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Page 2: ...1 0 111920 Copyright 2020 All rights reserved HumanWare This User Guide is protected by copyright belonging to HumanWare with all rights reserved The User Guide may not be copied in whole or in part without written consent from HumanWare ...
Page 3: ...2 Navigating and Using Menus 9 2 1 Navigating the Main Menu 9 2 2 Panning Text on the Braille Display 9 2 3 Using the Context Menu for Additional Functions 10 2 4 Navigating by First Letters of Words 10 2 5 Using Shortcuts Key Combinations to Navigate 10 3 Using the KeyPad Application 11 3 1 Create a File 11 3 2 Open a File 11 3 3 Close a File 1211 3 4 Save a Text File 12 3 5 Auto Scrolling Throug...
Page 4: ...sition in a Book 17 4 2 5 Navigating to the Beginning or End of a Book 1817 4 2 6 Searching for Text in a Book 18 4 2 7 Accessing Additional Book Information 18 4 3 Adding Navigating Highlighting and Removing Bookmarks 18 4 3 1 Inserting a Bookmark 18 4 3 2 Navigating to Bookmarks 1918 4 3 3 Highlighting Bookmarks 19 4 3 4 Removing Bookmarks 2019 4 4 Victor Reader and Reading Commands Table 20 5 U...
Page 5: ...Table 26 7 Using the KeyCalc Application 2726 7 1 Operating the Calculator 27 7 2 KeyCalc Commands Table 27 8 Using the Date and Time Application 2827 8 1 Displaying the Time and Date 28 8 2 Setting the Time and Date 28 9 Options Menu 2928 10 User settings 29 10 1 User Setting Options Table 29 10 2 Adding Configuring and Deleting Braille Profiles 3029 10 2 1 Adding a Braille Profile 3029 10 2 2 Co...
Page 6: ...ownloading Books and Magazines from BARD 3433 13 3 3 Reading a Book you have downloaded 34 14 Exam Mode 34 15 Technical Specifications 35 15 1 Navigation components 35 15 2 Long life battery 35 15 3 Connectivity 35 15 4 Portability 3635 16 Updating the Brailliant BI 40X 3635 17 Customer Support 36 18 Proper Trademark Notice and Attributions 3736 19 End User License Agreement 3736 20 Warranty 37 ...
Page 7: ...th the braille cell directly below it When editing text pressing one of the cursor routing buttons moves the editing cursor to the associated braille cell For any other instance pressing any cursor button activates a selected item When you are not editing text any cursor button activates a selected item The Command keys can be found on either side of the Braille display three to the left and three...
Page 8: ...o large sections of anti slip rubber pads one on each side In the middle closer to the front edge is a slightly indented rectangle with a different texture In this rectangle is a sticker containing printed hardware information about your Brailliant Above the sticker there is a braille label containing the serial number of your device 1 3 Charging Brailliant BI 40X Prior to using your Brailliant ma...
Page 9: ...ssage appears on the braille display Select Ok by pressing the Previous or Next thumb key then press Enter or a Cursor routing key Alternatively you can follow these steps to power Off the Brailliant 1 Press P to reach the Power Off menu item 2 Press Enter or a cursor routing key 3 Select Ok by pressing the Previous or Next thumb key 4 Press Enter or a cursor routing key 1 5 Adjusting the Sleep Mo...
Page 10: ...ft s main menu can also be customized which will allow you to hide and unhide applications from the Main menu More information on customizing your Main Menu can be found in the Customize KeySofts Main Menu section 2 1 Navigating the Main Menu The Main menu contains the following items Terminal Editor KeyPad Victor Reader File manager keyFiles Calculator keyCalc Date and time Options Online service...
Page 11: ... list starting with that letter Typing the same letter twice moves the focus to the second item in the list starting with that letter and so on For example to reach the Options menu on the Brailliant you type the letter O on your keyboard Note that KeySoft apps found on your main menu are optimized for first letter navigation 2 5 Using Shortcuts Key Combinations to Navigate As the name implies sho...
Page 12: ...e To open KeyPad press the Next thumb key until you reach Editor KeyPad or press e in the Main menu then press Enter or a cursor routing key KeyPad opens a sub menu which includes Create file Open file Editor settings and Close 3 1 Create a File There are several ways to create a file depending on your current location on the device If you are in the KeyPad menu select Create file and press Enter ...
Page 13: ...to Scrolling Through Written Text in the KeyPad The KeyPad app features an Auto Scroll functionality that automatically pans through the written text on the braille display To start Auto Scrolling press Enter Dots 1 2 4 5 6 or C6 To stop Auto Scrolling press any key 3 5 1 Modifying Auto Scroll Speed You can change the Auto Scroll speed when auto scrolling inside a file To slow down Auto Scroll pre...
