b.note v1.3.0 Instruction Manual (2021-10-10) ________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Description 6 Introduction 6 Features 7 Hardware architecture 7 The b.note keys 8 The On/Off power button 8 The control keys 8 The routing cursor keys 8 The braille keyboard 9 Start Up 9 Use of a menu 10 Use of a dialogue box 10 The main menu of b.note 11 USB 11 Bluetooth-applications 11 nn% 11 The Applications menu of b.note 11 USB 11 Document (0 to 4) 11 Bluetooth (0 to 4) 11 Explorer 12 Settings 12 Transport 12 Turn Off 12 The applications 12 Introduction 12 The file explorer 12 Introduction and moves in the current directory 12 Multiple selection 13 Trash 13 File explorer menu 14 File menu 14 Edition menu 14 Go to menu 14 Back-up menu 14 Applications button 15 Special bluetooth and back-up files menu 15 Trash menu 15 File menu 15 The editor 16 The editor’s menu 16 File 16 Edition 17 Math 17 Search 17 Insertion 17 Bookmarks 18 Vocal 18 Applications button 18 Settings 19 Details of the settings 19 Clock 19 Battery 19 Audio 19 USB 19 Bluetooth 20 User interface 20 Editor 20 Math 21 Language 21 Keyboard 21 Routing cursor keys 21 Standby 21 test (menu only) 21 reset (menu only) 21 Versions 22 b.note with a screenreader 23 USB 23 Bluetooth 23 APPENDIX - Editor - Search 24 APPENDIX - Editor - Math. 24 Description 24 Generality 24 blocks 25 constants 25 operator 25 one argument functions 26 Several arguments functions 27 APPENDIX - USB braille keyboard 28 APPENDIX - Unimanual braille keyboard 29 APPENDIX - Functions of the routing cursor keys 30 APPENDIX - Bluetooth pairing 31 Pairing with a PC 31 Pairing with a tablet or an Android smartphone 31 Pairing with an Apple tablet or smartphone 31 APPENDIX - Bluetooth file transfer 32 Transfer from PC to b.note 32 Transfer from b.note to PC 32 Transfer from an Android tablet (or smartphone) to b.note 33 Transfer from b.note to an Android tablet (or smartphone) 33 APPENDIX - Controller keyboard shortcuts 34 Left keypad functions 34 Right keypad functions 34 APPENDIX - Braille keyboard shortcuts 35 General 35 Menu / Dialogue box 35 Editor 35 File explorer 36 APPENDIX - 8-dot computer braille characters (US) 37 APPENDIX - 10 dots braille functions 40 APPENDIX - Applications updates 42 ________________ Description b.note is a refreshable braille display that can be connected to multiple devices via USB and Bluetooth such as computers, tablets or smartphones. b.note is also a stand-alone braille notetaker and computer that includes a file explorer and an editor to organize, read and modify your documents. Introduction Upper side : * Braille display available in 20 or 40 cells (8 dots for each cell), * Routing cursors with a double-contact function, located above each braille cell, * A keyboard of 10 keys – 8 keys above the routing cursor line and 2 keys below the braille display for thumbs, * 2 keypads of 4 buttons, each keypad located on both sides of the braille display. Bottom side : * A trap screwed to the device gives access to the SD Card. For service only. Left side : * A small hole enables the use of a paper clip if the system needs to be reset due to malfunction, * A USB port ‘C’ type necessary for device charging or connecting to another system, * An audio jack socket (3,5mm) to plug headphones, * Switch on/off key lock. ________________ Features * 20 or 40 braille cells * 20 or 40 routing cursors * 10 keys braille keyboard * 2 keypads of 4 buttons * Processors : STM32L1 / ARM Cortex-A53, quad core, 1.4GHz, * RAM: 512MB LPDDR2 (900MHz), * SD Card 64GB, * Wifi : 2.4GHz 802.11ac dual band, * Bluetooth : 4.2 LS BLE, * Audio out : Jack 3,5mm, * Battery : 3.7V 6000mAh (22.2 W), * Fast charge with external power supply adaptor USB C (protocol PD Universel 2.0), * Charge at 30% in 25 min., 80% in 1h30. * Battery life : more than 14 hours * Dimensions : 235 (20 cel.) / 365 (40 cel.) x 105 x 27 mm, * Weight : 500 gr. (20 cel.) / 600 gr. (40 cel.). Hardware architecture b.note is a dual processor system, It includes a 32-bit microcontroller that manages : * Power supply system * The keyboards * On/Off power button * USB port, As a USB braille display, this processor will ensure the good operation of the device. For the other uses of b.note, a second more powerful processor features : * Bluetooth, * Internal applications (files explorer and note-taker) * Speech synthesis In needed cases, the second processor switches on. The power supply from the second processor will stop working once the device is turned off (press and hold the power button). ________________ The b.note keys The On/Off power button The On/Off power button is a key lock that needs to be pulled to be activated. It allows the device to switch On or Off. A short press leads to “transport” mode. A long press (> to 2 sec.) leads to “stand by” mode. (See “Start up”) The control keys b.note is equipped with 2 sets of 4 buttons (keypad of 4 arrow keys) Functions of the left keypad : * Press the up arrow key to open the b.note menu, * Press the down arrow key to enter or exit the current application menu, * Press the right arrow key to move forward on the braille display, * Press the left arrow key to return on the braille display. Functions of the right keypad : The 4 buttons are used to simulate the arrow keys. For example, in the menus, the right and left arrow keys enable the selection of the next or previous element of the menu. A detailed description of the functions of the control keys can be found in chapter “APPENDIX - Controller keyboard shortcuts”. The routing cursor keys The routing cursor keys have a double-contact function : a light click on any routing cursor key triggers the first contact, a stronger click will trigger the second contact. By default, the routing cursor keys functions are the following : * A light click on the first routing cursor key moves the braille display backward. * A light click on any routing cursor key moves the braille display forward. When finished reading, the user does not have to look for any particular button or key, he/she presses any routing cursor key to move forward to the next display. * A stronger click is needed to use the routing cursor key as its usual purpose, like action on an object or positioning the cursor on a text. The functions assigned to the routing cursor keys can be changed (see APPENDIX “Functions of the routing cursor key”). The braille keyboard The braille keyboard of b.note is composed of 8 keys and 2 thumb keys. Each key is related to one braille pin. This is how each key is positioned : '7 3 2 1 4 5 6 8' The 2 thumb keys are named from left to right : '9' and 'A'. The braille keyboard must be used by pressing and releasing simultaneously one or several keys. The functions or characters generated according to the combination of pressed keys will be detailed later in the document : * For computer braille, see APPENDIX “8-dot computer braille characters”, * For the other functions (different from usual characters you may find on a PC keyboard) see APPENDIX “10 dots braille functions” * In order to use the braille keyboard in unimanual mode, see APPENDIX “Unimanual braille keyboard”. You might have to use some of these modifying functions (Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Windows