Typing To Talk
To start using the TS-04 press the speaker Power ON/OFF switch, wait until the blue Active
indicator is ON, and begin typing to talk. There is no ON/OFF switch for the keyboard. It
powers on instantly every time you begin typing and powers off automatically.
To talk, type a word or phrase, then press the enter key.
If you make a mistake typing just press the backspace key to delete the last key-press entry
(or words) while typing.
Advanced features such as auto-repeat, saving phrases, continuous speech generation and
speaking over telephones are described below.
Using Function Keys to Say Phrases
Function keys can be used to store commonly used
phrases. After programming, pressing any function key will
speak the pre-programmed phrases.
A total of 30 phrases are available. 28 may be programmed with up to 60 typed characters
each
F1 is pre-programmed
to speak
“Hello, I cannot speak and I will be
using a speech synthesizer
”
F2 is pre-programmed
to speak
“Please be patient while I type responses”
F3 to F12 are User Programmable
Function key phrases are recorded and saved to memory when the TS-04 is powered off.
"Alt" and "Control" key combinations may be used to store 20 additional
phrases. Hold down (or press and release) the ALT or CTRL key, then press
the desired Function Key (F3 to F12) to program recorded phrases.
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In normal operation TextSpeak waits to speak
until after the ENTER key is pressed!
F6
Alt
F2
F1
F3
F12
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