SuperVario2 User Manual Version V1.
Super Vario2 User Manual V1.0e from Firmware 1 (c) 2010 Copyright by BAUM Retec AG In der Au 22 D-69257 Wiesenbach Phone: 06223 / 4909-0 Fax: 06223 / 4909-99 e-mail: info@baum.
Table of Contents 1 2 3 Introduction: SuperVario2................................................................................................. 4 About this manual ............................................................................................................. 5 Before you start.................................................................................................................. 6 3.1 What’s in the box: ............................................................................
6.5 SuperVario with mobile phone ............................................................................... 24 6.5.1 TALKS ................................................................................................................... 24 6.5.2 Mobile Speak ....................................................................................................... 25 7 Key assignements ............................................................................................................ 26 7.
1 Introduction: SuperVario2 Congratulations on buying your new mobile Braille display SuperVario2. You have just acquired one of the latest Braille displays which offer a new dimension in functionality, flexibility and portability. SuperVario2 is a new Braille display available with 24, 32, 40, 64 or 80 Braille cells. It provides Cursor Routing keys for each Braille cell and 6 Navigation keys. SuperVario2 is the next generation of our well known SuperVario series.
2 About this manual The next chapter contains a description of the device and its power supply and how to switch it on and off. Then follows general information and the System Menu settings. Chapter 6 describes the installation process and gives details on how to connect SuperVario2 to various devices. Then follows description of specialties under various screen readers. The screen reader determines which functions are assigned to the Braille keys, and thus how SuperVario2 works with such applications.
3 Before you start Please check contents of package before you use the device. If parts are damaged or missing, please do not hesitate to inform your dealer. 3.1 What’s in the box: 1 SuperVario2 Braille display 1 USB cable 1 users guide Please keep the shipping box, so you can safely pack the device in case you have to ship it for service etc. Improper packaging can cause loss of warranty. In case you need a new shipping box, we can send you one.
Do not use the device if you find any damages at device or wires. If the device appears to be operating abnormally, or to be damaged in any way, please contact your BAUM dealer as soon as possible. If you smell smoke or an odour coming out of the device, turn off the power immediately. Do not try to repair the device yourself. Opening or removal of housing may cause damage or injury.
Do not insert objects into openings. Do not use device during thunderstorms. Unplug from mains during thunderstorms. We recommend use of an overvoltage protection adapter, which can be bought from your local electro store. Please note, this does not provide a 100% protection from overvoltage. Do not insert or remove the plug with wet hands. Do not heat in a microwave oven, on a cooker or similar. Never disassemble, attempt to repair or modify device yourself.
claims or service during or after warranty period, please refer to your distributor. BAUM Retec AG do not take responsibility for use of this device other than described in this manual.
4 Description of the device On/Off D1 D4 D2 D5 D3 D6 P1 4.1 Keys and operators The Power button is located in a deepening at the back of the top left side of the Braille display. To turn the device on or off, press and hold this button for approximately 3 seconds. SuperVario2 will confirm power on and off with a beep. On the front are the Braille cells. Depending on the model you have, there are 24, 32, 40, 64 or 80 Braille cells.
When holding the power button for aprox. 10 seconds the device will reset. If no action on the device (no communication with the PC and no user action on the buttons) the device will turn off after the “auto-power-off” period expired. This counter/period will reset every time when data is received from the PC or a user action occurs. If the device is turned on, the USB channel is selected and the cable is plugged out or the PC is turned off the device will start a timer.
cannot charge the battery now, you should be prepared for the device automatically switching off in a few minutes. Please charge the battery as soon as possible, after it switched off automatically because of low battery. Otherwise, after a few weeks the battery will be too down, so the protection circuitry will prevent it from being charged. Please never try to replace the battery yourself. This will likely damage the device and warranty will be lost.
5 SuperVario2 System Menu As soon as SuperVario2 is switched on the first line of the basic System Menu appears on the Braille cells. This menu contains information relating to the Braille display. This information includes device name, serial number, battery status etc. If necessary, the settings can be changed on the advanced System Menu. The settings you can change include interfaces, protocols, sounds and auto power off timer. The system menu allows fort he same options on all models.
5.1 The basic System Menu. NB: If reading this document as an RTF file on the PC, the BlackBrl.ttf font must be installed from the accompanying installation CD so that the Braille version of the menu can be seen, otherwise only cryptic symbols will appear. As each line is also written in text, this is not strictly necessary. 5.1.1 Name of the Braille display This is the first entry in the System Menu. It displays the name of the Braille display.
Battery Status: xxx% OK. Battery Status: xxx% OK 5.1.5 Bluetooth name This line shows the Bluetooth name which is used to identify SuperVario on mobile devices. Bluetooth Name: xxxxxxxx. Bluetooth Name: xxxxxxxx NB: The Bluetooth PIN is „1234“ 5.1.6 Quit Menu Press one of the cursor routing keys above the word “off” to quit the menu Menu off Menu off 5.2 The advanced System Menu The additional options in the advanced system menu allow you to optimise the set-up of your Braille display.
which should be used for COBRA, VIRGO, Blindows, JAWS and all other Screen Readers, where a driver for SuperVario2 is available. The line shows then: prot: baum ht pb1 pb2 hid "baum" ist marked with dots 7,8. You can select a protocol by pressing a cursor routing key above ist name. Then this protocol will be marked with dots 7,8. Abbreviation "ht" stands for Handy-Tech and "pb" stands for Powerbraille. The difference between pb1 and pb2 is handling of the keys.
