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Seika Mini16   
Seika Mini24 

Seika V6 

Braille Notetaker

 

 

User Manual 

Version 3.0 

 

April 2020

Summary of Contents for Seika Mini16

Page 1: ...Seika Mini16 Seika Mini24 Seika V6 Braille Notetaker User Manual Version 3 0 April 2020...

Page 2: ...lls Braille notetaker The Seika V6 is a portable 40 cells Braille notetaker Before using the Seika Braille notetaker please read this user manual If you have additional questions about using the Seika...

Page 3: ...ete the text block or undo when you editing the file Refer to Chapter 2 1 13 to 2 1 18 4 Get the current location when reading or editing the text by pressing Space 1 2 3 4 5 6 Space 5 Reset the defau...

Page 4: ...auto power off function Refer to Chapter 1 3 11 Add Switch 6 8 dot braille hot key Refer to Chapter 2 0 2 12 Add FARSI Sweden Polskie Russian language support 13 Update Supernova connection steps Refe...

Page 5: ...2 Your Seika Braille notetaker needs to be handled with care Make sure to handle the unit in a proper manner Also the Seika Braille notetaker is very sensitive to dust Make sure to keep Seika Braille...

Page 6: ...wer Switch and Battery 11 1 4 Hardware Specifications 13 2 Basic Functions of the Seika Braille notetaker 13 2 0 1 How to Use the Commands 13 2 0 2 General Functions 14 2 1 Notepad 16 2 2 File Manage...

Page 7: ...alling Seika Braille notetaker Patch for JAWS 47 4 2 Working in JAWS 48 4 3 Uninstalling the patch for JAWS 52 5 Using Seika Braille notetaker with Window Eyes 52 5 1 Configuring Window Eyes 52 5 2 Na...

Page 8: ...raille notetaker with android Talkback 65 9 Using Seika Braille notetaker with SuperNova 69 9 1 Working in SuperNova 19 01 or later version through USB cable 69 9 2 How to add your own prefer Hotkeys...

Page 9: ...ices via Bluetooth or USB cable The Seika Braille notetaker also includes the following applications Notepad File Management Book Reader Clock and Calculator 1 1 Equipment Checklist Carefully unpack y...

Page 10: ...ck Place the Seika Braille notetaker on a flat surface with the Braille display facing you On the left side you ll find from back to front A USB host port which is for the USB flash disk A horizontal...

Page 11: ...lls are the 8 Braille keys named dot key 1 through 8 In the front of braille cells there are two keys named Space Left Space and Right Space When you are typing you should place your fingers on these...

Page 12: ...ide only on Seika V6 from left to right you ll find Four keys the left two keys and the right two keys They are the same function as Left Button LB and Right Button RB on the surface 1 3 Power Switch...

Page 13: ...ery is typically over 10 hours before it becomes flat Activities like using the USB flash disk or Bluetooth will increase the drain on the battery When the battery level falls below 15 the Seika Brail...

Page 14: ...le battery Keyboard 8 Dot Perkins style Braille keyboard navigation keys cursor routing keys Braille display refreshable 8 Dot Braille cells Wireless Bluetooth Interface USB flash disk socket USB Type...

Page 15: ...read mode The unit will beep alarm once when you jump over the border of the Menu NOTE As the clock and calculator menu have the same first letter you can type the letter a to jump directly to the cal...

Page 16: ...eep once and braille code will change immediately The Seika Braille notetaker is available in several languages and matching braille tables Switch between different languages and braille tables by pre...

Page 17: ...2 3 Space Get the status information Space Backspace Enter i 2 4 7 8 Space Get the current time Space t 2 3 4 5 Space Select 6 dot braille Space 6 1 2 3 4 7 Space Select 8 dot braille Space 8 1 2 3 4...

Page 18: ...e 1 5 Space to move back to the father folder If there is no Micro SD card or USB flash disk in the slot or there is not any file in the folder of Micro SD card or USB flash disk the Seika Braille no...

Page 19: ...ut d name and you can input at most 8 characters for the folder name 2 1 3 Close File Space e 1 5 Space This command will close any current document You can press Space e 1 5 Space to exit the current...

