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4.8.2

Commands

In general, commands are accessed through the

Application Menus

by pressing the

key. Specific functions are also available in the Contextual Menus using the

key. Users may

use special Access keys to move directly to an item in a menu. Access keys are announced after each menu item. For example, Calendar

or Contacts

. Users

may also use the

shortcut key shown in the menus after the command name to access commands. For example, to copy a selection of text you can choose copy from the Edit menu, or use the shortcut
key combination

. To do so, first enter “C” on either the Braille or Telephone keyboard, and then press the

Control

and the

Validate

keys simultaneously.

4.8.3

General Navigation

Use the

Tab

Shift Tab

buttons to move forward or backward within the fields of a Dialog. Use the

Up Arrow

Down Arrow

keys to select an item within a list.

Use the

Tab

Shift

Tab

buttons

to move forward or backward within the Pages of the Calendar or Contacts Dialog.

4.9

Adjust Basic Parameters

There are basic parameters that can be easily set in Maestro (or Trekker), including the Volume, Voice Rate, Clock, and Keyboard Type. For a complete list of configurable options, refer
to the section 13 Configuration.

4.9.1

Adjust Volume

The Main Volume may be adjusted on a scale of 0 to 10.
To increase the volume by one increment, press the

Shift+Delete

keys.

To decrease the volume by one increment, press the

Shift+Backspace

keys.

4.9.2

Adjust Voice Rate

Voice Rate may be adjusted on a scale of 0 to 10 for the rate of speech.
To increase the voice rate by one increment, press the

Delete

keys.

To decrease voice rate by one increment, press the

Backspace

keys.

4.9.3

Set the Clock

To set the current date and time, from the

System Bar

, select

Clock

then press

Enter

. This will open the

Clock Configuration Dialog

Use the

Tab

Shift Tab

buttons to move forward or backward within the Clock Configuration Options, which are Set Date, Set Time, Time zone,

, and

Cancel

Set Date

lets you set the current date. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Month, Day, and Year. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

Set Time

lets you set the current time. Use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys to select between Hours and Minutes. Use the Up Arrow or Down Arrow keys to select a value.

Time zone

lets you select your current time zone. Be sure to have the right selection according to your area. This is very important for Calendar synchronization. If the selected time zone

in your PDA is different from the one in your computer, the Appointments synchronized from your PC to the PDA will be set at the wrong time.
Choose

or press

Enter

to accept your settings.

Choose

Cancel

or press

Escape

to discard your settings.

4.9.4

Select Braille or Telephone Keyboard

To toggle between Braille keyboard and Telephone keyboard, press and hold the

key.

4.9.5

Braille Grade 2

To activate Braille Grade 2, from the Configuration Menu select Reading and Text Typing then check the Braille Grade 2 check box (or press and hold

If the Braille Grade 2 option is activated, when typing in the Edit Field or Multi-Line Edit Field, the entered text will be automatically translated to standard text (after entering a required
space character) in the Calendar, Contacts, and Trekker applications. But it will remain Braille Grade 2 in the Text Note application. Please note that the Alternate Language synthesizer
feature is not available when using Braille Grade 2.

4.10

Commands by Function

4.10.1

Control Commands

Start Maestro or Trekker solo:

System Bar

Turn on PDA:

Power button

Turn off PDA:

Press and hold

System Bar

4.10.2

Help commands

Information (where am I?):

Key Describer

: Press and Hold F1 to toggle On/Off

Contextual help for applications

Shift+F1

Say current Control

: F2

4.10.3

Menu commands

System menu

System Bar

, Up or Down Arrow

Application menu

: F4

Contextual menu

: F3

4.10.4

Maestro Application shortcuts (Factory Defaults) (Maestro)

Start Application 1 (Calendar):

Start Application 2 (Contacts):

Start Application 3 (Text note taker):

Start Application 4 (Vocal Note):

F4 without Trekker option

Start Application 4 (Trekker):

F4 with Trekker option

4.10.5

Trekker Solo shortcuts (Factory Defaults)

Start Application 1 (Configuration): Ctrl + F1
Start Application 2 (unused):
Start Application 3 (unused):
Start Application 4 (Start Trekker Application): Ctrl + F4

4.10.6

Configuration commands

Increase volume:

Shift+Delete

Decrease volume:

Shift+Backspace

Increase voice rate:

Delete

Decrease voice rate:

Backspace

Interrupt speech:

Control