Embosser

Picture of an embosser

About the machine

This Braille and Tactile Graphics Embosser provides double sided embossing for Braille text with capabilities to include single sided tactile graphics. This machine can only be used with a Windows computer, which should be located nearby. (Please ask for assistance if you can’t find it)

This Braille Embosser has a text mode and a graphic mode. If you would like to braille text, please make sure you are printing from a word document instead of a pdf file, because a pdf file might confuse the two modes.

Paper Loading

Two size of paper for embosser, 8.5 x 11 on the left and 11 x 11.5 on the right.

There are two type of paper size that could be use for this printer: 8.5 x 11, and 11 x 11.5. Make sure you double check the printer’s setting before printing.

  • Open the paper cover by lifting the back edge of the housing top and rotating it towards the front of the printer.Unloading paper by adjusting the paper clip on the left side.
  • Lift the tractor flaps on both sides to reveal the tractor teeth.Unload paper
  • Facing the printer from the back, place the left side of the paper into the left tractor and close the tractor flap. Do not adjust the left tractor position. If necessary, adjust the right tractor position to fit into the right side of the paper:
    • Release the locking lever on the side of the tractor. 
    • Slide the tractor to a position so it lines up with the holes in the paper. adjust the left side paper to fit smaller size paper
    • Insert the paper into the tractor and close the flap.
    • Adjust the tractor so that the paper is tight.
    • Engage the locking lever.Finish loading small size paper
  • Close the paper cover.click on the down button to load paper
  • Press the down button once to load the paper.

keep clicking the down button until you can see the edge of paper

  • It is ready to use when you can see a little tip of the paper, like shown in the above picture.

Steps to use the embosser

    • Turn on the embosser by pressing the switch on the back of the machine
    • Make sure the USB cable is plugged in to the computer and the embosserconnect embosser to the laptop
    • Open the document to be printed in any software installed on the Windows machine
    • Open the program’s File menu and choose Print.
    • On the Print dialog, make sure the ‘VP Columbia’ is selected. Click OK on the Print dialog to start the print job.
    • printing setting
    • When the printer is finished, it will advance the paper automatically to a position where you can tear it off, and don’t forgot to cut the upper right corner.

correct example 

Useful Printing Preferences

  • page sizepaper size in printing setting
  • font sizeuse Braille29 and font size 29
  • dot height (low, normal, high)
  • invert image 
  • braille translator
  • braille translaterbraille translator

Physical Buttons 

  • menu
  • Up / Down
  • Cancel

cancel print job

Example Template

Useful Links