[nabs-l] question about printers

[Kaiti Shelton]

I used HP Deskjets and liked them well enough, but as Aleeha has said
the printers are out of date and this was a few years ago.  I doubt
that they have been updated much since I used a printer for the last
time in high school.

I'd suggest looking through the list of printers on the unit.  I
forget how exactly you get there but if I remember correctly you go
into word processor, hit P once, then go into the settings.  I'm sure
if you poke around long enough in there you'll find it.  I'd also
recommend consulting Humanware over the phone or looking up a web page
through Google to see if it exists on the site-it probably does
somewhere.

On the other hand, I have to tell you I've rarely printed anything in
my 4 years of college as most professors also prefer electronic copies
of work.  Not only does it make our lives exponentially easier to have
files that we can easily organize instead of print sheets of paper,
but it also makes their lives easier, too as they don't have to worry
about losing it as much.  The vast majority of universities use
blackboard, canvas, or some similar platform to collect work
electronically as well.  I know sighted students who don't even own
printers because they feel like they never use one, and when they do
need one paying 10 cents per page at the library isn't a big deal.
College can be expensive, so this is just something to take into
consideration if you want to spend the money on other things.

On 8/19/15, Aleeha Dudley via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Not all printers will work. I have a Canon printer that does not work at
> all. The braille note only has specific drivers for certain printers, and
> they are all pretty out of date.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 19, 2015, at 1:07 PM, Sami Osborne via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Vejas,
>>
>> I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean by "printers that work well
>> with the BrailleNote." If you already have a printer, you can just connect
>> your BrailleNote (using either USB or Bluetooth depending on how
>> your printer is set up) and print out whatever you need.  Now, if you have
>> problems with your current printer, that's something different.  I believe
>> the BrailleNote will also connect to most (if not all) types of printers
>> available out there.  I think all of us would appreciate it if you gave a
>> bit more details, such as what kind of printer you currently have, if you
>> have any problems and so on, so that we can help you more with specific
>> information about the BrailleNote and printers.
>>
>> By the way, good luck on either your blindness training or college,
>> (whichever "one you do first,) I hope it goes well for you.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Sami
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Vejas Vasiliauskas via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Date sent: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:41:55 -0700
>> Subject: [nabs-l] question about printers
>>
>> Hi,
>> I was wondering if anyone still has a printer that prints well
>> with the Braille-Note? I'm looking to get one, and had a few
>> questions:
>> What kind of printer is it?
>> Can you print using that printer with your computer and phone as
>> well?
>> How often do you have to change ink cartridges?
>> Thanks.
>> Vejas
>>
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Kaiti Shelton
University of Dayton-Music Therapy
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
Division 2015-2016

"You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"