Humanware BrailleNote Touch 18 User manual

BrailleNote Touch 18
&
BrailleNote Touch 32
User Guide
Rev 28-2018/07/31

Copyright 2018. All rights reserved, Technologies HumanWare.
This User Guide is protected by copyright belonging to HumanWare, with all rights reserved. The User
Guide may not be copied in whole or in part, without written consent from HumanWare.
Note: The information contained in this User Guide is valid for the following products: BrailleNote Touch
18 and BrailleNote Touch 32. To lighten the text, either product will be referred to as BrailleNote Touch
throughout this User Guide.

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Contents
1 Product Overview and Physical Description ....................................................................................10
1.1 Product Overview ........................................................................................................................10
1.2 Unpacking your BrailleNote Touch..............................................................................................10
1.3 Physical Description.....................................................................................................................10
1.3.1 Carrying case........................................................................................................................10
1.3.2 Top Face of BrailleNote Touch.............................................................................................11
1.3.3 Left Edge of BrailleNote Touch ............................................................................................11
1.3.4 Right Edge of BrailleNote Touch..........................................................................................12
1.3.5 Rear Edge of BrailleNote Touch...........................................................................................12
1.3.6 Front Edge of BrailleNote Touch..........................................................................................12
1.3.7 Bottom Side of BrailleNote Touch .......................................................................................12
1.3.8 Bluetooth .............................................................................................................................13
1.3.9 Wi-Fi.....................................................................................................................................13
2 Setting Up.........................................................................................................................................13
2.1 Setting Up your System ...............................................................................................................13
2.2 Recharging your system...............................................................................................................13
2.2.1 Maximizing operating efficiency..........................................................................................13
2.3 Basic Commands..........................................................................................................................14
2.4 Standby mode and powering your System On and Off...............................................................15
2.4.1 Powering On/Off..................................................................................................................15
2.4.2 Standby mode......................................................................................................................15
2.5 Interactive Wizard .......................................................................................................................16
2.5.1 KeySoft Wizard.....................................................................................................................16
2.5.2 Android Wizard....................................................................................................................16
2.6 Managing language profiles and voices ......................................................................................16
2.6.1 Configuring, adding, and deleting language profiles...........................................................16
2.6.2 Selecting a language profile.................................................................................................17
2.6.3 Adding or replacing Acapela voices.....................................................................................17
3 Navigating on your BrailleNote Touch .............................................................................................18
3.1 TouchBraille Virtual Keyboard.....................................................................................................18
3.2 TouchBraille Mode Description ...................................................................................................19

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3.2.1 Braille Keyboard Shortcuts ..................................................................................................19
3.2.2 Standard Keyboard Shortcuts..............................................................................................20
3.2.3 First letter navigation...........................................................................................................20
3.3 Explore by Touch Mode Description ...........................................................................................20
3.3.1 Gesture description .............................................................................................................20
3.3.2 Navigating through a list of items........................................................................................21
3.3.3 Activating a selected item ...................................................................................................21
3.4 Edit Mode.....................................................................................................................................21
3.5 One-Handed Mode ......................................................................................................................21
3.6 Visual display ...............................................................................................................................22
3.7 Text-to-speech.............................................................................................................................22
3.8 Navigation Level...........................................................................................................................23
3.9 Format indicators.........................................................................................................................23
3.10 Connecting to Wi-Fi .....................................................................................................................25
3.10.1 Connectivity information ..............................................................................................25
3.11 External Storage...........................................................................................................................25
4 Main Menu.......................................................................................................................................26
4.1 KeySoft Main Menu Description..................................................................................................26
4.2 Launching the Main Menu...........................................................................................................26
4.3 Navigating in the Main Menu......................................................................................................26
4.4 Opening Menu Items...................................................................................................................27
4.5 Access to Running Applications...................................................................................................27
4.6 Accessing All Applications............................................................................................................27
5 Other Menus and Help.....................................................................................................................28
5.1 Contextual Menu .........................................................................................................................28
5.2 Contextual Help ...........................................................................................................................28
5.3 Notification Shade .......................................................................................................................28
5.4 Launching the User Guide............................................................................................................29
5.5 Screen Describer..........................................................................................................................29
5.6 Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................29
5.6.1 BrailleNote Touch does not power on.................................................................................29
5.6.2 There is no visual display .....................................................................................................29

