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  • Page 1 for the left hand...
  • Page 2 BAT and Infogrip are trademarks of Infogrip, Inc.; IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation; all other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
  • Page 3 The BAT™ keyboards and circuit boards are warranted to be free from failures due to defects in material and workmanship for one year, as long as you are the original owner. Infogrip, Inc. (“Infogrip”), will, at its sole option, replace or repair at no charge a product which, in its opinion, is defective.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    In Front Of Your Monitor ........................11 On An Armrest or In Your Lap ......................11 With a Traditional Keyboard .........................12 With a Notebook Computer .........................12 Section four — Introduction to the bAt personal Keyboard Families ..............................14 Modes ..............................15 Reset ..............................19 Keyboard Mode Indicator Lights ......................19 Section five —...
  • Page 5 Symbols ...............................50 Special Key Sequences ........................51 Entering ASCII Codes ..........................51 Battery Backup ............................52 Troubleshooting ...........................53 reference Section BAT Chord Notation Charts .........................55 Standard Family ...........................56 Red Family ............................56 Blue Family ............................57 Letters Mode ............................58 Numbers/Symbols Mode ........................59 Functions Mode ...........................60 Keypad Mode ............................61...
  • Page 6 Section One Getting Started...

  • Page 7: Overview

    We hope you enjoy your BAT Keyboard. To get started, turn to section two in this manual for complete installation instructions. Then try out the written tutorial. It only takes about an hour to learn the chords for the alphabet, numbers and basic punctuation.

  • Page 8: Where To Go From Here

    The Written Tutorial One of the best ways to learn the BAT Keyboard is to use the self-paced tutorial. It will take you through a logical process of learning chords, starting with the easiest one-finger and five-finger chords, and pro- gressing to the less frequently used combinations.

  • Page 9: Conventions Used In This Manual

    For ease of reading, the notation is always expressed from right to left, thumb to little fin- ger. This notation is convenient since it reads the same way your hand lays on the BAT. If a box is darkened, the key for that finger should be pressed. Since the thumb is used for three separate keys, it is represented by a colored circle in the notation.
  • Page 10 “,” and “<”. You will learn how to enter these characters in the tutorial.) Keys on your BAT Keyboard are identified by the finger used to press them. Thus the finger under your little finger is called the “Little Finger” key. Other keys are referred to as the “Ring Finger key”, “Middle Finger key”...

  • Page 11: Section Two - Installation

    Section Two Getting Started...

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    Hardware Installation Installation of the BAT Keyboard is a simple procedure which involves connecting your BAT to the USB port of the computer. Each BAT keyboard is supplied with a cable for con- necting the unit to your computer. USB Ports Figure 2.1: Right BAT Keyboard...
  • Page 13 1) Make sure the computer is powered on 2) Plug BAT Keyboard into your USB Port 3) Your computer will recognize the BAT as new hardware. 4) After your BAT is recognized, you are ready to start typing with your keyboard. Page 8...
  • Page 14 Section Three Positioning Your BAT Keyboard...
  • Page 15 Positioning Your BAT Keyboard A great deal of research has gone into the design of the BAT Keyboard and its chord set to make typing as comfortable as possible. However, like any activity prolonged or over use can cause sore stiff muscles. Therefore, it is important to remember to take frequent breaks from typing throughout the day to give your muscles a rest.

  • Page 16: In Front Of Your Monitor

    On an armrest or in your lap: If you spend long hours at the computer, you will find that placing the BAT Keyboard on the arm of a chair or in your lap allows you to adjust the position of your entire body, reducing fatigue.

  • Page 17: With A Traditional Keyboard

    Some people have a BAT keyboard on the left side of their traditional keyboard for the same reason they have a mouse on the right side — it extends the functionality of their system and makes them more productive.
  • Page 18 Section Four Introduction to the BAT Keyboard...

  • Page 19: Families

    BAT Keyboard Tip: The chordset used by the BAT Keyboard is easy to learn and remember. While it is certainly a different way of entering data into your computer, with a little practice you will find chording to be natural and less tiring than traditional keyboard entry methods.

