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1. Introduction

1.1 What is the BrailleSense Polaris MINI?

The BrailleSense Polaris MINI is a Braille note taker developed and manufactured

by HIMS, for people who are blind and visually impaired. The BrailleSense Polaris

MINI has a variety of powerful capabilities, including the following.

1. Read TXT, BRF, RTF, PDF, EPUB, and Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

files. Take notes or create formatted documents and e-mails.

2. Play media, DAISY books, and FM Radio and YouTube videos.

3. Organize your Appointments and contacts, and synchronize them with your

Google account.

4. Perform scientific calculations, set alarms and explore the Lunar and solar

calendars.

5. Use the BrailleSense Polaris MINI as a USB or Bluetooth Braille display with a

compatible screen reader, such as JAWS, NVDA, SuperNova, System Access,

VoiceOver for Mac and iOS and TalkBack for Android.

6. Use the built-in GPS sensor and digital compass to navigate independently

without the need for external devices.

7. Download and install 3rd party applications from the Google Play Store.

8. Utilize Google Services such as Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Classroom

via our included screen reader, specially customized for these applications.

9. Obtain information and perform functions using your voice with the included

Google Assistant, or third party voice assistants like Amazon Alexa.

Summary of Contents for BrailleSense Polaris MINI

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Page 2: ...olaris MINI with the battery for the first time the battery status may not be displayed accurately To avoid this leave the BrailleSense Polaris MINI connected to the AC adapter for about four hours wi...

Page 3: ...onments 10 The Braille cells are very sensitive intricate parts If the Braille cells are not working properly due to the presence of dust or for any other reason please contact our repair center or th...

Page 4: ...tial installation Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference t...

Page 5: ...et forth for an uncontrolled environment This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Changes or modifications not expressly approved by SE...

Page 6: ...shortcut keys are program specific thus they require that you be within a specific program for them to work Shortcut keys refer to keystrokes used to quickly activate a function from within a menu Hot...

Page 7: ...3 1 4 Memory on the BrailleSense Polaris MINI 24 2 BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAILLESENSE POLARIS MINI 25 2 1 How to Enter Commands 25 2 1 1 Basic Alerts and Messages 25 2 2 Menu Concepts 26 2 2 1 Contro...

Page 8: ...ist 54 3 3 2 Bluetooth Service List 56 3 4 Backup Restore Polaris Settings 58 3 5 Change Device Name 60 3 6 Quick Start Guide 61 3 7 Password Protection 61 3 7 1 Setting and Modifying Passwords 62 3 7...

Page 9: ...g USB Drives and SD Cards 78 4 3 The File Menu 78 4 4 The Edit Menu 80 4 5 The View Menu 81 4 6 Using the Address Window 81 5 WORD PROCESSOR 83 5 1 File Menu 83 5 2 Edit Menu 85 5 3 Insert Menu 86 5 4...

Page 10: ...Message Features 108 6 8 1 Reply and Reply All 108 6 8 2 Forwarding a Message 109 6 8 3 Saving an E mail 109 6 8 4 Finding Messages 110 6 8 5 Move to Next Unread Message 111 6 9 Using the Tools Menu 1...

Page 11: ...tional Features 128 7 3 DAISY Player 128 7 3 1 Arrangement of the DAISY Player 129 7 3 2 The File Menu 131 7 3 3 The Document Menu 131 7 3 4 The Mark Menu 132 7 3 5 The Headings Menu 132 7 3 6 The Mem...

Page 12: ...g Appointments 148 8 2 5 Backing up and Restoring Your Appointments 150 8 2 6 Multiple Accounts and Syncing 151 8 2 7 Setting Alarm Options 152 9 WEB TOOLS 154 9 1 Web Browser 154 9 1 1 The File Menu...

Page 13: ...1 Calculator 172 11 1 1 General Functions 173 11 1 2 Fractional Arithmetic 174 11 1 3 Memory Functions 174 11 1 4 Sine Functions 176 11 1 5 Cosine Functions 176 11 1 6 Tangent Functions 177 11 1 7 Log...

Page 14: ...STALLING AND USING NATIVE ANDROID APPS 195 13 USING THE HELP MENU 199 14 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 201 14 1 The BrailleSense Polaris MINI Will Not Turn On 201 14 2 The Voice Cannot Be Heard 201 14 3 The V...

Page 15: ...le List 210 15 3 3 Selection Commands 211 15 3 4 File Menu Commands 211 15 3 5 Edit Menu Commands 211 15 3 6 View Menu Commands 212 15 4 Word Processor 212 15 4 1 File Menu Commands 212 15 4 2 Edit Me...

Page 16: ...229 15 9 1 Excel Viewer 229 15 9 2 Online DAISY 232 15 10 Utilities 232 15 10 1 Calculator 232 15 10 2 Display Compass Heading 233 15 10 3 Stopwatch 234 15 10 4 Terminal for Screen Reader 234 15 11 Se...

Page 17: ...17 15 12 2 When Editing Text 237 15 12 3 Media Key Functions when in App Mode 238...

Page 18: ...Perform scientific calculations set alarms and explore the Lunar and solar calendars 5 Use the BrailleSense Polaris MINI as a USB or Bluetooth Braille display with a compatible screen reader such as J...

Page 19: ...o right the row contains F1 F2 Control Space Alt F3 and F4 Below the keyboard is a 20 cell Braille display Above the Braille display there are cursor routing buttons corresponding to each of the 20 Br...

Page 20: ...cro HDMI port Use this port to connect to an HDMI monitor with a Micro HDMI cable or with a full sized HDMI to Micro adapter 1 2 3 The Left Panel Near the front of the unit on the left panel are 2 sma...

Page 21: ...of the unit when they are set to Application Mode As explained above the type of content controlled by these buttons depends on the position of the Media Mode switch These five buttons are explained...

Page 22: ...switch Hold this switch to the left to release the battery then roll the battery away from the unit On the inside wall of the battery compartment is a micro SD card slot for additional storage Press t...

