Papenmeier BRAILLEX ELc Series User manual

BRAILLEX ELc SERIES
User’s Manual
Version: 1.4
Stand: 07.2019

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................ 1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................... 2
DELIVERY ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
COPYRIGHTS....................................................................................................................................................... 2
SIZE..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
WEIGHT ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION ......................................................................................................... 3
FRONT ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
PANELS ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
TOP ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
OPERATION ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
POWERING ON/OFF,IDLE STATE......................................................................................................................... 3
STARTING MESSAGE ........................................................................................................................................... 3
DISPLAY AND INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................. 4
USB DRIVER INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................ 4
WINDOWS XP ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
WINDOWS 7......................................................................................................................................................... 4
INSTALLATION...................................................................................................................................................... 4
THE EASY ACCESS BAR............................................................................................................................ 7
CONFIGURING THE BRAILLE DISPLAY FOR JAWS ............................................................................. 8
SIMPLE OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................ 8
BRAILLE ATTRIBUTES.......................................................................................................................................... 8
BRAILLE OPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 8
WORKING MODE ................................................................................................................................................. 8
KEYS ON BRAILLEX ELC ........................................................................................................................... 9
COMMAND LISTS ................................................................................................................................................. 9
NAVIGATION WITH THE EASY ACCESS BAR...................................................................................................... 10
WORKING MODES ............................................................................................................................................. 10
BRAILLEX EL IN NAVIGATION MODE.............................................................................................................. 11
ADDITIONAL NAVIGATION FUNCTIONS WITH THE BRAILLE DISPLAY................................................................. 11
BRAILLEX EL IN PC MODE ............................................................................................................................ 11
BRAILLEX EL IN COMBINED MODE ................................................................................................................ 12
FUNCTIONS WITH BRAILLEX EL ............................................................................................................ 13
MOUSE FUNCTIONS WITH BRAILLEX EL ........................................................................................................ 13
THE UPPER ROUTING KEY ............................................................................................................................... 13
ATTRIBUTES ...................................................................................................................................................... 13
BRAILLE MARKING ............................................................................................................................................ 13
ATTRIBUTES ON THE BRAILLE DISPLAY ............................................................................................................ 14
BRAILLE PRESENTATION ................................................................................................................................... 14
BRAILLE MODE .................................................................................................................................................. 14
GRADE TWO TRANSLATION............................................................................................................................... 14
SPACES ON THE BRAILLE DISPLAY ................................................................................................................... 15

DEACTIVATING DOTS 7+8 ................................................................................................................................. 15
JAWS KEY ASSIGNMENT FOR BRAILLEX ELC................................................................................... 16
SERVICE ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
SAFETY ADVICE ................................................................................................................................................ 17
SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................................ 17
PURPOSE OF THE DEVICE................................................................................................................................. 17
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 17
CE-MARKING .................................................................................................................................................... 18
TECHNICAL DATA BRAILLEX ELC.................................................................................................................. 18
PACKAGE CONTENT.......................................................................................................................................... 19
COPYRIGHT ....................................................................................................................................................... 19
Copyright F.H. Papenmeier GmbH & Co. KG
All rights reserved.
User's Manual BRAILLEX ELc
as of: July 2019
This User’s Manual is protected by copyright belonging to F. H. Papenmeier GmbH & Co. KG, with all
rights reserved. The User’s Manual may not be copied in whole or in part, without written consent from
F.H. Papenmeier GmbH & Co. KG.
Changes and/or improvements of this product are subject to change without prior notice

