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1. Below is a chart of various symbols period comma punctuation etc that can be used to guide pronunciation as you enter phonetic text Sentence hehsllo uh_ Hello oo exclamation ender mark amp Word hehsilo uh amp hau amp Hello how are boundary aar_ amp ju_ you underscoreand Sentence hehsllo uh_ amp _ hau amp aa Hello how are nder 9 underscorecomma ende r_ amp ju_ you Sentence hehsllo uh_ underscoreperiod ender Sentence hehsllo uh_ Hello ender underscorequestion mark _S Silence hehsllo uh_s Hello underscore hau_ amp aar_ amp ju_ How are you S2 or s2 Secondary sllehksihs2kqn Lexicon stress A Note about Text and Speech Markers If you are storing a message and enter a phonetically spelled word also enter the correctly spelled word and use the Text and Speech Marker tools Appendix I so your device will speak the word correctly and show the correct word on the display but will hide the phonetic pronunciation APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Producing a Long A in the Middle of a Sentence Usually an A by itself in the middle of a sentence is pronounced as uh but there may be times when you want it to be pronounced as a long A ayee To achieve this type in the capital letter A and then add a punctuation mark immediately following it A A A A A This will change the inflection of the
2. and OFF in the FEEDBACK ACTIVITY oe LINK MENU aoe ooo ia CHARAC a F 7 j H ECER K yf 7 3 me L K i c U H gt Dads pes ve a oa om a asa One of two things happens the word you selected goes in the Text Display Area and the Word Prediction window disappears or you will see a list of words that are derived from the word you selected You can select one of these words or you can continue to spell and watch more words come up in the Word Prediction window When Icon Tutor on the Fly is ON you see possible sequences You turn this ON mr m BE FE You can continue to spell words and select them from the Word Prediction window as long as you want Recommendation We recommend that you learn your Minspeak vocabulary before you begin to rely on Word Prediction When you are familiar with your Minspeak vocabulary you will find that communication is more spontaneous and interactive than it is when you are using Word Prediction Word Prediction is a Tool that should be used to enhance Minspeak never replace it Icon Tutor on the Fly is an option in the FEEDBACK MENU page 58 When this is ON Icon Tutor on the Fly will show you if there are any sequences where your Word Prediction word is stored WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 75 Word Prediction Options WORD PREDICTION MENU finn 5 28 88 18 42AM Caps Lock Ctri mimm sen 4 Out
3. If you Copy Files the files will be available on both memory devices If you Delete Files they are erased from the memory device you select TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual Using the Cell Phone USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual 193 Before You Begin The phone is an accessory You can use the phone option in two different ways e For text messaging only you must have an AirCard and an antenna No audio is available with this option e For making and receiving phone calls audio you must have an Air Card antenna and small cable Text messaging is included in this option You can purchase the card antenna and or cable from PRC Installation instructions come in the package The Vantage Plus will accept the phone card and cable Check with the PRC Sales Department if you have an older Vantage It may need to be sent in for a hardware update to accommodate the phone card and cable The information in this chapter assumes you have your AirCard antenna and cable installed in your device Installation directions came in the package with your phone accessories USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual Enable the Phone Card iain Configuration Turn this option ON MN 6 1 83 12 61PM Caps Lock Shift m be _ 1 Se e r Gain out r Air Card r Gain In Current Band a on ES oe t 850 1900 r Headset Volume D nmm
4. underscore hau amp aar amp ju How are you S2 or s2 Secondary Ax 2frih kax nay 1z_ Africanization stress ey shaxn A Note about Text and Speech Markers If you are storing a message and enter a phonetically spelled word also enter the correctly spelled word and use the Text and Speech Marker tools Appendix I so your device will speak the word correctly and show the correct word on the display but will hide the phonetic pronunciation APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH PHONEMES Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag lt pron sym phonetic text gt CC ETC oe ee C E r C ke e pon oo 1 ax or here sl hi ax 1yX or sl h 1yx APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag lt pron sym phonetic text gt eh ax there sl dh eh ax or or em s1 dh ehx u axor poor slpu ax uax or sl p uax e 1orei bait slbe tit or slbeit ao 1 boy sl bao l or or oi sl b oi a i buy slba i or or al sl bai a uh down sida uhn or or au sl d au n APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual 305 Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag lt pron sym phonetic text gt CCI ES D A CCI CS olay arm ele fee ee elm smo APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual
5. Text to Speak 4PROMPT MARKERFM name is Waldo Spell Message or Define Key Function Select OK to exit the menu and return to your CORE overlay Ea ame 4TE amp T SPEECH MARKER ACLEAR DISP Change Position Change Change Label Key in vp Color USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 88 Now select the NAME key from your Activity Row My name is Waldo 8 26 08 11 83AM Caps Lock FT ctrl FT Output D Speech 00 live in phone no i GO TO Your You have stored a recorded message When you selected the NAME key you should have heard your recording while seeing the same message in the Text Display Area You can erase the message by reading the instructions on the next page Or you can go to the Modify Activity chapter and learn how to add an icon to your key as well as many other options USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 89 Erase a Recorded Message You can erase messages that have been recorded in Activities and Pages and you can erase messages that have recorded and stored under icon sequences To erase a recorded message you simply record over the old message To Erase a Recorded Message in an Activity To erase a message on a PAGE just select the Page you want in step one We will erase the recording you just made in the ME Activity 1 If the NAME key is still visible in your Activity Row select the SET UP key on the front of your case then
6. When using infrared in a medical environment do not use with any product that is not medically approved USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual 217 Using your Communication Aid as a Remote Control Remember to save your device memory after you have taught the remote control signals See the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU chapter To learn how to Save and Load IR Device commands and signals see page 188 in the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU chapter With its built in infrared IR your device can learn infrared signals for any device you own that has aremote control This includes a TV CD player VCR toys etc You teach the remote control signals and then store the commands for the signals on your overlay r The IR window is on the top of your device If you want to teach a remote control signal you point your remote control at this window If you want the send a signal your device has learned make sure the IR window is facing in the general direction of the appliance you want to send the signal to You will have to teach your communication aid the remote control signals for any appliances you want it to control except the X 10 and EZ Phone It already knows the X10 and EZ Phone signals Your device already has a REMOTES Activity which contains the basic functions for a number of remote control devices such as a TV VCR TIVO CD player etc These pages already have pre stored commands and icons on them PRREMOTES The REMOTE
7. 5 Follow steps 6 10 below PAGES Vantage Plus Manual Overlay Size 4 If you did not select a template select the size of the overlay you want to use and then select OK You will see a blank overlay with the number of key locations on it that you selected 5 Select the first key that you want to define You see the CREATE PAGE MENU Choose type of message then create message Select OK when finished mm 8 27 08 11 82AM Caps Lock f TEST PAGE PAGE 0 er Po mmr Speech r Type of ote gt ciy Clear Computer Recorded Rename n Contents JE ace Speech Jea Speech cer Pages Page Hide Show Keys Text to Speak Spell Message or Hide Show Define Key Function lt EMPTY gt All All copy i Sane Modify Scan Pattern i ey Swap Page Keys Change Scene N ne Change Change Change Icon Label Key Cancel OK Color The Easy Start Manual gives you a step by step example for this process See Modify a Page and Add a Scene to a Page 6 Select Computer Speech or Recorded Speech Type in any text that you want your device to speak If you are recording something type in any text that you want to have displayed 8 Add an icon to your key Change Icon change the label Change Label or change the key color if you want A label can contain up to 32 letters If you want a blank label type two spaces instead of a word To change the key color press the Change Key Color
8. gt The default template you see on your device may be named something different but it will contain the keys mentioned above 3 If you select YES you see a screen that lists all the Pages for the overlay you are using 4 You can select any Page to use as a Template 5 Once you have selected a Page for a Template activate OK Now when you create a new Page the template you selected will come up for you to work from You can change the template any time by selecting the Set Page Template option in the USER AREA MENU gt Set Activity Template works the same way PAGES Vantage Plus Manual Create a Custom Page This example uses the 45 TEMPLATE See the previous pages for more information 5 a 1 Gotothe Toolbox 2 Activate CREATE PAGE 3 Spell the name for your page and select OK when you have finished You see Choose keyboard size of new page Select OK when finished Po 8 12 88 11 82AM Caps Lock J 1 mmm oo 5 Output Du C3 mm Speech r Overlay Size r Create Page from Template Copy from Another Page Cancel OK Create Page from Template 4 If you select the Create Page from Template option you will see either the default template for your User Area or a template you selected from the USER AREA MENU Copy from Another Page 4 If you want to copy the format of an already created page select Copy from Another Page then select the page you want to copy
9. 45 C Storage 20 50 C 95 maximum relative humidity ambient temperatures less than 40 C CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT The Tracker Headpointing option falls within the limits of a Class 1 LED product as specified by CENELEC EN 60825 1 Amendments 1 and 2 A Attention Consult accompanying documents Not intended to be an emergency call device or sole communication device When operating this device in a medical environment do not use with any product that is not medically approved Any mounts used should be fitted by a qualified person Failure to install the mounting system according to the manufacturer s instructions may result in an injury to the user Prentke Romich Company 2008 All rights reserved Under copyright laws this manual may not be copied in whole or in part without the written consent of the Prentke Romich Company Warnings PRC 1022 Heyl Rd Wooster OH 44691 Tel 800 262 1984 Fax 330 263 4829 info prentrom com www prentrom com LIBERATOR LTD Liberator House Minerva Business Park Lynch Wood Peterborough Cambridgeshire e PE2 6FT UK e info liberator co uk e www pri liberator com VANTAGE PLUS MANUAL 14777v1 0 END USER LICENSING AGREEMENT Microsoft Inc You have acquired a Vantage Lite which includes software licensed by Prentke Romich Company from Microsoft Licensing Inc or its affiliates MS Those installed software products of MS origin as well as associated media pri
10. About the Batteries in your Vantage AN Always use the battery charger that came with your device Any other charger may damage your batteries If you plan to store your device for a month or more without using it put the unit in Shipping Mode by opening the MAINTENANCE MENU in the Toolbox and then selecting the Shipping Mode option Unplug the battery charger and store it in a safe place Check your battery status in the Status Display Area sireci Battery Status Indicator Jans Lock A Ctrl Output ln Speech En The Battery Status bar graph in the Status Display Area on your screen gives you the following information Full Battery mostly green lines a few red a few yellow Plug in Charger no green lines at all Nearly Dead red lines only plug in charger now Charger Plugged in blue lines Low Battery Warning When the batteries in your device get low you will hear a Low Battery Warning This is a two toned running beep When the Low Battery warning sounds you can no longer do any storing The warning will continue to sound at intervals until the batteries are dead When the batteries are dead the device powers down completely and you cannot use it You will also see the Low Battery LED blinking on the front of the case When you hear the Low Battery warning and or see the blinking Low Battery LED plug in the battery charger The LED to the left of the Low Battery LED will begin to blin
11. First save the settings you want to use then Go to the Toolbox Activate STORE CORE Activate the icon sequence you want to use Type in any text you want to use to describe the settings for example afternoon settings This text will be visible on the display when you activate your sequence Activate INSERT TOOL on your spelling keyboard 7 Find the USE SETTINGS 1 2 or 3 keys in the All Tools List and activate the one you want a D s to store 8 Activate OK 9 You see the storing screen Activate OK 10 Go to your communication overlay Activate the icon sequence you stored the settings under You should see Are you sure you want to replace your current settings with Settings X 7 If you want to use the new settings activate YES If you don t activate NO Programmer Tip You can plug a USB mouse and or keyboard into the USB ports on the side of the device case and use it to store When the keyboard is plugged in you can use it for storing You must be in STORE CORE or EDIT CORE for the text to appear in your device s Text Display Area When the mouse is plugged in move the cursor to the key you want Click the mouse to activate the key SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 69 70 Word Prediction WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 71 About Minspeak and Word Prediction Minspeak Benefits Minspeak vocabulary represents your core vocabulary verbs adject
