3.3 Viewing Smart Beetle Information
Use the "Information" item in the Smart Beetle menu to check the Smart Beetle's
Bluetooth device name and power status information.
To open "Information", press the "Power" button briefly to open the menu. Use
"Space-1" or "Space-4" to navigate to "Information" and press "Enter". Or press the
shortcut "I" from the menu.
Use "Space-1" and "Space-4" to navigate among the items. Press "Space-E" to
cancel and return to your previous location.
The "Information" list contains the following items:
1) Bluetooth serial port: Displays the Smart Beetle's device name used when
using the Bluetooth serial port connection.
2) Bluetooth keyboard: Displays the device name for the Bluetooth keyboard
connection.
3) Firmware version: Displays the firmware version the Smart Beetle is currently
using.
4) Battery status: displays the current battery level and charging status.
4. Connecting to a Screen Reader
The Smart Beetle can be connected as a Braille display with several screen readers
for PC and Mac via USB and Bluetooth and with smart phones and tablets running
iOS and Android via Bluetooth. Supported screen readers include, Jaws, Window-
Eyes, SuperNova, NVDA, System Access and Cobra for Windows; VoiceOver for
Mac and iOS; and BrailleBack and Mobile Accessibility for Android. The subsequent
sections describe the setup process for several of these screen readers.
4.1 Connecting to PC via USB
To connect the Smart Beetle to a Windows screen reader such as Jaws, NVDA,
System Access or Window-Eyes via USB, you must install the proper USB driver on
your PC. Below are steps for installing the USB driver.
- Note: for JAWS for Windows version 14 or lower, you must download and install 2
drivers: the generic HIMS USB driver, and the JAWS specific driver.
For all other screen readers, and when using JAWS 15 or higher, you need only the
generic Smart Beetle USB driver.
1) Download the USB driver for Smart Beetle from the HIMS website:
Generic USB driver:
http://www.himsintl.com/upload/HIMS_USB_Driver_v25.zip
JAWS specific driver for V14 or lower:
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