Baum has very good support. They also have a list. John Diakogeorgiou
> On Sep 10, 2015, at 11:06 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > First, Apple doesn’t do a great job with braille, so you have to get used to > some odd behaviors. > For example, enter the word “toast” in contracted braille using the “S T” > sign. > If you hit space immediately after the S T sign, you will be fine. > But, if you hesitate more than about a half a second, you will get “toastill” > because it is going to expand the contraction “s t” into the word still. > > You don’t get 8 dots when you are using contracted braille. So, the 7,8 will > be gone unless it is the cursor. > > You should be able to pan to the right like you would reading a document. > I have not yet gotten to use the Vario Ultra, but that is the normal way to > read through text. > If you want to skip down a line, you would need to adjust the rotor to lines > and use space plus dots 3 or 6 I believe. > > Supposedly, BAUM USA will provide support if you call them. That might be > faster than waiting for replies on this list. > > Also, make sure you have firmware version 1.3 installed. It will make paring > with your computer much better since it isn’t supposed to randomly change > which channel you are connecting through. > > Later, > Richard > > Enjoy, > Richard > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Jim Portillo > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 4:39 PM > To: [email protected]; 'Richard Turner' <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: A new adventure with the IPhone and VarioUltra > > Hi Richard and list, > > Great to hear from you. I’m new to using one of these babies. > > I’ve been reading the users guide and have been familiarizing myself with it > and its layout. It’s very, very cool; however, I’m quite frustrated because > I still don’t know what I’m doing. > For instance, I paired it to my IPhone, but when I input text, it is doing > some very funky things. I don’t know what settings I need to use. When I > use Braille on a regular basis, I’m so used to writing in Grade 2 Braille but > don’t know if that’s the thing to do or not with this machine and on the > IPhone. It was entering some weird things. > > I have the output setting to be uncontracted eight dot braille, but I also > know there’s a toggle command to change it to contracted Braille. I notice > when I do that command, dots 7 and 8 go away. Interesting. > But, what do I do about inputting data? > Also, I’m not quite sure how to advance the display to the next line, as it’s > only a 20 cell display. > > I’m having fun figuring it out, but I definitely need some help here. > > I also want to pair it with my JAWS computer and tablet, but one step at a > time. Any help with settings and such would greatly be appreciated. > Such a cool machine!! > Jim > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 7:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: A new adventure with the IPhone and VarioUltra > > > Just go through all the settings in the braille settings page and figure out > what you want. > I do recommend turning on the one that says show keyboard, or something like > that. The command is space plus SH sign to toggle the onscreen keyboard, > otherwise, while the braille display is connected, you won't be able to bring > up the onscreen keyboard. > HTH, > Richard > > > > On Sep 10, 2015, at 7:36 AM, Jim Portillo <[email protected]> wrote: > > Aside from just pairing it, will I need to go to any special settings on the > actual phone? > > Sent from my iPhone 6! > > On Sep 10, 2015, at 7:26 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Not only will you be able to do contracted braille and all that good stuff, > but you can do UEB which becomes the standard on January 4, 2016. > Just remember to pair the display by going into settings, general, > accessibility, VoiceOver, Braille. > Explore those settings because that is where you determine your input and > output settings, etc. > Enjoy, > Richard > > > > On Sep 10, 2015, at 6:46 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Jim. > > Here is a link to a list of comon braille commands: > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202132 > I think there has been added a few since this list. Feel free to ask any > question you have. I hope you enjoy your new display. > > Best regards Annie. > Den 10/09/2015 kl. 09.20 skrev Jim Portillo <[email protected]>: > > Hello everyone, > > Well, I did it, and I think I’m going to be happy I did. I got a 20 cell > VarioUltra so that I can use with things like my tablet and IPhone. However, > I have never used one of these Braille displays with the phone and have > absolutely no idea what I’m doing. I literally got it a few hours ago, so > I’m still playing with and learning the machine. However, if any users could > help me get started and give me some info, that would be fantastic! 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