[blazie-support] Re: hyper terminal
- From: Russell Solowoniuk <rsolowoniuk@xxxxxxx>
- To: blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 12:36:16 -0600
Thanks for that!
Russell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Clower" <supersteve03@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 6:08 PM
Subject: [blazie-support] Re: hyper terminal
Hi. If my memory serves me correctly, this feature was added in the
summer
1998 update.
Steve
At 12:42 AM 8/1/02 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear Russell,
>
>You are welcome. Its nice to know that I can help a bit. I remember
that the
>"w" parameter came in quite late in the BNS series. I now use the BL
2000
>and so cannot check that but maybe someone else will know when the
change
>came in.
>
>Cearbhall
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blazie-support-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:blazie-support-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Russell
>Solowoniuk
>Sent: 31 July 2002 18:13
>To: blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [blazie-support] Re: hyper terminal
>
>
>
>Hi Cearbhall & all,
>
>I tried as you suggested and it worked like a charm. The only step
that
>didn't work for me was step 4, pressing "W" for word processor. When
I
>press "W" I receive a message saying "invalid input". The only input
I
>can enter after entering "F" for file is either "P" for page or "Z"
for
>all. Other than that it worked wonderfully. I think that the "W"
>parameter is probably not supported in my version of the BNS which is
>the December 1994 revision.
>
>Thanks so much for the easy to follow instructions!
>
>Russell
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blazie-support-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:blazie-support-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Russell
>Solowoniuk
>Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 9:43 AM
>To: blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [blazie-support] Re: hyper terminal
>
>
>
>Hi Cearbhall,
>
>Thanks for that information! That's exactly what I wanted to know!
I
>will try it later and let you know if it works for me! Thanks again!
>
>Russell
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cearbhall O Meadhra" <cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxx>
>To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 7:12 PM
>Subject: [blazie-support] Re: hyper terminal
>
>
>
>Russell,
>
>I hope I understand what you want to do here. I think you want to
sent a
>Grade 2 file to the PC as an ordinary text file but the file is
arriving
>on the PC as a grade 2 Braille document not translated into text.
>
>The "ch" character is really the asterisk character and Duxbury puts
>that in when it cannot find a character to match the "ow" character
in
>its conversion table. It should be possible for you to translate the
>grade 2 file within the BNS before sending it to the PC. Then Duxbury
>would not be necessary.
>
>May I suggest a way of handling grade 2 files that I normally use?
This
>method works for me when I want to read a file on the PC.
>
>I transmit the original file to a new file using the following
>sequence:
>
>1. Move to the top of the original grade 2 file (l-chord)
>2. Transmit the file (t-chord)
>3. type "f" for file
>4. Type "w" for word process
>5. give the new file a name that relates to the source file for easy
>recognition later. (a ".txt" extension is useful.)
>
>You will find the new file at the end of the file list in the RAM
folder
>that you are working in in the BNS. If you have flash memory and do
this
>in a flash folder the new file will be put into the ram start-up
folder.
>
>The point about using the word process parameter ("w") is that the
print
>parameters in your status menu are ignored and the text is not
chopped
>up into lines but allowed to flow between the carriage returns which
you
>yourself have put into the original text.
>
>Transmit this new translated file to the PC using HyperTerminal and
you
>should be able to read it perfectly.
>
>
>All the best,
>
>Cearbhall
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: blazie-support-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:blazie-support-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Russell
>Solowoniuk
>Sent: 30 July 2002 15:05
>To: blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [blazie-support] Re: hyper terminal
>
>
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I am able to transfer files from my BNS 640 to my PC using
>HyperTerminal, however, I have trouble reading them on my PC. What
>happens is that the translation process doesn't seem to work the way
it
>should. When I transfer a file to my PC I then open it in Duxbury,
and
>choose either Duxbury Coded Braille or Formatted Braille as the
>conversion method. If I choose Duxbury Coded Braille, some of the
>Braille contractions don't get translated properly. For instance,
the
>contraction for the letters o w (dots 2, 4, 6) are translated as the
>letters c h rather than o w. So, if I typed the word "How" in my
BNS
>file, and then transferred the file to my PC, the word "How" would be
>translated as "Hch". It happens with every occurrence of the O W
>contraction.
>
>Now, if I choose the formatted Braille conversion in Duxbury, there
is a
>lot of text missing in the file after the translation. Can someone
>please help? What am I doing wrong? If I have grade 2 Braille
>translation turned on in the BNS, don't I need to convert it somehow
in
>order to read it on my PC? What is the proper way of doing this? Do
I
>need to type everything in grade 1 Braille in order to be able to
read
>it on my PC? I sure hope not! Thanks in advance for any help!
