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  • Page 1 User Guide...
  • Page 2 User Guide Copyright 2024. All rights reserved, Technologies HumanWare. This User Guide is protected by copyright belonging to HumanWare, with all rights reserved. The User Guide may not be copied in whole or in part without written consent from HumanWare.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Unpacking your Monarch .................. 1.3. Physical description ................... 1.3.1. Protective case ..................1.3.2. Top face of the Monarch ................1.3.3. Left edge of the Monarch ................. 1.3.4. Right edge of the Monarch ............... 1.3.5. Left and right sides of the Braille display ..........
  • Page 4 3.1.2. Braille keyboard shortcuts ................ 3.2. First letter navigation ..................3.3. Point and click mode ..................3.3.1. Point and click description ................ 3.3.2. Navigating through a list of items ............. 3.3.3. Activating a selected item ................. 3.3.4. Dynamic and manual Braille display refresh ..........
  • Page 5 Managing files with Files ................... 6.1. Creating folders ....................6.2. Differences among drives, folders, and files ............. 6.3. Navigating in the file browser ................6.4. Renaming a file or a folder ................6.5. File and folder commands ................. 6.5.1. Marking files ....................
  • Page 6 7.11. Converting a Word document to another format ..........7.12. Embossing a document ..................Creating graphs with KeyMath .................. 8.1. Creating a new expression ................8.2. Import and export math expressions ..............8.2.1. Insert math expressions from BRL file ............8.2.2.
  • Page 7 14.3. Viewing Monarch Software Version ..............Updating your Monarch ..................15.1. System Update ....................15.2. Updating your Monarch applications from a Wi-Fi network Application Update 15.3. Updating your Monarch via USB ............... 15.4. Update apps via USB ..................Troubleshooting ....................
  • Page 8 16.3. Device is no longer Accessible ................16.4. Other problems ....................Appendix A – Braille Keyboard command summary ............General .......................... General navigation ......................Reading .......................... Editing ..........................KeyWord Commands ..................... Braille Editor : KeyBrf Commands ................. Victor Reader ......................... Tactile Viewer Commands .....................
  • Page 9 Appendix D – Braille tables ....................United States 8 dot Computer Braille ................United Kingdom 8 dot Computer Braille ............... Braille table for password entry .................. Appendix E – Braille learning tables ................NLS I.M.BT. (UEB 2015) ....................Lesson 4.2: .......................
  • Page 10 Unit 4 ........................Unit 5 ........................Unit 6 ........................Unit 7 ........................Unit 8 ........................Unit 9 ........................Unit 10 ........................Unit 11 ........................Unit 12 ........................Unit 13 ........................Unit 14 ........................Unit 15 ........................Unit 16 ........................Unit 17 ........................
  • Page 11 Disposal instructions ....................Appendix G – Technical specifications ................Mechanical ........................System ......................... User Interface ......................Connectivity ......................... Battery and Power ....................... Charger ........................Environmental conditions ................... Appendix H – Cybersecurity .................... Code Obfuscation ......................Update Protection ....................... Signature Verification ....................

  • Page 12: Product Overview And Physical Description

    Tactile graphics and braille on the same tactile array in addition to showing true multiline braille. The Monarch is revolutionary as it displays between 6 and 10 content lines of 32 cells each instead of only one at a time as do traditional braille displays on the market. That way, you can read text the same way that you would do while reading braille on paper.

  • Page 13: Physical Description

    At the top of the tactile display, is the Touch Sensor which is used for finger positioning. Near the Power button is a LED that is green when the Monarch is powered on. When plugged into a power source, the LED light color will change depending on the charge level attained.

  • Page 14: Right Edge Of The Monarch

    Moving upward from the USB-A port is an oval shape button which is used for turning the Monarch on and off. To power on, press and hold this button for 3 seconds or until you feel a vibration. Immediately after the vibration, “starting keysoft...” will be shown in braille at the top line of the display.

  • Page 15: Left And Right Sides Of The Braille Display

    Under the Perkins keyboard and directly in front of you, are the three buttons mainly used to navigate your Monarch.

  • Page 16: Bluetooth

    The square button: This is the app switcher button, which allows to move through applications that are open. A press and hold of this button opens the Context menu. Bluetooth The Monarch features an internal Bluetooth interface. Wi-Fi The Monarch features an internal Wi-Fi B/G/N interface, 2.4 - 5 GHz...

  • Page 17: Setting Up

    To recharge your system, plug in the type-C USB connector of your recharge cable into the Type-C USB port located at the rear of the left edge of your Monarch. Since this is a type-C USB connector, you don't have to worry about plugging it upside down.

  • Page 18: Basic Commands

    Repeat: Space with R (Makes the Monarch repeat what was said last) Turn speech on/off: Backspace with Enter with S Display current date: Enter with D (Monarch will display and say the current date) Display current time: Enter with T (Monarch will display and say the current time) Stop Speech: Backspace with Enter (Stops the Monarch’s speech while speaking.)

  • Page 19: Sleep Mode And Powering Your System On And Off

    2.4 Sleep mode and powering your System On and Off Powering On/Off When you know you won’t be using your Monarch for some time, it may be better to turn it off completely to preserve your battery. To do so, simply press and hold the power button for approximately 1 second.

  • Page 20: Managing Language Profiles And Voices

    • When you have completed the tutorial, a message will indicate that the basic tutorial is done. You can press the Enter key to adjust the settings, or the Home or Back key to be directed to the Main menu. Note: the text of the tutorial can be read in Appendix C.

  • Page 21: Learning Tables

    If you selected English US in the language selection list when setting up your Monarch for the first time, the list of voices will be restricted to English. To add an additional voice, select Add another voice in the Manage voices menu and press Enter.

