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1. Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 63 Phrases Phrase List Can you hear me now Find Phrase CA EREECHEN beite E LS EE Coss m a ae ie Speak gt 7 Enter EM Word et Phrase New Change Keys Key Toggle Repeat Description List N N Return to Phrase List Accept N N Accept new or changed Phrase and return to the Main text box Close N N Don t accept and return to Main text box 64 Polyana with Persona ABBREVIATION EXPANSION AbEx Abbreviation Expansion AbEx List 140 Madison StreetAlban Before How are you i am fine It s news to me Mind your own business What time is it an Zanen r r aje a KAES Ce ALE o e EA F cor FE Enter SEH THTT AbEx List Keys Key Toggle Repeat Description New N N Opens the New Abbreviation Expansion text box which is used for adding new Abbreviation Expansions Change N N Opens the Change Abbreviation Expansion text box which is used for modifying an existing Abbreviation Expansion Delete N N Deletes selected Abbreviation Expansion Close N N Close AbEx List box and return to Main text box Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 65 Abbreviation 123M R New Abbreviation Expansion a KERS fo x_ Phra
2. New Change Delete Find Window When the SpEx List is open select a SpEx by typing the first letter of the word as it is correctly spelled Notice that the list highlight moves to the first SpEx that matches the letter just typed If there is more than one SpEx that begins with the same letter then type the next few letters until the desired SpEx has been highlighted Once highlighted choose the New Change or Delete button You can also press the Space Esc or Enter keys to speak the SpEx The Find window is provided for additional visual feedback It shows the letters that have been typed If the letter typed does not match an existing SpEx the letter will be rejected Either type the correct letter or press the Backspace key to remove the letters from the Find window Other keys that can be used to navigate the list are arrow keys PgUp PgDn Home and End 38 Polyana with Persona Changing a Speech Exception Change a SpEx by selecting it from the SpEx list and then choose the Change button to open the Change Speech Exception text box Make your changes and choose the Test button to hear how the changes sound Once satisfied choose Accept to keep the changes or choose Cancel to disregard the changes VOLUME BAT STICKY KEYS SELECTION Eile Edit Speak Phrase ISpk Bi HE Caps Shift Ctrl LWSPA Numbers Select Change Speech Exception Correct Spelling
3. Meaning Indicates that the units bearing this mark have met the European Community s Declaration of Conformity Indicates that the units bearing this mark meet the Medical Device Directives for electrical equipment Indicates a CAUTION to a General Hazard condition Indicates that the port is NOT to be used for telephones Notation for a data port such as an RS 232C Serial Communications connector Notation for Direct Current DC Indicates an item that can and should be recycled Power Switch to ON position Power Switch to OFF position The following icons appear in this manual D d 8 Polyana with Persona Meaning Indicates a notation about a CAUTIOUS situation Indicates IMPORTANT information that should be read and understood Unpacking NETBOOK PRO The Polyana is a Psion Teklogix Inc NETBOOK PRO consumer computer that has been modified to function as an augmentative communication device The modification consists of the addition of an amplifier package underneath the NETBOOK PRO In most respects the characteristics of the NETBOOK PRO are intact and the instruction manuals and flyers that are provided with the unit should be followed Follow the instructions in the flyer titled NETBOOK PRO Quick Setup Setting Up The NETBOOK One exception to the setup instructions relates to the battery installation The Polyana is shipped from ZYGO Industries Inc with the battery installed and fully
4. Software Upgrades 97 98 Polyana with Persona Restoring Persona after a Dead Battery or Hard Reset When the battery becomes depleted or a hard reset is performed on the Polyana all of the dynamic memory RAM will be lost Typically CE programs are stored in the RAM and require reinstallation Persona was developed to minimize the hassle of reinstallation after the loss of memory All of the files required to restore and run Persona are stored in the Flash Disk These files are not lost when the battery is dead or a hard reset is performed 1 2 3 4 5 Once all of the initialization has been performed and you are at the Windows Desktop on your Polyana double tap on the My Computer in the upper left corner of the display Double tap on the Flash Disk folder to open it Double tap on the Persona folder to open it Double tap on the Persona vb file to restart Persona If the Persona vb file does not exist then you will have to follow the Persona SETUP Upgrading Persona instructions on Page 97 in this User manual Restoring Persona does not restore the Persona shortcut icon on the Windows Desktop nor does it restore the menu item under Start Programs Persona Also all of the Windows settings are returned to the default state Here are few key items that you should restore manually Persona Icon on Desktop a Double tap on the My Computer in the upper right
5. Polya with Persona A BEE TYPING Speak Phrase ISpk _ e Caps za cri Lws Pa pe SE eee eee SCANNING Mjes now I can type to talk and will be able to scan with switches when I need TALKING L zept to later Right now let s order dinner s Winter do you think you d like communication aid How are you M a E machine JF JA Co eaa move T o I L k AEJ rei my N S F Y xea more jc P eae make M W Q p 1 CH Speak 8 2 7 over GEET ZYGO Industries Inc PO Box 1008 Portland OR 97207 1008 O p E RATI O N TEL 503 684 6006 FAX 503 684 6011 U S A Canada 800 234 6006 E mail zygo zygo usa com http www zygo usa com M A N U A L 070 0064 25 First Edition First Printing Published by COPYRIGHT Trademark Notices Patent Notice NOTICE 2 Polyana with Persona 1 SEP 2005 SEP 2005 ZYGO Industries Inc PO Box 1008 Portland OR 97207 1008 U S A TEL 503 684 6006 FAX 503 684 6011 E mail zygo zygo usa com Web _http www zygo usa com 2005 By ZYGO Industries Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be repro duced without prior permission of ZYGO Industries Inc The following are trademarks of ZYGO Industries Inc ZYGO Polyana Persona AbEx SpEx DECtalk is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation NETBOOK PRO is a trademark of
6. Roll Diameter 1 1 2 3 8 cm e Printer Size 4 1 4 wide 4 3 4 long 2 3 4 high KEE cm Printer Weight 1 2 pounds 0 54 Kg Section 5 Preferences 93 Persona prints through the IR window located on the back edge of the device The IR window on the device and the printer should be aligned at a distance of less than 5 feet CAUTION The user may require assistance when printing from Scan mode For example paper or ink may run out Printer Choose a printer ExTech O SiPix A6 Canon BJC 85 Close If the printer has enough paper and ink and the distance between the Polyana and the printer is less than 5 feet the scan user should be able to print without any help But if there is a problem such as Out of paper Out of ink Communication link was lost the user will require assistance However if the scan user does encounter a problem while printing control will be returned to the scan switch when the last message box disappears Control Panel Setup A setting must be made to the Control Panel Irda Switch in order for printing to work through the infrared port Make sure that the Enable Irda Switch transmit data polarity checkbox is checked 94 Polyana with Persona APPEARANCE OPTIONS The Appearance Options provide the means for adjusting the look of the program to suite an individual s needs Input Speech General Verdon Teta Background Color Font Styl
7. Input mode is set for Scan To show the Auditory Prompt options click on the Advanced button within the Scan Options VE There are 3 Auditory Prompt controls 28 O O O Speech General Appearance Version Input Mode rscan Options CO Keyboard rOn Screen Keyboard Scan Method Start Delay Help re optimized D Row and Column al 0 Sec gt See Scan Rate E Acceptance Style al WE D B sse Percentage Acceptance Delay i loi Sec gt Advanced Options Sr D rAdvanced Options rLong Hold Auto Off Adjust Scan Rate Enabled O Alarm Disabled Hold Time Turn Off After lt fi0 Mins gt y Auditory Prompt Loudness C Enabled Earphone 4 gt eee ae MEMORY 35 BATTERY 100 Section 5 Preferences 85 Enabled checkbox If the Enabled checkbox is checked auditory prompting will occur when the Scan Rate is 0 5 seconds or longer Earphone checkbox If the Earphone checkbox is checked the auditory prompts will be heard only through the earphone Spoken system messages will also be routed through the earphone wy CAUTION Please be advised that the Polyana can produce very loud sounds through the earphone Normally this is not an issue when it is speaking text but the system beeps message box sounds and alarms can be very loud The system sounds can be eliminated by going to the Control Panel and changing the settings of the Volume amp
8. Sounds Properties Uncheck everything except for Applications program specific Volume amp Sounds Properties Volume ae Enable sounds for J Modem PC Cards Events warnings beeps and system events Applications program specific and all other sounds L Enable clicks and taps for el Soft IT key clicks Olud Soft IT Screen taps Oloud Soft When the Earphone checkbox is unchecked auditory prompts are routed to the loudspeaker built into the chassis below the Polyana or to the External Speaker if it s connected Loudness This controls the loudness of the auditory prompts d NOTE for Facilitator Test the sound level in the headphone yourself so as not to offend the user s hearing 86 Polyana with Persona Section 5 Preferences SPEECH OPTIONS The Speech Options provide a means of adjusting the characteristics of the voice Auto Speak Personality Speech Rate C1 Character Paul DI al 180 WPM Pitch H HR See Word Paragraph This is a test MEMORY 35 Speak System Messages Geesen 100 Voice Settings Personality There are 9 personalities to choose from Speech Rate Speech Rate determines the speaking rate 180 WPM words per minute is the default Loudness The Loudness control sets the loudness of the voice It works in parallel with the Loudness control on the Main screen Typing mode or the Volume key Scan mode So ch
