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User’s Guide

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DynaVox Technologies

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Pittsburgh, PA 15203

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Page 1: ...User s Guide Powered by DECtalk Uses Acapela Speech Technologies DynaVox Technologies 2100 Wharton Street Suite 400 Pittsburgh PA 15203 800 344 1778 www dynavoxtech com ...

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Page 3: ...ding without limitation material generated from the software programs which are displayed on the screen such as screen displays menus etc Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions For information write to DynaVox Systems LLC 2100 Wharton Street Suite 400 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15203 USA The European Aut...

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Page 5: ... 3 4 Starting Palmtop 11 3 5 Loading and Changing Configurations 12 3 6 Basics of Communication 12 3 7 Stopping Palmtop 12 3 8 Adding Phrases to Standard Configurations 13 3 9 Modifying Symbol Based Configurations 13 3 10 Creating New Configurations 13 3 11 Connecting to a PC 13 3 12 Importing an Image 14 3 13 Backing Up Your Device 14 3 13 1 Palmtop Backup 14 3 13 2 Configuration Backup 15 3 14 D...

Page 6: ...uration Scanning Dialog 34 4 7 1 Scanning Dialog Method Selection 34 4 7 2 Scanning Dialog Delays Section 35 4 7 3 Scanning Dialog Miscellaneous Section 35 4 7 4 Scanning Dialog Audio Feedback Section 36 4 8 Input Configuration Morse Code Dialog 36 4 8 1 Morse Dialog Switch Assignment 37 4 8 2 Morse Dialog Switch Timing 37 4 8 3 Morse Dialog Switch Acceptance Times 38 4 8 4 Morse Dialog Audio Feed...

Page 7: ...the Button s Label 57 4 19 4 Labels Tab Editing the Button s Message 58 4 19 5 Labels Tab Changing the Button s Picture 58 4 19 6 Labels Tab Setting up a Navigation or Visit Button 58 4 19 7 Labels Tab Changing the Button s Audio Clip 58 4 19 8 Labels Tab Clearing a Button s Contents 59 4 19 9 Labels Tab Editing the Next Button 59 4 19 10 This Button Tab Changing the Appearance of a Single Button ...

Page 8: ...onfig Child Functional 9 Button 88 7 13 Config Child Situational 12 Button 89 7 14 Config Direct Matrix Optimized for Direct Selection 90 7 15 Config Direct List Matrix Optimized for Direct Selection with Prediction List 90 7 16 Config List Prediction List 91 7 17 Config Medical 91 7 18 Config Morse Only Text Editor for Morse Access 92 7 19 Config Scan Matrix Optimized for Scanning 93 7 20 Config ...

Page 9: ...oo fast or too slow 107 8 8 How do I speed up audio scanning 107 8 9 My external switches are not working 107 8 10 I cannot get a configuration to load save 107 8 11 I lost the toolbar and menus 108 8 12 I lost the Editor Window 108 8 13 Zoom is turned on and I cannot turn it off 108 8 14 I cannot find the text file I saved 108 8 15 I cannot find my product ID number 108 8 16 How do I get Technica...

Page 10: ...lmtop3 LightWriter and Dynamo product returned within 30 days will be charged a weekly restocking fee based on the time between the date the device was shipped to the customer from DynaVox Technologies Pittsburgh PA manufacturing facility and the date that the product is received at our manufacturing facility Product Guarantees and Warranties Rest easy with DynaCare Every DynaVox V DynaVox Vmax Dy...

Page 11: ...y for a specific product please contact DynaVox Technologies at 1 866 DYNAVOX 396 2869 Extended Service Contracts DynaCare Certified Unlimited Guarantee extendeds service contracts help to ensure that unexpected repair bills never strain your budget Available for purchase year by year or in money saving multi year packages DynaCare extended service contracts allow you to extend your original all i...

Page 12: ...r online Knowledge Base lets you search for answers and download documentation Browse to www dynavoxtech com select the 24 7 Tech Support button then select Knowledge Base Email If you cannot find the answer you need on the Knowledge Base you can send a message to Technical Support by selecting the Ask Technical Support tab within the Knowledge Base website Chat To chat with a Technical Support re...

Page 13: ...tion as follows Palmtop3 User s Guide Part 400670 A 1 1 Getting Started Provides all the information you need to get up and communicating right away Start here after you have unpacked all the parts 2 Introducing Impact Contains an overview of the Impact software and the Windows Mobile operating system 3 Using Palmtop Impact Provides instructions on the most common functions This section will walk ...

Page 14: ...to the AC adapter cable see Figure 5 and then plug the adapter connector to the sync cable connector on the left side of the Palmtop device see Figure 3 Then connect the AC adapter to an electrical outlet When the batteries are charging the power button on the Axim will glow orange see Figure 1 When the device is completely charged the power button on the Axim will glow green It is recommended tha...

