JAWS – Set up Humanware Mantis Q40
Problem:
A customer needs to
set up their Mantis Q40 Braille display with JAWS screen reader.
Resolution:
When using Jaws 2020 or later, the Mantis Q40 driver is
already pre-installed and ready to go. However, it is essential that you ensure
JAWS is configured to use the new Mantis Q40 Braille display.
1
Move
your focus to the JAWS window by pressing the JAWS key + J.
2
Open
the menu bar by pressing ALT, then press down arrow to activate
the option menu and then type the letter l to open Braille options
3
Tab to the “add Braille Display…”
button and press enter.
4
You
will be presented with a list of possible Braille displays to add to JAWS,
press the letter “A” until you reach the relevant APH Mantis Q40 display
and press the spacebar to check the associated checkbox Press the tab
until you reach the “next” button and press enter.
Windows USB driver download
- https://support.humanware.com/index.php?Action=Page.Link&PageLink=6&ItemLink=4979&To=Site%2FFiles%2Fa%2F06cc20404d351cbaa2520fcd0d5adc3%2F9f5b335653a9b5c4dd5993e6e45ab098%2FBrailleTerminalTools_v2.4.1.1.exe_.zip
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