Braille Sense U2
User Manual
ENGLISH MANUAL
For Software Version 7.0
(May, 2012)
When there are any manual updates,
the readme files or appendices
will be added to the manual CD
and website.
HIMS Inc.
4616 W. Howard Lane, Ste 960 Austin, TX 78728
Phone: 888-520-4467
Fax: 512-837-2011
Email:
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Safety Precautions
For your safety and protection of the Braille Sense U2, please read and abide by the following safety precautions.
1.The input voltage of the AC adapter is 100V - 240V, and the output is DC 5V / 2A.
2.When the Braille Sense U2 is shipped, the battery may be packaged separate from the unit to avoid damage. When you use the Braille Sense U2 for the first time, you may need to open the package, remove the battery, and insert it into the battery slot at the rear panel of the unit. (See section 1, introduction, for more details on inserting the battery.) It is possible that the dealer or distributor from whom you purchased the Braille Sense U2 has already done this for you. The battery may not be fully charged when it is shipped. Before you use the Braille Sense U2, you should ensure the battery is fully charged.
3.When you use the Braille Sense U2 with the battery for the first time, the battery status may not be displayed accurately. To avoid this, leave the Braille Sense U2 connected to the AC adapter for about six hours with the unit turned on. If you want to use the Braille Sense U2 immediately, you may use it while it is charging.
4. If you want or need to remove the battery from the unit, power the unit off, and then remove the battery. If the unit is connected to AC power, before re-inserting the battery in to the unit, make certain that the power is off.
There is a risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Please make certain to use only battery packs produced specifically for the Braille Sense U2 by HIMS. Please dispose of used batteries according to the instructions.
5.When you are using the Braille Sense U2 on battery power, the status of the remaining battery power is announced when the battery charge is low. When the battery’s charge falls below 15 percent, connect the AC adapter to the unit for recharging. If the remaining battery charge drops to five percent, and the unit is not connected to the AC adapter, the Braille Sense U2 shuts down one minute after the announcement of the battery’s status. The amount of battery life per charge varies depending on the options you have set and the number and type of tasks you are running.
6.Your Braille Sense U2 needs to be handled with care. The Braille Sense U2 is a very delicate machine. Please handle the unit in a proper, careful manner. The Braille Sense U2 is very sensitive to dust. Make sure to keep the Braille Sense U2 away from dusty environments.
7.The Braille cells are very sensitive, intricate parts. If the Braille cells are not working properly due to the presence of dust or for any other reason, please contact our repair center, or the dealer from whom you purchased the Braille Sense U2 for support.
8.You should register your Braille Sense U2 in order to ensure further maintenance, service, and upgrade information. Please visit www.hims-inc.com, to register your information. If you have any trouble when registering your information, please contact the dealer from whom you purchased your Braille Sense U2 for help.
9.Do not take apart the Braille Sense U2 yourself. Do not have anyone else who is not authorized by HIMS take apart the Braille Sense U2. If an unqualified person disassembles the unit, serious damage may occur to the Braille Sense U2. If an unauthorized person disassembles the Braille Sense U2, the unit is excluded from any free maintenance, and the warranty becomes void. If any liquid or external force damages the unit, it may also be excluded from free maintenance, even if the damage occurs during the warranty period.
10.Do not leave your Braille Sense U2 in closed or high temperature environments such as inside a car on a hot summer day, as the battery attached to the Braille Sense U2 may be damaged or catch fire. Please do not let your Braille Sense U2 remain in such environments for long periods of time.
11.Thank you for using the Braille Sense U2. We value any comments or suggestions you have for our product. If you have any complaints or suggestions, please provide us with your comments on our website. We will improve our product based on your comments and suggestions.
12.To prevent possible damage to your hearing, do not listen to audio at high volume levels for long periods.
13.This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions.
1)This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2)This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment can generate, use and radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Congratulations on the purchase of your Braille Sense U2! The Braille Sense U2 is capable of doing everything that an ordinary PDA can do, and more – all without the need for a screen!