  • Page 22: Standard Keyboard

    For more details on what is included on each learning table, please refer to Appendix E. 2.7 Standard keyboard You can use your Monarch with a standard keyboard, that can be plugged into your tablet via either USB or Bluetooth. The layout of this keyboard is English QWERTY by default.

  • Page 23: Navigating On Your Monarch

    Appendix A or the section 2.3 for the most common used commands. Because the Monarch is a multiline display, we provide the Point and click mode to navigate more efficiently on your screen and to interact quickly with elements on your braille display screen.

  • Page 24: First Letter Navigation

    For example, to return to the Main menu while in an application, press the shortcut Space with Dots 1-2-3-4-5-6 or the Home button (circle button on the front of the device). Another example: to save a document in Keyword and KeyBRF, you must press Space with S (Space with dots 2-3-4).

  • Page 25: Edit Mode

    Space bar and to the Previous field with the Backspace key. 3.5 Text-to-speech As you learn to use your Monarch, you will notice that most of what you do is followed with the audio feedback of a Text-to-Speech engine (TTS) called HumanWare Acapela.

  • Page 26: Copying Spoken Content

    Note: You will only receive audio confirmation when turning the TTS on. 3.6 Copying Spoken Content It is possible to copy any content spoken by your Monarch and paste it into an editable field or in any application you can write in, like KeyWord.

  • Page 27: Connectivity Information

    Connectivity information To view your connectivity information such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth status or your signal strength, use the shortcut Enter with N to enter in the notification shade, and the Wi-Fi connectivity status will be announced. 3.8 Disabling and Enabling Accessibility Although it is not recommended, it is possible to disable accessibility on your device by pressing and holding the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons simultaneously for a few seconds.

  • Page 28: Main Menu

    4 Main Menu 4.1 KeySoft Main Menu Description KeySoft is the heart of your Monarch, supporting all applications that are built in your tablet. KeySoft’s main menu gives you access to the most often used applications, such as the word processor, the Braille editor, the math app, etc.

  • Page 29: Opening Menu Items

    To access a running application, press the Recent apps button, the square button in the middle of your Monarch’s front edge. Navigate to the app you wish to open with the D- pad keys, then press Enter.

  • Page 30: Customizing Your Main Menu

    4.8 Customizing your Main Menu With the Monarch, you have the possibility to customize the main menu by either adding or removing items of your choice. Turning On the Custom Menu To customize your Main Menu, make sure you are already in the Main Menu, then press Backspace with Enter and X.

  • Page 31: Other Menus And Help

    To access the Contextual Menu from most KeySoft apps, press SPACE with M, or press and hold the Recent apps button (the square button on the front edge of your Monarch). From the context menu, press the Space bar or the D-pad keys to scroll through the available options.

  • Page 32: Reading The User Guide

    Monarch. 5.4 Reading the User Guide If you would like to read the user guide for your Monarch on the device, this can be accessed in the options menu under User Guide. Type SPACE with O to access the Options menu then you can quickly type “U”...

  • Page 33: Managing Files With Files

    6.2 Differences among drives, folders, and files At the root of your Monarch are the different storage devices of your tablet. These are storage (the internal storage of your device) and USB drive (USB drive will only appear if a USB key is inserted in your device).

  • Page 34: Marking Files

    Mark/Unmark all: Enter with Dots 1-2-3-4-5-6 Copy to: Backspace with Y Move to: Backspace with X Perform current action: Backspace with A Search: Space with F Rename: Backspace with R Delete: Backspace with Dots 2-3-5-6 Select drive: Space with D Info: Space with I Marking files It is possible to “mark”...

  • Page 35: Add An External Storage

    IMPORTANT: You must safely eject your USB stick before physically removing it from your Monarch. To safely eject your USB stick, type Space with D to be directed to the Drives selection. Then, navigate to the external storage added and select the Eject button. A prompt indicating that your external storage had been ejected safely will be displayed.

  • Page 36: Editing A Document With Keyword

    7 Editing a document with KeyWord 7.1 Launching KeyWord To launch KeyWord, access the main menu, Press W or Navigate to Word Processor: KeyWord, then press Enter. 7.2 Creating a document From the KeyWord menu, navigate to and activate the Create menu item. You should see your cursor in a blank document.

  • Page 37: Editing A Document

    until you reach the SAVE button and press Enter. You can also press Backspace with A (perform current action) to complete the saving of the file. Please note that anywhere in the saving process, pressing Space with S will bring you directly to the filename edit field.

  • Page 38: Editing A Text Selection

    Move to next line: Space with Dot 4 D-Pad up: move cursor at current position to previous line. D-Pad down: move cursor at current position to next line. Move to previous paragraph: Space with Dots 2-3 Move to next paragraph: Space with Dots 5-6 Beginning of line (Home): Enter with Dots 1-3 End of line (End): Enter with Dots 4-6 Braille panning up: Pan up key...

  • Page 39: Reading A Document Continuously Using Speech

    When you are in a document, you can ask KeyWord to read everything that follows your editing cursor with the Read all command: Space with G, for “Go”. You can stop your Monarch from reading by pressing Backspace with Enter. Reading mode Keyword features a “Reading mode”...

  • Page 40: Math Functions

    • The Ignore button will ignore this error and move to the next one. • The Ignore All button will ignore every occurrence of this mistake in your document. • The Add Word to Dictionary button will add the word to your dictionary so that it will not be seen as a misspelled word in the future.

  • Page 41: Notice Of License Agreement

    This library is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 (LGPL v2.1). HumanWare agrees to provide a copy of the modified library to any requesting party at no charge. To obtain a copy, please contact HumanWare Customer Support as detailed in Appendix 7.9 Working in multiple documents...

