Use a Baum VarioConnect display with VoiceOver
When using your Baum VarioConnect braille display with VoiceOver on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can use the following device-specific keys.
You can use the following keys with these braille displays:
VarioConnect 24
VarioConnect 32
VarioConnect 40
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 and 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 modes | 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 common commands.
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