Orbit Writer ā User Guide Version 1.1
Orbit Research Confidential and Proprietary Information 2
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4
2 DOCUMENTATION CONVENTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
3 IN THE BOX ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5
4 FEATURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5
5 ORIENTATION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
5.1 KEY PLACEMENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
6 GETTING STARTED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7
6.1 CHARGING THE DEVICE ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
6.2 POWERING ON AND OFF ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8
6.3 QUICK STEPS TO PAIR WITH AN IOS DEVICE ----------------------------------------------------------- 8
7 GENERAL SYSTEM COMMANDS AND INDICATIONS --------------------------------------------- 9
7.1 TURNING ON THE ORBIT WRITER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9
7.2 TURNING OFF THE ORBIT WRITER ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
7.3 ENTERING FIRMWARE UPGRADE MODE----------------------------------------------------------------- 9
7.4 ENTERING DFU/BOOT MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
7.5 SYSTEM RESET --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
7.6 INSERTING AND REMOVING THE CHARGER ------------------------------------------------------------- 9
7.7 CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING FROM SCREEN READER ------------------------------------- 10
7.8 AUTOMATIC TURN OFF ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
7.9 SELECTING THE VIBRATION INTENSITY LEVEL ------------------------------------------------------- 10
7.10 CHECK BATTERY LEVEL --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
7.11 LOW BATTERY INDICATIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
7.12 LOW BATTERY LOCKOUT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
8 BUILT-IN SELF-TEST --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
9 SELECTING THE CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION ---------------------------------------------- 11
10 SELECTING THE COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL ------------------------------------------------ 12
10.1 SCREEN READER PROFILE (SRP) BLUETOOTH PROTOCOL -------------------------------------- 13
10.2 KEYBOARD-HID PROTOCOL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
10.3 ORBIT-HID PROTOCOL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
10.4 BRAILLE-HID PROTOCOL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
11 PAIR AND FORGET ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
11.1 FORGET ALL THE DEVICES FROM THE ORBIT WRITER ---------------------------------------------- 15
12 RECONNECTING WITH LAST CONNECTED DEVICE -------------------------------------------- 15
13 CONNECTING THE ORBIT WRITER WITH SCREEN READERS ------------------------------ 15
13.1 BEFORE YOU CONNECT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
13.2 USING THE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION --------------------------------------------------------------- 16
13.3 IOS DEVICES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
13.3.1 Connecting iOS with Bluetooth -------------------------------------------------------------- 16
13.3.2 iOS Resources ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
13.3.3 iOS Commands --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
13.3.4 Assign the key command on the iOS device --------------------------------------------- 22
13.4 MAC COMPUTERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
13.4.1 Connecting Mac with USB -------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
13.4.2 Connecting Mac with Bluetooth ------------------------------------------------------------- 23