APH Orbit Reader 20 Reference guide

Shortcut KeyS
Open the menu
Exit the menu
Select a menu item
Previous or Next display
See choices within a menu
opon OR Previous or next
character
Previous or next word
Move through menu choices OR
Previous or next paragraph
Start of paragraph
End of the paragraph
Previous or next page
Top or boom of a le
Exit le
Set or clear a bookmark
Previous or next bookmark
Power Move/Search forward/
back
Find braille
Find next braille
Find previous braille
Edit current le
Open new le
Edit last edited le
Select + Up Arrow
Dot 7
Select
Panning keys
Le or Right Arrows
Space + Le or Right Arrows
Up or Down Arrows
Space + Dot 7 + Le Arrow
Space + Dot 7 + Right Arrow
Dot 3 or Dot 6
Dot 1 or Dot 4
Dot 7
Space + M (Dots 1 3 4)
Dot 2 or Dot 5
Dot 8 + Down Arrow or Dot 8 +
Up Arrow
Space + F (Dots 1 2 4)
Dot 8 + Right Arrow
Dot 8 + Le Arrow
Space + E (Dots 1 5)
Space + N (Dots 1 3 4 5)
Space + Dots 1 2 4 6
Open a le or folder
Previous or next le or folder
Go back one folder level
Move through le informaon
Scroll text
Make a new le
Make a new folder
Delete a le or folder
Rename a le or folder
Cut a le
Copy a le
Paste a le
Mark a le
Protect or unprotect a le
Edit the current le
Edit last edited le
Move to rst le
Move to last le
Incrementally search le list
Select or Dot 8
Up or Down Arrow
Dot 7
Le or Right Arrow
Le or Right Panning keys
Space + N
Space + O (Dots 1 3 5)
Space + D (Dots 1 4 5)
Space + R (Dots 1 2 3 5)
Space + X (Dots 1 3 4 6)
Space + C (Dots 1 4)
Space + V (Dots 1 2 3 6)
Space + M
Space + P (Dots 1 2 3 4)
Space + E
Space + Dots 1 2 4 6
Press Space + Dots 1 2 3
Press Space + Dots 4 5 6
Type the le name quickly
Le or right one leer
Start or end of text
Backspace
Add a new line (Enter)
Delete a character
Exit Editor
Next or previous character
Next or previous word
Previous or next display
Previous or next paragraph
Start or end of paragraph
Previous or next page
Top or end of document
Set or clear locaon mark
Copy
Cut
Paste
Open Context menu
Le or Right Arrow
Up or Down Arrow
Dot 7
Dot 8
Dot 7
Select, Select OR Select, E
Le or Right Arrow
Space + Le or Right Arrow
Pan up or down
Up or Down Arrow
Space + Dot 7 + Le or Right
Arrow
Space + Dot 7 + Up or Down
Arrow
Long press Up or Down Arrow
Select, M
Select, C
Select, X
Select, V
Select
Accept typed text
Close Edit Box
Begin a search
Dot 8
Select
Space + F
Reader Commands
File Manager Commands
Editor Commands
Edit Box Commands
O RBIT
R EADER 20
QUICK REFERENCE CARD
Arrow and Select keys
Panning keys
Space bar
20 refreshable
braille cells
Input keys

Baery: Displays the amount of power (percentage) le in your
baery and notes when the unit is charging.
Cursor Blink (1): Sets the number of seconds between blinks, in the
Editor or Edit Box.
Sort (Name: Ascend): Changes the sort order of the les on the SD
card, using the built-in File Manager.
Split Words (O): When On, the Reader shows paral words. Panning
to the next 20 cells of braille shows the remainder on the line.
Filter Dot 7 (On): Turns o the Dot 7 that frequently appears in some
BRL and BRF les.
Wrapping (On): Reows les that are already formaed for
embossing; eliminates extra spaces, making it easier to read on a
20-cell display.
