10/12/15 developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY BrailleNote APEX Tutorial Series Module One An Introduction developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 1 10/12/15 This module will cover… • BrailleNote APEX Overview • Battery Information • BrailleNote APEX Controls • Adjusting the Speech • Adjusting the Keyboard Voice • Navigating Menus developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY The BrailleNote APEX is The BrailleNote APEX Plus is a note taking device used by students who use Braille as their primary reading and writing medium. It is a standalone device. It has a refreshable Braille display. developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 2 10/12/15 The BrailleNote APEX has … • A word processor • A scheduler • An address book • An e-‐mail program • An Internet browser • A media player • A book reader program • A scientific calculator • A file manager developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY The BrailleNote APEX can also: • Read information from and write information to • Secure Digital (SD) cards • USB thumb drives • USB external hard drives developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 3 10/12/15 The BrailleNote APEX • can be connected • WIFI • Bluetooth • Ethernet developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY The BrailleNote APEX Battery • The BrailleNote APEX comes with an AC adapter and a rechargeable, built-‐in battery • The BrailleNote APEX will warn you when the battery is at 10% charged. • When the battery is critically low, you need to plug in the AC adapter. • It takes about 4 hours to fully charge • The battery life of the APEX that is fully charged is generally 10-‐12 hours developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 4 10/12/15 Check Battery Level To check battery level, press SPACE-‐O developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY Check Battery Level cont’d Press P developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 5 10/12/15 Check Battery Level cont’d • The APEX • will announce the level of charge “Level __ percent” • Then the AC adapter status is announced: "Adapter on” if attached attached ”Adapter off” if cord not attached • After these messages are displayed, you are returned to your original place in KeySoft. developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY BrailleNote APEX Controls Backspace Enter 3 2 5 6 1 4 SpaceBar Touch Cursors Previous Back Advance Next developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 6 10/12/15 BrailleNote APEX Controls Braille Input 3 2 5 6 1 4 Keys developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY A Braille cell has 6 dots. Each input key corresponds to a position in the Braille cell. 1 4 3 2 1 4 5 6 2 5 3 6 developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 7 10/12/15 To type the contraction ‘the’in Braille. You press 2-‐3-‐4-‐6 keys. developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY BrailleNote APEX Controls Refreshable Braille Cells developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 8 10/12/15 BrailleNote APEX Controls The scroll wheel has 6 raised lines and will turn clockwise and counter-‐ clockwise Scroll Wheel developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY BrailleNote APEX Controls Turning scroll wheel clockwise will move you forward through menus Scroll Wheel developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 9 10/12/15 BrailleNote APEX Controls Turning scroll wheel counter-‐clockwise will move you backwards through menus Scroll Wheel developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY BrailleNote APEX Controls On the left side of the device is a small black button called the RESET button. This is used for troubleshooting Reset button developingPARTNERSHIPS lbuilding CAPACITYl supportingSTUDENTSlimplementing TECHNOLOGY 10
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