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. ............................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Carry Case. ............................................................................................................... 5
1.6 Thumb Keys. ............................................................................................................ 6
1.7 Braille Display. ........................................................................................................ 6
1.8 Touch Cursor. ........................................................................................................... 6
1.9 Keyboard. ................................................................................................................. 7
1.10 Power Switch. .......................................................................................................... 8
1.11 Resetting the BrailleNote QT. .................................................................................. 8
1.12 Speech. ..................................................................................................................... 9
1.13 Earphones. ................................................................................................................ 9
1.14 KeySoft Concepts..................................................................................................... 9
1.15 The KeySoft Menus. .............................................................................................. 12
1.16 A First Experience. ................................................................................................. 15
1.17 General Functions. ................................................................................................. 18
1.18 Switching Between Tasks. ..................................................................................... 23
1.19 Copying and Pasting Text. ..................................................................................... 24
1.20 Help. ....................................................................................................................... 24
1.21 Saving before Switching off................................................................................... 24
1.22 Time and Date. ....................................................................................................... 25
1.23 User Settings. ......................................................................................................... 27
1.24 User Guide. ............................................................................................................ 28
1.25 Reviewing the Main Menu. .................................................................................... 30
1.26 Information. ............................................................................................................ 31
1.27 Where to Now? ...................................................................................................... 32
2 BrailleNote Apex QT Hardware. .......................................................... 35
2.1 The Battery. ............................................................................................................ 35
2.2 Long Term Storage. ............................................................................................... 38
2.3 Connections and sockets. ....................................................................................... 39
2.4 Secure Digital Cards. ............................................................................................. 40
2.5 USB Peripherals. .................................................................................................... 42
2.6 Current time. .......................................................................................................... 42
2.7 Visual Display. ....................................................................................................... 42
2.8 BrailleTerminal for Screen Reader. ....................................................................... 47
2.9 Braille Display Care. .............................................................................................. 49
2.10 General Care. .......................................................................................................... 50
3 Word Processor. .................................................................................. 51
3.1 What is a Word Processor. ..................................................................................... 51
3.2 Text and Braille. ..................................................................................................... 52
3.3 The KeyWord Menu. ............................................................................................. 52