Note: The fifth generation Focus blue requires iOS 11 or later.
To establish a Bluetooth connection between the Focus Braille Display and an Apple iOS device, do the following:
Once the Focus has been paired, if you power on the display before taking the iOS device out of standby, the display will automatically connect. Remember to lock the device before turning off the Focus to ensure that braille auto detection works properly the next time you want to use braille.
The following sections list iOS commands that can be performed from the Perkins-style keyboard as well as other controls on the Focus Blue displays.
Note: Press K CHORD, DOTS 1-3 and the SPACEBAR, to activate VoiceOver Help. You can then press various controls on the Focus to learn how they work with VoiceOver without actually performing the command. When you are finished, press B CHORD, DOTS 1-2 and the SPACEBAR, to exit VoiceOver Help.
Chord Command | Function |
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DOT 1 CHORD | Move to previous item |
DOT 4 CHORD | Move to next item |
DOT 2 CHORD | Pan braille left |
DOT 5 CHORD | Pan braille right |
DOTS 1-2-3 CHORD | Move to first item |
DOTS 4-5-6 CHORD | Move to last item |
DOTS 1-2-4 CHORD | Finds and places focus on an item on the current screen that matches specified text (after typing the text to search for, press DOTS 1-5 CHORD to perform the search) |
DOTS 1-3-5 CHORD | Scroll right |
DOTS 2-4-6 CHORD | Scroll left |
DOTS 3-4-5-6 CHORD | Scroll up or open the notification center when focused on the status bar |
DOTS 1-4-5-6 CHORD | Scroll down or open the control center when focused on the status bar |
DOTS 2-3-4 CHORD | Moves to the status bar |
DOTS 2-3 CHORD | Select previous rotor setting |
DOTS 5-6 CHORD | Select next rotor setting |
DOT 3 CHORD | Move to previous rotor item |
DOT 6 CHORD | Move to next rotor item |
DOTS 1-2-5 CHORD twice quickly | Launches the App Switcher |
DOTS 1-2-3-4-5 CHORD | Toggles Quick Nav on and off |
Chord Command | Function |
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DOTS 1-2-3-5 CHORD | Read all starting at selected item |
DOTS 2-4-5-6 CHORD | Read all, starting from the top |
DOTS 1-2-3-4 CHORD | Pause or continue speech |
Chord Command | Function |
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DOTS 1-2 CHORD | Activates the Back button, if present |
DOTS 1-4-5 CHORD or DOT 7 CHORD | Activates the Delete key |
DOTS 1-5 CHORD or DOT 8 CHORD | Activates the Return key |
DOTS 1-2-4-5 CHORD | Cycles among Six-dot, Eight-dot, and Contracted Braille output |
DOTS 2-3-6 CHORD | Cycles among Six-dot, Eight-dot, and Contracted Braille input |
DOTS 1-2-5 CHORD | Activates the Home button (press twice quickly to launch the App Switcher) |
DOTS 1-3-4 CHORD | Toggles speech on and off |
DOTS 2-3-4-5 CHORD | Activates the Tab key |
DOTS 2-3-5-6 CHORD | Select text |
DOTS 2-3-5 CHORD | Unselect text |
DOTS 3-4-5 CHORD | Volume up |
DOTS 1-2-6 CHORD | Volume down |
DOTS 2-3-4-5-6 CHORD | Output text style |
Command | Action |
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CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON | Double tap the selected item |
CURSOR ROUTING BUTTON above a status cell | If status cells are enabled, provides a message that describes how to interpret the information presented in the status cells (pressing a cursor router button not above a status cell dismisses the message) |
LEFT NAV ROCKER UP | Move to previous rotor item |
LEFT NAV ROCKER DOWN | Move to next rotor item |
LEFT NAV MODE BUTTON | Activate current item |
RIGHT NAV ROCKER UP | Move to previous item |
RIGHT NAV ROCKER DOWN | Move to next item |
RIGHT NAV MODE BUTTON | Activate current item |
LEFT PANNING BUTTON | Pan braille to the left |
RIGHT PANNING BUTTON | Pan braille to the right |
LEFT SELECT BUTTON | Activates a Back button if present |
RIGHT SELECT BUTTON | Start or stop current action (For example, answers and hangs up a phone call, starts and stops music or video playback, start and stop the stopwatch, starts and stops video recording, take a picture, start and stop Voice Memo recording, pauses and resumes Voicemail playback, or stops custom Voicemail greeting recording) |
LEFT ROCKER BAR UP | Scroll up |
LEFT ROCKER BAR DOWN | Scroll down |
RIGHT ROCKER BAR UP | Scroll left |
RIGHT ROCKER BAR DOWN | Scroll right |
Visit the Apple website for more information about using Braille with VoiceOver on iOS.