First turn MobileSpeak off, and then set Bluetooth on your phone to On. Make sure your phone is in discoverable mode.
Now turn your BraillePen Slim on, and wait to hear the triple-beep that tells you Bluetooth is active. Pair your phone with BraillePen Slim.
Then connect MobileSpeak and the BraillePen Slim, by going to the MobileSpeak folder on your phone and opening Configure, and going to the Options, Braille, Configure Devices menu item. Choose Easylink Braille Keyboard from the list of devices. Then choose Options, Connect. After connecting, go back to the Configure menu and choose Options, Braille, Turn Braille On/Off to turn Braille output on.
Once you have the connection, you are able to use BraillePen Slim as a Bluetooth keyboard to your phone.
This section applies to both BraillePen 12 and BraillePen Slim.
Connecting your BraillePen12 to MobileSpeak requires you to first pair with your phone, and then to go into MobileSpeak’s Configuration Menu and choose the Braille device and connect to it. MobileSpeak has drivers built in for the BraillePen12; choose the EasyLink12 drivers from the list.
BraillePen keystrokes for MobileSpeak
Braille Key Assignments
- Dots 1 through 6: Braille input keys labeled from left to right as 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6.
- Space: The middle of three keys in front of the Braille keyboard.
- Shift: Key to the left of the Space key.
- Control: Key to the right of the Space key.
- Left Pan: Round key on the left end of the Braille display of the BP 12.
- Right Pan: Round key on the right end of the Braille display of the BP 12.
- Joystick Up/Down/Left/Right: Four directions of the joystick between dots 1 and 4 of the BP 12.
- Joystick Enter: Center of the joystick between dots 1 and 4 on the BP 12.
| Command | Action |
|---|---|
| Dial 1 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial 2 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial 3 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial 4 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial 5 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial 6 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial 7 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial 8 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial 9 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial 0 | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial * | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Dial # | Braille dots according to selected translation table |
| Enter (Accept) | Joystick Enter |
| Insert space | Space |
| Insert Paragraph Marker | Space + dots46 |
| Insert Braille character with dot 7 | dot7(Shift) + Braille character |
| Insert Braille character with dot 8 | dot8(Control) + Braille character |
| Braille Escape | Space + dot7(shift) |
| Braille Backspace | Space + dots12(b) |
| Clear/Delete | Space + dots45 |
| Braille Pan Left | Left Pan |
| Braille Pan Right | Right Pan |
| Previous Character/Grid Item/Tab Sheet | Joystick Left, Space + dot3 |
| Next Character/Grid Item/Tab Sheet | Joystick Right, Space + dot6 |
| Previous Line/List Item/Menu Item | Joystick Up, Space + dot1 |
| Next Line/List Item/Menu Item | Joystick Down, Space + dot4 |
| Previous Word | dot8(Control) + Joystick Left, Space + dot2 |
| Next Word | dot8(Control) + Joystick Right, Space + dot5 |
| Start of current line (Home) | Space + dot7(Shift) + dot1 |
| End of current line (End) | Space + dot8(Control) + dot4 |
| Start of text (Top of edit control) | Space + dots123 |
| End of text (Bottom of edit control) | Space + dots456 |
| Left Soft key | Space + Left Pan, Space + Joystick Left -or- Space + dot8(Control) + dot3 |
| Right Soft key | Space + Right Pan, Space + Joystick Right -or- Space + dot8(Control) + dot6 |
| Dial/Send | dot7(Shift) + Joystick Enter |
| Hang-Up/End Call | dot8(Control) + Joystick Enter |
| Applications Menu | Space + dot8(Control), Space + dots134(m) |
| List of Open Applications | Space + dots135(o) |
| Quick List | Space + dots12345(q) |
| Read Soft keys | Space + Left Pan + Right Pan, Space + dots36 |
| Read Status Information | Space + dots234(s) |
| Open Configure Mobile Speak screen | Space + dots14(c) |
| Change User Profile | Space + dots1234(p) |
| Press * key in whichever Braille grade (to open Symbols list or unlock keypad) | Space + dots35 |
| Repeat Last Spoken Text | Space + dots1235(r) |
| Decrease Volume | Space + dots236 |
| Increase Volume | Space + dots356 |
| Decrease Speed | Space + dots126 |
| Increase Speed | Space + dots345 |
| Change Punctuation Level | Space + dot8(Control) + dots1234(p) |
| Change Keyboard Echo | Space + dot8(Control) + dots15(e) |
| Read Date and Time | Space + dots145(d) |
| Toggle Speech Mute | Space + dot8(Control) + dots136(u) |
| Interrupt/Stop Speech | dot8(Control) |
| Change Braille Input Grade | Space + dots1245(g) |
| Route System Focus to Braille Cursor | Joystick Enter, Space + dots15(e) |