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Harpo BraillePen 12 Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 BraillePen 12 & BraillePen 12 Touch...

  • Page 2: Quick Start

    Quick Start If you want to jump straight to the section covering your device If you want to jump straight to the section covering your device - iPhone, Talks phone or iPhone, Talks phone or something else - use the links in the Table of Contents on the previous pages. use the links in the Table of Contents on the previous pages.
  • Page 3 Your BraillePen12 at a glance Exploring the BraillePen12 Illustration 1: The BraillePen12, with all features labelled. Your BraillePen12 has a 6-dot Braille keyboard, with the keys from left to right: dot 3, dot 6. Below the Braille keys there are three function keys, 2, dot 1, dot 4, dot 5, dot from left to right: Shift, Space...
  • Page 4 Space-Control (Enter) within one second after having switched on the BraillePen 12 Touch. To move to the next item in the menu, press Joystick Down; if you press Joystick Up, you will go immediately to the bottom item in the menu, which is exit. Use Joystick Down to step through the menu items.
  • Page 5 Sleep x minutes: This item refers to the length of time BraillePen 12 Touch will stay active after the last keypress. The default sleep time is 25 minutes; this can be changed in 5-minute increments to a high of "never"...
  • Page 6 When you have made all the changes, exit the menu by moving down to EXIT and pressing Space Control or Joystick Enter. After exiting, BraillePen 12 Touch will automatically turn on in normal operating mode. This takes around 4 seconds.
  • Page 7 2. Rotor settings (with iOS devices) 3. ActiveTouch Cursor Routing (BP 12 Touch only) Although BraillePen 12 Touch is so compact and easy to work with, you can further improve your text navigation by using ActiveTouch Cursor Routing. The system is based on a 12- channel Touch Sensor and does not require any physical routing keys.
  • Page 8 To remove the content from the Clipboard, press Left Pan + Right Pan + dots 123456. Remember that this operation cannot be reversed. Exiting the Clipboard To exit the Clipboard press Right Pan + Ctrl + dot 6. The BraillePen 12 will beep. All your data will be automatically saved in the memory.
  • Page 9 BraillePen 12 is connected or not to an external device. All you have to do is press Left Pan + Shift + dot 3 and you are ready to enter text to the Clipboard. The BraillePen 12 will switch to an autonomous mode and the communication with an external device is suspended until you exit the Clipboard.
  • Page 10 BraillePen Write BraillePen12 can act as a fully- functioning Windows keyboard, using BraillePen Write. Your computer must have Bluetooth adapter, either internally or using a USB Bluetooth dongle. ® BraillePen Write requires Windows XP or higher. Installing BraillePen Write he BraillePen Write installer is a single file called Illustration 2: Step 2 in the install process.
  • Page 11 Illustration 5 5: The first dialog in the BraillePen Write install process. : The first dialog in the BraillePen Write install process. The second dialog offers you the chance to change the installation location, although the The second dialog offers you the chance to change the installation location, although the The second dialog offers you the chance to change the installation location, although the standard location usually works well.
  • Page 12 BraillePen 12 it already knows. So long as Bluetooth is BraillePen 12 it already knows. So long as Bluetooth is running and the BraillePen 12 is on, the connection will running and the BraillePen 12 is on, the connection will happen automatically.
  • Page 13 The Combo keystroke From version 1.2i, BraillePen Write allows you to combine a sequence of keystrokes from your currently-loaded keymap, so that Windows will see the sequence as a single keystroke. This can allow you to enter complex keystrokes such as Control-Alt-F12, or Tab-Delete- Backspace, or any other complex keystroke which might be required by your software.
  • Page 14 The first, Shift + dot 3, activates Alt for use with menus, and behaves as though Alt has , activates Alt for use with menus, and behaves as though Alt has , activates Alt for use with menus, and behaves as though Alt has been pressed and released;...
  • Page 15 If you begin a new keymap, nothing appears in either of these Spaces; if you load a keymap, If you begin a new keymap, nothing appears in either of these Spaces; if you load a keymap, If you begin a new keymap, nothing appears in either of these Spaces; if you load a keymap, the contents of that keymap are loaded in the le the contents of that keymap are loaded in the left display space, and then any combination ft display space, and then any combination...
  • Page 16 Illustration 12: BPConfig Bluetooth search screen. : BPConfig Bluetooth search screen. Illustration 13: BPConfig ready to connec : BPConfig ready to connect. When you click Add keystroke, a new window When you click Add keystroke, a new window appears inviting you first to press the keystroke on one or other of the keyboards appears inviting you first to press the keystroke on one or other of the keyboards appears inviting you first to press the keystroke on one or other of the keyboards - it doesn't matter whether you begin with the BraillePen Slim...
  • Page 17 BraillePen12 and 6-key entry into Braille files BraillePen12 with the Windows Keyboard software can be used for 6-key entry into Braille files from Duxbury Braille Translator or other translators. Note that 6-key or direct Braille entry is only available after the file has been translated. Before translation, your BraillePen12 will enter text into the editor part of your translation software in the same way as your standard keyboard.
  • Page 18 Illustration 15: Duxbury Braille Translator showing Braille typed from the BraillePen12...

