Orbit Research Orbit Reader 20 Quick Start Manual

Note: This Quick-start Guide is applicable to software version vA1.00.04 and onwards.
Introduction
This guide provides basic instructions for using the Orbit Reader 20 Electronic Braille Display.
For more complete instructions and information, consult the Orbit Reader 20 User Guide
included on the SD card or online at www.orbitresearch.com/or20.
The Orbit Reader 20 is a unique 3-in-1 device that enables a blind or visually impaired user to
read books and documents in braille, take notes and save them as braille or text files, and to
easily access all of the functions of a computer or smartphone such as web browsing, email
and text messaging.
Reading materials that were previously available in braille embossed on paper, can now be
read on the compact and portable Orbit Reader 20. Thousands of books can be stored on
small memory cards, known as SD cards. Blind people who used to write notes using a slate
and stylus or a Perkins Brailler can now type in braille with the Orbit Reader 20, which includes
a similar 6-key braille keyboard and is much quieter and faster, as well as being fatigue-free.
The notes are stored on the SD card and can be transferred to a computer or smartphone and
read by anyone.
The Orbit Reader 20 produces braille symbols using pins that can move up and down to
produce braille dots and can show a line of 20 such symbols, also known as cells. Any text or
braille content can be instantly displayed on the device, 20 symbols at a time and once you
have read the first line of 20 symbols, you can move to the next line by pressing a button,
known as the pan button. There are two such buttons, one on each side of the line of braille
cells.
The Orbit Reader 20 is a useful device for the teachers in mainstream schools who do not
know braille but still want their visually impaired students to be at par with the sighted children.
Teachers can pair the devices with their phones and check what the children are reading. We
believe that the Braille readers from all the age groups would find value in this ultra-low-cost
refreshable braille display.
In the Box
The following items are included in the package. Contact your distributor if anything is missing
or damaged.
• Orbit Reader 20 unit
• Charger
• USB Cable (USB-A to Micro-B)
• SD Card with User Guide and content (installed in unit)
• Printed Quick-Start Guide
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