your computer have to be talking the same language, at the
same rate of speed, and so on.
The Braille translation software you use to translate your
documents into Grade 2 Braille should have some kind of
printing facility. If the printing facility lets you configure your
printer connection so you can use your computer's serial port
instead of the more common parallel connection, the printing
facility should also set telecommunications settings for you.
However, suppose you have documents that are already
translated or that you don't want to translate into Grade 2, and
you want to send them to your Blazer through a serial
connection. You can use a telecommunications program on
your computer to do the job.
Here are the settings you need to check:
Baud rate: 9600
Parity: None
Data bits: 8
Stop bits: 1
Handshaking: Software
If telecommunications settings match on your computer and the
Blazer, everything should work without a hitch. Your Braille
translation software should be able to send documents to the
Blazer through the computer's serial port.
Likewise, using the Braille 'n Speak driver, your screen access
software should be able to send speech to the Blazer's speaker
through your computer's serial port. If you get garbage on the
Blazer, or nothing at all, chances are the Baud rate is wrong on
one end of the connection or some other setting is set
incorrectly. Check the appendix for some possible solutions.
This is all you need to know to establish a connection between
the Blazer and your computer. Next, let's see how to prepare
the paper so you can be ready to Braille your first document.
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