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Charging your J-Pad

Before  using  your 

J-Pad

  ensure  the  battery  is  fully  charged  by  plugging  the  charging  cable  into 

the charging socket [F] and the USB connector into a computer USB port. The charging LED [E] will 

illuminate (green) to show charging is taking place. Once charged the LED is extinguished.

Bluetooth Connections

Once connected with a specific iPad your

J-Pad

 will no longer be visible (‘discoverable’) to other iPads. 

If you turn off your iPad, disable Bluetooth, or go out of range of the 

J-Pad

 the connection between 

the two devices is automatically re-established when you next power-on, turn on Bluetooth or go back 

into range.
To connect to a different iPad please refer to the ‘Connecting your 

J-Pad

 to a different iPad’ section 

in the manual.

Connecting to your iPad

Wake up 

J-Pad

 by moving the joystick in any direction. The status LED [D] will flash rapidly to indicate 

that it is not yet paired with an iPad. If the LED does not flash rapidly, please refer to the ‘Connecting 

your 

J-Pad

 to a different iPad’ section of these instructions.

Go to the Bluetooth menu on your iPad (Settings   Bluetooth). Ensure Bluetooth is turned on using 

the slider at the top of the screen.

After a few seconds 

J-Pad

 should appear as a ‘discoverable’ device which will appear as something 

similar to:

Pretorian-V56.1-ABC1

Tap on the name and the pairing process will begin. Typically it takes around 20 seconds to connect, 

after which the iPad will state the device is ‘connected’.

Changing Mode Settings

To establish the current Mode setting, or to change it, first put the unit into Programming Mode by 

pressing the Feature Button [G] for approximately 2 seconds. The unit emits a warbling beep as it 

enters Programming Mode and the status LED [D] lights.

While in Programming Mode, move the joystick [A] 

downwards

 and listen to the number of beeps that 

are emitted from the unit. This tells you the current setting without making any changes, according 

to the following table:

Once the current Mode setting has been established, should you wish to make a change, simply move 

the stick 

downwards

 a number of times until the correct number of beeps are emitted. Once you are 

happy with the setting, press the Feature button [G] briefly and the unit emits a warbling beep once 

again to indicate it is leaving Programming Mode and storing the new settings.

Note  that  this  table  is  also  shown  on 

the rear of

 J-Pad

 for easy reference.

1 Beep

Mode 1

2 Beeps

Mode 2

3 beeps

Mode 3

4 Beeps

Mode 4

5 Beeps

Mode 5

Summary of Contents for J-Pad

Page 1: ...J Pad is a highly intuitive joystick access device for the iPad iPhone iPod providing comprehensive access to all iPad functions Specifically designed around a wide variety of users needs J Pad is simple to set up and use but loaded with features to cater for all requirements Although simple to operate to ensure you get the maximum benefit from J Pad please take time to read this booklet ...

Page 2: ...m anyUSBsocket Approximately30hoursbatterylifebetweencharges 30 metresoperatingrange A B F H D E G J C Compatibility Throughout these instructions all references to iPad are applicable to any of these Apple products iPad all versions iPod Touch 3rd Generation and later iPhone 3GS and later Note Throughout these instructions all references to iPad are applicable to any of the above Apple products J...

Page 3: ...ing the slider at the top of the screen After a few seconds J Pad should appear as a discoverable device which will appear as something similar to Pretorian V56 1 ABC1 Tap on the name and the pairing process will begin Typically it takes around 20 seconds to connect after which the iPad will state the device is connected Changing Mode Settings To establish the current Mode setting or to change it ...

Page 4: ...ad in the vicinity In this case you will need to forget this connection before you can reconnectwithanotheriPad Go to the Bluetooth menu on the iPad to which J Pad is currently connected Settings Bluetooth and tap the blue tab adjacent to theunitname forexample Pretorian V56 1 ABC1 Then tap on Forget this device At this point the unit is no longer connected to any iPad and will appear as discovera...

Page 5: ...untilthe externalswitchisunplugged Note that disabling the touch sensitive buttons is done on an individual basis so if you need to disable the green button B plug a switch into socket H Similarly to disable the red button C plug an external switchintosocket J Accessing Siri More recent iPads and iPhones contain a voice recognition feature named Siri This can be quite useful for users who would be...

Page 6: ...rge amounts of navigation of the home screen and or browses many web pages consider Modes 3 or 4 If the user needs to access switch adapted apps as well as some navigation use Mode 2 The following sections list the features of each mode Mode 1 General Purpose Navigation In Mode 1 the J Pad functions as follows Joystick Up Move up one block or Page Forward in iBooks Joystick Down Move down one bloc...

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Page 8: ... time If you use this feature to navigate in a web page for example it will move four items to the right Similarly if you use it to scan the on screen keyboard it will move four keys to the right and so on Mode 4 Line scanning mode Landscape In this mode the J Pad functions as follows Joystick Up Scan one line up with iPad in landscape mode Joystick Down Scan one line down with iPad in landscape m...

Page 9: ...ult setting 2 Beeps Low scanning speed 3 beeps Medium scanning speed 4 Beeps High scanning speed 5 Beeps Escalating scanning speed Switch Adapted App Access available in Mode 2 only Mode 2 does not normally make use of the red and green buttons B and C but these may be used for switch adapted app access if you wish If external switches are plugged into J Pad these take on the switchadaptedaccessse...

Page 10: ...pe Joystick Left or similar Next you will be asked to assign this movement to a particular task from a list Tap on Move to Previous Item 3 Repeat the above but this time when prompted to activate the external switch press the green button Once your iPad has recognised the joystick movement it will ask you to type in a name for it Type Green Button or similar Next you will be asked to assign this m...

Page 11: ...e app is much the same as described above Closing an App To close an app at any time simply press the red button on J Pad Returning to Row Scanning When scanning with a Row once the end of the row has been reached the whole row is highlighted with a dotted line after the next movement of the joystick If you click the green button with the dotted highlight shown this returns Switch Control to row s...

Page 12: ...acture or component failure The unit is designed for domestic and educational applications Use outside these areas will invalidate the warranty Unauthorised repairormodification mechanicalabuse immersioninanyliquidorconnectiontoincompatibleequipment willalsoinvalidatethewarranty Symptom Possible Cause Remedy J Pad is not discoverable on my iPad Ensure battery is charged Ensure unit is awake by mov...

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