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Orbit Reader 20™ User Guide
21st Feb 2022
Contents
2 How the Orbit Reader 20 Is
Used
10.3 Inserting and Formatting the SD Card
10.4 About Menus and File Names
10.5 Entering and Exiting Menus
13.2 More about Copying and Pasting Files
14.2 Power Move Forward and Back
14.4 Braille Pacer (Auto-Scroll)
16.2 Editor Block Text Commands
17.2 Using the Bluetooth Connection
17.4 Connect to Multiple Hosts
17.5.1 Human Interface Device (HID – (Orbit))
17.5.2 Human Interface Device (HID) – Braille
17.6 Buffering Text Input to Remote Devices
17.7.1 Connecting iOS with
Bluetooth
17.8.1 Connecting Mac with USB
17.8.2 Connecting Mac with
Bluetooth
17.8.3 Controlling Orbit Reader
20 from Mac
17.9.1 Connecting Android with
Bluetooth
17.9.2 Input and Output Text With
BrailleBack
17.10.1 Connecting Chromebook with
USB
17.10.2 ChromeVox
Settings/Commands
17.12.1 Connecting Windows with
USB
17.12.2 Connecting Windows with
Bluetooth
17.12.3 Non-Visual Desktop Access
(NVDA)
17.12.4 Job Access with Speech
(JAWS)
21.1 Download firmware package
21.2 Using the Windows PC Upgrade Utility
21.3 Using an SD card to Perform the Upgrade
22 Language Options (Localization)
22.2 Upload Existing Localization Files
22.3 Switch Localization Files
24 Battery Use and Replacement
26 Orbit Reader 20 Cleaning Tips
28.1 Appendix A - Computer Braille Chart
28.2 Appendix B - Proper Trademark Notice and Attribution
28.2.1 Hardware Limited Warranty
28.2.2 EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
28.3 Appendix C - FCC Information
Note: This user guide is applicable to software
version vB0.00.00.64r03 and
onwards.
The Orbit Reader 20 is a portable,
refreshable braille display and stand-alone reader with the following features:
·
a line of 20 braille
cells with pins that arrange into the required pattern to accurately represent
any six- or eight-dot braille code, in any language, and for any discipline
·
reads the contents
of files on an SD™ (Secure Digital) card for Stand-Alone mode
·
remote connectivity
to PCs and mobile devices for use with a screen reader
·
simple editing
functions
·
signage-quality
braille
Content stored on
an SD card is read in one of two ways:
·
sent by library
·
prepared on computer
and copied to the device
In Stand-Alone mode, the Orbit Reader 20 displays the content of files
stored on an SD card. It does not do any translation or interpretation. You
prepare the files ahead of time on your computer, then store them on the SD
card. For example, if you want to read in Unified English Braille (UEB),
prepare the UEB transcribed title on your computer and then store it on the
card.
Connect the device to a computer or portable device with a screen reader
and then do one of the following:
·
read commercially
available titles on Kindle™, Adobe® Digital Editions, or iBooks® application
programs.
·
employ any
accessible technology for browsing, utilities, and education.
The screen reader translates the text into the braille code of choice.
Important: The Orbit Reader 20 is designed to automatically
exercise the braille dots if has been idle for more than 24 hours. This
helps keep the dots running smoothly and prolongs their life. All dots are
raised and lowered three times during the exercise cycle, which takes about 4
to 5 seconds to complete. If the device continues to remain idle, the
cycle will repeat every 24 hours, approximately
There are multiple sources for files transcribed into high quality
braille. Below are some examples.
·
National Library Service (NLS) provides
professionally transcribed, formatted files through the Web Braille project.
·
American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
transcribes textbooks for K-12 students.
·
National Braille Press (NBP) produces
braille books, textbooks, tests, and information for adults and children.
·
Louis Database lists titles produced by over 160
organizations.
In addition to professionally transcribed titles, you may also use
dynamic translation to obtain braille.
Automatically translated braille may be appropriate for some forms of
reading.
·
NFB-NEWSLINE® is a free audio information service, providing
downloadable Braille files of up-to-the-minute content from over 400 national,
international, and state newspapers.
·
Bookshare® dynamically generates braille formatted files from
the titles in its library.
·
BrailleBlaster™ is a full-featured transcription software
package for creating quality formatted braille.
Send to Braille is a shortcut that adds braille to the Windows® Send To menu, which can
convert files on your computer into unformatted BRL (Braille Ready Format)
files.
For consistency and
clarity, this documentation uses the following conventions.
Braille keys are indicated by number. For example,
if the documentation indicates Dot 1, it shows: Dot 1.
If multiple braille keys are required, the
documentation indicates those keys by showing the numbers separated by a space
like this: Dots 1 4.
When modifier keys are used, the
documentation separates the modifiers from the rest of the keys with a plus (+)
sign like this: Space + Dot 1. Recall that modifiers, like the Shift key on a
regular QWERTY keyboard, are keys you hold down while pressing another key.
This modifies the effect of the pressed key. On a braille keyboard, Space is
often used as a modifier to alter the effect of the input keys.
Key mnemonics are written in capital letters
for emphasis but are typed in braille lowercase (unless otherwise stated). When
one key follows another, the two keys are shown with a comma between them. For
example, the command Select, M means to press and release the Select key, then
press and release M (Dots 1 3 4) simultaneously.
The Up, Down, Right, and Left directional
buttons on the navigation pad are interchangeably referred to as arrows,
buttons, arrow buttons, and arrow keys.
All messages from the device are preceded
with Dots 2 5, 2 5 and a space. In the documentation, this is indicated by a
double hyphen.
The words Keys and Buttons are used interchangeably.
In the descriptions of each Menu option,
this documentation indicates the default setting.
Any reference to navigation by “page” while
in Stand-Alone mode only means navigation by 1000 characters (page = 1000
characters).
In addition to the
basic package that includes Orbit Reader 20 and the printed quick start guide,
the following accessories are available for sale:
·
Standard-A to
Micro-B USB cable
·
AC adapter
·
SD card
·
Braille Quick-Start
Guide
Check that all
purchased items are in the box that you have received.
These are a few of the features the Orbit Reader 20 has to offer
·
20 refreshable
eight-dot braille cells
·
Eight Braille Input
keys and Space bar
·
Navigation pad with
four directional buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right) and the Select button
·
Micro-B USB charging
port
·
SD card slot
·
2 Panning rocker
keys
·
Bluetooth® wireless
technology
·
User-replaceable,
rechargeable batteries
Orientation to the
positioning of buttons, keys, cells, and slots is important for understanding
how the device operates and how you input and receive information on the
device.
To begin exploration
of the Orbit Reader, place the device on a flat surface in front of you with
the row of braille cells closest to you. This is the proper operational
orientation.
As you reach around
from the front to the back of the device, from left to right, there is the
Power button (left), an SD card slot (middle), and a Micro-B USB port (right).
(Image is reversed in photo.) They are all recessed in an area in the left half
of the back edge. The Power button sticks out enough to make it easy to identify.
The SD card slot has two small bumps directly below it and the USB port has one
bump below it.
The SD card slot is
a standard type with spring feedback. The SD card is inserted with the card
connector fingers facing down. To release the card, press in and remove your
finger to allow the card to pop out.
The battery
compartment is located on the bottom of the device.
When properly
oriented, the braille cells are closest to you. The Panning keys are at each
end of the braille display. See Panning
Keys section for more
information.
For orientation
purposes, there are three slightly raised tick marks located above the braille
cells. These orientation marks are spaced by every fifth braille cell. For
example, the first tick mark from the left is between the fifth and sixth
braille cell.
Moving toward the
top and away from you, find a row of three keys, with a wider one - in the
middle. The wide key is the Space bar. The Dot 7 input key is to the left of
the Space Bar, and the Dot 8 input key is to the right of the Space Bar.
As you continue
toward the top of the face of the display, there is a navigation pad in the
middle, between the Braille Input keys and Space bar.
The navigation pad
contains the four directional arrow buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right) and the
Select button.
The six traditional
braille input keys are aligned horizontally along the top edge of the face of
the display, Dots 3 2 1 on the left and Dots 4 5 6 on the right.
In Stand-Alone
mode, the Braille Input keys are used for navigation and editing/writing.
In Remote mode, when
using the display with a screen reader on a host device, such as an iPhone, the
Braille Input keys can be used to input text or control functionality of
applications.
The Panning keys
are two-function rocker keys found at either end of the braille display. These
keys control how you read lines of text: either next or previous. Pushing on one
end of the key results in one action, while pushing on the opposite end results
in the opposite action.
To read the next
display of text (panning forward), press the bottom part of the key (down) on
either Panning key. To read the previous display of text (panning backward),
press the top part of the key (up) on either Panning key.
If you are new to
refreshable braille displays, you may not be familiar with eight-dot braille.
It is similar to six-dot braille with two additional dots below Dot 3 and Dot
6. These two additional dots are called Dot 7 and Dot 8, and they are used to
indicate capitalization in the Computer Braille Code (Computer Braille), or to
indicate some attributed text or a cursor. Their exact use depends on the
software you use with the display. Check the software documentation for exact
usage.
Eight-dot Computer
Braille is similar to uncontracted braille, except it features a one-to-one
correspondence with the plain text (ASCII) characters. Computer Braille does
not require an additional cell to show a capitalization indicator. Instead, Dot
7 is added to the lowercase version of the letter. For the ASCII equivalencies
in Braille, go to Appendix
A - Computer Braille Chart at
the end of this document.
The Orbit Reader 20
has two modes: a Stand-Alone mode and a Remote mode. In Stand-Alone mode, the
device is a book reader that uses an SD card as the reading media. In the
Remote mode, the device works like other braille displays and needs to be
connected to a computer and a screen reader.
This section
explains how to charge, turn the device on and off, insert the SD card, and
enter and exit the menus.
When you receive
the Orbit Reader 20, it may already have a charge; however, we recommend charging
it fully before or during first use. You can use the device and charge it at
the same time, so this does not hinder your reading time.
When the battery in
the Orbit Reader 20 gets to 10%, Dot 8 of the 20th cell on the display blinks
on and off. This behavior is normal, indicating that the battery is low.
To charge the
device, use the provided Standard-A to Micro-B USB cable and the power plug.
Insert the small end of the cable into the Orbit Reader 20's USB port with the
bumps facing down. It should slide in without resistance; do not force it. Then
insert the large end of the cable into a computer USB connector or the AC
adapter provided. Plug the adapter into an AC wall connector.
If the device is on
when you connect the charger, the display shows "-- Charger
connected" When you unplug the charger, it shows "-- Charger
unplugged" The charger plug and unplug event indications are briefly
displayed even when the unit is off. For more information, see the Battery
section under The Menu.
If you have charged
the device for 4 or more hours, and it does not power on, contact Customer
Service at techsupport@orbitresearch.com
A square Power
(on/off) button is found in a recessed area on the back of the device. See Orientation section for more information.
To power the device
on or off, press and hold the Power button until you feel the all the cells
flash up and down. This is how the Orbit Reader 20 lets you know it is coming
on or shutting down.
When you turn the
device on, Orbit Reader 20 resumes from the last place of the last file in use.
If this is the first time you are using the device or if this is the first time
you are inserting a new SD card, Orbit Reader 20 shows the first file or folder
name on the SD card.
If the operating
mode of the unit was Bluetooth when last powered off, then the device turns back
on in Bluetooth mode.
The Orbit Reader 20
displays, “-- No SD card" when no card is inserted in the SD card slot.
The Orbit Reader 20
has a low-power standby/sleep mode. Quickly tapping the Power button puts the
unit in sleep mode. Tapping the Power button while the device is in sleep mode,
wakes the device. While editing or when connected to Bluetooth, if no keys are
pressed for 1 hour, the unit automatically goes into sleep mode. Under any
other circumstances, the device goes to sleep after 10 minutes of inactivity.
After 5 hours in sleep mode, the unit shuts off to conserve power.
The device comes
with an inserted SD card with translated braille files already on it, so that
you can quickly learn to use the device by reading the material.
Orbit Reader 20 uses standard full-size
SD cards from 4 to 32 GB in capacity. The card must be formatted as Fat32.
There is no way to format a card on the device. Most cards come already
formatted. However, you can format one as Fat32 on a desktop computer for use
with the Orbit Reader.
To insert the SD
card, find the large slot on the back.
On one of the short
sides of the SD card there are some ridges called SD fingers or teeth. Situate the
SD card with the teeth facing down. With the device in the correct orientation
for use, insert the short side with the teeth into the device. The SD card
should go in smoothly until it gets about a quarter of an inch from being fully
in the device. At that point you feel a slight resistance. The card slot works
like a toaster, gently push the SD card in until you hear a click. The card is flush
with the rear edge when properly inserted.
