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PROPRIETARY

INFORMATION

ORBIT WRITER

User Guide

July 2020

Version 1.1

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Page 1: ...PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ORBIT WRITER User Guide 30th July 2020 Version 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...CTING THE VIBRATION INTENSITY LEVEL 10 7 10 CHECK BATTERY LEVEL 10 7 11 LOW BATTERY INDICATIONS 10 7 12 LOW BATTERY LOCKOUT 11 8 BUILT IN SELF TEST 11 9 SELECTING THE CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION 11 10 SELECTING THE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL 12 10 1 SCREEN READER PROFILE SRP BLUETOOTH PROTOCOL 13 10 2 KEYBOARD HID PROTOCOL 13 10 3 ORBIT HID PROTOCOL 13 10 4 BRAILLE HID PROTOCOL 14 11 PAIR AND FORGET 14 1...

Page 3: ...ing Windows with Bluetooth 28 13 8 3 Non Visual Desktop Access NVDA 29 13 8 4 Job Access with Speech JAWS 29 13 8 5 System Access 33 13 8 6 SuperNova 33 13 8 7 Narrator 33 14 REBOOT THE DEVICE 34 15 DEVICE UPGRADE PROCEDURE 34 15 1 DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE PACKAGE 34 15 2 USING THE WINDOWS PC UPGRADE UTILITY 35 16 TROUBLESHOOTING 37 17 BATTERY USE AND REPLACEMENT 38 18 ACCESSORIES INFORMATION 38 19 GENER...

Page 4: ...and quiet operation with positive tactile feedback Navigation keys to control your smartphone or computer with intuitive key combinations No need to use touch gestures Works with iOS Android Windows Mac OS Fire OS Chrome OS and Linux devices Read and send messages and emails Browse the internet and social media Control your smartphone or computer Simultaneous connection to 5 devices over Bluetooth...

Page 5: ...d are keys you hold down while pressing another key This modifies the effect of the pressed key On a braille keyboard Space is often used as a modifier to alter the effect of the input keys Key mnemonics are written in capital letters for emphasis but are typed in braille lowercase unless otherwise stated When one key follows another the two keys are shown with a comma between them For example the...

Page 6: ...B charging port Bluetooth 5 0 wireless technology Rechargeable and non replaceable batteries 5 Orientation Orientation to the positioning of keys is important for understanding how the device operates and how you input and receive information on the device To begin the exploration of the Orbit Writer place the device on a flat surface in front of you with the wide key closest to you This is the pr...

Page 7: ...t Writer on and off and quick steps for connecting with iOS device 6 1 Charging the Device When you receive the Orbit Writer it may already have a charge however we recommend charging it fully before or during first use You can use the device and charge it at the same time When the battery in the Orbit Writer gets to 20 it gives three small haptic pulses at every 3 minutes This behavior is normal ...

Page 8: ...ect to computers and mobile devices to access all of their functions and features The following is a simple description of the steps for connecting Step 1 Turn on the Orbit Writer by pressing Up Down Arrow keys It responds with a short vibration pulse Step 2 You can connect the Orbit Writer to multiple devices Each connection is called a channel Channel 1 the default channel is already set Enable ...

Page 9: ...by pressing Up Arrow Down Arrow keys together for one second It responds with a single long pulse 7 3 Entering Firmware upgrade mode For upgrading the Orbit Writer from PC Connect the Orbit Writer to the PC using the USB cable Press and hold down the Up Arrow Dot 5 then press Dot 8 Release Dot 8 first then release the Up Arrow Dot 5 7 4 Entering DFU Boot mode For upgrading the Bootloader of the Or...

Page 10: ... the Vibration intensity level The vibration intensity level can be toggle among 3 options by pressing Space Right Arrow for one second Press and release Space Right Arrow to check the currently selected level The Orbit Writer responds with the haptic indication according to the current level of the intensity The following table captures the available options By default level 2 Medium intensity is...

Page 11: ...connections to your phone and tablet The user can select one active channel at a time while the other channels remain in standby mode The Orbit Writer sends keypad events to the device connected to the active channel The Orbit Writer supports 5 Bluetooth communication channels and 1 USB channel For each Bluetooth channel channels 1 5 two communication protocols are possible Screen Reader Profile S...

