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Focus 40 Blue 

Refreshable Braille Display 

User’s Guide 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freedom Scientific Inc. 

 

440447-001 Rev E 

Содержание Focus 40 Blue

Страница 1: ...Focus 40 Blue Refreshable Braille Display User s Guide Freedom Scientific Inc 440447 001 Rev E ...

Страница 2: ...his equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmf...

Страница 3: ...device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of this device L utilisation de ce dispositif est autorisée seulement aux conditions suivantes 1 il ne doit pas produire d interference et 2 l utilisateu...

Страница 4: ... replacement cables are needed in the future contact Freedom Scientific to obtain the appropriately shielded cable Important Notice This device has no user serviceable components Any unauthorized attempt to service or replace internal components by opening the case will void the product warranty ...

Страница 5: ...Functions 8 Power Button 10 Internal Battery 11 Carrying Case 12 Connecting the Focus 13 Adding JAWS Support to the Focus Display 14 Installing the Focus Display in JAWS 11 or Later 14 Installing the Focus Display in JAWS 10 or Earlier 15 Configuring the Bluetooth Connection 16 BrailleIn 18 Typing with Contracted Braille 18 Braille Study Mode 20 Configuring the Focus Display 21 Placement of Status...

Страница 6: ...32 Text Selection Commands 33 Selecting with the Cursor Routing Buttons 35 Braille Commands 35 Windows Commands 37 Selection Commands 38 JAWS Commands 39 Cursor Functions 41 Utility Functions 42 Environmental Considerations 44 Storage 44 Operating 44 Diagnostics Mode 45 Entering and Exiting Diagnostics Mode 45 Routing and Navrow Button Test 45 Display Test Clean 45 Key and Controls Test 46 Battery...

Страница 7: ...l A Navrow button above each cursor routing key 8 key Perkins style braille keyboard with the addition of two SHIFT keys Two panning buttons two rocker bars and two selector buttons Two WHIZWHEELS one at each end of the display for quick navigation of files lists and menus VariBraille adjustable braille dot firmness Status cells configurable to either end of the display Rapid Reading mode for quic...

Страница 8: ...ou find that you are missing any of the components listed below please call Customer Service at 800 444 4443 Focus 40 Blue braille display AC adapter USB Cable 6 foot Carrying Case Manual in Print and braille Companion CD Warranty registration cards Product support insert ...

Страница 9: ...used for easy navigation Positioned directly above the Navrow buttons there are eight keys similar to those on a Perkins style braille keyboard The eight braille keys from left to right are 7 3 2 1 4 5 6 and 8 These keys are used to enter commands On the front edge directly under and in the center of the display is a SPACEBAR This key is used together with the braille keys when entering commands O...

Страница 10: ...The Focus 40 Blue display provides two WHIZWHEELS two panning buttons two rocker bars two selector buttons and cursor routing buttons and Navrow buttons above each braille cell See the chart following the Navrow section for a full listing of all multiple control functions ...

Страница 11: ...anning button causes the Focus display to pan right and pressing the right panning button causes it to pan left Please refer to help for the JAWS Keyboard Manager for details on modifying these and other control assignments Rocker Bars The rocker bars provide movement up or down by line Press the top of the rocker bar to move up one line press the bottom of the rocker bar to move down one line The...

Страница 12: ...ve two functions ten serve as hot keys providing quick access to functions or settings and the rest serve as extra panning buttons Just behind the Navrow buttons are five raised marks to aid in quick orientation to both the Navrow and cursor routing buttons one each above and to the left of the fifth Navrow button before the first hot key in the middle of the row above and to the right of the tent...

Страница 13: ... keys and their functions are shown in the following table Function Hot Key Route Braille Cursor to PC Cursor 1 Active Cursor Follows Braille Cursor 2 Braille Cursor Follows Active Cursor 3 Top of Window 4 SHIFT TAB 5 ...

Страница 14: ... assigned the following special functions Function Navrow Toggle Auto Advance Mode Second button to the left of first hot key Repeat Last Flash Message First button to the left of first hot key Decrease Auto Advance Speed First button to the right of tenth hot key Increase Auto Advance Speed Second button to the right of tenth hot key Table of Multi Control Functions Functions Panning Buttons Togg...