  • Page 42: Generating A Visual Preview

    switching documents. If it has already been saved, your current document will be saved automatically when you switch to another one. Use the D-pad keys to select which drive, among those available on your device, you wish to open, then select the document you wish to switch to from the list presented to you, and the new document will open.
  • Page 43 Please note that embossing formatting and page size must be controlled on the embosser’s menu and is not controllable at this point from KeyWord. Blank lines are currently not rendered by the embosser. To get the maximum functionality from your embosser, make sure the Monarch software is up to date.

  • Page 44: Creating Graphs With Keymath

    8 Creating graphs with KeyMath KeyMath is the designated application for math expressions. You can enter all your math expressions in any of the supported math codes, edit them, import/export them from/to other apps, and you can also generate many types of graphs from these expressions, that can be used in different contexts, for example for schoolwork.

  • Page 45: Export Expressions To Keyword

    until you reach the Save button and press Enter. You can also press Backspace with A (perform current action) to complete the saving of the file. Please note that anywhere in the saving process, pressing Space with S will bring you directly to the filename edit field.

  • Page 46: Generating, Reading, And Modifying Graphic Objects In Keymath

    You can also select these options in the Context menu. 8.5 Generating, reading, and modifying graphic objects in KeyMath With KeyMath, you can convert any math expression to a graph that can be directly read in Braille. It can be very useful to visually represent different operations in some math contexts, as anyone can do by creating a math formula on paper.
  • Page 47 to change the axis step and to display your graph on polar or degree mode. To check or uncheck an option, press the Enter key on the desired option. To change the labels, press Enter on the desired label and you will be in an edit box to rename this specific label. Press Enter when done typing.

  • Page 48: Tactile Viewer

    S or by selecting the option “Save file locally” in the Context menu which you can access with the shortcut Space with M. Note: The APH TGIL menu can only be used when the Monarch is connected to the Internet.

  • Page 49: Navigate In Your Graphic

    9.2 Navigate in your graphic Tactile Viewer contains a lot of navigation shortcuts that will enhance your experience when touching tactile images and that will allow you to see each section of the image as you wish. You can also zoom at any specific point in a graphic. When in Point and click mode, point with one finger on the area that you want to zoom, then press two times on the Refresh/Action button.

  • Page 50: Rotate

    Rotate Use the Rotate function to change the position/viewing angle of your image. To rotate your image, press the shortcut Space with R, that you will also find in the Context menu. Each time you use this command, the image will rotate 90 degrees on the plane. Go to a specific position in your graphic Multiple navigation shortcuts can be used to go to a specific location in your image.

  • Page 51: Reading And Editing Braille Documents With Keybrf

    10 Reading and editing Braille documents with KeyBRF 10.1 Opening BRF and BRL files The Monarch includes KeyBRF, a software designed to open .brf or .brl files. These common Braille file types are directly written in Braille. There are two ways to open a Braille file with KeyBRF.

  • Page 52: Reading A Book With Victor Reader

    11 Reading a book with Victor Reader Victor Reader is the Monarch’s application designed to read textbooks. It can read books in EPUB or DAISY 3 textbook formats. It can also access the text content provided by various book and magazine services.

  • Page 53: Download A Book In Victor Reader

    use the shortcut Backspace with Dots 2-3-5-6, then confirm the deletion by pressing Enter on the OK button. Download a book in Victor Reader To download a book in Victor Reader, in the main menu of the app, select a book provider to which you are subscribed.

  • Page 54: My Subscriptions

    Note: all the heading navigation shortcuts can be found in the Contextual menu, under the “Navigation” submenu, then the “Heading navigation” submenu. 11.3 My subscriptions In this submenu, your magazines to which you are subscribed are displayed. Press Enter on the desired one to select it and access the list of available issues. Then, select an issue in the list to download it.

  • Page 55: Browsing The Web With Ecosia (Beta)

    Ecosia is a Chromium-based web browser that focuses on environmental impact. Ecosia is the web browser implemented on the Monarch and works, in large part, as Chrome would. We adapted this program to fit our needs for an accessible web browsing experience for blind and partially sighted people.

  • Page 56: Navigating On A Website

    Find previous: Space with P Downloads: Backspace with D Ecosia menu: Space with W Alternatively, most of these functions can be accessed in the main page by scrolling with the panning keys. The first element on your web browser’s screen are the tabs that are currently open.
  • Page 57 following HTML elements: headings, form elements, landmarks, list items, tabs, and links. When focus is located outside the webpage, standard navigation levels will apply. Press SPACE with DOTS 1-3 to move to the previous navigation element and SPACE with DOTS 4-6 to move to the next navigation element. Here are the web view navigation shortcuts: To navigate backwards, add backspace and enter (dots 7 and 8) Button: B...

  • Page 58: Accessing A New Website

    12.2 Accessing a new website To access a new website, press ENTER with O, or press Enter on the “Search and plant trees” field. You could also point and click on this field to open it. This field requires you to use computer Braille to input the address. Remember that computer Braille uses all 8 dots, so when using computer Braille, if you want to perform traditional commands that use the ENTER or BACKSPACE keys, you must add the SPACE BAR to these commands to perform them.

  • Page 59: Downloading Files

    If you press enter on a link from a web page which activates a download, you will see a notification that the download has started. All downloads are saved in the Monarch’s internal storage under the Downloads folder. In Ecosia, you can retrieve the list of downloads by accessing the downloads from the Ecosia context menu.

  • Page 60: Monarch Chess

    13 Monarch Chess The Monarch contains a chess game application. To open it, go to the All applications submenu of the Keysoft’s Main menu, then press the Enter key on the Monarch Chess application. A chess board will be displayed in braille, with the following message: “Press Enter to continue”.
  • Page 61 To know more about the settings and what effect changing them has, please refer to the tutorial.

