Mapping a braille world

Braille communication used to be limited to one kind of paper. We've changed that. Today everyone can put their ideas into print. No matter where you are or who you are.

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Embossers V3

Service videos

Web videos offer quick information on our most popular areas. The idea is old, that a picture is better than a thousand word. We take it one step further.

Vertical alignment adjustment

The vertical alignment of the braille cells may be adjusted from the front panel (firmware 12.01).

New sheet feeder

The Index sheet feeder is now even more improved by using a stronger spring to press the pick up rollers. This improves the picking up quality. In combination with adjustable sheet/card selectors most qualities of paper may be used with good result.

Find Spare Parts

Spare parts with updated price in alternative currencies are always available at Index web site for Index distributors. Search for it by typing part number, name and model name.

Plug and play printer driver installation

Use plug and play to install Index V3 embossers to a USB or Centronics port. It is the easiest way, and an integrated part of the WinBraille 5 installation.

WinBraille 5

Update to Index printer driver 1.3 and WinBraille 5.0.0.4578

Important information when upgrading to WinBraille 5.0.0.4578 Upgrade Index printer driver and WinBraille 5 by using DOWNLOAD MANAGER. It is not possibly to upgrade within WinBraille.

Keep empty lines and page breaks during translation

Instructions on how to keep empty lines and/or page breaks during translation. This new feature can be useful in order to keep a document close to the original.

Templates are the core

When translating text into Braille, WinBraille templates are your filter. The templates decide how your Braille document will be formatted and translated.

Automatic table of contents

WinBraille can generate a table of contents for you. To do this you must first apply WinBraille styles to your text.

Getting started WinBraille complete

Introducing new WinBraille 5, now easier then ever to install and set up. WinBraille 5 is a user friendly braille editor that translates, formats and automatically adjusts your documents for your braille embosser. Download new WinBraille and get started right away.

Emboss banner pages

Handling braille has become easier for both seeing and visually impaired. Now you can emboss a banner page directly from WinBraille 5 or IbPrint.

Emboss mathematics

Matematics made in MS Equation Editor 3.0 can be translated to braille without any specific knowledge.

WinBraille 5 - for Free

Download WinBraille 5 for free. The user friendly braille editor comes in two versions - the simpler Light version, for free, and the PRO-version that requires a license. No matter what you choose, updates, downloads and support is always free. For no extra charge you may download several copies of WinBraille 5.

WinBraille 5 - it is that easy

It is easier then ever to emboss from WinBraille. All neccesary settings are easily made in your WinBraille template. You may even connect several different embossers at the same time. Using templates WinBraille ensures perfect braille embossing.

Automatic table of contents

WinBraille 5 PRO includes a variety of styles that are suited for Braille documents. The style names, such as "Heading 1", "Heading 2" and "Normal" suggests where the style should be used.

Hyphenation

Hyphenation means splitting a word at the end of a line. Using hyphenation will reduce the number of embossed pages. It is convenient to use with for example braille books, newspapers and other large documents.

Emboss Duxbury files with WinBraille

Are many of your documents in Duxbury format? Don't worry. The modern, user friendly editor WinBraille 5 supports Duxbury format. When you change to WinBraille your old documents will be perfectly embossed.

Working with styles

Braille styles are a convenient way to better structure your documents. All styles are included in WinBraille. You may use them as they are or modify them in your template.

Upgrade to WinBraille PRO

WinBraille PRO supports most document types and has many advanced features, including structured documents and much more.

Install WinBraille licence

To activate WinBraille please save the license file on your desktop and double click on it. Your WinBraille 5 PRO is now ready for use.

Plug & Play USB/Centronics

Plug and play in WinBraille automatically finds your embosser type and performs a custom installation in XP/Vista.

Getting started quickly with WinBraille

WinBraille 5 is simple to install and set up. The quick installation follows Windows standards, and ensures perfect braille embossing.

Installing without internet access

How to install without internet access on target computer.

Readme and version history

See the Readme file for the latest version of WinBraille 5.

Windows and Office version supported by WinBraille 5

WinBraille 5 with its printer drivers supports Windows XP/Vista and includes Add-in for MS Office 2003 and 2007.

Remove Index printer driver MS Vista

Please remove previous Index printer drivers and WinBraille versions completely before installing WinBraille 5. It is not possibly to run WinBraille 5 and WinBraille 4 at the same PC. The latest printer driver is named Basic-D V3, Everest V3, 4X4 V3 etc.

