American Printing House PageBlaster 1-08075-00 User manual

PageBlaster
User Guide
Copyright © 2020

Table of Contents
I
ntr
odu
cti
o
n t
o
the Em
bo
sser
5
Safet
y
Information
5
Gettin
g
Started
6
U
npackin
g
the Embosser
6
In the box 6
P
h
y
sical Descri
p
tion
7
T
o
p F
ace
8
Under the Lid 8
Control Panel 9
Embosser Status Backlight 10
S
p
eech Feedback
11
L
eft Si
d
e
11
R
i
g
ht Side
12
Ba
ck Si
d
e
12
H
ow to Set up Pa
g
eBlaster Before Use
1
4
I
nstallin
g
the Printer Driver
15
I
nstallin
g
the Windows Driver
15
Mac OS X 16
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) 16
M
akin
g
Network Connections
1
7
Connectin
g
to a Wired Network
1
7
Connectin
g
to a Wi-Fi Network
18
Connectin
g
via Wireless Protected Setup (WPS)
1
9
U
sin
g
BrailleApp to Control Pa
g
eBlaster
1
9
I
nstallin
g
BrailleApp
1
9
P
airin
g
to Your Embosser Usin
g
Bluetooth
20
U
pdatin
g
the Embosser Firmware
21
3

U
pdatin
g
Usin
g
an Internet Connection
22
U
pdatin
g
Usin
g
a USB Flash Drive
22
E
mbossin
g
in Braille
23
U
sin
g
an External Braille Translator
23
E
mbossin
g
with BrailleBlaster Translator
23
E
mbossin
g
with Direct-Braille-Braille Translator
25
E
mbossin
g
Tactile Graphics Usin
g
Firebird App
26
L
oadin
g
and Usa
g
e of Braille Paper
2
7
Su
pp
orted Pa
p
er Sizes
2
7
L
oadin
g
Paper into the Embosser
28
U
tilizin
g
the Buttons and Menu
2
9
E
m
bo
sser B
u
tt
o
n
O
verview
2
9
Bu
tt
o
n F
u
ncti
o
n T
ab
les
30
M
en
u
F
u
ncti
o
n T
ab
les
33
U
tilizin
g
Layout Settin
g
s
40
U
tilizin
g
Embosser Wizards
40
Layout Wizards Tables 41
Proper Trademark Notice and Attributions 45
C
ontactin
g
APH
C
ustomer
S
ervice
45
Warranty 46
App
rovals
47
F
CC Com
p
liance
47
I
C com
p
liance
48
Conformité aux normes d’IC 49
B
luetooth
Q
ualification
50
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Introduction to the Embosser
The Pa
g
eBlaster embosser provides double-sided embossin
g
for braille text with capabilities to include sin
g
le-sided tactile
g
raphics.
PageBlaster is compatible with third party products such as
BrailleBlaster™ and Duxburyversion 12.5 or above, Braille
2000 version 2.275 or above, braille translation software. You
can use it to print braille from braille note takers such as the
Braille Note Touch and Braille Note Touch Plus.
P
a
g
eBlaster uses Firebird software takin
g
tactile
g
raphics to a
n
e
w l
e
v
e
l.
Up
dates and additional information is available on the APH
P
a
g
eBlaster webpa
g
e at https://www.aph.org/product/
pageblaster/
.
Safety Information
P
lease read the safety instructions before usin
g
the embosser.
I
n addition, abide by all warnin
g
s and instructions marked on
the em
bo
sser itself.
•
P
lace the
p
rinter on a secure, stable surface.
•
D
o not block the ventilation inlets and outlets for
p
ro
p
er
a
irfl
o
w m
a
inten
a
nce.
•
Connect the embosser to a
g
rounded power outlet only.
WARNING:This is a class A product. In a domestic
environment, this product maycause radio interference,
in which case the user maybe required to take adequate
measures.
WARNIN
G
:
The user is recommended to use ear
p
rotection
o
r an Acoustic Hood to reduce the sound pressure. Lon
g
-time
e
xposure without protection can lead to hearin
g
loss.
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