Page 12: ... 1 3 7 3 Bluetooth SRP Default Select Dots 2 3 4 7 Keyboard HID Select Dots 1 3 7 4 Bluetooth SRP Default Select Dots 2 3 4 7 Keyboard HID Select Dots 1 3 7 5 Bluetooth SRP Default Select Dots 2 3 4 7 Keyboard HID Select Dots 1 3 7 6 USB Orbit HID Default Select Dots 1 3 5 7 Braille HID Select Dots 1 2 7 While you are using the Orbit Writer for the first time it starts with the default channel whi...

Page 13: ...ooth protocol has to be selected on the desired Bluetooth channel before activating the pairing on the same channel When this protocol is activated the Orbit Writer directly talks with the OS running on the host like any other Bluetooth keyboard available in the market and doesn t directly connect with any Screen reader The host OS converts the key commands from the Orbit Writer and executes the f...

Page 14: ... desired Bluetooth channel press and hold the same keys used for the channel activation for one second to enable the pairing for the just activated channel Once pairing has been enabled the Orbit Writer forgets any device that might have already been paired previously on that channel Initiate a Bluetooth scan on the smartphone or tablet and find the Bluetooth name Orbit Reader 20 XXXX where XXXX i...

Page 15: ...o that device on the same channel with the same protocol at power on 13 Connecting the Orbit Writer with Screen readers The Orbit Writer connects with host devices i e computers phones tablets to provide braille input to that device The host device must be running software that supports braille Host Device Screen Reader Windows PCs JAWS System Access NVDA SuperNova Windows Narrator Mac computers a...

Page 16: ...ocol there are only two ways to wake up a host Pressing the Power button Receiving notification To pair and connect the Orbit Writer to a host device see the Bluetooth section for the device type Connecting iOS with Bluetooth Connecting Mac with Bluetooth Connecting Android with Bluetooth Connecting Windows with Bluetooth Connecting ChromeBook with Bluetooth 13 3 iOS Devices You can only connect i...

Page 17: ...ooth when Keyboard HID protocol is selected 1 Activate the desired Bluetooth channel E g To activate the Bluetooth channel 1 press and release Space Left Arrow Dot 1 2 If the Keyboard HID protocol is not already activated then activate it on the channel by pressing Select Dots 1 3 7 3 Activate the pairing on the desired Bluetooth channel E g To enable pairing on Bluetooth channel 1 press and hold ...

Page 18: ...his list of commands is also accessible on the iOS device once the Orbit Writer connects with the VoiceOver Settings Accessibility VoiceOver Commands Orbit Reader 20 Note This table is applicable for the iOS device v13 6 The default key commands for your device may have a different table Braille Commands Function Keys Next Input Mode Space Dots 2 3 6 Next Output Mode Space Dots 1 2 4 5 Pan Left Le...

Page 19: ... 6 8 Scroll Left Space Dots 2 4 6 Scroll Right Space Dots 1 3 5 Scroll Up Space Dots 3 4 5 6 or Space Dots 3 4 5 6 8 Speak Item Summary Space Dots 3 4 Start or Stop Current Action Answer a call Space Dots 1 5 6 Tap Select or Space Dots 3 6 Toggle Item Watching No Assigned Braille Keys Keyboard Commands Function Keys Bottom of Document No Assigned Braille Keys Command Space Dots 1 7 Control Space D...

Page 20: ...s 1 3 5 6 Up Arrow No Assigned Braille Keys Navigation Commands Function Keys First Item Space Dots 1 2 3 Last Item Space Dots 4 5 6 Move to Bottom of Container No Assigned Braille Keys Move To Status Bar Space Dots 2 3 4 Move to Top of Container No Assigned Braille Keys Next to Blockquote No Assigned Braille Keys Next Bold Text No Assigned Braille Keys Next Character No Assigned Braille Keys Next...

