BraillePen 12 (Touch) with Mobile Solutions
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1. l 2 Input Braille Grade allow to select the braille grade for input typing text using Braille keys Out Braille Grade allow to select braille grade for output text displayed on the braille device 6 Dot computer Braille table allow to select the 6 dot computer braille table for output and input in 6 dot computer braille 8 Dot computer Braille table allow to select the 8 dot computer braille table for output and input in 8 dot computer braille Grade 1 Braille table allow to select the Grade 1 braille table for output and input in grade 1 literary braille Grade 2 Braille table allow to select the grade 2 braille table for output and input in grade 2 contracted braille Braille Connection Settings Location Mobile Accessibility gt Braille Settings gt Connection Settings 1 Keep Phone On check box not selected by default allows preventing the phone to go in sleep so when the braille device is connected the phone would not go in sleep and will enable user to stay connected Automatically Reconnect checkbox deselected by default if this option is enabled Mobile Accessibility will attempt to reconnect your phone with the Braille device if the connection was dropped or after the mobile device starts up It will attempt the reconnection 30 seconds after the devices were disconnected or the end of the start up process Automatically Turn off Bluetooth checkbox deselected by default if this option is ena2. and notes on the Braille display line by line check that in the Advanced tab the Cursor Mode setting is set to Letters Talks keystrokes enter joystick enter d HARPO HARPO MobileSpeak on Symbian phones First turn MobileSpeak off and then set Bluetooth on your phone to On Make sure your phone is in discoverable mode Now turn your BraillePen Slim on and wait to hear the triple beep that tells you Bluetooth is active Pair your phone with BraillePen Slim Then connect MobileSpeak and the BraillePen Slim by going to the MobileSpeak folder on your phone and opening Configure and going to the Options Braille Configure Devices menu item Choose Easylink Braille Keyboard from the list of devices Then choose Options Connect After 17 connecting go back to the Configure menu and choose Options Braille Turn Braille On Off to turn Braille output on Once you have the connection you are able to use BraillePen Slim as a Bluetooth keyboard to your phone This section applies to both BraillePen 12 Touch and BraillePen Slim Connecting your BraillePen12 to MobileSpeak requires you to first pair with your phone and then to go into MobileSpeak s Configuration Menu and choose the Braille device and connect to it MobileSpeak has drivers built in for the BraillePen12 choose the EasyLink12 drivers from the list BraillePen keystrokes for MobileSpeak Braille Key Assignments Dots 1 through 6 Braille inpu
3. board and retaining the text in he edit field as well 3 3 Cut allow to cut the text to the clip board and also deletes the text from edit field 4 4 Paste allow to paste the text from the clip board to the edit field Entering and Editing Text Using Braille When focus lands on an edit control Braille output automatically switches to edit mode so that Mobile Accessibility displays the text cursor by raising dots 7 and 8 At present this tactile cursor is only available when 6 or 8 dot computer Braille is selected If there is an uppercase character at the cursor position the dots will alternate meaning that dot 8 is raised while dot 7 is not If text selection commands are used dots 7 and 8 will both appear in all the cells of the selected text When typing text using Grade 1 or 2 Braille remember that the text is not translated until you press Space or Enter or perform a command that moves focus or displays a message Keep in mind that the Braille grade used for input is not necessarily the same one set for Braille output so use the appropriate commands for configuring input and output Braille grades in order to be certain You can use the backspace command assigned to the key combination specific to your Braille device while typing in whichever grade to delete the character to the left of the text cursor Note that this command may be used even before the text typed in grade 1 or 2 Braille is translated If you wish to clear ever