Page 15: ...top3 top view Figure 2 Palmtop3 right side view Palmtop3 User s Guide Part 400670 A 3 Wireless Light Touch Screen Cursor Button Microphone Speaker Volume Power Button Charging Indicator Calendar Contacts Home Inbox ...

Page 16: ...Figure 3 Palmtop3 front oblique view Figure 4 Palmtop3 bottom view 4 DynaVox Technologies Speaker Reset Button Stylus Sync Cable Connector ...

Page 17: ...he prediction engine For this reason it is recommended that after you choose a configuration for everyday use you should keep the Palmtop software running all the time Just turn off the device when you are not using it This will take advantage of the instant on feature of the Dell Axim and Impact will be ready for communicating when you are The Alpha List configuration is designed to be simple to ...

Page 18: ...est The standard configurations are described in section 7 1 5 Getting Help If you need Look here Information on basic Palmtop functionality starting stopping loading configurations etc Palmtop User s Guide this document section 3 Details on advanced Palmtop functionality input filtering speech options etc Palmtop User s Guide section 4 Step by step instructions about a specific task or supplement...

Page 19: ...any clients by selecting different configurations Complete descriptions of the standard configurations are provided in section 7 2 2 About the Software The Palmtop window is divided into three regions see Figure 6 At the bottom of the screen there is a Menu Bar on the left and a Toolbar to the right These controls are used to configure the software and to tell you what features are activated At th...

Page 20: ... device you will not have access to the Windows Mobile desktop Windows Mobile is designed to run on portable computers with less powerful microprocessors and less memory than desktop or laptop computers Some of the more sophisticated Windows features are absent from Windows Mobile but the basic functionality remains the same One important addition to Windows Mobile is its instant on capability the...

Page 21: ... Care and Maintenance Your Palmtop device is intended for use in normal communication situations Your device is not waterproof so use extreme caution when using it around water As with most electronic devices you should never use your Palmtop device when you are actually in the water for example a pool or bath If you wish to clean the plastic and glass portions of your device use a cloth dampened ...

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Page 23: ...range see Figure 1 When the power button is glowing green then the batteries have a full charge 3 3 Palmtop Body Armor The body armor on your Palmtop device is a rubberized case that is designed to amplify and project your speech provide extra battery life for your Axim and protect your device from minor bumps and drops The body armor is designed so that you should never have to remove the Axim Yo...

Page 24: ...almtop software allows you to use all of these input methods independently or simultaneously The Palmtop software has several features that help to speed up message production The most powerful of these is word prediction The Palmtop software uses the Foresight prediction engine to display a list of possible words as you type As soon as the desired word appears in the prediction list you can selec...

Page 25: ...w show up under File User Configs For instructions on editing an existing symbol configuration see section 5 2 3 10 Creating New Configurations In addition to modifying existing configurations you can create new symbol based configurations from scratch Open the File menu and choose Configurations This will display several options related to creating saving and loading configurations Select New Con...

Page 26: ...a on your memory card connect your device to your PC as described in section 6 3 Launch the PC Editor software on the PC and select Tools Transfer Utilities Backup Device to PC You will be asked to name of the backup file that will store your custom data We suggest using a name like Tom 030707 that includes the date After you specify the name of the backup file the PC Editor will begin to transfer...

Page 27: ...one by putting the Palmtop software into Dedicated Device mode To enable this mode choose Tools Options to bring up the Options dialog select the System tab and check the Act like dedicated device box If you are using a Medicare compliant Palmtop device you will always be in Dedicated Device mode For details on this special mode refer to section 4 11 3 15 Using Digitized Speech For some individual...

Page 28: ...and choose Options to open the Options dialog On the General tab mark the box next to Scanning then select the Configure button to open the Scanning dialog The Method drop down menu allows you to choose the scanning method The Configure button allows you to choose which physical switches perform what action For standard single switch scanning the Advance switch specification is unavailable because...

Page 29: ...hift key and then the character rather than selecting them simultaneously The FilterKeys options help prevent these users from accidentally selecting the same button twice due to jitters or from holding the button down too long They also help to prevent selections caused by accidentally brushing the screen or keyboard while trying to select a button To set up the Palmtop input filtering methods se...

Page 30: ...p selection can be particularly useful if you generally type all of your messages but would also like quick access to pre programmed phrases Abbreviation expansion must be turned on for this type of keyboard selection 3 19 Using Online Help Your Palmtop device comes with an online help system to aid in solving problems and to explain the use of key features Although it is not as comprehensive as t...

