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A rocker switch to power on/off the Seika Braille notetaker. To turn the Seika Braille
notetaker on, press the rocker switch toward you.
On the top surface of the Seika Braille notetaker you'll find:
Refreshable braille cells (8 dots).
Corresponding to the braille cells, there are raised camber ridges through the rear of each cell.
These buttons are called the cursor routing keys. They are especially useful when editing a
document. In Notepad, for example, when you press a touch cursor button, the cursor moves
to that cell. You can then edit the character displayed on that cell. The touch cursor can
also be used to select an item from a menu or list.
Behind the braille cells 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 10 keys in the following manner: Place the
index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky finger of your left hand on the left
four buttons. Then, place the index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky finger of your
right hand on the left four buttons. Finally, place both of your thumbs on the spacebars.
The button where you placed your left index finger corresponds with Dot 1 in Braille,
the button that your left middle finger is on corresponds to Dot 2, and the button under your
left ring finger corresponds to Dot 3. The button on which your left pinky finger is placed is
the Backspace key (Dot 7). The button under your right index finger corresponds with Dot 4
