Alva BC680: Device keys for VoiceOver navigation
Summary
When using an Alva BC680 braille display and VoiceOver with iOS, you can use the following key commands to navigate.
Products Affected
iPad, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation)
| Braille display key | VoiceOver action |
| Router Row 1 | Double-tap the selected item |
| Router Row 2 | Double-tap the selected item |
| Status Router Row 1 | Toggle expanded status description |
| Status Router Row 2 | Toggle expanded status description |
| Left Smartpad Left | Move to previous item |
| Left Smartpad Right | Move to next item |
| Left Smartpad Up | Move to previous item using rotor setting |
| Left Smartpad Down | Move to next item using rotor setting |
| Left Smartpad Enter | Select the item under your finger |
| Right Smartpad Left | Move to previous item |
| Right Smartpad Right | Move to next item |
| Right Smartpad Up | Move to previous item using rotor setting |
| Right Smartpad Down | Move to next item using rotor setting |
| Right Smartpad Enter | Select item under your finger |
| Left Smartpad 1 | Activates the Home button |
| Left Smartpad 2 | Goes to the status bar |
| Left Smartpad 3 | Activates a Back button if present |
| Left Smartpad 4 | Pause or continue speech |
| Right Smartpad 1 | Activates the Home button |
| Right Smartpad 2 | Goes to the status bar |
| Right Smartpad 3 | Activates a Back button if present |
| Right Smartpad 4 | Pause or continue speech |
| eTouch 1 | Pan braille to the left |
| eTouch 2 | Move to previous item using rotor setting |
| eTouch 3 | Pan braille to the right |
| eTouch 4 | Move to next item using rotor setting |
| Thumb 1 | Select the item under your finger |
| Thumb 2 | Pan braille to the left |
| Thumb 3 | Pan braille to the left |
| Thumb 4 | Pan braille to the left |
| Thumb 5 | Pan braille to the left |
| Thumb 6 | Pan braille to the right |
| Thumb 7 | Pan braille to the right |
| Thumb 8 | Pan braille to the right |
| Thumb 9 | Pan braille to the right |
| Thumb 10 | Select the item under your finger |
Additional Information
At this time the Feature Pack Perkins keys are not supported.
For the universal list of common commands, please refer to Common braille commands for VoiceOver.
To ensure that your braille display is using the correct table, please make sure that you have the most recent version of iOS installed.
Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.
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