Page 20: ...ng a file name and continue editing the current file 2 1 5 Save As Space Enter s 2 3 4 8 Space This command allows you to save the document under a different folder Press Space Enter s 2 3 4 8 Space t...

Page 21: ...in Braille 2 1 8 Find Next Space Enter f 1 2 4 8 Space This command triggers a search with the same word you input in Find command moving to the end of the document If you have not run Find command b...

Page 22: ...rm once when there is not any more bookmark 2 1 12 Delete Mark Space Enter d 1 4 5 8 Space When you jump to a Bookmark press Space Enter d 1 4 5 8 Space then the Bookmark will be deleted 2 1 13 Select...

Page 23: ...Space The difference between Cut and Copy is that if you execute the Cut command the selected text is moved to the clipboard and the selected text is removed from the document The Copy command copies...

Page 24: ...aste the file from the clipboard to your current folder location 2 1 21 File Delete Space d 1 4 5 Space When you press command Space d 1 4 5 Space on the file or folder name list the Seika Braille not...

Page 25: ...nter Press the Right Joystick_Right to increase the scroll speed and press the Right Joystick Left to decrease the scroll speed Braille and Hot Key Summary Action Hot key Braille Space Space Backspace...

Page 26: ...atus Space Backspace Enter i 2 4 7 8 Space Begin auto scroll Space RJ_Right Stop auto scroll Enter 8 Increase auto scroll speed RJ_Right Decrease auto scroll speed RJ_Left Edit Commands Action Hot key...

Page 27: ...Delete Mark Space Enter d 1 4 5 8 Space Jump to Next mark Space Enter j 2 4 5 8 Space Jump to Previous mark Space Backspace j 2 4 5 7 Space Set the text block beginning and end Space Enter 8 Space Ca...

Page 28: ...y length Space LJ_Right 4 6 Space Move to next word LJ_Right 5 Space Move to previous word LJ_Left 2 Space Cursor goes to beginning of previous sentence RJ_Up 1 Space Cursor goes to beginning of next...

Page 29: ...flash disk If there is no micro SD card or USB flash disk in the slot or there is not any file in the folder of the micro SD card or USB flash disk the Seika Braille notetaker will display no content...

Page 30: ...e Press Space f 1 2 4 Space in the tree list The Seika Braille notetaker will prompt you to input file name key word After you type in the file name key word press Enter The Seika Braille notetaker wi...

Page 31: ...tching file the Seika Braille notetaker will beep alarm once File Manage Commands Action Hot key Braille Create a new file Space n 1 3 4 5 Space Create a new folder Space Enter n 1 3 4 5 8 Space Delet...

Page 32: ...whole file name file size modification date and time When you exit the file the bookmark will be added in the current place automatically NOTE Seika Braille notetaker can read bes file which is less...

Page 33: ...Braille notetaker will display input find text you can type in the text that you want to find and press Enter to start the search If there is no text that matched what you typed in the cursor does no...

Page 34: ...2 4 5 Space This command will take you to the mark position If you want to go to the next mark press Space j 2 4 5 Space or Space Entere j 2 4 5 8 Space If you want to go to previous mark press Space...

Page 35: ...uto scroll Space RJ_Right Stop auto scroll Enter 8 Exit auto scroll Space e Enter Joystick_Center 1 5 Space 8 Increase auto scroll speed RJ_Right Decrease auto scroll speed RJ_Left Fast exit to main m...

Page 36: ...Go to beginning of previous paragraph LJ_Up 2 3 Space Go to beginning of next paragraph LJ_Bottom 5 6 Space Go to beginning of document Space LJ_Up 1 2 3 Space Go to end of document Space LJ_Bottom 4...

Page 37: ...ode This application allows you to set up the Bluetooth connection between the Seika Braille notetaker and your cell phone Once this application is started the Seika Braille notetaker will display wai...

Page 38: ...06 2012 Saturday the Seika Braille notetaker will display cl sat 25d06m12y Press Enter or Space e 1 5 Space to escape 2 6 3 Set Time cl set time Press Enter to set the time by changing the hour minut...

