Index Braille Basic-D V5 User manual

Index V5
Embosser Manual
November 2016

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Contents
1. Safety information 1
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I1.1 Approvals
2. Index V5 embosser overview 2
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I I 2.1 Backlit text on all models
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I I 2.2 Basic-D
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2.2.1 LED feedback Basic-D
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I I 2.3 Everest-D
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2.3.1 LED feedback Everest-D
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I I 2.4 BrailleBox
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2.4.1 LED feedback BrailleBox
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2.4.2 Electrical connectors BrailleBox
3. Installation 9
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III 3.1 Getting started
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3.1.1 Unpacking of the embosser
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3.1.2 Speech feedback
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3.1.3 Firmware upgrade
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III 3.2 Index Braille printer driver
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3.2.1 Install to USB port
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3.2.2 Network connection
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3.2.2.1 Manage Wi-Fi network
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3.2.2.2 Wizard for static IP address
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III 3.3 Printing Braille
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3.3.1 Index-direct-Braille (idB)
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3.3.1.1 Printing fromUSB Memory
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3.3.1.2 Printing fromweb app
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3.3.2 Emboss with idB in Windows
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3.3.3 Emboss with idB in Mac
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3.3.4 Emboss with idB in Linux
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3.3.5 External braille editor
4. Paper handling 18
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I V 4.1 Supported paper sizes
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I V 4.2 Paper loading
5. Control panel 20
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V5.1 Menu summary
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5.1.1 V5 menu
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5.1.2 Key functions
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5.1.3 Multiple layouts to customize
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5.1.4 Menu option V5
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V5.2 Wizards in 2.0
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5.2.1 Wizards for layouts

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5.2.1.1 Standard wizard
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5.2.1.1.I. Edit active layout, standard wizard
example
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5.2.1.1.II. Advanced wizard

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1 Safety information
Securely place the printer on a stable surface.
Keep the ventilation inlets and outlets of the embosser free.
Connect the embosser to a grounded power outlet only.
Acoustic Hoods are recommended, for reducing noise level.
BrailleBox is a class A product. In the unlikely event it causes radio interference,
increase the distance between BrailleBox and the device.
1.1 Approvals
FCC Compliance
This device contains FCC ID: PVH0953
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 byturning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to tryto correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
Increase the separation between 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.
IC compliance
This device contains IC: 5325-0953
This device complies with IndustryCanada license-exempt RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
this device maynot cause interference, and this device must accept anyinterference, including interference
that maycause undesired operation of the device. Under IndustryCanada regulations, this radio
transmitter mayonly operate using an antenna of a type and maximum (or lesser) gain approved for the
transmitter by IndustryCanada. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and

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its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power (e.i.r.p.) is not more than that
necessaryfor successful communication. The device for operation in the band 5150-5250 MHz is only for
indoor use to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co-channel mobile satellite systems; the
maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the bands 5250-5350 MHzand 5470-5725 MHz shall
complywith the e.i.r.p. limit; and the maximum antenna gain permitted for devices in the band 5725-5825
MHz shall comply with the e.i.r.p. limits
Conformité auxnormes d’IC
Cet appareil est conforme à la(aux) norme(s) RSS sans licence d’IndustryCanada.
Son utilisation est soumise auxdeux conditions suivantes :
Cet appareil ne doit pas causer d’interférences et il doit accepter toutes interférences reçues, y compris
celles susceptibles d’avoir des effets indésirables sur son fonctionnement. Conformément aux
réglementations d’IndustryCanada, cet émetteur radio ne peut fonctionner qu’à l’aide d’une antenne dont
le type et le gain maximal (ou minimal) ont été approuvés pour cet émetteur par IndustryCanada. Pour
réduire le risque d’interférences avec d’autres utilisateurs, il faut choisir le type d’antenne et son gain de
telle sorte que la puissance isotrope rayonnée équivalente (p.i.r.e) ne soit pas supérieure à celle requise
pour obtenir une communication satisfaisante. Le dispositif de fonctionnement dans la bande 5150-5250
MHz est réservé à une utilisation en intérieur pour réduire le risque d'interférences nuisibles à la co-canal
systèmes mobiles par satellite, le gain d'antenne maximal autorisé pour les appareils dans les bandes
5250-5350 MHz et 5470-5725 MHz doit se conformer à la pire limite, et le gain d'antenne maximal autorisé
pour les appareils dans la bande 5725-5825 MHz doivent être conformes avec le pire limites spécifiées à
point-à-ponctuelles et non point-à-point de fonctionnement selon qu'il convient. Opération dans la bande
5600-5650 MHz n'est pas autorisée au Canada. Haute puissance radars sont désignés comme
utilisateurs principaux(c.-àutilisateurs prioritaires) des bandes 5250-5350 MHzet 5650-5850 MHz et que
ces radars pourraient causer des interférences et / ou des dommages à dispositifs LAN-EL. Cet
équipement respecte les limites d’exposition auxrayonnements IC RSS-102 définies pour un
environnement non contrôlé. Il doit être installé et utilisé en maintenant une distance minimum de 20 cm
entre le radiateur et votre corps.
Bloutooth Qualification
This device contains Bluetooth module qualified as "Controller system" - QD ID 58171
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Speech feedback refers to the echo in the embosser.
2.1 Backlit text on all models
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Network: Flicker when available, and light up when connected.
idB: Flicker during translation, and light up during printing with idB.
UPDATE: Require a network connection. Activated when the embosser network is
connected. It lights up when an update is available and flickers during a firmware
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PAPER JAM: Light up when there is a paper jam.
ERROR: Light up when there is an error. Press HELP for more information.
2.2 Basic-D
1. Control panel
2. Lid
3. Speaker
4. Optical paper
movement sensor
5. Optical paper edge
sensor
6. Right tractor
7. Speaker
8. Tractor release lever
9. Left tractor
10. Paper rollers
11. Hole for transport lock
12. Ventilation inlet
13. Transport lock
14. Transport lock holder
15. Power input 48V DC
16. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Antenna
17. USB 2.0 device port
18. Network port (100 MB)
19. USB host port
20. Ventilation outlet