Page 21: ...aille Keys Previous Form Item No Assigned Braille Keys Previous Heading No Assigned Braille Keys Previous Image No Assigned Braille Keys Previous Italic Text No Assigned Braille Keys Previous Item Left Arrow Or Space Dot 1 Previous Item Of Same Type No Assigned Braille Keys Previous Line No Assigned Braille Keys Previous Link No Assigned Braille Keys Previous List No Assigned Braille Keys Previous...

Page 22: ...7 13 3 4 Assign the key command on the iOS device You can assign a key command to those which are listed above as No Assigned Braille Keys To do so perform the following steps Follow these to assign the desired key command 1 Pair the Orbit Writer with your iOS device 2 On iOS device go to Settings Accessibility VoiceOver Comands Orbit Reader 20 3 Go to the desired command 4 Tap on Assign New Brail...

Page 23: ...ed 1 Activate the desired Bluetooth channel E g To activate the Bluetooth channel 1 press and release Space Left Arrow Dot 1 The Orbit writer responds with a single short pulse 2 If SRP protocol is not already activated then activate the SRP protocol on the channel by pressing Select Dots 2 3 4 7 3 Activate the pairing on the desired Bluetooth channel E g To enable pairing on Bluetooth channel 1 p...

Page 24: ...BRLTTY from http mielke cc brltty download html 13 5 1 Connecting BrailleBack with Bluetooth Follow these steps to pair and connect with Bluetooth when the SRP protocol is selected 1 Power on the Android device and turn the Bluetooth on 2 Activate the desired Bluetooth channel E g To activate the Bluetooth channel 2 press and release Space Left Arrow Dot 2 3 If SRP protocol is not already activate...

Page 25: ...r to BRLTTY over Bluetooth Follow these steps to pair and connect with Bluetooth when the SRP protocol is selected 1 Power on the Android device and turn the Bluetooth on 2 Activate the desired Bluetooth channel E g To activate the Bluetooth channel 2 press and release Space Left Arrow Dot 2 3 If SRP protocol is not already activated then activate the SRP protocol on the channel by pressing Select...

Page 26: ...stem Accessibility Note depending on phone manufacturer the accessibility menu might be under a different path Please locate the accessibility menu of your phone settings 5 Go to BRLTTY settings go to Manage Devices go to Add Device and select Communication Method as USB after that select Done 6 Go back to Manage Devices again and tap on Selected Device options choose autodetect USB Orbit Research...

Page 27: ... 2 Connecting Chromebook with Bluetooth To connect to Chromebook with Bluetooth follow these steps 1 Activate the desired Bluetooth channel E g To activate the Bluetooth channel 2 press and release Space Left Arrow Dot 3 2 If SRP protocol is not already activated then activate the SRP protocol on the channel by pressing Select Dots 2 3 4 7 3 Activate pairing on the desired Bluetooth channel E g To...

Page 28: ...site 13 8 Windows PCs Before connecting Orbit Writer with a PC you must first decide how you wish to connect Bluetooth or USB This is a personal preference USB charges the device as you use it so it is a good choice when your battery is low Bluetooth does not use wires so it is a good choice when you are on the go 13 8 1 Connecting Windows with USB If your screen reader does not support the Orbit ...

Page 29: ...ction Key Move up one line Up Arrow Move down one line Down Arrow Move left one character Left Arrow Move right one character Right Arrow Enter Select 13 8 4 Job Access with Speech JAWS For JAWS version 2018 1803 24 and later no driver installation required If you are using older versions you will need to install a driver The JAWS driver download and instructions are available on the Orbit Researc...

Page 30: ...art JAWS Note For a longer description of any of the following commands turn JAWS keyboard Help on by pressing Insert 1 and type the command Quickly type the command twice to get an even longer description Press Insert 1 again to exit the JAWS keyboard Help mode Jaws Commands Jaws Reading Commands Function Key s Move display to the left Left Arrow Move display to the right Right Arrow Move display...

Page 31: ...rrent character Space D Select all Space Dots 1 8 Select to top of document Space Dots 1 2 3 7 8 Select to bottom of document Space Dots 4 5 6 7 8 Select previous page Space Dots 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 Select next page Space Dots 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 Select to beginning of line Space Dots 1 2 3 4 7 8 Select to end of line Space Dots 1 4 5 6 7 8 Select previous line Space Dots 1 7 8 Select next line Space Dots 4 7...

