[blindkid] Focus 40 Blue

[Carly B]

We recently purchased a Focus 40 Blue and an iPad for my son's use. We got
some initial training from the salesman who we bought it from. He's blind
and very technologically literate. He said he would provide ongoing support
for us.

So what does this have to do with you? I think if I asked him, he'd be
willing to do a phone consult with you. Let me know if you would like his
contact info.

Best!

:) Carly


On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org>wrote:

> My daughter is trying to use a new generation Focus 40 Blue braille
> display with an iPod. The Bluetooth connection seems to pair just fine. She
> can type and read braille in non-contracted or contracted mode, BUT neither
> backspace / delete (dot 7) or enter / line feed (dot 8) seem to work.
>
> We looked at the 8 dot braille mode setting on the iPod (in case it was
> ignoring dots 7 and 8 because that mode was off). Didn't seem likely, but I
> wanted to check all I could before I asked for help. That seems to be
> un-contacted computer braille, so apparently that has nothing to do with
> it. Surely there is a simple way to have dots 7 and 8 work for those
> functions with an iDevice just like one would with JAWS on a PC.
>
> This is a brand new display fresh out of the box, so if there are any
> settings to be made in the unit, they should all still be in factory
> default positions. I saw something about some options which I think are
> configured through JAWS when connected to a PC, but it would seem unlikely
> that needs to be done for such a basic thing as using backspace and enter.
>
> I suspect we are overlooking some very basic settings issue.  Any clues?
>
> Are there any good lists or resources for getting up to speed with
> Bluetooth and iDevices?
>
> Thanks!
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