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The Braille Lite M20 - M40
User's Manual

Freedom Scientific, Blind Low Vision Group
April 2002

***Getting Started

Introduction
The Braille Lite is a Notetaker and personal digital assistant with built-in speech
synthesizer, 20 or 40 cell Braille display, an 8 dot Perkins style keyboard and built in
applications such as datebook, phonebook, and calculator. This Notetaker can go anywhere,
link to a full computer, remind you of appointments and much more. Use it to create documents,
organize your schedule, maintain contacts, and transfer information to and from your PC.

This users manual is organized into the following sections:
*Getting Started contains introductory information, and all you need to know to quickly get
up and running with your Braille Lite.
*Using the Braille Lite contains detailed information on the main features of the Braille Lite,
including the Braille Lite Editor and utilities.
*Advanced Features contains information on the most advanced functions of the Braille Lite,
including macros and connecting the Braille Lite to other devices.
*The appendices contain reference information to provide you quick access to essential
information.

Overview
The M20 and M40 Braille Lite Notetakers have new programmable Whiz Wheels that scroll by line,
by sentence, or by paragraph. The Whiz Wheels also have tactile bumps, which indicates your
movement through a document. The Braille Lite provides speech output through an internal
synthesizer, and Braille output through a 20 or 40 refreshable cell Braille display.
The Braille Lite has 2 megabytes of RAM (Random Access Memory), 12 megabytes of read only flash
memory and accepts standard SanDisk CompactFlash(tm) memory cards.

Care of your Braille Lite M20/40
For best care of your Braille Lite M20/40, store your unit in a dry place, avoid operating the
unit around liquids or food, and always operate the unit with dry, clean hands.

Braille Lite Keyboard
The standard 8-dot Braille keyboard represents the dots in a Braille cell. It is laid out in
the following order from left to right; 7, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8. Below these keys, in the
center of the Braille Lite, is the spacebar. When you press the spacebar in combination with
other keys you create a chord.

Braille Display
The Braille Lite has either a twenty or forty refreshable cell Braille display. The number of
cells your unit has depends on the model you purchased. The M20 has 20 cells and the M40 has 40
cells. The Braille display, located below the keyboard, has cursor routing buttons above each
cell, which when pressed, places the cursor at that specific cell's location. Specific to the
M40 are raised locator dots, which are above cells five, ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five,
thirty, and thirty-five. These raised dots help you locate a cell quickly.

Advance Bar
Depending on your Braille Lite model, there is either one advance bar (M20) or two advance bars
(M40). The advance bars allow you to move through your files one display length at a time.
Press the right end of an advance bar to move forward by 20 or 40 cells. Press the left end of
an advance bar to move back 20 or 40 cells. In either case, the display wraps to the next or
previous line of text after it reaches the end or beginning of a text line.

Whiz Wheels
The Whiz Wheels are a new feature to the Millennium Series. They allow you to scroll among the
different Braille Lite menus and they allow you to scroll text by line, by sentence, and by
paragraph. To program the scrolling feature, open or create a file, and press the right and
left Whiz Wheel down for line, sentence, or paragraph.

M20 Ports and Switches
The Braille Lite On/Off switch is on the right edge of the unit. Toggle the switch towards the
back of the system to turn on the Braille Lite. A similar switch called the Braille Display
Mode switch is on the left side of the system. This switch toggles the Braille Lite between
Notetaker and Braille Display Mode. Leave the switch toggled toward the back of the system to
use the Braille Lite as a Notetaker, and toggle the switch toward the front of the system to
use the Braille Lite as a Braille display with your PC and screen access software.
In front of the On/Off switch is a PS2-style serial port. This type of port will attach a
computer keyboard or other external devices. Just in back the On/Off switch is an Earphone Jack.
This jack can also connect an external speaker or a tape recorder.On the backside of the
Braille Lite M20/40 is a CompactFlash port (add-on memory), a modem port, and a parallel port.
On the left side of the unit in back of the Braille Display Mode switch is the AC Adapter jack
and just in front of this switch is another PS2-style serial port.

M40 Ports and Switches
Orient your Braille Lite so that the Braille display is closest to you. On the right side of the unit is the On/Off switch. Toggle the switch towards the back of the unit to turn on the Braille Lite. A similar switch, called the Braille Display Mode switch, is on the left side of the unit.
This switch toggles the Braille Lite between Note-Taker and Braille Display Mode. Leave the switch toggled toward the back of the system to use the Braille Lite as a Note-Taker. Toggle the switch toward the front of the system to use the Braille Lite as a Braille display with your PC and screen access software.

On the back side of the unit, from left to right, are the following jack, buttons, and ports:

*the AC adapter jack - connects the 12 volt battery recharger that is supplied with the unit.
*two serial ports - these ports allow you to simultaneously attach two external devices such
as a personal computer (PC), a digital Braille display and/or a disk drive.

Note: For external devices to work properly, please use the appropriate cables that Freedom Scientific manufactures.

*two PS2-style serial ports - these ports have been made available for future expansions.
*one parallel port - attaches any standard printer or embosser.
*a recessed hardware reboot button
*a recessed hardware reset button

Note: Please avoid pressing either the recessed hardware reboot button or the recessed hardware
reset button unless specifically instructed by Freedom Scientific's technical support team.

*a Compact Flash port (add-on memory)
*an earphone jack - this jack can also connect an external speaker or a tape recorder.

On the left side of the unit, from front to back, is the Braille Display Mode switch and the
modem port.

Starting the Braille Lite
When you start the Braille Lite for the first time, you hear the prompt, "Braille Lite ready,
help is open." This prompt is telling you that the Help File is open. Use the Whiz Wheels to
scroll and display the contents of this file.

The Battery and Battery Charger
The Braille Lite M20/40 is powered by a Lithium ion battery. This battery does not build up memory and can be charged as often as you like without affecting battery life or the number of hours on each recharge cycle. It is not necessary to fully discharge the battery before recharging the unit.

When you first start the Braille Lite, the battery should be charged and ready to work. If the Braille Lite does not turn on, connect the battery charger to the unit and plug the AC adapter to the wall outlet to charge the battery. A unit battery charger is included with the purchase of your Braille Lite.

If you run your Braille Lite to the point that it becomes inoperable, leave the charger plugged in for at least one full minute before restarting the unit.

Regardless of the amount of battery charge remaining, it takes four hours to recharge the Braille Lite battery and there is no danger of overcharging the unit. Once charged, the unit operates for approximately thirty hours. When the battery needs recharging, you will receive a "Battery Low" message.

WARNING: This unit should only be charged using the supplied battery charger. Use of any other adapter may damage the unit and possibly void any existing warranty or service contract.

Your Braille Lite has a built in rechargeable cell. This cell only works when the main battery is dead and holds memory for about 2 weeks after which the memory is lost. For this reason it is important to recharge your main battery frequently.

To alert you that you have left your unit on for 5 minutes without pressing a key, the Braille Lite announces, "Hello." If the speech is turned off, the unit will beep.

Gas Gage
Another feature added to the M20/40 software is the "Gas Gage." This feature monitors your activity and counts the absolute minutes that the unit is on whether it is plugged in or not. The gas gage starts at a 100% when manually reset and decreases by percentage according to the activities being performed and the duration of those activities. To find out the percentage of residual battery time, enter the Status Menu with an ST-SIGN CHORD (DOTS 3-4 CHORD) and press DOTS 1-4-6.

Note: For an accurate reading, you must reset the "Gas Gage" each time you recharge your unit. To reset the "Gas Gage" enter the Status Menu (DOTS 3-4 CHORD), and press a TH-SIGN CHORD, SPACEBAR, Y (DOTS 1-4-5-6 CHORD, SPACEBAR, DOTS 1-3-4-5-6).

Conventions
This manual specifies keyboard commands in the following manner.
*The word CHORD means press the spacebar at the same time as the listed Braille character.
For example: to form an E-CHORD, press the spacebar simultaneously with DOTS 1 and 5.
*The term toggle means that a key used in combination with the spacebar will turn a
particular feature on or off.
*Keys to be pressed are capitalized and are in BOLD.
*Keys pressed simultaneously are indicated with a MINUS (-) sign joining the keys.
*The phrase "(Y,N)" means that you should choose Y for yes or N for no.
*Keys pressed one after the other are separated by a COMMA (,).
For example, "Press ST-SIGN CHORD, S-CHORD, SPACEBAR to toggle speech on or off."

Getting Help
The Braille Lite provides several methods for getting help. You can access the Help File from
within any file. Press ? CHORD to access the Braille Lite's Onboard Help File.

Braille Lite Commands
"Chording" produces almost all of the Braille Lite commands. This term refers to pressing the
spacebar in conjunction with other Braille dot keys. This feature is similar to pressing the
CTRL key along with other keys on a computer keyboard.
Using a letter in combination with pressing the spacebar toggles features on or off.

Braille Display Commands
Move display right
20/40 characters Tap right end
of advance bar
Move display left
20/40 characters Tap left end
of advance bar
Scroll Braille display
(must have speech
turned off) ER-SIGN CHORD

Stop scrolling any CHORD

Scroll display faster DOT 5

Scroll display slower DOT 2

Navigation
The following keystrokes navigate documents, menus, and submenus.
Backward one line DOT 1 CHORD

Forward one line DOT 4 CHORD

Backward one word DOT 2 CHORD

Forward one word DOT 5 CHORD

Backward one character DOT 3 CHORD

Forward one character DOT 6 CHORD

Back one paragraph DOTS 2-3 CHORD

Forward one paragraph DOTS 5-6 CHORD

Move Commands
The Move command (# CHORD) lets you navigate files by a specific parameter. After pressing #
CHORD, press DOT 4 CHORD to move through the menu choices, or use the access keys listed below.

Absolute Page (A)
After selecting this parameter, specify the number of units you want to move, counted from the
top of the file. Specify 0 to determine the total number of absolute pages in the file.

Braille Page (B)
After selecting this parameter, specify the number of units you want to move, counted from the
top of the file. Specify 0 to determine the total number of Braille pages in the file.

Character (C)
After selecting this parameter, specify the number of units you want to move from the top of
the file. Include a PLUS SIGN (+) before the number to move forward the specified number of
units from the cursor location. Use a MINUS SIGN (-) before the number to move backward the
specified number of units from the cursor location. Specify 0 to determine the total number of
characters in the file.

Line (L)
After selecting this parameter, specify the number of units you want to move from the top of
the file. Include a PLUS SIGN (+) before the number to move forward the specified number of
units from the cursor location. Include a MINUS SIGN (-) before the number to move backward
the specified number of units from the cursor location. Specify 0 to determine the total number
of lines in the file.

Mark (M)
Use this parameter if you have previously set a mark (M-CHORD) in your file, and want to move
back to the location of that mark.

Print Page (P)
After selecting this parameter, specify the number of units you want to move, counted from the
top of the file. Specify 0 to determine the total number of print pages in the file.

Word (W)
After selecting this parameter, specify the number of units you want to move from the top of
the file. Include a PLUS SIGN (+) before the number to move forward the specified number of
units from the cursor location. Include a MINUS SIGN (-) before the number to move backward
the specified number of units from the cursor location. Specify 0 to determine the total
number of words in the file.

The Braille Lite Menus
The Braille Lite M20/40 has several menus that access options and configuration settings.

File Menu (O-CHORD, F)
Organizes work in files.

Disk Drive Storage (S-CHORD)
Transfers files to an external disk drive.

Options Menu (O-CHORD)
Accesses built in applications.
*To move through the options, press the letter to select your choice or move through the
choices using @ CHORD(DOT 4 CHORD) to move forward or A-CHORD(DOT 1 CHORD) to move backward.
*Go to the first choice with L-CHORD or go to the last choice with DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD.
*Press a C-CHORD to hear a current selection.
*Press an E-CHORD to "enter" or "execute" a command.
*To cancel the process or exit a menu, press a Z-CHORD.

Status Menu (ST-SIGN CHORD)
Configures Braille Lite settings.
*To move through the Status Menu, press DOT 4 CHORD or DOT 1 CHORD.
*To move forward, press DOTS 5-6 CHORD.
*To move backward press DOTS 2-3 CHORD.
*To skip to the last choice, press DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD.
*Press the SPACEBAR to turn an option on or off.
*To exit the Status Menu & save current settings, press E-CHORD or Z-CHORD.

Speech Parameters (AR-SIGN CHORD)
Sets speech parameters.
*For softer volume, press DOT 1.
*For louder volume, press DOT 4.
*For slower speed, press DOT 3.
*For faster speed, press DOT 6.
*To move backward through voices, press DOT 2.
*To move forward through voices, press DOT 5.
*To cancel punctuation, press Z.
*To announce some punctuation, press S.
*To announce most punctuation, press M.
*To exit the Speech Parameters Menu and save current settings, press E-CHORD or Z-CHORD.

Working with Files
The Braille Lite M20/40 provides a full range of features for working with files. You can
create, edit, rename, move, and delete files.
There are Braille Lite files that are loaded on your unit from the factory.
*The Help File contains a summary of the commands you use to operate the Braille Lite.
*The Clipboard File is used to temporarily hold blocks of text so that it can be copied or
moved to another location in a document.
*The Datebook File is used to store scheduled appointments.
*The spelling dictionary program is loaded in a file called Spell.dic.

Opening Files
To open an existing file:
1. O-CHORD, F you will hear, "Enter file command."
2. Type O for open and then the "name of file," followed by E-CHORD.

Creating a File
To create a new file:
1. Type O-CHORD, F, you will hear, "Enter file command."
2. Type C for create, you will be prompted for the name of the file. Type the name and then
press E-CHORD.
3. Braille Lite says, "Name of File" is open.

Note: Braille Lite filenames can be a maximum of 20 characters, however, if you are using a
DOS based transfer utility or an external disk drive to move files to a PC or send them via
e-mail, it is recommended that you use the MS-DOS 8.3 digit format. If you name a file with a
.brl, .bfm, or .brf extension, the Braille Lite will turn on Grade 2 Braille automatically.

Saving Files
Braille Lite M20/40 automatically saves the text in your file whether you open another file or
turn off the Braille Lite. If you have a file open and you turn off your Braille Lite , the
next time you start your Notetaker it opens and announces the file you were last in.

Moving Files
There are two ways to move files into other folders.
To move a single file into another folder:
1. Press O-CHORD, F to open the File Menu.
2. Press DOTS 5-6 CHORD or DOTS 2-3 CHORD to move to the folder containing the file, then press
DOT 4 CHORD or DOT 1 CHORD to locate the file.
3. Press GH-SIGN.
4. Select the folder to which you want to move the file and press E-CHORD.

To move multiple files into a folder:
1. Press O-CHORD, F to open the File Menu.
2. Press GH-SIGN.
3. A list of files is displayed. Use the DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD to move through the listed files, or DOTS 2-3 CHORDS and DOTS 5-6 CHORDS to move through folders.
4. Press M-CHORD to mark each file you want to move.
5. Once all desired files are marked, press E-CHORD.
6. A list of folders is displayed. Locate the desired folder and press E-CHORD.

Renaming and Deleting Files
From the Files Menu type R for rename and D to delete a file.

Reading Files
Files are read by character, word, line, or paragraphs. The available reading commands are as
follows:

To read by character:
*Next character DOT 6 CHORD
*Previous character DOT 3 CHORD
*Current character DOTS 3-6 CHORD
*Current character
phonetically DOTS 3-6 CHORD, twice

To read by word:
*Next word DOT 5 CHORD
*Previous word DOT 2 CHORD
*Current word DOTS 2-5 CHORD
*Spell current word DOTS 2-5 CHORD, twice

To read by line:
*Next line DOT 4 CHORD
*Previous line DOT 1 CHORD
*Current line DOTS 1-4 CHORD

To move quickly through a file:
*Forward one
paragraph DOTS 5-6 CHORD
*Back one
paragraph DOTS 2-3 CHORD
*Beginning of file DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD
*End of file DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD
*Read from cursor
to the end of the
file DOTS 1-2-4-5-6 CHORD
*Silence Speech DOTS 1-5 CHORD

Note: While most chords have set definitions, the chords DOT 1 and DOT 4 have three
definitions. DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD can be set to move by line, by sentence, or by window. To set the definitions, enter the Status Menu and press V, Spacebar.

Editing Files
In the Append Mode, which is the default setting, anything you type is added to the end of your
file. This allows you to take notes quickly. While in the Append Mode, you need to specify
when you want to insert or overwrite text.
*To insert text at the cursor location within the file, press I-CHORD, type in the text, and
press E-CHORD again.
*To overwrite one character at the cursor location, press OW-SIGN CHORD.
*To continuously overwrite text from the cursor location, press OW-SIGN CHORD twice, type in
the new text, and press OW-SIGN CHORD again.
*To delete a character at the cursor location, press D-CHORD twice.
*To delete multiple characters, press D-CHORD, C plus the number of characters (up to 255),
then press E-CHORD to move the deleted text to the clipboard, replacing any text already in
the clipboard. Press ING-SIGN CHORD instead of E-CHORD to append the deleted text to that
already in the clipboard.

This same process can be applied to words, sentences, and paragraphs. For example, D-CHORD, W5,
E-CHORD deletes five words from the cursor location forward, and places that text on the
clipboard. D-CHORD, P3, ING-SIGN CHORD deletes three paragraphs and appends the paragraphs to
text already on the clipboard.

