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User's Guide 

 

Copyright 2011, 2012 

 

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc. 

 

2012/7/6  

Introduction 

Measuring less than 6.5 inches by 4.1 inches and just over one inch in height, Braille Plus 18 combines a 
high-quality braille keyboard and refreshable braille display with an advanced mobile platform and 
specialized accessible software to create the world's first Android smart phone designed for blind 
students and professionals. 

Improve retention, enjoy privacy, and increase literacy with the 18-cell refreshable braille display. 

Quickly move the cursor or click on a button with one of the 18 cursor routing keys located above 
each braille cell.  

Easily understand the human sounding speech.  

Use the 5 megapixel (MP) camera and flash to quickly and accurately convert menus, papers, and 
books into braille or speech.(1)  

Use GPS to determine current location, discover nearby businesses, and get directions.  

Efficiently start apps or find information with the Google search technology that is built into the 
platform.  

Maintain privacy and convenience with the separate braille navigation stick.  

Read books and periodicals from the National Library Service (NLS), Learning Ally (formerly 
RFBD), and bookshare.org.  

Create, edit, and read documents in multiple formats and change them to braille with the Word 
Processor.  

Take full advantage of the Internet including compatibility with HTML5, Flash, and plug-ins, 
including Readability, which strips clutter from Web pages.  

Read and write email messages with the email program compatible with both POP3 and IMAP 
protocols.  

Automatically read everything in contracted braille.  

Schedule appointments and alarms with the calendar and clock.  

Record lectures or music with the built-in stereo microphones and the recorder.  

Play music on the device or from the cloud with the music player.  

Connect to Wi-Fi hot spots with wireless "N" technology.  

Enjoy stereo playback through the speakers or with a Bluetooth headphone.  

Share media and documents with the full size SD card or USB port.  

Send and receive text messages.(2)  

Make and receive phone calls.(2)  

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Содержание Braille Plus 18

Страница 1: ...the Google search technology that is built into the platform Maintain privacy and convenience with the separate braille navigation stick Read books and periodicals from the National Library Service NL...

Страница 2: ...software such as OCR and GPS If you don t already know Android this documentation gets you up to speed quickly so you will soon be productive with your computing and organizational needs In the Box Th...

Страница 3: ...ext covered in its own chapter Finally appendixes provide reference and supplemental documentation Assumptions The documentation assumes some knowledge of braille It often uses braille letters to repr...

Страница 4: ...d in a short hand form as follows Instead of explaining that you should select the Settings menu then pick Wireless and Networks and then Mobile Networks this manual represents this series of menu opt...

Страница 5: ...Button The Power button is on the left side about an inch from the front It is recessed to help prevent accidental usage This button turns the device on and off puts it into sleep mode and wakes it fr...

Страница 6: ...ille input keys are arranged in an ergonomic configuration Use these keys to type text or hold down the Space Bar with dot combinations to perform special functions In 8 dot braille use the thumbs to...

Страница 7: ...card slot is located on the front edge very close to the bottom and slightly left of center Insert a SIM card into the slot by positioning the card with its cutout corner to the right side and so tha...

Страница 8: ...osest to the front edge to turn down the volume Press the edge toward the back to turn up the volume While on a call this button controls the call volume If the device is speaking the volume key chang...

Страница 9: ...ille display The green Power light also turns solid 7 After use press the Power button to put the device to sleep or follow the complete power down procedure to turn it off in preparation for long ter...

Страница 10: ...can be longer Expect five to six hours under these conditions To charge the battery plug the USB cable into the USB socket on the AC adapter on one end and into the USB On The Go socket of the device...

Страница 11: ...arch Note that most top level menus are horizontally oriented so use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow to find the appropriate menu option Most secondary menus are vertically oriented so use the Up Arrow...

Страница 12: ...h results get returned by following these steps 1 Press Home to go to the Home screen 2 Press Menu to open Home s menu 3 Select Search from the menu 4 Press Menu again to open the Search menu 5 Select...

Страница 13: ...on To connect to a Wi Fi network follow these steps 1 Press Home to get to the Home screen 2 Press Menu to open the Home menu 3 Select Settings to open the Settings Application 4 Select Wireless and N...

Страница 14: ...xpensive TV sets it could be contained within the TV s menu system Consult the TV s documentation for the exact procedure if it is not clear 6 Turn up the volume on the TV so you may hear the output f...

