KGS Corporation BL-1000 Instruction Manual

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Instruction Manual for Braille Labeler BL-1000

Rev 1.2 May, 2015

© 2010

KGS

Corporation

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Contents

1. Preface .................................................................................................................................. 4

1.1 Confirmation of contents in the package ......................................................................... 4

1.2 Precautions on use ............................................................................................................ 5

1.3 FCC Statement .................................................................................................................. 6

1.4 International Compliance ................................................................................................. 7

1.4.1 2006/95/EC Low Voltage Directive ......................................................................... 7

1.4.2 2004/108/EC EMC Directive ................................................................................... 7

1.4.3 2002/95/EC RoHS Directive .................................................................................... 7

1.5 Name of Keys of BL-1000 ................................................................................................. 8

1.6 How to set a braille tape ................................................................................................. 10

1.7 Test print .......................................................................................................................... 12

1.8 Preparation for PC before connect BL-1000 with it...................................................... 14

1.8.1 How to install USB Driver ....................................................................................... 14

1.8.2 How to install the Braille Labeler Utility ............................................................... 18

2. How to make braille tape ..................................................................................................... 20

2.1 Connecting BL-1000 with PC ......................................................................................... 20

2.2 Making the braille dots tape by use of Braille Labeler Utility .................................... 20

2.2.1 Boot and Exit ............................................................................................................ 20

2.2.2 Editing the inputted text in Data File to be printed .............................................. 21

2.2.3 Implementing printing dots ..................................................................................... 23

2.2.4 Function of the sequence of numeric ....................................................................... 27

2.2.5 How to input braille data ......................................................................................... 29

2.2.6 Braille Translator Option ......................................................................................... 29

2.2.7 Text File Management ............................................................................................. 30

3. Make a braille dot tape by use of common braille print software ..................................... 32

3.1 Requisite Conditions of Communication port ............................................................... 32

3.2 Braille Code ..................................................................................................................... 32

4. Transaction of received data ................................................................................................ 33

5. Specification .......................................................................................................................... 34

The contents of this manual shall be subject to change without prior notice.

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1. Preface

Thank you very much for your purchasing Braille Labeler BL-1000. Before you’ll
start to use it, we hope you have carefully read this instruction manual so as to
have fully understood each of the functions, please pay much your attention
about how to use it while keeping the instruction for use and duly confirm the
way of how to operate it.

Attention before use of BL-1000

Please make sure that you install the attached software in your PC first, before

Braille Labeler BL-1000 connects to PC.

If BL-1000 connects to PC before installation of USB Driver (attached software),

USB driver isn’t installed normally sometimes after it.

Please read and confirm “the chapter 1.6 preparation of PC to be connected”, in

this instruction manual before connecting BL-1000 to PC.

1.1 Confirmation of contents in the package

The package of BL-1000 includes the followings.

□ Braille Labeler BL-1000 □ AC Adaptor

□ Braille tape for BL-1000

□ Attached Software CD

□ USB cable

□ Serial Communication cable

□ Instruction Manual Printed matter

□ Instruction Manual embossed dots

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1.2 Precautions on use

To preserve and maintain the conditions of the BL-1000, please take note of the
following precautions listed below.

♦ Do not drop, neither strike, nor apply strong shock to BL-1000, since it

is a precision instrument.

♦ Avoid spilling water, tea, dryings and etc, into BL-1000.
♦ Do not keep or stock BL-1000 and braille tape for BL-1000 exclusive

use in the place where the direct rays of the sun pours and or in the
place where it becomes high temperature like in the car, close to
window or stove or so on.

♦ Do not disassemble BL-1000. By disassembling the BL-1000, no

guarantee is made.

♦ Use an attached AC adaptor only for BL-1000 exclusive use. Please do

not use other kinds of AC adaptor. It has to be so danger if you’ll use
other kinds of adaptors.

♦ Use a braille tape only for BL-1000 exclusive use. It will be malfunction

and or cause to break BL-1000 like stuffed tapes and or bad quality of
embossed dots, if you’ll use other kinds of tapes.

♦ Use BL-1000 after closing the lid and or cover to be opened and closed

to avoid gathering dust.

♦ Please make sure to fix the cover of both print and braille tape to each

portion to be set.

♦ Do not the following actions to prevent clogged tape inside BL-1000.
♦ Do not cut the tape on the way of to print dot, to send and or rewind

tape.

♦ Do not print at less remains of tape.
♦ Please confirm the braille tape position to be fixed inside the tape guide

rail, which is located in the right side of cover for dots print, before
print.