Text can also be copied or appended to the clipboard without deleting the existing text.
1. Move the cursor to the beginning of the text and press M-CHORD to mark the location.
2. Move the cursor to the end of the text and press GH-SIGN.
3. Press C to copy the text to the clipboard, or A to append the text to that already in the
clipboard.

To paste information at the cursor location, press ING-SIGN CHORD. You are prompted to specify
what information to paste. Press C to paste the clipboard contents, D to paste the date, or T
to paste the time.

To find text within a file, press F-CHORD, type in the text, and press F-CHORD again.

Working with Folders
The Braille Lite provides Folder Mode to assist you in organizing your files. In order to
create and use folders, the Allow Folder Mode must be enabled in the Status Menu. Press ST-SIGN
CHORD, F-CHORD, Y to enable Allow Folder Mode, and press E-CHORD to exit the Status Menu.

The File Menu provides two options:
*All Files Mode
*Folder Mode.
Press SPACEBAR to toggle between these options.
When in Folder Mode, press DOTS 5-6 CHORD or DOTS 2-3 CHORD to move between folders, and then
press DOT 4 CHORD or DOT 1 CHORD to move through the files in the current folder. RAM startup
and Flash Startup are the default folders.

Creating Folders
To create folders, you must be in the File Menu in the Folder Mode. Press DOTS 3-4-6, type the
folder name and press E-CHORD, then press R for RAM or F for Flash to store the folder. Press
E-CHORD to exit the File Menu. You can create up to 20 folders.

Note: Files are created and edited in RAM; files cannot be created or edited in Flash.

Renaming and Deleting Folders
To rename a folder, press O-CHORD, F, move to the folder and press DOTS 1-6 CHORD.
Type in the new folder name and press E-CHORD.
To delete a folder, press O-CHORD, F. To move the folder, press DOTS 3-6.

Note: Only empty folders can be deleted.

Customizing the Braille Lite
Many features within the Braille Lite can be custom configured. This section discusses
customizing speech parameters, Braille display parameters, and editing parameters.

Customizing Speech Parameters
To access the Speech Parameters Menu, press AR-SIGN CHORD. The following options can be
adjusted while in Speech Parameters. Press E-CHORD after making changes to exit the Speech
Parameters Menu. You can choose between eight voices. Press DOT 2 CHORD or DOT 5 CHORD to cycle
through them. The voices are: Perfect Paul, Vader, Big Bob, Precise Pete, Ricochet Randy, Biff,
Skip, and Robo Robert.

To adjust volume, press DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD.
To adjust the rate of speech, press the DOT 3 CHORD or DOT 6 CHORD.
To adjust the voice pitch, press DOTS 2-3 to decrease or DOTS 5-6 to increase the voice pitch.
Press N to toggle the Braille Lite between reading numbers as full numbers or as a series of
single digits. For example, 121 can be read as "one hundred twenty one" or "one two one."

Press SPACEBAR to set the Braille Lite to echo keyboard activity:
*Key Click - Typed keys click as they are pressed.
*Silent Keys - There is no auditory indication when keys are pressed.
*Key Echo - Each character is spoken as it is pressed.
*Key Echo Words - Each word is spoken after it is typed and the spacebar is pressed.

To specify the amount of punctuation spoken, press Z for none, S for Some, M for most, or T for total.
You can also add punctuation emphasis. The inflection ranges available are from 0 (monotone) to 9. To adjust Voice Inflection, enter Speech Parameters (AR-SIGN CHORD) and adjust the inflection you hear using DOTS 1-3 (decreases) and DOTS 4-6 (increases).
To turn Voice Inflection off, enter the Status Menu (ST-SIGN CHORD) and press I. Then press the SPACEBAR. The Braille Lite remembers the last adjusted setting, regardless of whether you turn Voice Inflection on or off in the Status Menu. You can also adjust the inflection setting while Voice Inflection is turned off, but the new setting will not take effect until you turn Voice Inflection back on in the Status Menu.

Note: Be sure to point to an item other than PC Edit when pressing I in the Status Menu.
Speech can be turned off from the Status Menu. To toggle speech on or off, press ST-SIGN CHORD, S-CHORD, SPACEBAR, E-CHORD.

In addition to Braille feedback, PC Edit now has Voice Shift feedback. Voice Shift reflects whether you're in Append, Insert, or Overwrite Mode. With Append Mode the shift remains standard; with Insert Mode the shift goes up; and with Overwrite Mode the shift goes down.
To use Voice Shift:

1. Enter the Status Menu with an ST-SIGN CHORD.
2. Turn PC Edit on by pressing DOTS 1-2-4-6 and if necessary use the SPACEBAR to cycle through the options.
3. Exit the Status Menu with an E-CHORD.
4. Enter Speech Parameters with an AR-SIGN CHORD.
5. Type DOTS 1-4-6.
6. Use Dropped Numbers, 0 through 6, to set the shift variation: with 0 having no shift variation and 6 having the greatest shift variation.
7. Press E-CHORD once to enter Speech Parameters, twice to exit out of this parameter.

To add line breaks, press L to toggle between Speak to "End of Line" or "End of Sentence" (line is default). Speak to End of Line pauses for punctuation and/or line breaks; Speak to End of Sentence pauses for punctuation, but not for line breaks. You might use Speak to End of Line for reading the help file, for example, and Speak to End of Sentence for reading a novel.

You can preset five voices using all available Speech Parameters. Press DOTS 2-3 CHORD or DOTS 5-6 CHORD to select a voice number (i.e., voice number 1, voice number 2...) then use the different parameters to customize the voice. When you are ready or are in a situation where you need a different voice, press a Y-CHORD and the voice number (in dropped numbers) from within any file. The M20/40 automatically implements your preset voice. This feature is useful when you're in and out of noisy and/or quiet environments or if you like to read at one speech rate and edit in another.

Configuring Braille Parameters
The Braille Lite can display information in Grade 2 Braille or in Computer Braille. To toggle
display of text in files between Grade 2 Braille and Computer Braille, press ST-SIGN CHORD, DROPPED NUMBER 7, SPACEBAR. To toggle display of system messages and menus between Grade 2 Braille and Computer Braille, press ST-SIGN CHORD, G-CHORD, SPACEBAR.
To display control characters such as carriage returns, press ST-SIGN CHORD, X-CHORD, Y. To
wrap lines to less than 40 characters, press ST-SIGN CHORD, W-CHORD, Y.

Configuring Edit Parameters
The Braille Lite defaults to Append Mode, however, it can also be set to function in the same
manner as a word processing application on a computer. To set the PC Edit Mode, press ST-SIGN
CHORD, $, I then press the SPACEBAR to toggle through the options. Once you set this option,
the Braille Lite defaults to Insert Mode when you start it. While in Insert Mode, press I-CHORD from within any RAM file to toggle between Append, Overwrite, and Insert modes.
By default, the Braille Lite does not display the presence of blank lines. To have the Braille
Lite show blank lines, press ST-SIGN CHORD, &, N.

The Braille Lite Utilities
The Braille Lite includes a Clock, Calendar, Datebook, Phonebook, and Calculator.

Time and Date
To check the time, press O-CHORD, T. To set the time, press O-CHORD, S, T and enter the time
in the format HHMM. You are prompted to enter A for a.m. or P for p.m., if you are using
American, 12-hour time. The time takes effect immediately if you are using European, 24-hour
time.
To use American 12-hour time format, press O-CHORD, S, 1. To use European 24-hour time format,
press O-CHORD, S, 2.
To check the date, press O-CHORD, D. To set the date, press O-CHORD, S, D and type in the date in the format MMDDYYYY, and press E-CHORD.

The Datebook
To enter an appointment into the Datebook, press O-CHORD, E and type the date of the
appointment in MMDDYYYY format. Press E-CHORD and type in the appointment information. Then
press E-CHORD again.
Press O-CHORD, A to check the current day's appointments.
To set automatic appointment notification, press ST-SIGN CHORD, J, Y. Press E-CHORD to leave the Status Menu.

The Phonebook
To add an entry to the Phonebook, press O-CHORD, P. Each field name is announced. Type in the
information for each field and press E-CHORD to move to the next field. Press E-CHORD in a
comment field when finished.
To open the phonebook, press O-CHORD, P-CHORD. Press DOTS 5-6 CHORD or DOTS 2-3 CHORD to move
through the phonebook by entry. The name for each entry is indicated. Once the desired entry
is found, press the DOT 4 CHORD or DOT 1 CHORD to move through the information.

The Calculator
The Braille Lite calculator is very robust with both standard and scientific functions. To open
the Calculator, press O-CHORD, C. To exit the Calculator, press Z-CHORD.
Standard operations are entered in the form A+B, with no spaces between the values and the
operators. Press E-CHORD to calculate the expression.
The standard operators are:
+ plus DOTS 3-4-6
- minus DOTS 3-6
* times DOTS 1-6
/ divide DOTS 3-4
% percent DOTS 1-4-6
SQRT square root DOTS 2-3-4, 1-2-3-4-5, 1-2-3-5, 2-3-4-5)
Press C-CHORD to hear the information currently displayed in the Calculator. Press O-CHORD, C
to clear the Calculator. The Calculator has 26 memory locations, represented by the letters A
through Z. R is reserved for the result of the most recent calculation. To store a value to
memory, press S-CHORD, followed by the letter representing the memory location. To use the
information stored in memory, simply reference the letter of the memory location in your
expression.
The Calculator also supports many advanced scientific functions. For information on using these
functions, please refer to the Braille Lite's Onboard Help File.

Word Fix
Word Fix is a quick and easy tool for changing how your M20/40 pronounces the words that you write. Below are the directions for creating and working with Word Fix.
1. Create a file O-CHORD, F, C and call the file Word.fix.
2. Press DOT 8 or DOTS 4-6 CHORD for a carriage return.
3. Type the word that you want to have the M20/40 say correctly followed by an Equal Sign followed by the phonetic pronunciation of the word.
For example:
FreedomScientific=Freedom Scientific
Stuart=Stewart
4. Press DOT 8 or DOTS 4-6 CHORD for a carriage return.
5. Type new word to be fixed using the same format.
Note: Word Fix only fixes the pronunciation so that whenever the word is encountered in a file it will be pronounced correctly. This is not a spell check tool.

Word Fix Rules:
* Word Exceptions Check in the Status Menu must be on in order for the word fixes to be recognized in a file. (The Access key for Word Exceptions is E).
* Each Word Fix needs to be on a separate line.
* There can be no spaces in your Word Fix string, nor can there be a space before the first word.
* The word before the Equal Sign must be one word. After the Equal Sign you can have multiple words.

Using the Braille Lite

Note Taking
The Braille Lite M20/40 is a Notetaker designed for effortless note taking in any environment. Information can be reviewed with speech and/or Braille. The Braille Lite M20/40 takes and organizes notes in the File Menu and the Editor. You manage, create, and organize files from the File Menu, and you read and edit files in the Editor.

The Cursor
The cursor is essential to reading and editing because it marks the current location in the
text. Various commands move the cursor to different parts of the document. For instance, the
reading commands move the cursor to a specific element, while the Braille Lite M20/40 reads the text. The location of the cursor affects many text editing commands.
A solid dot 7 and a solid dot 8 represents the cursor location. By default, the cursor is only
visible when you read by character, or when you use a cursor routing button to move the cursor
to a specific cell.

The Editor
The Braille Lite Editor allows you to create, open, read, write, and edit files.

Creating Files
To create a file:
1. Press O-CHORD, F to open the Files Menu.
2. Press C. You are prompted for a file name.
3. Type the file name.
4. Press E-CHORD.
File names cannot exceed twenty characters nor can they contain the following characters:
QUESTION MARK, ASTERISK, SLASH, BACKSLASH, COMMA, COLON, and PERCENT. File names should not
begin with a PERIOD.

Further considerations include transferring files to an external disk drive or to a Compact
Flash. Since these storage mediums do not support the longer file names, we recommend you use
the MS-DOS "8.3" digit format. This format limits a file to eight characters, a period, and
three more characters without spaces. The three characters after the period are referred to as
a file extension, and may determine how applications on a PC interact with these files. For
example, in Microsoft Windows 9.x, files with an extension of .txt are opened in Notepad.

Opening Files
To open an existing file:
1. Press O-CHORD, F to open the File Menu.
2. Scroll through the list of files.
3. Press O-CHORD when the desired file is located.

Reading Text
Files are read by character, by word, by line, or by paragraphs. The available reading commands
are as follows:

To read by character:
*Next character DOT 6 CHORD
*Previous character DOT 3 CHORD
*Current character DOTS 3-6 CHORD
*Current character
phonetically DOTS 3-6 CHORD, twice

Immediately after hearing a character's phonetic representation, DOT 3 CHORD moves to and
provides phonetic representation for the previous character, and DOT 6 CHORD moves to and
provides phonetic representation for the next character.

To read by word:
*Next word DOT 5 CHORD
*Previous word DOT 2 CHORD
*Current word DOTS 2-5 CHORD
*Spell current word DOTS 2-5 CHORD, twice
Immediately after spelling a word, DOT 1 CHORD moves to and spells the previous word, and DOT 4
CHORD moves to and spells the next word.

To read by line:
*Next line DOT 4 CHORD
*Previous line DOT 1 CHORD
*Current line DOTS 1-4

To move quickly through a file:
*Forward one paragraph DOTS 5-6 CHORD
*Back one paragraph DOTS 2-3 CHORD
*Beginning of file DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD
*End of file DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD
*Read from cursor
to the end of the file DOTS 1-2-4-5-6 CHORD
*Silence Speech DOTS 1-5 CHORD

Reading With Braille
All text reading commands work with the Braille display. Additional Braille display features
include advance bars, Whiz Wheels, and cursor routing buttons. The advance bar and Whiz Wheels
provide access to commonly used navigation commands, while the cursor routing buttons move the
cursor to any cell. On the M40 there are raised ticks above cells five, ten, fifteen, twenty,
twenty-five, thirty, and thirty-five to help the user locate a particular cell quickly.

Advance Bars
The advance bars move through your files one display length at a time. Press the right end of
either advance bar to pan right 20 or 40 cells. Press the left end of either advance bar to
pan left 20 or 40 cells. In either case, the display wraps to the next or previous line of text
once it reaches the end or beginning of a line.

Reverse Advance
The function of the advance bars can be reversed so the left end of the advance bar moves you
right, and the right end moves you left. For some people this provides an easier reach without
needing to move fingers that are reading the Braille display. To enable Reverse Advance, press
ST-SIGN CHORD, D-CHORD, Y. Press E-CHORD or Z-CHORD to exit the Status Menu.

Whiz Wheels
The Whiz Wheels, located at either end of the Braille display, navigate files by line, by
sentence, or by paragraph. To select your settings, scroll and press down on the Whiz Wheels.
Each Whiz Wheel can be set to navigate a different setting. For example, you can set the left
Whiz Wheel to move up and down by sentence, and set the right Whiz Wheel to move up and down by
paragraph.

Editing Text
The Braille Lite provides a very robust environment for editing your files. You can copy and
insert text; delete characters, words, or paragraphs; search and replace text; and spell check
your files. There are two editing modes, Append and PC Edit, that allow you to interact with
your files in the same manner as a word processor. The Editing Mode is set in the Status Menu.
1. Press ST-SIGN CHORD to open the Status Menu.
2. Press $ to move directly to PC Editing.
3. Press SPACEBAR to cycle between "PC Editing Off," "PC Editing On," and "PC Editing On with
Insert at Startup."
4. Once the desired option is selected, press E-CHORD to exit the Status Menu.

Append Mode
The Append Mode, which is the default setting, allows for quick note taking because anything
you type is added to the end of your file. While in the Append Mode, you need to specify when
you want to insert or overwrite text.
*To insert text at the cursor location within the file, press I-CHORD, type in the text, and
press E-CHORD.
*To overwrite one character at the cursor location, press OW-SIGN CHORD.
*To continuously overwrite text from the cursor location, press OW-SIGN CHORD twice, type in
the new text, and press OW-SIGN CHORD again.

PC Edit Mode
In PC Edit Mode, the Braille Lite M20/40 Editor functions more like a word processor. In this
mode, press I-CHORD to toggle between Append, Insert, and Overwrite Modes. The mode you select
remains active until you change it, or until you reset your Braille Lite.
*Append: Typed text is appended to the end of the file, regardless of cursor location.
*Insert: Typed text is inserted at the cursor location. Any text that is beyond the location
of the cursor is pushed forward in the file.
*Overwrite: Typed text begins at the cursor location. Text that is beyond the location of the
cursor is replaced with the newly typed text.

Copying, Deleting, and Pasting
The Braille Lite Editor offers full functionality for reorganizing text. Delete or copy text
from one section of a file, and paste it in another section or in another file.
Whether deleting or copying text, the Clipboard temporarily stores text. This allows you to
copy or delete text from one file, switch to another file, and paste the contents of the
Clipboard. Additionally, copied or deleted text can be appended to text already in the
Clipboard, or it can replace the existing text.

Copying
There are several ways to copy text to the Clipboard. The following method replaces or adds
text to the text already in the Clipboard.
1. Move the cursor to the beginning of the text and press M-CHORD to mark the location.
2. Move the cursor to the end of the text you want to copy.
3. Press GH-CHORD.
4. Press C to copy the text to the clipboard, or A to append text to text already in the
clipboard.

