FILE NAME: W V & B L A Z I . R E F ORIGINAL DATE: September 19, 1997 REVISE DATE: August 2, 1999 FROM: Artic Technologies Help Center Artic Technologies 1000 John R. Road Suite 108 Troy, MI 48083. (248) 588-7370 Extension 11 Sales (248) 588-2650 Fax (248) 588-1425 Help Center www.artictech.com InterNet WEB Site sales@artictech.com InterNet E-Mail Sales help@artictech.com InterNet E-Mail Help TO: All Artic Users SUBJECT: WinVision 95/97 and WinVision Solo set up notes for use with note takers from Blazie Engineering. Artic Technologies provides support for third party speech synthesizers from within WinVision 95/97 and Winvision Solo. WinVision 95/97, WinVision Solo and WinVision2 also provide support for several different braille displays. This reference file contains information concerning setting up the Blazie line of note takers. These note takers may be used as a speech synthesizer with WinVision 95/97 or Solo. We have also included tips on setting up the Blazie Braille Lite to be used as a stand alone braille display with WinVision 95/97, WinVision Solo and WinVision2. Warning: WinVision 95/97 or WinVision solo do not effectively function in "Speech Box Mode" with a Braille Blazer or the Braille N Speak Classic with a ROM chip prior to July, 1991. This is because these products which have a ROM chip prior to 1991 do not support speech indexing. Blazie engineering indicates that they will have a Braille Blazer software update some time in the future which will support speech indexing. Those with Braille N Speak Classics prior to July, 1991 must contact Blazie Engineering to obtain a software update. End Of Introduction. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Section I, WinVision 95/97 and Solo Installation: When installing WinVision 95/97 or Solo, keep in mind that the installation process can and does automatically detect the speech synthesizer. This is true if the speech synthesizer is correctly connected to the computer and turned on prior to installation. make sure that the specific MS-DOS drivers are loaded and run from the Windows 95 AUTOEXEC.BAT file when Synphonix speech cards, DECTalk 4 PC internal cards or DECTalk Express via DECTalk drivers are being used. When using your computers sound card for speech via a MultiMedia software Speech Synthesis program, make sure that the associated speech synthesis program has been installed and is running before beginning the installation of WinVision. The installation program for WinVision 95/97 and Solo must be run from within their specific version of Windows. When installing WinVision 95/97 or Solo using the command line parameters, they will be the same for both versions. Remember that WinVision Solo is for Windows 3.1 and WinVision 95/97 is for Windows 95. When using WinVision solo or winvision 95/97 with a speech synthesizer other than one from Artic Technologies, you may have a security device known as a dongle that is connected to your computer's printer port. We refer to this as the Artic Security Key. When the Artic Security Key is connected to your printer port you can then attach your printer cable to the unused end of the Key. Unplug the Artic security key when connecting an external tape backup drive, external CD-Rom drive, external Jazz drive, external Zip drive, parallel scanner, digital parallel video camera, parallel digital video device, or when connecting two computers via parallel port. When connected to the other end of the Artic security key, These devices have occasionally caused permanent failure of the Artic security key to function properly. If you are having a problem with WinVision not recognizing the Artic Security Key after it is first connected on an IBM PS2 computer, read through the file called "PS2&KEYS.REF". Also, if you are having problem with WinVision not recognizing the Artic Security Key on non-PS2 computers, try changing your Printer BIOS C-MOS settings to (SPP) Standard Printer Port). Artic Technologies does provide a version of WinVision 97 and Magnum Deluxe 95 that uses a SoftWare security key. For more information, Telephone Artic Technologies at: (248) 588-7370. For those users who have purchased the Soft Key versions of WinVision 97 and or Magnum 95, you will Need to know the following information: The Soft Security Key for WinVision 97 and or Magnum Deluxe 95 can be damaged when running Scan Disk, Norton Utilities Scan Disk, any Virus Checker, and the MS-DOS or Windows Defrag Programs. To protect the Soft Security Key from being damaged we recommend that you move the soft Security key from your computers hard drive back to the original WinVision 97 and/or Magnum 95 distribution diskettes. Then run the specific utility program in question. Finally, move the WinVision and/or Magnum 95 Soft Security Key from the diskette back to your computers hard drive. Note: Some third party Virus checkers, hard