F.H.Papenmeier 1860-TRIO Manuel D’Utilisation

 
 

The device may only be put into operation if no damages of the device itself or of 
the connection cables can be discerned. 

Connection with the PC 
You connect BRAILLEX Trio with a PC either via the USB port or via a Bluetooth 

connection. 

USB Connection 
You can use the USB connection under the operating systems Windows 2000 or 

Windows XP. Plug the flat end of the supplied USB cable into a free USB port of 
the PC. The square connector goes into the plug on the left side of BRAILLEX 

Trio. 

Power supply 
If BRAILLEX Trio is not connected to a USB port, it is battery powered. For 
battery operation, you need 4 AA type cells. Papenmeier suggests rechargeable 

NiMH batteries. Four of those come with the device. 
 
If connected to a USB port of a computer, BRAILLEX Trio may be powered 

through the USB port, in case it provides enough power. If this is not the case, 
BRAILLEX Trio takes the power from the internal batteries. As BRAILLEX Trio's 

battery autonomy is pretty high, higher than that of most notebook PCs, you can 
also generally use the internal batteries when using the USB connection (this is 

by the way the default setting when you get the device). 
 

In Bluetooth operation, BRAILLEX Trio is powered by the internal batteries. 

Switching On and Off BRAILLEX Trio 
You power on BRAILLEX Trio with the on-off switch on the left side of the device. 

A short beep indicates that the device has been switched on. An LED next to the 
on-off switch is lit while the device is on. 

 
If you have batteries inside the device, BRAILLEX Trio will typically come back in 

the status you left it in when you last switched it off, i.e. the last used 
application will automatically coma back. 

 
Special case: If you use the device without internal batteries, you also switch it 
on by connecting it to a PC via the USB port. In this case, BRAILLEX Trio will 

automatically activate the "external" mode, i.e. keyboard and display function to 
an external device. 

 
You switch off BRAILLEX Trio by pressing the on-off switch for more than a 

second. You will see the message "switch off trio?". If you keep the on-off switch 
pressed then, the message "off" will appear. The LED goes out and a double 

beep can be heard when the device is switched off. For a short while, you will 
also see the message "off" in Braille, then the Braille will fade away. If you 
release the on-off switch after you get the first message, you can continue 

working.