Delete Parameters
Delete parameters, used to copy and delete text, are available when you press D-CHORD in any
writeable RAM file. Use the cursor movement keys to cycle through the delete parameters and
press E-CHORD to select the parameter. Alternately, you can select a parameter by pressing a
Delete Parameter's Access Key.
Block (B): Prompts for a string of text, and deletes from the cursor to the first instance of
that string of text. Text cannot be copied with this parameter.

Character (C): Prompts for a number of characters, and counts from the cursor forward through
the file. Use this parameter to copy or delete.

Line (L): Prompts for a number of lines, and counts from the cursor forward through the file.
Use this parameter to copy or delete.

Paragraph (P): Prompts for a number of paragraphs, and counts from the cursor forward through
the file. Use this parameter to copy or delete.

Sentence (S): Prompts for a number of sentences, and counts from the cursor forward through the
file. Use this parameter to copy or delete.

Word (W): Prompts for a number of words, and counts from the cursor forward through the file.
Use this parameter to copy or delete.

Mark (M): This parameter deletes text between a mark set in a file and the cursor location.
Press M-CHORD to set a mark in a file. Text cannot be copied with this parameter.

Cursor to End of Text (Z): Deletes from the cursor forward to the end of the file.
This parameter cannot be used to copy text.
When selecting the Character, Line, Paragraph, Sentence, or Word parameters, the maximum number
of units is 255.
After selecting the Delete parameter and the information, press either of the following:
E-CHORD deletes the text and moves it to the Clipboard replacing any text already in the
Clipboard.
+ CHORD deletes the text and moves it to the Clipboard, appending the text to the text
already in the Clipboard.
GH-SIGN CHORD copies text to the Clipboard without deleting it.
(Copying text using the ING-SIGN CHORD replaces any text in the Clipboard).
If the selected parameter does not support copying, the procedure is aborted.
Examples
To delete the character at the cursor location, press D-CHORD twice. To delete multiple
characters, press D-CHORD, C plus the number of characters (up to 255). Press E-CHORD to move
deleted text to the clipboard, which replaces existing Clipboard text. Pressing + CHORD instead
of E-CHORD appends the text to the text already in the clipboard. This same process can be
applied to words, sentences, and paragraphs.

Pasting Information
To paste information at the cursor location, press DOTS 3-4-6 CHORD. You are prompted to
specify what information to paste. Use DOT 4 CHORD and DOT 1 CHORD to cycle through the
choices, or use the access keys listed below:
C pastes the clipboard contents.
D pastes the date.
F pastes contents of a file.
G pastes the date.
T pastes the time.
# CHORD pastes the time from the Stopwatch
R pastes result from Calculator

Note: Using + CHORD pastes information in a file at the cursor location regardless of which
editing mode is active.

Find
*To find text within a file, press F-CHORD, type in the text string, and press F-CHORD again.
This searches from the cursor location forward to the end of the file. Text strings cannot
exceed 63 characters.
*To search backwards from the cursor location in the file, press F-CHORD, type in the text to
find, and press DOT 1 CHORD.
*To find a date, press F-CHORD, and press G-CHORD. This starts the Smart Calendar. Type the
number of days or the date in MMDDYYYY format and press E-CHORD.

Find and Replace
The Braille Lite also lets you find and replace strings of text.
1. Press F-CHORD.
2. Type in the text to find.
3. Press R-CHORD.
4. Type in the replacement text.
5. Press R-CHORD.
The Braille Lite then searches your file. When the specified text is found, the following
options are available:
*Press R to replace the currently found instance of text.
*Press S to skip the currently found instance of text.
*Press A to replace all further instances of the specified text.
*Press C-CHORD to hear/display the line in which the text was found.

Case Sensitive Searches
The Braille Lite find feature is not case sensitive by default, but this can be enabled in the
Status Menu.
1. Press ST-SIGN CHORD to open the Status Menu.
2. Press THE-SIGN to move to Distinguish Case During Find.
3. Press Y to set this option to On.
4. Press E-CHORD to exit the Status Menu.

Note: While case sensitive searches are sometimes very useful, they may seriously reduce the
number of matches when performing a find operation.

Global Searches
A global search is one that includes multiple files. There are two ways to search globally:
from within a file, or from the File Menu.
When searching from a file, follow these steps:
1. Press F-CHORD.
2. Type the string of text for which you want to search.
3. Press F-CHORD.
4. Type the "search options" you want to use. The following choices are available at the Search
Options prompt:

All Files A
RAM Files R
Flash Files F
Ram and Flash Files Z
Files in
Current Folder O
Braille Files B
Duxbury or
Megadots Files D
Text Files T
Small Files
(2 pages or less) S
Medium Size Files
(3 to 10 pages) M
Large Files
(over 10 pages) L
Case Sensitive C
Quiet Search Q
Currently Open File DOTS 4-6
List Matches
in Clipboard DOTS 3-4-5-6

5. Press E-CHORD.

When searching from the File Menu (O-CHORD, F) follow these steps:
1. Press F-CHORD.
2. Type in a file mask, such as *.txt or *.brl.
3. Press F-CHORD.
4. Type in the string of text for which you want to search.
5. Press E-CHORD.
6. Type in the "search options" you want to use. The Search Options are the same as those
listed above.
7. Press E-CHORD.

By default, the Braille Lite searches all RAM files, Braille files, and text files, regardless
of folder. Searches are not case sensitive. If this is exactly the search you want, press
E-CHORD at the Search Options prompt. Otherwise, type in the options you desire. For example,
to search large text files in both RAM and flash, type LTZ. To search just small files in the
current folder, type SO.
When a match is found, the following options are available:
Open File O
Continue Search C
Skip to Next File S
Speak Text in Context C-CHORD
File Name DOTS 1-5-6 CHORD
Abort Z-CHORD

Note: When you select Open File (O), the search is stopped. When you select Skip to Next File
(S), the search continues from the next file.

Spell Check
Spell check, an external program already loaded on your unit, verifies correct spelling within
your documents. Since the program file, "spell.dic," uses 86 Braille Lite pages, we recommend
you store this file in Flash.
To start the spell check, open the Options Menu and press a CH-SIGN. Press W to check the
current word, or press Z to check the entire document starting from the cursor location. To
check an entire file, first move your cursor to the beginning of the file and press L-CHORD.
The Braille Lite indicates an unrecognizable word by spelling it out. Several options are then
presented. Use the cursor movement keys to cycle through the options and press E-CHORD to
select the option you desire. Most of these options also have access keys to directly select
them. Press a - CHORD to hear the access key for the current option.
Add Words to Personal Dictionary (A)
The first time this option is used, a file named "Personal.dic" is created in RAM. This file
stores words not found in the standard spell check dictionary. Add words to the personal.dic
that the spell check will not recognize such as personal names.

Bypass Word for Rest of Document (B)
Spell check ignores any further instances of the current word in the open file.

Read Word in Context (C)
Spell check reads/displays the line of text in which the current word is found.

Enter the Correct Word in Document (E)
Spell check prompts you to type in the word as you want it spelled.

Skip Word (O)
Spell check skips the current instance of the word and continues checking the file. Any further instances of the same word are found.

Repeat Incorrect Word (R)
Spell check reads and spells the current word.

Suggestion Words from a List (S)
Spell check lists alternative words for the current word. Use the cursor movement keys to cycle
through the choices and E-CHORD (DOTS 1-5 CHORD) to select a word. E-CHORD exits the list,
and returns you to the previous list of options for the current word.

Suggestion Words Help (Q)
Spell check indicates how to navigate within the word suggestion list.
Press E-CHORD to cancel a spell check operation. If you are in the word suggestion list, press
E-CHORD twice.

Managing Files
The File Menu, accessed with O-CHORD, F, manages your files. Rename, delete, write protect, or
even password protect your files. Press O-CHORD, F to activate the list of files.
*Use the cursor movement keys to move through the list of files.
*Press L-CHORD to move to the top of the list, or DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD to move to the bottom of
the list.
*Press O-CHORD, F, ? CHORD to access the File Commands Menu, then use the cursor movement keys
to move through the available commands.
*Press E-CHORD to select the file in the Files list, or to activate the selected command in the
File Commands list. If required, the Braille Lite M20/40 prompts you for more information.
*Press a - CHORD on any command to indicate the access key for that command.

Memory
Understanding the memory structure of the Braille Lite is important to organizing your files.
*The Braille Lite has two megabytes of RAM and twelve megabytes of Flash memory.
*The Braille Lite accepts standard SanDisk Compact Flash modules. Files are created and edited
in RAM.
*Files cannot be edited in Flash.
*Files can be copied to and from RAM to Compact Flash.
*Files cannot be copied from Flash to Compact Flash.
Because RAM is the hub through which files must move, we do not recommend you create folders or
store files in RAM. Use your Flash space instead for creating folders and organizing your files.

Folders
The Allow Folder Mode must be enabled in the Status Menu in order to create and use folders.
Press ST-SIGN CHORD, F-CHORD, SPACEBAR to enable Allow Folder Mode, and press E-CHORD to exit
the Status Menu.
The File Menu provides two modes:
*All Files Mode
*Folder Mode.
Pressing the SPACEBAR toggles between these modes.
In Folder Mode, only the files in the current folder are listed. Press DOTS 5-6 CHORD or
DOTS 2-3 CHORD to move between folders, and press DOT 4 CHORD or DOT 1 CHORD to move through
the files in the current folder. RAM startup and Flash Startup are the default folders.
Creating Folders
To create folders, you must be in the File Menu with Folder Mode activated. Press DOTS 3-4-6,
type the folder name and press E-CHORD, then press R for RAM or F for Flash to store the folder.
Press E-CHORD to exit the File Menu. You can create up to 20 folders.

Renaming and Deleting Folders
To rename a folder, press O-CHORD, F, move to the folder and press DOTS 1-6 CHORD. Type in the
new folder name and press E-CHORD.
To delete a folder, press O-CHORD, F. To move the folder, press DOTS 3-6.

Note: Only empty folders can be deleted.

Moving Files
There are two ways to move files into other folders.
To move a single file into another folder:
1. Press O-CHORD, F to open the File Menu.
2. Press DOTS 5-6 CHORD or DOTS 2-3 CHORD to move to the folder containing the file,
then press DOT 4 CHORD or DOT 1 CHORD to locate the file.
3. Press GH-SIGN to determine if the file is marked, then press SPACEBAR to mark the file. and press E-ChORD twice.
4. Press DOTS 2-3 Chord or DOTS 5-6 CHORD to select the folder to which you want to move the
file and press E-CHORD.

To move multiple files into a folder:
1. Press O-CHORD, F to open the File Menu.
2. Press GH-SIGN CHORD.
3. A list of files is displayed. Use the DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD to move through the
listed files, or DOTS 2-3 CHORDS and DOTS 5-6 CHORDS to move through the folders.
4. Press M-CHORD to mark each file you want to move.
5. Once all desired files are marked, press E-CHORD.
6. A list of folders is displayed. Locate the desired folder and press E-CHORD.

File Commands
Many commands are available within the File Menu. Several commands commonly used to work with
folders have already been mentioned. Below lists commonly used file commands. For a complete
listing, refer to the Braille Lite's Onboard Help ? CHORD, or press O-CHORD, F, ? CHORD to open
the File Command Menu.
Create File C
Open Selected File O-CHORD
Rename Selected File R-CHORD
Rename Open File R
Delete Selected File D-CHORD
Delete Open File D
Write Protect Open File P
Unprotect Open File U
Password Protect Open File W

Compact Flash
In the M20/40 notetakers, you can store files in three memory areas: RAM (Random Access Memory), Flash, and Compact Flash(tm). RAM and flash memory are internal and serve as the primary working areas. The notetakers possess two MB of RAM and twelve MB of internal flash memory. Additionally, M20/40 notetakers have a software program that stores files on Compact Flash (CF) cards. These cards slide in and out of the Compact Flash port on the rear of the notetaker. A single card can store as little as four MB of data and as much as 256 MB of data. Compact Flash cards can be purchased from most computer or office supply stores. Although, we still recommend the SanDisk cards, your notetaker is also compatible with Kingston, Memorex, Viking, Simple Technology, and eFILM by Delkin Devices. At this time, we do not recommend PNY brands.

Unlike RAM and flash files, files stored on CF cards must be copied to the RAM or flash memory before they can be read or edited. Because RAM is the hub through which files must move, we do not recommend you create folders or store files in RAM. Use your Flash space instead for creating folders and organizing your files. The Compact Flash utility provides the necessary tools for copying files to the CF card, for creating a folder on the CF card, and for navigating among the folders.

Compact Flash Commands
To run the Compact Flash utility, press O-CHORD, F to get into the Files Menu. Then navigate to the CF.bns file using either the Whiz Wheels or A-CHORD/DOT 4 CHORD. When you arrive at the file, press O-CHORD to open or run the Compact Flash utility. When the Compact Flash utility is started, the files/folders on the Compact Flash utility are displayed. The following commands work in the Compact Flash utility:

Next File DOT 4 CHORD
Previous File A-CHORD
First File in List DOT 3 CHORD
Last File in List DOT 6 CHORD
Top of List L-CHORD
Bottom of List DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD
View Notetaker
Files DOT 5 CHORD
View CF Files DOT 2 CHORD
Toggle between
Notetaker and CF DOTS 4-5 CHORD
Open Folder E-CHORD

Note: When you are in list of subfolders, the first item of each list is a period. Pressing E-CHORD when you are pointing at the period takes you to the previous folder level.

Create Folder + CHORD
File Information I-CHORD
Delete File D-CHORD
Rename file or
folder R-CHORD
Up One Folder
Level DOTS 2-3 CHORD
Mark File SPACEBAR
Mark Group
of Files M-CHORD
Unmark masked
files Y-CHORD
Format flash disk W-CHORD
Available CF space S-CHORD
Refresh directory F-CHORD
Skip a file S
Overwrite an
existing file O
Overwrite all files A

Rearranging files
You can rearrange the file listed using the DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD. After entering this command the M20/40 prompts with, "The mask is *.* enter new mask." Type in the new mask using DOS wildcard characters, then press E-CHORD. The new list is displayed.

Tip: Using E-CHORD to edit a file mask offers two options: Begin typing and erase old text; or navigate to a character or word and use standard editing commands to edit the existing file mask.

Refreshing the view
Occasionally, it may be necessary to refresh the files list view. This is especially helpful when copying files to a folder. To do this, type an F-CHORD. You can issue this command at any time.

Copying Files
When you copy from the notetaker to Compact Flash, files are copied to the folder last open in the Compact Flash module. When you copy from Compact Flash to the notetaker, files are copied either into RAM Startup, or into the last RAM folder open before accessing Compact Flash. You can only copy files from RAM to Compact Flash or from Compact Flash to RAM. When you move to the notetaker side, all RAM files are displayed.
Copying a file to a CF card involves three steps: choosing the target folder; marking the files to be copied; issuing the copy command.

Choosing the target folder
You first select the folder where the file is to be sent. To do this, press DOT 2 CHORD. Next, navigate to the folder or type O-CHORD, type in the desired folder name, then press E-CHORD.

Marking the files to be copied
Next, mark the files to be copied. Press DOT 5 CHORD to change to the M20/40 side. Next, navigate to the folder containing the desired files. Once there, files must be marked for copying. This can be done in one of two ways. The first way to mark a file is to find it in the list and press the SPACEBAR. The second way to mark files is to use the M-CHORD to mark groups of files. After pressing this command, type in a file mask using DOS wildcards such as *.txt, and press E-CHORD. All files matching the mask will be marked. To mark all files, type M-CHORD, *.*, E-CHORD. Press Y-CHORD to unmark files by mask.
D-CHORD (DOTS 1-4-5 CHORD) deletes folders, but the folders must be empty.

Issuing the copy command
Last, type C-CHORD to copy the files. If there are duplicate files or files with the same name being copied, the notetaker will prompt you to either skip (S) the file, overwrite each existing file one at a time (O), or overwrite all existing files (A) without pausing. After, the unit will report the number of files copied.
If a file is too big to transfer or copy into RAM, you will be prompted to press S to skip the file or Z-CHORD to abort the transfer. If the full prompt cannot fit on your display, use your Advance Bars to read forward.

Creating a new folder
To create a new folder one level below the current level, type DOTS 3-4-6 CHORD. Type in the new folder name and press E-CHORD.

Incremental Search
The Compact Flash program also supports a powerful incremental name search. Type the desired file name one letter at a time until the full name is spoken or displayed. If you mistype a letter, simply retype it. The program remembers where you are in the search string and the letter is only added to the string if it is found in a file name. To clear the search string, perform any navigational command such as A-CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD.

Getting information
To receive information about a file, two keystrokes are available: I-CHORD and ST-SIGN CHORD. Pressing one of these keystrokes will give the file name, byte size, and the time and date the file was archived.
The Braille Lite Utilities
Equipped with features that enhance your daily activity, your Braille Lite M20/40 Notetaker
has built-in utilities that help organize your busy life. The Braille Lite M20/40 includes a
clock, a datebook, a phonebook, a stopwatch, a timer, and a calculator.

The Time and Date
The Braille Lite M20/40 tracks the time and date for you and can be set to announce the time on
the hour. The Braille Lite uses the date in conjunction with the Datebook to help you track appointments.

