Blazie Engineering 1995 Update Features What follows is a description of the new features we have added to the Braille 'n Speak 640, Type 'n Speak and Braille Lite. Type 'n Speak commands are in parenthesis. Pull-Down Menus Now when you enter a chord command which requires more information, you can navigate through the list of commands with dot 1 chord (up arrow) and dot 4 chord (down arrow.) Commands include o chord, p chord, s chord, d chord, t chord, ing chord (numlock), and the spell checker. c chord (shift up arrow) reads the current line. Dots 1-2-3 chord (home) moves to the top of the list, dots 4-5-6 chord (end) moves to the bottom of the list. Read ASCII Value When you press dots 3-6 chord (shift end) a third time, you will hear the ASCII numeric value of the current character: for example, 13 for carriage return. Once you are in this mode, you can move character by character and hear the numeric value of the characters you are moving across. Flip to Previous File Have you ever been working in a file and wish you could open the file you were last in. Now you can. o-chord (f9) followed by the letter l (for last file) opens the file you were just in. You could also use dots 1-2-5-6 chord or alt-backslash on a Type 'n Speak. New Metric Functions The scientific calculator now includes new functions for metric conversions. The functions are: kilometers: km miles: mi pounds: lb kilograms: kg ounces: oz grams: go liters: li gallons: gal inches: in centimeters: cm As an example, suppose you wanted to find out how many centimeters were in a foot or 12 inches. You would write cm(12( or cm followed by the number 12 in parenthesis. You can also find a complete list of all of the commands supported by the scientific calculator in the help file under the heading "scientific calculator." Which Page Am I On? When using dots 1-4-6 chord (shift f9) you will now hear the prompt "enter p b or a." Entering p or b will give you the print or Braille page location just like before. However, if you enter a you will get the "absolute" page count of the file you are in. The absolute page refers to what page you are in as counted by the unit. In other words, if you have a 50-page file which is full, going to the end of the file and pressing dots 1-4-6 chord followed by the letter a will give you the message "page 50." This is not the print or Braille page number. Delete Block This command allows you to delete a block of text from the cursor to the text which you specify. For example, suppose you wanted to delete a group of text from the cursor until the words "chapter 2." Enter d-chord (delete) followed by b (for block.) Now enter the string "chapter 2." followed by e-chord or enter. Now all of the text from the cursor to the words "chapter 2" will be deleted. Be careful when using this command. It's important to be aware of the existing text in your file. Otherwise, you may delete too little (or too much) text. Braille Lite Change To print all of the text out the parallel port, you should now use t-chord t-chord instead of t-chord a-chord. t-chord t will now print all text out the serial port and is identical to t-chord a. Keyboard Tracking for Braille Lite Braille Lite has a new keyboard tracking option. You can find this option by writing k chord from the status menu. If this feature is on, what you type is immediately on the Braille display for you to read. If this feature is turned off, what you type will still be appended to the end of the file, but the display will not move. Serial Tracking for Braille Lite Serial tracking allows you to immediately see information which is coming in the serial port; information from a modem, for example. Find this option by entering t-chord from the status menu. If this feature is on, the display will immediately show you information which comes in the serial port. If this feature is turned off, information from the serial port will still be appended to the file, but the display will not show it to you until you actually move to the end of your file. Reverse Advance for Braille Lite In the status menu there is a feature called "reverse advance." If this feature is turned on, then the function of the advance bar is reversed in that pressing the left side of the advance bar moves the display forward, and pressing the right side of the bar moves you backward. Turning this feature off will make the advance bar work normally. Unprotect the Open File p-chord (altogether p) u now unprotects the file which is currently opened. This eliminates the need for entering the file menu and unprotecting it. We'd like to thank you for purchasing this update. If you have any questions or suggestions for us, we'd love to hear from you. 410 893-9333 Sincerely, David Goldfield