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A. |
Function |
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(The
buttons are described from left to right order.)
- Path - This button
is used to select the paper path. You
can choose the lower tractor feeder, upper tractor feeder or the single
sheet
feeder. The single sheet feeder and the
upper tractor feed are optional. You
cannot switch unless the optional paper sources are installed. An
LED light displays the chosen path. If autoperforation is turned
on for the paper
path, the corresponding LED is blinking.
Paper paths may be selected from the computer for printing; however,
when moving paper from the embosser, the desired paper path must be
selected
from the embosser.
- Tear
- Paper will move forward so that you can tear and remove the printed sheets.
Then push Load button to return the paper to the ready position. When this
function is enabled the ViewPlus Pro will go offline.
- Menu
- This is a button with an LCD screen. It has a green LED light, which is lit
when the Main Menu is accessed. Various configurations and options can be set
in the Main Menu. Menu functions will be
discussed in the next section.
- Park
(Select) - The park function is used to eject paper from
the path currently in use. Within the
Main Menu this button is used to select items.
- Up
- Up moves paper forward when Offline, or navigates up through the options in
the Main Menu. When the ViewPlus Pro is
in the ready state, this button increases the volume of the speech.
- Down -Down moves the paper back when Offline, or navigates down
through the Main Menu options. When the ViewPlus
Pro is in the ready state, this button decreases the volume.
- Load
(Back) - Using this button will move the paper from
the path currently selected forward to the correct position to begin printing
(ready position). This button will
always return the paper to the ready position.
This function is enabled only when the ViewPlus Pro is offline. Within the Main Menu this button will back
you out of submenus.
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Speak - Press this button to get a status message from the embosser, which
gives information about the currently used paper path settings. This button also allows access to the
operator panel via speech. If you hold
the Speak button down and press any of the control panel buttons, their
functions will be spoken. To exit this
function, release the Speak button.
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Online
- Toggle
to take embosser on or off line. Has a
green LED light, which is lit when the embosser is online and blinking when the
embosser receives data. Pressing this button during printing will stop the
print job.
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B. |
Display Messages |
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There
are many displayed and spoken messages when various options and functions are
accessed. The following messages
describe the operating status of the ViewPlus Pro.
(Listed first
will be the words shown on the LCD display, and then in parenthesis the spoken
text will be written if they are different.)
- Ready
will be the first thing to be displayed on the operator panel after start up
messages. This is displayed when ViewPlus
Pro is ready to print a file. The embosser
is online.
- Offline
will be displayed when the embosser is neither online nor in the menus. If data is send to the embosser in offline
mode the embosser starts beeping. If you then press Online the embosser will
print the incoming print job
- Waiting
is displayed while the embosser is receiving a print job from the computer.
- Printing
is displayed while the embosser is in printer mode and embossing a print
job. Once the print job has begun the
page number currently printing is displayed.
- Embossing
is displayed while the embosser is
in embossing mode and embossing a print job.
- Table
Downloaded is displayed in
embosser mode when a braille table has been downloaded.
- No
paper present is displayed when the ViewPlus Pro does not
detect paper after a print job has been sent.
- Resume? Load(Press load to resume printing) will be displayed when the ViewPlus Pro
cannot finish a print job because there is no paper or a paper jam on the sheet
feeder. Load paper, press Load and the
print job will resume. Press Online to
cancel the print job.
- Unable
to print (Unable to print, try Braille embosser mode)
is displayed when an improperly formatted file is sent to the ViewPlus Pro in
printer mode.
- Housing
is open! (Caution, Housing is Open) is displayed when the
top lid of the ViewPlus Pro is open.
- Invalid
Paper Path is displayed if the paper
path selected for the print job in the print properties is not available.
- Alignment
Error is displayed if the
alignment of the embosser doesn't work.
The spoken message says vertical or horizontal alignment error. Note: The alignment can fail if the sensor is
covered with paper, which doesn't happen during normal use of embosser. To clear the sensor open the top cover of the
embosser and remove all paper what is not sitting correctly in the paper path.