12. There are two insertable tools in your device that allow you to insert already created macros the SERIAL MACRO tool which allows you to insert computer commands and the INTELLI TOOLS BUTTON tool which allows you to insert Intelli Tools buttons STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual Change All Occurrences of an Icon Perhaps in the course of assigning keys you switched icons on a key from the original icon to ws SUN icon to the SUNSHINE icon Later you decide that you would like the SUNSHINE icon to appear wherever the SUN icon is assigned but you don t want to go to the trouble of reassigning the icon to all the instances where SUN might occur Happily your device will do this for you automatically To Change All Occurrences of an Icon 1 Open the USER AREA MENU menu in the Toolbox 2 Select the Change all Occurrences of an Icon option 3 Select the icon you want to change 4 Select the icon to change to 5 Select YES you want to change icons or NO you changed your mind 6 Your device tells you how many occurrences of that icon were changed Select OK Copy or Erase all Sequences Beginning with Selected Icon s This option allows you to copy all sequences beginning with the same icon or icon sequence and store them under another sequence For example you could copy all the sequences that begin with APPLE or APPLE plus another icon and store them under JUICE or JUICE plus another icon You would the
13. gt Note Non English speaking devices may have a different overlay The TARGET key allows you to explore key size options The PIC TEST keys show you how pictures are used to mean different things The UNITY PATTERNS key shows you how verbs adjectives nouns and pronouns are placed on different overlays GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 23 The 4 8 15 PAGES key allows you to view pages already set up with different key size locations The TARGET UNITY PATTERNS and 4 8 15 PAGES keys have Back or CORE keys that allow you to return to the Exploration Wizard main page The PIC TEST key does not have a Back or CORE key See below if you want to leave the PIC TEST pages The bottom row of keys takes you to vocabulary overlays that you can use everyday for communicating If you select one of the overlays the software will take you directly to that overlay and you can begin using it as your own These overlays do not allow you to return to the Exploration Wizard If you select the PIC TEST key or an overlay from the bottom row and then decide you don t want to use it you can return to the Exploration Wizard by following these steps on Select the TOOBOX key on the front of the case Select USER AREA MENU in the Toolbox Switch User Area Select the Switch User Area option Select Exploration Wizard or you may select any User Area you might want to switch to Select OK Select
14. lt esc gt capslock lt esc gt home lt esc gt delete lt esc gt insert lt esc gt end lt esc gt left lt eESC gt ESC lt esc gt pagedown lt esc gt fi lt esc gt pageup lt esc gt f2 lt esc gt pause lt esc gt f3 lt esc gt print lt esc gt f4 lt esc gt return lt esc gt f5 lt esc gt right lt esc gt f6 lt esc gt scroll lt esc gt f7 lt esc gt tab lt esc gt T8 lt esc gt up lt esc gt f9 lt esc gt hold command lt esc gt f10 lt esc gt hold control lt esc gt f11 lt esc gt hold option lt esc gt f13 lt esc gt hold shift lt esc gt f14 lt esc gt hold alt lt esc gt f15 When using a modifier key such as lt CTRL gt lt ALT gt lt OPTION gt lt SHIFT gt or lt COMMANDS typing the word hold in front of the key name causes the key to be held down automatically until one additional character is entered Typing the word combine in front of the key name lets you combine several modifier keys APPENDIX J IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vantage Plus Manual Macintosh Keypad Keys lt esc gt kp0 lt esc gt kpl lt esc gt kp2 lt esc gt kpins lt esc gt kp3 lt esc gt kpleft lt esc gt kp4 lt esc gt kpminus lt esc gt kp5 lt esc gt kppd lt esc gt kp6 lt esc gt kppgdn lt esc gt kp7 lt esc gt kppgup lt esc gt kp amp 8 lt esc gt kpplus lt esc gt kp9 lt esc gt kpright lt esc gt kpclear lt esc gt kpslas lt esc gt kpdel lt esc g
15. page in the name to distinguish the Page from other mti files 6 The Page is saved as an mti file 7 Activate OK to exit Load a Page 1 Make sure your removable media is plugged into your communication aid 2 Open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU 3 Select Load a Page 4 You see a list of files on your USB or SD card 5 Select the Page you want to load 6 The transfer takes place The Page is loaded into your PAGES MENU 7 Activate OK to exit TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual Load an IR Device Save an IR Device Perhaps you and a friend each buy the same TV Your friend adds the TV and gets the new TV signals programmed into her Vantage before you do She can save her programming as an mti file and give it to you to load into your Vantage so you don t have to do the programming yourself Save an IR Device 1 Make sure your USB flash drive or SD card is plugged into your communication aid 2 Open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENUI in the Toolbox 3 Select Save an IR Device 4 You see a page that contains all your IR Devices Select the one you want to save 5 You see the Save window from your flash drive or your SD card Your IR device is ready to be saved as an mti file If you want to change the name of the file do so now DO NOT change the Mti part of the name 6 Select Save I Activate OK to exit To Load an IR Device 1 Make sure your USB flash drive or Secure Digital card is plugged in
16. picture overlay 8 Notice that the picture covers all the keys on the overlay You can choose your own size for the picture so that it covers only the keys you want it to cover Select Change the size of the picture PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 134 Select the top left location of this scene E mm 8727708 3 86PM Caps Lock FT My Scene PAGE Bop This might be your Speech r top left corner key This might be your bottom right corner key 9 Select the area you want the picture to cover by selecting a top right corner key and bottom left corner key PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 135 Modify scene settings then select OK 8 27 08 3 01PM Caps Lock My Seene PAGE Scene PAGE Z durau ET Speech ww ra _ Transparency Ce O of the picture Your overlay will look like this 10 Now you can see how your page will look with the visual scene on it You can select Change the size of the picture again to change it you can remove it or you can choose a new scene If you want your client to be able to see the keys under the graphic set the Transparency option to more than 0 Select OK when you are finished Now you can program the keys on your overlay You can program keys that are covered by the Visual Scene as well as those that aren t You might add messages that help explain things in the picture or teach new vocabulary about the picture You might program a key that takes you to another
17. 1 Rows 12 Columns Move Down Treat Block as The top left quarter of the page shows the Preview screen When you hit the button marked Preview at the bottom left you Il see a real time preview of what the current scan looks like DETTE rece screen shows the actual Core page you are using If you change to a different overlay or page that s what you see Other devices simply show a blank generic overlay Just below the preview is a box that shows each step in a scan pattern APPENDIX D MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vantage Plus Manual 251 Row 2 Column 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 3 Column 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 4 Column 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 5 Column 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 6 Column 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 7 Column 1 Rows 12 Columns In this instance the first scan starts at Row 1 Column I and highlights a single row and 12 columns The next step is to move to Row 2 Column 1 and highlight one row and 12 columns This happens all the way through to Row 7 This is a typical single switch row column scan pattern However you can easily edit this in a number of ways First use the up and down arrows to move the yellow highlighting through the list As you do this you Il see the red highlighting in the Preview moving too When you reach the specific item you want to modify leave the highlighting on it You can then Move Up and Move Down You can use the Move Up key to shift a highlighted sc
18. 7 8 9 You return to the Spelling keyboard Activate OK You return to the ASSIGN CORE KEY MENU If you want to change the label you can do it now If you want a blank label type a space instead of a word If you want to add an icon to remind you of the Tool stored there you can do so now Erase the Tool and Restore the Original Icon Activate ICON in the ASSIGN CORE KEYS menu screen to erase a Tool from a Core key and restore the original icon Activate Clear Key Contents to clear everything from the key To Erase the Tool and Restore the Icon l a E Go to the Toolbox Activate ASSIGN CORE KEYS Activate the key on your overlay that contains the Tool you want to erase Select ICON in the Assign Key As box The original icon is restored Activate OK If you want to clear the entire contents of the key so it becomes a blank key I 2 3 4 Go to the Toolbox Activate ASSIGN CORE KEYS Select the key whose contents you want to erase Activate the Clear Key Contents key Activate OK The key is now blank It has neither an icon nor any contents STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual Assign a Tool to an Activity Row Key This function allows you to assign a Tool to a key in the Activity Row This is a useful function if you need an empty key on your overlay For example perhaps you want to assign a tool that you use frequently to a key on your overlay but you have no blank keys on the overlay You
19. GEWA PHONE QUICK PHONE TAPE DECK TASH PH HE TIVO Modify Selected Device tenes Um e 2 Activate the arrow keys in the Device box to select the device whose signals you want to teach e g TV 3 When the name of the device you want is in the yellow Device box activate the Modify Selected Device key USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual 4 Activate the arrow keys for the Function box to select the function that you want your device to learn e g Power IR SETUP MENU Add Modify or Test CD Functions FUNCTION LIST D Select Re Learn a Signal or Re Learn All Delete Selected Function mem Re Learn All Signals Test Signal cm 5 Get your remote control ready Know which button you want to press on the remote Hold the remote infrared window 6 8 away from your device s IR window sE GE ON pi a la met E 6 On your device activate the Re learn Selected Signal key 7 Press the function key on the remote control e g the Power key 8 Ifyou are near the appliance you want to be controlled you can test the signal Point your device s IR window toward the device you are testing e g the TV and activate the Test Signal key in the menu 9 Repeat steps 4 8 for each function you want your device to learn 10 You can exit by activating OK twice or you can select another appliance and continue to teach signals USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual
20. STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual Assign a Tool to a Front Panel Key The user defined keys on the front of your case were pre programmed for you at the factory However you can assign a different Tool to perform any function you want Assign a Tool to a Front Panel Key 1 Select ASSIGN CORE KEYS 2 Select the 1 2 or 3 key on the Front Panel 3 Ifthe key has already been assigned a Tool you will see a yellow information box that tells you what the Tool is If nothing has been assigned to the key the box will tell you that the key is blank or empty Select YES to continue or NO to quit 4 You see the All Tools screens Select the Tool you want to assign to the key 5 An information box tells you what Tool you have just assigned Select OK 6 From now on when you select that front panel key it will perform the function you assigned to it STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual About Macros When you store Tools or Tools and text together you are making a macro A macro is just a set of instructions that tell your device to do something Macros are often used as shortcuts for tasks that normally require a number of key activations When you store a Tool on your overlay you are creating a basic macro You can also create and store macros that tell your device to do a lot more than just allow you to activate a Tool You can create macros that change your speaking voice in the middle of a sentence and then return it
21. 1 Rows 1 Columns Row 3 Column 12 1 Rows 1 Columns Row 4 Column 3 1 Rows 10 Columns Row 5 Column 3 1 Rows 10 Columns Row 6 Column 3 1 Rows 10 Columns Row 7 Column 1 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 1 Column 1 1 Rows 12 Columns The first block starts at Row 2 Column 1 but highlights 5 Rows and 2 Columns If you want to change the order of the scans you can use the up and down arrows to move between scan blocks then the Move Up and Move Down keys to determine which block goes where The scan starts from the top of the list and goes down Copy Pattern From Another Page Another way of setting up a scan pattern is to use the Copy Pattern From Another Page key This lets you use a specific pattern over and over again based on the pattern used from a pre designed layout APPENDIX D MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vantage Plus Manual 254 Scan Pattern Order Another way to modify the scan pattern is to set the order in which the keys text area and word prediction window are scanned Text Area ate Feta ates a as ha Vel Be s Select the order with the three toggle keys Scan Keys Scan Word Pred List and Scan Text Area Scan Keys oo 7 Word Pred i Scan Text Area ate The settings are interdependent so if you change Scan Keys to THIRD the Scan Text Area setting would change to FIRST In our example the scan will highlight the Core and Activity keys first stepping through each assigned block
22. 1 at 1200 Baud See the Infrared Troubleshooting section at the end of this chapter for complete information You do not have to use the IR SETUP MENU or the IR Tool for computer emulation When you are using an IRR always have the IRR battery charger plugged in For IRR cable and settings information read the Infrared Receiver Instructions that came with your IRR These instructions also contain a list of IRR commands that can be stored in your communication device The recommended baud rate for your communication aid with an IRR is 1200 Baud Rate is set in the OUTPUT MENU in the Toolbox IRR troubleshooting information begins on page 242 USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual The Computer Activity and the Computer Page Once you are connected to a computer you can use your device and the Computer Activity or the Computer Page to emulate almost any activity on the computer The Computer Activity has the most common computer functions in Activity rows This means that your Unity overlay is always in front of you You don t have to go to a separate Page to perform most computer functions Computer Activity DEVIC Select the 4 DEVICE icon in the Activity Row on your device MORE Select the MORE key COMPUTER You see the first row of computer functions Select the MORE key to view more functions The COMPUTER ON OFF key allows you to turn the Output to the computer On and Off without having to g