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5.6.3 There is no text-to-speech...................................................................................................29
5.6.4 Other problems....................................................................................................................30
6 Editing a document with KeyWord ..................................................................................................30
6.1 Launching KeyWord.....................................................................................................................30
6.2 Creating a document ...................................................................................................................30
6.3 Opening documents.....................................................................................................................30
6.4 Editing a document......................................................................................................................31
6.4.1 Writing text..........................................................................................................................31
6.4.2 Navigating in your document ..............................................................................................31
6.4.3 Editing a text selection ........................................................................................................32
6.4.4 Deleting text ........................................................................................................................32
6.5 Reading a document continuously using speech ........................................................................32
6.5.1 Reading mode......................................................................................................................33
6.6 Spell checking a document ..........................................................................................................33
6.7 Saving and closing a document ...................................................................................................33
6.8 Working in multiple documents ..................................................................................................34
6.8.1 Creating a new document while editing..............................................................................34
6.8.2 Switching between documents ...........................................................................................34
6.9 Generating Visual Preview...........................................................................................................34
6.10 Converting a Word document to another format.......................................................................35
6.11 Embossing a document................................................................................................................35
6.12 Sharing documents ......................................................................................................................35
7 Sending an Email with KeyMail........................................................................................................36
7.1 Setting up an email account ........................................................................................................36
7.2 Writing and sending emails .........................................................................................................36
7.2.1 Attaching a file.....................................................................................................................37
7.3 Reading and searching for emails................................................................................................37
7.3.1 Viewing attached files..........................................................................................................37
7.4 Marking, highlighting, deleting, and other email options...........................................................38
7.5 Deleting an email account ...........................................................................................................38
8 Browsing the web with KeyWeb......................................................................................................38
8.1 General web page navigation......................................................................................................38

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8.1.1 Navigation Level in KeyWeb ................................................................................................39
8.2 Accessing a new website .............................................................................................................39
8.3 Bookmarks menu.........................................................................................................................40
8.4 Viewing or erasing browsing history ...........................................................................................40
8.5 Downloading files ........................................................................................................................40
9 Reading a book with VictorReader ..................................................................................................40
9.1 Bookshelves .................................................................................................................................41
9.2 Playing a book..............................................................................................................................42
9.3 Navigating inside a book..............................................................................................................42
9.3.1 Undo navigation...................................................................................................................42
9.3.2 Rewind and Fast Forward in audio books............................................................................43
9.4 Bookmarks ...................................................................................................................................43
9.4.1 Insert Bookmark...................................................................................................................43
9.4.2 Highlight Bookmark .............................................................................................................43
9.4.3 Bookmark List ......................................................................................................................44
9.4.4 Remove Bookmark...............................................................................................................44
9.5 Sleep mode ..................................................................................................................................44
10 Managing contacts with KeyList.......................................................................................................45
10.1 Creating, searching, editing and deleting contacts .....................................................................45
10.2 Viewing contact information .......................................................................................................45
11 Using the calendar: KeyPlan.............................................................................................................45
11.1 Creating appointments................................................................................................................45
11.2 Viewing, editing and deleting appointments ..............................................................................46
11.3 Navigating the agenda.................................................................................................................46
11.4 Navigating Day View....................................................................................................................46
12 Managing files with KeyFiles............................................................................................................47
12.1 Navigating in the file browser......................................................................................................47
12.2 Differences among drives, folders, and files ...............................................................................47
12.3 Creating folders ...........................................................................................................................47
12.4 File and folder manipulation commands.....................................................................................47
12.4.1 Marking files..................................................................................................................48
12.5 Sharing Files .................................................................................................................................48

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13 Using the calculator: KeyCalc...........................................................................................................48
13.1 Inputting calculations ..................................................................................................................48
13.2 General US Braille commands .....................................................................................................49
13.3 General UK Braille commands .....................................................................................................49
14 Creating math objects with KeyMath ..............................................................................................50
14.1 Creating a math object ................................................................................................................50
14.2 Opening a KeyMath document....................................................................................................50
14.3 Inserting a math object in a KeyWord document .......................................................................50
14.4 Inserting a math symbol in a KeyMath expression......................................................................51
14.5 Generating, reading, and modifying graphic objects in KeyMath...............................................51
14.5.1 Generating a graph........................................................................................................51
14.5.2 Importing Graphs ..........................................................................................................52
14.5.3 Exporting Graphs...........................................................................................................52
14.5.4 Generating Tactile Preview of a Graph .........................................................................52
15 Reading and editing Braille documents with KeyBRF ......................................................................53
15.1 Opening .brf and .brl files ............................................................................................................53
15.2 Creating a .brf or .brl file..............................................................................................................53
15.3 Finding Braille Text ......................................................................................................................53
16 Using your Touch as a Braille display with Braille Terminal ............................................................54
16.1 Launching Braille Terminal ..........................................................................................................54
16.2 Pairing your BrailleNote Touch with a host device .....................................................................54
16.2.1 Connecting via Bluetooth..............................................................................................54
16.2.2 Connecting via USB .......................................................................................................55
16.3 Leaving and Closing Braille Terminal ...........................................................................................55
17 Reading printed documents with KNFB Reader...............................................................................55
17.1 Launching KNFB Reader...............................................................................................................55
17.2 Taking a picture, reading, and saving documents .......................................................................56
18 Settings.............................................................................................................................................56
18.1 Settings overview.........................................................................................................................56
18.2 KeySoft Options Menu.................................................................................................................56
18.3 Quick settings...............................................................................................................................58
18.4 Viewing BrailleNote Touch Software Version..............................................................................58

