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The advantage of this mode is that it allows you to enter commands that may not be
supported by your screen reader, such as changing system volume, skipping
through media tracks, etc. You can also use your Braille keyboard to operate devices
that do not currently offer Braille display support like Windows Phone 8 smart
phones. In addition, because the Bluetooth keyboard offers contracted Braille input,
you can type in contracted Braille, even when the screen reader doesn't support it,
such as with Window-Eyes and NVDA.
5.1 Connecting to a PC
As previously mentioned, once the Smart Beetle is placed in "Pairing Mode KBD",
you can connect to it as you would any standard Bluetooth keyboard. To connect
Smart Beetle to your PC via the Bluetooth keyboard connection, follow these steps:
1) On the Smart Beetle, press "Power-F1" to open Pairing Mode.
2) Press "Space" to select "KBD" and press "Enter".
3) On your PC, open the Control Panel and navigate to "Devices and Printers",
then "Add Device". You can also type "Add Bluetooth Device" in the search
box to quickly locate this function.
4) The PC searches for devices and presents available devices in a list.
5) Choose the device that matches your Smart Beetle's KBD device name and
press "Enter".
6) If the connection is successful, you will hear an audio notification from the
Smart Beetle and see a message on the Braille display. You should now be able
to operate your PC using the Smart Beetle's keyboard.
5.2 Connecting to iOS
Use the following steps to connect the Smart Beetle using the standard Bluetooth
keyboard connection to your iOS device. Note: the following instructions refer to the
iPhone; however, they apply to any compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod.
1) On the Smart Beetle, press "Power-F1" to open Pairing Mode.
2) Press "Space" to select "KBD" and press "Enter".
3) On the iPhone, from the Home screen, open Settings/Bluetooth.
4) If Bluetooth is turned off, double tap the switch to turn it on.
5) The iPhone searches for devices and presents a list of available devices as
well as devices previously paired with your i-device.
6) Locate the Smart Beetle in the device list and double-tap it. After a few
seconds, the Smart Beetle should alert you that the connection is successful,
and you should be able to operate your iPhone as well as input data using the
Smart Beetle's keyboard.
5.3 Connecting to Android