I would just add that, like on the iPhone, you have only a short time in which to enter that pin, so be ready for it and type fast, then hit enter (the pair button is default, so enter will press it). Also, once you get this working, the process will not need to be repeated. To pair in the future, simply enter terminal mode while the mac is on and the two will pair within a minute, usually only a few seconds. You will also want to assign commands to customize how the braille keyboard controls the mac, which you can do from the same displays area of the vo utility which you used to pair the apex initially. Simply select the apex from the table (once you have successfully paired it) and choose the "assign commands" button. On 23 Jun 2012, at 09:26, Henry D. Hollithron wrote:
> Good Day: > > Provided you have bluetooth turned on on the Mac, you actually want to > go to the VoiceOver utility and select the Braille category from the table. > This will bring up a dialog with two tabs: Layout and Displays. Select the > Displays tab, and then select the Add button. Provided the bluetooth on the > Mac is on and discoverable (see the bluetooth system preferences), the Mac > will search for braille displays. Once it has found the BrailleNote, it will > put it in the table, usually as Apex, followed by the last six digits of your > BrailleNote's serial number. Select the select button, and in the secure edit > box that appears, type the pin 0000. For more information on the procedure, I > would direct you to the Humanware BrailleNote support page under the manuals > section. There, you will find a guide called "Using BrailleNote Apex as a > braille display". > > HTH: > Henry > > Education never ends. It is a series of lessons, with the greatest for the > last. > Sherlock Homes > > On 23 Jun 2012, at 08:51, josh gregory wrote: > >> Hi guys! I'm assuming someone here can help with this. >> >> What is the procedure for pairing a macbook pro to the apex via >> bluetooth? I went into system preferences, bluetooth and set up new >> device and went through that screen, but it didn't work. I had the >> apex in terminal mode with bluetooth turned on and the port set to it. >> Any advice would be greatly appreciated! >> Thanks! >> Best, >> Josh >> >> -- >> "If I'm fat, then Stewie's fat too, because we wear the same sized onesie." >> >> -- Peter Griffin, Family Guy >> >> >> Ways to Connect with me: >> >> facebook.com/evercuriousmasteryodo >> >> twitter.com/joshg93 >> Skype: joshgregory93 >> FaceTime, iMessage and iChat: [email protected] >> >> ___ >> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >> copy to the list as well. >> >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [email protected] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
