[nabs-l] Can you connect a Bluetooth Keyboard, and a BrailleNote Apex Display in order to to use it with theiPhone 5

Fri Dec 20 19:42:31 UTC 2013

Hi Helga and all, the only thing I can think to try out would be to press space with dots one-4-6 and see what that does. In iOS 7 though, I think they   might've broken that because I think the keyboard is still visible even if you turn it off.

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> On Dec 20, 2013, at 2:34 PM, Ryan Silveira <ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm not sure how to turn the screen keyboard off while using the Apex.
> I thought it went off automatically.  I actually don't have an Apex
> myself, but I have used them and, in the capacity of an assistive tech
> instructor, have taught them in combination with the iPhone.  Yes,
> there are a number of commands you can use from the Apex to control
> the phone.  Off the top of my head, I can think of: chord M (M + the
> space bar) to mute and unmute voiceover and chord H (H plus the space
> bar) to return to the home screen.  I can see if I can find a list of
> commands for you and I'll also look into how to turn off the screen
> keyboard.  Again, I thought that disappeared automatically when the
> Apex is connected, but apparently not.  I know on the Apple Bluetooth
> keyboards, pressing the top key on the upper right-hand corner (I'm
> drawing a blank on what key that would actually be) will turn on and
> off the screen keybaord, but I can't think of how to do it with the
> Apex.  Anyone else have some insight on that?  Hope this helps.  I'll
> get back to you with a list of commands for the Apex when I find them.
> 
> Ryan
> 
>> On 12/20/13, Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Ryan, this is Helga. How are you? I just wanted to tell you that my
>> BrailleNote works with my iPhone! I just wanted to ask you, Do you know how
>> 
>> to take the screen keyboard off when you are typing with the BrailleNote
>> Apex? I'm just wondering, since everytime I'm writing a text message or an
>> email message, the screen keyboard always appears, and I don't know how to
>> take it off! I will really appreciate it, if you could help me with this.
>> Thanks and God bless!! :)
>> P.S. Also, it is true that they are some commands that you need to learn in
>> 
>> order to control the IPhone right? Thanks again! :)
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ryan Silveira
>> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 7:58 AM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Can you connect a Bluetooth Keyboard, and a
>> BrailleNote Apex Display in order to to use it with theiPhone 5
>> 
>> Yeah, it definitely makes it easier to use the iPhone when you're
>> controling it from a bluetooth device.  And the nice thing about the
>> braille note is that you can mute Voiceover and just use the braille
>> display.  Hopefully your Lighthouse instructor can help you set it up.
>> If you need help setting it up, e-mail me off-list and I will be
>> happy to give you step-by-step instructions on exactly what you need
>> to do to connect the Apex.  The process is a little bit different than
>> connecting a regular bluetooth keyboard.  Let me know if you need
>> anymore help.
>> 
>> Ryan
>> 
>>> On 12/19/13, Helga Schreiber <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi Ryan. Thanks so much for your suggestion. Yeah, I really don't want to
>>> use the Bluetooth Keyboard and the BrailleNote Apex at the same time! I
>>> will
>>> 
>>> definitely try to connect my Apex display tomorrow with the help of my
>>> Lighthouse instructor! Thanks and God bless!
>>> 
>>> P.S. The reason I would like to connect my BrailleNote to my iPhone is
>>> because I want to read my emails and text messages in Braille, and be
>>> able
>>> to control my iPhone 5.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ryan Silveira
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 5:47 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Can you connect a Bluetooth Keyboard,and a
>>> BrailleNote
>>> 
>>> Apex Display in order to to use it with theiPhone 5
>>> 
>>> Hi Helga,
>>> 
>>> Yes, you can connect both the Apex braille display and the bluetooth
>>> keyboard to use with your iPhone.  I wouldn't use both at once, but you
>>> can
>>> 
>>> have both connected.  I believe you can have up to eight devices paired
>>> with
>>> 
>>> your phone.  Hope this helps.
>>> 
>>> Ryan
>>> On Dec 19, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Helga Schreiber
>>> <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hi guys, this is Helga. How are you? I just wanted to tell you that I
>>>> already have my Bluetooth Keyboard connected to my iPhone, and I'm using
>>>> it a lot! I just wanted to ask you, can I connect a BrailleNote Apex
>>>> display even though I have a Bluetooth Keyboard connected in order to
>>>> use
>>>> 
>>>> it with the iPhone 5? I will really apppreciate it if you could give me
>>>> some suggestions regarding  this. Thanks and God bless!! :) Sent from my
>>>> iPhone
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