User's Manual

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Contents
1 Getting Started. ...................................................................................... 1
1.1 Unpacking your BrailleNote. ................................................................................... 1
1.2 General Features. ...................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Software Features. .................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Orientation. ............................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Carry Case. ............................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Thumb Keys. ............................................................................................................ 5
1.7 Braille Display. ........................................................................................................ 6
1.8 Touch Cursor. ........................................................................................................... 6
1.9 Power Switch. .......................................................................................................... 7
1.10 Keyboard. ................................................................................................................. 8
1.11 Scroll Wheel. ............................................................................................................ 8
1.12 Resetting the BrailleNote BT. ................................................................................ 10
1.13 Speech. ................................................................................................................... 10
1.14 Earphones. .............................................................................................................. 10
1.15 KeySoft Concepts................................................................................................... 11
1.16 The KeySoft Menus. .............................................................................................. 14
1.17 A First Experience. ................................................................................................. 15
1.18 General Functions. ................................................................................................. 18
1.19 Switching Between Tasks. ..................................................................................... 23
1.20 Copying and Pasting Text. ..................................................................................... 24
1.21 Help. ....................................................................................................................... 24
1.22 One-Handed Mode. ................................................................................................ 25
1.23 Saving before Switching off................................................................................... 25
1.24 Time and Date. ....................................................................................................... 26
1.25 User Settings. ......................................................................................................... 28
1.26 User Guide. ............................................................................................................ 29
1.27 Reviewing the Main Menu. .................................................................................... 32
1.28 Information. ............................................................................................................ 33
1.29 Where to Now? ...................................................................................................... 34
2 BrailleNote Apex BT Hardware. ........................................................... 37
2.1 The Battery. ............................................................................................................ 38
2.2 Long Term Storage. ............................................................................................... 40
2.3 Connectors and sockets. ......................................................................................... 41
2.4 Secure Digital Cards. ............................................................................................. 43
2.5 USB Peripherals. .................................................................................................... 44
2.6 Current time. .......................................................................................................... 45
2.7 Visual Display. ....................................................................................................... 45
2.8 Braille Terminal for Screen Reader. ...................................................................... 51
2.9 Braille Display Care. .............................................................................................. 53
2.10 General Care. .......................................................................................................... 53
3 Word Processor. .................................................................................. 55
3.1 What is a Word Processor. ..................................................................................... 55