Страница 15: ...ANNING ROCKER DOWN CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON Control Left Mouse Click ROUTING BUTTON CHORD Page Down LEFT or RIGHT SELECT ROCKER DOWN Page Up LEFT or RIGHT SELECT ROCKER UP Top of File LEFT PANNING BUTTON SELECT BUTTON or SELECT BUTTON PANNING ROCKER UP Bottom of File RIGHT PANNING BUTTON SELECT BUTTON or SELECT BUTTON PANNING ROCKER DOWN End PANNING BUTTON ROCKER BAR DOWN ...

Страница 16: ...GHT PANNING ROCKER UP Select Text RIGHT SELECT BUTTON CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON Select Block SELECT BUTTON CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON at beginning of block repeat at end of block Toggle WHIZWHEELS On Off LEFT or RIGHT WHIZWHEEL CHORD Power Button The power button turns the Focus on or off when not connected to USB Press it once to turn the display on and press and hold it for three seconds to turn the disp...

Страница 17: ... is at 20 percent 10 percent and 5 percent respectively a low battery warning is displayed indicating it is time to plug in the AC adapter You can dismiss this message by pressing a cursor router or Navrow button In addition once the battery drops below 10 percent dots seven and eight in the last five cells will show each percentage drop For example when the battery is at one percent DOT 8 in cell...

Страница 18: ...rying Case The water resistant neoprene carrying case fits snugly over the braille display Whenever you transport the Focus you should use the carrying case to protect it from environmental debris and damage ...

Страница 19: ...luetooth capabilities can communicate with each other over a distance of about 10 meters 30 feet without requiring a physical connection Using the Focus wirelessly over Bluetooth means you do not have any cables to worry about and you can relax on your couch and use the Focus as both a braille display and keyboard to access your computer from across the room In order to use Bluetooth you must esta...

Страница 20: ... using the Focus with the particular application as certain commands may be different Installing the Focus Display in JAWS 11 or Later To configure the Focus 40 Blue braille display to operate with JAWS 11 or later do the following 1 Perform the JAWS installation and restart your computer when prompted 2 After the computer restarts and JAWS loads establish a USB connection between the Focus and co...

Страница 21: ... box opens choose Install Windows driver You will hear a series of clicks as the driver is installed 2 When the installation completes choose the OK button to restart your computer 3 After the computer restarts and JAWS loads establish a USB connection between the Focus and computer 4 Windows will detect the display and install the appropriate drivers Note Windows XP will display a Found New Hardw...

Страница 22: ... information is displayed 3 On the computer go to the Control Panel and select Bluetooth Devices 4 When the Bluetooth Devices dialog box opens press TAB to move to the Add button and press ENTER 5 Use the SPACEBAR to check the My device is set up and ready to be found check box then choose Next to begin searching for Bluetooth devices This may take several seconds You are placed in the list of dev...

Страница 23: ...s dialog box 3 In the Default Braille Display combo box make sure Focus is selected then choose Modify Settings 4 If you are using JAWS 13 or later in the Select the output port edit combo box choose Bluetooth Otherwise select the port that corresponds to the outgoing COM port number that was displayed after you finished pairing the Focus 5 Select OK and you are instructed to restart JAWS in order...

Страница 24: ...w section of this manual Typing with Contracted Braille With BrailleIn as you type in contracted braille using the Perkins style keyboard your input is immediately translated back as normal text in the current e mail document or form If an application or specific edit box does not support contracted braille JAWS announces Computer Braille when tutor messages are enabled Contracted braille input is...

Страница 25: ...lle on your braille display but you can only type in computer braille using the Perkins style keyboard on your braille display When set to Input and Output you can both read and type in contracted braille using your braille display The default setting is Off Note Contracted Braille Translation can also be turned on or off using the Translation Options INSERT V in those applications where it is ava...

Страница 26: ...typing the word study until Study Mode appears and then press SPACEBAR to toggle Study Mode on If using Quick Settings in JAWS 13 first press TAB to move to the list of search results then press SPACEBAR Braille Study Mode remains on until toggled off or until JAWS is restarted In addition when Braille Study Mode is disabled you can always press the braille display s left or right WHIZWHEEL togeth...

