Keysoft 7.5 upgrade

Welcome to the KeySoft 7.5 upgrade page

KeySoft 7.5 includes the following new features:

Improved SD card and USB Drive support (mPower only)
SSL Email support
RFB&D AudioPlus DAISY Books (mPower and PK)
A separate UAK (User Authorization Key) must be obtained directly from RFB&D (US$20.00) to allow playback of RFB&D AudioPlus books.
New Bookshare Library (Jan 2009) Support
Built-in Playlist Support for Media Player
Multilingual Foreign Language Support
Unified English Braille (UEB)
Duxbury Braille Translator Upgrade
New Visual Display Application (KeyView)
New KeyView Visual Display Application
WiFi 802.11g Support (mPower only)
KeySync 3 offering improved Microsoft Outlook synchronization. A link to the KeySync download page may be found below.

The links for the product key and software downloads are below. Some clients may not be able to download the Binary Image files (Bin) due to restrictions placed by their internet service provider. These clients should download the zipped package, the link for which can be found as the last download item for each respective model.

Product Key

Product Key Download

KeySoft 75 Build 31 Bookshare Update

KeySoft 7.5 Build 31 for the BrailleNote mPower, BrailleNote Classic and BrailleNote PK.

In January 2009 Bookshare updated their web site offering members a number of benefits including a change from their proprietary decompression technology, (the unpack tool), to the industry standard unzip technology. This change temporarily interrupted access to Bookshare books using the BrailleNote family of products. From Bookshare member feedback and comments we recognized the importance of this access and are releasing this free update that fixes the ability to download and unzip books to current users of KeySoft 7.5.

For users of the BrailleNote PK and Classic we have also taken the opportunity to correct the error associated with scheduling an appointment, and the failure in some circumstances to retain words added to the spelling dictionary that were corrected for mPower users in Build 29. For PK users the long term issue of sometimes losing speech has been identified and corrected.

Please read the file "Release Note for KeySoft 7.5 Build 31" for further tips on using the Bookshare site with your BrailleNote.

We encourage existing KeySoft 7.5 users to take advantage of this important Bookshare access update as the Development Team finalizes the release of KeySoft 8.0.

Installation Notes:

BrailleNote mPower

Users upgrading their mPower from an earlier version of KeySoft 7.5 do not have to download and re-install the 7.5 Product Key. Users installing KeySoft 7.5 for the first time will need to obtain a Product key. The following brief instructions apply to those Users who are already running KeySoft 7.5 on their mPower.

Simply download the new Bin file from the KeySoft 7.5 Upgrade page, using the link "KeySoft 7.5 mPower Download".

Save the Bin file to a correctly prepared SD card. This card must be 512mB or less in capacity. Insert the card in the mPower, connect the AC Adapter, and perform a Reset with dots 4-5 held down. The upgrade process will then begin. Do not remove the AC adapter or press Reset during the upgrade process.

BrailleNote Classic

Users upgrading their Classic from an earlier version of KeySoft 7.5 do not have to download and re-install the 7.5 Product Key. Users installing KeySoft 7.5 for the first time will need to obtain a Product key. The following brief instructions apply to those Users who are already running KeySoft 7.5 on their Classic.

Simply download the new Bin file from the KeySoft 7.5 Upgrade page, using the link "KeySoft 7.5 Classic Download".

Save the Bin file to a Compact Flash card. Connect the AC Adapter, and perform a Reset with dots 4-5 held down. The upgrade process will then begin. Do not remove the AC adapter or press Reset during the upgrade process.

BrailleNote PK

The following brief instructions apply to PK Users.

Download the correct version of the BrailleNote PK Upgrader, using the link "BrailleNote PK Upgrader".

Download the new NB0 file from the KeySoft 7.5 Upgrade page, using the link "KeySoft 7.5 BrailleNote PK Download".

Save both files to a Compact Flash card. Connect the AC Adapter, and run the "BrailleNote PK Upgrade.exe" using the Utilities Menu, Application Program option. The upgrade process will then begin. Do not remove the AC adapter or press Reset during the upgrade process.

BrailleNote PK Multilingual

KeySoft 7.5 provides braille and speech support for Spanish, French, German and Italian.

On the BrailleNote PK, the resources for the additional languages are not included in the ROM, and it is up to the user to decide if they want to install one or all of the additional language packages.

PK Language pack installation instructions
French package for PK
German package for PK
Italian package for PK
Spanish package for PK
Zipped PK all languages

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Keysoft 7.5 upgrade

Welcome to the KeySoft 7.5 upgrade page

KeySoft 7.5 includes the following new features:

Product Key

KeySoft 75 Build 31 Bookshare Update

Release Note KeySoft 7.5 Build 31

BrailleNote mPower Upgrade Build 31

BrailleNote Classic Upgrade Build 31

BrailleNote PK Upgrade Build 31

BrailleNote PK Multilingual

KeySync KeyView Download

KeySync

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