I am coming here way late to this thread. Someone is trying to pair an apex with their phone. If zeros do not work, try ones.
Jenn Jenn and Kumi > On May 6, 2020, at 3:30 AM, Malcolm Parfitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello Anna, > > Thanks for your reply, I hope I find you well in these anxious times. > > The Apex is the only device that he has attempted to pair with his new iPhone > SE2020. > > The iPhone says to check the Apex is ready and the correct pairing code is > used. We are using four 0’s and double-tapping the pair button at top left > of the iPhone’s display. > > Any further suggestions most welcome. > > Malcolm > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anna > Dresner > Sent: 05 May 2020 23:14 > To: VIPhone Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Braille device question. > > Hi Malcolm, > > Have you tried restarting both devices? Also, if they have ever installed > other braille displays, try forgetting them from VoiceOver/Braille Settings, > as the iPhone often has trouble connecting with one display if it's also > connected to others. Resetting the phone may also help. > > Best, > Anna > > > > On May 5, 2020, at 11:39 AM, Malcolm Parfitt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > Firstly I have never used a Braille display with an iPhone but I am trying to > help a friend to do so. > > I’m not sure whether he has tried to pair the display via the usual Bluetooth > route rather than via Voiceover there are no entries for the device on the > iPhone. > > When we try to pair via Voiceover and Braille Apex is shown as expected and > entering the code we are presented with a message that Pairing was > unsuccessful make sure Apex is ready. > > I read the following from Applevis. > > If you run out of time when typing the code, just try again. After three > attempts, you > will not be able to keep trying. To fix this, return to settings, general, > and this time > select Bluetooth. From there, select the Apex, then double tap the "forget > this device" > button. This should let you try three more times to pair, as instructed above. > If the Apex does not appear when you scan for braille displays, check that > your Apex's > name is set properly (described above), make sure that Bluetooth is enabled > on both > devices, make sure that the Apex is in terminal mode, and make sure that you > had not > already tried several unsuccessful pairing attempts (you must forget the > Apex, as > described in the previous list item, if this is the case). Also, you must not > have used the > Apex's connectivity menu to try to pair or activate anything on the iTouch. > If you have > done this, you must remove pairing and deactivate all services from the > Apex's > Bluetooth menu, as described in the Apex manual. > > Unfortunately I don’t have access to the manual or the device so don’t know > how to remove pairing and deactivate all services from the Apex's > Bluetooth menu. > > Any help welcome. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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