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Table of Contents
1 GENERAL 7
1.1 Preface 7
1.2 Actilino at a Glance 7
1.2.1 Top of the Unit 7
1.2.2 Right side of the device 9
1.2.3 Left side of the device 9
1.2.4 Front side of the device 9
1.2.5 Bottom of the device 9
1.3 Conventions Used in This Manual 9
2 INSTALLATION 10
2.1 Package Contents 10
2.2 Software Installation 10
2.3 Connecting the Power Supply 11
2.4 Connecting the Interface Cable 12
2.5 Connecting an external USB keyboard 12
2.6 The Carrying Case 12
2.7 Installation of the Bluetooth Tie-In 13
2.7.1 Bluetooth-PC Tie-In 13
2.7.2 Bluetooth Apple iOS Device Tie-In 13
2.7.3 Bluetooth-Android Device Tie-In 14
2.8 Technical Specifications 14
3 START UP 16
3.1 Version Information 16
3.2 Turning the Power On 16
3.3 Basic Operation 17
3.3.1 Chords 17
3.3.2 Signal Tones 17
3.3.3 System Messages 18
3.3.4 Checkboxes 18
3.3.5 Radio Buttons (1 of x) 19
3.3.6 System Files 19
3.3.7 Energy Saving Features 19
3.3.8 The SAVE Mode 19
4 QUICK START 20
4.1 The Actilino as Braille Display 20
4.2 How to use the Actilino to make a call with an iPhone 20
4.3 The Actilino as Notepad 21
4.3.1 Navigating the Menu 21
4.3.2 Context sensitive help 21
4.3.3 Writing a Note 21
4.3.4 Saving a Note 22
4.3.5 Opening a File 22
4.3.6 Transferring data between the Actilino and a PC 22
4.3.6.1 Transferring a File using HTCom from the Actilino to the PC 23
4.3.6.2 Transferring a File using HTCom from the PC to the Actilino 24
5 OPERATION OF THE ACTILINO 25
5.1 The Menu System 25