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 ===== Bluetooth ===== ===== Bluetooth =====
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 The Twiddler operates in both Wired, via USB, and Wireless, via 4.2 BLE.  When in Bluetooth mode, the Twiddler must be paired before it will start sending keystrokes and mouse data to your host device.  The Twiddler operates in both Wired, via USB, and Wireless, via 4.2 BLE.  When in Bluetooth mode, the Twiddler must be paired before it will start sending keystrokes and mouse data to your host device. 
  
-NOTE: to use the mouse as an input device in iOS a few settings need to be set:  [[https://www.idownloadblog.com/2023/10/10/how-to-use-mouse-with-iphone/#:~:text=You%20can%20use%20a%20wired,device%20under%20iPhone%20Bluetooth%20settings.|click here for more info]]+NOTE: to use the mouse as an input device in iOS a few settings need to be set:  [[t4_usingios|click here for more info]]
  
-==== Multiple Host Pairing ====+===== Multiple Host Pairing =====
  
-You can pair your Twiddler 4 with three separate Bluetooth hosts.  For security reasons, the Twiddler 4 will only connect to one host at a time. Use [[t4_specialchords|T14F2M]] to sequentially cycle through the Bluetooth Hosts currently paired with the Twiddler 4.+You can pair your Twiddler 4 with three separate Bluetooth hosts.  For security reasons, the Twiddler 4 will only connect to one host at a time. Use the [[t4_specialchords|Cycle Bluetooth Pairs Chord]] to sequentially cycle through the Bluetooth Hosts currently paired with the Twiddler 4.
  
 === Your first host === === Your first host ===
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 Use the same procedure to add a third host to your Twiddler. Use the same procedure to add a third host to your Twiddler.
  
-=== Automatic Discovery Mode ===+===== Automatic Discovery Mode ====
  
-Automatic Discovery Mode will pair with any of the hosts in your pair table. To enter this mode press T14F2M until all 3 LEDs light up.  The Twiddler 4 will be actively scanning for hosts.  This mode has been design for situations where you have paired with hosts that are in different locations and want to seamlessly transition from one host to the other when in range.  A good example of this is a work PC and a home PC.  If you pair the Twiddler with both, when you leave home, the pair is dropped when out of range of your Home PC and automatically paired when you get into range of your work PC.+Automatic Discovery Mode will pair with any of the hosts in your pair table. To enter this mode press the [[t4_specialchords|Cycle Bluetooth Pairs Chord]] until all 3 LEDs light up.  The Twiddler 4 will be actively scanning for hosts.  This mode has been designed for situations where you have paired with hosts that are in different locations and want to seamlessly transition from one host to the other when in range.  A good example of this is a work PC and a home PC.  If you pair the Twiddler with both, when you leave home, the pair is dropped when out of range of your Home PC and automatically paired when you get into range of your work PC.
  
-=== Rearranging the host order ===+Firmware 3.2: 
 +An additional mode that allows for connecting only to any known device is added to the rotation.  This will present show all three LEDs as either blue (peer device stored) or aqua blue light (empty), then will show a scanning animation until a device connects.  Pressing the [[t4_specialchords|Cycle Bluetooth Pairs Chord]] again will select the next single known device, pressing it again will move to the next known device, and continue until no more known devices are available.  The next mode is Automatic Discovery Mode, which also allows for new peers to connect; this mode is indicated by all three LEDs flashing blue quickly in unison. 
 +===== Rearranging the host order =====
  
-The Twiddler 4 places new hosts in the next available slot. Keep this in mind when adding hosts to your Twiddler.  If you would like your Home Desktop to be in slot 1, Phone in slot 2 and Work Desktop in slot 3, add them in that order.  If you would like to change the order, you need to reset the pairing table and start over.+The Twiddler 4 places new hosts in the next available slot. Keep this in mind when adding hosts to your Twiddler.  If you would like your Home Desktop to be in slot 1, Phone in slot 2 and Work Desktop in slot 3, add them in that order.  If you would like to change the order, you need to remove the Twiddler pair from each host THEN reset the pairing table on the Twiddler and start over.
  
 +===== Erasing Bluetooth Pairs =====
  
 +**IMPORTANT**\\
 +Erasing Bluetooth Pairs should be done in this order:
 +  - Remove Twiddler pair from Bluetooth list on HOST
 +  - Erase Bluetooth Pairs on Twiddler
  
-==== Power Saving =====+Reversing the order of operation may yield unpredictable results. 
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 +===== Power Saving ======
  
 In order to conserve power, you can set the Idle Sleep Mode in [[tuner_edit#settings_editor|Twiddler Tuner]]. After a defined period of time of inactivity, no button presses or mouse movement, the Twiddler will go into a sleep mode.  This sleep mode deactivates the Bluetooth Radio and disconnects from the host device.  In order to wake up the Twiddler from sleep mode, just push down on the Touchpad as you would issue a "right mouse click".  You will see the [[t4_led|Status LED]] blink while the BT Radio is reactivated and repaired with your host device.  This is usually done automatically and within 2-5 seconds.  Actual pair times vary and are dependent on your host device.  You can use the Twiddler as usual once the pairing procedure has completed.  The Status LEDs will stop blinking once the pair has completed. In order to conserve power, you can set the Idle Sleep Mode in [[tuner_edit#settings_editor|Twiddler Tuner]]. After a defined period of time of inactivity, no button presses or mouse movement, the Twiddler will go into a sleep mode.  This sleep mode deactivates the Bluetooth Radio and disconnects from the host device.  In order to wake up the Twiddler from sleep mode, just push down on the Touchpad as you would issue a "right mouse click".  You will see the [[t4_led|Status LED]] blink while the BT Radio is reactivated and repaired with your host device.  This is usually done automatically and within 2-5 seconds.  Actual pair times vary and are dependent on your host device.  You can use the Twiddler as usual once the pairing procedure has completed.  The Status LEDs will stop blinking once the pair has completed.
  
-==== Radio =====+===== Radio ======
  
 The Twiddler 4 uses the EByte E73-2G4M08S1C radio. The Twiddler 4 uses the EByte E73-2G4M08S1C radio.
-==== USB 3 Port ==== 
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-If you have a Bluetooth dongle connected to a USB 3 port on your host, you may experience decreased Bluetooth performance.  Popular motherboard manufacturers, like Asus, have white papers on this subject.   
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-Here are links to:  
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-  - The Asus white paper:  
-    * [[https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1004004/]] \\ \\ 
-  - The Intel white paper:  
-    * {{https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/327216.pdf| Download from USB.org}}  
-    * {{https://tgimages.s3.mazonaws.com/twiddler/wiki/USB3 RF Impact on 2.4GHz devices - INTEL.pdf| Download Local copy}} 
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-The easiest solution to mitigate the RF interference is to get a USB extender cable and plug the dongle further away from the host's USB 3 port. 
  
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