23. 59 321 Remote Control 219 Scan 31 58 Volume 58 Warning 22 Beeps On Off 277 Blank Overlay 26 Block Mark 277 Block Scanning Treat Block As 258 Within Blocks 257 Block Scanning In Scenes 256 Browse Icons 277 Buffer 278 284 Calculator 174 277 Calculator Menu 174 Calibrate Mouse 67 Calibrate Screen 321 CALL key 33 150 277 Cancel 277 Cancel Time 49 Caps Lock 19 Category Prompt 114 Cell Phone About 194 Adjust volume 202 Dial Number 283 Dial Pad 198 283 Answer call 199 Make call 199 Enable phone card 195 Internal microphone volume 205 Phone Directory 200 Store numberl 201 Read Text Messages 204 Send Text Messages 203 283 Send End 283 Status Display Icons 196 Text Messages 283 Tools 197 Change All Occurrences of an Icon 153 Change Icon 114 Change Label 114 Change Overlay 36 Character Pacing 67 244 Choose Activity 278 Choose Overlay Menu 24 30 36 117 122 139 180 281 Choose Overlay Size 126 Cleaning Your Device 322 Clear Data Log 274 Clear Display 65 147 160 163 241 278 280 Clear Key Contents 108 Clock Menu 19 274 278 Close Notebook 161 278 Close Pagelet 278 Color Background 78 Display Area in a Notebook 161 headpointing pointer 53 Highlight 78 Text 78 Word Prediction 78 Color Coded Toolbox 30 Computer Activity 237 Create Commands 240 Vantage Plus Manual Page 238 Serial Cable 235 Serial Marker 240 USB Cable 234 Compute
24. GOTO numbers will vary with computers You need to experiment with your computer and mouse to determine where a specific set of numbers such as those in the example below will send the mouse A GOTO command will not work correctly if you send the mouse past the edge of the screen Command Mouse Cursor Movement lt esc gt moureset Resets mouse and sends it to upper left corner of screen lt esc gt goto 100 150 Mouse moves to a specific location on the screen APPENDIX J IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vantage Plus Manual 294 Appendix K The Joystick Adapter In order to use a joystick with your device you must have an adapter to plug into your device and your joystick The schematic below shows you the adapter specifications You can also call the PRC Rehab Department and ask about the availability of Joystick adapters 330 262 1990 JOYSTICK ADAPTER CABLE TO JOYSTICK 9 PIN D SUB 2 3 TODEVICE 4 06 SWITCHB 1 8 PLUG 5 lt 6 1 TOIEVICE R SWITCH A K To 1 8 PLUG 8 ES 9 lt TO SELECT SWITCH 1 8 JACK NON APPENDIX K JOYSTICK ADAPTER Vantage Plus Manual Appendix L RealSpeak Speech Tips You can change the pronunciation of words alter the rate at which words are spoken in a sentence add pauses to sentences and tell RealSpeak to spell words out rather than pronounce them To do these things you must use certain tags that tell RealSpeak what you want it to do In the following pages you will
25. Next comes the text Mouse Button Down This will appear on the display when you activate this key This lets you know whether you have activated the correct key SERIAL ON turns the serial back on so that what comes next will be sent to the computer SERIAL MARKER indicates that the next instruction is to go to the computer moulock is the computer command that tells the computer to hold down the mouse button when this key is activated When you store computer commands remember to use INSERT TOOL before each Tool that you insert into the command USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual Infrared Troubleshooting when using an Infrared Receiver The ADVANCED INFRARED SETUP MENU See the PRC website www prentrom com for updated Troubleshooting tips To open the ADVANCED INFRARED SETUP MENU 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Open the OUTPUT MENU 3 Set Output Method to Infrared 4 Select the Advanced Settings option This opens the ADVANCED INFRARED SETUP MENU Vantage or Vanguard II Unit Number gt 1 lt The default is Number 1 In multiple device situations you can choose to be Unit 1 2 3 or 4 EZ Phone Unit Number gt 1 lt The default is Number In multiple device situations you can choose to be Unit 1 2 3 or 4 EZ Phone Baud gt 1200 lt The default is 1200 You can change to 300 if necessary IRR Unit Number gt 1 lt The default is Number 1 In multiple device situations you can choose to be Unit 1 or
26. Pointer Size 53 55 Power Off 19 21 283 Predictive Selection 43 47 50 53 54 Print Notebook 163 283 Printer Using 156 Prompt Marker 283 Prompts Category 64 114 Content 64 Erase 65 Label 64 Prompts Auditory 63 PSC Symbols enable 181 Punctuation Smart 284 Quarter Column Row Scan 48 Quarter Row Column Scan 48 Random Choice 283 Raspberries On Off 59 Raspberry Sound 321 Rate Speech 62 RealSpeak 296 310 RealSpeak Speech Tips 296 Record Message 84 Recorded Speech 213 Release Ship Mode 23 Release Time 43 47 49 Remote Control About 218 219 Add Device 223 Add Function 228 Create New Page 224 Delete Device 227 Delete Function 229 IR Remote Page 231 Memory Transfer 219 Relearn All Signals 222 Relearn Signals 230 Remotes Activity 218 Remotes Key 218 Rename Device 227 Rename Function 229 Store Signals Under Sequence 226 Teach Signals 220 X 10 232 Rename Notebook 162 Rename Page 128 Rename User Area 38 Reset Button 249 Review Dictionary Speech 172 Word Prediction 79 Review to Display 79 Review to Display and Speaker 79 Review to File 79 Review to Output 157 Review Vocabulary Menu 156 283 Right Side Panel Connectors 14 15 Roll Dice 283 Save Vocab Mask Info 270 Changes 283 Data Log 274 Notebook 161 Page 187 Settings 68 Save Notebook 283 Scan Auto Restart 47 49 Scan Pattern Order 255 Scan Speed 49 Scan Text Area 59 Scan Word List 284 Sca
27. and the color of text you want Raspberries On Off This is the error beep You can turn this On or Off Scan Text Area On Off When this is On your device will scan the text area of the display as well as the keyboard External Speaker On Off If you have amplified stereo speakers plugged into the device turn this option to On Icon Tutor on the Fly When this is ON you can spell a word and find out if it is stored under a sequence in your vocabulary You must be in Spell mode Spell a word and activate a space or punctuation mark If the word is stored in your vocabulary your device will display the sequence s in the Icon Word Prediction area Icon Tutor View Display Select the amount of seconds you would like to see the sequence displayed 1 10 seconds Icon Tutor View Count Select the number of sequences you would like to see displayed 1 5 sequences Speak When Spelling When this is ON your device speaks each letter as you type it Mid Sequence Categories This allows you to label keys within a sequence See Appendix G beginning on page 272 SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 59 SPEECH MENU Options The SPEECH MENU is available for synthesized speech From it you can choose the voice that you want your device to use for speaking messages You can choose a different voice for auditory prompts Other options allow you to refine the voice Voice Options You have a number of different
28. begin with the letter s you have typed If you set the number to 0 the words that appear in the Word Prediction Window will be the words that you use most frequently but not necessarily the most recently used words Computer Command for Delete You will only use this option if you are using a computer emulation program that has a command for delete that is different from your device s default command The default delete command is lt backspace If the delete command for your computer is different you must activate the Computer command for delete option and type in the keyboard emulation command that your program uses Activate OK when you have finished typing When Word Prediction is On and Output is set to Immediate in the OUTPUT MENU any characters you type are sent to the display and to the computer monitor When you select a word from the Word Prediction window the characters that you spelled are deleted from your device display and are replaced by the word that you want These spelled characters must also be deleted from your computer display Your device sends the Delete command for each character that is to be erased from your computer so it is important that it knows the correct command The computer delete command must be used to delete one character at a time Delete Word will not work correctly WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 77 Highlight Color The words in the Word Prediction window can be
29. decide if you could just move CLEAR DISPLAY to the Activity Row you could assign your new Tool to the key where CLEAR DISPLAY used to be ASSIGN ACTIVITY KEYS lets you do this When you assign a Tool to a key in the Activity Row it is like adding a key to the row You select a position in the row where there is an Activity assign the Tool to it and your device will place the Tool where the Activity was and move the Activity one place to the right in the row ASSIGN ACTIVITY KEYS will not allow you to assign a Tool to a key within an Activity Use the CREATE ACTIVITY or MODIFY ACTIVITY menus for that To Assign a Tool to a Key in the Activity Row 1 Activate ASSIGN ACTIVITIES KEYS J in the Toolbox 2 You see the first row of available Activities 3 Select the key where you want to assign a Tool ssign Key As A om 4 Select the Tool option s mer 5 Select Enter Assignment ni Ea TOOL Select Insert Tool then select the Tool you want to assign Select OK Perform any of the other options you want to oe SS Select OK You will see the Tool in your Activity Row If at some later time you decide you want the Activity back in that spot simply open ASSIGN ACTIVITY KEYS select the Tool then select the Activity option The Tool key will disappear and the Activity key will return to its original place in the row Use ASSIGN CORE KEYS to assign a Tool to a Core Vocabulary key on your overlay
30. lt esc gt f5 lt esc gt f6 lt esc gt f7 lt esc gt fs lt esc gt f9 lt esc gt f10 lt esc gt f11 lt esc gt f12 lt esc gt home lt esc gt insert lt esc gt left lt esc gt pagedown lt esc gt pageup lt esc gt pause lt esc gt print lt esc gt right lt esc gt scroll lt esc gt tab lt esc gt up lt esc gt hold alt lt esc gt hold control lt esc gt hold shift 660 99 Specify a right or left key by placing a r or an T in front of the key name For example to hold the left shift key sc gt hold lshift APPENDIX J IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vantage Plus Manual 288 IBM Keypad Keys lt esc gt kp0 lt esc gt kp9 lt esc gt kpplus lt esc gt kpl lt esc gt kpdel lt esc gt kpright lt esc gt kp2 lt esc gt kpdown lt esc gt kpslsh lt esc gt kp3 lt esc gt kpend lt esc gt kpstar lt esc gt kp4 lt esc gt kpenter lt esc gt kpup lt esc gt kp5 lt esc gt kpins lt esc gt kpnumlock lt esc gt kpo lt esc gt kpleft lt esc gt kpsysreq lt esc gt kp7 lt esc gt kpminus lt esc gt kps lt esc gt kppgdn APPENDIX J IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vantage Plus Manual Macintosh Keyboard Keys The lt esc gt command that begins each key name is created by activating CTRL CTRL key and Left Bracket key in your Toolbox When you activate this sequence you will see a small Left Arrow on your display lt esc gt backspace lt esc gt help
31. need many of them anymore but don t want to take the time to erase them one by one This option allows you to load the default or original dictionary back into your device If you choose to load in the default dictionary any customization you have done to your dictionary will be lost SPEECH DICTIONARY Vantage Plus Manual Calculator CALCULATOR Vantage Plus Manual 173 Using the Calculator iim 6 6 08 9 08AM Caps Lock ice mr Speech In TERE oO Scientific Calculator cm The calculator works just like many other calculators on the market The screen you see here shows the regular calculator There is also a scientific calculator for more advanced technical problem solving CLEAR clears the current entry ALL CLEAR clears an entire problem Always activate the ALL CLEAR key before starting any new problem The OK Key The OK key exits you from the calculator and returns you to the workspace or to an open Notebook It also copies the answer to your last problem and puts it in the Text Display Area of your workspace or Notebook If you want to exit the Calculator without copying an answer Activate the Cancel key at any time You can also activate the ALL CLEAR key to clear a problem and then activate the OK or Cancel keys If you do not want your device to speak the problems turn the speech to Off CALCULATOR Vantage Plus Manual D 6 6 88 9 13A
32. on the front of the case for about 5 10 seconds APPENDIX N TROUBLESHOOTING Vantage Plus Manual Option 2 Reset Button Option Reset Button ee me ne me Poke one end of a straightened paper clip into the small hole in the foam to the right of memory card slots Press down lightly on the reset button Remove the paper clip Your device will reset If this does not fix the problem Cold Reset You will loose any un stored work by performing this reset Option 1 ON OFF Button Option g Press and hold the ON OFF button then release on the front of the case for about 10 15 seconds Option 2 Reset Button Option You will loose any un stored work by performing this reset Poke one end of a straightened paper clip into the small hole in the foam to the right of memory card slots Push gently when the paper clip encounters the re set button and hold for 10 or more seconds Remove the paper clip Your device will reset If this does not fix the problem Call the PRC Service Department at 800 262 1990 PRC SERVICE DISCLAIMER The PRC Service Department is not responsible for lost vocabulary on devices returned for service Before you return a device to PRC for servicing back up your vocabulary using the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU and a USB flash drive APPENDIX N TROUBLESHOOTING Vantage Plus Manual Index 1 Switch Scanning Methods 44 Auto 44 Hold 45 Step 46 1 Switch Scanning Options Accepta
33. your key so you can remember what number is stored there USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual 201 Adjusting Caller and Listener Volume Phone Configuration Troon 6 1 83 12 81PM Caps Lock I 6 The Gain Out and r Detect AirCard r ain T Gain In options let oe you adjust phone Bo an ro ca Aircard r Sain In SNS ___rAeadset Volume DOC You can adjust the input and output volume of your calls Input Volume If you have trouble hearing the person who is talking to you turn this volume option up If the person s voice is too loud turn this option down Output Volume If the other person is having trouble hearing you turn this option up If the other person says your voice is too loud turn this option down USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual Send a Text Message To send and receive text messages use the Phone Dial Pad or store the PHONE SEND TEXT MESSAGES and PHONE TEXT MESSAGES tools on your overlay or under icon sequences To Send a Text Message 1 On the Dial Pad select the number of the person you want to send a text message to Then Send Text Message select the Send Text Message key 2 You see the Spelling overlay If you did not type in a number from the Dial Pad the display will show Phone Number Address Enter the number and select OK Ignore the Address part You cannot enter an address at this time Ente