drive defragmenters and disk scanning programs may have the ability to ignore examining specific file types. We recommend that you configure these programs to ignore those file types with the extension of ".SYS" and/or hidden attribute. Once this is accomplished, you should no longer need to move the Artic soft Security Key off of your hard drive When running these programs. Also: If your Artic Soft Security Key becomes damaged and/or you need more soft security keys than was provided on the original distribution diskette, telephone Artic Technologies sales at: (248) 588-7370 extension 11. WinVision 95/97 and Solo Installation Notes: Before continuing, make sure that you are using the right WinVision diskette for your version of Windows. For Windows 95 you should be using the WinVision 95/97 diskette. For Windows 3.1, you should be using the WinVision Solo diskette. The "WINSTALL.EXE" program for WinVision Solo and WinVision 95/97 must be run from within their required, specific version of Windows. 1. Accessing the run prompt under Windows 95: To bring up the run prompt under Windows 95, do the following: A. From the "Desk Top", Activate the Windows 95 "Start" menu by holding down the (Control) key and pressing the (Escape) key. B. Press the (R) key for the "RUN" prompt. C. Make sure that the WinVision 95/97 diskette has been inserted in to the appropriate floppy drive. D. Then type the name of the file to be run. Example: A:\WINSTALL.EXE (enter) 2. Accessing the run prompt under Windows 3.1: To bring up the run prompt under Windows 3.1, do the following: A. From "PROGRAM MANAGER" activate the Windows 3.1 "FILe" menu by pressing (Alt F). B. Press your (up arrow) key once. C. Press the (R) key for the "RUN" prompt. D. Make sure that the WinVision Solo diskette has been inserted in to the appropriate floppy drive. E. Then type the name of the file to be run. Example: A:\WINSTALL.EXE (enter) 3. WinVision 95/97 and Solo Command Line Parameters: When installing WinVision 95/97 or Solo, you can specify the serial communication port to be used, Skip Checking for a speech synthesizer and/or specify which synthesizer is to be used. These parameter types are referred to as "Port select", "Skip Synthesizer Check" and "Type of Synthesizer specify". A. Port select: You can specify the specific serial communication port by using "/P:#". Replace the "#" with the numeric value of the serial communication port to be used. When this parameter is used, WINSTALL will only search for a synthesizer on the serial port indicated. Otherwise WINSTALL will scan through ports 1 through 4 looking for a speech synthesizer. Example: A:WINSTALL /P:2 (enter) B. Skip Synthesizer Check: Use the /S option to skip the synthesizer search. When this option is used, WINSTALL will not search for a synthesizer and there will be no speech during the installation. A menu of supported speech synthesizers for you to choose from will be displayed. Example: A:\WINSTALL /S (enter) C. Type of Synthesizer specify: You can specify a synthesizer by using the "/T:XXX" parameter. Replace "XXX" with the name of the Synthesizer. Use this command if you want to force WINSTALL to install a specific speech synthesizer driver. For any of the Blazie Engineering external Note Taker products, the parameter would be "/T:BNS". An example of using command line parameters for a serial port of "2" and any of the Blazie Engineering external Note Takers would be: A:WINSTALL /P:2 /T:BNS (enter) 4. Installation Prompting: While the WinVision Solo or WinVision 95/97, "WINSTALL.EXE" program is being run, you will be prompted for specific selection choices. Use your (UP ARROW) or (DOWN ARROW) keys to choose between "YES" or "NO" and then press enter. A. Do you want to replace or incorporate an existing "WV?.INI" file in to the "WV2.INI" file? B. Do you want to load the Default WinVision2 configuration files? C. Do you want refreshable Braille display support? D. Do you want WinVision Solo or WinVision 95 placed in to the specific Windows "Start Up" group or Folder? E. In the case of WinVision 97 and the Soft Ware Key version of WinVision 97 the prompts differ at this point: #1 Do you want WinVision 97 placed in to the Windows "Start Up", "registry" or neither. #2 Then press (enter) on the "OK" prompt to permit Winvision 97 to be placed in the Artic folder. #3 With the SoftWare Key version of WinVision 97, you will see a prompt asking to see if you want to move the Security Key from the Diskette to your Hard Drive or not. If you choose later to move the security Key over from the diskette to your hard drive, you will find a utility to do this as apart of the Artic group folder with in Windows 95. #4 When you here the "next" prompt, your response will very depending if this is Windows 98 or Windows 95. When installing in to Windows 98, press (escape) to end the installation. For