Braille Study Mode

Braille Study Mode is designed to assist in the teaching and learning of contracted and uncontracted Braille. It announces the Braille character at the cursor position or speaks and spells the word.

Braille Study Mode can be used from anywhere in the PAC Mate Omni. This allows you to learn braille no matter what application you are in. For instance, you can use Braille Study mode while reading documents in FSEdit or Word Mobile, from the Today screen, when changing options in a dialog box, or while surfing the Web in Internet Explorer Mobile.

To use Braille Study Mode, do the following:

1. Ensure that your PAC Mate Portable Braille Display is connected to your PAC Mate Omni.
2. Press S CHORD, B to turn on Braille Study Mode.
3. Use the cursor cross to move the cursor to any Braille contraction.
4. Press the cursor routing button located directly above the Braille contraction. The cursor routing buttons are the row of buttons directly above the Braille cells on the display. The PAC Mate Omni will announce the contraction.
5. Press the hot key button immediately above the cursor routing button you just pressed. The hot key buttons are the row of buttons located immediately behind the cursor routing buttons. The PAC Mate Omni will first pronounce the word of which the contraction is a part and will then spell the word. When spelled, the contraction is not indicated; that is, the word is spelled character by character.