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Orbit Reader 20™ User Guide Version
01.00.57
Features
These are a few of the features the Orbit Reader has to offer.
20 eight-dot refreshable braille cells
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Eight braille input keys and Space bar
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Navigation pad with four directional buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right)
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and the Select button
Micro B USB charging port
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SD card slot
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Power button
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Bluetooth® wireless technology
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In the Box
Check that all the listed items are in the box you receive. The SD card
should already be inserted into the unit.
Orbit Reader 20
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Standard-A to Micro-B USB cable
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AC adapter
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SD card with User Guide and content (installed in unit)
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Braille Quick-Start Guide
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Print Quick-Start Guide
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  • Page 1 Orbit Reader 20™ User Guide Version 01.00.57 Features These are a few of the features the Orbit Reader has to offer. 20 eight-dot refreshable braille cells • Eight braille input keys and Space bar • Navigation pad with four directional buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right) •...
  • Page 2 Introduction The Orbit Reader 20 is a portable, refreshable braille display and stand-alone reader with the following features: a line of 20 braille cells with pins that arrange into the required pattern • to accurately represent any six- or eight-dot braille code, in any...
  • Page 3 If multiple braille keys are required, the documentation indicates those keys by showing the numbers separated by a space like this: dots 1 4. When modifier keys are used, the documentation separates the modifiers from the rest of the keys with a plus (+) sign like this: Space + dot 1. Recall that modifiers, like the Shift key on a regular QWERTY keyboard, are keys you hold down while pressing another key.
  • Page 4 As you reach around from the front to the back of the device, from left to right, there is the Power button (left), an SD card slot (middle), and a Micro B USB port (right). (Image is reversed in photo.) They are all recessed in an area in the left half of the back edge.
  • Page 5 Key Placement and Use When properly oriented, the braille cells are closest to you. The Panning keys are at each end of the braille display. See Panning Keys section for more information. For orientation purposes, there are three slightly raised tick marks located above the braille cells.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Instead, dot 7 is added to the lowercase version of the letter. Getting Started The Orbit Reader 20 has two modes: a Stand Alone mode and a Remote mode. In Stand Alone mode, the device is a book reader that uses an SD card as the reading media.
  • Page 7 Charging the Device When you receive the Orbit Reader, it may already have a charge; however, it should be charged fully before or during first use. You can use the device and charge it at the same time, so this does not hinder your reading time. To charge the device, use the provided Standard-A to Micro-B USB cable and the power plug.
  • Page 8 connected using Bluetooth and there is no activity for 60 minutes, the unit powers off. Inserting and Formatting the SD Card To insert the SD card, find the large slot on the back. On one of the short sides of the SD card there are some ridges called SD fingers or teeth.
  • Page 9 Select Stand Alone Device Operational Mode The Orbit Reader 20 has two functional modes. One mode is called Stand Alone mode. The other mode is for use while connected with another device and is called Remote mode.
  • Page 10 3. Reader 4. Editor 1. Menu Orbit Reader 20 provides a menu for setting options, checking battery, and changing modes of operation. To open the menu in Stand Alone mode, press Space. The device responds by showing the first menu option as Battery. Some menu items (like Battery) show status.
  • Page 11 Menu Availability The menu is available for the Remote and Stand Alone modes. Press Select + Up Arrow to open the menu in either mode or press Space for Stand Alone mode only. To exit the menu and return to the previous mode, press dot 7. Menu Options A few of the Menu options have a default setting (indicated in the list below).
  • Page 12 Sort Files The Sort menu item lets you change the order of the files on the SD card, using Orbit Reader's built-in File Manager. The categories are Name, Date, Size, and Last Read. The default setting for Sort is Name. To return to the File Manager, press dot 7 from Stand Alone mode.
  • Page 13 Compress Spaces Carriage returns, blank lines, and tabs represent extra spaces (or white space) in a document. These spaces take up lots of room and therefore slow down reading on a braille display. The Compress Spaces option eliminates blank lines and spaces. This setting is especially useful when reading formatted text files that may contain many blank lines.
  • Page 14 The three choices are: 1. Just Works 2. Pass Key 3. Confirm Code Just Works is the easiest scheme to use. When using this scheme, • Orbit Reader automatically pairs to any device that sends the pair request. The Just Works Bluetooth pairing scheme is the default. Pass Key requires you to type a number on the host to confirm the •...
  • Page 15 To... Press Here's why and/or additional information Open a file or Pressing Select or dot 8 opens the file or dot 8 folder folder. Pressing dot 7 in a file or folder backs up one Exit a file or dot 7 file or folder respectively.
  • Page 16 deleted. The Rename File command allows you to change the name of a file or folder. To use it, Space + R Rename a file press the Rename command. Orbit Reader (dots 1 2 or folder responds with an Edit Box containing the 3 5) original file or folder name.