4. the focus sits on the last item when you left off You need then go to top with space dots 1 2 3 and then arrow towards the address bar with space 4 or space 5 The latter is faster because it does not advance the information on the Braille display in case of BP 12 Once you land on the address bar push Joystick Enter or space 3 6 twice to activate the text field If there is no previous Website you can start typing your URL otherwise you need to delete the current address The most effective way is to select all and then overwrite it with new text To select text press space dots 2 3 5 6 and push Joystick Enter or space 3 6 Alternatively you can change your Rotor Settings to Edit push Joystick Up or press space 3 until you hear select all and then either push Joystick Enter or press space dots 3 6 Your text gets selected and you can type a new URL For dots or periods use dots 4 6 when in the uncontracted Braille mode or dots 256 when in the contracted Braille mode When your URL is complete press Selection Enter Joystick Enter or space dots 1 5 Now you can begin browsing your newly open page Use different navigation combinations of space with dots 1 4 3 or 6 2 Navigating Webpages Use rotor settings to change between available options Heading Link Form Controls Characters Words Lines or Containers Whatever your selection VO will announce how many of them are available on the particular Webpage Use space 3 or space
5. 6 to navigate by your selected steps Even if the focus is on the task bar once you press one of the above combinations it will be automatically moved to the first item e g the first heading Once you hear an item of your interest you can press space 2 or space 5 to navigate through elements that belong to your item e g You have found a heading now you want to check information under this heading Or you are at top of a list and now you want to browse the list When you land on a link that interests you select it by pressing space dots 3 6 HARPO To go back a Webpage press space dots 1 2 3 to the Back button on your browser and press Enter Whenever the Reader is available VO will announce it to see an example of how the Reader works go to www aph org training index html You can navigate to it by using space dot 4 and activate it by pressing Joystick Enter or space dots 3 6 A page with text in a simplified format pops up and VO begins to read the content automatically You can stop it using space dots 1 2 3 4 and resume reading with space dots 1 2 3 5 As VO is reading text it informs you if text is a heading or a link All the links are active so you can follow them by pushing Joystick Enter Again depending on your Rotor Settings selection you can navigate the page using space dots 3 or 6 and then space dots 2 and 4 to read the content of the page BrailleBack on Android phones Pairing your Braille device Pairing Brai
6. HARPO The BraillePen with Mobile Solutions Table of Contents VoiceOver on Apple Devices sse iiisiecesioediressien rotieren eienenn aaa eaa oaeee dai aaie ie iaa Eek EE onia 2 To pair your BraillePen Slim or BraillePen 12 Touch with your Device 2 DEVICES KE 2 KEV EE ee ee 2 Getting t know the IPHONE wicic ci vcssccesccedceeseanscdecsbencsg waeeddacieucdes aaa aE ia REE eoa eaa ede ear aia 4 alare r le EE 5 Using BraillePen with Webpages in Safari on iOS devices cceceseesssseeeeceseesesteceeeeecescesssseaeeneess 6 BrailleBack on Android obones scesissisesisocccreeiiindececisednenenor diidiis rnent eindar a kiar saeka a inedi a iea 7 Pairing your Braille device cccccccccesssssssececececeeseneaeceeeceseeeaeeeeecssessesaeaeeeeeeescesseauaeaeeeessessaaeaeeeeeess 7 Configuring Braille Display with Brailleback 8 EE Ee 8 Mobile Accessibility on Android phone cccssscccccecessessseceecessesesaeaeeeeecusseeeeauaeceeecussessasaeeeeseusees 9 Pairing Braille DEVICES 2 egsatereo edeg enee eeneg Eeler 9 Configuring Braille Display with Mobile Accessibility Post pairing Braille display with phone 9 Removing Braille Display Configuraton ccecssssecececeeeeseaeecececeeseaeaecececeseeesaaasseseeecesessesnaaeeeeess 9 Enabling Disabling Braille c ccccccccsssccssscecsececscecesecssseccsaececssecesseccseeeseasecesseeesaeeecaueceaaecensers 10 To disable or to stop Braille with Mobile Accessib
7. bled Mobile Accessibility will automatically disable Bluetooth as soon as the command to disable Braille off is performed to break the connection between the Braille device and the mobile phone Speak Braille Status check box selected by default enable Mobile Accessibility to announce the connection status when activating deactivating Braille Enabling Braille Support outside Mobile Accessibility In order to have Braille support outside MA it is important to 11 HARPO 1 Mobile Accessibility Screen reader service enabled under Accessibility settings Check user manual section 5 3 2 Enabling the system wide virtual keyboard 2 Mobile Accessibility Virtual keyboard must be enabled for system wide use Check User manual section 5 3 2 Enabling the system wide virtual keyboard Please note navigation typing text and text review functionality should will not work if MA screen reader and Virtual keyboard are not correctly set Quick Menu gt Edit options Version 1 9 The option is only available if the currently focussed control is an edit field The option allows you to perform editing options like selection copy cut and paste Braille commands are available for performing edit action when using a braille display with Mobile Accessibility In specific the options are 1 1 Select all allow selecting the entire text in the edit field so to be able to copy or cut or delete text 2 2 Copy allow copying the text to the clip