Then try printing again. After many print jobs are completed, the sensor may
need cleaning. Please look in the
maintenance section for cleaning details.
If the alignment error appears continuously, contact ViewPlus support.
- No
More Data is displayed if the
print job cannot be completed due to lack of data.
- Print
Aborted is displayed if the
print job is aborted by using the Online button.
- Paper
Jam (Paper jam, remove paper from path) is displayed if the embosser cannot free the paper paths before moving
paper to top of form. Remove paper from
the path manually.
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C. |
Main Menu |
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Main Menu
can be displayed by pressing the Menu button.
In the menu any option or submenu can be entered by pressing the Select
button. The Up and Down keys will scroll
through options. To back out of a
submenu to the previous menu, press the Back/Load button. To exit entirely out of the menus press the
Menu button. To go directly to Ready,
press the Online button instead of the Menu button. Any changes or selections
in the main menu will be confirmed with the message “Parameters saved” when
leaving the menu. If you don't see this
message, the parameters will remain unchanged.
Pressing the Speak button while in the Main Menu will repeat the last spoken
message.
Default Parameters can be
restored. If you need this feature, hold
down the Menu button while turning the embosser on. This is the menu for this function
- DEFAULT PARMS (Set Default
User Parameters)
- Confirm? SELECT (Select to Confirm) Press Select/Park to set default parameters. Any other key will
cancel this procedure.
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Parms Saved (Parameters
saved)
The embosser
will then continue its normal start up. USER MENU
- Paper
type (Select to set paper type) - The punch force has different default settings depending on the
thickness of the paper.
- Braille
paper - This is the default
setting.
- VP
roll paper (ViewPlus Roll paper) - This setting is for the ViewPlus 17 inch wide roll paper.
- Copy
paper
- Card
stock (Card Stock Material)
- Sheet
plastic (Sheet Plastic Material)
- Custom
1 - This needs to be
defined in the Advanced Menu first.
- Custom
2 - This needs to be defined in the
Advanced Menu first.
- Custom
3 - This needs to be
defined in the Advanced Menu first.
While in the Main
Menu, the paper path can be switched and you can choose paper type and
perforate on/off for the currently activated paper path. Without leaving the Main Menu, you can switch
to another paper path and choose these options again. Paper type and perforate
on/off settings assigned to the currently activated path will be kept in the embosser's
memory.
- Braille force (Select to set braille
punch force)
- BRL dots: HEAVY (Braille dots heavy)
- Braille dots will be printed even heavier than graphic dot height 7.
- BRL dots: NORMAL (Braille dots normal) - Braille
dots will be printed in the same height as graphic dot height 7.
- BRL dots:
LIGHT (Braille dots light) - Braille dots will be
printed in the same height as graphic dot height 6.
- Mode: PRINTER/Mode: EMBOSSER (Printer
mode or Braille Embosser mode) - This is a toggle
switch. Press the select button to
toggle between both options. The
currently shown option is automatically selected. The Braille Embosser menu (See Section D)
is accessible when Braille Embosser mode is selected.
- Language
(Select to set language) ??" There are five
languages available on the ViewPlus Pro. Choose the language.
- English (English)
- Deutsch (Deutsch) - German
- Español (Español) - Spanish
- Français (Français) - French
- Italiano (Italiano) - Italian
- Advanced Menu (Select to enter Advanced
User Menu) - The description of this menu can be found in
the Advanced Menu Section.
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D. |
Embosser Mode |
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This mode is not
recommended except for old programs, which do not have Windows printer drivers.
The Pro will switch to embosser mode
automatically when it detects data not sent through the Windows printer driver.
Embosser mode settings can be controlled from the printer properties window as
described in Printing First Documents chapter, section E.
