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Instruction Manual for Braille Labeler BL-1000

Rev 1.2 May, 2015

Summary of Contents for BL-1000

Page 1: ...I n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l B r a i l l e L a b e l e r B L 1 0 0 0 ...

Page 2: ...ks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Instruction Manual for Braille Labeler BL 1000 Rev 1 2 May 2015 2010 KGS Corporation All Rights Reserved ...

Page 3: ...ity 18 2 How to make braille tape 20 2 1 Connecting BL 1000 with PC 20 2 2 Making the braille dots tape by use of Braille Labeler Utility 20 2 2 1 Boot and Exit 20 2 2 2 Editing the inputted text in Data File to be printed 21 2 2 3 Implementing printing dots 23 2 2 4 Function of the sequence of numeric 27 2 2 5 How to input braille data 29 2 2 6 Braille Translator Option 29 2 2 7 Text File Managem...

Page 4: ... you install the attached software in your PC first before Braille Labeler BL 1000 connects to PC If BL 1000 connects to PC before installation of USB Driver attached software USB driver isn t installed normally sometimes after it Please read and confirm the chapter 1 6 preparation of PC to be connected in this instruction manual before connecting BL 1000 to PC 1 1 Confirmation of contents in the ...

Page 5: ...you ll use other kinds of adaptors Use a braille tape only for BL 1000 exclusive use It will be malfunction and or cause to break BL 1000 like stuffed tapes and or bad quality of embossed dots if you ll use other kinds of tapes Use BL 1000 after closing the lid and or cover to be opened and closed to avoid gathering dust Please make sure to fix the cover of both print and braille tape to each port...

Page 6: ...t generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment...

Page 7: ... 7 1 4 International Compliance 1 4 1 2006 95 EC Low Voltage Directive EN61010 1 2001 1 4 2 2004 108 EC EMC Directive EN55022 2006 EN55024 1998 EN61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 1 4 3 2002 95 EC RoHS Directive ...

Page 8: ... of Keys of BL 1000 Please confirm details of Keys and Functions one by one about the following parts Cover for a braille tape Send Key Rewind Key Set Key Cut Key Reset Key LED light display Red Green Yellow DC Jack Serial Connector USB Connector ...

Page 9: ... and or Off you can confirm the situation of BL 1000 Cover for a braille tape To set a braille tape in the body please get the cover off Please shut the cover at the printing dots LED Light display Red lighting It indicates Turn On Green lighting It indicates a braille tape is set properly in right position Yellow lighting It indicates Waiting data memory is remained in the buffer Buzzer sound Thr...

Page 10: ... and slightly long beep sounds at three times This means to be out of a braille tape 2 Open a cover for a braille tape set a whole braille tape with a paper case vertically in the center between partitions in the body Set a paper case which side is higher than other one so as to be in the left side in the tape holder place left side is close to the tape entrance 3 Remove a seal which fixes an edge...

Page 11: ...ler doesn t take up the tape properly if slightly long beep sound at three times after pushing Set key and mechanical movement sounds shortly If so again insert an edge of a braille tape into the entrance of printing section and insert it by the place to meet an inside roller and again push Set key 5 Close the cover for a braille tape after setting a braille tape properly ...

Page 12: ... with BL 1000 A Braille tape isn t ready if slightly long beep sound at three times after mechanical movement sounds shortly 2 Try to set a Braille tape again while referring to the procedure as shown as above if slightly long beep sound at three times Push Set key and start to print Get AC adaptor off and try to take the same procedure from item 1 if print doesn t start A Braille tape moves to th...

Page 13: ...s of 10 seconds after removing and cutting off printed tape 4 Push Set key and the second line starts to print 5 Push Cut key after print and cut off printed tape 6 Push Set key and the third line starts to print 7 Push Cut Key and cut off printed tape 8 Get off AC Adaptor after whole operation ...

Page 14: ...ose software s are correspondent to the following version of OS Microsoft R Windows R XP Vista Windows 7 64 32 8 8 1 64 32 Please use the PC that OS as shown above are working inside When you set the attached software CD Braille Laber BL 1000 Support Disk in CD drive of your PC the following message is displayed If you can t confirm the following message on the display please open the my computer ...

Page 15: ...Vista Windows 7 8 8 1 32bit on the page index and then the program will soon start This program builds the driver in PC after it expands necessary files on PC Please follow the instruction shown on the display and start 2 Click Run in order to install USB driver Two right figures show for Windows XP Vista Windows 7 8 8 1 32bit The same figure is shown also by Windows 7 8 8 1 64bit ...

Page 16: ... 3 Click Next according to the instruction of the installer 4 If agree choose I accept the agreement and click Next If don t agree you can t use BL 1000 by the way of USB connection 5 Finish is displayed on the screen after file is copied ...

Page 17: ...displayed 7 Following message is displayed after completion of the installation 8 Follwing message is displayed in the case of the driver has already installed Installation is successfully completed in the case of those messages are shown above are displayed Click OK and message is closed ...

Page 18: ... Utility 1 Click on Install the Braille Labeler Utility on the page index and then setup exe will soon start This program checks whether essential software of Microsoft Corporation is built in or not in order to execute Braille Labeler Utility Please follow the instruction shown on the display and start 2 Click Run in order to install Braille Labeler Utility ...