Please note that it is possible to insert
an SD card in an incorrect orientation where the SD card teeth are facing down
but the short side without teeth is towards the device. In this case, the side
of the SD card without the teeth can fully insert into the device giving a
proper clicking sound. However, insertion in this orientation can damage the SD
card adapter which is mounted inside the device. Care should be taken to detect
the teeth and orient the card with teeth facing down and short side with teeth
facing towards the device. Ensure that the teeth get inserted into the device
first as described above before fully inserting the card into the device.
To remove the card
press it in a little until it pops out (most of the way) and gently remove it.
Note: Removing the SD card while in the Editor,
could result in lost work. Be sure to save your work or exit the Editor before
removing the SD card.
Orbit Reader 20
shows internal menus and file names in eight-dot Computer Braille.
For a complete
reference to the characters comprising Computer Braille, see the Appendix A - Computer Braille
Chart.
The Orbit Reader 20
has two functional modes. One mode is called Stand-Alone mode. The other called
Remote mode, is for use while connected with another device
Stand-Alone mode is
the default operational mode and allows you to read, edit, and browse files
without being connected to another device. An SD card must be inserted in the
Orbit Reader 20 while operating in Stand-Alone mode. See the Stand-Alone Mode section of this document for more information.
Remote mode allows
you to connect the Orbit Reader 20 to iPhone®, iPad®, and Android™ mobile
devices, as well as desktop computers. In Remote mode, Orbit Reader 20 acts as
an input and output device for the remotely connected host via USB or
Bluetooth. See the Remote Mode section of this document for more
information.
To move back and
forth between Stand-Alone and Remote modes, use the following commands:
·
To switch to Remote
mode, press Select + Right Arrow
·
To switch to
Stand-Alone mode, press Select + Left Arrow
Stand-Alone mode operates in the following ways:
·
Menu
Remote mode connects in the following ways:
·
Bluetooth
Orbit Reader 20 provides
a menu for setting options, checking battery, and changing modes of operation.
To open the menu,
press Select + Up Arrow. Battery Status is the first menu option displayed.
Some menu items let
you select among a number of choices. For example, the Sort item lets you select
one of several ways to arrange how files appear in the file manager. Other menu
items provide information about the device, such as serial number and version.
The selected option is underlined with Dots 7 8.
To scroll through
the other possibilities, press the Right Arrow key. To select the option, press
Select or Dot 8. Orbit Reader 20 responds by underlining the word with Dots 7 8
to indicate the choice.
To close the menu
and return to your work, press Dot 7.
To move to another
menu item, press the Up or Down Arrow. When you get to the end of the list of
options and press the Down Arrow again, Orbit Reader 20 moves back to the top
menu item. Similarly, when you press the Up Arrow from the first menu item,
Orbit Reader 20 moves to the last item in the list. This feature allows quick
access to the last few menu items. That is why some options that may be
frequently referenced are located near the bottom of the menu list.
The menu is
available for the Remote and Stand-Alone modes. Press Select + Up Arrow to open
the menu in either mode.
To exit the menu
and return to the previous mode, press Dot 7.
A few of the Menu
options have a default setting (indicated in the list below). For most of these
options, you can move among alternatives by pressing the Right or Left Arrows
and then pressing Select or Dot 8. Selected items are underlined with Dots 7 8.
Refer to the specific section for further information.
·
Battery
·
Cursor Blink (1)
·
Sort
(Name: Ascend)
·
Split Words (Off)
·
Filter Dot
7 (On)
·
Wrapping
(On)
·
Compress Spaces (On)
·
Scroll rate (value)
·
Ver.
·
Bver.
·
Serial
The Battery status
menu item displays the amount of power (percentage) left in your battery. When
the battery in Orbit Reader 20 gets to 10%, Dot 8 of the 20th cell on the
display blinks on and off. This behavior is normal, indicating that the battery
is low.
It also notes when
the unit is charging. For example, when plugged in for charging, the message
"-- Charging XX%" is displayed, where XX is the percentage number.
Similarly, for first-time use, the message "-- Battery XX%" is
displayed.
The Cursor Blink
option only works when editing in the Edit Box or Editor mode. The options set the
number of seconds between blinks. The default setting for the Cursor Blink
option is 1, which is one second between blinks. The setting choices are 1, 5,
15, 30, and 60 seconds, and 0, which sets the
cursor to not blink. To make a selection, press Select or Dot 8.
The Sort menu item
lets you change the order of the files on the SD card, using Orbit Reader 20's
built-in File Manager. The categories are - Name (Ascend/Descend), Date, Size,
and Last Read. The default setting for Sort is Name: Ascend. To return to the
File Manager, press Dot 7 from Stand-Alone mode. To make a selection, press
Select or Dot 8.
You cannot sort in
Remote mode, but you can view and change the Menu options. In Remote mode,
press Select + Up Arrow. This command takes you to the Menu. Down Arrow to the Sort
list item.
If in the File
Manager or the Reader, press Select + Up Arrow to enter the Menu, then Down
Arrow to Sort.
If in the Editor, exit out (Select, E OR Select
twice) and press Select + Up Arrow to enter the Menu. Down Arrow to Sort.
Additionally, you
may sort the files within the selected category in Ascending or Descending
order. After selecting a category, press the Right Arrow until you reach either
Ascend or Descend in the list and press the Select button or Dot 8 . Orbit
Reader 20 arranges the files in the indicated order. The default setting for
this menu item is Ascending (A to Z).
The default setting
for Split Words is Off. In the default setting, the Reader tries to put as much
content on the display as possible without splitting a word. However, if you
want 20 cells of braille, no matter the content, set Split Words to On. When
Split Words is on, the Reader can show partial words. When you pan to the next
20 cells of braille, the remainder of that word appears at the beginning of the
line. To make a selection, press Select or Dot 8.
The default setting
for Filter Dot 7 is On. The Filter Dot 7 menu item lets you turn off the Dot 7
that frequently appears in some BRL and BRF files. The Dot 7 is filtered by
default, but if you want to make a BRL or BRF file that uses eight-dot braille,
turn this setting off. To make a selection, press
Select or Dot 8.
The default setting
for Wrapping is On. The Wrapping option is Orbit Reader 20's way of reflowing
files that are already formatted for embossing. Normally, formatted files contain
line-end indicators every 38-40 characters, which starts a new line. This
option eliminates extra spaces, making it easier to read on a 20-cell display.
To make a selection, press select.
Carriage returns,
blank lines, and tabs represent extra spaces (or white space) in a document.
These spaces take up lots of room and therefore slow down reading on a braille
display. The Compress Spaces option eliminates superfluous blank lines and
spaces. If multiple blank lines or spaces appear in the file, they are
compressed to a single space. This setting is especially useful when reading
formatted text files that may contain many blank lines.
The default setting
for Compress Spaces is On. To make a selection, press Select or Dot 8.
Displays the
current scroll rate time in seconds. This is cannot be modified from the menu
but can be adjusted as described in section Auto-Scroll.
The
Load Language menu option is used to upload language files to the flash memory
of the Orbit Reader 20 device. The default translation table for Orbit Reader
20 is English Braille ASCII, which comes preloaded on the device.
The
Load Language option has a sub menu of three options-: Load Locale, Load .loc Only, and Load .lan
Only. To navigate and select sub menu options:
1.
Press
the Right or Left Arrow keys to navigate the sub menu.
2.
Press
Select on the desired item
3.
Press
Select again, to select the option
Note: You need to ensure that the correct ASCII to Braille table of the desired region has been uploaded.
Please refer Upload
the Localization Files under the section Language Options (Localization) for additional information.
The Switch Language menu option is used to change between a loaded language and the default English language.
Note: You must first load a language to the flash memory of the device, before using the Switch Language option.
Text files are created in either ASCII or Unicode encoding
format. Text files for some of the languages are created in Unicode only. When
creating a file in other than ASCII-based languages, you must select the
Unicode option. Press Select or Dot 8 to choose the option.
ASCII is the
default option. You can choose from the following encoding formats for the new
file to be created on the system:
1. ASCII
2. UNICODE16LE
3. UNICODE16BE
4. UTF-8
If you want to
create BRF/BRL files, choose the ASCII option. Otherwise, the file might be
unreadable by other programs.
This setting is only
applied to the files created using the “create new” command. It has no impact
on the existing files.
The format cannot be changed while a file is open for editing.
The Ver menu item
displays the version of the software running on your device. You may need the
version number when talking with Customer Service. For the latest version
update, see http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-reader-20-support/orbit-reader-firmware-download/
The BVer menu item
displays the version of the bootloader software installed on your device. You
may need the bootloader version number when talking to Customer Service. For
the latest version update, see https://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-reader-20-support/
The Serial Number
menu item shows the individualized serial number of the device you are using.
This number may be important for warranty purposes.
The Reset Defaults
menu item resets all your settings to the factory settings. To reset to default
settings, press the Select button or Dot 8. This action resets defaults and
takes you to the top of the Menu Options list (Battery Status).
The USB menu item
selects between the four possible USB protocols: Human Interface Device (HID) (Orbit),
HID Braille, Serial, or Mass Storage. The default setting for USB is HID (Orbit).
To select the option, press Select or Dot 8.
For more information, see the USB Connectivity section under Remote Mode.
There are three choices under this menu option.
·
Bluetooth Auto
·
Bluetooth Manual
·
Bluetooth OFF
The default setting for Bluetooth is Auto. If there is any screen reader
activity running on the paired device, the Orbit Reader automatically switches
to Bluetooth Remote mode. If you do not want automatic Bluetooth connection, select
the Manual option. To disable Bluetooth completely, select OFF. To select
another option, press select or Dot 8.
For more information, see the Using the Bluetooth Connection section under Remote Mode.
The Pair menu item
selects a Bluetooth pairing scheme. Orbit Reader 20 uses the selected scheme
when it responds to a Bluetooth pairing request from a host device. To select the option, press Select or Dot 8.
The two choices
are:
Just Works – the default
Bluetooth pairing scheme. When using this scheme, Orbit Reader 20 automatically
pairs to any device that sends the pair request.
Confirm code - is
the most secure pairing scheme. With this scheme, Orbit Reader 20 responds to
pairing requests by showing a random number on both the Orbit Reader 20's
braille display and on the host device. To confirm the request, ensure the
numbers match and press Dot 8 on the Orbit Reader. To reject the pairing
request, press dot 7.
The Emulation option
allows you to choose how the device appears to the Host screen reader
applications while operating in Remote mode. If RB18 (Refreshabraille 18™)
Emulation mode is selected, the Orbit Reader appears as a Refreshabraille 18
and only the first 18 cells are used. If Emulation mode is Off, it appears as
Orbit Reader 20. To select the option, press Select
or Dot 8.
The default setting
for Emulation mode is Off.
By default, Orbit
Reader 20 operates in Stand-Alone mode where you read and write files stored on
the SD card. To specifically set the unit to another mode, select among Stand-Alone,
BT (for Bluetooth,) or USB. Orbit Reader 20 tries to automatically switch to
Bluetooth or USB depending on screen reader activity, but if you want to, for
instance, specifically switch back to Stand-Alone from Remote mode, or switch
the interface from Bluetooth to USB, use this option. To select the option, press Select or Dot 8.
Stand-Alone mode is
the default operational mode and allows you to read, edit, and browse files
without being connected to another device. A formatted SD card must be inserted
in the Orbit Reader 20 while operating in Stand-Alone mode. That card must
contain the files you wish to read.
Stand-Alone mode operates in the following ways:
File Manager is
where you select a file stored on the SD card to read on the Orbit Reader 20.
You can also create new files and folders, view the properties (such as the
file size and current reading position), and copy, rename, and delete files.
When moving through
the list of files, Orbit Reader 20 shows the first 20 characters of the file
name. You may scroll to the rest of the information about the file, such as the
rest of a long file name, its size, and date, by using the Panning keys to move
the display window through the rest of the contents on that line of the list of
file names.
Each item on the file list includes the following items:
·
File name and
extension
·
Current position in
the file in number of characters
·
Size in KB (kilobytes)
·
Last modified date
·
Protected or
Unprotected
Only one column is
displayed per line (with panning as necessary). Pressing Left or Right Arrow
moves to the previous or next column heading (file information). Upon exiting
the Reader (Dot 7), you are returned to the same place and column in the File
Manager.
Following are the
commands which you can use in the File Manager. Most of the commands for files
also work for folders.
To open a file or
folder, press select or Dot 8. Pressing Select or Dot 8 opens the file or
folder.
To go to previous
or next file or folder, press Up or Down Arrow. Pressing Up or Down Arrow moves
to the previous or next file in the list.
To go back one
folder level, press Dot 7. Dot 7 acts like a "back" key to exit the
current activity. If you are already in File Manager, pressing Dot 7 moves back
one level where you have multiple subfolders open. If you are at the root
level, Dot 7 does nothing. If you are in one of the columns of information, for
example, size or date, then pressing Dot 7 returns to filename.
