Orbit Writer
– User Guide
Version 1.1
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3. Activate the pairing on the desired Bluetooth channel. E.g. To enable
pairing on Bluetooth channel 1 press and hold Space + Left Arrow + Dot 1
for one second. The Orbit writer responds with a single short pulse.
4. On the Mac device, go to Bluetooth Preferences.
5. Look for the name of the unit in the list of possible braille displays. It
shows up as Orbit Reader 20 plus the last four digits of the serial number.
6. Activate the Orbit Reader 20 device in the list to pair.
7. The Orbit Writer responds with a single short haptic pulse when pairing is
completed.
8. The Orbit Writer gives two short haptic pulses when it connects or
disconnects with the Mac.
Note
– Here, in case of Keyboard-HID protocol the Orbit Writer doesn’t connect
with the VoiceOver, but it connects directly with the Mac.
13.5 Android Devices
You can connect Android devices using Bluetooth and USB both. The Brailleback
supports only Bluetooth connection but the BRLTTY screen reader supports both
Bluetooth and USB. You can download and install 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 activated then activate the SRP protocol
on the channel by pressing Dots 2 3 4 7.
4. Activate pairing on the desired Bluetooth channel. E.g. To enable pairing
on Bluetooth channel 2 press and hold Space + Left Arrow + Dot 2 for
one second. The Orbit writer responds with a single short pulse.
5. Scan for the Orbit Writer from the Androi
d phone and look for “Orbit
Reader 20 XXXX” where XXXX is the last four digits of serial number
printed on the backside of the device.
6. Pair the Orbit Writer with the Android device. Upon successful pairing,
the Orbit Writer will respond with a single short pulse
7. Go to settings/system/Accessibility/ (Note, depending on phone
manufacturer, the accessibility menu might be under a different path.
Please locate the accessibility menu of your phone settings)
8. Go to BrailleBack and turn it on.
9. Go to
Settings/Language & inputs/Current Keyboard and select “Braille
hardware keyboard”