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Eject external storage: ENTER with E (Safely eject an S D card or USB media from your BrailleNote Touch)
Stop Speech: Backspace with Enter (Stops the BrailleNote Touch’s speech while speaking.)
Note: All commands which involve ENTER or BACKSPACE must have the SPACE BAR added to them when
you are using computer Braille.
Note: The Previous, Left, Right and Next thumb keys can be configured in the Keyboard Settings under
Configure Thumb Keys in the Options menu.
2.4 Standby mode and powering your
System On and Off
2.4.1 Powering On/Off
When you know you won’t be using your BrailleNote Touch for some time, it may be better to turn it off
completely to preserve your battery. To do so, simply press and hold the power button for
approximately 3 seconds. Your device will ask you to confirm, and will then shut down completely.
Similarly, to start your device when it is powered off, press and hold the power button for approximately
3 seconds. You will feel a quick vibration and see “Starting KeySoft” on your Braille display. After some
time, you will be directed to the unlock screen. Simply select Unlock with your thumb keys and unlock
your device with ENTER or by pressing one of the cursor buttons.
Note: If typing on the touchscreen, you must do a finger recognition on your virtual keyboard before
unlocking your screen with ENTER. To start finger recognition, simply put your ten fingers on the screen
until you feel a short vibration. A quick way to unlock your Touch is with the SPACE with U keyboard
shortcut on the lock screen.
Note: On some occasions, you may feel a long vibration instead of a short vibration when completing
finger recognition on your keyboard. This means that your BrailleNote Touch was unable to recognize
your fingers. When this occurs, simply lift your fingers so they are no longer touching the screen and try
restarting finger recognition.
2.4.2 Standby mode
The BrailleNote Touch gives you the possibility to put your device in standby mode. Standby mode is a
quick and easy way to preserve the battery when you only want to stop using your BrailleNote Touch for
a short period of time. Standby mode is the most common state the BrailleNote Touch will be in on a
daily basis when not being used.
To enter standby mode, simply do a short press on the Power button. You will hear “Screen Off” to
confirm that the Touch has gone into standby mode, and the Braille will disappear. To “wake” your
device, simply do a short press on the Power button when your device is in standby mode.