Page 23: ...function keys 20 cursor routing keys 4 scroll buttons 8 Additional buttons and switches key lock switch Media Mode switch 5 media buttons 9 Braille display 20 refreshable Braille cells 10 Visual disp...

Page 24: ...r running programs RAM is a temporary storage area for any program files that are running or any currently open documents The data in the RAM area disappears if your battery depletes and the AC adapte...

Page 25: ...your desired command you can execute most commands by pressing Enter To cancel a function or close a program or menu and return to your previous location press Space Z Note In Android applications Sp...

Page 26: ...ess Enter on the notification to open the associated program You can control how various notifications and alerts are handled in the Global options See Chapter 3 2 2 Menu Concepts Menus on the Polaris...

Page 27: ...F2 then press Enter on File you hear New n Enter n The word New is the menu option YOU would press the letter N to jump to New from within the File menu Press Enter n to access the New document comman...

Page 28: ...first item in the Program menu is File Manager If Space 4 is pressed the next menu item is displayed and spoken Pressing Space 4 repeatedly continues your navigational progress down the list of items...

Page 29: ...Protection Initialize Polaris Options Voice options Polaris Global Options Android Backup and reset and Android System Settings The Help menu contains the various sections of the User Manual as well a...

Page 30: ...y launch their associated application from anywhere on the Polaris MINI See section 15 2 for a complete list of the quick launch commands 2 2 1 Control Symbols The BrailleSense Polaris MINI uses sever...

Page 31: ...bol Comments Menu MN A menu that has submenus Menu item MI A menu that does not have a sub menu List item LI An item that is part of a list Edit box EB After this symbol the edit box name is displayed...

Page 32: ...cursor in the e mail program Computer edit box CE An edit box requiring ASCII Braille input Ex CE To in the Email program Combo box CB Indicates a combo box in which you can choose an item by pressin...

Page 33: ...ose Yes or No You can toggle between Yes and No by pressing Space or Backspace button Ex When you exit from the word processor PB Save Yes Static box ST ST indicates the current status Ex ST noname hb...

Page 34: ...in the web browser Radio button unselect URB It indicates the radio button is not selected Check box check SCHB Indicates the check box is selected Check box uncheck UCHB Indicates the check box is no...

Page 35: ...various Polaris MINI programs From within Polaris MINI programs the F2 key opens the program specific menu similar to pressing Alt in Windows Note you may also use Space M to perform this function Th...

Page 36: ...keys operate similarly to Space 1 and Space 4 and provide an alternative method for scrolling through menus and lists 2 4 The Power Adapter and the Battery Pack To check the battery power status pres...

Page 37: ...least 3 hours to fully charge the battery When you remove the battery from the Polaris MINI make sure your unit is turned off especially when the USB power adapter is not connected If you remove the b...

Page 38: ...e Space F1 to lower it and Backspace Space F4 to raise it You can also use the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons on the left side of the Polaris MINI to control master volume 2 6 Using Speech and Brai...

Page 39: ...talize it To input the at sign you may either use Space U followed by dot 4 or Space Backspace dot 4 To enter numbers in contracted or uncontracted Braille use the number sign followed by the number H...

Page 40: ...to any application simply navigate to it and press Enter To force closing of an application in this list press Space D To close all applications press F3 to tab to the Close All button and press Ente...

Page 41: ...e media buttons control playback of DAISY content If you slide the Media Mode switch to the right most position the Polaris MINI announces media mode and the media buttons control media playback It is...

Page 42: ...h is placed in the right most position Polaris MINI announces unlocked This indicates all keys are operational To lock and unlock only the keys on the front media panel press the Back and Forward medi...

Page 43: ...Enter l dots 1 2 3 press Enter and then press dots 1 2 3 then press Space 4 To press Space Backspace and Enter press the key twice For example to press Space to create a space between words press Spa...

Page 44: ...ad of moving to the next line the Space and Dot 4 are entered into the document To cancel Typing Mode Press Backspace Enter C once again End typing mode is announced and displayed After Typing Mode is...

Page 45: ...and Date Setup Internet Bluetooth Manager Backup Restore Polaris MINI Settings Change Device Name Quick Start Guide Password Protection Initialize Polaris MINI Options Voice options Polaris MINI Glob...

Page 46: ...ou select 12 hour clock in the Time format A M or P M is displayed after the hour and minute In the 12 hour clock you can toggle A M it P M by pressing Space X Tab to Date format You can choose to dis...

Page 47: ...date is also displayed in the Date edit combo box If you do not wish to enter date and time information directly you can navigate using the following commands When setting time Move forward 1 hour Spa...

Page 48: ...to Ethernet adapter To activate Setup internet press Enter on Setup internet in the Settings menu or press I You can open the Setup Internet menu from anywhere on the unit by pressing F3 I 3 2 1 Setu...

Page 49: ...aris MINI announces Connecting to access point name If connection is successful the connecting sound is heard If the network is encrypted and requires a network key when you press Enter on the access...

Page 50: ...edit boxes by pressing Space 4 or Space 1 Press tab Space 4 5 to move to the next control 2 Network name SSID computer edit box Type the network ID in the computer edit box 3 Network mode combo box Yo...

Page 51: ...changes 10 Cancel button You can select this button to cancel the setup Things to note 1 If Data encryption has been set as disabled press F3 and you are taken directly to the Confirm button 2 Networ...

Page 52: ...uter or direct LAN connection to the Internet From the list of connection options in Set up Internet navigate to LAN and press Enter Setup IP Automatic is displayed If your service provider does not r...

Page 53: ...display with a compatible screen reader Bluetooth is the latest in wireless technology and enables wireless connectivity via a Personal Area Network PAN Unlike a traditional Wireless Local Area Netwo...

Page 54: ...scanning for Bluetooth devices it cannot respond to key presses In addition you may not cancel the scan once it has begun but must wait for its completion before the Polaris MINI returns to normal op...

