Easy Braille
Settings
for Handy Tech Braille Displays
Handy Tech
Elektronik GmbH
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Settings for Handy Tech Braille Displays
The universal Handy Tech Braille display driver features several optional settings for
operating your Easy Braille with your PC and screen reader. In order to open the
Settings window, press the [1 8] keys simultaneously. The Settings window can also
be opened up from the Start menu, under "Programs
– Handy Tech – Configure
Braille display driver". The Braille display driver does not need to be running.
There are the following six tabs in the Settings window:
Connection
ATC
Status Cells
Key Actions
Miscellaneous
Info
Your changes in the settings of the different tab sheets will be saved by pressing the
OK or Apply Button. If you choose the OK Button, the dialog will be closed.
The following sections provide more details about the settings that are available on
these six tabs.
4.1 Connection
The check box "Activate Driver" is checked to enable your Braille display to be driven
by the screen reader. If you uncheck this box, the driver will be deactivated, and you
will not be able to drive any Handy Tech Braille display.
The field "Device Detection" provides two options: "Automatic" means that your
screen reader will detect the Braille display regardless of the interface through which
it is connected to your PC. The second option is to specify a fixed interface at which
the screen reader should look for the Braille display. In the corresponding combo box
you can choose one of the existing COM interfaces. The type of the interface (e.g.
USB or Bluetooth) will also be shown.
The field "Show Pop-Up Braille Display Information" allows you to specify whether
you want to be informed which Braille display system is connected to which of your
PC's interfaces at the start-up of the screen reader. If this setting is activated, there
will be a small pop-up box during start-up containing the Braille display driver's
version number, the detected Braille display and the interface designation.
Here, you have the following three options:
When changing device or interface: The pop-up box appears only if you have
connected a different Handy Tech Braille display to the PC, or if you have
connected the same Braille display to a different interface on your PC.
Never: The pop-up box will not be displayed during start-up.
Always at start: Every time your screen reader starts up, the pop-up box will
be displayed.