Page 31: ...some period of time To start using the keyboard with the device again follow these steps 1 Turn the Palmtop device on 2 Open the keyboard if it is folded 3 Select any of the keys once Wait for about 5 seconds and the green light on the keyboard will start flashing slowly It is now ready for use 3 21 Resetting the Device If your device is not working properly you may consider performing a soft rese...

Page 32: ...te the touchscreen you may have to do this more than once 6 Use the drop down menu to select your time zone Select Next when finished 7 Select Next to continue 8 Go through the pop up menus example of cutting and pasting Select Next to continue 9 When given the opportunity to set up a password select Skip to continue 10 Select the touchscreen 11 Two screens will prompt you to answer Yes or No at t...

Page 33: ...the User Configs menu option Selecting File User Configs opens a list of all the user generated configurations that are stored on the device As you create new configurations they will automatically show up in this menu Whenever you change one of your customized configurations a backup will be automatically stored in a safe location To recover a configuration use the Load Config option described be...

Page 34: ...een two different modes of operation called Run Mode and Edit Mode Run Mode is used when you are using Palmtop as a communication device Edit Mode is used when you want to change the appearance or behavior of particular buttons or pages For more information on the two modes see section 5 When you are in Run Mode the menu item says Go to Edit Mode allowing you to switch the mode Likewise when you a...

Page 35: ...l Screen mode to prevent the user from accessing menus either deliberately or accidentally This password will be required to exit the mode If you forget your password use the emergency password bosco to exit If you want to clear the Editor Window of any text you can choose the Clear Editor menu item This does the same thing as opening the File menu and choosing New except that it will not ask you ...

Page 36: ...Home Page menu item enables you to set which page will be displayed when the current configuration is first loaded You can clear all the buttons on a page make them blank by selecting Clear Page You will have to confirm your choice before the buttons are actually cleared Your Palmtop device allows you to export and import individual pages and customized keyboards using the Import Pages Export Page...

Page 37: ...to combine an entire configuration and all of its components into one packed file for easy sharing or backup to your desktop PC or other storage media floppy disk CD Zip disk USB storage device etc The Pack Config menu item lets you pick one of the user configurations on your device or PC Editor and then packs all of its components custom sounds and images into a single file Packed files are place...

Page 38: ...Load Profile options see section 4 16 This is particularly useful if several people are using the same Palmtop device or PC Editor If DynaVox release an Impact software upgrade you can use the Prepare for Upgrade and Complete Upgrade menu items to update your device software Refer to section 4 1 3 4 1 for more information 4 1 3 4 1 Upgrading the Software To prepare your Palmtop device for a softwa...

Page 39: ...le aspx or www dynavoxtech com about logfileappendix aspx for a thorough description of the standard Logging is intended solely for clinical and research purposes However the potential for misuse by clinicians researchers family members or anyone else is extremely serious Be aware that there are ethical and legal issues associated with the use of logging DynaVox is working with augmented communica...

Page 40: ...hen activity logging is enabled section 4 1 3 6 the Logging indicator icon will appear to the right of the toolbar buttons to let you know that your communication is being recorded This indicator will change when logging is paused but still enabled the green arrow will change to a red equals sign Figure 9 The Run Mode Toolbar 4 2 2 Edit Mode Toolbar When the device is is Edit Mode and you are edit...

Page 41: ...horizontally to the left This mode will allow you to always see the last few words in the Editor Window but will not allow you to see any text that has scrolled out of the Editor Window The size of the text that appears in the Editor Window can be changed using the Font Size toolbar button Selecting anywhere in the Editor Window except the scroll bar will cause your Palmtop device to speak the ent...

Page 42: ...on The spacing between words symbols and punctuation marks is very predictable in typed English For example after a comma there is generally a single space before the start of the next word After a period however there are usually two spaces before the next sentence starts If you enable auto spacing the Palmtop software will insert the correct number of spaces after punctuation marks It knows abou...

Page 43: ...ng option is set see section 4 7 Magnification width and height values are ignored during scanning 4 5 Input Configuration Touchscreen Dialog Palmtop provides several modes of touchscreen input Select on Push Select on Release and Dwell To choose a mode select Tools Options then select Configure next to the Touchscreen check box In Select on Push mode the button will be selected when you first tou...

Page 44: ...is called the private voice You can set the private voice in the Speech tab of the Options dialog see section 4 9 By making your private voice sound different than your public voice it will be easier for you and your conversation partners to distinguish between audio previews and what you are actually trying to say By default if you select the Editor Window your Palmtop device will speak its conte...

Page 45: ... have control over the repeat rate through the RepeatKeys section see section 4 6 3 and will be able to set the minimum time a button must be depressed before it is selected through the SlowKeys section see section 4 6 4 Note The FilterKeys settings will affect touchscreen and switch input However input from an optional external keyboard will not be affected if the Ignore quick input and slow down...

