Use a Baum PocketVario display with VoiceOver

When using your Baum PocketVario braille display with VoiceOver on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can use the following device-specific 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 Joystick Left or D1
Move to next item Joystick Right or D4
Scroll left one page D2 + D4 + D6
Scroll right one page D1 + D3 + D5
Scroll up one page D3 + D4 + D5 + D6
Scroll down one page D1 + D4 + D5 + D6
Activates the Home button F1 or D1 + D2 + D5
Go to the Status bar F2 or D2 + D3 + D4
Go to Notification Center D4 + D6
Go to Control Center D2 + D5
Activates Back button if present F3 or D1 + D2
Move to the first item D1 + D2 + D3
Move to the last item D4 + D5 + D6
Speak page number or rows being displayed D3 + D4

Rotor

VoiceOver action Display key
Move to previous item using rotor setting Joystick Up or D3
Move to next item using rotor setting Joystick Down or D6
Select previous rotor setting D2 + D3
Select next rotor setting D5 + D6

Interaction

VoiceOver action Display key
Double-tap the selected item Router
Select item under your finger Joystick Press or D3 + D6
Activates the Volume Up button D3 + D4 + D5
Activates the Volume Down button D1 + D2 + D6
Activates the Eject key D1 + D4 + D6
Activates the Delete key D1 + D4 + D5
Activates the Return key D1 + D5
Activates the Tab key D2 + D3 + D4 + D5
Activates the Shift and Tab keys D1 + D2 + D5 + D6
Cut D1 + D3 + D4 + D6
Copy D1 + D4
Paste D1 + D2 + D3 + D6
Undo D1 + D3 + D5 + D6
Redo D2 + D3 + D4 + D6
Select Text D2 + D5 + D6
Select All D2 + D3 + D5 + D6
Unselect Text D2 + D3 + D5
Toggle Screen Curtain on or off D1 + D2 + D3 + D4 + D5 + D6
Change an item's label D1 + D2 + D3 + D4 + D6
Start VoiceOver help D1 + D3

Reading

VoiceOver action Display key
Pause or continue speech F4 or D1 + D2 + D3 + D4
Read page starting at selected item D1 + D2 + D3 + D5
Read page starting at the top D2 + D4 + D5 + D6
Toggle speech on and off D1 + D3 + D4

Braille

VoiceOver action Display key
Toggle expanded status description Status Router
Pan braille to the left D2
Pan braille to the right D5
Toggle announcement history D1 + D3 + D4 + D5
Cycle through the available braille output models D1 + D2 + D4 + D5
Cycle through the available braille input modes D2 + D3 + D6

Learn more

Refer to Common braille commands for VoiceOver for a universal list of commands.

 

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