Harpo BraillePen12 User manual

BraillePen12

Bluetooth Braille keyboard

User Guide

Poznań, Au ust 2009

Contents

What’s in the box?............................................................................................................................................ 1

Re ulatory information.....................................................................................................................................................1

Trademark information.....................................................................................................................................................1

Your BraillePen12 at a lance...........................................................................................................................2

Explorin the BraillePen12...............................................................................................................................................2

Switchin BraillePen12 on and off....................................................................................................................................2

BraillePen12 sound si nals..............................................................................................................................................2

Connectin the BraillePen12............................................................................................................................................ 3

Bluetooth Adapter Types.............................................................................................................................................3

Under Windows XP.....................................................................................................................................................3

Under Windows Vista or Windows 7............................................................................................................................4

BraillePen12 with the Dolphin Pen....................................................................................................................5

To set up the BraillePen12 as a keyboard and display for Supernova:............................................................................5

BraillePen12 keystrokes for use with Supernova.............................................................................................................5

Usin BraillePen12 with MobileSpeak.............................................................................................................. 7

Pairin the BraillePen12 with your MobileSpeak phone...................................................................................................7

BraillePen12 keystrokes for MobileSpeak........................................................................................................................7

Joystick Commands:...................................................................................................................................................7

Other Commands:.......................................................................................................................................................7

Usin BraillePen12 with Talks........................................................................................................................... 8

Settin Talks up to connect..............................................................................................................................................8

BraillePen Write................................................................................................................................................ 9

Installin BraillePen Write.................................................................................................................................................9

Runnin BraillePen Write................................................................................................................................................11

The Main Window......................................................................................................................................................11

Keyboard Emulation..................................................................................................................................................12

Special behaviour for Alt............................................................................................................................................12

Confi urin A New Keyboard Map.................................................................................................................................12

The Main BPConfi Window......................................................................................................................................12

BraillePen12 and 6-key entry into Braille files.................................................................................................15

The US-ASCII Keymap..................................................................................................................................................15

Duxbury Braille Translator.............................................................................................................................................. 15

Appendix A: Care and Resources...................................................................................................................17

Makin the Bluetooth Connection..................................................................................................................................17

Pairin your BraillePen12 with the Toshiba Bluetooth Adapter......................................................................................17

Pairin with the Broadcom WIDCOMM® Bluetooth Adaptor.........................................................................................20

Special note for potential problems with the Broadcom WIDCOMM drivers:............................................................22

Pairin with the BlueSoleil drivers..................................................................................................................................24

BraillePen12 Settin s and Test Menu............................................................................................................................25

To reset the BraillePen12 do the followin :....................................................................................................................26

Updatin BraillePen Write..............................................................................................................................................26

Braille ASCII or computer Braille....................................................................................................................................26

Appendix B: Windows Keymaps.....................................................................................................................29

Polish keymap (pl.kmf)................................................................................................................................................... 29

US-ASCII keymap (us-ascii.kmf)....................................................................................................................................29

UK Keymap (uk.kmf)......................................................................................................................................................30

Table of Illustrations

The BraillePen12, with all features labelled..........................................................................................................................2

The first dialo in the BraillePen Write install process..........................................................................................................9

Step 2 in the BraillePen Write install process.......................................................................................................................9

Step 3 in the BraillePen Write install process.....................................................................................................................10

Final step in the BraillePen Write install process................................................................................................................10

The main BraillePen Write window......................................................................................................................................11

No Bluetooth error dialo .................................................................................................................................................... 11

MAC address showin , ready to connect............................................................................................................................11

BraillePen12 connected, showin Disconnect button.........................................................................................................11

BPConfi main window....................................................................................................................................................... 12

BPConfi Interactive Mode Error - no keymap loaded........................................................................................................13

BPConfi Bluetooth search screen.....................................................................................................................................13

BPConfi ready to connect................................................................................................................................................. 14

Duxbury Braille Translator's openin dialo ........................................................................................................................15

Duxbury Braille Translator showin Braille typed from the BraillePen12............................................................................16

Bluetooth icons and the ri ht-click menu............................................................................................................................17

Toshiba Bluetooth Add New Device window.......................................................................................................................18

Toshiba Bluetooth Wizard, Step 1.......................................................................................................................................18