Page 55: ...option initiates a new scan for other Bluetooth devices To activate this item press Enter on Rescan for Devices in the menu Or you can activate it directly from the list by pressing Enter R The next m...

Page 56: ...possible to have certain services enabled on your remote Bluetooth device while disabling others The Polaris MINI only sees and displays services which are enabled on your remote device even if others...

Page 57: ...The Disconnect menu item allows you to disconnect services with other Bluetooth devices You can access this item by pressing Enter on disconnect from within the menu Or you can activate it directly fr...

Page 58: ...n failed and you are returned to the Bluetooth Services List If the remote Bluetooth device gives you access permission the Polaris MINI says Connection succeeded If the connection succeeds Connected...

Page 59: ...kup or restore and check the item by pressing Space You can uncheck a checked item by pressing Space again To select all of the program options in the list press Enter on the Select all button After s...

Page 60: ...e in order to identify it more easily when pairing with another device You can access the Change device Name dialog by navigating to the Settings menu then to Change Device Name You can also launch th...

Page 61: ...ized to factory defaults so that they can be reset using this wizard 3 7 Password Protection The Password Protection item allows you to set a password that must be entered when the unit is powered on...

Page 62: ...1 Setting and Modifying Passwords When you open the Password Protection program you are placed on the Set Password option Press Enter to open the Set Password dialog The Set Password dialog consists...

Page 63: ...our password and press Enter The password configuration settings consist of 4 radio buttons Prompt for password on boot Prompt for password when in Sleep Mode Prompt for password when formatting and P...

Page 64: ...hoosing Yes initiates the factory reset process Choosing No cancels the function and returns you to the Settings menu You can also perform this function by holding the Forward Media key while pressing...

Page 65: ...TSDATA folder When voices are installed an Uninstall button also appears in the dialog When you have installed your voices use Space 1 and Space 4 in the Voices list to choose your voice and press Ent...

Page 66: ...ten the same shortcut key is used for multiple options Thus the first press of the shortcut key moves the focus to the first setting that matches pressing the key again moves to the next setting that...

Page 67: ...ith blinking dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 Eight Dot Mode E F4 Up Scroll Toggles Eight Dot Mode on off for ASCII text entry 4 View input Braille Grade G Space G Lets you choose what grade of Braille you want...

Page 68: ...alert U Choose how the Polaris MINI alerts you that a character is capitalized either when typing or when navigating a document or edit box by character Off Say cap or Pitch 11 Numbers N Defines how P...

Page 69: ...left scroll buttons Scroll display Move by line Move by character Move by paragraph and Move by sentence 21 Right Scroll Buttons R Define the operation of the Right Scroll buttons with the same optio...

Page 70: ...One Handed Mode H This option allows users with only the use of one hand to use the Polaris MINI in a specific mode adapted for that purpose For detailed information about one handed mode refer to sec...

Page 71: ...es how the progress of opening a document copying files or opening a webpage is indicated Silent no progress indication Beep continuous beeps while the task is performed and Message progress is shown...

Page 72: ...tions etc This is also a long and involved process and should not be undertaken before consulting with tech support staff as you will need special instructions to complete it properly 3 12 Android Sys...

Page 73: ...73 Mobile Screen Reader and chapter 15 Commands Summary for more complete information on navigating the Android interface...

Page 74: ...placed on the internal flashdisk If an SD card or USB drive is connected it also appears in the list You can use Space 1 or Space 4 or the scroll buttons to navigate the items in the drive list Press...

Page 75: ...t The File Manager contains two kinds of lists the file list and the menu list or rather the list of items contained in the File Manager menu The menus in the Polaris MINI wrap This means when you rea...

Page 76: ...20 items Page up space 1 2 6 or F1 F2 7 Move to the next group of 20 items Page down space 3 4 5 or F3 F4 8 Jump to a file or folder by pressing the first character of the folder or file name You must...

Page 77: ...tems without quotation marks are files The items in the list are followed by numbers such as 1 5 or 2 5 The numbers following the items indicate an item s placement in the list and the total number of...

Page 78: ...ytes Before disconnecting a USB drive or SD card press Backspace Enter U or Backspace Enter 3 6 to it from the system If your drive is showing files with no data please re insert it in to the Polaris...

Page 79: ...Word Processor W Backspace W Appears only for supported document files Launches a second instance of the Word Processor instead of opening the file in a currently open Word Processor 3 Open With E Ent...

Page 80: ...or folder for specific text strings 13 Merge Files M Enter M Select 2 or more text or Braille files to merge together 14 Split Files P Enter P Split text or Braille files by paragraph or word count by...

Page 81: ...le or folder in the list 3 Display Only Files of Type W Enter W Filters files by file type 4 Hide System Folders H Enter H Hides Android system folders that do not contain user content These are hidde...

Page 82: ...application For example if you type in flashdisk download in the address window and press Enter the Polaris MINI displays the list of the files in the download folder If you type flashdisk My Document...

Page 83: ...an activate all the functions of the Word Processor via the Word Processor menu or by using hot keys The menu in the Word Processor consists of File Edit Go To Read and Layout To access these menus pr...

Page 84: ...ment navigation to choose a different folder 5 Save As A Space S Save the current file under a different name as a type or in a different location 6 Print P Space P Emboss the current document Inkprin...

Page 85: ...Menu The Edit Menu contains the following items 1 Start Selection B Enter B Marks the beginning of the selection The end of the selection is marked by the current cursor position 2 Copy C Enter C Cop...

Page 86: ...ys A Skip Once Backspace S B Skip All Backspace I C Modify Current Backspace C D Modify All Backspace M E Add to User Dictionary Backspace A 5 3 Insert Menu 1 Set Mark M Enter M Sets a bookmark at the...

Page 87: ...h direction match case and whether to replace one instance or all 5 Go To Location L Enter L Go to a location in the document according to page paragraph line or percentage 6 Go To Previous Sentence E...