8. e To go to the speech VoiceOver practice area Settings General page down to Accessibility VoiceOver and practice Press the Home Button when you have finished practicing One finger right or left swipe or one finger touch 4 HARPO HARPO ee Turn app switcher on or off just four icons per screen less confusing Volume control Two rectangular buttons top left side Double tap home button Read strength of phone signal Very top left of screen Battery strength Right of very top of screen Rotary choices words or characters links or headings and so on Reset iPhone Hold the home button and press the power button you don t lose date Handy hints Two fingers like turning a knob Editing your text in a note or text message e Set your Rotor to Characters using space dots 2 3 or space dots 5 6 e Then use the move using rotor settings keystroke space dot 3 to move left and space dot 6 to move right e The standard movement keystrokes space dot 1 and space dot 4 will still move you from element to element within the Notes app or the Messaging app Selecting text to copy cut paste Using the rotor settings space 2 3 or space 5 6 select the steps by which you want to select text characters words or lines and then use following keystrokes e Select text space dots 2 5 6 e Deselect text space dots 2 3 5 Placing the cursor in the right position before you select a desir
9. ed fragment is a bit tricky When you move from left to right by word you will hear the word you want to begin your selection from Before you press space dots 2 5 6 you will need to push Joystick Up to place the cursor at the beginning of your selection Now you can begin highlighting your word s Note When you move from right to left you can begin selecting once you hear the word you want to start your selection from Upon selecting text press space dots 1 4 for copying or space 5 HARPO dots 1 3 46 for pasting When you copy your selection VoiceOver reads it out and says Selected Now you can move your insertion point to the location where you want to paste your selection Press space dots 1 2 3 6 for paste Should for some reason the keystrokes for copying cutting pasting did not work for you you can change the Rotor Settings to Edit then by pressing Joystick Up go to Copy or Cut and push Joystick Enter Your next step is to paste the selection to a new location Using the Rotor Settings switch to Words move the cursor to your required location change the Rotor Settings back to Edit and using the Joystick down or up select Paste Eventually push Joystick Enter and your selection will be pasted Having finished this operation go back to the navigation steps Words Character Lines to continue to edit your document Using BraillePen with Webpages in Safari on iOS devices 1 Entering a URL When you run Safari
10. ep in your BraillePen 12 Touch Touch indicating you are connected to your mobile device and you can start controlling it with your BraillePen 12 Touch Touch Configuring Braille Display with BrailleBack Go to BrailleBack gt Settings You will find 3 sections there Device Braille and Developer Options Go to Braille gt Braille Type and select between Literary and Computer Braille Next move down to the Literary Braille Table and or Computer Braille Table to set the correct language as well as contracted grade 2 vs uncontracted grade 1 Braille where available 5 Under the Developer Options you can set whether the Visual Braille is to be displayed at the bottom of the screen of your mobile device or not 6 To exit the Braille settings push Space dots 1 2 b or Space dots 1 2 5 h to go to the Home page PONS Available keystrokes Activate the enter key when editing text HARPO HARPO Delete backwards when editing text Space Shift Mobile Accessibility on Android phones Pairing Braille Devices Pairing Braille device is simple and is similar to any Bluetooth device pairing with the phone First step in using Braille with Mobile Accessibility is to pair the Braille display with your Android powered Mobile device Please check the documentation for your Braille device to find out the passcode used to connect with other devices This may be specific to the serial number of the Braille device unit O