  • Page 20: Modes

    Mode. Chords for the alphabet and the space character are entered in this mode, etters flashes in shift which is also the default mode of the BAT Keyboard. All letters are entered using only black mode and stays keys. For convenience, upper case letters have the same chords as lower case, except they illuminated in are preceded by pressing the Blue Thumb key once.
  • Page 21 Figure 4.3: N umberS SymbolS If you have two bAt keyboards you can put one in and the letters other in Numbers numbers symbols lock mode. symbols...
  • Page 22 The keyboard now returns to mode. letters the red thumb example: Pressing the Red Thumb key with all four fingers locks the BAT in key becomes the mode. Now press the Blue Thumb key (for shift), followed by the Little Finger numbers...
  • Page 23 Introduction to the BAT Keyboard Note: After entering the desired function key, the BAT Keyboard automatically returns to the let- ters mode. the yellow and red lights will Mode. Many applications treat numbers found on the keypad separately from eypad illuminate when those found above the letter keys.
  • Page 24 Introduction to the BAT Keyboard There are three chords that are used to keep the BAT identical to a traditional keyboard. They are latch, right mode and win/apple chords. Latch The BAT uses a concept similiar to Sticky Keys. This means when you press a modifier chord such as shift, alt/option, ctrl, or win/apple the key is pressed and held until the next chord is pressed.
  • Page 25 However, Window us- ers also use this key by itself to open the Start menu. To do this with the BAT win/apple chord, simply press and release the chord twice. This will open the Start menu in Windows.

  • Page 26: Keyboard Mode Indicator Lights

    The mode indicators will light up in different combinations, depending on the current mode This essentially of your keyboard. If you have two BAT keyboards, keep in mind that each is independent of initializes your the other, therefore the indicators can light up in different combinations on each keyboard.
  • Page 27 These keys are the right alt/option, win/apple, and right ctrl keys. The next time you reset the BAT or restart your computer, the BAT will go back to default settings.
  • Page 28 Index. The light will continue to blink fast until the next chord is entered. reset When you reset your BAT keyboard (red, black, and blue thumb pressed at the same time), all three lights (blue, yellow and red) will blink once.

  • Page 29: Section Five - Tutorial

    Section Five Tutorial...
  • Page 30 Tutorial Introduction One of the best ways to learn the BAT Keyboard is to use the self-paced tutorial. It will take you through a logical process of learning chords, starting with the easiest one-finger and five-finger chords, and progressing to the less frequently used combinations.

  • Page 31: Lesson One - One-Finger Chords

    Tutorial Lesson One — One Finger Chords Four letters and a space can be entered using only one chord. These letters are I, R, Y and W. The notation for these chords can be found below. Figure 5.1: i, r, y and w Using these four letters you can spell wiry.
  • Page 32 For practice, try chording wiry several times again, this time separate the words with spac- The shift key is also entered with a one-key chord. To chord a capital letter, press the Blue Thumb key once. This puts the BAT Keyboard into the shift mode for the next character to be entered.
  • Page 33 Figure 5.4: S , W, I, R and Y hift You can also activate caps lock using the BAT Keyboard. You will learn how to do this in lesson two. One Finger Numbers Numbers one through five can also be entered on the BAT using one key chords. To enter numbers, the BAT must first be in numbers/symbols mode.
  • Page 34 Tutorial Tip: To enter one number, press the Red Thumb key. The next chord you press will enter a num- ber. Numbers one through five can also be entered with one-finger chords. Their notation is shown below. you can also enter the following symbols by first entering...

  • Page 35: Lesson Two - Five-Finger Chords

    Tutorial Lesson Two — Five-Finger Chords Five-finger chords are also easy to learn, as there are so few of them. The letter o is entered by pressing all the finger keys along with the Black Thumb key. Its notation is below. Figure 5.7: The letter O To enter a capital O first press the Blue Thumb key followed by the chord for the letter o.
  • Page 36 Tutorial Note: The caps lock feature is also activated by using all five fingers. To chord in all capital let- ters, press the Blue Thumb key with all four finger keys. the blue light stays illuminated when caps lock you are in caps lock Figure 5.8: C...

  • Page 37: Lesson Three - Two-Finger Chords

    Tutorial Lesson Three — Two-Finger Chords While learning the BAT Keyboard you have probably already made a mistake or two. Here is how to correct them. Most keys that modify your data entry in some way (such as the shift key) involve the Blue Thumb key. To correct a mistake, press the Blue Thumb key and the Middle Finger key together.
  • Page 38 Tutorial The letters D, H, L and U are easy to chord since they use keys which are next to each other, as shown below: Figure 5.11: The D, H, L and U Practice the following words and sentences which use these new chords. would you hold your rowdy old owl hold How did you dry your oily hull...

