Hi Alex and list
I'm desperately trying to pair my Braillenote Apex to my IPod touch,
it's the 32 cell version running KS9.2. The IPod is up-to-date.
I've listened to your podcast, but unfortunately I'd previously tried
to pair my Apex in the normal bluetooth way rather than through the
braille settings as I now know I'm supposed to. So now when I put the
Apex in terminal mode and go to braille under the voiceOver settings
there are no devices and the search box is dimmed. It's almost as
though the IPod has a record of my Apex as unsupported and is just
ignoring it even though it's ready to pair. I've tried reseting my
IPod's network settings, but although the IPod managed to lose my
wi-fi settings my Apex is still being ignored. How can i tell the
IPod to forget about my Apex and try again?
Talk soon
John
At 20:06 19/02/2012, Alex Hall wrote:
Glad it worked. If you search google for "ios braille commands", you
can find the official list of braille commands. If any use a keystroke
that the bn already uses, such as space-e, space-h, or space-o, hit
enter with 4 5 6 before pressing the keystroke. This will tell keysoft
to ignore the keystroke you are about to enter. For example, to scroll
right a page, the command is space-o. The apex will enter the options
menu if you hit this, though. You must first hit that enter-4-5-6
command, then space-o, to have the keystroke passed through. Hope this
made sense.
Also, here are the thumbkey commands specific to the apex. I will use
thumb1 through thumb4, just as iOS's keyboard help will. Thumb1 is on
the left, and thumb4 is on the right.
thumb1-thumb2: backspace
thumb3-thumb4: enter
thumb2-thum3: home
thumb1-thumb4: toggle screen curtain
On 2/19/12, Keith Christian <[email protected]> wrote:
> Okay, leaving the Apex in terminal mode was the problem... I got it
> paired and it is now working. Now to learn those commands!
> Thanks to you and the rest of the list for your informative suggestions.
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Hall [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 9:47 AM
> To: Chris Nusbaum
> Cc: Keith Christian; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Pairing an Apex with iDevices using WIFI or
> Bluetooth
>
> If, after listening to the podcasts, you still can't get it, let us know. I
> think they will help, though; I go through the entire process, explaining
> what is going on and what potential problems you might have.
> Wifi cannot be used at all to connect the two devices, for any purpose. The
> only exception is if your iPhone or 3g iPad has tethering enabled; in that
> case, the apex will see the iTouch as a router when you scan for wifi
> networks.
>
> On 2/19/12, Chris Nusbaum <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Keith,
>>
>> I would take a listen to the podcast series on using a BrailleNote
>> with iOS devices created by Alex Hall; these podcasts will show you
>> how to do it. You can find these podcasts on
>> www.braillenoteusers.info/media. I do know this about pairing the Apex
>> with iOS devices: if you want to use the Apex as a Braille terminal
>> for the iOS device, meaning that everything that shows up on the
>> iDevice's screen will show up on the Apex's Braille display and that
>> you can control the iPod/iPhone/iPad with the BrailleNote's keyboard,
>> you will need to pair it using bluetooth. The podcasts I mentioned
>> above will show you the procedure for doing this. Hope this helps!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 2/19/12, Keith Christian <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I am interested in connecting an Apex with an iPad and an iPhone. Can
>>> anyone outline the appropriate procedure for doing this? I see the iPad
>>> on
>>> the Apex and the Apex on the iPad. They both show up under WIFI and
>>> bluetooth.
>>>
>>> What are the advantages or disadvantages for using WIFI vs. bluetooth
>>> when pairing them?
>>>
>>> I appreciate your thoughts and advice.
>>>
>>> Keith
>>>
>>>
>>>
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