Update Failure, Orbit Reader 20

The last firmware update I had on my Orbit Reader 20 Braille display was b0.00.00.69r18. Having seen version b0.00.00.69r22 on Orbit Research’s site, I decided to update. After the update I immediately noticed the display, when powered on, showed, not the file I had open last, but one I’d never opened, a file called Welcome g1.brf, signifying the grade 1 version. I wrote tech support and when the smoke cleared I’m now back to 69r18. My device now works as it used to.

iPhone support? Not so much. I still can’t use Bluetooth to connect between the display and the iPhone. I was told by tech support to try a different phone. It works for them. All well and good, but I have only the one iPhone, so I can’t do as they suggest.

5 comments

  1. In still another update, I never heard if the newer firmware has been updated again to address the issues I had. So, as far as I know, nothing has been updated or fixed.

  2. Update: I got the display working with iOS 16 again. It does help to look at the manual, which I also updated while I was at it.

    I’m feeling rather stupid, so I’ll go hide now, lol.

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