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1 BrailleNote Apex BT USER Guide HumanWare 1030 Ren -L vesque, Drummondville, Qu bec, CANADA J2C 5W4. Telephone 1-888-723-7273. Fax (819) 471-4828 E-mail: Sales: World Wide Web: User Guide version 20091211 P/N NT433 BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide ii Susceptibility to Interference. There may be temporary degradation of the image when the BrailleNote Apex BT is subjected to a strong radio-frequency field, electro-static discharge or transient electrical noise. FCC Warning. This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction, may cause interference to radio and television reception.

2 It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules and Regulations, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause 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: 1.

3 Reorient the receiving antenna. 2. Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver. 3. Move the equipment away from the receiver. 4. Plug the equipment into a different outlet so that the equipment and receiver are on different branch circuits. If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The user may find the booklet prepared by the Federal Communication Commission helpful: "How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems". This booklet is available from the Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

4 Stock No. 004-000-00345-4. Shielded cables and certified Class B peripherals must be used on this product. Using unshielded cables or uncertified peripherals may result in this unit not complying with FCC Rules Part 15. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. Notice for Canada. This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment regulations. BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide iii HumanWare Addresses. HumanWare Corporate Headquarters 1030 Ren -L vesque, Drummondville, Qu bec, CANADA Telephone: 1-888-723-7273 FAX: (819) 471-4828 E-mail: Sales: Web: North America Telephone: (800) 722 3393 E-mail: Support: Europe Russell Smith House 2 Bullmatt Business Centre Northampton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire NN10 6AR United Kingdom Telephone: 01933 415800 FAX: 01933 411209 E-mail: Australia / Asia Suite 2, 7-11 Railway Street, PO Box 944, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153, Australia Telephone: (02) 9686 2600 FAX: (02) 9686 2855 E-mail.

5 New Zealand Phone +64 3 384 4555 Fax +64 3 384 4933 Email: BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide iv Copyright Notice. Copyright 2009 HumanWare, Drummondville, Canada. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without the express written permission of HumanWare Limited. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this user Guide is correct at the time of issue. Neither HumanWare Limited nor its agents assume responsibility for errors or omissions in this information. No liability is assumed for damages resulting from the use of this information.

6 This product complies with the requirements of EMC Directive 89/336/EEC. Braille translation copyright 1975-2005 Duxbury Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. The patent for the touch cursor technology incorporated in the BrailleNote is owned by ALVA BV. The Text Adventure Games application in KeySoft uses a software module based upon the Jzip interpreter written by John D. Holder and redistributed according to the terms below: Original source code and programs are available from the Interactive Fiction Archive whose main page is Jzip Infocom/Inform Zcode Format Interpreter ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------- Copyright (c) 2000 John D.

7 Holder. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide v THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.

8 IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Authorized European Union Representative: HumanWare Russell Smith House 2 Bullmatt Business Centre Northampton Road, Rushden Northamptonshire NN10 6AR United Kingdom phone: +44 (0) 1933 415 800 fax: +44 (0)1933 411 209 e-mail: web: vii Contents 1 Getting Started.

9 1 Unpacking your BrailleNote .. 1 General Features.. 2 Software Features.. 3 Orientation.. 4 Carry Case.. 5 Thumb Keys.. 5 Braille Display.. 6 Touch Cursor.. 6 Power Switch.. 6 Keyboard.. 7 Scroll Wheel.. 7 Resetting the BrailleNote BT.. 9 Speech.. 9 Earphones.. 9 KeySoft 10 The KeySoft Menus.. 13 A First Experience.. 14 General Functions.. 17 Switching Between Tasks.. 22 Copying and Pasting Text.. 23 Help.. 23 One-Handed Mode.. 24 Saving before Switching 24 Time and Date.. 25 User Settings.. 26 User Guide .

10 27 Reviewing the Main Menu.. 29 Where to Now? .. 30 2 BrailleNote Apex BT Hardware.. 33 The Battery.. 33 Long Term Storage.. 36 Connectors and sockets.. 36 Secure Digital Cards.. 38 USB Peripherals.. 39 Current time.. 40 Visual Display.. 40 Braille Terminal for Screen Reader.. 45 Braille Display Care.. 47 General Care.. 48 3 Word Processor.. 49 What is a Word Processor.. 49 Braille and Text.. 50 viii The KeyWord Menu.. 50 Documents Folders and Drives.. 51 Opening a Document.. 52 Naming a Document.. 53 Creating a Document.