Orbit Reader 20 Plus Commands Quick Reference Guide

 

 

1        Power On/Off

 

Device

Key

Orbit Reader 20

Press and hold POWER key for two seconds to turn

On the unit.

2         Hot Keys to Switch to Remote mode from Stand-alone Mode

Description

Onboard Keypad

Connect via HID

Space + Dot 2 + Dot 7

Connect via Serial

Space + Dot 3 + Dot 7

Connect via Bluetooth

Space + Dot 4 + Dot 7

Connect via Mass Storage

Space + Dot 5 + Dot 7

 

3         Hot Keys to Switch to Remote mode from Stand-alone Mode

 

Description

Onboard Keypad

Switch to Remote mode from Stand-alone mode

Select + Right

 

4         Hot Keys to Stand-alone Mode from active/Inactive Remote mode

Description

Onboard Keypad

Switch to Stand-alone mode from active/Inactive

Remote mode

Select + Left

 

5         Hot Keys to Stand-alone Mode from Inactive Remote mode

 

Description

Onboard Keypad

Switch to Stand-alone mode from Inactive Remote

mode

Dot 7

 

6         Preference Menu Navigation

Description

Onboard Keypad

Opens menu

Select + Up

Move to the next menu item

Down Arrow

Move to the previous menu item

Up Arrow

Move to the Previous menu choice for current item

Left Arrow

Move to the Next menu choice for current item

Right Arrow

Exit the menu

Dot 7

Selects the item/Dismiss the alert

Select

Top of the menu

Space + Dots 1 2 3

End of the menu

Space + Dots 4 5 6

7        File Manager Commands

Description

Onboard Keypad

Move to next file property

Pan Left(front)

Move to previous file property

Pan Left (back)

Move to next file property

Pan Right(front)

Move to previous file property

Pan Right(back)

Move to Next folder/File

Down Arrow

Move to previous folder/File

Up Arrow

Move to previous file property

Left Arrow

Move to next file property

Right Arrow

Move to a file starting with letter

Dot 3

Move to a file starting with letter

Dot 6

Move to a file starting with letter

Dot 2

Move to a file starting with letter

Dot 5

Moves focus back one level in to the file manager, if at the root does nothing, if in one of the columns returns to the filename

 

 

Dot 7

Open current file/folder

Dot 8

Move to a file starting with letter

Space

Open current file/folder

Select

Move to first file

Space + Dots 1 2 3

Move to last file

Space + Dots 4 5 6

Edit current file

Space + Dots 1 5

Edit Last File

Space + Dots 1 2 4 6

Mark current file

Space + M (Dots 1 3 4)

Create New file

Space + N (Dots 1 3 4 5)

Create New Folder

Space + O (Dots 1 3 5)

Delete File

Space + D (Dots 1 4 5)

Rename File

Space + R (Dots 1 2 3 5)

Cut File

Space + X (Dots 1 3 4 6)

Copy File

Space + C (Dots 1 4)

Paste

Space + V (Dots 1 2 3 6)

Protect (or unprotect) file

Space + P (Dots 1 2 3 4)

Jump to a file starting with the letter

Any alpha numeric character

Toggle UTF8 Option

Space + Dots 1 3 6

 

8         File reader Navigation command

Description

Onboard Keypad

Moves to the next set of characters that fit on the display

 

Pan Left(front)

Moves to the previous set of characters that fit on the display

 

Pan Left (back)

Moves to the next set of characters that fit on the display

 

Pan Right(front)

Moves to the previous set of characters that fit on the display

 

Pan Right(back)

Moves to next paragraph

Down Arrow

Moves to previous paragraph

Up Arrow

Scrolls the previous character into view

Left Arrow

Scrolls the next character into view

Right Arrow

Moves back in the file to the next form feed character (Ctrl+l) or 60 lines whichever comes first

 

Dot 3

Moves forward in the file to the next form feed character (Ctrl+l) or 60 lines whichever comes first

 

Dot 6

Move to previous bookmark

Dot 2

Move to Next bookmark

Dot 5

Moves to the top of the file

Dot 1

Moves to the bottom of the file

Dot 4

Exits the file and shows the folder contents again at the properties column where it was previously

 

Dot 7

Scrolls the previous word into view

Space + Left Arrow

Scrolls the next word into view

Space + Right Arrow

Previous binary search

Dot 8 + up arrow

Next binary search

Dot 8 + down arrow

Back Search Result

Dot 8 + left arrow

Next Search Result

Dot 8 + right arrow

Scrolls the next word into view

Space + Dot 5

Scrolls the previous word into view

Space + Dot 2

Moves to the back Paragraph

Space + Dot 1

Moves to the next Paragraph

Space + Dot 4

Scrolls the previous character into view

Space + Dot 3

Scrolls the next character into view

Space + Dot 6

Top of File

Space + Dots 1 2 3

End of File

Space + Dots 4 5 6

Edit current file

Space + Dots 1 5

Return to last Edit file

Space + Dots 1 2 4 6

Set/Clear Mark

Space + M (Dots 1 3 4)

