iSee - Using various technologies from a blind persons perspective.
This is the first post of many many smile tips on getting the most out of your/my Monarch. This is the first batch with 15 tips.
When you are reading through a document with the PageUp or Page Down keys, note that you are only moving the Braille cursor, not the system cursor.
If you were to press the DPad navigation cross for Left, Right, Up or Down, focus would jump back to the system cursor and move it in the direction you chose. No where near the Braille cursor.
You need to route the system cursor to the Braille cursor.
Press the Action button between key 1 and 4) once (this turns on touch/pointer mode denoted by one vibration).
Find where you would like to put the system cursor (where you are viewing in Braille on the current display), i.e. put your finger on the spot, then 1 finger double tap on the display.
This will move your system cursor to the area where you have been reading with the Braille cursor.
Cursor pointer is dots 78 underneath a current character for example.
Of course, if you were just navigating/reading with the DPad, you are already moving the system cursor.
This tip comes in handy when you are reading a document, and you may need to make changes ETC.
If you want to turn Point/Touch off, press the Action button (two vibrations) to denote its off.
Monarch tip 2
When you are in a document, if you want to place the line containing your system cursor to the top of the current display (first line), press Enter (key 8) plus F (dots 124).
The line containing the cursor will now be at the top of the current display.
Note - reason why I say current display, I don't want folks getting confused with jumping to the first line in the document which is a completely different thing.
Monarch tip 3
When you are using the Monarch and the Braille on the display seems a bit odd, perhaps dots missing (after all there are 3840 of the things), hold down the Action button (between key 1 and 4) for about a second, and this will refresh the display.
Woody
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Monarch tip 3
When you are using the Monarch and the Braille on the display seems a bit odd, perhaps docts missing (afterall there are 3840 of the things), hold down the Action button (between key 1 and 4) for about a second, and this will refresh the display.
Monarch tip 4
Remember that the Zoom Out (Minus) and the Zoom In (plus) buttons on the left and right just below the display, have two main functions.
One
In the main menu or anywhere else say in a document, Pressing Plus will increase the line spacing, and Minus will decrease the line spacing.
Default is 10 lines funny enough, and the maximum is 6 lines (if you have speech turned on, each time you press Plus or Minus it will tell you how many lines).
Of course, this makes both reading Braille easier, and also for beginning folks to find the cursor on the display.
Two
When you are viewing a tactile image, Plus zooms in and Minus Zooms out.
Note on a PDF image, you can only Zoom in once, but on a JPG, you can Zoom in a lot more.
Monarch Tip 5
This one is odd, but it caught me out sigh smile.
So when you are using the Monarch in the case, and you feel a rectangular cut out on the left top side of the case towards the front (just in line with the Minus button),
its not an indented button, but lights for sighted folks to denote the status of the Monarch.
O'well, anyone makes mistakes grin.
Monarch tip 6
When you are connecting your Monarch to your Windows PC from USB on your PC to the USBC port on the Monarch, make sure you do the following, otherwise it won't won't won't work.
With the Monarch turned on and sitting at the main menu, plug it in to your PC (which is turned on).
I get a message that my Monarch is being charge.
Now go to:
All files, Settings, Connected devices, USB charging this device, and under where it says, USB Controlled by, check the checkbox that says File Transfer.
Huge Note - if you are not properly connected to your Windows PC, you won'
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