34. 2 43PM Caps Lock Ctrl Output M Speech Ma wi H You see the TEACH 12 Page The VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU in the Toolbox allows you to use your own vocabulary lists to create specific overlays APPENDIX F VOCABULARY BUILDING Vantage Plus Manual Using the VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU When you select VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU from the Toolbox you see something similar to this Vocabulary Builder Visible Words and Phrases Word Order Hidden Yrords and Phrases Word Order Use Lists Import New List Save List PTT eee Has off lt lt Show All Hide All gt gt Display Words only f Icons amp Words sort List by Words PAGES TIME A Ne S Enable Masking Save Mask Info Cancel On the left are all the visible words and on the right are the hidden words If vocabulary masking has never been used you will always see the left box full and the right empty C First Icons Last icons However you can manipulate both lists by using the various functions in the middle of the window Let s take a look at them APPENDIX F VOCABULARY BUILDING Vantage Plus Manual 266 Use Lists This opens up a window showing all the word lists currently in the device Word Sequence Lists Choose Word List C Choose Sequence List Available Lists Teach 15 Words Load List Merge List Delete List Backup List In the example above these are thr
35. 221 Alternative Method for steps 4 8 Using the Re Learn All Signals option Instead of teaching the signals one by one you can select the Re Learn All Signals option This allows you to teach all the signals for a device at one time Your Vantage automatically steps you through each function You will want to have your remote control ready and know where all the function buttons are on it before you select the Re Learn all Signals option When you have finished storing signals for an appliance go to the remote control page for that appliance and explore what you have done 1 Exit the IR SETUP MENU 2 In the Toolbox activate GO TO CORE 3 Activate the REMOTES key in your Activity Row This may be by itself in the DEVICE row or stored under the DEVICE or MY TOOLS key depending on the overlay you are using 4 Select the remote page you want and see if your signals work Remember to save your device memory after you have taught the remote control signals See the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU chapter HELPFUL TIP When you have successfully stored the signals for a device a small dot will appear beside the device name in the main menu and beside the functions that have signals in the function menu USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual Add a New Device to the IR SETUP MENU Perhaps you buy a new remote control appliance or maybe you want to program signals for other TVs in your house You will have t
36. A box with slightly different wording appears if you press other keys If you press and hold the TOOLS key for 5 seconds you will activate the Toolbox This allows you to use some of the Tools and menus but not all of them You can open the MAINTENANCE MENU select the System Lock Settings option and turn System Lock OFF This puts your device back into normal use mode By itself the System Lock ON OFF tool works the same as in other PRC device MAINTENANCE MENU Vantage Plus Manual System Lock Password You can also lock the system with a password This means that in a locked system you cannot go from Core to the Toolbox without entering your password Turn System Lock Password ON Select the Change System Lock Password option Spell a password and select OK Now when you are in your Core vocabulary and select the TOOLS key on the front of the case you will see the yellow warning box If you hold the TOOLS key for 5 seconds you will see your Spelling Page where you are asked to type in your password This will take you to the Toolbox where you can open the MAINTENANCE menu and turn System Lock OFF Auto Power Down When this is On the backlight will power down go to sleep if no activations are made for 2 5 or 10 minutes depending on choice you make See page 20 for more information Hardware Diagnostics If you have problems with your device and call the PRC Service Department you may be asked to check some thi
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38. Add 109 Erase Link 110 Review 110 Dynamic Activity Menu 279 Ear Volume 279 Earphone Volume 279 ECO ON OFF 20 ECO Ship Mode Release 23 Edit Activity 114 Computer Speech Message 96 Macros 152 Notebook Workspace 160 Page 128 Recorded Message 91 Tools 146 Edit Menu 279 Edit Mode 279 Editing tools 166 Embellished Icon 58 End 279 Erase All Vocabulary 180 Computer Speech Message 97 Core 279 Dictionary Words 171 Dynamic Activity Link 110 Key Contents 146 Macros 152 Notebook 160 Recorded Message 90 Sequence 145 Sequences Beginning with Selected Icon 153 Tool 146 Erase Files 216 Vantage Plus Manual Error Beep 321 Error Reporting 181 Expand Page 139 Expand User Area 139 External Computer 234 External Headphone 15 External Headphones 205 External Microphone 15 External Speaker 59 Feedback Menu 56 158 279 Feedback Menu Options 58 Field of View 53 File Organizer 191 215 279 MP3 215 Flourescent Lights and IR 321 Front Panel Keys Assign Tool to 148 Front Panel Keys explanation of 12 Go To Minspeak 279 Go To Spell 279 Go To Toolbox 280 Graphics Import 186 Graphics Load from MTI File 187 Hardware Diagnostics 180 Headphone External 15 Headphones External 205 Volume 31 Headpointer Disable 279 Headpointing Options 52 Acceptance Time 52 Auto Repeat 52 Averaging 53 Field of View 53 Highlight Keys 53 Horizontal Adjustment 52 Pointer Color 53 Point
39. Auto Power Down option automatically turns the device off after the amount of time you set has passed When your device is idle no key activations for 2 5 or 10 minutes the backlight will dim on your display Activate any key or switch to bring it back After ten minutes of dimmed backlight and no key activations the screen goes dark Activate any key or switch to bring it back GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 20 We recommend that you leave Auto Power Down set to On You can select the amount of time you want to use if 2 minutes is too fast for you If you change Auto Power Down to Off the device will never turn Off unless you press the ON OFF button on the top of the case or activate the POWER OFF key in the Toolbox If you forget that you turned Auto Power Down to Off and the device never goes Off the batteries will eventually go dead Use POWER OFF or the ON OFF button to properly shut down your device Troubleshooting Tip If your device does not turn off or come back on as you expect it to Press and hold the ON OFF button for ten seconds The device should turn on or off When your device turns off it saves any storing and or programming that you have done up to that point If you are doing a lot of storing programming perhaps setting up an overlay make sure the device turns Off periodically so that your work is saved GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 21
40. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 31 The Simple Toolbox Select the Toolbox SIMPLE TOOLBOX key from the bottom row of keys in the regular You see the Simple Toolbox f 28 08 2 36PM Caps Lock Ctrl CT Output Fe SPEAKER SPEAKER OLUME FOLUME UP Select the FULL TOOLBOX key to return to the regular Toolbox The Simple Toolbox is a pared down version of the Full Toolbox There are only a few often used menus and functions in the Simple Toolbox The menus are simpler because they do not contain all the options that are in the Full Toolbox menus You might find this Toolbox useful for Creating Pages and creating scenes for pages To go to the Full Toolbox just select the FULL TOOLBOX key GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 32 About the CALL Tool in the Toolbox SPEAKER SPEAKER OLUME OLUME UP There will probably be times when you will need to get someone s attention for assistance The CALL tool is just for this purpose When you activate CALL your device plays a series of tones that are designed to get someone s attention The beeps are not like any other beeps the device makes when it is in regular use Because the CALL tool is designed to bring you assistance it should only be used for that purpose Overusing CALL lessens the importance of the beeps to those who hear them GETTING ACQUAINTE
41. If just the slightest head movement to the left or right moved you off the edges of the screen decrease the Horizontal number If the slightest head movement up or down moved you off the top and bottom edges decrease the Vertical number If you had trouble positioning the cursor in the corners of the screen increase both the Horizontal and Vertical adjustment numbers If you make large head movements you may lose the cursor easily Try decreasing the Horizontal and or Vertical adjustment numbers If you make small head movements try increasing the Horizontal and Vertical adjustment numbers Auto Repeat This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat when you hold it down Selection Type Manual means you must activate a separate switch to make a selection Auto means your the device will automatically make your selection for you Predictive Selection Predictive Selection works hand in hand with Icon Prediction Icon Prediction is in the FEEDBACK MENU and the default is ON When you turn Predictive Selection On your device highlights only those icons where messages are stored These highlighted icons are the only keys on the keyboard that will produce a response Note Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 54 Pointer Color This allows you to select or create a color for the headpointing po
42. Modify Scan Pattern for more information Predictive Selection This works hand in hand with Icon Prediction Icon Prediction is in the FEEDBACK MENU and the default is ON When you turn Predictive Selection On your device highlights only those icons where messages are stored These highlighted icons are the only keys on the keyboard that will produce a response You can change the color of the non active keys to grey or white Go to the FEEDBACK MENU Icon Prediction and select Grey or White Grey allows you to see the shadow of the icon on the key white turns the entire key white so it looks blank But if you try to select a grey or white key nothing will happen Note Icon Prediction alone allows you to press grey or white keys The key s icon will appear in the Icon display area but no message will be spoken Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 47 2 Switch Scanning Methods Plug two single switches or a dual switch into either the SWITCH A and or SWITCH B connectors on the left side of your device If you are unsure how you want to use the 1 Switch method we highly recommend that you try out the different 1 switch techniques to find the one that suits you best 2 Switch Step Scan Row Column You must activate your switch each time you want to move to a new position on the keyboard Rows are scanned first then columns 2
43. OK 1 Turn Dynamic Activities ON 2 Set Activity Persistence to Temporary or Permanent in most cases you will want Temporary so you do not stay in the new Activity 3 Select Add Dynamic Activity 4 Choose an icon or icon sequence to store 5 From the list select the activity you want to make Dynamic 6 Activate OK when you are finished Test the Dynamic Activity 1 Open any Activity 2 Activate the icon you selected in Step 4 above 3 The Activity you wanted opens Activate an icon in the Activity 4 The word is spoken and you return to your original Activity ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual Erase a Dynamic Activity Link Review All Dynamic Activities To Erase a Dynamic Activity Link 4 5 Go to the Toolbox and open the J DYNAMIC ACTIVITY MENU Activate Delete Dynamic Activity Activate the icon sequence for the Dynamic Activity you want to erase Activate OK Answer YES if you are ready to delete the Activity Activate OK to exit the menu This action erases the link to the activity not the actual Activity If you want to erase the whole Activity select the MODIFY ACTIVITY menu in the Toolbox and use the Delete Entire Activity option Within the Activity itself you can use the Delete Message option to delete the message for that key To Review Your Dynamic Activities l 2 Go to the Toolbox and open the DYNAMIC ACTIVITY MENU Select Review Dynamic Activities
44. Page Create a TV BDRM Page l 2 Go to the Toolbox and activate the CREATE PAGE key Spell the name for the new page Select Copy from existing page Select the page you want to copy in this example copy the TV PAGE Select a key to define for example POWER Choose Spell Text for Message You will want to change the current Function lt IR lt TV POWER gt lt PROMPT MARKER gt power and replace it with TV BDRM Power signal lt IR lt TV BDRM POWER gt lt PROMPT MARKER gt power Delete the Function lt IR lt TV POWER gt Select INSERT TOOL activate More Items until you see the IR key then select it Select TV BDRM select POWER and then select OK Select Choose Next Key to Define and repeat these steps until you have stored all the functions for TV BDRM 10 Select OK when you are finished USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual Place the TV BDRM Page in your REMOTES Activity Now place your TV BDRM page into your REMOTES activity so you can access it from the Activity Row In the Toolbox select the MODIFY ACTIVITY key Select the REMOTES activity Select Modify Item Within Activity l 2 3 4 Choose an empty location where you can add TV BDRM 5 Select Spell Text for Message 6 Select INSERT TOOL activate More Items until you see SET PAGE and then select it Choose the TV BDRM page Change the icon and label if you wish Activate OK Then activate GO TO MINSPEAK Activa
45. Plus Manual Expand a User Area or Page Perhaps you have become extremely good at using a particular overlay Now you would like to move up to an overlay with more keys on it yet you don t want to lose the overlay you are used to The option Expand a User Area or Page in the CHOOSE OVERLAY MENU allows you to place a smaller overlay into a larger one To Expand a User Area or Page 1 Open the USER AREA MENU 2 Select Expand User Area or Page in the Toolbox 3 Select User Area or Page For User Area 4 Select the User Area you want to expand In this example that would be the area that has the overlay you are most used to let s say the 45 Sequenced 5 Now select the overlay size you want to expand to In this example you would want to expand to a 60 or 84 location overlay so select 84 Then select OK 6 A message box appears asking if you want to expand all pages to 84 locations If you want every activity and page in your overlay to be expanded into 184 locations select YES in the message box Select NO if you only want the original overlay expanded 7 A message box will appear telling you the expansion is complete 8 Activate OK 9 Activate OK Activate OK again to exit the USER AREA MENU The next time you go to your 45 Sequenced overlay it should look like the picture on the next page PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 7723708 3 28PM Caps Lock NOTEBO Ate i ke a Lol baw Bash a a Ft aad
