Quantum Mountbatten LS Product information sheet
MountbattenLSEasyGuide0
Contents
Introduction.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1
Mountbatten Orientation–Parts.. .. .. .. 2
Mountbatten Orientation–Ports.. .. .. .. .. 5
Loading Paper.. .. .. .. .. 7
Start Up.. .. .. .. .. .. 9
Ways toadjust noise.. .. .. .. .. .. 11
Mountbatten Keyboard.. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Function KeySummary.. .. .. .. .. .. 13
WhyweuseCommands.. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Using CommandsinLearnMode .. .. .. .. .. 15
Formatting Commands.. .. .. .. .. .. 17
BrailleWritingCommands.. .. .. .. .. .. 18
SpeechCommands.. .. .. .. .. .. 19
FileCommands.. .. .. .. .. .. 20
Using the Mimic.. .. .. .. .. .. 21
Using CommandsinAdvancedMode.. .. .. .. 22
SyntheticSpeechCommands.. .. .. .. .. 23
ForwardTranslationusing aPCKeyboard.. .. .. 24
ForwardTranslationCommands.. .. .. .. .. 25
Back Translation.. .. .. .. .. .. 26
The OptionsMenu.. .. .. .. .. .. 27
The OptionsMenu –Music.... .. .. .. .. 28
BrailleGraphics .. .. .. .. .. .. 30
MiscellaneousCommands.. .. .. .. 31
BatteryCare.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32
MountbattenLSEasyGuide1
Introduction
Suggestions:
Thisguide hasbeen prepared toprovide you withaquick
referencetooltouse:
§during Workshop One
§asaresourcewhen using yourMountbatten
During the Workshop, wesuggest you markthe Easy Guide to
helpyou rememberthosesectionscovered.
Someinformation inthe Easy Guide isintroduced, but not
applied. Thisallowsthosealreadyfamiliarwiththe
Mountbatten toaccess information when needed, and forthose
beginnerswho want togo ahead!
Storethe Easy Guide neartheMountbatten.
Introducethe Guide andhowtouseit toallthosewho may
need toaccess the information, suchasthe Aide, Class
Teacherand the student.
Copyproceduresused regularlyand put themon the wallnear
the Mountbattenforeasy reference.
Brailleout referenceinformationasthe student userlearns
about theMountbattenparts, portsandfunctionalitysothat
theybuildskillsofindependence!
MountbattenLSEasyGuide2
MountbattenOrientation -Parts
Keyboard Ergonomicallydesigned, yellowkeyboardwithsixblackBraille
keys and sevenblue keys that tellthe Mountbatten what to
do.
Embossing
head
Small silvermetalassembly. Brailledotsareembossed
underneath.
Onstart-up, theembossing head movestotheright hand
marginand backtoidentifypapersize.
ReadingTable Aflat aluminiumsection onwhichsupportsthepaperwhen
reading.The tablehasagroovealong it toalign the topof the
page. Layanewpage flaton thereading tabletoassist with
loading paper.
Margin
Adjusters
Bothmarginadjustershavegripwheelstohelpfeed thepaper
through.
The left marginadjusterisfixed.
The right marginadjustermovestoaccommodatepapersize.
PaperBail Along metalbarwithtworubberwheelsthat sit across the
reading table. The paperbailholdspaperinplaceduring
embossing.
It isspring loaded foreasyremoval. Slide right hand marginto
farright, grippaperbailandpushtoleft toremove.
It isbest removedwhen achildiswriting and reading Braille,
giving unimpeded access.
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PaperLever
Ayellowplasticlever,located tothe right oftheembossing
area,liftsupand back. It must be lifted inordertoinsert
paper.
Whenlifted it releasesthe right marginadjusterand prompts
an audioresponse.
Whenreturned tolock position, theaudioresponseprompt
says “OK”andthe embossinghead checks forthe sizeof the
page inserted bymoving between the marginadjusters.
Ruler Ascalebaratthe front ofthe embossingareatohelpre-align
aBrailledpage.