9. Test Accept Edit List Close Correct Pronunciation Deleting a Speech Exception Delete a SpEx by selecting it from the SpEx list and choose the Delete button or press the Delete key to delete the selected SpEx Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 39 40 Polyana with Persona PRINTING Persona uses the Polyana s Infrared IR port for sending text documents to the printer The effective distance between the printer and the Polyana is 1 to 5 feet It is important to have a clear line of sight between the printer s IR port and the Polyana s IR port Try not to move the Polyana or the printer while printing Please make sure that a printer has been selected and that the printer is set up and ready to print before continuing Refer to Print Setup in the Preferences section of this manual for more information When ready to print tap on the File menu and then the Print menu item The following messages will be seen The first message simply lets you know that you are about to begin printing Make sure that the printer is ready before tapping on the Yes button or tap the No button if you decide not to print 9 Are you sure you want to print your document If so please make sure that your printer is ready before proceeding The following message only appears if you are using the Canon BJC 85 printer It lets you know how many sheets of paper are required for the print job Tap Yes to con
10. U gt clear undo lt gt o e CO ER KEBE LIES Close eal e a Ea RER H LESERE e ore Era Paste Vol W eter Si N EA This option is Hold Switch for the Hold Time to open the Scan Adjust window This option is provided as a fail safe means of gaining access to the Scan Adjust mode when the Scan Rate has been set too fast The Scan Rate is automatically set to a slow speed 1 5 seconds step so that the user can make adjustments The Hold Time can be set from 5 to 60 seconds see Preferences Advanced Scan Options Hold Time When the Scan Adjust window is open there is a numeric readout and a visual sample to indicate the adjusted Scan Rate The adjusted scan rate does not affect the actual scan rate until it has been accepted Use the Faster and Slower keys to adjust the speed The Faster and Slower keys can be held down in order to repeat the selection When satisfied choose Accept or Close to end operation NOTE When the Accept key is selected the new value is saved The Scan Rate can also be adjusted from the Preferences where there are more scan options Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 59 Scan Rate Keys Key Toggle Faster N Slower N Accept N Close N Repeat Y Y N Description Increase the Scan Rate Decrease the Scan Rate Save changes and return to the Main text box using the modified Scan Rate Don t save changes and retur
11. again by pressing the Scan Switch Check the Enable checkbox to enable the Auto Off or uncheck it to disable it The amount of time that the device needs to be inactive before shutting down is determined by the Turn Off After slider The slider can be adjusted from 1 to 15 minutes General Appearance Version O Keyboard rOn Screen Keyboard Scan Method Start Delay Help e optimized 7 Row and Column al O Sec Linear Acceptance Style Percentage MEMORY 35 Advanced Options Qeli r dvanced Options rLong Hold Auto Off Adjust Scan Rate Enabled O Alarm Disabled Hold Time Turn Off Afr 10 Secs gt BATTERY 100 Close Auditory Prompt Key captions and rows are spoken in a soft voice to help reinforce the scan selection process Rows are spoken as Row 1 through Row 6 Keep in mind that scanning can be faster than the time it takes DECtalk to speak and as a result some captions will not speak completely Best results are achieved when the scan rate is greater than 0 75 second 84 Polyana with Persona Enabled The Auditory Prompt features have been enhanced to take advantage of the separate left and right audio channels on the new Polyana thus providing a separate audio path for the user earphone and a separate audio path for the listener loudspeaker The Auditory Prompt features are only available when the
12. copied to the Exception text box Otherwise the word preceding the caret is copied to the Spelling text box Word Prediction keys are replaced by SpEx related functions Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 51 KEY DESCRIPTIONS Continued Key Toggle Repeat KB1 N N KB2 KB3 Open N N Save N N Print N N SRate N N off N N Power Properties Card Slots Allow suspend with Active network interface F qwitch on when screen is tapped TI Active device connection ch on when serial or USB sync cable connected Battery Power Schemes A Switch off when case is closed Switch on when case is opened Description Opens one of three keyboard layouts KB1 is the primary layout with lower case letters KB2 provides upper case letters KB3 contains numbers special characters and miscellaneous functions Opens a list of documents that can be brought into the Main text box Word Prediction keys are replaced by Open related functions A text box appears for entering the name of the document to be saved Word Prediction keys are replaced by Save related functions A dialog box appears asking if you are sure that you want to print If you do want to print you are expected to have your printer setup and ready Word Prediction keys are replaced by Print related functions Opens the Scan Adjust mode Word Prediction keys are replaced by Scan related functions Puts de
13. with 3 keyboards aeiou optimized qwerty The optimized arrangement is recommended because it s the most efficient 76 Polyana with Persona Customizing On screen Keyboards The 3 keyboard layouts provided with Persona can be modified to suit an individual s needs 1 In Preferences tap on the Input tab Tap on the Scan option button so that the Scan Options are visible 2 From the drop down keyboard list select the keyboard that you want to modify 3 Tap on the Edit button to begin the editing process Key Captions Functions a Al Speech General Ap Input Mode Scan Options CO Keyboard On Screen Keyboard Scan Me Scan optimized v Rov Line Accept P CB Advanced Options Edit Keyboard d SEKR 1 KB 2 ForeColor KB 3 BackColor Save KB a To eee fo Go KE EE TE EISE Ca E ES EA EA EA EA KE EA EN Ew nl h m b BERR Horne Right Paste vz EREERR The keyboard edit functions are shown above the keyboard The functions include choosing a key caption fore color back KB3 color and keyboard layout KB1 KB2 and There s also a button called New KB that lets you create a keyboard from scratch Section 5 Preferences 77 To edit a key the key must be selected first Select a key by touching it on the display with your finger or stylus A s
14. with 3 standard on screen keyboard layouts Optimized Alphabetical and Q WERT Y Optimized a frequency of use layout is the most efficient Each keyboard consists of 3 keyboard layouts KB1 KB2 and KB3 KB1 and KB2 are the primary layouts providing upper and lower case letters and common editing commands KB3 offers numbers special characters and system functions Persona provides a Keyboard Edit function to allow for customizing of the on screen keyboard Optimized Keyboard KB1 machine e a Ir d move t o i g my n sunt D x more h c p j S mate wa Tale est Co GH Optimized Keyboard KB2 machine E A R D U BR me T Of I tic Cl mere JH e yr gt ae Ce nwe e Speak B z Enter ll etter Se1 N Optimized Keyboard KB3 E machine H E A R D u y e mwe T Of 1 t Gc moe ae more H c P 3 ep copy make M W Q DEES Speak T Ee Enter EZ Letter Sel N Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 45 Notice that the Alphabetical keyboard uses the versatile A EI O U layout in the first column It allows easy verbalization of the rows and columns by listeners This is useful for direct interaction
15. 250 characters Phrases are only spoken and do not get pasted into the text like Abbreviation Expansions do unless it is copied and pasted 30 Polyana with Persona Changing a Phrase Change a phrase by opening the Phrase List Select the phrase that you want to change alphabetical list separators cannot be changed Choose the Change button to show the Change Phrase text box VOLUME BAT STICKYKEYS SELECTION Speak Phrase ISpk C A H caps shit cri fLws pa V Numbers Select Change Phrase phrase Test Accept Close The phrase that needs to be changed will be shown in the text box Make your changes and choose Accept to keep the changes or choose Cancel if you change your mind Section 3 Using Personain Keyboard Mode 31 Deleting a Phrase Delete a phrase by opening the Phrase List Select the phrase that you want to delete alphabetical list separators cannot be deleted Choose the Delete button or press the Delete key to delete the selected phrase Copying a Phrase A phrase can be copied for the purpose of pasting it into the main text or for pasting it into other text boxes such as Add Phrase when you want to create a similar phrase Copy a phrase by opening the Phrase List Select the phrase that you want to copy alphabetical list separators cannot be copied Choose the Copy button to copy the phrase to the clipboard Now go to the text box
16. Change or Delete button You can also press the Space Esc or Enter keys to speak the AbEx Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 35 The Find window is provided for additional visual feedback It shows the letters that have been typed If the letter typed does not match an existing AbEx the letter will be rejected Either type the correct letter or press the Backspace key to remove letters from the Find window Other keys that can be used to navigate the list are arrow keys PgUp PgDn Home and End Changing an Abbreviation Expansion Change an AbEx by selecting it from the AbEx list and then choosing the Change button to open the Change Abbreviation text box Make your changes and choose Accept to keep the changes or choose Cancel to disregard the changes YOLUME BAT STICKYKEYS SELECTION File Edit Speak Phrase ISpk Bi HE Caps shit cri L ws PA Numbers Select Change Abbreviation Abbreviation Accept Close Expansion Deleting an Abbreviation Expansion Delete an AbEx by selecting it from the AbEx list and then choose the Delete button or press the Delete key to delete the selected AbEx 36 Polyana with Persona Section 3 Using Polyana in Keyboard Mode Using Speech Exceptions SpEx Speech Exceptions are created when you want to change how Persona pronounces certain words such as people s names and places Creating a Speec
17. Clears current document Clear selected text and hold it in the clipboard Copies the selected text to the clipboard Paste the contents of the clipboard into document Undo Redo last action Sing Happy Birthday song Blank key blank keys are not scanned Section 5 Preferences 79 Scan Color Tap on the COLOR label to change the Scan Color This also changes the highlight color used in conjunction with tabbing from control to control in the Main mode and Preferences NOTE The highlight color used for menus and list boxes is not affected by the Scan Color Menu and List box highlight colors can be changed from the Control Panel Display Appearance Scanning Methods Row and Column Scan rows from top to bottom and columns from left to right 1 Press the switch to start the row scan 2 Press the switch again to start the column scan 3 Press the switch again to accept the selection 4 Press the switch again before the acceptance period has elapsed to cancel the selection Linear Scan each key from top to bottom left to right 1 Press the switch to start the linear scan 2 Press the switch again to accept the selection 3 Press the switch again before the acceptance period has elapsed to cancel the selection In both scan methods Scanning begins at a rate that is slower than the actual Scan Rate This gives the user time to adjust to the change in scan activity ZYGO Patent 4 558 315 Rows and columns are scann
