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Via Pro/Via Mini User’s Guide: Dialogue AAC 

 

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Summary of Contents for ViaMini8.1

Page 1: ...19076 Version 2 00 Via Pro Via Mini User s Guide Dialogue AAC English Edition Via Pro Model ViaPro11 2 Via Mini Model ViaMini8 1...

Page 2: ...c iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U S and other countries and is used under license Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corpora...

Page 3: ...App 28 Safety Information Dialogue AAC App 28 Agreeing to the End User License Agreement 29 Finding the App Version 29 Working with Dialogue App Menus 29 Working with Vocabulary Files 30 Loading a Voc...

Page 4: ...ing a Button s Basic Colors 60 Customizing a Button s Colors 61 Creating a Button to Link to a Page 62 Creating a Volume Control Button 63 Creating a Battery Status Button 63 Creating a Button to Show...

Page 5: ...ton to Play a YouTube Video 86 Setting up a Button to Open an App 87 Blocking and Restoring Access to the Editing Menus 88 Working with Profiles 89 Creating and Saving a Profile 89 Loading a Profile b...

Page 6: ...Grammar Rule 107 Appendix B Setting up and Using Head Tracking 108 Setting up Head Tracking 108 Turning Head Tracking On or Off 108 Positioning the User 108 Adjusting Head Tracking Settings 108 Avail...

Page 7: ...er moves on the screen The front camera in the device translates these head movements into pointer movements and activations selections on the screen Each device can be hand held placed on a flat surf...

Page 8: ...an so that they make the best possible contact and are able to maximize the service life of your device Dirty cable connectors will transfer the contaminate to the mating connector on the device and m...

Page 9: ...in a safe dry location while charging Do not charge the device outdoors Keep the charger away from water and do not allow water or any other liquid to be spilled on it The battery charger country plug...

Page 10: ...ifying Via Pro Features Via Pro Rear View 1 Handle 6 Wheelchair mounting plate holes 2 Volume buttons 7 Stand 3 Rear camera 8 Amplifier reset button 4 Sleep wake button 9 Strap holders 5 Amplifier spe...

Page 11: ...Handle 4 Touchscreen 2 Colored wrap 5 Sleep wake button 3 Frame 6 Volume buttons Attach a keyguard or TouchGuide Via Pro Side View 1 Charging LED amber 4 Headset jack 2 Switch jack A 5 Amplifier LED b...

Page 12: ...Dialogue AAC 12 Identifying Via Mini Features Via Mini Front View 1 Handle 4 Touchscreen 2 Colored wrap 5 Sleep wake button 3 Attachment points for a keyguard or TouchGuide 6 Volume buttons 7 Strap h...

Page 13: ...es 2 Sleep wake button 7 Stand 3 Volume buttons 8 Amplifier reset button 4 Rear camera 9 Strap holders 5 Amplifier speakers 10 Colored wrap Via Mini Side View 1 Charging port 4 Switch jack B 2 Chargin...

Page 14: ...ple a frayed cable could cause a battery charger power adapter to short circuit posing a hazard to the user If any cable cord or connector is damaged or worn call Service for a replacement Locate the...

Page 15: ...ge 63 Non Dedicated Device Extending Battery Life To extend battery life you can dim the screen Open the iPad Settings select Display Brightness and drag the slider Disposing of the Device or the Ampl...

Page 16: ...f To turn the device on Hold down the sleep wake button until the Apple logo appears on the screen To turn the device off Hold down the sleep wake button and the volume up or volume down button until...

Page 17: ...options under Devices to the right of Bluetooth 4 Close the Settings 5 The blue light on the edge of the amplifier should be solid blue Connecting Bluetooth to the Dialogue Software 1 Open the Dialog...

Page 18: ...evice comes with a capacitive touchscreen It responds best to a light touch from the pad of your finger Important Using excessive force or a metallic object when pressing on the touchscreen may damage...

Page 19: ...following 1 Place the device face down on a flat surface 2 While holding your thumb on the edge of the device below the stand s bottom support press on the inside of the support with the tip of your i...

Page 20: ...ue AAC 20 Removing the Handle If you do not plan to use the handle you can remove it by removing the screws that hold it in place The handle and screws are potential choking hazards Via Pro Remove six...

Page 21: ...vice A Via Mini device is shown here The procedure is the same for a Via Pro device 1 Place the device face down on a flat surface Be careful not to scratch the display 2 Align the three tapered holes...

