Hi Tessa, The braille document I received was a quick reference guide of commands. I would have put the CD in my computer to see what it was, but my computer is on the fritz. You'd think a braille label could be put on it though.
Thanks for your help and others help as well. Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tessa" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 21:06:38 Subject: Re: [GWN] does anyone know in the braille manual a description of the layout of the BSP? > > > Sarah, is that actually a braille manual or just a quick reference guide. I > just got my bs+ early this summer and did not get a braille manual but > rather about 30 or so pages of commands, to braille the manual would likely > be hundreds of pages. The manual is on the cd you should have received and > you should be able to find the info needed there. HTH > tessa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sarah May" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 8:48 PM > Subject: Re: [GWN] does anyone know in the braille manual a description of > the layout of the BSP? > > > Hi Joe, > > I totally forgot that the description of where the AC adaptor needs to be > plugged in and all that is in the help file. As I was getting frustrated, > because my battery power was getting low, and I had no clue where to plug in > the adaptor, I thought I'd skroll through the menu list and I saw help. So > when I first glanced in that area I saw the same information that was in the > braille manual sent to me. Then, I saw an introduction section that isn't > written in the braille manual. I think it should be included in that, > because if someone hadn't shown me where to turn on and off the BSP I would > have been very frustrated. On the BS original there's a toggle switch on > the right pannel to turn the unit on and off. That isn't the case with the > BSP. Even though, there are a lot of similarities to these two units, > there's enough to throw one off who haven't used the unit before. So I > think GW Micro should include in the braille manual the physical description > of all its hardware that they sell. Just my opinion. (smile) > > Sarah > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Joe Giovanelli <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 19:19:01 > Subject: Re: [GWN] does anyone know in the braille manual a description of > the layout of the BSP? > > > > > > > Hello, Sarah and all, > > > > I believe the manual is a bunch of separate textfiles. The introduction > > describes all the buttons and audio jacks. > > > > I made a folder on the BSP called Braille Sense and copied all the files > > there. > > > > > > Don't concern yourself with how to do that right now. use your computer > > to read the various sections and you'll get the hang of the basics > > quickly. > > > > Even though the new and the older units are different, you'll still > > recognize basic operations. > > > > Joe G. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sarah May <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 16:28:06 > > Subject: [GWN] does anyone know in the braille manual a description of the > > layout of the BSP? > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Friends, > > > > > > I'm happy to say that I now today have in my hot little hands my Braille > > > Sense Plus! I opened it up at my assistive tech goroo's office, and I > > > couldn't believe how much more flat and lighter it is compared to the > > > original Braille Sense. I automatically looked for the toggle switch to > > > turn it on, and thought it'd be located in the same spot as the original > > > Braille Sense, but it's not. When I brought it home and saw the braille > > > manual, I looked at the Table of Contents to see where there would be a > > > description of the physical layout of all the slots, buttons, where the > > > battery's located, and all that, because right off the bat I can tell > > > there are different buttons and additional new ones on the BSP. I > > > didn't see a physical description anywhere in the manual. So I went to > > > GW Micro's web site. When I arrived to the Braille Sense page, using > > > the BSP to get there, I saw a link to a physical description page. I > > > hit enter on the link and all of the sudden an untitled page came up and > > > nothing was there. Besides me not being able to find a physical > > > description of the lay out of the BSP in the manual, the one on the web > > > page doesn't work, will it be located on the CD's that came with it? > > > Unfortunately, there's no braille label on the CD's that came with my > > > unit. This is somewhat frustrating to me, because I don't want to > > > accidentally touch or press a button and the unit goes haywire on me. I > > > spent a lot of money on this new unit. If someone could help with my > > > questions I'd really would appreciate it! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Sarah > > > > > > Sarah M. E. May > > > > > > E-Mail: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > Advice From A Horse > > > > > > Take life's hurdles in stride. Loosen the reins; be free spirited. > > > Keep the burrs from under your saddle; carry your friends when they need > > > it. Keep > > > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > > > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > > > message. > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > > message. > > Sarah M. E. May > > E-Mail: [email protected] > > > Advice From A Horse > > Take life's hurdles in stride. Loosen the reins; be free spirited. Keep > the burrs from under your saddle; carry your friends when they need it. > Keep > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > message. > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > [email protected] and include leave gw-notetaker in the body of the > message. Sarah M. E. May E-Mail: [email protected] Advice From A Horse Take life's hurdles in stride. Loosen the reins; be free spirited. 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