Twiddler

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.

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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.

Cycle through the different Modes by pressing the Cycle Bluetooth Pairs chord.

When all three LEDs are blinking Blue at the same time, the Twiddler is actively looking for a host to pair with. Use this mode to add new hosts to the Twiddler.

If at least one of the LEDs is Aqua (light blue), the Twiddler is in Wildcard mode. This mode will only seek to pair with known hosts. The number of known hosts are represented by blue LEDs and empty pair slots are represented by Aqua LEDs. All three LEDs will illuminate then cycle left to right, then right to left indicating that it is searching for a match. Once a match is found, the corresponding pair slot will breifly blink Blue and then all LEDs will go off.

B– -B- –B

To cycle to a specific pair slot press the Cycle Bluetooth Pairs chord until the 1 Blue LED illuminates in the 1st (left most) position. Pressing the Cycle Bluetooth Pairs chord again will advance the selection to the next pair slot, if it has been previously assigned.

B-B

When a host is in the process of pairing, the Twiddler goes through a bonding phase. You will see LED 1 and LED 3 briefly illuminate to indicate this.

To connect the Twiddler 4 to your first host:

1. Unplug the Twiddler 4 from USB. Three Blue LEDs will be flashing indicating the Twiddler is searching for a Bluetooth host.
2. On your host, open your Bluetooth manager and select “Twiddler” from the list of active devices ready to pair.
3. Once paired, this host is stored in Slot 1 on the Twiddler 4.

The Twiddler automatically picks the next open slot to store a new Bluetooth host. To add a second host:

1. If your 1st host is within range, temporarily turn off its Bluetooth radio or it will connect with the Twiddler 4.
2. Make sure the Twiddler 4 is unplugged from USB.
3. All 3 LEDs should be flashing Blue at the same time indicating it is in pairing mode actively scanning for a NEW host.
4. On your second host, open your Bluetooth manager and select “Twiddler” from the list of active devices ready to pair.
5. Once paired, this host is stored in Slot 2 on the Twiddler 4 indicated by a single Blue LED illuminated in the middle of the LED array.

Use the same procedure to add a third host to your Twiddler. The right most LED will be illuminated Blue when paired.

Automatic Discovery Mode will pair with any of the hosts in your pair table. To enter this mode press the 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.

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.

IMPORTANT
Erasing Bluetooth Pairs should be done in this order:

1. Remove Twiddler pair from Bluetooth list on HOST
2. Erase Bluetooth Pairs on Twiddler

Reversing the order of operation may yield unpredictable results.

In order to conserve power, you can set the Idle Sleep Mode in 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 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.

The Twiddler 4 uses the EByte E73-2G4M08S1C radio.