18. E make AbEx SpE KEK me leter Set n EOI EI MEE Speak QWERTY Keyboard KB3 make P et e 1 geg Bs Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 47 48 Polyana with Persona KEY DESCRIPTIONS Toggle The key caption changes according to the function selected Repeat Key Toggle Repeat Clear N N BS N Y Cut N Y Copy N Y Paste N N Undo Y N The key s function can be repeated by holding the switch closed Description Clears entire document Backspace Deletes one character at a time from right to left Hold the switch closed to Backspace multiple times If a portion of text is highlighted before single tapping the scan switch that portion of text is deleted and copied to the clipboard If no text is highlighted and the scan switch is held down the caret will move from right to left highlighting the text as it goes When the switch is let go the highlighted portion of text is deleted and copied to the clipboard If a portion of text is highlighted before single tapping the scan switch that portion of text is copied to the clipboard If no text is highlighted and the scan switch is held down the caret will move from right to left highlighting the text as it goes When the switch is let go the highlighted portion of text is copied to the clipboard If a portion of text is highlighted before tapping the scan switch that portion of text
19. E LOUDNESS Ze devssanceecxintenactievsaieisendedvuaeteadsdivestoees SELECTION MODES oaren aeee NE E E NS USER SCAN ADJUST MODE coissis toe ER REES OPENING AND SAVING DOCUMENTS sss0cceceeesesseeceessssseeeeeeees ABBREVIATION EXPANSIONS ABEX s cccsscscecssceeeeceeeeeseeeeeaeees SPEECH EXCEPTIONS rbxv EN HAPPY e Be e e e S osozko rere ssie raea E RE EREE SECTION 5 PREFERENCES RESTORE FACTORY Depu INPUT OPTIONS sussiisascccsensavasdesersscoesecenestonsoterecsseso dessasetoesess INPUT OPTIONS SCAN MODE sececccceeeveeesececensnnsceeseesseees CUSTOMIZING ON SCREEN KrrpoOARns IKE EE ENEE geed SCANNING METHODS euseveseevuit s seieveis teen es sines no Veini Ke iis eike SCAN ACCEPTANCE STYLES ccseccsccecesssssseeceessnsseceeesessseeeeenens 4 Polyana with Persona SCAN TIMING sis os enie EA Ee 81 Eed 81 TEE 81 ACCEPTANCE EE 81 ADVANCED S CAN OPTIONS ssie dine n nar n ea r Oar E NEE 82 LONG HOLD opes esnea dee a apa EEE EEE davon ease 82 ALARM eege eebe een 82 ADJUST EN 82 EE Eege EELER EE 82 EE 82 PUTO ORE se tacto eege 84 AUDITORY PROMPT eddi edd 84 ENABLED eonan eoe daaiedbayo spies E A N S 85 EE 85 ET 85 SPEECH EE 87 UE 87 EE 88 ENEE Ve ee 89 AUTO P UNCTIONS sscescvciesssescvessssvsccoetessessoonsesiedsoosvocnesasotestnesnsssesicoenss 89 WORD PREDICTION AND WORD CoMptLEmON 90 Worp PREDICTION WORD COMPLETION FEATURES oo nnnnooonnoone00aae 91 E E 92 REN 92 PRINTS E TUR too ee
20. It is advised that this folder and it s contents should not be altered otherwise the program may become inoperable and the device would have to be returned to ZYGO Industries Inc for service Section 2 Using the Polyana 11 Memory Management Polyana ships with 128 MB of internal System RAM This memory is used for program storage space and is used by programs that are running 40 MB should be reserved for use with Persona in order for it to function properly System Properties KM Ki E Genera Memory Device Name Copyrights Properties Move slider to the left for more memory to run programs Move slider to the right for more storage room Only unused RAM can be adjusted Program Storage Memory Seen mg Memory Allocated 40384KB Allocated 40388KB In Use 9076KB In Use 3692KB Adjust the slider so the allocated Program Memory is at least 40 000 KB 40 MB If you intend to install other software applications onto the Polyana try to install them externally onto a CF card instead of in the typical Program Files location The Program Files is part of the dynamic RAM that the operating system and Persona use If this memory is allowed to become full there will be no more room to add new applications and the loss of memory space could adversely impact the performance of Persona If the memory has become full files may need to be removed e Clear the Recycle Bin e Use t
21. Learn New Words when first using the program thereby preventing misspelled words from being saved Word Prediction Word Completion Features Enable Prediction When enabled Word Prediction suggests words that may be used to complete a partially typed word or suggest words that may follow a completed word The Word Prediction library can contain up to 2 000 words Learn New Words When Learn New Words is enabled words that have not been used before are automatically added to the Word Prediction library so that they will become available the next time they are needed Auto Save Words When enabled new words are saved to Persona s internal memory after 15 minutes of inactivity typing or scanning If you choose to end the program before new words have been saved you will be prompted to save them Section 5 Preferences 91 Utility Backup Restore The Backup Restore utility i EE ven provides a means of backing Z Enable Prediction Hep up precious user files in the Capitalize Fi Learn New Words unlikely event that the Coen Text Box Auto Save Words Polyana was lost stolen or E Stickykeys GC damaged It can also be SS e used to transfer the files to Fa ax Tet 100 Print Setup and from another Polyana or egene BC Simply check the items you want to backup or restore and click the appropriate button or choose Close to cancel Close Backup and Restore O Abbreviations card Re
22. Letter Word Sentence Paragraph or All When the Selection mode is active use the arrow keys to move the highlight left right up or down To speak the highlighted text press the Speak button or the Esc key Similarly to delete the highlighted text press the Del key Or select Cut Copy Paste from the Edit menu to perform edit operations on the highlighted text To disengage the Selection mode press the Ctrl key plus the letter L W S P A that is highlighted in the Selection Indicator For example Press the Ctrl and the L key to engage the select by letter mode uu S E Press the Ctrl and the L key again to disengage the selection mode LWSPA You can change selection modes without having to first disengage Selection Mode Just press the Ctrl letter combination to select the desired mode 28 Polyana with Persona Using PHRASEs Selected Phrase List Separator Phrase List Add Change Delete Copy Phrase PHRASES Can you hear me now D SEELEN New EE EE change A a ESOC Ia SEO SS Delete Hello how are you How are you I m glad to see you It has been real Find Window Phrases are used for storing commonly spoken passages of text Select a phrase by choosing the Phrase button from the main screen This opens the Phrase List Once the list is open start by typing the first letter of the phrase Notice that the list highlight moves to the alphabetical list separator that matches the letter just ty
23. Psion Teklogix Windows and Pocket Word are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Corporation Some characteristics of the scanning techniques used in Persona are protected by U S Patent Number 4 558 315 issued to ZYGO Industries Inc ZYGO Industries Inc reserves the right to make improvements or changes in the product described in this manual at any time without notice Table of Contents 0 0cccccccccccccccsssccessscecensecessssecesseseeenseeeseseeenseeee 3 INTRODUCTION INCLUDED TEMS eege ees 7 REGISTRATION eege ee ee ee EE dee ee 7 ICON REFERENCE eee e eaa E EAEE EEEE EEEE TEOSES 8 SECTION 1 GETTING STARTED E 9 NETBOOK PRO EE 9 SOUND OUTPUT VOLUME CONTROLS nnsnooonnnssooosesosseeneer essee nesreseses essee 9 SECTION2 USING THE POLYANA POLYANA S MEMORY RESOURCES 0 0 0 cccccecesssseececsessaeseeceessnscecesessnsneeecenees 11 MEMORY DESCRIPTION cceiccacisvacsinsassstssaderdesdooderscenacereck deed EASES 11 MEMORY MANAGEMENT REENEN ENER EEN 12 MEMORY CLEAR deeg eege gees Eed ee ER iota iacaeeteesivines BATTERY INDICATORS BATTERY AND Memory INDICATORS PREFERENCES 1000000e0000eceeeeeereeees 15 SECTION 3 UsING PERSONA IN KEYBOARD MODE KEYBOARD MODE SCREEN LAYOUT vryer ioiei n e e re Ser 17 KEYBOARD COMMANDS errimen aa nran ose beasesess saseeebsasasdeve eereasess es 18 EDIT sete REA E deed EE E Sege E RRE 18 Kee 18 MOVEMENT E 18 MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS n
24. Senvnieer es aenttetaeae 93 APPEARANCE OPTIONS nssooosnensooeneoesseseeesesseeeeessoenetesseseenseoseeeensesereeessee 95 SECTION 6 SOFTWARE UPGRADES UPGRADING PERSONA FROM A COMPACT FLASH CF Con 97 SECTION 7 So vinc PROBLEMS RESTORING PERSONA AFTER A DEAD BATTERY OR HARD rer 99 TROUBLE SHOOTING s0ecccscessvoveescosssoseeccostsnsveccssrsosvoccessessvensessossvensecees 101 ERROR EE 101 RESETTING THE POLYANA wu ssecesessssseecessesceseeceenssesecesessauseeecessatsaeeceseses 101 SECTION 8 MAINTENANCE REPLACING THE POLYANA S BACKUP Burer 103 Table of Contents 5 6 Polyana with Persona IMPORTANT READ THIS FIRST The Polyana with Persona is shipped from ZYGO Industries Inc complete with the following items Polyana Includes 262 0540 00 334 5008 00 333 509 1 11 016 0026 00 016 002 1 00 061 0010 04 070 0064 25 Psion Teklogix Netbook Pro Computer modified by ZYGO gt Persona Software installed gt AC Adapter Battery Charger gt PC Connect Cable gt NETBOOK PRO CD gt NETBOOK PRO Quick Start Guide CM 40 Lolly Switch with Cable Key Label Set Keyboard Glove with Key Labels Carrying Case Accessory Pouch ZYGO s Warranty Registration Card Polyana with Persona Operation Manual Optional accessories and replacement parts are available from ZYGO Industries Inc Introduction 7 ICON REFERENCE The following icons may appear on the Polyana s labels LE
25. Y Song The Happy Birthday song can be accessed by selecting the Song key from the on screen keyboard if it has been added to it If the person s name is already in the Speech Exceptions the name will be pronounced accordingly when the song is sung The Sing key starts the song The Test key lets the user listen to the name prior to singing the song in case changes are needed Happy Birthday Song Enter person s name i Ton KERS fo Phra o e Le F or i R h m b Happy Birthday Keys Key Toggle Repeat Description Sing Y N Sing Happy Birthday song Test N N Listen to person s name before singing song Close N N Cancel and return to main text box 70 Polyana with Persona Section 4 Using Polyana in Scan Mode PRINTING Persona uses the Polyana s Infrared IR port for sending text documents to the printer The effective distance between the printer and the Polyana is 1 to 5 feet It is important to have a clear line of sight between the printer s IR port and the Polyana s IR port Try not to move the Polyana or the printer while printing Please make sure that a printer has been selected and that the printer is set up and ready to print before continuing Refer to the Printing section in the Preferences section of this manual for more information When you are ready to print select the Print key from the on screen keyboa