Страница 15: ...w To select a notification press Select Pressing Select starts the app that posted the notification and lets you perform some action on it If for example an appointment is approaching the Calendar app...

Страница 16: ...r governmental facility such as a coffee shop or library Cellular networks on the other hand provide access wherever the network reaches For the simplest operation keep the Wi Fi radio turned on The s...

Страница 17: ...t you may wish to choose The hardware on this device is compatible with both Edge and 3G networks 3G is faster but the radio frequencies on the device are compatible only with AT T s 3G network In man...

Страница 18: ...me Down To send the call straight to voice mail press Volume Up To answer the call press the S1 key To end the call press and hold S1 If you miss the call a notification appears in your Notifications...

Страница 19: ...f possible actions depending on how many numbers are stored for the contact If there is only one number there are two choices The first choice is to add this contact as a favorite Checking this box pu...

Страница 20: ...red ringtone press Select 4 Press Down Arrow until you get to the OK button 5 Press Select to verify your choice Read and Write Documents with Word Processor Word Processor lets you type documents or...

Страница 21: ...ight Arrow To move by words use Control Left Arrow or Control Right Arrow To move by paragraphs use Control Up Arrow or Control Down Arrow For other movement options press and hold Select until the co...

Страница 22: ...t Text Selecting text prepares Word Processor to do something with the text you have selected You may for instance copy cut or move selected text There are two ways to select text If you hold down the...

Страница 23: ...d other apps that support text selection copies the text to the clipboard The original text remains intact but now there is a copy of it on the clipboard as well Cut Text Alt X To remove the text from...

Страница 24: ...one and opens an editing control from which you read or edit the text Use normal editing navigation commands with the arrow keys to move through the text as desired 7 If the scan comes out inaccuratel...

Страница 25: ...r next heading use Space dots 1 2 6 and Space dots 3 4 5 These commands default to moving to the heading with the least movement so if a title had headings at levels one two and three the heading navi...

Страница 26: ...t provides a sense of surrounding streets and their relationship to the current position It enables the blind passenger in a vehicle to aid the driver with directions and suggestions The following lis...

Страница 27: ...ost users so they must be combined with maps that contain more familiar landmarks such as streets and places Nearby Explorer comes with maps that cover the United States and Canada There are several f...

Страница 28: ...Turn the GPS chip off only if you never or rarely use any GPS services When not in use its power consumption is minimal To turn the chip on or off follow these steps 1 Press Home to get to the Home s...

Страница 29: ...ode is 0000 or 1234 for GPS receivers but check your receiver s documentation for confirmation 5 Type the pairing code and press Enter Once you complete this initial setup use an app to read the GPS r...

Страница 30: ...e up and down the list and note the value of each item in the list Explorer keeps the list updated with realtime positioning information It reads the GPS chip location information every few seconds an...

Страница 31: ...ss usually takes only a moment or two If the process is bothersome use Up Arrow or Down Arrow to silence the speech until the speech settles down and the position stabilizes The following sections exp...

Страница 32: ...of the current position As you move the number changes to reflect the new current position The Street Name option shows the current street If this item is checked the street s name is announced when y...

Страница 33: ...orth south line often contains W in the name to indicate that it is west of the dividing line between east and west The addresses begin at this line and increase as they move away from it So if the no...

Страница 34: ...hree exits at marker 5 they would be labeled 5A 5B and 5C When you see exits in the map data they are treated like streets but the street name is the exit number Therefore it is not uncommon to see st...

Страница 35: ...the address along with the name of the place follow these steps 1 Press Menu to open the Nearby Explorer menu 2 Select Settings 3 To hear the address check the option Include Street Address in Nearby...

Страница 36: ...coincides with the direction to a nearby place it tries to simplify the directions by using ahead or behind instead of a compass direction So if you were moving north along Main St and there were a li...

Страница 37: ...e Boston s longitude is W 70 Some longitude references use a negative sign rather than a W notation to denote longitudes west of the prime This software uses the W Following is a list of common longit...

Страница 38: ...anging numbers and constant chatter To increase the amount of movement or decrease the frequency of notifications decrease the precision To alter the precision of lat long tools follow these steps Hig...