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18.5 Encrypting your Touch.................................................................................................................59
19 Using third party apps......................................................................................................................59
19.1 Google PlayStore overview..........................................................................................................59
19.2 Obtaining third party apps...........................................................................................................59
19.3 Warning on third party accessibility............................................................................................60
20 Updating your BrailleNote Touch ....................................................................................................60
20.1 Updating your Touch from a Wi-Fi network................................................................................60
20.2 Updating your Touch from a USB stick or an S D card ................................................................61
20.3 Updating your Touch from a computer.......................................................................................62
20.4 Updating an encrypted system....................................................................................................62
Appendix A –Braille Keyboard Command Summary ..................................................................................62
General...................................................................................................................................................62
Navigation..............................................................................................................................................64
Reading ..................................................................................................................................................64
Editing text.............................................................................................................................................65
KeyWord.................................................................................................................................................66
KeyFiles ..................................................................................................................................................67
KeyMail ..................................................................................................................................................68
VictorReader ..........................................................................................................................................68
KeyWeb..................................................................................................................................................69
KeyList ....................................................................................................................................................70
KeyPlan...................................................................................................................................................71
KeyCalc US..............................................................................................................................................71
KeyCalc UK .............................................................................................................................................72
KeyMath.................................................................................................................................................72
Appendix B –Standard Keyboard Command Summary ..............................................................................73
General...................................................................................................................................................73
Navigation..............................................................................................................................................74
Reading ..................................................................................................................................................75
Editing Text ............................................................................................................................................76
KeyWord.................................................................................................................................................77
KeyFiles ..................................................................................................................................................78

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KeyMail ..................................................................................................................................................79
VictorReader ..........................................................................................................................................80
KeyWeb..................................................................................................................................................81
KeyList ....................................................................................................................................................82
KeyPlan...................................................................................................................................................82
KeyCalc...................................................................................................................................................83
KeyMath.................................................................................................................................................83
Appendix C –Braille Tables..........................................................................................................................84
United States 8 dot Computer Braille....................................................................................................84
United Kingdom 8 dot Computer Braille ...............................................................................................88
Braille Table for password entry............................................................................................................92
Appendix D –Safety and Maintenance .......................................................................................................96
General Care ..........................................................................................................................................96
Braille Display Care ................................................................................................................................96
FCC / Industry Canada Two Part Statement: .........................................................................................96
Per Industry Canada RSS rules: ..............................................................................................................97
FCC Warning:..........................................................................................................................................97
Battery Safety Precautions: ...................................................................................................................97
Disposal Instructions:.............................................................................................................................98
Appendix E –Technical Specifications.........................................................................................................98
Appendix F –End User License Agreement.................................................................................................99
Appendix G –Customer Support .................................................................................................................99
Appendix H –Warranty .............................................................................................................................100

