Orbit Reader 40 User manual

Orbit Reader 40TM User Guide
2nd March 2021
Version 1.3

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Contents
1INTRODUCTION------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6
2HOW THE ORBIT READER 40 IS USED? --------------------------------------------------------------6
2.1 STAND-ALONE MODE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6
2.2 REMOTE MODE---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
3TRANSCRIBED BRAILLE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
4AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION-------------------------------------------------------------------------------7
5TRANSLATE BRAILLE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
6DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------8
7IN THE BOX------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9
8FEATURES------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
9ORIENTATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10
9.1 SIDE VIEW------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
9.2 BACK VIEW------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11
9.3 KEY LOCATIONS AND USE------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11
9.4 PANNING KEYS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
9.5 8-DOT BRAILLE CELLS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
10 GETTING STARTED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
10.1 CHARGING THE DEVICE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
10.2 POWER ON AND OFF------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13
10.3 INSERTING AND FORMATTING THE SD CARD-------------------------------------------------------- 14
10.4 INSERTING A USB DRIVE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
10.5 ABOUT MENUS AND FILE NAMES---------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
10.6 ENTERING AND EXITING MENUS----------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
10.7 DEVICE OPERATIONAL MODES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15
10.8 LANGUAGES AND TRANSLATION----------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
11 THE MENU ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
11.1 SETTING UP LANGUAGES------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
System Language ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17
Read/Edit Language --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
Editor Encoding --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
11.2 MENU AVAILABILITY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
11.3 MENU OPTIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18
Battery--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
Cursor Blink (1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
Sort (Name: Ascend)--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
Split Words (Off) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
Filter Dot 7 (On)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
Wrapping (On)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
Compress Spaces (On) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
Indents (On)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Scroll rate (Value) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21
System Sounds (Off)--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Navigation sounds (Off) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Error sounds (Off) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21
Volume (3)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
Vibration (On)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

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Profile 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Profile 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Profile 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Profile 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Add Language----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
Remove Language ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
Version -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
Audio version ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24
Serial Number ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Reset Defaults----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Date Format (dd-mm-yyyy)------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Time format (12/24-hour) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Clock Settings ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Alarm 1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25
Alarm 2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26
USB (HID) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26
Bluetooth (Auto)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26
Pair (Just Works) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26
Emulate (VarioUltra40)------------------------------------------------------------------------ 27
Mode (Stand-Alone)---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
Bluetooth scan----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
Manage connections--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
12 STAND-ALONE MODE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28
13 FILE MANAGER---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28
13.1 FILE MANAGER DRIVES--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29
13.2 FILE MANAGER COMMANDS---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
13.3 MORE ABOUT COPYING AND PASTING FILES-------------------------------------------------------- 32
13.4 FILE MOVEMENT COMMANDS-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33
Supported File Types-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33
13.5 PREPARING FILES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34
13.6 FILE TRANSFER (BLUETOOTH)------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34
14 THE READER ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34
14.1 READER COMMANDS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35
14.2 POWER MOVE FORWARD AND BACK ----------------------------------------------------------------- 37
14.3 FIND BRAILLE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38
14.4 BRAILLE PACER (AUTO-SCROLL) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 39
15 EDIT BOX------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40
15.1 EDIT BOX COMMANDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40
16 THE EDITOR--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40
16.1 CURSOR ROUTING BUTTONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
16.2 EDITOR COMMANDS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
16.3 EDITOR BLOCK TEXT COMMANDS--------------------------------------------------------------------- 43
16.4 CONTEXT MENU ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44
17 SOUNDS AND VIBRATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44
17.1 SOUND AND VIBRATION INDICATIONS----------------------------------------------------------------- 44
18 REMOTE MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45
18.1 BEFORE YOU CONNECT--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46
18.2 USING THE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION --------------------------------------------------------------- 46

