MBT - Check battery charge status (keyboard and main unit)

MBT - Check battery charge status (keyboard and main unit)

Problem

You wish to check the battery level status for MB Tutor main unit or keyboard.


Applies to

  1. Moutbatten Brailler Tutor (MBT)

Resolution

• When powered on the main unit should automatically speak battery level status.
• The status can also be manually determined for the main unit and the keyboard using the steps below.


Main MBT unit

Action: Press chord M (space-dots 1,3,4)
Result: MB Tutor will speak battery status information


Keyboard unit

Action: Press chord K (space-dots 2,4,5,6)
Result: Beep codes are emitted from built in speaker

  • lower pitch beeps sounding first:
  • 4 short - the battery is charged in more than 80%
  • 3 short - the battery is charged in more than 50% but less than 80%
  • 2 short - the battery is charged in more than 20% but less than 50%
  • 1 long - the battery is charged less than 20%
  • higher pitch beeps sounding after the lower pitch beeps:
  • single - charging
  • battery fully charged
Note

The keyboard beeps will sound even if there is no connection to the main unit.

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