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1. Introduction.......................................................................................................... 4
1.1. About this manual ........................................................................................ 4
1.2. ALVA Braille Controller package contents ................................................... 4
2. Getting to know your ALVA Braille Controller...................................................... 6
2.1. ALVA BC640 Base Unit ............................................................................... 6
2.1.1. Surface and front panel lay-out................................................................. 6
2.1.2. Back panel lay-out .................................................................................... 7
2.1.3. Right side lay-out ...................................................................................... 7
2.1.4. Left side lay-out ........................................................................................ 7
2.1.5. Front panel keys, Smartpad, eTouch navigation buttons and cursor
routing keys............................................................................................................. 7
Smartpad............................................................................................................. 7
eTouch keys ........................................................................................................ 8
Thumb Keys ........................................................................................................ 8
2.2. The ALVA BC640 Braille Audio Feature Pack ............................................. 8
2.2.1. Braille Audio Feature Pack: Surface lay-out ............................................. 9
2.2.2. Right Side lay-out ..................................................................................... 9
2.2.3. Left Side lay-out........................................................................................ 9
2.3. ALVA BC680 Unit ........................................................................................ 9
2.3.1 Surface and front panel lay-out............................................................... 10
2.3.2 Back panel lay-out .................................................................................. 10
2.3.3 Right side lay-out .................................................................................... 11
2.3.4 Left side lay-out ...................................................................................... 11
2.3.5 Front panel keys, Smartpad, eTouch navigation buttons and cursor
routing keys........................................................................................................... 11
Smartpad........................................................................................................... 11
eTouch keys ...................................................................................................... 11
Cursor Routing Keys ......................................................................................... 11
Thumb keys....................................................................................................... 12
3. Installation ......................................................................................................... 13
3.1. Setting up the ALVA Braille Controller....................................................... 13
3.1.1. Setting up the USB connection............................................................... 13
3.1.2 Setting up the USB keyboard connection of the ALVA BC680 ............... 13
3.2. Installing ALVA BC6-series screen reader drivers ..................................... 13
3.3. Bluetooth® connection............................................................................... 14
3.3.1. Preparing for Bluetooth® connection ................................................... 14
3.3.2. Setting up the Bluetooth® USB dongle................................................ 14
4. The ALVA BC6-series menu ............................................................................. 19
4.1. Local Menu ................................................................................................ 19
4.1.1. Activating the Local Menu....................................................................... 19
4.1.2. Changing settings in the Local Menu...................................................... 19
4.2. The Feature Pack Menus (ALVA BC640 only) .......................................... 29
4.2.1. The Braille Audio Feature Pack Bluetooth® Menu.................................. 29
4.2.2. The Braille Audio Feature Pack Audio Menu .......................................... 30
5. Power Sources .................................................................................................. 31
5.1. USB power ................................................................................................ 31
5.2. Internal battery........................................................................................... 31
