Braille EDGE 40
User Manual
ENGLISH MANUAL
(December, 2011)
When there are any manual updates,
the readme files or appendices
will be added to the manual CD
and website.
HIMS International Corporation
139-9, Gajung-dong, Yuseong-gu
Daejeon, Korea 305-350
Tel : 042-864-4460
Fax : 042-864-4462
E-mail : hims@himsintl.com
http://www.himsintl.com
Safety Precaution
For your safety from the Braille EDGE 40, please read safety precautions carefully.
1. The input voltage of the AC adapter is 100V - 240V, and the output is DC 5V /
2A.
2. When you use the Braille EDGE 40 with the battery for the first time, the battery
status may not be displayed accurately. In order to avoid this, connect the
Braille EDGE 40 to the AC adapter for more than four and a half hours to fully
charge the battery with turn on or connect to the Braille EDGE 40 to the USB
cable for more than ten and a half hours.
3. Your Braille EDGE 40 needs to be handled with care. The Braille EDGE 40 is a
very delicate machine. You should make sure to handle the unit in a proper
manner. Also, the Braille EDGE 40 is very sensitive to dust. Make sure to keep
the Braille EDGE 40 away from dusty environments.
4. The Braille cells are very sensitive parts. If any of the Braille cells are not
working properly due to dust or any other reason, please contact our repair
center, or the dealer whom you purchased the Braille EDGE 40 from for support.
5. If you let your Braille EDGE 40 remain for a long time at the closed or high
temperature places like inside of car, the battery attached to the Braille EDGE
40 may be defected or fired. So please don’t keep your Braille EDGE 40 at
those places.
6. Do not take apart the Braille EDGE 40 by yourself. Do not have anyone else
who is not authorized by HIMS take apart the Braille EDGE 40. If an unqualified
person disassembles the unit, serious damage may occur to the Braille EDGE
40. If an unauthorized person disassembles the Braille EDGE 40, the unit will
be excluded from any free maintenance, and the warranty will become void. If
any liquid or external force damages the unit, it may also be excluded from free
maintenance, even if the damage occurred during the warranty period.
7. If you have any complaints or suggestions, please provide us with your
comments on our website. We will improve our product based on your
comments and suggestions. Thank you for using the Braille EDGE 40, and we
value any comments or suggestions you have for our product.
8. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this
equipment.
B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions.
1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment can generate, use and radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated
with a minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body. This
transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
Notice
This user manual and products are protected by copyright law
Microsoft Windows, and the Windows Logo are registered trademarks or trademarks
of Microsoft Corporation United States other countries.
Table of contents
1. Getting Started........................................................ .............................................. ....................7
1.1 What is the Braille EDGE 40?.......................................................................................................7
1.2 Package..............................................................................................................................................7
1.3 Specification of Hardware ................................................................................................................7
1.4 Hardware............................................................................................................................................7
2. Basic Function.............................................. ............................................................................8
2.1 Power on/off.......................................................................................................................................8
2.2 How to navigate.................................................................................................................................8
2.3 Function key .............................................................................................................. ........................9
2.4 Main Menu..........................................................................................................................................9
3. Notepad.................................... ........................................................................................ ........11
3.1 What is the Notepad?......................................................................................................................11
3.2 Execute and Exit....................................................................................................... .......................11
3.3 Structure of Notepad.......................................................................................................................11
3.4 Open document...............................................................................................................................12
3.5 Save Document................................................................................................................................12
3.6 Edit Document.................................................................................................................................13
3.7 Find and Replace.............................................................................................................................13
3.8 Mark..................................................................................................................................................14
3.9 Auto scroll........................................................................................................................................14
3.10 Setting ............................................................................................................................................14
3.11Manage file/folder...........................................................................................................................14
3.12 Attribute..........................................................................................................................................15
4. Braille Display ....................................................................... .................................................. 15
4.1 Available Screen Reader.................................................................................................................15
4.2 Using USB cable/Bluetooth............................................................................................................15
4.3 Execute and Close...........................................................................................................................15
4.4 How to pair with Screen reade r......................................................................................................15
4.5 Command key in the Braille Display Mode...................................................................................16
5. Application .................................................................................................................... .......... 17
5.1 Calculator.........................................................................................................................................17
5.2 Alarm.................................................................................................................................................18
5.3 Date and Time................................................................................. .............................................. ...19
5.4 Stop Watch.......................................................................................................................................19
5.5 Count Down .....................................................................................................................................19
5.6 Scheduler .........................................................................................................................................19
6. Option....................................................................................................................................... 21
7. Information ................................................................................................................. .............21
8. Command Summary............................................... .............................................. ..................21