Page 46: ...e Configure button to the right of the Scanning check box Figure 14 The Scanning Dialog 4 7 1 Scanning Dialog Method Section Palmtop supports single switch automatic and dual switch manual scanning If the Single Switch Std option is selected in the Method drop down menu the software will operate in autoscanning mode it will automatically step through the rows at a constant rate until you activate ...

Page 47: ...group In a row column matrix these controls would determine the delays between column advances The standard delays for groups and items are set using the Inter Group and the Inter Item controls Because it can be difficult to make two switch activations immediately following one another such as when you need to select the very first group or item in a scanning group after selecting that group you c...

Page 48: ...e first item in a group will be spoken rather than the description of the group If the Interrupt on Group Advance option is selected the auditory cues will be the same as if Speak on Group Advance had been selected but when the scanning highlight moves the cue will be immediately cut off see the note below for more information This option is particularly useful for dual switch scanning To disable ...

Page 49: ...e If you are using one switch you will need to set the Dash time This is the longest time you can hold down the switch and still get a dot Holding it down longer will produce a dash The End time is the amount of time required between dots and dashes to indicate the end of a character The Dash and End times are usually set to be about the same If you are using two switch Morse Code you do not have ...

Page 50: ...ist as long as you hold down the switch If you are using a single switch the tone will switch from dot high to dash low after the Dash time has elapsed If you select None there will be no audio feedback In traditional Morse code there is no sound to indicate the end of each character However having an end of character sound can be very useful when coding If the End Sound button is checked you will...

Page 51: ...ring adult female Heather Acapela Adult female Laura Acapela Adult female Ryan Acapela Adult male Nelly Acapela Child female Kenny Acapela Child male Note The UK version does not contain the Laura Acapela voice but does contain the Graham adult male and Lucy adult female Acapela voices Select the Preview button to hear a sample of the voice that is selected to help you decide which voice you would...

Page 52: ...se settings In addition some configurations have Speak Sentence buttons The speech modes are set by checking the appropriate box Character Word or Sentence in the Speech dialog You can also set the speaking rate in words per minute wpm for each mode of speech Generally you will want to have faster rates for shorter utterances so the Character rate should be faster than the Sentence rate By checkin...

Page 53: ...sts are easier to use while others prefer the extra choices provided by longer lists 4 10 3 Prediction Dialog Show List You can prevent your Palmtop device from predicting words until one or two characters have been entered by using the Show List drop down menu Word prediction gets more accurate as each character is entered Some users prefer to delay presentation of the word list until the system ...

Page 54: ...bably will not appear in the prediction list until you have already typed its first few letters However there is a very common word that shares the same first five letters You will probably see there in the prediction list after you have typed t and th and so on It is taking up space in the prediction list that could be used to offer different words perhaps the word that you want to type If you se...

Page 55: ...the bottom of the System dialog On the Power dialog select the Advanced tab Use these controls to determine how long the Dell Axim will stay on when it is running on battery power and when it is using external power When finished select the OK button Warning The computer is designed to power off automatically to conserve battery power Use this Power dialog with care or you could completely drain t...

Page 56: ...en mini keyboard PC Connection Define the default connection mode and speed Power Check battery status and set automatic power down Screen Taps Set screen tap and key click sounds Bluetooth Set Bluetooth options For full documentation of these dialogs consult the Axim Owner s Manual 4 12 Dictionary Editor Dialog Your Palmtop device provides three separate dictionaries These dictionaries not only c...

Page 57: ...if you made a spelling error or its frequency you can edit any word by selecting the Edit Word button 4 12 3 Dictionary Editor Editing Words You can change the spelling or frequency of words that are in the dictionary regardless of whether they are words that you added or they were in the original dictionary supplied with your Palmtop device For this reason use extreme caution when editing or dele...

Page 58: ...nformation You can add delete and modify abbreviations from the Abbreviation Editor dialog To open the Abbreviation Editor dialog select Tools Abbreviation Editor Figure 20 The Abbreviation Editor Dialog 4 13 1 Abbreviation Editor Adding New Abbreviations To add a new abbreviation select the Add button A new dialog will appear Type the abbreviation in the Abbreviation box An abbreviation can have ...

Page 59: ... from the Palmtop software so be careful when using this option 4 13 4 Restoring the Default Abbreviations You can restore the abbreviation table that ships with Palmtop by selecting Tools System Utilities Reset User Files Warning If you select this option all of the changes that you have made to the abbreviation table the pronunciation table and the dictionary will be irretrievably lost You can o...