Note: If you set the Speech Parameter to Most Punctuation, hours and minutes are spoken
separated by the word "colon." If you set the Speech Parameter to Some Punctuation, time is
spoken just as a person would say it.

Setting the Time
You set or change the time using one of two methods. Either enter the actual time or subtract
the increment of time from the current hour.
1. Type an O-CHORD to open the Options Menu.
2. Press S, then press T for Set Time.
The Braille Lite prompts you with, "Enter time HHMM
Enter the exact time such as "0530" or enter the increment of time you want to add or subtract
from the current setting. Use a plus or minus to represent the number of backward or forward
hours and minutes. (Example "+0130" or "-0010").
3. Press E-CHORD after you have typed in the new time or time increment.
4. If using American 12 Hour time, press A for AM or P for PM.

Setting Time Format
The Braille Lite clock displays time in American 12 Hour format or European 24 Hour format.
1. Enter the Options Menu using the 0-CHORD
2. Type an S for set.
3. Write a DROPPED NUMBER 2 for European time or a DROPPED NUMBER 1 for American time.
4. Type an O-CHORD, T to check the time.

Setting Hourly Announcement
The Braille Lite can be adjusted to announce each hour.
1. Enter the Status Menu using the ST-SIGN CHORD.
2. Write an H-CHORD. The Braille Lite says, "Hourly announcement, off." This is the default.
3. Press the spacebar to cycle among the four options or use the
dropped number equivalents.
*Bell Only DROPPED NUMBER 1
*Voice Only DROPPED NUMBER 2
*Bell and Voice DROPPED NUMBER 3
*Hourly
Announcement off N-CHORD
Note: Speech must be on for the voice settings to work. The bell settings work with speech off.

Announcing the Date
To announce the date, press O-CHORD, D. The Braille Lite announces, "Thursday February 1, 2001."
Setting the Date
To set the date:
1. Type an O-CHORD, S.
2. Type a D.
3. Enter date in MMDDYY format.

The Smart Calendar
The Braille Lite's Smart Calendar can calculate a future day and date. Press O-CHORD, G to open
the Smart Calendar.
*Enter a date in the MMDDYYYY format, then press E-CHORD. The Braille Lite M40 speaks/displays
the weekday, month, day, and year.
(Example: enter "03162001," the Braille Lite responds with Friday March 16, 2001).
*Enter a number of days, such as "15" to determine the future day and date.
*Enter a number of days preceded by a minus (-) sign, such as "-12" to determine that past day
and date.
*Enter a # CHORD or E-CHORD before entering the days or date in the MMDDYYYY format to
determine the current Julian date. (The Julian date is the number of a particular day in a
calendar year).

The Datebook
The Braille Lite Datebook is your personal space for storing important information such as
appointments, messages, and special occasions.
There are three items under the Options Menu relating to the Datebook.
Check Appointments (A)
Select this item to check for any appointments on the current day.
Open Datebook File (D-CHORD)
Select this item to open the Datebook file. Navigate this file as you would any other file.
Datebook Entry (E)
Select this item to add an entry to the Datebook. You are prompted to enter a number of days
or a date in MMDDYYYY format. After doing so, press E-CHORD. The Braille Lite verifies the
day and date of the appointment, and then prompts for the event text.
At this point, there are two options:
*Enter the event text and press E-CHORD.
*Press F-CHORD. This places you in Browse Mode as the Braille Lite searches the Datebook for
the selected date. If the date is not found, an entry for it is added and "no appointments" is
indicated. If the date is found, you are taken to that entry, and the first line of event text
for that date is spoken/displayed.

Browse Mode
Browse Mode is a read only mode for reviewing Datebook entries. The following commands are
available.
To navigate information for the current date:
Previous Line DOT 1 CHORD
Current Line C-CHORD
Next Line DOT 4 CHORD
First Line DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD
Last Line DOTS 3-5-6 CHORD
Start of Line L-CHORD
End of Line DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD

To edit entries from Browse Mode:
1. Press I to insert a new line before the current line, or press A to append a new line to
the end of the current entry. Type in the event text and press E-CHORD to return to Browse Mode.
2. Press E-CHORD to edit the current line. When finished, press E-CHORD to return to Browse
Mode.
3. Press D to delete the current line. Press Y to confirm, or N to cancel. You are then
returned to Browse Mode.

To switch entries of other dates from Browse Mode:
Prior Entry DOTS 2-3 CHORD
Next Entry DOTS 5-6 CHORD
Get New Date G
Get New Date returns you to the Datebook entry prompt, requesting a number of days or a date
in MMDDYYYY format.
Press E-CHORD to exit Browse Mode.

Appointment Notification
To set the Braille Lite to check for appointments on the current day each time you start it:
1. Press ST-SIGN CHORD to open the Status Menu.
2. Press J to move to Check Appointments.
3. Press Y to turn Check Appointments On.
4. Press E-CHORD to exit the Status Menu.

The Stopwatch
The Braille Lite Stopwatch lets you measure elapse time. Track how long you work in a file, or
the length of a presentation.
To enter the stopwatch, press O-CHORD, W. The Braille Lite prompts with, "Stopwatch ready" and
the display shows "00:00:00."
The following commands are then available:
Start/Stop Count DOT 6 CHORD
Reset Count DOT 3 CHORD
Read Count SPACEBAR
Exit Z-CHORD (DOTS 1-3-5-6 CHORD)
If you turn off the Braille Lite with the stopwatch running, the stopwatch will resume
counting when you restart the Braille Lite. The Braille Lite M20/40 has a capacity of
23 hours 59 minutes 59.9 seconds.

The Timer
The countdown timer is similar to an alarm clock or kitchen timer. Once set, the countdown
timer can not be interrupted.
To use the countdown timer you must be in stopwatch mode O-CHORD, W. To use the timer, the following commands are available:
Start Count # (DOTS 3-4-5-6)
Enter Time E-CHORD
Read Time Remaining SPACEBAR

Timing in the Background
You can set the timer while working in another Braille Lite file. To do this, press the
E-CHORD (DOTS 1-5 CHORD) twice. This keeps you in your original file in the exact place
where you left off before you brought up the timer. After the time is up, the Braille Lite
says, "Time is up" and sounds an alarm.

The Calculator
The Braille Lite calculator is very robust with both standard and scientific functions.
Basic Operations
*To open the Calculator, press O-CHORD, C.
*To exit the Calculator, press Z-CHORD.
*Press C-CHORD to hear the information currently displayed in the Calculator.
*Press O-CHORD to clear the Calculator.
*Press F-CHORD to toggle between speaking digits or full numbers.
Standard operations are entered in the form A+B, with no spaces between the values and the
operators. Press E-CHORD to calculate the expression.
The following are the standard operators in Grade 0 Braille:
*addition + (DOTS 3-4-6)
*subtraction - (DOTS 3-6)
*multiplication * (DOTS 1-6)
*division / (DOTS 3-4)
*percent % (DOTS 1-4-6)
*square root (DOTS 3-4-5 CHORD)
*decimal point . (DOTS 4-6)
*left parenthesis ( (DOTS 1-2-3-5-6)
*right parenthesis ) (DOTS 2-3-4-5-6)
*comma , (DOT 6)

Performing Percentage Calculations
To determine the percentage of a number, type the percentage value, the percent sign, and the
number from which you want to derive the percentage. Press E-CHORD to calculate the expression.
For example, to find 20 percent of 500, enter 20%500, and press E-CHORD. The Braille Lite
calculates the expression and returns "100."

Extracting a Square Root
To extract the square root of a number, type the number, then press AR-SIGN CHORD. For example,
to find the square root of 25, type 25 and press AR-SIGN CHORD. The Braille Lite immediately
calculates the expression and returns "5."

Setting Decimal Precision
The Calculator's result varies according to the number of decimal places you have set in your
calculator. Two decimal places are usually enough for most situations; but for special
situations when you need more precision, results can be calculated to 12 decimal places.
From within the calculator, press P-CHORD. The Braille Lite prompts for the number of decimal
places. Enter a number from 1 to 12.

Note: The Calculator drops ending zeros to the right of the decimal point. A value of 1.20 is
displayed as 1.2, even if decimal precision is set to 2.

Scientific Calculator Functions
The scientific calculator's functions all use the same syntax. Type in the function name,
followed by the arguments surrounded in parentheses. If there are multiple arguments, separate
them with commas. Expressions cannot exceed 255 characters.
*To determine an average, type AVG(#,#,#) and press E-CHORD.
*To calculate the median, type MEDIAN(#,#,#) and press E-CHORD.
*To generate a random number between 0 and 1, type RAND() and press E-CHORD.
*To determine the square root of a number, type AR-SIGN CHORD)(#) and press E-CHORD.

Trigonometric Functions
To calculate the sine of 90 degrees or pi/2 radians, type SIN(90) and press E-CHORD. The
Braille Lite returns, "One." The Calculator default is in degrees.
To switch to radians, press R-CHORD. Type SIN(pi/2) and press E-CHORD. The Braille Lite
returns, "one."
Press R-CHORD again to switch back to degrees. Other trigonometric functions are:
Cosine COS
Tangent TAN
Cotangent COT
Arcsine ASIN
Arccosine ACOS
Arctangent ATAN
Base e log LN
Base 10 Log LOG
Base e antilog ALN
Base 10 antilog ALOG

Conversions
The Calculator provides functions for many conversions. Enter the value of what you want to
convert as the argument. Remember that arguments must be contained within parentheses.
HD Decimal to Hexadecimal
OD Decimal to Octal
BD Decimal to Binary
DH Hexadecimal to Decimal
DO Octal to Decimal
DB Binary to Decimal
FAREN Centigrade to Fahrenheit
CENTI Fahrenheit to Centigrade
IN Centimeter to Inches
CM Inches to Centimeters
MI Kilometers to Miles
KM Miles to Kilometers
L Gallons to Liters
GAL Liters to Gallons
KG Pounds to Kilograms
LB Kilograms to Pounds
G Ounces to Grams
OZ Grams to Ounces

Storing and Using the Memory Locations
The Braille Lite calculator has 26 memory locations where you can store results of computations.
These memory locations are labeled A through Z. Memory location R is reserved because it stores
your last result.
There are two ways to store a number in a memory location.
1. Type an arithmetic expression and press E-CHORD to compute the result.
2. Press S-CHORD to store the result.
3. Type the letter of the memory location you want to use.
The second method is to type a number into the Calculator, press E-CHORD, type S-CHORD, and
specify the memory location you want to use.
To read the contents of a memory location, type the letter of that location followed by E-CHORD.
To use numbers stored in different memory locations as part of an expression, reference the memory
location in your expression. For example, if you have numbers stored in memory locations A and B, the expression A+B followed by E-CHORD returns the sum of these two numbers.

The Phonebook
The Braille Lite includes a phonebook to manage contact information. The Phonebook tracks much
more than just phone numbers. It can manage names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses,
and more.
There are two items under the Options Menu relating to the Phonebook. Press O-CHORD to open
the Options Menu and use DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD to move to the items. The access keys are
listed below in parentheses.

Open Phone Book (P-CHORD)
Select this item to open a phonebook file. You may have multiple phone files, but the first
word in each should be "phone." For example, you may want to have separate phonebook files for
personal and business contacts. One could be named "phone personal," and the other could be
named "phone business." You navigate this file as you would any other file.

Phonebook (P)
Select this item to add phonebook entries, or to create and configure phonebook files.

Adding Phonebook Entries
When you first press O-CHORD, P, a list of fields is displayed. The "Name Field" must always be
populated with information, otherwise the Braille Lite returns you to your current file and says,
"Abort." Records are alphabetized based on the Name Field. Use a consistent naming scheme, such
as last name, first name. Use consistent capitalization as this makes it easier to locate
individual records.
*Type in the information for each field and press E-CHORD to move to the next field.
*Press DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD to move through the available fields. Field names are
indicated as you move through them.
*Press # CHORD followed by the first letter of a field name to move to a specific field.
*Press E-CHORD in the comment field, or press F-CHORD when finished.

Note: When entering field information, B-CHORD is the only available editing option.

The default field names for the phonebook are as follows:
Name Home Phone
Title Work Phone
Company Pager
Address Cell Phone
Address 2 Fax
City E-Mail
State Web Address
Zip Code Comments

Phonebook Options
Press O-CHORD from the list of field names to access 3 configuration options for the phonebook.
Press an E-CHORD to select a choice or exit the procedure with a Z-CHORD. The 3 configuration
options are as follows:
*Set up Field Names
*Select Phone File
*Re-initialize Phonebook

Setup Field Names
This item presents a list of all available fields and indicates On or Off for each of them.
*Use DOT 1, DOT 4 CHORDS to cycle through each option. Press the SPACEBAR to turn the fields
On and Off.
*Press P to only enable those fields commonly used in a personal phonebook.
*Press B to only enable those fields commonly used in a business phone book.
*Press Z to enable all fields.
*Press E-CHORD to return to the Phone Options Menu.

Select Phone File
This item presents a list of all phone files with names beginning with "phone," and lets you
specify which phone file is active. Phonebook entries are always saved in the active phone file.
*Use the dot 1 chord or dot 4 chord to cycle through the list and press E-CHORD on the file you want to have active.
*Press N to create a new phone file and set it as active. This option also is used to activate
a phone file with a name that does not begin with "phone."

Note: Phonebook files contain the phone records you enter. They can have any file name, but are only listed under Select Phone File if their name begins with "phone."

Reinitialize Phonebook
This item resets several phone related settings:
*The default phone file, "Phone," is set as active.
*All fields are turned on in all phone files with names beginning with "Phone."
*Phone files with names that do not begin with "Phone" are only affected if they are active
when Reinitialize Phonebook is selected.
Press E-CHORD or Z-CHORD to exit from any of the phonebook configuration options. You may need
to press E-CHORD twice to return to the list of fields in which information is entered.

Advanced Braille Lite Features

Macros
A macro is a set of recorded commands that automates a given task. Pressing one keyboard
command starts the macro, executing the entire series of assigned commands. Using macros can
significantly increase your productivity because it allows you to automate frequently used
tasks. Use macros for repetitive or complex tasks such as inserting your name and address into
a document, launching a program, or copying and pasting data from one file to another.
The first time you create a macro, the unit automatically creates a file called "macros.sys"
and places the file at the end of the files list. When recording macros, keep the following
points in mind:
*You can create up to 64 macros with each macro comprising 63 keystrokes.
*Use meaningful alphabet name designations or Braille symbol designations when naming your
macros.
*Carefully plan and record your macros to avoid keystroke errors. (This is important when
creating a macro that edits text or manipulates files).
*Recording macros uses the following basic steps.

Recording a Macro
To record, position your cursor at the point where you want to use the macro, start the
recording and execute the steps included in the macro. For example, if you want a macro to
insert a commonly used closing at the end of a letter, position your cursor at the end of a
file before recording the macro.
1. Press N-CHORD to start the macro recorder.
2. Enter the name of the macro. The prompt, "Recording" is spoken/displayed.
3. Perform the steps of your macro.
4. Press N-CHORD to complete the recording or press Z-CHORD to abort the recording.

The following commands add functionality to your macros. Use these chords in the recording
process of your macros.

Executing a Macro
Execute a macro by pressing J-CHORD followed by the name of the macro.

Speaking or Silencing Macros
To use the speech as you play or record a macro, press V-CHORD. To silence the speech,
press K-CHORD.

Nesting a Macro
Nesting a macro means you incorporate an existing macro into the one you are recording. To nest
a macro, first record your new macro, then at the point you want the existing macro to take
over, press J-CHORD and type in the MACRO NAME.

Start-Up Macros
A Start-Up macro plays every time you power up your Braille Lite. To create a Start-Up Macro,
first press N-CHORD, then press SPACEBAR, Y for yes or N for no. Enter the keystrokes you want the macro to perform and end the recording with another N-CHORD.
Note: If a start up macro causes difficulties in the operation of your Braille Lite, bypass
running it by pressing SPACEBAR during power on.

Erasing a Macro
To erase a macro, press N-CHORD, MACRO NAME, N-CHORD.
To erase a Start Up macro, press N-CHORD, SPACEBAR, Y or N, N-CHORD.

Write-Protecting a Macro
Write-protecting prevents you from creating new macro files with names of older macro files.
To use write-protect, first enter the macro file, and press P-CHORD. To unprotect macro files,
press U-CHORD.

Printing and Embossing
Most printers use the parallel port, and most embossers use the serial port. If you are going
to connect the Braille Lite to an embosser through the serial port, the Status Menu
(ST-SIGN CHORD) serial parameters settings must match the settings on the embosser.
The files in the Braille Lite Editor are plain text. They contain no layout or character
formatting such as bold, italic, or underline. You must format text in a document when printing
or embossing. Formatting commands - strings of characters included in your files - affect text
layout and character appearance. The formatting characters are not printed or embossed; instead
they instruct your printer or embosser on how to render a document.

Status Menu Settings
There are several settings within the Status Menu that control how documents are printed or
embossed. For basic documents, minor adjustments to these settings may be sufficient to provide
the formatting features you want to use.
Press ST-SIGN CHORD to open the Status Menu; then press DOTS 5-6 CHORD to move through the
sections of this menu until "Format Parameters" is indicated. This section of the Status Menu
contains the following items.
Printer Compatibility
This item specifies the printer settings available.
*Epson Compatible Printer
*Imagewriter Printer
*HP Printer
Toggle between the settings with SPACEBAR. If you do not use one of these printer brands,
check your printer documentation for information on "compatibility" or "emulation." If you are
able to set your printer to emulate one of these brands, or if your printer is compatible with
one of these brands, your printer should work with the Braille Lite.

