User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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1.2 General Features.
The BrailleNote is a compact portable Personal Organizer with an ergonomic Braille keyboard, a
Braille display and a scroll wheel. The Braille display has 32 cells, with each cell comprising 8 dots,
allowing for both the display of 6 dot and 8 dot Braille. Each cell of the Braille display has an
associated cursor routing button. Four thumb keys on the front of the BrailleNote BT supplement
the Braille display and provide convenient navigation control.
You will also find an audio output socket for earphones and an input socket for a microphone. A
VGA port is also included.
The BrailleNote also has synthesized speech output that can be used in conjunction with the Braille
display or on its own.
The BrailleNote runs on AC power or batteries. Indications of battery and charger status are
displayed on the Braille display and spoken.
The BrailleNote BT has USB 2.0 host and client ports, a Bluetooth transceiver, WI-FI capability,
and ethernet port. It also has 8 GB of flash memory that retains information indefinitely, even if the
batteries run flat.
The Secure Digital (SD) card slot allows for additional storage, and the 3 USB host ports can be
used to plug in devices such as keyboards, embossers, printers, card readers, external hard drives
and USB thumb drives. For information on compatible devices, see our website at
www.humanware.com.