Page 19: ...d install Braille Labeler Utility according to the instruction of the Installer 4 Choice Everyone or Just me and click Next And click Next on the next window in order to start the instrallation 5 Installation is completed completely click Close ...

Page 20: ...ures 1 Connect AC Adaptor to BL 1000 Then the head of braille tape is automatically at the starting point to print dots Set new braille tape if it is exhausted 2 Boot PC 3 Connect BL 1000 with PC by a USB cable 2 2 Making the braille dots tape by use of Braille Labeler Utility 2 2 1 Boot and Exit It is possible to boot Braille Labeler Utility by one of the following procedures 1 Double Click on th...

Page 21: ...r Utility is booted the last opened text you used before is opened and all text in it are displayed 1 In the case of to make new text to print dots on Braille tape click Label in Menu bar and click New data In the case of to edit the content of recorded text choose one you want to edit and double click that one in all list Keyboard operation Arrow the file you want to edit in the list and Push Ent...

Page 22: ...nto Braille dots and they are displayed in the column of Braille The braille dots displayed on the Colum of Braille are actually printed on the braille tape You can directly edit the text in the column of Braille Specify the title of the text you made now in the column of Title and the titles in the column of Title are displayed Omission is acceptable Click Close then file editing text and close e...

Page 23: ... Utility Put the text of URL of homepage email address and so on between brackets after click Computer Braille in the lower right hand in the column of Text 2 2 3 Implementing printing dots Operate BL 1000 as following procedures in order to implement printing dots of text after editing Procedures 1 Click the Emboss command by which one in the followings a or b a Click Emboss on Edit the Label win...

Page 24: ...t use this port click No 3 Following window is displayed if USB port can t be retrieved When this window is displayed choose communication port which connect BL 1000 and click Next Attention Once choose communication port Braille Labeler Port Selection window isn t displayed from next time at the print Boot Braille Labeler Utility again in the case of change the communication port on the way ...

Page 25: ...in the check box when continue to print dots and cut braille tape of printed dots by scissors by yourself later Choose quantity of how many pieces of a braille tapes to be printed dots click Start and then start to print dots 5 Push Set key start to print A Braille tape moves to the tape position to be cut after the print of one line ends and the beep starts to sound at invervals of 2 seconds ...

Page 26: ...er printed Narrow one of blank width shows the upper part A B Attention After print ends and if you push Cut key before a braille tape will move to the tape position to be cut the last printed dots would have been cut Please make sure that you ll push Cut key after the beep starts to sound If the last printed dots are remained on the tape position to be printed next please push Set key for a littl...

Page 27: ...0001 to Test 10010 as an example Procedures 1 First of all input Test in the column of Text and do 5 pieces of of the mark They are Test 5 pcs of You can use of the mark on the windows and input it in the column of Test 2 Click translate and the text is translated into Braille dots Then all portion of is translated into Number Sign Dots 3 4 5 6 You can confirm additional Number Sign it is one piec...

Page 28: ...llowings are displayed on the windows Input Number you need directly in the column of Copies then push the Start command and print starts Number in the column of Next number automatically increases after print according to printed Numbers If you click Save to save the text you can use continuation of numeric order at the next time ...

Page 29: ...L The current input mode is displayed on the lower right hand column of Braille Click this input mode and pop up menu is displayed to change the mode Keyboard operation Push the Tab key on the column of Braille and focus moves to the column of the input mode of Braille 2 2 6 Braille Translator Option Translator function in Braille Labeler Utility has the following option Use Grade II When this opt...

Page 30: ... for the valid option of Grade II Braille Take off the check in the check box for the invalid option 4 Click OK then the settings are changed Click Cancel if you don t change the settings 2 2 7 Text File Management The last opened text at the previous time is loaded at the boot of Braille Labeler Utility Choose the File in Menu and click Open to open other files ...

Page 31: ...and open Pop up Menu choose Delete command There is the same command in Label in Menu To copy the text Copy the text in other file by following procedure 1 Choose the text in text list in Main Window 2 Right Click and open Pop up Menu choose Copy command There is the same command in Label in Menu 3 Open the other file to forward the copied file by the command of Open in File Menu 4 Choose the spac...

Page 32: ...Shake turn down the quantity of remittance byte under 500 byte per one time in order to prevent text from lack of it 3 2 Braille Code BL 1000 can receive the text by the braille code of NABCC 6 dots NABCC is standard Braille code and you can use BL 1000 if the settings in Braille Printer has option of Generic and so on However if Escape sequence is included inside the data BL 1000 can t print brai...

Page 33: ...unication port and or USB one BL 1000 doesn t print dots on a braille tape which received text through other port until it completely prints all of the first text BL 1000 starts to print dots after it receives whole text as one line It stops to receive following text by Handshake Cut the tape of printed dots and push Set key then it starts to receive following text again In the case of the last pa...

Page 34: ...r Input AC 100V to 240V 50 60Hz Output DC 15V Power consumption Maximum 18W Operating Temperature 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C Operating Humidity 20 to 80 RH NO DEW Measurement Width 7 8 198ｍｍ Length 4 7 120ｍｍ Height 2 8 71ｍｍ Gross weight approximately 1 8lb 0 8kg System Requirements Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Home Professional Windows Vista Windows 7 8 8 1 64 32 Processor Windows XP Intel Pent...

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