Print Commands
Print Commands affect how files are printed or embossed.
To send an open file to the serial port, press T-CHORD (DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD). Then specify which
parameters you want printed.

Formatted Text A or T

Formatted Braille B

Line L

From Cursor to Mark M

Paragraph P

Unformatted File S

Braille Translation
without Formatting
(Use this parameter
when importing a
file into a word
processor) W

Translate to
Formatted Grade II 2

Translate to Grade II
(No Formatting) DOTS 5-6

From Cursor to
End of File Z

Print to File F

Print to file only works through the serial port. When using this command, you are asked for
one of the preceding parameters, then for a destination file name.
To send an open file to the parallel port, press T-CHORD and one of the following parameters.

Formatted Braille B-CHORD
Line From the menu choose "line to parallel port"

From cursor to mark M-CHORD

Paragraph P-CHORD

Unformatted file S-CHORD

Formatted text T-CHORD

Braille translation
without formatting
(Use this parameter
when importing a file
into a word processor) W-CHORD

Translate to
Formatted Grade II DOT 2-3 CHORD

Translate to Grade II
(No Formatting) DOTS 5-6 CHORD

All text from cursor
to end of file Z-CHORD

Page Numbering
Number Pages specifies whether or not page numbers are included in your printed and embossed
documents. Put Page Number on First Page determines if the first page of your document includes a page
number.

Document Layout
Several Status Menu items control overall layout of your printed or embossed documents. These
items are listed here with their default values. Double Space (Off) specifies whether the
document is single or double spaced. This setting applies to both printed and embossed
documents.
There are several Status Menu items that only affect how documents are printed:
*Print Line Length (75)
*Print Left Margin (10)
*Print Page Length (60)
*Print Top Margin (6)
There are also several Status Menu items that only affect how documents are embossed:
*Braille Line Length (33)
*Braille Left Margin (1)
*Braille Page Length (25)
*Braille Top Margin (1)

Formatting Commands
Formatting commands are inserted into the text of your documents to produce results that cannot
be achieved through more general formatting settings in the Status Menu. We recommend you add
formatting commands as a last step before printing or embossing a document.

Syntax
Formatting commands must be entered in a specific manner to work properly. If you work with
HTML you already understand the need for proper syntax in achieving desired results.
*All formatting commands begin with the dollar sign ($).
*All formatting commands must have a space before and after the command. For example, to bold
text: The word $BB bold $BF will print in a boldface font.
*Many formatting commands contain two elements, one to begin the formatting, and one to end it.
If the ending element is left out, the printer does not know to stop applying that format.
*Many formatting commands must be used at certain locations relative to the text you want to
affect. For example, when centering a line of text, the center command ( $C ) must be on each
line that is to be centered.
*Many formatting commands require a value as part of the command. This must be included directly
after the command, but before the space. For example, to set a tab stop of five characters, enter the command ( $TS5 ).

The following sections list the available formatting commands. The surrounding parentheses are
not part of the command. If a numeric value is required as part of a command, it is indicated
with the number sign (#).

Attribute Marking
Formatting commands related to attribute marking apply only to documents that are to be printed.
Bold Begin ( $BB )
Bold Finish ( $BF )
Italic Begin ( $IB )
Italic Finish ( $IF )
Double Strike Begin ( $DBSB )
Double Strike Finish ( $DBSF )
Strike Out Begin ( $SOB )
Strike Out Finish ( $SOF )
Underline Begin ( $UB )
Underline Finish ( $UF )

Margins and Alignment
Commands for adjusting margins work for both print and embossed documents. Some of the
alignment commands also work for both print and embossed documents, but some of them only apply
to print documents.
When adjusting margins, it is essential to consider the related settings within the Status Menu.
Set Left Margin ( $ML# )
Set Right Margin ( $MR# )
Set Top Margin ( $MT# )
Set Bottom Margin ( $MB# )
Note: The bottom margin defaults to 0 for print documents. If page numbering is turned on,
this changes to 6. Embossed documents use a default bottom margin of 0.
Set Page Length ( $PL# )
Set Page Width ( $PW# )
Increase Left Margin ( $ML+# )
Decrease Left Margin ( $ML-# )
Increase Right Margin ( $MR+# )
Decrease Right Margin ( $MR-# )
Increase Top Margin ( $MT+# )
Decrease Top Margin ( $MT-# )
Increase Bottom Margin ( $MB+# )
Decrease Bottom Margin ( $MB-# )
Outdent Left Margin 1
Tab Stop ( $OUT )
Center Current Line ( $C )
Note: The center command must be on every line of text that is to be centered. If the text
wraps to a new line when printed or embossed, the text that wraps will not be centered.
Right Justification ( $JR )
No Justification ( $JN )
Full Justification ( $JF )
Note: Full justification does not work with embossed files.
Set Line Spacing ( $LS# )
This setting lets you override the Status menu setting. For example, in a double spaced term
paper, long quotations should be single spaced.

Tabs
Tabs work similar to word processor program on a personal computer. The tab size is measured
in spaces from the character or space typed in the document just prior to the tab.
Set Tab Size ( $TS# )
Insert Tab ( $T )
Set Tab Stop ( $TO# )
Note: Once you set the tab size, the insert tab command uses this setting. However, to use the
tab stop, you must use that command each time rather than the insert tab command.

Page Numbering
Page numbering is enabled or disabled in the Status Menu, but for finer control of how your
pages are numbered, use the following format commands. If page numbering in the Status Menu is
turned off, these commands have no effect.

Numbering Type
Arabic Numbers ( $PNAR )
Roman Numerals ( $PNRN )
No Numbering ( $PNNP )
Start Numbering at ( $PN# )
Numbering Position
Top Left ( $PNTL )
Top Center ( $PNTC )
Top Right ( $PNTR )
Bottom Left ( $PNBL )
Bottom Center ( $PNBC )
Bottom Right ( $PNBR )

Headers and Footers
Use headers and footers to place the same text at the top or bottom of each page of a printed
or embossed document.
Header Begin ( $HB )
Footer Begin ( $FB )
End Header/Footer Text ( $- )
To indicate the text you want to use as a header or footer, specify the appropriate command
listed above followed by the text and any formatting commands you want to use (such as center,
bold, or italic). Then insert the End Header/Footer Text command. This text will appear at the
top or bottom of each printed or embossed page, formatted as you specify with other formatting
commands.
Disable Header ( $H- )
Re-enable Header ( $H+ )
Disable Footer ( $F- )
Re-enable Footer ( $F+ )

Other Commands
New Line ( $L )
New Paragraph ( $P )
New Page ( $F )
Insert Current Time ( $TM )
Insert Current Date ( $DT )
Start Ignore Text ( $( )
End Ignore Text ( $) )
Respect Braille
Translator Setting ( $BRL+ )
No Translation ( $BRL- )
Note: The Braille translator settings only affect embossed documents.
Don't Form Feed
After Print ( $NF )
Wait for a Keypress
After Each Page is
Printed ( $W )
End Formatting ( $EF )

Information Commands
Show Formatting
Progress ( $ST )
Pages Printed SPACEBAR
Percent Printed + CHORD:

Connecting to a Personal Computer
The Braille Lite serves as a refreshable Braille display for your screen access software, or
you can connect it to your PC for easy and convenient file transfers. You can also use the
external disk drive - available from Freedom Scientific - to move files between your PC and
the Braille Lite via disk.

JAWS and Connect Outloud
The Braille Lite provides tactile access to JAWS and Connect Outloud supported applications
through the Braille Display Mode. Toggle the switch on the left edge of the Braille Lite toward
the front of the unit to enter Braille Display Mode. The Braille Lite should be connected to
your PC through the serial port, powered on, and toggled to Braille Display Mode before JAWS or
Connect Outloud is started. Refer to the JAWS or Connect Outloud Online Help Systems for
information on specific Braille Lite commands that interact with these applications and the
programs they support.

The WinDisk program provides support for the Braille Lite in Windows. WinDisk allows you to
access the files and folders on the Braille Lite as though they were just on another drive.
Once installed, WinDisk displays the Braille Lite's files and folders in Windows Explorer and
My Computer. You can copy and paste files using the standard Windows keystrokes. Additionally,
WinDisk provides a one step back up and restore feature for the entire file and folder system
of the Braille Lite.

Requirements
WinDisk is only compatible on Personal Computers running Windows 9x, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000 or Windows ME.
The Braille Lite is connected to the computer via a serial port. Other devices cannot use the
same serial port while you are using WinDisk.

Installing WinDisk
When you insert the WinDisk CD into your CD drive, the Install Wizard runs. If you have JAWS
loaded, the entire installation process is accessible.

Braille Lite Settings
The Braille Lite must be configured properly to communicate with your computer and WinDisk.
Connect the Braille Lite to your computer with the serial cable supplied with your Braille Lite.
Press ST-SIGN CHORD to open the Status Menu and set the following serial parameters:
*38,400 baud
*no parity
*8 data bits
*1 stop bit
*hardware handshaking
Press E-CHORD to exit the Status Menu after these settings are configured.
Press O-CHORD, W-CHORD to enter WinDisk Mode. The Braille Lite indicates, "WinDisk Mode,
press Z-CHORD to abort." The Braille Lite is now ready to communicate with the PC.

Using WinDisk
Once the Braille Lite is connected and in WinDisk Mode, start Windows Explorer or My Computer.
If WinDisk is installed, a new entry - Blazie Engineering Notetaker - is displayed.
The Freedom Scientific icon marks this entry. When you move to and open this item, a list of
all folders in the Braille Lite is displayed. The folders are listed alphabetically, and each
folder name is followed by either the letter R or F in parenthesis. This indicates whether the
folder contains RAM or flash files. Even when the Braille Lite is set to all files mode, a
minimum of two folders appears, Ram Startup and Flash Startup.

Note: Moving to the Blazie Engineering Notetaker entry before the Braille Lite is connected,
powered on, and in WinDisk Mode, may result in your system hanging or freezing.

To view the files within a folder:
*Select the desired folder in the tree view and view the files in the list view of Windows Explorer.
*Select the folder in the list view of Windows Explorer or My Computer and press ENTER to open the folder.

WinDisk Commands
WinDisk uses standard copy and paste commands when copying files to and from the Braille Lite.
Copy File CTRL+C
Paste File CTRL+V
Select All CTRL+A
The status of file transfers is indicated by the Braille Lite. Entire folders cannot be copied or pasted. To copy all the contents of a folder, You must open the folder and select all files (CTRL+A), then press CTRL+C to copy the selected files to the clipboard.

Note: Cut (CTRL+X) is not available.

Backup and Restore
To backup all Braille Lite files, press CTRL+B. WinDisk keeps track of the folders from which
each file was backed up, and remembers if the files were in RAM or flash memory. By default,
WinDisk stores the files in a folder named backup, one level below the WinDisk folder. This is
C:\windisk\backup if WinDisk was installed into the default folder.
WinDisk provides support for a single backup set only. If a backup set has previously been
created, move or delete the existing backup set before creating a new one. If you do not move,
rename or delete the existing WinDisk backup folder prior to starting a new backup, files may
be duplicated or destroyed.
To restore Braille Lite files from a back up set, press CTRL+R. The restore process rebuilds
the Braille Lite file and folder system as necessary to restore the Braille Lite to the same
condition it was in when the backup was created. For example, if a complete reinitialization
of the Braille Lite has been performed - erasing all files and folders in the unit - the restore
process rebuilds the folder system and automatically transfers all files into the appropriate
folders. This command is intended to be used after the unit has been reinitialized, erasing all
file and folder names.

Warning: The restore process erases files on the Braille Lite that have the same name as the
files being restored from the PC. For example, if WinDisk is restoring the file phone, but the
Braille Lite still has a file named phone inside it, the phone file inside the Braille Lite is
deleted and replaced with the copy being restored from the PC.

Leaving WinDisk
As WinDisk is integrated into the Windows interface, the program cannot really be closed on
the PC. Before you leave WinDisk Mode on the Braille Lite, navigate away from the Blazie
Engineering Notetaker entry in Windows Explorer or My Computer, or close the Windows Explorer
or My Computer window. Once this is done, press ENTER on the Braille Lite to exit WinDisk Mode.

Trouble Shooting
If you experience difficulties with the WinDisk program, refer to the WinDisk.doc or
WinDisk.txt files that are distributed with the program.

The External Disk Drive
Freedom Scientific offers an external disk drive that works well with the Braille Lite.
Use the disk drive to copy files to and from the Braille Lite. Use the cable provided with
this drive to connect it to the disk drive port on the Braille Lite. You can use either of the
two PS2-style serial ports, which are located on either side of the unit.
After connecting the disk drive, power on the Braille Lite and the disk drive. Insert a disk
and press S-CHORD to access the disk drive storage menu. Use DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD to
move through the menu, and press E-CHORD to select the options you want to use.
The recommended option for copying files to and from the disk drive is Y-modem transfers.
Press Y to select this item. You are prompted to press S to send or R to receive.

Send Options
If you choose to send, you have several options:
*Press M-CHORD to mark the selected file. Arrow through the list to select all files you want
to send to the disk drive.
*Press R to mark all RAM files.
*Press F to mark all Flash files.
*Press E-CHORD when complete, and the transfer begins.

Receiving from the Disk Drive
After Selecting Y-modem transfers, choose R to receive from the disk drive, you are prompted to
indicate what you want to receive.
*Type the name of a file located on the disk in the disk drive and press E-CHORD.
*Type in a file mask, such as *.txt or *.* and press E-CHORD.
File masks use wild card characters to fill in the parts of the file names that are not
specified. For example, *.txt indicates to copy all files ending in .txt. *.* indicates to copy all files.
For more information, refer to the external disk drive's manual.

E-Mail
E-mail Configuration
The following information is needed to set up your e-mail account for use with the Braille Lite M20/40. If you do not have all of this information, contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Note: When calling Freedom Scientific Technical Support for help with e-mail, please have the following information ready.

* Dial up service phone number
* Account (PPP) login name
* Account (PPP) password
* Outgoing (SMTP) mail server
* Incoming (POP3) mail server

Some service providers require you to log into their network before logging in to your E-mail account. If your provider requires this, you may also need:

* Account name for network logon
* Password for network logon

Running the Configuration Wizard
E-mail configuration information is entered in the Wizard.bns program. To run this program:
1. Press O-CHORD to open the Options Menu.
2. Press X for execute program.
3. Enter the name of the file, Wizard.bns.
4. Press E-CHORD.

Note: You can also press O-CHORD, F to open the File menu, locate the Wizard.bns file, and press O-CHORD to run the program.

The E-mail Configuration program prompts you for the information it requires. Answer each prompt with the information gathered from above. Remember to write in computer Braille and to use an E-CHORD after each entry. Remember also to press U-CHORD for uppercase before entering the @ symbol, DOT 4. When you are done with each entry you will be asked to confirm the information. Press Y for yes or DOT 1 CHORD to go back to the previous step.

Note: If you are dialing from a company where you need to first dial a number to access an outside line (i.e., 9) include a COMMA (dot 6) after this number in the dial-up phone number field. This adds a two second pause, giving the phone system time to get a dial tone before dialing the rest of the number.
Once you have your information entered correctly, press E-CHORD. This information is saved to the file, Email.cfg.

Changing E-mail Configurations
There are two ways to change your e-mail configurations.
* Open the Email.cfg file and go to the option you want to change. Then use the basic editing functions to make your changes.
* Open the Mailread.bns program file; press C then press DOT 4 CHORD to navigate to Edit Email Configuration. Last press E-CHORD again.
Edit E-mail Configuration Commands
The following commands are available:
Context Sensitive
Help H-CHORD
Next Section DOTS 5-6 CHORD
Previous Section DOTS 2-3 CHORD
Top of File DOTS 1-2-3
Bottom of File DOTS 4-5-6
Next Parameter DOT 4 CHORD
Previous Parameter DOT 1 CHORD
Toggle a feature
on or off SPACEBAR
Edit Parameter E-CHORD

When you edit a parameter be sure to type in the new value and press E-CHORD again. If you decide not to edit a parameter, simply press Z-CHORD.
Exit Z-CHORD

Note: Use computer Braille when entering text and numbers.

