Freedom Scientific
December 2008
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This unit has been shipped with cables that allow compliance with FCC Regulations. If replacement cables are needed in the future, contact Freedom Scientific to obtain the appropriately shielded cable.
The Focus 40 and 80 Refreshable Braille Displays provide a tactile interface to your computer. Used together with screen access software such as JAWS� for Windows, the Focus braille display can enhance your computing experience.
The Focus braille displays include the following features:
This device has no user-serviceable components. Any unauthorized attempt to service or replace internal components by opening the case will void the product warranty.
The Focus package includes the following items. If you find that you are missing any of the components listed below, please call Customer Service at (800) 444-4443.
On the left side of the display, there is a standard B USB port. The Focus display does not require an external power source.
The Focus displays have their braille cells near the middle of the unit so they are as close as possible to the keyboard. There is a cursor routing button above each braille cell and a Navrow button immediately above each cursor routing button.
Between the braille cells and the front of each unit, under a removable plastic cover, there are eight keys similar to those on a Perkins style braille keyboard. These keys are used to enter commands. Along the front edge of the keyboard are three buttons, LEFT SHIFT, SPACEBAR, and RIGHT SHIFT. These three buttons are used together with the braille keys when entering commands. At both ends of the display's surface are Whiz Wheels used for easy navigation.
On the front edge of the Focus display are the following controls, located from left to right:
The Focus braille displays provide two Whiz Wheels, two panning buttons, two rocker bars, two selector buttons two panning rockers (Focus 80 only), and cursor routing buttons and Navrow buttons above each braille cell. See the chart following the Navrow section for a full listing of all multiple-control functions.
The Focus Whiz Wheels allow you to move quickly through files, dialog boxes, lists, and menus. In a file, you can move by line, sentence, paragraph, or pan backward and forward. In a dialog box, you can move between the available controls, and even interact with them. In a menu, you can move up and down through the menu items.
The Focus panning buttons pan left or right one display width (40 or 80 cells) each time they are pressed. The two panning buttons are oval-shaped, making it easy to activate them with the thumbs when your hands are positioned on the braille cells for reading. Press the panning button on the left front edge of the Focus to pan left; press the panning button on the right front edge of the Focus to pan right. The functions of the panning buttons can be reversed so that pressing the left panning button will pan right and pressing the right panning button will pan left. Please refer to help for the JAWS Keyboard Manager for details on modifying these and other control assignments.
The rocker bars provide movement up or down by line. Press the top of the rocker bar to move up one line; press the bottom of the rocker bar to move down one line. The rocker bars, in combination with the panning buttons, move to the beginning or end of the line on which the cursor is positioned. Press a panning button and the top of a rocker bar to move to the start of the line. Press a panning button and the bottom of a rocker bar to move to the end of the line.
Used by themselves, the selector buttons control Auto Advance. When pressed in combination with other controls, the selector buttons perform multiple functions.
The two panning rockers on the Focus 80 function as extra panning buttons. However, they move in the same way as the rocker bars. Press up on either of the panning rockers to pan left and press down to pan right.
There are cursor routing buttons above each braille cell. Press a Cursor Routing button to move the cursor to that point, or to select a link in a web page or email message. In line mode, press a cursor routing button to open a menu or select menu items.
Press and hold the RIGHT SELECTOR BUTTON while simultaneously pressing a CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON to simulate a right mouse click at that location.
Located immediately behind the cursor routing buttons are the Navrow buttons. The number of Navrow buttons is the same as the number of braille cells on the Focus display. The Navrow buttons have two functions-ten serve as hot keys, providing quick access to functions or settings; and the rest serve as extra panning buttons.
Just behind the Navrow buttons are five raised marks to aid in quick orientation to both the Navrow and cursor routing buttons: one each above and to the left of the fifth Navrow button, before the first hot key, in the middle of the row, above and to the right of the tenth hot key, and to the right of the fifth panning button from the right end of the row. The ten Navrow buttons immediately below the center mark are the hot keys and are numbered, to the left of the center mark, 1 through 5; the five buttons to the right of this mark are numbered, left to right, 6 through 10. The remaining buttons serve the same function as the panning buttons; those to the left pan backward and those to the right pan forward.
