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Originally Posted by RobertJSawyer
Is there any trick to getting a Bluetooth keyboard to work with the Elipsa 2E (or any other Kobo)? I've got one from Targus that the Kobo finds but fails to pair with. Thanks!
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No, mine just worked. Sage & Elipsa, but I don't imagine an Elipsa 2E is different. I have the 2E firmware on my original Elipsa, which adds subfolders for notebooks. Though I do all my Pen notes on Sage Advanced Notebook.
But I've had loads of tricky and essentially useless BT Keyboards over the years. This one is the only one as good as USB on a PC or tablet or phone. It's about €12 to €20 depending on source and Brand. Even the Trust brand (Dutch Company) version sold locally seems to be USA layout so like mine from China direct is missing a key. I've one smaller USB keyboard that has the missing key (left of Z on full size). It's hard to get real UK/ Europe keyboards. We scrapped a laptop for parts because now only the USA one key less keyboard is available.
However the Kobo fairly quickly disconnects, you need then to reconnect in Kobo menu, though not re-pair as it remember that.
So it's no use for regular annotation from proofreading as it will have disconnected.
Also it ONLY works on screens where the onscreen keyboard appears, or tapping a field would popup the touch keyboard. On the Sage and Elipsa in Notebooks or Advanced Notebooks it only works to enter a filename, or page up & page down in the notebook, no text entry in either kind of notebook.
So I don't bother. For proof / annotation I do a big highlight for context and brief note or abbreviation. The Annotations have % in book and chapter as well as highlight and note.
Also many keyboards can only pair with one device (some allow two) so you have to unpair the previous or completely reset the keyboard (if possible) to pair a new host.