♦ Please change the braille tape at less remains of tape.
♦ If pieces of the braille tape will be remained inside of BL-1000, please

open the cover for dots print and remove them by a pair of tweezers and
etc.

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1.3 FCC Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.

(2) This device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can 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.

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1.4 International Compliance

1.4.1 2006/95/EC Low Voltage Directive

EN61010-1:2001

1.4.2 2004/108/EC EMC Directive

EN55022:2006

EN55024:1998

EN61000-3-2:2006

EN61000-3-3:1995/A1:2001/A2:2005

1.4.3 2002/95/EC RoHS Directive

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1.5 Name of Keys of BL-1000

Please confirm details of Keys and Functions one by one about the following
parts.

Cover for a braille tape

Send Key

Rewind Key

Set Key

Cut Key

Reset Key

LED light display

(Red Green Yellow)

DC Jack

Serial Connector

USB Connector

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Set Key Set Key is used to send the top of a braille tape.

Cut Key

Cut Key is used to cut a braille tape after printed dots.
If inside scissor and or Cut key does not come back to the
normal position, snag the opening in front of Cut key on
something thin and pull up.

Reset Key

Reset Key is used to reset the memory of the data which
is waiting for the print, left in buffer.

Send Key

Send Key is used to send a braille tape to the left side by
rotating a tape roller. Please try to use this key when a
braille tape clogs.

Rewind Key

Rewind Key is used to rewind a braille tape to the right
side by rotating a tape roller. Please try to use this key

when a braille tape clogs.
LED light
display

By a color of Lighting and or Off, you can confirm the

situation of BL-1000.
Cover for a
braille tape

To set a braille tape in the body, please get the cover off.

Please shut the cover at the printing dots.

LED Light display

Red lighting It indicates “Turn On”.
Green
lighting

It indicates a braille tape is set properly in right position.

Yellow
lighting

It indicates Waiting data memory is remained in the

buffer.

Buzzer sound

Three times of
Slightly long beep
sound

It indicates a situation that a braille tape is
exhausted and or it isn’t set properly at the “Turn
ON” or pushing Set key.

Two times of
rather short beep
sound

It indicates a situation after printed dots on a braille
tape. This sound continues until printed braille tape
will be removed from a tape exit after cut. Any kind

of jobs will not be accepted without pushing Cut key.
Three times of
short beep sound

It indicates a situation that reset the buffer by

pushing Reset key. Yellow LED is also put out.

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1.6 How to set a braille tape

A braille tape is not set inside the body of BL-1000 before shipment. Please set
an attached braille tape for exclusive use for print by the following procedures.

Procedure for setting a tape

1.

Connect BL-1000 to AC adaptor.

It shortly sounds like a mechanical
movement to send a braille tape to the exit,
and slightly long beep sounds at three times.
This means to be out of a braille tape.

2.

Open a cover for a braille tape, set a

whole braille tape with a paper case
vertically in the center between partitions in
the body.

Set a paper case which side is higher than
other one, so as to be in the left side in the
tape holder place. (left side is close to the
tape entrance)

3.

Remove a seal which fixes an edge of a

braille tape on a roll.

Insert an edge of a braille tape into the
entrance of printing section, and insert it by the
place to meet an inside roller of printing
section.

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4.

Push the Set key to arrange the position of an edge of a braille tape so as to

be in right position before printing dots.

It means the inside roller doesn’t take up the
tape properly if slightly long beep sound at
three times after pushing Set key and
mechanical movement sounds shortly.

If so, again insert an edge of a braille tape into
the entrance of printing section, and insert it
by the place to meet an inside roller, and
again push Set key.

5.

Close the cover for a braille tape, after

setting a braille tape properly.

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1.7 Test print

Print following three lines as test print.

The first line Test pattern
The second line “KGS Braille Labeler BL-1000” (English)
The third line “KGS Braille Labeler BL-1000” (Japanese)

Procedure of test print

1.

While pushing both Set Key and Reset Key, connect AC adaptor with

BL-1000.

A Braille tape isn’t ready, if slightly long
beep sound at three times after
mechanical movement sounds shortly.

2.

Try to set a Braille tape again, while referring to the procedure as shown as

above, if slightly long beep sound at three times.

Push Set key and start to print.

Get AC adaptor off and try to take the same
procedure from item (1), if print doesn’t start.

A Braille tape moves to the tape position to be
cut after the print of one line ends, and the beep
starts to sound at invervals of 2 seconds.