Page 88: ...roll Starts and stops the auto scroll function Set the speed of the auto scroll in the Settings under the File menu 6 Read Current Sentence E Space 1 4 5 6 Reads the current sentence 7 Read Current Li...

Page 89: ...text 2 Braille Paragraph Layout B Backspace 1 2 4 6 Determines the Braille format of the current paragraph 3 Braille Document Layout P Backspace P Determines Braille document format for embossing 4 P...

Page 90: ...ss Space H in Math Mode and press Enter on the symbol in the list 6 Next slide in PowerPoint file Space 7 Previous Slide in PowerPoint file Backspace 8 Go to slide in Power Point File Enter L 9 Move b...

Page 91: ...e when checking the Inbox in the e mail program the menu items are different from the available items when you are writing an e mail or viewing mailboxes Generally the available e mail program menus a...

Page 92: ...inbox is announced and xx processed is displayed on the Braille display Once progress has reached 100 the Inbox is opened and displays the received e mail in the message list Press Shift Tab Space 1...

Page 93: ...in which you can choose to manually setup your account or ask BrailleSense to auto fill in server information from known server types like Gmail and iCloud Use Space 1 and Space 4 to navigate the Serv...

Page 94: ...n and thus displays as asterisks Be sure to type carefully as you cannot review your password unless you choose not to hide passwords in the Global Options 8 Press Space 4 to move to E mail address Ty...

Page 95: ...your service provider requires you to use encryption you must set these options in the Advanced dialog explained below Note If you are not using UEB several of the fields for setting up an e mail acc...

Page 96: ...re None SSL and TLS If your Outgoing SMTP server uses SSL or TLS change the value by pressing Space 7 Press F3 to move to SMTP port number set to 25 by default If you have chosen SSL as the encryption...

Page 97: ...r e mails 14 Tab to Confirm and press Enter 15 Tab to the Confirm button and press Enter to save the settings in the Advanced dialog 16 Tab to the Confirm button one more time to save the settings in...

Page 98: ...y filled in Use normal editing and navigation commands to navigate to the information and make your desired changes When you have finished making modifications press F3 to move to Confirm and press En...

Page 99: ...n both check the newest mail according to the number of messages you have it set to automatically receive in the Set options dialog or you can ask the Polaris MINI to load older e mail messages To rec...

Page 100: ...ing order day month date and year The time is displayed in the following order hour minute and second using 24 hour time format From shows the sender information From sender s e mail address you can s...

Page 101: ...ou can find and download attached files by tabbing to Attach on messages containing attachments To save an attachment move to the desired file name in the attachments list and press Enter You are prom...

Page 102: ...empty the Trash folder You can empty the Trash folder at any time by pressing Enter Backspace Q or choosing Empty Trash from the Edit menu Note When messages are deleted from the Trash folder they ar...

Page 103: ...py recipients as described above If you do not need to carbon copy anyone you can skip to the next step Press F3 to move to Subject and type the subject of the e mail message Finally press F3 to move...

Page 104: ...the Outbox Messages are saved in the Outbox under 2 conditions 1 The user manually saves the e mail to the Outbox for later sending 2 An e mail is automatically saved to the outbox after it fails to s...

Page 105: ...nt to send If you want to send all the e mails in the list Press Enter a dot 1 to select all If you want to send individual messages use normal selection commands to select them Press Enter on Send fr...

Page 106: ...to create and press Enter The Polaris MINI does not allow you to delete the Inbox Sent or Outbox However you can delete folders mailboxes you have created To delete a folder mailbox navigate to the ma...

Page 107: ...an e mail to another folder follow these steps 1 Select individual e mails by pressing Space select a continuous group with Enter B or select all with Enter A 2 Open the Edit menu and press SPACE 4 t...

Page 108: ...l as all other recipients of the original e mail 1 From Subject Date or Message body of a message in the Inbox select Reply or Reply All from the Message menu or press Enter R or Backspace R respectiv...

Page 109: ...llowing Forwarded Message 5 Type any additional text you wish to add to the message or make any edits to the forwarded text and press Enter S to send If you don t want the e mail to appear in the same...

Page 110: ...or text that matches the text you enter in Subject Date and or From This function only works in the Subject Date or From controls Use Space F to open the Find dialog or open the Edit menu and press En...

Page 111: ...ead Message or press Enter U to activate this function directly 6 9 Using the Tools Menu In addition to the Accounts Manager the Tools menu contains options for setting the save path spam filters and...

Page 112: ...Space to change the value of the setting The next item in the Set Options dialog is Use inbox as default mailbox when using POP3 server Yes If you want the e mail program to always place you in the i...

Page 113: ...and select Spam Settings or press Enter E to activate this item without accessing the menus 2 The Spam Settings dialog contains 6 items Type combo box List Add button Modify button Delete button and...

Page 114: ...in the subject of the message the Polaris MINI downloads those e mails from the e mail server but deletes them automatically You can also avoid receiving e mail messages from a specific sender or hos...

Page 115: ...ete an item that has been registered in the spam list 1 Access the Spam Settings dialog as described previously and navigate to the Type of spam setting you want to delete by pressing Space 1 or Space...

Page 116: ...udio files as well as listen to the audio for some video file formats The Media Player plays the following formats ac3 asf asx m3u mp2 mp3 MP 4 mpa mpg ogg pls wav wax wma flac midi and wmv You can co...

Page 117: ...t close the program you were running when you pressed it To return to your former position press F2 F3 to cycle through the running programs until you reach your former location A playlist can contain...

Page 118: ...on it It is used to stop playback or recording If you press Stop during audio playback the next time media playback is launched the Polaris MINI starts playing the first file in the playlist If you p...

Page 119: ...les in the list If there is no file in the playlist the Polaris MINI displays the message no items The Polaris MINI s Media Player supports the viewing of lyrics for MP3 files which contain them The L...

Page 120: ...r O Opens a media file and creates a new playlist 2 Open Folder F Enter F Creates a new playlist with all the media files in the selected folder 3 Add File A Backspace O Adds the selected files to the...

