You have to make sure ActiveSync isn't hogging your computer's serial port. Sometimes the only way I have found of going directly from using ActiveSync to using the BN in terminal mode is to restart the computer. ActiveSync really really wants that port, and it can be difficult getting it to let go of it. Sometimes a little dialog box comes up asking if I want to disconnect the comport; when I answer "yes" I can then use the BN as a Braille display in terminal mode.
Good luck, Sarah -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Karen McDonald Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:40 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: [Braillenote] USING THE BRAILLE DISPLAY IN TERMINAL MODE Hi, everyone, I am attempting to use the braille display in terminal mode. Here is what I've done. I've selected the BrailleNote as my preferred Braille display in the jaws options. I'm using the latest version of Jaws, by the way. I unloaded Jaws and then went in to the terminal mode on the BrailleNote. Then I started Jaws again but to no avail. Oh, and one other thing I did was to go in to Active Sync and uncheck the box to allow the serial port to connect. What have I not done right. I don't do this often but my main objective was to check to see whether or not a serial cable was working. It doesn't work with Active Sync but I know that Active Sync is volatile and I thought that maybe it would work using the braille terminal. Thanks for any thoughts. Karen ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