Page 60: ...o edit the pronunciation of a word that is already in the pronunciation table select it in the Pronunciation list then select the Edit button The same dialog used for entering a new pronunciation will appear with the Word and Pronunciation boxes already filled in You cannot change the text in the Word box but you can edit and test the text in the Pronunciation box When you are done editing the pro...

Page 61: ...his case select No Be very sure that when you really want to delete a file you have a safe backup of the file on your PC before using Delete You can also use the Manage Files dialog to delete several configurations at the same time To do this hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while clicking on each configuration that you want to delete All of the configurations that you select will be highli...

Page 62: ...e profile You can choose any combination of user settings abbreviations dictionary entries and pronunciation exceptions Check the boxes of the components you want to save then select OK Figure 23 The Profile Attributes Dialog To restore the current settings on your Palmtop device from a profile select Tools System Utilities Load Profile Select Yes to confirm that you want to load a profile Select ...

Page 63: ...will also show up under the File User Configs list on the device To transfer a configuration from your Palmtop device to your computer select the configuration in the Device Files viewport Click the Copy to PC button to start the transfer Once the transfer is complete the configuration will appear in the PC Files viewport and will also show up under the File User Configs list on your PC Editor Not...

Page 64: ... your PC See the Manage Files instructions section 4 15 for details With the Transfer Files dialog however you can also delete and rename files on your device right from your PC Editor Since all of the User Files are needed by your Palmtop device you cannot rename or delete these files Note When transferring files it is important to have the same type of device attached to the PC as the version of...

Page 65: ...ile standards web page on the DynaVox website www dynavoxtech com about logfile aspx or www dynavoxtech com about logfileappendix aspx The Method drop down menu allows you to specify when a communication event is logged If the method is set to Human only those explicit user generated events will be recorded You can use this setting for example to ignore automatic scanning advances If the Method is...

Page 66: ...onfigure what appears on the button and what the button does The controls on the This Button tab control how the button looks font font color body color border color and border width The controls on the All Buttons tab provide the means to change the look of all the buttons in a configuration Finally the Advanced tab allows you to set the page color button shapes and descriptions of the button row...

Page 67: ...stack of papers with their corners folded over A Visit button has an additional arrow in the upper right or lower right corner to differentiate it from a Navigate button The final Action option is Control A button of this type can be used issue editing commands or control the speech output of your Palmtop device 4 19 1 1 Setting Control Actions When you select Control in the Action drop down menu ...

Page 68: ... message will appear in the Editor Window Sleep Turn the Palmtop device off Speak All Speak the contents of the Editor Window Speak Pause Temporarily pause speech immediately resuming with the second button activation Speak Sentence Speak the last sentence appearing in the Editor Window Speak Stop Halt speech immediately Speak Toggle Temporarily disable speech You might occasionally want to turn o...

Page 69: ...want that feature enabled all the time By default a button with a Navigate or Visit secondary action will have a small right pointing arrow in the upper or lower right hand corner depending on where the button label is as indicated in Figure 27 An arrow on a white background indicates a Navigate secondary action An arrow on a gray background with a left pointing inset arrow indicates a Visit secon...

Page 70: ...f Control buttons a pre defined but changeable symbol will be automatically assigned to the button 4 19 6 Labels Tab Setting up a Navigation or Visit Button When a button Action is set to Navigate or Visit use the Navigate Visit drop down menu to determine the page that will open when the button is selected All of the pages in the configuration are listed by name In addition you will find three sp...

Page 71: ...ton The available fonts range from 11 point extremely small to 40 point extremely large A wide range of colors is available If you are planning to use symbols on the button you will probably want to use a light color the symbols do not look as good on dark backgrounds The Pale and Wash colors work best The Border Width drop down menu allows you to specify the width of the colored button border fro...

Page 72: ...ab 4 19 12 Advanced Tab Changing the Page and Row Features The controls on the Advanced tab are used to change page features such as colors and auditory feedback for scanning and advanced button properties such as shape and label position You can change the background color of the current page using the Page Color drop down menu The Default Page Color drop down menu is used to set the default back...

Page 73: ...enient method for previewing and selecting an image for buttons The Palmtop device and PC Editor ship with over 8800 Mayer Johnson PCS symbols already installed However if you are working with the PC Demo you will only have access to a sample set of 150 Mayer Johnson images Figure 31 The Symbol Selection Dialog The viewport in the Symbol Selection dialog lets you explore the various symbol categor...

Page 74: ...ve selected the image you want to import select OK and the image will appear on the button If you decide that you do not want to import an image you can select the Cancel button to close the Symbol Selection dialog or you can click the Home button to return to browsing the symbols that are supplied with your Palmtop device and PC Editor software If you select Browse for a button that has a custom ...