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1Product Overview and Physical
Description
1.1 Product Overview
Thank you for purchasing the BrailleNote Touch, the next generation of HumanWare’s BrailleNote family
of products.
The BrailleNote Touch is not “just a Braille note taker”: It is the first intuitive, simple to use Braille tablet.
While operating as the keyboard, the built-in touchscreen also acts as a visual display for sighted
teachers or assistants who will want to interact with the tablet. And for those who may want a more
traditional typing experience, the BrailleNote Touch includes a physical Keyboard Cover attached to the
carrying case that can be used as an alternative to the touchscreen. You can also use your own standard
Bluetooth or USB keyboard if you wish to do so.
We designed the BrailleNote Touch with one thing in mind: to realign efficiency and accessibility.
1.2 Unpacking your BrailleNote Touch
The package contains the following items:
BrailleNote Touch Tablet
Carrying Case
Nylon strap with shoulder pad
Power Adaptor
Micro USB Cable
Printed warranty sheet
Printed/Braille Getting started sheet
Cleaning cloth
Headphones
1.3 Physical Description
1.3.1 Carrying case
When you receive it, your BrailleNote Touch will already be inside its sturdy carrying case. The top side
of the carrying case is made of nylon and has a small pouch with a Velcro strip that can be used to carry
your cables, USB media or S D cards. The bottom side of the carrying case is made of sturdy plastic.
On the bottom side, close to the rear edge, you will notice three hollow areas. These are holes for the
BrailleNote Touch’s LED lights and camera. Still on the bottom side, closer to the front edge, are 2
latches used to release your BrailleNote Touch from its carrying case.

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On the right and left sides of your BrailleNote Touch, close to the front edge, are two attachment rings
that can be used to attach a shoulder strap.
The cover of the carrying case is kept closed with 3 magnets located on the front, left and right edges of
your BrailleNote Touch. Lift the 3 magnets, and flip the cover of your carrying case to reveal your
BrailleNote Touch’s physical keyboard.
The physical keyboard is a traditional Braille keyboard, but is also a flap you can flip open to reveal the
top face of your BrailleNote Touch. It is kept closed magnetically to prevent it from opening accidentally.
On the left side of your physical keyboard, closer to the front edge, is a flat protruding area that makes it
easier to reveal the touch screen.
Note: It is recommended that the BrailleNote Touch be put in standby mode prior to inserting it into or
removing it from the carrying case. To do this, simply tap the power button when the device is turned
on and the Braille cells will disappear. It is now safe to insert into or remove from the carrying case.
1.3.2 Top Face of BrailleNoteTouch
The top face of the BrailleNote Touch can be divided into two sections:
In the upper section is a multi-touch touchscreen surface used for Braille typing and a 7-inch LCD visual
display located in the center of the surface. You can identify the visual portion of this touch surface with
four tactile lines on the edge of the touch surface. Two of these tactile lines are located at the top of the
screen, near the rear edge of your tablet, and two are at the bottom of the screen, just above the Braille
display. These tactile lines mark the four corners of the visual section. Even though the visual portion
does not cover the entire glass surface, the entire glass space is still touch sensitive, meaning that the
entire surface can be used to type Braille.
The lower section of the top face consists of a refreshable Braille display containing 32 or 18 Braille cells
and their associated cursor routing buttons. Each raised round button, the cursor routing button, is
connected to the cell directly below it. When you are editing text, pressing one of these cursor routing
buttons will move the editing cursor to its associated Braille cell. When you are not editing text, any
cursor button will function to activate a selected item.
On the left and right sides of the Braille cells are the Internal Stereo Speakers (2).
An internal microphone is located on the right of the Braille display, just below the right stereo speaker.
1.3.3 Left Edge of BrailleNote Touch
On the left side of your BrailleNote Touch, near the top corner, is a micro USB port. You may plug the
micro USB cable to this port and the other end to a USB port on a computer to transfer content between
the computer and the tablet. While connected to the computer, the battery will also recharge, but
charging from the computer USB may be slower or the tablet may not charge at all depending on the
amount of power supplied by the computer. The most effective way to charge your Touch is to use the
micro USB cable connected to the included power adaptor, which is connected to the power outlet.