Page 22: ...off the device 2 Pull the sides of the wrap away from the device 3 Pull the top of the wrap off the device To attach the new wrap 1 Align the holes in the top corner of the wrap with the device power...

Page 23: ...or both of the bottom corners of the old wrap off the device 2 Pull the sides of the wrap away from the device Then pull the top of the wrap off the device To attach the new wrap 1 Align the wrap with...

Page 24: ...of the wrap into place 4 Pull one of the top corners of the wrap over the top corner of the device You will need to stretch the wrap to pull it into place Pull the other top corner into place 5 Make...

Page 25: ...lders See the procedure below Do not attach a strap directly to the case as this may damage the device Thread the strap material through the appropriate holders You do not need to attach any rings to...

Page 26: ...oapy water Dry them thoroughly before reassembling the unit The best practice for regular cleaning is to dry accessories by hand lay them on a dry towel and let them air dry for about 5 minutes before...

Page 27: ...and crevices You may want to use a toothbrush or similar brush 3 Blow the components off with an air hose or wipe it dry Important Make sure all soil is removed from the device components and accessor...

Page 28: ...ary Additional information and support are available Safety Information Dialogue AAC App This app is intended for use in normal communication situations When using the app keep the following safety gu...

Page 29: ...to get started with the app Finding the App Version 1 Tap Vocab 2 Tap Choose New Vocab 3 The version is displayed at the bottom of the screen Working with Dialogue App Menus To access the Dialogue AA...

Page 30: ...e list to see all available vocabularies or search for a vocabulary To search for a vocabulary drag down on the list to reveal the search bar above the list Tap the search bar to open a keyboard and e...

Page 31: ...on 5 Tap Save 6 Tap the new file name to open the file Creating a New Blank Vocabulary File 1 Tap Vocab and tap Choose New Vocab 2 Tap Menu and select Create New Vocab 3 Give the new vocabulary file a...

Page 32: ...appear to the left of each padlock image You will only be able to delete custom vocabulary files The original vocab files are displayed with a locked padlock and cannot be deleted 5 When you tap the...

Page 33: ...u Import Export Vocab and Export to iTunes 5 From the menu that opens select the vocabulary file you want to export and select Save 6 In iTunes on the computer click the small device icon in the upper...

Page 34: ...t have AirDrop on and can accept your file Choose the device you want Google Drive Requires Google Drive set up on the device and access to Wi Fi Email Requires an email account set up on the device a...

Page 35: ...you want to export 6 Rename the file if you want and tap Done 7 Tap Save to Files 8 Select the USB C drive to export the file to Important If you don t see the USB C drive listed in Save to Files unpl...

Page 36: ...are in ce prt wf or pvf format Important A Select button should be displayed Alternatively the Select button might be located inside of a menu with an icon which is a circle with three dots This depen...

Page 37: ...he voice currently selected To download and install a different voice tap Voice to open a list of available voices Voices are listed by language To add voices in additional languages see Adding Voices...

Page 38: ...est several times If you decide to restore all speech settings to their default values and start over select Defaults A message warns that all speech settings will return to their default values If yo...

Page 39: ...ional Languages 1 Choose Menu Settings 2 Scroll down to the Speech section The Voice setting displays the voice currently selected 3 Tap Voice to open a list of available voices Voices are listed by l...

Page 40: ...5 Tap Add Language to open a list of available voice languages 6 Select the language you want It will be added to the list of available voice languages For example 7 Tap Save The list of voices will...

Page 41: ...age 1 Choose Menu Settings 2 Scroll down to the Speech section The Voice setting displays the voice currently selected 3 Tap Voice to open a list of available voices Voices are listed by language 4 Ta...

Page 42: ...AAC 42 5 Tap Edit Delete icons appear in front of each voice language 6 Tap the icon for the voice language you want to delete Delete will appear after the voice language 7 Tap Delete The language wi...

Page 43: ...r website to create your voice As you record your voice keep in mind the following tips Record on a computer with a USB headset microphone or record on an iPhone using the built in microphone Ensure y...

Page 44: ...Pronunciations 2 Tap 3 In the space under Word type the correct spelling 4 In the space under Pronounce As type word phonetically or the way it should be pronounced Tap Pronounce to see if it is prono...

Page 45: ...ogue AAC 45 Activating Edit Mode You can only edit a copy of a vocabulary file not the original To make a copy see Copying a Vocabulary File 1 Go to the page you want to edit 2 Tap Menu 3 Select Edit...

