It is strongly recommended that you not use ActiveSync Remote PAC Mate with any version of JAWS earlier than 6.20. Version 6.20 is a free update for authorized JAWS 6.0 users and it contains many code fixes that are specific to this feature. You can download JAWS 6.20 from Freedom Scientific's JAWS for Windows Headquarters page at http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/JAWS_HQ.asp.
ActiveSync Remote PAC Mate is a program that allows you to establish a connection between your PAC Mate and a computer with JAWS installed. You can connect your PAC Mate and computer using a USB cable, network connection, modem, or wireless local area network. Once you establish a connection, you can run programs, read documents and Web pages, and work with files and folders on your computer using only your PAC Mate. Commands that you issue and text that you type are sent to your computer, and you receive speech and Braille feedback on the PAC Mate.
To use ActiveSync Remote PAC Mate, install JAWS 6.20 or later on the computer you want to connect to. During the installation process, required JAWS remote access server components will be installed automatically.
After you have installed and activated JAWS on the computer, you can begin using ActiveSync Remote PAC Mate. Establish an ActiveSync standard or guest connection between your PAC Mate and your computer. Information on using ActiveSync can be found in your PAC Mate Owner's Manual. You can use the supplied USB cable, a network connection, modem, or wireless local area network. For information on the different ways you can connect your PAC Mate to your computer, refer to your PAC Mate Owner's Manual.
After you connect your PAC Mate and computer, do the following:
Tip: If you want ActiveSync Remote PAC Mate to start automatically when JAWS starts, open the Options menu and choose Basics. locate the Automatically Start PAC Mate Desktop check box and press the SPACEBAR to select it.
Because the BX series of PAC Mates do not have the types of keys required to operate a computer that you access remotely with ActiveSync Remote PAC Mate, a number of special keystrokes are provided. These keystrokes allow you to simulate modifier keys (such as CTRL, INSERT, and ALT), special keys not available on the PAC Mate (such as ENTER or ESC), and certain JAWS commands for navigation and selecting text.
You can use these modifier keys to simulate key combinations that include CTRL, ALT, WINDOWS Key, SHIFT, or the JAWS Key (INSERT). To use these modifiers, hold down DOT 8 CHORD and then press the corresponding modifier keys in the keystroke. After you create the modifier portion of the keystroke, release the keys and press the remaining key. For example, to perform the keystroke CTRL+SHIFT+V you press DOTS 3-7-8 CHORD, release them, and then press V (DOTS 1-2-3-6).
| Key | Command |
|---|---|
| Function Keys (F1 - F12) | DOT 1 |
| INSERT | DOT 2 |
| CTRL | DOT 3 |
| WINDOWS Key | DOT 4 |
| JAWS Key | DOT 5 |
| ALT | DOT 6 |
| SHIFT | DOT 7 |
To simulate the function keys (F1 through F12) on your PAC Mate BX, press DOTS 1-8 followed by A through L (which correspond to 1 through 12). For example, to simulate the F6 key, press DOTS 1-8, then F (DOTS 1-2-4).
If the function key is part of a key combination, add the appropriate modifiers while holding down DOTS 1-8. For example, to simulate the keystroke INSERT+F2, press DOTS 1-2-8, then B (DOTS 1-2).
You can use these commands to simulate certain keys that are not available on the BX keyboard. These keys can be combined with the modifier keys described previously.
Key |
Command |
|---|---|
| ESC | F1 |
| ALT | F2 |
| APPLICATION Key | F2 CHORD |
| NUM PAD ASTERISK | F3 |
| WINDOWS Key | F4 |
| NUM PAD MINUS | F6 |
| NUM PAD SLASH | F7 |
| CAPS LOCK | F7 CHORD |
| NUM PAD PLUS | F8 |
| ENTER | DOT 8 |
| BACKSPACE | DOT 7 |
| CTRL+BACKSPACE | DOTS 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 CHORD |
| TAB | DOTS 4-5 CHORD |
| SHIFT+TAB | DOTS 1-2 CHORD |
| HOME | DOTS 1-3 CHORD or DOT 3+LEFT ARROW |
| END | DOTS 4-6 CHORD or DOT 3+RIGHT ARROW |
| PAGE UP | DOT 2+UP ARROW or DOT 2+LEFT ARROW |
| PAGE DOWN | DOT 2+DOWN ARROW or DOT 2+RIGHT ARROW |
| DELETE | DOTS 1-2-3-4-5-6 CHORD |
| EQUALS | DOTS 1-2-3-4-5-6 |
| RIGHT BRACKET | DOTS 1-2-4-5-6-7 |
| LEFT BRACKET | DOTS 2-4-6-7 |
| BACKSLASH | DOTS 1-2-5-6-7 |
| SLASH | DOTS 3-4 |
| RIGHT PARENTHESIS | DOTS 2-3-4-5-6 |
| APOSTROPHE | DOT 3 |
| DASH | DOTS 3-6 |
| GRAVE | DOT 4 |
| PERIOD | DOTS 4-6 |
| SEMICOLON | DOTS 5-6 |
| COMMA | DOT 6 |
You can use these keystrokes to perform various JAWS navigation commands.