and Insert) before typing the keys combination that these functions apply to. Start Up The key lock, located on the left side of the device, needs to be pulled in order to start b.note. The braille display will switch on and will display the main menu. Once the device is “on” : * A short press turns the device into “transport” mode. In this case, all keys stop working and all dots on the braille display are down. * A long press (> to 2 sec) turns the device into sleep mode. The second processor power supply is cut off as well as the braille display. The whole system can remain this way for several weeks with no need to recharge. After starting up, b.note will display the main menu: “usb bluetooth-applications nn%” Choose “usb” to communicate with a computer through the usb cable. If another internal app or Bluetooth mode is requested, “bluetooth-applications'' will have to be confirmed which will start the second processor of the system. nn% indicates the percentage of the remaining battery power. In order to return to the main menu ofb.note , press the up arrow key of the left keypad. Once the second processor starts, the main menu is complete : “usb explorer settings transport turn off” Use of a menu A menu appears as a line of labels. These labels can be made of several words, in this case the braille dot 8 replaces the space button as a word delimiter. The first label is the menu title, followed by the character “:” The followed labels are operable buttons separated with spaces. The braille dot 7 and 8 blink below the first character of the button, meaning the button is focused. A focused button is activated when pressing 9A from the braille display. As a shortcut, the buttons of the menus can be activated by typing the shortcut letter when the menu is displayed. The shortcut letter is displayed by the braille dot 8 up and blinking. When opening a menu, the beginning of the braille display shows the focused object. There are 2 methods to navigate throughout a menu : 1. You can either move forward or move backward the braille display on the menu (light click on the routing cursor key, or right and left arrow of the left keypad), then activate one of the buttons of the menu with a stronger click on the routing cursor key located above this button. 2. You can move the marking on the different buttons of the menu (left/right arrow of the right keypad). The focused button is located at the beginning of the braille display, therefore you can activate this button (9A of the braille keyboard). Use of a dialogue box A dialogue box shows a list of objects with different values associated, some of these values can be editable. A dialogue box is like a menu and can be used the same way. There is a “OK” button to confirm and close it and a “Cancel” button to cancel the modifications. This “Cancel” button is displayed only when modifications are possible in the dialogue boxes. Besides the buttons, you may find in a dialogue box : * text object * editable object * liste object “Editable” objects and “list” objects have a name and values associated. They are displayed as “name-value” forms. “Text” objects have only an informative purpose, any action has no effect. They have no value and will display as “name” form. Editable objects will enable the modification of a value. Any keyboard action on an editable box will display a blinking braille dots 7-8 under each character to mark selected text. Any character typed on the braille display will replace this value. An action on the editable box will shut editing mode. The list objects will permit the selection of a value in a defined list, the list will have to be focused and the values, with up/down arrow keys from the right keypad, scrolled. The main menu of b.note Two menu versions exist according to the second processor whether it is On or Off. This chapter describes the first version of the main menu, then the Applications menu in the second version. USB This button permits the use of b.note as a braille display connected via USB. In this mode, any keyboard action on the keys is sent to the connected device, and the braille display will be refreshed when needed. Bluetooth-applications This button will enable you to enter the different applications of b.note, which will start the second processor. 20 seconds later, the main menu becomes the Applications menu. nn% This last element indicates the battery power. The Applications menu of b.note This menu replaces the main menu when the second processor has started. USB same purpose as the previous menu. Document (0 to 4) These buttons go back to an open document, the text’s name of these buttons is the same as the file name. If no document is being edited, there will not be any button in the menu. Bluetooth (0 to 4) The number of the buttons will depend on the number of Bluetooth connections, the text related to these buttons is the name of the Bluetooth system that b.note is connected to. These buttons will allow the connection of the keyboard and the braille display b.note to the Bluetooth system (PC, tablet or smartphone). If no Bluetooth connection is activated, there is no button of this kind in the menu. Explorer This button allows the user to launch the file explorer application (See chapter Applications>File explorer). Settings This button allows the user to launch the settings ’application (See chapter Applications>Settings). Transport Same use as the short press on the On/Off switch of the device (See chapter Start Up). Turn Off Same use as the long press on the On/Off switch of the device (See chapter Start Up). The applications Introduction The applications of b.note are made of a file explorer, an editor and a settings page. The file explorer The files explorer presents a list of files and directories included in the current directory. This current directory is the same as “My documents” from b.note, it can change according to the user’s operation. In order to index the different documents, the files explorer has features that will enable it to create/erase subfolders and make copies or operate “directory to directory” transfer. The files can be exchanged by bluetooth with a PC or smartphone. The files explorer can zip and extract archives in zip format. The explorer has its own menu, see details below. Introduction and moves in the current directory The directories and files from the current directory are indexed by alphabetical order. Each element of this directory relates to a braille line, use the up or down arrow key of the right keypad to navigate throughout this list. Action on a directory opens it, and it becomes the current directory. Action on a file opens it in the editor if the format is known (“.txt”, “.mbe”, “.docx”, “xlsx”, “.odt”, “.pdf”, “.brf”, “.epub”). When the editor opens a file in a format other than “.txt” it converts the file to .txt format and then deletes the converted file. However, the original file can be found in the recycle bin (trash). If you move back the display (left key of the left keypad) it will allow you to see the name of the current directory. A strong clic on the routing cursor key located above this name moves to the parent directory. Braille key 9 (correction) can also be used. Each element of the directory starts with letters “f” or “d” marking its type (file or directory). A “test.txt” file will be displayed as “f test.txt” and a history directory as “d history”. after the filename the size is displayed “(x mo)”, “(x ko)”, “(x octets)”. In this list, characters can be typed,b.note will go on the file or directory that begins with this string, so you might quickly move throughout the list. Once the string is found, it is possible to move to the next one with F3. Multiple selection The file explorer enables the selection of files and directories to cut and copy. When an element is part of a selection, it will be prefixed with characters “s”. By default, the current element is selected. A file test.txt will be displayed as “sf test.txt”. When an element is not in the selection, it will be prefixed with characters “n”. A file test.txt will be displayed as “nf test.txt”. In order to select, press F8 (braille 1259) ; to close a selection, press Esc (braille 1245A). When the selection is activated, you can switch from one element to another and press Space (braille A) to select/deselect the file/directory displayed. To select the whole contents of the current directory, you can press the shortcut CTRL+a. Trash When you delete files or directories, they are sent to the trash. You can see the contents of the trash (via menu Directory>trash) and restore a file mistakenly sent to the trash. You can permanently delete files or directories from the trash. Note : The user has to manage the trash properly, as the trash keeps being filled when deleting documents, the user will have to empty it from time to time. File explorer menu The file explorer menu is displayed when pressing the down arrow key from the left keypad. Pressing the same keys return to the directory of the files explorer. The “applications” button of this menu permits to exit the explorer and return to the Applications menu. File menu * new file(Ctrl + n): create a new file in the current directory, the content will be created with the editor. * new directory (Ctrl + Shift + n): create a new directory in the current directory. * send to : send the file via Bluetooth to another system. (See APPENDIX - Bluetooth Files transfer). * rename (F2): enables to rename the name of a directory or a file. * delete (Del): erase selected files and directories, and send them to the trash. They might be restored from the trash if needed. * zip: create a zipped file named by the first file’s name or directory selected. * extract: unzip the selected zip file. Edition menu * beginning/end of selection (F8/Esc.) : this function permits to enter and exit the selection mode (see subchapter from previous page “Multiple selection”) * copy (Ctrl + c) : copy in the clipboard the selected files and directories. * cut (Ctrl + x) : same as “copy” but the original elements will automatically be erased after pasting. * paste (Ctrl + v) : place the copied/cuted files and directories into the current directory. * select all (Ctrl + a) : select all files/directories in the current directory. Go to menu * bluetooth : displays the contents of “bluetooth” directory where the files received via bluetooth are stored. * trash: displays the contents of the “trash” directory where erased files are stored. * back-up: displays the contents of the “back-up” directory where the back-up files are stored. * my documents : displays the contents of “my documents” directory where the documents are stored. * related directory: displays the contents of a parent directory. Back-up menu * save: creates a zip file in the “back-ups” directory including the entire “my documents” file. This file may be transferred via Bluetooth to another computer or Android device, by pressing “send to “. * restore: restores “my documents” directory from a back-up file located in the “back-ups” directory. Applications button * This button permits return to the Applications menu. Special bluetooth and back-up files menu In these directories, the menu is incomplete and only displays relevant functions. Trash menu In this directory, some functions of the menu are deleted, the file menu is presented as below : File menu * Restore : restores the entire selected files and directories from the trash to its original place (the one before sending it to the trash). * Definitely delete : erases permanently the selected files and directories. * Empty the trash: deletes permanently all files and directories from the trash. ________________ The editor The editor presents the content of a text from a file made of paragraphs. These paragraphs are segmented in lines of regular characters defined by the user. By default, this number of characters is identical to the braille display device (20 or 40 according to the version). The edit cursor is represented by the blinking dots 7 and 8 under the next character. Also a selected text is marked with blinking dots 7 and 8. The “forward / backward” feature of the braille display (right and left arrow keys from the left keypad) moves the cursor at the beginning of the line only if a text is not selected. This “forward/backward” function enables users to read the selected text. A keyboard shortcut Ins+F allows users to enter in incremental search mode. In this mode, you just have to type a sequence of characters and editor will move to the first occurrence. F3 allows you to move on to the following ones. Si de nouveau caractères sont tapés après 1 seconde ils seront interprétés comme une nouvelle séquence à rechercher. If new characters are typed after 1 second they will be interpreted as a new search sequence. This search is indifferent to accents and the case of characters. The Escape keyboard shortcut is used to exit this mode. The documents can be read in computer braille or contracted braille (see APPENDIX - “Controller keyboard shortcuts”) The editor has different functions that allow it to navigate throughout the document. (See APPENDIX “Keyboard shortcuts”) The editor has its own menu. See details below. The editor’s menu The editor’s menu is displayed once pressing the down arrow key from the left keypad. You can also return to the editor with this key. The “applications” button of this menu exit the editor and return to the Applications menu. File * Close (Ctrl + F4) : closes the document, if it has been modified, you will be able to save it or not. * Save (Ctrl + s) : saves the changes made. * Statistics : displays a dialogue box indicating the number of paragraphs / words / characters in this document. Edition * Beginning / end of selection (F8 / Esc.) : Enter and exit the selection mode, the functions of the cursor’s movements will become functions of extension of the selection. This mode is also activated with functions F8 and Esc. * Cut (Ctrl + x) : Copy the selected text from the clipboard and erase it from the document. * Copy (Ctrl + c) : Copy the selected text into the clipboard. * Paste (Ctrl + v) : Paste the selected text from the clipboard into the document where the cursor is positioned. * Select all (Ctrl + A) : Select the whole document. * Cancel (Ctrl + z) : Cancel the last operation made, a press or consecutive presses with less than 5 sec between each, will be considered as only one operation. * Restore (Ctrl + y) : Restore the operation previously