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Left Door
(top to bottom)
A/C Jack
USB Port
Camera Switch Jack

Right Door

(top to bottom)

Audio Jack

Microphone Jack

Switch Two Jack

Switch One Jack

Private Audio Jack

Spelling Pop-Up

Voice Pop-Up

Up Arrow

PopTalk! Pop-Up

Home

Right Arrow

On/Off

Microphone

Screen Buttons 1–6

Up Arrow

Left Arrow

Message Strip

You’ll quickly learn to love our interface: just six Screen 

buttons, four Arrow buttons, and four Pop-Up buttons. 

We’ve totally changed the game for anyone with access 

issues. But, more importantly, our simple interface 

houses massive communication power and many diverse 

ways to speak. The Tango is just what it looks like, a totally 

new way of thinking   — and communicating.

A Look at What’s What

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Camera Lens

Front Door
SD Card Slot
Compact Flash

Keyguard

This shows images from the Tango for Children. Your Tango may have slightly different Talk Topics.

Summary of Contents for tango!

Page 1: ...Quickstart Guide www blink twice com VERSION 2 0 ...

Page 2: ... to augmented communication When we created the Tango we rethought the way individuals could communicate and the ways therapists and others could support that communication We wanted to raise expectations for individuals with disabilities And we also wanted to raise them for language literacy and learning to increase opportunities for everything from education to jobs We worked with some of the be...

Page 3: ...l quickly learn to love our interface just six Screen buttons four Arrow buttons and four Pop Up buttons We ve totally changed the game for anyone with access issues But more importantly our simple interface houses massive communication power and many diverse ways to speak The Tango is just what it looks like a totally new way of thinking and communicating A Look at What s What 4 5 Camera Lens Fro...

Page 4: ...ck to the Home Screen The Home button remains lit That means it s active and remembers where you just came from Press the Home button again and you ll return to the place you were The Home button always takes you right back to the top level of the Tango Remember If you re lost just go home Getting Started Plug in the Tango The Tango comes fully charged so you can start communicating right out of t...

Page 5: ...rds are organized into the following 30 Talk Topics Simply scroll down from any Topic to find Phrases and Words Home Activities Playdate Games Cooking Reading Watch TV Phone Out and About Out Walking In the Car Supermarket Shopping Arts and Crafts Parties School Arriving Morning Meeting School Talk Recess Snack After School Core Topics New People Group Talk About Someone About Something Things I D...

Page 6: ...ractions more conversation turns and increased success in communication development Speaking Phrases Okay It s time to begin communicating Here s how to quickly find and speak more than 2 000 phrases we ve already built into the Tango Press Home Make sure you start at the Home Screen We re going to make a simple sentence that uses only Core Words Press CORE FIRST This takes you to first of three s...

Page 7: ... Then press Speak to speak and clear the sentence Or press the Message Strip to speak and you ll be able to keep building your sentence Shout out You can build countless sentences by combining Core and List Words You can also create sentences by using Topic Words in a Talk Topic Lastly you can also add any word you d like by spelling For example while using Core and Lists just press the ABC Pop Up...

Page 8: ...s 1 2 3 4 5 6 i h Press ABC You ll be taken to the onscreen keyboard Press Button 2 To account for complex motor movements the Tango lets you press larger buttons rather than smaller ones which can be hard to isolate Press h You ll see the letter h in the Message Strip The first letter of the sentence always gets capitalized Press Button 2 Press i You ll see a word start to form in the Message Str...

Page 9: ...k in a normal voice For best results speak four inches away from the microphone When you re done speaking press STOP Wait a moment while the Tango processes your voice recording Press Listen If you like the message continue If not press Redo and do it again Note You can also synthesize a phrase instead of recording speech Now comes the fun With Voice Morphing you can turn an adult s voice into a k...

Page 10: ...ort language and communication development Press home Press Lists You ll now see Master List Categories There are 30 of them Each Category contains up to 30 Lists Each List contains up to 18 words Press FOOD LISTS You ll now see six different Food Lists You can create up to 24 more Lists Press MEAlS You ll see all sorts of meal types Press any one to speak that word Press Up Arrow Explore some of ...

Page 11: ...Voice Morphing Press Home Press Talk Topics Choose dressing Press thumbs down After all we whine most when we re unhappy Press the Voice Pop Up Here you ll find volume controls and eMorphs emotion Morphs Press Whine Once Now press Don t want to wear and let someone know how you really feel It s not just what you say it s also how you say it The Tango is the only AAC device that lets you add emotio...

Page 12: ...y 2 Physical Traits Each Talk Topic has five Word Banks They are all listed here In each Word Bank you ll find 12 words with room for six more That s 2 700 words in the 30 Talk Topics alone Mealtime Dining Room Meals Condiments Eating Verbs Hunger Taste Favorite Foods Reading Things to Read Story Parts Reading Verbs Feelings Interests My Words Shopping Things to Buy Stores Money Shopping Verbs My ...

Page 13: ... Use This Photo Now press Edit Audio Phrase You ll be taken to our Audio Programming Page Press Redo Speak whatever you want into the microphone Remember wait one second before speaking and for best results speak four inches away from the microphone When you re done speaking the Redo button now says Stop Press that button to end your recording You can also type and synthesize a phrase Now turn you...

Page 14: ... the Tango So what s next For starters we suggest you don t do everything at once but start by exploring your favorite Talk Topics one at a time For example explore the Dressing Set Use the Questions to ask what the weather is like Use Things to choose appropriate clothes Use Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down to tell someone if you ve got what you want Then maybe try the TV Talk Topic Watch a show with som...

Page 15: ...Tango is a registered trademark of Blink Twice Inc 2007 Blink Twice Inc ...

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