Remove Index printer driver Windows XP

Please remove previous Index printer drivers and WinBraille versions completely before installing WinBraille 5. It is not possibly to run WinBraille 5 and WinBraille 4 at the same PC. The latest printer driver is named Basic-D V3, Everest V3, 4X4 V3 etc.

Embosser Utility

Change speech feedback language with Embosser Utility

The speech feedback language may be changed on all V3 Index Embosser with Embosser Utility. It is an easy update which take only a few minutes. The following languages is currently available free of chage at Internet; English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Purtugese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

Network setup from Embosser Utility

Setup network parameters with embosser utility. First establish communication via for example USB port. Embosser utility enables setup of all network parameters.

Upgrade embosser firmware with Embosser Utility

The firmware on Index V3 embossers may be upgraded to latest version free of charge with Embosser Utility. By upgrading the firmware you get the all new functions.

Braille Labeler

No labels are printed

No labels are printed, only empty rows are feed by paperfeed.

Embosser V2

Setup for hammer 0604

The latest hammer model (0604) have longer life cycle and is more efficient. All new and replaced embosser heads will be equipped with hammer 0604.

Replacement opportunity

Index Braille gives replacement discount when purchasing a new Index embosser to replace an older one.

Everest V2 paper calibration

Make a paper calibration if the page layout is strange, the pre-folding line is out of position and after reloading embosser firmware

4X4 PRO V2 paper calibration

Make a paper calibration if the page layout is strange (0 lines per page), the pre-folding line is out of position or after reloading embosser firmware.

Improve paper pick up on V2 Everest/4X4

The new Index sheet feeder gives good result on most kinds of paper. To improve the quality of your V2 Everest/4X4 we recommend changing sheet feeders. The new version costs only 162 Euro including freight.

4Waves PRO

Recover a print job

It is possible to recover a print job after it has been interrupted.

General

MS Silverlight

At this home page MS Silverligth has been used because: - it gives better video quality than Flash - it is the best availably technology - less computer power is used when playing high resolution videos

MS Explorer 7

The Index Braille web site is best viewed in MS Explorer 7.

Change your password

Your inital password may be changed by yourself.

Get registered user login

As a registered user you have access to: Download area, Sales/ Distributor web access form and an option to subscribe to Index Newsletter, etc

Upgrade your login to distributor access

Additional access for Distributor: Sales/ Prices replacement/ spare parts/ repair... Sales/ For distributors; (Sales conditions, price calculation, demos, volume discount etc) Support/ Knowledgbase for distributors; service videos etc... Download/ For distributors;(Pre-release, old softwares, administrative documents, service document, internal program for making new speech interface, braille translation tables, local manuals etc.)

Install Download Manager

Using Download Manager is the easiest way to install and update Index software. Download the software for free, and let it do the work for you.

Index Braille AAA-rating

Index Braille is a AAA-rated company since 2002. AAA means excellent financial quality. The rating is a strong base for further successful product development.

Network installation

All Index Braille V3 embossers has full local area network support.

Give permanent IP-address

This section describes how you give your Index V3 embosser a permanent IP-address. Index recommends the use of static IP address because it is the best way to connect a braille embosser. Index Embosser: Firmware 12.02 and higher Server: MS Windows 2000 server Client: MS XP or Vista

Create network port

To be able to install your embosser to a network, you must create a network port. This step describes how to create a network printer port in Windows and connect it to the IP address of your Index V3 embosser. Index Embosser: Firmware 12.02 and higher Server: MS Windows 2000 server Client: MS XP or Vista

Install Index printer driver

Printer drivers are necessary for embossing. This step installs the Index Printer Driver and connects it to your Standard TCP/IP. Index Embosser: Firmware 12.02 and higher Server: MS Windows 2000 server Client: MS XP or Vista

Browse for Index printer on your client

Find Index network embosser on your client computer. Index Embosser: Firmware 12.02 and higher Server: MS Windows 2000 server Client: MS XP or Vista

Emboss from WinBraille 5 to network

After installation of WinBraille 5 on your client you are ready to emboss. Index Embosser: Firmware 12.02 and higher Server: MS Windows 2000 server Client: MS XP or Vista

Change from USB to network

This section explains the easiest way to connect your embosser to a network if you have already installed the embosser to your computer via the USB-port.

Index Add Printer Wizard

Index Add Printer Wizard installs our driver on your computer or server. Here you will find knowledge base articles to help you use our driver for embossing braille. If you don't find an answer for your question please Contact support by sending a support request. Select Issue type software.

Which embosser should I select ?

Which embosser model you should select when installing the embosser is of course depending on your embosser. Find out more about the diffrence between model in this article.

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