Jim, I am really touched realizing how much time it must have taken to explain things so thoroughly. There is one question. You give a dot command used with the BT. What is the QT command? My sincere thanks. KC
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 21:45:57 -0800 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with themPower >Hi KC, >Your Romeo RB25 has sixteen configuration menus in it. I remember changing >one option in menu two but can't recall what that option was which gave me >a proper menu for using a serial device. I'd put paper in your >Romeo. Type on its keyboard 0 point 1 enter, 2 point V enter. The V Key >which stands for view is the bottom key in the extreme right column of >keys. What you will be doing is printing out the settings of menu two while >still in your menu one configuration. Take this out of your embosser once >it is embossed and keep it handy so you can refer to it now and >later. Menu two according to my embosser is set up for the apple Super >Serial Card. The option in question which needs to be changed is option >eight which is handshaking. Its default in this menu is printer busy is >xon xoff. I would change this to printer busy is DTR high when ready, >host busy is cts. This is changed by doing the following entry: >zero point two enter, eight point one enter, one point one enter. >Before I go on, let me speak with the rest of you looking over my shoulder >so to speak. The choices for handshaking according to the manual are: >8.0, equals xon/xoff, 8.1, equals DTR and CTS, 8.2 equals DTR and DSR, 8.3 >equals RTS and CTS, and 8.4 equals RTS and DSR. If anyone here has a >better suggestion, feel free to pass it on. I believe I changed that >option to 8.1, printer busy is DTR high when ready, host busy is CTS. This >is 8.1 on the menu selection. This is what is used with the parallel port >and IBM settings. >Back to business again. The rest of the settings in menu two should agree >with the serial port settings in the M-power. The only thing the M-power >doesn't mention in the settings is the stop bits which are set to one with >the embosser. I'd leave that as is. Anyone with a better suggestion, >please pass it on. >Let's check settings in the M-power. Let's check the embosser setup >first. Go to word processor, press E to emboss a document. The M-power >will prompt emboss or set up embossor? Type S. You should see embosser >setup list. The first thing listed is paper length 25, paper width 40, Use >form feeds between pages? Currently Yes, Pause after each page, currently >no. Does your embosser emboss both sides of the page? Currently no! Leave >it that way! Page offset, currently zero. Embosser port? Currently >USB. Type S for Serial Port. Get out your menu printout again and compare >the next settings with it. Embosser port, currently serial. Baud >Rate? Currently 9600. Parity? Currently none. Number of data bits? >Currently eight. Hand Shaking? Currently software. The M Power doesn't >mention the one stop bit but I wouldn't worry at this time. >If you are using narrower paper, I would change paper width to 32 in your >BN instead of 40 while in the embosser setup list. If wide paper is used, >keep the original settings. Exit the setup menu. The M-power will ask >confirm changes? Type Y for yes. >I would next check the page settings in the format menu. To get there, >press spacebar with dots 2, 3, 4, 6 while a document is opened. Perhaps it >would be best to open the document you are about to emboss. Space through >the options in the format menu till you reach page settings, press enter >here. You should see page settings list. First page number 1. Paper >length? using the standard embosser setting of 25. Paper Width? using the >standard embosser setting of 40. Top margin zero, bottom margin 0. If you >are using narrow paper, set paper width to 32 here as well. This needs to >agree with the setting in the embosser setup list. If wide paper is used, >don't change the setting. >Let's attempt to emboss your document. Be certain the Romeo RB25 is in >menu two by typing on the keypad, zero point two enter one point one >enter. The embosser resets and places you in menu two. Plug the cord >supplied with the M-power into the serial port of your embosser and the >serial port of the M-power. Needless to say, have paper in the >embosser. Be sure the embosser is on line. It usually is after typing the >menu two sequence mentioned above. From the main menu, type W for word >processor or space to get the word processor option. Type E to emboss a >document. You will see the question emboss or set up embosser? Type E to >emboss the document. You will be prompted for folder and file >name? Select the file and press enter or if the filename you want is >already showing press enter. The BN will say embosser ready? Type Y for >yes or press enter. If all is well, the embossing should take place. If >not, more possibilities will need to be checked. Perhaps a similar cable >will need to be purchased which isn't a null modem cable. If the cable >works, then I'd say you are good to go. If you wish to emboss from your >PC, select menu one by typing on the Romeo Keyboard, zero point one enter >one point one enter. This resets the embosser and you are in menu one and >can print from the parallel port with your PC. To print from the serial >port of your embosser with the M-power, go to menu two by typing on your >Romeo Keyboard zero point two enter one point one enter. This brings you >back to your menu two settings and you are ready to emboss with the M-power >if all worked from before. The Romeo remembers all settings so you need >only change menus in the embosser and cables from the PC to the M-power. >Keep us posted! HTH Feel free to forward this post to Enabling >Technologies. Their web site is www.brailler.com. You