canceled. * Cursor : Displays a dialogue box showing the cursor’s coordinates. They can be modified in order to move the cursor. Math The text editor recognises mathematical expressions and can calculate it. See ANNEXE - Editor - Math. * Calculate line (Ctrl + m) : Calculate the mathematical expressions of the line with the cursor.. * Calculate bloc (Ctrl + t) : Calculate the mathematical expressions of several successive lines. Search * Search (Ctrl + f) : displays a dialogue box to search a line of characters in a text from the cursor’s position. (See APPENDIX Editor - Search) * Replace (Ctrl + h) : displays a dialogue box that is similar as the “search” dialogue box. It has an additional area to edit characters that will be replacing the text found. * Next (F3) : select the next occurrence from the searched text. * Replace and next (F4) : replace the searched text and select the next occurrence from the searched text. * Previous (Shift + F3) : select the previous occurrence from the searched text. * Replace and previous (Shift + F4) : replace the searched text and select the previous occurrence from the searched text. * Replace all (F5) : replace all occurrences from the searched text by the alternate text. Insertion * Date : Insert the date where the cursor points and shows “day of the week, day of the month, month, year” so for example “wednesday 25th of March 2020”. * Signature : Insert the content of the file “signature.txt” located in the directory “Document” of b.note. This function will not work if this file has not been previously created. Bookmarks * Insert / Erase (Ctrl + F2 / Ctrl + Shift + F2) : Place a bookmark at the cursor’s position or remove it if there is already one. * Next (F2) : Scroll down with the cursor in the document until the first bookmark is encountered. If no bookmark is found, it moves back up to the beginning of the document. * Previous (Shift + F2) : Scroll up with the cursor in the document until the first bookmark is encountered. If no bookmark is found, it moves back down to the end of the document. * Erase all : Erase all bookmarks from the document. Vocal * Paragraph (Ctrl + r) : Start “text to speech” of the paragraph where the cursor is positioned. * Document (Ctrl + d) : Start “text to speech” of the document from the paragraph where the cursor is positioned. * Volume : Open a dialogue box that has 2 buttons to turn the volume up or down, a vocal feedback will help to adjust the settings. * Speed: As for the volume, it adjusts the speed of the “text to speech” function. Applications button * This button permits return to the Applications menu. ________________ Settings In one page, this application presents the different settings of b.note. You will find : * Date and time * Battery life information * Audio settings * USB settings * Bluetooth settings * The editor settings * The math settings * Language settings * Keyboards settings * Standby settings * Version information In this page, it is possible to type characters, b.note will go where the string of typed characters are, you will be able to navigate quickly throughout the page. Once the string is found, it is possible to move to the next one with F3. Any keyboard action on the displayed line will trigger the dialogue box to modify the parameter, so any changes in the parameter of the device operate really fast. Going through the menu is another way to modify the settings of b.note. Details of the settings Clock * Date and time : These settings enable to date accurately the documents that will be modified by the editor. Battery * Battery : this line shows the remaining battery percentage, the charger capacity, the tension and voltage of the battery. Audio * Audio volume and speed : These settings enable to set the volume and the “text to speech” speed. USB * usb-hid keyboard: shows how the braille combinaisons are sent, either as a USB keyboard, or to the screenreader. It can be modified but the screenreader should take over, so the changes made might not last. (See APPENDIX - USB Braille keyboard) * Esysuite protocol: shows if USB connection is activated for Esysuite, you can modify this parameter to restore and take control of a system Esysuite might not recognize. Bluetooth * Name: The Bluetooth adapter is named by default “Esys-bnote-nnnn” where “nnnn” is the serial number of the device. Though you can customize the last part of this name. In order to make this name change effective, b.note will have to be restarted. * Visibility : You can make the Bluetooth adapter visible and allow it to be detected for pairing. This parameter will remain in the defined state, it would be better to make it invisible to avoid any unpleasant pairings. * List of paired devices : This line lists the paired devices, which leads to a dialogue box in order to erase any pairing. * Automation: Each paired device is presented on a line that will show the b.note’s reaction if there is a connection, do nothing or move automatically to the Bluetooth mode. * audio (menu only) : This parameter determines the way the device looks. if you change this parameter, you must restart b.note and redo all pairings. * If this parameter is yes : b.note is presented as a bluetooth device that can be used as a serial port and a Bluetooth speaker. * if this parameter is no : b.note is presented as a bluetooth device that can be used as a serial port. User interface * Braille type: This line indicates the type of braille used to display menus, dialog boxes, the list of folders/files in explorer and settings.It is possible to set this parameter to braille dots-8, grade1 or grade2. Editor * Braille type: This line indicates the type of braille used to display documents in the editor. It is possible to set this parameter to braille dots-8, grade1 or grade2. * Line length: This line indicates a dialogue box to adjust the maximum number of characters in an editor’s line. The text sections are cut in several lines where the words are indivisible. By default, this parameter equals the number of cells from the braille display (20 or 40) so no broken word can be found on the display. * Display line moving forward : Two types of movements on the display are available, the “normal” mode where each editor’s line is presented and the “significant” mode where the empty lines disappear. * Cursor : This parameter enables to hide the braille line of the cursor in the text (braille dots 7 and 8 blinking) * Visible Dots 7-8 : This parameter enables to hide dots 7 and 8 from the editor’s braille displays. Math * format : 2 display format are available, standard or scientific (exponent 10 display) * précision : Define the numbers of decimal. * fraction : Allow to display by fraction when possible. Language * Message : This parameter enables language choice of all b.note messages. * Braille : This parameter enables the selection of the braille table used. * Speech: This parameter enables the selection of the speech synthesis language. Keyboard * Braille keyboard : This parameter enables to move the braille keyboard into one of the unimanual modes (see APPENDIX - Unimanual braille keyboard). * Braille 78 : This parameter conditions actions when braille keyboard dot 7 or 8 are typed alone. If it is set to "character" the character of the chosen