Note: There is one important exception to the above. If you are using JAWS 6.0 or later, the two Navrow buttons immediately to the left of the first hot key and the two to the right of the tenth hot key are assigned the following special functions.
Navrow Button | Function |
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Second button to the left of first hot key | Toggle Auto Advance Mode |
First button to the left of first hot key | Repeat Last Flash Message |
First button to the right of tenth hot key | Decrease Auto Advance Speed |
Second button to the right of tenth hot key | Increase Auto Advance Speed |
The Navrow hot keys and their functions are shown in the following table.
Hot Key | Function |
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1 | Route Braille Cursor to PC Cursor |
2 | Active Cursor Follows Braille Cursor |
3 | Braille Cursor Follows Active Cursor |
4 | Top of Window |
5 | SHIFT+TAB |
6 | TAB |
7 | Bottom of Window |
8 | Toggle Contracted Braille (Grade 2) Translation |
9 | Expand Current Word |
10 | Route Braille Cursor to Active Cursor |
Function | Command |
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Toggle Auto Advance Mode | LEFT SELECT+RIGHT SELECT |
Decrease Auto Advance Speed | LEFT SELECT |
Increase Auto Advance Speed | RIGHT SELECT |
Left Mouse Click | PANNING BUTTON+CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON or PANNING ROCKER UP+CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON or PANNING ROCKER DOWN+CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON |
Control+Left Mouse Click | ROUTING BUTTON CHORD |
Page Down | LEFT or RIGHT SELECT+ROCKER DOWN |
Page Up | LEFT or RIGHT SELECT+ROCKER UP |
Top of File | LEFT PANNING BUTTON+SELECT BUTTON or SELECT BUTTON+PANNING ROCKER UP |
Bottom of File | RIGHT PANNING BUTTON+SELECT BUTTON or SELECT BUTTON+PANNING ROCKER DOWN |
End | PANNING BUTTON+ROCKER BAR DOWN |
Home | PANNING BUTTON+ROCKER BAR UP |
Next Line | ROCKER BAR DOWN |
Prior Line | ROCKER BAR UP |
Pan Left | LEFT PANNING BUTTON or LEFT PANNING ROCKER UP |
Pan Right | RIGHT PANNING BUTTON or RIGHT PANNING ROCKER UP |
Select Text | RIGHT SELECT BUTTON+CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON |
Select Block | SELECT BUTTON+CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON at beginning of block; repeat at end of block |
Toggle Whiz Wheels On/Off | LEFT or RIGHT WHIZ WHEEL CHORD |
The folding keyboard stand positions and angles your keyboard or laptop computer for ease of use with the Focus braille display. The keyboard stand also functions as a carrying handle.
With the back edge of the Focus Braille Display facing you, align the flat, straight guide of the keyboard stand with the guide rails on the Focus display. Slide the keyboard stand in the guide rails until it is centered. Tighten the thumbscrews so that the display is firmly attached to the keyboard stand.
Tip: If the keyboard stand does not slide easily in the guide rails, you may need to turn the two thumbscrews left a couple of times so that the screw is flush with the surface of the guide.
You can adjust the keyboard stand to fit the width of your keyboard or laptop by pressing the center tab on the bottom side of the keyboard stand while pulling on the handle.
To use the keyboard stand as a carrying handle, remove your keyboard or laptop and flip the stand over the Focus. Then push the handle until it firmly locks around the Focus and you hear a positive "click."
The water-resistant carrying case fits over both the braille display and keyboard stand. Whenever you transport the Focus, you should use the carrying case to protect it from environmental debris and damage.
The carrying case has a plastic card holder on its outside surface for a personal identification card. There is a pocket inside the case for storing the USB cable and other items.
The keyboard cover snaps into place and fits securely over the braille keyboard, providing a sleek appearance and smooth, finished surface.
The cover has three tabs on the underside of its rear edge. These tabs are located at the left end, middle, and right end of the cover.
The tabs fit into three slots located directly behind the braille keys, immediately in front of and directly below the display. These slots are located behind the DOT 7 and 8 keys and the SPACEBAR.
To snap the cover over the keyboard:
The Focus braille displays are connected to your computer using the USB port. The display is powered from the computer through the USB cable.
Note: Not all USB ports provide enough power to run the Focus braille displays. If your USB connection does not provide sufficient power, you can purchase a powered USB hub.
