The Smart brailler accelerates learning by encouraging multi-sensory learning through visual, tactile, and auditory feedback, which increase the student’s ability to process new information and making learning fun.

It also integrates with mainstream technology: edit, save, and transfer brailled documents to digital text files via USB letting sighted teachers or parents read the document on a computer.

The Smart brailler also enables better collaboration between students and sighted teachers or parents, by using Roman letters on the display screen to mirror what is being brailled.

Available in blue or raspberry red.

For more details about this product, check the product instructions manual (in the User Guides tab) to help you decide if this product is suitable for you.

Care guidance

Maintaining your brailler will help to keep it in good, working condition for many years to come. Simple steps to keep your brailler in top working order:

• Store your brailler in a clean, dry environment; humid and moist conditions can accelerate corrosion of the metal components.
• Check to make sure you have the latest software.
• Handle with care as the exterior plastic can break under extreme conditions.
• Clean the exterior of your brailler on a regular basis using a lint-free cloth and soft bristle brush.
• Always keep your brailler covered when not in use; this will keep dust and debris from entering your brailler where it can cause the keys and carriage assembly to become sluggish.
• Send your brailler in to a certified Perkins repair centre for regular service; we recommend every three to five years under normal use. For braillers that are heavily used or exposed to harsh environmental conditions, service more frequently.

Servicing and repairs

• Within guarantee: we have partnered with the Royal National College for the Blind (RNC) to support Perkins repairs. If your Perkins brailler is within the one-year guarantee period and needs repairing, contact our Helpline for a returns (RMA) number. The original order date must be noted on the RMA.
• Out of guarantee: for out-of-guarantee service and repairs please contact RNC direct on 0800 027 6574, email perkins.brailler@rnc.ac.uk, or send post to Perkins Repairs, RNC, Venns Lane, Hereford, HR1 1DT.

Unfortunately, due to current regulations we cannot send this item to Northern Ireland.

This item is eligible for VAT exemption

• Cells per line: 28.
• Lines per page: 26.
• Screen size: 4.3in (10.9cm).
• Resolution: 480 × 272 pixels.
• Full right and left margin adjustments to accommodate any paper size and line centering.
• Round paper-feed knobs to enable easy paper loading and unloading.
• Metal carrying handle.
• Fast response time between typing and output.
• Ergonomic design for ease of typing.
• Audible bell sound seven spaces before end of line.
• Carriage release, full horizontal movement between margin stops.
• Supplied with user manual in both print and braille.
• Weight: 3.9kg.
• Size: 34 × 15 × 24cm.
• One-year warranty.

• Quick start guide for BM47 (PDF) - follow these instructions to set up your Smart brailler.
• User manual for BM47 (PDF) - detailed information on the operation of the Smart brailler.
• Save and name file cheat sheet for BM47 (DOCX) - quick easy steps on how to save and name a file.
• Battery replacement guide for BM47 (PDF) - follow these instructions to replace the battery in your Smart brailler.
• Tour script for BM47 (DOCX) - introduces the basic operations and features of the Smart brailler.

Please see our standard returns policy.