  • Page 62: Settings

    14 Settings 14.1 Settings overview Two types of settings can be changed on your Monarch: KeySoft settings, and Android settings. Android settings apply to your Monarch in general, such as Wi-Fi connection, sound, storage, battery and software version. You can access Android settings by pressing Enter with Q, or by going to the All Applications menu from the main menu, and then selecting and activating the Settings item.
  • Page 63 • Select Language Profile (submenu): Choose from one of 10 language profiles on your Monarch. You can also use ENTER with L to switch profiles. • Braille navigation settings (submenu): modify the Braille navigation settings. o Display mode: choose between multiline and single line.

  • Page 64: Viewing Monarch Software Version

    • Android System Settings: Access the Android Settings. 14.3 Viewing Monarch Software Version The fastest way to see the version number of your Monarch is to type SPACE with I from the main menu. This will open the Tablet Status window which gives you useful information about your device –...

  • Page 65: Updating Your Monarch

    A Wi-Fi connection is necessary to perform a system or application update. Note: To initiate a system update, your Monarch should at least have 20% of battery charge if it is plugged into a power source, and 50% battery charge if it is unplugged.

  • Page 66: Updating Your Monarch Via Usb

    ZIP file) downloaded to the USB stick that will be used to perform the update. plug the USB stick into your Monarch and the update will be detected automatically. A prompt asking you if you want to update your device will be displayed. You will have the choice to install the update now or to be reminded later.

  • Page 67: Update Apps Via Usb

    USB stick will always prompt you to install it when the USB stick is plugged into the Monarch. 15.4 Update apps via USB To update apps via a USB stick, copy and paste the app files of these applications on your USB stick.

  • Page 68: Troubleshooting

    If you find yourself with a problem you can’t seem to resolve, try restarting your Monarch normally. If you are unable to power off normally, or if your Monarch is frozen, press and hold the power button for 12 seconds to perform a hard reset. Once your Monarch is shut down, power it on again to see if the problem is resolved.
  • Page 69 North America: 1-800-722-3393 or 1-888-723-7273 (Canada) us.support@humanware.com Europe: (0044) 1933 415 800 eu.support@humanware.com Australia / Asia: (02) 9686 2600 au.sales@humanware.com...

  • Page 70: Appendix A - Braille Keyboard Command Summary

    Appendix A – Braille Keyboard command summary Note: If using Computer braille, you need to add Space with commands using Enter or Backspace. General Home (Main Menu): Space with Dots 1-2-3-4-5-6 or Home button (circle-shaped button on the front of the device) Activate Selected item: Enter (Dot 8) or point with one finger and double press Action button Escape or Back: Space with E or Back button (triangle-shaped button on the front of the...

  • Page 71: General Navigation

    Contextual help: Space with H System information: Space with I Toggle language profile: Enter with L Turn screen reader and accessibility on / off: Press and hold Volume up and Volume down buttons for 3 seconds Toggle speech on/off: Backspace with Enter with S Toggle Braille grade: Backspace with G Toggle from Computer Braille to Literary Braille: backspace with space with G Battery status: Enter with P...

  • Page 72: Editing

    Previous line: Space with Dot 1 Current line: Space with Dots 1-4 Next line: Space with Dot 4 Move cursor at current position to previous line: D-pad up Move cursor at current position to next line: D-pad down Previous paragraph: Space with Dots 2-3 Current paragraph: Space with Dots 2-3-5-6 Next paragraph: Space with Dots 5-6 Jump to the beginning of a line or sentence (Home): Enter with Dots 1-3...

  • Page 73: Keyword Commands

    KeyWord Commands Save: Space with S Save as: Backspace with S Create file: Backspace with N Open file: Backspace with O Switch documents: Space with Dots 1-2-5-6 File info: Space with I Find : Space with F Find next: Space with N Find previous: Space with P Replace: Backspace with F Toggle Reading mode : Space with X...

  • Page 74: Braille Editor: Keybrf Commands

    Braille Editor: KeyBrf Commands Save: Space with S Save as: Backspace with S Find : Space with F Find next: Space with N Find previous: Space with P Toggle Reading mode : Space with X Victor Reader Table of contents: Space with T Go to page: Enter with G Next page: Enter with O Previous page: Enter with Dots 2-4-6...

  • Page 75: Tgil Library

    Bottom left: Space with Dot 3 Top right: Space with Dot 4 Center right: Space with Dot 5 Bottom right: Space with Dot 6 Top center: Space with C Center: Space with Dots 2-5 Bottom center: Space with Dots 3-6 Rotate the display: Space with R Switch to overview mode: Zoom out (-) Switch to standard mode: Zoom In (+)

  • Page 76: Math: Keymath

    Rename file or folder: Backspace with R Mark/Unmark file or folder: Backspace with L Mark all files or folders: Enter with Dots 1-2-3-4-5-6 Delete file or folder: Backspace with Dots 2-3-5-6 Copy to: Backspace with Y Cut file/Move to: Backspace with X Search: Space with F Drive Selection: Space with D Perform current action: Backspace with A...

  • Page 77: Html Content Navigation (Webviews)

    Back: Space with E or the Back button Reload page: Enter with R Add or manage bookmark: Enter with M Bookmarks: Enter with dots 2-3-5 History: Enter with dots 2-3-6 New tab: Backspace with N Previous tab: Backspace with K Next tab: Backspace with dots 4-6 Close tab: Enter with C Find: Space with F...
  • Page 78 Heading level 4: DOT 4 Heading level 5: DOT 5 Heading level 6: DOT 6 List: O List item: I Link: L Table: T Checkbox: X Combo box: Z List of available webview commands: Space with H...