braille table is generated. If it is set to function, pressing b7 performs the Correction function (backspace) and it on b8 makes Enter. * Inverted keypad : This parameter enables switching the left keypad’s functions and the right keypad’s functions. Routing cursor keys * Light, strong, adjacent, double light, double strong press : These settings permit adjustments of the routing cursor keys operation (see APPENDIX - Routing cursor keys functions). Standby * Time out for transport : This parameter defines the period (min.) during no activity will lead to switch the device in transport mode. The 0 value invalidates this mechanism. * Time out for shutdown : This parameter defines the period (min.) during no activity will lead to shutdown the device. The 0 value invalidates this mechanism. test (menu only) * This function set and clear periodically all dots of the braille display. To stop this function press a key of left or right pads. reset (menu only) * This fonction reset bnote parameters, its use is exceptional. Versions * Type : This line indicates the exact model of the device and its serial number. * Applications : This line indicates the applications software version. * Firmware : This line indicates the software version of the first processor. * Sdcard : This line indicates the linux image version of the second processor. ________________ b.note with a screenreader b.note can communicate with another system via a USB connector or Bluetooth. Its use is not different from any other use of a standard refreshable braille display. For more information, please go to the screenreader documentation and driver for b.note. b.note has some distinctive features detailed below. USB b.note can be used as an azerty keyboard and work independently of the screenreader. Therefore b.note will be able to show any braille combinations or transfer these combinaisons to the screenreader that will display the matching characters and functions. It will produce 2 entry modes (See APPENDIX - USB Braille keyboard). Screenreaders Jaws and NVDA work with these features. For NVDA : On the left keypad, press the down and right arrow keys simultaneously, or press the down and left arrow keys simultaneously, to go from one input method to another. * The first mode enables a braille display to perform all keyboard shortcuts with Ctrl+key or Alt+key. * The second mode enables the use of grade 2 with NVDA. Note : a checkbox in NVDA braille settings permits to change this method. For Jaws : The operating mode is in the driver’s file "Program File/Freedom Scientific/Jaws2020/Driver/Braille/esysiris/eurobraille.ini" the name of the parameter is UseHidKeyboard=0 ou 1. Bluetooth Bluetooth can be used to connect b.note to a screenreader and transfer files between b.note and a Windows computer or any Android system (See APPENDIX “Pairing Bluetooth” and “Bluetooth files transfer”). ________________ APPENDIX - Editor - Search The search for a string of characters in the editor can be done by scrolling down the document (F3), or scrolling up the document (Shift + F3). Several parameters can refine the search : * Ignore character case: If Yes, an alphabetical character is identified whatever the character case is (upper/lowercase) * Hide accents : If Yes, a character is identified whatever the accentuation is, therefore é, è ê, ë and e become the same character. * Entire word : If yes, only the complete words are identified in the search string. APPENDIX - Editor - Math. Description b.note editor allows calculating math paragraphs. One Paragraph must include only one math expression; you must not mix text and math expressions. The calculating functions are available in the math menu in the editor. You may write the math expressions in a computer Braille language described below. Your paragraph should start by dot Braille 6 then dot Braille 2 to be recognized as math. If you use several paragraphs each of them will start with Braille 6 then dot Braille 2. Generality Spaces are not significant. The uppercase character will be converted to lowercase before analysis. Numbers may be typed as 10 exponent. Example, 2000 is 2e3 and 0.02 is 2e-2. Any character not a command will be detected as a variable then 2a will be detected as 2 times the “a” variable if the variable was defined in the previous paragraph. You may type a=2 2a You have 4 after calculation. The result of the calculation is stored in the “r” variable. so you may chained the calculations using this variable. If the variable has more than 1 character you must use the block label {}. Exemple toto variable is written {toto} For statistical functions you must use the parenthesis block and the semicolon to separate each value. Example : (12; {titi}=(3 - 1) (2 + 1); 45; 1+2; 55) blocks ( ) parenthesis [] bracket {} variable label constants pi 3.14... e 2.7... operator + addition - subtraction * multiplication / division % modulo ^ exponent = affectation one argument functions ln natural logarithm log logarithm base 10 sqrt square root deg degree conversion rad radian conversion ! factorial sin sine cos cosine tan tangent cot cotangent asin arc sine acos arc cosine atan arc tangent acot arc cotangent sh ou sinh hyperbolic sine ch ou cosh hyperbolic cosine th ou tanh hyperbolic tangent coth hyperbolic cotangent ash ou asinh hyperbolic arc sine ach ou acosh hyperbolic arc cosine ath ou atanh hyperbolic arctangent acoth hyperbolic arc cotangente Note : For exponent on a function you may either use cos^2(45) or cos(45)^2 Several arguments functions nroot nth root nbr number of element max maximum min minimum sum sum ave average qua1 quartile 1 qua2, med quartile 2 or median qua3 quartile 3 var Variance dev Deviation comb Combinaison arr Arrangement ________________ APPENDIX - USB braille keyboard When the device is connected via USB, the characters and functions of the braille keyboard can be sent in different ways : * USB-HID : The characters and functions are produced the same way as the usual USB keyboard. They can be independent of the operating system or the screenreader used. * Driver: The characters and functions are being sent to the screenreader’s driver. They are definitely dependent of the screenreader used. The screenreader or the software communication of b.note can be used to turn an operating mode into another. However, it is possible to acknowledge the operating system you are in or change it manually in the menu. ________________ APPENDIX - Unimanual braille keyboard The braille keyboard has different operating modes that you can select in the menu Applications settings keyboard>braille. Standard : Anytime you take your fingers off the braille keyboard, the braille combination displayed is the last one typed. However, it is possible to change a combination before releasing the keyboard by changing the pressed keys and waiting a moment before taking your fingers off the full combination. Unimanual 1 : You type the braille dots by several successive or combined presses on the keys, then approve this number of presses with the braille key A. If the A braille key is part of the braille combination, it will have to be typed in combination with another dot, then re-press to approve the combination. Unimanual 2 : It is a faster operating mode as