Page 32: ...t Space Dots 2 5 7 8 JAWS find previous Space Dots 2 5 7 8 Toggle active cursor follows braille Select Dot 1 Toggle braille follows active cursor Select Dot 4 Cycle through braille modes Select M Display six dot braille Select Dots 2 3 5 Display eight dot braille Select Dots 2 3 6 Toggle cursor shape Select Dots 1 4 6 Restrict braille cursor Select R Toggle characters and attributes Select Dots 1 ...

Page 33: ...B USB cable and set in Orbit HID protocol mode 1 Press Space Right Arrow Dot 6 to activate the USB channel on the Orbit Writer 2 Press Select Dots 1 3 5 7 to activate the Orbit HID protocol on the USB channel SuperNova automatically detects Orbit Writer 13 8 7 Narrator Narrator braille support is in beta To opt in to the beta please follow the instructions found in Chapter 7 Using Narrator with br...

Page 34: ... to be powered on before it can be used 15 Device Upgrade Procedure New versions of the firmware for the Orbit Writer are released from time to time containing improvements bug fixes and new features This section describes the procedure for updating the Orbit Writer firmware The Orbit Writer can be upgraded using a Windows PC and a USB cable The USB upgrade method requires a Windows PC but the upg...

Page 35: ... the webpage at http www orbitresearch com support orbit writer support orbit writer firmware download 15 2 Using the Windows PC Upgrade Utility The following is required to perform the upgrade to the Orbit Writer with a PC 1 Orbit Writer unit 2 Standard A to Micro B USB cable 3 A PC running Windows XP or later 4 The Orbit Writer Upgrade Utility file found in the Orbit Writer folder see Download f...

Page 36: ...st then release the Up Arrow and Dot 5 This switches the Orbit Writer Upgrade mode You should hear a tone on your PC 6 The utility shows the device serial number and the software version of the device at the top right corner of the window If the serial number is blank repeat steps 4 and 5 7 Activate the Browse button found in the dialog 8 Browse and select the firmware bin file from your PC The fi...

Page 37: ...e upgrade utility or until the Orbit Writer reboots and shuts down 13 The Orbit Writer is upgraded Turn on the Orbit Writer to start using the device 16 Troubleshooting If the Orbit Writer does not power on or seems to freeze try these options in the following order Option 1 Plug in device 1 Plugin the unit with the supplied AC wall connector and cable to ensure the battery is charged This is the ...

Page 38: ... Battery Use and Replacement Orbit Writer includes a rechargeable Lithium ion battery It fully charges in about two hours under optimal conditions A full battery charge lasts approximately three days of typical use You can check the Battery status by pressing Space Up Arrow keys When the battery in the Orbit Writer gets to 20 It provides three short haptic pulses at every 3 minutes This behavior i...

Page 39: ...eover iOS Voiceover Android Brailleback BRLTTY Chromebook ChromeVox Amazon Fire OS Voice View Interfaces and Ports 1x Micro B USB port USB 2 0 for host interface firmware upgrade and battery charging Bluetooth v5 0 Class 2 Battery Non replaceable rechargeable Lithium Ion battery Battery Life 3 days of typical use Charging Method PC charger Charge over USB Port 5V 500 mA Max Wall charger Charge ove...

Page 40: ...ts to from screen reader N A N A Two short Pulses 8 Check automatic turn off timeout level Space Left Arrow Shor t L1 5 Minutes Single Short Pulse L2 10 Minutes Two Short Pulse Default L3 20 Minutes Three Short Pulse L4 30 Minutes Four Short Pulse 9 Change automatic turn off timeout level Space Left Arrow Long L1 5 Minutes Single Short Pulse L2 10 Minutes Two Short Pulse Default L3 20 Minutes Thre...

Page 41: ... device on channel 4 and enable pairing Space Right Arrow Dot 4 Long Single Short Pulse 2 0 Activate Bluetooth Channel 5 Space Right Arrow Dot 5 Shor t Single Two Three Short Pulses 2 1 Forget device on channel 5 and enable pairing Space Right Arrow Dot 5 Long Single Short Pulse 2 2 Activate USB Channel 6 Space Right Arrow Dot 6 Shor t Single Two Short Pulses 2 3 Activate Orbit HID protocol Select...

