Humanware Brailliant, User Manual

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Brailliant User Guide
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1.4 Charging the Battery
IMPORTANT: Prior to first use, you must charge the device for minimum of 8 hours
without use. After first use, it will take 4 hours to fully charge the battery.
Brailliant has a built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery. To charge the battery, connect
Brailliant via USB to your PC. Battery life of your Notebook will not be affected
significantly as the current used is very low. Brailliant beeps when connected to power.
You can use the Brailliant while charging. You can view the battery status in the internal
menu. Once fully charged, the Brailliant is ready for 20 hours of continuous operation on
Bluetooth.
You can also use any universal USB AC adapter to charge the Brailliant. One can be
purchased at your local electronics store or alternatively use one from another device
(mobile phone for example) you already have. Just insert the USB cable rectangular
connector in the adapter’s USB plug and insert the micro USB in the small plug into the
USB socket on the right side of Brailliant and plug the adapter into an AC outlet.
Connecting the AC adapter or the USB cable attached to your computer while the device
is turned off will wake it up and "Charging…" will be displayed. It will switch off again
when charged completely.
Please fully charge your Braille display before the first use.
Brailliant's battery management system includes a battery protection circuitry that
prevents it from being damaged by total discharge. If the battery is low, Brailliant will
warn you by beeping before it switches off automatically. If you cannot charge the
battery at that time, the device will automatically switch off in a few minutes.
Never try to replace the battery yourself. This will likely damage the device and void the
warranty. If your device is in need of repair, please contact your local dealer or
HumanWare.
1.5 Powering On/Off Brailliant
Holding the Power button for approximately 1 second will turn on/off the device. A beep
will be heard.
When holding the Power button for approximately 10 seconds the device will reset.
If there is no action on the device (no communication with the PC and no user action on
the buttons) the device will turn off after the "auto-power-off" period expires. This
counter/period will reset every time data is received from the PC or a user action occurs.
If the device is turned off and the USB cable is plugged in, the device will wake up. If the
battery is low, charging will start.