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Introduction
Papenmeier has added three more devices to the BRAILLEX EL family.
BRAILLEX EL 40c, BRAILLEX EL 60c and BRAILLEX EL 80c
All three new EL devices have the well-proven Easy Access Bar which guarantees ergonomic work and
comfortable one-hand-operation.
Please read here how the Easy Access Bar works. Users who have already worked with an EL display and
know about the many advantages of the Easy Access Bar may skip the following description.
The classical operation of a Braille display is done by pressing several keys on the front or the top panel.
Thus, you have to take at least one hand away from the reading position of the Braille display. Sometimes,
you might have to remove even both hands when it comes to operating the computer keyboard. Those
additional movements take their time.
The Easy Access Bar compensates the disadvantage. By means of the Easy Access Bar, you can always
access functions and commands right from your reading position in order to operate the Braille display. Often
used PC keyboard functions are accessible from every hand position on the horizontal Braille display. In this
way, your reading hand/s stay at their proper place. No longer will the user search or count out keys which is
quite annoying. Additional hand movements or a constant re-orientation in the reading window will no more
be necessary. Therefore, your work becomes much faster and more effective.
The Easy Access Bar is a long single lever (like a space bar) situated on the front side. Almost as large as
the Braille display itself, the Easy Access Bar is completely integrated into the device. From every reading
position, you operate the Easy Access Bar using the thumb/s of your left and your right hand. No matter on
which position you are, you can push the Easy Access Bar in all four directions. Thus, the corresponding
thumb makes a minimal movement while the pressure remains the same. Pushing the bar in one of the four
directions, a switch or sensor will be operated which executes the desired function. The rubber profiled front
of the bar gives your thumbs enough grip to activate these keys.
Among the usual functions of a Braille display, the unit with Easy Access Bar offers access to PC keyboard
functions at the reading position. Many operations and settings of the screen reader software are therefore
concentrated on an easily accessible position. Left- and right-handed persons are able to operate the Easy
Access Bar. It is even possible to perform the operation with one hand only. The key functions of the Easy
Access Bar can be set individually.
Despite all functionality, the well-proven safety and the solid-rock construction of the BRAILLEX devices stay
the same. This is possible because of specific materials and a precise way of construction.

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System requirements
For the operation of a BRAILLEX ELc device in connection with a PC, the following components are
necessary:
•USB port on a PC or a notebook
•Operating system that supports USB devices like Windows XP, Windows 7 or newer versions
•Braille display EL 40c or BRAILLEX EL 80c
•Screen reader supporting the Braille display like JAWS for Windows
Delivery
Ships with the following components:
•Braille display
•USB connection cable
•Driver
•Manuals
Copyrights
BRAILLEX® is a registered trademark of F.H. Papenmeier GmbH & Co KG.
Addresses F.H. Papenmeier GmbH & Co. KG
Talweg 2
D-58239 Schwerte
Germany
Internet: http://www.braillex.de
Size
BRAILLEX EL 40c - 298 x 92,5 x 18mm
BRAILLEX EL 60c – 426 x 92,5 x 18mm
BRAILLEX EL 80c - 555 x 92,5 x 18mm
Weight
BRAILLEX EL 40c – 640g
BRAILLEX EL 60c – 910g
BRAILLEX EL 80c – 1.170g

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Installation and Connection
Please set the Braille display in working position, in front of a keyboard or notebook. Put your hands in
reading position on the Braille cells. The thumbs rest on the Easy Access Bar. Correct the Braille display until
you obtain the best setting for your working position.
You will find the only connection on the Braille display at the rear of the right side panel. This is a mini USB-
connector. A suitable connection cable will be included in the delivery. The smaller connector has to be
plugged into the port of the Braille display. By means of the USB connector data will be transferred from a
PC or note book to the BRAILLEX device. The Braille display is also supplied with power via the USB
connector. That is the reason why an external power supply unit is not required.
BRAILLEX ELc units may only be used in combination with computer systems supporting USB. Microsoft
Windows NT4 und DOS are not supported.
When you connect the USB cable to the switched-on PC or notebook the LED close to the USB-connector
indicates that the connection between Braille display and PC/notebook is established. On the Braille display,
a starting message will appear.
Front
In the front you will find the integrated Easy Access Bar. The bar has a rubber profile.
Panels
At the rear of the right side panel you will find the only Mini-USB connector.
Top
The Braille display is placed along the front line. It almost occupies the whole width of the device.
On the left and on the right side of the horizontal Braille display, you will find two rounded keys each.
Operation
Before starting to operate the BRAILLEX EL device, the user should read this manual.
The device shall only be installed by a trained person.
The device may only be used with the original accessories and in combination with the products foreseen for
this purpose by F. H. Papenmeier. If a combination with other devices is necessary, those devices must
comply with the relevant standards.
Powering on/off, Idle state
The BRAILLEX ELc starts automatically, as soon as the USB-connection to the switched-on PC has been
established. If no key is pressed or no display change occurs, the sleep mode will be activated after five
minutes.
Starting message
As soon as the Braille display is activated, is shows a starting message: e.g.:
braillex el#40 c rev #124

