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Orbit Reader 20™ User Guide Version

01.00.57

Features

These are a few of the features the Orbit Reader has to offer.

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20 eight-dot refreshable braille cells

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Eight braille input keys and Space bar

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Navigation pad with four directional buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right)
and the Select button

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Micro B USB charging port

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SD card slot

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Power button

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Bluetooth® wireless technology

In the Box

Check that all the listed items are in the box you receive. The SD card
should already be inserted into the unit.

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Orbit Reader 20

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Standard-A to Micro-B USB cable

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AC adapter

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SD card with User Guide and content (installed in unit)

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Braille Quick-Start Guide

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Print Quick-Start Guide

Summary of Contents for Orbit Reader 20

Page 1: ...ctional buttons Up Down Left Right and the Select button Micro B USB charging port SD card slot Power button Bluetooth wireless technology In the Box Check that all the listed items are in the box you receive The SD card should already be inserted into the unit Orbit Reader 20 Standard A to Micro B USB cable AC adapter SD card with User Guide and content installed in unit Braille Quick Start Guide...

Page 2: ...y language and for any discipline reads the contents of files on an SD Secure Digital card for Stand Alone mode remote connectivity to PCs and mobile devices for use with a screen reader simple editing functions braille input keys contains rechargeable batteries Documentation Conventions For consistency and clarity this documentation uses the following conventions Braille keys are indicated by num...

Page 3: ...n one key follows another the two keys are shown with a comma between them For example the command Select M means to press and release the Select key then press and release M dots 1 3 4 simultaneously The Up Down Right and Left directional buttons on the navigation pad are interchangeably referred to as arrows buttons arrow buttons and arrow keys The words Keys and Buttons are used interchangeably...

Page 4: ...of the back edge The Power button sticks out enough to make it easy to identify The SD card slot has two small bumps directly below it and the USB port has one bump below it The SD card slot is a standard type with spring feedback The SD card is inserted with the card connector fingers facing down To release the card press in and remove your finger to allow the card to pop out The battery compartm...

Page 5: ...le cell Moving toward the top and away from you find a row of three keys with a wider one in the middle The wide key is the Space bar The dot 7 input key is to the left of the Space Bar and the dot 8 input key is to the right of the Space Bar As you continue toward the top of the face of the display there is a navigation pad in the middle between the Braille Input keys and Space bar The navigation...

Page 6: ...r with eight dot braille It is similar to six dot braille with two additional dots below dot 3 and dot 6 These two additional dots are called dot 7 and dot 8 and they are used to indicate capitalization in the Computer Braille Code Computer Braille or to indicate some attributed text or a cursor Their exact use depends on the software you use with the display Check the software documentation for e...

Page 7: ... does not power on contact 1 866 659 1843 or email store cnib ca Powering On and Off A square Power on off button is found in a recessed area on the back of the device See Orientation section for more information To power on the device press and hold the Power button for 2 seconds Orbit Reader flashes the first braille cell to let you know it is coming on When you turn the device on Orbit Reader r...

Page 8: ...the card power off the Orbit Reader then press the card in a little until it pops out most of the way and gently remove it Orbit Reader uses standard full size SD cards from 4 to 32 GB in capacity The card must be formatted as Fat32 There is no way to format a card on the device Most cards come already formatted however you can format one as Fat32 on a desktop computer for use with the Orbit Reade...

Page 9: ...ed on an SD card It does not do any translation or interpretation You prepare the files ahead of time on your computer then store them on the SD card For example if you want to read in UEB prepare the UEB transcribed title on your computer and then store it on the card Remote mode allows you to connect the Orbit Reader to iPhone iPad and Android mobile devices as well as desktop computers In Remot...

Page 10: ...how files appear in the file manager The selected option is underlined with dots 7 8 To scroll through the other possibilities press either the Right or Left Arrow To select the option press Select Orbit Reader responds by underlining the word with dots 7 8 to indicate the choice To close the menu and return to your work press dot 7 To move to another menu item press the Up or Down Arrow When you ...

Page 11: ...ons you can toggle back and forth between the default setting and the alternative by pressing the Right or Left Arrows and then pressing Select Selected items are underlined with dots 7 8 Refer to the specific section for further information Battery Status Sort Name Split Words Off Filter Dot 7 On Wrapping Text On Compress Spaces On Version Reset Defaults Serial Bluetooth On USB HID Emulate Off Cu...

Page 12: ...ed order The default setting for this menu item is Ascending A Z Split Words The default setting for Split Words is Off In the default setting the Reader tries to put as much content on the display as possible without splitting a word however if you want 20 cells of braille no matter the content set Split Words to On When Split Words is on the Reader can show partial words When you pan to the next...