  • Page 79: Appendix B - Standard Keyboard Command Summary

    Appendix B – Standard Keyboard command summary General Home (Main Menu): Home button (circle-shaped button on the front of the device) or Ctrl + Alt + H Activate Selected item: Enter or point with one finger and double press Action button Escape or Back: Escape or Back button (triangle-shaped button on the front of the device) Accessibility Volume up: Alt + =...

  • Page 80: General Navigation

    Toggle language profile: Ctrl +Alt + L Turn screen reader and accessibility on / off: Press and hold Volume up and Volume down buttons for 3 seconds Toggle speech on/off: Alt + Shift + S Toggle Braille grade: Ctrl + Shift + G Battery status: Ctrl + Alt + P Time: Ctrl + Alt + T Date: Ctrl + Alt + D...

  • Page 81: Editing

    Move cursor at current position to previous line: D-pad up Move cursor at current position to next line: D-pad down Previous paragraph: Ctrl + Up arrow Current paragraph: Ctrl + Alt + 4 Next paragraph: Ctrl + Down arrow Jump to the beginning of a line or sentence: Home Jump to the end of a line or sentence: End Jump to the top of an area: Ctrl + Home Jump to the bottom of an area: Ctrl + End...
  • Page 82 Create file: Ctrl + N Open file: Ctrl + O Switch documents: Ctrl + Tab File info: Ctrl + I Find : Ctrl + F Find next: Ctrl + 3 Find previous: Ctrl + Shift + 3 Replace: Ctrl + H Toggle Reading mode: Ctrl + R Preview print document: Ctrl + Q Spell check: Ctrl + 7...

  • Page 83: Braille Editor: Keybrf Commands

    Select previous paragraph: Shift + Ctrl + Up Arrow Select next paragraph: Shift + Ctrl + Down Arrow Select previous page: Shift + Page up Select next page: Shift + Page down Select from the beginning of the line: Shift + Home Select to the end of the line: Shift + End Select from top of content: Shift + Ctrl + Home Select to end of content: Shift + Ctrl + End...

  • Page 84: Tactile Viewer Commands

    Tactile Viewer Commands Pan left: Left or right D-pad left Pan right: Left or right D-pad right Pan Up: Left or right D-pad up Pan Down: Left or right D-pad down Zoom In: Zoom In (+) Button or Point and double press Action button Zoom out: Zoom out (-) Button Rotate the display: Ctrl + R Switch to overview mode: Zoom out (-)

  • Page 85: File Manager

    File Manager New Folder: Ctrl + N Rename file or folder: Ctrl + 2 Mark/Unmark file or folder: Alt + Shift + Enter Mark all files or folders: Ctrl + A Delete file or folder: Delete Copy to: Ctrl + Y Cut file/Move to: Ctrl + X Search : Ctrl + F Drive Selection: Ctrl + D...

  • Page 86: Html Content Navigation (Webviews)

    Find: Ctrl + F Find next: Ctrl + 3 Find previous: Ctrl + Shift + 3 Downloads: Alt + D Ecosia menu: Space with W Html Content Navigation (webviews) To navigate backwards, add the Shift key Button: B Control: C ARIA landmark: D Editable field: E Focusable item: F...
  • Page 87 List of available webview commands: F1...

  • Page 88: Appendix C - Startup Tutorial

    Monarch Startup Press Enter Screen 2, welcome: Welcome to the Monarch startup. This tutorial will teach you the basics of using your Monarch. Press Enter to continue or Space with E to exit. Screen 3, panning keys: Find and press each Pan key above/below the left/right D-Pad. The Pan keys move the page up and down.
  • Page 89 Screen 10, first letter navigation: Use first letter navigation to go to butterfly. Press B to move to Butterfly then press Enter. Pupa Cocoon Monarch Book Caterpillar Butterfly Screen 11, Butterfly: Check out this butterfly! Press Enter to continue. Screen 12, a tactile graphic of a butterfly, with the word “butterfly” written in braille at the bottom.
  • Page 90 The adult Monarch then engages in activities like feeding on nectar from flowers, mating, and, for some generations, embarking on the incredible migration journey. The Monarch's lifespan as an adult typically ranges from a few weeks to several months, depending on factors such as weather conditions and the timing of its...
  • Page 91 The cyclical nature of the Monarch Butterfly's lifecycle is not only a testament to the marvels of nature but also highlights the importance of preserving habitats and food sources critical for their survival. This content was generated by AI, and is provided as an example of sample text.
  • Page 92 (The three shapes are above the braille text.) When clicking on the triangular shape: Back key. Press to move to the previous screen, or to back out of an app. When clicking on the circular shape: Home key. Press to return to the main menu from anywhere. When clicking on the square shape: Recent apps key.

  • Page 93: Appendix D - Braille Tables

    Appendix D – Braille tables United States 8 dot Computer Braille exclamation mark: '!' 2,3,4,6 quote: '"' 5 pound: '#' 3,4,5,6 dollar sign: '$' 1,2,4,6 percent: '%' 1,4,6 ampersand: '&' 1,2,3,4,6 apostrophe: ''' 3 left paren: '(' 1,2,3,5,6 right paren: ')' 2,3,4,5,6 asterisk: '*' 1,6 plus sign: '+' 3,4,6 comma: ',' 6...
  • Page 94 right square bracket: ']' 1,2,4,5,6,7 carat sign: '^' 4,5,7 underscore: '_' 4,5,6 grave accent: '`' 4 left curly bracket: '{' 2,4,6 vertical bar: '|' 1,2,5,6 right curly bracket: '}' 1,2,4,5,6 tilde: '~' 4,5 '0': 3,5,6 '1': 2 '2': 2,3 '3': 2,5 '4': 2,5,6 '5': 2,6 '6': 2,3,5...
  • Page 95 'H': 1,2,5,7 'I': 2,4,7 'J': 2,4,5,7 'K': 1,3,7 'L': 1,2,3,7 'M': 1,3,4,7 'N': 1,3,4,5,7 'O': 1,3,5,7 'P': 1,2,3,4,7 'Q': 1,2,3,4,5,7 'R': 1,2,3,5,7 'S': 2,3,4,7 'T': 2,3,4,5,7 'U': 1,3,6,7 'V': 1,2,3,6,7 'W': 2,4,5,6,7 'X': 1,3,4,6,7 'Y': 1,3,4,5,6,7 'Z': 1,3,5,6,7 Lowercase letters: 'a': 1 'b': 1,2 'c': 1,4...

