Saving braille files in memory
The following formatting commands apply to the currently selected memory - External on a
USB stick or the unit's internal memory.
In the following commands, [filename] means a name of your choosing up to 16
characters.
Miscellaneous commands
MAN
Choose between Manual new line & auto new line. A
manual new line means you have to press the New Line
key at the end of each line. Auto New Line means the MB
will automatically go to the start of the new line. Default
= Auto. Toggle
Emboss/Multi
strike emboss
MS [n]
Multi-strike feature. Set strikes per dot to "n". Useful for
brailling on heavy materials such as plastic braille label. n
= 1 to 4. Default = 1
Emboss/Force
new page
NP
Force a New (braille) Page. Your current page will be
ejected.
PN [n]
Begin page numbering starting at value of "n". Each time
you put paper in your MB the page number will be printed
in the top right hand corner.
Emboss/Set end
of page bell line
PBELL [n]
Set page bottom warning bell to ring "n" lines before the
end of the page.
Emboss/Right
margin bell
RMBELL
Right margin bell. The bell rings 5 positions from the right
hand margin. 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 is on the word is not
embossed till the Space Key is pressed. If the word
cannot fit on the line it is moved to the beginning of the
next line. Default = Off. Toggle
COR
Correction mode. Some teachers may want to turn the
erase and correction feature off during an exam! Default
= on. Toggle
Menu item Command Description
Menu item Command Description
File/Create new
file
BEGIN [filename]
Start a file - opens a new file, called "filename".
File/Append to a
file
APPEND
[filename]
Change the file - append more information to "filename".
File/Close current
file
END
Close a file - close an open file.
DIR
Find out which files you have stored in memory -
embosses all filenames and their sizes
RENAME
filename1
filename2
Rename "filename1" to "filename2".
File/Emboss...
PR [filename]
Print the file named "filename". Uses current settings.
MPR y [filename] Print "y" multiple copies of the file named "filename".
File/Open in
Editor...
Opens a file in the internal editor - see Editor chapter.
File/Set current
memory...
This menu option will let you choose between available
memory pools: Internal or USB memory.
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