I. Your Braille Sense U2 packing box should contain the following items:
1) Braille Sense U2
2) Battery
3) Carrying Case
4) AC adapter
5) USB Cable
6) Earbuds
7) Documentation CD
8) Braille Commands Summary
II. How to use this manual
Before using the Braille Sense U2, you should read the entire manual to familiarize yourself with the functions of the Braille Sense U2. The Braille Sense U2 contains many programs with a variety of functions, thus, reading the entire manual will allow you to operate the Braille Sense U2 to its fullest potential.
In this manual you will see references to hot keys and shortcut keys. These keys refer to ways to access menus and functions quickly by using a combination of keystrokes. Please note that not all hot keys and shortcut keys will work from every location on the Braille Sense U2. Some hot keys and shortcut keys are program specific, thus, they require that you be within a specific program for them to work.
This user manual notes how to press hot keys and shortcut keys in the following manner: Keys that are to be pressed at the same time are separated by a – (dash). When you see “Space-b (dots 1-2),” this means that you should press “Space” and dots 1 and 2 simultaneously.
If you are unable to find a solution to a problem within the manual, or if you need assistance with the Braille Sense U2, please email us at . You may also visit us on the web at www.hims-inc.com; or, you can call us at 512-837-2000.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction 35
1.1 What is the Braille Sense U2? 35
1.2 Hardware 36
1.2.1 The Top Panel 36
1.2.2 The Right Panel 38
1.2.3 The Left Panel 39
1.2.4 The Rear Panel 39
1.2.5 The Front Panel 40
1.3 Hardware Specifications 41
1.4 Memory on the Braille Sense U2 41
2. Basic Functions of the Braille Sense U2 43
2.1 How to Enter Commands 43
2.1.1 Basic Alerts and Messages 43
2.2 Concept of the Menu 44
2.2.1 Control Symbols 46
2.3 Using the Function Keys 49
2.4 The AC Power Supply and the Battery Pack 50
2.5 Basic Explanation of Disks, folders, and files 52
2.6 Controlling the Volume, Speed, and Pitch of the TTS 53
2.7 Using Speech and Braille 53
2.8 Entering Text 54
2.8.1 The ASCII table for computer Braille input 54
2.8.2 Inputting/searching for Control characters 57
2.9 Multi Tasking 58
2.10 Switching Media Modes 59
2.11 Switching Key lock 60
2.12 Print Spool 61
2.13 One-Handed Mode 62
2.14 Using Typing Mode 62
2.15 Common Hotkeys 63
3. Global options 65
3.1 Global Options Overview 66
3.2 Global Options in Detail 67
3.2.1 Braille display 67
3.2.2 Braille Cursor 67
3.2.3 Eight Dot Mode 68
3.2.4 View/input Braille Grade 68
3.2.5 Braille Code 68
3.2.6 Message Display Time 69
3.2.7 Language 70
3.2.8 Voice 71
3.2.9 Punctuation Level 71
3.2.10 Keyboard Echo 71
3.2.11 Capitalization alert 72
3.2.12 Numbers 72
3.2.13 Abbreviations 72
3.2.14 Voice Volume 73
3.2.15 Voice Rate 73
3.2.16 Voice Pitch 73
3.2.17 Sub Voice Rate 74
3.2.18 Main Volume 74
3.2.19 Scroll Voice 74
3.2.20 LCD 75
3.2.21 Flip LCD display 75