The Focus 40 and 80 displays are supported only in JAWS 5.0 and later. These displays do not function with versions of JAWS earlier than 5.0.
JAWS support for the Focus braille displays can be added while JAWS 6.0 or later is being installed, or after any supported version of JAWS is installed.
To configure the Focus 40 or 80 braille displays to operate with JAWS 6.0 or later, you only need to install the particular version of JAWS on your system and no custom set-up procedure is required. (Remember, JAWS must be installed on your system before it can be used with the Focus displays.) JAWS will automatically launch a Windows-based installation wizard to load the necessary application drivers on your computer.
Note: Windows XP will display a Found New Hardware Wizard, prompting you to define your JAWS installation. Follow the prompts as directed then select Finish to complete the installation. For Windows operating systems 98, 2000, and ME, no dialog box is displayed and JAWS is automatically installed on your system.
Once you have finished installing JAWS on your system, you must shut down and restart JAWS in order to use the Focus.
The Focus 40 or 80 displays cannot be installed during the installation of JAWS Versions 5.0 or 5.10. Install JAWS, and then follow the steps in the next section.
To add support for the Focus 40/80 to JAWS 5.0 or 5.1, follow the steps below.
Note: The steps outlined in this document assume that you have installed both JAWS and Windows in their default locations.
Disconnect the Focus display from your computer when performing the following steps. Having the display connected during this process results in improper installation and failure of the display to operate properly.
Note: If you have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2, a dialog asking if you want to connect to the Internet to retrieve files may appear. If you receive this prompt, choose No.
Note: If the check boxes for floppy, CD, or Windows Update are selected, clear them.
The Focus 40 and 80 braille displays provide you with a means of creating a document on your desktop computer using contracted braille, and then printing the document as plain text.
Since the release of JAWS version 6.2, the Typing Mode feature has made it possible to type directly into a document on a computer by using the Perkins-style keyboard incorporated in the display. However, if you are writing in an application such as Microsoft Word, you could type in contracted braille and read it on the braille display, but you could not print what you typed unless you entered it in uncontracted braille since the program did not translate contracted braille back to text.
To write in contracted Braille, and to generate a readable print-out, you can use a free utility called WinPrint to do the job. The WinPrint utility allows you to print formatted files to a Windows printer through your computer. You will not have to use a DOS-based printer. You load the file on your COMPUTER with a .brl extension. It will then open in WinPrint, and print using the printer configured for your computer.
To write and print in contracted braille from the Focus, do the following:
Available in JAWS 9.0.2169 or later, Braille Study Mode is a training tool for teaching and learning braille. When Braille Study Mode is on, JAWS will announce the current braille character in a display cell when you press the Cursor Routing button immediately above that cell. When you press the Navrow button (located behind the Cursor Routing button), JAWS will announce and spell the braille word.
To enable Braille Study Mode, do the following:
In addition, when Braille Study Mode is disabled, you can always press the braille display's left or right WhizWheel together with either a Cursor Routing or Navrow button to briefly use Braille Study Mode functionality. This is useful when you need a quick reminder, but you do not want to go through the process of turning on Braille Study Mode as previously described.
To use Braille Study Mode on the fly, do one of the following:
Note: JAWS returns to normal operation after announcing the braille character or word.
The Focus braille displays provide several features that you can customize to suit your needs. You can adjust the location of the status cells, define the start and end positions of the reading line, vary the firmness of the braille dots, and enable a Rapid Reading mode.
These settings are all adjusted by means of the JAWS Configuration Manager, Set Options, Braille Options, Advanced Braille Display Options. Open Default.jcf to adjust these settings for all applications, or open an application-specific .jcf file to adjust settings for that application. For more information, refer to help for JAWS Configuration Manager.
You can specify if the informational Status Cells are to be located on the left or right end of the display, or choose to not display them at all. The status cells are located at the left end of the display by default.
Specify the firmness of the braille dots on the Focus display. There are five levels of firmness. Adjust the display to the level of firmness most suited to the sensitivity of your fingers.
Set the Focus display to use only 20 braille cells. Limiting the Braille display to 20 cells may increase your reading speed. When the Rapid Reading check box is checked in the Focus Braille Options dialog, the Placement of Status Cells radio buttons and Reading Line edit spin boxes are disabled.