46. Select the amount of times you want to scan the overlay Selection Type Manual Auto If you select Manual you must have a third switch plugged into your device You will use this switch to make your final selection If you select Auto your device will automatically select the key you have scanned to after the Acceptance Time has passed Activation Delay This gives you a few seconds to change your mind when you have selected a key This is automatically set to your Scanning Speed For example let s say your scanning speed 1s set to one second 1 0 You scan to and select a key then realize it s not the key you want You have one second to activate your switch again to de select the key and then scan to a new key Scan Auto Restart When this is On a new scan will automatically start once you have made a key selection If it is Off you must activate your switch to start a new scan SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 49 Predictive Selection This option works hand in hand with Icon Prediction Icon Prediction is in the FEEDBACK MENU and the default is ON When you turn Predictive Selection On your device highlights only those icons where messages are stored These highlighted icons are the only keys on the keyboard that will produce a response Note Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not Modify Scan Pattern This allows you to make changes to the default
47. Speak 164 Store Under Sequence 165 Transfer 162 163 Workspace 160 Number of Rescans 47 49 OK Key Tool 282 On Off Auditory Prompts 277 Beeps 277 Data Log 274 External Speaker 59 LAM Data Log 274 Picture Prediction 111 PSC Symbols 181 Raspberries 59 Scan Text Area 59 Serial 282 Speech 19 285 System Lock 178 Word Prediction 73 Open Notebook 282 Output 19 Auto Line Feed 67 Calibrate Mouse 67 Character Pacing 67 Host Computer Type 67 Menu 66 Menu 157 Menu 163 Mode Immediate Delayed 67 On Off 66 Output Menu 236 242 244 245 282 Overlays About 35 40 Change 36 Toolbox 30 Unity 60 25 Page Copy 117 138 Create 125 278 Create Scene 130 Delete 278 Expand 139 Go To 127 Link to Core 129 Link to Page 129 Modify 281 Modify edit 128 Rename 128 Save Load 187 Set 127 284 Set Temporary 127 284 Template 123 Page Down 282 Page Link key 97 Page Menu 282 Page Up 282 Pagelets 259 Pages About 122 Copy 117 119 Pages Copy All 118 Vantage Plus Manual Paste Block 283 Phone Directory 200 Phone Read Text Messages 204 Phone Send Text Message 203 Phone Text Messages 204 Phonemes DECtalk English Consonant 318 English Vowel 317 RealSpeak Australian English 304 British English 297 300 Picture Prediction 58 108 111 114 Pitch Range 62 Play Drive 212 Play File 212 Play Playlist 212 Playlists Create 211 Plural 283 Pointer Color 53 55
48. Speak Time 285 Speak Word 285 Speaker Volume 31 Speaker Volume Down 31 285 Speaker Volume Up 31 285 Speech 19 Break MP3 player 210 Computer 83 Marker 285 Menu 60 285 On Off 285 Rate 62 Recorded 83 Store Computer Message 92 Store Recorded Message 90 Tips DECtalk 311 Tips RealSpeak 296 Spell One Word 58 Spelling Keyboard 38 Standard USB Connector 14 Start Scan 285 Status Display Area 19 22 234 Battery Bar Graph 19 Caps Lock 19 Ctrl 19 Date and Time 19 Speaker and Headphone 19 Speaker Headphone 19 Speech On Off 19 Step Scan 46 48 Store Computer Commands 240 Computer Speech Message 92 Core 286 Notebook 161 Recorded Message 83 84 Remote Control Signals Under Icon Sequences 226 Sound Files On Overlay 214 Tool 144 on a key 145 Under Icon Sequence 144 Storing the Vantage 320 Swap Core Keys 101 286 Swap Page Keys 286 Switch A and B Connectors 14 Switch User Area 37 286 System Information 180 System Lock 178 Password 180 Template Set Activity Set Page 123 Template Set Activity 105 Text amp Speech Marker 286 Text Display Area 18 Text Marker 286 Tool Assign to Activity Key 147 Assign to Front Panel Key 148 Assign to Key 145 Erase 146 Vantage Plus Manual Serial Macro 152 Store 144 145 Toolbox 30 Tools Editing 166 Tools Button 152 Touchscreen 23 Touchscreen Recalibrate 248 Trackball 50 Transfer Memory Menu 184 286 Transfer Noteb
49. This open the menu VOCABULARY MASKING OFF This turns Vocabulary Masking off VOCABULARY MASKING ON This turns Vocabulary Masking on WAIT ANY KEY Causes a pause in a macro until a key is activated WORD PREDICTION MENU This menu allows you to turn Word Prediction On and Off add words to the word prediction dictionary delete words etc WORD PREDICTION OFF WORD PREDICTION ON WORD PREDICTION ON OFF The ARROW KEYS Mv gt The UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys can be inserted in macros or assigned to individual keys on your overlay or in activities or pages APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual Appendix J IBM and Macintosh Computer Keyboard Names Mouse Commands The names on the following pages correspond to individual keys on a PC or Macintosh keyboard Use these names exactly as they are written when you are storing computer commands for the keyboard keys The lt esc gt command that begins each key name is created by activating CTRL CTRL key and Left Bracket key in your Toolbox When you activate this sequence you will see a small Left Arrow on your display Mouse Commands follow the keyboard names pages APPENDIX J IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vantage Plus Manual PC IBM Keyboard Keys lt esc gt backspace lt esc gt capslock lt esc gt delete lt esc gt down lt esc gt end lt esc gt enter lt eSC gt ESC lt esc gt f1 lt esc gt f2 lt esc gt f3 lt esc gt f4
50. To modify or change an already created Page use the MODIFY PAGE MENU or the SET UP key To copy Pages from one user area to another user area use the MANAGE USER MENU PAGES Vantage Plus Manual Set Page Template Each default overlay in your device has a template you can work from when creating a Page It is generally called 45 TEMPLATE or 15 TEMPLATE or whatever the number of key locations you are using in your overlay This will contain some essential keys placed where they are always placed on the regular overlay You can also select any Page you want to use as a template The Set Activity Template option is in the USER AREA MENU To Set and Use a Page Template 1 Open the in the Toolbox tte 2 Select the key E 8712708 11 27AM Caps Lock Ctrl Output Speech Set Activity Template Set Page Template 3 Select the Set Page Template key PAGES Vantage Plus Manual Templates inn 8 27708 1 32PM Caps Lock TE Ctrl 1 Output Pn i y mm Speech In Set Page Template 2 You see a message box that tells you what the current template is In this case 45 TEMPLATE is the default template for this User Area The CORE CLEAR DISPLAY and DELETE LAST SELECTION keys have already been defined for you All the other keys on the template are blank If you select NO this template will remain as your Activity template Then select OK If you want to use a different template select YES
51. Toolbox and select STORE CORE Select the icon or icon sequence you want to use and select OK If you select a sequence that has a word or phrase associated with it you can keep the word or phrase and store the sound file with it or you can delete the word and just have the sound file If you keep it you might want to add something to the icon label to remind you the sound file is there too Select Recorded Select the Import Sound File option You see the sound files on your removable drive Select the file you want to store or select a different folder that contains the file you want Select OK When the sound has been transferred your device returns you to the Toolbox Select GO TO CORE Select the icon s you used for your sound file 10 You should hear the sound you imported USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual 214 Using the FILE ORGANIZER The FILE ORGANIZER menu allows you to copy and move files from one memory device to another or move files on one memory device into folders on the same device You can also copy and delete files Perhaps you use a Secure Digital card as a permanent storage area in your device You rarely remove the card from your communication aid However your USB drive frequently travels between your device and your computer because you use it to download files from your computer and then put them in your communication aid You would like to be able to easily transfer files from your USB
52. Your device shows you the Dynamic Activities You see the sequence for the Activity and the Activity name Activate MORE ITEMS if you have more than one page of Dynamic Activities Activate Cancel when you are finished Activate OK to exit ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 110 About the Picture Prediction Option Picture Prediction is a way to make the keys in frequently used Activities quickly available to you SpecialKeys Tools Help Turn Picture p ga EEDBACK MENU Prediction odify settings as needed aie Sd s mem 5 27 88 2 31PM Caps Lock 1 Ctrl Output Speech IN r Picture Pred ion r Enmbell ished Icons e r Earphone Volume ___micon Message Labels r Raspberries r Back ight tll de Show Selections By ra Scan Text Area T J Icon ge i Icon Name hu r Activation Base r Spel One Word r External Speaker ram Scan Beep r Icon Prediction 5 oo ooon With Picture Prediction turned ON in the FEEDBACK MENU items in an Activity move toward the front of the Activity according to how frequently you select those keys If Picture Prediction is ON it applies to all Activities If itis OFF it applies to no Activities If You Do Not Want a Particular Activity to be Predicted If you do not want any keys within a certain Activity to move 1 Open the MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU in the Toolbox 2 Se
53. a Core Key l Go to the Toolbox overlay Activate ASSIGN CORE KEYS The Toolbox returns you to your overlay Select the key you want to use to store the macro under Select TOOL in the Assign Key As box Select the Enter Assignment key You see your spelling overlay Activate the INSERT TOOL key You see the first page of the All Tools List The Tools are arranged alphabetically on the screen Activate the CALL Tool STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual 151 9 Type Charge 10 Activate OK 11 Activate OK 12 You are back in the Toolbox Activate GO TO CORE Make sure the speech is On Activate the key you stored the macro under Your device should play the CALL signal and speak Charge Erase Macros To Erase a Macro that has been Stored Under an Icon Sequence 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Activate ERASE CORE 3 Activate the icon sequence you stored the macro under 4 Activate OK 5 Activate YES 6 Activate GO TO CORE to return to your overlay To Erase a Macro that has been Assigned to a Core Key 1 Go to the Toolbox overlay 2 Activate ASSIGN CORE KEYS 3 The Toolbox returns you to your overlay Select the key you assigned the macro to 4 If you want to erase the macro and restore the original icon select ICON in the Assign Key As option If you want to clear the key of everything activate Clear Key Contents 5 Enter a New Assignment or select OK to leave the key empty
54. and or define the key function Select OK when you have finished recording or typing If you want a different label select OK and type in a new label for your key Select Change Position Change Change Key q If you plan to use Picture Prediction select whether you want this key s position to be Locked or Unlocked If Locked the key position will never move when Picture Prediction is turned On in the FEEDBACK menu See page 111 for more about Picture Prediction pa Eey Position S por Color Use to change the color of your key You could make all the keys in this activity the same color Activate the next key you want to define and repeat these steps When you have completed defining keys in your Activity select OK Then go to your overlay and test the Activity Clear Key Contents If you make a mistake when you are defining a key select and start over ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual Dynamic Activities Now let s make your new Activity dynamic You make an Activity dynamic by linking it to an icon sequence Once the activity becomes a Dynamic Activity you can be in any other Activity speak a message from the new Activity and return automatically to the first Activity Open the DYNAMIC ACTIVITY MENU in the Toolbox Dynamic Activity Menu DL 7 o ei cti vity Pers CAE nce Add Dynamic Activity c el
55. aoe Enable the Phone Card After you have installed the phone card antenna and cable if you ordered one follow the direction below to enable your card Go to the Toolbox and open the MAINTENANCE MENU aes Select the Hardware Diagnostics option mom Select the Phone Configuration option Turn the Detect Air Card option to ON see picture above gt You may see a warning box asking you to plug in your battery charger Do so USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual You may see another warning box stating that firmware is being updated This update may take awhile Be patient Not all devices will need to be updated The other options in this menu will be set automatically once the AirCard is installed and detected About AirCard ON OFF The AirCard will be turned ON automatically when you put the AirCard in your device IMPORTANT NOTE Turn this option OFF when you are in a place where cell phone use is not allowed e g and airplane a theatre certain areas of hospitals etc About Band and Set Band This indicates the frequency your phone uses and is automatically set for your country when you insert your AirCard If you travel to another country you may have to re set the Band to that country s frequency Phone Icons in the Status Display Area In the Status Display Area on your deice you should see two new phone icons a white wing on gt If the AirCard is initialized correctly the icons will be red
56. are using If you select User Defined in the menu you will see the Pages menu Select the spelling page you want If you then select GO TO SPELL in the Toolbox you will see the spelling page you selected If you select the ABC key on your Unity overlay you will see the spelling page that was created to go with the particular overlay you are using Other USER AREA MENU Options Use the Rename User Area to give your Area a name if you want to You can Copy a User Area and place it in another Area Both Areas would have the same overlay but each Area could have its own access method One Area might be set up for school situations and another for when the user is at home SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 38 Important Note Replace User Are is a new option It replaces the old Choose Overlay menu If you want to replace the overlay you have been using with a different overlay in the same User Area you must first select the Area overlay you are currently using You will see the Replace with menu Replace with C T 8 7 88 8 13AM Caps Lock rom Output Pn mm Speech C3 ower ER Each option offers you a number of different overlays If you select Unity Programs for instance you will see a list of all the Unity overlays Select the overlay you want to use When you Select the overlay you want to change to you will see this warning Any custom vocabulary vocabulary that w
