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- Using DecTalk with JAWS Version 2
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- If your synthesizer is already connected and ready to go, you can
- proceed to the instructions below for loading the JAWS software,
- titled "Loading the JAWS DecTalk Version". If you need help
- connecting the synthesizer, go to one of the sections further on
- down about the DecTalk, the Kurzweil Personal Reader (KPR), the
- PC-KPR, the Portable DecTalk, etc.
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- Loading JAWS software for DecTalk
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- The default communication parameters for JAWS and most DecTalks
- are COM1 and 9600 baud, no parity, 8 databits, 1 stopbit. JAWS
- will default to these values and set the serial port by itself,
- without the "mode" command. Simply enter:
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- J_DECTLK
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- If you want to use COM2, enter:
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- J_DECTLK COM2:
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- It should put up the JAWS copyright screen, then say the user's
- name (or the demo message) and "JAWS ready". If you do not get
- speech, or if your computer locks, check the cable and its
- connection, and be sure you are entering the proper parameters.
- For more details on trouble-shooting, refer to the section titled
- "Serial Synthesizers and JAWS".
- If you like to operate your DecTalk with different
- communication parameters, refer to the examples below to see how
- to run JAWS from the DOS prompt and change the parameters. The
- syntax is similar to the "mode" command, but no spaces are
- allowed following the ":".
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- J_DECTLK COM2:1200,O,7,1
- J_DECTLK COM1:2400,N,8,1
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- If you have problems with the installation, or if JAWS is
- speaking or acting strangely, refer to the section titled "Serial
- Synthesizers and JAWS".
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- DecTalk DTC01 from Digital Equipment
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- This is the "original" DecTalk, the large box with built-in
- speaker and two serial ports. Connect the serial cable to the
- "COM" port on the back of the DecTalk. This is the outside port,
- the one nearest the corner. A "null-modem" cable is required,
- with female connectors at each end. The standard DecTalk cable
- from DEC is model #BC22D-10, and also has #47746 printed on the
- label. This cable works fine if you still have it around.
- Many different configurations of null-modem cables work, so if
- you have a "null-modem" try it. If not you can buy one from us
- or use the following cable specs:
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- 1) 2-3 crossed, 6-20 crossed, 7 straight through, 4&5
- crossed to 8. These cables are symmetrical, and it does
- not matter which end goes where.
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- 2) 2-3, 3-2, 4&5 jumpered, 7-7, 6&8 jumpered.
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- 3) 2-3, 3-2, 4-5, 5-4, 6&8-20, 7-7, 20-6&8;
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- You could also use a straight-through modem cable with a null-
- modem adaptor, available from most computer stores, or from the
- Braille 'n Speak interface kit.
- Most DecTalks that we encounter are set for 9600 baud, no
- parity, 8 databits, 1 stopbit. If you know that yours is
- different from this, you can adjust JAWS to suit the DecTalk.
- See the section, "Loading JAWS Software for DecTalk," for
- details. If you want to change your DecTalk, refer to your
- owner's manual. If you are not sure what yours is set to and you
- do not want to change it, just give it a try as it is. For more
- help, you can refer to the section, "Serial Synthesizers and
- JAWS," for some trial-and-error ideas.
- Once you have it all cabled up and turned on, you can
- proceed to "Loading JAWS Software for DecTalk."
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- The Portable DecTalk
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- The Portable DecTalk, from Children's Hospital, is a newer
- DecTalk, smaller, lighter, and faster. It requires an external
- speaker or plug-in headphones. It uses the same cable as the
- KPR: a straight-through modem cable, no wires crossed, male on
- one end and female on the other.
- It will announce a message when it is turned on. If you do
- not get this, check for obvious reasons and/or refer to the
- section, "Serial Synthesizers and JAWS," for tips.
- If it is connected and ready to go, refer to the section,
- "Loading JAWS Software for DecTalk," to run JAWS.
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- The Kurzweil Personal Reader
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- Setting up the KPR communications parameters:
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- 1) Change key pad to the Communications Setup key pad: On
- the KPR key pad, press the key above the nominator three
- times (forth row from top, far left key). It should say
- "Communications set-up key pad".
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- 2) Press the key on the third row, far left, eight times.
- It should say "restore factory communications settings".
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- 3) Go back to the key pad key (fourth row, far left) and
- press it three times. It should say "reading key pad".
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- 4) Press the key to the right of that (fourth row, second
- key from the left) seven times, or until it says,
- "DecTalk input".
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- At this point, the communications parameters are: 9600 baud, no
- parity, 8 databits, 1 stopbit, Xon/Xoff hand shake and block
- transfers.
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- Using the Proper Cable
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- You need a RS-232 cable with a female connector at one end and a
- male connector at the other end. This should be a "modem" cable,
- preferably one with at least eight wires or pins inside. The
- wires or pins should not be crossed or jumpered. They should be
- straight-through. Do not use a "null-modem" cable.
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- 1) Connect the male end to the back of the KPR. The male
- connectors have a rough surface; the female connectors
- have a smooth surface. There is a female connector on
- the back of the KPR.
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- 2) Connect the female end of the cable to a COM port or
- serial port on your PC. The PC's COM ports are usually
- male connectors and therefore have a rough surface. The
- PC may have a 25-pin connector like the KPR, or it could
- have a 9-pin connector. Naturally, if the PC has a
- 9-pin port, you must have a 9-pin female connector on
- your cable. Note whether you are connected to COM1 or
- COM2. If you are not sure, refer to the section titled
- "Serial Synthesizers and JAWS."
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- Now that you are all cabled up and configured for the correct
- communication parameters, refer to the section "Loading JAWS
- Software for DecTalk" to load the JAWS software.
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- PC KPR Internal DecTalk
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- This DecTalk is an internal card, meaning it is a circuit board
- to be installed inside your PC. It is to be connected by a short
- serial cable to one of the serial ports. Default communications
- parameters are: 9600 baud, no parity, 8 databits, 1 stopbit,
- Xon/Xoff hand shake. You should know which COM port it is
- connected to. For more information, refer to the section,
- "Serial Synthesizers and JAWS." If the synthesizer is installed,
- refer to the section, "Loading JAWS software for DecTalk."