Troubleshooting
Polaris - BrailleSense commands
Problem You need to refer to a list of Braille commands for the HIMS Polaris or Polaris Mini notetakers. Applies to Polaris Polaris Mini Resolution This document contains commands for use with the HIMS BrailleSense Polaris and Polaris MINI as a ...
Polaris useful hotkeys
Problem A Polaris user wishes to familiarise themselves with useful hotkeys. Applies to Polaris Polaris Mini Resolution Moving Focus Move to next object: Space-4-5 or F3 Move to previous object: Space-1-2 or Space-F3 Move to top of screen: ...
Polaris - Power on password set is rejected.
Problem A Polaris user has set up a power on password and encounters a problem where it rejects the password input and cannot sign in. Applies to Polaris Resolution There are two hotkeys which can used on the unit which will be two forms of reset: ...
Polaris - Using Math
Problem You wish to use Braille math code on Polaris. Applies to HIMS Polaris Resolution Set up UEB math mode In Word processor press F1 to open the menu. Press Enter on File, then type E to open the Settings (or go down using Space+dot 4 then ...
Polaris - Force Polaris restart
Problem A Polaris notetaker user experiences a problem using their unit and wishes to force a restrart to clear the issue. Resolution HIMS Polaris HIMS Polaris mini Resolution Press the keys below as a chord to force Polaris to restart. F2 + F3 and ...
Polaris - Resets
Problem: The Polaris notetaker is suddenly functioning erratically or not as expected. Applies to Polaris Polaris Mini Resolution: Use one of the methods below to see if resetting will fix the problem. Method 1 - Reset via menus Use this method if ...