Accent 800/800-D Getting Started
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Device Configurations from PRC
Your PRC device shipped with one of four configurations: the Unity® language system, the UNIDAD®
bilingual system, the Essence® language system, or the WordPower™ language system. Below are brief
descriptions of each configuration as well as places to go for additional information.
For more information, contact your regional consultant by performing a zip code search on our website
www.prentrom.com
. Click
PRC Advantage
, scroll down, and select
PRC Consultants
. Enter your zip code
under the “Find your consultant” box on the right.
The Unity Device Configuration
The Unity configuration gives individuals access to the Unity family of vocabularies: the Unity vocabularies,
the LAMP Words for Life® vocabularies, and the CoreScanner™ vocabularies.
Unity language system
The Unity language system is a way to organize language that is unique to PRC. It uses easy-to-
understand pictures to represent words and word endings. It starts out at simple cause and effect and
grows to adult language. It comes in 4, 8, 15, 28, 36, 45, 60, 84, and 144 locations and has a
1-hit
and
sequenced
version. It can be used with beginning communicators as well as advanced communicators.
For more information, take a variety of free online courses.
You will find these courses by going to
our
website
www.prentrom.com
and
clicking
Education
.
A Unity-configured device ships with Unity vocabularies as the default.
LAMP Words for Life language system
The LAMP Words for Life (WFL) language system is also a way to organize language which is unique to
PRC. Its foundations are in the Unity language system, so you are going to see similarities between the
two programs. The LAMP WFL language system was authored for people with autism, but it can be
used by individuals with other disabilities. It is typically used in conjunction with the LAMP approach. It
comes in 84 locations and has a
1-hit
,
transition
, and
full
version. It can be used with beginning
communicators as well as advanced communicators.
For more information, take a variety of free online courses.
You will find these courses by going to
our
website
www.prentrom.com
and
clicking
Education
.
To learn more about the LAMP approach, visit The Center for AAC and Autism
www.aacandautism.com
To load the LAMP WFL language system, do the following:
1.
Select the
Tools
key, select the
Toolbox
key, and then select
User Area Menu
.
2.
Select
Replace User Area
and then select the vocabulary you want to replace.
3.
Select
Pre-defined Vocabularies
,
English
, and
LAMP Words for Life
. Then select the specific
vocabulary you want.
4.
Select
Yes
to confirm the replacement.
5.
On the keyboard page, type
replace
and select
OK
.
6.
When the question “Switch to this User Area now?” appears, answer
Yes
or
No
.
7.
Select
OK
twice to return to the vocabulary screen.
8.
If you want to load all three LAMP WFL vocabularies, follow these same steps, selecting a
different user area for each.