3.2.22 LCD Font Size 75
3.2.23 Video Display 75
3.2.24 Printer Port 76
3.2.25 Print Paper Size 76
3.2.26 Audio alerts 76
3.2.27 Play Power On/Off Sound 77
3.2.28 Left Scroll Buttons 77
3.2.29 Right Scroll Buttons 78
3.2.30 Skip Empty Lines 78
3.2.31 Control Information 78
3.2.32 Hide passwords 79
3.2.33 Hot Key Information 79
3.2.34 Announce shortcut keys 79
3.2.35 Power Saving Mode 80
3.2.36 Power Saving Kick In 80
3.2.37 Check Today's Schedule 81
3.2.38 One-Handed Mode 81
3.2.39 Automatic spell-check 81
3.2.40 Default Document Type 82
3.2.41 Automatically synchronize with time server 82
3.2.42 Progress indicator 82
3.2.43 Bluetooth 83
3.2.44 Wireless LAN 83
3.2.45 Ethernet port 83
3.2.46 Mass-storage device mode 84
4. File Manager 85
4.1 Overview 85
4.1.1 Navigating the File List 86
4.1.2 Selecting folders and files 86
4.1.3 Cancel / Exit 87
4.2 Working with Files and Folders 87
4.2.1 Selecting drives 88
4.2.2 Entering and Exiting Folders 88
4.2.3 Opening a File 88
4.2.4 Send To 90
4.2.5 Copy / Move 90
4.2.6 Delete Files or Folders 91
4.2.7 Rename 92
4.2.8 New Document 92
4.2.9 New Folder 93
4.2.10 File Conversion 93
4.2.11 Select All 94
4.2.12 Search for File 94
4.2.13 Sort Files 95
4.2.14 Set File Info 96
4.2.15 Display only Files of Type 96
4.2.16 Zip 97
4.2.17 Unzip 97
4.2.18 Information 98
4.2.19 EML Viewer 99
4.3 Using the Address Window 100
4.3.1 Editing 100
4.3.2 Typing a Path / File Name 101
4.3.3 Opening the History List 101
4.4 Network and sharing 101
4.4.1 Search for shared computers and add to the network list. 102
4.4.2 Remove Remote folder 104
4.5 Hot Keys in the "File Manager" 105
5. Word Processor 106
5.1 File Menu 106
5.1.1 New 106
5.1.2 Open 107
5.1.3 Save 109
5.1.4 Save As 109
5.1.5 Saving password Protected Files 110
5.1.6 Close Current Document 112
5.1.7 Print 112
5.1.8 Settings 114
5.1.9 Exit 117
5.2 Edit Menu 117
5.2.1 Start Selection 118
5.2.2 Copy 118
5.2.3 Cut 119
5.2.4 Paste 119
5.2.5 Delete 119
5.2.6 Delete Blank Lines 119
5.2.7 Add to Clipboard 120
5.2.8 Clear Clipboard 120
5.2.9 Select All 120
5.2.10 Insert from File 120
5.2.11 Insert Date 121
5.2.12 Insert Time 121
5.2.13 Toggling Insert and Overwrite Modes 122
5.2.14 Check Spelling 122
5.2.15 Edit Language attribute 126
5.3 Go to Menu 127
5.3.1 Find 127
5.3.2 Find Again 128
5.3.3 Replace 129
5.3.4 Go to Location 130
5.3.5 Go to Previous Page 131
5.3.6 Go to Next Page 131
5.3.7 Set Mark 132
5.3.8 Go to Mark 132
5.3.9 Go to Previous Document 133
5.3.10 Go to Next Document 133
5.4 Read Menu 133
5.4.1 Read Selected Text 133
5.4.2 Read Beginning of Selected Text 134
5.4.3 Read from beginning to cursor 134
5.4.4 Read from Cursor to End 134
5.4.5 Auto Scroll 135
5.4.6 Read Current Sentence 135
5.4.7 Read Current Line 135
5.4.8 Read Current Word 136
5.4.9 Read Current Character 136
5.4.10 Read Status 136
5.5 Layout 137
5.5.1 Braille Document Layout 137
5.5.2 Print Document Layout 138
5.5.3 Braille Paragraph Layout 140
5.5.4 Print Paragraph Layout 141
5.6 Keys for Text Scrolling and Deleting 142