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Below the micro USB port is the green LED indicator. Below the green LED indicator is the oval-shaped
Power Button, used to power the tablet on and off.
Below the Power button are the Volume Up and Volume Down Buttons.
1.3.4 Right Edge of BrailleNote Touch
On the right side of BrailleNote Touch, near the top corner, is the microphone jack, which can be used to
connect an external stereo or mono microphone, or line-in equipment.
Below the microphone jack is the headphone jack, which can be used to connect headphones or
external speakers and audio line-out equipment.
Below the headphone jack is the Action Button, which can be used for recording, taking snapshots with
the Camera and as a Play/Stop button in Victor Reader.
1.3.5 Rear Edge of BrailleNoteTouch
Near the left corner of the rear edge is a USB port. Use this port to access content on USB flash drives,
hard drives and other MSC devices (Camera, MP3 players, etc.). Next to the USB port is the S D HC slot.
This slot allows you to utilize storage on S D cards up to 32 GB in size. To the right of the S D card slot is
the HDMI port used to connect your Touch to an external monitor or TV for video output (no audio). The
rightmost port is the Keyboard port and is the connection point for the Braille keyboard cover.
1.3.6 Front Edge of BrailleNote Touch
At the Front edge of the tablet are 7 buttons. The first two buttons and the last two buttons are
BrailleNote’s familiar thumb keys. From left to right, the thumb keys are Previous, Left, Right, and Next.
In the middle are three buttons. The left button shaped like a triangle is the Back button, and is used to
return to your previous screen or step. The middle button shaped like a circle is your Home button and
is used to return to your Main menu. The right button shaped like a square is the Context menu button
and is used to access BrailleNote Touch’s Context menu. Pressing and holding this Context menu button
can be used to navigate through your recently used applications.
1.3.7 Bottom Sideof BrailleNote Touch
A camera and two LED lights are located on the back side of the BrailleNote. The camera is located in the
center top of the BrailleNote, with the two led lights located closer to the edges on the left and right
side of the camera, inside circular hollow areas.
The battery compartment is also located on the back of the BrailleNote, just below the camera and led
lights. You will feel it has a rectangular shape spanning almost the entire length of the tablet, with a
hollow area on the bottom side. On the left and right sides of this hollow area, somewhat closer to the
edges of your BrailleNote, are two battery release latches. You can remove the battery of your
BrailleNote Touch by simply sliding these two latches outwards simultaneously.
Once the battery is removed, you have access to the internal S D card –the heart of your BrailleNote
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irreparable damage to your device. You can, however, use your S D card in another BrailleNote Touch
and all your data and settings will follow.
Warning: Tampering with your internal S D card or inserting it in another device is not covered under the
device repair warranty and can result in the device needing to be repaired by HumanWare, or the
purchase of a replacement internal storage card.
1.3.8 Bluetooth
The BrailleNote Touch features an internal Bluetooth Interface.
1.3.9 Wi-Fi
The BrailleNote Touch features an internal Wi-Fi B/G/N interface.
2Setting Up
2.1 Setting Up your System
Press and hold the Power button. You will feel a quick vibration and will see “Starting KeySoft” on the
Braille display, with a progress representation. After a few minutes for first boot, you will be welcomed
with a language selection screen and an interaction Wizard that will help you get started with your
BrailleNote Touch. The Wizard will help you familiarize yourself with the more common features of your
BrailleNote Touch. Below are a few helpful commands you should memorize that will help you use your
tablet more efficiently. For a thorough list of commands, please refer to the Command Summary located
at the end of this guide.
2.2 Recharging your system
To recharge your system, plug in the micro USB connector of your recharge cable into the micro USB
port located in the rear of the left edge of your BrailleNote Touch. The two small hooks on the micro
USB connector need to be facing down.
If this isn’t already done, plug in the USB connector of your recharge cable into the power adaptor, then
plug the power adaptor into a power outlet.
Alternatively, you can plug your USB connector into a computer, but note that this method of charging is
slower than charging with a power adaptor.
2.2.1 Maximizing operatingefficiency
In a working situation where you need your BrailleNote Touch intermittently, you can enter Standby
mode when you are not using your tablet by pressing the Power button. The screen will power off.
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If you will not be using your tablet for the next few days, it is recommended that you power it off by
pressing and holding the Power button and selecting Power off.
2.3 Basic Commands
Enter key: DOT 8 (Activates a selected item, also used in some commands)
Backspace key: DOT 7 (Delete the letter to the left of your cursor when editing, also used in some
commands)
Navigate to previous item: Previous thumb key (far left one)
or BACKSPACE
Next item: Next thumb key (far right one) or SPACE
Main Menu: Home button or SPACE with DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6
Braille panning Left: Left thumb key (Scroll Braille text left)
Braille panning Right: Right thumb key (Scroll Braille text right)
Exit current item: Back button or SPACE with E (Exits the menu/application you are currently in)
Options: SPACE with O (Opens the KeySoft options menu)
Information: SPACE with I at main menu (Displays useful information related to your device)
Context menu: Context menu or SPACE with M (A dynamic options menu that changes based on your
location)
Context Help screen: SPACE with H (Provides useful tips about navigating in your current app or
location)
Repeat: SPACE with R (Makes the BrailleNote Touch repeat what was said last)
Turn speech on/off: SPACE with Previous thumb key (Toggles between speech on and off)
Turn visual display on/off: SPACE with Next thumb key (Turns the screen on or off)
Display current date: ENTER with D (Touch will display and say the current date)
Display current time: ENTER with T (Touch will display and say the current time)
Change navigation level: SPACE with T (Changes the navigation level of your current navigation)
Navigate to previous navigation element: SPACE with DOTS 1 3 (Moves your editing cursor or focus to
the previous element
according to the current
navigation level)
Navigate to next navigation element: SPACE with DOTS 4 6 (Moves your editing cursor or focus to the
next element according to the
current navigation level)