Страница 39: ...rovides a number to be considered as a range If Explorer shows for instance 2 Yards the program is fairly confident that it knows your position within 2 yards The smaller the number the more accurate...

Страница 40: ...imes you wanted to find a mailbox trashcan or park bench Once you pinpoint one save it as a favorite and you cannot miss it again Finally you may publish Favorites When you publish a favorite other pe...

Страница 41: ...Favorite Places Explorer responds by showing the Favorite Places list 3 Use Up Arrow or Down Arrow to select the point to rename 4 Press the Select key Explorer responds by showing the context menu 5...

Страница 42: ...low a trip press Right Arrow Nearby Explorer responds by moving to the next stop on the trip displaying the distance and direction in the title and refreshing the list with times relevant to that new...

Страница 43: ...ts screen indicates the presence of a network connection by putting Online in the search results title It also puts the default radius for the search in the title You may increase and decrease the rad...

Страница 44: ...ps 1 From the Nearby screen press and hold Select until the context menu appears 2 Select Enter Location as Favorite 3 Type the latitude and longitude in the area provided Explorer recognizes lat long...

Страница 45: ...st When you get to the desired location press the Go To button to return to the Nearby screen with your location set to the selected intersection The Streets button lets you examine the map by looking...

Страница 46: ...icensors and suppliers on the other hand The Data for areas of Canada includes information taken with permission from Canadian authorities including Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada Queen s Pr...

Страница 47: ...Warranty American Printing House for the Blind Inc AND ITS LICENSORS INCLUDING THEIR LICENSORS AND SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OF QUALITY PERFORMANCE MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS...

Страница 48: ...01 is licensed in accordance with these End User Terms and each copy of Data delivered or otherwise furnished shall be marked and embedded as appropriate with the following Notice of Use and shall be...

Страница 49: ...light the recording then pick Delete from the menu Browser h1 The Browser app lets you conveniently and easily browse the web with speech and braille feedback To start the browser either select Browse...

Страница 50: ...Ad Bookmark To return to a bookmark you previously added pick Bookmarks from the menu then find the bookmark you desire and press Select Settings The Settings application contains a variety of setting...

Страница 51: ...ailable When checked this option posts a notification each time a new open wireless network is available Many people consider this annoying If you decide that these notifications are not desirable unc...

Страница 52: ...ch from Wi Fi to mobile data Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless protocol designed to connect peripherals in fairly close proximity Bluetooth is not the Internet instead think of it as a mechanism for c...

Страница 53: ...ll current word 2 5 twice Ctrl 8 twice Read current character 3 6 Ctrl 7 Cancel current operation 1 3 5 6 Z Back New line 4 6 Enter Select a menu option 1 5 E Select Backspace 1 2 B Backspace Delete c...

Страница 54: ...4 7 68 D 1 4 5 7 69 E 1 5 7 70 F 1 2 4 7 71 G 1 2 4 5 7 72 H 1 2 5 7 73 I 2 4 7 74 J 2 4 5 7 75 K 1 3 7 76 L 1 2 3 7 77 M 1 3 4 7 78 N 1 3 4 5 7 79 O 1 3 5 7 80 P 1 2 3 4 7 81 Q 1 2 3 4 5 7 82 R 1 2 3...

Страница 55: ...b 1 2 99 c 1 4 100 d 1 4 5 101 e 1 5 102 f 1 2 4 103 g 1 2 4 5 104 h 1 2 5 105 i 2 4 106 j 2 4 5 107 k 1 3 108 l 1 2 3 109 m 1 3 4 110 n 1 3 4 5 111 o 1 3 5 112 p 1 2 3 4 113 q 1 2 3 4 5 114 r 1 2 3...

Страница 56: ...its are derived from the recommendations of two expert organizations the National Counsel on Radiation Protection and Measurement NCRP and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE In...

Страница 57: ...ports IMAP and POP3 Integrated access to Android desktop and accessible 3rd party apps Hardware User Interface 6 Braille dot keys Spacebar Shift and Alt keys Menu and Application keys Search and Back...

Страница 58: ...GSM 3G voice and data 800 900 1800 1900 2100 MHz GPS receiver internal Wi Fi B G N Bluetooth 2 1 USB 2 0 high speed with USB Micro OTG and USB A host connectors SIM card reader Miscellaneous Vibration...

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