Toshiba Bluetooth Device Search.......................................................................................................................................18

BraillePen12 showin in Device List...................................................................................................................................19

Connectin to BraillePen12.................................................................................................................................................19

Setup Complete, and COM port notification........................................................................................................................19

Bluetooth Settin s Window showin BraillePen12..............................................................................................................20

The details shown when the Details button is clicked.........................................................................................................20

Windows XP Menu showin Bluetooth Confi uration.........................................................................................................20

The first screen of the WIDCOMM setup............................................................................................................................21

WIDCOMM Setup searchin for devices............................................................................................................................21

BraillePen12 showin in the WIDCOMM Devices window..................................................................................................21

Widcomm window askin for Passcode..............................................................................................................................22

Turnin off WIDCOMM security sta e 1.............................................................................................................................22

Turnin off WIDCOMM Security - sta e 2...........................................................................................................................23

WIDCOMM Service Discovery............................................................................................................................................23

Final screen of WIDCOMM setup.......................................................................................................................................23

My Bluetooth Places window showin BraillePen12, ready to connect..............................................................................24

Graphical connection screen of BlueSoleil software...........................................................................................................24

What’s in the box?

Your new BraillePen12 comes in its own carton, and it is packa ed carefully for transport in

foam packa in . Please keep the carton and foam packa in safe; if you ever need to ship

your BraillePen12 anywhere, this packa in will help to keep it from dama e in transit.

•The BraillePen12

•BraillePen12 Pouch

•BraillePen12 lanyard

•The AC adapter, with appropriate mains lead for your country

•This User Guide in Print and Electronic formats

•BraillePen Write software on CD

•Optional: 1 USB Bluetooth adapter

Please check the contents of the box carefully as soon as you receive it. If anythin is

missin or appears dama ed, please contact your distributor immediately.

Regulatory information

This equipment has been developed and tested in order to comply with the EMC and safety requirements of the

followin directives:

EN 300 328

EN 301 489-1

EN 55022

EN 61000-4-2

EN 61000-4-3

EN 60950-1

EN 60601-1

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the followin two conditions: (1) this

device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, includin

interference that may cause undesired operation.

This device bears the CE and FCC approval mark.

Trademark information

BluetoothTM is a trade mark of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group,

www.bluetooth.com.

Microsoft® and Windows® are re istered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

WIDCOMM® is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation.

BlueSoleil® is a trademark of IVT Inc.

Your BraillePen12 at a glance

xploring the BraillePen12

Your BraillePen12 has a 6-dot Braille keyboard, with the keys from left to ri ht: dot 3, dot

2, dot 1, dot 4, dot 5, dot 6. Below the Braille keys there are three function keys, from

left to ri ht: shift, space and control. In the centre of the keyboard area, between the

Braille keys and the function keys there is a joystick with 5 directions of movement: left, ri ht,

up, down (towards you) and enter, which is activated by pressin the joystick towards the

keyboard until it clicks.

Below the keyboard area is the Braille area. In the centre of the Braille area you will find the

12-cell refreshable Braille display, with one round Braille navi ation key either side of the

display. These keys are known as left pan and right pan, or left nav and right

nav.

On the rear ed e, the connector for the battery char er is situated at the ri ht-hand side; on

each side towards the front are two loops for attachin the lanyard.

To use the BraillePen12 pouch, open the pouch and locate the velcro patches inside. This is

the base of the pouch; place your BraillePen12 on these, keys uppermost, so that the velcro

dots on the base of the BraillePen12 attach to the velcro patches on the pouch. Close the

pouch snu ly with the velcro strip.

Switching BraillePen12 on and off

Switch your BraillePen12 on by pressin the followin keys simultaneously: space, dot 1

and dot 3.

When the BraillePen12 is on, the display will show braillepen12

Use the same key combination to switch the unit off. You will hear beeps to tell you whether

you have switched off or on.

Illustration 1: The BraillePen12, with all features la elled.

BraillePen12 sound signals

BraillePen12 communicates its status usin hi h-pitched beeps. When you first turn your

BraillePen12 on, it ive several beeps.

First you hear a sin le short beep to let you know that the BraillePen12 is on.

Then you hear a set of beeps to tell you the battery status.