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Eject external storage: ENTER with E (Safely eject an S D card or USB media from your BrailleNote Touch)
Stop Speech: Backspace with Enter (Stops the BrailleNote Touch’s speech while speaking.)
Note: All commands which involve ENTER or BACKSPACE must have the SPACE BAR added to them when
you are using computer Braille.
Note: The Previous, Left, Right and Next thumb keys can be configured in the Keyboard Settings under
Configure Thumb Keys in the Options menu.
2.4 Standby mode and powering your
System On and Off
2.4.1 Powering On/Off
When you know you won’t be using your BrailleNote Touch for some time, it may be better to turn it off
completely to preserve your battery. To do so, simply press and hold the power button for
approximately 3 seconds. Your device will ask you to confirm, and will then shut down completely.
Similarly, to start your device when it is powered off, press and hold the power button for approximately
3 seconds. You will feel a quick vibration and see “Starting KeySoft” on your Braille display. After some
time, you will be directed to the unlock screen. Simply select Unlock with your thumb keys and unlock
your device with ENTER or by pressing one of the cursor buttons.
Note: If typing on the touchscreen, you must do a finger recognition on your virtual keyboard before
unlocking your screen with ENTER. To start finger recognition, simply put your ten fingers on the screen
until you feel a short vibration. A quick way to unlock your Touch is with the SPACE with U keyboard
shortcut on the lock screen.
Note: On some occasions, you may feel a long vibration instead of a short vibration when completing
finger recognition on your keyboard. This means that your BrailleNote Touch was unable to recognize
your fingers. When this occurs, simply lift your fingers so they are no longer touching the screen and try
restarting finger recognition.
2.4.2 Standby mode
The BrailleNote Touch gives you the possibility to put your device in standby mode. Standby mode is a
quick and easy way to preserve the battery when you only want to stop using your BrailleNote Touch for
a short period. Standby mode is the most common state the BrailleNote Touch will be in on a daily basis
when not being used.
To enter standby mode, simply do a short press on the Power button. You will hear “Screen Off” to
confirm that the Touch has gone into standby mode, and the Braille will disappear. To “wake” your
device, simply do a short press on the Power button when your device is in standby mode.