57. erase the key select Cancel instead of OK Link an Icon Sequence to an Already Created Page If instead of programming a message under an icon sequence you want to link the sequence to a Page you have already created follow the steps below 1 Select STORE CORE in the Toolbox 2 Select the icon sequence you want to use then select OK r Type Type of Message Message Es Es Es Es 3 Select Computer Speech Spell Message or Define Key Function 4 il Select Spell Message 5 Select PAGE LINK on the spelling overlay USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 97 6 You see a yellow message box If you select YES you can go to the page that you linked your sequence to make one selection from the linked Page and then automatically return to your original screen If you select NO you go to the page that contains your linked sequence and remain on that page 7 You see a list of all the Pages in your device Select the Page you want to link to Select OK 9 Select Change Label to change the label 10 Select Change Icon to change the icon 11 Select OK when you are finished Now when you activate the sequence you selected you should go to the page you just linked to USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 98 Hide Vocabulary Keys This option works well with single hit vocabulary Use the VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU to hide multiple key sequences See Appendix F beginning on page 263 fo
58. fee te ABEED PL a l a we ara i TES js n L Lintas D E BE TO Select the PAGES key If you select YES above to expand Pages and Activities the PAGES page will look similar to this PAGES Vantage Plus Manual fron 7723 08 3 29PM Caps Lock PAGES PAGE Jl Output Speech _ MY SCEN REMOTE TRANSEF NOTERE SPELL MU E ao cone fe EF i Le 42 in AB MAMES AD ar i CE Se Eat hee CE m ra a er p ar cx N Now you will only have to assign the blank keys not the entire overlay If you selected NOT to have the pages in the User Area expanded your PAGES page will look like this PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 141 8 14 08 10 51AM Caps Lock PAGES PAGE ours Speech NN Mr SCENES COMPUTER ji C IL WEATHER The same steps apply to Expand a Page The pages you will see to choose from will belong to the User Area you are currently in If you want a page from a different Area you will have to switch to that Area first then active Expand a User Area or Page PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 142 Store Assign Tools and Macros in Core Activities and Pages STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual 143 To Store a Tool Use the INSERT TOOL Key on the Spelling Keyboard To assign a Tool to a key or to store it in a sequence you must use the INSERT TOOL key on your spelling keyboard When you use INSERT TOOL you are telling
59. ji FE 4 LE oe Fe Hl eaten E5 as Dict tence Pee ccl E an pee 2 agai MORE 2 Select the 3 Now select the SET UP key o on the front of the case 4 You are asked to select the key you want to modify Select one of the d blank keys in the Activity Row You see a menu that allows you to modify the blank key USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 92 Choose location to modify then create or change message Select OK when done E iio 8 7708 16 48AM Caps Lock i Ctrl ACTIVITY ME 3 Output M Make sure this is set to Speech FS Computer Speech Text to Speak lt EMPTY gt Change Position 5 Select Computer Speech in the Type of Message option Spell Message or Define Key Function 6 Press the Spell Message key You see your Spelling Overlay 7 Type in a message For now you might type We are going camping Then select the OK key on your spelling overlay USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 93 Choose location to modify then cre or change message Select OK whey You see your menage here a 11 39AM Caps Lock ACTIVITY ME ALL ou Speech D ACTIVITY GO TO you MORE page r Eey Position P i ESS R Pa d ET K revious ecorde ss ns ear Key Items Pa ES ET Add New Row Your message or part of it will show up on this icon too pave You can use Change Icon ili and Change Label to add a ae ge picture and change the text ange going
60. lines fill up the bar graph the volume is at its loudest Caps Lock When this is lit you have turned Caps Lock on in your spelling overlay All letters you type will be in CAPITAL letters Note You can use Caps Lock when storing messages for DECtalk speech voices Do not use Caps Lock with RealSpeak voices Ctrl When this is lit you are sending a CONTROL command Output When this is lit your Output option is On in the OUTPUT MENU Anything you type or any messages you retrieve will appear on the Text Display Area of your device and will also be sent to an external computer Speech When this is lit your device will speak anything that appears in the Text Display Area GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 19 Different Ways to Turn your Device Off You can turn your device ON and OFF by Pressing the ON OFF button Selecting the Auto Power Down option in the MAINTENANCE MENU POWER OFF Selecting the POWER OFF key in the Toolbox When you turn the device off with the ON OFF button using with the ON OFF button you must turn it back on J If you would like to be able to turn the device off yourself but can t press the ON OFF button you can go to the Toolbox and select POWER OFF or store the POWER OFF tool on your communication overlay To turn the device back on simply tap on the screen or activate a switch r Auto Power Down ES _t The
61. null modem serial cable Switch Connectors Plug single or dual switches into these two connectors USB Cable Connector Use this for computer emulation with a USB cable Standard USB Connector Plug the USB flash drive in here GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 14 The Left Side Panel External Headphones Battery Battery Door Microphone Line Out Charger Memory Card Door The card that contains your system software is in a slot behind this door The system cad is in the bottom card slot The center slot will accept a Secure Digital card The top slot will accept a PCMCIA card To open the door press down on it with your thumb fingers and pull out on the edge or lip at the top of the door To close push in on the bottom part of the Memory Card door open with system card and card slots visible door External Microphone jack External Headphones jack external stereo headphones or speakers plug in here Battery Charger Plug the small end of the charger in here and plug the other end of the charger into a working electrical wall outlet or power strip Battery Door The door catch is on the bottom of the case To open the battery door place the Vantage face down on a flat surface Insert a small flathead screwdriver under the slot between the door and the catch and press down on the catch The door will pop open When replacing the door put the door in first then latch it in place GETT
62. one thousand nine hundred and ninety eight Any four digit number is spoken as a year unless you add a comma after the first digit Commas are not necessary if a number contains more than four digits e g 10 375 Numbers containing up to 9 digits are pronounced correctly Examples of Entering Math Problems When you enter math problems they must be spaced correctly for DECtalk speech and your device to pronounce them correctly For example 5 3 2 Enter this problem in the following manner 5 space 3 no space between and 3 but add a space after 3 space 2 The problem looks like this when it is entered 5_ 3 2 _ indicates a space Examples of Spacing for Other Math Problems 2 8_ _16 1 2_ 2 indicates times but your device speaks asterisk 2_ 8_ _10 1 must be entered as 1 amp _1 2 1 2 can be entered by activating 1 slash 2 At this time DECtalk speech and your device cannot speak division problems correctly Examples of Entering Dates DECtalk speech does not recognize dates if you enter them the way they are normally written e g 6 8 1990 or 11 20 95 Enter dates in the following manner for them to be spoken correctly 6 Aug 1990 or 20 Nov 1995 These dates are spoken as August 6 1990 and November 20 1995 Example of Entering a Phone Number Phone numbers must be entered by placing spaces and commas as shown b
63. review words in the Dictionary For information about Data Logging see Appendix H REVIEW VOCABULARY Vantage Plus Manual 156 Using the REVIEW TO OUTPUT METHOD Option REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU Pom 6 5 08 9 41AM Caps Lock E Ctrl f Output P ao Speech In pa Review __ Tutor Auto Update teq _ ebata Logging EJ r Review Method o mlo __ mLogging Destination an s si This allows you to send a m T review to computer or REVIEW TO DISPLAY p a Log PT 5 Clear Data Log REVIEW TO DISPLAY amp SPEAKER Advanced Settings 44 Bytes REVIEW TO OUTPUT METHOD Cancel OK You can also review the vocabulary in your Vantage with the REVIEW TO OUTPUT METHOD option This will save the review to a computer or printer Before selecting Review to Output Method you must select the output method you want to use in the OUTPUT MENU USB Output Method You can perform a review on your computer with the longer USB cable that came with your device Plug the connector at one end of the cable into the mini USB port on the right side of your device case Plug the other end of the cable into the USB port on your computer See page 234 for a full explanation IrDA Output Method Select this option 1f you are connected to an IrDA printer RS232 Select this if you are going to use a serial cable to connect to your computer IRR Select this 1f you are using an IR
64. rich vocabulary of words that you can combine into sentences because the small set of icons remains the same on a single overlay you can with practice learn to recall your vocabulary automatically it promotes further language development by offering many opportunities for language learning experiences These advantages lead to the ultimate benefit of using Minspeak it allows for and promotes independent effective communication GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 27 Icon Prediction Shows Where You Have Messages Stored If you have pressed any keys on the screen you have probably noticed that some keys on the keyboard lost their icons and became blank This is called Icon Prediction The keys with icons on them tell you that they are possible selections for messages that are part of the vocabulary stored in your device The blank keys offer no messages ae LULL Ctrl LT bu mi Output Speech ln or AB cu 5 nt eee ae GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 28 You see _ SSS SS White keys will not YS iA 10 finish your message Bright keys with visible icons M A will complete your message SE z a E HEN The icon for that key you selected will appear in the icon display area Other keys on the overlay will go blank If you select one of the keys with an icon on it its icon will appear in the icon display area and the d
65. scan pattern You can select the Preview key on this menu screen and see the scan move as you create it You may want to use this option for selected Pages especially with Scenes See Appendix D for complete information Headpointing Joystick Methods Joystick You must have a Y adapter for a manual joystick This plugs into the Switch A and B ports on the left side of your device case The other end plugs into your joystick If you select Manual for your Selection Type you may need to plug a third switch into the adapter in order to make a final selection Joystick Auto Scan The scan proceeds automatically in the direction you moved your joystick Joystick Hold Scan You must hold your joystick in the direction you want in order for the scan to proceed External Headpointer You can plug an external USB headpointer into the USB port on the side of the case Mouse Trackball USB Joystick Any of these options may be plugged into the USB ports on the right side of the device case Joystick Options Auto Scan Nudge your joystick The device will automatically scan the overlay beginning in the direction you moved the joystick SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 50 Hold You must hold your switch to scan the overlay Release it to stop the scan Scanning Speed This is the amount of time it takes for your device to move from one key row or column to the next in a scan The default scanning speed is one
66. second This means it takes one second from the time one key is highlighted until the next key is highlighted Acceptance Time The amount of time you must maintain contact with your switch before the key you have scanned to 1s accepted The device beeps when your key is accepted For example if you set acceptance time for 50 seconds you must activate and hold your switch for 2 second before the key will be selected and the device beeps Release Time This tells your device how long to wait after you release your switch before you can make another activation with the same key or switch For example if you set the Release Time for 1 second you must wait one second after you release your switch before you can continue to scan or activate your switch If you release your switch and then accidentally activate it again before the release time has passed your device will not make any activations Auto Repeat This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat when you hold it down Selection Type Manual means you must activate your switch to make a selection With a joystick you may need to have a third switch plugged into the Y adapter in order to make a selection Auto means your joystick and the device will automatically make selections you want Predictive Selection This works hand in hand with Icon Prediction Icon Prediction is in the FEEDBACK MENUand the default is ON When you turn Predictive Selection On your device highlights onl
