ORBIT RESEARCH Q20 Reader Datasheet

ORBIT RESEARCH Q20 Reader Datasheet

FN key Qwerty Support

Sr No. Description Key
1. Home FN + Left arrow
2. End FN + Right arrow
3. Page Up FN + Up arrow
4. Page Down FN + Down arrow
5. Pause FN + F9
6. Scroll Lock FN + F10
7. Insert FN + F11
8. Print Screen FN + F12

General Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. Power ON/OFF Long tap power key (Press Power Key Min 2 seconds)
 2. Sleep/wakeup Short tap power key (Single Tap to Power key)
3. Mass storage enter/exit. CTRL + J
4. Preference Menu Windows Key + P
5. Calendar CTRL + L
6. Calculator CTRL + T
7. USB HID Orbit mode CTRL + H
8. USB HID Braille CTRL + Windows + H
9. USB VCP Mode CTRL + I
10. Bluetooth Mode CTRL + B
11. Switch to remote mode Ctrl + Right arrow
12. Switch to local mode Thumb 1 + Thumb 2
13. BIST mode enter/exit Hold Thumb key 1 + 5-time press Power key

Preference Menu Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. Open Menu Windows Key + P
2. Next Menu Item Down Arrow
3. Previous Menu Item Up Arrow
4. Select the item or dismiss the alert ESC
5. Exit the menu (Also works for the context menu) Backspace
6. Move to the previous menu choice for current item Left arrow
7. Move to the Next menu choice for current item Right Arrow
8. Move to the First menu item CTRL + HOME
9. Move to the last menu item CTRL + END

File Manager Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. Create New File CTRL + N
2. Create New Folder CTRL + O
3. Copy File CTRL + C
4. Cut File CTRL + X
5. Paste File CTRL + V
6. Delete File DELETE
7. Protect or unprotect file CTRL + P
8. Mark current file CTRL + M
9. Move to first file CTRL + HOME
10. Move to last file CTRL + END
11. Move to previous folder/file UP ARROW
12. Move to next folder/file DOWN ARROW
13. Edit last File CTRL + E
14. Move to next file property RIGHT ARROW
15. Move to previous file property LEFT ARROW
16. Rename File/ Folder Ctrl + R
17. Open current file/folder Enter
18. Exit folder listing and return to file Back space

Reader Application Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. To Go to Previous or Next Character LEFT / RIGHT ARROW
 2. To Scroll the previous or Next word into view CTRL + LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW
3. To Go to Previous or Next Page Page Up and Page Down
4. Move to Next/ previous paragraph CTRL + DOWN/UP
5. Go to Previous or Next Bookmark Shift + LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW
6. To Set/Clear Bookmark CTRL + M
7. To Previous binary search (Move by %), Window + Down
8. To Next binary search (Move by %) Window + UP
9. To Open Find, Edit box, CTRL + F
10. Find next braille Alt + Down arrow
11. Find previous braille Alt + Up arrow
12. Edit current file CTRL + E
13. Return to last edit file Alt + Tab
14. To Increase the reading speed by 1 second CTRL + Alt + Up arrow
15. To Decrease the reading speed by 1 second CTRL + Alt + Down
16. To Increase the reading speed by 0.1 second CTRL + Alt + Right
17. To Decrease the reading speed by 0.1 second CTRL + Alt + Left
18. To Start/Stop Braille Pacer, Space
19. Moves to the top of the file CTRL + HOME
20. Moves to the bottom of the file CTRL + END

Edit box Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. To Start of Text Up arrow
2. To End of Text Down arrow
3. To Accept entered Text Enter
4. To Reject enter key/Close Edit box ESC

Editor Application Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. To Move to the next set of characters that fit on the display  Left/right pan down key
2. To Move to the previous set of characters that fit on the display  Left/right pan up key
3. To Move the cursor to the left Left arrow
4. To Move the cursor to the right Right arrow
5. To Move the cursor to the start of the previous word  CTRL + Left arrow
6. To Move the cursor to the start of the next word  CTRL + Right arrow
7. To Move to the previous paragraph Up arrow
8. To Move to the next paragraph Down arrow
9. To Move to the Start of the paragraph Shift + Windows + Home
10. To Move to the End of the paragraph Shift + Windows + End
11. To the Previous page Page Up
12. To Next page Page Down
13. To Open the context menu ESC
14. To update existing words when the language is English except for computer braille and the Braille input setting is off Long press the cursor routing key which contains that word

Language Profile Switching Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. To Switch to Profile 1 Alt + F1
2. To Switch to Profile 2 Alt + F2
3. To Switch to Profile 3 Alt + F3
4. To Switch to Profile 4 Alt + F4

Bluetooth Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. To Activate the Bluetooth Device Left pan up key + Cursor routing 1 to 5
2. To Scan nearby Bluetooth devices Alt + S
3. To Open the paired device list Alt + L
4. To Delete the selected connection CTRL + Q
5. To Delete all connections CTRL + X
6. To Send file CTRL + Windows + B
7. To Accept file transfer/pairing request Enter
8. To Reject file transfer/pairing request Backspace

Calendar Application Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. To Open / close calendar CTRL + L
2. To Go to previous or next week UP/ DOWN key
3. To Add an appointment CTRL + Alt + Q
4. To save an appointment ESC
5. To Discard an appointment change CTRL + D
6. To Delete an appointment CTRL + Q
 7. To Acknowledge appointment/Acknowledge ringing alarm  Backspace
8. To Snoozing ringing alarm Space
9. To Go to Specific Date CTRL + G

Calculator Application Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. To Open/Close Calculator CTRL + T
2. To do Addition Plus
3. To do Subtraction Minus
4. To do Multiplication Multiplication
5. To do Division Division
6. To generate Equals/Answer Enter
7. To do Backspace Backspace
8. To Clear Entry CTRL + K
9. To All clear CTRL + Delete
10. To enter Decimal point, CTRL + Dot key
11. To enter Pi key (Displays the value of pi) CTRL + slash key
12. To do History navigation CTRL + Y / CTRL + Z
13. M+ (Memory Plus) CTRL + Up arrow
14. M- (Memory minus) CTRL + Down arrow
15. MR (Memory recall) CTRL + Left arrow
16. MC (Memory clear) CTRL + Right arrow

Miscellaneous Commands

Sr No. Description Key
1. To Show current Date Time Windows + C
2. To Keyboard lock / Unlock CTRL + Windows + I
3. To log events in SD Card CTRL + Alt + Windows + Shift + S
4. To Enable/Disable Auto sleep CTRL + Alt + L
5. To Enable/Disable Maintenance Status CTRL + Alt + M
6. To hardware reset Thumb 3 + Right pan down key
7.  To Upgrade Firmware using USB Press and hold down Thumb 2 + Right Pan down key, then press and release Thumb 3
8.  To Upgrade Firmware using SD Card Press and hold down Thumb 1 + Right Pan down key, then press and release the Power key

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Documents / Resources

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References

Published: September 30, 2024
Updated: October 1, 2024

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