User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex QT User Guide
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A Database Manager called KeyBase that allows you to store a wide range of information
including recipes, bank records, a catalog of CDs in your CD collection and so on. KeyBase comes
with 9 different databases. If you cannot find exactly what you need from the list of supplied
databases, you can develop new databases and modify the definition of existing databases.
A Games application that enables you to play fun text adventure games, also known as Interactive
Fiction. These games are played using text-based input and output
A Braille Terminal that allows the BrailleNote to act as a Braille display and keyboard for PCs
running screen readers such as Window-Eyes or JAWS
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A Clock, Calendar and Stopwatch.
A Network Client option that lets you use a connection between the BrailleNote and a network to
access the rest of the network from your BrailleNote.
You can switch easily between these KeySoft functions, which are fully integrated so you can
transfer information between them.
KeySoft has both forward and back Braille translators, so a text document can be imported into the
BrailleNote and translated automatically into an uncontracted (grade 1) or contracted (grade 2)
Braille document, and vice versa.
It is also possible to connect a stand-alone monitor directly into the BrailleNote's VGA port,
bypassing the need for a computer. A sighted teacher, parent or colleague can view in real time the
work being done on the BrailleNote.
Alternatively, a feature called KeyView allows you to connect the BrailleNote to a computer for
the purpose of displaying the BrailleNote's output on the computer's screen. Using KeyView, a
sighted person can view in real time the work being done on the BrailleNote, including the Braille
on the Braille display and an immediate translation from Braille to text. KeyView provides a
transparent interface between the print and Braille reader.
Information can be transferred to and from another computer such as a PC or Apple Macintosh, or
specialized equipment such as a self-contained scanning system.
The BrailleNote QT supports the following Braille codes: American English Braille (US), British
Braille (UK), Australian Braille, British Braille 2004 (UK 2004), Unified English Braille (UEB),
Braille Français Unifié (BFU), Parisian and Canadian French.
Computer Braille is also available for direct interaction with print codes.
As standard, the following languages are supported: English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.