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If your VarioUltra is not yet updated to version 1.33, or if you simply
prefer to initiate Bluetooth pairing from the VarioUltra, here are the old
instructions. They work for any Mac running OSX Yosemite or newer.
1) On your Mac computer, go to System Preferences > Bluetooth.
Enable Bluetooth if it is turned off. Do not exit from Bluetooth
Preferences.
2) With VarioUltra switched on and in Braille Notetaker mode, go to
Settings > Bluetooth and make sure the Bluetooth checkbox is
checked. If it’s not, tap the Navistick to the right or press the cursor
routing button about the empty checkbox to switch Bluetooth on.
3) With Bluetooth on, navigate down a line to the ‘Scan’ option, and
select it by tapping the left thumb key, B9, or by pressing any cursor
routing button above the word ‘Scan’. This will command VarioUltra to
search for Bluetooth devices that are in range.
4) After scanning is complete, you will be presented with a horizontal list
of Bluetooth devices. The devices listed will include all Bluetooth
devices that are in range, plus Bluetooth devices that may have been
previously paired with your VarioUltra.
5) Use the Navistick to move right and left through this list until you find
your Mac computer. When you do, navigate down a line with the
Navistick and choose the ‘Pair’ option to initiate the Bluetooth pairing.
6) Turn your attention back to your Mac computer. If the pairing process
started, your Mac computer should be prompting you to enter the 4-
digit pairing code, which is 1111. Enter the code, and then navigate to
the Pair button and select it.
7) VarioUltra will tell you that Bluetooth pairing with your Mac was
successful. Navigate down a line to select ‘OK’, and then switch to
Braille Display mode.
8) On the Mac, go to System Preferences > Accessibility and select the
“Open VoiceOver Utility…” button.
9) Select “Braille” inside the VoiceOver Utility dialog by moving your
cursor down until you hear VoiceOver announce “Braille” or by hitting
hotkey “B”.
10) Under the braille section, switch from the “Layout” tab to the
“Displays” tab. To do this, tap the tab key until you hear VoiceOver
say “Layout”, at which point cursor to the right to hear “Displays”, and
press the space bar to select.
11) Tap the tab key again to enter the braille display table. Tap the tab
key again to hear “Add”, and select by hitting the space bar.
12) At this point, your Mac will search for paired devices. When
VoiceOver announces that a new line has been added, scroll down
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