Braille Note Tutorial

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Braille Note Tutorial

• By Katie Beaver

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Module One
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Module One

• Braille Note Overview
• Battery Information
• Braille Note Controls
• Adjusting the Speech
• Adjusting the Key Echo
• Navigating Menus

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The Braille Note has

• A word processor
• A calendar
• An address book
• An e-mail program
• An Internet browser
• A media player
• A book reader program
• A scientific calculator
• A file manager

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The Braille Note can be

• connected to an ink printer to produce ink copies
• connected to a braille embosser to produce hard
  copy braille output
• connected to the computer to display information
  from the Braille Note on the monitor
• connected to a phone line or LAN card for email /
  Internet access
• connected to a disk drive

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The Braille Note can also

• Read information from and write information to a
  compact flash disk.

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The Braille Note Battery

• The Braille Note comes with an AC adapter and a
  rechargeable, built-in battery
• A full battery charge will last about 20 hours
• The Braille Note will warn you when the battery
  is low
• When the battery is low, you need to plug in the
  AC adapter

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More about the battery -

• It takes about 2 hours to charge
• The battery will last longer if you store the
  Braille Note at room temperature
• You will need to send the Braille Note back to
  the company to replace the battery about every 2
  years

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Braille Note Controls
Space Bar
Backspace
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6
Enter
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3
4
1
Back
Advance
Previous or Exit
Next or Select
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Braille Note Controls
Braille Input Keys
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2
3
5
1
4
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Braille Note Controls
Refreshable Braille Cells
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Braille Note Controls
Thumb Keys
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Braille Note Controls
Back
Advance
Previous or Exit
Next or Select
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Braille Note Controls
Space Bar
Backspace
Enter
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Braille Note Controls (cont)

• On the left side, behind the on/off rocker switch
  is a small, red, recessed button called the RESET
  button.
• This is used for troubleshooting

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Lesson 1 Adjusting the speech

• On the left side, find the on/off rocker switch
  and press the side closest to you to turn it on
• This may take you directly to the main menu
• If not

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Go to the Main Menu

• Dots 1,2,3,4,5,6 and Space take you directly
  to the Main Menu

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6
2
3
4
1
space
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Some tips to help you as you begin

• If you are not sure what the Braille Note said,
  you can read the braille display or
• You can press space with the letter R (dots
  1,2,3,5) to REPEAT the last spoken item
• To check your battery power, press space with the
  letter O, then press the letter P

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Changing the speech volume, pitch and rate

• The braille input keys, used in specific
  combinations with the Enter key, are used to
  change the speech.

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2
3
5
1
4
Enter
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Changing the speech rate, pitch and volume (cont)

• Tip The braille input keys on the left make
  things go down the keys on the right make
  things go up

1, 2, 3, 14, 15, 16,
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3
5
6
1
4
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Changing the speech rate, pitch and volume (cont)

• There are 32 volume levels, 16 pitch levels and
  16 speech rates

1, 2, 3, 14, 15, 16,
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3
5
6
1
4
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Changing the Volume

• The ENTER key and Dot 1 lowers the volume
• The ENTER key and DOT 4 increases the volume

1
4
Enter
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Changing the Pitch

• The ENTER key and Dot 2 lowers the pitch
• The ENTER key and DOT 5 increases the pitch

2
5
Enter
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Changing the Rate

• The ENTER key and Dot 3 slows down the speech
  rate
• The ENTER key and DOT 6 increases the speech rate

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6
Enter
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Before continuing

• Set the volume to 18

1
4
Enter
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And

• Set the pitch to 8

2
5
Enter
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And

• Set the rate to 5

3
6
Enter
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Lesson TwoKeyboard Echo
You can instruct the Braille Note to

• speak each letter that is typed
• speak each word when you press the spacebar
• speak both letters and words
• or turn the keyboard echo off

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This is a 4-Step Process

• You must
• first enter the OPTIONS MENU
• then choose KEYBOARD
• then type the letter of the option you want
• and then EXIT

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Change the echo to OFF

1. Press SPACE with the dots for the letter O (dots
   1, 3, 5) Braille Note says options menu
2. Press the letter K (dots 1,3) Braille Note
   says keyboard voice currently
3. Type F for OFF (dots 1,2,4)
4. Press Space with the letter E (dots 1,5) to exit

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Change the echo to speak each letter

1. Press SPACE with the the letter O (dots 1, 3, 5)
   Braille Note says options menu
2. Press the letter K (dots 1,3) Braille Note
   says keyboard voice currently
3. Type S for spell letters (dots 2,3,4)
4. Press Space with the letter E (dots 1,5) to exit

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Change the echo to speak each word

1. Press SPACE with the letter O (dots 1, 3, 5)
   Braille Note says options menu
2. Press the letter K (dots 1,3) Braille Note
   says keyboard voice currently
3. Type w for words (dots 2,4,5,6)
4. Press Space with the dots for the letter E (dots
   1,5) to exit

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Change the echo to both words and letters

1. Press SPACE with the letter O (dots 1, 3, 5)
   Braille Note says options menu
2. Press the letter K (dots 1,3) Braille Note
   says keyboard voice currently
3. Type B for both (dots 1,2)
4. Press Space with the letter E (dots 1,5) to exit

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Review

• OPTIONS MENU (O with space)
• K for KEYBOARD
• F for Off
• S for spell letter
• W for word
• B for both
• Exit (E with space)

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Lesson 3Navigating the Menus

• If you are not already at the Main Menu, press
  dots 1,2,3,4,5,6 and space

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6
2
3
4
1
space
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Moving forward through the menus

• Press the space bar or the advance key to move
  forward through the menu choices

space
Advance
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Moving backward through the menus

• Press the backspace or the back key to move
  backward through the menu choices

Backspace
Back
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Choosing an item from a menu

• Press the Enter key or the Next/select key to
  choose an item from a menu

Enter
Next or Select
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Exiting a Menu

• Press space with the letter E (dots 1,5) or press
  the Previous/Exit thumb key to exit a menu

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1
space
Previous or Exit
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Turning the system off

• The Braille Note remembers where you were working
  when you turn it off, and will return there when
  you turn it back on.
• While it is designed to automatically save files,
  it is always recommended that you return to the
  Main Menu first.

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Practice

• Return to the Main Menu
• Locate the on/off power switch on the left side
• Press the side farthest from you to turn the
  Braille Note off.

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Practice

• Turn the Braille Note on
• Change speech rate to 6
• Set key echo to SPELL
• From the Main Menu, select the Word Processor
• Exit the Word Processor menu
• Set key echo to BOTH