Paper
Advance
Ayellowplasticgrooved rollerlocatedtotheleft of thereading
table. Assistswithmoving anewpage intoposition.
On/Off Switch Located onthe left frontisthe on/off switch.
Volume
Control
At the frontof theMountbattenand totherightof the on/off
switchisathinyellowknob forvolumecontrol.
CarryHandle Inthe centerfrontisthe yellowcarryhandle.
Pullit outand useit tocarrythe Mountbatten about.
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Location of Parts
Left MarginAdjuster
Right MarginAdjuster
[movable]
Reading Table
Embossing Head
Keyboard
Ruler
PaperAdvance
On/Off Switch
VolumeControl
Carry Handle
PaperLever
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MountbattenOrientation -Ports
MimicPort The Mimicport[S1] on the right side ofthe caseforthe
optionalMimicLCD text display.
USBPort The USB Peripheralporton the righthand side ofthe case
fordatatransferbetween the MBand aPC.
PCKeyboard
Port Onthe backrightrearofthe unitisaround PS2portfora
standardPCkeyboardplug (PS2type).
Parallel-In
Port Beside the PS2isaParallelInportsuitableforreceiving
information fromaBraillenote-takerorPCviaaparallelport.
Parallel-Out
Port NextisaParallelOutportforsending information toa
standardtext printerdirectlyfromthe MB.
Serial Port The S2,orSerialOutportprovidestwo-wayfiletransfer
optionstoand fromaPCorBraillenotetaker.
MB-Comm softwarefacilitatesasimplefiletransferprogram
between the Mountbatten andPC.
Thisport alsosupportsanotetaker.
Speaker Onthe left sideofthe Mountbattenisthespeakerforaudio
output.
Headphone
Port Asmall socketforastandardheadphone jack islocated
next tothe speakertoenableindependentlistening.
ACAdapter
Port AnACAdapterinput formainspowersupply.
Power
AdapterPort Asmall socket nearthecornersupportsa12 Volt battery
chargersupplied witheveryMountbatten.
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Location of Ports
Mimicport
Back profileofMB Pro
PCKeyboardPort:PS2
Speaker
Headphone Port
ACAdapterPort
PowerAdapter
Port
Parallel
-
InPort
Parallel
-
OutPort
Serial Port
Right side profile
Left side profile
USB Peripheralport
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Loading Paper
StepOne
Lift the yellowpapergriplever.
StepTwo Slide right margintomakeroomif necessary.
StepThree Laythe page flaton thereading tableand guide paper
underembossinghead and pushpapercarefullyintothe
Mountbatten.
StepFour Align thepaperwiththegrooveat the edge ofthe reading
table.
StepFive Check that thepaperisplacedstraight against the left hand
marginand underthe left gripwheel.
StepSix Slide theright marginuntilitrestsagainst theright edgeof
the paper. Makesurethatthe paperisunderthe rightgrip
wheel.
StepSeven Flipthe yellowgripleverback down. The embossinghead
willmovetocheck the papersize.
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Location of partsforloading paper
Theembossinghead movesacross the page left and right and embosses
Brailledots.
Thepapergriplever isonthe right -raiseit toinsertorremovepaper.
The reading table istheflat stripof metalwhichsupportspaper.
Metal groove inthe reading tableisusedtoalign the topof the page
tomakesureitisstraight
Thepaperbail istheround barthatgoesfromleft totherightabove
the reading table.When embossingfromaPCthe
rollersassist withnoisereduction. It isspring loaded
foreasy removal. ForBraillewriting,itisrecommended
toremovethe paperbail.
Twomargin
adjusters
the left marginisfixed, theright marginadjustercan be
adjusted topapersize. Rollerson themarginadjusters
grippaperwhileBrailling.
Themanual paper
advance
isaknob setinarecess tothe left of the papercontrol
area. Useittoadjust the top edgeof paperwhen you
areinserting anewpage.