Auto Power Off Time: on off Select ON or OFF by pressing a cursor routing key behind the word. 5.2.4 Auto Power off time Set the length of time after which the Braille display will power off automatically, when no more data are to be transferred and no keys pressed. Press the cursor routing key above the appropriate value. This line is only visible if Auto Power Off is switched on in the line above. Auto Power Off Time: 5min 15min 1h 2h Auto Power Off Time: 5min 15min 1h 2h 5.2.
Restore Factory Settings Restore Factory Settings Factory Settings are: - Communication channel: Protocol: Auto-power-off: Sound: Bluetooth Name: - Bluetooth Pincode: Bluetooth class: USB BAUM after 15 Minutes ON “BAUM SuperVario(xxxxxxxx)”, xxxxxxxx is the serial number “1234” “Display” 5.2.8 Quit menu and save settings Press one of the cursor routing keys above the word “off”. When quitting the menu all changes will be saved automatically, and the Braille display will resume its normal user status.
D2 to set dots B3B6 in the first cell D3 to set dots B7B8 in the first cell D4 to set dots B2B5 in the last cell D5 to set dots B3B6 in the last cell D6 to set dots B7B8 in the last cell Pressing a cursor routing key sets B1B4 in the Braille cell underneath. 5.5 Firmware updates So that you can prepare yourself for the future and always acquire the latest SuperVario2 developments, it is possible to update the Braille display’s software.
6 Installation and Interface Ports 6.1 Interface Ports Depending on the operating system, you can connect SuperVario via various interfaces to your PC or mobile device. SuperVario2 communicates via its built in wireless Bluetooth interface with PCs or Notebooks that run Windows 7, VISTA, XP Service Pack 2 or above and COBRA, VIRGO, Blindows, JAWS or other screen readers. You can also use USB for connection to Notebook or PC you can supply power and charge the batteries via USB.
driver is simulating a so-called virtual serial port. This has the advantage that SuperVario can be used with screen readers that can only support serial Braille displays. Installing this driver means that in future one USB port on the computer will be regarded as a serial port, e.g. as COM3. To ascertain which virtual COM-port has been created, go to the Start menu on the PC, select Settings > Control Panel > System; on the 'Hardware' tab select 'Device manager' and look through the list of ports.
Bluetooth interface either built in or using a USB Bluetooth dongle. We recommend Windows 7, VISTA, XP from Service Pack 2 for Bluetooth as this automatically detects and installs Bluetooth hardware.
6.2.2 Blindows The latest Version of Blindows supports SuperVario. Make sure SuperVario is set up for the BAUM protocol. Find the latest information on Blindows at: www.audiodata.de 6.2.3 JAWS There is a JAWS driver on the SuperVario installation CD. The latest version can be downloaded from www.baum.de Installation instructions are included in the driver package. For JAWS11 or above, you will need a JAWS driver certified by Freedom Scientific. 6.2.
6.4 SuperVario with PDAs SuperVario functions as Braille display for PDAS running Windows CE. Variants like Pocket PC 2003 or Windows mobile are also supported. Possible Screen Readers are Mobile Speak Pocket and Pocket HAL (under development). Not all drivers were available when this manual was written! 6.4.1 Mobile Speak Pocket To see if SuperVario is already supported, a list of supported PDAs and Braille displays can be found at the Mobile Speak website: www.codefactory.
www.nuance.com/talks The latest version of TBI can be downloaded from http://www.baum.de/de/support/downloads.php this file also includes the TBI installation documentation. You can of cause buy TALKS and TBI from BAUM directly. 6.5.2 Mobile Speak At the time this manual was written, there was no driver for SuperVario available. A list of supported phones and Braille displays can be found at the Mobile Speak website: www.codefactory.es you can also buy mobile speak from BAUM directly. http://www.baum.
7 Key assignements Standard assignments for commands and screen navigation, depending on the screen reader program. 7.
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Navigation: D1 = Previous sentence. (Standard) D3 = Next sentence. (Standard) Reading: D4 = Reading voice on/off. D6 = Pause/resume reading Grade2 on/off: D5,D1 (press and hold D5, tap D1) Cursor representation in Braille (all dots, dots 7,8, off) D5,D3 (press and hold D5, tap D3.) toggles between the tree variants. 7.4 Other Protocols When switching to another display protocol the key assignments are coordinated with the currently simulated display type or screen reader. 7.4.
8 Help with malfunctions Minor things can happen which visibly affect the performance of a Braille display but which cannot be called a “real” malfunction. A few examples and hints are described below. 1. The Braille display shows no characters. Check that the device is switched on. Has a program been launched which is accessing the Braille display’s port? Was the correct port selected when the screen reader was loaded? 2. The Braille display shows odd characters.
9 Technical details SuperVario2 Ultra compact refreshable Braille display featuring 80, 64, 40, 32 or 24 Braille cells. Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) SuperVario 80: 570 x 20,5 x 76mm SuperVario 64: 460 x 20,5 x 76mm SuperVario 40: 310 x 20,5 x 76mm SuperVario 32: 260 x 20,5 x 76mm SuperVario 24: 208 x 20,5 x 76mm Weight: SuperVario 80: 1070 g / 2.2 lbs SuperVario 64: 880 g / 1.9 lbs SuperVario 40: 560 g / 1.2 lbs SuperVario 32: 480 g / 1.0 lbs SuperVario 24: 380 g / 0.
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10 Contact details Baum Retec AG, In der Au 22 68257 Wiesenbach Germany. Tel. +49 (0) 6223 / 4909 - 0 Email Website support@baum.de www.baum.de Subject to alterations Information supplied without liability Copyright June 2010 Baum Retec AG © 2010 Copyright by BAUM Retec AG In der Au 22, 69257 Wiesenbach, Germany All rights reserved.
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