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Table of Contents
1 GENERAL ........................................................................................................... 6
1.1 Preface......................................................................................................... 6
1.2 Braille Wave at a Glance ............................................................................ 6
1.3 Conventions Used in This Manual ............................................................ 7
2 INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 9
2.1 Package Contents ...................................................................................... 9
2.2 Software Installation .................................................................................. 9
2.3 Connecting the Power Supply ................................................................. 10
2.4 Connecting the Interface Cable ............................................................... 11
2.5 Connecting an External Keyboard .......................................................... 11
2.6 Installation of the Bluetooth Tie-In .......................................................... 12
2.6.1 Bluetooth-PC Tie-In ......................................................................... 12
2.6.2 Bluetooth-Cell Phone Tie-In ............................................................. 13
2.7 The Keyboard Pad .................................................................................... 13
2.8 Technical Specifications .......................................................................... 14
3 START UP ......................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Version Information .................................................................................. 15
3.2 Turning the Power On .............................................................................. 15
3.3 Basic Operation ........................................................................................ 16
3.3.1 Operating Modes of the Braille System ........................................... 16
3.3.2 Backup ............................................................................................. 16
3.3.3 Chords ............................................................................................. 16
3.3.4 Signal Tones .................................................................................... 17
3.3.5 System Messages ........................................................................... 17
3.3.6 Check Boxes .................................................................................... 17
3.3.7 Radio Buttons (1 of x) ...................................................................... 18
3.3.8 The File System ............................................................................... 18
3.3.8.1 System Files ................................................................................. 18
3.3.9 Energy Saving Features .................................................................. 19
4 QUICK START .................................................................................................. 20
4.1 The Braille System as Braille Display ..................................................... 20
4.2 The Braille System as Notepad ............................................................... 20
4.2.1 Navigating the Menu ........................................................................ 20
4.2.2 Writing a Note .................................................................................. 21
4.2.3 Saving a Note .................................................................................. 21
4.2.4 Opening a File ................................................................................. 22
4.2.5 Transferring data between the Braille System and a PC ................. 22
4.2.5.1 Transferring a File from the Braille System to the PC .................. 22
4.2.5.2 Transferring a File from the PC to the Braille System .................. 23
4.2.6 Printing a file or a text block ............................................................. 23
5 OPERATION OF THE BRAILLE SYSTEM ....................................................... 24
5.1 The Menu System ..................................................................................... 24
5.1.1 File (F) ............................................................................................. 24
5.1.1.1 New file ........................................................................................ 24
5.1.1.2 Previous file .................................................................................. 24
5.1.1.3 File list .......................................................................................... 25