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- Page 1 Power to Achieve A Professional Development Program for the Mountbatten Brailler Learning System Workshop One Mountbatten Easy Guide © November 2007 Quantum Technology Pty Ltd PO Box 390 Rydalmere 2116 Australia www.quantumtechnology.com.au Mountbatten LS Easy Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Using the Mimic Using Commands in Advanced Mode Synthetic Speech Commands Forward Translation using a PC Keyboard Forward Translation Commands .. Back Translation The Options Menu The Options Menu – Music .. Braille Graphics Miscellaneous Commands Battery Care Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 3: Introduction
Copy procedures used regularly and put them on the wall near the Mountbatten for easy reference. Braille out reference information as the student user learns about the Mountbatten parts, ports and functionality so that they build skills of independence! Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 4: Mountbatten Orientation - Parts
It is spring loaded for easy removal. Slide right hand margin to far right, grip paper bail and push to left to remove. It is best removed when a child is writing and reading Braille, giving unimpeded access. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... - Page 5 At the front of the Mountbatten and to the right of the on/off Control switch is a thin yellow knob for volume control. Carry Handle In the center front is the yellow carry handle. Pull it out and use it to carry the Mountbatten about. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide...
- Page 6 Location of Parts Right Margin Adjuster [movable] Reading Table Embossing Head Left Margin Adjuster Paper Lever Paper Advance Ruler On/Off Switch Keyboard Volume Control Carry Handle Mountbatten LS Easy Guide...
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Page 7: Mountbatten Orientation - Ports
AC Adapter An AC Adapter input for mains power supply. Port Power A small socket near the corner supports a 12 Volt battery Adapter Port charger supplied with every Mountbatten. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... - Page 8 Left side profile Right side profile Headphone Port Mimic port Speaker USB Peripheral port AC Adapter Port Power Adapter Port Back profile of MB Pro PC Keyboard Port : PS2 Serial Port Parallel-In Port Parallel-Out Port Mountbatten LS Easy Guide...
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Page 9: Loading Paper
Slide the right margin until it rests against the right edge of the paper. Make sure that the paper is under the right grip wheel. Step Seven Flip the yellow grip lever back down. The embossing head will move to check the paper size. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... - Page 10 Use it to adjust the top edge of paper when you are inserting a new page. Attention!! Do not use manual paper advance at other times - you will lose the ability to correct or erase. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide...
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Page 11: Start Up
Whatever you type will be embossed on the paper. It does feel different to other Braille keyboards you may have used. However, simply practice a little with it, and you will find you can Braille faster and for longer periods than ever before. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... - Page 12 Miscellaneous Commands. Hint If a student decides they have pressed the wrong key, they can press the New Line key while they have any dot key pressed to cancel that cell. They can then start over. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide...
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Page 13: Ways To Adjust Noise
(like photocopy paper). § place the Mountbatten in front of a solid object such as a book or facing wall Speech sound At times where a quieter class environment is needed: § adjust the volume § use headphones Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 14: Mountbatten Keyboard
Mountbatten Keyboard Left Function Command Right Function (Tab key) (Tab key) Backspace New line Space Enter • • • • • • Braille Cell Mountbatten Keys The Swing Cell Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 15: Function Key Summary
NL + S Move down page in same column NL + Enter Eject page Brailling on small sized paper NL + S Also enables Braille writing without paper. Keys must be pressed while the embossing head is moving. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 16: Why We Use Commands
Most Regular Commands are ‘toggle’ commands. This means you repeat the command to undo it. HINT If you make a mistake while entering a Regular Command, press the ‘Command’ key again to refresh and start again. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 17: Using Commands In Learn Mode
All regular commands begin by pressing the Command key, commands and finish by pressing the Enter key. 1. Press Command key 2. Type the Command using the Braille keys 3. Press Enter key Command key Enter Key Type command using Braille keys Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... - Page 18 Number sign plus character or alternatively as a "dropped" or "lower" character. Decimal points can be entered as dot 2, (as in literary Braille); or as dots 46, as in North American Braille Computer Code (NABCC) Mountbatten LS Easy Guide...
