Troubleshooting
Display Commands for BrailleSense Polaris / Polaris MINI
Information Display Commands for BrailleSense Polaris / Polaris MINI This document contains commands for use with the HIMS BrailleSense Polaris and Polaris MINI as a Braille display together with various screen readers and other products. This mostly ...
Polaris useful hotkeys
Information Taken from hotkey summary in the Polaris manual. 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: Space-1-2-3 Move to bottom of screen: Space-4-5-6 Scroll down one ...
When a user has set a password on Polaris unit and has forgotten it and locked out
Problem You have forgotton a user password set on Polaris are then unable to sign into the unit. Resolution There are two hotkeys which can used on the unit which will be two forms of reset: Backspace-F1-Stop - Remove Polaris settings, reboots to ...
Polaris Maths
Problem You wish to use Braille math code on Polaris. Resolution Set up UEB Maths code: * 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 Enter). * Type T or go ...
Reboot Polaris
Information Should you need to reboot the Polaris notetraker use the command below. F2 + F3 and dots 1 to 6 all together
Polaris reset
Problem: The Polaris notetaker is suddenly functioning erratically or not as expected. Resolution: You can reset the Polaris to see if this will resolve the issue: Method 1: if the unit will start and you can access the menus Press F1 to open the ...