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- Page 1 & User Manual English UDC-02037B © 2007 Optelec, the Netherlands. All rights reserved Optelec 2993 LT Barendrecht The Netherlands Telephone: +31 (0)88 6783 444. Fax +31 (0)88 6783 400 Internet: www.optelec.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Front panel keys, Smartpad, eTouch navigation buttons and cursor routing keys......................7 Smartpad......................7 eTouch keys ......................8 Thumb Keys ......................8 2.2. The ALVA BC640 Braille Audio Feature Pack ..........8 2.2.1. Braille Audio Feature Pack: Surface lay-out ..........9 2.2.2. Right Side lay-out ..................9 2.2.3. - Page 4 Explanation Of Graphical Symbols: ................42 Safety Logo: ......................42 Disposing of your old product: .................. 42 Classification: ......................42 Product Specifications: ..................... 43 FCC: ......................... 43 FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: ..............44 Optelec offices worldwide ..................45 English Page 3...
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Page 5: Introduction
If you have any questions or suggestions concerning the use of this Braille display, please contact your distributor or Optelec’s head office using the contact information at the last page of this manual. Your feedback is highly appreciated. We hope you enjoy working with your ALVA Braille Controller. - Page 6 Optelec – Quick Start Guide in Braille and print The ALVA BC640 with Braille Audio Feature Pack package contains the following: – A carrying bag – The ALVA BC640 Base Unit including the Braille Audio Feature Pack – Power adapter 110/240V and power cable –...
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Page 7: Getting To Know Your Alva Braille Controller
2.1.1. Surface and front panel lay-out The ALVA BC640 is designed with a row of 40 Braille cells at the back of the flat surface. In front of the Braille cells one row of small buttons can be found, known as Cursor Routing Keys. -
Page 8: Back Panel Lay-Out
2.1.5. Front panel keys, Smartpad, eTouch navigation buttons and cursor routing keys The names of the ALVA BC640 keys listed in this section will be used in all documentation, including your screen reader documentation. This section describes the name of the key(s) and its main function, which is supported by the screen reader. -
Page 9: Etouch Keys
The ALVA BC640 Braille Audio Feature Pack The ALVA BC640 Braille Audio Feature Pack is placed correctly in front of you when the Braille input keys are located at the back of the flat surface and the thumb keys of the ALVA BC640 Base Unit are facing towards you. -
Page 10: Braille Audio Feature Pack: Surface Lay-Out
Optelec 2.2.1. Braille Audio Feature Pack: Surface lay-out The ALVA BC640 Braille Audio Feature Pack is designed with an eight-key Braille keyboard that is located directly behind the 40 cell Braille line. The Braille keyboard consists of eight Braille keys, a space bar, a Ctrl key, a Windows key, an Enter key and an Alt key and two integrated high quality stereo speakers that are located at the left and right of the Braille keyboard. -
Page 11: Surface And Front Panel Lay-Out
Optelec 4. Smartpad (left) with 5-way navigation key and 4 keys for easy access to mainstream devices 5. Smartpad (right) with 5-way navigation key and 4 keys for easy access to mainstream devices 6. Thumbkeys for panning left, right, up and down and returning to the cursor position 7. -
Page 12: Right Side Lay-Out
Optelec 2.3.3 Right side lay-out The power switch is located at the right side of the Braille Controller. The Braille Controller is switched on when the rectangular push button is pressed. Switching the Braille Controller on will generate an audio signal. -
Page 13: Thumb Keys
Optelec corresponding Braille cell, generating a left or right mouse click at that point, or for obtaining additional information about the contents of the Braille cell. Thumb keys At the front of the Braille Controller ten front panel keys are place, the so-called thumb keys. -
Page 14: Installation
Braille display for other screen readers and operating systems. In case you upgraded your ALVA BC640 Base Unit to an ALVA BC640 with Braille Audio Feature Pack, please make sure to upgrade the firmware to version 1.14.0 or higher and Bluetooth®... -
Page 15: Bluetooth® Connection
Bluetooth® connection 3.3.1. Preparing for Bluetooth® connection With the ALVA BC640 and ALVA BC680 a class 1 high range USB Bluetooth® dongle for Windows XP and Windows Vista is included. Depending on the Bluetooth® software included with other Bluetooth® modules, it will be possible that not all ALVA BC6-series functionality will be supported. - Page 16 As indicated in the figure above, the ALVA BC640 Base Unit only uses the Bluetooth® serial service. However, the ALVA BC640 with Braille Audio Feature Pack uses two modules; one module for the serial connection or serial service, the...