Page 46: ...de However after you store text on a button you can modify the text in Edit Mode 1 Enter your text in the Speech Display Bar 2 Go to the page on which you want to add the text 3 Tap Store Text on a Bu...

Page 47: ...p Menu 2 Select Edit Page The page is now in Edit Mode 3 Tap the button you want to modify The Edit Button menu opens 4 Select Edit This Button A window opens that will allow you to modify the button...

Page 48: ...tion you entered sounds 7 Modify the pronunciation as often as necessary until the word is pronounced the way you want it 8 Tap Save To save the pronunciation 9 Tap Done to exit edit mode 10 When you...

Page 49: ...such as a letter with an accent On the editing keyboard press and hold the applicable character key A small menu of special characters available for that character will open above the key Select the s...

Page 50: ...on Actions section 3 Tap the existing action The list of available actions will be displayed with the existing action selected 4 Tap the new action you want The new action will replace the old action...

Page 51: ...8 Tap Save and then tap Done Note Once a sentence or phrase has been constructed it can now be saved on a button by navigating to the location of the Store Text button that you created Tap the button...

Page 52: ...ate Clears a grammar rule that has not been applied to a word Clear Last Word Deletes the last word from the SDB Data Logging On Off Toggles data logging on and off Data logging allows your device to...

Page 53: ...st used by the dictionary Sets the prediction order 1 10 for character prediction buttons on a keyboard page Static Word Prediction Displays the most probable word in compliance with the current chara...

Page 54: ...ading Termination of Visit mode is caused by activation of a different type of button and returns the user to the initial page Visit Exception If you have one button on a Visit page that you don t wan...

Page 55: ...n and select Edit This Button 3 Enter a label and message for the button 4 Tap the small arrow that appears to the right of the Image area An image related to your label will be displayed with arrows...

Page 56: ...rch on the keyboard Image names will be listed with preview images 7 Select the image you want 8 Tap Save Tap Done to exit edit mode Adding an Image to a Button Select Categories 1 Tap Menu and select...

Page 57: ...on the device 1 Tap Menu and select Edit Page 2 Tap the button and select Edit This Button 3 Tap Import Image A small menu will open 4 Tap Image Library Collections of images will be listed 5 Tap a c...

Page 58: ...n Take a Picture 1 Tap Menu and select Edit Page 2 Tap the button and select Edit This Button 3 Tap Import Image A small menu will open 4 Tap Camera 5 Press the camera button 6 Tap Use Photo and enter...

Page 59: ...utton again To set up the button action 1 Go to the page with the button location you want 2 Tap Menu and select Edit Page 3 Tap the button you want to use 4 Select Edit This Button 5 Add a label and...

Page 60: ...ou want to modify and select Edit This Button 3 Scroll down to the area you want to edit 4 Edit the font font size text color body color border color and or border width as needed 5 Tap Save Changing...

Page 61: ...a custom color using the color selector Tap in the color gradient The cursor will move to the spot you tapped and the preview box will show the current color and its hex code If necessary tap differen...

Page 62: ...he jump to page button Navigate Back Returns to the previous page Navigate to Home Links to the Home page of the vocabulary file To create a linking button 1 Tap Menu and select Edit Page 2 Tap the bu...

Page 63: ...of both the device and the amplifier in the Speech Display Bar SDB 1 Go to the page on which you want to create the button 2 Tap Menu and select Edit Page 3 Tap the button you want to use A list of b...

Page 64: ...ill edit only the copy The original will not change 1 Tap Menu and select Edit Page 2 Tap the button you would like to copy 3 Tap Copy Button 4 Tap Done 5 Go to the page where you want to add the copi...

Page 65: ...wish to copy the button to 8 Tap Use Same Button The button you copied will appear in that location 9 Tap Done Copying and Pasting a Button Style Button Style refers to the background color and the fo...

Page 66: ...that location 3 Upon release the button will move to the new location If there is already a button in the new location it will move to the old location The buttons will exchange locations Hiding a Bu...

Page 67: ...button a slight dimming and a white square box identifies the chosen button As long as the user continues to keep his or her finger inside the button area the dwell timer counts down Once the time is...

Page 68: ...page except the home page The forward arrow in the upper right corner of a button indicates that tapping the button will take you to the next page in the category When you tap a button on that page yo...

Page 69: ...on Margin 4 Select a margin size The default size is None To increase the margin select an option between 1 Point and 100 Point 5 When you make a selection the space between buttons changes 6 If you s...

