1. search for your computer from the braillenote.
options menu, conectivity, bluetooth, search for bluetooth devices.
when you find your PC, make sure you select active sync on the braillenote
and activate it.
2. enter a passkye or authentication code.
3. if using wineyes, this may not work very well.
you need to click on a baloon tool tip from your computer.
this is fine with jaws 9, simply press numpad slash or capslock 8 on a
laptop.
hth,
orhan.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Ramm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 3:29 PM
Subject: [Braillenote] Using Braillenote as a braille display via Bluetooth
Hi All
My name is John Ramm, I live in the UK, I have owned a BrailleNote MPower
for just over a year now, and I haven't yet managed to make it function as
a Bluetooth braille display with my laptop in that time. I would be
grateful for any help here, so I'll give you all some details.
I have a BrailleNote MPower BT running Keysoft 7.2Build 43 and Windows CE
version 4.20. I have a Dell Latitude D430 laptop running Windows XP Pro
Service Pack 2. As far as I know I have installed the latest drivers for
the dell Bluetooth module on the laptop, butI'm willing to examine that
point if anyone thinks it matters. I have Window-Eyes v6.0 as my screen
reader of choice, although for experimental purposes I also have a demo of
Jaws 9 if that would help.
What have I done so far?
I have installed Microsoft Activesync v4 on the laptop.
I have set up a Bluetooth serial port on the laptop.
I have set Window-Eyes to use the serial port number assigned to the
Bluetooth device.
As I sit here my Braillenot is reporting that it has paired with my laptop
and that activeSync is active.
what's the problem?
The problem is that if I hit t from the Braillenote main menu the
following happens:
it says, "Braille terminal port? Bluetooth"
I hit enter and tell it to connect to my laptop.
I hear a single beep, and the braille display says, "Braille terminal",
but if I hit a thumb key I just get a blank display and no keys make any
difference.
On the laptop a dialogue has now popped up which says:
Microsoft ActiveSync
Microsoft ActiveSync cannot recognise this device for one of two reasons:
The device was not connected properly. To start over, disconnect the cable
and remove the device from it's cradle. Then connect the cable to the PC ,
turn on the device, and place the device in it's cradle.
If the device is still not recognised, click help
The device is not a Smartphone or Pocket PC. To keep ActiveSync from
trying
to connect to this or any other device on the Port, select the checkbox
below.
There is a checkbox which I can check and which is labeled: Stop
ActiveSync from looking for device on the serial/infrared port, but as I
am attempting to connect using a serial port it would feel counter
intuative to do this.
By now my head is starting to real, and this may be enough detail for now.
I should mention that everything works fine if I connect via the serial
cable and the apropriate port, but I really want to work wirelessly, and
this has become a bit of a challenge.
Thanks for any help
Talk soon
John Ramm
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