[Trainer-Talk] help with a Braille sense plus

[Raul A. Gallegos]

Hi Graham, I hope the following can help.

First, wireless Internet access. Make sure that the wi-fi is enabled. If 
you press Space with 1456 from the main menu, it will toggle it on or 
off.. Once it's on, press S for settings and I for Internet setup. In 
case the default is set for LAN, arrow down to Wireless LAN and press 
Enter. Now here is where it will become hit and miss. Depending on your 
router, Braille Sense may not play nice with it. So, it may or may not 
work. using scroll keys or Space with 1 or Space with 4, choose your 
wireless network and press enter. You will be prompted for the wireless 
password, assuming you have one. Type that in and press Enter. If all 
goes well, Braille Sense will connect and you are good to go each time 
your wireless is enabled and you are in range.

Now, as to your iPhone. First, turn on Bluetooth with Space 3456 from 
the main menu. Now, Press U for utilities, S for terminal for screen 
reader, then B for Bluetooth. It's kind of an irony that the shortcut to 
get there from the main menu is USB even though it's Bluetooth. That's 
more of a tech person's joke. Anyway, now that your terminal is running, 
go to your iPhone's Voice Over section, Settings > General > 
Accessibility > Voice Over. Find Braille and go in there. At the bottom 
will be listed which display is seen. I'm assuming Braille Sense will be 
shown. Double tap that and if asked for a pin, type 0000 followed by 
activating the Pair button. Your Braille Sense may ask you for that same 
pin, type that in and press enter. I believe when doing this, you will 
need to use computer Braille. If the stars are aligned right, the 
planets in the correct orbital position, and your dog has been fed, you 
will be successful. If not, you will have to try over again. I have 
sometimes found it necessary to back out of the Braille Section, turn 
off Bluetooth from the iPhone, turn off Bluetooth from Sense and start 
from main menu and literally start from the beginning. However that has 
been the worse-case for me after it failed to connect correctly the 
first couple of times.

Good luck and write back if you have questions.


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On 4/23/2017 4:24 PM, Graham Mehl via Trainer-Talk wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I recently repurchased a Braille Sense Plus from a friend. I never used a
> note taker before. I am getting use to using the note taker. I have
> downloaded a PDF of the device manual, but I am still having difficulty
> getting the device to wirelessly connect to the internet. Additionally, I am
> having difficulty using bluetooth to connect to a device (starting with a
> iPhone 6). In both cases, I believe I successfully connected, but I am
> missing the last step to actually see the Internet or use the Braille
> display to read on the connecting device. Any help would be appreciated.
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