the approval of the code is automatic. The braille display is divided in 2 parts, one part 1,2,3,7,9 and the other part 4,5,6,8,A. You only need to type the first part of the braille combination in one or several presses, then you type just once the second part, and the braille combination will be generated. For braille combinations that only have dots in one part, you need to press the A braille key to approve. Unimanual 3 : This operating mode enables to enter the braille combination using half of the left keyboard part (dots 1,2,3,7). After typing this combination, the second half is typed as followed 1-4, 2-5, 3-6, 7-8, 9-A. The “A” and “9” keys typed with one half, are taken into account as they are. The “9” or “A” keys are used to produce Correction or Space but also to approve the braille combinations that do not have the other half. The “4” key alone permits the typing of the braille combinations that do not have the first half. Unimanual 4 : This operating mode is the same as the previous one but using dots 4,5,6,8,A. In order to type the first half of the combination, we will use the following combination 4-1, 5-2, 6-3, 8-7 and A-9. The braille key 1 will permit the typing of the braille combinations without the first half. APPENDIX - Functions of the routing cursor keys Multiple keyboard actions are possible on routing cursor keys: * Light click (first contact) * Stronger click (second contact) * 2 successive light clicks (double click first contact) * 2 successive stronger clicks (double click second contact) * Click on 2 adjacent routing cursor keys A different function can be assigned to each of these actions. By default, the functions will be as follow : Actions Functions by default Light click on the first routing cursor keys Moving back the braille display Light click on any routing cursor keys Moving forward the braille display Strong click Action at the current position 2 successive light clicks Same function as double click with the mouse. In a text it can select a word for example 2 successive strong clicks Same function as double click with the mouse. In a text it can select a word for example Click on 2 adjacent routing cursor keys Contextual Menu (for screen readers) ________________ APPENDIX - Bluetooth pairing The bluetooth pairing of a device with b.note is quite simple : This bluetooth pairing must be done only once. The device saves a list of paired peripherals. Pairing with a PC * Start b.note and select “bluetooth-applications” in the main menu. * Activate Bluetooth of the PC you want to pair. Then launch a search for peripheral. b.note must appear under the name “Esys-bnote-xxxxx”. * Launch the pairing by approving the device on the PCl. A serial port is open (COMn on a PC), this port will be used by the screenreader. * Then you can make your b.note invisible if you want. The parameter bluetooth>audio in settings menu determines the way the device looks. * If this parameter is yes : b.note is presented as a bluetooth device that can be used as a serial port and a Bluetooth speaker, after the pairing is done, the PC audio output moves to the headphones socket of b.note. You will need to go to the audio settings of Windows 10 to restore the audio peripheral if you do not want to use the headphones socket of b.note. * if this parameter is no : b.note is presented as a bluetooth device that can be used as a serial port. Pairing with a tablet or an Android smartphone * Start b.note and select “bluetooth-applications” in the main menu. * Activate Bluetooth on the tablet, to do so, go to Settings>Connection of the device and select Bluetooth. * In the list of available devices, you must see b.note appear under the name “Esys-bnote-xxxxx”. You must press to launch the pairing. * “Esys-bnote-xxxxx” goes to the list of devices associated. * Then you can make your b.note invisible if you want. Pairing with an Apple tablet or smartphone * Start b.note and select “bluetooth-applications” in the main menu. * on your Apple product go to parameters / accessibility / voice over / braille * In the list of available devices, you must see b.note appear under the name “Esys-bnote-xxxxx”. You must press to launch the pairing. * “Esys-bnote-xxxxx” goes to the list of devices associated. * Then you can make your b.note invisible if you want. APPENDIX - Bluetooth file transfer Transfer from PC to b.note * Check if your b.note is visible in Bluetooth (menu settings>bluetooth in the file explorer of b.note). * Open the Windows files explorer on your PC. * Open the contextual menu on the selected file (right click on the mouse) et select “Send to > Bluetooth peripheral”. You can also select a group of files. * Pick Esys-bnote in the list of proposed devices then click Next. Once received, the file is located in a directory named “bluetooth” on b.note. This location is dedicated to receiving files, so it is necessary to move the files received in a directory of your choice in order to open the file with the editor. It is recommended to keep the directory “My documents/bluetooth” empty because if there is a file in this directory with the same name, it will lead to transfer failure. Note: Sending the file is also accessible with Windows by pressing the Bluetooth icon on the notification bar (systray). After picking the Bluetooth peripheral, the files will have to be selected to be sent. Transfer from b.note to PC ● Go to the file explorer of b.note ● Select the file you want to transfer. It is also possible to select several files for a grouped mailing. ● Select the function of the menu File>Send to. ● Pick the computer’s name that needs to receive the file (from the list of peripherals). ● A dialogue box indicates you need to turn the PC into files inbox mode. On the PC, click on the Bluetooth icon from the notification bar and pick “Receive a file”. Then click Ok on b.note device to launch the transfer. Once the transfer is done, a dialogue box “Save as” opens on the PC, it allows you to choose the directory where you want the received file to be saved. Note : If a directory or several files are selected for a grouped mailing, a zipped file (.zip) will be sent to the PC. This file will be named after the first selected file. Transfer from an Android tablet (or smartphone) to b.note Check that b.note is visible in Bluetooth (menu settings>bluetooth in the file explorer of b.note). Bluetooth on the tablet (or smartphone) must be activated, then pair it to the braille device (by clicking on the peripheral listed in “Available devices”). The file will be sent when the file via Bluetooth is shared and your braille device in the list is selected. Transfer from b.note to an Android tablet (or smartphone) * Go to the file explorer of b.note. * Select the file you want to transfer. It is also possible to select several files for a grouped mailing. * Select the function of the menu File>Send to. * Select the computer’s name in the list of peripherals that need to receive the file. * A dialogue box indicates you need to turn the PC into files inbox mode, click Ok to ignore this dialogue box and launch the transfer. * A file transfer notification opens in your tablet / smartphone, then you need to accept the transfer. Once the transfer is done, the file will be placed in “Files