  • Page 39: Lesson Four - More Two-Finger Chords

    Tutorial Lesson Four — More Two-Finger Chords Another chord you will use frequently is the enter key. The notation for the enter key can be found below. Try chording some of the examples from the previous page again using the enter key after each word or sentence.
  • Page 40 Tutorial The letters B, C, F, G and K can be entered with two-finger chords. Try chording the words and phrases that use these letters after studying the notation below. Figure 5.13: The B, C, F, G and K dick why did you build your club by bill duck did you hug your child...
  • Page 41 Tutorial Note: The numbers 6 - 9 are also entered with two-finger chords. These are easy to remember since they are chorded by adding the Black Thumb key to the 2 - 5 chords. When practicing these numbers, don’t forget to switch to the numbers/symbols mode by either pressing the remember, to Red Thumb key alone (for one number) or pressing the Red Thumb key with all four fingers enter the second...
  • Page 42 The following two-finger chords are entered while in the numbers/symbols mode. Tip: Remember to press the Red Thumb key once before these characters. You may also choose to lock the BAT Keyboard in numbers/symbols mode by pressing the Red Thumb key with Some symbols all four fingers.

  • Page 43: Lesson Five - Special Two-Finger Chords

    Tutorial Lesson Five — Special Two-Finger Chords There are several two-finger chords which are useful for cursor movement or sending com- mands. You have already learned the enter and backspace chords. The left cursor and right cursor are also two-finger chords, as well as the win/apple chord. apple Figure 5.17: cursor...

  • Page 44: Lesson Six - Easy Three-Finger Chords

    Tutorial Lesson Six — Easy Three-Finger Chords Some of the three-finger chords are letters you will use frequently. These include E, M and S. Once again, study the notation below, and then try some new words and phrases. Figure 5.18: E, M and S He is so mellow.

  • Page 45: Lesson Seven - More Three-Finger Chords

    Tutorial Lesson Seven — More Three-Finger Chords The rest of the three-finger letter chords are all consonants. These letters are J, P, V, X and Z. Try the new words and sentences below after studying the notation for these letters. Figure 5.20: J, P, V, X and Z why did you build your club by Jeff’s house?
  • Page 46 Tutorial The semi-colon, period, percent sign and right bracket are also entered with three-finger chords. They are notated below. The semi-colon and period are entered in letters mode. The percent sign and right bracket are entered while in numbers/symbols mode. Note Shift to ;...

  • Page 47: Lesson Eight - Special Three-Finger Chords

    Tutorial Lesson Eight — Special Three-Finger Chords There are several three-finger chords which use the Blue Thumb key. These chords will allow you to chord the delete key, the up and down cursor keys, tab and end. delete Figure 5.22: delete aNd eNd Page 42...

  • Page 48: Lesson Nine - Four-Finger Chords

    Tutorial Lesson Nine — Four-Finger Chords There are only four letters which use four-finger chords. These are A, N, Q and T. Figure 5.23: A, N, Q and T about nova Alice wanted to paint the zebra violet. basic onto Bill just bought a cellular phone.
  • Page 49 Tutorial There are three symbols which also use four finger chords. The left bracket, question mark Tip: and addition symbol are entered while in the numbers/symbols mode, as notated below. the Question mark can also be entered with a [ / { two-finger chord as shown on page Figure 5.24: N...

  • Page 50: Lesson Ten - Special Four-Finger Chords

    There are several four-finger chords which control screen movement or send commands. for explanation These chords will allow you to page up, page down, enter home, control, alt, or right of the bAt right mode. mode, please see page 22.

  • Page 51: Lesson Eleven- Function Keys

    1 through 9. Note: the red light flashes fast when you are in mode. fuNctioNs Figure 5.27: Function keys F1 through F12 Once you have entered a function key, your BAT automatically returns to the previous mode. Page 46...

  • Page 52: Lesson Twelve- Keypad Mode

    Although the chords for these keys are the same as those you have ed when you are in learned already, you must put the BAT Keyboard into the keypad mode before entering mode. keypad them.
  • Page 53 Tutorial Note: Once in keypad mode, the other math symbols can also be entered using chords you have already learned. pressing Num lock mode will keypad toggle the red light on or off. multiply subtract diVide = /+ enter To produce the second character (+ and .