The third set of beeps tells you that the BraillePen12's Bluetooth interface is active and can

make a connection with another device.

The sound for "BraillePen12 on" and the sound for "Bluetooth active" don't chan e; the

battery sounds will chan e dependin on how much char e there is. Here is the full list of

battery status beeps:

One lon beep, pause, three short beeps means that the unit is not connected to the power

and the battery is fully char ed.

One lon beep, pause, two short beeps means that the unit is not connected to the power,

and the battery is char ed to half its capacity.

One lon beep, pause, one lon beep means that the unit is not connected to the power, and

that the battery is drained and needs to be rechar ed immediately.

Two mid-len th beeps means that the unit is connected to power and the battery is char in ,

but doesn't report on the state of the battery.

Two mid-len th beeps, pause, three short beeps means that the unit is on char e, and the

battery is already fully char ed.

Connecting the BraillePen12

Before switchin your BraillePen12 on, make sure you first turn on the device you want to

connect to. When your device is on, then turn the BraillePen12 on by pressin Space and

dots 1 and 3 to ether.

Sometimes the connection can take up to 20 seconds to complete, after both devices have

been switched on. Listen for the triple-beep that tells you BraillePen12's Bluetooth interface is

active, and allow up to 20 seconds from there.

If you are connectin to a PC or netbook for the first time, you will need to discover the

BraillePen12 as a Bluetooth device. Once discovered, the connection will be made

automatically every time after that.

If your BraillePen12's battery is ettin a little low, you mi ht notice that it's more difficult to

connect to other devices, or to stay connected. Rechar e the battery, and then consult the

Care and Resources section of this manual to find out how to reset your BraillePen12.

Bluetooth Adapter Types

BraillePen12 is compatible with four adaptor types: WIDCOMM, Toshiba, Microsoft and

BlueSoleil. The instructions here apply to those Bluetooth adapters usin the Microsoft

Bluetooth drivers. If your Bluetooth doesn't work as described, check in the Care and

Resources section for connection information for other Bluetooth discovery methods.

Under Windows XP

First turn on your BraillePen12, and wait for the triple-beep. Next o to the Control Panel and

choose Bluetooth. Select Add a Device and wait while Windows discovers the device.

The MAC address of the BraillePen12, a series of letters and numbers be innin with BP, will

appear in the window; there could also be other devices such as other computers or phones.

You should select the BraillePen12's identifier as your device and click Next.

You will be asked whether you want to enter a pairin code or allow the device to pair without

a code. We su est pairin without a code if you are pairin for the first time; you can

remove the BraillePen12 from the list of devices and pair a ain with a code later if you wish.

Once you have chosen and clicked Next, the BraillePen12 and your computer will be paired.

Under Windows Vista or Windows 7

First, turn on your BraillePen12 and wait for the triple-beep.

Go to Control Panel and select Devices and Printers. Choose Add a Device.

So lon as you have Bluetooth on the computer and your BraillePen12's Bluetooth is active,

the MAC address of your BraillePen12 will appear in the window. Select this and click Next.

You will then have three choices; enter a code you already know, have Windows assi n a

code, or pair without a code.

Navigating using BraillePen12

Usin your BraillePen12 to navi ate is made easier with the use of the Joystick.

We have used these conventions for namin the keystrokes:

joystick left Push the joystick horizontally, so it bends towards the left

joystick right Push the joystick horizontally, so it bends towards the ri ht

joystick up Push the joystick horizontally, so it bends away from you

joystick down Push the joystick horizontally, so it bends towards you

joystick enter Push the joystick, with your fin er on the top, strai ht down towards

the BraillePen12.

These keystrokes perform the followin actions:

joystick left Move the cursor left one character or one tab or menu item

joystick right Move the cursor ri ht one character or one tab or menu item

joystick up Move the cursor up one line or one menu item

joystick down Move the cursor down one line or one menu item

joystick enter Enter: confirm or activate a selection.

In some software you will use, joystick enter can't be used to end a para raph in text;

for that keystroke you mi ht need to use the keyboard-based Enter, which is usually space

+ control. Check the keystrokes for your software to make sure.

Moving the Cursor in your Applications

Because BraillePen12 is so compact, we haven't provided Cursor Routin buttons. The

requirements for cursor movement vary between the applications you will use, on your

phone, PDA or PC, but we have included some cursor movement and text selection

keystrokes to et you started.

