Technologies Humanware Inc. APBT320 Manuel D’Utilisation

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5.2.2 

Stopwatch. 

The stopwatch operates in a similar way to a mechanical stopwatch. It keeps time down to one 
hundredth of a second, can be stopped, started or returned to zero, and the time display can be 
copied to the clipboard for pasting into documents or e-mails. 

 

 

5.2.2.1 

Stopwatch commands. 

To access the stopwatch, press FUNCTION with W. Or you can press 
FUNCTION with O then T, then S for stopwatch. The first time you use it, the stopwatch will be at 
zero. 

There are three settings – stop, start and zero. The zero setting resets the time to zero – however we 
are not referring to it as reset, as "Reset" has a very different meaning on the BrailleNote QT 
already! 

To zero the time, press CONTROL with I. 

To start or stop the stopwatch, press SPACE. This is a toggle command. 

To stop the stopwatch altogether, first stop it by pressing SPACE then zero it by pressing 
CONTROL with I. 

To copy the time to the clipboard, press CONTROL with C. You can do this at any time, even when 
the stopwatch is running. 

 

 

5.2.2.2 

Running in the Background. 

Once it has started, the stopwatch will keep running until you press the stop command, or reset the 
BrailleNote QT. Even if you switch to another task, or switch the BrailleNote QT off, it will still 
keep running in the background, although it won't display any times automatically. To check on the 
elapsing time, simply access the stopwatch by pressing FUNCTION with W. 

The stopwatch will display the elapsing time.