To move through
file information, press Left or Right Arrow. This command moves you through the
file information by headings. See File Manager section for more information.
To open the Menu,
press select + Up Arrow. Pressing Select + Up Arrow opens the Menu.
To scroll text,
press Left or Right Panning keys. If the
file name is longer than the display, panning left or right displays more of
the file name. When you get to the end of the file name, pressing the panning
key moves you to the next item of file information, like position, size, date,
and so on.
To make a New File,
Space + N (Dots 1 3 4 5). The New File command starts the Editor mode with a
new file in which to type. To exit the Editor, press Select twice.
To make a New
Folder, press Space + O (Dots 1 3 5). The New Folder command opens the Edit Box
where you may type the name of the new folder. Pressing Dot 8 saves the new
folder name and returns you to the file list with that folder selected. If you
do not name the folder, pressing Dot 8 names the folder as New Folder. Press
Select to exit without making a new folder.
To delete a file or
folder, press Space + D (Dots 1 4 5). This action deletes the currently
selected file(s) or folder(s). Only empty folders and unprotected files can be
deleted. A confirmation is required before the file or folder is deleted. When
the message "-- Confirm action" is displayed, press Dot 8 to confirm
or press Dot 7 to cancel.
To rename a file or
folder, press Space + R (Dots 1 2 3 5).
The Rename File command allows you to change the name of a file or folder. To
use it, press the Rename command. The Orbit Reader 40 responds with an Edit Box
containing the original file or folder name. Edit the name or type a new one
and press Dot 8. Press Select to exit without renaming a file or folder. Note:
The key input for the file name should be entered as per the selected system
language.
To cut a file,
press Space + X (Dots 1 3 4 6). This action cuts the currently selected file(s)
or empty folders from their location and places it (them) on the clipboard to
be used with the paste command.
To copy a file,
press Space + C (Dots 1 4). The Copy File command makes a copy of the currently
selected file(s) or empty folders and places it (them) on the clipboard to be
used with the paste command.
To paste a file,
press Space + V (Dots 1 2 3 6). This
action pastes the file(s) or folder(s) that are currently on the clipboard into
the current location in the File Manager. If no file or folder is on the
clipboard, no action is taken.
To mark a file,
press Space + M (Dots 1 3 4). When moving multiple files, use the Mark File
command to mark each individual file before using Cut, Copy, or Delete. To Mark
a file, place arrow on the file and press Space + M.
To clear a marked
file, press Space + M again.
File Manager
indicates marked files by raising Dots 7 and 8 of the first letter of the file
name.
To Protect or
unprotect a file, press Space + P (Dots 1 2 3 4). To protect a file from
accidental changes, arrow to the file and press Space + P. To remove the
protected status, select the file and press Space + P again. To determine if a
file is Protected, arrow Right or Left to the Unprotected/Protected heading.
To edit the current
file, press Space + E (Dots 1 5). When editing the current file, the Orbit
Reader 40 switches to Edit mode, which is indicated by a cursor at the point of
input. The cursor is at the first character shown on the display when you
pressed the edit command. As you type, everything is saved to the file. To
exit, press Select twice. See The Editor section for more information.
To Edit Last Edited
File, Space + Dots 1 2 4 6. This command reopens the last file you edited and
returns the cursor to its last position in that file. “The Edit Last Edited
File” command is useful for taking notes on what you read. Use the command to
quickly switch back to the Editor. Then close the Editor to return to the title
you are reading. This command has no effect if you are already editing a file.
The device displays the error message "-- File not found" when no
previous file has been opened or if the file was deleted. Press Select twice to
return to the file you were reading.
When copying or
pasting a file that results in another file with the same name, File Manager
adds an extension to indicate the new file is a copy. For example: if you copy
book.brf to a folder that already contains book.brf, the new file becomes book1.brf
and the original book.brf remains unchanged.
If the SD card runs
out of space before a file operation completes, File Manager shows, "--
Error copying file xxx" where xxx is the file's name.
When copying large
numbers of files, or large files that can take some time, File Manager displays
progress messages during the copy operation.
If copying a file that
takes more than five seconds, File Manager displays, "-- Copying xxx
(yy%)" where xxx is the name of the file and yy is the percentage
complete. This percentage is updated at least every 10% of the progress.
For the command
keys, go to the File
Manager Commands table
under the File Manager section.
To move to the
first file, press Space + Dots 1 2 3. Pressing Space + Dots 1 2 3 moves File
Manager selection to the first file in the current folder.
To move to the last
file, press Space + Dots 4 5 6. Pressing Space + Dots 4 5 6 moves File Manager
selection to the last file in the current folder.
To Incrementally
search file list, Type the file name quickly. To find a file quickly, type the
first few letters of the file's name. File Manager highlights the first file
matching the letters you typed.
Orbit Reader 20
does not translate or interpret any file. It simply displays the contents of a
file in braille. So, if you put a plain text file onto the SD card, Orbit
Reader 20 displays that file as it was written. Similarly, if you put a BRF
file on the SD card, no matter the language or code, Orbit Reader 20 accurately
shows its contents. To use Word or PDF files, you must first translate them on
a desktop computer, then send the translated file to the SD card.
Braille files may
contain any kind of braille, either six or eight-dot, in any language and for
any topic. You create these files on a computer with a translation software
package, such as Duxbury or LibLouis, or you create them in the Editor on the
Orbit Reader 20.
·
BRF: It is translated, formatted braille. Device displays
exact representation
·
BRL: It is Translated,
unformatted braille. Device displays exact representation
·
TXT: It is Text
format. Device displays as per the language selected
·
BRA: It is
Translated, formatted braille. Device displays exact representation
In addition to the
supported file types, Orbit Reader 20 shows the contents of any file. Be aware,
however, that some files do not contain readable content. This feature is
useful, however, to examine files that do contain readable text even if it is
not a supported file type.
There are several
excellent braille translation systems available in the U.S. If you obtain
textbooks from APH or get transcribed titles from NLS or NBP, the braille
should be correct and formatted. You may also get braille translation software
that produces automatically translated braille using programs like Liblouis or have
Bookshare automatically generate braille files of the titles available.
To prepare files for placement on the Orbit Reader 20, follow these
guidelines:
To copy files to
the SD card, remove the card from the Orbit Reader 20 and place into a card
reader on your computer, or connect the USB cable from the Orbit Reader 20 to
your computer and activate the Mass Storage protocol on the Orbit Reader 20 by
either pressing Space + Dots 5 7 or selecting Mass Storage from the USB option
in the menu. When using the Mass Storage protocol, Orbit Reader 20 shows up as
a drive on the computer, and you cannot use other functions of the Orbit Reader
20.
In Stand-Alone
mode, the Orbit Reader 20 displays the content of files stored on an SD card.
It does not do any translation or interpretation.
The Orbit Reader 20
is designed to be a stand-alone reader. Placing BRF, BRL, or TXT content (see File Types section) on an inserted SD card turns it into an on-the-go braille book
reader. When first powered on, the Orbit Reader 20 displays the contents of the
first file on the SD card. To get to the file list, press Dot 7. To select a file,
Up or Down Arrow to the file. Press Dot 8 or Select to open the file. Use the Left
and Right Panning keys to read it. There are many other functions in reading
mode such as Find, Power Move, Bookmarks, and even a menu to set preferences.
The following sections describe commands and settings that can be used while
reading.
When you turn the
device on, Orbit Reader 20 resumes from the last place of the last file in use.
For first-time use, it displays the first file or folder on the SD card. Press
Dot 7 to close the file and display the File Manager, which shows a list of the
files on the SD card. If there is no SD card inserted, the message "-- No
SD card" is displayed.
When you reach the
end of a file, "-- End of file" is displayed by the Reader.
Similarly, if you are at the beginning of the file, "-- Start of
file" is displayed.
While in
Stand-Alone mode, the following commands are available.
To Go to Previous
or Next display, press Panning keys. See Panning Keys section for more information.
To Go to Previous
or Next Character, press Left or Right Arrows. If you press Right Arrow key,
the next letter appears on the right side of the display. To conform to
traditional braille display navigation commands, the Reader also supports Space
+ Dot 3 and Space + Dot 6.
To Go to Previous
or Next Word, press Space + Left or Right Arrows. If you press Space + Right
Arrow, the next word appears on the right side of the display. The Reader also
supports Space + Dot 2 and Space + Dot 5.
To Go to Previous or
Next Line, press Up or Down Arrows. Pressing the Previous or Next Line command
moves to the previous or next carriage return in the file. Also works with
Space + Dot 1 and Space + Dot 4.
To Go to Previous
or Next Page, press Dot 3 or Dot 6. Pressing Dot 3 or Dot 6 moves the cursor
back or forward in the file to the next page marker (form
feed) or 1000
characters, whichever comes first.
To Go to Top or
Bottom of a file, press Dot 1 or Dot 4. Pressing Dot 1 moves to the top of a
file; pressing Dot 4 moves to the bottom of a file. Alternatively, long-press
Up or long-press Down keys can be used to jump to the top or bottom of a file,
respectively. (For compatibility with other devices, Space + Dots 1 2 3 moves
to the top and Space + Dots 4 5 6 moves to the bottom of a file.)
To Exit File, press
Dot 7. If reading a file, pressing Dot 7 returns you to your previous location.
To Open the Menu,
press Select + Up Arrow. Pressing the Select + Up Arrow opens the Menu.
To Set or Clear a
Bookmark, press Space + M. In addition to the automatic bookmark placed when
you close a file, the Orbit Reader 40 lets you set additional bookmarks. Reader
displays the message "-- Bookmark added" or "-- Bookmark
cleared" if there was already a bookmark at that position.
To Go to Previous
or Next Bookmark, press Dot 2 or Dot 5.
The Reader responds by moving the cursor to the bookmarked position. The
bookmarked location appears as the first character on the display. If there are
no marks in the indicated direction, "-- No more bookmarks" is
displayed.
To Power
Move/Search Forward and/or Back, press Dots 8 + Down or Dots 8 + Up. Press Dots
8 + left to move back. Press Dots 8 + right to move forward. See Power Move Forward and Back section for more information.
To Find Braille,
press Space + F (Dots 1 2 4). Pressing Space + F opens an input field (Edit
Box) with a cursor. By default, it shows the last search string on the display.
This allows you to perform a search in a specific braille format by typing the
text in the same braille format. Press Dot 8 to begin the search. To exit the
Edit Box without performing a search, press Select. See Edit Box and Find Braille sections for more information.
To Find Next
Braille, press Dot 8 + Right Arrow. Pressing Dots 8 + Right Arrow repeats a
previous search forward from the point in the file where you are. If there is
no text in the Find Edit buffer, the Reader uses the text at the cursor. See
the Find Braille section for more information.
To Find Previous
Braille, press Dots 8 + Left Arrow. Pressing Dots 8 + Left Arrow repeats a
previous search backward from the point in the file where you are. If there is
no text in the Find Edit buffer, the Reader uses the text at the cursor. See
the Find Braille section for more information.
To Edit Current
File, press Space + E. Space + E to edit the file you are currently reading.
Press Select twice to exit the Editor and continue reading.
To Open New File,
press Space + N. Space + N opens a new file in the Editor for
editing/notetaking. Press Select twice to return to the file you were reading.
To Edit Last Edited
File, press Space + Dots 1 2 4 6. Using this command reopens the last file you
edited and returns the cursor to its last position in that file. The Edit Last
Edited File command is useful for taking notes on what you read. Use the
command to quickly switch back to the Editor. Then close the Editor to return
to the title you are reading. This command has no effect if you are already
editing a file. The device displays the error message "-- File not
found" when no previous file has been opened. Press Select twice to return
to the file you were reading.
Orbit Reader 20's
power move commands provide a quick means of moving/searching through large
sections of a file to find a known location in the document. A power move
operates by using boundaries and moving 50% between them with each press of the
key command. In essence, by using a power move to search within a file, you are
drilling down to the information using a binary command. When you press Dot 8 +
Down Arrow or Dot 8 + Up Arrow, the Reader moves in the following ways:
On the first press,
the cursor moves half way between the current position and the start (Dots 8 +
Up Arrow) or end (Dots 8 + Down Arrow) of the file, which act as the boundaries
for the power search.
Subsequent presses
treat the moved-from position as the new boundary in that direction. So, if you
are at the beginning of the file (or 0%) when you press the Dot 8 + Down Arrow,
the Reader moves the cursor to half way between 0% and 100%. You are now at 50%,
and it becomes one of the boundaries. The initial boundary is at the original
position of 0%. Therefore, if you press Dot 8 + Up Arrow, you move half way
between 50% and 0% to end at 25%. Or, if you press the Dot 8 + Down Arrow, you
move half way between 50% and 100% to end at 75%.
Each time you press
contiguous Dot 8 + Up Arrow or Dot 8 + Down Arrow keys, the Reader shows the
percentage in the first few cells of the display line and fills the rest with the
text at that position. This continues until you press something other than Dot
8 + Up Arrow or Dot 8 _ Down Arrow or a Panning key. See Panning Keys section for more information.
