Index Braille

Hantverksvagen 20, Box 155
Gammelstad, S-954 23
Sweden
Telephone: 011-46-920-20-30-80.
Fax: 011-46-920-20-30-85.
Web: http://www.indexbraille.com.
Email: info@indexbraille.com.

Products manufactured by Index Braille (listed alphabetically)

1. BASIC ACOUSTIC CABINET (MODEL 71030)

   The Basic Acoustic Cabinet is a cabinet that functions as a noise shield for a Basic-D or Basic-S Braille printer (see separate entries), and is designed for use by persons who are blind or have low vision. When used with a Basic printer, the Basic Acoustic Cabinet provides a Braille production module with a maximum noise level of 60 decibels (dB), allowing the printer to be used in a standard work environment. DIMENSIONS (HxLxW): 46 x 18.5 x 24 inches. WEIGHT: 90 pounds.

2. BASIC-D (MODEL 70100)

   The Basic-D, model 70100, is a double-sided Braille printer or Braille embosser designed for use by persons who are blind or have low vision. The Basic-D uses continuous tractor-feed paper and can print double-sided (interpoint) Braille pages at a rate of 340 pages per hour. The control panel is labeled in both Braille and ink, and voice confirmation is provided when keys are pressed. The Basic-D supports as many as 20 Braille alphabets, and can also print Braille graphics (tactile graphics). This printer comes with a copy of WinBraille, a Braille translation and editing program that works from any common Windows word processor or other Windows application in Windows 9X/Me or NT/2000 operating systems. POWER: Uses 100-240 volts, 50-60 Hertz. DIMENSIONS (HxLxW): 5 x 10 x 20.2 inches. WEIGHT: 16 pounds. WARRANTY: One year.

3. BASIC-S MODEL 70021

   The Basic-S is a single-sided Braille printer or Braille embosser designed for use by persons who are blind or have low vision. The Basic-S uses continuous tractor-feed paper and can print single-sided pages at a rate of 170 pages per hour. The control panel is labeled in both Braille and ink, and voice confirmation is provided when keys are pressed. The Basic-S supports as many as 20 Braille alphabets, and can also print Braille graphics (tactile graphics). This printer comes with a copy of WinBraille, a Braille translation and editing program that works from any common Windows word processor or other Windows application in Windows 9X/Me or NT/2000 operating systems. POWER: Uses 100-240 volts, 50-60 Hertz. DIMENSIONS (HxLxW): 5 x 10 x 20.2 inches. WEIGHT: 16 pounds. WARRANTY: One year.

4. EVEREST ACOUSTIC HOOD (MODEL 71000)

   The Everest Acoustic Hood is a noise reducation shield for the Everest Braille Embosser (see separate entry), and is designed for use by persons who are blind or have low vision. The Hood is a single-compartment table-top cabinet with transparent doors in front. When used with the Everest printer, the Everest Acoustic Hood reduces noise to 60 decibels (dB) or less, allowing the printer to be used in a standard work environment.

5. EVEREST BRAILLE EMBOSSER (MODEL 70010)

   The Everest Braille Embosser, model 70010, is a Braille printer designed for persons who are blind or have low vision. The Everest is a double- and single-sided Braille printer that uses cut sheet card-stock paper of the sort that is available off-the-shelf in office supply stores. Keys are labeled in ink and in Braille, and provide voice confirmation when pressed. The Everest will print Braille with dot distances of 1.6, 2.0, and 2.6 millimeters, and it will print tactile graphics images created by any Braille graphics software. The printing speed is up to 340 pages per hour. Twenty Braille alphabets are supported including user-defined. POWER: Uses 100 to 115 or 220 to 240 volts. DIMENSIONS (HxLxW): 17 x 7 x 22 inches. WEIGHT: 30 pounds. WARRANTY: One year.

6. INDEX 4X4 PRO WITH ACOUSTIC CABINET (MODELS 70011 & 70012)

   The Index 4X4 Pro is a Braille printer and publishing system designed for use by persons who are blind or have low vision. The Index 4x4 Pro is intended for use in the production of Braille magazines, books, and newspapers. When the 4x4 Pro receives a Braille text file from a computer, it processes the file into saddle stitch binding format. For example, the first sheet of a 40-page document will consist of pages 1, 2, 39, and 40, the next sheet will consist of pages 3, 4, 37, and 38, etc. The 4x4 Pro embosses a pre-folding line in the center of each sheet, and collates the copies. It is then only necessary to staple and fold each copy. The printing speed is 400 pages per hour. Twenty Braille tables are supported, including user-defined. The acoustic cabinet reduces the noise output below 60 decibels (dB). The Index 4x4 Pro printer comes with a copy of WinBraille, a Braille translation and editing program that works from any common Windows word processor or other Windows application in Windows 9X/Me or NT/2000 operating systems, and a Braille stapler designed for binding Braille magazines, books, and newspapers. POWER: Uses 100 to 115 or 220 to 240 volts. OPTIONS: Printer built for 11 x 17.5 or 11 x 23 inch paper. DIMENSIONS (HxLxW): The printer is 22 x 7.1 x 17.3 inches; acoustic cabinet is 59.8 x 20.1 x 27.2 inches. WEIGHT: The printer weighs 31 pounds; the acoustic cabinet weighs 96 pounds. WARRANTY: One year.

7. INDEX BRAILLE STAPLER (MODEL 71100)

   The Index Braille Stapler, model 71100, is a stapler for braille documents designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This braille stapler can be used to put the center staples in braille magazines and other braille documents and can be used by an individual who is blind. OPTIONS: Staples are available in four sizes for braille documents with two to ten, ten to 20, 20 to 30, and 30 to 40 pages. DIMENSIONS (HxLxW): 16 x 29 x 57 centimeters. This product can staple documents with a paper length up to 476 millimeters (19 inches). WEIGHT: 5.3 kilograms.

8. OBR OPTICAL BRAILLE RECOGNITION

   OBR is an optical Braille recognition program designed for use by individuals who are blind or who have low vision. This program reads Braille characters and converts Braille hard copy into text or formatted Braille files. A Braille document is placed on a scanner and scanned by OBR, which either converts the document into text or saves it to disk as a formatted Braille file. The formatted Braille files created by OBR can also be sent to a Braille printer, allowing OBR to function as a Braille copier. OBR works with single-side or interpoint (double-sided) Braille, and can read both sides of an interpoint page with a single scan. The recognition function of OBR is stable even if the source Braille copy is of poor quality. OBR works with most languages and with U.S. Grade 2 Braille. The OBR software package includes the software diskette, a manual in Braille and print, and a yellow correction filter to be placed on the scanner surface. COMPATIBILITY: For use on IBM and compatible computers. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Personal computer with Pentium 90 MHz or better, minimum 32 MB RAM, running Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or Me.