- Page 17 Bluetooth® setup wizard). 4. Locate the ALVA BC640 in the list with found devices, by using the arrow keys or click it once with the mouse. If the ALVA BC640 is not found, press the F5 key to search again.
- Page 18 Bluetooth® setup wizard). 4. Locate the ALVA BC640 in the list with found devices, by using the arrow keys or click it once with the mouse. If the ALVA BC640 is not found, press the F5 key to search again.
- Page 19 Enter. The ALVA BC640 with Braille Audio Feature Pack is now paired with your computer. 15. Select the ALVA BC640 Braille Audio Feature Pack from the list with found devices again and press Enter. A dialog box confirming that the stereo audio connection is established will appear.
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Page 20: The Alva Bc6-Series Menu
To exit the Local Menu press Smartpad key 1. The Smartpad keys are located on top of the ALVA BC640. If you are using an ALVA BC680, please use the left Smartpad, located in front of Braille cell 11 to 30. The arrow keys and Enter key are located in the centre of the Smartpad. - Page 21 Battery: 45%, charging Battery presents the status of the battery and informs you if the battery is charging. In case the USB connection is used, the ALVA BC640 or ALVA BC680 will start charging via USB automatically. The status of the battery loading can be:...
- Page 22 Bluetooth® connection with your PC or other Bluetooth® device. By default the Bluetooth® name is ALVA BC640 when using an ALVA BC640. or ALVA BC680 when using an ALVA BC680. You can change the separate characters by scanning through the alphabet.
- Page 23 Number status cells. By default the number of status cells is 0. To enable status cells, select a value of 1 to 20 status cells when using an ALVA BC640 or a value of 1 to 40 when using an ALVA BC680. If the statuscells are set to 0, the statuscells will be disabled and all 40 or 80 Braille cells are used for displaying text and data.
- Page 24 By default the Bluetooth connection is linked to the first segment and the USB connection to the second segment. On an ALVA BC640 with Feature Pack the display layout can be changed using the quick menu Space+M. In this menu select the "Preferred Interface"...
- Page 25 Split keys. This menu item is only available when using a ALVA BC680. The ALVA BC680 offers the feature to split the keys in 2 groups of ALVA BC640 keys. If this option is enabled, the left group of keys will be assigned to the left Split point segment and the right group of keys to the right Split point segment.
- Page 26 Optelec cursor routing delay: 500 ms cursor routing delay. The length of the delay before the second cursor routing key is activated can be set by adjusting the delay time. By default the delay is set to 500 ms or half a second.
- Page 27 Optelec *FP* Default volume: 7 Default volume is the volume of the Braille Audio Feature Pack when the ALVA BC640 is switched on. The default volume is 7. Sounds: off Sounds can be switched on or off. When switched on, a short beep is being generated on each key press.
- Page 28 Optelec the time. Use the Smartpad arrow left and right keys to select the hour, minute or seconds. Set date: 01:01:2008 Set date. This setting allows you to set the date. Press the Smartpad Enter key to enter the modification mode. Use the Smartpad arrow up and down keys to change the date.
- Page 29 ALVA System drive. When the ALVA System drive is on, the internal drive is visible and accessible by Windows. When turned off, the drive is no longer accessible by Windows resulting in the drive not popping up when switching on the ALVA BC640 or BC680.
