[duxuser] Re: (No In-Reply-To: <008601c672b2$cd7aa570$bc17410a@torrenceg>

  • From: torrenceg@xxxxxxxxx
  • To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 08 May 2006 14:08:36 -0500

Everything is perfect- thanks for your help!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Holladay 
  To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:36 AM
  Subject: [duxuser] Re: (No In-Reply-To: 
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  Will this help:


  The Braille Blazer is a narrow-width single sided embosser that does 
graphics. The Braille Blazer has both a parallel and a serial connection. The 
Braille Blazer has an absolute maximum carriage width of 34. The unit offers a 
very small left margin if you attempt to use the full carriage width. Here are 
the most common situations:


    a.. No left margin, use full carriage width of 34: Existing Settings, 
Maximum carriage width of 34, Desired left margin of 0; left margin setting of 
0 on Braille Blazer.

    b.. Left margin of two set on the embosser: Existing Settings, Maximum 
carriage width of 34, Desired left margin of 2; left margin setting of 2 on 
Braille Blazer.

    c.. Left margin of two set in this software: Existing Settings, Maximum 
carriage width of 34, Desired left margin of 2; left margin setting of 0 on 
Braille Blazer. 

  If you are using the Blazer as a speech synthesizer as well as an embosser, 
be sure that the two functions are not both looking to the same port for data. 
Diagnosing this problem is easy -- the Blazer speaks and embosses the contents 
of your file at the same time. Fixing the problem is also easy -- change the 
speech port to the correct port or to off. 

  Settings for parallel

  Here is how we recommend setting up the Braille Blazer for parallel. First do 
a total reset. To do this, hold down all three buttons on the right side as you 
power on. When you release the buttons, the Braille Blazer voice asks you if it 
is okay to reset. To go ahead with the total reset, press the three buttons 
again. 

  The Braille Blazer uses voice for the dialogue in its configuration menu 
system. The three buttons on the right side are, from top to bottom: on/off 
line, line feed, and form feed. Press all three buttons at the same time to get 
into the configuration menu. If you want to change a value, press the form feed 
button; the form feed button means change. If you are satisfied with a value 
and want to advance to the next question, press the line feed button; the line 
feed button means advance. If you want to back up to the previous question, 
press the on/off line button; the on/off line button means back up. To exit a 
menu or a sub-menu, press all three buttons together. 

  When you enter the configuration menu system, the choices available are 
speech menu, printer menu, Sideways printing, serial menu, service menu, and 
quit (to take the Blazer back to being an embosser). 

  Here is the dialogue to set up the Braille Blazer, creating a left margin of 
2 for binding: 
    a.. Press all three keys 
    b.. Configuration: Speech config -- Advance 
    c.. Configuration: Printer config -- Change 
    d.. Port: Parallel active -- Advance 
    e.. Paper feed: Pulling active -- Advance 
    f.. Left margin: 0 -- Change 
    g.. Left margin: 1 -- Change 
    h.. Left margin: 2 -- Advance 
    i.. Right margin: 34 -- Advance 
    j.. Top margin: 0 -- Advance 
    k.. Bottom margin: 0 -- Advance 
    l.. Lines/page: 25 -- Change 
    m.. Lines/page: 26 -- Change 
    n.. Lines/page: 27 -- Change 
    o.. Lines/page: 28 -- Change 
    p.. Lines/page: 29 -- Change 
    q.. Lines/page: 30 -- Change 
    r.. Lines/page: 0 -- Advance 
    s.. Page length: 11 -- Advance 
    t.. Word Wrap: On Active - All three keys 
    u.. Configuration: Sideways printing - All three keys 
    v.. Now the Braille Blazer is on line again. 
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  At 10:34 AM 5/8/2006, you wrote:

    Thanks, but can you walk me through the process?

      ----- Original Message ----- 

      From: David Holladay 

      To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

      Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:19 AM

      Subject: [duxuser] Re: (No In-Reply-To: 
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      The Blazer needs to be set up with its internal page length set to zero.


      If you do not do this, both DBT and the Blazer issue a new page command 
at the end of each page. The doubling of these commands ends up skipping pages.


      If this does not help, please call Duxbury Systems tech support.


      -- David Holladay


      At 10:19 AM 5/8/2006, you wrote:

        When I emboss from Duxbury to a Blazer, a blank page is inserted after 
every page of Braille. Any suggestions? 

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