Страница 27: ...mation refer to the help for JAWS Configuration Manager Placement of Status Cells You can specify if the informational Status Cells are to be located on the left or right end of the display or choose to not display them at all The status cells are located at the left end of the display by default Reading Line Specify the start and end cell for display of information Use the Reading Line edit spin ...

Страница 28: ...braille cells Limiting the braille display to 20 cells may increase your reading speed When the Rapid Reading check box is checked in the Focus Braille Options dialog the Placement of Status Cells radio buttons and Reading Line edit spin boxes are disabled ...

Страница 29: ...ter To view Focus keystrokes for earlier versions of JAWS visit the Freedom Scientific Braille Displays documentation page at http www freedomscientific com documentation displays asp Note Some of these commands duplicate functions of the panning buttons rocker bars and selector buttons detailed earlier in this manual Modifier Keys Use the modifier keys to simulate key combinations keystrokes that...

Страница 30: ...Keys To simulate the function keys F1 through F12 press DOTS 1 8 CHORD followed by A through L which correspond to 1 through 12 For example to simulate the F6 key press DOTS 1 8 CHORD then F DOTS 1 2 4 If the function key is part of a key combination add the appropriate modifiers while holding down DOTS 1 8 CHORD For example to simulate the keystroke INSERT F2 press DOTS 1 2 8 CHORD then B DOTS 1 ...

Страница 31: ...acted Braille Translation is set to Input and Output For your convenience both keystrokes and braille dot patterns are provided If no dot pattern equivalent is available a dash appears in the table cell Key Name Keystroke DOTS Pattern ESC RIGHT SHIFT DOT 1 or Z CHORD RIGHT SHIFT DOT 1 or DOTS 1 3 5 6 CHORD ALT RIGHT SHIFT DOT 2 APPLICATION Key RIGHT SHIFT DOT 2 CHORD NUM PAD ASTERISK RIGHT SHIFT D...

Страница 32: ...ORD or RIGHT SHIFT K RIGHT SHIFT DOT 7 CHORD or RIGHT SHIFT DOT S 1 3 NUM PAD PLUS RIGHT SHIFT DOT 8 BACKSPACE DOT 7 ENTER DOT 8 CTRL BACKSPACE DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CHORD TAB DOTS 4 5 CHORD SHIFT TAB B CHORD DOTS 1 2 CHORD HOME K CHORD DOTS 1 3 CHORD END DOTS 4 6 CHORD ...

Страница 33: ...R UP or RIGHT SHIFT ROCK ER BAR UP or DOTS 2 3 7 CHORD PAGE DOWN LEFT SHIFT ROCK ER BAR DOWN or RIGHT SHIFT ROCK ER BAR DOWN or DOTS 5 6 7 CHORD DELETE FOR CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 CHORD EQUALS DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 RIGHT BRACKET DOTS 1 2 4 5 6 7 LEFT BRACKET DOTS 2 4 6 7 ...

Страница 34: ...DOT 4 PERIOD DOTS 4 6 SEMICOLON DOTS 5 6 COMMA DOT 6 Navigation Commands Use these keystrokes to perform various JAWS navigation commands Both keystrokes and braille dot patterns are provided in the table If no dot pattern equivalent is available a dash appears in the table cell Description Keystroke DOTS Pattern Say Prior Character DOT 3 CHORD ...

Страница 35: ...acter DOTS 3 6 CHORD Say Prior Word DOT 2 CHORD Say Next Word DOT 5 CHORD Say Word DOTS 2 5 CHORD Say Prior Line DOT 1 CHORD or LEFT ROCKER BAR UP Say Next Line DOT 4 CHORD or LEFT ROCKER BAR DOWN Say Line C CHORD DOTS 1 4 CHORD Say Prior Sentence LEFT SHIFT RIGHT ROCKER BAR UP ...