received”. Note : If a directory or several files are selected for a grouped mailing, a zipped file (.zip) will be issued. This file will be named after the first selected file. ________________ APPENDIX - Controller keyboard shortcuts Left keypad functions * Press the up arrow key to return to the Applications menu of b.note, * Press the down arrow key to enter or exit a menu from an application of b.note, * Press the right arrow key to move forward on the braille display, * Press the left arrow key to move backward on the braille display. In the editor, * Press both up and right arrow keys to trigger the “move forward” function of the braille display in computer or contracted braille, * Press both down and left arrow keys to move the cursor to the beginning of the document, * Press both down and right arrow keys to move the cursor to the end of the document. Right keypad functions The 4 buttons are used to simulate the arrow keys. In the editor, * The arrow keys enable to move the cursor, * Press both up and left arrow keys, so the cursor moves to the beginning of the line, * Press both up and right arrow keys, so the cursor moves to the end of the line, * Press both down and left arrow keys to turn the volume of the speech synthesis down, * Press both down and right arrow keys to turn the volume of the speech synthesis up. In the file explorer, * The up and low arrow keys enable the navigation throughout the list of documents, * Press up and left arrow keys to select the first element of the list of documents, * Press up and right arrow keys to select the last element of the list of documents. In the menus, * The left and right arrow keys enable the selection of the first or last element of the menu, * Press both up and left arrow keys to select the first element of the menu, * Press both up and right arrow keys to select the last element of the list of the menu. APPENDIX - Braille keyboard shortcuts General Ctrl+A / Ctrl+C / Ctrl +X / Ctrl+V Select all / Copy / Cut / Paste Ctrl+Tab /Ctrl+Shift_Tab Switch from one app to another Win+Character Used to switch to another application (character = '1' to '4' for bluetooth applications, '5' to '9' for the various open editors, and menu shortcut letter for other applications. 'e' for the file explorer, 's' for settings ...) Menu / Dialogue box Home First element End Last element Right Next element Left Previous element Tab Next element (with an output edition mode for the dialogue boxes) Shift+Tab Previous element (with an output edition mode for the dialogue boxes) Editor FUNCTIONS : Ctrl+S Save F2 Go to the next bookmark Shift+F2 Go to the previous bookmark Ctrl+F2 Insert/delete bookmark Ctrl+Shift+F2 Delete all bookmarks Ctrl+F4 Close the document with a save request Ctrl+F Search Ctrl+H Search and replace F3 Next search Shift+F3 Previous search F4 Replace and next search Shift+F4 Replace and previous search F5 Replace all F8 Beginning of selection Esc. End of selection / End of incremental search Ctrl+D Reading document from a current paragraph Ctrl+P Reading current paragraph Ctrl+R Compute mathematics line Ctrl+M Compute mathematics bolc of lines Ctrl+Z Undo Ctrl+Y Redo Ins+F Entering incremental search mode / Esc to exit. CURSOR MOVEMENTS (with Shift or after F8 : modify the selection): Home Beginning of the line End End of line Right Character on the right Left Character on the left Up Previous line Down Next line Page down Move the cursor 20 lines down the document Page up Move the cursor 20 lines up the document Ctrl+Home Beginning of the document Ctrl+End End of document Ctrl+Right Next word Ctrl+Left Previous word Ctrl+Up Previous paragraph Ctrl+Down Next paragraph Ctrl+Page down Move the cursor 50 lines down the document Ctrl+Page up Move the cursor 50 lines up the document File explorer Ctrl+n New file Ctrl+Shift+n New directory F2 Rename the selected file or directory F3 Next search (for incremental search) F5 Refresh the current directory (very useful for the bluetooth directory) F8 Beginning of selection Escape End of selection Space Invert the selection of current element Backspace Display the content of the related directory Delete Erase the selected files/directories Home First element of the list of files End Last element of the list of files ________________ APPENDIX - 8-dot computer braille characters (US) The braille chart used with Esysuite is the same as the computer braille chart defined in 2007 by the Evolution commission of French Braille for the character set CP-1252. Code ANSI - Braille Combinaison - Character Description 0 - 478 - null 1 - 178 - start of heading 2 - 1278 - start of text 3 - 1478 - end of text 4 - 14578 - end of transmission 5 - 1578 - request 6 - 12478 - confirmation 7 - 124578 - bell 8 - 12578 - backspace 9 - - character tabulation 10 - 78 - line feed 11 - 1378 - line tabulation 12 - 12378 - form feed 13 - - carriage return 14 - 134578 - shift out 15 - 13578 - shift in 16 - 123478 - data link escape 17 - 1234578 - device control 1 18 - 123578 - device control 2 19 - 23478 - device control 3 20 - 234578 - device control 4 21 - 13678 - negative acknowledge 22 - 123678 - synchronisation idle 23 - 245678 - end of transmission block 24 - 134678 - cancel 25 - 1345678 - end of medium 26 - 135678 - substitute 27 - 24678 - escape 28 - 125678 - file delimiter 29 - 1245678 - group delimiter 30 - 4578 - data delimiter 31 - 45678 - unit delimiter 32 - - space 33 - 2346- exclamation mark 34 - 5 - quotation mark 35 - 3456 - hash key 36 - 1246 - dollar 37 - 146 - per cent 38 - 12346 - ampersand 39 - 3 - apostrophe 40 - 12356 - left parenthesis 41 - 23456 - right parenthesis 42 - 16 - asterisk 43 - 346 - plus sign 44 - 6 - comma 45 - 36 - hyphen-minus 46 - 46 - point 47 - 34 - slash 48 - 356 - zero 49 - 2 - one 50 - 23 - two 51 - 25 - three 52 - 256 - four 53 - 26 - five 54 - 235 - six 55 - 2356 - seven 56 - 236 - eight 57 - 35 - nine 58 - 156 - colon 59 - 56 - semi-colon 60 - 126 - less-than sign 61 - 123456 - equal 62 - 345 - more-than sign 63 - 1456 - question mark 64 - 47 - at commercial, at sign, at symbol 65 - 17 - a uppercase 66 - 127 - b uppercase 67 - 147 - c uppercase 68 - 1457 - d uppercase 69 - 157 - e uppercase 70 - 1247 - f uppercase 71 - 12457 - g uppercase 72 - 1257 - h uppercase 73 - 247 - i uppercase 74 - 2457 - j uppercase 75 - 137 - k uppercase 76 - 1237 - l uppercase 77 - 1347 - m uppercase 78 - 13457 - n uppercase 79 - 1357 - o uppercase 80 - 12347 - p uppercase 81 - 123457 - q uppercase 82 - 12357 - r uppercase 83 - 2347 - s uppercase 84 - 23457 - t uppercase 85 - 1367 - u uppercase 86 - 12367 - v uppercase 87 - 24567 - w uppercase 88 - 13467 - x uppercase 89 - 134567 - y uppercase 90 - 13567 - z uppercase 91 - 2467 - left bracket 92 - 12567 - backslash 93 - 124567 - right bracket 94 - 457 - circumflex accent 95 - 456 - underline 96 - 4 - grave accent 97 - 1 - a lowercase 98 - 12 - b lowercase 99 - 14 - c lowercase 100 - 145 - d lowercase 101 - 15 - e lowercase 102 - 124 - f lowercase 103 - 1245 - g lowercase 104 - 125 - h lowercase 105 - 24 - i lowercase 106 - 245 - j lowercase 107 - 13 - k lowercase 108 - 123 - l lowercase 109 - 134 - m lowercase 110 - 1345 - n lowercase 111 - 135 - o lowercase 112 - 1234 - p lowercase 113 - 12345 - q lowercase 114 - 1235 - r