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

Fri Apr 29 01:27:05 EDT 2011

I had a feeling Richard may know, but Karen is right, but i had no idea what 
the web site was.  So all of these things should help.
Jared Rimer
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <taeschr at ix.netcom.com>
To: "This is for discussing music and braille literacy" 
<menvi-discuss at menvi.org>; "'This is for discussing music and braille 
literacy'" <menvi-discuss at menvi.org>
Cc: "Richard Taesch" <richardtaesch at menvi.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Menvi-discuss] embossing with Index Basic D--any help?

> 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
>
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> -----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
>>>> Webmaster: The Music Education Network for The Visually Impaired
>>>> http://menvi.org
>>>> Telephone: 818-921-4976 or toll-free 866-824-7876 Part of the Jared
>>>> Rimer Network, the place to find everything in one place.
>>>> http://www.jaredrimer.net
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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 ;
>>>> ddots-l at freelists.org ; goodfeel at freelists.org
>>>> 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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