braille graphics re enforces the braille code for the braille learner Default off Toggle Note There are dedicated braille graphics programs that you can run on you...
Page 67: ...ary power supply 110v 220v Output 15 19VDC 5 5Amp 90W Battery life 20 hours standard use 5 hours or 70 pages embossing Weight 3 9 kg 8 6 lbs Size mm Mountbatten Brailler Tutor User Manual v 1 0 3 Page...
