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Related Manuals for Humanware Braille Trail Reader LE
Summary of Contents for Humanware Braille Trail Reader LE
- Page 1 User’s Guide...
- Page 2 The Braille Trail Reader LE was developed by HumanWare and is distributed by APH. Braille Trail® and Braille Bug® are registered trademarks of APH. Braillebug.org content was originally developed by American Foundation for the Blind (AFB).
- Page 3 Overview of the Braille Trail Reader LE Introduction The Braille Trail Reader LE is a braille terminal that can be used with virtually any screen reader on the market, including screen readers installed on, or already part of, mobile device operating systems (smartphones and tablets).
- Page 4 Braille Trail Reader - Physical Description Figure 1: Braille Trail Reader LE The Braille Trail Reader LE has a 14-cell braille display, 8-dot Perkins-style braille keyboard, along with a joystick and a number of additional keys for navigation. It includes the following elements:...
- Page 5 To turn the device on or off, press and hold this button for approximately 3 seconds. The Braille Trail Reader LE will confrm with a beeping sound that it is powering on or off. The word “starting” will appear on the braille display during the boot process.
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Page 6: Powering On/Off
Please visit the Brailliant BI 14 section on the support page at to download the drivers. Then, when you connect Braille Trail Reader LE for the frst time, it will be recognized automatically. Plug the rectangular USB Connector into your PC. Plug the small Micro USB Connector at the other end of the USB cable into the Braille Trail Reader micro USB port. - Page 7 Later, the devices will recognize each other automatically, if allowed by the user. In the Bluetooth environment of a PC, you will fnd Braille Trail Reader LE as: Brailliant BI 14 6500141XXXXX (where XXXXX is the serial number of your unit.)
- Page 8 JAWS A JAWS driver for Braille Trail Reader is included with the JAWS software. The latest version can be downloaded from the Brailliant BI 14 section on HumanWare’s website’s support page at www.humanware.com. Installation instructions are included in the driver package.
- Page 9 Pairing the Braille Trail Reader as a Terminal with a Mobile Phone The Braille Trail Reader can be paired with mobile phones as a Bluetooth braille display. The pairing must be initialized from the phone, just as you would pair with any other keyboard or Bluetooth device.
- Page 10 The second option of the Notes menu options is Files – it shows a list of fles that have been downloaded to the device with Braille Trail Reader File Transfer software for Windows and can be read in the device – see the “Transferring Files to the Braille Trail Reader LE” section below. Battery battery This option displays battery charge information as a percentage of full charge.
- Page 11 Sleep sleep Allows user to change the sleep time (period of inactivity before the braille display becomes inactive), between 3 minutes, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60 minutes and off. Press any key to wake your device when in sleep mode. This feature keeps the unit on; only the braille display will stop showing after the elapsed time, which saves battery life.
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Page 12: Application Mode
Brailliant Sync application. In this app, you can defne your accounts and name the folders that will correspond to the accounts. See “Synchronization of the Braille Trail Reader LE Data” section below. Braille Traille Reader LE User’s Guide... - Page 13 In any folder (local or synchronized), you will fnd a list of notes that belong to the account that corresponds to the folder. Typically, you will fnd there all notes that were stored in a given account. The Braille Trail Reader uses computer braille for menus, so when viewing your note or fle names they will be shown in computer braille.
- Page 14 Files files This folder keeps your fles that can be transferred to the device using the Braille Trail File Transfer Windows program. After entering the Files folder, you will see a list of fles that have been transferred to the Braille Trail Reader.
- Page 15 3. If there is a need for immediate synchronization, for example you want synchronize immediately after editing a note to view it on your PC, do the following: when in the menu, enter “Notes” and then one of the notes folders. While in the note list, press Space-S to synchronize the notes.
- Page 16 Transferring Files to the Braille Trail Reader LE The second item in the Notes menu is “fles.” This folder shows a list of fles that have been transferred into the device using the Braille Trail Reader File Transfer Windows application. You can open any of the fles in the Braille Trail Reader for reading.
- Page 17 Copying Files from the Braille Trail Reader File Transfer Windows App to the Braille Trail Reader Copying the converted fles to the Braille Trail Reader is done in the Braille Trail Reader File Transfer app by copying from the left pane (PC Files pane) to the right pane (Reader Files Pane). The fles can be copied only if the device is correctly connected (“CONNECTED”...
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Page 18: End User License Agreement
End User License Agreement By using this Product (Braille Trail Reader LE), you agree to the following minimum terms: 1. License Grant. HumanWare grants to End User a non-exclusive, non-transferable right and licence to use the Software on this product. -
Page 19: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications Navigation Components: • 4 thumb keys • 1 joystick (up, right, down, left, action) • 8-key braille keyboard • 1 Spacebar • 14 touch cursor routing keys • 14 braille cells Long-life Battery: • Lasts 10 hours or more • Recharges from PC through USB port • Auto shut-off • Lithium-ion polymer battery... -
Page 20: Manufacturer Warranty
This warranty applies to all cases where the damage is not a result of improper use, mistreatment, negligence or acts of God. In addition to the warranty, you can also purchase a Service Contract directly from HumanWare to prolong coverage for one year and also beneft from the cleaning service.