| Description | Command |
|---|---|
| Say Prior Character | DOT 3 CHORD or LEFT ARROW |
| Say Next Character | DOT 6 CHORD or RIGHT ARROW |
| Say Character | DOTS 3-6 CHORD or RIGHT ARROW+LEFT ARROW |
| Say Prior Word | DOT 2 CHORD or DOT 5+LEFT ARROW |
| Say Next Word | DOT 5 CHORD or DOT 5+RIGHT ARROW |
| Say Word | DOTS 2-5 CHORD or DOT 5+RIGHT ARROW+LEFT ARROW |
| Say Prior Line | DOT 1 CHORD or UP ARROW |
| Say Next Line | DOT 4 CHORD or DOWN ARROW |
| Say Line | DOTS 1-4 CHORD or UP ARROW+DOWN ARROW |
| Say Prior Sentence | DOT 4+LEFT ARROW |
| Say Next Sentence | DOT 4+RIGHT ARROW |
| Say Sentence | DOT 4+UP ARROW or DOT 4+RIGHT ARROW+LEFT ARROW |
| Say Prior Paragraph | DOT 1+UP ARROW |
| Say Next Paragraph | DOT 1+DOWN ARROW |
| Say Paragraph | DOT 1+UP ARROW+DOWN ARROW |
| Move to Top of File | DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD or DOT 3+UP ARROW |
| Move to Bottom of File | DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD or DOT 3+DOWN ARROW |
| Say to Cursor | DOTS 3-7+LEFT ARROW |
| Say from Cursor | DOTS 3-7+RIGHT ARROW |
| Say All | DOTS 4-5-6-8 CHORD or DOTS 1-2-4-5-6 CHORD or DOTS 3-7+DOWN ARROW |
| Say Selected Text | DOTS 1-2-4-5-6-7 CHORD or DOTS 4-5-6-7-8 CHORD |
| Previous Document Window | DOTS 2-3 CHORD |
| Next Document Window | DOTS 5-6 CHORD |
| Open List Box | DOT 7+DOWN ARROW |
| Close List Box | DOT 7+UP ARROW |
| Exit Forms Mode | DOTS 1-3-4-6 CHORD |
| Say Window Prompt and Text | DOTS 1-2-4-5 CHORD |
You can use these keystrokes to perform various text selection commands.
| Select Prior Character | DOTS 3-7 CHORD or CHORD+LEFT ARROW |
| Select Next Character | DOTS 6-7 CHORD or CHORD+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select Prior Word | DOTS 2-7 CHORD or DOT 5 CHORD+LEFT ARROW |
| Select Next Word | DOTS 5-7 CHORD or DOT 5 CHORD+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select Prior Line | DOTS 1-7 CHORD or CHORD+UP ARROW |
| Select Next Line | DOTS 4-7 CHORD or CHORD+DOWN ARROW |
| Select Prior Screen | DOT 2 CHORD+UP ARROW |
| Select Next Screen | DOT 2 CHORD+DOWN ARROW |
| Select from Start of Line | DOTS 1-3-7 CHORD or DOT 3 CHORD+LEFT ARROW |
| Select to End of Line | DOTS 4-6-7 CHORD or DOT 3 CHORD+RIGHT ARROW |
| Select from Top | DOTS 1-2-3-7 CHORD or DOT 3 CHORD+UP ARROW |
| Select to Bottom | DOTS 4-5-6-7 CHORD or DOT 3 CHORD+DOWN ARROW |