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From: "Maurice Sloane" <[email protected]
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]
Date sent: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:52:32 -0400
Subject: [Braillenote] KeySoft 8.0 Released
HumanWare is pleased to announce the release of KeySoft 8.0.
The HumanWare web page
http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/support/braillenote/software/keys
oft_8.0
_upgrade provides details on the release and links to the
required
download files.
Please read all instructions carefully before downloading and
installing
the new software. Do not attempt to upgrade to KeySoft 8.0
before
installing the KeySoft 8.0 Product key that matches the serial
number of
your BrailleNote mPower or BrailleNote PK.
If you have trouble obtaining the 8.0 product key, and you
consider you
are eligible to have access to KeySoft 8.0, please email
[email protected], stating the serial number of your unit.
KeySoft 8.0 requires one count of a Software Maintenance
Agreement
(SMA).
New BrailleNote mPower and PK units purchased after 1 January
2009 are
eligible to receive a free upgrade to KeySoft 8.0.
We hope you enjoy KeySoft 8.0.
The following is an extract from the KeySoft 8 web page.
Version 8.0 is packed with a wide range of features to enhance
the way
you work and learn. This document includes useful information
about the
version.
KeyChat (mPower and PK)
KeyChat allows you to communicate through Google Talk, iChat and
other
XMPP chatting services.
With KeyChat you can:
* Read and write messages in your preferred grade of Braille
* Send, receive and manage conversations
* Follow chat history with familiar KeySoft commands
* Receive Audio or Braille prompts when a message arrives
* Add new friends or select from existing IM contacts
* Set up IM services options
Audible.com Book Library Access (mPower and PK)
To obtain Audible books, you have to be a member of the Audible
service
and use the Audible manager PC software to authorize your
BrailleNote to
play the protected Audible books. For information, please visit:
http://www.audible.com/humanware
Fully integrated into KeyBook, you can listen to Audible books
and
customize various settings such as narration speed and audio
tone. When
reading Audible books, a user can:
* Navigate by heading or time jump
* List headings
* Use place markers
* Insert or view a Text note
* Obtain book information (book title, the number of pages, total
time)
* Obtain details about the current position (section heading,
page)
Bookshare Access (mPower and PK)
The existing support for unpacking electronic books from
Bookshare.org
is enhanced to include the new .zip or bks2 format adopted by
Bookshare.
If books are downloaded with the default .zip extension, it is
necessary
to change the BookReader filter to all files. Alternatively, use
the
KeySoft File Manager to unpack the books as they will not appear
when
browsing via the Book Reader application.
NIMAS book support (mPower and PK)
NIMAS books are text files and they are structured like DAISY
books.
Move through DAISY elements, or use the familiar KeySoft sentence
and
paragraph navigation commands in text DAISY books if you prefer.
NIMAS
(National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard) is the
format
used for educational text books in the United States. For more
information, please visit: http://nimas.cast.org/.
Trial Sendero GPS Version 6 (mPower and PK)
KeySoft version 8.0 offers a great opportunity to get familiar
with GPS.
The version includes the latest Sendero GPS version 6.0. Users
can
browse their preferred map and navigate outdoors during a 90 days
free
trial. After this trial period, users can continue enjoying
their
system at a preferential price. Users are required to download
the
desired maps from the Sendero site. For real time navigation,
you will
need a GPS receiver.
mPower platforms: Users downloading version 8.0 will have Sendero
V 6.0
installed by default. From the Main menu, go to the "Navigation"
option.
You will be prompted to press T to run the trial version or
register
your copy of Sendero GPS (R). After pressing T, information will
be
provided on how to get the Sendero application up and running.
Note that if you were already running a Sendero GPS under KeySoft
7.5,
the first time you run the GPS after installing KeySoft 8, the
GPS
program will automatically detect your version. You will hear
the
message: "An older version of GPS has been detected". Please
reset
while holding down J K L (QT models) or dots 4 5 6 (BT models).
After
resetting, an additional reset will be required. Afterwards,
upon
resetting a second time, you will be able to use your GPS version
without issue.
PK platforms: PK users will find the navigation option in the
Main menu,
however, they will need to copy the GPS_6_0.exe file onto the CF
Card.
Users will find the GPS_6_0.exe file on our BrailleNote download
page.
PK GPS Installation procedure:
1. Install KeySoft 8.0
2. Copy GPS_6_0.exe to the root of /, or /windows, or /flash
disk, or
/Compact Flash.
3. Then type N for Navigation option from the main menu.
For more information, please refer to the KeySoft 8.0 FAQ
document on
our Web site.