  • Page 19: Appendix A: Care And Resources

    Appendix A: Care and Resources Appendix A: Care and Resources Making the Bluetooth Connection Connection BraillePen12 supports Bluetooth connections with four main types of Bluetooth adapters or BraillePen12 supports Bluetooth connections with four main types of Bluetooth adapters or BraillePen12 supports Bluetooth connections with four main types of Bluetooth adapters or dongles.
  • Page 20 Illustration 17: Toshiba Bluetooth Add New Device window To add a device, first find Bluetooth in your Programs menu. Select Bluetooth Settings from To add a device, first find Bluetooth in your Programs menu. Select Bluetooth Settings from To add a device, first find Bluetooth in your Programs menu. Select Bluetooth Settings from the sub-menu, and a window will pop up.
  • Page 21 click Next. A new dialog opens to tell you that the Bluetooth application is searching for devices. A new dialog opens to tell you that the Bluetooth application is searching for devices. A new dialog opens to tell you that the Bluetooth application is searching for devices. Next you will see the dialog with the Braill Next you will see the dialog with the BraillePen12 listed.
  • Page 22 assigned is given here. Click Next to continue. assigned is given here. Click Next to continue. After the pairing is complete, the software returns to the Bluetooth Settings window from the After the pairing is complete, the software returns to the Bluetooth Settings window from the After the pairing is complete, the software returns to the Bluetooth Settings window from the Illustration 23: Bluetooth Settings Window showing BraillePen12...
  • Page 23 Again, make sure that Bluetooth is enabled; right Again, make sure that Bluetooth is enabled; right-click on the Bluetooth icon in the system k on the Bluetooth icon in the system tray, and if it isn't enabled, click to enable. tray, and if it isn't enabled, click to enable.
  • Page 24 The following dialog appears to be asking for a passcode or security code. However, if you The following dialog appears to be asking for a passcode or security code. However, if you The following dialog appears to be asking for a passcode or security code. However, if you don't want to set one up for your BraillePen12, click Skip, and the software will try don't want to set one up for your BraillePen12, click Skip, and the software will try don't want to set one up for your BraillePen12, click Skip, and the software will try to pair with...
  • Page 25 Illustration Illustration 30: Turning off WIDCOMM security stage 1 Then, in the same window, on the tab "Client applications", select "Bluetooth Serial Port Then, in the same window, on the tab "Client applications", select "Bluetooth Serial Port Then, in the same window, on the tab "Client applications", select "Bluetooth Serial Port Interface"...
  • Page 26 A shortcut will be placed on the desktop, and then the final screen of the Wizard appears. A shortcut will be placed on the desktop, and then the final screen of the Wizard appears. A shortcut will be placed on the desktop, and then the final screen of the Wizard appears. Illustration Illustration 33: Final screen of WIDCOMM setup Click Next.
  • Page 27 BraillePen 12 Battery Life y Life Your BraillePen 12 has an internal rechargeable battery, which isn't user serviceable or user Your BraillePen 12 has an internal rechargeable battery, which isn't user serviceable or user Your BraillePen 12 has an internal rechargeable battery, which isn't user serviceable or user- replaceable.
  • Page 28 Wait 5 seconds and release all keys; wait 6 seconds for BraillePen12 to reboot internally; Switch the BraillePen12 on again, by pressing space, dot 1 and dot 3 simultaneously. Updating BraillePen Write From time to time there will be updated versions of this software. Each update is a full installation of the software, and requires you to uninstall the version you currently have installed.
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  • Page 31: Appendix B: Windows Keymaps

    US Standard keyboard in Windows. Unused combinations can be found in the file available-keystrokes.txt, on your BraillePen CD. The Joystick and Pan Keys are only available on BraillePen 12. These keys add many, many combinations to the possible keystrokes. These keystrokes are provided in the file...
  • Page 32 Assigning more than one Windows keystroke to a BraillePen Write keystroke If you would like to have a single BraillePen keystroke take the place of a sequence of Windows keystrokes that you use all the time, you add it to your keymap in BPConfig. Remember to use one of the unused keystrokes from the table at the end of this section, and when you enter the Windows keystroke into BPConfig, make sure you press the Windows keys in the correct order.
  • Page 33 shift + dots 1 3 5 shift + dots 1 2 3 4 shift + dots 1 2 3 4 5 shift + dots 1 2 3 5 shift + dots 2 3 4 shift + dots 2 3 4 5 shift + dots 1 3 6 shift + dots 1 2 3 6 shift + dots 2 4 5 6...
  • Page 34 dots 3 4 5 > dots 1 2 4 6 control dots 1 2 4 6 dots 1 2 5 6 control dots 1 4 6 Modifier and control keys BraillePen keys Windows key control dot 1 Left arrow Joystick Left Left Pan control dot 4 Right arrow...
  • Page 35 Function keys BraillePen keys Windows key shift space dot 2 shift space dots 2 3 shift space dots 2 5 shift space dots 2 5 6 shift space dots 2 6 shift space dots 2 3 5 shift space dots 2 3 5 6 shift space dots 2 3 6 shift space dots 3 5 shift space dots 3 5 6...

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