Ablenet IOS 7 User Manual

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iOS 7 Switch Control

The Missing User Guide

Updated 04/08/2014

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license

Overview

iOS 7 includes a powerful new accessibility feature, Switch Control. For users with significant physical
disabilities, Switch Control is a much needed feature that provides access to almost every feature in iOS 7
through the use of one or multiple switches.

iOS 7 and Switch Control are currently available on the following Apple devices:

• iPad 4th Generation

• iPad 3rd Generation

• iPad 2

• iPad mini

• iPhone 5S

The following guide will walk you through the wide variety of settings for Switch Control, which will allow
you to customize the Switch Control experience for each user.

• iPhone 5C

• iPhone 5

• iPhone 4S

• iPhone 4

• iPod touch 5th Generation

Switch Options

Switch Control provides three options for setting up a switch.

1. External Switch

One or multiple external switches can be used with Switch Control. The Blue2 Bluetooth switch connects
to the iDevice via a Bluetooth connectio and provides one or two external switch inputs.

Blue2™ Bluetooth® Switch

(New model)

2. Camera Switch

The front facing camera of the iDevice can be used as a switch. A switch click is detected by moving the
head to the left or right.

3. Screen Switch

The screen of the iDevice can be turned into a switch. WARNING: Using the screen switch can
inadvertently lock you out of your iDevice. To avoid getting locked out of your iDevice, set-up your
Accessibility Shortcut (triple click of the home button) to turn Switch Control on and off.

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Single Switch Auto Scanning Setup and Use

The following steps are for setting up Switch Control with one external switch and auto scanning. The
scan will automatically move across the screen and the user will activate one switch to make selections.

Step 1: Setup Your Accessibility Shortcut

The Accessibility Shortcut gives you the ability to easily turn Switch Control on or off by triple clicking the
Home Button on your iDevice.

Follow these steps to setup your Accessibility Shortcut:

1. Go to Settings App > General > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut

2. Choose Switch Control

Step 2: Connect Your Switch

If you are using a Bluetooth® switch like the Blue2™ from AbleNet, you can pair it with your iDevice.

Follow these steps to pair your Bluetooth switch with your iDevice:

1. Turn your Bluetooth switch on

2. Go to Settings App > Bluetooth

3. Turn Bluetooth to On

4. Choose your Bluetooth switch from the list of Devices

5. Once paired it will say Connected

Step 3: Setup Your Switch

Once your switch is connected to your iDevice, you will need to set it up within Switch Control.

Follow these steps to set-up your switch with Switch Control:

1. Go to Settings App > General > Accessibility > Switch Control > Switches

2. Choose Add New Switch

3. Choose External

4. You will be prompted to activate your external switch. Once activated you will be prompted to give your
switch a name. Because you can setup multiple switches, we suggest using an intuitive name like
“orange switch” so that you can identify it at a later time.

5. Choose Select Item

6. Choose Switch Control at the top of the screen to go back to the main Switch Control Settings screen.

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