lowercase 115 - 234 - s lowercase 116 - 2345 - t lowercase 117 - 136 - u lowercase 118 - 1236 - v lowercase 119 - 2456 - w lowercase 120 - 1346 - x lowercase 121 - 13456 - y lowercase 122 - 1356 - z lowercase 123 - 246 - left curly bracket 124 - 1256 - vertical slash 125 - 12456 - right curly bracket 126 - 45 - tilde 127 - 4567 - undo character 128 - 48 - euro 129 - 18 - not used 130 - 128 - single low quote 131 - 148 - f lowercase with a hook 132 - 1458 - double low quote 133 - 158 - ellipsis 134 - 1248 - dagger 135 - 12458 - double dagger 136 - 158 - modifier letter circumflex accent 137 - 1248 - per thousand 138 - 12458 - s hatchek 139 - 1258 - left single quote 140 - 248 - oe uppercase 141 - 2458 - not used 142 - 138 - z uppercase with caron 143 - 1238 - not used 144 - 1348 - not used 145 - 13458 - right quote 146 - 1358 - single quote 147 - 2348 - right double quote 148 - 23458 - double quote 149 - 1368 - bullet point 150 - 12368 - en dash 151 - 24568 - em dash 152 - 13468 - small tilde 153 - 134568 - registered trademark symbol 154 - 13568 - s lowercase with caron 155 - 2468 - single right quote 156 - 12568 - oe lowercase 157 - 124568 - not used 158 - 458 - z lowercase with caron 159 - 4568 - y uppercase diaeresis 160 - - indivisible space 161 - 367 - Inverted exclamation mark 162 - 58 - cent 163 - 467 - pound 164 - 4678 - currency symbol 165 - 468 - yen 166 - 1578 - broken vertical bar 167 - 357 - section sign 168 - 48 - diaeresis 169 - 123468 - copyright 170 - 1258 - feminine ordinal indicator 171 - 1235678 - left quote 172 - 125678 - not sign 173 - 368 - soft hyphen 174 - 12358 - registered trademark 175 - 458 - macron letter 176 - 4568 - degree 177 - 23578 - plus minus sign 178 - 128 - subscript two 179 - 148 - subscript three 180 - 568 - diacritical mark uppercase 181 - 1348 - micro- prefix µ 182 - 1458 - pilcrow 183 - 37 - middle dot 184 - 68 - cedilla 185 - 18 - subscript one 186 - 2458 - masculine ordinal indicator 187 - 2345678 - left quote 188 - 1368 - a quarter 189 - 12368 - a half 190 - 13468 - three quarter 191 - 38 - inverted question mark 192 - 23678 - a grave accent uppercase 193 - 28 - a acute accent uppercase 194 - 167 - a circumflex accent uppercase 195 - 3467 - a tilde uppercase 196 - 567 - a diaeresis uppercase 197 - 34567 - a with ring above uppercase 198 - 3457 - ae uppercase 199 - 123467 - c cedilla uppercase 200 - 3578 - e grave accent uppercase 201 - 238 - e acute accent uppercase 202 - 1267 - e circumflex accent uppercase 203 - 2358 - e diaeresis uppercase 204 - 57 - i grave accent uppercase 205 - 258 - i acute accent uppercase 206 - 1467 - i circumflex accent uppercase 207 - 23568 - i diaeresis uppercase 208 - 3567 - eth uppercase 209 - 2567 - n tilde uppercase 210 - 578 - o grave accent uppercase 211 - 2568 - o acute accent uppercase 212 - 14567 - o circumflex accent uppercase 213 - 267 - o tilde uppercase 214 - 358 - o diaeresis uppercase 215 - - multiplication sign 216 - 2467 - o with stroke uppercase 217 - 35678 - u grave accent uppercase 218 - 268 - u acute accent uppercase 219 - 1567 - u circumflex accent uppercase 220 - 2368 - u diaeresis uppercase 221 - 3568 - y acute accent uppercase 222 - 2357 - letter thorn uppercase 223 - 34568 - sharp s, german eszett 224 - 123568 - a grave accent lowercase 225 - 168 - a acute accent lowercase 226 - 1678 - a circumflex accent lowercase 227 - 34678 - a tilde lowercase 228 - 3458 - a diaeresis lowercase 229 - 345678 - a with ring above lowercase 230 - 34578 - ae lowercase 231 - 1234678 - c cedilla lowercase 232 - 23468 - e grave accent lowercase 233 - 1268 - e acute accent lowercase 234 - 12678 - e circumflex accent lowercase 235 - 12468 - e diaeresis lowercase 236 - 348 - i grave lowercase 237 - 1468 - i acute lowercase 238 - 14678 - i circumflex lowercase 239 - 124568 - i diaeresis lowercase 240 - 23458 - eth lowercase 241 - 13458 - n tilde lowercase 242 - 3468 - o grave lowercase 243 - 14568 - o acute lowercase 244 - 145678 - o circumflex lowercase 245 - 1358 - o tilde lowercase 246 - 2468 - o diaeresis lowercase 247 - - division sign 248 - 24678 - o with stroke lowercase 249 - 234568 - u grave lowercase 250 - 1568 - u acute lowercase 251 - 15678 - u circumflex lowercase 252 - 12568 - u diaeresis lowercase 253 - 24568 - y acute accent lowercase 254 - 12348 - thorn lowercase 255 - 134568 - y diaeresis lowercase ________________ APPENDIX - 10 dots braille functions * These combinations are used to generate all keys of a PC keyboard, other than the characters. They are also called bramigraphs. Graph means that the braille dots used to generate any keyboard action, usually have a graphical logic to have a better understanding. Examples : * The “Home” function, that is used to go to the beginning of the line in the editing zone, or at the beginning of a list, can be done by using combination b123A, (dots 1 2 3 at the same time as Space button). Its symmetrical function, end, that is used to go to the end of a line in the editing zone, or at the end of a list, can be done by using symmetrical braille dots, using space as b456A (dots 4 5 6 at the same time as Space button). * The 4 arrow keys can also be generated with 10 dots braille functions. Even though they can be used with the right keypad, it is more convenient to generate them this way with successive shortcuts. You can notice that the 4 arrow keys always use the A key (space), combined with one of the 4 dots of the letter “w” in braille (b2456). The up arrow key will use the top dot of “w”, so you will type b4A ; the down arrow key will use the left dot of “w”, you will type b2A ; and the right arrow key will be b5A. * The functions from F1 to F12 will be generated when using the first 12 letters of the alphabet in combination with braille key 9, for example b19 for F1 up to b1239 for F12. Detailed list: EDITION : 9 - Correction A - Space 9A - Enter 35A – Insert key (used as a switch => 2 clicks to simulate a press and release) 36A - Erasure NAVIGATION : 123A - Home 456A - End 2A - Left 5A - Right 4A - Up 6A - Down 13A – Previous page 46A – Next page OTHERS: 1245A - Escape 256A - Tab 235A - Shift_Tab 1346A – Screen print 12A – Pause / Break 14A or 569 – Contextual menu Functions 19 - F1 129 - F2 149 - F3 1459 - F4 159 - F5 1249 - F6 12459 - F7 1259 - F8 249 - F9 2459 - F10 139 - F11 1239 - F12 SWITCH: 2456A or 12349 - Start menu Windows 79 - Shift locked (Caps lock from PC keyboard) 89 - Shift unlocked (Caps unlock from PC keyboard) 39 – Locking numerical keypad 69 - Unlocking numerical keypad 7A - Shift 78A - Ctrl 178A - Ctrl locked 478A - Ctrl unlocked 8A - Alt 18A - Alt locked 48A - Alt unlocked Other combinaisons 135A Ins locked 345A Ins unlocked ________________ APPENDIX - Applications updates 1. Transfer the ”.update” file with Bluetooth file transfer function (see APPENDIX - Bluetooth file transfer). 2. In the file explorer of b.note, press the down key from the left keypad to enter a menu and activate “go to” and then “bluetooth” to display the content of this directory. Take action on the .update file you need to install. 3. A dialogue box confirmation is displayed, if approved an update will be carried out and it will restart. 4. After restart, you can erase the .update file that is no longer useful. © 2021 - Eurobraille sa /