Product type:
Electronic Braille machine and Braille printer
Fields of application:
- blind people
Description:
The Elotype 5 is an electronic Braille machine with an ergonomic Braille keyboard and functions such as tabulator, margin stop and variable line spacing. Texts can be written and saved directly on the PC monitor via a terminal program.
A plug-in USB keyboard can be used to enter blackletter, which is immediately converted into Braille. Sighted people can read the text on an integrated display (2 lines of 20 characters each). The Elotype 5 can also be used as a Braille printer for the PC.
Features / components:
- 6- or 8-dot Braille input
- Text printing via RTFC translation program
- Graphic printing with TactileView graphics software, runs with all current Windows versions
- USB keyboard connection
- Simplified number input via USB keyboard
- One-handed operation possible
- Use of single sheet and continuous paper
Technical Data:
Braille size: medium print with 2.5 mm dot spacing
Character spacing: standard 6 mm, selectable 5 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 18 mm
Line spacing: standard 10 mm, selectable 7.5 / 10 / 12.5 mm
Paper width: 300 mm (paper channel)
Print area: 252 mm = 42 characters
Paper length: unlimited through paper channel
Paper thickness: max. 160 g/sqm
Dimensions (L x W x H): 295 x 440 x 110 mm
Total weight: 4.9 kg incl. power supply
Interface: USB and serial
Price (without guarantee):
The price is available on request from the manufacturer / distributor.