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Bluetooth scan----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47
Manage Connections -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47
18.1 MANAGE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION COMMANDS--------------------------------------------------- 48
Connect to Multiple Hosts -------------------------------------------------------------------- 49
18.2 USB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49
Human Interface Device (HID) –Orbit----------------------------------------------------- 50
Human Interface Device (HID) –Braille--------------------------------------------------- 50
Serial----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50
Mass Storage------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51
18.3 BUFFERING TEXT INPUT TO REMOTE DEVICES ----------------------------------------------------- 51
18.4 IOS DEVICES--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52
Connecting iOS with Bluetooth-------------------------------------------------------------- 52
iOS Resources ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52
iOS Commands --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53
18.5 MAC COMPUTERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54
Connecting to a Mac over USB ------------------------------------------------------------- 54
Connecting to a Mac over Bluetooth------------------------------------------------------- 54
Controlling the Orbit Reader 40 from a Mac --------------------------------------------- 55
18.6 ANDROID DEVICES--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56
Connecting to Android devices over Bluetooth------------------------------------------ 56
Input and Output Text with BrailleBack---------------------------------------------------- 56
BrailleBack Commands ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 57
18.7 FIRE OS TABLETS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57
18.8 WINDOWS PCS------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 57
Connecting to Windows over USB --------------------------------------------------------- 58
Connecting to Windows over Bluetooth--------------------------------------------------- 58
Non-Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) ------------------------------------------------------ 59
Job Access with Speech (JAWS)----------------------------------------------------------- 59
System Access---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62
19 FILE TRANSFER OVER BLUETOOTH----------------------------------------------------------------- 62
19.1 SEND A FILE FROM THE ORBIT READER 40---------------------------------------------------------- 62
19.2 RECEIVE A FILE ON THE ORBIT READER 40---------------------------------------------------------- 63
20 CALCULATOR------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 63
20.1 BASIC CALCULATOR FUNCTIONS----------------------------------------------------------------------- 64
Addition-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64
Subtraction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64
Multiplication ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64
Division-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64
20.2 MEMORY OPERATIONS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64
20.3 CALCULATOR COMMANDS------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 65
21 CALENDAR---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65
21.1 APPOINTMENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 66
View, Edit and Create appointments------------------------------------------------------- 66
Modify/Delete an appointment--------------------------------------------------------------- 67
Delete appointment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67
21.2 CALENDAR COMMANDS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67
22 KEY LOCK COMMAND------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67
23 SYSTEM ALERTS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68
24 USING AN EXTERNAL BLUETOOTH KEYBOARD------------------------------------------------ 68
24.1 PAIRING AND CONNECTING----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68

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24.2 COMMANDS----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69
File Manager commands---------------------------------------------------------------------- 69
Reader Commands ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69
Editor Commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 70
Edit box commands ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71
Menu Navigation commands----------------------------------------------------------------- 71
Mode switching commands ------------------------------------------------------------------ 71
Calendar commands--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72
Calculator commands-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72
iOS commands---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72
Brailleback commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 74
JAWS commands------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74
NVDA commands------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77
Mac Commands--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77
Other commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79
25 REBOOT THE DEVICE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79
26 DEVICE UPGRADE PROCEDURE---------------------------------------------------------------------- 79
26.1 DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE PACKAGE --------------------------------------------------------------------- 79
26.2 USING THE WINDOWS PC UPGRADE UTILITY ------------------------------------------------------- 80
26.3 USING AN SD CARD TO PERFORM THE UPGRADE -------------------------------------------------- 83
Troubleshooting--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84
27 LOCALIZATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85
28 TROUBLESHOOTING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 86
29 BATTERY USE AND REPLACEMENT----------------------------------------------------------------- 87
30 ATTACHING A STRAP ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87
31 ORBIT READER 40 CLEANING TIPS------------------------------------------------------------------ 88
32 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88
33 APPENDICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 89
33.1 APPENDIX A-COMPUTER BRAILLE CHART---------------------------------------------------------- 89
33.2 APPENDIX B-TRADEMARK NOTICES AND ATTRIBUTION ------------------------------------------ 92
Hardware Limited Warranty ------------------------------------------------------------------ 93
EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS--------------------------------------------------------- 93
33.3 APPENDIX C-FCC INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------------------------- 95
FCC Notice ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95
FCC Caution --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 96
34 FURTHER INFORMATION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 96