Page 39: ...cancel the setting The default hour format is 12 hour 2 7 Calculator mode 2 7 1 The basic calculator With the calculator you can perform arithmetical functions such as addition subtraction multiplica...

Page 40: ...s new equation beginning number If you want to enter in negative numbers you should type in minus 3 6 and the number together in parentheses For example you should type in minus 2 in the following man...

Page 41: ...ot function u 1 3 6 sin x trigonometric sine function s 2 3 4 cos x trigonometric cosine function c 1 4 tan x trigonometric tangent function t 2 3 4 5 pow x y power calculate x y y 0 y is integer p 1...

Page 42: ...percent sign the number that you have typed in will be converted into a percent value For example 20 10 equals 20 2 You will see the number 22 on pressing the sign since 2 is 10 of 20 So you get 22 f...

Page 43: ...four tones Fa Mi Lai Do and shut down automatically The Seika Braille notetaker will save the current editing file which named TEMP0000 TXT in the root directory 2 8 2 Update tls update This feature a...

Page 44: ...e e 1 5 Space or Joystick Left to escape 2 8 4 About tls about This feature displays the current version of the program the format is v such as v1 001 Press Enter or Space e 1 5 Space or Joystick Left...

Page 45: ...ogram Transfile exe in the CD Transfile program can show all folders and files in the Seika Braille notetaker so you can use hotkey to copy or paste file between Transfile and computer If you want to...

Page 46: ...our PC This section instructs you how to install and setup Bluetooth on your PC If there is already Bluetooth built into your computer please skip section 3 1 and go to section 3 2 If there is no Blue...

Page 47: ...tooth on your computer you need to plug in an external USB Bluetooth dongle find it in the Seika Braille notetaker and install the appropriate drivers on your computer Here are instructions for settin...

Page 48: ...displayed Make a note of the outgoing port number as this is the port the screen reader will use to communicate with the Seika Braille notetaker Now you are ready to configure your screen reader to u...

Page 49: ...connected the Seika Braille notetaker to a PC using Bluetooth in the Set device options dialog box select the output port that corresponds to the COM port number that you made note of in chapter 3 2 T...

Page 50: ...t Space Up Arrow Key RJ_Up Down Arrow Key RJ_Bottom Left Arrow Key RJ_Left Right Arrow Key RJ_Right Braille Pan Right RB Braille Pan Left LB Stop Speech Left Space RB Braille Moves Active LJ_Left RJ_U...

Page 51: ...o Pc LJ_Right RJ_Center Route PC Cursor To JAWS LJ_Left RJ_Center Braille Bottom LJ_Bottom Braille Top LJ_Up Seika Braille notetaker mize All Apps Left Space LJ_Center Select A Link LJ_Bottom RJ_Left...

Page 52: ...eed LB RJ_Center Decrease Braille Auto Advance Speed LB LJ_Center JAWS Page Down LJ_Bottom RJ_Center JAWS Page Up LJ_Up RJ_Center Braille Tab LJ_Center RJ_Right Braille Shift Tab LJ_Center RJ_Left Nex...

Page 53: ...will take several minutes Please restart the computer after the installation 4 3 2 Uninstall the current version of the Seika patch for Jaws Open the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel and se...

Page 54: ...er by USB select the USB connection If you connect the Seika Braille notetaker to your computer by Bluetooth select the Seika COM port number that you made note of in chapter 3 Tab to the Activate but...

Page 55: ...s LB RB 6 8 Dot Toggle Space LB Untranslate at Cursor LJ_Center RJ_Left Untranslate at Mouse LJ_Center RJ_Right Braille Graphic Mode LJ_Center RJ_Bottom Scroll Mode Toggle LJ_Up RJ_Left Show Attribute...

Page 56: ...r it will display btname tsm where is the Bluetooth name serial number Make sure your iPhone Bluetooth is turned off Enable the voiceover by the following steps iPhone Settings General Auxiliary Aside...