This section describes the keyboard command assignments for JAWS and the Focus braille displays. Once you understand this methodology, there is no need to memorize a long list of commands. The commands are separated into Convenience commands, JAWS commands, Windows commands, and Braille commands. There is only one assignment pattern for each. Focus commands are consistently based on JAWS and Windows commands. If you are familiar with JAWS and Windows keyboard commands, Focus commands are very easy to learn. If you become familiar with Focus commands, JAWS and Windows keyboard commands are also easy to learn.
Note: Some of these commands duplicate functions of the panning buttons, rocker bars, selector buttons, and panning rockers that are detailed earlier in this manual.
The computer braille number and function key relationship does not apply to the List System Tray Icons command, INSERT+F11 on the keyboard. RIGHT SHIFT+K (RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3) has been assigned to this command. The command to open the Window List dialog, INSERT+F10, is RIGHT SHIFT+0 (RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-5-6). Commands that have been assigned using the Convenience Commands convention are not duplicated using the JAWS/Windows assignment convention.
There are other exceptions based on the availability of keys, however we have attempted to maintain consistency with the JAWS or Windows commands wherever possible.
These commands are the most common functions and are performed directly from the braille display. All convenience commands use only braille keys. These commands do not use the SHIFT keys or SPACEBAR.
Note: For ease of use, we have provided both the braille signs for each command and the dot pattern equivalents. If there is no braille sign corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both columns.
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Positions |
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Start Menu | ST Sign | DOTS 3-4 |
Menu Bar | 9 | DOTS 3-5 |
Minimize All Apps | D | DOTS 1-4-5 |
Keyboard Help | TH Sign (Computer Braille Question Mark) | DOTS 1-4-5-6 |
ENTER | DOT 8 | DOT 8 |
BACKSPACE | DOT 7 | DOT 7 |
ESC | Z | DOTS 1-3-5-6 |
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Positions |
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TAB | DOTS 4-5M | DOTS 4-5 |
B | DOTS 1-2 | |
PAGE UP | K | DOTS 1-3 |
PAGE DOWN | DOTS 4-6 | DOTS 4-6 |
HOME | Comma | DOT 2 |
END | DOT 5 | DOT 5 |
Top Of File | L | DOTS 1-2-3 |
Bottom of File | DOTS 4-5-6 | DOTS 4-5-6 |
Next Document Window (CTRL+TAB) | W | DOTS 2-4-5-6 |
Next Line | DOT 4 | DOT 4 |
Prior Line | A | DOT 1 |
Move Left on Current Line | DOT 3 | DOT 3 |
Move Right on Current Line | Capital Sign | DOT 6 |
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Positions |
---|---|---|
PC Cursor | P | DOTS 1-2-3-4 |
JAWS Cursor | J | DOTS 2-4-5 |
Route Braille to Active Cursor | R | DOTS 1-2-3-5 |
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Positions |
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Toggle ActiveCursor Follows Braille Cursor | T | DOTS 2-3-4-5 |
Braille Toggle Mode (Line, Structured, Speech History, Attributes) | M | DOTS 1-3-4 |
These commands primarily change settings for your Focus display. They are key combinations with the SPACEBAR, referred to as chord commands. Use the SPACEBAR like other modifiers (SHIFT, CTRL, ALT, etc.). Press SPACEBAR first, hold it down, and then press the other key or keys that are part of the command. These commands all change the settings used to format, translate, or present information on your display.
Note: For your convenience, we have provided both the braille signs for each command and the dot pattern equivalents. If there is no braille sign corresponding to the dot patterns, the dot patterns are listed in both columns. Use computer braille for numbers noted in the Braille Sign column.
