Interesting, I didn't realize it would work that way. Sorry for my incorrect post earlier then!
On 4/17/12, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > I was able to duplicate Grant's instructions: > 1. Told Apex and iPod (which is the one I'm using) to forget > each other (on the Apex, removed pairing; on the iPod, from > Bluetooth screen, said it should forget Apex). > 2. From Apex, go to Options/Connectivity/Bluetooth; turn it on > and say yes to search for devices. > 3. After a while, Apex should display list of devices, with the > iDevice as one of them. Select the iDevice and select serial > service. > 4. When prompted, say yes when asked to pair, then type > authentication code and press ENTER (I recommend a simple > four-digit number such as 0000 or 5555). > 5. On the iDevice, type the same authentication code when > prompted, then tap "pair" button. Apex should say "paired". > 6. On the Apex, go to Terminal mode and select Bluetooth as the > terminal port. On the iDevice, go to > Settings/General/Accessibility/Voice/Braille. Under the list of > braille devices, you should see your Apex listed. Tap the name > of the device and it should connect. > Alternatively, after putting Apex in terminal mode, lock > iDevice's screen, then unlock it. If the above steps were > carried out, the iOS screen should be displayed in braille. > Cheers, > Joseph > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com > To: Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22...@gmail.com > Date sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:28:19 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Pairing Apex to Iphone > > If you mean in the connectivity menu, I beg to differ: doing this > only > causes your apex to not be seen, and may require a rather serious > reset to fix. > > On 4/17/12, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > Grant's instructions are correct also: you can in fact initiate > pairing from Apex's end also, provided that after pairing, you > go > to VoiceOver/Braille and connect to the Apex. > Cheers, > Joseph > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Grant Hardy <grantha...@gmail.com > To: Sylvia Bernert <sylverwin...@gmail.com > Date sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:34:05 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Pairing Apex to Iphone > > Sylvia, if your BrailleNote and iPhone tell you that the pairing > was > successful, then you should be all done. Simply enter terminal > mode > from the main menu and press B for bluetooth. Then on your > iPhone, go > to settings, general, accessibility, VoiceOver, and then choose > Braille. You should see your Apex in the list of Braille > devices; > double-tapping it should establish the connection. In future > you > won't > have to pop into this settings page; instead, when the iPhone > wakes > up, provided bluetooth is on on both devices and your Apex is in > terminal mode, the Braille display should be auto-detected. If > it is > not, simply locking then unlocking the iPhone should solve the > problem. > > You can initiate the pairing from either device, despite what > the > instructions tell you to do. They are only trying to simplify > things > for you. If the pairing is done you do not need to do it again. > > Grant > > On 04/16/2012, Sylvia Bernert <sylverwin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello List, > Has anyone had any success in pairing up the apex with the > Iphone? I have > tried numerous times to do this and apex will tell me that it's > paired, but > it really isn't. It's not displaying what's on the Iphone > screen. Can > anyone please walk me through step by step to try to find out > what I'm not > doing right? I'm thinking it's partly something to do with a > certain > authentification code. In the manual it says that you don't > necessarily > need to have this code to pair the two. Does anyone know what > that code > should be for either the apex or the Iphone? ARe they > different? Any > feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks. > > Sylvia Bernert > "If you can conceive it and believe it, you can achieve it." > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > braillenote-unsubscr...@list.humanware.com > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > braillenote-unsubscr...@list.humanware.com > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > braillenote-unsubscr...@list.humanware.com > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from GMail website) > mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) mehg...@gmail.com; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. 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