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Page 30: The Feature Pack Menus (Alva Bc640 Only)
Bluetooth® connection menu and Audio menu. 4.2.1. The Braille Audio Feature Pack Bluetooth® Menu To enter the ALVA BC640 Bluetooth® Menu press Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 3 + arrow left simultaneously. To exit the Bluetooth® Menu press Smartpad key 1. The Smartpad keys are located on the top of the unit below the Braille line. -
Page 31: The Braille Audio Feature Pack Audio Menu
Bluetooth® icon in the system tray next to the clock. 4.2.2. The Braille Audio Feature Pack Audio Menu To enter the ALVA BC640 Audio Menu press Smartpad key 2 + Smartpad key 3 + the arrow right key simultaneously. To exit the Audio Menu press Smartpad key 1. -
Page 32: Power Sources
In the subsequent sections, you will find more information about each power option. 5.1. USB power If you connect your ALVA BC640 or ALVA BC680 directly to a PC using the USB connection, the PC will provide power to the Braille display through the USB cable. -
Page 33: The Alva Bc6 Control Panel
Automatically connect Bluetooth® Braille keyboard; Manually connect Bluetooth® Braille keyboard. If the first setting is selected, the ALVA BC640 will automatically connect the Braille keyboard upon activating the screen reader. If the connection is lost, the keyboard will attempt to reconnect automatically. -
Page 34: Remember Selected Braille Connection
Optelec To correctly rout the sound to the ALVA BC640 in Windows XP, please select the audio playback devices for the default audio device, the Bluetooth® mono playback device and the Bluetooth® stereo playback device. Please note that these options are not available in Windows Vista. -
Page 35: Using The Braille Keyboard
Optelec Using the Braille keyboard This chapter provides an overview of the Braille key combinations that emulate keyboard function keys. There are two types of function keys; chord commands to emulate keyboard function keys and prefix chord commands to emulate function key combinations. -
Page 36: Prefix Chord Commands
To install the contracted Braille tables: 1. Connect your ALVA BC640 with Feature Pack to the pc via USB and switch it on; 2. Start the ALVA BC640 installation by locating the Setup on the CD or on the internal ALVA BC6 USB drive;... -
Page 37: Notes
Notes is capable of reading text files created in Windows Notepad or Word that are saved as a "txt file". Files can be copied from and to the ALVA BC640 System drive with the Windows Explorer. Make sure that the files are copied to the Notes folder on the ALVA BC6 System drive. -
Page 38: Navigating In Notes
Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. The commands can also be found in the Notes menu. 8.2.4 Reading in Notes The following commands have been defined for reading text in Notes: Command ALVA BC640 Key Scroll left Thumb key 1 Line up Thumb key 2... -
Page 39: The Notes Menu
Optelec The Notes Menu The Notes menu can be activated by pressing the Alt key. Click on the cursor routing key to activate a menu item. To exit the menu, click on the Alt key once again. Notes menu options can be activated with shortcut key commands. Please refer to paragraph 8.4 for a list of short key combinations. -
Page 40: Edit Menu
Optelec Delete a note Clicking on Delete will prompt you to select the file to be deleted. You will need to confirm to delete the selected file by clicking on "Yes". Exit Notes Clicking on Exit will close Notes. If the current note has not been saved, you will be prompted to save the file. -
Page 41: Help
Optelec 8.3.1.4 Help The Help menu displays the about screen. Press Space+b15 to exit this screen. Notes Shortcut Key Combinations Below you will find an overview of the most frequently used shortcut key combinations: Command Keyboard Key Previous line Space + b1... -
Page 42: Regulatory Notice
EMC guidelines. WARNING: The use of accessories, transducers and cables other than those specified and sold by the manufacturer of the ALVA BC640 as replacement parts for components, may result in increased emissions or decreased immunity of the ALVA BC640. -
Page 43: Explanation Of Graphical Symbols
Optelec All possible configurations shall comply with the current version of the • standard for SYSTEMS IEC/EN 60601-1-1 directive. When connecting additional equipment to the signal input part or signal output • part of the device, be aware a medical system is being configured. Therefore,... -
Page 44: Product Specifications
Optelec No protection against the ingress of water: IPX0 • Mode of operation: Continuous Operation • The equipment not suitable for use in the presence of a flammable anesthetic • mixture with air or with oxygen or nitrous oxide: Not AP or APG Category:... -
Page 45: Fcc Rf Radiation Exposure Statement
Warranty conditions Optelec warrants the ALVA BC640 and the ALVA BC680, effective from the date of delivery, to be free of any defects in material and workmanship. Warranty is not transferable and does not apply to groups, multi users or agencies. -
Page 46: Optelec Offices Worldwide
T: +32 (0)50 35 7555 www.optelec.be Tieman GmbH Fritzlarer Strasse 25 34613 Schwalmstadt Germany T: +49 (0)6691 96170 www.tieman.de Optelec Corporate Headquarters: Breslau 4 - 2993 LT Barendrecht – The Netherlands – T: +31 (0)88 678 3444 – www.optelec.com English Page 45...