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Positions |
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Top of Window | L CHORD | DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD |
Bottom of Window | DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD | DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD |
Adjust Braille Verbosity | B CHORD | DOTS 1-2 CHORD |
Grade 2 Expand Current Word | T CHORD | DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD |
Grade 2 Translation | G CHORD | DOTS 1-2-4-5 CHORD |
Toggle Characters and Attributes | CH Sign CHORD | DOTS 1-6 CHORD |
Toggle Marking | M CHORD | DOTS 1-3-4 CHORD |
Toggle 8 Pixels per Space | P CHORD | DOTS 1-2-3-4 CHORD |
Toggle 8/6 Dot Braille | 8 CHORD | DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD |
Color Marking Assign | C CHORD | DOTS 1-4 CHORD |
Change Cursor Shape | SH Sign CHORD | DOTS 1-4-6 CHORD |
Restrict Braille Cursor | R CHORD | DOTS 1-2-3-5 CHORD |
Windows commands follow a similar convention. Many Windows commands use CTRL, ALT, or SHIFT as part of the command. On the Focus, the LEFT SHIFT key is used in these commands. The Windows keyboard command to copy selected text to the clipboard is CTRL+C, so the Focus command is LEFT SHIFT+C (LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-4).
The same letter assignments that are used with Windows commands are used for the equivalent Focus commands to make it as easy as possible to learn to use the Focus displays or to learn Windows.
All Windows commands use the LEFT SHIFT key as part of the command.
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Patterns |
ALT+TAB | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-5 | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-5 |
Paste from Clipboard | LEFT SHIFT+V | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-6 |
Copy to Clipboard | LEFT SHIFT+C | |
Cut to Clipboard | LEFT SHIFT+X | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-4-6 |
Undo | LEFT SHIFT+Z | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-5-6 |
Delete | LEFT SHIFT+D | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-4-5 |
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Patterns |
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Select Next Character | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 6 | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 6 |
Select Prior Character | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 3 | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 3 |
Select Next Line | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 4 | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 4 |
Select Prior Line | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 1 | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 1 |
Select to End of Line | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 5 | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 5 |
Select from Start of Line | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 2 | LEFT SHIFT+DOT 2 |
Select from Top | LEFT SHIFT+L | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3 |
Select to Bottom | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-5-6 | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-5-6 |
Select Next Screen | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-6 | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 4-6 |
Select Prior Screen | LEFT SHIFT+K | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3 |
Select All | LEFT SHIFT+FOR Sign | LEFT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
Select a Frame | RIGHT SHIFT+9 | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-5 |
Select a Heading | RIGHT SHIFT+6 | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5 |
Select a Link | RIGHT SHIFT+7RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-5-6 |
To select with the cursor routing buttons, press and hold down the LEFT SHIFT, then press the cursor routing button above the text where you want to begin the selection. Release both keys. Move to where you want to end the selection, and press the LEFT SHIFT plus the cursor routing button at that location. Use any navigation commands to move from the beginning point to the end point of the text you are selecting, even the Whiz Wheels, but if the window containing the text scrolls, this affects the information that is selected.
These commands are easy to learn if you are familiar with JAWS. If you are just beginning to learn your Focus display and JAWS, these commands should help you learn JAWS keyboard commands, as well.
The RIGHT SHIFT key on your Focus display corresponds to the INSERT key on the computer keyboard. The JAWS keyboard command to make the JAWS window active is INSERT+J, so the corresponding Focus command is RIGHT SHIFT+J (RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4-5).
Many JAWS keyboard commands use INSERT together with the function keys, F1 through F12. For keyboard commands that use INSERT+F1 through F9, press and hold down the RIGHT SHIFT on the Focus and press the computer braille number of the function key. For example, the JAWS keyboard command for screen sensitive help is INSERT+F1, so the Focus command is RIGHT SHIFT+1 (RIGHT SHIFT+DOT 2).
All JAWS commands use the RIGHT SHIFT key as part of the command.
