Smart Beetle - Bluetooth pairing with iOS mobile devices

Smart Beetle - Bluetooth pairing with iOS mobile devices

Problem

A Smart Beetle user needs to establish a BLueooth connection to VoiceOver screen reader on an IOS device.

Applies to

  1. Smart Beetle

  1. Turn on your Smart Beetle and make sure it is in "Pairing BRL" Mode.
  2. On your iPhone, navigate to Settings/General/Accessibility/VoiceOver/Braille.
  3. If Bluetooth is not activated on the iPhone, it will prompt you to do this. When Bluetooth is activated, the iPhone searches for devices.
  4. The Smart Beetle should appear in the list of available Braille devices under the name “BrailleSense--- wherein --- represents a numeric value.
  5. Double tap the Smart Beetle in the Braille devices list.
  6. After a few seconds, you should hear a chime on the iPhone, and the text displayed on the iPhone should appear on the Braille display of your Smart Beetle.


Notes
Note
  1. When a pairing between Smart Beetle and VoiceOver on the IOS device has been established the VoiceOver screen reader is entirely responsible for Braille translation and display of prompts.  If there is a problem it is usually best course to contact Apple accessibility support for assistance.
  2. Press "Space-K" for VoiceOver keyboard help. Once keyboard help is enabled, press any key combination to hear its function.