BrailleSense 6 - Using Polaris Pack

BrailleSense 6 - Using Polaris Pack

Problem

A BraillsSense user wishes to use items supplied in the Polaris pack with BrailleSense 6 notetaker.

Applies to

  1. BrailleSense 6


Resolution

  1. The Polaris pack allows teachers and other staff to view the display of the Polaris and BrailleSense notetkaers on a 10 inch LCD screen.  This may be especially useful for those staff who do not know braille to be able to assist the student/learner with their work.  The 10 inch monitor can also potentially be substituted with a larger model where required 
  2. The Polaris Pack can be used with both Polaris and BrailleSense 6 to provide visual display from the notetaker for education or other settings where visual display is required. The small 10 inch monitor can be substituted with larger monitor if it accepts HDMI connection.

Polaris pack for items

The Polaris pack consists of the following items shown below:

ItemNav code
POLARIS PACK - 10" MONITOR22032
POLARIS PACK - Mini HDMI TO HDMI CABLE 0.9M (for Polaris)cell
Polaris USB-C to HDMI cable 4k (For BrailleSense 6)24504


Setting up (Polaris)

  1. Ensure you have the mains cable supplied with the monitor and connect this to the back of the monitor and the 13 amp plug connected to a mains outlet.
  2. The Polaris uses an HDMI output on the read panel (left hand side if Polaris is in front of you), plug one end of the supplied HDMI cable into the back of the Polaris.
  3. The other end of the HDMI cable is then connected into the back of the monitor.
  4. Once the monitor is connected to both power and BrailleSense 6 press the monitor power button.
  5. On the Polaris press F1 to open the menus and select Settings > Global options or press space-O from anywhere within the notetaker to go directly to Global Options.
  6. Then in Global options navigate to “Show virtual Braille display” or use the accelerator key B to find it.
  7. Then toggle the option “Show virtual Braille display” on by pressing ENTER on it..

Setting up (BrailleSense 6)

  1. Ensure you have the mains cable supplied with the monitor and connect this to the back of the monitor and the 13 amp plug connected to a mains outlet.
  2. The BrailleSense 6 has a specific USB C port located on the right-side panel nearest the front, plug the smaller USB C connector into this port on.
  3. Then connector the end with the larger HDMI connector end of the cable to the back of the monitor.
  4. Once the monitor is connected to both power and BrailleSense 6 press the monitor power button.
  5. On the Polaris or BreailleSense 6 Press F1 to open the menus and select Settings > Global options or press space-O from anywhere within the notetaker to go directly to Global Options.
  6. Then in Global options navigate to “Show virtual Braille display” or use the accelerator key B to find it.
  7. Then toggle the option “Show virtual Braille display” on by pressing ENTER on it..

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