Page 57: ...en you can start the other iOS device and double click the TSM xxxx in Aside Braille Choose a braille display the connection will be set up with this iOS device By default Aside displays uncontracted...

Page 58: ...following the steps in section 2 4 Launch Aside then the Seika Braille notetaker can be used as a Braille display 6 3 Using Seika Braille notetaker in the macOS through Bluetooth Do not connect the US...

Page 59: ...ika Braille notetaker in the Braille Select braille display list then click it and you need select Ignore this device item to remove this Seika Braille notetaker from macOS record After that you shoul...

Page 60: ...s bar 2 3 4 Space Activates the Volume Up button 3 4 5 Space Activates the Volume Down button 1 2 6 Space Activates a Back button if present 1 2 Space Activates the Eject key 1 4 6 Space Activates the...

Page 61: ...one page 2 4 6 Space Scroll right one page 1 3 5 Space Deselect text 2 3 5 Space Select text 2 5 6 Space Select all 2 3 5 6 Space Cut 1 3 4 6 Space Copy 1 4 Space Paste 1 2 3 6 Space Undo typing 1 3...

Page 62: ...ace Device keys for Aside navigation Function keys Pan braille to the left LB Pan braille to the right RB Select item under your finger LJ_Center Move to previous item LJ_Left Move to next item LJ_Rig...

Page 63: ...ck the Seika Notetaker addon for NVDA v3 3 nvda addon and wait for the installation finished 3 Restart NVDA after the patch is installed successfully 4 Connect the Seika Braille notetaker with your co...

Page 64: ...Braille scroll Forward RB Braille previous Line LJ_Up Braille next Line LJ_ Bottom Braille toggle Tether LJ_Center Say all Space Backspace Show GUI RB LB Tab LJ_Right Shift tab LJ_Left Up arrow RJ_Up...

Page 65: ...right Arrow Space RJ_Right Escape Space RJ_Center Shift up Arrow Backspace RJ_Up Shift down Arrow Backspace RJ_ Bottom Shift left Arrow Backspace RJ_Left Shift right Arrow Backspace RJ_Right Windows...

Page 66: ...B cable with your computer if you will charge the Seika Braille notetaker please use power adapter Firstly turn on the Seika Braille notetaker and open the Seika Braille notetaker Bluetooth following...

Page 67: ...ranslation table Dial 8 Braille dots according to selected translation table Dial 9 Braille dots according to selected translation table Dial 0 Braille dots according to selected translation table Dia...

Page 68: ...1 Next Line List Item Menu Item LJ_ Bottom RJ_ Bottom Space dot4 Previous Word Space LJ_Left Space RJ_Left Space dot2 Next Word Space LJ_Right Space RJ_Right Space dot5 Left Soft key Space dot7 Right...

Page 69: ...lume Space Backspace dots1236 v Increase Volume Space Enter dots1236 v Decrease Speed Space Backspace dots234 s Increase Speed Space Enter dots234 s Change Verbosity Level Space dots1236 v Change Keyb...

Page 70: ...he Seika Braille notetaker and run the usb connect in the main menu 2 Launch SuperNova and Seika Braille notetaker can be used as a Braille display now 9 2 How to add your own prefer Hotkeys in SuperN...

Page 71: ...key as braille moving operation such as pan left or pan right or you can select Simulate key press to define the Seika Braille notetaker key simulation the computer key such as Space Backspace Enter...

Page 72: ...71 4 Click the Press to Use Buttons to Define button and there is a dialog box appears and prompts Please press your chose button on your braille display...

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Page 74: ...and click OK button on the Braille Buttons for Action dialog For example you press dot8 in the Seika Braille notetaker then the Dot8 will be marked in the below dialog automatically 6 Repeat steps 3 4...

Page 75: ...version is 19 or later please ignore section 9 3 and 9 4 1 Connect the Seika Braille notetaker with PC use by USB cable Switch on the Seika Braille notetaker and run USB connect in the main menu 2 Sw...

Page 76: ...connect in the main menu Select Supernova Braille General Preferences and General Preferences dialog box will appear Select Braille Device and press Select Braille Display button and then on the Sele...

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