Attention!! Donot usemanualpaperadvanceat othertimes-you
willlosetheabilitytocorrect orerase.
Paperbail Reading tableMarginadjuster
Paper
advance
wheel Embossing head Papergriplever
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StartUp
StepOne:
Plugin
Usethe information on Portson Page 5.
Plug inthe 12 volt poweradapterand switchonthe power.
If itisnot possibletohaveapowerconnectionduring usage,
makesurethe batteryisre-charged after8hoursof use.
StepTwo:
Switchon
The On/Off switchisonthe leftfront of theBrailler.
Eachtimeyou turnthe machine onthe embossing head
movestocheck the papersize
StepThree:
Listen
Note:
The audioresponsewillgreet youand tellyouif:
§the batteryischarging
§you areusing LearnorAdvancedMode
§if theMimicisnot connected
If the Mimicis connected theaudioresponsewillnot tellyou.
StepFour:
WriteBraille
The MBLSkeyboardhasbeen ergonomicallydesigned for
the comfort of the user.Turnthe MBLSon using the on/off
keyand then usethe sixblack Braillekeys,inexactlythe
samewayasyou wouldtype onaregularBraillewriter.
Whateveryoutype willbe embossed on the paper.
It doesfeeldifferent tootherBraillekeyboardsyou mayhave
used. However, simplypracticealittlewithit, and you willfind
you can Braillefasterand forlongerperiodsthan everbefore.
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ALPHABETAND NUMBERS
1234567890
abcdef ghij
·bcdefghij
klmnopqrst
klmnopqrst
uvwxyz
uvwxyz
WritingStyle Noticehowthe MBLSmakesadot onlywhen you lift your
fingerup. Studentscan taketheirtimeand getfingerplacing
correctbypressingadot and resting theirfingers. Onlywhen
theylift theirfingerswillthe Braillecharacterbeembossed.
One-handed
Brailling
Thereisatrueone-handed Brailling mode available. See
MiscellaneousCommands.
Hint If astudent decidestheyhavepressed thewrong key, they
can press the NewLinekeywhiletheyhaveanydot key
pressed tocancelthat cell.Theycanthenstart over.
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Ways to adjustnoiselevel
Embossing
sound
Thesound oftheMountbattenwritingBraillecanbe
minimisedinanumberofways:
§placethe Mountbatten on asoft surfacelike2computer
mousepads
§use regularphotocopypaperandturnimpactforce
orBraillepressuretoaminimum. The weight of paper
used isthe biggest determinantof noise.The lighterthe
paperthe less noise. TheMBhasbeen engineered to
makehigh qualitydurabledotsusingregularweight
paper(likephotocopypaper).
§placethe Mountbatten infront of asolidobject suchasa
bookorfacing wall
Speechsound At timeswhereaquieterclass environment isneeded:
§adjust the volume
§useheadphones
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MountbattenKeyboard
••
••
••
BrailleCell
Mountbatten Keys
TheSwing Cell
Left
FunctionCommand
RightFunction
BackspaceNewlineSpaceEnter
1
2
3
4
5
6
(Tab key)
(Tab key)
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Function KeySummary
KeyCode
LF Left Function
RF RightFunction
BS Backspace
NL NewLine
S Space
Note: Somefunctionsareachieved bypressing acombination of
keys at the sametime
Erase andCorrect
BS+S
BS+desired
dots
Erase-replacesacharacterwithaspace
Correction-replacesacharacterwithdesiredcharacter
Movingaroundthepage
BS 1spacetoleft
S 1spacetoright
LF Tab forward
RF Back tab
NL+BS Moveup page insamecolumn
NL+S Movedownpage insamecolumn
NL+Enter Eject page
Braillingonsmall sizedpaper
NL+S AlsoenablesBraillewritingwithoutpaper.
Keys must be pressedwhilethe embossing head ismoving.
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Whydo weuse commands?