Edit Configuration Options Menu
Log section:
Parameter=file, (default value is email.log; designates where the log file is stored)
Parameter=level (default value is 2; 0=no log, 1=normal, 2=verbose, 3=insane)
Parameter=mode (default value is 2)
Log Mode Submenu:
* Say log events on/off
* Display log events on/off
Parameter=size (default value is 9; allows you to define the size of the log file in KB; use 0 for unlimited size)

Mail section:
Parameter=quote (default value is >; the traditional quote character when replying to messages)
Parameter=signature (you can write in a signature to be appended to the bottom of your outgoing mail)
Parameter=full name (the name you want to appear in the from field of your outgoing message)
Parameter=mode (default value is 0)
Mail Mode Submenu:
* Empty deleted box on/off
* Show mailbox status on/off
* Apply rules on/off
* Progress clicks on/off

Modem section:
Parameter=baud (default value is 38400; speed of communication between the modem and the serial port; does not affect internet connection speed)
Parameter=mode (default value is 0; lets you designate whether you connect through an external modem (connected through the serial port) or through the unit's internal modem; default is internal)
Modem Mode Submenu:
* Use external modem on/off
Parameter=init (lets you define a modem initialization string by using standard AT commands)
Parameter=dial (use ATDT for tone, ATDP for pulse)
Parameter=phone (allows you to enter/change phone number)
Parameter=tries (lets you define how many times the modem tries to connect before giving up)

Login section:
Username/password (allows you to define username/password if network logon is required)
Parameter=tries (number of attempts to logon before giving up)

PPP section:
Username/password (username and password to logon to the server)
Parameter=local IP (default is 0.0.0.0, which means auto detect; most people should not need this setting)
Parameter=server IP (allows you to define an IP address to connect to on the server; default is 0.0.0.0, which is auto detect)
Parameter=mode (default value is 0)
PPP Mode Submenu:
* Disable PAP on/off
* Disable CHAP on/off
* Enable VJ compression on/off

POP3 section:
Username/password (used to check mail)
Parameter=server IP (default is 0.0.0.0; can be defined by the user if necessary)
Parameter=server name [the name of the POP server; not needed if exact IP address is defined (i.e., if a user knows the IP address for their ISP and chooses to use that information instead of the auto detect)]
Parameter=mode (default value is 0)
POP3 Mode Submenu:
* Leave messages on server by date on/off
* Interactive mode for oversized messages on/off
Parameter=size (default value is 0; set message size limit in KB; see discussion of interactive size mode; 0 is unlimited)

SMTP section:
Parameter=server IP (allows you to define SMTP server IP address)
Parameter=server name (SMTP server name; not necessary if IP address has been defined)
Parameter=email (outgoing email address)

Checking for new E-mail
Run the Mailer.bns program to check for new e-mail:
1. Press O-CHORD, F to enter the File Menu.
2. Navigate to the Mailer.bns program with either the Whiz Wheels or by using DOT 1 or DOT 4 CHORD.
3. Press O-CHORD to run the Mailer.bns program.

As the program is running you will hear the modem dial out, a sequence of beeps, and progress messages that are dependant on your unit's settings.

For example, if Interactive Size Mode is on and you are downloading a message that is over the size you have defined, you will hear the prompt, "Message X psize in bytes is over the limit. Press E-CHORD to download, Z-CHORD to skip, D-CHORD to delete from server." If in 30 seconds you do nothing, the Mailer program will go on to the next e-mail message leaving the current message on the server. Once you have finished downloading your messages, you will hear a message that says, "ok enter file command." At this prompt enter the commands to run the Mailread.bns.

Reading E-mail
Use the Mailread.bns program to organize, read, and composing your e-mail messages. Open this program in the same manner as the previous programs.
The Mailread.bns program places you in the Inbox Message List. Use the following commands to navigate the
Message List.
Tip: Using E-CHORD in an edit field offers two options: Begin typing and erase old text; or navigate to a character or word and use the standard editing commands to edit the existing entry.
Mailbox Commands
Enter Mailbox List E-CHORD
DOTS 4-6 CHORD
DOT 8
Top of list DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD
Bottom of list DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD
Next Mailbox DOTS 5-6 CHORD
Prior Mailbox DOTS 2-3 CHORD
Show Mailbox Information I
Rename Current Mailbox E
Add Mailbox A
Delete Mailbox D
Browse Header Fields DOT 3 or DOT 6
Next header DOT 6 CHORD
Prior Header DOT 3 CHORD
Read Raw Header H

The following mailboxes are available:
* Inbox
* Outbox
* Sentbox
* Deletedbox
* Draft

The following header fields are available for each message in a mailbox:
* Status (New, Read, System, Read Only, Error)
* To
* CC
* From
* Subject
* Date
* BCC
* Size

Creating Messages
In order to create, reply or forward e-mail you must first press a Z-CHORD to move from the body of the e-mail back into the Message List.
1. Press A or + CHORD to create a new message.
2. You are placed in the To: field. Enter the e-mail address of the message recipient and press E- CHORD to move to the next field.
3. You are placed in the Subject: field. After entering a message subject, press E-CHORD to move to the next field.
4. You are placed in the CC: field. Enter another e-mail address if you want to copy the message to someone. Press E-CHORD to continue.
5. You are placed in the BCC: field. Enter another e-mail address if you want to copy the message to someone. Press ENTER to continue.
6. You are prompted to either enter a message or press ESC to exit the message body.

The following commands are available within the message list:
Next Message DOT 4 CHORD
Prior Message DOT 1 CHORD
Read Message E-CHORD
New Message + CHORD
A
Reply to Current Message R
Forward Current Message F
Delete Current Message D
Save Current Message
to File S
Reset Message Status T

Note: Deleting the current message from the Message List does not permanently delete the message. To permanently delete a message, you must be in the Deleted Mailbox.

Adding Attachments
While you are in the message body you have the option of attaching a file through a context menu. To attach a file access the Context Menu with O-CHORD. Then either navigate the menu and press E-CHORD when you find the Attachments option or press A. Then navigate to the file or files you want to attach and press E-CHORD on each file. Within the attachments list, the following commands are available:
Top of List DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD
Bottom of List DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD
Previous File DOT 1 CHORD
Next File DOT 4 CHORD
Delete a File D
Exit Attachments List Z-CHORD

7. Press Z-CHORD to return to the message body.
8. After composing your message, press Z-CHORD.
9. You are then asked to press E-CHORD to send the message, S to save the draft or Z to cancel the message.

Context Menu Items
Edit Header H
Attachments List A
Address Book DOT 2-5-6 CHORD
Append Text I-CHORD

Replying to or Forwarding Messages
Press R to reply to the current message, or press F to forward the current message. In either case, you are placed in the To: field.

If replying to a message, the To: field is populated with the e-mail address that was in the From: field of the message to which you are replying. Press E-CHORD to move to the Subject: field. If you choose to edit the To: or Subject fields, you do not need to completely retype the information. Instead, begin typing and completely erase the current information or use DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD to navigate to the character(s) you want to edit. Use standard line editor commands to make the changes. Press E-CHORD from the Subject: field to move to the body of the message and type any notes you want to add. Press Z-CHORD when finished.
If forwarding the message, the To: field is blank. Press E-CHORD after entering in the e-mail address to which you want to send the message, fill out or change the Subject: field, and press E-CHORD. Type in any notes you want to add to the message and press Z-CHORD when finished.
In both cases, you are prompted to verify if you want to save or cancel the message.
Whether your creating, replying, or forwarding a message, the Mailread.bns program stores the message in an outbox. The message is then automatically sent out when you reconnect to your ISP using the Mailer.bns program.

Editing Messages
You may now edit messages in the Sent Box or Drafts folders. To do this, move to the message you want to edit and press E. Change each field as necessary or leave the information as it is. Press E-CHORD to move to the next header, or into the body of the message if you are on the last header. While in the body of the message, the following commands may also be used.
* S-CHORD appends a signature to the end of your message.
* O-CHORD enters the context menu. This allows you to add a file attachment, edit headers, and several other functions.

Address Book
We have added an address book, which allows you to assign short names for commonly used e-mail addresses. Use DOT 2-5-6 CHORD to enter the address book from within the message list, or while editing a message header. Once in the address book, the following commands are available.
Create an entry A
+ CHORD
Edit an entry E
E-CHORD,
DOTS 4-6 CHORD
Move to
previous column DOT 3 CHORD
Move to
next column DOT 6 CHORD
Move to
previous entry A-CHORD
Move to
next entry DOT 4 CHORD

Note: Only one column is displayed: nickname, full name or e-mail address.

Delete selected
entry D
D-CHORD

When you select to create or edit an entry, you begin in the name column. If editing an existing entry, this field will already contain the current item. After editing this entry if necessary, press E-CHORD to move to the next column, which is full name. Again, enter or edit the information as needed, then press E-CHORD. You will be placed in the e-mail address column. After finishing this field, press E-CHORD to return to the list of entries.

Note: Address entries are not saved until you press Z-CHORD to exit the address book. If you turn off your notetaker without exiting the address book, any newly created entries or changes to existing ones will not save.

To send e-mail to someone who is in your address book, begin the e-mail as normal. Instead of typing the entire e-mail address, type the nickname, and it will be replaced with the full name and e-mail address. If the nickname you type is not in the address book, the unit speaks a warning when you move to the next header.

Message Filters
We have added message filtering, sometimes called message rules.
A message filter applies only to the current mailbox, and must be based on a message in that mailbox. First move to the mailbox where this rule should be set. Move to the particular message that has the information to use for the rule. Press S-CHORD and you will be prompted to either add or delete a filter for this mailbox. The default option is to add, so all you need to do is press E-CHORD. You will then be asked which header to use for the filter rule. The only fields available are "from" and "to." Next you will be asked to select the destination box. Only certain folders will display, for example outbox is not an available option. Select the desired folder and press E-CHORD. You will be put back into the message list. Filtering does not take place at this point. To filter messages manually, press F-CHORD. The unit will apply all rules that have been set for the current mailbox, and report how many messages were moved. The inbox is also automatically filtered when mailread.bns is started, however only unread messages are included in the process.

Note: Context sensitive help (H-CHORD) has been added to the configuration menu in Mailread and is available for menu items at all levels.

Warm Reset
Press = CHORD to warm reset your Braille Lite. A warm reset does not affect your files, but all
settings you have configured are reset to defaults.
If the first warm reset does not help, press and hold down = CHORD during power on.

Cold Reset
A cold reset may result in loss of all files on the Braille Lite so this should be used only
as a last resort. Press and hold down I-CHORD during power on to cold reset your Braille Lite.
This resets your unit to its default parameters and erases calculator memories. During the
process:
1. You are asked to initialize the file system. Answering Y for yes erases all file titles
from the file menu.
2. Next you are asked to initialize the Flash system. Pressing Y for yes erases all Flash files.
3. Then you are asked to initialize the folder system. Doing so without initializing the file
or Flash systems should allow you to later repair your folders without losing files.
4. Finally you are asked to delete all data in the file area. Answering Y for yes permanently
deletes all files.

To perform a cold reset without losing files:
1. Hold down I-CHORD during system power on.
2. Press N for no when prompted to initialize the file system.
3. Press N for no when prompted to initialize the flash system.
4. Press Y for yes when prompted to initialize the folder system.
5. Press N for no when asked to delete all file information in the file area.
6. Recreate your folders using the same names as were previously used.

Hardware Reset
There is a hardware reset button on the back of the Braille Lite just left of the parallel port.
This button is small and recessed. Use a paper clip or a toothpick to press this button.
Using the hardware reset button does not delete your files, and may not even reset configuration
settings to defaults. This button should be used only if the other reset options do not respond.
If your Braille Lite is functioning normally and you press this button, there may be no response
at all.

Updating the Firmware
The Braille Lite uses firmware that is easy to update. Updating to the newest firmware ensures you have the latest features and functionality. You do not need to service your Braille Lite to update the firmware. Just back up all your files, load the firmware update into your Braille Lite, and run it. After completing the update, remember to perform a cold reset. To begin a cold reset, press and hold I-CHORD (DOTS 2-4 CHORD) during power on.

Getting Started
Before the update process is started, all files on the Braille Lite need to be backed up to disk or to your computer, and the file must be copied to the Braille Lite. The update process deletes all files on the Braille Lite, so any files not backed up are lost. The update file is a large file so if you have lots of files in RAM you may need to move them to Flash.
This process updates the system software in the Braille Lite. If this process is interrupted, permanent damage may result. If your battery is low, we recommend charging it, or running the update while using the AC adapter.

Using the Disk Drive
If you plan to use the external disk drive available from Freedom Scientific, follow these
steps.
1. Connect the disk drive to any serial port, which is directly to the right of the power port
on the back of the Braille Lite.
2. Power on the Braille Lite and the disk drive.
3. Insert a blank disk into the disk drive.
4. Press S-CHORD to open the Disk Drive Menu.
5. Press Y for Y-modem Transfer.
6. Press S to send.
At this point, you have several options:
*Press the SPACEBAR to mark the selected file. Scroll through the list to select all files
you want to back up.
*Press R to mark all RAM files.
*Press F to mark all Flash files.
Press E-CHORD when complete, and the transfer begins.

To copy the update file to the Braille Lite:
1. Insert the disk containing the update file into the external disk drive.
2. Press S-CHORD to open the Disk Drive menu.
3. Press Y for Y-modem transfers.
4. Press R to receive.
5. Type in the file name.
6. Press E-CHORD to start the transfer.
At this point you are ready to run the update.

Using WinDisk 1.0
If you plan to use WinDisk to back up the Braille Lite and copy over the update file, follow
these steps.

Note: If you have already used WinDisk to create a back up set, move, rename, or delete this
back up set before proceeding.

1. Connect the Braille Lite to your computer via the serial port provided with the unit.
2. Power on the Braille Lite and press O-CHORD, W-CHORD to enter WinDisk Mode.
3. Open Windows Explorer or My Computer and navigate to and open the Blazie Engineering Notetaker entry.
4. Press CTRL+B from your computer keyboard to back up all Braille Lite files.
The status of the back up process is displayed on the Braille Lite.
When the backup process is complete, you are ready to copy the update file to the Braille Lite.
Still using your computer keyboard, perform the following steps:
1. Navigate to the folder or disk in which the update file is located.
2. Navigate to the file and press CTRL+C to copy the file.
3. Navigate to the Blazie Engineering Notetaker entry, locate the RAM Startup folder and open it.
4. Press CTRL+V to paste the file. It may take a few moments for the file to transfer to the Braille Lite.
At this point you are ready to run the update from your Braille Lite Notetaker.

HyperTerminal
Any terminal program can be used to transfer files to and from the notetaker. For the purpose of this document, we will assume you will be using HyperTerminal, a terminal program that comes with the Windows Operating System.

To set up your PC for communication with your notetaker, first use the TNS3 serial cable from Freedom Scientific to connect your notetaker to Com Port 1 of your computer. If you are using a Braille display, you will need to temporarily disable this in JAWS. To do this, select Braille from the Options Menu of JAWS, and TAB to the Default Braille Display list. Select No Display and press ENTER. You will need to close and reload JAWS for this to take effect.

On most windows systems, HyperTerminal can be found on the Start Menu, either under Programs/Accessories/Communications, or directly under Programs/Accessories. Once in the correct menu, you will notice a HyperTerminal Submenu. There may also be a separate HyperTerminal item outside of this submenu. If this separate item exists, select it and press ENTER. Otherwise, enter the HyperTerminal Submenu and select hyperterminal.exe from there.

A dialog will appear allowing you to configure a new connection. The first control is an edit box, asking for the name of the connection. You can enter anything you want here. However, try to make it unique, as this will become the name of the item used to connect to the notetaker in the future. Press TAB, and you land on a list box containing several graphical icons. Press TAB again to move to the OK button and press SPACEBAR.
The next dialog asks for details about this connection, such as the telephone number if you have a modem installed. Since you are not actually connecting using a telephone, TAB to the Connect Using combo box. Press C until you reach the Com Port to which you have connected the cable. TAB to the OK button and press SPACEBAR or ENTER. Next you are presented with a dialog containing various settings for this Com Port, such as baud rate. The parameters, both here and in your notetaker, should be set to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit and software handshake (called xon/xoff flow control in HyperTerminal). TAB to the ok button and activate it.

The dialog will disappear and your PC will attempt to connect to the notetaker. If the connection fails, a dialog will appear informing you of this. Otherwise, you will be placed in a window where several options are available to you. This same window will appear in the future, when you select the name that you assigned to this session from the HyperTerminal Submenu of the Start Menu.

Transferring from the PC to the notetaker:
1. On the PC, press ALT+T.
2. Select send file.
3. Type in the name of the file you want to send, or use the browse button to select the file.
4. Select Y Modem from the protocol list.
5. On the notetaker, enter the File Menu with
O-CHORD, F (DOTS 1-3-5 CHORD, DOTS 1-2-4).
6. Press T-CHORD (DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD).
7. Press R (DOTS 1-2-3-5) for receive.
8. Press Y (DOTS 1-3-4-5-6) for Y Modem.
9. The notetaker will say, "starting transfer."
10. On the PC, activate the OK button. The transfer should begin at this point.

Transferring from the notetaker to the PC:
1. On the PC, press ALT+T.
2. Select receive file.
3. Enter the directory where you want to save the file.
4. Select Y Modem from the protocol list.
5. On the notetaker, enter the file menu with O-CHORD, F (DOTS 1-3-5 CHORD, DOTS 1-2-4).
6. Press T-CHORD (DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD).
7. Press S (DOTS 2-3-4) for send.
8. Press Y (DOTS 1-3-4-5-6) for Y Modem.
9. A list of existing files will appear. Mark one or more files using SPACEBAR. Press E-CHORD (DOTS 1-5 CHORD) when all files you wish to send are selected.
10. On the PC, activate the OK button. The transfer should begin at this point. Please be patient. It may take a little time before the transfer begins.

Note: If you use a Braille display and want to go back to using it after finishing the transfer, you will need to unload and reload JAWS. Also, be sure to close the HyperTerminal window so that JAWS can recognize the display.
If you have technical questions, please call 727-803-8600 or email: notetakers@freedomscientific.com

Starting the Update
If you have never run an update before, or if you would like to listen to the instructions and prompts while updating your unit, please turn on speech before beginning the update process. Running the update program does not automatically turn speech on. To turn speech on in the Status Menu, press S-CHORD or press V in the Options Menu.