  • Page 96: United Kingdom 8 Dot Computer Braille

    'g': 1,2,4,5 'h': 1,2,5 'i': 2,4 'j': 2,4,5 'k': 1,3 'l': 1,2,3 'm': 1,3,4 'n': 1,3,4,5 'o': 1,3,5 'p': 1,2,3,4 'q': 1,2,3,4,5 'r': 1,2,3,5 's': 2,3,4 't': 2,3,4,5 'u': 1,3,6 'v': 1,2,3,6 'w': 2,4,5,6 'x': 1,3,4,6 'y': 1,3,4,5,6 'z': 1,3,5,6 United Kingdom 8 dot Computer Braille exclamation mark: '!': 2,3,4,6 quote: '"' 4...
  • Page 97 ampersand: '&' 1,2,3,4,6 apostrophe: ''' 3 left paren: '(' 4,5 right paren: ')' 3,4,5 asterisk: '*' 3,5 plus sign: '+' 2,3,5 comma: ',' 2 dash: ' ' 3,6 period: '.' 2,5,6 forward slash: '/' 3,4 colon: ':' 2,5 semi colon: ';' 2,3 less than: '<' 2,3,6 equals: '=' 2,3,5,6 greater than: '>' 3,5,6...
  • Page 98 tilde: '~' 6 Pounds sterling: '£' 2,3,6,7,8 degree sign: '°' 1,3,4,6,8 '0': 1,2,3,4,5,6 '1': 1,6 '2': 1,2,6 '3': 1,4,6 '4': 1,4,5,6 '5': 1,5,6 '6': 1,2,4,6 '7': 1,2,4,5,6 '8': 1,2,5,6 '9': 2,4,6 Uppercase letters: 'A': 1,7 'B': 1,2,7 'C': 1,4,7 'D': 1,4,5,7 'E': 1,5,7 'F': 1,2,4,7 'G': 1,2,4,5,7...
  • Page 99 'M': 1,3,4,7 'N': 1,3,4,5,7 'O': 1,3,5,7 'P': 1,2,3,4,7 'Q': 1,2,3,4,5,7 'R': 1,2,3,5,7 'S': 2,3,4,7 'T': 2,3,4,5,7 'U': 1,3,6,7 'V': 1,2,3,6,7 'W': 2,4,5,6,7 'X': 1,3,4,6,7 'Y': 1,3,4,5,6,7 'Z': 1,3,5,6,7 Lowercase letters: 'a': 1 'b': 1,2 'c': 1,4 'd': 1,4,5 'e': 1,5 'f': 1,2,4 'g': 1,2,4,5 'h': 1,2,5...

  • Page 100: Braille Table For Password Entry

    'l': 1,2,3 'm': 1,3,4 'n': 1,3,4,5 'o': 1,3,5 'p': 1,2,3,4 'q': 1,2,3,4,5 'r': 1,2,3,5 's': 2,3,4 't': 2,3,4,5 'u': 1,3,6 'v': 1,2,3,6 'w': 2,4,5,6 'x': 1,3,4,6 'y': 1,3,4,5,6 'z': 1,3,5,6 Braille table for password entry exclamation mark: '!' 2,3,4,6 quote: '"' 5 pound: '#' 3,4,5,6 dollar sign: '$' 1,2,4,6 percent: '%' 1,4,6...
  • Page 101 plus sign: '+' 3,4,6 comma: ',' 6 dash: '-' 3,6 period: '.' 4,6 forward slash: '/' 3,4 colon: ':' 1,5,6 semi colon: ';' 5,6 less than: '<' 1,2,6 equals: '=' 1,2,3,4,5,6 greater than: '>' 3,4,5 question mark: '?' 1,4,5,6 at symbol: '@' 4,7 left square bracket: '[' 2,4,6,7 back slash: '\' 1,2,5,6,7 right square bracket: ']' 1,2,4,5,6,7...
  • Page 102 '3’: 2,5 '4': 2,5,6 '5’: 2,6 '6’: 2,3,5 '7’: 2,3,5,6 '8': 2,3,6 '9': 3,5 Uppercase letters: 'A': 1,7 'B': 1,2,7 'C': 1,4,7 'D': 1,4,5,7 'E’: 1,5,7 'F’: 1,2,4,7 'G': 1,2,4,5,7 'H’: 1,2,5,7 'I’: 2,4,7 'J’: 2,4,5,7 'K': 1,3,7 'L': 1,2,3,7 'M': 1,3,4,7 'N': 1,3,4,5,7 'O’: 1,3,5,7...
  • Page 103 'S’: 2,3,4,7 'T': 2,3,4,5,7 'U': 1,3,6,7 'V': 1,2,3,6,7 'W': 2,4,5,6,7 'X': 1,3,4,6,7 'Y': 1,3,4,5,6,7 'Z': 1,3,5,6,7 Lowercase letters: 'a’: 1 'b': 1,2 'c': 1,4 'd': 1,4,5 'e’: 1,5 'f’: 1,2,4 'g' :1,2,4,5 'h’: 1,2,5 'i’: 2,4 'j’: 2,4,5 'k': 1,3 'l': 1,2,3 'm': 1,3,4 'n': 1,3,4,5...
  • Page 104 'r’: 1,2,3,5 's’: 2,3,4 't': 2,3,4,5 'u': 1,3,6 'v': 1,2,3,6 'w': 2,4,5,6 'x’: 1,3,4,6 'y': 1,3,4,5,6 'z’: 1,3,5,6...