>
>Russell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stephen Clower" <supersteve03@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <blazie-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 6:33 AM
>Subject: [blazie-support] Re: hyper terminal
>
>
>
>Alright folks, here are instructions for conecting and setting up
your
>unit to work with HyperTerminal. HTH. Steve
>
>HyperTerminal
>Any terminal program can be used to transfer files to and from the
>notetaker. For the purpose of this document, we will assume you will
be
>using HyperTerminal, a terminal program that comes with the Windows
>Operating System.
>
>To set up your PC for communication with your notetaker, first use
the
>TNS3 serial cable from Freedom Scientific to connect your notetaker
to
>Com Port 1 of your computer. If you are using a Braille display, you
>will need to temporarily disable this in JAWS. To do this, select
>Braille from the Options Menu of JAWS, and TAB to the Default Braille
>Display list. Select No Display and press ENTER. You will need to
close
>and reload JAWS for this to take effect.
>
>On most windows systems, HyperTerminal can be found on the Start
Menu,
>either under Programs/Accessories/Communications, or directly under
>Programs/Accessories. Once in the correct menu, you will notice a
>HyperTerminal Submenu. There may also be a separate HyperTerminal
item
>outside of this submenu. If this separate item exists, select it and
>press ENTER. Otherwise, enter the HyperTerminal Submenu and select
>hyperterminal.exe from there.
>
>A dialog will appear allowing you to configure a new connection. The
>first control is an edit box, asking for the name of the connection.
You
>can enter anything you want here. However, try to make it unique, as
>this will become the name of the item used to connect to the
notetaker
>in the future. Press TAB, and you land on a list box containing
several
>graphical icons. Press TAB again to move to the OK button and press
>SPACEBAR. The next dialog asks for details about this connection,
such
>as the telephone number if you have a modem installed. Since you are
not
>actually connecting using a telephone, TAB to the Connect Using combo
>box. Press C until you reach the Com Port to which you have connected
>the cable. TAB to the OK button and press SPACEBAR or ENTER. Next you
>are presented with a dialog containing various settings for this Com
>Port, such as baud rate. The parameters, both here and in your
>notetaker, should be set to 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop
>bit and software handshake (called xon/xoff flow control in
>HyperTerminal). TAB to the ok button and activate it.
>
>The dialog will disappear and your PC will attempt to connect to the
>notetaker. If the connection fails, a dialog will appear informing
you
>of this. Otherwise, you will be placed in a window where several
options
>are available to you. This same window will appear in the future,
when
>you select the name that you assigned to this session from the
>HyperTerminal Submenu of the Start Menu.
>
>Transferring from the PC to the notetaker:
>1. On the PC, press ALT+T.
>2. Select send file.
>3. Type in the name of the file you want to send, or use the browse
>button to select the file. 4. Select Y Modem from the protocol list.
5.
>On the notetaker, enter the File Menu with O-CHORD, F (DOTS 1-3-5
CHORD,
>DOTS 1-2-4). 6. Press T-CHORD (DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD). 7. Press R (DOTS
>1-2-3-5) for receive. 8. Press Y (DOTS 1-3-4-5-6) for Y Modem. 9. The
>notetaker will say, "starting transfer." 10. On the PC, activate the
OK
>button. The transfer should begin at this point.
>
>Transferring from the notetaker to the PC:
>1. On the PC, press ALT+T.
>2. Select receive file.
>3. Enter the directory where you want to save the file.
>4. Select Y Modem from the protocol list.
>5. On the notetaker, enter the file menu with O-CHORD, F (DOTS 1-3-5
>CHORD, DOTS 1-2-4). 6. Press T-CHORD (DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD). 7. Press S
>(DOTS 2-3-4) for send. 8. Press Y (DOTS 1-3-4-5-6) for Y Modem. 9. A
>list of existing files will appear. Mark one or more files using
>SPACEBAR. Press E-CHORD (DOTS 1-5 CHORD) when all files you wish to
send
>are selected. 10. On the PC, activate the OK button. The transfer
should
>begin at this point. Please be patient. It may take a little time
before
>the transfer begins.
>
>Note: If you use a Braille display and want to go back to using it
after
>finishing the transfer, you will need to unload and reload JAWS.
Also,
>be sure to close the HyperTerminal window so that JAWS can recognize
the
>display. If you have technical questions, please call 727-803-8600 or
>email: notetakers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>At 10:59 PM 7/28/02 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Hi listers, Could someone give directions on how touse hyper
terminal
>to
> >transfer information from the bns2000 or other blazie note taker to
a
> >desktop computer?
> >
> >Thank you in advance.
>
>
>
>
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