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1 Table of contents
1 Table of contents............................................................................................... 2
2 Introduction: VarioPro 64 and VarioPro 80 ..................................................... 3
3 About this manual ............................................................................................. 4
4 Description of the device.................................................................................. 5
4.1 Keys and operators ...................................................................................... 5
4.2 Mains adapter and power supply.................................................................. 6
4.3 Theft protection ( Kensington Desktop MicroSaver)..................................... 6
5 The VarioPro System Menu .............................................................................. 8
5.1 The lines of the basic System Menu and their meaning. .............................. 9
5.1.1 First line: name of the Braille display..................................................... 9
5.1.2 Second line: Status ............................................................................... 9
5.1.3 Third line: serial number...................................................................... 10
5.2 The advanced System Menu...................................................................... 10
5.2.1 Fourth Line: protocol/emulation........................................................... 10
5.2.2 Fifth line: Communications Channel.................................................... 11
5.2.3 Sixth line: Auto-power-off .................................................................... 11
5.2.4 Seventh line: Sound volume................................................................ 11
5.2.5 Eighth Line: dot strength ..................................................................... 12
5.2.6 Ninth line: Restore factory settings...................................................... 12
5.2.7 Tenth line: Quit menu and save settings ............................................. 12
5.3 Self-test ...................................................................................................... 13
5.4 Switch on/off, Reset ................................................................................... 13
5.5 Firmware updates....................................................................................... 14
6 Installation and connection ............................................................................ 15
6.1 Connection types........................................................................................ 15
6.1.1 Serial connection................................................................................. 15
6.1.2 USB port.............................................................................................. 15
6.2 Connecting to Virgo 4................................................................................. 16
6.3 Other screen readers ................................................................................. 17
7 Key assignment............................................................................................... 18
7.1 Virgo 4........................................................................................................ 18
7.2 Other protocols........................................................................................... 19
7.2.1 As Handy-Tech (HT) ........................................................................... 19
7.2.2 As PowerBraille (PB)........................................................................... 19
8 Help with malfunctions ................................................................................... 20
9 Technical details ............................................................................................. 21
9.1 VarioPro 64 ................................................................................................ 21
9.2 VarioPro 80 ................................................................................................ 21
10 Additional modules ......................................................................................... 22
10.1 Overview .................................................................................................... 22
10.1.1 Audio module ...................................................................................... 23
10.1.2 Speech module ................................................................................... 24
10.1.3 Telephony module............................................................................... 25
10.1.4 Status module ..................................................................................... 26
10.1.5 “Screen magnification” module............................................................ 27
10.2 Connecting the modules to VarioPro.......................................................... 28
11 Contact details................................................................................................. 29