To find specific
braille text, use the Find command (Space + F). Orbit Reader 20 responds by
opening a blank input field (see Edit
Box section) with a cursor,
which is indicated by Dots 7 and 8. By default it shows the text at current
cursor location in edit box. Unlike the Power Move, which searches by known
location of text, the Find command searches the entire file for instances of
the braille text you enter in the input field. If you had searched for
something previously, that text appears in the Edit Box with your cursor at the
end. See the Power
Move Forward and Back
section for more information.
To find a word,
press Space + F to enter the Edit Box. Type the braille text you wish to find,
then press Dot 8 to start the search moving forward in the file. To search
moving backward in the file, press Dot 8 + Left arrow. The word is shown as the
first word on the display. If the word is not found, the message “—Not found”
is displayed. Press Dot 7 to clear the message. To exit the Edit Box without performing
a search, press Select or Dot 8.
After the word is
found, to continue searching, press Dot 8 + Right arrow to find the next
occurrence (forward in the file) or Dot 8 + Left arrow to find a previous
occurrence (towards the beginning of the file).
If you are
searching for text in a contracted braille file, you must type the text you
want to search for in contracted braille.
If you are
searching in a plain text file, you must type the text you want to search for in
Computer Braille. See Appendix
A - Computer Braille Chart
for details.
You can search for
terms up to 255 characters long. Searches are generally not case sensitive. A
search for the word "animal" results in finding both lowercase and
uppercase versions of that word (animal/Animal). However, if you want to find
words with upper case letters specifically, type the text you wish to find with
the braille indicator for capitalization included (In contracted braille, one
dot 6 precedes a capital letter, while two dot 6s precede an entirely
capitalized word. In Computer Braille, capital letters include dot 7.) For
example, a search for the capitalized word "Animal" gives the results
for "Animal" (capitalized), but not "animal" (lowercase).
Additionally,
searches match both whole and partial words. Searching for "an" finds
"an" (whole) and "man" (partial). To restrict searches to
whole words, add a space at the beginning and end of the word. The Reader
matches the space with any non-printing character such as spaces, tabs, and
line feeds.
Read the section on
Edit Box for editing commands and navigation
functionality.
When you ”search
files”, the Reader moves the file reading position to the next occurrence of the
searched for text and displays it at the beginning of the display line. If it
cannot find the text, the Orbit Reader 20 displays “--Not found” and leaves
your file reading position where it was before the search. If searching through
a larger document, the Orbit Reader 20 displays “--Busy” while conducting the
search.
To repeat a search
moving forward toward the end of the file, press Dot 8 + Right Arrow.
To repeat the search
moving back toward the beginning of the file, press Dot 8 + Left Arrow.
The Braille Pacer feature is available in the Reader and lets you to set a reading pace for the display to automatically advance.
The pace can be adjusted during reading by pressing the
space and up-arrow key to increase the speed (i.e. a faster advance rate) or
the space and down-arrow key to decrease the speed (i.e. a slower advance
rate). Pressing these keys once increases or decreases the speed in
one-second steps. Many users might like to have finer control of the
speed and this can be achieved by pressing the space bar, dot 7 and up or down
arrow keys. The fine control increases or decreases the speed in steps of
one-tenth of a second. The default speed is 10 seconds.
You can review the current scroll rate from the menu, but it can be changed only while reading. The current scroll rate is not displayed when auto-scrolling. However, when auto-scroll is stopped and the scroll rate is changed, the scroll rate will be displayed by the message “xx.y sec scroll rate”.
You can use all the reading navigation commands during the Braille Pacer mode as well.
To Start/Stop
Braille Pacer, press Space. The rate of change is not viewable if the speed is
increased or decreased while active.
To Increase/Decrease
Speed by 1 Second, press Up or Down Arrow + Space
To Increase/Decrease Speed by 0.1 Second, press Dot 7 + Up or Down Arrow + Space.
Orbit Reader 20
presents a text dialog or input field called an Edit Box when you want to find
text or rename a file. The Edit Box permits only one line of text. Press Space
+ F to begin a search or press Space + R to rename a file.
Once in the Edit
Box, insert text by typing the desired braille text and then use the Edit Box
commands to navigate. The Edit Box displays a blinking cursor (Dots 7 8) to
indicate where you input the text you are searching for or editing.
When Orbit Reader
20 shows an edit box, it often provides default text, such as a file name or a
previously entered search term. The entire text is selected (as indicated by
the Dots 7 8 combination added to each letter.) To delete or replace the
selected text, type a letter or press the backspace key (Dot 7). To edit the
existing text in insert mode, press one of the arrow keys to move the cursor
letter by letter to the position where you wish to edit.
To Move Left or
Right One Letter, press Left or Right
Arrow. Pressing left or right arrow moves the cursor in the desired direction.
When the cursor reaches the end of the edit box, it stops--it can move no
further.
To Move to Start or
End of Text, press Up or Down Arrow. Press Up or Down Arrow to move the cursor
to the beginning or end of the text.
To Backspace, press
Dot 7. The Backspace key Dot 7 deletes the letter immediately left of the
cursor. Use Backspace key in case of a typing mistake or to remove small
amounts of text.
To Accept typed
text, press Dot 8. Here, pressing Dot 8 acts as an Enter/OK key.
To Close the Edit
Box, press Select. To close the edit box, use the Close command. In single line
controls, Close removes what you have typed. In multiple line controls, all text
is automatically saved in the editor.
In addition to
serving as a tool for reading braille, Orbit Reader 20 offers the ability to
write and edit text. This feature allows you to create/edit new or existing
files on the SD card.
While you are in
the Editor mode, the cursor notes the current position by blinking Dots 7 8.
The default setting for the cursor is 1 second. The blinking of the cursor can
be turned off from the Menu.
The file content
depends on two things:
1.
Encoding
selected from menu
If you are
creating a BRF file, use ANSI as the encoding option form menu before creating
a new file. The file content may be otherwise. If you are creating a text file
you may choose any encoding format as per your requirements. The encoding
selection from menu has no impact on the editing of already existing file.
2.
Translation
tables used
If your unit
is localized, the translation table used for forward and backward translation
would be from the LAN file. If you are using default English, the translation
table used for forward and backward translation would be the Computer Braille
Chart as described in Appendix A.
There are three
ways to edit a file. Each of these three commands is available both from the
Reader and the File Manager.
·
Edit new file: Space
+ N
·
Edit current file:
Space + E
·
Switch to last
edited file: Space + Dots 1 2 4 6
To insert text,
type or paste the text at the cursor. The Editor adds the typed or pasted text.
You can insert any text into an open file using the braille keys (Dot 1 to Dot
8).
To exit the Editor,
press Select, E or Select twice. The cursor disappears, returning you to the
Reader in the file you were editing.
If you are exiting from
a new file, the editor automatically names the file with the first 20 characters
in the file. If a file already exists with that name, the Editor appends a
number to it until it produces a unique name. To rename a file or to add an
extension to the file name, highlight the file name in File Manager, and use
the rename command. If there are Computer Braille characters that cannot be
used in a filename, such as a forward slash (/) or an asterisk (*), the
characters are replaced with an underscore (_). Once you exit, the new file
name in the File Manager is selected. If you wish to rename the file, use the
rename command (Space + R). If you want to give the file a specific name, write
that name as the first line in the file.
Note: It is
recommended that you exit the Editor before you perform a system update, reset
the device, or remove the SD card. Exiting the Editor saves your work. Not
exiting the Editor first could result in lost work.
To Edit New File,
press Space + N. Creates a new file in the Editor, ready for input.
To Edit Current
File, press Space + E. Opens the selected
file for editing.
To Switch to Last
Edited File, press Space + Dots 1 2 4 6. Opens the last edited file for further
editing. The device displays the error message "-- File not found" if
the file has been deleted.
To Add a new line
(Enter), press Dot 8. Pressing Dot 8 adds a new line (enters a carriage return)
at the end of a paragraph and places the editing cursor in the first cell of
the next paragraph.
To Delete a
character, press Dot 7. Pressing Dot 7 deletes the character to the left of the
editing cursor.
To Exit Editor,
press Select twice OR Select, E When you
close a file, Editor saves and returns to the Reader or File Manager, depending
on your earlier location. It automatically saves your work. If you have opened
the file from File Manager, File Manager makes the new file the current item in
the list. If you edit an existing file, Reader moves the reading position to
the place where the cursor was.
To Save current
work, press Select, S. The Orbit Reader 40 automatically saves files every 1 KB
of data or about 1000 characters, as you edit. However, small file increments
could be lost during certain situations such as SD card removal, system
updates, or device resets. Pressing Select, S saves the file as you deem
necessary.
To Go to next or
previous character, press Left or Right Arrow. Pressing Left or Right Arrow
moves the cursor to the previous or next character.
To Go to next or
previous word, press Space + Left or Right Arrow. Pressing Space + Left or
Right Arrow moves the cursor to the start of the previous word or next word.
This is also used to navigate between digits.
To Go to Previous
or next display, press Pan Up or Down. Pressing Up or Down on the Panning rocker keys
allows you to move to the previous or next display of braille. If you press the
bottom part of the rocker key, the display pans forward. If you press the top
of the rocker key, the display pans backward. The editing cursor is placed at
the first cell. See Panning Keys section for more information.
To Go to Previous
or next paragraph, press Up or Down Arrow. Pressing the Up or Down Arrow moves
the editing cursor to the start of the previous or next paragraph. If the start
of the previous or next paragraph is not on the display, then the display pans
to the start of the previous or next paragraph to the first cell on the
display. The editing cursor is placed in the first cell.
To Go to Start or
end of paragraph, press Space + Dot 7 + Left or Right Arrow. Pressing Space +
Dot 7 + Left or Right Arrow moves the cursor to the start or end of the current
paragraph. If the start or end is not on the current display, then the display
pans to the start or end of the first cell of the display. The editing cursor
is placed in the first cell.
To Go to Previous
or next page, Space + Dot 7 + Up or Down Arrow. Pressing Space + Dot 7 + Up or
Down Arrow moves the cursor to the previous or next page (1000 characters or
form feed character).
To Go to top or end
of the document, press Long Press Up or Down Arrow. Long pressing Up or Down
Arrow moves the cursor to the top or bottom of the document.
To Find Next
Braille, press Dots 8 + Right Arrow. Pressing Dots 8 + Right arrow repeats a
previous search forward from the point in the file where you are. If there is
no text in the Find Edit buffer, the Editor uses the text at the cursor.
To Find Previous
Braille, press Dots 8 + Left Arrow. Pressing Dots 8 + Left arrow repeats a
previous search backwards from the point in the file where you are. If there is
no text in the Find Edit buffer, the Editor uses the text at the cursor.
The Editor block
operations depend on a selection. The selection is the text between the cursor
and the location mark.
Note: The size
limit for a cut/copy/paste operation is 5 KB of data.
Adding a location
mark does not change the content. Marks are used for copying/cutting a
selection of text. To copy or cut using marks, press Select or Dot 8, M to
place a mark. Only one mark can be placed/added at a time. Once the mark is
placed, the text between the cursor and the mark can be copied (Select, C) or
cut (Select, X). Once text is copied or cut, the mark is cleared.
To Set or clear
Location Mark, press Select, M. The editor indicates a mark by raising both
Dots 7 and 8 on the character where the mark occurs. To set or clear a mark in
the file, press the Mark command. If there was already a mark at the cursor,
the editor shows "-- Mark cleared" on the display and removes the
mark. If there was no mark, it shows -" Mark set" and adds a mark.
To Copy, press
Select, C. The copy command places the selected text onto the clipboard for
later use in this file or another file.
To Cut, press
Select, X. The cut command removes the selected text from the document and
places it onto the clipboard for later use. If you want to put that text
somewhere else, move to the desired position, then use the Paste command.
To Paste, press
Select, V. To paste the contents of the clipboard before the cursor, use the
Paste command.
The Context menu is
a discoverable method to find commands for use in the Editor. It gives you
quick access to functions such as cut, copy, and mark.
While in the Editor,
press Select to open the Context menu. There are two ways to make a selection
from the Context menu after it is open.
·
E Exit
·
M Mark
·
C Copy
·
V Paste
·
X Cut
·
F Find
·
S Save
You can also press
Select twice to quickly exit the Editor. The first press opens the Context
menu; the second press selects the first option in the menu, which is Exit.
In addition to
using Orbit Reader 20 as a portable reading tool and editor, it connects with
host devices (i.e., computers, phones, tablets,
and "Orion TI-84 Talking Graphing Calculator:http://tech.aph.org/gc_info.htm) to provide braille input/output to
that device. The host device must be running software that supports braille.
