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Your BraillePen12 at a glance
Exploring the BraillePen12
Your BraillePen12 has a 6-dot Braille keyboard, with the keys from left to right:
dot 3, dot
2, dot 1, dot 4, dot 5, dot 6
. Below the Braille keys there are three function keys,
from left to right:
Shift
,
Space
and
Control
. In the centre of the keyboard area, between
the Braille keys and the function keys there is a joystick with 5 directions of movement: left,
right, up, down (towards you) and enter, which is activated by pressing the joystick towards
the keyboard until it clicks.
Below the keyboard area is the Braille area. In the centre of the Braille area you will find the
12-cell refreshable Braille display, with one round Braille navigation key either side of the
display. These keys are known as
left pan
and
right pan
, or
left nav
and
right
nav
.
On the rear edge, the connector for the battery charger is situated at the right-hand side; on
each side towards the front are two loops for attaching the lanyard.
To use the BraillePen12 pouch, open the pouch and locate the velcro patches inside. This is
the base of the pouch; place your BraillePen12 on these, keys uppermost, so that the velcro
dots on the base of the BraillePen12 attach to the velcro patches on the pouch. Close the
pouch snugly with the velcro strip.
Switching BraillePen12 on and off
Switch your BraillePen12 on by pressing the following keys simultaneously:
Space, dot 1
and
dot 3
.
When the BraillePen12 is on, the display will show
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Use the same key combination to switch the unit off. You will hear beeps to tell you whether
you have switched off or on.
Illustration 1: The BraillePen12, with all features labelled.