Page 75: ...ude on a button that has a Play Audio action see section 4 19 7 When the dialog for selecting wav files opens select the Record button to open the Sound Recorder dialog The sound files that you record on the device are stored on the same memory card that contains your configurations so you must be careful not to use up all your available memory The Time box shows how long a sound clip you can reco...

Page 76: ...f pauses of roughly half a second before and after you speak If you are recording speech on your computer using the PC Editor software you will need to export the sound files by selecting Tools Transfer Utilities Transfer Files before you can incorporate them into the configurations on your Palmtop device See section 4 17 for details Remember that sound files automatically get copied to your devic...

Page 77: ...ly Most pages are designed for use with pictures and icons and have buttons which are more or less square The 2x3 No Labels configuration has buttons that are too squat to include both text labels and symbols The Phrase pages are designed for showing longer text sentences and have buttons which are much wider than they are tall these buttons cannot display symbols The Scene pages have a row of sma...

Page 78: ...you maintain your initial selection too long without moving it the popup menu described in section 5 1 3 will appear If this happens you will need to select an area outside of the popup menu to close it and try to swap the buttons again Note Only buttons of the exact same size and shape can be swapped When you drag a button over a valid swap partner the color of the swap partner will change to ind...

Page 79: ...ou are using the PC Editor you can position the mouse over a button and use the PC keyboard to append text to the button label and message without having to go into the Button Properties dialog Pressing the Enter key on the keyboard will erase the label of the button 5 1 4 Adding a New Page To add a new page to a configuration you can either select the Add Page icon from the toolbar see Figure 6 o...

Page 80: ...dard configuration select File Standard Configs and select the configuration that you want to edit Once it loads enter Edit Mode by selecting View Go to Edit Mode You can now edit the default phrase page Page 1 and add new phrase pages Since the editable pages will contain only phrase buttons you cannot add pictures to the buttons All other editing functions will be available however When you are ...

Page 81: ...of pages A Page file can be transferred just like any other file in the system In most cases it is simply used to store the pages for importing into another configuration on the same device Figure 33 The Export Page Dialog Note Before you import pages make certain that you have loaded the configuration that you want to contain the pages being imported To import pages from a Page file select View P...

Page 82: ...ported into any configuration 5 7 Locking and Unlocking Configurations You can lock a configuration to prevent anyone from editing it without knowing the password This is also useful for preventing accidental changes To lock a configuration select View Lock Config Select Yes to lock the configuration with a password you may also select No to lock the configuration without assigning a password A ne...

Page 83: ...e Microsoft text to speech voices so that you can have speech output from the PC Editor Remember that your Palmtop uses DECtalk and Acapela voices for speech synthesis so speech will sound different on your PC Note Due to licensing restrictions DynaVox is unable to provide DECtalk or Acapela voices for the PC Editor software 6 2 Using the PC Editor Once you have successfully installed the PC Edito...

Page 84: ...vice 6 4 Editing and Transferring Configurations Once your Palmtop device is connected to your PC you will be able to use the PC Editor software to transfer configurations to and from the device by selecting Tools Transfer Utilities Transfer Files menu item as described in section 4 17 Depending on the size of your configurations and the number of custom images and sounds that they use these trans...

Page 85: ...ed to your PC using ActiveSync If these conditions are met the installation program will inform you of the progress of the installation Please note that installing or uninstalling an image set may require 30 minutes or more as information is transferred between your PC and your Palmtop device via ActiveSync If you have to stop the process for any reason you will have to start over from the beginni...

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Page 87: ...ng users learn to use the Scan List or Scan Char configuration to take full advantage of all the communication and message production features of the device Note Most of the configurations include additional features that can be accessed through the use of the Ctrl or Shift prefix keys Functions such as Speak Word or Speak Sentence Undo and Redo and Back Word or Back Line are a few of the special ...

Page 88: ... page can also have links to additional phrase pages For more information on adding and editing phrase pages see section 5 3 Most of the non character buttons have graphical icons that reflect their function For example the Shift button has an arrow pointing upwards The meaning of the various icons are provided here Cursor Movements Name Action Cursor left moves the cursor one character to the lef...

Page 89: ...s the word preceding the cursor Clear Ctrl Enter clears the Editor Window for a new message Special Functions Shortcut Action Undo Ctrl Z un does the last text action Redo Ctrl Y re does the previous undo text action Swap Ctrl R swaps message to buffer see section 4 19 1 1 Set message Ctrl D assigns text to button see section 4 19 1 1 Pause logging Ctrl L pauses activity logging see section 4 1 3 ...

Page 90: ...sation during everyday activities The master page chapter master navigational strategy can be used to access pages of category based words phrases and sentences The vocabulary is designed to encourage the initiation of dialog and conversational participation in social personal and work related environments Figure 34 12 Button Adult ...