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Note: This user guide is applicable to software version vB0.00.00.00r01 and
onwards.
1 Introduction
The Orbit Reader 40 is a portable, refreshable braille display and stand-alone
reader with the following features:
•A line of 40 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
•Cursor routing buttons
•Reads the contents of files on an SD™ (Secure Digital) card or USB drive
in the Stand-Alone Mode
•Remote connectivity to PCs and mobile devices for use with a screen
reader
•On-board translation from text to braille and from braille to text
•On-board support for contracted braille
•On-board support for over 40 languages, including UEB
•Simple editing functions
•Audio and vibration indications
•Onboard utilities such as Calculator, Calendar and Alarm
•Signage-quality braille
2 How the Orbit Reader 40 Is Used?
2.1 Stand-Alone Mode
Content stored on an SD card is read in one of three ways:

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•Sent by library.
•Prepared on a computer and copied to the device.
•Using onboard translation
In Stand-Alone mode, the Orbit Reader 40 displays the contents of files stored on
an SD card (or USB thumb drive). It supports text to braille and braille to text
translation on-board for English and over 40 other languages. For English, it
supports translation to and from contracted and uncontracted braille. In addition,
it can be configured to translate contracted braille in other languages. Please
refer to the localization section in this guide for more details.
2.2 Remote Mode
Connect the device to a computer or mobile device with a screen-reader and
then do one of the following:
•Read commercially available titles on Kindle™, Adobe® Digital Editions,
or Apple Books® application programs.
•Employ any accessible technology for browsing, utilities, and education.
The screen reader translates text into Braille code of choice.
3 Transcribed Braille
There are multiple sources for files that are transcribed into high-quality braille.
Below are some examples:
•National Library Service (NLS) provides professionally transcribed,
formatted files through the Web Braille project.
•RNIB Reading Services offers professionally transcribed braille titles.
•National Braille Press (NBP) produces braille books, textbooks, tests,
and information for adults and children.
•Louis Database lists titles produced by over 160 organizations
American Printing House for the Blind (APH) transcribes textbooks for
K-12 students.
4 Automatic Translation
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.
•Bookshare® dynamically generates braille formatted files from the
titles in its library.

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•Sugamya Pustakalaya is India's first and largest collection of
accessible books. Users can access a collection of over 3,28,900
books, maintain their individual reading shelves online and download
books in chosen formats.
•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.
5 Translate Braille
•The Orbit Reader 40 features built-in forward and reverse braille
translation. This is controlled by the profile selected from the menu.
•BrailleBlaster™ is a full-featured transcription software package for
creating quality formatted braille.
•DAISY™ Pipeline provides a comprehensive solution for converting text
documents into accessible formats,
•Send to Braille is a shortcut that adds braille to the Windows® Send To
menu, which can convert files on your computer into unformatted BRF
(Braille Ready Format) files.
6 Documentation Conventions
For consistency and clarity, we have used the following conventions in this
document.
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. 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 key 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
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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).
7 In the Box
The Orbit Reader 40 package typically includes the following items:
•The Orbit Reader 40 unit
•USB Type-C cable
•AC adapter
•SD card
•A Quick-Start guide in large-print
Depending on where you have purchased the Orbit Reader 40 from, you may
receive a different set of accessories. Check that all purchased items are in the
box that you have received.
Note that some distributors may ship the unit with SD card already installed in the
machine.
8 Features
The Orbit Reader 40 has the following features:
•40 refreshable eight-dot braille cells that can display 6-dot as well as 8-dot
braille symbols
•A cursor routing button above each braille cell
•Onboard forward and backward braille translation
•Bluetooth®wireless technology supporting simultaneous connection to 5
devices
•Clock function also time-stamps files when they are created or edited
•Calculator, calendar, and alarm applications
•Audio and vibration indications
•Eight Braille input keys and space bar

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•Navigation keypad with four directional buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right)
and the Select button
•USB Type-C charging and communication port
•Full-size SD card slot
•USB Host port to connect a USB drive
•Ability to connect an external QWERTY keyboard over Bluetooth
•Two rocker keys for panning
•User-replaceable rechargeable battery
9 Orientation
The orientation of buttons, keys, cells, and slots is important for understanding
how Orbit Reader operates and how you input and receive information on your
braille display.
To begin with, 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.
9.1 Side view
On the right side of the device, from front to back, is the Power button (front),
USB Type-C (center), and 3.5mm Audio Jack (back). The USB port has one
bump below it (shown in the image below)
On the left side of the device, is the standard USB A host port (shown in the
picture below). It has three bumps below it.