Compress Spaces (On): Eliminates superuous blank lines and
spaces; useful when reading formaed text les with many blank
lines.
Load Language: Uploads language les to the ash memory. To
navigate and select sub menu opons (Load Locale, Load .loc Only,
and Load .lan Only):
1. Press the Right or Le Arrow keys to navigate the sub menu.
2. Press Select on the desired item, and Select again, to select the
opon.
Switch Language: Changes between a loaded language and the
default English language.
Note: You must rst load a language to the ash memory of the
device, before using the Switch Language opon.
Encoding (ASCII): Text les are created in either ASCII or Unicode
encoding format: UNICODE16LE, UNICODE16BE, and UTF-8.
Choose ASCII to create BRF/BRL les.
Version: Displays the rmware version; useful when talking with
Customer Service.
Serial: Displays the individualized serial number of the device;
important for warranty purposes.
Reset Defaults: Resets all sengs to the factory sengs, and returns
you to the top of the Menu Opons list.
USB (HID): Sets USB protocols: Human Interface Device (HID), Serial,
or Mass Storage.
Bluetooth (On): When device is powered on, automacally connects
if paired to a Bluetooth device.
Pair (Just Works): Selects a Bluetooth pairing scheme from three
choices:
Just Works - automacally pairs to any device that sends the pair
request.
Pass key - type a number on the host to conrm the pair request.
The Orbit Reader number is 1234.
Conrm code - displays a random number on both the braille
display and the host device. Press Select to conrm.
Emulate (O): choose between Refreshabraille 18™ (RB18) Emulaon
mode or normal operaon (O).
Mode (Stand-Alone): Read and write les stored on the SD card;
select among Stand-Alone, BT (for Bluetooth,) or USB.
Power Move Forward and Back (Dot 8 + Up or Down Arrow)
Provides a quick means of moving/searching through large
secons of a le to nd a known locaon in a document. Operates
by using boundaries and moving 50% between them with each
press of the key command.
Press 1: cursor moves half way between the current posion
and the start (Dots 8 + Up Arrow) or end (Dots 8 + Down
Arrow) of the le.
Press 2 and so on: treats the moved-from posion as the
new boundary in that direcon, and displays the percentage
in the rst cells.
Find Braille (Space + F)
Opens an Edit Box with a cursor. Type the braille text to nd,
then press Dot 8 to start the search. Maximum search is 255
characters. Press Select to exit the Edit Box without performing a
search.
• To repeat a search moving forward, press Dot 8 + Right Arrow.
• To repeat the search moving back, press Dot 8 + Le Arrow.
• If searching for text in a contracted braille le, type the text in
contracted braille.
• If searching in a plain text le, type the text in Computer
Braille.
• To restrict searches to whole words, add a space at the
beginning and end of the word.
In default conguraon (Just Works):
iOS Note: If you are using a version of iOS before 10.2, you must set
Orbit Reader to emulate RB18 in the menu.
1. Turn on Bluetooth from the Menu, or press Space + Dots 4 7.
2. Go to Sengs>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver>Braille.
3. Find Orbit Reader or Refreshabraille 18, plus the last four digits
of the serial number, in the list.
4. Acvate the device in the list to pair.
Android
1. Turn on Bluetooth from the Menu, or press Space + Dots 4 7.
2. Turn on the Android device. Android and BrailleBack make a
connecon sound to indicate successful communicaon.
3. Look for Orbit Reader 20 in the list. Switch to Emulaon mode
to Refreshabraille 18 (RB18) if not supported.
4. Set up Android device. Follow the “Install and enable
BrailleBack” instrucons on the Google™ Android Accessibility
Help webpage (hps://support.google.com/accessibility/
android/answer/3535226?hl=en).
Windows
1. On the PC, perform a Bluetooth search.
2. Select the Orbit Reader from the list of Bluetooth devices.
Menu optionS
connecting with Bluetooth
AdvAnced nAvigAtion
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