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Setting up your Braille Voyager ............................................................................ 1
1.1 System Description and Requirements............................................................ 1
1.2 What's in the Box ............................................................................................. 2
1.3 Set up Instructions Braille Voyager 44 ............................................................. 4
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Installation of Braille Voyager Software ................................................................ 5
2.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Installing the Braille Voyager for Dolphin SAM ................................................ 5
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The Braille Voyager Control.................................................................................. 6
3.1 What is Braille Voyager Control ....................................................................... 6
3.3 Property sheets................................................................................................ 6
3.3.1
Status Cells Property Sheet...................................................................... 6
3.3.2
Dot Pressure Property Sheet .................................................................... 7
3.3.3
Navigation Key Property Sheet................................................................. 7
3.3.4
Sticky Keys Property Sheet ...................................................................... 8
3.3.5
Sounds Property Sheet............................................................................. 8
3.3.6
Key Repeat Property Sheet ...................................................................... 8
3.3.7
Braille Voyager+ settings Property Sheet ................................................. 8
3.3.8
Advanced Property Sheet......................................................................... 8
3.3.9
Teaching Mode ......................................................................................... 8
3.3.10 Restoring Defaults .................................................................................... 9
3.3.11 Launch Tieman Express ........................................................................... 9
3.3.12 Braille Table Selection .............................................................................. 9
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4.1 Physical button layout .................................................................................... 10
4.2 Braille Voyager Proprietary Key Assignment: ................................................ 12
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Contact Information ............................................................................................ 13

1 Setting up your Braille Voyager

Braille Voyager 44
Congratulations on your Braille Voyager 44!

1.1 System Description and Requirements

Your Braille Voyager 44 is designed to work as a USB plug & play device with any
laptop or PC with Windows '98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
The system requirements are:
a Pentium processor or better,
a free USB port, or a self powered USB hub.
For the installation of your Braille Voyager 44 you will need a CD ROM drive with the
auto run CD option enabled. If you have the auto run CD option disabled press the
Windows keys + R and type <CD-ROM>\setup.exe, e.g., d:\setup.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Congratulations on your Braille Voyager 44! 1.1 System Description and Requirements Your Braille Voyager 44 is designed to work as a USB plug & play device with any laptop or PC with Windows ’98, Windows ME, Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
  • Page 2: What's In The Box

    Braille Voyager 44, while keeping the rubber strip on the cover facing upwards. 3. There are rubber strips on top of the Braille Voyager 44 as well as on top of the cover to prevent slipping of a laptop or keyboard when it is placed on top.
  • Page 3 Of course you can make your own settings in the Braille Voyager Control (see Chapter 3). • The 6 screenreader function keys are situated on top of the Braille Voyager 44 in an ergonomic eyebrow shape. The keys can be pressed as Braille keys to create an enormous amount of easy to remember screenreader commands.
  • Page 4: Set Up Instructions Braille Voyager 44

    3. Take your Braille Voyager 44, USB cable and Installation CD out the backpack. 4. Place the Braille Voyager 44 in front of you so you can read the Tieman label. 5. Plug your USB cable into the back of your Braille Voyager 44.
  • Page 5: Installation Of Braille Voyager Software

    Tieman Braille Voyager 2 Installation of Braille Voyager Software 2.1 Introduction This chapter tells you how to install the Braille Voyager software and the screenreader drivers. Before starting with the software installation make sure you read Chapter 1 (Setting up your Braille Voyager) and the Software License Agreement.
  • Page 6: The Braille Voyager Control

    Tieman Braille Voyager 3 The Braille Voyager Control 3.1 What is Braille Voyager Control Braille Voyager Control is a program that interacts as an interface between your screenreader and the Braille Voyager. With Braille Voyager Control you can configure the various Braille Voyager options, like sound feedback when pressing a Braille key, touch cursor key, or thumb key, adjusting the dot pressure, or changing the amount of status cells.
  • Page 7: Dot Pressure Property Sheet

    Tieman Braille Voyager 3.3.2 Dot Pressure Property Sheet In the second property sheet you can adjust the dot pressure. The dot pressure is the degree of hardness and force of the Braille dots. Lowering the dot pressure will decrease the power consumption and sound level of the Braille Voyager. By default the dot pressure is set to 65%.
  • Page 8: Sticky Keys Property Sheet

    Tieman Braille Voyager 3.3.4 Sticky Keys Property Sheet The sticky keys feature is useful for people who have difficulty pressing more than one Braille key at the same time. It enables you to press the keys one after the other. To signal the end of your Braille key command press the last key twice.
  • Page 9: Restoring Defaults

    Tieman Braille Voyager 3.3.10 Restoring Defaults The “restore defaults” button will restore all settings to the default position including the Tieman Express Macro files. 3.3.11 Launch Tieman Express The “Launch Tieman Express” button will launch the macro editor “Tieman Express.” The special Windows navigation and function option of the Braille Voyager are predefined Braille macros.
  • Page 10: Default Key Assignments For Dolphin Hal And Supernova Version 5.X

    Tieman Braille Voyager 4 Default key assignments for Dolphin Hal and Supernova version 5.x The following lists show the default keys to press for each Braille operation. In the following list, T1 to T4 refer to the four thumb keys on the front of the Braille Voyager, B1 to B8 refer to the Braille keys one to eight on top of the unit, and Nav left, Nav right, Nav up, and Nav down refer to the Windows Navigation Key.
  • Page 11 Tieman Braille Voyager Braille Eight Dot Six Dot = B2 + B3 + B6 Braille Cursor Style = B1 + B3 + B4 + B5 + B6 Braille Tremble Capitals on off = B2 + B4 + B5 + B6 Braille Enhance on off = B4 + B5 Braille Input on off = T1 + T4 Braille Layout on off = B1 + B4 + B5 + B6...
  • Page 12: Braille Voyager Proprietary Key Assignment

    Tieman Braille Voyager 4.2 Braille Voyager Proprietary Key Assignment: Shift + Tab = Nav left Tab = Nav right Arrow up = Nav up Arrow down = Nav down Windows Key = Nav left + Nav right Enter = B8 + Braille " (Quote: B5 in U.S. Braille) Backspace = B8 + ` (Grave Accent: B4 in U.S.
  • Page 13: Contact Information

    Baron Ruzettelaan 29 8310 Brugge België / Belgique Tel.: +32 50 35 7555 Fax: +32 50 35 7564 E-mail: info@tieman.be Canada: Optelec 1832, Boulevard Marie-Victorin Longueuil, Quebec J4G 1Y9 Canada Tel.: +1 450 677 1171 Fax: +1 450 677 1462 E-mail: canadasales@optelec.com...

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