  • Page 105: Appendix E - Braille Learning Tables

    Appendix E – Braille learning tables The Monarch introduces new braille tables to which are designed to teach braille is easy steps. The learning tables are also found within Duxbury system and is great introduction to becoming proficient at contracted braille. Each learning table has a specific learning structure with several stages or series to select from.

  • Page 106: Lesson 7.4

    Lesson 7.4: in (wordsign) Lesson 7.5: en, in (groupsign) Lesson 7.7: dis, con, be (groupsign) Lesson 7.10: said, quick, paid, little, letter, good Lesson 8.1: ea, gg, ff, cc, bb Lesson 8.2: great, first, below, because, above, about Lesson 9.1: their, world, spirit, many, had, cannot, these, whose, those, word, upon, there, ought, where, through, character, young, work, under, time, some, right, question, part, one, name, mother, lord, know, here, father, ever, day...

  • Page 107: Tsbvi Clusters (Bana)

    TSBVI Clusters (BANA) The second graduated contractions series is based upon the "Clusters" defined and used by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The complete TSBVI "Clusters" sequence is listed below. Note that Cluster 1 is equivalent to grade 1, and Clusters 54 and above are equivalent to grade 2.

  • Page 108: Braille In Easy Steps (Bauk/Ukaaf)

    31: sh, shall, should, would, could, good, paid 32: tion, er, herself, perhaps 33: o'clock, was, con, cc, colon 34: ou, out, ought, today, tonight, tomorrow 35: for, ch, child, children, character, such, much 36: ar, ound, above, en, enough *37: (Reading exercises) 38: great, together, little, ow, ance 39: be, bb, semicolon, spirit...
  • Page 109 Pre-braille and tracking skills The alphabet (j, q and z not formally introduced, but may crop up) Wordsigns: but, can, do, every, from, go, have, knowledge, like, more, not, people, rather, so, that, us, very, will, it, you, and, of, the, in, into, was, in Contractions: and, of, the, ed, in Punctuation: full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, comma Other signs: capital letter sign (dot 6)
  • Page 110 Other signs: numeral sign, decimal point (dot 2), mathematical comma (dot 3), pound sign (dots 1-2-3) Book 11 Contractions: bb, cc, dd, ff, gg, dis Composite signs: their, word, these, -ong, -ally, -ful, -ment Shortforms: although Punctuation: dash Book 12 Wordsigns: by Contraction: con, Composite signs: here, know, ought, right, ever, through, work...

  • Page 111: Take Off Reading Scheme (Ueb)

    thyself, yourselves Punctuation: slash, square brackets, inner quotes Mathematical signs: plus, minus, multiplication sign, division sign, equals, per centage sign, fractions in braille, separation sign Other signs: bullet point sign (dots 4-5-6, dots 2-5-6), asterisk (dots 3-5 twice), ampersand (dot 4, 1-2-3-4-6), accented letter sign (dot 4), Euro sign (dot 4, e) Take Off Reading Scheme (UEB) Takeoff - A second stage scheme for young learners to develop phonic skills, knowledge of braille contractions and word signs, in 12 stages TC21413.
  • Page 112 Still With Series 3 This Apostrophe Series 4 child children some there time Series 5 Under Were Where Which Series 6 About Again Tion Friend Letter Name Work Your...
  • Page 113 Series 7 Also Enough Father Great Herself Himself Know Mother Myself Perhaps Said Sion Together Yourself Nonspecific quotation marks Semi colon Series 8 Afternoon Cannot Could Ence Much Ound Shall Such Today Tomorrow Tonight...
  • Page 114 Would Exclamation mark Series 9 After Always Ance Because Behind Here Right Should Hyphen Grade 1 indicator (formerly the letter sign) Series 10 Above Across Almost Already Before Beneath Beside Ever First Many Ment Ount Paid Part Quick Their Through Series 11 Against Below...

  • Page 115: Fingerprint - Order Of Sign Introduction

    Declare Declaring Immediate Knowledge Less Ness Ought Question Receive Receiving Spirit World Series 12 According Afterwards Although Altogether Blind Either Itself Must Necessary Neither Ourselves Themselves These Those Upon Whose Word Young Yourselves Fingerprint - Order of Sign Introduction The "select contractions" step series is based upon the "Fingerprint" course originally developed in 1993 by the late Nigel Berry, Lecturer in Braille at the Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford, UK, and now published by the RNIB.

  • Page 116: Unit 1

    Please note that the tables in DBT only enable you to produce additional braille as the student progresses. They are not intended as a substitute for the actual course4 material itself. The following is RNIB's Product reference. Fingerprint braille course (UEB) - Product code: TC21439, Revised edition 2015, on RNIB’s website.
  • Page 117 Unit 5 Contractions: AND, ST Wordsigns: and, still Shortforms: about, above, according, across, after, afternoon, afterwards, again, against Unit 6 Contractions: TH Wordsigns: this; Lower Wordsigns: was Shortforms: also, almost, already, although, altogether, always Unit 7 Lower Contractions: BE Lower Wordsigns: be, were Shortforms: because, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond Unit 8 Contractions: CH, SH...