  • Page 17 Using this command reopens the last file you edited and returns the cursor to its last position in that file. Space + The Edit Last File command is useful for taking Go to Last Edit dots 1 2 4 notes on what you read. Use the command to File quickly switch back to the Editor.
  • Page 18 search file list file name letters of the file's name. File Manager quickly highlights the first file matching the letters you typed. File Errors When copying or pasting a file that results in another file with the same name, File Manager adds an extension to indicate the new file is a copy. For example: if you copy book.brf to a folder that already contains book.brf, the new file becomes book1.brf and the original book.brf remains unchanged.
  • Page 19 Reader shows up as a drive on the computer. While in Mass Storage Mode, you cannot use other functions on the Orbit Reader. 3. Reader The Orbit Reader 20 is designed to be a stand-alone reader. Placing BRF, BRL, or TXT content (see File Types section) on an inserted SD card turns it into an on-the-go braille book reader.
  • Page 20 shows a list of the files on the SD card. Press Select or dot 8 to open a file or folder. If there is no SD card inserted, "No SD card" is displayed. When you reach the end of a file, "End of file" is displayed by the Reader. Similarly, if you are at the beginning of the file, "Start of file"...
  • Page 21 or Next Page or dot 6 forward in the file to the next page marker (form feed) or 1000 characters, whichever comes first. Pressing dot 1 moves to the top of a file; pressing dot 4 moves to the bottom of a file. Go to Top or press dot 1 (For compatibility with other devices, Space...
  • Page 22 Pressing dots 8 3 repeats a previous search backwards from the point in the file where you are. Pressing dots 8 6 searches forward Find Braille press dots again. (Previous or 8 3 or dots If there is no text in the Find Edit buffer, the Next) Reader uses the text at the cursor.
  • Page 23 Find Braille To find specific braille text, use the Find command (Space + F). Orbit Reader responds by opening a blank input field (see Edit Box section) with a cursor, which is indicated by dots 7 and 8. Unlike the Power Move (see this section), which searches by known location of text, the Find command searches the...
  • Page 24 To repeat a search moving forward toward the end of the file, press dots 8 To repeat the search moving back toward the beginning of the file, press dots 8 3. Edit Box Orbit Reader presents a text dialog or input field called an Edit Box in some instances.
  • Page 25 4. Editor In addition to serving as a tool for reading braille, Orbit Reader offers the ability to write and edit text. This feature allows you to create/edit new or existing files on the SD card. While you are in the Editor mode, the cursor (dots 7 8) notes the current position.
  • Page 26 1. If you know the braille short cut for the command (the braille letter associated with the function), press that letter. 2. If you do not know the braille short cut, press the Up or Down Arrow key to scroll to your selection and press Select. Function Braille Short Cut Exit Mark...
  • Page 27 Editor Navigation Commands To ... Press Here's why and/or additional information Go to next or Left or Pressing Left or Right Arrow moves the cursor to previous Right the previous or next character. character Arrow Space + Go to next or Pressing Space + Left or Right Arrow moves the Left or previous...
  • Page 28 Long Go to top or press Up Long pressing Up or Down Arrow moves the end of or Down cursor to the top or bottom of the document. document Arrow Editor Block Text Commands The Editor block operations depend on a selection. The selection is the text between the cursor and the mark.
  • Page 29 When you use Orbit Reader as a display for other hosts, the screen reader on that host device provides the translation and other braille settings. Consult the documentation for your screen reader. The only hotkeys used with Remote mode that are not sent to the remote device are: Pressing Select + Up Arrow opens the Orbit Reader Menus.
  • Page 30 hour. If the connection is not reestablished after an hour, Orbit Reader powers off. If you wish to turn the Bluetooth option on or off, open the Menu by pressing Space in Stand Alone mode, or Select + Up button in Remote mode. Once in the Menu, Up or Down Arrow to the Bluetooth option.
  • Page 31 It shows up as Orbit Reader plus the last four digits of the serial number. Activate the Orbit Reader 20 device in the list to initiate pairing. iOS shows you a dialog with a security code to confirm you want to pair with the Orbit Reader.
  • Page 32 iOS Commands iOS Navigation Commands Function Keys Move to previous item Space + dot 1 Move to next item Space + dot 4 Pan braille left Space + dot 2 Pan braille right Space + dot 5 Move to the first element Space + dots 1 2 3 Move to the last element Space + dots 4 5 6...
  • Page 33 Read all, starting from the top Space + dots 2 4 5 6 Pause or continue speech Space + P Announce page number or rows displayed Space + dots 3 4 iOS General Commands Function Keys Space + B (dots 1 Activate the Back button if present Activate the Delete key Space + dot 7 or D...
  • Page 34 Apple CMD key + F5. Then, attach the small end of the USB cable to Orbit Reader 20 with the bumps facing down and the big end to the Mac. VoiceOver automatically recognizes and starts using the display.