Страница 36: ...e LEFT SHIFT RIGHT SHIFT C LEFT SHIFT RIG HT SHIFT DO TS 1 4 Say Prior Paragraph RIGHT SHIFT LEFT ROCKER BAR UP Say Next Paragraph RIGHT SHIFT LEFT ROCKER BAR DOWN Say Paragraph LEFT SHIFT RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 2 3 5 6 7 8 Move to Top of File L CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 CHORD Move to Bottom of File DOTS 4 5 6 CHORD ...

Страница 37: ... 6 8 Say All DOTS 1 2 4 5 6 CHORD Say Top of Line of Active Window LEFT ROCKER BAR UP RIGHT ROCKER BAR UP Say Bottom of Line of Active Window LEFT ROCKER BAR DOWN RIGHT ROCKER BAR DOWN Previous Document Window DOTS 2 3 CHORD Next Document Window DOTS 5 6 CHORD Open List Box LEFT SHIFT RIGHT ROCKER BAR DOWN ...

Страница 38: ...ick Keys must be enabled in order for these commands to function DOT 8 CHORD DOT 2 followed by DOTS 1 3 5 6 Note that you can add DOT 7 to most of the keystrokes in the table below to move to the previous element of that type in the document Both keystrokes and braille dot patterns are provided in the table If no dot pattern equivalent is available a dash appears in the table cell Description Keys...

Страница 39: ...TS 1 2 3 4 7 Next Section S DOTS 2 3 4 Next Table T DOTS 2 3 4 5 Next Page SPACEBAR Previous Page BACKSPACE DOT 7 Text Selection Commands Use these keystrokes to perform various text selection commands Both keystrokes and braille dot patterns are provided in the table If no dot pattern equivalent is available a dash appears in the table cell Description Keystroke DOTS Pattern Select Prior Characte...

Страница 40: ...Word DOTS 5 7 CHORD Select Prior Line DOTS 1 7 CHORD Select Next Line DOTS 4 7 CHORD Select Prior Screen LEFT SHIFT K LEFT SHIFT DOTS 1 3 Select Next Screen LEFT SHIFT DOTS 4 6 Select from Start of Line K DOT 7 CHORD DOTS 1 3 7 CHORD Select to End of Line DOTS 4 6 7 CHORD Select from Top L DOTS 7 CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 7 CHORD ...

Страница 41: ...Move to where you want to end the selection and press the LEFT SHIFT plus the cursor routing button at that location Use any navigation commands to move from the beginning point to the end point of the text you are selecting even the WHIZWHEELS but if the window containing the text scrolls this affects the information that is selected Braille Commands Use these keystrokes to configure various brai...

Страница 42: ... CHORD DOTS 2 3 4 5 CHORD Grade 2 Translation DOTS 1 2 4 5 7 CHORD DOTS 1 2 4 5 7 CHORD Toggle Characters and Attributes CH Sign CHORD DOTS 1 6 CHORD Cycle Among Line Structured Attributes and Speech History Modes M CHORD DOTS 1 3 4 CHORD Toggle 8 6 DOTS Braille 8 CHORD DOTS 2 3 6 CHORD Change Cursor Shape SH Sign CHORD DOTS 1 4 6 CHORD Restrict Braille Cursor R CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 5 CHORD ...

Страница 43: ...DOTS Pattern ALT TAB LEFT SHIFT DOTS 4 5 LEFT SHIFT DOTS 4 5 Paste from Clipboard LEFT SHIFT V LEFT SHIFT DOTS 1 2 3 6 Copy to Clipboard LEFT SHIFT C LEFT SHIFT DOTS 1 4 Cut to Clipboard LEFT SHIFT X LEFT SHIFT DOTS 1 3 4 6 Undo LEFT SHIFT Z LEFT SHIFT DOTS 1 3 5 6 Delete LEFT SHIFT D LEFT SHIFT DOTS 1 4 5 ...

Страница 44: ...SHIFT DOT 3 LEFT SHIFT DOT 3 Select Next Line LEFT SHIFT DOT 4 LEFT SHIFT DOT 4 Select Prior Line LEFT SHIFT DOT 1 LEFT SHIFT DOT 1 Select to End of Line LEFT SHIFT DOT 5 LEFT SHIFT DOT 5 Select from Start of Line LEFT SHIFT DOT 2 LEFT SHIFT DOT 2 Select from Top LEFT SHIFT L LEFT SHIFT DOTS 1 2 3 Select to Bottom LEFT SHIFT DOTS 4 5 6 LEFT SHIFT DOTS 4 5 6 Select Next Screen LEFT SHIFT DOTS 4 6 L...