Page 121: ...5 6 Moves forward 5 tracks 6 First Track T Dots 1 3 Moves to the first track in the playlist 7 Last Track E Dots 4 6 Moves to the last track in the playlist 8 Volume Up H Space Up Scroll Increases th...

Page 122: ...to the position previously marked 4 Go to Time G Enter G Go to a specific time in the file 5 Go to Percent E Backspace P Move to a place in the file according to it s percentage 6 Set Start Point L E...

Page 123: ...ace S Choose recording source file type sample rate bitrate etc 4 Effect Settings E Enter E Set Equalizer and bass boost 7 2 FM Radio To use the FM Radio on the Polaris MINI you must connect headphone...

Page 124: ...the sound from the radio to output through the speakers on the Polaris MINI To listen to the radio through the internal speakers press X to toggle internal speaker output on off You can adjust the ra...

Page 125: ...y which you want to identify the preset Press Enter to save the preset To add a frequency other than the one you re currently listening to you may type the number of the frequency you wish to add in t...

Page 126: ...to open the add preset dialog To move to the previous preset press the Back button for more than 2 seconds Pressing the Forward button for more than 2 seconds moves to the next preset Pressing the sto...

Page 127: ...the recording Press the Record button again to pause and resume recording Pressing the Back and Forward buttons moves among the controls in the record dialog 7 2 4 1 Changing record folder To change...

Page 128: ...ensitivity of the radio If the sensitivity is increased you can fine tune to more frequencies 2 Mute While listening to the radio press Space to mute the audio Pressing Space once again unmutes the ra...

Page 129: ...unit by pressing F1 D When you launch the DAISY Player you are placed in Polaris MINI s drive list Press Enter on the drive containing the DAISY book you want to open Use normal folder navigation to l...

Page 130: ...pen the DAISY Player menu by pressing Space M or F2 The menu contains File Document Mark and Heading You can navigate the menu items using Space 1 and Space 4 To activate a menu item press Enter Or yo...

Page 131: ...with Space 1 or Space 4 You can press Enter on Pause or Play to pause or play the audio From anywhere in the dialog you can also toggle play pause with Space 7 3 2 The File Menu 1 Open DAISY O Enter O...

Page 132: ...ype 7 Change to Previous Movement Unit I Dots 2 3 Cycle backward one movement type 8 Change to Next Movement Unit E Dots 5 6 Cycle forward one movement type 7 3 4 The Mark Menu 1 Set Mark M Enter M Bo...

Page 133: ...ch for text 7 Find Again R Enter F Find the next instance of the search string you specified in the Find dialog 7 3 6 The Memo Menu 1 Insert Memo M Backspace M Insert an annotation 2 Read Memo R Backs...

Page 134: ...also synchronize your contacts with your Google account under Accounts in the Settings menu of All Apps The Address Manager consists of two main dialogs Add Address for entering contact information a...

Page 135: ...nding to the 22 fields of a record You can move from one field to the next using Space 1 and Space 4 or the up and down scroll keys You do not have to fill in all the fields simply leave blank those y...

Page 136: ...ant to enter information in every one of the 22 fields You can use Set Address Fields to select only the fields that you need To use this function Select Set Address Fields from the menu or press Ente...

Page 137: ...al text navigation commands If a record contains an e mail Address you can press Enter to launch the e mail program and send an e mail to that person If a field contains a web page you can press Enter...

Page 138: ...ate a backup file in your address list you will have a new backup file in the database folder on the Flashdisk To restore the address list after a hard reset select Restore Address List from the menu...

Page 139: ...the name of the file you want to import in the edit box To browse for a file Shift Tab to the path search list and use normal file navigation commands to choose your file and press Enter When the CSV...

Page 140: ...Overwrite and Add You can either replace the existing file with the data imported from the CSV file or you may add it to the existing address list To change the setting value press Space and press En...

Page 141: ...you are asked to enter the file name and select a file format After you type the file name and select one of the available file formats press Enter on Confirm and the selected records are saved 8 1 9...

Page 142: ...ce 4 and pressing Enter You can launch the Schedule Manager from anywhere on the unit by pressing F1 S The Schedule Manager has two main dialogs Add appointment and Search appointments In Add appointm...

Page 143: ...pace 4 to choose between Anniversary or Appointment The next field is the Start date edit box To use the date displayed Tab to the next field To enter a new date type month day year Note If you have n...

Page 144: ...mation about an appointment This is a multi line edit box meaning you can type more than one line of text You can use most of the editing commands that are used in the Word processor You can leave thi...

Page 145: ...between the start and end date is shorter than the recurring interval value Tab to the Set recurrence end date check box By default it s unchecked which indicates that the appointment recurs indefinit...

Page 146: ...f you set the Recurring type to Date an edit box appears for typing the day of the month for the recurrence By default the Start date is shown Tab to Set recurrence end date and make your choices If y...

Page 147: ...ecified date To toggle the search mode Select Toggle Search Mode from the menu or press Enter F The last search mode you used is saved when you exit the Schedule Manager When you search by date by def...

Page 148: ...t Polaris MINI displays all appointments in the Schedule Manager To move to the next or previous appointment press Space 4 or Space 1 respectively Pressing Space 1 3 and Space 4 6 move to the first an...

Page 149: ...rom the menu or press Space D from the search results list If the selected appointment is a recurring appointment you are prompted Recurring appointment Delete type is displayed You can choose whether...

Page 150: ...le press Enter to create a new backup file To keep the previous backup file press Enter on no If you make a backup file again in the Schedule Manager a new backup file is created with the extension DA...

Page 151: ...ally if you have modified or added to your schedule If you select the Manual backup a new backup file is not created even if there are changes to your schedule If you select this option you can only c...

Page 152: ...dition you can synchronize these calendars with Google using the Accounts dialog of the Android Settings under All Apps See section 8 1 9 for more information on syncing using the Android System Setti...