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Patterns |
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Screen Sensitive Help | RIGHT SHIFT+1 | RIGHT SHIFT+DOT 2 |
JAWS Window | RIGHT SHIFT+J | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4-5 |
Adjust JAWS Verbosity | RIGHT SHIFT+V | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-3-6 |
Open Task List | RIGHT SHIFT+0 | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-5-6 |
List System Tray Icons | RIGHT SHIFT+K | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3 |
Refresh Screen | RIGHT SHIFT+Z | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-3-5-6 |
Say Font | RIGHT SHIFT+F | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4 |
Windows Keys Help | RIGHT SHIFT+W | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4-5-6 |
Read Current Window | RIGHT SHIFT+B | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2 |
Default Button in Dialog | RIGHT SHIFT+E | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-5 |
Shut Down JAWS | RIGHT SHIFT+4 | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-5-6 |
Select a Synthesizer | RIGHT SHIFT+S | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3-4 |
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Patterns |
---|---|---|
Route JAWS to PC | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-6 (MINUS Sign) | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-6 |
Route PC to JAWS | RIGHT SHIFT+ING Sign (PLUS Sign) | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 3-4-6 |
Description | Braille Sign | Braille Dot Patterns |
---|---|---|
Run JAWS Manager | RIGHT SHIFT+2 | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-3 |
Set Frame Top Left | RIGHT SHIFT+OW Sign | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-4-6 |
Set Frame Bottom Right | RIGHT SHIFT+ER Sign | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4-5-6 |
Graphics Labeler | RIGHT SHIFT+G | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4-5 |
JAWS Find | RIGHT SHIFT+F CHORD | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 1-2-4 CHORD |
RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-5 | RIGHT SHIFT+DOTS 2-5 |
Temperature 0 to 60 C (0 to 140 F)
Temperature 5 to 40 C (41 to 104 F)
The Focus Braille displays have built-in diagnostic tests for the cursor routing buttons, braille display, Whiz Wheels, Braille keys, panning buttons, panning rockers, and selector Buttons.
Before entering Diagnostics Mode, disconnect the Focus from your computer.
Simultaneously, press the cursor routing and Navrow buttons farthest to the left while connecting the display to your computer. The text, "press cr key/wheel/panel keys," is displayed to indicate that Diagnostics Mode has been entered.
Disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable to exit Diagnostics Mode.
The routing and Navrow button test ensures that each of the cursor routing and Navrow buttons on the braille display work properly. Press any cursor routing button to activate DOTS 5-6-7-8 in the cell below the button. Press any Navrow button to activate DOTS 1-2-3-4 of the corresponding braille cell.
It is necessary to disconnect the Focus 40/80 from your computer before beginning this test. The display test is used to ensure that each pin on the braille display can be activated. The display test also allows you to clean the braille display. Connect the USB cable while pressing the rightmost cursor routing and Navrow buttons simultaneously. This action causes all cells to be activated for cleaning. Use a soft cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol. Do not use any other substance to clean the cells.
While in this mode, pressing the rightmost cursor routing button will cause all of the cells to be deactivated. Pressing the rightmost Navrow button will reactivate all cells.
Pressing the Navrow button next to the rightmost Navrow button causes the cells to toggle up and down. To stop this action, press either the rightmost cursor routing or Navrow button.
Pressing the Cursor Routing button next to the rightmost cursor routing button results in a different pattern of cell activation. As above, press either the rightmost cursor routing or Navrow button to stop this action.
The key and controls test ensures that each of the keys, controls, and Whiz Wheels operate properly. You can begin the key test after entering Diagnostics Mode by pressing any of the keys or controls listed in the table below. The braille display reflects each key that is pressed. Refer to the table for the exact dot position for each of the keys. Press each of the keys and controls and verify that the appropriate response is displayed.
Key | Displays |
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DOT 1 | 1 |
DOT 2 | 2 |
DOT 3 | 3 |
DOT 4 | 4 |
DOT 5 | 5 |
DOT 6 | 6 |
DOT 7 | 7 |
DOT 8 | 8 |
LEFT SHIFT | kls |
RIGHT SHIFT | krs |
SPACEBAR | ksp |
LEFT PANNING BUTTON | pl |
RIGHT PANNING BUTTON | pr |
LEFT SELECTOR BUTTON | sl |
RIGHT SELECTOR BUTTON | sr |
LEFT WHIZ WHEEL SWITCH | wls |
LEFT WHIZ WHEEL UP | wlu |
LEFT WHIZ WHEEL DOWN | wld |
RIGHT WHIZ WHEEL SWITCH | wrs |
RIGHT WHIZ WHEEL UP | wru |
RIGHT WHIZ WHEEL DOWN | wrd |
LEFT ROCKER SWITCH UP | rlu |
LEFT ROCKER SWITCH DOWN | rld |
RIGHT ROCKER SWITCH UP | rru |
RIGHT ROCKER SWITCH DOWN | rrd |
LEFT PANNING ROCKER UP | blu |
LEFT PANNING ROCKER DOWN | bld |
RIGHT PANNING ROCKER UP | bru |
RIGHT PANNING ROCKER DOWN | brd |