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2.5 Interactive Wizard
2.5.1 KeySoftWizard
When turning on your Touch for the first time, you will be presented with a language selection screen.
Using the Next thumb key, cycle through the list of languages, select your language, and press Enter. You
will then be presented with the KeySoft start-up wizard in your selected language. Press Back to return
to the language selection screen if necessary. This interactive wizard will give you a physical description
of your device, guide you through setting up your system and teach you the common gestures and
commands to operate your Touch.
Note that you can skip certain parts of the wizard by pressing the Previous or Next thumb keys until you
find the Next button on the screen. Once you have found it, click on a cursor routing button to activate
it, or skip the wizard entirely by activating the Exit tutorial button.
Note: This wizard can be revisited at any time by going into the Miscellaneous Settings section of the
KeySoft options menu, and then selecting Launch tutorial.
2.5.2 AndroidWizard
When the KeySoft Wizard is completed, the Android wizard should automatically start. You will be
prompted to enter your Google credentials and WI-FI requirements. Once the wizard is completed, you
should find yourself in the KeySoft Main Menu. Please note that a Google account is required for many
functionalities on your BrailleNote Touch. Creating a Google account requires the user to enter
CAPTCHA characters. This section is not accessible to blind users and may require the assistance of a
sighted person.
Note: BrailleNote Touch is an authorized Google device, so many of its functionalities depend on Google
credentials, similar to standard tablets and smart phones.
By default, a compact TTS voice is installed on your Touch. After completing the Android Wizard, you will
receive a notification asking you if you want to install a higher quality version of that voice. Select “Yes,
download now” to download it now. Select your voice and press Enter. The BrailleNote Touch will ask
you if you want to replace your compact voice by your selected voice, select Yes to confirm and press
Enter. The download progress in percentage will be displayed. To skip this and be asked to download the
higher quality voice the next time you restart your Touch, select “No, download later”.
2.6 Managing language profiles and voices
You can manage your language profiles from the Options menu. To access the Options menu, press
Space with O.
2.6.1 Configuring, adding, and deleting language profiles
To configure your language profiles, select the option “Configure Language Profiles” in the Options
menu and press Enter. You will be presented with a list containing your language profiles. Select the one
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rate, and speech volume. You will also be able to listen to an example, configure additional TTS settings,
and select your preferred Braille Grade for entry and for display. Press Enter on one of these options to
see all the choices and select a value. Press Back to return to the profile configuration screen. Press Back
again to go to the profiles list.
To create a new language profile, select the option “Add additional language profile” and press Enter.
You can create up to 10 language profiles. A dialog box will prompt you to enter a name, press Enter or
the Ok button to proceed. Configure your new profile as you would for an existing profile.
At the end of the profile configuration list, you will find the option “Delete profile”. Select this option to
delete a language profile. You can also delete a language profile from the context menu by pressing
Space with M, or by using the shortcut Backspace with Dots 2-3-5-6. Press Ok to confirm deletion. Note
that you must have at least one language profile available; deleting the last language profile will not be
possible. Note that deleting the active language profile is not possible; activate another language profile
first, and try again.
2.6.2 Selectingalanguage profile
To select a language profile, select the option “Select Language Profile” in the Options menu and press
Enter, and select one of your language profiles. To toggle between your language profiles, press Enter
with L.
2.6.3 Adding or replacing Acapela voices
You can add or replace Acapela voices by selecting Manage voices when configuring a language profile in
the voice selection or by opening the KeyUpdater app in the All applications menu. In the KeyUpdater
menu, select Manage voices and press Enter. You will be prompted to select a voice to replace, or add
up to 3 additional Acapela voices. Select the voice you want to replace and press Enter.
A list of all available voice languages, sorted alphabetically, will be presented to you. Select a language
and press Enter. Select the voice you want to add and press Enter. You will be prompted to replace the
existing voice by the new voice. Press Yes to confirm, or No to cancel. If you select Yes, the voice will be
installed on your Touch.
Note: If you want to replace the default installed voice, you will be restricted to voices in your system
language. If you selected English US in the language selection list when setting up your Touch for the
first time, the list of voices will be restricted to English.
To add an additional voice, select Add another voice in the Manage voices menu and press Enter. The
BrailleNote Touch supports a maximum of 4 voices. A list of all available voice languages will be
presented to you; select your desired language and press Enter. Select the voice you want to add and
press Enter to install it.