11. he Braille device option 3 Show control Indicator checkbox selected by default apart from text Mobile Accessibility also helps you determine if focus is on a control and to know the control type and state Language dependent Braille indicators for control information are also displayed before the label of the control in focus Indicators are always displayed in computer Braille no matter what Braille grade is set and dots 7 and 8 appear in all their cells to help distinguish them from regular text If the control does not change state then the Braille indicator consists of only two characters which are letters that relate to the control type name The letters used in the indicators also vary according to the language of the selected text to speech engine For example a button is indicated by the letters bt in English but by the letters kn in Dutch where a button is called knop On the other hand if the control changes state then there is a third character in the indicator which is a symbol that is kept constant in all languages though the dot patterns may differ For example a full 6 dot cell will indicate that a checkbox or radio button is checked pressed while dots 3 6 means that it is not checked or selected 4 Uncontract word under cursor checkbox selected by default this option will cause the word under the cursor to be expanded to its uncontracted form if Grade 2 contracted Braille is selected for output It lets you ro
12. hones This section applies only to BraillePen 12 Touch BraillePen Slim does not yet connect to Talks on a Symbian OS phone The BraillePen12 can display the screen contents of your Symbian phone running Talks while you use the BraillePen12 keyboard to type notes make calls and send SMS Read on for all the information on how to set it up ege eee en P Optiens os A O See gi 15 The BraillePen 12 Touch Driver Click this link to download the driver for Symbian OS version 9 xx Check with your Talks supplier if you aren t sure of the Symbian OS version on your phone Setting Up Talks must be installed and working on your phone before you begin then follow these steps Turn Talks off Set Bluetooth on Turn your BraillePen12 on and wait for the triple beep that tells you Bluetooth is active On your phone pair the phone with the BraillePen12 When you are asked for the passcode enter 1234 e f you are asked the question Authorise device to make connections automatically answer yes e Install the BP 12 braille driver you have downloaded from the link above We recommend that you install the driver on your phone s Memory Card e Go into the Talks menu Check the Braille tab make sure that Braille is set to BP 12 Driver and Keep Braille on is set to Yes e Turn Talks on Your BraillePen is now ready to act as your input and output to your phone Tip To make sure you can read messages
13. ilty 10 Braille COnfiBUrAatiON OPTIONS ccdecvcs cd scchedecenecs Eed DEER cde ECKER EAR eet Zen 10 Grades and Braille Table configurations ccccccccccsssssssecececssessnsecesccesessesesaeeeeceeseessessaeeeseeseesees 11 Braille Connechon Settings cccccecessssssecececeseesesnecececessseseuaeseeeescsesesaeaeeeeeeeeceseeesasaeeeeseeseaaaeess 11 Enabling Braille Support outside Mobile Accessibility cc cccccccsssssssececeeecessessseeseeeeeeesssesenaees 11 Quick Mem Edit Option sicc ices s sasccd coeseeccesarccdecsceadee EEN NEO caceestaudaenecuvcs coc seausue EES 12 Entering and Editing Text Using Braille cccccsssccccccessssseceeceecesseeeaeseeeeseeeseesesaeseeeeecesseseaaees 12 Bratlezgrppttlgde ag engt red a Eege Ae 12 Talks om Symbian PRONES isczecccaccceasiesicjenaceevcesceddetetaregecssseas chacevestaaueestca eux ea aa e aa E aaan 15 The BraillePen 12 Touch Driver 16 SOUING UO EE 16 Talks KEyStrOKES e eebe ee ee ee EE 16 MobileSpeak on Symbian phones ss nnsssessnensnnssssesnrennrssssesrnesnssssesrnnrssssnserrnnrsssssnseeennennssnsenennnnnsrnne 17 BraillePen keystrokes for Mobileppeak 18 1 HARPO VoiceOver on Apple iDevices This section applies to both BraillePen 12 Touch and BraillePen Slim iDevices can connect to BraillePen Slim since the release of iPhone OS 4 3 To pair your BraillePen Slim or BraillePen 12 Touch with your iDevice You will only need to perform this exe
14. it the Braille settings and the setting window congratulations the braille device is configured Removing Braille Display configuration Follow the steps below Le 2 3 4 Go to Mobile Accessibility gt Apps gt Settings gt Wireless and Network gt Bluetooth Settings Check the option Bluetooth In the same window scroll down to find the device you wish to remove Hit Long enter on the device and select Unpair 9 HARPO Enabling Disabling Braille To enable or to start braille with Mobile Accessibility 1 Activate quick menu use the menu key or triple tap the screen within Mobile Accessibility window 2 Select the option Enable Braille 3 Mobile Accessibility will beep and will announce Braille Ready To disable or to stop Braille with Mobile Accessibility 1 Activate quick menu use the menu key or triple tap the screen within Mobile Accessibility window 2 Select the option Disable Braille 3 Mobile Accessibility will beep and will announce Braille off Braille Configuration options Location Mobile Accessibility gt Settings gt Braille Settings 1 Braille Device the option lists all the Bluetooth devices paired the phone you need to select the braille display you wish to use with Mobile Accessibility 2 Device Model the option lists all the supported Braille device models with their manufacturer name you need to select the model of the braille device been selected in t
