VoiceOver on Apple iDevices
This section applies to both BraillePen 12 and BraillePen Slim. iDevices can connect to BraillePen Slim since the release of iPhone OS 4.3. To pair your BraillePen Slim or BraillePen 12 with your iDevice: You will only need to perform this exercise once; once paired, unless you reset your iDevice, it will know about your BraillePen indefinitely. On the iDevice, in Settings, General, page down to accessibility, then go to VoiceOver and then down to Braille. Switch on the … Read more
BrailleBack on Android phones
Pairing your Braille device Pairing Braille device is simple and is similar to any Bluetooth device pairing with the phone. First step in using Braille with BrailleBack is to pair the Braille display with your Android powered Mobile device. Please check the documentation for your Braille device to find out the passcode used to connect with other devices. This may be specific to the serial number of the Braille device unit. Otherwise, you may use any string of numbers, normally no … Read more
Mobile Accessibility on Android phones
Pairing Braille Devices: Pairing Braille device is simple and is similar to any Bluetooth device pairing with the phone. First step in using Braille with Mobile Accessibility is to pair the Braille display with your Android powered Mobile device. Please check the documentation for your Braille device to find out the passcode used to connect with other devices. This may be specific to the serial number of the Braille device unit. Otherwise, you may use any string of numbers, normally … Read more
BraillePen 12 Touch One-Handed Mode
The BraillePen 12 Touch allows for one-hand operations. It goes even one step further by letting the user use only one finger to have a complete control of the unit and applications running on devices paired with the BP12T. In this mode the user can decide how they want to push the keys. You can either press every key separately, or press several keys together. Press and release the following keys in a sequence: Space, dot 1, dot 3, Space … Read more
BraillePen 12 (Touch) Clipboard
Introduction BraillePen 12 (Touch) has a built-in feature called the Clipboard. You can use it at any time without having to connect your keyboard with any device. Information entered from the Braille keyboard is saved immediately into the BraillePen’s memory. You can also review what you have typed using the two Pan keys. If needed, you can transfer the content of your Clipboard to a different device, e.g. iPhone, using the Bluetooth connection. It needs to be remembered that the … Read more
Pairing with the BlueSoleil drivers
Although the BlueSoleil USB Bluetooth adapter comes with software for pairing, it is quite inaccessible. For pairing with these drivers between your PC and BraillePen, we would advise that you seek sighted assistance. BlueSoleil’s software installs under Programs in the Start Menu. Once the software is running, a dialog comes up with a graphical representation of an orange ball which is to be clicked. However, there is also a menu item under My Bluetooth to discover Bluetooth services. Unfortunately, once … Read more