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3Navigating on your BrailleNote Touch
When using the touchscreen, the BrailleNote Touch features two navigation modes: Explore by Touch,
and TouchBraille. You can toggle between these two modes by simply pressing the Previous thumb key
and the Next thumb key together. When using the physical keyboard, navigation and commands are the
same as with TouchBraille.
Explore by touch mode allows you to use your BrailleNote touch similar to the way you would use a
traditional tablet.
TouchBraille mode gives you much more control and efficiency over your BrailleNote Touch. In
TouchBraille mode, navigation and actions are done through a series of keyboard shortcuts and first
letter navigation, explained in the following sections.
In both modes, you can navigate through lists with the Previous, Left, Right, and Next thumb keys.
Whenever you reach the end or beginning of a list with the thumb keys, you will be notified with an
audio sound and will feel either “Top” or “Bottom” on your Braille display. Pressing the thumb key again
will bring you back to the beginning or the end of the list, depending on which side you have reached.
3.1 TouchBraille Virtual Keyboard
One of the BrailleNote Touch’s most exciting capabilities is the fact you can start typing directly on the
touchscreen, just like you would with a traditional Braille keyboard. This is called TouchBraille. With
TouchBraille, you can do anything you would with a traditional physical Braille keyboard. Unless stated
otherwise, all references to keyboard actions or commands throughout this guide will therefore apply
both to the TouchBraille and physical Braille keyboards.
To use the TouchBraille keyboard, rest your wrists on the front edge of your Touch, just below the
Braille display, until you find a position comfortable for typing, while keeping your fingers slightly above
the screen. Then, place all ten fingers on your screen until you feel a short vibration. This vibration
indicates that your BrailleNote Touch has recognized your fingers’ position. After feeling the finger
recognition vibration, lift your fingers slightly off the screen and at this point, you can type on your
screen the same way you would type with a traditional physical Braille keyboard, with the added
advantage that TouchBraille is almost completely silent, and you do not need to raise your fingers much
off the screen as there is barely any force required to type with TouchBraille.
Note: You will need to restart finger recognition on your BrailleNote Touch if you change your typing
position. Finger recognition takes barely a second so it is better to restart finger recognition often to
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3.2 TouchBraille Mode Description
The keyboard mode, also called TouchBraille mode, is the most efficient way to use your BrailleNote
Touch. Every action on your BrailleNote can be done in keyboard mode, whether you are using the
virtual keyboard or the physical Braille keyboard.
If you are unsure whether you are in TouchBraille mode or Explore by Touch mode, press the Previous
and Next thumb keys simultaneously to toggle modes.
3.2.1 Braille Keyboard Shortcuts
Many actions on your BrailleNote Touch can be completed using commands, also known as shortcuts.
These shortcuts can be executed by pressing a combination of keys on your physical or virtual Braille
keyboard, as long as you are in TouchBraille mode. Often, these shortcuts combine the first letter of the
command (or specific dots if this letter is already taken) together with BACKSPACE, ENTER, and/or the
SPACE BAR.
For example, the shortcut to open the context menu is SPACE with M, the letter M being the first letter
of “Menu”. Knowing this, to open the context menu, you first need to complete finger recognition on
your touch screen by placing all ten fingers on your screen until you feel a short vibration. You then need
to type the letter M together with the SPACE BAR. The command will only be executed when you
remove your fingers from the screen, so don’t worry if you’re not able to place all the correct fingers on
the screen at once.
Note: Commands which involve ENTER or BACKSPACE that would normally type a character must have
the SPACE BAR added to them when you are using computer Braille. For example, if you wanted to use
the shortcut BACKSPACE with C, you would need to add the SPACEBAR to the command, since
BACKSPACE with C is the combination used to type a capital C in computer Braille. The command
BACKSPACE with C would in reality be BACKSPACE with SPACEBAR and C. On the other hand, if you
wanted to type the shortcut ENTER with N, you would not need to add the SPACEBAR, since ENTER with
N is not a combination used to type a character in computer Braille.
You can toggle between literary and computer Braille by pressing BACKSPACE with SPACE and G
together.
The following is a list of the most commonly used navigation shortcuts when using your BrailleNote
Touch:
Navigate to next item: SPACE or SPACE with DOT 4
Navigate to previous item: BACKSPACE or SPACE with DOT 1
Go to Main Menu: SPACE with DOTS 1 2 3 4 5 6
Exit your current window: SPACE with E
Enter or Activate selected item: DOT 8
Open the recent apps list: SPACE with DOTS 2 3 5

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3.2.2 StandardKeyboardShortcuts
Unless stated otherwise, all keyboard shortcuts within this guide refer to the virtual or physical Braille
keyboards. However, most Braille shortcuts also have a standard keyboard equivalent that you will find
in the Standard Keyboard Shortcuts section of the Command Summary. In addition to the Command
Summary, you can find a list of standard keyboard shortcuts relevant to your current screen by opening
the contextual menu with the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + M.
Note that if you open the context menu using Space with M or the contextual button, the square button
in front of your device, you will be given a list of Braille shortcuts instead of standard keyboard
shortcuts.
3.2.3 First letter navigation
When Using TouchBraille, you can at any time jump to an item by typing the first letter of that item.
Doing so will automatically move your focus to the first item starting with that letter. Typing the same
letter twice will bring you to the second item starting with that letter, and so on.
Note that KeySoft apps found on your main menu are optimized for first letter navigation. This means
that regardless of whether an item is on the visual screen or not, it can be found with first letter
navigation. However, when using first letter navigation in a downloaded or 3rd party app, you will be
limited to the items found on the visual screen. In a 3rd party app you can scroll the visual screen down
or up by pressing Enter with DOTS 3 4 5, or Enter with DOTS 1 2 6.
3.3 Explore by Touch Mode Description
Explore by touch is a mode offered in your BrailleNote Touch that, with the help of audio cues, allows
you to navigate through the interface using your fingers, just like you would with a traditional tablet or
smartphone. Explore by touch mode can be accessed by simultaneously pressing the Previous and Next
thumb keys. You can return to TouchBraille mode by pressing the Previous and Next thumb keys again.
3.3.1 Gesture description
Explore by touch conveniently uses gestures that smartphone and tablet users will be familiar with.
Select item: Touch item with one finger
Activate selected item: Double tap screen with one finger
Long press an item: Double tap and hold your finger on the screen
Navigate to next item: Swipe right with one finger on the screen
Navigate to previous item: Swipe left with one finger on the screen
Scroll list: Slide up or down with two fingers on your screen