Page 13: ...ngs To reset to default settings press the Select button This action resets defaults and takes you to the top of the Menu Options list Battery Status Device Serial Number The Serial Number menu item shows the individualized serial number of the device you are using This number may be important for warranty purposes Set Bluetooth The default setting for Bluetooth is On If the Orbit Reader is paired...

Page 14: ...eader s braille display and on the host device To confirm the request ensure the numbers match and press Orbit Reader s Select button Set Cursor Behaviour The Cursor Blink option only works when editing in the Edit Box or Editor mode The options are determined by the number of seconds between blinks The default setting for the Cursor Blink option is 1 which is one second between blinks The setting...

Page 15: ...f the columns of information for example size or date then pressing dot 7 returns to the filename Move through file information Left or Right Arrow This command moves you through the file information by headings See More About Moving Through Files section for more information Open the Menu Space Pressing Space opens the menu Scroll text Left or Right Panning buttons If the file name is longer than...

Page 16: ...le Manager If no file or folder is on the clipboard no action is taken Mark a file Space M dots 1 3 4 When moving multiple files use the Mark File command to mark each individual file before using Cut Copy or Delete To Mark a file arrow to it and press Space M To clear a marked file press Space M again File Manager indicates marked files by raising dots 7 and 8 of the first letter of the file name...

Page 17: ...through the rest of the contents on that line of the list of file names Each item on the file list includes the following items File name and extension Current position in the file in number of characters Size in kb kilobytes Last modified date Protected or Unprotected Pressing Left or Right Arrow moves to the previous or next column heading file information If on Position when entering the file u...

Page 18: ...plays progress messages during the copy operation If copying a file that takes more than five seconds File Manager displays Copying xxx yy where xxx is the name of the file and yy is the percentage complete This percentage is updated at least every 10 of the progress File Types Braille files may contain any kind of braille either six or eight dot in any language and for any topic You create these ...

Page 19: ...e dots 5 7 or selecting Mass Storage Mode from the USB option in the menu When in Mass Storage Mode Orbit Reader shows up as a drive on the computer While in Mass Storage Mode you cannot use other functions on the Orbit Reader 3 Reader The Orbit Reader 20 is designed to be a stand alone reader Placing BRF BRL or TXT content see File Types section on an inserted SD card turns it into an on the go b...

Page 20: ...side of the display To conform to traditional braille display navigation commands the Reader also supports Space dot 3 and Space dot 6 Go to Previous or Next Word press Space Left or Right Arrows If the user presses Space Right Arrow the next word appears on the right side of the display The Reader also supports Space dot 2 or 5 Go to Previous or Next Paragraph press Up or Down Arrows Pressing the...

Page 21: ...ic bookmark placed when you close a file Orbit Reader lets you set additional bookmarks Reader displays the message Bookmark added or Bookmark cleared if there was already a bookmark at that position Go to Previous or Next Bookmark press dot 2 or dot 5 The Reader responds by moving the cursor to the bookmarked position The bookmarked location appears as the first character on the display If there ...

Page 22: ...n you press dots 8 2 or dots 8 5 the Reader moves in the following ways On the first press the cursor moves half way between the current position and the start dots 8 2 or end dots 8 5 of the file which act as the boundaries for the power search Subsequent presses treat the moved from position as the new boundary in that direction So if you are at the beginning of the file or 0 when you press the ...

Page 23: ...Reader accepts search terms up to 255 characters long Searches are generally not case sensitive A search for the word animal results in finding both lowercase and uppercase versions of that word animal Animal however if you want to find words with upper case letters specifically type the text you wish to find with the capitalization included For example a search for the capitalized word Animal giv...

Page 24: ...iously entered search term This text is selected as indicated by the dot 7 8 combination added to each letter To remove the selected text type a letter or press the Backspace key To edit the existing text press one of the arrow keys to remove the selection Edit Box Commands To Press Here s why and or additional information Move Left or Right One Letter Left or Right Arrow Pressing the letter movem...

Page 25: ...name command If there are Computer Braille characters that cannot be used in a filename such as a forward slash or an asterisk the characters are replaced with an underscore _ Once you exit the new file name in the File Manager is selected If you wish to rename the file use the rename command Space R If you want to give the file a specific name write that name as the first line in the file To inse...

Page 26: ...nd or additional information Add a new line Enter dot 8 Pressing dot 8 adds a new line enters a carriage return at the end of a paragraph and places the editing cursor in the first cell of the next paragraph Delete a character dot 7 Pressing dot 7 deletes the character to the left of the editing cursor Exit Editor Select E OR Select Select When you close a file Editor saves and returns back to the...