26. a The settings shown above are affected by the position of the slider Adjust both for optimum sound level Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 55 56 Polyana with Persona SELECTION MODES The selection modes provide a means of selecting highlighting letters words sentences paragraphs or all of the text Portions of text can be highlighted for the purpose of speaking deleting or copying The keys that are responsible for this mode are as follows Sel N This key has 2 possible states Sel N and Sel Y Sel N means that text will not be highlighted when used in conjunction with the Left and Right keys The Left and Right keys move the caret in increments based upon the value of the Letter key Sel Y means that text will be highlighted when used in conjunction with the Left and Right keys The Left and Right keys move the caret and the highlight in increments based upon the value of the Letter key machine ele am move o KEES fo i i l eil aea re e e i __ a Ore m fw i Gag gt z enter Letter Key Select N Key Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 57 Letter This key has 5 possible states that can be selected Letter move caret from letter to letter Word move caret from word to word Sent move caret from sentence to sentence Para move caret fr
27. a with Persona Maintenance Replacing the Polyana s Backup Battery Polyana s base computer has a replaceable backup battery to maintain the system configuration information It will need to be replaced if it fails to maintain the system configuration information Instructions for replacing the backup battery are in the NETBOOK PRO s User Manual Section 8 Maintenance 103 104 Polyana with Persona
28. anging it in either place will affect the other Setting the Loudness value to 0 silences the voice Pitch There are 11 possible settings 0 is the default Test Tap on the Test button to hear how the new voice settings will sound Section 5 Preferences 87 Auto Speak Character When enabled each letter will be spoken as it is typed Word When enabled each word will be spoken as it is completed A word is considered complete if it is terminated by a space comma period question mark or exclamation point The last word of a sentence is not spoken if Speak Sentence is enabled Instead the entire sentence is spoken Sentence When enabled the entire sentence is spoken when a period question mark or exclamation point is typed To speak the sentence again tap on the Speak button Typing mode or Speak key Scan mode Paragraph When enabled the paragraph is spoken when the Enter key is pressed To speak the paragraph again tap on the Speak button Typing mode or Speak key Scan mode System Msgs When enabled Message Boxes are spoken Message boxes provide important information or ask for confirmation before changes are made to settings NOTE Message boxes that do not require a response disappear after a few seconds In Scanning mode Message Boxes that do require a response from the user are scan enabled The scan rate of the Message boxes is half that of the scan rate setting 88 Polyana with Persona Se
29. cess the Advanced Scan Options Scan Options On Screen Keyboard Scan Me Joptimized x Ro Lir Accer Eee o OB Advanced Options Version O Keyboard Start Delay Scan H Es Scan Rate 4 0 5 Sec Acceptance Delay 4 0 1 Sec MEMORY 35 BATTERY Auto Off 100 Adjust Scan Rate Enabled O Alarm Disabled Hold Time Turn Off After 4J 10 Secs gt afio mirs gt Auditory Prompt ERC 82 Polyana with Persona Section 5 Preferences Long Hold The Long Hold function can be used to activate an alarm or adjust the scan rate The function is initiated by holding the external scan switch closed for a specified period of time Alarm Use the alarm to get someone s attention Adjust Scan Rate If the Scan Rate is set too fast or too slow the user can adjust it by holding the switch closed until the Scan Rate window appears Disable Choose this option when the Long Hold function is not wanted Hold Time The Hold Time slider determines how long the switch must be held closed in order to activate the Long Hold function It can be adjusted from 5 to 60 seconds Section 5 Preferences 83 Auto Off The Auto Off feature automatically turns off suspends the Polyana when Persona is in Scan Mode The Auto Off feature senses when the unit is not being used and shuts it down after a period of time in order to conserve battery power The device can be turned on
30. charged For assistance consult ZYGO s Customer Service Department or your local dealer or agent ZYGO CUSTOMER SERVICE Toll Free U S A Canada 800 234 6006 TEL 1 503 684 6006 FAX 1 503 684 6011 E mail zygo zygo usa com Sound Output Volume Control Polyana s amplifier module has a slider volume control in the front The slider volume control is the standard mechanical volume adjustment Slide the control to the right to increase loudness or slide it to the left for decreased loudness Section 1 Getting Started 9 10 Polyana with Persona Polyana s Memory Resources Polyana is the name given to the physical package that includes the Netbook Pro and the amplifier module underneath Memory Description Polyana is a Windows CE device Windows CE devices have limited amounts of internal memory available for storing and running programs There are 2 types of memory used in the Polyana RAM Dynamic Memory The Polyana comes with 128 MB of battery backed memory which means that if the battery is allowed to drain completely the contents of this memory will be lost Flash Flash Disk There is 10 5 MB of Flash memory in the Polyana Unlike the RAM this memory does not lose it s contents when the battery is depleted You can add more Flash memory by purchasing Compact Flash CF cards Please know that the Persona program files are stored on the Flash memory in the folder Flash Disk Persona
31. corner of the Windows Desktop b Double tap on the Flash Disk folder to open it c Double tap on the Persona folder to open it d Single tap on Persona vb to highlight it e Select the menu item Edit and then Copy f Return to the Windows Desktop g Press and hold the Alt key and tap on the screen h Select Paste Shortcut from the pop up menu Section 7 Solving Problems 99 Auto hide Taskbar a b c d e Tap on the Start button Tap on Settings menu item Tap on Taskbar menu item Place a check mark in the Auto hide check box Tap on the OK button Other settings may require changing or restoring in the Control Panel such as e Display e Power e System Refer to other sections of this user manual for instructions regarding memory settings 100 Polyana with Persona Trouble shooting Error Messages Insufficient Text to Speech Run time Licenses When you see this message it means that Persona has been started a second time Only one instance of Persona can be run at atime Tap on the OK button to continue Another message box will appear stating that Persona is already running Tap on the OK button to continue Once that s done the second instance of Persona will go away Look at the Taskbar on the bottom edge of the screen to find a Persona related button Type Preferences Scan Out of Memory This means that t
32. ction 5 Preferences GENERAL OPTIONS General 1 Appearance Version Space M Enable Prediction Help Word Prediction Capitalize M Learn New Words O Clear Text Box O Auto Save Words StickyKeys Shift Ctrl MEMORY 35 Utility BATTERY 100 Backup Restore Upgrade Print Setup Close Auto Functions Auto Space Auto Space automatically adds a space after a comma period exclamation mark or question mark Auto Space is ignored when typing numbers or DECtalk syntax Auto Caps Auto Caps automatically capitalizes the first letter of the text box and or the first letter of each new sentence The first letter of a sentence must be preceded by a punctuation period exclamation mark or question mark followed by a space Auto Caps also capitalizes the words i Vl i m and Td Auto Caps preserves the case of the first letter of a partial word when it is completed by a predicted word Auto Clear Auto Clear clears the entire text box when the first letter of a new sentence following a period exclamation mark or question mark plus space is typed This option is useful if the main text box is to be used primarily for communication purposes Section 5 Preferences 89 The Instant Speak ISpk text box always clears itself in the manner described It serves the purpose of providing instant communication when the Main text box is being used for typ
33. e Sample Sample Help Tahoma sl Size w Bi Close Text All textboxes are affected by the following settings Font Style Choose from a variety of font styles Size Font Size adjusts the size of the text The smaller textboxes used in ADEx SpEx Phrases and Scanning are limited to a maximum font size of 25 pt so that text will fit properly Font sizes larger than 25 pt only affect the Main text box and the Instant Speak text box Color Tap on the Color button to change the background color of the text boxes as well as the text font color Section 5 Preferences 95 Background Color Tap on the Color button to change the background color of the Main and Scanning screens 96 Polyana with Persona SETUP Upgrading Persona Using a Compact Flash CF Card ACF card and a CF card Reader Writer are required The CF card Reader Writer is a separately purchased device that attaches to a PC The CF card will appear as another drive Another option is a PCMCIA to CF adapter which allows CF cards to be inserted into most notebook computers 1 Request a Persona Upgrade from ZYGO s Customer Service Department Provide an e mail address to which an upgrade file can be sent 2 After the file has been received use Windows Explorer to copy it to the CF card 3 Insert the CF card into the Polyana use My Handheld PC to find the file and double click on it to begin the upgrade process Section 6
34. e the Space key is released the focus is automatically returned to the text box The Loudness settings are saved should you exit the program and return Remember that there is also a volume slide control on the bottom front of the Polyana The settings shown above are affected by the position of the volume slide control Adjust both for optimum sound level Section 3 Using Personain Keyboard Mode 25 Sticky Keys Indicator This indicator shows whether or not the Shift Control or Caps keys are engaged The Caps key is technically not a StickyKey but it merits being displayed within the same group When the StickyKeys option is enabled Preferences General Options there are 3 possible states that the Shift and Ctrl keys can be in as represented by the StickyKeys Indicator Normal not active and has no EEN effect upon text being typed Momentarily active It is only active for the next key press and then returns to the normal state afterwards Caps Shift Ctrl Caps Shift Ctrl S Locked and stays locked until the next time that the Ctrl Shift or Caps key is pressed Caps Shift When the StickyKeys option is disabled the StickyKeys Indicator still shows the status of the Caps Shift and Ctrl keys but only uses the black back color to indicate active and no back color to indicate inactive 26 Polyana with Persona Selection Mode The Selection Mode provides a flexible means of highlighting portions of tex