To move the cursor in text, you will usually find that these keystrokes will work:

control + dot 1 Left

control + dot 4 Ri ht

control + dot 5 Up

control + dot 2 Down

These keystrokes have the same effect in BraillePen Write, for instance, as if you used the

Joystick to move the cursor.

To move word by word, press control while you move the Joystick: control + joystick

left will move the cursor one word to the left, while control + joystick right will

move the cursor one word to the ri ht.

To select text, press shift + control + joystick right to select from the cursor to

the end of the word.

Always check the keystrokes for your application to make sure.

BraillePen12 with the Dolphin Pen

To set up the BraillePen12 as a keyboard and display for Supernova:

•In Supernova, Select Control Panel, Popup Menu, Confi uration, SAM Setup.

•Select BraillePen12 from the list box

•Press the Confi ure button

•Select Manual Confi uration radio button

•Turn on your BraillePen12 usin Space and dots 1 and 3.

•Press the Bluetooth Find button in the SAM dialo and wait for a minute.

•When detected press the OK button.

•In the SAM dialo , press the Detect All Devices Now button.

•Click OK to accept the hardware chan e dialo s.

•Your SAM dialo should now show BraillePen12 Braille Display 1

•Tab usin Space and dots 5 and 6, or use the BraillePen12 joystick to move to the

close button and press Joystick Enter to select.

For questions about the Dolphin Pen, please contact support@dolphinuk.co.uk

For questions about BraillePen12 please contact your distributor.

BraillePen12 keystrokes for use with Supernova

Action BraillePen12 Braille key

Open Control Panel Space and dots 1 3 5 (o)

Popup Menu Space and dots 1 2 3 4 (p)

Mute Speech Control

List System Tray Shift, Space and dots 2 3 4 5 (t)

Application Hotkey Information Space and dots 125 (h)

To le Key Describe Mode on/off Space and dots 1456

Speak Keys

Speak PDA Battery Status Space and Dots 2 3 4 (s)

Speak current time/date Space and Dots 1 4 5 (d)

Speak Status Bar Shift, Space and Dots 2 3 (2)

Speak Selection Shift, Space and Dot 2 (1)

Speak Focus Shift, Space and Dots 3 5 6 (0)

Speak Headin s Shift, Space and Dots 2 5 (3)

Speak Control Shift, Space and Dots 4 6

Speak Window Shift, Space and Dots 3 5 (9)

Where am I? (Application, file &

focus)

Space and Dots 2 4 (i)

Describe Focus position Shift, Space and Dots 2 3 6 (8)

Navigation

Press Ok/Close Icon Shift, Space and Control

Enter Space and Dots 4 6 or Joystick

Enter

Space Space

Pa e Up Space and Dots 1 2 6

Pa e Down Space and Dots 3 4 5

Tab Space and Dots 5 6

Shift Tab Space and Dots 2 3

Escape Space and Dots 1 5 (e)

BackSpace Space and Dots 1 2 (b)

Delete Space and Dots 1 3 4 6 (x)

Start Menu (Windows Key) Space and Dots 2 4 5 6 (w)

Cursor Up Space and Dot 1 or Joystick Up

Cursor Down Space and Dot 4 or Joystick Down

Cursor Left Space and Dot 3 or Joystick Left

Cursor Ri ht Space and Dot 6 or Joystick Ri ht

Home Shift, Space and Dots 1 2 3

End Shift, Space and Dots 4 5 6

Control Home Space and Dots 1 2 3

Control End Space and Dots 4 5 6

Alt Control and Space

Alt tab Shift and Space

Virtual Focus (VF)

Choose Virtual Focus (VF) Control and dots 3 6

VF Activate Press Space

VF Interact with control Space and dots 4 6

VF Interact with control Space and Control

VF Next Line Space and dot 4

VF Previous Line Space and dot 1

VF Ri ht Space and dot 6

VF Left Space and dot 3

VF Ri ht Word Space and dot 5

VF Left Word Space and dot 2

VF Choose Live Focus Control and dots 3 6

VF Next Object Space and dots 5 6

VF Previous Object Space, Shift and dots 5 6

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