Page 27: ...r Down Arrow Pressing the Up or Down Arrow moves the editing cursor to the start of the previous or next paragraph If the start of the previous or next paragraph is not on the display the display pans the start of the previous or next paragraph to the first cell on the display The editing cursor is placed at the first cell Start or end of paragraph Space dot 7 Left or Right Arrow Pressing Space do...

Page 28: ... and adds a mark Copy Select C The copy command places the selected text onto the clipboard for later use in this or another file Paste Select V To paste the contents of the clipboard before the cursor use the Paste command Cut Select X To remove the selected text from the document and place it onto the clipboard use the Cut command If you want to put that text somewhere else move to the desired p...

Page 29: ...ncluding braille displays In Orbit Reader s default configuration when the user turns on the device it is ready to pair or to connect via Bluetooth if it has already been paired with a host If the Orbit Reader is already connected with the USB cable that came with the unit Orbit Reader uses the connection to the host as the braille interface This connection also charges the battery and provides a ...

Page 30: ...the documentation for the screen reader of choice for details about host connection instructions and which commands to use for that screen reader USB Connectivity Command Keys Connect via HID Space dots 2 7 Connect via Serial Space dots 3 7 Transfer files Space dots 5 7 Orbit Reader comes with a USB cable When connecting with the cable insert the small end into the Orbit Reader with the bumps faci...

Page 31: ...ots 4 7 on the Orbit Reader Next on the iOS device go to Settings General Accessibility VoiceOver Braille and look for the name of the unit in the list of possible braille displays It shows up as Orbit Reader plus the last four digits of the serial number Activate the Orbit Reader 20 device in the list to initiate pairing iOS shows you a dialog with a security code to confirm you want to pair with...

Page 32: ...ts 2 4 6 Move to the status bar Space S dots 2 3 4 Select previous rotor setting Space dots 2 3 Select next rotor setting Space dots 5 6 Move to previous item using rotor setting Space dot 3 Move to next item using rotor setting Space dot 6 Launch the Task Switcher Space dots 1 2 5 twice quickly Scroll up one page Space dots 3 4 5 6 Scroll down one page Space dots 1 4 5 6 Go to Notification Center...

Page 33: ...key Space E or dot 8 Switch between contracted and uncontracted braille Space dots 1 2 4 5 Activate the Home button twice quickly to launch the task switcher Space H dots 1 2 5 Toggle speech on and off Space M Activate the Tab key Space T dots 2 3 4 5 Select text Space dots 3 5 6 Unselect text Space dots 2 3 6 Volume up Space dots 3 4 5 Volume down Space dots 1 2 6 Toggle screen curtain on off Spa...

Page 34: ...a USB Standard A to Micro B cable First switch Orbit Reader to Serial mode by picking Serial in the USB option in the menu Next run VoiceOver by pressing the Apple CMD key F5 Then attach the small end of the USB cable to Orbit Reader 20 with the bumps facing down and the big end to the Mac VoiceOver automatically recognizes and starts using the display Connecting Mac with Bluetooth In default conf...

Page 35: ...rom Mac To control how VoiceOver treats the display follow these steps 1 Open the VoiceOver Utility by pressing Command F8 while VoiceOver is running 2 Scroll down to the Braille option 3 Select the Braille Display tab To turn on contracted braille check the Contracted Braille box For the Mac documentation on connecting and using braille displays see Apple s VoiceOver Info Guide Android Devices In...

Page 36: ... support any other braille as input By default Android is set to display English Computer Braille To set BrailleBack to display English UEB grade 2 braille follow the steps below 1 Press H to open the Home screen 2 Arrow to and select Apps Settings Accessibility BrailleBack Settings 3 Arrow through this screen of items to Braille type and select o Android generates a dialog screen which indicates ...

Page 37: ...n reader does not support HID switch to Serial mode on the Orbit Reader with the hot key or selecting Serial from the USB option in the menu For Windows versions 7 and up the serial interface requires the installation of two drivers one for the USB and one to make the USB port appear like a COM port The only exception is Windows XP Because it is Serial only it can just be plugged in The second dri...

Page 38: ...he PC Next check the Ports list in the Windows Device Manager to find the COM port number assigned to the incoming Bluetooth serial port Make a note of this number In your screen reader on the PC set the active Braille display COM port to use as the relevant Bluetooth serial port COM number NonVisual Desktop Access NVDA Version 2016 3 or later If you have NVDA installed on your PC it may automatic...