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2.2.1 LED feedback Basic-D
PAPER MOVE: Flicker when paper is moving.
PAPER EDGE: Light up when paper is in front of the paper edge sensor.
HEAD: Light up when the print head is in the home position.
FAN: Light up when the fan is on.
OUT OF PAPER: Light up when there is no paper in the paper tractor.

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2.3 Everest-D
1. Control panel
2. Sheet feeder
3. Paper guides
4. Embossing head
5. Speaker
6. Optical paper edge sensor
7. Optical embossing head
reference position sensor
8. Outer guides for adjusting paper
11. Ventilation outlet
12. Electrical connectors
13. Switch to close/open the sheet feeder
14. Card/sheet selectors (right/left)
15. Locking levers for margin guides (right/
left)
16. Left margin guide
17. Pick-up rollers
18. Right margin guide

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out Profile Angle
9. Paper movement rollers
10. Inner guides to stabilize paper
out ejection
19. Power input 48V DC
20. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Antenna
21. USB 2.0 device port
22. Network port (100 MB)
23. USB host port
2.3.1 LED feedback Everest-D
PAPER IN: Light up when paper is in front of the paper edge sensor.
FEED: Light up when paper motor is on.
HEAD: Light up when the print head is in the home position.
FAN: Light up when the fan is on.
OUT OF PAPER: Light up when the paper tray is empty.

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2.4 BrailleBox
1. Control panel
2. Optical sensor for service door
3. Optical sensor for braille tray
4. Braille tray
5. Braille stack guide
7. Paper tray
8. Bottom embossing head
9. Middle embossing head
10. Top embossing head
11. Paper rollers
12. Service door
13. Electrical connectors
14. Ventilation
15. Paper guides
16. Rear paper stop lever

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2.4.1 LED feedback BrailleBox
PAPER IN: Light up when paper has begun feeding and reaching the paper-in
sensor.
PAPER OUT: Light up when paper reaches the paper-out sensor.
OUT OF PAPER: Light up when the paper tray is empty.
BRAILLE STACK: Light up when the braille stack is too high.
PAPER TRAY: Light up when the paper tray is open.
BRAILLE TRAY: Light up when the braille tray is open.
SERVICE DOOR: Light up when the front service door is open.
2.4.2 Electrical connectors BrailleBox
BrailleBox
1. Power input 100-240V, 50-60 HZ,
grounded outlet
2. Fuse 6,3 A/250V slow blow
3. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Antenna
4. USB host port
5. Network port (100 MB)
6. USB 2.0 device port

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3 Installation
3.1 Getting started
3.1.1 Unpacking of the embosser
Unpack the embosser gently and check all items. Save the packing material and
transport locks. The two (2) year warranty on parts remains valid only if the
embosser is transported in original packaging, and the transport locks are properly
in place.
The following items are included in shipment:
oEmbosser
oUser manual
oIndex USB memory stick
oPower cord
oUSB cord
oExternal power supply for Basic-D and Everest-D
oTransport locks
Basic-D/ Everest-D and BrailleBox
oPower on the embosser without connecting the USB cord.
oThe "Wizard to remove transport locking" will start automatically.
oFollow the wizard steps. When completed, the embosser will restart and is ready
to be used.
BrailleBox pictures
1. Rubber seal
2. Transport box
3. Braille tray glass

