Is it a Focus 40?, or is it a Focus 40 Blue.  If it is a Focus 40, you cannot 
pair it with an iPhone, because it does not have Bluetooth connectivity.  If it 
is a Focus 40 Blue, you set the iPhone to search for Bluetooth devices after 
turning the braille display on without it being connected to house current.  
When the device is found, you enter the 4-digit code supplied with the braille 
display.  That should be found in the user's manual, as well as the 
instructions on how to pair it with your phone.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Regina Alvarado 
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2015 6:52 PM
  Subject: Re: Focus 40 original and IOS 8


  I have a Focus 40. How would I hook it to the iPhone Do I have to run it 
through my computer?


  reggie and Allegra

  On Jan 16, 2015, at 9:56 PM, Teresa Cochran <batsfly...@me.com> wrote:


  Here's a page with specific commands, which also has a link to the more 
general Braille commands. Also, Charles, in answer to your question: no, 
unfortunately.


  http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202123


  HtH,
  Teresa 

  "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing with 
the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks

  On Jan 16, 2015, at 6:26 PM, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote:


    Can you change what the wheels do by pressing on them?

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      From: Teresa Cochran 
      To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
      Sent: Friday, January 16, 2015 8:17 PM
      Subject: Re: Focus 40 original and IOS 8


      I use mine all the time for reading books and writing.  Just be aware 
that the whiz wheels don't have the functionality you might expect. The left 
one moves by increment in the rotor, and the right one does the equivalent of a 
Voiceover right swipe with one finger. The reverse commands naturally do the 
reverse.


      HtH,
      Teresa

      "We can see with the eyes, but we see with the brain as well, and seeing 
with the brain is often called imagination."--Oliver Sacks

      On Jan 16, 2015, at 12:49 PM, Woody Anna Dresner <wadres...@att.net> 
wrote:


        Hi Don,

        The focus 40 Classic works great with the ipHone. All the iOS commands 
are supported, and the Bluetooth conenction is very stable. Go for it.

        Best,
        Anna




          On Jan 16, 2015, at 1:30 PM, Donald L. Roberts 
<donald.robert...@gmail.com> wrote:



          I have the original Focus 40 blue, the one with the whiz wheels and 
want to learn to use it with my 4S.  I am writing in the hope that someone will 
post a capsule synopsis of the pros and cons of using the Focus 40 with an IOS 
device.  I seem to recall reading that other braille displays support more of 
the IOS command set than the Focus, I hope to learn its strengths and its 
weaknesses.  I did find a podcast from Freedom Scientific, but I didn't find it 
particularly comprehensive.



          Thanks in advance for feedback.



          Don Roberts



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