User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex QT User Guide
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6 Embossing and Printing Documents.
If an embosser or printer is connected to your BrailleNote Apex QT, you can emboss or print
documents and e-mail, as well as parts of the planner and address list.
The embossing option can be used for either Braille or text documents, the latter being
automatically translated before embossing. Similarly, the print option can be used for text or Braille
documents.
You can also create an image of your printing document in a JPEG format. These files can then be
emailed or transferred to a pc and printed from there. This is similar to the Print-to-PDF
functionality widely available on desktop computers. The JPEG files are stored in the flash disk of
your device. Once the files are printed, these can then be transferred to a PC or emailed to the
recipient for further attention.
Set-up options are provided for both embossers and printers, and the use of test documents is
described. The selection and operation of embossers and printers is outside the scope of this user
guide.
6.1 Setting Up the Embosser or Printer.
You can emboss or print from the BrailleNote QT's USB ports, or the Bluetooth transceiver.
Selecting the appropriate connection for your embosser or printer hardware is described later, in
6.7.6 Embosser Port.
6.2 Printing with USB.
USB is now the universal standard for connecting to printers. Simply plug the USB printer into one
of your BrailleNote QT's USB host ports, and select USB as your printer port, as explained in 6.7.6
Embosser Port.
6.2.1 Printing to a Parallel Port printer.
Although the BrailleNote QT does not have a parallel port, it is still possible to use a printer or
embosser that only has a parallel connector. Using an Inside Out Networks - Edgeport /421
multi-interface converter, you can print to a parallel printer or embosser by plugging in the USB
cable of the converter to the BrailleNote QT, and the parallel cable of the printer into the converter
hub. The Inside Out Networks - Edgeport /421 multi-interface converter requires a special driver to
work on the BrailleNote QT, but as this is already in the software, you will not need to reload it.
If using this converter with a parallel port printer or embosser, you must select USB as your printer
port.