·
Windows PCs - JAWS®,
NVDA, Windows Narrator, System Access, Window-Eyes, Dolphin ScreenReader™,
·
Mac® computers and
iOS® devices - VoiceOver
·
Android devices - BrailleBack,
Braille TTY, Amazon VoiceView
·
Chromebook -
ChromeVox
When you use Orbit
Reader 20 as a display for other hosts, the screen reader on that host device
provides the translation and other braille settings. Consult the documentation for
your screen reader.
The only hotkeys
used with Remote mode that are not sent to the remote device are:
Before you connect
Orbit Reader 20, it is important to set the device so that the screen reader(s)
you use, recognize it. Newer versions of screen readers recognize the Orbit
Reader 20. The detail below shows the first version of the screen reader to
directly support Orbit Reader 20.
·
VoiceOver on IOS with version 10.2
·
VoiceOver on Mac with version 10.11
·
NVDA with version 2017.1
·
ChromeVox with version 61.0.3163.120
·
System Access with version 3.7.85
·
Dolphin Screenreader with version 16.05
If you have an
earlier version of a screen reader, or one that does not yet support Orbit
Reader 20, you must set Orbit Reader 20 to emulate Refreshabraille 18.
Note: In
Refreshabraille 18 emulation, only the first 18 braille cells are used.
To set the device
to emulate Refreshabraille 18, select Emulation from the Orbit Reader 20 menu
and select RB18. If you plan to connect multiple devices and any of your
preferred screen readers do not yet support Orbit Reader 20, you must use the
same emulation setting for each. Note that if you already have emulation set
and you want to change the setting, you must disconnect the device on the host
first. You may not alter the emulation setting while actively connected to a
screen reader. Temporarily turn off your screen reader's braille support before
altering the setting.
If you already paired
Orbit Reader 20 with Emulation off, unpair it from any Bluetooth connections
before using it again.
Bluetooth is a
technology that wirelessly connects devices, such as the Orbit Reader 20, to
host devices, such as phones, tablets, and computers. For example, when using
an iPhone with VoiceOver, you can control the iPhone with the keys and buttons
on the Orbit Reader 20, and you can read the entire interface in braille as you
interact with it.
If the Orbit Reader
20 is on, when you wake up or turn on the host device, it connects
automatically. When the host device enters sleep mode or is turned off, Orbit
Reader 20 reverts to showing stand-alone content or if connected to a device
through the USB port, reconnects to the screen reader on the other host device.
It is currently not
possible to wake up the host from the braille keyboard on the Orbit Reader 20,
like you can with a Bluetooth keyboard.
There are only two
ways to wake up a host:
·
Pressing the Power
button
·
Receiving
notification
Before you can take
advantage of Bluetooth, you must perform the one-time procedure of pairing
Orbit with the host device. With newer devices, Orbit Reader 20 makes pairing
easy by employing a Bluetooth profile named "Just Works." If you use
an older host device that does not support this profile, you need to alter this
setting in Orbit Reader 20's menu.
If you set
Emulation to RB18, it shows up in the remote device pair list as
Refreshabraille#### (where the # sign represents the last four digits of the
serial number of your Orbit Reader 20).
To pair Orbit
Reader 20 to a host device, see the Bluetooth section for the device type.
·
Connecting
iOS with Bluetooth
·
Connecting
Mac with Bluetooth
·
Connecting
Android with Bluetooth
·
Connecting
Windows with Bluetooth
When you use
Bluetooth, it is possible to interrupt Orbit Reader 20 activities with a
connected host device. Each time you wake up the host device, it takes over the
Orbit Reader 20. This behavior makes it very convenient to interact with your
host in braille, but if you use Orbit Reader 20 in Stand-Alone mode or connect
it to a screen reader with USB, you may not want the interruption when your
phone wakes up. To return Orbit Reader 20 to what you were doing before the
interruption, put the host back to sleep by tapping the Power button.
To prevent
interruptions from occurring altogether, turn off Bluetooth in the Orbit Reader
20 menu or temporarily turn off notifications on the host device. When you are
ready to resume using Bluetooth, either turn it back on from the Orbit Reader
20 menu or use the hotkey Space + Dots 4 7 from Stand-Alone mode on the Orbit
Reader 20. (You can always return to Stand-Alone mode by pressing Select + Left
Arrow on Orbit Reader 20.)
It is possible to
pair Orbit Reader 20 with more than one device. For example, you may wish to pair
it with both your phone and tablet, so whichever device you use offers a
braille interface.
To more easily use
Bluetooth with multiple devices, the screen reader on each of the devices
should be set to the same emulation. In other words, if you have an iPad with a
version prior to 10.2, it does not recognize Orbit Reader 20. Therefore, you
should set all Emulation modes to be compatible with the older version. If all
the hosts you are using support Orbit Reader 20 directly, turn Emulation mode
off. If any of them do not support Orbit Reader 20, set the Emulation mode for
all of them to RB18.
While it is
possible to pair to a device with Emulation off and later pair to a second
device with Emulation on, if you set the emulation differently between the
devices, commands will fail to work correctly. Therefore, it is important to
pay particular attention when Orbit Reader 20 is set to be used with multiple
devices. The first device appears to work, but it does not function correctly,
because it still uses Orbit Reader 20 commands instead of Refreshabraille
commands, which Orbit Reader 20 expects when Emulation mode is set to RB18.
When connecting to
older host devices that do not support Orbit Reader 20 to ensure proper
functioning of commands between Orbit Reader 20 and host devices, Set Orbit
Reader to emulate RB18.
Note: In Refreshabraille
18 emulation, only the first 18 braille cells are used.
Universal Serial
Bus (USB) is a technology that makes connecting devices and hosts easy. It
provides some advantages over Bluetooth, because it is both faster and charges your
Orbit Reader 20 simultaneously.
Orbit Reader 20
supports four kinds of USB connections (all with the same cable included in the
box.)
When using Orbit Reader 20 with a screen reader that supports HID Orbit,
follow these steps:
To switch back to Stand-Alone mode, press Select + Left Arrow.
When using Orbit Reader 20 with a screen reader that supports HID
Braille, follow these steps:
To switch back to Stand-Alone mode, press Select + Left Arrow.
When using a screen reader that only supports Serial protocol, follow
these steps:
To use an SD card, insert it into the Orbit Reader 20 as a drive on your
computer, follow these steps:
To switch back to Stand-Alone mode, press Select + Left Arrow. Do not
switch back to Stand-Alone mode while file transfers are in progress.
Note: If you have hidden files enabled on your device, you may encounter
the following files:
·
.BKP-FILEHISTORY - This file contains information of
the last read position of last 100 files that were opened on the device.
·
.BKP-RECENTHISTORY - This file contains information
required for software to generate recent file list.
·
.Logfile - Log file containing software debug
information.
Do not delete these files. *You will only see
them if you have hidden files enabled.
If you are a fast typer
on the braille display, you may encounter times when the remote device lags
behind, slowing down your ability to input text quickly. Orbit Reader 20 has a
Buffer mode that allows you to input text up to 255 characters and send them more
quickly to a remote device, avoiding problems with the speed of input of
translated braille.
Note: Buffering
text works only when connected with Bluetooth.
To open an input
field in the Buffer mode, press Select + Down Arrow. Once open, a cursor
indicates that you can start entering text. Press Dot 8 to send the entire
block of text to an “open edit box “on the remote device. Note that nothing
happens when you send text with no edit box open. Press Select to cancel the
action and exit the Buffer mode, without sending any text.
You can only connect
iOS using Bluetooth.
Connecting Orbit
Reader 20 to an iOS device provides both braille feedback and the ability to
type and control the device with the Orbit Reader 20 keyboard and directional
buttons.
If you are using a
version of iOS before 10.2, you must set Orbit Reader 20 to emulate RB18 in the
menu.
In default
configuration (Just Works), the Orbit Reader 20 is ready to pair with iOS with Bluetooth.
Follow these steps to pair with Bluetooth:
Confirm code configuration shows a random number on both the Orbit Reader 20's braille display and
on the host device. To confirm the request, ensure the numbers match and press
Dot 8 on the Orbit Reader 20. Then press the Pair button on your iOS device.
Once you pair the
unit, iOS should start sending braille to the Orbit Reader 20, and you can use
the Orbit Reader 20 input and navigation keys to control your iOS device.
Note: VoiceOver
must be on in order to send braille to the Orbit Reader 20.
For more
information about iOS and braille displays, see Braille
Displays for iOS on the
Apple® Accessibility website.
·
To Move to previous
item, press Space + Dot 1 or Left Arrow
·
To Move to next
item, press Space + Dot 4 or Right Arrow
·
To Pan braille left,
press Space + Dot 2
·
To Pan braille
right, press Space + Dot 5
·
To Move to the first
element, press Space + Dots 1 2 3
·
To Move to the last
element, press Space + Dots 4 5 6
·
To Scroll right one
page, press Space + Dots 1 3 5
·
To Scroll left one
page, press Space + Dots 2 4 6
·
To Move to the
status bar, press Space + S (Dots 2 3 4)
·
To Select previous
rotor setting, press Space + Dots 2 3
·
To Select next rotor
setting, press Space + Dots 5 6
·
To Move to previous
item using rotor setting, press Space + Dot 3
·
To Move to next item
using rotor setting, press Space + Dot 6
·
To Launch the Task
Switcher, press Space + Dots 1 2 5 twice quickly
·
To Scroll up one
page, press Space + Dots 3 4 5 6
·
To Scroll down one
page, press Space + Dots 1 4 5 6
·
To Go to
Notification Center, press Space + Dots 4 6
·
To Go to Control
Center, press Space + Dots 2 5
·
To Read all,
starting at the selected item, press Space + R
·
To Read all,
starting from the top, press Space + Dots
2 4 5 6
·
To Pause or continue
speech, press Space + P
·
To Announce page
number OR number of rows displayed, press Space + Dots 3 4
·
To Activate the Back
button if present, press Space + B (Dots 1 2)
·
To Activate the
Delete key, press Space + D OR Space + Dot 7
·
To Activate the
Return key, press Space + E OR Space + Dot 8
·
To Switch between
contracted and uncontracted braille, press Space + Dots 1 2 4 5
·
To Activate the Home
button (twice quickly to launch the task switcher), press Space + H (Dots 1 2
5)
·
To Toggle speech on
and off, press Space + M
·
To Activate the Tab
key, press Space + T (Dots 2 3 4 5)
·
To Context menu,
press Space + Dots 3 5 6
·
To Switch braille
input, press Space + Dots 2 3 6
·
To Volume up, press
Space + Dots 3 4 5
·
To Volume down,
press Space + Dots 1 2 6
·
To Toggle screen
curtain on/off, press Space + Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6
·
To Select all, press
Space + Dots 2 3 5 6
·
To Cut, press Space
+ X
·
To Copy, press Space
+ C
·
To Paste, press
Space + V
·
To Undo typing,
press Space + Dots 1 3 5 6
·
To Redo typing,
press Space + Dots 2 3 4 6
·
To Activate Eject
key, press Space + Dots 1 4 6
·
To Toggle
announcement history, press Space + Dots
1 3 4 5
·
To Keyboard Help,
press Space + Dots 1 3
·
To Move to previous
container, press Space + Dots 1 7
·
To Move to next
container, press Space + Dots 4 7
When connecting Orbit
Reader 20 to a Mac, there are three possible methods. One is to connect using
the USB cable that came in the box. The second is to use Bluetooth for a
wireless connection. The third is to connect to
VoiceOver using Braille-HID. See the section Human Interface
Device (HID – (Orbit)) and
Human Interface
Device (HID) – Braille for
more information.
The simplest way to
connect the Orbit Reader 20 to a Mac is to connect using a USB Standard-A to
Micro-B cable. First, switch Orbit Reader 20 to the HID protocol by picking HID
Braille in the USB option in the menu. Next, run VoiceOver by pressing the
Apple CMD key + F5. Then, attach the small end of the USB cable to Orbit Reader
20 with the bumps facing down and the big end to Mac. VoiceOver automatically
recognizes and starts using the display.
The default
configuration for pairing with Mac through Bluetooth is ‘Just Works’. If
Bluetooth has been turned off, it can be turned on in the Menu or by pressing
Space + Dots 4 7 on the Orbit Reader 20.
If Orbit Reader 20
is in the default connection, follow these steps to pair the device with a Mac:
Confirm code
configuration shows a random number on both the Orbit Reader 20's braille
display and on the host device. Follow steps 1 through 3. Mac shows you a
dialog with a security code. To confirm the request, compare the numbers in the
Bluetooth dialog on the Mac with the code shown on your display. If they are
the same, press Dot 8 to select ‘Yes’ in the dialog on the Mac. If the numbers
do not match, press Dot 7 to select ‘No’ and try the next Orbit Reader 20 in
the list. The purpose of this procedure is to allow for more than one Orbit
Reader 20 device to be paired in the same room at the same time without pairing
the wrong device.