Open New File

Space + N (Dots 1 3 4 5)

Open Find edit box

Space + F (Dots 1 2 4)

9         Edit Box Commands

Description

Onboard Keypad

Down Paragraph

Down Arrow

Up Paragraph

Up Arrow

Move caret to left

Left Arrow

Move caret to right

Right Arrow

Typing input

Dot 3

Typing input

Dot 6

Typing input

Dot 2

Typing input

Dot 5

Typing input

Dot 1

Typing input

Dot 4

Backspace

Dot 7

Enter

Dot 8

Typing input

Space

Exit Edit Box

select

Move caret to previous word

Space + Left Arrow

Move caret to next word

Space + Right Arrow

 

10     File Editor Commands

Description

Onboard Keypad

Moves to the next set of characters that fit on the display

 

Pan Left(front)

Moves to the previous set of characters that fit on the display

 

Pan Left (back)

Moves to the next set of characters that fit on the display

 

Pan Right(front)

Moves to the previous set of characters that fit on the display

 

Pan Right(back)

Moves to next paragraph

Down Arrow

Moves to previous paragraph

Up Arrow

Move caret to left

Left Arrow

Move caret to right

Right Arrow

Typing input

Dot 3

Typing input

Dot 6

Typing input

Dot 2

Typing input

Dot 5

Typing input

Dot 1

Typing input

Dot 4

Backspace

Dot 7

Enter

Dot 8

Typing input

Space

Enter into the editor context menu

select

Moves caret to the start of previous word

Space + Left Arrow

Moves caret to start of the next word

Space + Right Arrow

Back Search Result

Dot 8 + left arrow

Next Search Result

Dot 8 + right arrow

Start of Paragraph

Space + 7 + left

End of Paragraph

Space + 7 + right

Back Page

Space + 7 + up arrow

Next Page

Space + 7 + down arrow

Insert a character at caret

Any alpha numeric character

 

 

11     Calculator Command

Description

Onboard Keypad

Open/Close Calculator

Space+ Dots 1,4,7

Backspace

Dot 7

Clear Entry

Space + Dot 7

All clear

Space + Dots 7,8

Display answer

Dot 8

Pi key: Displays the value of pi

P (Dots 1,2,3,4)

M+ (Memory Plus)

Space + Up Arrow

M- (Memory minus)

Space + Down Arrow

MR (Memory recall)

Space + Left Arrow

MC (Memory clear)

Space + Right Arrow

History navigation

Space + Panning key

Open context menu

Select

 

12     Calendar Command

Description

Onboard Keypad

Open/Close Calendar

Space + Dots 1,4,8

Navigate to Next Week

Down Arrow

Navigate to Previous Week

Up Arrow

Move between days

Left/Right Arrow

Create New Appointment

Space + N (Dots 1,3,4,5)

Add Appointment

Dot 8

Go to Date

Space+ G (Dots 1,2,4,5)

Go to Date after entering the date

Select

Move through list of appointments

Up/Down Arrow

Delete Appointment

Space + D (Dots 1,4,5)

Stop ringing alarm

Dot 7

 

13   Context menu Commands

Description

Onboard Keypad

Opens Context menu

Select

Move to the next menu item

Down Arrow

Move to the previous menu item

Up Arrow

Exit the Context menu

Dot 7

Selects the item

Select

 

14   UID File Command

Description

Onboard Keypad

Generate the UID file on the SD card

Space + Dots 1 3 6 7

 

15   Auto Scroll Command

Description

Onboard Keypad

Start/Stop auto scroll

Space + S (Dot 2 3 4)

Pause/Resume auto scroll

Space

 

16   Show Current Date and Time Command

Description

Onboard Keypad

Show current date and time

Space + T (Dot 2 3 4)

 

17   Language Profile Switching Commands

 

Description

Onboard Keypad

 

Select Profile 1

Select + Dot 1

 

Select Profile 2

Select + Dot 2

 

Select Profile 3

Select + Dot 3

Select Profile 4

Select + Dot 4

 

18   Key Lock/Unlock

Device

Onboard Keypad

Orbit reader 20

Dot7 + Dot8 for two or more than two

seconds

 

19   Firmware Upgrade

Device

Onboard Keypad

 

Orbit reader 20

Press and hold down “Right Pan key(Down)” and “Dot 5” key simultaneously, while pressing

these two keys, press and release “Dot 8” key

 

20   System Reset

Device

Onboard Keypad

Orbit reader 20

Right Pan key(Down) +Dot 8

 

21   System Soft Reset

Device

Onboard Keypad

Orbit reader 20

Press and hold Dot 3 + Power key for 10 seconds

 

22   Sleep Mode Command in Local Mode

Device

Onboard Keypad

Orbit reader 20

Short press power key