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9.2 Back view
At the backside of the device, is the SD card slot. It has two bumps 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 remove the card, press in and
remove your finger to allow the card to pop out (shown in the picture below).
9.3 Key Locations and Use
When properly oriented, the space bar is closest to you. The panning keys are at
each end of the braille display. See the Panning Keys section for more
information. Above the space bar are the braille cells.
For orientation purposes, there are seven slightly raised tick marks located above
the braille cells. These orientation marks are spaced at every fifth braille cell. For
example, the first tick mark from the left is between the fifth and sixth braille cell.
There is a cursor routing button above each braille cell.
Moving towards the top and away from you and above the cursor buttons, there
is a navigation pad in the middle. The navigation pad contains four directional
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On the left and right side of the navigation button are eight traditional braille input
keys aligned horizontally along the top edge of the display. Dots 7 3 2 1 are on
the left and Dots 4 5 6 8 are on the right.
In Stand-Alone mode, the braille input keys are used for navigation and
editing/writing.
In Remote mode, while using the display with a screen reader on a host device,
like an iPhone, the braille input keys can be used to input text or control the
functionality of applications on the host device.
9.4 Panning Keys
The Panning keys are two-function rocker keys found at either end of the braille
display. These keys control how you read the lines of the text: either next or
previous. Pressing on one end of the key results in one action, while pressing 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.
9.5 8-Dot Braille Cells
The Orbit Reader 40 is a six-dot braille device with two additional dots below Dot
3 and Dot 6. These two additional dots are Dot 7 and Dot 8, which are used to
indicate capitalization while reading and editing the file in 8 dot mode. These dots
also indicate a selected item in the menu, text with attributes or accent marks or
a cursor. Their exact use depends on the application you use with the display.
10 Getting Started
The Orbit Reader 40 has two modes: Stand-Alone mode and Remote mode. In
Stand-Alone mode, the device is a book reader that uses an SD card or a USB
drive as storage media. In Remote mode, the device works like a braille display
and needs to be connected to a computer or other host with a screen reader.
This section explains how to charge, turn the device on and off, insert the SD
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10.1 Charging the Device
When you receive the Orbit Reader 40, it may be already charged; however, we
recommend that it should be fully charged before or during first use. You can use
the device and charge it at the same time, so it saves reading time. When the
battery in Orbit Reader 40 gets to 10% of its capacity, Dot 8 of the 40th cell on
the display starts blinking on and off. This behavior is normal and indicates that
the battery is low.
To charge the device, use the standard USB-A to Type-C USB cable and the
charger power plug provided with the unit. Insert the small end of the cable into
the Orbit Reader 40's USB C port. It should slide in without resistance; do not
force it. Now insert the large end of the cable into a computer’s USB A port or the
charger plug provided. Plug the charger into an AC mains outlet.
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 plugged and unplugged indications are displayed briefly even when the
unit is off. The language of the message depends on the language you select for
system messages from the menu. By default, the language will be UEB Grade 1
(uncontracted).
For more information, see the Battery section under the Menu.
If you have charged the device for 4 hours or longer, and it does not power on,
contact Customer Service at [email protected]
10.2 Power On and Off
A square Power (on/off) button is located on the right face of the device. See the
Orientation section for more information.
To power on the device, press and hold the power button for 2 seconds. If for
some reason the powering on process takes more time, the Orbit Reader 40
flashes the braille cells from left to right to let you know that it is powering on.
When you turn the device on, the Orbit Reader 40 resumes from the place you
left. If you are using the device or inserting the SD card/USB drive for the first
time, the Orbit Reader 40 shows the first file or folder name on the SD card.
The Orbit Reader 40 displays, “SD card [no media]" when the SD card slot is
empty.
To turn off the device, press and hold the Power button for two seconds. The
braille cells flash from left to right to indicate the device is powering down.
The Orbit Reader 40 has a low-power standby/sleep mode. Quickly tapping the
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device is in sleep mode, wakes the device. While editing or when connected to
Bluetooth, if no keys are pressed for an hour, the unit automatically goes into
sleep mode. Otherwise, the device goes to sleep after 10 minutes of inactivity.
After five hours in sleep mode, the unit shuts off to conserve power.
10.3 Inserting and Formatting the SD Card
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.
The Orbit Reader 40 uses standard full-size SD cards from 4GB 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 40.
To insert the SD card, find the large slot at the back.
On one of the short sides of the SD card, there are some ridges called fingers or
teeth. Position the SD card with the teeth facing down. Now insert the short side
with 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 this 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 aligned with the rear edge when properly inserted.
To remove the card, press it in a little until it pops out and then gently remove it.
10.4 Inserting a USB drive
The Orbit Reader 40 comes with a standard USB A host port. You can insert a
USB flash drive and read its contents. It shows the message “-- USB drive
inserted” when the flash drive is plugged in. You can copy or move content from
the flash drive to the SD card and vice-versa.
10.5 About Menus and File Names
The Orbit Reader 40 shows internal menus and file names according to the
language selected from the menu.
10.6 Entering and Exiting Menus
To…
Do this
Open the menu
Press Select + Up Arrow
Exit the menu
Press Dot 7
Move through the menu choices
Press the Up or Down Arrows
See choices within a menu option
Use the Right and Left Arrows
Select a menu item
Press Select