35. ed 3 times before stopping Press the switch again to restart the scan 80 Polyana with Persona Section 5 Preferences Scan Acceptance Styles Percentage The selected key is highlighted progressively from left to right This provides a visual indication of remaining time before the key is accepted If the switch is pressed before the key has been fully highlighted the selection will be cancelled and scanning will begin again The Acceptance Delay determines the amount of time taken to complete the selection Blink The selected key outline blinks to indicate that it is selected If the switch is pressed before the final blink the selection will be cancelled and scanning will begin again The Acceptance Delay determines the amount of time taken to complete the selection Scan Timin Start Delay Start Delay determines how long the switch must be closed before it will be accepted as a valid switch closure Scan Rate Scan Rate determines the amount of time it takes to move from row to row or key to key Initially each time the switch is closed the Scan Rate begins slower than the actual Scan Rate and gradually reaches the Scan Rate after a few scan steps have occurred ZYGO Patent 4 558 315 Acceptance Delay The Acceptance Delay determines how long the scan highlight will wait at the selected key before it is accepted Section 5 Preferences 81 Advanced Scan Options Tap on the Advanced button to ac
36. elected key has a highlighted border to indicate that it is selected Any editing that you do now will only affect the key that is highlighted Only one key can be edited at a time By default KB1 layout is displayed whenever scan mode is started So any keyboard that is created should include KB1 It s possible to make a simple keyboard that consists of a single keyboard layout which just has letters and a few other functions A single layout keyboard should always be KB1 so that it will always be displayed Keyboards can have up to 3 layouts Each of the keyboard that ships with Persona includes 3 layouts KB1 is used for lower case letters and common editing functions KB2 is used for upper case letters and common editing functions KB3 is used for numbers special characters and less common functions Key Captions The function of the keys is determined by their captions Select captions from the Caption list located in the top left area of the screen Some keys are considered to be mandatory from the standpoint of providing a minimum level of communication At the very least every keyboard should include each letter of the alphabet a space punctuation and a speak button Following is a list of the keyboard captions and their functions a through z Lower case letters A through Z Upper case letters 0 through 9 Numbers Kee Space first character in the list KSC Period ga Exclamation
37. h Exception SpEx As you re typing if you want to change the way a word is pronounced select the Edit menu and choose the SpEx menu item to open the Add Speech Exception text box Before opening the Add Speech Exception text box as just described consider the following If you want to change the word that was just typed follow the steps described above If you have gone past the word move the text caret so that it is located within the word before following the steps above Once the Add Speech Exception text box is open edit the text and choose the Test button to hear how the SpEx sounds You will need to experiment with different spellings in order to get the word to speak as desired Once satisfied choose the Accept button to keep the SpEx or choose Close to cancel the operation The Correct Spelling text box will only accept letters and numbers so long as the number is not the first character The Correct Pronunciation text box can contain up to 50 characters VUE BAN SIKRES ETN Speak Phrase ISpk Bi HE Caps Shift Ctrl Numbers Select Add Speech Exception Correct Spelling Test Accept Edit List Close Correct Pronunciation Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 37 If you want to modify a SpEx or view them all choose the Edit List button to open the SpEx List Selected SpEx Correctly Spelled Words Exceptions Add Change Delete SpEx
38. he File menu is disabled while in ISpk and when adding or changing Phrases AbEx or SpEx 22 Polyana with Persona Edit Menu VOLUME BAT STICKY KEYS SELECTION Phrase ISpk i HE Caps shit cri L ws pA P Ctrl C Ctrl V Undo Redo Undoes or Redoes the last word or action Back Space Cut Delete Paste AbEx Word Prediction insert Cut Removes the selected highlighted text and copies it to the Clipboard Copy Copies the selected highlighted text to the Clipboard Paste Inserts Clipboard text into text box at the caret position Clear Clears all text within the textbox This action can be immediately undone by selecting Undo AbEx Goes to Add Abbreviation Expansion screen SpEx Goes to Add Speech Exception screen Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 23 Speak Button Press the Speak button when you want to speak Pressing the Esc key on the keyboard produces the same results as the Speak button When the Speak button has been pressed or when text is automatically spoken at the end of a sentence or paragraph the caption of the button changes to Stop If you press the button or the Esc key while the caption says Stop Persona will stop speaking If no text is highlighted when the Speak button is pressed the sentence where the text caret is located is spoken If a portion of text is highlighted the highlighted portion of text is
39. he Settings Control Panel Remove Programs to remove unwanted programs e If you are knowledgeable use the Windows Explorer to look for programs and files that can be removed If you are unsure of the process call ZYGO s Customer Service or your local dealer for help Please ensure that there are no other programs running prior to starting Persona or while Persona is running If other programs are running Persona s performance may be degraded To see if other programs are running press Alt Tab to bring up the Task Manager Press End Task to close everything except for Persona 12 Polyana with Persona Memory Clear If Persona is left running for a long period of time weeks or months without being exited from there is a chance of it running out of memory and not performing properly In such instances Persona will force an exit and restart of the program By doing so the memory resources are restored Running Out of Memory restart CA Persona is running out of memory resources and needs to exit and Your document will be saved and reopened when Persona restarts Check that the Allocated Program Memory in the Control Panel System is not less than 40000KB If Persona needs to do a memory clear a message box like to one shown above will be displayed Tap the OK button to continue The current document will automatically be backed up and restored when Persona restarts As Persona exits you will be given an opportu
40. here is not enough memory to run Persona Tap on the OK button to clear the error message Adjust the System memory so that there is more memory available for running programs Refer to Section 2 Memory Management for more details Connecting to Serial Port This means that a Control Panel option needs to be changed To change it go to the Control Panel tap on the Communication icon and then tap on the PC Connection tab Make sure that the Allow connection with desktop is unchecked Refer to Section 3 Scan Mode Switch Adapter for more details For additional assistance consult ZYGO s Customer Service Department or your local dealer or agent ZYGO CUSTOMER SERVICE Toll Free U S A Canada 800 234 6006 TEL 1 503 684 6006 FAX 1 503 684 6011 E mail zygo zygo usa com Section 7 Solving Problems 101 Resetting the Polyana Occasionally the Polyana s base computer may need to be reset Instructions for resetting the computer are in the NETBOOK PRO User Manual Access to the Reset button is provided through a hole to the right of the right hand Shift key Using a thin object like an unfolded paper clip hold the Reset button down for a second If the computer turns off press the Esc On button to turn it back on After a soft reset as described any changes to open files will be lost Files in internal storage will almost always be safe Reset Button In Hole 102 Polyan
41. ht and the highlighted portion of text is spoken Up N Y A single tap of the scan switch moves the caret to the next line above A long hold continues to move up one line at a time 50 Polyana with Persona KEY DESCRIPTIONS Continued Key Toggle Repeat Description Down N Y A single tap of the scan switch moves the caret to the next line below A long hold continues to move down one line at a time Home N N Moves the caret to the beginning of the text box End N N Moves the caret to the end of the text box Speak Y N If a portion of text is highlighted it will be spoken when the switch is pressed If no text is highlighted the sentence where the caret is located will be spoken The key caption is renamed to Stop while speaking When done speaking the caption returns to Speak Speaking can be stopped by selecting Stop Phrase N N Opens the Phrase List and Edit mode Word Prediction keys are replaced by Phrase related functions Z Ispk N AbEx N Opens the auxiliary text box Z Opens the Add Abbreviation text boxes If a portion of text is highlighted before selecting AbEx the text is copied to the Expansion text box Otherwise the word preceding the caret is copied to the Abbreviation text box Word Prediction keys are replaced by AbEx related functions SpEx N N Opens the Add Speech Exception text boxes If a portion of text is highlighted before selecting SpEx the text is
42. ing a document StickyKeys StickyKeys enable the Shift and Control keys to remain pressed without having to hold them down This feature facilitates making combination key presses that otherwise require having to press and hold two keys at the same time Persona s main screen Typing mode has an indicator that shows the status of the Shift and Control locks Each time that the Shift and Control keys are pressed they cycle through 3 possible states of operation Shift or Control Key Status Color Function No key press normal No background Not locked 1 key press Medium background Temporarily locked Will return to normal non locked upon next key press 2 key presses Black background Locked Will stay locked until the Shift or Control key is pressed again Word Prediction and Word Completion Word Prediction greatly reduces the amount of time and effort required to create words and sentences Word Prediction is comprised of 2 parts Word Completion and Word Prediction When talking in general terms the 2 parts are mutually referred to as Word Prediction For a deeper understanding of how Word Prediction is implemented in Persona we need to discuss the 2 parts individually Word Completion Word Completion is active when or more letters have been typed and before the word has been completed by typing a space comma period exclamation point question mark or Enter Word Completion suggests words that begin with the let
