Use an Alva BC640 display with VoiceOver
When using your Alva BC640 braille display with VoiceOver on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can use the following key commands.
To ensure that your braille display uses the correct table, make sure that you have the latest version of iOS.
Navigation
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Move to previous item | Smartpad Left |
Move to next item | Smartpad Right |
Go to Status bar | Smartpad 2 |
Activates the Back button if present | Smartpad 3 |
Rotor
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Move to next item using rotor setting | eTouch 4, Thumb 4, or Smartpad Down |
Move to previous item using rotor setting | eTouch 2, Thumb 2, or Smartpad Up |
Interaction
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Double-tap the selected item | Router Row 1 or Router Row 2 |
Select item under your finger | Smartpad Enter or Thumb 3 |
Activates the Home button | Smartpad 1 |
Reading
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Pause or continue speech | Smartpad 4 |
Braille
VoiceOver action | Display key |
|---|---|
Pan braille to the left | eTouch 1 or Thumb 1 |
Pan braille to the right | eTouch 3 or Thumb 5 |
Toggle expanded status description | Status Router Row 1 or Status Router Row 2 |
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Refer to Common braille commands for VoiceOver for a universal list of commands.
The Feature Pack Perkins keys aren't currently suported.
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