InLearnMode
weuse
Regular
Commands
Commandsareused inLearnMode totelltheMBto:
§Setmargins,tabs,linespacing and centring
§Adjust dot height and papersettings
§Turnembossing on and off
§GiveBraillepage formatting commandse.g. page
numbers, wordwrap
§Savefilestomemoryand emboss and deletefiles
§Usegraphics mode
InAdvanced
Modeweuse
Regular
Commands
andChorded
Commands
Commandsareused inAdvanced Mode totelltheMBto:
§Continue toperformall LearnMode functions
§Doforwardand back Brailletranslation
§Providestructured introduction ofGrade2Braille
contractions[using APHPatternsSeries]
§Doadvancedediting of filesinmemory
§Controlsyntheticspeechparameters
§Play, composeand edit music
§Set the timeand date, alarmsand stopwatch
§Usethe simpleoradvanced calculator
Togglekeys
Most RegularCommandsare‘toggle’commands. This
meansyou repeat thecommand toundo it.
HINT
If you makeamistakewhileenteringaRegularCommand,
press the ‘Command’keyagaintorefreshandstart again.
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Using CommandsinLearnMode
LearnMode LearnMode providesasafestartingpoint. Itisidealforthe
young Braillelearner. InLearnMode yourMBLSisaBraille
writeronly.The MBLSisinLearnMode when you first
receiveit fromyoursupplier. InLearnMode, the command
keyisdisabled bydefault.
To activate
the
Command
Key
Press the following4keys together
Space, NewLine and the 2functionkeys
Todeactivatepress the samekeys (Space, NewLine and the
2function keys together).
Entering
commands
Allregularcommandsbeginbypressing theCommand key,
and finishbypressingthe Enterkey.
1.Press Command key
2.Type theCommand using the Braillekeys
3.Press Enterkey
Command key
Type command using Braillekeys
EnterKey
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TryEntering
aCommand Step 1. Press theCommand Key
Step 2. Typethe Command.(Chooseacommand fromthe
followingpage).
Step 3. Press theEnterKey
Regular
Command
conventions
Commandscan be indicatedinthismanualwithupperor
lowercaseletters.Theyshouldhoweverbeentered on the
MBLSorPCkeyboardinlowercase
If thereisaspaceindicatedinthe command, you haveto
press the spacekeywhen you areentering thecommand.
Wherenumbersareused inacommand theycan be entered
aseitherthe Numbersignpluscharacteroralternativelyasa
"dropped" or"lower"character. Decimalpointscan be entered
asdot 2,(asinliteraryBraille); orasdots46,asinNorth
American BrailleComputerCode (NABCC)
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Formatting Commands
ce Centertext (default off -toggle)
ra Rightadjust text (default off-toggle)
ww Wordwrap (emboss wholewordsonly)(default off)
Margins
lm Set left hand marginto0
lmh Set left hand margintoembossing head position
lm[n] Set left hand margin[n=numberof columns]
rm Set right hand marginto0
rmh Set right hand margintoembossing headposition
rm[n] Set right hand margin[n=numberof columns]
tm[n] Set Brailletop margin[n=numberof lines]
bm[n] Set Braillebottommargin[n=numberof lines]
TabSettings
tsh Set tab at position ofembossing head
tc Clearalltab settings
LineSpacing
ls1 Linespacing 1
ls1.5
ls2
Linespacing 1.5
Linespacing 2
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BrailleWriting Commands
cor CorrectionMode (Whenoff, correctingand erasingare
disabled)(defaulton)
em Turnembossing off (defaulton)
man Choosebetween manualandautomaticnewline (default
auto). Manualisthe equivalent of amechanicalBraille
Writer.
ms[n] Multistrikefeature[n=1-4] can beused toBrailleheavy
materials
np NewPage orpage eject
pn[n] Beginpage numbering
pbell [n] Set page bottomwarning belltoring[n]linesbeforebottom
of page
rmbell Right MarginBell(rings5positionsbeforeendofline)
(defaulton)
show Emboss commandsastheyareentered (defaultoff)
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