67. then it highlights the word prediction window and if activated scans through the word list finally it highlights the text window which speaks any text if selected APPENDIX D MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vantage Plus Manual Block Scanning In Scenes One of the more powerful uses of customizable block scanning is with Scenes Because each scene is likely to contain different key elements in a variety of positions you might want to scan each specific element rather than use a regular row column approach For example in the scene below of a farmyard you can create a scan pattern that highlights individual items You can now scan through each item in turn or change the scan order by using the list Row 5 Column 2 Rows 1 Columns Row 4 Column 4 2 Rows 3 Columns Row 4 Column 9 2 Rows 1 Columns Row 5 Column 12 1 Rows 2 Columns Row 6 Column 3 2 Rows 3 Columns Row 9 Column 1 Rows 1 Columns Row 8 Column 3 1 Rows 1 Columns Row 7 Column 6 1 Rows 2 Columns Row 9 Column 12 1 Rows 2 Columns Row 9 Column 10 1 Rows 2 Columns Row 9 Column 6 1 Rows 1 Columns Row 9 Column 4 1 Rows 1 Columns Row 7 Column 1 2 Rows 2 Columns And remember each block here corresponds to an item Row 3 Column 1 2 Rows 3 Columns is barn Row 5 Column 2 2 Rows 1 Column is farmer and so on APPENDIX D MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vantage Plus Manual 256 Scanning Block Within Blocks On
68. to normal You can create macros that involve changes in menu settings so that you don t have to go to the Toolbox to change settings You can assign macros to keys on your overlay or you can store them under icon sequences STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual 149 Store a Macro Under an Icon Sequence CHARGE QUICK HIT m 0 9 1h w a by GREETING i O RR CLEAR El de As an example let s store the CALL signal and add the word Charge for your device to speak 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Activate STORE CORE 3 The Toolbox returns you to your overlay Select the icon sequence you want to use to store the macro under 4 Activate OK 5 Select Computer Speech from the storing screen 6 Select Spell Text for Message 7 You see your spelling overlay STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual 10 11 12 13 14 Activate the INSERT TOOL key You see the first page of the All Tools List The Tools are arranged alphabetically on the screen Activate the CALL Tool Type Charge Activate OK Activate OK on the storing screen You are back in the Toolbox Activate GO TO CORE Make sure your speech is On Activate the sequence you stored the macro under Your device should play the CALL signal and speak Charge Assign a Macro to a Core Key We will use the Charge example To Assign Tools and Directions to
69. to speak a Notebook when want to control the spoken pace It tells your device to speak a sentence and then wait until you have activated Speak Next Sentence before continuing on and speaking the next sentence This Tool works with Notebooks SPEAK NOTEBOOK Activate this Tool when you have a Notebook open that you want spoken all at once Your device will begin at the beginning and continue on to the end SPEAK SENTENCE When you activate this Tool your device speaks the message that contains the cursor This is helpful if you want to hear how something you are working on sounds before you store it It is also useful if you are going to give a speech or presentation People seem to understand synthesized speech better when they hear it one sentence at a time until they are used to listening to it This Tool works whether speech is On or Off SPEAK TIME Your device will speak the time if the current date and time have been set in the Clock Menu SPEAK WORD When this Tool is activated your device speaks the last word you typed on your spelling overlay or the last word you brought up in Minspeak mode If you are typing in Spell mode you can turn speech Off so you don t have to listen to your device speak each letter and type the word Then you can activate this key and the word you typed will be spoken SPEAKER VOLUME DOWN SPEAKER VOLUME UP Turns the speaking volume up or down SPEECH MARKER This marks the beginning of text in a s
70. to speak whatever message is stored with a particular icon If no message is stored the label is spoken For example if Salad is stored under the sequence APPLE FROG when you activate APPLE you will hear Apple When you activate FROG you will hear Salad Sometimes the contents of a message may be too long to be a helpful prompt For example the message may be a song in which case you would not want the Content Prompt to be the singing of the whole song To avoid this when you assign a content prompt to a long message use EDIT CORE select the message scroll to the end of the message use INSERT TOOL to insert the Tool PROMPT MARKER then type the prompt you want to use such as the name of the song Your device will speak the text that follows the Prompt Marker The prompt will not be displayed on the screen or spoken with the rest of the text in the regular message Category Prompt Category Prompts are used only if you are scanning Category prompts should help you locate where you are on the keyboard e g Row 1 Column 1 or Row 3 Column E In some cases you may have a number of similar messages stored in one row or column In this case you might want the prompt to say something like Row 1 School Use the ASSIGN CORE KEYS menu to create Category Prompts for Core vocabulary keys Use the MODIFY ACTIVITY and MODIFY PAGE menus to assign Category Prompts to Activity Rows or Pages During the sto
71. use in the Device box at the bottom of the screen When you select a device the functions for that device will appear in the top rows on the page Select the function you want and then select the Send Commands key in the lower right corner of the screen This sends the command If you pick the wrong function to send select the Clear Commands key and pick a new function USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual ON OFF Control of Non Remote Appliances Using the X 10 The X 10 system consists of a Command Center and various modules for appliances lamps wall switches etc The system allows you to plug an appliance into a module and use your communication aid to turn that appliance On and Off Plug the command Center into the wall Plug your module into a wall outlet Plug the appliance you want to control into the module Set the House Code to A on the module and the Command Center Select one of the numbers 1 16 to represent the appliance There is an X 10 page in your device that contains the 16 On Off commands Go to MODIFY PAGE in the Toolbox and choose X 10 Select the key that corresponds to your appliance number The command for that number is already stored You can change the icon on your key if you want or add a different label You can get to your X 10 page from the REMOTES activity COMMAND CENTER Receiver Make sure the two HOUSE codes are the same A Unit code number must be given to each app
72. want to periodically save your work SAVE NOTEBOOK Allows you to save the Notebook you are currently using APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual SCAN WORD LIST Activate this key each time you want to scan the words in the Word Prediction list If you do not activate this key the scan will skip over the list SERIAL MACRO This tool makes it easy to store computer commands by allowing you to insert the already created command When storing select this tool then select the command you want SET ACTIVITY Allows you to go to a specific activity SET PAGE Allows you to go to a specific page SET PAGE TEMPORARY Can be added to Core vocabulary Activities or Pages Takes you to a specific page for one selection then returns you to where you were SET PAGELET Use this tool to link to a pagelet you have made SETTINGS 1 SETTINGS 2 SETTINGS 3 Allows you to store and then access 3 different groups of settings SETTINGS MENU Allows you to save settings and change between settings Use this with SETTINGS 1 2 and 3 SET UP KEY 2 or 3 key on front of case Allows you to modify assign keys without going to the toolbox We recommend that you assign this Tool to one of the blank keys on the front of your device case SHIFT When this is set the next character you activate will be an UPPERCASE letter The second character you activate will be in lowercase When you activate Shift the Shift box in the Status Area
73. we can scan blocks within blocks in scenes Technically in the example above we have the word sky programmed at Row 1 Column 1 Similarly barn is stored at Row 3 Column 1 house at Row 4 Column 11 and farmer s wife at Row 4 Column 9 APPENDIX D MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vantage Plus Manual Appendix E Pagelets Sometimes when programming special pages into a device you may find yourself copying a particular page over and over again just to change a few icons on that page What if you could simply change some keys on a page temporarily and then go back to your original page In essence that s what pagelets do It s easier to understand pagelets by seeing them in action or stepping through an example Here s one from WordCore 144 When you want to use a keyboard that contains a set of general computer function keys you select the COMP KEYS page from the Core QUICK Activity Key The COMP KEYS page looks something like this z APPENDIX E PAGELETS Vantage Plus Manual Remember to see the overlay keys and the Windows program at the same time it s a good idea to go to Key Mode or ECO in Unity where only the top five rows of keys are visible These keys were chosen because they represent functions that are used frequently in Windows but what if you suddenly need to use the number pad One solution might be to create a second version of this COMP KEYS page and add the number pad over on the
74. you want your device to learn To store signals you will use the IR SETUP MENU in the Toolbox When you store signals using this menu they are automatically stored on the correct REMOTES Activity page for later use Remember the IR window is on the back top of your device Hold the remote control 6 8 away from the left corner of the IR window Point the infrared area of the remote at your device s IR window and press the function button on the remote for example Power You will hear a small beep when the device accepts the signal Important When you have finished storing all the remote control signals that you want to use we highly recommend that you perform a memory transfer and save your device s memory to a USB flash drive Should your device ever lose its memory all your remote control signals will be lost and you will have to reprogram everything Use the Save Entire Device option not the Save One Area option The signals will not be saved unless you select Save Entire Device USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual Teach Remote Control Signals to your Device Teach remote control signals for the devices that are in your REMOTES Activity 1 Go to the Toolbox and open the IR SETUP MENU IR SETUP MENU Create or Modify Infrared Devices 1 Select the IR M Caps Lock 1 Device you want ctrl F Output nu Speech M 2 Select Modify Selected Device DEVICE LIST a o EZ PHONE
75. your computer because you use it to download files from your computer and then put them in your communication aid You would like to be able to easily transfer files from your USB to your SD card so that you don t have to have the USB drive plugged into your communication aid in order to listen to songs or access other files The FILE ORGANIZER menu allows you to do this File Organizer P 6767 08 11 11AM Caps Lock Ctri fF mmm Output P N ma Speech MT Move File Delete File Cancel OK To Move Files from One Memory Device to Another 1 Make sure your USB drive and or SD card is plugged into your communication aid 2 Go to the Toolbox and open the FILE ORGANIZER menu 3 Select Move File TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual 4 Select the memory device that has the files you want to move Select the files to move You can open any folder and select files from the folder if you wish 6 When you have finished selecting files select OK Select the destination for the files 1 e the other storage device If you have a folder on the destination memory device that you want to store the files to select it then select OK Otherwise just select OK 9 Answer YES in the message box if you want to continue or NO to stop 10 The files are transferred Depending on the amount of files this could take a few minutes 11 The files are no longer on the original memory device
76. your device somewhere or if you are not going to use it for a lengthy period of time always put the device in Shipping Mode This will preserve your batteries while the device sits idle and 1f shipping the device will prevent accidental activations being made during transit You see a message asking if you want to enter Ship Mode now Answer YES or NO NO is the same as Cancel If you answer YES unplug the battery charger Once the charger is unplugged your device will enter Shipping Mode To Get Out of Shipping Mode Plug in your battery charger Then press the ON OFF button on the top left front of the case MAINTENANCE MENU Vantage Plus Manual 182 Transfer Memory Menu TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual 183 About Memory Transfers TRANSFER MEMORY MENU 8 14 08 11 45AM Caps Lock T Ctrl Output un Speech 0 MTI Method SS aaa Load Entire Device re Contents mport Scenes MTI Baud Rate e mooo Save Entire Device Cantoni Load Icons from MTI File Load an IR device a t Load One User Area Load Pages and Activities Save an IR device Save One User Area Save Pages and Activities Select Save Directory You will use the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU when you want to save your device s memory import icons load icons from another MTI file load or save a Page Import Scenes or store files in a Directory gt For vocabulary backups saving vocabulary in an Area or in t
77. 1 Key Assignments Activities 147 Keyboard cleaning 322 LAM 274 Clock Menu 274 Data Log Clear 274 Data Log On Off 274 Data Log Save 274 Marker 280 Review Vocabulary Menu Data Log 274 Language Activity Monitor 274 Linear Scan 48 Link Activity 115 Icon Sequence to Page 97 Page to Core 129 Page to Page 129 Scenes Pages 137 Load Default Word Prediction Dictionary 80 Graphics 187 Pages 187 Vocabulary 180 Lock Notebook 164 Lock System 178 MAC Marker 280 Macros 149 Assign to Core Keys 151 Erase 152 Intelli Tools Button Tool 152 Serial Macro Tool 152 Store 150 Maintenance Menu 178 281 Make New Scan Pattern 252 253 Memory Recorded 83 Total Available 180 Memory Transfer Load 185 Load Icons 187 Load Save Page 187 Save 185 Menu Vocabulary Builder 266 Menus Access Method 42 Assign Activity Keys 147 Assign Core Keys 64 99 145 146 151 152 Auditory Prompt 63 277 Calculator 174 Choose Overlay 36 105 117 123 139 ChooseOverlay 122 Clock 19 274 Create Activity 107 Delete Page 227 Dynamic Activity 109 279 Edit 279 Edit Core 90 96 Erase Core 97 145 152 Feedback 56 58 158 279 File Organizer 191 215 IR Setup 280 IR Set Up 220 Maintenance 178 281 Modify Activity 64 111 114 Modify Page 64 128 MP3 Player 208 282 Notebook 160 282 Output 66 157 163 236 242 244 245 282 Page 122 142 282 Review Vocabulary 156 283 Settings 68 Spe
