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Braille Blazie Settings

 

Please don’t change these unless you have authority.

There are three types of changes

  1. Changes in the configuration menu inside the blazer
  2. Changes in Duxbury settings
  3. Changes in Windows98 Control panel printer
  4. 1 Blazer

    On Line button is Back

    Line Fee is Skip

    Form Feed is Enter (closest to the front)

    Press All keys together to enter the configuration menu.

    Back repeats last option

    Skip toggles options and exits.

    Enter changes an option

    If you wish to read the spoken responses in braille press all three keys together and at the same time hold down the rocker switch toward you. Release the three buttons then release the rocker switch which will braille emboss the spoken responses. You can move the paper to read the resonse and the paper will be moved back to print the next response.

    Printer configuration

    Port parallel Active

    Paper Feed Push Out Active

    Left margin 0 active

    Right margin 34 active

    Top margin 0 active

    Bottom margin 0 active

    Lines per page 0 active ( I changed it from 25 ..can be 22-30)

    Page length 11 ( I changed it from 11)

    Word wrap On Active

    Paper weight heavy

    Character Set Us Active

    Paper out detector on

    Auto line feed Off

    Print control characters off active

    Braille 6 dot active (can be changed to 8 dot)

    Label mode off active

    Sideways printer configuration Off

     

    2 Duxbury Settings (haven’t changed the defaults or typed them

    If there is a problem with missing pages, change to one less character and one less line per page)

    Brailler Braille Blazer

    Max characters per line 34

    Brailler goes to new line when filled Checked

    Max lines per page 27

    Brailler goes to new page when filled. Not checked

    Desired characters per line 32

    Desired lines per page 25

    Top Margin in characters 0

    Binding margin 0

  5. Windows98 Control panel

Desk1 Settings

Start Menu, Settings, Printer

Braille Printer Properties (alt with Enter)

Switch to Details page

LPT1:

Driver: Generic Text Only

Switch to Sharing page and select shared as Braille.

Desk2 and 3

Start Menu, Settings, Printer

Braille Printer Properties (alt with Enter)

Switch to details page

\\desk1\braille

Driver: Generic Text Only

Switch to Sharing page and select shared as Braille.

Install braille printer again

Start Menu, Settings, Printer

Add new printer

Local (for desk1)

Select Generic

Keep existing driver

LPT1:

Type printer name eg braille

Test page No

Click Finish

 

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