Страница 45: ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 Select a Frame RIGHT SHIFT 9 RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 3 5 Select a Heading RIGHT SHIFT 6 RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 2 3 5 Select a Link RIGHT SHIFT 7 RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 2 3 5 6 JAWS Commands Use these keystrokes to perform some of the more common JAWS functions Description Braille Sign DOTS Pattern JAWS Window RIGHT SHIFT J RIGHT SHIFT DO TS 2 4 5 ...

Страница 46: ...FT DO TS 1 2 3 6 Open Task List RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 3 5 6 RIGHT SHIFT DO TS 3 5 6 List System Tray Icons RIGHT SHIFT K RIGHT SHIFT DO TS 1 3 Say System Time RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 1 2 3 RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 1 2 3 Drag and Drop RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 3 7 CHORD Refresh Screen RIGHT SHIFT Z RIGHT SHIFT DO TS 1 3 5 6 Say Font RIGHT SHIFT F RIGHT SHIFT DO TS 1 2 4 ...

Страница 47: ...ault Button in Dialog RIGHT SHIFT E RIGHT SHIFT DO TS 1 5 Shut DOWN JAWS RIGHT SHIFT 4 RIGHT SHIFT DO TS 2 5 6 Select a Voice Profile RIGHT SHIFT S RIGHT SHIFT DO TS 2 3 4 Cursor Functions Use these keystrokes to select a cursor for navigating JAWS Description Braille Sign DOTS Pattern JAWS Cursor J CHORD DOTS 2 4 5 CHORD PC Cursor P CHORD DOTS 1 2 3 4 CHORD ...

Страница 48: ...T SHIFT DOTS 3 4 6 Utility Functions Use these keystrokes for general utility functions Description Braille Sign DOTS Pattern Run JAWS Manager RIGHT SHIFT 2 RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 2 3 Set Frame Top LEFT RIGHT SHIFT OW Sign RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 2 4 6 Set Frame Bottom RIGHT RIGHT SHIFT ER Sign RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 1 2 4 5 6 Graphics Labeler RIGHT SHIFT G RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 1 2 4 5 ...

Страница 49: ...43 Description Braille Sign DOTS Pattern JAWS Find RIGHT SHIFT F CHORD RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 1 2 4 CHORD JAWS Find Next RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 2 5 RIGHT SHIFT DOTS 2 5 ...

Страница 50: ...44 Environmental Considerations Storage Temperature 0º to 60º C 0 to 140 F Humidity 80 RH Operating Temperature 5º to 40º C 41 to 104 F Humidity 60 RH non condensing ...

Страница 51: ...he routing and Navrow button test ensures that each of the cursor routing and Navrow buttons on the braille display work properly Press any cursor routing button to activate DOTS 5 6 7 8 in the cell below the button Press any Navrow button to activate DOTS 1 2 3 4 of the corresponding braille cell Display Test Clean It is necessary to disconnect the Focus 40 Blue from your computer and make sure i...

Страница 52: ...ifferent pattern of cell activation As above press either the rightmost cursor routing or Navrow button to stop this action Key and Controls Test The key and controls test ensures that each of the keys controls and WHIZWHEELS operate properly You can begin the key test after entering Diagnostics Mode by pressing any of the keys or controls listed in the table below The braille display reflects eac...

Страница 53: ...L UP wru RIGHT WHIZWHEEL DOWN wrd LEFT ROCKER SWITCH UP rlu LEFT ROCKER SWITCH DOWN rld RIGHT ROCKER SWITCH UP rru RIGHT ROCKER SWITCH DOWN rrd Battery Info Mode Before entering this mode disconnect the Focus from your computer and make sure it is powered off Press the power button while simultaneously pressing the cursor router and Navrow buttons above cell two The Focus displays additional infor...

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