KGS Corporation BL-1000 User manual

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Instruction Manual for Braille Labeler BL-1000
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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 Directi e ......................................................................... 7
1.4.2 2004/108/EC EMC Directi e ................................................................................... 7
1.4.3 2002/95/EC RoHS Directi e .................................................................................... 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 Dri er ....................................................................................... 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 recei ed 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 ery much for your purchasing Braille Labeler BL-1000. Before you’ll
start to use it, we hope you ha e carefully read this instruction manual so as to
ha e 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 Dri er (attached software),
USB dri er 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 preser e 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.
♦A oid spilling water, tea, dryings and etc, into BL-1000.
♦Do not keep or stock BL-1000 and braille tape for BL-1000 exclusi e
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 sto e 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 exclusi e 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 exclusi e 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 co er to be opened and closed
to a oid gathering dust.
♦Please make sure to fix the co er of both print and braille tape to each
portion to be set.
♦Do not the following actions to pre ent 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 co er 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 co er for dots print and remo e them by a pair of tweezers and
etc.

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1.3 FCC Statement
This de ice complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
(1) This de ice may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This de ice must accept any interference recei ed, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital de ice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to pro ide 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.
Howe er, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or tele ision 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 recei ing antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and recei er.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the recei er 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 Directi e
EN61010-1:2001
1.4.2 2004/108/EC EMC Directi e
EN55022:2006
EN55024:1998
EN61000-3-2:2006
EN61000-3-3:1995/A1:2001/A2:2005
1.4.3 2002/95/EC RoHS Directi e

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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.
Co er for a
braille tape
To set a braille tape in the body, please get the co er off.
Please shut the co er 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 remo ed 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 exclusi e 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
mo ement 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 co er for a braille tape, set a
whole braille tape with a paper case
ertically 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. Remo e 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 mo ement 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 co er 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 mo ement sounds shortly.
2. Try to set a Braille tape again, while referring to the procedure as shown as
abo e, 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 mo es to the tape position to be
cut after the print of one line ends, and the beep
starts to sound at in er als of 2 seconds.

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3. Push Cut Key and cut off printed tape.
The beep sounds at inter als of 10 seconds, after
remo ing and cutting off printed tape.
4. Push Set key, and the second line starts to
print.
5. Push Cut key after print, and cut off printed tape.
6. Push Set key, and the third line starts to print.
7. Push Cut Key and cut off printed tape.
8. Get off AC Adaptor after whole operation.

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1.8 Preparation for PC before connect BL-1000 with it
Two kinds pieces of software are attached with BL-1000.
(A) USB Dri er for BL-1000 – This is the requisite software to connect BL-1000
with PC through USB cable.
Be sure to install this USB Dri er into PC before connect BL-1000 with PC.
(B) Braille Labeler Utility – This is an Utility software to make easily braille
label by use of BL-1000.
Those software’s are correspondent to the following ersion of OS.
Microsoft (R) Windows (R ) XP, Vista, Windows 7 (64/32), 8/8.1 (64/32)
Please use the PC, that OS as shown abo e are working inside.
When you set the attached software CD (Braille Laber BL-1000 Support Disk)
in CD dri e of your PC, the following message is displayed.
If you can’t confirm the following message on the display, please open the “my
computer” in start menu and double-click on CD dri e.
1.8.1 How to install USB Dri er
Attention
USB dri er has two kinds, as the use for Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7 (64/32),
8/8.1 (64/32) .
Choose which one suits OS in your PC, and start to install.

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Take the following procedures in order to install USB Dri er.
1. Click on “Install the USB dri er(Windows 7/8/8.1 64bit)” or “Install the
USB dri er(Windows XP/Vista Windows 7/8/8.1 32bit)” on the page index,
and then the program will soon start.
This program builds the dri er in PC after
it expands necessary files on PC.
Please follow the instruction shown on the
display, and start.
2. Click [Run], in order to install USB dri er.
Two right figures show for Windows
XP/Vista Windows 7/8/8.1 32bit.
The same figure is shown also by
Windows 7/8/8.1 64bit.

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3. Click [Next], according to the instruction of the installer.
4. If agree, choose [I accept the agreement] and click [Next].
If don’t agree, you can’t use BL-1000
by the way of USB connection.
5. [Finish] is displayed on the screen, after file is copied.

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6. Then the Window of (USB to UART Bridge Dri er Installer) is displayed.
7. Following message is displayed after
completion of the installation.
8. Follwing message is displayed in the case of the dri er has already installed.
Installation is successfully completed in the case of those messages are shown
abo e are displayed.
Click [OK] and message is closed.

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1.8.2 How to install the Braille Labeler Utility
Refer to the following procedure in order to install the Braille Labeler Utility.
1. Click on “Install the Braille Labeler Utility” on the page index, and then
setup.exe will soon start.
This program checks whether essential
software of Microsoft Corporation is built
in or not, in order to execute Braille
Labeler Utility.
Please follow the instruction shown on the
display, and start.
2. Click [Run], in order to install Braille Labeler Utility.

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3. Click [Next] and install Braille Labeler Utility according to the instruction
of the Installer.
4. Choice [E eryone] or [Just me], and click [Next].
And click [Next] on the next window, in
order to start the instrallation.
5. Installation is completed completely, click [Close].

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2. How to make braille tape
This chapter mentions procedures to print braille dots on tape after connect
BL-1000 to PC.
If the necessary software’s ha en’t been installed into PC, please refer to the
chapter of [1.8 Preparation for PC before connect BL-1000 with it] and start to
install.
2.1 Connecting BL-1000 with PC
Connect BL-1000 with PC, according to the following instructions.
Procedures
1. Connect AC Adaptor to BL-1000.
Then the head of braille tape is automatically at the starting point to print dots.
Set new braille tape, if it is exhausted.
2. Boot PC.
3. Connect BL-1000 with PC by a USB cable.
2.2 Making the braille dots tape by use of Braille Labeler Utility
2.2.1 Boot and Exit
It is possible to boot Braille Labeler Utility by one of the following procedures.
1. Double Click on the Icon of Braille Labeler Utility on desktop.
2. Start Menu, to “Program”, and Double clicked on “Braille Labeler Utility” in
the file of “Braille Labeler”.
Double click the Text File (extension .kbld), in the case of to use recorded text.