[mac4theblind] Re: bluetooth keyboard

  • From: David Hilbert Poehlman <poehlman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:21:54 -0500

Turn off Bluetooth on all devices except that which you want to pair with.
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On Feb 14, 2013, at 2:55 PM, Doug Leavens <df.leavens@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Battery's okay, and installed correctly!
On 2013-02-13, at 7:48 PM, John Heim <john@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sounds like a battery problem to me. The batteries go in "head first" -- 
> meaning the top or the end with the bump has to go in first.  This is a bit 
> counter-intuitive to someone who is experienced with battery powered devices 
> because there is a spring at the bottom of the hole the batteries go into. 
> Usually the flat end of the battery contacts the spring but not in this case.
> 
> When you turn the keyboard on, a green LED indicator about 1.5 inches (3cm) 
> from the power button lights up. I know this only from googling for info on 
> how to turn the keyboard on and off. But if theLED does not come on, you have 
> some kind of battery problem. You may need sighted assistance to check that. 
> You should make sure you have good batteries in the keyboard, that they are 
> in there correctly, and that the keyboard is on. 
> 
> On Feb 13, 2013, at 2:31 PM, Doug Leavens wrote:
> 
>> Got no response from the blind phone list, so maybe we'll try it here, as it 
>> affects both my iphone and macbook pro.
>> I have an Apple bluetooth keyboard that I can't seem to connect to either 
>> above-mentioned devices.
>> In trying to set it up, when I get the message to key the password that 
>> appears on the device, nothing happens, and, of course, I get the cannot 
>> pair message.
>> I don't know the model of the keyboard, but it's the one with the button at 
>> the end of the battery compartment which runs the length of the top of the 
>> keyboard.
>> The board has the laptop layout.
>> Please help.
>> Thanks.************
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