Page 153: ...n the alarm goes off if you do not stop it with Backspace Enter the Polaris MINI keeps giving you a notice about the appointment after a specified time interval The Alarm repeat interval option allows...

Page 154: ...nnects to the home page You can also launch the Web Browser by using the global hot key for opening a web page Press Space W from anywhere on the unit The Polaris MINI opens up a computer edit box int...

Page 155: ...RL D Backspace D Copy the URL of the current page to the clipboard 5 Copy Link C Backspace L Copy the address of the focused link to the clipboard 6 Page Information I Enter I Opens a dialog of genera...

Page 156: ...ackspace B Move back one heading 5 Go To Next Heading D Backspace F Move forward one heading 6 Go to Previous Text B Dots 2 4 6 Go to the block of text before your current position 7 Go To Next Text P...

Page 157: ...Down Scroll STARTS and stops the auto scroll function 9 1 5 The Favorites Menu 1 Set Current as Home Page S Enter S Set the current page as your home page 2 Add to Favorites A Backspace A SAVE the cu...

Page 158: ...ace 4 or Space 1 one element is displayed on one line The links and controls are displayed with their respective symbols so the user can distinguish each element To move among controls without viewing...

Page 159: ...159 LNV Anchor ANC Edit box EB Multi edit box MEB List Box LB Combo box CB Radio button select SRB Radio button unselect URB Check box check SCHB Check box uncheck UCHB Button...

Page 160: ...e table number and the number of rows and columns on the table For example there are two large tables we call these upper level tables on one web page Each table has 3 sub tables we call these lower l...

Page 161: ...a table in the cell you hear empty cell In the table cell To move to any cell within the lower level table press Space 4 to move to the beginning line of the lower level table Moving by cell is only v...

Page 162: ...ats are m3u pls asf asx For other formats if you press Enter the Web Browser program plays the streaming audio file directly When you play the streaming audio file in the Web Browser the Add To Favori...

Page 163: ...tton 4 Turn down the volume Space down scroll button Playback of a streaming audio file does not stop if you switch to another program unless you press the stop button on the front panel after returni...

Page 164: ...Use normal File List navigation commands to locate the XLS or XLSX file you wish to open and press Enter When the file is loaded you are placed at the top of the first worksheet Cells are displayed w...

Page 165: ...p in row Space Dot 2 Move to next group in column Space Dot 5 6 Move to previous group in column Space Dot 2 3 You can access functions of the Excel Viewer using hot keys or via its menus To access th...

Page 166: ...format information for the cell 5 Quick Setup Q Enter X Operates similar to the Set User Table function except instead of defining the boundaries manually the beginning cell is automatically set as t...

Page 167: ...Bring up a list of all the sheets in the workbook 6 Set Mark M Backspace M Bookmark your current position 7 Jump to Mark J Backspace J Move to a previously marked position 8 Delete Mark D Backspace D...

Page 168: ...in the current row from left to right 7 Read Current Column R Space Y Read all cells in the current column from top to bottom 8 Read Header Cell of Row Y Backspace Y Read the title of the current row...

Page 169: ...or the first time you are asked for your login information Use Space 1 and Space 4 to navigate to the server you wish to log in to Once done Tab to the iD field and enter it in computer Braille If acc...

Page 170: ...pening it in the Word Processor from which you can copy the text to another document or save it to a different location where it can be more easily accessed When you wish to return a book navigate to...

Page 171: ...171 option in the Extras menu results in the message Authentication failed For pricing and purchasing information please contact HIMS or your BrailleSense dealer...

Page 172: ...ialogs use Space 4 5 and Space 1 2 or F3 and Space F3 to tab and shift tab among controls For the purposes of these instructions we will generally refer to this as Tabbing Use Space 1 and Space 4 or t...

Page 173: ...ressing Space m or F2 and press Enter on General Functions From the calculation line access the General Functions by pressing Enter G General functions is a dialog box that contains the general functi...

Page 174: ...fraction you also have an option to return improper fraction to mixed number If your fraction is a mixed number the mixed number to improper fraction appears Finally if your result is a decimal and yo...

Page 175: ...define variables according to the current expression or result in the calculator and save them for future use The dialog contains an edit box for typing in the variable name a Confirm button and a Can...

Page 176: ...istics are calculated TAB to the result list to view the sum average variance and standard deviation of the selected variables You can also select items from the result list and copy them to the clipb...

Page 177: ...unctions You can open the Logarithm Functions by pressing Enter L from the calculation line or by selecting Logarithmic Functions from the Calculator s menu The Logarithm Functions is a dialog which c...

Page 178: ...tems in the combo boxes The available unit categories are Distance Area Mass Volume Temperature Data numbers and Text When you have chosen your measurement category the Current Unit and Change Unit co...

Page 179: ...and press Enter When you activate the Convert button the conversion result is displayed in the Result static box 11 1 9 Copy to Clipboard The Copy to Clipboard function is used to copy your expressio...

Page 180: ...lation line press Enter O The Option Settings dialog contains a setting list a Confirm button and a Cancel button The setting list consists of Angle Unit and Calculator Braille Code You can navigate a...

Page 181: ...k the current compass status press Space The current direction is announced To exit this function press Space E or Space Z Note It will take about 15 minutes to initialize the unit should the followin...

Page 182: ...Utilities menu and press Enter You can also query the time and date from anywhere on the Polaris MINI with Space T You can Tab to display today s date 11 4 Wake up Alarm You can set a Wake up alarm t...

Page 183: ...or the Polaris MINI produces a long vibration representing the one you would feel should you choose to use this option to alert you of your alarm If you choose Media File Tab to the File Name button a...

Page 184: ...space enter it repeats according to the number of times you set the Wake Up Call Time option The available settings are 1 to 10 Press Enter to save your setting or Space Z to cancel setting the alarm...

Page 185: ...ute and begins running Press Enter on the Countdown timer and the Polaris MINI tells you the remaining time and pauses countdown Press Enter again to restart the timer Pressing Backspace clears the Co...