your knowledge, Windows 98 comes with MicroSoft Active Accessibility built in where Windows 95 does not. Since you have shut down the "WINSTALL.EXE" program before the program has completed, you will have to go in to the (control alt delete) menu. Once in the (control alt delete) menu, (arrow) up or down until the program called "Artic" is highlighted. At this point, press (alt e) to end task. The same may need to be done for a program called "Startup". When installing in to Windows 95 press (enter) here. This will take you to the prompt which will ask you to change to the second diskette so that MicroSoft Active Accessibility can be loaded. #5 Once you have switched diskettes, press (enter) to begin loading MicroSoft Active Accessibility.. There have been reported situations when the computer will lock up during the process of moving the WinVision or Magnum Deluxe, Soft Security Key from the diskette to the computer. When this occurs, we recommend for you to shut down your computer and restart in Windows 95 safe mode. At that point, begin the installation. You should now have no problem with moving the Artic Soft Security Key from the distribution diskette to the computers hard drive. If you are having problems with the installation of WinVision, Telephone the Artic Technologies Help Center at: (248) 588-1425. Also, Artic Technologies has a WinVision installation reference file available to assist you. This file is called "WINSTALL.REF". The file is available from the internet. For more information on where to download the "WINSTALL.REF" file, telephone Artic Technologies at: (248) 588-7370. 5. Serial communication Port Contention: When using an external serial speech synthesizer, WinVision solo and WinVision 95/97 place additional lines in the "[386ENH]" section of the Windows "SYSTEM.INI" file. These lines are to minimize serial communication port contention problems when running an MS-DOS Screen Access Program at the same time WinVision Solo or WinVision 95/97 is being used. If your external serial speech synthesizer will be connected to "COM3:" or "COM4:" you might have to manually add these lines yourself. Do not add all four lines. Just add the line applicable to the serial port you are using. Com1AutoAssign=0 Com2AutoAssign=0 Com3AutoAssign=0 Com4AutoAssign=0 In Windows 95 version B there is a problem with the Windows code which handles serial communication port contention. To correct this problem, obtain the "WV95-03.REF" file. It explains step by step what to do. 6. What is Added to the Windows "SYSTEM.INI" file: WinVision Solo and winVision 95 place a "[WINVIS]" section towards the end of the Windows "SYSTEM.INI" file. The "[WINVIS]" section has the following lines listed below. Those lines which pertain to a braille display, will not be listed here. A. [WinVis] The line that starts this WinVision Section. B. ByPassBoard=1 Add this line to ignore checking for a Synphonix speech card serial number. C. ByPassKey=1 Add this line to ignore checking for an Artic Security Key serial number. D. SDriver=SERDLL.DLL This line is where the name of the speech synthesizer driver is to be specified.. The "SERDLL.DLL" driver is for any external serial speech synthesizer device like the Blazie Note takers. E. SpeechPort=COM1 This line specifies which serial communication port will be used when connecting any of our Artic external speech synthesizer products. It is not needed with third party speech synthesizers. Depending on what serial communication port is being used, the numeric value will reflect the serial port number. The following is an example of a "[WINVIS]" section for a Blazie engineering Note Taker using serial communication port "COM2:". [WinVis] SDRIVER=SERDLL.DLL 7. The "WVSPCH.INI" file: For each speech synthesizer supported by WinVision Solo and WinVision 95/97, there is a matching "????SPCH.INI" file. During installation, the specific speech synthesizer "????SPCH.INI" file is copied over the "WVSPCH.INI" file. The "WVSPCH.INI" file is then modified for the particular synthesizer and/or communication port settings. This "WVSPCH.INI" file contains all necessary speech synthesizer parameters which are required by WinVision. These parameters are used when you first run WinVision Solo or WinVision 95/97. After un-checking the Language preset in the WinVision Solo or WinVision 95/97 Voice menu and saving the settings out, the parameters will be come apart of the over all speech settings. At that point, you can go back in to the WinVision Solo or WinVision 95/97 Control Menu, Voice Options and make changes to the settings for your listening needs. Keep in Mind that the "BNSSPCH.INI" file is required for use with the Braille N Speak, Type N Speak and Braille Lite. WinVision must use the "SERDLL.DLL" serial driver in conjunction with the "BNSSPCH.INI" file to communicate to the device. End Of Section. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Section II, How to set up Blazie Engineering Note Takers as a speech Synthesizer: Blazie Engineering produces a line of Braille and talking Note Takers. They are known as Braille 'N Speak/Braille 'n Speak 2000, Braille Lite 18/2000, Braille Lite 40 and Type N Speak. All of these Blazie Engineering note takers can be set up as a speech synthesizer. Below are quick steps on how to place each note taking device in to "SPEECH BOX MODE". Keep in mind that once these devices are in "Speech Box Mode" they cannot be used as a note taker. Braille N Speak Speech Box Mode: 1. Turning on the Braille N Speak Speech Box Mode: Keep in mind that "Speech Box mode must be off for this to work. A. Hold down the space bar and press Dots 3 4 5 to enter "Set Speech Parameters". B. Hold down the key and press either the letter "S" or the letter "P". This will exit "Set Speech Parameters" and turn on "Speech Box Mode". The letter "s" stands for simple speech box and the letter "P" for PC-Master mode. PC-Master is a screen access program sold by Blazie Engineering. 2. Turning off the Braille N Speak Speech Box Mode: Keep in mind that "Speech Box mode must be on for this to work. A. Hold down the space bar and press Dots 3 4 5 to enter "Set Speech Parameters". B. Hold down the key and press either the letter "S" or the letter "P". This will exit "Set Speech Parameters" and turn off "Speech Box Mode". Braille Lite Speech Box Mode: 1. Turning on the Braille Lite enhance Speech Box Mode: Keep in mind that enhance "Speech Box mode must be off for this to work. A. Hold down the space bar and press Dots 3 4 5 to enter "Set Speech Parameters". B. Hold down the and press Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 to hear the menu "Enter L for line or B for Block Hand Shaking. C. Then type the braille letter "L" to select line hand shaking "Enhance Speech Box Mode". D. Hold down the key and press the letter "E". This will exit "Set Speech Parameters" and turn on "Speech Box Mode". What is spoken from the Braille Lite will also be shown on the note taker's braille display. 2. Turning off the Braille Lite enhance Speech Box Mode: Keep in mind that "Speech Box mode must be on for this to work. A. Hold down the space bar and press Dots 3 4 5 to enter "Set Speech Parameters". B. Hold down the key and press either the letter "S" or the letter "P". This will exit "Set Speech Parameters" and turn off "Speech Box Mode". You may also press Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 with either the space bar or without to exit speech box mode. You will then need to press E-Chord to exit out of the speech parameters menu. Type N Speak Speech Box Mode: 1. Turning on the Type N Speak Speech Box Mode: Keep in mind that "Speech Box mode must be off for this to work. A. press f7 to enter Speech Parameters. B. Hold down the key and press either the letter "S" or the letter "P". This will exit "Set Speech Parameters" and turn on "Speech Box Mode". 2. Turning off the Type N Speak Speech Box Mode: Keep in mind that "Speech Box mode must be on for this to work. A. press f7 to enter Speech Parameters. B. Hold down the key and press either the letter "S" or the letter "P". This will exit "Set Speech Parameters" and turn off "Speech Box Mode". End Of Section. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Section III, How to set up the Blazie Braille Lite to be used as a Braille Display with the NAVEM.BNS Program: The Blazie Engineering Braille Lite 18, Braille Lite 2000, and 40 cell models can be setup as a stand alone Braille display. Do to its current design, these devices cannot act separately at the same time as a braille display and a speech synthesizer. You will have to decide to use the Braille Lite as a speech synthesizer with the braille display mirroring what is being spoken or as a dedicated braille display. Blazie Engineering has released a program called "NAVEM.BNS". This program allows a Braille Lite 18, Braille Lite 2000 or Braille Lite 40 cell notetaker to emulate a TeleSensory Navigator 80 cell Braille display. To inquire on how to obtain this program Telephone Blazie Engineering at: (410) 893-9333. It can also be obtain vie the InterNet at the following FTP server address of: "blazie.com/pub/utils/navem.zip". 1. WinVision Installation and Usage With a Braille Display. A. Installation As with all software, there is an initial installation process. During the WinVision installation, you will be asked whether or not you want braille display support. Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select "YES" and press ENTER to bring up the Braille Display Installation menu. While in the Braille Display Installation menu, you will be prompted to select the type of display and the serial or parallel port to be used. When a Braille Lite will be used in Navigator emulation mode, we recommend that you choose "TSI" From the selections presented in the Braille Installation Menu. After selecting the Braille Display type of "TSI", then choose the specific serial communication port that the braille display device will be connected to. What happens if you get a braille display at some time after installing WinVision? If you do not select braille display support during your original WinVision installation, you can simply re-run the WinVision installation at a later time and specify braille display support. B. Braille Options The WinVision main dialogue box is invoked by the CTRL+M key combination. If you selected braille display support during the WinVision installation, you will find a push button labeled "Braille" which appears in the WinVision main dialogue box. This entry can be invoked by either moving to the push button using the ARROW keys and then pressing ENTER or by simply pressing the "B" key. In the Braille option, you will find two selections: #1 Pixels per Space. #2 Cursor Type. Pixels per Space is used to set how many screen pixels make up a space. This gives a rough feel for the formatting on the screen. For example, if you have pixels per space set to 5 and you are currently on a text line that starts at X=20, then on the braille display you will see 4 blank cells followed by the text. If you don't want to see any screen formatting, then set Pixels per Space to zero. The Pixels per Space option is reached using the TAB key. The numeric value is then entered via the keyboard. Cursor Type sets the braille cursor type. The choices are "Block" which is all Dots up (default), and "Line" which is Dots 7 and 8 up. The cursor type selected will be used to represent both the mouse pointer and the caret cursor. The Cursor Type option is reached using the TAB key. The UP and DOWN ARROW keys are then used to scan the available selections. C. Braille Scrolling and Panning When braille display support has been installed and the specific display has been detected, what you hear via speech will also show up on the braille display. For ease of Mouse use, the arrow keys on your display will move the mouse cursor left, up, down or right. Scroll Back Buffer Situations can arise where large amounts of information are being sent to the braille display, making it difficult for the user to keep pace with their reading. For example, reading the full screen, the active area, a speech window or zone, a spread sheet cell and also many of the WinVision status commands. In such instances, you can go back and review the information previously shown on the Braille display. This is accomplished through the Scroll Previous and Scroll Next keys. Scroll Previous will move you backwards through the buffer until you reach the beginning of the information. Scroll Next will move you forward through the buffer until you reach the active line . NOTE: Once you start moving the Mouse Pointer or begin typing from the keyboard, the braille display will automatically jump to the active line. Panning Features When moving up and down in Windows using the Mouse Pointer or Caret Cursor, the amount of information that Windows is showing on a line can greatly exceed the length of the braille display. Having the ability to move the braille display view left or right in half display movements without moving the Mouse Pointer or caret cursor aids the user to tactually see more of the line. This feature is referred to as "Panning". Pan Previous moves the Braille view to the left by half of a display. Pan Next moves the Braille view to the right by half of a display. You will hear a beep from the computer when the Panning view reaches the extreme left or right end of the line. Remember that Pan will not function when in a Windows dialogue option. D. Braille Display Keys For your reference we will present the keys WinVision normally uses on a "TSI" Navigator. We will then follow with the corresponding chord command which is required to do the same on the Braille Lite using the NAVEM.BNS program. Please remember, to type a chord command you must first hold down the Braille Lite space bar while, at the same time, pressing the required braille Dot keys. TSI Navigator Braille Display The TSI Navigator has 10 buttons. They are on the front of the display. Four keys are arranged in a diamond pattern on the left, two keys in the middle, and the remaining four are in a diamond pattern on the right. Only the Navigator with 80 cells has routing keys. These keys are defined to do the following in WinVision: Left Diamond: Up Arrow = Scroll Previous (Scroll Back Buffer). Dots 1 2 chord on the Braille Lite. Down Arrow = Scroll Next (Scroll Back Buffer). Dots 4 5 chord on the Braille Lite. Left Arrow = Unused Dots 2 3 chord on the Braille Lite. Right Arrow = Unused Dots 5 6 chord on the Braille Lite. Middle Buttons: Left button = Pan display left (previous). Dots 2 6 chord on the Braille Lite. Right button = Pan display right (next). Dots 1 5 chord on the Braille Lite. Right Diamond: Arrow Up = Mouse Cursor up. Dot 1 chord on the Braille Lite. Arrow Left = Mouse Cursor left. Not directly Available from the Braille Lite. Arrow Right = Mouse Cursor right. Not directly Available from the Braille Lite. Arrow Down = Mouse Cursor down. Dot 4 chord on the Braille Lite. Specific Braille Lite Navigator Emulation Keys: The following features are specific to the Braille Lite and may not have a direct Navigator correlated function. The reason for this is that the Braille Lite 18 and the Braille Lite 40 cannot directly display an entire 80 character line at once. Braille Lite advance bar: On an 18-cell Braille Lite, there is an advance bar which is behind the braille cells and in front of the braille keys. This Advance Bar moves the 18 cell reading view, left or right with in an 80 character braille window. The two advance bars on the 40-cell Braille Lite will also do the same, moving the 40 cell reading view, left or right with in an 80 character braille window. Once you move past the extreme left or right end of the 80 cell character braille window, the Navigator Emulation will send what is equal to pressing the Right Diamond or Right Diamond keys. Keep in mind that the Navigator emulator supports the cursor Routing keys on a 40-cell Braille Lite. WinVision should support these cursor routing keys when editing in text mode. Word or Character Display Mode: When you first start the emulator, it operates in "character mode". Words will be split from one display view to another, and only part of a word is shown. Typing: w-chord (Dots 2 4 5 6 space bar) toggles "word mode". When you press this chord for the first time, the display shows Word mode on Press any key when finished reading this message. Now, words won't be split unless they exceed the length of the 18 or 40 cell display. Pressing the w-chord again will return to "character mode". The display will show: Word mode off Press any key when finished reading this message. Speak The whole Braille Line: Since the Braille Lite 18 and Braille Lite 40 will not display the whole 80 cell line at once, The emulator provides limited speech support. Type c-chord (Dots 1 4 space bar) to speak the current line. Exiting the Braille Lite Navigator Emulator: Type z-chord (Dots 1 3 5 6 space bar) to exit the emulator. You will then need to type an e-chord (Dots 1 5 space bar) after hearing the "OK" prompt. E. What is Added to the "SYSTEM.INI" file: The following are three examples of what you might find in the "[WinVis]" section of the "SYSTEM.INI" file. This depends upon weather or not you will also be using a speech synthesizer with WinVision Solo or WinVision 95/97. #1 The following Lines Are added to the SYSTEM.INI and support a Blazie Engineering Braille Lite as an emulated Navigator Braille Display only with no speech synthesizer support. Make sure that the "NULLDLL.DLL" and the "BRLTSI.DLL" files are in your Windows directory. [WinVis] SDRIVER=NULLDLL.DLL BRAILLE=ON PORT=COM2 DRIVER=BRLTSI.DLL #2 The following Lines Are added to the SYSTEM.INI and support a Blazie Engineering Braille Lite as an emulated Navigator Braille Display only and using a TransPort as a speech synthesizer. Make sure that the "SERDLL.DLL" and the "BRLTSI.DLL" files are in your Windows directory. Also, that the "TPSPCH.INI" file is copied over the "WVSPCH.INI" file and edited for the specific communication port settings. [WinVis] SDRIVER=SERDLL.DLL SPEECHPORT=COM1 BRAILLE=ON PORT=COM2 DRIVER=BRLTSI.DLL #3 The following Lines Are added to the SYSTEM.INI when a Blazie Engineering Braille Lite as an emulated Navigator braille display is being used with winVision2. Make sure that the "BRLTSI.DLL" files are in your Windows 3.1 directory. [WinVis] BRAILLE=ON PORT=COM2 DRIVER=BRLTSI.DLL 2. Setting Up And Running The Braille Lite As A Navigator: Before transferring and running the "NAVEM.BNS" program on your Braille Lite 18 or Braille Lite 40 cell note taker, you need to make sure that this Blazie Engineering product has a 1997 or newer version of the firm ware. The version of your Braille Lite is obtain from the (Dots 3 4 chord) status menu. You may also press P-chord r to hear the revision date for your unit. If you do not have a 1997 or newer revision firm ware, you can order it by calling Blazie Engineering at: (410) 893-9333. While you are ordering the update for the Braille Lite, ask them to include the current version of the "NAVEM.BNS" program with your update. Running the Emulator: Use the status menu (Dots 3 4 chord) to configure the serial port: serial port on, baud rate 9600, no parity, full duplex, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. Then connect the Braille Lite to a personal computer. If you are