Index V4 - Converting to Braille

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8Installation

3. Power on the embosser.

4. Depending on the Windows version of your operating system the computer will respond

differently:

Windows Vista and Windows 7:

The Plug & Play "Found new hardware" wizard will complete the USB installation

Windows XP: A dialog window will appear:

oSelect "No, not this time".

oSelect "Install the software automatically".

oFollow the Plug & Play Wizard.

oOnce successfully installed the message "Your new hardware is installed and

ready to be used" will be presented.

Mac OS X

The connection of the embosser to the Mac OS X computer via USB port and installation of

Index Braille printer driver should be performed at the same time. Follow the instructions

described in section 2.5.1 Install Index Braille printer driver for Mac OS X.

Linux

The connection of the embosser to the Linux computer via USB port and installation of Index

Braille printer driver should be performed at the same time. Follow the general installation

process for your Linux distribution.

3.5.3 Connect to network IP address

Connect the V4 embosser to your network. If the network supports Dynamic Host

Configuration Protocol (DHCP) the V4 embosser will now receive a dynamic IP address.

Verify the embossers IP address by pressing HELP + 10. Please write the address down for

your own knowledge.

From embosser internal web

Open your browser and type your embosser IP address in the address field. The internal web

menu of the embosser is now presented. In the embosser internal web interface, go to Network,

change to static IP address and insert the values and save it. The V4 embosser will now be setup

with your preferred static IP address.

3.6 Converting to Braille

The primary function of a braille editor is to translate text to braille (literary or contracted) and

format it to the braille page layout. When using Index-direct-Braille, idB, the translation,

formatting, page number etc is processed within the embosser. There is therefore no need of

setting up page format, page numbering etc because it is typically already defined in the embosser

user interface. Index direct Braille is available free of charge for Index V4 embossers with

firmware 1.3.5 or higher and is supported by Windows, Mac and Linux.

3.6.1 Index-direct-Braille (idB)

Index-direct-Braille (idB) makes it possible to emboss Braille in Grade 0, 1 or 2 Braille, directly

from a PDF-file or Word (*.doc) documents without the use of an external Braille Editor. Index

V4 embossers use the Liblouis Open Source Braille translation system which supports the