Some components of Sendero GPS are now included within the
KeySoft suite
and cannot be removed or uninstalled by the user. The
"Navigation"
option will remain in the KeySoft Main Menu after the expiration
of the
Sendero GPS trial period.
More Hewlett Packard printer models supported (mPower only)
Students and teachers can now select from a wide range of Hewlett
Packard printers. Printers supported via the KeySoft generic
printing
engine must have a USB port and be part of the list given in the
KeySoft
8.0 FAQ's.
To print through the generic driver select "hp generic USB
printer" from
the "printer type" list in KeyWord print menu.
To save a JPEG file select "Generic JPEG printer" from the
printer type
list, then select a folder destination.
WiFi now supports the WPA PSK encryption (mPower)
KeySoft 8 supports WPA PSK (Pre Shared Key) when using a wireless
G card
such as the Ambicom 54G.
Two options are available when creating a connection
configuration. When
prompted "Use WPAPSK?", if one is using either the Ambicom WL54G
or the
US Robotics Wireless MAXg USB Adapter USR5421, and the wireless
signal
is encrypted using WPA personal, set this option to yes and press
enter.
The next option prompts the user for the WPA Pre Shared Key.
This is a
passphrase that is between 8 and 64 characters and must match the
passphrase that was originally entered in the wireless router.
It is
important to note that the passphrase is case sensitive.
Once this information has been entered, exit the connection
configuration list with a space with E, or escape key on a QT and
type a
Y to save changes. Connect to the internet as you would normally
and
the mPower will successfully connect to a wireless G signal that
is
encrypted using WPA.
Other enhancements and changes:
* Eloquence speech is now supported in the PK.
* Eloquence speech in Spanish has been added to both the mPower
and the
PK.
* In KeyBook, the text-to speech used is Eloquence even if
Keynote Gold
is selected as the main TTS. After exiting KeyBook, the TTS will
return
to the user selected setting.
* In order to synchronize KeySoft Planner and Address list with
Outlook
on a PC and version KeySoft 8, it is necessary to install KeySync
4, an
updated version of KeySync. Download KeySyncSetup.exe from our
KeySoft
8.0 web page and install on your PC according to the built-in
installation procedures.
* On BT models, the ink print inclusion command Backspace with
Enter
with C in KeyWord has been changed to Backspace with Enter with
J.
Backspace with Enter with C is now the global command to access
the
KeyChat menu.
* On QT models, Function with C has changed from Unicode macro to
the
global key to access KeyChat menu.The command for Unicode macro
is now
Shift with Function with C.
* In Daisy books the "Where am I" information (Space with 1-5-6
or Read
with Q) now gives a list of information. Previously the
information
would all be spoken at once.
* The Virtual Memory (VM) is now monitored. When the virtual
memory
falls below 3%, the user receives a warning message. 3% free is
1MB of
the 32MB total available. Best practices for usage with low VM:
1. Eloquence uses substantially more VM than KeyNote Gold. If
something
cannot be achieved because of the VM limitations, switching to
KGM is
likely to improve that dramatically.
2. Once you have entered KeyWeb, and even if you exit, the
virtual
memory will have taken a "big hit" as a part of the IE system
stays
loaded. Therefore, if possible, it could help to do a reset
after
finishing a web browsing session before doing anything that is
memory
intensive. For example, download all your books from Bookshare,
reset,
then read your books.
* A double chime is now heard after performing a Reset (Reset +
123 on
mPower BT and PK and Reset + sdf on mPower QT). This is used to
distinguish from the beeps heard after a hard reset (Reset + 456
or
jkl).
Near the bottom of the KeySoft 8.0 Web page you will find
headings and
links for
Release Note KeySoft 8.0
KeySoft 8.0 Frequently Asked Questions
Product Key Download
BrailNote mPower Upgrade
KeySoft 8.0 mPower Upgrade Instructions
KeySoft 8.0 mPower Download
mPower Bootloader Download
Zip files for KeySoft 8.0 mPower
BrailleNote PK Upgrade
KeySoft 8.0 PK Upgrade Instructions
KeySoft 8.0 BrailleNote PK Download
BrailleNote PK Upgrader
BrailleNote PK GPS
Zip files for KeySoft 8.0 BrailleNote PK
KeySync 4
________________
Maurice Sloane
HumanWare NZ
Phone: +64 3 384 4555
Direct Dial +64 3 940 2223
Mobile: +64 21 528 374
Email: [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]
Website: www.humanware.com
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