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10.7 Device Operational Modes
The Orbit Reader 40 has two functional modes. Stand-Alone mode and Remote
mode.
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 or USB
drive must be inserted in the Orbit Reader 40 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 40 to iPhone®, iPad®, and
Android™ mobile devices, as well as desktop computers. In Remote mode, Orbit
Reader 40 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
The Stand-Alone mode provides the following features:
•Menu
•File Manager
•Reader
•Editor
Remote mode connects in the following ways:
•Bluetooth
•USB: HID (Orbit), Braille-HID, Serial, or Mass Storage
10.8 Languages and Translation
The Orbit Reader 40 supports multiple languages. They following languages are
pre-loaded on the unit:
•UEB Grade 1 (uncontracted)
•UEB Grade 2 (contracted)
•US computer braille (8 dot)
•US English Grade 1 (EBAE)
•US English Grade 2 (EBAE)

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More than 40 other languages can be loaded from the SD card. These include:
•Arabic Grade 1
•Arabic Grade 2
•French 6-dot Braille
•French 8-dot computer braille
•French Grade 2
•German Grade 1
•German 8-dot computer braille
•Hindi
•Spanish Grade 1
•Spanish Grade 2
You can configure the Orbit Reader 40 to use the same or different languages for
the system messages and to read/write files. For example, you can have the
system menu and messages to be in your local language while you work with
UEB Grade 1 (uncontracted) files with the reader/editor or vice versa.
For this, there are language profiles that can be selected and configured from the
menu. Alternatively, you can switch between different profiles using the hotkeys.
Please refer to the section ‘Setting up the languages’for more details.
While typing you need to enter the key inputs as per the language selected. For
example, if you have selected UEB Grade 1 (uncontracted), you must type in
UEB Grade 1 (uncontracted) only. This applies to any key input you provide such
as typing for the Find command, or for renaming the file.
11 The Menu
The Orbit Reader 40 provides a menu for setting options, checking the battery,
and changing modes of operation.
To open the menu, press the Select + Up Arrow keys. Battery Status is the first
menu option displayed.
Some menu options let you select among several choices. For example, the Sort
option allows you to choose one of the various options for arranging files in the
file manager. Other menu options 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. The Orbit Reader 40 responds by underlining the word with
Dots 7 and 8 to indicate the choice.