Currently this generic embosser mode accepts only normal printing
characters 32 (0x20) to 127(0x7f) from the standard ASCII table. Non-printing control characters are
interpreted as follows:
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4 |
(0x04) |
end of transmission
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7 |
(0x07) |
bell (bel) | |
10 |
(0x0a) |
carriage return (cr) | |
12 |
(0x0c) |
form feed (ff) | |
13 |
(0x0d) |
new line (nl) | |
23 |
(0x17) |
end of transmission
block (etb) |
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Advanced Menu |
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- Define
Custom (Select to enter Custom Punch Force Menu)
??" Select this option to define one of three custom punch force settings. See Section F for the description of this
menu.
- Interface (Select to enter Interface
Menu) ??" Selecting this option will lead to the
Interface Menu (see Section G).
- Align printer (Select to align printer)
??" Selecting this option will lead to the Alignment Menu (Section H).
- Product ID (Select display Product Serial
Number) ??" This function displays and reads the serial
number of the embosser.
- Print
test page (Select to Print Test Page Now) ??" Make sure there
is paper loaded in the embosser. Selecting this option will cause the ViewPlus
Pro to print a test pattern. This test can be stopped at any time by pressing
the Online button. You should examine
the pattern to make sure the ViewPlus Pro is operating correctly.
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Custom Menu |
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In
addition to the paper type settings, the ViewPlus Pro offers the possibility
to set custom punch forces for special material where none of the paper type
settings result in satisfactory printouts. Once a custom force setting is defined
it will appear in the list of paper type options in the Main Menu.
- Set Custom 1 (Select to set Custom 1 Settings)
- Set
low force (Select to enter lowest punch force) ??" Set the punch force for
dot height 1 in a range between 1 and 20.
- Set
high force (Select to enter highest punch force) ??" Set the punch force for
dot height 7 in a range between 7 and 30.
The closer the two numbers are together the less
contrast you will achieve in the 3d print out. The “Braille paper” system
setting is, for example, 2 for the lowest, and 12 for the highest punch force.
Higher numbers are usually needed for heavier print material.
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G. |
Alignment Menu |
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The
punch must be positioned towards the geometric center of all 4 pyramids on the
roller in order to create a satisfactory dot.
An ideal dot embossed by the ViewPlus
Pro should look like this:
When determining whether a dot is good or not, look
for this kind of pattern (you may want to use a handheld magnifying glass). A
good dot should be symmetric and of an equal height to a standard Braille dot.
In order to align the embosser correctly, follow all
steps as they are described below.
- Print Alignment (Select to
Print Alignment Pattern Now) ??" Make sure there is paper loaded in the embosser.
The ViewPlus Pro will print a grid of dots. You will need this grid to decide
which horizontal, and vertical value has to be entered in order to align the embosser.
Number the columns of dots in the grid starting with the dot towards the
closest edge of the paper from 1 to 12. Then number the rows of dots in the
grid starting at the top from 1 to 18.
- Set horiz. value
(Set horizontal value) ??" The value can be set between 1, and 12. Look for the
column in the previously printed grid where the dots are best aligned in
horizontal direction. Select the number of this column.
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Interface Menu |
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Settings for the parallel port, or the serial port
interface can be changed in this menu.
- Port (Select to Set Port)
- Auto detect
(Automatic detection) ??" The ViewPlus Pro will automatically detect which port is
in use.
- Serial (Serial
port) ??" Selecting this option disables the parallel port, and
communication is only possible via serial port.
- Parallel
(Parallel port) ??" Selecting this option disables the serial port, and
communication is only possible via parallel port.
- Baud Rate
(Select to Set baud rate) ??" This serial port setting will only be enabled if the
port is set to automatic detection, or serial port. Choose the baud rate as
number of bits per second.
- 9600 (9600) - This is the
default setting.
- 4800 (4800)
- 2400 (2400)
- 38400 (38400)
- 19200 (19200)
- Data Format
(Select to Set Data Format) ??" This serial port setting will only be enabled if the
port is set to automatic detection, or serial port. Select the data format for
serial port communication.
- 8, N, 1 (8, N,
1) ??" 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit (default setting)
- 7, N, 1 (7, N,
1) ??" 7 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit
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