Page 91: ... This is a symbol based configuration for individuals who are not fully literate Vocabulary is presented as full sentences phrases and single words The configuration also features a QWERTY keyboard with word prediction and page editing capabilities Note The vocabulary featured in this configuration is based in part on the work of David R Beukelman Ph D Figure 35 Adult Conversation 2 ...

Page 92: ...cents and adults Vocabulary is presented as full sentences phrases and single words This is a text based configuration that presumes a high degree of literacy The configuration also features a QWERTY keyboard with word prediction and page editing capabilities Note The vocabulary featured in this configuration is based in part on the work of David R Beukelman Ph D Figure 36 Adult Conversation Words...

Page 93: ... a familiar alphabet arrangement allowing beginners to easily find letters while typing Phrase pages are included with this configuration Examples of the Numbers and Phrases pages are shown here Since these two pages are very similar for other configurations no other examples will be provided Figure 37 Alpha Letters Page Figure 38 Alpha Numbers Page Figure 39 Alpha Phrase Page ...

Page 94: ...configuration maintains the same alphabetical character arrangement as the Alpha configuration but also incorporates a prediction list with up to four words Phrase pages are included with this configuration The Morse code input method can be used with the Alpha List configuration Figure 40 Alpha List ...

Page 95: ...ne at a time this type of input is known as character level disambiguation The Palmtop software is pretty good at guessing the characters especially near the end of words so you should not have to use the Recode button too often To help you understand the Ambig Char configuration consider this example Try to type in the word dog First you select the def button An f will show up in the Editor Windo...

Page 96: ... Ambig Char configuration If the right word does not appear after three or four recode attempts enter character by character mode by selecting the CBC button which will appear only after you select the Shift button You will switch to a page with three buttons labeled Recode Accept and Exit and the first character of the word will be highlighted in the Editor Window If the character is incorrect se...

Page 97: ...lanations of why they must work or what will happen after they are done working The Behavior Modification configuration offers visual and communicative strategies to help reduce maladaptive behaviors or replace them with more socially acceptable forms of communication These strategies include schedules choices rules step by step directions messages motivation and social scripts The Behavior Modifi...

Page 98: ...s in the middle and either conjunctions or sentence enders in the right column depending on the page Some pages include quick phrases related to their communicative context The top row remains consistent across all pages providing access to the main page my phrases talk and a keyboard The my phrases button links to quick phrases that can be used in multiple environments The talk button provides qu...

Page 99: ...ge the facilitator master allowing the communication partner to navigate through the system to find the needed content my phrases and talk Every page in this configuration navigates back to this main page The facilitator master allows access to many more contexts for communication such as my family dress up and meals The my phrases button links to a page of quick phrases such as hey and no way tha...

Page 100: ...selves information about their family vocabulary around getting dressed phrases about meals and lastly vocabulary needed at the doctor s office Every page on this configuration links back to the main page my phrases and talk The my phrases page gives the user quick access to phrases such as okay and yeah me too The talk button provides access to quick one word utterances such as mom and what in ev...

Page 101: ...eate your own link to quick vocabulary within that context and navigate to more concise categories about that context Each page provides links to the main page my phrases and talk The my phrases page gives the user quick access to common phrases The talk button allows the the user to access to quick one word utterances for every context This configuration also features a facilitator master page wh...

Page 102: ... than with the Alpha configuration Of course to experience these gains you will have to learn the position of the characters Phrase pages are included with this configuration Figure 50 Direct 7 15 Config Direct List Matrix Optimized for Direct Selection with Prediction List The Direct List configuration maintains the same character arrangement as the Direct configuration but also incorporates a pr...

Page 103: ...er Phrase pages are included in this configuration The Morse code input method can be used with the List configuration Figure 52 List 7 17 Config Medical The Medical configuration does not allow for comprehensive communication about all topics These pages offer vocabulary for discussing medical needs and communicating during a hospital stay The vocabulary which reflects a wide range of complexity ...

Page 104: ... effective way to communicate using one two or three switches The Morse Only configuration consists of nothing more than a full screen Editor Window for use with Morse code there are no onscreen buttons Note Morse code can also be used with the Alpha List and List configurations Figure 54 Morse Only 2 ...

Page 105: ...ymbols and common system functions Phrase pages are included with this configuration Remember that scanning input must be enabled by selecting Tools Options to open the Options dialog then checking the Scanning box Figure 55 Scan 7 20 Config Scan Char Matrix Optimized for Scanning with Character Prediction List The Scan Char configuration is an alternative to the Scan List configuration This confi...