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To move to another menu item, press the Up or Down Arrow key. When you get
to the end of the list of options and press the Down Arrow key, the Orbit Reader
40 moves back to the top menu item. Similarly, when you press the Up Arrow
from the first menu item, The Orbit Reader 40 moves to the last item in the list.
This feature allows quick access to the last few menu items and so some options
that may be used frequently are located at the bottom of the menu list.
To close the menu and return to your work, press Dot 7.
11.1 Setting up Languages
The Orbit Reader 40 comes configured to support UEB Grade 1 (uncontracted),
UEB Grade 2 (contracted), US English Grade 1 (EBAE), US English Grade 2
(EBAE) and US Computer Braille (8 dot). Additional language files can be loaded
from the SD card. Please refer to the localization section in this guide for more
details.
Note: BRF cannot be configured as the system language.
You can also configure the encoding type of the text file.
To allow easy configuration of languages and switching between languages, four
language profiles (Profile 1,2,3, and 4) are provided. Each profile has options to
choose the System Language, Read/Edit Language and Editor Encoding.
System Language
The System Language setting allows you to set the language of the system
messages and menu options.
Read/Edit Language
The Read/edit Language setting allows you to read or edit the content in the
desired language.
Following is the list of languages that can be set as System language and/or
Read/Edit language
a. eng_uncontracted (US English Grade 1)
b. eng_contracted (US English Grade 2)
c. eng_8-dot-computer (US Computer Braille (8 dot))
d. brf (BRF format files)
e. UEB Grade 1 (uncontracted)
f. UEB Grade 2 (contracted)
g. < Additionally loaded Languages from SD card>

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Editor Encoding
The Editor Encoding setting applies to new files only and allows you to save the
file in the desired encoding format. Encoding is how the data is stored internally
in the text file. There are pros and cons to each of the encoding systems. If you
are not sure which encoding to use, we recommend using UTF-8. More details
on encoding can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Character_encoding
It has the following options:
a. UTF-8
b. Unicode-16LE
c. Unicode-16BE
d. ANSI
The hotkeys for switching between profiles are Select + 1, Select + 2, Select + 3,
and Select + 4 for profiles 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.
If you accidentally select an unfamiliar language, pressing Select + 1 2 3 restores
the default profile.
11.2 Menu Availability
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.
11.3 Menu Options
Some 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. 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)
Indents (On)
Scroll rate (4)
System Sound (Off)
Navigation Sounds (Off)

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Error Sounds (Off)
Volume (3)
Vibration (On)
Profile 1
Profile 2
Profile 3
Profile 4
Add language
Remove language
Version.
Audio version.
Serial Number.
Reset Defaults
Date Format (dd-mm-yyyy)
Time format (12 hours)
Clock Settings
Alarm 1
Alarm 2
USB (HID)
Bluetooth mode (Auto)
Pair (Just Works)
Emulate (VarioUltra40)
Mode (Stand-Alone)
Bluetooth scan
Manage connections
Battery
The Battery status menu item displays the amount of energy remaining in the
battery as a percentage of the total capacity of the battery. When the battery in
the Orbit Reader 40 gets to 10%, Dot 8 of the 40th cell on the display blinks on
and off. This behavior is normal, indicating that the battery is low.
When the unit is plugged in for charging, the message "-- Charging XX%" is
displayed, where XX is the percentage of remaining energy.
Cursor Blink (1)
The Cursor Blink option works only while editing in the Edit Box or Editor mode.
This option allows selecting the number of seconds between blinks. The default
setting for the Cursor Blink option is one second between blinks. The setting
choices are 1, 5, 15, 30, and 60 seconds, and 0 where the cursor does not blink.
To make a selection, press Select.

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Sort (Name: Ascend)
The Sort menu item lets you change the order in which files on the SD card or
USB drive are displayed using The Orbit Reader 40's built-in File Manager. The
sorting categories are: Name, Date, Size, and Last Read.
Additionally, you may sort 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. The Orbit
Reader 40 displays the files in the selected order. The default setting for this
menu item is Ascending (A to Z). To return to the File Manager, press Dot 7 from
Stand-Alone mode.
Split Words (Off)
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 40 cells of braille, no matter the content, set Split Words to
On. When Split Words is on, the Reader shows partial words. When you pan to
the next 40 cells of braille, the remainder of that word appears at the beginning of
the line. To make a selection, press Select.
Filter Dot 7 (On)
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.
Wrapping (On)
The default setting for Wrapping is On. The Wrapping option is The Orbit Reader
40'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 40-
cell display. To make a selection, press Select.
Compress Spaces (On)
Carriage returns, blank lines, and tabs represent extra spaces (or white space) in
a document. These spaces take up a lot 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 contain many blank lines.
The default setting for Compress Spaces is On. To make a selection, press
Select.