Hi Rebecca, I think once the BrailleNote says Bluetooth once in Terminal Mode, you have to press enter again. If the pairing is successful, it should start displaying. I think the hard thing to determine is just because the BrailleNote says that it's paired with the Mac, doesn't mean it's always going to work. Let me know if this works for you. If not, we'll figure it out. Getting my BrailleNote to work is frustrating at best, but well worth it once you do. I'm not sure why you have to press enter once it's in terminal mode, but even in Windows it works the same way. Hope that helps.
Musically, Allison On May 19, 2010, at 6:11 AM, Rebecca Redmile wrote: > Hi Alison: > Your instructions worked really well, up until I pressed enter in terminal > mode when the display said "bluetooth." It shows a blank screen on the > brailleNote, but it recognised the pairing and everything. Do I need to turn > voiceover off and on again? I'll try it. > Rebecca > > On 2010-05-17, at 2:13 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Since I have successfully just paired my BrailleNote with my Macbook I >> decided to include step by step instructions for those who might be having >> the same trouble. It's finiky at best, but it does work after several >> attempts. If you are having trouble, you are welcome to E-mail me offlist >> and we can chat either by messenger or via Skype. As someone who loves to >> have the flexibility of the Braille display, I can't picture living without >> it and would love to assist anyone who is having difficulty. Here are the >> steps I take. >> >> 1. On the BrailleNote press O Chord. >> 2. Press C which will bring up the connectivity menu. >> 3. Navigate to Bluetooth and hit enter. >> 4. If Bluetooth is off press Y to turn it on >> 5. After turning Bluetooth on, go down to where it says search for devices. >> 6. Press Y for yes. >> 7. Once the BrailleNote finds the Macbook, press enter. >> 8. Navigate to Active sync and press enter. >> 9. If the BrailleNote is paired with the Macbook press R to remove the >> pairing. You may have to do this several times until the Braillenote reports >> that the pairing has been removed. >> 10. Once this has occured, pair the Macbook with the BrailleNote again by >> hitting active sync under Macbook in list of Bluetooth devices. >> 11. A dialog will be displayed and ask if you would like to pair the >> BrailleNote with the Mac. Hit Y for Yes. It will ask you for an >> authentication code. Type number sign 0000 in regular braille not nemeth >> code. Then hit enter. >> 12. The Macbook will display a pairing request you type 0000 in to the box >> that comes up and hit Pair. The Braillenote will display paired. >> 13. Then from the main menu of the BrailleNote hit T which will put it in to >> terminal mode. Hit B for Bluetooth port if it's not the default port. It >> will say Braille terminal. Bluetooth. Hit enter again and the Macbook should >> begin displaying. >> >> I hope my instructions are clear and not confusing. I need a second cup of >> coffee. I hope that helps, I wish the BrailleNote stayed connected to the >> Macbook all the time without having to pair every single time. Wonder if >> it's because I have an older BrailleNote Mpower and not the Apex. Well, take >> care and thank you to Erik and all for assisting me with this problem. Your >> patience are greatly appreciated. >> >> Sincerely, >> Allison >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