Page 39: ...e display and JAWS work together If you have not already installed JAWS install it first then run the Orbit Reader setup program Start JAWS and open its main screen For JAWS versions 11 or later select the Braille item in the Options menu Select Orbit Reader 20 from the braille display list JAWS turns on braille output when you configure it for the display To turn off braille support select No Dis...

Page 40: ...ce Bar Top of active window Select dots 1 2 3 Bottom of active window Select dots 4 5 6 Route braille to active cursor R Say current line Space dots 1 4 Say current word Space dots 2 5 Say current character Space dots 3 6 Jaws Navigation Commands Function Keys Previous document window Space dots 1 3 Next document window Space dots 4 6 Beginning of file Space dots 1 2 3 End of file Space dots 4 5 6...

Page 41: ...n typing braille characters Space dot 7 Enter Space dot 8 Tab Space dots 4 5 Shift Tab Space dots 1 2 Delete current 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 Sel...

Page 42: ...ard Space dots 1 3 4 6 8 Paste clipboard Space dots 1 2 3 6 8 Undo Space dots 1 3 5 6 8 Jaws Windows Commands Function Keys Start menu Space dots 1 3 4 7 8 Toggle menu bar Space M Escape Space dots 1 3 5 6 Alt Tab Space T Minimize all applications Space dots 1 4 5 7 8 Jaws General Commands Function Keys Toggle keyboard help Space dots 1 4 5 6 Toggle type keys mode Space dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 JAWS curso...

Page 43: ...aille 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 6 Braille colour marking Select dots 1 4 Select attributes to be displayed Select dots 1 3 Set 8 characters per space Space dots 2 3 6 Set unlimited characters per space Space...

Page 44: ...r 20 to System Access the device must be connected by a Standard A to Micro B USB cable and set in HID protocol mode 1 Press Space to open menu 2 Arrow Down to the USB selection 3 Arrow Right or Left to select HID 4 Press select 5 Press dot 7 to return to the last location Another way to quickly switch to HID mode is to use the short cut keys Space dots 2 7 After running System Access in HID mode ...

Page 45: ...by a periodic cycling of the eight dots in the last cell of the device Any information in that cell is displayed again after the notification Alerts are seen by invoking the Menu or the Editor Context Menu Pressing Select causes the next alert to appear if there are any more The alert is removed from the alert list once it has been displayed If no more alerts are in the list the first Menu or Edit...

Page 46: ...d after the version of the release for example OR20_XX XX XX Make a note of the location of this folder for use in the next section of this document Install the Software The following are required to perform the upgrade to the Orbit Reader 20 Orbit Reader 20 Unit Standard A to Micro B USB cable A PC running Windows XP or later Orbit Reader 20 Upgrade Utility file found in the Orbit Reader 20 folde...

Page 47: ...ws the device serial number and the software version of the device at 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 file is in the folder you unzipped previously 9 Once file is selected the dialog shows the software version of the selected file 10 Activate...

Page 48: ... is upgraded Turn on to start using the device To check for successful upgrade of the device press Space to open the Orbit Reader Menu and arrow to Version in the list The version number of the firmware release should match the number on the display Troubleshooting If the upgrade utility shows the error message below please download C Redistributable and install on the PC ...

Page 49: ...ry the Power button again 7 Finally remove the battery Leave it out for a few minutes reconnect it then try the steps again Battery Use and Replacement Orbit Reader includes a rechargeable Lithium ion 2200mAh capacity battery It fully charges in about three hours under optimal conditions When you plug in the cable Battery plugged in is briefly displayed Once charged Battery charged is displayed A ...

Page 50: ...ce one on each corner The holes are there to provide a means to attach a strap to the device with the use of key rings The key rings can be 10 40mm in diameter and up to 3mm in thickness The strap and key rings are not included with the purchase of the Orbit Reader 20 ...

Page 51: ...y not be meaningful OS Support Windows NVDA JAWS Windows Eyes Supernova Mac OS X Voiceover iOS Voiceover Android Brailleback Interfaces and Ports 1x Micro B USB port USB 2 0 for host interface firmware upgrade and battery charging Bluetooth 2 1 Class 2 Flash Media Slot 1x SD card 4GB to 32GB capacity Battery User replaceable rechargeable Lithium Ion battery 2200mAH Battery Life 3 days of typical u...

Page 52: ...Storage Temperature 15 C to 70 C Humidity 5 90 relative humidity ...

Page 53: ...of Freedom Scientific Inc Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries Orbit Reader 20 is a trademark of Orbit Research Appendix B Warranty Info Hardware Limited Warranty The Orbit Braille Reader 20 is under warranty for a period of one year from the date of purchase by the original purchaser and covers manufacturer s defects under norm...

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