15. lle device is simple and is similar to any Bluetooth device pairing with the phone First step in using Braille with BrailleBack is to pair the Braille display with your Android powered Mobile device Please check the documentation for your Braille device to find out the passcode used to connect with other devices This may be specific to the serial number of the Braille device unit Otherwise you may use any string of numbers normally no shorter than four digits like 1234 which is the default passcode used by most Bluetooth enabled devices All Bluetooth devices use an authentication number when users attempt to establish a connection between them thereby securing that connection Follow the below steps to pair your display 1 Turn your braille device on and enable Bluetooth on the device 2 Switch on your BraillePen 12 Touch Touch 3 If they are not running yet enable both TalkBack and BrailleBack on your mobile device Both of these apps are located in Settings Accessibility Pair your BraillePen 12 Touch Touch with your mobile device Go to Settings Bluetooth Scroll down to see if your BraillePen is visible If it is not listed use Scan Devices to let the device scan nearby Bluetooth devices 7 After few seconds Scroll in the window to find your BraillePen 12 Touch Touch 8 It will prompt you to enter passcode pin for the device Oy Ou 7 9 Enter1234 10 Once your devices are paired you should hear a be
16. m Menu Item Previous Word Next Word Start of current line Home End of current line End Start of text Top of edit control End of text Bottom of edit control Left Soft key Right Soft key Dial Send Hang Up End Call Applications Menu List of Open Applications Quick List Braille dots according to selected translation table Braille dots according to selected translation table Braille dots according to selected translation table dot8 Control Joystick Right Space dot5 Space dot7 Shift dott Space dot8 Control dot4 Space dots456 Space Left Pan Space Joystick Left or Space dot8 Control dot3 Space Right Pan Space Joystick Right or Space dot8 Control dot6 19 HARPO Read Soft keys Space Left Pan Right Pan Space dots36 ee ee Decrease Speed Space dots126 Increase Speed Space dots345 Space dot8 Control dots15 e Space dot8 Control dots136 u 20
17. rcise once once paired unless you reset your iDevice it will Know about your BraillePen indefinitely On the iDevice in Settings General page down to accessibility then go to VoiceOver and then down to Braille Switch on the BraillePen 12 Touch using space dots 1 3 Once you hear the triple beep on the BraillePen 12 Touch it will appear in the list of Braille devices to choose from its name will begin with BP 12 in the list of discovered devices Single tap the device name to select it double tap the device name to initiate the pairing You will be taken to a passcode entry screen enter the passcode 1234 Use a single tap to select each digit and then a double tap to enter it Then single tap Pair to select it and double tap to activate It is important to enter the passcode and complete the process within the short time allowed You will hear a single beep to tell you that BraillePen 12 Touch is now connected to the iDevice iDevices Affected iPod touch 3rd generation iPhone 4 iPhone 3GS 8GB iPod touch 4th generation iPad 2 iPad Mini When using a BraillePen12 with VoiceOver using iOS 4 1 or later or a BraillePen Slim using iOS 4 3 or later you can use the following key commands or chords to navigate Keystrokes BraillePen 12 Touch Joystick and Pan keys HARPO space dots 1 5 or ctrl space Activate the Return key choose Activate the Return key new line Getting to know the iPhon
18. t keys labeled from left to right as 3 2 1 4 5 6 Space The middle of three keys in front of the Braille keyboard Shift Key to the left of the Space key Control Key to the right of the Space key Left Pan Round key on the left end of the Braille display of the BP 12 Right Pan Round key on the right end of the Braille display of the BP 12 Joystick Up Down Left Right Four directions of the joystick between dots 1 and 4 of the BP 12 e Joystick Enter Center of the joystick between dots 1 and 4 on the BP 12 commana tn f Braille dots according to selected translation Dial 1 table Braille dots according to selected translation Dial 2 table Braille dots according to selected translation Dial 3 table Braille dots according to selected translation Dial 4 table e Braille dots according to selected translation Dial 5 table Braille dots according to selected translation table Braille dots according to selected translation Dial 7 table Braille dots according to selected translation Dial 8 table mes e Braille dots according to selected translation HARPO Dial Enter Accept Insert space Insert Paragraph Marker Insert Braille character with dot 7 Insert Braille character with dot 8 Braille Escape Braille Backspace Clear Delete Braille Pan Left Braille Pan Right Previous Character Grid ltem Tab Sheet Next Character Grid Item Tab Sheet Previous Line List Item Menu Item Next Line List Ite