1. Getting Started
1.1 What is the Braille EDGE 40?
(Please write it in detailed)
Braille Display with screen reader
Support Notepad function(create/edit document)
Support many utilities
- Calculator, Alarm, Scheduler, Stop watch, Count down
Support mouse interface
1.2 Package
1) Braille EDGE 40 1 unit
2) Power Adapter
3) USB Cable
4) Carrying Bag
5) User Manual
6) Hot key Braille Manual
1.3 Specification of Hardware
1) Operating System: Window s CE 5.0
2) RAM: 128 MB
3) CPU: Samsung S3C2443X
4) Battery: Lithium polymer.
5) Running Time: About 17 hours
6) Keyboard: 9 Braille keyboards with Perkins type, 8 Function keys, 8 Navigation
buttons, 4 Scroll buttons, 40 cursor routing keys.
7) Button: Power button, Bluetooth switch button
8) Braille display: 40 refreshable Braille cells
9) Bluetooth: 2.0
10) Interface:1 USB OTG port(ver.2.0), 1 SD slot
11) Sound: Mono speaker
12) Size: 31cm x 10.2 cm x 2.2 cm
1.4 Hardware
1.4.1 Top panel
Let me explain top panel from front to back. On the top panel, there are Braille
display, 4 scroll buttons, 40 cursor routing keys, Perkins type 9 Braille keyboards, 8
function keys, 8 navigation buttons, speaker and LED.
Braille Display: 40 cells
Cursor routing key: 40 cursor keys
Scroll button: Each 2 scroll buttons both side.
Braille keyboard: Backspace, dot 3, dot 2, dot 1, Space, dot 4, dot5, dot6, Enter
Function key: (From F1 to F8) Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Insert, Window, Pop-up.
Navigation button: Each 4 navigation button both side. Up/down/left/right arrow
buttons.
Speaker and LED: Speaker is located between dot 1 and dot 4. Above navigation key
on right side there are two LED light to indicate Bluetooth and power on/off. Left LED
light turns blue when Bluetooth turn on and right LED light turn yellow when the unit
is turned on while right LED light turn red when the unit is being charged.
1.4.2 Left Side Panel
Let me explain left side panel left side panel from front to back. On the left side panel,
there are Bluetooth switch and 1 SD slot.
Bluetooth switch: If you move this switch to back (Bluetooth is on), you can use
screen reader via Bluetooth.
If you move this switch to front (Bluetooth is off), you can use
screen reader via USB cable.
1.4.3 Right Side Panel
Let me explain right side panel from front to back. There are USB OTG port and AC
adapter jack.
1.4.4 Front Pane
Let me explain front panel front panel from right to left. On the front panel, there is
only power button. Power button has 2 functions, one is power on/off and the other is
sleep mode on/off. If you press power button above 3 seconds, Braille EDGE 40 will
turn off or turn on. If you press power button shortly, Braille EDGE 40 will go into
sleep mode or wake up from sleep mode.
1.4.5 Rear Panel
Let me explain rear panel from right to left. On the rear panel, there are ‘Shut down’
button and ‘reset’ button.
Shut down button: There is a small hole for the ‘shut down’ button, which is used
when reset button doesn’t work or when battery is totally dead and AC adapter
doesn’t solve the problem. You can use a toothpick or the end of a paperclip to press
the reset button. Be careful when pressing the reset button because pressing too
hard or using an end too small may damage the device if you are not careful.
If you press Shut down button on the rear panel with and then press power button on
the front panel, Braille EDGE 40 will reboot. This shut down button will initialize all
settings.
2. Basic Function
2.1 Power on/off
Press the power button on right side of the front panel above 3 seconds when turning
the unit on/off.
While the unit is on if you press the power button shortly, the unit go into sleep mode.
If you press the power button shortly again, the unit wake up from the sleep mode.
2.2 How to navigate
Move to the next item: down navigation button or Space-4
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