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ALVA 640 Comfort
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Note: JAWS and Dolphin Supernova use their build-in Braille translation and
ignore the ALVA 640 Comfort Braille translation. Therefore, the space + B1245
command is ignored when using one of these screen readers.
Dot pressure: 5
Dot pressure.
Select the Braille reading comfort by setting the dot pressure. If you
prefer hard and stiff Braille dots set the value to 5. If you prefer soft and weak Braille
dots, set the value to 1. The default setting is 5.
Number status cells: 0
Number status cells.
By default the number of status cells is 0. To enable status
cells, select a value of 1 to 20 status cells. If the status cells are set to 0, the status
cells will be disabled and all 40 Braille cells are used for displaying text and data.
Status cells provide useful information about the text on the screen, Windows
controls and screen reader mode.
Please note that some screen readers, such as JAWS, ignore this setting. To set the
number of status cells in JAWS, plese refer to the JAWS help documentation.
Status cells: Left
Status cells.
The default position of the status cells is on the left. Select the position
of the status cells either on the left or right side on the Braille display.
Please note that some screenreaders, such as JAWS, ignore this setting. To set the
number of status cells in JAWS, plese refer to the JAWS help documentation.
Split point configuration menu
When split point
is enabled,
the Braille
display will be divided into two segments.
This enables you to read and interact with two devices simultaneously. For example,
the Bluetooth® screen reader output of a mobile phone can be displayed on the first
segment of the Braille display while the second segment can be used to read the PC
screen reader output via the USB connection. The cell between the two segments will
have all 8 dots raised to indicate where the first segment ends and the second
segment starts. By default the first segment will display the information send via the
Bluetooth® connection. The second segment will display the information send via the
USB connection. To be able to use the split point feature, please make sure your
screen reader supports this function. To find out if your screen reader supports the
ALVA split point functionality, please refer to your screen reader documentation.
