Orbit Reader 20 Plus – User guide Version 1.0
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• Bookshare® dynamically generates braille formatted files from the
titles in its library.
• NFB-NEWSLINE® is a free audio information service, providing
downloadable Braille files of up-to-the-minute content from over 400
national, international, and state newspapers.
5 Translate Braille
• The Orbit Reader 20 Plus features built-in forward and reverse braille
translation. This is controlled by the profile selected from the menu
• BrailleBlaster™ is a full-featured transcription software package for
creating quality formatted braille.
• DAISY™ Pipeline provides a comprehensive solution for converting text
documents into accessible formats, including braille PEF (Portable
Embosser Format).
• Send to Braille is a shortcut that adds braille to the Windows® Send To
menu, which can convert files on your computer into unformatted BRL
(Braille Ready Format) files.
6 Documentation Conventions
For consistency and clarity, we have used the following conventions in this
document.
Braille keys are indicated by number. For example, if the documentation
indicates Dot 1, it shows: Dot 1.
If multiple braille keys are required, the documentation indicates those keys by
showing the numbers separated by a space like this: Dots 1 4.
When modifier keys are used, the documentation separates the modifiers from
the rest of the keys with a plus (+) sign like this: Space + Dot 1. Modifiers like the
Shift key on a regular QWERTY keyboard, are keys you hold down while
pressing another key to modify the effect of the pressed key. On a braille
keyboard, Space is often used as a modifier key. Key mnemonics are written in
capital letters for emphasis but are typed in braille lowercase (unless otherwise
stated). When one key follows another, the two keys are shown with a comma
between them. For example, the command Select, M means to press and
release the Select key, then press and release M (Dots 1 3 4) simultaneously.
The Up, Down, Right, and Left directional buttons on the navigation pad are
interchangeably referred to as arrows, buttons, arrow buttons, and arrow keys.
All messages from the device are preceded with Dots 2 5, 2 5 and space. In the
documentation, this is indicated by a double hyphen.