  • Page 54: Lesson Thirteen - Simple Macros

    Tutorial Lesson Thirteen — Simple Macros Several time-saving macros are already programmed into the standard chord set. These are 00, 000, “ ” and ( ). You must be in numbers/symbols mode or keypad mode to enter these chords. “ ” Figure 5.30: Double zero, triple zero, parentheses, quotation marks When you enter the chord for 00 or 000, two or three zeros are entered automatically.
  • Page 55 Section Six Tips and Tricks...

  • Page 56: Punctuation And Functions Mode

    Tips & Tricks Punctuation and F Mode uNctioNs Most punctuation and mode switching is designed for ease of use. The table below lists some chords that have mnemonic reference. To enter them, press the chord for the letter listed in the right column, substituting the Red Thumb key for the Black Thumb key. Symbol name Chord...

  • Page 57: Symbols

    Tips & Tricks Symbols Many of the math symbols use chords that are the same as the first letter of their name. The only difference is that you must be in numbers/symbols mode before entering them. Here are some helpful hints for remembering the math symbols. Symbol name Chord...

  • Page 58: Special Key Sequences

    On a traditional keyboard an ASCII code is entered by pressing and holding the alt key, typing in the numeric code on the numeric keypad, then releasing the alt key. Since the BAT keyboard uses sticky keys, an ASCII code is entered slightly different.
  • Page 59 Tips & Tricks keypad symbols lock latch ∑ Figure 6.4: Example of entering ASCII code Page 54...

  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    3) Gives you funny characters on the screen Try entering reset, the three thumb keys pressed simultaneously. If resetting the BAT does not clear the problems you are experiencing, simply unplug the USD cable from the BAT and then reconnect it.

  • Page 61: Reference Section

    Reference Section...

  • Page 62: Bat Chord Notation Charts

    Chords can be in one of three families. Standard (Black), Red or Blue. The Standard family contains the letters and numbers(and some punctuation). It is the default mode for the BAT Keyboard. Most data entry is done using Standard family chords, since it includes all the letters in the alphabet.

  • Page 63: Standard Family

    Reference Section Tip: Standard Family (Letters, numbers and symbols) Any chord which is entered using only the black keys is considered to be in the Standard function reset family. These are the chords you use most often and consist of letters and numbers. is entered by press- ing all three thumb keys (red, black and...
  • Page 64 Reference Section Blue Family (Capitalization, screen movement and cursor control) shift caps enter backspace macdel Chord: Caps Lock Chord: hift Press once to enter Press once to enter shifted a shifted character characters (i.e., capital let- (i.e., a capital letter). ters).
  • Page 65 Reference Section Letters Mode (The BAT Keyboard’s default mode — Standard Family) Tip: notation for the shift caps lock chords are shown below for your convenience. shift caps lock space Page 60...

  • Page 66: Numbers/Symbols Mode

    Reference Section Note: Numbers/symbols Mode sym lock space key sym mode to enter the second character, 1 / ! 2 / @ first press Press once to enter shift Press to enter Once in numbers symbols mode for mode, the Black Thumb bers symbols numbers...

  • Page 67: Functions Mode

    Reference Section Mode uNctioNs Press to enter function for one functions mode chord. Automatically returns to previous mode. Page 62...

  • Page 68: Keypad Mode

    Reference Section Note: space to enter keypad numlock enter the second characters, turn- mode: eypad Once in mode, keypad Num lock the Black Thumb key Press to enter keypad (the red light is used for number 1. mode. Press again The Red Thumb key will go on.) to return to previous...

  • Page 69: Keyboard Mode Indicator Lights

    Reference Section Keyboard Mode Indicator Lights The current status(or mode) of the BAT Keyboard(s) can be determined by looking at their status indicator lights. Each light has four different modes: off, on, slow blink and fast blink. These are explained below.

  • Page 70: Customer Service

    Customer Service If you have any questions regarding your BAT Keyboard or need assistance, contact the Infogrip, Inc. Customer Service Department at: Infogrip, Inc. 1794 East Main Street Ventura, California 93001 v: (805) 652-0770 f: (805) 652-0880 e: info@infogrip.com www.infogrip.com www.onehandkeyboard.com...

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