19. therwise you may use any string of numbers normally no shorter than four digits like 1234 which is the default passcode used by most Bluetooth enabled devices All Bluetooth devices use an authentication number when users attempt to establish a connection between them thereby securing that connection Follow the below steps to pair your display 1 2 NO Start your braille device check the device manual for instructions to start and enable Bluetooth on the device Go to Mobile Accessibility gt Apps gt Settings gt Wireless and Network gt Bluetooth Settings Check the option Bluetooth In the same window use Scan Devices to let the device scan nearby Bluetooth devices After few seconds Scroll in the window to find your Braille display device It will prompt you to enter passcode pin for the device Enter the pin of the device for pin information for pairing check the device user manual Configuring Braille Display with Mobile Accessibility Post pairing Braille display with phone Go to Mobile Accessibility gt Settings gt Braille Settings Activate the option Braille Device In the list select the Braille device you wish to use This list contains all the Bluetooth device paired with the phone Stay in the braille settings and activate the option Device Model In the list select the model of the braille device you wish to use The list contains all supported models with their manufacturer name Ex
20. ute the cursor more quickly on a character in that word if you want to insert text at that point delete that character or delete the one before it 5 Supress capital Sign checkbox note selected by default the option allow you to enable supressing of the capital sign when displaying test in he braille display This option is useful for small braille device so the maximum text can be displayed 6 Show control Prompts check box selected by default the option allow you to see prompts associated with certain controls If the option is disabled the help prompt if available for the control will not be available on the Braille display 7 Automatically Mute Speech checkbox not selected by default the option allow you to mute speech as soon as braille is enabled This option is useful for Deaf 10 HARPO blind users and for those wish to use the phone with braille display in meeting place Display Caller ID allow you to select the action that Mobile Accessibility will perform when the device receives a call The available options are Display caller ID on the braille device shows the caller information on the braille display as long as the phone keeps ringing Braille Flash shows caller information on braille device as a flash message and Do Nothing will not show the caller information on the device Grades and Braille Table configurations Location Mobile Accessibility gt Settings gt Braille Settings gt Grades and Tables
21. ything you have typed so far that has not yet been translated use the Braille Escape command available on all supported Braille devices Braille Output Mode 12 HARPO In Mobile Accessibility screen contents are displayed in Braille in a way that will give you an idea of visual information such as format hierarchy control type and state This is the default Braille output mode called Braille format In this mode Mobile Speak sends information to the display that is relevant to the current cursor position The information sent includes things such as control type dialog name or number of items in a list where the list index is not really displayed visually It is possible to change the Braille Output mode to Speech emulation In this mode Mobile Accessibility sends to the Braille display exactly what it sends to the speech engine Instead of Braille indicators for control information the words that are spoken by Mobile Accessibility when it comes across that control are displayed For example in Braille Format mode li and bt are used to indicate the list and button In Speech Emulation mode the words list and button are shown in Braille instead Each Braille device has its own Braille command for switching between these two Braille output modes Command Description ANDROID Keystrokes Simulate Enter key Joystick Enter or Space E 13 Simulate Dial Answer Key d 8 HARPO HARPO Talks on Symbian P
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