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4. Take out three print head
transport locks.
5. Store the transport locks in the
holders located on the side of the
embosser tower.
3.1.2 Speech feedback
The speech feedback uses English mode by default and may be changed into other
languages in the control panel. Index embossers use Acapela synthetic speech.
In addition to English UK, the following languages are available in October 2016
firmware release:
oEnglish US
oEnglish Indian
oArabic
oFinnish
oFrench
oGerman
oItalian

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oKorean
oNorwegian
oPortuguese Brazil
oPortuguese Portugal
oRussian
oSpanish
oSwedish
oTurkish
oMandarin
3.1.3 Firmware upgrade
Index embosser can be upgraded to latest firmware free of charge. It is highly
recommended to upgrade the firmware when installing a new Index V5 printer. The
upgrade includes bug fixes and new or improved functionality. Please find detailed
information on www.indexbraille.com
Upgrade via Internet connection
When the V5 embosser is connected to a network port with connection to internet, it
will check for an update automatically. When the UPDATE text lights up, a new
update is available.
Start upgrade by selecting:
MENU/ User service/ Firmware upgrade/ Firmware upgrade from internet/ OK to
start.
Upgrade via USB memory
oDownload the latest V5 firmware from www.indexbraille.com / Support/
Download V5 Firmware.
oSave the V5 firmware package to a USB memory stick.
oInsert the USB memory into the V5 embosser.
oStart upgrade by pressing:
MENU/ User service/ Firmware upgrade/ Firmware upgrade from USB memory
stick/ OK to start.
The UPDATE text lights up during the upgrade process. The speech feedback is
activated. Do NOT power off the embosser during an upgrade. The upgrade process

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may take 5-15 minutes and is completed when the embosser restarts automatically.
3.2 Index Braille printer driver
Index software and printer drivers for Index Braille embossers may be installed from
the USB memory stick, included in the shipment or by downloading them from
www.indexbraille.com.
3.2.1 Install to USB port
All Index embossers require the Index Braille printer driver to function properly.
Install the Index Braille printer driver in your computer before connecting the
embosser to the USB device port.
To find the current version of the Index Braille printer driver for your embosser,
access the control panel in your computer by selecting:
Control Panel/ Uninstall a program/ Index Braille Driver.
The current version number is shown on the right hand column, listed under versions.
Windows
To install Index printer driver 8.x or higher, suitable for Windows XP, Vista, Win 7,
Win 8, Win 10, follow these steps:
1. Close all applications on your PC.
2. Download Index Printer Driver 8.x or higher.
3. Right-click on the driver installation file and select "Run as administrator" and
follow the installation wizard.
4. Connect the supplied USB cord.
5. Power on the embosser.
6. For Windows Vista and later versions, the Plug & Play Found new hardware
wizard will complete the USB installation.
Mac OS X
To install Index printer driver for Mac OS X 10.8. follow these steps:
1. Double-click on the printer driver file.
2. Follow the installation guide for Mac OS X application.
3. Go to System Preferences and select Print & Fax.
4. Connect the embosser to the computer via the USB device port.

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5. Start up the embosser and wait for the startup message.
6. Press the +button in the dialog box.
7. Click on the embosser name.
8. Choose Select Printer Software in the list box Print Using.
9. Select your embosser model in the dialog.
10. Press OK.
11. Press Add.
12. Exit System Preferences to complete the embosser installation.
13. Connect the supplied USB cord to the USB device port.
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
To install Linux printer driver 1.1.0. follow these steps:
1. Download the Linux printer driver.
2. Install the printer driver following the standard installation process in your Linux
version.
3. Connect the supplied USB cord to the USB device port.
4. Follow the general installation process for your Linux distribution.
3.2.2 Network connection
The Wi-Fi and wired network icons (blue), light up when a network wired or Wi-Fi is
connected. During search for a network, the network icon flickers.
Get Network IP address by pressing:
oHELP + 10 :Speech feedback IP address.
oHELP + 1 : Print in letter graphics and braille.
3.2.2.1 Manage Wi-Fi network
Enable Wi-Fi network port by pressing:
MENU/ Communication/ Manage Wi-Fi network/ OK enable/disable.
Speech feedback: "Wi-Fi network is enabled".
Known Wi-Fi network
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search.
Speech feedback: "Wi-Fi network connected, IP number XXX, Echo SSID
name".
When no known network is available, the Wi-Fi icon light is off.
Speech feedback: "No known network available".
Wi-Fi Protected Setup wizard - WPS
Press:
MENU/ Communication/ Manage Wi-Fi network/ Start Wi-Fi Protected Setup/
OK.
Speech feedback: "Press the Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on the router within
two minutes".
Within two minutes the Wi-Fi network will be established.
WiFi network setup by an ESC file.
Download the ESC_C-RegisterWiFi.ibe file from www.indexbraille.com/
download/ V5 Utilities/ WiFi setup parmater file
Open it for edit in Notepad++
Change network and password in above file, NETWORKNAME change to the
name of your local WiFi network (no space and case sensitive) and change
PASSWORD to your network password.
Save the file as .ibe file with your network name.
Send the file to your Index V5 embosser by right clicking on the file, select
Index-direct-Braille, your V5 embosser and press OK.
3.2.2.2 Wizard for static IP address
Connect the embosser to your network with a network cord.
Speech feedback: "Wired network is connected + IP address".
The wired network port supports Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and
static IP address.
Set up static IP address by pressing:
MENU/ Communication/ Wizard for wired network/ OK.
Detailed information in this knowledge base link.