1. Press O-CHORD, F and navigate to appropriate update file. For the M20, the update file is called Blm20enu.bns. For the M40, the update file is called Blm40enu.bns. Press O-CHORD to run the program.
2. A prompt warns that updating your unit may destroy your files, and then asks if you are sure you want to continue. Enter Y (DOTS 1-3-4-5-6) to proceed.
3. There is a second verification prompt. Press Y (DOTS 1-3-4-5-6) again to proceed.

The Braille Lite takes a few moments to validate the program. A series of beeps indicates the process continues.
The Braille Lite then asks you to select language bank A or B. Bank A must be updated first, so select A the first time you run the update. You can then run the update again, selecting bank B this time.

Once you have selected the language bank to be updated, several messages are displayed/spoken, warning you not to do anything until the process is complete. The notetaker also indicates to turn off your unit when you receive a continuous low pitch tone. Finally, it tells you that if you hear rapid beeping for more than thirty seconds, your update has failed.

After the messages are finished, the Braille Lite beeps again. This will continue for two to three minutes, then your unit will abruptly sound a continuous, low pitch tone. When this occurs, turn off your unit.

Note: If the notetaker rapidly beeps for some time, the update process has failed. Contact Freedom Scientific's hardware technical support for assistance.

When you turn the unit on after updating bank A, you will hear the unit announce that it has performed a warm reset, then you will hear the normal startup message. At this point, all settings will be set to their defaults, and you will need to recustomize the unit to your liking.

Once complete, the .bns file is no longer needed. Since this file is large, you may want to delete it.
If your Braille Lite does not work normally after the warm reset, perform a hard reset. This clears the machine of your files, but it also reinitializes the Braille Lite, allowing the new update to run properly.
Press and hold down I-CHORD (DOTS 2-4 CHORD) during power on to perform a hard reset. This step is not necessary if your system functions properly after the warm reset described above.
During a hard reset, parts of the file and folder system are reinitialized. Answer Y (DOTS 1-3-4-5-6) for yes to each question asked during this process.

After your system is fully updated, the onboard help indicates it is the "mini help file." The diskette on which you received the firmware update should contain a file with the same name as the update file but with an .hlp extension. Copy this file to the notetaker and rename it "help." Use the process listed above to copy the file, substituting the appropriate file name. To rename the .hlp file once it is on the Braille Lite, press F-CHORD (DOTS 1-2-4 CHORD), locate the file, press R-CHORD (DOTS 1-2-3-5 CHORD), and type in the new name, "help."

Appendices

Appendix A: The File Menu
This appendix documents the commands available in the File menu. These commands are organized
by function. All commands must be entered after first opening the File menu (O-CHORD, F).

Navigation
Enter File Menu O-CHORD, F
Exit File Menu E-CHORD
File Commands Menu O-CHORD, F, ? CHORD
Forward through
File List DOT 4 CHORD
Back through
File List DOT 1 CHORD
Forward through
File List
(File Names Only) DOT 6 CHORD
Backward through
File List
(File Names Only) DOT 3 CHORD
Top of File List L-CHORD
End of File List DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD
General
Create File C
Open File O
Open Selected File O-CHORD
Delete File D
Delete Selected File D-CHORD
Global Delete G
Rename Open File R
Rename Selected File R-CHORD
Protect Open File P
Protect Selected File P-CHORD
Unprotect Open File U
Unprotect Selected
File U-CHORD
Password Protect File W
Note: You are prompted to type a 1 to 6 character password twice. Press E-CHORD after typing
the password. To remove the password of the open file, press E-CHORD twice.
Recover Open File EQUAL SIGN
Note: This command may be useful after a crash or a Cold reset when the file system has been
initialized.
Search for Files F-CHORD

Note: When searching for files, you are prompted for a file name or partial file name with
wild cards - such as *.txt or *.brl. Use DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD to move through the
results list, E-CHORD to select a file, or Z-CHORD to exit the list.

Information
Free Memory in Pages F
Verbose File List V
Copy File List
to Clipboard V-CHORD
List Names of
All Files L
Quick File List Q
Tell Name of
Open File T
Tell Name of
Selected File C-CHORD
Spell Name of
Selected File DOTS 2-5 CHORD
Information on File(s) I
Information on
Selected File I-CHORD
Time/Date
Information on File(s) M
Time/Date Information
on Selected File M-CHORD
Tell Size of File(s) DOTS 1-5-6
Tell Size of
Selected File DOTS 1-5-6 CHORD

Other
The following commands are still available, but should not be necessary. The Braille Lite
automatically resizes files as needed.
Make Open
File Bigger B
Make Selected
File Bigger B-CHORD
Make Open
File Smaller S
Make Selected
File Smaller S-CHORD

File Transfers

Transfer Protocols T-CHORD
Selected File to
Serial Port with
Y-modem Y-CHORD
File from Serial
Port with Y-modem DOTS 1-2-3-4-6 CHORD

External Programs
Run Selected
External Program O-CHORD or X-CHORD
Run Selected
External Program
with Arguments X
Move to Previous
External Program DOT 2 CHORD
Move to Next
External Program DOT 5 CHORD
Toggle between
Quick Load
and Normal Load DOTS 3-4 CHORD
Note: The program must be in RAM.

Folders
Except where noted, Allow Folder Mode must be on in the status menu (ST-SIGN CHORD, F-CHORD,
SPACEBAR) and Folder Mode must be on in the File menu. Press SPACEBAR while in the File menu
to toggle between All Files Mode and Folder Mode. The default folders are ram startup (0) and
Flash Startup (1). There cannot be more than twenty folders.
Create Folder DOTS 3-4-6
Forward through
Folders DOTS 5-6 CHORD
Back through Folders DOTS 2-3 CHORD
Top of Folder List DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD
End of Folder List DOTS 3-5-6 CHORD.
Delete Empty Folder DOTS 3-6
Rename Active Folder O-CHORD, F, * CHORD.
Quick Folder Opening
by Number 0 through 9
Name of Open Folder DOTS 2-3-5-6 CHORD.
Move Selected File DOTS 1-2-6 CHORD
Note: A list of folders is displayed. Use DOT 1 CHORD and DOT 4 CHORD to move through the list,
and press E-CHORD to select a folder. The folder number (0 through 9) may also be typed.
Move Selected
File when in All
Files Mode DOTS 1-2-6 CHORD
Note: You are asked to move the selected file into Flash if it is in Ram, or into Ram if it is
in Flash.
Move File(s) GH-SIGN
Note: This command lists files in the current folder. Mark files with Y or SPACEBAR. Switch
between folders with DOT 2-3 CHORD or DOTS 5-6 CHORD. Press E-CHORD when all desired files are
marked. Then move to the destination folder with DOT 1 CHORD or DOT 4 CHORD, and press E-CHORD.

Appendix B: The Options Menu
This appendix documents the items available in the Option menu, and the access keys for each
item. The first three items do not appear in the Option menu, but relate to it or are available
from it.
Open Option Menu O-CHORD
Quick File Opening
by Number 00 to 99
Spell Check CH-SIGN
Check Appointments A
Braille Display B
Calculator C
Date D
Open Datebook File D-CHORD
Datebook Entry E
File Commands F
Smart Calendar G
Calculate Line K
Open the Previously
Opened File L
Open Currently
Selected File O
Open Phone Book P-CHORD
Phone Book (Entry) P
Review Mode R
Set Time S, T
Set Date S, D
American Time S, 1
European Time S, 2
Time T
Upper Case
Proof Mode U
Speech V
Toggle 2D Mode V-CHORD
Stopwatch W
WinDisk W-CHORD
Execute Program X
Say Alarm Y

Appendix C:
The Status Menu
The following options are available in the Status Menu.
Navigation
Open Status Menu ST-SIGN CHORD
Exit E-CHORD
Next Item DOT 4 CHORD
Prior Item DOT 1 CHORD
Next Section DOTS 5-6 CHORD
Prior Section DOTS 2-3 CHORD
Access Key DOTS 3-6 CHORD
Toggle Setting SPACEBAR
Items that are either on or off can also be set by Pressing Y for On or N for Off. If there
are other commands to toggle settings, they are listed below the relevant item.

Serial Parameters
Serial Port F
BAUD Rate B

To Set: Type:
300 30
600 6
1200 12
2400 2
4800 4
9600 9
19200 19
38400 38
115200 11

Parity P

To Set: Type:
Odd O
Even E
None N

Duplex D

To Set: Type:
Half H
Full F
None N

Data Bits DOTS 4-5-6

To Set: Type:
7 7
8 8

Stop Bits S

To Set: Type:
1 1
2 2

Handshaking H

To Set: Type:
Software S
Hardware H
None N
Specify a number from 0 to 255 and press E-CHORD.
Add Linefeed
when Transmitting A
Reject Ornamentation
Characters O

Speech Parameters
Speech S-CHORD
Speak Words in
Say All Mode DOTS 2-3-4-5-6
Ham Calls M
Note: This item is used to speak letter-number combinations such as w1aw.

Braille Display Parameters
Braille Display B-CHORD
Serial Tracking T-CHORD
Keyboard Tracking K-CHORD
Reverse Advance D-CHORD
8 Dot Mode DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD
Control Chars X-CHORD

Cursor Always Visible V-CHORD
Word Wrap W-CHORD
End Display on
Carriage Return R-CHORD
Display All = CHORD,
Grade 2 Messages G-CHORD
View in Grade 2 DOTS 2-3-5-6 CHORD

Editor Parameters
Braille Translator T
Cursor Tracking C
Column Beeper Q
Specify a number between 0 and 255 and press E-CHORD.
Speak Windows Lines
or Sentences V

To Set: Type:
Windows W
Lines L
Sentences S

Window Length W
Specify a number between 18 and 255 and press E-CHORD.
PC Editing Mode DOTS 1-2-4-6
Specify Y for On, N for Off, or I for On with Insert at Startup.
Skip Blank Lines DOTS 1-2-3-4-6 CHORD
Distinguish Case
During Find DOTS 2-3-4-6 CHORD
Progress Clicks K
Say ASCII Values DOTS 2-5 CHORD

Format Parameters
Printer Compatibility L

To Set: Type:
Epson E
HP H
Image
Writer I

Number Pages DOTS 3-4-5-6
Put Page Number
on First Page No Access Key
Double Space DOTS 3-4-5

The following page format parameters control the margins on a print or Braille page.
There are no access keys for these items. The default settings are listed instead.
Print Line Length 75
Print Left Margin 10
Print Page Length 60
Print Top Margin 6
Braille Line Length 33
Braille Left Margin 1
Braille Page Length 25
Braille Top Margin 1

System Parameters
Revision Date R
Battery Timer DOTS 1-4-5-6
Press SPACEBAR to reset the battery timer.
Check Appointments J
Hourly Announcement H-CHORD

To Set: Type:
Bell 1
Voice 2
Bell
and Voice 3
Off N

Power Reminder Z
Allow Folder
Mode F-CHORD

APPENDIX D: FAQ's

TELECOMMUNICATIONS QUESTIONS
Question: How do I connect my Braille Lite to my (brand name) printer, computer, or modem?
Answer: You must connect the right cables and match telecommunication settings between your
Braille Lite and the other device. We offer a wide range of cables which connect the Braille
Lite to the most commonly used computers, printers, and modems. For example, there are cables
for the PC/XT and PC/AT series of the IBM PC and compatibles, as well as cables for the Apple
family of computers and printers. In addition, we offer the serial to parallel converter cable
for use with parallel printers. Since your Braille Lite has a parallel cable, you won't need
this particular converter to link your unit to a parallel printer. The Braille Lite is preset
with the most commonly used telecommunications settings. To see how they are set, check them
out from the Status Menu.
Question: I connect my cable to my modem. It fits but I cannot communicate.
Answer: The cable may fit, but you need a null modem adapter to talk to the modem.
Question: I am connected to my modem with a null modem adapter. When I try to communicate,
I hear, "Waiting on serial device".
Answer: The Carrier Detect must be changed. It is low and must be made high. Try "at ampersand
c1" from a PC, then "at ampersand w" to save the configuration.
Question: My Braille Lite cable fits into my PC's serial port, but it will not communicate.
Answer: If the cable that comes with your Braille Lite fits into your port with no adapters,
then you probably have it in the parallel port. Serial ports are usually male, so you'll need
a gender adapter.
Question: I hear "File is full" and I'm hooked up to a computer with my modem, or a printer.
Answer: If you're in duplex mode where material is stored and/or echoed back from the other
device, and therefore appended to the end of your currently open file, you might run into a
"File is full" error message. Turn off the serial port and check the file's contents, deleting
any extraneous text. Also, it might help to change the duplex or Echo feature of the device in
question.
Question: My Braille Lite doesn't speak the last character it receives from the PC or bulletin
board to which I'm connected with my modem.
Answer: You need to set the Interactive Timeout parameter, normally set to 0 (or "off). Set
this parameter from the Status Menu. Speech devices require specific signals - for example,
carriage returns and spaces - in order to speak data they have received from another device.
Occasionally, the final signal sent from an external device is not what the Braille Lite needs
to see. For these cases, the Braille Lite produces a signal of its own. The interactive timeout
parameter sets the amount of time that the Braille Lite waits before generating this signal.
Enter the Status Menu with an ST-SIGN CHORD and write an X. You hear something like, "Interactive
timeout, 0", which means "off". You can change the length of time the Braille Lite waits before
issuing the signal to speak the data it has received from 1 to 255 tenths of a second. So setting
it to 10 means that the Braille Lite waits one second before speaking data it has received.

PRINTING QUESTIONS
Question: When I try to print, my printer won't move to the next line.
Answer: Add linefeed is off. If you turn this setting on, a linefeed character is sent to the
printer with every line that is printed.
Question: When I try to print, the Braille Lite says, "Waiting on serial device".
Answer: The printer is probably off-line. Turn the printer on-line. If this does not work,
connect a minitester in between the Braille Lite and the printer. (The minitester comes with
Blazie's interface kit. Call for more information.)
Question: When I try to print, the Braille Lite says, "Okay", but nothing happens.
Answer: First, check whether the telecommunications settings on both devices match. Check baud
rate, parity, data bits, stop bits, and handshaking. Next, try turning on Add Linefeeds.
Some printers need a linefeed character with every line or they'll refuse to cooperate.
Next, check the pins in the serial ports of both devices to see if they are bent or broken.
Question: When I print either to a PC or printer, I get garbage -mainly x's, p's and at signs.
Answer: Most likely, Baud rates don't match. Check the Baud rate on both devices.
Question: When I print, my document is missing characters. This is probably a handshaking problem.
The Braille Lite's handshaking may be different from the printer's.
Question: I can't send or receive files from my disk drive and I am properly connected to it.
If I press a T-CHORD, I don't hear the "disk drive" message before the prompt, "Enter S to send
or R to receive" and if I press an S-CHORD from within my file, I hear, "storage device missing".
Answer: Check that the disk drive is turned on. If turning it on does not solve the problem, then
turn the Braille Lite off and on again.
Question: I'm connected to a computer or bulletin board through a modem. But on the Braille Lite,
I can't see the text I'm hearing from the other device on the Braille display.
Answer: You probably have serial tracking turned off. If you move your display with the advance
bar, you'll see the text from the other device. However, if you'd like the display to move as
information comes into your Braille Lite from the other device, turn serial tracking on from
the Status Menu. Bring up the Status Menu with an ST-SIGN CHORD and press a T-CHORD to jump to
the setting. Write a Y. Exit the Status menu with an E-CHORD. From now on, information coming
in from the other device will force the display to zap along too rapidly for you to read the
information as it's being transmitted, but you'll know when the other device has stopped sending
because your display will stop moving. You'll be at approximately the last eighteen characters
worth of information the other device has sent. This setup is good if you're familiar with the
menus on a bulletin board, for example, and only need to see the prompt that ends a long display
of menu choices.
Question: I'm connected to a computer or bulletin board through a modem and have serial tracking
turned on so I can see and hear everything that's coming into the Braille Lite. I can tell when
the other device has stopped sending because the display stops moving and I see about the last
eighteen characters worth of text that's been transmitted. But on my Braille display I can't
see what I'm typing when I'm responding to a prompt from the computer or bulletin board.
Answer: You probably have keyboard tracking turned off so that the Braille display's cursor
(dots 7-8) is not moving as you type. Bring up the Status Menu with an ST-SIGN CHORD and jump
to the setting with a K-CHORD. Write a Y to turn on keyboard tracking. Exit the Status Menu
with an E-CHORD. From now on, what you type should be displayed as you write it. Since you
also have serial tracking on, though, when information comes into your Braille Lite from the
other device, your Braille display will zap you to approximately the last eighteen characters
worth of information sent by the other device. If you don't want this to happen but you still
want to see what you're typing as you write, turn serial tracking off. Bring up the Status Menu
again and press a T-CHORD to jump to the setting. Write an N and exit the Status Menu with an
E-CHORD. Now, you should be able to see what you're writing on the display and read information
coming in from the other device by tapping the advance bar.
Question: I'm connected to a computer or bulletin board through a modem, but whatever I type
is doubled, even though information coming into my Braille Lite is fine.
Answer: Your telecommunications program and some modems let you turn off the "echoing" of
your keystrokes. You're actually not transmitting double characters to the other device. It's
just that it thinks you want to see each character it got from you and so "echoes" it back. It'll
probably be quicker and easier to turn off echoing from the Braille Lite side than from the
PC side of the link. What you want to do is change your duplex to "full". Enter the Status
Menu with an ST-SIGN CHORD and jump to the setting by writing a D. Then write an F to select
"full" duplex. Exit the Status menu with an E-CHORD. From now on, what you type should look
fine.