If Orbit Reader 20
does not work with VoiceOver, it is possible that you are not using the latest
Mac OS. If this is the case, you have two choices:
If Orbit Reader 20
is not listed, make sure you have turned on Bluetooth in the Menu.
To control how
VoiceOver treats the display, follow these steps:
To turn on
contracted braille, check the Contracted Braille box.
For the Mac
documentation on connecting and using braille displays, see Apple's VoiceOver
Info Guide.
You can connect
Android devices using Bluetooth only.
In default
configuration, the Orbit Reader 20 is ready to pair with Bluetooth. If
Bluetooth has been turned off, it can be turned on in the Menu or by pressing
Space + Dots 4 7.
To input text with
your braille keyboard, first enable the keyboard in your Android settings under
Language and Input. If you try to use the keyboard before completing this step,
you receive a prompt to change your settings.
To edit a text
field, focus and activate the text field. You can then use the Up and Down
Arrow keys to move in the text field. When editing text, BrailleBack switches
to eight-dot braille known as Computer Braille. Currently, BrailleBack does not
support any other braille as input.
By default, Android
is set to display English Computer Braille.
To set BrailleBack
to display Unified English Braille (UEB) - grade 2 braille, follow the steps
below:
·
To Back, press Space
+ B
·
To Home, press Space
+ H
·
To BrailleBack help,
press Space + Dots 1 2 3
·
To check
Notifications, press Space + N
·
To open Recent Apps,
press Space + R
·
To Enter (in Edit
field), press Space + Dot 8
·
To Backspace (in
Edit field), press Space + Dot 7
Currently, you can
only use USB to connect to a braille display from a Chromebook™ notebook
computer.
To connect to
Chromebook with USB, follow these steps:
1.
Press Dots 2 7 + Space to put the Orbit Reader 20 in Remote HID (Orbit)
mode. Alternatively, Press Up Arrow + Select in the menu, and then arrow to
USB.
2.
Plug the Orbit Reader into the Chromebook USB port. After a few seconds,
the Chromebook detects the device and turns on ChromeVox.
To adjust ChromeVox
settings or learn commands, go to ’Use a braille device with your Chromebook’
at: ‘https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7020014?hl=en’
webpage at the
Chromebook Accessibility Help site
To pair the Orbit
Reader with VoiceView on your Fire Tablet, follow these steps
1.
Swipe down from the
top of the screen with two fingers and double tap on Settings.
2.
Find the Accessibility
settings and double tap. Then double tap on VoiceView Screen Reader.
3.
Navigate to Braille
and double tap. Then double tap Pair Bluetooth Braille Display.
4.
Make sure your Orbit
Reader 20 is on and Bluetooth is on, then double tap on Scan.
5.
You should see Orbit
Reader 20 followed by the serial number. Double tap on it to pair.
For additional information, go to the "Use a Braille Display with Your
FireTablet":(https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201829370) webpage on the Amazon Help and Customer Service
site.
Before connecting
Orbit Reader 20 with a PC, you must first decide how you wish to connect:
Bluetooth or USB. This is a personal preference. USB charges the device as you
use it, so it is a good choice when your battery is low. Bluetooth does not use
wires, so it is a good choice when you are on the go.
If your screen
reader does not support HID (Orbit), switch to the Serial protocol on the Orbit
Reader 20 with the hotkey or selecting Serial from the USB option in the menu.
For Windows
versions 7 and newer, the serial interface requires the installation of two
drivers: one for the USB and one to make the USB port appear like a COM port.
The only exception is Windows XP. Because it is Serial only, it can just be
plugged in. The second driver is required because many screen reading programs
handle braille displays like a serial device. The COM port assignment driver
shows the assigned port number used to communicate with the display. Take a
note of the COM port number now for later use. If you need to look it up at a
later time, go to Device Manager while the display is connected and look in the
section for Ports: COM and LPT. One of the COM ports is assigned to Orbit
Reader 20. You need to use that number when you set up your screen reader.
Once the display is
connected to the device you wish to use, configure the software to use Orbit
Reader 20.
When connecting the
Orbit Reader 20 with Bluetooth, you must first choose a pairing configuration.
The default
configuration is ‘Just Works’. If Orbit Reader 20 is in the default connection,
follow these steps to pair the device:
Confirm code
configuration shows a random number on both the Orbit Reader 20's braille
display and on the host device. Follow steps 1 and 2; then, to confirm the
request, compare the numbers in the Bluetooth dialog on the Windows PC with the
code shown on your display. If they are the same, press Dot 8 to select ‘Yes’.
If the numbers do not match, press Dot 7 to select ‘No’ and try the next Orbit
Reader 20 in the list. The purpose of this procedure is to allow for more than
one Orbit Reader 20 device to be paired in the same room at the same time
without pairing the wrong device.
The device pairs
with the Orbit Reader 20 and an incoming Bluetooth virtual serial port is set
up on the PC.
Next, check the
Ports list in the Windows Device Manager to find the COM port number assigned to
the outgoing Bluetooth serial port. Make a note of this number.
In your screen
reader on the PC, set the active Braille display COM port to use as the
relevant Bluetooth serial port COM number.
If you have NVDA
(version 2017.1 or later) installed on your PC, it automatically recognizes the
Orbit Reader 20. If NVDA is not recognizing the display, go to the NVDA
Preferences menu and select Braille Settings from the list. From the braille
display drop-down menu, select "Baum/Humanware/APH/Orbit Displays"
and click OK.
Note: NVDA works in
HID (Orbit) only, not Serial.
If Orbit Reader 20
is not one of the displays shown in the Braille Display list, upgrade NVDA to
the newest version and repeat the process.
NVDA turns ‘On’ braille
output when it is configured for the display. To turn ‘Off’ braille support,
select "No Braille" from the Braille Display options in the Braille
Settings menu.
·
To Move up one line,
press Up Arrow
·
To Move down one
line, press Down Arrow
·
To Move left one
character, press Left Arrow
·
To Move right one
character, press Right Arrow
·
To Enter, press
Select
For JAWS version
2018.1803.24 and later no driver installation required. If you are using older
versions, you will need to install driver. The JAWS
driver download and instructions are available on the Orbit Research Support webpage.
For JAWS versions
older than 17, you must use the RB18 emulation mode on the Orbit Reader.
When connecting
Orbit Reader 20 to JAWS by USB, it must be set to use the HID (Orbit) protocol
by pressing Space + Dots 2 7.
To connect Orbit
Reader 20 by USB, follow these steps:
Alternate Steps for
Bluetooth Connection:
To turn off braille
support, follow these steps:
Note: For a longer
description of any of the following commands, turn JAWS keyboard Help ‘on’ by
pressing Insert + 1 and type the command. Quickly type the command twice to get
an even longer description. Press Insert + 1 again to exit JAWS keyboard Help
mode.
17.12.4.1.1 Jaws
Reading Commands
·
To Move display to
the left, press Left
·
To Move display to
the right, press Right
·
To Move display up
one line, press Up
·
To Move display down
one line, press Down
·
To Pan left one
braille window, press Pan Left
·
To Pan right one
braille window, press Pan Right
·
To Top of active
window, press Select + Dots 1 2 3
·
To Bottom of active
window, press Select + Dots 4 5 6
·
To Route braille to
active cursor, press Select + R
·
To Say current line,
press Dots 1 4 or Dots 1 4 Chord
·
To Say current word,
press Dots 2 5 or Dots 2 5 Chord
·
To Say current
character, press Dots 3 6 or Dots 3 6 Chord
17.12.4.1.2 Jaws Navigation Commands
·
To Previous document
window, press Dots 1 3 or Dots 1 3 Chord
·
To Next document
window, press Dots 4 6 or Dots 4 6 Chord
·
To Beginning of
file, press Dots 1 2 3 or Dots 1 2 3 Chord
·
To End of file,
press Dots 4 5 6 or Dots 4 5 6 Chord
·
To Page Up, press
Dots 1 2 3 4 5 or Dots 1 2 3 4 5 Chord
·
To Page Down, press
Dots 1 2 4 5 6 or Dots 1 2 4 5 6 Chord
·
To Home, press Dots
1 2 3 4 Chord
·
To End, press Dots 1
4 5 6 Chord
·
To Up Arrow, press Space
+Dot 1
·
To Down Arrow, press
Space + Dot 4
·
To Previous word,
press Space + Dot 2
·
To Next word, press
Space + Dot 5
·
To Previous
character, press Space + Dot 3
·
To Next character,
press Space + Dot 6
17.12.4.1.3 Editor Commands
·
To Backspace (acts as shift key when typing
braille characters), press Dot 7
·
To Enter, press Dot 8
·
To Tab, press Dots 4 5 or Dots 4 5 Chord
·
To Shift + Tab, press Dots 1 2 or Dots 1 2
Chord
·
To Delete current character, press Dots 1 4 5
or Dots 1 4 5 Chord
·
To Select all, press Dots 1 8 or Dots 1 8 Chord
·
To Select from top of document, press Dots 1 2
3 7 8 or Dots 1 2 3 7 8 Chord
·
To Select to bottom of document, press Dots 4 5
6 7 8
·
To Select previous page, press Dots 1 2 3 4 5 7
8
·
To Select next page, press Dots 1 2 4 5 6 7 8
·
To Select to beginning of line, press Dots 1 2
3 4 7 8
·
To Select to end of line, press Dots 1 4 5 6 7
8 or Dots 1 4 5 6 7 8 Chord
·
To Select previous line, press Dots 1 7 8
·
To Select next line, press Dots 4 7 8
·
To Select previous word, press Dots 2 7 8
·
To Select next word, press Dots 5 7 8
·
To Select previous character, press Dots 3 7 8
·
To Select next character, press Dots 6 7 8
·
To Copy to clipboard, press Dots 1 4 8 or Dots
1 4 8 Chord
·
To Cut to clipboard, press Dots 1 3 4 6 8 or Dots
1 3 4 6 8 Chord
·
To Paste clipboard, press Dots 1 2 3 6 8 or
Dots 1 2 3 6 8 Chord
·
To Undo, press Dots 1 3 5 6 8 or Dots 1 3 5 6 8
Chord
17.12.4.1.4
Windows Commands
·
To Start menu, press Dots 1 3 4 7 8
·
To Toggle menu bar,
press Dots 1 3 4 or Dots 1 3 4 Chord
·
To Escape, press
Dots 1 3 5 6 or Dots 1 3 5 6 Chord
·
To Alt Tab, press
Dots 2 3 4 5 or Dots 2 3 4 5 Chord
·
To Minimize all
applications, press Dots 1 4 5 7 8
17.12.4.1.5 General Commands
·
To Toggle keyboard
help, press Dots 1 4 5 6
·
To Toggle type keys
mode, press Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chord
·
To JAWS cursor,
press Select + Dots 2 4 5
·
To PC cursor, press
Select + Dots 1 2 3 4
·
To Route JAWS cursor
to PC cursor, press Select + Dots 1 4
·
To Say all to
bottom, press Dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
·
To Toggle grade 2
translation, press Dots 1 2 4 5 or Dots 1 2 4 5 Chord
·
To Toggle grade 2
translation of current word, press Select + Dots 2 4 5 6
·
To Display last
flash message, press Select + Dots 1 2 4
·
To JAWS find, press
Dots 1 2 4 Chord
·
To JAWS find next,
press Dots 2 5 7 8
·
To JAWS find
previous, press Select + Dots 2 5 7 8
·
To Toggle active
cursor follows braille, press Select + Dot 1
·
To Toggle braille
follows active cursor, press Select + Dot 4
·
To Cycle through
braille modes, press Select + Dots 1 3 4
·
To Display 6 dot
braille, press Select + Dots 2 3 5
·
To Display 8 dot
braille, press Select + Dots 2 3 6
·
To Toggle cursor
shape, press Select + Dots 1 4 6
·
To Restrict braille
cursor, press Select + Dots 1 2 3 5
·
To Toggle characters
and attributes, press Select + Dots 1 6
·
To Braille color
marking, press Select + Dots 3 4
·
To Select attributes
to be displayed, press Select + Dots 1 3
·
To Set 8 characters
per space, press Dots 2 3 6 Chord
·
To Set unlimited
characters per space, press Dots 1 3 6 Chord
·
To, Toggle
8/unlimited characters per space, press Select + Dots 1 3 4 6
·
To Cycle table
reading options, press Select + Dots 2 3 4 5
·
To Cycle table
header options, press Select + Dots 1 2 5
·
To Graphics labeler,
press Select + Dots 1 2 4 5
·
To Quick Settings,
press Select + Dots 1 2
·
To Adjust JAWS
options, press Select + Dots 1 2 3 6
·
To JAWS window,
press Dots 2 4 5 or Dots 2 4 5 Chord
·
To Run JAWS manager,
press Dots 2 3 7 8
·
To List of links on
page, press Dots 2 3 5 6 7 8
·
To Show current
time, press Dots 2 3 4 5 7 8
·
To Show script file name,
press Select + Dots 1 2 3 4 5
·
To Quit JAWS, press
Dots 2 5 6 7 8
17.12.4.1.6 Speial Key Commands
·
To simulate CTRL + A
to CTRL + Z, Press Dot 8 + any letter
·
To simulate F1 to
F10, Press Dot 7 + Computer Braille number 1-0 (0=F10)
·
To simulate CTRL+ F1
to CTRL + F10, press Dot 8 + Computer Braille number 1- 0
To connect Orbit
Reader 20 to System Access, the device must be connected by a Standard-A to
Micro-B USB cable and set in HID (Orbit) protocol mode.