Page 70: ...e tap then backspace to erase the name and then type the new name 4 Tap Save Duplicating a Page 1 Tap Menu and select Edit Page 2 Tap Menu and select Import Copy Pages 3 Select Duplicate This Page A d...

Page 71: ...ote The number of rows and columns from the page currently displayed appear by default Select different numbers if appropriate 5 If you want this new page to be the Home page tap the Page Type box and...

Page 72: ...t an image 6 Scroll down to the Button Actions section and tap the existing action to open the list of available actions 7 Select the Navigate action to open the list of existing pages 8 Tap the in th...

Page 73: ...a list of available vocabulary files 5 Tap the vocabulary file that contains the page you want and tap the appropriate pages to import A checkmark will appear following each page you tap 6 Tap Import...

Page 74: ...ne Overriding the Background Color of a Page Use this procedure to change the background color of all pages in a vocabulary This is especially useful if you increase the space around buttons revealing...

Page 75: ...ns that lead to it 1 The Essence home page does not include Word Finder To look for words add the Word Finder action to a button on the home page 2 Select the button to which you added the Word Finder...

Page 76: ...ions section and replace the existing action with Navigate 4 Tap the in the upper right corner to create your new whiteboard page 5 Enter a page name and select 1 Row and 1 Column 6 Tap Save select No...

Page 77: ...You can also drag across a portion of the drawing to erase that portion To change the width of the eraser tap the control once to change the width from Thin to Normal tap the control again to change...

Page 78: ...h Display Bar The number of lines ranges from 1 Line to 10 Lines Note If you try to select a font size and number of lines that together would make the SDB larger than the screen can accommodate the f...

Page 79: ...in that color one at a time in the SDB as they are spoken Note Some voices do not support this feature Word highlighting is disabled when scanning prompts are spoken but it is enabled when scanned but...

Page 80: ...the highlight color choose Menu Settings scroll to the Speech Display Bar section select Highlight Spoken Word choose a different color and select Done If you pause speech the last spoken word will r...

Page 81: ...to the Speech Display Bar section 2 Select Highlight Color Phone FaceTime The setting OFF and a list of colors opens 3 Choose a color The selected color appears in the setting 4 Select Done 5 As you s...

Page 82: ...scroll to the Scanning section and turn Scanning Enabled on 3 To set up the switch or switches select Configure Switches The switch access settings are displayed 4 Choose Switch Configuration and cho...

Page 83: ...p Empty Cells When Skip Empty Cells is turned on a scan will skip empty button areas When turned off a scan will include empty button areas Scanning Type Sets the scanning pattern to Sequential or Row...

Page 84: ...to scan the page automatically Once you reach the set number of re scans the scan will stop until a switch is activated again To set the number of re scans tap Menu select Settings scroll to the Scan...

Page 85: ...dow will display two options Library Video and YouTube Video 7 Select Library Video A list of available videos will open with Videos selected above the list If the video was originally recorded on you...

Page 86: ...elect YouTube Video The YouTube window will display a Video Link field 10 Press and hold on the Video Link field A small Paste prompt will appear 11 Tap the Paste prompt The link you copied in step 2...

Page 87: ...n on the right side of the Select App title bar or drag down on the list A keyboard opens Enter an app name or partial app name The search function searches for matches anywhere in an app name For exa...

Page 88: ...rd and tap Done on the keyboard 5 Turn Use Menu Passcode on 6 Tap Done on the Settings menu Now when the user taps either Menu or Vocab a password prompt will be displayed To reset your password If yo...

Page 89: ...rrent settings Note To create a second profile for example John s Profile repeat these steps making new settings changes to associate with this profile Loading a Profile by Navigating Menus To load a...

Page 90: ...profile To rename the profile Choose Rename enter the new name in the Profile Name field and choose Save To delete the profile Choose Delete The profile will be deleted immediately 5 Tap Done Modifyi...

Page 91: ...r above the Speech Display Bar Keyguard Inset When turned on this setting adjusts the display for a keyguard Editing Setting Description Menu Passcode When applicable enter the password you want to us...

Page 92: ...t size will be adjusted down automatically to a value that allows the SDB to fill no more than 60 of the screen Font Color Choose one of the 12 available font colors to apply to text in the SDB Backgr...

Page 93: ...vacy Password Set or change your data logging privacy password Clear Log Clear usage data for the current person Realize Language Setup Upload data collected for a person to the Realize Language websi...