  • Page 118: Unit 12

    Punctuation: comma, question mark Unit 12 Contractions: FOR, ED, OU, OW Wordsigns: for, out Unit 13 Lower Wordsigns: enough, his, in Unit 14 Composite groupsigns: dot 4-5-6: cannot, had, many, spirit, world, their; dot 4-5: upon, word, whose, those, these Unit 15 Lower Contractions: EA, BB, CC, FF, GG, EN, IN, CON, DIS Unit 16...

  • Page 119: Unit 21

    brackets, hyphen, dash, ellipsis, oblique stroke Unit 20 Special signs: accented letter signs: acute, circumflex (more in Volume 10) grade 1 indicator (dots 5-6); capital word indicator, capital passage indicator, capital terminator; typeform indicators: symbol, word, passage and terminator for bold, italics and underline Unit 21 Mathematical signs:...

  • Page 120: Unit 24

    copyright, trademark and registered trademark signs; Braille Conventions: options for poetry layout Print abbreviations and indicators: new print page indicator in transcribed books Unit 24 Signs for email and website addresses: dot, at, hyphen, underscore; slash, colon; numbers and capital letters in email and web addresses; grade 1 terminator;...

  • Page 121: Syllabus (Ueb)

    Level 3.1 Contractions: en, in (groupsign) Level 3.2 Contractions: be (wordsign) were, his, was Level 3.3 Contractions: enough, in (wordsign) Level 3.4 Contractions: be (groupsign) con, dis Level 3.7 Shortforms: before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, because, conceive, conceiving Level 3.8 Contraction: ea Level 3.9 Contractions: bb, cc, ff, gg Level 4.1 Contractions (dot 5): day, ever, father, here, know, lord, mother...

  • Page 122: Mangold Method

    quick, already, said, altogether, today, always, together, blind, tomorrow, braille, tonight, could, would, either, its, friend, your Level 2.2 Group signs: gh, ed, er, ow, ar, ing Level 2.3 Group signs which also have a word meaning: ch, child, sh, shall, th, this, wh, which, ou, out, st, still Level 2.4 Initial-letter contractions with dots 4-5 and 4-5-6: upon, cannot, word, had, those, many, whose, spirit, world...
  • Page 123 A.i (said, little, good) Part B B.a (in sign) B.b (your, him, could, would) B.c (w-h sign, t-h sign, which, this) B.d (about, after, again) B.e (s-t sign) B.f (one, right, here) B.g (under, day) B.h (e-d sign, i-n-g sign) B.i (mother, father, time) B.j (name, know, there) Part C...
  • Page 124 D.j (children much, such) D.k (con, dis) D.l (conceive, conceiving) Part E E.a (ought) E.b (thyself, its, itself) E.c (ourselves, oneself) E.d (immediate, neither, either, necessary) E.e (ence, ful, ness) E.f (against, almost, already) E.g (according, across, although, always) E.h (these, word) E.i (ance, ound, ount) E.j (receive, receiving, rejoice, rejoicing) E.k (deceive, deceiving, declare declaring)

  • Page 125: Appendix F - Safety And Maintenance

    Appendix F – Safety and maintenance General Care Keep beverages away from your Monarch. Periodically wipe the device with a warm damp cloth. Don’t use any cleaning compounds. Braille display care Each cell of the Braille display has eight pins. For each pin there is a magnet that lifts the pin to make a dot, and allows the pin to drop when there is no dot.

  • Page 126: Per Industry Canada Rss Rules

    • Do not attempt to charge or use the battery outside of the unit. Disposal instructions When the Monarch device reaches the end of its operational life, its internal components must be disposed of in accordance with local regulations. The Monarch...
  • Page 127 For disposal, you can return the device to HumanWare or follow the disposal guidelines provided by local authority.

  • Page 128: Appendix G - Technical Specifications

    Appendix G – Technical specifications Mechanical Width: 403.5mm (15.89in) Depth: 266.5mm (10.49in) Thickness: 35.5mm (1.40in) Weight: 2.1 kg (4.65lbs) System Android OS Internal Storage: 128GB Quad core 64-bit Cortex A55 @ 2.0GHz processor - 4GB LPDDR4 User Interface 480 braille cells •...

  • Page 129: Battery And Power

    HDMI 2.0 3.5mm Headset Jack (CTIA) Internal Microphone Stereo 1W Speakers Battery and Power Autonomy: 20 Hours in typical continuous usage. 71.25Wh Lithium Polymer Battery Charger USB Type-C charging profiles support: • BC 2.1 • USB PD: Up to 15V, 3A Battery temperature for charging: 0-40°C The battery will fail to charge outside of these temperatures Environmental conditions...

  • Page 130: Appendix H - Cybersecurity

    Additionally, system and application updates are safeguarded through code signing. Build files must be signed with HumanWare’s cryptographic key; any unsigned files will be deleted. Server Access All update files are stored on a secure, private server with access restricted to a limited number of authorized HumanWare employees.

  • Page 131: App Signing

    App Signing App signing allows developers to identify the author of the app and to update their app without creating complicated interfaces and permissions. Every app that runs on the Android platform must be signed by the developer of that app. Authentication Android uses the concept of user-authentication-gated cryptographic keys that require cryptographic key storage and service provider and user authenticators.

  • Page 132: Appendix I - End User License Agreement

    Appendix I – End User License Agreement By using this Product (Monarch), 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 133: Appendix J - Customer Support

    Appendix J – Customer Support Our dedicated support team is well-equipped to help with troubleshooting, technical issues, and any questions related to your purchase. Contacting APH support ensures you receive the most accurate and timely information specific to your device and service needs.

  • Page 134: Appendix K - Warranty

    For detailed instructions on how to replace the membrane, please refer to the “Replacing the Membrane” guide. You can access this guide by scanning the QR code on the product’s box or by visiting the support page on HumanWare's or APH's websites.