Setting the devices to make calls or send/receive text messages

To be able to make calls or send/receive text messages using a device with Mind Express, a number of things need to be configured first. This usually involves Bluetooth settings.

Choose one of the following three options:
OptionProcedure
An internal SIM card can be used in the Mind Express device.
  1. Insert the SIM card into the Mind Express device. Please refer to the device's manual on how to do this.
  2. In Mind Express, choose Menu > Settings.
  3. Choose Devices. The Phone tab appears.
  4. In Connect with, choose [naam Jabbla toestel] Internal phone from the drop-down list
  5. In Show extra information, choose Yes to display a progress bar on the user screen when performing phone actions that take some time.
There is no internal SIM card available or possible in the Mind Express device. The device does have Bluetooth. Mind Express can then use a Bluetooth enabled mobile phone to send/receive text messages using phone actions. Calls cannot be made this way.
  1. In Mind Express, choose Menu > Settings.
  2. Choose Devices. The Phone tab appears.
  3. For Connect with, choose Bluetooth smartphone from the drop-down list.
  4. In Show extra information, choose Yes to display a progress bar on the user screen when performing phone actions that take some time.
  5. Enable Bluetooth on both the telephone and the Mind Express device and connect the two. For more information, consult the manuals or the operating systems of the devices.
On some Jabbla devices, the user can also make calls and send/receive text messages with phone actions via an app on an Android smartphone and with a Bluetooth connection:
  1. Install the Jabbla BT App on the smartphone. For more information, see www.jabbla.com/faq/jabbla-bt-app.
  2. In Mind Express, choose Menu > Settings.
  3. Choose Devices. The Phone tab appears.
  4. In Connect with, choose [naam Jabbla toestel] External phone from the drop-down list.
  5. For Bluetooth name, enter a unique name for the Bluetooth connection to be made, for example ME5BT.
  6. In Show extra information, choose Yes to display a progress bar on the user screen when performing phone actions that take some time.
  7. On the page with telephone actions in Mind Express, the user (or their instructor) can now select the Connect action.
  8. Enable Bluetooth on both the smartphone and the Mind Express device and connect both using the user-defined name ME5BT from the example. For more information see the manuals or the operating systems of the devices.
  9. On the smartphone, open the Jabbla BT app and select the chosen name, ME5BT from the example.
The user can now choose the Connect action, and use the phone actions to make a call and send/receive text messages.