Page 14: ...end of your selection and press EnterSpace S to end the selection To select All text included in the file press Enter Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 To Copy the selected text press Backspace Y To Cut the selected text press Backspace X To Paste the copied or cut text position your cursor where you want the text to be pasted using a cursor routing button and press Backspace V As always these commands can be acce...
Page 15: ...nter or a cursor routing key 6 Scroll to Insert date or Insert time using the Previous and Next thumb keys 7 Press Enter or a cursor routing key 3 10 KeyPad Commands Table The KeyPad commands are listed in Table 2 Table 2 KeyPad Commands Action Shortcut or Key Combination Activate edit mode Enter or a cursor routing key Leave edit mode Space E Create file Backspace N Open file Backspace O Save Spa...
Page 16: ...he Brailliant It supports the file formats brf pef txt html docx DAISY and rtf and is compatible with zip files containing books in text format To open the Victor Reader app press the Next thumb key until you reach Victor Reader or press V in the Main menu Press Enter or a cursor routing key to access the app The Victor Reader menu includes Book list Recently read Search and Close 4 1 Navigating t...
Page 17: ...each book depend on the type and location of the book The Context menu tells you what actions are available The basic rules are Books located on the USB storage can be deleted Books downloaded from online services can be moved or deleted Books can only be copied or moved to from when external storage is connected You are unable to copy or move books from within the internal storage To copy move or...
Page 18: ...ss enter or a cursor routing key 5 Enter a value 6 Press Enter 4 2 3 Auto Scrolling Through Text in Books in the Victor Reader App The Auto scroll feature of the Brailliant BI 40X allows you to scroll through the text of an open book automatically To turn On Auto scroll press EnterSpace Dots 1 2 4 5 6 or C6 when inside a book Press any key to stop the Auto scroll and return to the regular Panning ...
Page 19: ... date language subject publisher and bookmarks To display additional book information press Space I You can also press Space M to open the Context menu Use the Previous and Next thumb keys to select the Book Information menu item then press Enter or a cursor routing key to activate it Use the Previous and Next thumb keys to scroll through the available book information Use the Left and Right thumb...
Page 20: ... the Previous and Next thumb keys 3 Press Enter or a cursor routing key 4 Enter a specific unused bookmark number Note If you do not enter a number your Brailliant selects the first available number and assigns it to the bookmark 5 Press Enter 6 Navigate to the end point of the highlighted passage 7 Open the Bookmark menu by pressing Enter M 8 Select Highlight Bookmark End using the Previous and N...
Page 21: ...r and reading commands are listed in Table 3 Table 3 Victor Reader Reading Commands Action Shortcut or Key Combination Book list Space B Manage books Backspace M Go to Option menu Enter G Bookmark menu Enter M Jump to bookmark Enter J Insert Quick Bookmark Enter B Show Highlight Bookmarks Enter H Open Navigation level Space T Previous element Previous thumb key Next element Next thumb key Start Au...
Page 22: ...connecting the USB C cable included with your Brailliant to the host device Up to five Bluetooth devices and one USB can be connected at one time 5 1 Connecting and Exiting Terminal Mode To connect in Terminal mode make sure you have a Windows iOS or Mac device with a screen reader running To activate Terminal mode 1 Press Space Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 or the Home button to enter the Main menu 2 Go to Te...
Page 23: ... The Brailliant is now also available as an external keyboard to type on the host device 5 1 4 Connecting by Bluetooth To pair a new device in Bluetooth 1 Click Add Bluetooth device If Bluetooth is Off it is automatically activated 2 Read instructions on the display press Enter to dismiss the message The focus returns to the menu item 3 From the host device initiate the Bluetooth pairing 4 Once th...
Page 24: ... file operations you would expect from a PC file manager To open KeyFiles press the Next thumb key until you reach File Manager KeyFiles Alternatively you can open KeyFiles by pressing F in the Main menu then press Enter or a cursor routing key 6 1 Browsing Files You can browse through your files and folders using the Previous and Next thumb keys Folder names have an 8 dot symbol in front of the f...
Page 25: ... 1 Press Space F 2 Type in the file or folder name 3 Press Enter A list of files and folders related to your search results is generated on the braille display 4 Press Space E to close the search result 6 1 5 Sorting Files or Folders By default file and folder names are sorted alphabetically However you can sort the files and folders using different parameters To change the sorting parameters of y...
Page 26: ...ct or Mark the desired file or folder To Mark a file or folder select the file using the Previous or Next thumb keys then press Backspace L To Unmark a file or folder select it and press Backspace L again To Mark All files and folders in the current directory press Enter Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 2 4 Copying Cutting and Pasting Files or Folders Copying and Cutting Files and Folders To copy a single file ...