43. is replaced by the contents of the clipboard If no text is highlighted then the contents of the clipboard are pasted at the caret position Undoes last operation Key becomes Redo until the next operation occurs Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 49 KEY DESCRIPTIONS Continued Key Toggle Repeat Description Sel N Y N Sel N means that text will not be highlighted in conjunction with the Left Right Up or Down keys Sel Y means that text will be highlighted in conjunction with the Left Right Up and Down keys Letter N N There are 5 possible modes Selection Letter Key Word Sentence Paragraph All Each mode determines the step size that occurs when the Left Right Up and Down keys are used Word Prediction keys are replaced by Selection related functions Left N Y If Sel N is set only the caret moves left in increments determined by the Selection key If Sel Y is set the caret and highlighted text move left in increments determined by the Selection Key If Sel Y is set and the switch is closed briefly single tap then the caret highlight moves left and the highlighted portion of text is spoken Right N Y If Sel N is set only the caret moves right in increments determined by the Selection key If Sel Y is set the caret and highlighted text moves right in increments determined by the Selection Key If Sel Y is set and the switch is closed briefly single tap then the caret highlight moves rig
44. l Panel System Properties Move the slider to the left to make more room for Persona while it is running NOTE If other applications are running at the same time as Persona please end them This will free up memory and may improve the performance of Persona Speech General Appearance rScan Options Version Input Mode O Keyboard rOn Screen Keyboard Scan Method Start Delay Scan Joptimized 7 Row and Column 4 0 Sec gt ele Scan Rate Acceptance Style al 0 5 Sec gt Acceptance Delay 4 0 1 Sec D Advanced Options Percentage O Blink Memory and Battery Indicators in Preferences Section 2 Using the Polyana 15 16 Polyana with Persona Keyboard Mode Keyboard Mode Screen Layout Phrase Button Instant Speak Battery Indicator Button SpeakButton Vo Sien Sticky Keys Volume Control Indi File amp Edit ngjcator Menus Selection Mode Indicator Number Mode A On Off voue Bat stickyKey sevectfon Eile Edit speak Speak Phrase ISpk Bi HE Caps Shift ctrl LWSPA v Numbers Select yes yesterday Word Prediction Word Completion List Main Text Box Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 17 KEYBOARD COMMANDS All commands are accessible through the keyboard The display does not need to be touched Use the Tab key to move to each but
45. mark i ad Question mark wae Comma a Apostrophe used in place of letters I m and in DECtalk syntax Dollar Money e H Percent ie Can be used in DECtalk syntax y Can be used in DECtalk syntax Sal Ra Begin DECtalk syntax Sei li End DECtalk syntax 78 Polyana with Persona Section 5 Preferences AbEx SpEx Phras ISpk SRate Vol M Open Save Print KB1 KB2 KB3 On DI Up Down Left Right Home End Enter Letter SelN DI BS 39 Clear Cut D Copy an Paste Undo Song XXXX Can be used in DECtalk syntax Can be used in DECtalk syntax Can be used in DECtalk syntax Can be used in DECtalk syntax Open Abbreviation Expansions Open Speech Exceptions Open Phrases Open Instant Speech Adjust scan rate Adjust volume Open a saved document Save the current document Print the current document Show KB1 layout Show KB2 layout Show KB3 layout Go into Suspend mode Move caret up one line Move caret down one line Move caret left Move caret right Move caret to the beginning of document Move caret to the end of document Begin a new paragraph Change Selection type Letter Word Sentence Paragraph or All Changes the Selection mode Sel Y or Sel N Backspace
46. n Expansion highlight it first and then open the Add Abbreviation Expansion text box and it will automatically be pasted into the Expansion text box Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 33 Once the Add Abbreviation Expansion text box is open edit the text as desired and choose the Accept button to keep the AbEx or choose Close to cancel the operation The Abbreviation text box will only accept letters and numbers so long as the number is not the first character The Expansion text box can accept up to 250 characters VOLUME BAT STICKY EE Eile Edit Speak Phrase ISpk Bi HE Caps Shift Ctrl LWSPA Numbers Select Add Abbreviation Expansion Abbreviation Edit List Close Expansion 34 Polyana with Persona If you want to modify an AbEx or view all of them choose the Edit List button to open the AbEx List Add Change Selected AbEx Abbreviations Expansions Delete AbEx 140 Chestnut St Madison OR 97334 Mind your own business What time is it ZYGO Industries Inc Find Window When the AbEx List is open you can select an AbEx by typing the first letter of the abbreviation Notice that the list highlight moves to the first abbreviation that matches the letter just typed If there is more than one abbreviation that begins with the same letter then type the next few letters until the desired AbEx has been highlighted Once highlighted choose the New
47. n to the Main text box 60 Polyana with Persona OPENING and SAVING DOCUMENTS Open File user guide typing 2 i Ton ees Ce Phra SY e Le F cor Paak Enter KSE fe HEH PEEL Open Keys Key Toggle Repeat Description Open N N Open the selected document Delete N N Delete the selected document Close N N Close and return to Main text box Section A Using Persona in Scan Mode 61 Save File Enter a filename n es IN Els an Save Keys Key Toggle Repeat Description Save N N Save document as shown in text box Close N N Close and return to Main text box 62 Polyana with Persona PHRASES Phrases Phrase List Can you hear me now Find Phrase CA a ee KEES LA Phra o e Le e a MEE ore ior Pate Enter KSE fe AEE Phrase List Keys Key Toggle Repeat Description New N N Opens the New Phrase text box which is used for adding new Phrases Change N N Opens the Change Phrase text box which is used for modifying an existing Phrase Delete N N Deletes selected Phrase Copy N N Copies the selected Phrase to the clipboard so that it can be pasted to the Main or ISpk text boxes Speak N N Speak the selected Phrase Close N N Close the Phrase List and return to Main text box
48. nity to save learned prediction words Refer to Memory Management in this Section for information about increasing the available memory Section 2 Using the Polyana 13 Battery Indicator Keyboard and Scan modes The Battery Indicator shows the remaining charge of the battery When it drops to about 20 capacity the system will post messages about it being time to recharge the device Battery Indicator Keyboard Mode Yes now I can type talk and will be 5 able to scan with switches when I need to later Right now let s order dinner What do you think you d like V Numbers Select ilyes 2lyesterday Battery Indicator Scan Mode uw are you M chine e a r d u move t o i l g KB2 my n s f y x Get EEN more h_ _c_ _p i __ Sok Ca lee make m w q S l Home Right Paste Speak b z 8 Enter BEX Letter Sel N 14 Polyana with Persona Battery and Memory Indicators Preferences This Battery Indicator is functionally the same as the ones in Scan and Keyboard modes except that it shows the value in text The Memory Indicator shows how much System RAM is being used while Persona is running Ideally the value should be less than 70 in order for Persona to have enough memory resources If the number is greater than 70 then you should adjust the Memory Slider in the Contro
49. nssssnnssnosennssosseoeesesoreesssssenesesssereessereeressee 19 MENUS eege a EEEE E RE E A E EERS 21 IER AE E A E E A S R T 21 EXIT THE PERSONA PROGRAM 22 oeren dee eege Seege eege 23 EE e 24 EE 24 VOLUME LOUDNESS ergeet Seed tege 25 STICKY KEYS Jwpnrcamop oaser eredes roren Seau DE r Neans Eere uS EESSI 26 SELECTION MODE nonien ee 21 USING EE 29 CREATING PHRASES een ee E VEEE EE TIRE NAY 30 CHANGING PHRASES osssesreseseeeorosesereesoueeereveseenoroseserusroseeeruseseeeerosesreses 31 DELETING PHRASES sosro nin E ER N 32 COPYING PHRASES oi osssisstcesscssavaie e e a e e a aea Ra iai 32 Table of Contents 3 USING ABBREVIATION EXPANSIONS ABEX ssecesseeeeeeerseeenees CREATING ABEX ccccesseoseececsssnsveceessensvorcessossoncescosssnceeses CHANGING ABE eege Ehe E ees DELETING ABEX 0 sssvessessossvonsessosssosccsosssosvscssensosvecsesses USING SPEECH EXCEPTIONS SPEX c1ccsssceceeeeeessteeeeesseeceees CGREATINGS PEX is csicdcs cansvavacsssesuatecceseenseectetsoeeebeee iesaveedcen CHANGING S PEEK sesedro eet vatane toss EE Ee DELETING SPEX Eege eerste sues cae ee ee SECTION 3 Uewe PERSONA IN SCAN MODE SCAN MODE eege eege EE ENEE Reeder eene CONNECTING SWITCHES scccccssesseoscesconsooncescossonccnsesssereonees STANDARD Krrpougns aurea Easra e ERS OPTIMIZED FREQUENCY OF Uer ALPHABETICAL A EIOU OWERTY see eiie sei ra ea ET OFF REY cccciscssissccsevsaswsiedeccavsokesessevssneei na rniii iess VOLUM
50. om paragraph to paragraph All select all the Sel Y does not have to be selected When the Letter key is pressed the Word Prediction keys are replaced by the selection keys Letter Word Sentence etc as shown in the table gt 3 1 oo e Word Dase lt EEN ro mr Poemen 7 8 9 1 eft cut Ce al EA EA Z _ gt ea aa bes Close The default state when Persona begins is Letter This means that the Left and Right keys will move the caret one letter character at a time When the other modes are selected the caret will move accordingly For example if Para is selected and the Left key is selected the caret will move one paragraph to the left If the scan switch is held down while selecting the Left Right Up or Down keys the caret and highlight will continue to move until the switch is released Press the switch once to move the caret and highlight once 58 Polyana with Persona d Note only valid if it has been enabled in Preferences Scan Advanced Scan Options USER SCAN ADJUST MODE Users can adjust the scan rate themselves by entering the Scan Adjust mode There are 2 ways to enter the Scan Adjust mode SRate Select this key to open the Scan Adjust window Scan Rate per step N LA LI On Sample Scan Rate HAS 4