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Display and Installation
If you want to read the computer screen on the Braille display, you need to install and run a screen reader,
such as JAWS for Windows. For the braille display, the screen reader needs a driver. For some screen
readers and their versions, the driver has to be installed separately. The Braille display can possibly be
selected during screen reader installation.
The installation of the Braille display will be split into two parts. In the first part, the USB-driver will be
installed, so that Windows can recognise the Braille display as a connected device. In the second part, the
Braille display in the screen reader will be selected.
The installation of the Braille display will be performed with the operating system wizard, e.g. Microsoft
Windows 7.
USB driver installation
Connect the BRAILLEX ELc to the USB port of your PC. This can certainly also be done when the system is
running. For the installation of the USB driver, administration rights are required. Additionally, you need to
access the drive which contains the drivers.
In case a prior model of the BRAILLEX EL series has already been connected to the PC via USB, the same
connection will now be used. The installation of a new USB driver will not be required.
If you have received a driver CD or any other installation media with your BRAILLEX ELc device, please put
it into the drive.
Windows XP
The operating system indicates that a new hardware with the name "BRAILLEX II USB Device" has been
found. In a dialogue box, you will be asked to enter the source for the suitable driver. As a default, Windows
searches for the suitable driver on CD ROM so that you can press enter to confirm the dialogue box.
Windows 7
The USB driver installation will not make a distinction between 32 and 64 bit systems.
As soon as the Braille display is connected to Windows 7 running under local administration rights and an
internet connection is established, Windows 7 will download and install the signed driver independently.
If no internet connection is available or Windows upgrade cannot be performed, the installation has to be
executed manually.
The delivery package contains signed drivers for Freedom Scientific JAWS and Dolphin Supernova.
Installation
In case the installation will not start automatically from the storage device, please run the programme „brxel-
setup-544b.exe". The following pictures show the Windows XP installation.

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The driver installation starts. Activate the button "Next".
After the system has been checked, the next dialogue box will appear. Activate the button "Install".
A message might appear warning you that an unsigned driver is about to install. Confirm this message by
selecting you want to install anyway.

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After a short while, the installation will be finished. Activate the button "Finish".

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The Easy Access Bar
The Easy Access Bar of the BRAILLEX ELc series can be pushed in one step in each direction: one step to
the right [1R], to the left [1L], up [1U] and down [1D]. Thus, four functions are available.
As a default, the reading window of the braille display moves in one of the four directions when pushing the
Easy Access Bar. The corresponding text will be presented. The proven navigation method has been
transferred from the prior models without any changes.
Example: Push the Easy Access Bar to the right in order to read forward. The reading window will display the
next part of the text. This can be the rest of the same line e.g. when the Braille display is not able to present
the whole content. If no content is indicated in the same line, the next line will be presented, beginning from
the left.
A movement with the Easy Access Bar in one direction always shows the content on the Braille display
which will be available in the selected direction. The cursor in the chosen application will not be moved.
The navigation mode as described above is the default setting of all BRAILLEX EL devices when the screen
reader has been started.
BRAILLEX ELs users are also familiar with the second step of the Easy Access Bar. Because of the reduced
height, BRAILLEX ELc devices no longer have the second step. Nevertheless, the functions of the second
step are available. In combination with a lower routing key the Easy Access Bar can execute second step
commands as well. The abbreviations for these keys are the following:
•2nd step right [2R]
•2nd step left [2L]
•2nd step up [2U]
•2nd step down [2D]
Two more working modes are available for the Easy Access Bar: The "PC Mode" and the "Combined Mode".
The movements in all four directions stay the same. The effect is different, though. In "PC Mode" you move
the active cursor every time you push the Easy Access Bar. In "Combined Mode" the up and down
movement is performed with the cursor, the movements to the left and to the right without cursor so that the
reading window can be moved within a document.
In this way, you can very quickly navigate in dialogues and list boxes. In addition to the four cursor keys, the
Braille display offers the execution of the commands Enter, Escape and TAB.