Page 42: ...f the battery is greater than 80 20 2 Appendix B Haptic indications for various events Events Haptic Indication 1 Low battery If Battery capacity 20 Three short pulses at every 3 minutes 2 Automatic turn off Single Long Pulse 3 Any new device pairs with the Orbit Writer Single Short Pulse 4 When Screen reader or host connects or disconnects with the Orbit Writer over activated channel under the ac...

Page 43: ... 16 p 1234 17 q 12345 18 r 1235 19 s 234 20 t 2345 21 u 136 22 v 1236 23 w 2456 24 x 1346 25 y 13456 26 z 1356 Upper Case Symbol Key Command 1 A 17 2 B 127 3 C 147 4 D 1457 5 E 157 6 F 1247 7 G 12457 8 H 1257 9 I 247 10 J 2457 11 K 137 12 L 1237 13 M 1347 14 N 13457 15 O 1357 16 P 12347 17 Q 123457 18 R 12357 19 S 2347 20 T 23457 21 U 1367 ...

Page 44: ... 1 0 356 2 1 2 3 2 23 4 3 25 5 4 256 6 5 26 7 6 235 8 7 2356 9 8 236 10 9 35 Other Symbols Symbol Name Key Command 1 Exclamation mark 2346 2 Quotation 5 3 Hash 3456 4 Dollar sign 1246 5 Percent sign 146 6 Ampersand 12346 7 Apostrophe 3 8 Left parenthesis 12356 9 Right parenthesis 23456 10 Asterisk 16 11 Plus 346 12 Comma 6 13 Minus 36 14 Dot 46 15 Forward Slash 34 16 Colon 156 ...

Page 45: ...race 124567 26 Caret 457 27 _ Underscore 456 28 Grave accent 4 29 Left curley brace 246 30 Vertical bar 1256 31 Right curley brace 12456 32 Tilde 45 Special Functions Functions Key Command 1 Shift Dot 7 2 Ctrl Dot 8 3 Enter Select 4 Up Up Arrow 5 Down Down Arrow 6 Right Right Arrow 7 Left Left Arrow 8 Caps Lock Space Dot 1 9 Alt Space Dot 2 10 Esc Space Dot 3 11 BackSpace Space Dot 4 12 Delete Spa...

Page 46: ...emark of Bluetooth SIG Inc Bookshare is registered trademarks of Beneficent Technology Inc BrailleBlaster and Refreshabraille 18 are trademarks of the American Printing House for the Blind Inc DAISY A Better Way to Read is a trademark of the DAISY Consortium iOS is a registered trademark of Cisco in the U S and other countries and is used under license by Apple Inc 16 Page Down Space Down Arrow 17...

Page 47: ...a valid claim is received by the Orbit Research LLC within the Warranty Period at its option and to the extent permitted by law Orbit Research will either Repair the product free of charge or replace it with a product that is manufactured from new or serviceable used parts and is at least functionally equivalent to the original product A replacement product or part assumes the remaining warranty o...

Page 48: ... LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY LOSS OF GOODWILL LOSS OF REPUTATION LOSS OF DAMAGE TO OR CORRUPTION OF DATA OR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE HOWSOEVER CAUSED INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY ANY COSTS OF RECOVERING PROGRAMMING OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN OR USED WITH THE ORBIT RESEARCH PRODUCT AND ANY FAILURE TO M...

Page 49: ...hard drive or other storage media to protect the contents and as a precaution against possible operational failures Before you deliver your product for warranty service it is your responsibility to keep a separate backup copy of the contents and disable any security passwords IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CONTENTS ON THE DEVICE BEING SERVICED WILL BE LOST OR REFORMATTED IN THE COURSE OF WARRANTY SERVICE...

Page 50: ...pt any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Caution To ensure continued compliance follow the installation instructions and this device must be installed with a computer or peripheral device certified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules for the Class B limits Use shielded interface cables only Use the power adapter that is supplied with the device...

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