Page 94: ...n Enable Head Tracking Turn head tracking on or off When this option is turned on you can use small head movements to control where the pointer moves on the screen For details see Appendix B Setting u...

Page 95: ...s version 12 6 or older you can update the Dialogue app with the device connected to a computer running iTunes If you have iTunes version 12 7 or newer you must use the procedure shown above under Upd...

Page 96: ...organizes and analyzes information and presents the results in easy to understand graphic formats that provides valuable insights into each person s language development Using this service from your c...

Page 97: ...cursor will appear in the password box and keyboard will be displayed 2 Type the privacy password you want to use and tap Done The Confirm New Privacy Password prompt will be displayed 3 Type your pa...

Page 98: ...vacy Password A Privacy Password prompt and keyboard will be displayed 2 Type your old privacy password and tap Enter A cursor will appear in the password box 3 Use the backspace key to clear the Priv...

Page 99: ...the piece that the Dialogue app sends Event example Create a document URL A URL is a website address For webhooks a URL is the address sent to trigger an event Webhooks use the http protocol to commu...

Page 100: ...h and hold the button you want to modify The Edit Button menu opens 4 Select Edit This Button A window opens that will allow you to modify the button 5 Enter a button label and select or import an ima...

Page 101: ...e Screen Dock select Multitasking and turn on Allow Multiple Apps Important If you are using Dialogue on a dedicated device you will not be able to use Split View 1 On your device open the Dialogue ap...

Page 102: ...selected displays a checkmark 2 To change the voice select the icon to hear how a voice sounds Listen to several voices if necessary 3 When you find the voice you want select the icon to download and...

Page 103: ...ll switch from your usual device voice to the Phone FaceTime voice you selected When you end the call Dialogue will switch back to your usual device voice 6 To close FaceTime and Split View when you e...

Page 104: ...ur device to the computer using a USB cable 3 In iTunes the device will appear on the left side 4 Right click on the device and choose Restore from Backup 5 iTunes will then prompt you to select the b...

Page 105: ...dd s The action will be listed in the Button Actions section 10 Tap Save In this example a button labeled s will be available to pluralize all nouns Identifying Parts of Speech To apply a part of spee...

Page 106: ...Tap the button you want to set up as a pluralize button choose Edit This Button enter a label for the button for example s and choose the Actions tab 2 Choose Add to open the list of actions 3 Select...

Page 107: ...u don t want to pluralize a word on the current page you can move to another page of things select a noun from that page and that noun will be pluralized If however you tap the pluralize button and de...

Page 108: ...If the message Camera Permission Denied appears see the resolution under Troubleshooting Head Tracking Positioning the User Analysis of positioning by a qualified person is required to prevent repeti...

Page 109: ...ctions You can indicate head position by cursor by highlight or by both at the same time Choose from the following cursor shapes None No visible cursor Note If you select None it is best to turn the H...

Page 110: ...rigger will not resume head tracking Blink Blink your eyes to make an activation Mouth Open Open your mouth to make an activation Eyebrows Up Raise your eyebrows to make an activation Tongue Out Stick...

Page 111: ...current head position If you change the orientation or the position of the device relative to the user you may need to re center the cursor For example a device is mounted slightly to the left of the...

Page 112: ...a On Turning the button on activates the rest area and the rest area settings Note When the Rest Area On Off button is turned Off the rest area settings are not available To set the size of the rest a...

Page 113: ...in Note When the on off head tracking setting Start Paused is turned on head tracking is paused by default when opened Simply Activate Resume to start making selections Scrolling When head tracking is...

Page 114: ...essage Bank Site or MyMessageBanking Site and log in 3 Record your messages combine them into a zip file and download them to your device 4 Import the zip file into your Essence vocabulary See Importi...

Page 115: ...ct this device and should be kept a least six 6 inches away from the device Limitation of Intended Use Third Parties and Data Loss PRC Saltillo does not warrant any functionality of this speech genera...

Page 116: ...ot throw the device in the trash The device conforms to European Union health safety and environmental standards The device conforms to the requirements of the UK MDR 2002 The entire device and access...

Page 117: ...life 10 12 hours depending on individual usage and power settings Software operating system Various apps iPadOS or iOS Standard components Amplifier handle stand boot battery charger USB cable stylus...

Page 118: ...0 C 104 F the surface temperature of the back of the device can increase as much as 11 C 51 8 F during charging to a temperature of 51 C 123 8 F For this reason minimize contact with the back of the d...

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