  • Page 35 4. Click the Orbit Reader device in the list to initiate pairing. Mac shows you a dialog with a security code to confirm you want to pair with the Orbit Reader 20. 5. Check that the security code on the Orbit Reader display matches the code shown in the Mac security dialog.
  • Page 36 To set up your Android device, follow the Install and enable BrailleBack instructions found on the Google™ Android Accessibility Help webpage. Input and Output Text With BrailleBack To input text with your braille keyboard, first enable the keyboard in your Android settings under Language and Input.
  • Page 37 Device Manager while the display is connected and look in the section for Ports: COM and LPT. One of the COM ports is assigned to Orbit Reader 20. You need to use that number when you set up your screen reader.
  • Page 38 From the braille display drop-down menu, select "Baum/Humanware/APH/Orbit Displays" and click OK. If Orbit Reader 20 is not one of the displays shown in the Braille Display list, upgrade NVDA to the newest version and repeat the process.
  • Page 39 Orbit Reader setup program. Start JAWS, and open its main screen. For JAWS versions 11 or later, select the Braille item in the Options menu. Select Orbit Reader 20 from the braille display list. JAWS turns on braille output when you configure it for the display. To turn off braille support, select No Display from the Options/Braille menu.
  • Page 40 Jaws Commands Jaws Reading Commands Function Key(s) Move display to the left Left Arrow Move display to the right Right Arrow Move display up one line Up Arrow Move display down one line Down Arrow Pan left one braille window Left Advance Bar Pan right one braille window Right Advance Bar...
  • Page 41 Space + dots 1 4 5 6 Up Arrow Space + dot 1 Down Arrow Space + dot 4 Previous word Space + dot 2 Next word Space + dot 5 Previous character Space + dot 3 Next character Space + dot 6 Jaws Editing Commands Function Keys...
  • Page 42 Select previous line Space + dots 1 7 8 Select next line Space + dots 4 7 8 Select previous word Space + dots 2 7 8 Select next word Space + dots 5 7 8 Select previous character Space + dots 3 7 8 Select next character Space + dots 6 7 8 Copy to clipboard...
  • Page 43 Say all to bottom Space + dots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Toggle grade 2 translation Space + G (dots 1 2 4 5) Toggle grade 2 translation of current word Select + W (dots 2 4 5 6) Display last flash message Select, F JAWS find...
  • Page 44 Ctrl + F1 - Ctrl + F10 dot 8 + Computer Braille number 1 - 0 System Access To connect Orbit Reader 20 to System Access, the device must be connected by a Standard-A to Micro-B USB cable and set in HID protocol mode.
  • Page 45 down to USB. Once on the USB menu item, press the Right or Left Arrow keys to select Serial and then press Select. Pressing dot 7 exits the menu. To select a display, open the Braille Display option in the Window-Eyes File menu.
  • Page 46 There are two parts to the upgrade: 1) downloading the software and 2) upgrading the Orbit Reader 20. Each part of the upgrade is explained in the following two sections of this document. Read each section carefully before proceeding. Download the Software To implement this release, you need a PC running Microsoft®...
  • Page 47 8. 5. Release dot 8 first, then release the Right Panning button and dot 5. This switches the Orbit reader 20 into Upgrade mode. You should hear a tone on your PC. 6. The utility shows the device serial number and the software version of the device at top right corner of the window.

  • Page 48: Troubleshooting

    12. Do not unplug the cable. Wait for the message “Device upgrade has been completed” on the upgrade utility or until the Orbit Reader reboots and shuts down. 13. The Orbit Reader is upgraded. Turn on to start using the device. To check for successful upgrade of the device, press Space to open the Orbit Reader Menu and arrow to "Version"...
  • Page 49 Error message: The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail. If Orbit Reader does not come on or seems to freeze, use these steps: 1.
  • Page 50 Orbit Reader 20 has two holes on the lower-back corners of the device, one on each corner. The holes are there to provide a means to attach a strap to the device with the use of key rings. The key rings can be 10-40mm in diameter and up to 3mm in thickness.

  • Page 51: General Specifications

    General Specifications Dimensions 6.61 x 1.4 x 4.41 inch (168 x 3.56 x 112 cm) (WxHxD) Weight 0.99 lbs (450 grams) 20 eight-dot refreshable braille cells; Refresh rate < 1 Braille Cells 8-key Perkins style keypad, with space bar Braille Input Keys High-quality scissors-type keys Power on/off button Additional Keys...
  • Page 52 Storage: Temperature: -15° C to 70° C Humidity: 5% - 90% relative humidity...
  • Page 53 JAWS® is a registered trademark of Freedom Scientific, Inc. Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Orbit Reader 20 is a trademark of Orbit Research. Appendix B - Warranty Info Hardware Limited Warranty...
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