Page 106: ...Scan List Matrix Optimized for Scanning with Prediction List The Scan List configuration maintains the same character arrangement as the Scan configuration but also incorporates a prediction list with up to three words Figure 57 Scan List ...

Page 107: ... sole means of communication It is included to provide a head start to anyone attempting to create a fully functional configuration It also serves as an example of one possible way to organize symbol pages If you have a preferred method of organization and page design you might want to consider starting from scratch For more information on creating and editing symbol based configurations see secti...

Page 108: ...r conjunctions or sentence enders in the right column depending on the page Some pages include quick phrases related to their communicative context The top row of buttons remains consistent across all pages providing links to the main page my phrases talk and a keyboard The my phrases button links to quick phrases that the communicator can use in different environments The talk button displays a p...

Page 109: ... row of buttons remains consistent on every page and contains a link to the main page the facilitator master allowing the communication partner to find the needed content within a given environment my phrases and talk The facilitator page allows access to many more communication contexts such as my room games and sports The my phrases button links to a page of quick phrases that can be used in a v...

Page 110: ...ulary around the context of getting dressed phrases about meals and vocabulary needed at the doctor s office Each page in this configuration includes links to the main page my phrases and talk The my phrases page gives the communicator quick access to phrases such as okay and I doubt it The talk button allows the teen access to quick one word utterances for use in every context This configuration ...

Page 111: ...ry within that context and navigate to more concise categories about that given environment Every page links back to the main page as well as to my phrases and talk The my phrases page provides quick access to phrases such as okay and I doubt it The talk button allows the teen access to quick utterances in each environment The Teen Situational 12 Button configuration has a facilitator master page ...

Page 112: ...in the right column depending on the page Some of the pages include quick phrases that are related to that communicative context The top row of buttons remains consistent throughout all pages providing navigation to the main page my phrases talk and a keyboard The my phrases button links to quick phrases such as I need to explain and can you please repeat that so the communicator can access them i...

Page 113: ...e top row of buttons remains consistent on every page containing links to the main page the facilitator master this page allows the communication partner to find the needed content my phrases and talk The facilitator master allows access to many more contexts for communication such as camping sports and laundry The my phrases button links to a page of quick phrases that can be used in a variety of...

Page 114: ...meals and vocabulary needed at the doctor s office Every page in this configuration provides links to the main page my phrases and talk The my phrases page gives the communicator quick access to phrases such as I need to explain and can you please repeat that The talk button displays quick one word utterances for use in all contexts The facilitator master page allows the communication partner to n...

Page 115: ...and also to concise categories within that context Every page in this configuration links to the main page as well as to my phrases and talk The my phrases page provides quick access to phrases such as I need to explain and can you please repeat that The talk button displays quick one word utterances such as yes or no in every context This configuration has a facilitator master page which allows t...

Page 116: ...es show the name of the option in black in the top half of the button and the current setting for the option in blue red or green in the bottom half By selecting a button you can cycle through the available values for that option For example if you repeatedly select the Method button on the Scanning Options page the value will change from Single to Inverse then from Inverse to Dual and finally fro...

Page 117: ...e correct Select the Preview button to hear the how the device will sound with the current settings Make sure that the batteries are charged Connect the adapter connector to the AC adapter cable See Figure 5 and then plug the adapter connector to the sync cable connector on the left side of the Palmtop device see Figure 3 Connect the AC adapter to an electrical outlet and let the device charge for...

Page 118: ...m the Setting dialogs drop down menu to bring up the Brightness Properties dialog then select the Battery Power tab Adjust the settings as needed then select OK to close the Brightness dialog and select OK to close the Options dialog Warning Increasing the time before the backlight is dimmed or turning the feature off entirely can dramatically decrease battery life 8 5 The screen is too dark To ad...

Page 119: ...have ensured that all the connections are sound the problem might lie in the configuration of your switch input interface External switches are configured through the Scanning dialog Select Tools Options and then select the Configure button next to the Scanning check box In the Scanning dialog make sure that the Method drop down menu shows the proper setting and then select the Configure button to...

Page 120: ...that you wanted to select a menu The solution is to select the View menu once to close the zoom window and a second time to turn off the zoom feature 8 14 I cannot find the text file I saved Your Palmtop software saves all text files in the SD Card My Documents folder on your device storage card 8 15 I cannot find my product ID number To find your product ID select View About IMPACT When finished ...

Page 121: ...ord c back line d delete e clear f undo g redo h swap editor I j cursor left k cursor left word l _ under cursor left sentence m cursor right n cursor right word o cursor right sentence p cursor home q cursor end r cursor up s cursor page up t cursor down u cursor page down v w speak word x speak sentence y speak editor z speak stop speak toggle period space comma enter volume up hyphen shift volu...

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