can get their >contact information from there. >Jim Aldrich >At 06:59 PM 12/09/2005 , you wrote: >>Dear Terri, >>I have been using the paralel port on my laptop for the Embosser. That >>isn't an option with the Mpower Transplant. There is USB, but not on the >>Embosser. >>If Jim can set me straight, I'd be grateful. However, I'll try to call >>Enabling Technologies on Monday and hope I can reach someone. (Getting >>through with the Relay, using my TDD, is not always considered the best >>way to go. If anyone knows an E-Mail address I could use instead, please >>pass it along and thanks.) >>KC >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 12:30:17 -0800 >>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower >>>Dear KC, >>>I have just ordered an infrared to parallel adapter from Enabling >>>Technologies. I don't know if it will work on my Everest-D embosser, but >>>I'm going to try it. >>>A person on the list who has an embosser sold by Enabling Technologies is >>>Jim Aldrich. Perhaps he'll jump in with some ideas for you. >>>As for my braille, I enjoy it and I use it a lot, but the NLS folks didn't >>>think it was good enough to meet their standards. (grin). But I have sent >>>many .brf files to people and they haven't complained about my braille. >>>Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, >>>California >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "kathleen spear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 12:44 PM >>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower >>>> Dear Terri, >>>> I know where you are coming from in learning what you need to know on our >>>> own. However, I suspect you are a proficient braille user, and that helps >>>> when dealing with the embossing issue. >>>> Wow! I can't beleive I've found somoene who HATES MS-Word! The day I had >>>> to stop using Word Perfect was a sad one. (That was all we were allowed >>>> to use at work!) >>>> I have a Romeo-25 embosser. As yet, I haven't figured out how it would >>>> work with the BN or my new Mpower Transplant. If anyone on the List has >>>> experience using their embosser with Mpower, I hope they will share it >>>> with us. >>>> (Good luck Terri. I'm sure you'll have a handle on the embossing issue >>>> before long! :-) >>>> KC >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>>>Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 23:12:47 -0800 >>>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower >>>>>Dear KC, >>>>>I'm not really that smart. I learn what I need to know to do the things I >>>>>want and that's it. I hate MS Word and I use it as little as possible. >>>>>Ido >>>>>as much of my editing on the BrailleNote. >>>>>I hope to be able to emboss with my MP soon. Right now, I must use either >>>>>the PC or the BN classic. >>>>>Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, >>>>>California >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "kathleen spear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>>>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:52 PM >>>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the mPower >>>>>> Training is a crucial issue. (Terri, you must be pretty shart to pick >>>>>> up a lot on your own. Some folks just get too frustrated, or may be new >>>>>> to blindness and easily discouraged.) >>>>>> I agree that it would be wonderful to use my BN for everything. The >>>>>> only thing I don't do with it is stuff that has to be printed or >>>>>> brailled >>>>>> in hard copy. (I download books and shop for groceries with it.) I'm >>>>>> especially thankful for the "no virus" bit, because updating your >>>>>> atni-virus progrma when using dial-up can be a pain in the butt! >>>>>> KC >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>From: "Terri Pannett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Braillenote List" >>>>>>><[email protected] >>>>>>>Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 21:58:44 -0800 >>>>>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the >>>>>>>mPower >>>>>>>I've had no training. I just picked up things as I went along from >>>>>>>other >>>>>>>people. I'm sure most people know more than I. >>>>>>>If I could, I'd use my BN for everything. >>>>>>>Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, >>>>>>>California >>>>>>>Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, >>>>>>>California >>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>From: "Ann K. Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>>>>>Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 1:52 PM >>>>>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] handling NLS web braille files with the >>>>>>>mPower >>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>> Terri, some people have never been trained properly to use the open or >>>>>>>> the save as dialog in Windows. That isn't her fault. >>>>>>>> Mary Ellen, the Save As dialog has several options in it. You can, >>>>>>>> as Terri suggests type the drive name in the edit field for your book, >>>>>>>> but you do not have to do that. If you simply press shift-tab, you >>>>>>>> will land in a list box which is the list of all the files in your My >>>>>>>> Documents folder. Use the backspace to exit to your desktop, then >>>>>>>> choose My Computer, arrow down to whatever you call your flash drive, >>>>>>>> press enter, then tab to the edit field, type in your file name, and >>>>>>>> voila! >>>>>>>> Ann P. >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Ann K. Parsons >>>>>>>> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>> WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >>>>>>>> Skype: Putertutor >>>>>>>> "All that is gold does not glitter. >>>>>>>> Not all those who wander are lost." 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