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Page 19: Formatting Commands
Set Braille bottom margin [n = number of lines] Tab Settings Set tab at position of embossing head Clear all tab settings Line Spacing ls 1 Line spacing 1 ls 1.5 Line spacing 1.5 ls 2 Line spacing 2 Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 20: Braille Writing Commands
[n] Set page bottom warning bell to ring [n] lines before bottom of page rmbell Right Margin Bell (rings 5 positions before end of line) (default on) show Emboss commands as they are entered (default off) Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 21: Speech Commands
Speaks commands, errors and prompts only – no dot keys spk n No speech – tones only spk s Speaks synthetic speech. This is not available in Learn Mode. It is the default in Advanced mode. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 22: File Commands
Deletes all files undel Retrieves the last deleted file. This command only works if used before turning the unit off. Emboss Files in Memory pr [filename] Prints the file mpr n [filename] Prints ‘n’ copies of file Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 23: Using The Mimic
Press right button – one short beep. Scrolls down 20 characters of text. Set Bookmark Press left and center button – two long beeps. Clear Memory Press left and right buttons together for 2 seconds. Will erase the text on the screen. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 24: Using Commands In Advanced Mode
To enter them, first press the letter O and the space key together, then the letter required. Some Chorded commands are followed by a number. For example, O-chord s1 Selects a 12 hour clock All numbers used with chorded commands must be dropped or lower numbers. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 25: Synthetic Speech Commands
Press the letter P to cycle through the options; speak some, speak most, speak none Hint You can control many other aspects of how the MB LS speaks. Refer to SPEECH Control in your User Manual. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 26: Forward Translation Using A Pc Keyboard
Right Function Left and Right Function together Enter New Line Down Arrow Space and New Line together Up Arrow Space and Backspace together Left Arrow Backspace Right Arrow Space Space Space Backspace Erase [BS + S] Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 27: Forward Translation Commands
Suppresses blank lines and adds a 2 cell indent to new paragraphs Multiple space removal Lists/ Tables flist Creates 2 column table flist n1n2 Creates 3 column table Saving Preferred Format Settings save ft Saves Forward Translation settings std ft Restores all default Forward Translation settings Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 28: Back Translation
It is important to select the right printer. Please contact your supplier for recommended models. Hint There are many command to control the appearance of the print output (refer to your User Manual). Developing good skills in formatting print is called Print Equivalency. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 29: The Options Menu
S Set Time and Date Mathematics o-chord M Turn on a simple Maths calculator. o-chord N Nemeth mode. In literary Braille, Nemeth characters will be spoken as numbers o-chord C Turn on a full scientific calculator Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 30: The Options Menu - Music
New Line + Space Extend the note by a full bar/semibreve Left Function Flat Right Function Sharp Press multiple note keys together to hear a chord (maximum number: three notes). o-chord Music Mode. Enter a Braille music character and hear it played back U-chord Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... - Page 31 This mode is intended for students who are just starting out learning Braille and becoming familiar with the Braille music code. Table 1: Notes Rests Type & Wholes & 16ths Halves 32nds Quarters 64ths 8ths or 128ths Mountbatten LS Easy Guide...
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Page 32: Braille Graphics
6. e, I, e, 2 colons, I, e, i Sailboat 1. space once, 4-5-6, ch 2. space once, 4-5-6, space once, ch 3. space once, 4-5-6, space twice, ch 4. er, full cell, full cell, full cell, full cell, n Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 33: Miscellaneous Commands
+ command Decreases impact ms [n] Multi-strike (n=1 to 4) Opening the Serial Port Opens the Serial Port so that text can be read on the Mimic while a PC keyboard is in use [forward translation] Mountbatten LS Easy Guide... -
Page 34: Battery Care
þ To maintain battery when Mountbatten is disconnected for longer periods, call your supplier and disconnect battery. þ You can check battery status by entering: ‘New line’ ‘Space’ and ‘B’ and an audio response will tell you the status. Mountbatten LS Easy Guide...
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