General Overview of the Front of the Braille Plus Unit
Maria E. Delgado
1. 5 major groups of buttons:
Telephone-like keypad
3 buttons positioned in U shape
Diamond shape “Arrows” and “Select”
5 buttons at top
Braille keyboard
2. Telephone-like keypad:
Used to enter text and numbers as in a cell phone
Press key combinations to access applications
Use with other controls to modify settings
Used to write “thumb Braille”
3. 3 buttons positioned in U shape:
Green checkmark on left is “OK” button
OK Confirms actions and settings
Middle button is “Menu” button
Press Menu to access options within an application
Red X on right is “Cancel” button
Cancel stops an action or backs out of a menu or application
Press Cancel to turn unit on
Press and hold Cancel to turn unit off
4. Diamond shape “Arrows” and “Select”:
Each of the points of the diamond acts as an “Arrow” key that moves
in that direction
Arrow keys move through menu items or text
Dot in the middle is “Select” key
Select key activates menu items and options
5. 5 buttons at top:
Top round buttons at left and right
“Program 1” and “Program 2” respectively
Long rectangular button in middle
“Applications” key
2 small rectangular buttons below Applications and Program keys
“Status” (left) and “Help” (right)
6. “Program 1” and “Program 2”:
Keys read “1” and “2”
Reserved for future functionality of the unit
Press and hold Program 2 to turn on the wireless radio
Unit announces “wireless on” and scans for networks
Press and hold again to exit
7. “Applications” key:
Long button between Program 1 and 2
Key reads “Apps”
Press it at any time to get a menu of all available applications
Press and hold to see the “Task Manager” that lists all running
applications
8. “Status” key:
Small rectangular key below Program 1 and Applications key –left
side
Key is marked with an “S”
Press once to repeat a phrase
Press twice to obtain progress report of an activity
Press and hold to open the Status menu
9. “Help” key:
Small rectangular key below Program 2 and Applications key –right
side
Key is marked with a “?”
Press to open manual
Manual opens at a point pertaining to the task in hand
Press and hold to access learn key mode
Allows you to explore and get name of all keys
Press and hold to exit learn key mode
10. 9 “Braille” keys:
6 square plastic keys on left side
2 square and 1 long rectangular keys on right side
Turn Braille Plus 90 degrees clockwise
6 Braille keys are now at top
2 square keys and a horizontal bar are now at bottom
Shift, Space and Control from left to right