51. on ie KSE CET SpEx New Change Keys Key Toggle Spelling N N Pronunciation N N Test N N List N N Accept N N Close N N Move caret to the Spelling text box Move caret to the Pronunciation text box Speak the proposed Speech Exception Show the SpEx List Accept the proposed Speech Exception and return to the Main text box Don t accept and return to the Main text box 68 Polyana with Persona LIST BOXES Use these keys to interact with list boxes Phrases AbEx SpEx Open Key Toggle Repeat Description A Z N N Select a letter that matches the 1 letter of a list item that you are looking for If there is a match that list item will be highlighted and will come into view The Find window shows the search string If the 1 list item that matches is not the one you want you can select more letters to refine your search BS N N Removes the last letter from the search string as shown in the Find window Clear N N Clears the search string and Find window Up N lt Move up through the list items A single tap selects the next list item above A long hold moves the highlight continuously up the list Down N Y Move down through the list items A single tap selects the next list item below A long hold moves the highlight continuously down the list Home N N Selects the top list item End N N Selects the bottom list item Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 69 HAPPY BIRTHDA
52. ou see this message there was a print error Printing Aborted The print job has been aborted due to an error Possible causes are Out of paper Out of ink Communication link was lost Please try again or get assistance Check to make sure that the printer is set up correctly that there is enough paper and ink and that the printer and Polyana are less than 5 feet apart Also make sure that the appropriate printer has been selected in Preferences The last message states that it is okay to use the scan switch again At this point you can tap on the scan switch to clear the message or wait a few seconds for it to go away Okay to use scan switch again 72 Polyana with Persona KEYBOARD COMMANDS Ctrl Q Quit program scan mode Ctrl P Show Preferences Ctrl S Show Scan Mode Help Ese Scan from keyboard without using an external switch In order for this function to work properly the Enable Character Repeat check box must be unchecked The check box is located in the Control Panel Keyboard properties Keyboard Properties Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 73 74 Polyana with Persona Preferences Preferences is where you set up the program to suite an individual s needs Settings are saved and Persona uses them each time it is started RESTORE FACTORY DEFAULTS In Preferences press and hold Ctrl R R R to gain access to the Restore Factory Defaults window This u
53. ped If there is a phrase in that alphabetical group type the next letter of the phrase and the highlight will move to the next matching phrase Continue typing the first few letters of the phrase until you have reached the phrase that you want to speak Once the phrase is selected press the Space Esc or Enter keys to speak the phrase The Find window is provided for additional visual feedback It shows which letters have been typed After the first letter if the next letter s typed does not match an existing phrase the letter will be rejected Either type the correct next letter or press the Backspace key to remove the letters from the Find window Other keys that can be used to navigate the list are arrow keys PgUp PgDn Home and End Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 29 Creating a Phrase Create a new phrase by choosing the Phrase button from the main screen This opens the Phrase List Choose the New button to open the Add Phrase text box P VOLUME BAT STICKY KEYS SELECTION Eile Edit Speak Phrase ISpk _ Al BF Caps Shift ctrl LWSPA V Numbers Select Add Phrase phrase Test Accept Close Type the phrase and then choose the Accept button when done or choose Cancel if you decide not to keep the new phrase A button called Test is provided so that you can hear how the phrase will sound before deciding to keep it Each phrase can contain up to
54. rd During printing the following messages will be seen The first message simply let s you know that printing is about to begin Make sure that the printer is ready before selecting the Yes button or select the No button if you decide not to print S Are you sure you want to print your document If so please make sure that your printer is ready before proceeding The following message only appears if the BJC 85 printer is being used It estimates the number of sheets of paper required for the print job Select Yes to continue or select No to cancel the print job Please make sure that the printer has at least 1 sheet s of paper loaded in the paper tray before continuing Click Yes when ready or choose No to cancel the print job Section 4 Using Polyana in Scan Mode 71 This message informs you that the scan switch is going to be inoperable during printing The message will disappear after a few seconds or it can be made to disappear by actuating the scan switch After the message goes away the scan switch will be inoperative until the print job is finished or a print error has been encountered At that time the scan switch will become operable again The scan switch is temporarily disabled during printing Please wait until printing is finished before using the switch again This message reports the status of the print job Printing in progress Establishing connection to printer If y
55. re are 2 drop down menus on the display File and Edit Press the Alt key or touch the File button on the display to open the File Menu Then use the right arrow key or touch the Edit button on the display to open the Edit Menu Use the arrow keys to navigate through the menu items or use direct touch to the display File Menu H VOLUME BAT STICKYKEYS SELECTION Maem Edit Speak Phrase ISpk ES caps Shit oi L ws pA EE Phrase sok JET EE Open Save Preferences New Starts a new document You should save your current document first if wanted because the text will be replaced However the action can be undone by selecting Undo immediately following the creation of a new document Open Opens a saved document Save Saves the current document to the Persona Documents folder located on the internal Flash Disk memory Itis possible to choose a different location to save a document but the Backup Restore function will only backup and restore documents to and from the Persona Documents folder Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 21 Print Prints the current document Refer to Printing in this Section and Printer Setup in the Preferences Section for more details Preferences Go to Preferences to make changes to the settings or to go to Scan mode Help Go to Keyboard help Exit End and exit the Persona program d NOTE T
56. s SA e EA e or BERR Hore Right Paste 7 EREERR Repeat Description CC KSE Sa AbEx New Change Keys Key Toggle Abbreviation N N Expansion N N List N N Accept N N Close N N Move caret to the Abbreviation text box Move the caret to the Expansion text box Show the AbEx List Accept the proposed Abbreviation Expansion and return to the Main text box Don t accept and return to Main text box 66 Polyana with Persona SPEECH EXCEPTIONS SpEx Pronunciation SpEx List Ton eee co Phra SY e Miss F or FE Enter SEH THTT SpEx List Keys Key Toggle Repeat Description New N N Opens the New Speech Exception text box which is used for adding new Speech Exceptions Change N N Opens the Change Speech Exceptions text box which is used for modifying an existing Speech Exception Delete N N Deletes the selected Speech Exception Speak N N Speak the selected Speech Exception Close N N Close SpEx List and return to Main text box Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 67 Spelling New Speech Exception Pronunciation a Ton KERS fo x_ Phras SA e EA e or BERR Hore Right Paste 7 EREERR Repeat Descripti
57. s direction Number Keys 1 6 select words from the Word Prediction Word Completion list when Word Prediction is enabled there is a word associated with a number and the Numbers Select checkbox is checked If no word is associated with a number or Word Prediction is disabled or the Numbers Select checkbox is unchecked then numbers will be entered into the text VOLUME BAT STICKYKEYS SELECTION Without Numbers Select With Numbers Select File Edit Speak Phrase ISpk B Caps shit cri L ws Pa FEI soe r oe JE a VOLUME BAT STICKY KEYS SELECTION a goodbye give get go gain Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 19 Space Bar when the caret is not in a text box selects or toggles the values of most controls such as command buttons and list boxes Ctrl N Enable or disable the use of number keys for selecting Word Prediction words A Il Ctrl Show keyboard commands rd Il Ctrl Show current time and date Ctrl O Sing Happy Birthday song The Happy Birthday song is accessed by pressing the Ctrl key and the O key at the same time If a person s name is already in the Speech Exceptions the name will be pronounced accordingly when the song is sung Type the person s name ane 20 Polyana with Persona MENUS The
58. spoken If a portion of text is highlighted and the Shift key is engaged the highlighted text is spelled Instant Speak ISpk Tap on the ISpk button to open Instant Speak Instant Speak provides a communication alternative for those occasions when the Main text box is being used for typing a document For example You are writing a letter and someone comes into the room and asks a question Instead of using the Main text box for your reply you can use the Instant Speak text box instead What s typed in Instant Speak cannot be saved except by copying and pasting it to the Main text box first By default the Instant Speak text box automatically clears the text when you begin a new sentence In order for this to work the preceding sentence must end with a period exclamation point question mark or Enter This behavior is also available in the Main text box when the Clear Text Box option is enabled Preferences General Options 24 Polyana with Persona VOLUME Loudness The loudness of the voice can be adjusted by selecting the or buttons decreases the loudness increases the loudness When the value is set to 0 the speech output is disabled The Loudness buttons can be accessed in 2 ways 1 Press the on screen buttons with a finger or stylus 2 Use the Tab key to navigate to them Once selected use the Space key to change values The Space key can be held down to automatically step through the values Onc