unsure of how to do this, consult your Blazie product manual for instructions. From the Braille Lite keyboard, run the external program called "navem.bns". Here are two examples for doing this: Example One: First type O-chord followed by the letter X. Now type the program name of: NAVEM.BNS Finally type an e-chord to begin running the program. Example Two: Access the files menu by typing an O-chord followed by the letter F. Now use the Dot 1 chord or Dot 4 chord to arrow to the program "NAVEM.BNS". Finally, type an X-chord. The display on the Braille Lite will show: nav emulator v0.4 Press any key when finished reading this message. Depending on what version of Windows you will be using, go a head and run the specific version of WinVision for your computer system. If you are having problems with updating your Braille Lite, transferring the "NAVEM.BNS" program over to the Braille Lite, and/or configuring the Braille Lite to work with a PC, Telephone Blazie Engineering for assistance or refer to the appropriate chapter in your Blazie product manual. Who Is The Author Of The "NAVEM.BNS" Program: Glen Nielson is the author of the "NAVEM.BNS" program. He can be reach vie the InterNet, telephone or mail. From the InterNet, E-Mail: "gnielson@rci.ripco.com". You can Telephone him at: (773) 252-8028. Or write to: Glen Nielson 60 East Chestnut Box 165 Chicago IL 60611 Comments From The "NAVEM.BNS" Program Author: Note that some software automatically identifies the type of Navigator used. This won't happen correctly unless the emulator is running before you start the software. You should begin reading a screen. One technical point is worth noting here. The emulator is designed to behave like an 80-cell Navigator. Software that automatically detects the Navigator type should determine this automatically. In some cases, you may need to tell your software that you are using an 80-cell display. How Do I Contact Blazie Engineering: The following are the mailing address, telephone numbers and InterNet WEB site address for Blazie Engineering. Blazie Engineering 105 East Jarrettsville Road Forest Hill, MD 21050 (410) 893-9333 Voice (410) 893-8944 BBS (410) 836-5040 FAX http://www.blazie.com InterNet WEB Site Comments From The Artic Technologies Help Center: Since the "NAVEM.BNS" program for the Braille lite does not fully support the Artic Mouse keys found on a Navigator or Power Braille display, we recommend using the computer key board (alt arrow) Artic Mouse keys to achieve this. The one bug that we have discovered occurs when WinVision is set up to display the cursor as Dots 7 and 8 on a Braille display. For some unknown reason, Dots 7 and 8 were displayed on our demo Braille Lite as Dots 4 and Dots 5. Dots 7 and 8 cursor representation does display correctly on a Navigator and Power Braille display. The author of "NAVEM.BNS" was not sure if it was a problem of the Braille Lite update or instead a problem in the Navigator Emulation. We recommend for the time being to use the WinVision block cursor representation instead of the Dots 7 8 underline cursor representation. We also found in our testing that the Navigator code to indicate the Braille Lite as emulating a Navigator 80 cell display, is currently not making it through to WinVision. It was also the same, verified in MS-DOS with a borrowed copy of the Navigator GateWay software. As apart of our dialogue with the author of "NAVEM.BNS" we here at the Artic Technologies Help Center, presented several recommendations for improvement to the "NAVEM.BNS" program. We hope that our recommendations plus the Dots 7 and 8 under line cursor representation bug will be addressed at some time in the near future. We feel that for ease of use by Blind users, the NAVEM.BNS program should have been design to: 1. Make a Braille Lite 18 look like a Navigator 20 sell display. 2. Make a Braille Lite 40 look like a Navigator or Power Braille 40 sell display. All in all, the "NAVEM.BNS" program is a solution to enable you as an Artic Winvision user to take advantage of the 18 or 40 cell Braille Lite as a braille display with WinVision 95/97, WinVision Solo and WinVision2. Artic Technologies 1000 John R. Road Suite 108 Troy, Michigan 48083 USA (248) 588-7370 Voice (248) 588-2650 Fax (248) 588-1425 Help Center www.artictech.com InterNet WEB Site help@artictech.com InterNet E-Mail End Of Section. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Remember, all Trade Marks and/or Product Names are the legal property of their respective companies. Artic Technologies welcomes you to use the above information, but cautions that you do so at your own risk. Even though these steps have been thoroughly tested, we cannot guarantee that they will work in your specific computer environment. This is an Artic Technologies Help Center reference document. 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