CRASH AND RECOVERY QUESTIONS
Question: All of my files have become gibberish, and when I go into the Files menu, the titles
are incorrect.
Answer: This rarely happens to our newer revisions, but this sounds like a crash. In other
words, there may be something wrong with your unit, but it may be fixable. Try a "warm" reset.
If that does not work, you must do a "cold" reset, the I-CHORD. You do a "warm" reset to return
all Braille Lite settings to their default values (except for the battery timer) without losing
data. When you press a FOR-SIGN CHORD the Braille Lite says, "Warm reset, please verify". When
you press a second FOR-SIGN CHORD, it says "Okay".

CAUTION: Do not use a warm reset within another command or while data are being transmitted.
You can also do a warm reset when you turn on the Braille Lite. To issue the command, turn off
the Braille Lite. Then hold down all seven Braille Lite keys as you turn on the power.
Once power is on, continue to hold down the keys for about a second. Use the "cold" reset
procedure only as a last resort. All settings are reset to their defaults and all files you
may have created, as well as their data, might be lost. For about 2 seconds, press an I-CHORD
as you turn on the power to the Braille Lite. You hear, "System initialized; Braille Lite ready;
Help is open; delete all data in file areas, enter Y or N?" If you answer, "Yes", it says,
"Are you sure?" If you still answer, "Yes", you hear beeps while the Braille Lite "cleans up"
things. Your data is irrevocably lost. This process insures that no one can recover your personal
data - a good idea when exchanging your Braille Lite for an upgrade or a repaired machine.

Question: When I turn on my Braille Lite, it gives the correct message, but every time I press a chord or key, it either says, "space" or "file is write-protected".
Answer: You may have write-protected the currently open file and don't remember having done so.
Get into the Files menu and press an I-CHORD to hear the status of the currently open file.
If it is write-protected, unprotect it with a U-CHORD. Or, you may be in One-Handed mode.
Hold down DOT 3 as you power on. If that still does not fix it, hold down all seven keys
when you power up to perform a "warm reset".
Question: When I hit a chord, the Braille Lite resets, saying, "Braille Lite ready".
Answer: This rarely happens, but a warm reset usually fixes the problem.

BRAILLE TRANSLATION QUESTIONS
Question: I am using the Braille Lite as a speech synthesizer. When I hit a key on my PC, I get
the Grade 2 equivalent, like do for D, can for C, etc.
Answer: Speech box mode uses the Clipboard as a buffer. Go into the Clipboard and switch off
the translator.
Question: I am trying to use the Braille Lite calendar alert feature. I pasted the date
correctly but I still don't hear the alert when I turn on the unit.
Answer: If you entered the date in computer Braille, the translator in the calendar file must
be off. If you pasted the date in Grade 1 Braille, the translator must remain on in the
calendar file. See whether the date is written in computer Braille or Grade 1 Braille,
and then make sure the translator is set to match. Also, see whether Calendar Check is
"on" from the Status menu.

BRAILLE DISPLAY QUESTIONS
Question: My Braille display is vibrating on and off. Why?
Answer: The charge on the Braille Lite's built-in battery could be low. If a warm reset does
not fix the problem, use the A.C. adapter to plug in the Braille Lite and give it back some
energy. You should probably go ahead and let it recharge anyway, but as long as you leave it
plugged into an outlet, you should be able to use it without any problems.
Question: A dot on my display does not come up and I'm having a hard time reading text
accurately, as a result.
Answer: The dot could have dirt clogged in it. It's important that you keep the Braille
display as free from dirt as possible, and certainly, food is off-limits around the Braille
display. Call us to have your unit repaired.

MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS
Question: The O-CHORD, K gives the wrong answer.
Answer: The calculation must be on a line by itself, with no other text. You must write it in
computer Braille - using dropped numbers and correct operator symbols - as though you were in
the calculator. The Braille Lite must be in Line Reading Mode, not Window or Sentence Mode.
Question: I've started to issue a command, like Insert text, or Find text, or a macro, but
want to cancel the process.
Answer: Abort with a Z-CHORD. This command aborts almost any procedure. If, for example, you
issue the Insert command and change your mind, a Z-CHORD prevents unintended insertion of text.
In addition, a Z-CHORD aborts the transmission of data and releases the handshake line in the
event of a "handshake hang- up". If you issue a Z-CHORD from within the Help file, you leave
Help and return to the file in which you were last working.
Question: I don't hear anything when I press a backspace (B-CHORD).
Answer: You might have duplex set to full or none. Go into the Status Menu or the Parameters
Menu and change it to half.
Question: I moved files to my PC using the external disk drive, but the file names are not the
same as they are on my Notetaker. How can I prevent this in the future?
Answer: You must use MS DOS file naming conventions when naming Braille Lite files that you
plan to send to a PC or to the external disk drive. The name of a file consists of a "filename"
and "extension", separated by a period. The "filename" portion may contain up to eight characters,
and the extension up to three characters. You may not use spaces or wildcard characters
(the asterisk and question mark) in a filename. You do not have to use extensions but most
MS DOS files have them, especially program files. Suppose you have a file in your Braille Lite
called "phonebook". When you send it to the PC, it truncates to "phoneboo" because DOS sees
only the first eight characters and eliminates the space character. So, if you're looking for
the file on your PC to be written as it is on your Braille Lite, you won't find it. It is there,
but it's called "phoneboo", not "phonebook".
If you use WinDisk to transfer files to your PC, you can use the newer 20 character naming
convention.
Question: How and when can I use "wildcard" characters in filenames?
Answer: You can use "wildcard" characters (the asterisk and the question mark) as part of
filenames and their extensions from the Files Menu during most commands that prompt you to
"Enter filename" - deleting files, marking or unmarking files, getting file information, for
example. The marking and unmarking process is available only in transmission of files with the
ymodem or kermit modem protocols. These transmission options are available for the disk drive,
as well as for the serial port with the T-CHORD command from the Files menu. The asterisk and
question mark must be entered in computer Braille notation: DOTS 1-6 for the asterisk,
DOTS 1-4-5-6 for the question mark. The asterisk replaces either the filename or the extension
portion of the name of a file; the question mark replaces individual characters in either the
filename or extension portion of the name of a file. Also, remember that the period must also
be in computer Braille (DOTS 4-6).
Here are two examples: Suppose you have five files in your Braille Lite named "notes1",
"notes2", etc. and you want to work with them as a group. At the "Enter filename" prompt,
you may write "notes" followed by a question mark followed by an E-CHORD. All files that
start with the letters "notes" are affected. Now, suppose you have several files that all have
the extension ".brl". At the "Enter filename" prompt, you may write "*.brl" and an E-CHORD. All
files having the ".brl" extension are affected. Of course, you may use the question mark more
than once to affect groups of files where only some of the characters are the same and still
use the asterisk for the filename or extension portion. For example, say you have a bunch of
files where the filename portions are all different but whose extensions all start with A B
and have different ending characters. Let's say the extensions of these files represent Braille
files for different states and you're using the two-letter abbreviation for the states. Your
files have names like, "customer.bme", "vendor.bny", "dealers.bfl". You can use the wildcard
name "*.b??" to refer to this group of files.
Question: I can't kill a "file" on my disk drive. When I ask for a directory of files, the symbol
<dir> appears after the file I can't erase. Why?
Answer: It is not a file. It is a directory. While we won't get into a lengthy discussion of
MS DOS commands and their meanings here, we'll try to clarify the difference between a "file"
and a "directory". A file contains data you can access (for example, a letter, a spread sheet), or a program you can run (a word processor or a database program). A directory is a grouping of files. It may contain only data files, or program files, or both. While the grouping of files in a directory is somewhat arbitrary, most people tend to group their program files in different directories than their data files. When program files and data files are related in some way - for example, the program files generate the data files - then the tendency is to group the data files generated by those particular program files in directories that are part of the directory that contains the program files. These are called subdirectories. Another way to picture it is this: your disk is like a filing cabinet with drawers (directories) that contain folders (subdirectories). The folders contain envelopes (files). In most cases, floppy disks aren't divided for you into directories and subdirectories. But, depending on the complexity of the program and data files on a disk, a person who is particular about keeping program files distinct from data files may create directories on a floppy disk. It's always a good idea to look closely at the contents of a disk when you first receive it. Who knows, its arrangement might surprise you. But now you know how to figure it out.
Question: My Braille Lite's voice sounds very flat and it's not pausing smoothly at commas and
periods when I read through my files.
Answer: Somehow your voice inflection setting got turned off. Bring up the Status Menu with an
ST-SIGN CHORD and write an I. Then write a Y to turn on voice inflection. Exit the Status Menu
with an E-CHORD. From now on, your Braille Lite should talk normally again.
Question: I'm seeing prompts and messages on the Braille display all in computer Braille
instead of Grade 1 Braille.
Answer: Somehow, your Grade 1 messages setting got turned off. Bring up the Status Menu with
an ST-SIGN CHORD and press a G-CHORD to jump to the setting. Write a Y to turn it on. Exit the
Status menu with an E-CHORD. From now on, any messages or prompts the Braille Lite displays
should appear in Grade 1 Braille.

Appendix E: ASCII Braille Symbols
This is the list of computer Braille equivalents for the ASCII character set, including
punctuation, numbers, etc.
In this listing, information is presented in this order: First, character name
(names of numerals and punctuation marks spelled out and presented in regular alphabetic
sequence), ASCII value, Braille dot numbers used to produce Braille equivalent of character.
In the case of control (CTRL) characters, dot patterns are omitted.

A, Uppercase 65 DOT 1
a, lowercase 97 DOT 1
Accent, lowercase 96 DOT 4
Acknowledge 6 CTRL-F
Ampersand 38 DOTS 1-2-3-4-6
Apostrophe 39 DOT 3
Asterisk 42 DOTS 1-6
At Sign, Uppercase 64 DOT 4
B, Uppercase 66 DOTS 1-2
b, lowercase 98 DOTS 1-2
Backspace 8 CTRL-H
backslash,
(Reverse Slant) 92 DOTS 1-2-5-6
(Uppercase)
Bell 7 CTRL-G
C, Uppercase 67 DOTS 1-4
c, lowercase 99 DOTS 1-4
Cancel; 24; CTRL-X
Caret, (Exponentiation) 94 DOTS 4-5 (Uppercase)
Carriage Return 13 CTRL-M
Close Brace 125 DOTS 1-2-4-5-6(lowercase)
Close Bracket 93 DOTS 1-2-4-5-(uppercase)
Close Parenthesis 41 DOTS 2-3-4-5-6
Colon 58 DOTS 1-5-6
comma 44 DOT 6
D, Uppercase 68 DOTS 1-4-5
d, lowercase 100 DOTS 1-4-5
Data Line Escape 16 CTRL-P
Decimal point (period) 46 DOTS 4-6
Delete 127 DOTS 4-5-6 (lowercase)
Device Control 1, 17 CTRL-Q
Device Control 2, 18 CTRL-R
Device Control 3, 19 CTRL-S
Device Control 4, 20 CTRL-T
Divided by, (Slash) 47 DOTS 3-4
Dollar Sign 36 DOTS 1-2-4-6
E, Uppercase 69 DOTS 1-5
e, lowercase 101 DOTS 1-5
eight 56 DOTS 2-3-6
End of Medium 25 CTRL-Y
End of Transmission 4 CTRL-D
End of Text 3 CTRL-C
Enquire 5 CTRL-E
Equals 61 DOTS 1-2-3-4-5-6
Escape 27 CTRL-Open
Bracket
Exclamation point 33 DOTS 2-3-4-6
Exponentiation, (Caret) 94 DOTS 4-5
F, Uppercase 70 DOTS 1-2-4
f, lowercase 102 DOTS 1-2-4
File Separator 28 CTRL-Reverse Slant
five 53 DOTS 2-6
Form Feed 12 CTRL-L
four 52 DOTS 2-5-6
G, Uppercase 71 DOTS 1-2-4-5
g, lowercase 103 DOTS 1-2-4-5
Grave Accent, (Accent) 96 DOT 4 (lowercase)
Greater Than,
(Right Angle Bracket) 62 DOTS 3-4-5
Group Separator 29 CTRL-Close Bracket
H, Uppercase 72 DOTS 1-2-5
h, lowercase 104 DOTS 1-2-5
Horizontal Tabulation 9 CTRL-I
Hyphen, (minus) 45 DOTS 3-6
I, Uppercase 73 DOTS 2-4
i, lowercase 105 DOTS 2-4
J, Uppercase 74 DOTS 2-4-5
j, lowercase 106 DOTS 2-4-5
K, Uppercase 75 DOTS 1-3
k, lowercase 107 DOTS 1-3
L, Uppercase 76 DOTS 1-2-3
l, lowercase 108 DOTS 1-2-3
Left Angle Bracket,
(Less Than) 60 DOTS 1-2-6
Less Than,
(Left Angle bracket) 60 DOTS 1-2-6
Line Feed 10 CTRL-J
M, Uppercase 77 DOTS 1-3-4
m, lowercase 109 DOTS 1-3-4
Minus, (hyphen) 45 DOTS 3-6
N, Uppercase 78 DOTS 1-3-4-5
n, lowercase 110 DOTS 1-3-4-5
Negative
Acknowledgement 21 CTRL-U
nine 57 DOTS 3-5
Null 0 CTRL-AT SIGN
Number Sign 35 DOTS 3-4-5-6
O, Uppercase 79 DOTS 1-3-5
o, lowercase 111 DOTS 1-3-5
one 49 DOT 2
Open Brace 123 DOTS 2-4-6 (lowercase)
Open Bracket 91 DOTS 2-4-6 (uppercase)
Open Parenthesis 40 DOTS 1-2-3-5-6
P, Uppercase 80 DOTS 1-2-3-4
p, lowercase 112 DOTS 1-2-3-4
Percent Sign 37 DOTS 1-4-6
Period, (Decimal) 46 DOTS 4-6
Plus 43 DOTS 3-4-6
Q, Uppercase 81 DOTS 1-2-3-4-5
q, lowercase 113 DOTS 1-2-3-4-5
Question Mark 63 DOTS 1-4-5-6
Quotation Mark,
(Double Quote) 34 DOT 5
R, Uppercase 82 DOTS 1-2-3-5
r, lowercase 114 DOTS 1-2-3-5
Record Separator 30 CTRL-Caret
Reverse Slant,
(backslash) 92 DOTS 1-2-5-6 (uppercase)
Right Angle Bracket,
(Greater Than) 62 DOTS 3-4-5
S, Uppercase 83 DOTS 2-3-4
s, lowercase 115 DOTS 2-3-4
Semicolon 59 DOTS 5-6
seven 55 DOTS 2-3-5-6
Shift In 15 CTRL-O
Shift Out 14 CTRL-N
six 54 DOTS 2-3-5
Space 32 No dots
Start of Heading 1 CTRL-A
Start of Text 2 CTRL-B
Substitute 26 CTRL-Z
Synchronous Idle 22 CTRL-V
T, Uppercase 84 DOTS 2-3-4-5
t, lowercase 116 DOTS 2-3-4-5
three 51 DOTS 2-5
Tilde 126 DOTS 4-5 (lowercase)
two 50 DOTS 2-3
U, Uppercase 85 DOTS 1-3-6
u, lowercase 117 DOTS 1-3-6
Underline 95 DOTS 4-5-6 (uppercase)
Unit Separator 31 CTRL-Underline
V, Uppercase 86 DOTS 1-2-3-6
v, lowercase 118 DOTS 1-2-3-6
Vertical Line 124 DOTS 1-2-5-6 (lowercase)
Vertical Tabulation 11 CTRL-K
W, Uppercase 87 DOTS 2-4-5-6
w, lowercase 119 DOTS 2-4-5-6
X, Uppercase 88 DOTS 1-3-4-6
x, lowercase 120 DOTS 1-3-4-6
Y, Uppercase 89 DOTS 1-3-4-5-6
y, lowercase 121 DOTS 1-3-4-5-6
Z, Uppercase 90 DOTS 1-3-5-6
z, lowercase 122 DOTS 1-3-5-6
zero 48 DOTS 3-5-6

Appendix F: Contact Information

Thank you for purchasing the Braille Lite M20 or M40.
Please let us know your comments and suggestions concerning this product.

Freedom Scientific
11800 31st. Court North
St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Sales: (800) 444-4443 or (727) 803-8000
Sales FAX: (727) 803-8001
Technical support: (727) 803-8600

If returning a product for service, please call Technical Support at (727) 803-8600 for an RMA
(Return Merchandise Authorization) number.
E-mail: hardwaresupport@freedomscientific.com
World Wide Web site: http://www.freedomscientific.com

PUBLISHED BY
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11800 31st Court North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33716-1805
USA
http://www.FreedomScientific.com
Information in this document is subject to change without notice. No part of this publication
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