Pretorian J-Pad, Instructions Manual

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Mode 2 (Stick Only with optional switch
access)
In Mode 2, the J-Pad functions as follows:
Joystick Up = Select item
Joystick Down= Close item
Joystick Left= Scan one item to the left
Joystick Right= Scan one item to the right
Mode 2 is intended for users who do not have
the dexterity to easily operate either J-Pad ’s
touch sensitive buttons or external switches. In
this mode, all navigation is achieved using the
joystick.
Although the red and green touch sensitive
buttons [B & C] are not used for general
navigation, they can be configured (in Mode
2 only) to become access switches for switch
adapted apps. Please refer to the section
entitled ‘Switch Adapted App Access’ for more
information.
Mode 3 (Line scanning mode- Portrait)
In this mode, the J-Pad functions as follows:
Joystick Up = Scan one line up with iPad in
portrait mode
Joystick Down= Scan one line down with
iPad in portrait mode
Joystick Left= Scan one item to the left
Joystick Right= Scan one item to the right
Green button [B]= Select item
Red button [C]= Close item (equivalent to
pressing home button on iPad).
Line by line scanning in Voiceover is unique to
J-Pad and allows incredibly efficient navigation
of the home screen, web pages and any screen
where there are many items.
To get the maximum benefit from this
feature, it is useful to know how it functions.
When moving the stick down, for example, J-Pad
sends four ‘forward’ instructions to the iPad. It
is equivalent to quickly moving the stick four
times to the right. Because there are four apps
per line on the Home screen, when the iPad is in
portrait mode it scans a whole row at a 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 mode
Joystick Left= Scan one item to the left
Joystick Right= Scan one item to the right
Green button [B]= Select item
Red button [C]= Close item (equivalent to
pressing home button on iPad).
Line by line scanning in Voiceover is unique to
J-Pad and allows incredibly efficient navigation
of the home screen, web pages and any screen
where there are many items.
To get the maximum benefit from this feature, it
is useful to know how it functions. When moving
the stick down, for example, J-Pad sends five
‘forward’ instructions to the iPad. It is equivalent
to quickly moving the stick five times to the
right. Because (when the iPad is in landscape
mode) there are five apps per line on the Home
screen, this means it scans a whole row at a time.
If you use this feature to navigate in a web page
for example, it will move five items to the right.
Similarly, if you use it to scan the on-screen
keyboard, it will move five keys to the right, and
so on.
Voice Prompts
Although users with visual impairments can
find voice prompts useful, they add little to
the scanning process and can prove to be a
distraction. If you do not want them, press and
hold the green button [B] on J-Pad for three
seconds until the voice announces ‘Speech
Off’. Following this you will hear no more voice
prompts. To re-engage voice prompts, press and
hold the green button [B] once again.
* See also: Disabling Extended Press Features Section