Page 186: ...ce in Terminal Mode the Polaris MINI no longer speaks as it is now simply acting as a Braille display for your computer or smart phone If the connection fails you are returned to the list of connectio...

Page 187: ...r more information on text entry and editing please see section 5 of this manual on the Word Processor When you are finished typing the text you wish to send to your computer or mobile device press En...

Page 188: ...The first item in the information list status indicates whether the Polaris MINI is currently connected to the Internet online offline and if so the current connection type LAN Modem ADSL or Wireless...

Page 189: ...is data once the command is executed To format the flashdisk press and hold Space 1 2 3 While holding down Space 1 2 3 quickly press and release the reset button Continue holding Space 1 2 3 until you...

Page 190: ...timer 0 Enter the number of minutes for the sleep timer in the edit box The available settings range from 0 to 180 Press Enter When the sleep timer is set even if the device is active it powers off af...

Page 191: ...you do not touch the Polaris MINI while it is updating It may take up to 60 minutes to update the Polaris MINI possibly even longer depending on the speed of your Internet connection Also note the up...

Page 192: ...0 apps Progress is spoken and displayed during this process Finally the system reboots again If there are no new or changed setting values in the firmware the Main Menu loads and your settings are res...

Page 193: ...upgrade process thus resulting in an incomplete installation When the upgrade is complete you are returned to the program menu and the unit announces File manager 5 After the upgrade is complete check...

Page 194: ...ress Enter on No the upgrade is cancelled Press Space to toggle between Yes and No 5 The Polaris MINI starts the upgrade process Please remember you must not touch the Polaris MINI until the upgrade i...

Page 195: ...you are no longer accessing the BrailleSense interface and interaction and navigation is slightly different BrailleSense Polaris MINI contains a mobile screen reader that is automatically executed whe...

Page 196: ...Back and Next to move to the previous and next object Record serves as the android Back button Play opens Recent Apps and Stop returns you to the main Menu If you prefer to use more traditional keyst...

Page 197: ...ter You are presented with a dialog showing the necessary app permissions Locate the Accept button or press the letter A to jump to it and press Enter When apps are installed they will appear in the A...

Page 198: ...lete a notification from the list Note Google does not allow the deletion of some notifications Note While there are many native Android apps that work well HIMS cannot and does not guarantee the acce...

Page 199: ...manual on the BrailleSense Polaris MINI you can search for text in the various sections by pressing Space F Type the text you wish to find and press Enter You can find the next occurrence of the part...

Page 200: ...stem version the version of the BrailleSense Polaris MINI firmware and other useful items such as Mac address and Key number When the information section is open you can save the information about the...

Page 201: ...ed properly connect the AC adapter and plug the AC adapter in to an electrical outlet The battery may need to be charged 3 Or Check the location of the keyboard lock switch If this switch is placed in...

Page 202: ...you are in the Word Processor pressing space1 5 6 gives you your current location in the open document 14 6 No Internet Connection 1 If you are using a Wi Fi connection ensure wireless is turned on Us...

Page 203: ...your All Apps list make sure the Mobile Screen Reader is on You can toggle the mobile Screen Reader on and off by pressing the Stop and Next media buttons on the front panel of the unit 14 10 The Brai...

Page 204: ...back to factory defaults You can do this in two ways if your unit is operational you can launch the Initialize Polaris MINI options item in the Settings menu You may also hold the Forward Media key w...

Page 205: ...g them in to the Polaris MINI or other devices may result in all files appearing as though they have no data or have a size of 0 bytes Before disconnecting a USB drive or SD card press Backspace Enter...

Page 206: ...s control in the dialog box Shift tab Space 1 2 or Space F3 Move to the previous character Space 3 Move to the next character Space 6 Move to the previous line item Space 1 Move to the next line item...

Page 207: ...en Global options Space o dots 1 3 5 Online help Space h dots 1 2 5 Check software version Space v dots 1 2 3 6 only from Main menu Display network status Space n dots 1 3 4 5 from Main menu Display f...

Page 208: ...e cursor type F4 up scroll button Change TTS Voice F3 V dots 1 2 3 6 Select display of control information F2 down scroll button Unmount USB or SD Backspace Enter u dots 1 3 6 or Backspace Enter 3 6 1...

Page 209: ...the applications below Wake up alarm A dot 1 Bluetooth Manager B dots 1 2 Calculator C dots 1 4 Format F dots 1 2 4 Setup Internet I dots 2 4 Backup Restore Personalized Settings K dots 1 3 Password P...

Page 210: ...ll button Move to next item Space 4 or down scroll button Move to the beginning of the list Space 1 2 3 or Space 1 3 Move to the end of the list Space 4 5 6 or Space 4 6 15 3 2 Navigation Keys for the...

Page 211: ...ckspace W dots 2 4 5 6 Zip Enter z dots 1 3 5 6 Unzip Enter u dots 1 3 6 Send To Enter s dots 2 3 4 Rename Enter r dots 1 2 3 5 New document Enter n dots 1 3 4 5 New folder Enter f dots 1 2 4 File con...

Page 212: ...de system folders Enter h dots 1 2 5 15 4 Word Processor 15 4 1 File Menu Commands New document Enter n dots 1 3 4 5 Open Enter o dots 1 3 5 New Word Processor Backspace n dots 1 3 4 5 Save Enter s do...

Page 213: ...2 3 6 Delete blank lines Backspace e dots 1 5 Select all Enter a dot 1 Check spelling Enter k dots 1 3 Check spelling of the current word Backspace k dots 1 3 15 4 3 Insert Menu Commands Set Mark Ent...

Page 214: ...Space F3 Go to next document Shift tab Space 4 5 or F3 15 4 5 Read Commands Read selected text Backspace b dots 1 2 Read beginning of selected text Enter u dots 1 3 6 Read from beginning to cursor Ba...

