Start-Up; Turning The Power On; Energy Saving Features; Operation As A Braille Display - Handy Tech Basic Braille User Manual

Basic Braille

Start-Up

3 Start-Up
3.1

Turning the Power On

Please make sure that the Basic Braille is connected to your PC with a USB interface
cable, and the PC is on. If necessary, turn on the Basic Braille by pressing [4] shortly.. The
Braille display shows the following welcome message:
'Handy Tech Basic Braille Ver. x.xx '
If you are using the Basic Braille with Bluetooth, the welcome message also includes also
the status of the Bluetooth interface which was set in Config mode:
'Handy Tech Basic Braille V x.xx BT ON' or
'Handy Tech Basic Braille V x.xx BT OFF' or
'Handy Tech Basic Braille V x.xx BT AUTO'
If the option „Battery charge disable" in Config mode is enabled, you will see this
message approx. 2 seconds before the welcome message (Basic Braille with Bluetooth
only).
"x.xx" is the version number of your Basic Braille's firmware (for example 3.3).
Please notice that there is a number sign in front of the version number.
As soon as the screen reader sends information to the Basic Braille, the welcome
message disappears, and the new data will be displayed.
3.2

Energy Saving Features

If no key is pressed or the display does not change on the Basic Braille for 30 minutes, the
device will switch into sleep mode. In sleep mode, the Braille modules are turned off and
some of the electronic modules are also deactivated. As soon as any key is pressed or
receiving any information from the screen reader, the Basic Braille is immediately fully
operational again. You will recognize this because the tactile pins of the Braille modules
will be pushed back up.
After 8 hours in sleep mode the Basic Braille turns itself completely off. You can turn it on
again by a short press on [4] . Read chapter 3.4 Configuration Mode to learn how to switch
off the energy saving feature.
3.3

Operation as a Braille Display

In order to operate the Basic Braille as a Braille display under any Windows operating
system, you need a screen reader program to control the display, which is not included
with the Basic Braille.
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