59. store Use this utility to Items to Backup Restore backup restore user files Backup to from a Compact Flash C Speech Exceptions A Compact Flash card G P must be inserted into the slot on the left side Beress of the Polyana O Word Prediction Files include abbreviations speech exceptions phrases word prediction words keyboard layouts and documents that are saved in the Persona Documents folder C Keyboard Layouts C Documents 92 Polyana with Persona Print Setup Persona presently supports the following printers Canon BJC 85 a color ink jet printer that uses standard sheets of paper SiPix A6 a very small thermal printer that uses rolls of paper ExTech a small impact printer that uses rolls of paper The ExTech printer is available from ZYGO Industries Inc The others are available from computer supply sources Determine which printer to use by tapping on the EH E General options tab Then E Spxce E Enable Prediction Help tap on the Print Setup button FZ Capitalize Z Lean New Words O Cles Text Box D Auto Save Words F StickyKeys ShifyCtl Backup Restore Close Select the printer that you want to use NOTE The ExTech option is more generic than the other choices and may work with other printers not listed here The EXTECH portable impact 40 column printer uses small paper rolls similar to those in adding machines e Paper Width 2 1 4 5 7 cm
60. t for the purposes of speaking copying or deleting when used in conjunction with the arrow keys This is especially useful when you want to control the flow of spoken text such as speaking sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph Or perhaps you want to repeat a portion of text that someone did not understand Letters Words Sentences Paragraphs and All can be highlighted with the use of the Ctrl key plus letter L W S P A combination Ctrl L Highlight letter highlight each character space and punctuation Eae JI oe SCHER Ctrl W Highlight word a word S boundary can be a space comma period exclamation point question mark or Enter key zt I secl en ICH JET om SCHER Ctrl S Highlight sentence a sentence boundary can be a period exclamation point question mark or Enter key zt I secl en ICH JET om SCH RT Ctrl P Highlight paragraph a his is the first sentence This isthe R paragraph boundary is the Enter key S paragraph entence of tt Section 3 Using Persona in Keyboard Mode 27 Eae IR IT oe SCH RI Ctrl A Highlight all is is the first sentence This is the second sentence This is the last I entence of this paragraph ie is the first sentence of the second pa ragraph Selection Indicator The Selection Indicator shows whether the Selection mode is active or not and whether or not the text is going to be highlighted by
61. ters which have been typed thus far If the word that the user wants to type is displayed it can be selected and the partially typed word will be completed Word Prediction When a word has been completed by typing a space comma period exclamation point question mark or Enter Word Prediction words will be displayed if there are any The words that appear are words which have been previously used and have previously followed the word which was just typed 90 Polyana with Persona Section 5 Preferences In Scan mode Word Prediction is only available in the Main and InstSpk text boxes However Word Completion is available in all of the Scan text boxes except for ADEx Abbreviation and SpEx Spelling text boxes Word Prediction is not available in all text boxes because special modes AbEx SpEx Phrase etc have special keys which share the Word Prediction keys and are shown when there are no Word Completion words to display or when a word is completed Learning new words Persona s Word Prediction engine remembers the words that are typed The words are also prioritized If a word is used frequently it will move towards the top of the list so that the most frequently used words are the easiest to access Less frequently used words will be bumped down and will eventually disappear This is good to know because if a word was typed by mistake it will eventually be removed from the list However it may be a good idea to disable
62. that you want the phrase copied to and choose Paste from the Edit menu or Ctrl V from the keyboard 32 Polyana with Persona Using Abbreviation Expansion AbEx Abbreviation Expansions significantly reduce the amount of typing required for commonly typed passages of text They can also be used to automatically capitalize proper names As you re typing and you want to use an existing AbEx just type the abbreviation followed by a space comma period exclamation point question mark or Enter to see it expand When an AbEx is used it is remembered and stored in the Word Prediction list so that the next time that it is needed it can be optionally selected from the Word Prediction list em etc z5 mi j iwsra NOTE Itis important not to use actual words for the abbreviation the expansion would occur whenever the word was typed for normal use Creating an Abbreviation Expansion AbEx Create a new AbEx by selecting the Edit menu and then choosing the AbEx menu item This will open the Add Abbreviation Expansion text box Before opening the Add Abbreviation Expansion as just described consider the following If you know what the abbreviation is going to be type it in the Main text box before opening the Add Abbreviation Expansion text box and the abbreviation will automatically be pasted into the Abbreviation text box If you just typed a passage of text that you feel should be saved as an Abbreviatio
63. tility is provided for the purpose of restoring your settings or libraries to their original factory condition Please be advised that once an item has been restored the action cannot be reversed Restore Factory Default Settings i Im rlitems to Restore Use this utility to restore Persona to it s original C Preferences factory condition O Abbreviations Restore Select items to restore Speech Exceptions and then click Restore to continue or click Cancel to cancel C Phrases O Word Prediction CAUTION Restored items cannot be undone Cancel Section 5 Preferences 75 INPUT OPTIONS There are 2 option buttons Keyboard and Scan on the left side of the screen that determine whether the program will be used in keyboard typing or scanning mode Depending upon which option is selected the frame on the right will change accordingly Speech General Appearance Input Mode rscan Options CO Keyboard rOn Screen Keyboard e Scan optimized D Advanced Options INPUT OPTIONS Scan Mode Customizing On screen Keyboards Scan Method Row and Column Linear Acceptance Style Percentage Blink Start Delay al 0 Sec gt Scan Rate los Sec gt Acceptance Delay loi Sec D Version Help MEMORY 35 BATTERY 100 Close The On Screen Keyboard combo box lets you choose a scanning keyboard Persona comes
64. tinue or tap No to cancel the print job Please make sure that the printer has at least 1 sheet s of paper loaded in the paper tray before continuing Click Yes when ready or choose No to cancel the print job This message reports the status of the print job Printing in progress Establishing connection to printer Section 3 Using Personain Keyboard Mode 41 This message will be displayed if there was an error G Unable to establish Infrared link Check to make sure that the printer is set up correctly that there is enough paper and ink and that the printer and Polyana are less than 5 feet apart Also make sure that the appropriate printer has been selected in Preferences 42 Polyana with Persona Scan Mode Scan Mode Screen Layout Battery Indicator Main Text Box machine J e e s ea move t o i l g k i Ow jon es fy __ Poros am prre b e p i __ ek EECH ome jim we oe Ski EI e e Word Prediction Speak Key On screen Word Completion Keyboard List Section A Using Persona in Scan Mode 43 Connecting Switches Single switches are connected to the Polyana through mini phone jack in the back of the amplifier module Scan Switch Jack External Speaker Jack Earphone Jack 44 Polyana with Persona Standard Keyboards Persona ships
65. ton or the Alt key to access the menus EDIT Ctrl C Copy selected text Ctrl X Cut selected text Ctrl V Paste copied text at caret position Ctrl U Undo redo press once to undo press again to redo Ctrl A Del Clear text box SELECTION Ctrl L Letter Ctrl W Word Ctrl S Sentence Ctrl P Paragraph Ctrl A All Letters Words Sentences and Paragraphs can be highlighted Use the Arrow keys to move the highlight Toggle the Selection modes on or off by consecutive presses of the Control key combinations Note When ALL is selected pressing the Delete key will clear the text box MOVEMENT Left Arrow Move caret left in increments determined by selection keys When Selection mode is inactive the default increment is letter Right Arrow Move caret right in increments determined by selection keys When Selection mode is inactive the default increment is letter Up Down Arrows Move caret to the next line above or below Ctrl Tab Tab in text box Ctrl B Beginning of document Ctrl E End of document 18 Polyana with Persona MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS Alt Esc Esc Esc Shift Esc Tab Shift Tab File Edit Menu Speak while text box or AbEx SpEx Phrase list box has focus Stop speaking while speaking Return to text box when focus is not in a text box escape from dialog boxes Spell highlighted text move the focus from control to control reverses the focu
66. vice into Suspend mode for conserving power when it is not going to be used for several minutes hours or days Press the Scan Switch to wake it up For this feature to work a setting needs to be made in the Power Properties located in the Control Panel Make sure the Switch on when serial or USB sync cable connected checkbox is checked 52 Polyana with Persona KEY DESCRIPTIONS Continued Key Toggle Repeat Vol M N N Song N N Description VOL M key has 4 possible states VOLO Off No speech output VOLL Low Low volume VOLM Medium Medium volume VOLH High Full volume Word Prediction keys are replaced by Volume related functions Try different settings in conjunction with the Volume Slider in the front of Polyana Happy Birthday Song mode Word Prediction keys are replaced by Song related functions Section 4 Using Persona in Scan Mode 53 54 Polyana with Persona VOLUME Loudness The user can adjust the volume by selecting the VOL M key The VOL M key has 4 possible states VOLO Off No speech output VOLL Low Low volume VOLM Medium Medium volume VOLH High Full volume When the Vol M key is selected the Word Prediction keys are replaced by the volume settings 4 Vol Low gt LC aco BESSEREN cl ul There is also a volume slider on the bottom front of the Polyan
67. without using the electronic system 46 Polyana with Persona Alphabetical Keyboard KB1 machine afb c d mve e f o fh Down BS my i EI EI I m n more pia r s t make u v Uwe y Frome Paste Phres sek enter een machine A Bic D move Ey Fi iu z SN ei my rya k ny eaga more o P Q R S T make ujv wx Y 7 a SO e E Alphabetical Keyboard KB3 machine 1f 2 5f move 4 5 6 lt gt Down BS 7 Ce o o more J o e make EEEE o e Speak Ges Save Print Rate Vol m tenter Set N a Although not as efficient as the Optimized keyboard layout the QWERT Y layout is helpful for those who have experience with computer keyboards and are more comfortable with it QWERTY Keyboard KB1 q machine q w i el r t Y u i o move a s d f of hf i fk fi my aa x e e b n m p Enter roe make __ Phres 1Spk Jf Letter Sel n DS QWERTY Keyboard KB2 I 0 machine Q W E R T Y U move A S DOD FY fx 3 fk fit m z xc vB in iow IT E T nt more I

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