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1. What is FaceToFace PC Communicator?
2. About this Document
3. Accessing Online Help
4. Requirements
5. What's on the CD
6. Document Conventions

What is FaceToFace PC Communicator?

FaceToFace™ PC Communicator consists of a Windows Mobile™ application and a Desktop application and allows a deaf-blind PAC Mate user to communicate, by way of Bluetooth™ wireless technology, with other individuals using a desktop or laptop computer. The Windows Mobile version is called FaceToFace while the Desktop version is called FaceToFace Desktop.

About this Document

This document describes how to install, configure, and use the FaceToFace application on both the PAC Mate and a computer. For initial product installation and configuration on a computer, assistance from a sighted individual may be required if no screen access software is installed.

Accessing Online Help

Online help is available for the FaceToFace and FaceToFace Desktop applications. To access the help file for the Windows Mobile version, do the following:

1. Start the FaceToFace application.
2. Press the WINDOWS Key on the QX or F4 on the BX to open the Start menu, and then choose Help.
   The FaceToFace online help appears.

To access the help file for the Desktop version, do the following:

1. Start the FaceToFace Desktop application.
2. Press ALT+H to open the Help menu, and then choose Help Topics.
   The FaceToFace Desktop online help appears.

Requirements

To use this product, you need the following items:

• Personal computer with Microsoft Windows and Microsoft ActiveSync
• PAC Mate Omni BX or QX version 6.1 or later or PAC Mate version 4.1 or earlier
• 20 or 40 cell PAC Mate portable braille display
• Socket Mobile Bluetooth CompactFlash® card (BL8510-264 or equivalent and included with your purchase of FaceToFace if you are using a PAC Mate Omni)
• AmbiCom Bluetooth CompactFlash card (B2000-CF or equivalent and included with your purchase of FaceToFace if you are using a PAC Mate running version 4.1 or earlier)
• USB Bluetooth dongle (required if your desktop or laptop computer does not have built-in Bluetooth connectivity)

Note: If your PAC Mate Omni does not currently have version 6.1 installed, please visit the FreedomScientific Web site to download this update at no charge.

What’s on the CD

The following items appear on the FaceToFace CD:

• FaceToFace application for Windows Mobile
• FaceToFace Desktop application
• FaceToFace user’s guide

Document Conventions

This guide observes the following conventions:

• Menu names, command names, and dialog box options appear in bold text.
• Keystroke commands that you press appear in bold text.
• The command syntax for the PAC Mate QX appears first, followed in parentheses by the version of the same command for the BX.
  
  For example, ESC (F1) is the keystroke to close an open dialog on the PAC Mate. In this example, ESC is the PAC Mate QX keystroke, and F1 is the PAC Mate BX keystroke.