Page 215: ...6 15 4 7 Miscellaneous Hot Keys Move forward by double Enter Space Enter 5 6 Move back by Double Enter Backspace Space 2 3 Delete current paragraph Backspace 2 3 5 6 Delete current line Backspace 1 4...

Page 216: ...l IMAP Backspace p dots1 2 3 4 Move to previous account Backspace dots 1 2 6 Move to next account Backspace dots 3 4 5 Move to previous mailbox Enter dots 1 2 6 Move to next mailbox Enter dots 3 4 5 W...

Page 217: ...space q dots 1 2 3 4 5 Save current message as text file Space s dots 2 3 4 Print e mail Space p dots 1 2 3 4 Cancel Space e dots 1 5 Cancel and exit e mail program Space z dots 1 3 5 6 15 5 2 Hot key...

Page 218: ...4 5 Cancel selection Space e dots 1 5 15 6 Media 15 6 1 Media Player 15 6 1 1 File Commands Open file Enter o dots 1 3 5 Open folder Enter f dots 1 2 4 Add file Backspace o dots 1 3 5 Add folder Backs...

Page 219: ...2 6 Change time index Dot 2 or Dot 5 Move to next position by time index Dot 4 Move to previous position by time index Dot 1 Delete playlist Space d dots 1 4 5 Set marked position Enter m dots 1 3 4 D...

Page 220: ...d button Record Record button Pause Continue recording Space Record button Play Play button 15 6 1 4 Hot Keys in the Play Information Tab Move to the next item Space dot 4 Move to the previous item Sp...

Page 221: ...speakers on off Space x dots 1 3 4 6 Move to next frequency Dot 6 Move to previous frequency Dot 3 Autoscan backward Dot 2 short press Previous button Autoscan forward Dot 5 short press Next button Go...

Page 222: ...book info Enter i dots 2 4 Exit Space z dots 1 3 5 6 Play Pause Space Go to beginning Space 1 3 or Space 1 2 3 Go to end Space 4 6 or Space 4 5 6 Increase volume Backspace dot 4 Decrease Volume Backs...

Page 223: ...us button Move to the last heading Space 4 6 Move to the first heading Space 1 3 Check the current reading level and heading Enter w dots 2 4 5 6 Scan the heading list from the present to the end Ente...

Page 224: ...item Space 4 or Down Scroll button Move to the first field or menu item Space 1 2 3 Move to the last field or menu item Space 4 5 6 15 7 1 2 Navigation in Search Results List Move to the previous reco...

Page 225: ...CSV Backspace x dots 1 3 4 6 15 7 2 Schedule Manager 15 7 2 1 General Commands Move to the next field Space 4 5 or F3 Move to the previous field Space 1 2 or Space F3 Add appointment Enter i dots 2 4...

Page 226: ...same day Space 1 or Up Scroll button Move to the next appointment on the same day Space 4 or Down Scroll button Move to the first appointment on the same day Space 1 3 Move to the last appointment on...

Page 227: ...previous heading Backspace b dots 1 2 Go to next heading Backspace f dots 1 2 4 Go to previous text chunk Space 2 4 6 Go to next text chunk Space 1 2 4 5 6 Go to previous visited link Space 2 3 6 Go...

Page 228: ...trol Shift tab Space 1 2 Move to the next control Tab Space 4 5 Select the next item in a combo box list box Backspace Space 4 Select the previous item in a combo box list box Backspace Space 1 Move t...

Page 229: ...2 3 5 15 9 Extras 15 9 1 Excel Viewer 15 9 1 1 Navigation Commands Move to next row Space Dot 4 Move to previous row Space Dot 1 Move to next column Space Dot 6 Move to previous column Space Dot 3 Mov...

Page 230: ...2 File Commands Open Enter o dots 1 3 5 Open Hyperlink Enter h dots 1 2 5 Set User table Enter t dots 2 3 4 5 Cell properties Enter i dots 2 4 Quick Setup Enter x dots 1 3 4 6 Save as Space s dots 2...

Page 231: ...ackspace Dot 6 Read current row Space c dots 1 4 Read current column Space y dots 1 3 4 5 6 Read header cell of row Backspace c dots 1 4 Read header cell of column Backspace y dots 1 3 4 5 6 Read from...

Page 232: ...4 15 9 2 Online DAISY Move between category and booklist F3 and Space F3 Move among list items Space 1 and Space 4 Download book Enter Return book Enter r dots 1 2 3 5 15 10 Utilities 15 10 1 Calcula...

Page 233: ...ots 2 3 4 5 h dots 1 2 5 Logarithm Function Enter l dots 1 2 3 Natural Logarithm Enter l dots 1 2 3 e dots 1 5 Common Logarithm Enter l dots 1 2 3 n dots 1 3 4 5 Recall Items Backspace r dots 1 2 3 5...

Page 234: ...and countdown timer Space 4 5 or Space 1 2 Count down timer pause or restart Enter Count down timer Initialize Backspace Exit stopwatch or countdown timer Space z dots 1 3 5 6 15 10 4 Terminal for Scr...

Page 235: ...dots 1 3 4 6 15 11 2 Bluetooth Manager Rescan for Bluetooth devices Enter r dots 1 2 3 5 Connect device enter on the device name Connect service enter on the service name Disconnect the service in Blu...

Page 236: ...dots 2 4 15 12 Screen Reader Commands 15 12 1 Moving Focus Move to next object Space 4 5 or F3 Move to previous object Space 1 2 or Space F3 Move to top of screen Space 1 2 3 Move to bottom of screen...

Page 237: ...ckspace Enter H dots 1 2 5 15 12 2 When Editing Text Go to next character Space 6 Go to previous character Space 3 Go to next word Space 5 Go to previous word Space 2 Go to next line Space 4 Go to pre...

Page 238: ...Down Scroll Move to previous display length Up Scroll 15 12 3 Media Key Functions when in App Mode Open Main menu Stop button Recent Apps Play button Back Record button Move to previous object Previou...

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