Page 27: ...te Brailliant asks if you are sure you want to delete the files and or folders only when user Confirm Deletion has been set to On in the Options menu Select Yes using the Previous or Next thumb keys and press Enter or a cursor routing key to confirm the deletion For more information on the Confirm Deletion setting go to the Options Menu section 6 3 KeyFiles Commands Table The KeyFiles commands are...
Page 28: ...our complete equation then press Enter to get the result For example type the equation 20 6 8 with no spaces Press Enter and Brailliant displays 6 as the answer To clear the previous equation press Space Dots 3 5 6 To add operators such as or open the Context menu using Space M Refer to the KeyCalc Commands Table section for a full list of KeyCalc commands and operators 7 2 KeyCalc Commands Table ...
Page 29: ...mb key to return to the time To quickly review the date and time press Enter T for the time and Enter D for date from anywhere on the Brailliant 8 2 Setting the Time and Date To change the time and date press Space M from the Date and Time application A submenu opens with the following options Change time Type the current hour inside the square brackets press Enter repeat for the minutes Change da...
Page 30: ...ttings 10 1 User Setting Options Table The user Settings options are listed in Table 6 Table 6 Options Operations Setting Option Result Airplane mode On or Off when On all wireless functionalities are disabled Format Markers On or Off when Off format markers are hidden Cursor visible On or Off Message display time 1 30 seconds time of message displayed Sleep time Number in minutes 0 to turn Off Wo...
Page 31: ...options Profile name Type the name for the profile in the brackets then press Enter Braille grade Choose between Uncontracted Contracted and Computer braille then press Enter Computer braille table Select your computer braille table then press Enter Uncontracted braille table Select your uncontracted braille table then press Enter Contracted braille table Select your contracted braille table then ...
Page 32: ... network and the password manually select this option When done press Enter to connect 10 3 2 Wi Fi Settings Table The available Wi Fi Settings are listed in Table 7 Table 7 Wi Fi Settings Setting Option Result Wi Fi Press Enter to turn Wi Fi On or Off Status Provides information about your current Wi Fi status New connection Press Enter to create a new Wi Fi connection Launch connection Connect t...
Page 33: ...12 Change Region To change the system language of the Brailliant BI 40X 1 Go to the Main menu 2 Select Options 3 Select Change Region 4 Select the Language option and press Enter A list will appear on the display 5 Select the language of your choice from the list 6 Select Close 7 You will be prompted to select the option Replace Braille default profile If you click on Ok a new Braille profile will...
Page 34: ...ation 5 Use Previous and Next thumb keys to navigate between the title author and book description 6 Press Enter on the Download item to download the book to the Brailliant 13 2 Configuring Managing and Syncing an NFB Newsline Account If you have an NFB Newsline account the Brailliant allows you to connect to your account and download NFB material for reading in the Victor Reader Configure account...
Page 35: ... Account Each of these menu items will take you to a list of books or magazines Press Enter on a book to get more information Use the PreviousUp and NextDown thumb keys to navigate among the title author and the book description Press Enter on the Download item if you wish to download the book to your Brailliant 13 3 3 Reading a Book you have downloaded After you have downloaded a book or magazine...
Page 36: ... mode To activate the Exam mode 1 Go to the Main menu 2 Select Options 3 Press Enter 4 Go to Activate Exam mode 5 Press Enter 6 Enter the desired time between 1 and 240 minutes 7 Enter the desired password to unlock the exam mode 8 Press Ok 15 Technical Specifications 15 1 Navigation components 4 Thumb keys 8 key Braille keyboard 2 Space bars Cursor routing keys 6 Command keys 15 2 Long life batte...
Page 37: ...ss indicator line is shown on the braille display At the end of the update process all 8 dots of the 40 braille cells raise one column at a time and then the device shuts down You can also manually verify if an update is available To verify an update manually 1 Go to the Main menu 2 Select Options 3 Press Enter 4 Go to the About item 5 Press Enter Alternatively you can use the shortcut Space I to ...
Page 38: ...n all right title and interest in and to the original and any copies of software which is incorporated into this product End User agrees not to modify port translate decompile disassemble reverse engineer or make public in any way the software of this Product 20 Warranty Manufacturer Warranty This device is a high quality product built and packaged with care All units and components are guaranteed...
Page 39: ...y you can also purchase a Service Contract to prolong coverage for one year and also benefit from the cleaning service Please refer to our web site http www humanware com Or contact us by E mail at us info humanware com or call 1 800 722 3393 ...