Another way to
quickly switch to HID (Orbit) mode is to use the shortcut keys Space + Dots 2
7.
After running
System Access in HID (Orbit) mode, connect the USB cable and wait up to 30
seconds. System Access announces when Orbit Reader 20 is connected.
To connect Orbit Reader 20 to Dolphin ScreenReader, the
device must be connected by a Standard-A to Micro-B USB cable and set in HID
protocol mode.
1. Press Select + Up Arrow to open menu
2. Down Arrow to the USB selection or
Dot 8
3. Right Arrow to select HID (Orbit)
4. Press Select
5. Press Dot 7 to return to the last
location
Dolphin ScreenReader automatically detects Orbit Reader 20 and begins displaying braille.
Another way to quickly switch to HID (Orbit) mode is to use the shortcut keys
Space + Dots 2 7.
Window-Eyes is no
longer being updated. For this reason, there is no Orbit Reader 20 driver for
Window-Eyes. To use Window-Eyes with Orbit Reader, you must emulate
Refreshabraile 18.
To connect to
Window-Eyes using USB, the Orbit Reader 20 USB protocol must be set to Serial.
To do this, follow these steps:
To select a
display, open the Braille Display option in the Window-Eyes File menu. There is
no driver for Window-Eyes for versions prior to 7.1. However, you may use Orbit
Reader 20 by selecting any Baum display with input keys. The Vario Connect and
the Braille Connect are two that work. Select the display and set the COM port
number established when connecting to a Windows PC.
Narrator braille support is in beta. To opt-in to the beta,
please follow the instructions found in "Chapter 7: Using Narrator with
braille":https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4004263/windows-10-narrator-using-with-braille
from Microsoft Support. You will need to have your display in emulation mode as
a Refreshabraille 18 and select Baum as the manufacturer inside the Narrator
braille settings.
Narrator support for the Orbit Reader 20 has been enabled
for the release 1903 and onwards. If users are experiencing issues connecting
with version 1903, follow these steps to fix the issue.
·
Uninstall Narrator:
o
Press the Windows logo key + I to open
Settings.
o
Select Apps, choose Apps &
features, and then select Optional features.
o
Select Accessibility – Braille support,
and then choose Uninstall.
·
Reinstall Narrator:
o
Press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + N
to open Narrator settings.
o
Under Use braille, select Download and
install braille. (This takes some time. Windows also asks if you’re sure that
you want to allow Windows to make changes to your PC.)
o
When download and installation is
complete, select Enable braille.
Note: Narrator assigns "libusb" as the driver to the OR-20. For the
present, for firmware upgrades and to work with screen reader applications
other than HID, you must go to the Narrator settings and choose the
"Change your braille display driver" setting to HID.
The Key Lock
command prevents accidental key presses. The command is to hold Dots 7 8 for
two seconds or more. Pressing and holding these same keys again, unlocks the
keys. You can also unlock the keys by turning the device off and back on again.
System alerts, such
as — “Battery low" are indicated by a periodic cycling of the eight dots in
the last cell of the device.
Any information in
that cell is displayed again after the notification.
Alerts are seen by
invoking the Menu or the Editor Context Menu. Pressing Select causes the next
alert to appear, if there are any more. The alert is removed from the alert
list once it has been displayed.
If no more alerts
are in the list, the first Menu or Editor Context Menu item appears. Pressing
Dot 7 clears all pending alerts and puts you back at the first Menu or Editor
Context Menu item.
If the alert
message length is longer than 20 characters, you can navigate through the
message using the Panning keys. If you are already in the Menu or Editor
Context Menu when an alert happens, you can review the alert by pressing the Space
key.
If the Orbit Reader
20 suddenly no longer responds to button presses, and you know the battery is
not fully discharged, then you may try rebooting the device by pressing the
lower Right Panning key + Dot 8. There is no indication of the reset event. The
unit is in power off condition after reset and needs to be powered on before it
can be used.
New versions of the firmware for the Orbit Reader 20 are released from time
to time, containing improvements, bug fixes and new features. This section describes
the procedure for updating the OR-20 firmware.
There are two ways
to upgrade the firmware of the OR-20: either using a Windows PC and a USB cable,
or using an SD card containing the update file.
The USB upgrade method
requires a Windows PC, but the upgrade process is simple and quicker, but the SD
card upgrade method only requires a computer to download the update file and
put it on the SD card; then no computer is required to perform the actual
upgrade.
There are two parts
to either upgrade procedure:
1. Download the firmware package
2. Upgrade the Orbit Reader 20
The process for
downloading the firmware package is common to either upgrade method.
To download a Firmware Upgrade Package for the Orbit Reader 20:
1. Go to
the Orbit Research Support webpage (http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-reader-20-support/)
2. For
the most current version, select Download Most Recent Firmware. (http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-reader-20-support/orbit-reader-firmware-download/). Alternatively,
to download an older firmware version, select Download previous firmware
release versions, and select the Upgrade Package of your choice. (http://www.orbitresearch.com/old-software-releases-archive/)
3. Select
OR20 Firmware Upgrade Package vB0.00.00.XXrYY.
4.
Save the zip file to your PC.
When the download is
complete, follow these steps:
1. Open the folder on your computer where the firmware file was downloaded. This is usually your Downloads folder.
2. Right click on the file and choose "Extract all" *OR* select the file by arrowing to it, press the application key and choose "Extract all" from the Context menu.
3. Follow the dialog steps to extract the it to a folder of your choice.
When finished, your
chosen folder should contain a folder named after the version of the release,
for example, OR20_XX.XX.XX. Make a note of the location of this folder for use
in the next section of this document.
For information about bugs,
fixes, and additions to the software, see the latest version's Release Notes on
the Orbit Research Firmware. Download the webpage at http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-reader-20-support/orbit-reader-firmware-download//
The following is required to perform the upgrade to the Orbit Reader 20 with a PC:
1. Orbit Reader 20 unit
2. Standard-A to
Micro-B USB cable
3. A PC running Windows
XP or later
4. The Orbit Reader 20
Upgrade Utility file found in the Orbit Reader 20 folder
(see Download
firmware package).
5. Orbit Reader 20 Release Bin file found in the Orbit Reader 20 folder (see Download firmware package).
To upgrade the firmware, follow these steps:
1. Make sure the Orbit Reader 20 is turned off.
2. Connect the Orbit Reader 20 to the PC using the USB
cable.
3.
In the Release
folder on your PC, run the Orbit Reader 20 Firmware Upgrade Utility. If you receive an error message, see Troubleshooting
section. Assuming no errors, the program displays the message, “Note: Connect the device to the PC
and put into upgrade mode. To enter, Firmware Upgrade Mode, press and hold the
Right Panning forward button + 'Dot 5' key. Then press and release the 'Dot 8'
key. The other keys can be released after this” in the message field.
4. Press and hold down the Right Panning forward
button + Dot 5, then press Dot 8. The utility shows the message “Orbit Reader
20 is connected” in the device status field. It shows the message “Do you want to upgrade the
device?” in the message field at the bottom of the dialog.
5. Release Dot 8 first, then release the Right Panning
key and Dot 5. This switches the Orbit reader 20 to Upgrade mode. You should hear a tone on your PC.
6. The utility shows the device serial number and the
software version of the device at the top right corner of the window. If the
serial number is blank, repeat steps 4 and 5.
7. Activate the Browse button found in the dialog.
8. Browse and select the firmware bin file from your
PC. The file is in the folder you unzipped previously.
9. Once the file is selected, the dialog shows the
software version of the selected file.
10. Activate the Upgrade button.
11. The utility starts upgrading the device.
12. Do not unplug the cable. Wait for the message
“Device upgrade has been completed” on the upgrade utility or until the Orbit
Reader reboots and shuts down.
13. The Orbit Reader is upgraded. Turn on the Orbit
Reader to start using the device.
To check for a successful upgrade of the Orbit
Reader, press Select + Up Arrow to open the Orbit Reader Menu and arrow to
"Ver" in the
list. The version number of the firmware release should match the number shown in the upgrade utility.
The following is
required to perform the upgrade to the Orbit Reader 20 from an SD card:
1. Orbit
Reader 20 unit
2. Orbit
Reader 20 Release Bin file found in the Orbit Reader 20 folder of the download
package (see Download the Firmware Package).
3. Please
note that in order to use this feature, you need to have bootloader version
vB0.00.00.10b04 or later. You can check the current bootloader version from the
Menu. Press Select + Up Arrow to open the Menu and arrow to "Bver" in
the list or alternatively, press Space + Dot 127. If the current bootloader
version is an older one, please upgrade the bootloader first. The latest
bootloader package can be found on the Orbit Research website
(https://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-reader-20-support/).
4. Your
SD card should have a FAT32 file system
To upgrade the
firmware, follow these steps:
1. Copy
the binary file “Orbit Reader 20 - Target Software vB0.00.00.XXrYY.bin” from
the download package to the root folder of the SD card. Use either the Orbit
Reader Mass Storage Mode, or remove the SD card and put it in a card reader.
When completed, insert the SD card into the Orbit Reader 20.
2. Turn
off the OR-20. The unit should be turned off before the upgrade is started.
3. Press
and hold the Right Panning forward button + Dot 4, then turn on the Orbit
Reader 20; it will show the message “Preparing…”. Now you can release all the
keys. Typically, it will take about 40 to 50 seconds to prepare.
4. Once preparation
is complete, the Orbit Reader 20 should show the message “Upgrading….”.
Progress is shown by blinking 4 cells of dot 6 at the end of the message.
5. Typically,
it will take 2.5 to 3 minutes to upgrade the firmware. Do not remove the SD
card during the upgrade.
6. When
the upgrade has completed, the Orbit Reader 20 will show the message “Upgrade
complete” for a few seconds and then the device will automatically reset itself
and turned off.
7. After
upgrading the firmware, when you turn on the OR-20 for the first time, it will
show the message “Upgrade successful”. It does not show this message if you
upgrade the same software version or older one.
8. The
Orbit Reader is upgraded. Turn on the Orbit Reader to start using the device.
To check for the successful
upgrade of the device, press Select + Up Arrow to open the Orbit Reader Menu
and arrow to "Ver" in the list. The version number of the firmware
release should match the number in the name of the bin file.
1. In
case the unit freezes up or does not accept any commands at all, you can perform
a recovery. Please follow the steps as suggested below.
a. Try a
different key combination to upgrade (see below).
b. Make
sure that you have the binary file “Orbit Reader 20 - Target Software
vB0.00.00.XXrYY.bin” into the root directory of the SD card.
c. Press
and hold the Right pan lower + Dot 4 keys + the Power button and wait for the
message “Preparing…”. If you don’t get any message within 4 or 5 seconds, press
and release the Dot 8 key and then release the other keys.
d. Wait
for about a minute. The Orbit Reader should start upgrading and show the
message “Upgrading”.
e. Typically,
it will take 2.5 to 3 minutes to upgrade the firmware.
f. The
OR-20 shows the “Upgrade complete” message after completion of a successful
firmware upgrade for 5 to 8 seconds and then the device will automatically
reset/shut down itself.
g. After
upgrading the firmware, when you turn on the OR-20 for the first time, it will display the
“Upgrade successful” message
2. If the
Orbit Reader does not show the message “Preparing”, make sure you had pressed
the keys in the correct sequence. Press and hold the Right pan lower + Dot 4
keys and without releasing them, press the power key to turn on the device.
3. If you
don’t have firmware version B0.00.00.55r02 or later, you may not see the messages
“Preparing…” properly when you start the firmware. Wait for around 1 minute. It
will eventually show the message “Upgrading”.
4. If you
are not sure at what stage of the upgrade process you are, you can always start
from the first step. Just reset the OR-20 by pressing Dot 8 and the Right pan down
key.
5. If you do not get the message “Upgrade successful” after turning on the OR-20 for the first time, there could be a chance that you had upgraded the OR-20 with the same software version. You can always check the current firmware version from the menu. Press Select + Up Arrow to open the Menu and arrow to "Ver" in the list.
In
Stand-Alone mode, you can change the operating language to meet your language
needs (known as localization). The default translation table used is English
Braille ASCII. The English table is available always within the device and can
be used even after performing localization. Only one other language can be
loaded at a time.
