Hi Karen, and thanks for the message. It's nice to know I'm not alone in experiencing something like this. I hope the convert I ordered works with the BN.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Karen McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:56:11 -0400 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to cool! >I had the very same situation a couple of years ago. I couldn't get Active >Sync to work no matter what I did. However, I could get the BrailleNote and >the computer to work together when going in to terminal mode and the serial >port on that computer is definitely bad. I was told at that time by tech >folks at HumanWare that Active Sync can be volatile so I'm as sure as I can >be that your serial port is not quite right. I didn't chime in on this >immediately because I wasn't totally sure but I highly suspected the cause >of your problem. I had to resolve the issue in the same way you're >resolving it by getting a converter. >Karen >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 3:47 PM >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to cool! >Hey, I'm sorry you were thinking about my weird problem at 1 in the morning. >LOL! I can't use ActiveSync on com1, but the BN does work as a synth. So, >as a remote synth is the only way I can use the BN on the serial port. I've >never seen anything like this, and it makes me think there's got to be >something wrong with the serial port on the PC. It's the only serial port >the PC has, so I'm going to try using a USB to serial converter. >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Sarai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >>Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 10:29:09 -0500 >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to cool! >>Well I was thinking about that and at 1:00 AM it came to me, if that >>port was bad, then you might not be able to active sync or use your BN >>as a synth. Unless your switching ports to do this. It has to be a PC >>issue because your BN works on that other computer. >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah >>Cranston >>Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:45 PM >>To: Braillenote List >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to cool! >>Yes, I was careful to reinstall all the synth and Braille drivers I >>wanted Jaws to have, including the BN. I, too, think my serial >>portmight have died. I bought a USB to serial converter from >>www.pagecomputers.com and it should be here in a few days. I'll let you >>know if it solves things. Thanks yet again. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Sarai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >>>Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:28:56 -0500 >>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to >>>cool! >>>Okay, so you installed the display drivers from jaws, right? Because >>>even if you merged them, they won't stay set you have to reinstall. I >>>found out that the hard way. If this is correct, then I think its your >>>port that's bad. Good luck. >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah >>>Cranston >>>Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 3:21 PM >>>To: Braillenote List >>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to >>>cool! >>>I hadn't gotten around to upgrading Jaws, so I thought, why not, and >>>installed JFW v6.2. I installed the Keynote speech driver and the BN >>>still works fine as a synth, but not as a Braille display. I made sure >>>and put the BN in terminal mode and then unloaded and reloaded Jaws, >>>but no Braille. I've got to go find drivers for a USB to serial >>>converter I have lying around. Thanks again! >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Sarai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >>>>Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:41:42 -0500 >>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to >>>>cool! >>>>What about updating jaws to 6.2. >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah >>>>Cranston >>>>Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 2:11 PM >>>>To: Braillenote List >>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to >>>>cool! >>>>I did that, performed both a repair and a re-modify on Jaws, >>>>reinstalling the Braille drivers for the BN. I tried this with both >>>>Jaws v4.51 and v6.0. The two PCs are virtually identical, Both Dells >>>>with the same processor, RAM, disk space, operating system and version >>>>of Jaws. The really weird part is that it used to work, and I don't >>>>know what I could have done to break it. The only other thing I can >>>>think of to try is to use a Usb to serial converter. If that works >>>>I'll know I have a partially functional serial port. Thank you for >>>>all >>>>the suggestions, and any other you or anyone else might happen to >>>>have. >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Sarai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >>>>>Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 13:17:14 -0500 >>>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to >>>>>cool! >>>>>Okay, >>>>>So sense it worked on another computer, we know it works so its not a >>>>>BN issue. Why don't you try reinstalling the braille display in the >>>>>jaws settings. What jaws are you running? What is different about the >>>>>two PC's? >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah >>>>>Cranston >>>>>Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:43 PM >>>>>To: Braillenote List >>>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to >>>>>cool! >>>>>Yep, I first plugged in the BN and made sure it worked by putting it >>>>>in >>>>>remote synth mode and using the Keynote driver for Jaws. Then I >>>>>disconnected the port in ActiveSync. I even uninstalled ActiveSync >>>>>when everything didn't work. <LOL> Then I checked the settings in >>>>>Jaws >>>>>and BrailleNote was selected as the primary display. Then I unloaded >>>>>Jaws, put the BN in terminal mode, and reloaded Jaws, and got no >>>>>Braille. Bummer! After all that, I performed all those steps with >>>>>another computer and it worked like a charm. Thank you so much for >>>>>trying to help me solve this, I really appreciate it. It's got me at >>>>>a >>>>>total loss. >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>From: "Sarai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >>>>>>Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 11:54:14 -0500 >>>>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to >>>>>>cool! >>>>>>Oh okay, well did you install the drivers? If so, did you plug in >>>>>>the >>>>>>BN, make sure the serial port is unchecked in active sync, if so, >>>>>>did >>>>>>you then exit jaws, hit t for terminal on the BN then restart jaws? >>>>>>If >>>>>>that didn't work, make sure that no display isn't accidentally >>>>>>showing >>>>>>in Jaws. >>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah >>>>>>Cranston >>>>>>Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:18 AM >>>>>>To: Braillenote List >>>>>>Subject: re: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to >>>>>>cool! >>>>>>Hi Sarai, >>>>>>Glad you got Keynote working. My problem is that I can't get my BN >>>>>>to >>>>>>act as a Braille display with Jaws, even though it works fine as a >>>>>>synth. Thanks all the same. >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>From: "Sarai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>To: "Braille Note" <[email protected] >>>>>>>Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:03:53 -0500 >>>>>>>Subject: [Braillenote] Got remote synth working and this is to >>>>>>>cool! >>>>>>>Hi guys! >>>>>>>Well the subject line states it all. This totally rocks. You guys >>>>>>>know >>>>>>>how I feel about the jaws voice and Spanish, well I changed the >>>>>>>synth >>>>>>>language to Spanish and the BN read it in the awsom keynote Spanish >>>>>>>voice that I love so much. Now if I can only talk HumanWare in to >>>>>>>making keynote gold speech in to a screen reader. *grin* Okay I >>>>>>>thank >>>>>>>Chris for helping resolve this problem. Please note you have to >>>>>>>have >>>>>>>Multilanguage on your BN for it to read other languages. To the >>>>>>>person >>>>>>>and I think it was Sarah who couldn't get it to work, follow these >>>>>>>instructions and let me know if it works: 1. Install the driver put >>>>>>>out >>>>>>>by humanware. 2. exit jaws and restart it. >>>>>>>3. Turn on your BN and hit r for remote synthesizer >>>>>>>4. Hit control jaws key s which brings up a box to choose your >>>>>>>speech, >>>>>>>the first is eloquence second is no speech, etc. Arrow down till >>>>>>>you >>>>>>see >>>>>>>keynote. >>>>>>>5. Hit enter >>>>>>>6. Move around on the key board and the BN should start talking. >>>>>>>Notes: >>>>>>>1. Make sure the visual display settings are off. Make sure the use >>>>>>>serial port is not checked under active sync. Just remember to re >>>>>>>check it when you want to sync something. Also remember to turn >>>>>>>back >>>>>>>on eloquence with the control jaws key s before exiting the remote >>>>>>>synth. To turn on another language, do jaws key j then arrow down >>>>>>>to >>>>>>>synth language and choose the other language. You can also change >>>>>>>voice settings the normal way you do with your jaws voices. I wish >>>>>>>we >>>>>>>could use the remote and the braille display at the same >>>>>>time. >>>>>>>*grin* >>>>>>>Sarai D. 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