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Freedom Scientific Braille Display Driver Download
The braille display driver allows you to use a PAC Mate 20- or 40-cell
braille display with your computer and JAWS 4.51 or earlier. This driver
is the same one that is provided on the PAC Mate User Documentation CD.
Note: It is only necessary to install this driver if you are using JAWS 4.02
to 4.51. JAWS 5.0 and later includes the braille display driver.
The following procedures describe how to install the braille display
driver:
Updating the Braille Driver for JAWS 4.51 or
Earlier
If you are using JAWS 4.51 or earlier, use the following instructions
to update JAWS to the newest braille driver. If you are using a version
of JAWS that is earlier than 4.02, you cannot use the PAC Mate braille
display.
- Select braille
display driver to download and extract the driver.
The file extracts to C:\FS_Braille_Display_Drivers on your computer.
- Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the FS Braille Display Drivers
folder. Open this folder and then open the Driver folder. In the Driver
folder select and press ENTER on Setup.exe.
- After Setup finishes, start JAWS and open the Braille Basic Settings
dialog box.
- Select PAC Mate 20 Cells or PAC Mate 40 Cells in the Default Braille
Display combo box.
- Restart JAWS.
- Connect your PAC Mate braille display to the USB port on your computer.
- The Found New Hardware dialog box appears when you connect your PAC
Mate Braille Display.
- For the Windows XP Operating System, choose the Install the software
automatically (Recommended) radio button. Then press ENTER.
Wait for the system to locate the new software. When this process completes,
press ENTER again to close the dialog.
For Windows 98, ME, and 2000, you do not have to do anything except
wait for this process to finish.
Adding Support During Installation of JAWS
5.0 and Later
The following steps are performed on your computer using JAWS.
To add support for the PAC Mate Braille displays during installation
of JAWS 5.0 or later:
- Select either the Guided or Advanced setup option.
- On the Select Components page of setup, use the SPACE BAR
to check the PAC Mate Display, PAC Mate 20 Cells, or PAC Mate 40 Cells
selection, depending on the version of JAWS you have installed.
- On all other pages of setup, select the options you need and/or desire.
With JAWS 5.0 or later, your PAC Mate braille display is ready to use
once the setup is complete.
Adding Support After Installation of JAWS
5.0 and Later
The following steps are performed on your computer using JAWS.
To add support for a PAC Mate braille display after JAWS 5.0 or later
is already installed:
- Connect the PAC Mate braille display to the USB port on your computer.
- Press INSERT+J to activate the JAWS application
window.
- Press ALT+O, L to open the Braille Basic Settings
dialog box.
- Press TAB to move to the Add Braille Display button
and press the SPACE BAR.
- Once JAWS setup is open to the Select Braille Components dialog box,
use the SPACE BAR to check the PAC Mate Display, PAC
Mate 20 Cells, or PAC Mate 40 Cells check box, depending on the version
of JAWS you have installed, and then press ENTER.
- After setup installs support for the PAC Mate display and JAWS restarts,
you are ready to use your PAC Mate braille display.
To learn the function of each hot key on the display, press INSERT+1
on your computer’s keyboard, then press each hot key.
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