[Menvi-discuss] embossing with Index Basic D--any help?

Thu Apr 28 14:47:09 EDT 2011

Winy and listers:

When the Braille Music Division was in session, we used two embossers, and our favorite was the Index Basic. Generally, the "funny things" you speak of at the end of files were caused by embossing directly from Duxburry when the file was not saved initially as a .BRF format. Also, be very certain that you have checked the dip switches on the back of the unit, as that can cause untold havoc. Additionally, sometimes users forget to re-set the global settings with files from Duxburry, but that would not cause strange text, only poor line and form feeds.

Yours,
Richard Taesch
SCCM Braille Music Division
MENVI Headquarters - www.menvi.org

-----Original Message-----
>From: Karen Gearreald <karen118 at cox.net>
>Sent: Apr 27, 2011 6:15 AM
>To: 'This is for discussing music and braille literacy' <menvi-discuss at menvi.org>
>Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] embossing with Index Basic D--any help?
>
>I would try to resolve the issue by establishing a contact through the
>manufacturer's web site (www.indexbraille.com).
>					Karen Gearreald
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org
>[mailto:menvi-discuss-bounces at menvi.org] On Behalf Of Winy Kwany
>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 7:23 PM
>To: This is for discussing music and braille literacy
>Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] embossing with Index Basic D--any help?
>
>No, I haven't been able to solve this yet. I have tried to contact Index
>Basic dealer in Malaysia and Singapore. zThey both never heard about this
>issue and they know nothing to solve it. Besides, they confessed that they
>are only selling, not doing servicing or things like that, so they can't
>help.
>Any ideas? Suggestions? Help!
>Winy.
>
>
>
>On 4/25/11, Bettie Downing <bnbdowning70 at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm not an expert but I doubt it's the embosser.  I think it's on the 
>> BRF or DXB files with some of the code that needs erasing before you 
>> emboss.  Read through the file and see if you don't get to some 
>> gobbledegook that you can delete.  I could be wrong but that is what 
>> happens to me when I sometimes open these files.
>>
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2011, at 7:37 PM, Jared Rimer menvi webmaster wrote:
>>
>>> This is interesting.  I've never heard of an embosser doing this before.
>>> I know this is back in February, and I'm behind, did you get any 
>>> assistance with this issue?
>>> Jared Rimer
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>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Winy Kwany
>>> To: braillem at topica.com ; nabs-l at nfbnet.org ; menvi-discuss at menvi.org 
>>> ; midimag at midimag.org ; braille-music-chat at yahoogroups.com ; 
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>>> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 2:56 AM
>>> Subject: [Menvi-discuss] embossing with Index Basic D--any help?
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>> I apologize if this is out of topic. I just try my best to find help 
>>> as soon as possible.
>>> I have Index Basic D embosser. When I emboss both BRF and DXB files, 
>>> they look fine for the first and second page, but it embosses funny 
>>> things which are not content of the documents at all in page3 and 4. 
>>> It embosses the continuation of the document in page5 and 6, and it 
>>> embosses the funny things again in the next two pages. This patterrn is
>happening on and on.
>>> The dots are unreadable. It's only consist of letter A, B, E and I 
>>> repeated again and again.
>>> Any Index Basic users experience similar thing? What should I do? 
>>> What setting should I change/adjust? Is there any way to reset the 
>>> embosser's memory or the embosser setting except the "Change set up 
>>> or saving set up menu".
>>> Any mailing list for Index Basic users?
>>> I look forward to hearing from you soon. Please forward this to 
>>> anyone who can help. I have contacted Index Basic customer service 
>>> but I haven't heard from them.
>>> Any help, ideas, input will be highly appreciated. Many thanks.
>>> Winy.
>>>
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