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3.3 Printing Braille
Index-direct-Braille (idB) is a direct printing application to emboss standard Word
documents in braille. idB is free of charge and included in the printer driver package.
The text-to-braille translation, braille page formatting and page numbering are
created automatically by idB as this function is embedded in the embosser.
It is unnecessary to edit the file to print out braille. When using idB, the translation
language and braille grade (1 or 2), formatting, page number and other layout
settings are set up following the settings in the active layout of the embosser.
For Braille mathematics, music, tactile graphics, complex documents and proof
reading functions, a separate braille editor is required.
3.3.1 Index-direct-Braille (idB)
idB supports:
oBraille in grade 0 (computer), 1 (literary), and 2 (contracted)
oWord XML (.docx) files
oWord (.doc) files
oPDF (.pdf) files
oText (.txt) files
oPage numbering
oVolume handling (for braille books)
oIndex V4 and V5 Braille embossers
idB uses the Liblouis Open Source Braille translation system, which supports the
majority of languages worldwide.
Link to Liblouis web site
Link to information about Index-direct-Braille
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3.3.1.1 Printing from USB Memory
Requirements for printing from USB memory
oIndex V5 embosser.
oSet up the active layout, including page size, braille layout, page numbering
and braille translation language/grade (idB).
oA USB memory device with files in docx, doc, pdf, rtf or txt format connected to
the embosser's USB host port interface.
Steps for USB printing
oPress the MENU key on the embosser.
oGo to Print/ Print from USB memory.
oFind the file by using the arrow keys. The synthetic speech will guide you in the
USB file structure.
oPress OK to print the selected file.
oOn the control panel of the embosser the idB icon will flash during the translation
and formatting process, normallya few seconds.
oDuring the Braille printing process, the idB icon lights up.
3.3.1.2 Printing from web app
Before embossing, ensure that your portable device (mobile phone, ipad, etc) and
the Index V5 embosser are connected to the same WI-FInetwork.
oOpen the browser on your smart phone.
oType the IP address of the V5 Braille embosser on the web address bar in your
mobile device. Press HELP + 10 to receive the IP address information by
speech feedback.
oThe Index web app will appear.
oPress the action icon and select the print menu.
oBrowse your file and fetch it.
oPress Upload file to send it to the Index V5 embosser.
oWithin seconds the file will be translated into braille and formatted to the braille
page layout using the setting in active layout using idB.

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3.3.2 Emboss with idB in Windows
oSave and then close the file in Word as 97-2003 .doc, .docx, .txt, and PDF
format.
oRight-click on the file from the list, and then select Index-direct-Braille.
oSelect your embosser model and click OK.
oThe file will now be transmitted to the selected Index embosser.
oThe flashing idB icon indicates ongoing text-to-braille translation process.
oEmbossing of the braille document will start. The light-up idB icon indicates the
idB use for the document.
3.3.3 Emboss with idB in Mac
oOpen the document in your preferred editor/viewer program (e.g. Preview OS X).
oGo to file. Select Print and select an installed Index embosser.
oThe file will now be transmitted to the selected Index embosser.
oThe flashing idB icon indicates ongoing text-to-braille translation process.
oEmbossing of the braille document starts. The light-up idB icon indicates the use
of idB for the document.
3.3.4 Emboss with idB in Linux
oOpen the document in your preferred editor/viewer.
oGo to file. Select Print and then select an installed Index embosser. Press OK.
oThe file will now be transmitted to the selected Index embosser.
oThe flashing idB icon indicates ongoing text-to-braille translation process.
oEmbossing of the braille document starts. The light-up idB icon indicates the use
of idB for the document.
3.3.5 External braille editor
Emboss with a commercial or freeware Braille editor
The majority of Braille editors available are compatible with Index Braille embossers.
For more information on compatible braille editors, please check below link:
http://www.indexbraille.com/en-us/support/braille-editor-software