To perform
localization of the Orbit Reader 20, you can either create and upload the
localization files or just upload existing files to the device. See the link http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-reader-20-support/orbit-reader-20-localization-download/ for instructions on how to
create and upload localization files.
After the
localization files are uploaded, you can switch between the files for different
language options.
To get the Localization files:
1. Go
to Orbit Support page at http://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orbit-reader-20-support/orbit-reader-20-localization-download/ and download the language of your
choice.
2. Go to the saved as file name and
extract the zip file to a location that you will remember.
3. Create a folder on the SD card
called Locale.
4. Copy the extracted files to the
Locale folder on the SD card.
To
upload existing localization files:
1.
Select
‘Load language’ from the Localization Preference menu.
2. Select one of the three options:
1.
Press
Up + Select to open the Menu
2.
Arrow
down to Switch Language
3.
Right
arrow to Switch Locale.
4.
Press
Up/Down Arrow to navigate through options.
5.
Press
Select to select a language.
If
you only want to switch messages, follow steps 1-3 for switching localization
files and press Right Arrow to go to Switch .loc only. Then press Select or Dot
8 to select from the options.
If
you only want to switch the braille language tables, follow steps 1-3 for
switching localization files and press Right Arrow twice. Then press Select or
Dot 8 to select from the options.
If the Orbit Reader
20 does not power on or seems to freeze, try these options in the following
order:
Option 1: Plug in device
Option 2: Check SD card
Option 3: Unplug device
Option 4: Reset device
Option 5: Remove the battery
Note: Use this option as a last resort.
If none of the
options work and the device does not come on, contact Customer Service at techsupport@orbitresearch.com.
2.
Enter into test mode (Press and hold space key +
tap power button 5 times).
3.
The unit shows the unit serial number.
4.
Press the space key, this will toggle all pins up
or down.
5.
Make a note of pins that are misbehaving if any
6.
Press the Select + down arrow key, this will
automatically toggle all the pins up and down. This may also help to recover
the pins if they are stuck due to nominal dust in the pin movement path.
7.
Allow the exercise to run for 4-5 minutes only and
press select to stop the process
8.
Restart the device and check if the stuck pins have
recovered
1.
Charge
the unit till the battery level is above 10%.
2.
Power
On the unit.
3.
Insert
the SD card into the SD card slot of the unit.
4.
Make
sure you are in local mode. Press Select + left to go into the local mode.
5.
Press
Dot 1 3 4 6 7 8 key.
6.
A
file named ".Logfile_[Unit serial number].txt" (e.g.
.Logfile_SUA00051) will be generated in the SD card.
7.
Press
Space + Dot 7 + Dot 5 key to switch unit to mass storage/media device mode or
simply attach the SD card.
8.
Copy
".Logfile_[Unit serial number].txt " to PC and email to us at techsupport@orbitresearch.com.
Orbit Reader 20
includes a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. It fully charges in about three
hours under optimal conditions. A full battery charge lasts approximately three
days of typical use. You can check the Battery status in the Menu.
When the battery in
the Orbit Reader 20 gets to 10%, Dot 8 of the 20th cell on the display blinks
on and off. This behavior is normal, indicating that the battery is low.
The battery in
Orbit Reader 20 should last several years. Gradually, the battery begins holding
its charge for less and less time. When the amount of time the battery holds a charge
becomes inconvenient, it is time for replacement.
To replace the
battery, follow these steps:
To dispose of
batteries properly, call the recycling center at 1-800-822-8837.
Orbit Reader 20 has
two holes on the lower-front corners of the device, one on each corner. The
holes are there to provide a means to attach a strap to the device, with the
use of key rings. The key rings can be 10-40 mm in diameter and up to 3 mm in
thickness.
Due to exposure to
natural elements such as dust and oils, the Orbit Reader 20 should be cleaned
periodically.
The following are
some tips to keep your Orbit Reader 20 clean:
·
Cleaning should be performed with the unit switched
off and with all pins in the down position.
·
Use a vacuum cleaner with a soft tip attachment to
remove dust from the pin area.
·
Use a lint-free cloth to wipe the cells.
·
The cloth may be moistened with water.
·
Avoid using the following:
-
Paper towels, cotton swabs or materials that can
release fibers
-
Alcohol or ammonia based cleaners
-
Canned or compressed air
·
Dimensions (WxHxD):
6.61 x 1.4 x 4.41 inch (168 x 35.56 x 112 mm)
·
Weight: 0.99 lbs. (450
grams)
·
Braille Cells: 20 eight-dot braille cells; Refresh rate <
.75 sec
·
Braille Input Keys:
8-key Perkins style keypad, with space bar
·
Additional Keys:
Power on/off button, 4-way cursor keys and select key, 2 panning keys, rocker
type
·
Supported File
Formats: .txt, .brl, .brf
·
OS Support: Windows - NVDA, JAWS, Dolphin Supernova, System
Access, Microsoft Narrator, Mac OS X - Voiceover, iOS - Voiceover, Android -
Brailleback, Fire OS - VoiceView, Chrome OS - ChromeVox,
·
Interfaces and
Ports: 1x Micro-B USB port, USB 2.0, for host interface, firmware upgrade and
battery charging
Bluetooth 2.1, Class 2
·
Flash Media Slot, 1x
SD card (4GB to 32GB capacity)
·
Battery:
User-replaceable, rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery
·
Battery Life on a
full charge: 3 days of typical use
·
Charging Method: PC
charger - Charge over USB Port – 5V, 500 mA Max, Wall charger - Charge over USB
Port – 5V, 1000 mA Max; USB BC1.2 compliant charger required
·
Environmental
Conditions: Operating Temperature: 5 °C
to 45 °C, Operating Humidity: 10% - 70% relative humidity, Storage Temperature:
-15 °C to 70 °C
·
Storage Humidity: 5%
- 90% relative humidity
·
ASCII Code 33:
Exclamation mark, Dots 2-3-4-6
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Number sign (Hash), Dots 3-4-5-6
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asterisk, Dots 1-6
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sign, Dots 3-4-6
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Comma, Dots 6
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sign, Dots 3-6
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stop, Dots 4-6
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Forward Slash, Dots 3-4
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Dots 3-5-6
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Dots 2
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Dots 2-3
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Dots 2-5
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Dots 2-5-6
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Dots 2-6
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Dots 2-3-5
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Dots 2-3-5-6
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Dots 2-3-6
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ASCII Code 57: 9,
Dots 3-5
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Colon, Dots 1-5-6
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Semicolon, Dots 5-6
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ASCII Code 60:
Opening triangular bracket, Dots 1-2-6
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ASCII Code 61: Equal
to sign, Dots 1-2-3-4-5-6
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ASCII Code 62:
Closing triangle bracket, Dots 3-4-5
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ASCII Code 63:
Question mark, Dots 1-4-5-6
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ASCII Code 64: At
sign, Dots 4-7
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ASCII Code 65: A,
Dots 1-7
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ASCII Code 66: B,
Dots 1-2-7
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ASCII Code 67: C,
Dots 1-4-7
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ASCII Code 68: D,
Dots 1-4-5-7
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ASCII Code 69: E,
Dots 1-5-7
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ASCII Code 70: F,
Dots 1-2-4-7
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ASCII Code 71: G,
Dots 1-2-4-5-7
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ASCII Code 72: H,
Dots 1-2-5-7
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Dots 2-4-7
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ASCII Code 75: K,
Dots 1-3-7
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ASCII Code 76: L,
Dots 1-2-3-7
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ASCII Code 77: M,
Dots 1-3-4-7
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Dots 1-3-4-5-7
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Dots 1-3-5-7
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Dots 1-2-3-4-7
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Dots 1-2-3-4-5-7
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ASCII Code 82: R,
Dots 1-2-3-5-7
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Dots 2-3-4-7
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Dots 2-3-4-5-7
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Dots 1-3-6-7
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Dots 1-3-4-6-7
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Dots 1-3-4-5-6-7
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Dots 1-3-5-6-7
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square bracket, Dots 2-4-6-7
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Backward slash, Dots 1-2-5-6-7
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Closing square bracket, Dots 1-2-4-5-6-7
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Dots 4-5-7
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Dots 4-5-6
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sign, Dots 4
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Dots 1
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Dots 1-2
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Dots 1-4
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Dots 1-4-5
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Dots 2-3-4
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Dots 1-3-6
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Dots 1-2-3-6
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Dots 2-4-5-6
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Dots 1-3-4-6
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Dots 1-3-4-5-6
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Dots 1-3-5-6
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Opening curly bracket, Dots 2-4-6
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Vertical bar, Dots 1-2-5-6
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Closing curly bracket, Dots 1-2-4-5-6
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Tilde, Dots 4-5
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NULL, Dots 4-5-6
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Warranty applies only to the hardware product manufactured by Orbit Research
LLC that can be identified by the “Orbit Research" trademark, trade name,
or logo affixed to it. Orbit Research is not responsible for damage arising
from failure to follow instructions relating to the product's use.
This warranty does
not apply in the following cases:
TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, THIS WARRANTY AND THE REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE
AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, REMEDIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR
WRITTEN, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
EXCEPT AS
PROVIDED IN THIS WARRANTY AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ORBIT
RESEARCH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR CONDITION, OR UNDER ANY OTHER
LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE; LOSS OF REVENUE; LOSS
OF ACTUAL OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFITS ON CONTRACTS); LOSS
OF THE USE OF MONEY; LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS; LOSS OF BUSINESS; LOSS OF
OPPORTUNITY; LOSS OF GOODWILL; LOSS OF REPUTATION; LOSS OF, DAMAGE TO, OR
CORRUPTION OF DATA; OR ANY INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE HOWSOEVER
CAUSED INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY, ANY COSTS OF
RECOVERING, PROGRAMMING OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN OR USED
WITH THE ORBIT RESEARCH PRODUCT, AND ANY FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE
CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA STORED ON THE PRODUCT. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION SHALL
NOT APPLY TO DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS, OR ANY STATUTORY LIABILITY FOR
INTENTIONAL AND GROSS NEGLIGENT ACTS AND/OR OMISSIONS. ORBIT RESEARCH DISCLAIMS
ANY REPRESENTATION THAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO REPAIR ANY PRODUCT UNDER THIS
WARRANTY OR MAKE A PRODUCT EXCHANGE WITHOUT RISK TO OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR
DATA.
CONSUMER
PROTECTION LAWS
FOR CONSUMERS WHO
ARE COVERED BY CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS OR REGULATIONS IN THEIR COUNTRY OF
PURCHASE OR, IF DIFFERENT, THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, THE BENEFITS CONFERRED
BY THIS WARRANTY ARE IN ADDITION TO ALL RIGHTS AND REMEDIES CONVEYED BY SUCH
CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS AND REGULATIONS. Some countries, states, and provinces
do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages
or allow limitations on how long an implied warranty or condition may last, so
the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives
you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary by
country, state, or province. This Limited Warranty is governed by and construed
under the laws of the country in which the product purchase took place. ORBIT
RESEARCH LLC., the warrantor under this Limited Warranty, is identified at the
end of this document according to the country or region in which the product
purchase took place.
OBTAINING
WARRANTY SERVICE
Please access and
review the online help resources referred to in the documentation accompanying
this hardware product before seeking warranty service. If the product is still
not functioning properly after making use of these resources, please send an e-mail
to: techsupport@orbitresearch.com, for instructions
on how to obtain warranty service. You must follow ORBIT RESEARCH warranty
procedures.
ORBIT RESEARCH
will maintain and use customer information in accordance with its Customer
Privacy Policy.
If your product
is capable of storing software programs, data, and other information, you
should make periodic backup copies of the information contained on the
product's hard drive or other storage media to protect the contents and as a
precaution against possible operational failures. Before you deliver your
product for warranty service, it is your responsibility to keep a separate
backup copy of the contents and disable any security passwords. IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT THE CONTENTS ON THE DEVICE BEING SERVICED WILL BE LOST OR REFORMATTED IN
THE COURSE OF WARRANTY SERVICE, AND ORBIT RESEARCH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE
MEDIA OR ANY PART OF THE PRODUCT SERVICED.
Your product will
be returned to you configured as originally purchased, subject to applicable
updates. You will be responsible for reinstalling all other software programs,
data, and passwords. Recovery and reinstallation of software programs and user
data are not covered under this Limited Warranty.
FCC Notice
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
•
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Caution
To
ensure continued compliance follow the installation instructions and this
device must be installed with a computer or peripheral device certified to
comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules for the Class B limits. Use shielded
interface cables only. Use the power adapter that is supplied with the device to
charge its internal battery pack.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
For the latest information, specifications, troubleshooting
tips, software upgrade instructions, care and use information, warranty
information, and more detailed instructions, visit the Orbit Reader 20 website
at www.orbitresearch.com/or20.
For further questions or concerns not covered in this User
Guide, please contact the distributor from where you purchased your Orbit
Reader 20.