78. 147 Assign a Tool to a Front Panel Key see srsntinrsnnnnee dans resdaersnsrc eee dae hic crentiereten ds 148 DOME IVIACEOS see D ne eee cie 149 Store a Macro Under an ICOM Sequence siscanicscssiacstdaanasanaacnerchsstuatenntenactasasannsqnnecdsecentasadgnaveduedansanacen ecentet ele ie ions 150 Assign a Macro to a Core IR CY sicnnascwscntaneatennsanaveattomeneaensamescatadaniaxadenamantlaseteannsonategestannuanevantegeneaeasaunaceduauntosesemanactteanteonts 151 PEAS NOOS a A E E EE 152 Change All Occurrences Of an TOO ais cccwssnesreneancastecdiiocasnoastingeauannevanvanssamneanbacoaecat san peavasigncosadeceneaanseaaduausenxasenawandloawateants 153 Copy or Erase all Sequences Beginning with Selected Icon s c cc escssssssssssseeeeececeeeeeeceeaaeeaeessseeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeaaas 153 Bey IY VOC RU RE mom ination 155 Using the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU 2 cccccccccceccseseesnnneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseesssnsaaeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeesaaaaaaeaeeeeeeeeees 156 Using the REVIEW TO OUTPUT METHOD Option ccc cceescsscccccceeeceeeeeeseseesnnnnaeeeeeeeeeecesesseesssaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeees 157 Icon EURO PO DOS a an ee a ne ad D en 158 TER momie 159 A DOUE IN Oe DOGE Se de ee a ee ei 160 AS POLE DORE NOR a ery ere 160 New Note 100 CERN en idea leananrepuenaneraisnalcestenasencntuatetae 161 Closca INOIDOO SAVE NO EDOORS sde canada dan Guna desde tee ETEA 161 Open or Delete Noos ne dat S T decide etait diheaheta lite dia elec 162 Rename a Notebook Tr
79. 2 IR Receiver Protocol gt PACKET lt The default is PACKET protocol You can choose PIPELINE protocol if necessary See page 244 for protocol information USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual Infrared Troubleshooting Single Device EZ Phone and IRR use or Multiple Device EZ Phone and IRR use If you are using a TASH or other phone only a single phone may be in use at one time You cannot assign a Unit Number to TASH and other phones similar to the TASH The chances are that you will be the only person using your communication aid with an EZ Phone or a computer and the IRR However there may be situations such as a lab or therapy facility where there may be two or more devices EZ Phones RRs and computers all in the same room receiving the same signals at the same time If you are in a situation where multiple devices are in use you have to tell your communication aid which devices it is going to talk to You do this by assigning the same unit number to your communication aid the EZ Phone and the IRR The ADVANCED SETTINGS menu allows you to set unit codes for your communication aid and its devices If you are the only person using your communication aid with other IR devices everything in this menu defaults to 1 which is just fine for you If you are in a multiple device situation you and the other people using communication aids must decide which one will talk to which devices and assign the correct Unit Number to ea
80. APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag lt pron sym phonetic text gt pe ew e fe few C ewe C E fee APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Below is a chart of various symbols period comma punctuation etc that can be used to guide pronunciation as you enter phonetic text Symbol Meaning Phonetic Use Ln heh 1llow Hello Hyphen boundary Sentence heh 1low Hello ender Word boundary heh 1low amp Hello how are you Exclamation mark haw amp aor amp y uw Sentence ender heh 1low amp Hello how are Comma you h aw amp aor amp y uw Sentence ender heh 1low Hello Period Sentence ender heh 1 I ow E Silence heh 1low_ Hello Underscore haw amp aor amp y uw How are you 1 2 Secondary stress Ax 2 frih kax nay 1zey Africanization sh ax n A Note about Text and Speech Markers If you are storing a message and enter a phonetically spelled word also enter the correctly spelled word and use the Text and Speech Marker tools see brief descriptions in the All Tools List beginning on page 277 so your device will speak the word correctly and show the correct word on the display but will hide the phonetic pronunciation Question mark APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual BRITISH ENGLIS
81. Area to another User Area 1 Go to the Area where the Pages Activities you want to copy are ADEA ri LA HE 2 Go to the Toolbox and activate the USER AREA MENU 3 Activate the Copy Pages Activities option 4 If you want to copy only specific Pages or Activities activate the Copy Selected Pages or Copy Selected Activities option 4a Activate the User Area where you want the Activities or Pages to be copied to 4b Activate the Pages or Activities you want to copy The Activity or Page you select will turn gray Continue to select specific keys until you have selected all you want 4c Activate OK when you are finished 4d Answer YES to continue copying or NO to cancel 5 If you want to copy all the Pages or Activities in a User Area activate the Copy All Activities or Copy All Pages option Sa Activate the User Area where you want to copy the Pages or Activities to 5b Answer YES to continue the copying or NO to cancel Copy Activities or Pages from One Device to Another You can easily copy Pages or Activities from one device to another by using a USB flash drive and the MTI Copy the Pages Activities to a blank User Area in your device Use the MTT to save that user area to the USB drive Plug the USB drive into the second device and use the MTI to load the saved area into the second device See the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU chapter beginning on page 183 for information about transferring memory PAGES Vantage
82. D WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 33 34 Setting Up your Communication Device SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 35 About Setting Up your Device Your ability to use your device for maximum communication will depend in part on setting it up so that it suits your individual needs You might want to try different combinations of options before you settle on the ones that you like best You will select set up options from various menus in the Toolbox Select a User Area When you first received your Vantage and turned it on you may have selected a User Area from the EXPLORATION WIZARD for example 45 Sequenced You may continue to use this Area You can also select different Areas using the menu described below Your device has six different User Areas that contain pre stored vocabulary If more than one person is using the device each person can have his or her own area A single user can load different overlays into the Areas and use them in specific situations in the Toolbox Select the A USER AREA MENU Ctrl Output M Speech a You select a User Area by opening the USER AREA MENU SPEAKER VOLUME SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 36 Area and overlay you are currently using USER AREA MENU Area 2 Unity 45 Sequenced Select Switch User Area 888 3 13PM Caps Lock to go to a new Area Output P Speech M Switch User A User
83. Dictionary l A e a a Go to the Toolbox and open the DICTIONARY MENU Select the Delete a Word option Correctly spell the word you want to delete Activate OK The word is automatically deleted Note If you hear an error beep try spelling the word differently perhaps you misspelled it In order to delete a word you must enter the correct spelling of the word not the pronunciation spelling SPEECH DICTIONARY Vantage Plus Manual 171 Review Words in the Dictionary If you use your Dictionary a lot you may want to review the words in it every now and then You can find out what words you use and want to keep or you can note which words you don t use any more and delete them To Review Words in the Dictionary 1 Go to the Toolbox and open the DICTIONARY MENU 2 In the Review Method box you can choose to review the words automatically or you can activate a key or switch to step through them at your own pace Activate the arrows until you see the setting you want 3 Choose Review to Display Review to Display and Speaker or Review to Output Method Activate CANCEL at any time to stop the review Review to Output Method You can also send a dictionary review to a computer or printer using a USB drive Load Default Dictionary Perhaps you have a device that belonged to someone else or is used in a school by many people Or perhaps you have just added lots of words to your dictionary over the years and you don t
84. Display Sound Add New File 4PROMPT MARKERPMy na p Row name is RCE Text to RCE Change Position Change Change 6 4 r Ea oo gt Wo USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 85 5 Select the Record Message key Note If you want to include written text that will be displayed while your message is spoken set the Type of Message option to Computer Speech Then activate the Spell Text to Display key and type in the text you want to have displayed Activate OK when you have finished Then set the Type of Message option to Recorded Speech Press and hold this key while you say your message Release the key as soon as you have finished recording ACTIVITY ME Record Message 3 r Microphone animes i T Cancel 7 When you are ready press and hold the Record Message key and speak My name is say your name 8 Release the Record Message key as soon as you have finished recording The device returns you to the menu Listen to I Recording 9 Press the 10 If the message is fine select OK You are finished If the message was too loud select a lower number in the Microphone Volume option If the message was too soft select a higher number Select Record Message and re record your message Activate Listen to Message to see if you like the new recording If the recording 1s still too loud or too soft repeat these steps Listen to Recording key Once you have the Mic
85. ENCED File Edt Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help Xi mm 11 5 88 9 58AM Caps Lock FT mme Ctrl 0 Li Output D LL Speech Mn Icon Display Area or Word Status Display Area Prediction Display Area Text Display Area This is where you will see any text that appears either from messages that you have retrieved by selecting icon sequences or from typing in text Touch this area and your device will speak any text on the display Icon Display Area Word Prediction List Area This is where you will see the icons that you activate on your communication overlay or if you are using your spelling overlay and Word Prediction is On you will see a list of predicted words GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 18 Battery Status Pag T 5 27 08 8 540M Caps Lock i Ctrl PT l Speech Headphones Status Display Area Date and Time Displays the current date and time Set this in the CLOCK MENU in the Toolbox Battery Bar Graph This shows the status of the batteries A FULL battery shows mostly green lines with only a few red and yellow lines A LOW battery shows only red and yellow lines Plug in the charger You cannot store when the battery is low An ALMOST DEAD battery shows only red lines You will hear a warning beep that the Vantage is going to shut down Plug in the charger Speaker Icon and Headphone Icon These indicate speaker and headphone volume When the
86. Ea AUTO tnd ty Default mm rbisplay recent words 4 r Large Selection Area ES a nn gt r Letter Case cnet cot at For Delete mom TO DISPLAY amp SPEAKER ee El e Highlight Color Hight ion REVIEW TO OUTPUT METHOD cms ES Turn Word Prediction On in the WORD PREDICTION MENU Select OK Go to your Spelling Page and begin to spell a word Watch the display as you spell WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 19 We need tom Word Prediction r window Caps Lock ctrl Output M Speech j PEEHI INSERT f BLOCK Ext EDIT ae TOOL MARK DE Chars MODE HE RITES NI ES TRS AN ETS CIS ETES EN TS NI h JIJ TIIS ISAS SS SE Your spelling page may look different Notice the words that appear in the rectangle beneath the Text Display Area This area is now the Word Prediction window Words that appear here are words your device is predicting that you might want from the letters you have spelled To select a word from the Word Prediction window press on the word If you are scanning activate your switch when the word you want is highlighted If you are scanning you may need to switch to a Scanning Spell Page or select the SCAN WORD PREDICTION key if that is available on your spelling page WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 74 You may also see a plural of the word We need tomato Caps Lock 1 Ctrl Output Du Speech Ds DISPLAY DISPLAY ALL are TOOL
87. Er up of words that you use everyday to make sentences Pronouns verbs and words like it and about the can be found here Core vocabulary is stored under icon sequences T can be accessed with one two or three hit sequences 29 66 Activity Row vocabulary generally contains single hit vocabulary that is more specialized than your Core vocabulary Activities can be centered around a theme such as School or Greetings Activities contain words that can help you create complete sentences on topics you want to talk about D In PRC devices Core vocabulary is very important Many of the Core icons and messages are consistent throughout the Unity overlays Once you become familiar with your Core vocabulary you will be able to communicate easily and rapidly in any situation For this reason we recommend that you rarely if ever customize your Core vocabulary USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 82 About Recorded and Computer Speech Your device allows you to store messages in two different kinds of speech Recorded digitized speech is speech that someone records into your device just like recording something into a tape recorder Computer speech is speech that your device produces from words that are typed into it Each time you store a message you can select which kind of speech you want to use D Select a computer voice from the SPEECH MENU in the Toolbox You can store approximately 1 5 megabytes of co
88. FTWARE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS You acknowledge that SOFTWARE is subject to U S export jurisdiction You agree to comply with all applicable international and national laws that apply to the SOFTWARE including U S Export Administration Regulations as well as end user end use and destination restrictions issued by U S and other governments For additional information see http www microsoft com exporting VANTAGE PLUS MANUAL IMPORTANT Remove your device from Shipping Mode Plug in your battery charger I O Press the key on the front of the case It will take a few moments for the device to boot up VANTAGE PLUS MANUAL V vi Table of Contents GETTING ACOUAINTED WITH TOUR VAN TAGs Bivctssssssnssscssinsvrassieresiassntisnaiinassdassaseeneessessnssinsesaasinewsassinaicnets 11 OS P DALE cece snccee E E T EA deans N E E IAN E A decreas 12 The Rie ht 51de PAR ee E 14 The LenS ide PAR E E E ee T a ed 15 Top Ol HCV AAS ae E NE 16 Back OPEN AHSA E E N E id diane evans 17 Tie DUS Ay A e N N E NN 18 Different Ways to Turn your Device Off ieai e aaa Erai ENE o en E NE a iaaa 20 About the Batteries in your Vantage ccccccccccccccccscccessssssseeeececccceeessaeaueeesssssseeeeccccceeeeessauaeesssseeeeeeeeeeeeseeesaaegaggsssses 22 The Touch Screen and the Exploration Wizard ss 23 The Unity 45 Sequenced Overlay rennes 25 About Minspeak E E E 2i Icon Prediction Shows Where You Have Messages Stored ss 28
89. GO TO CORE You should be in the Exploration Wizard or the Area you selected Learn more about the USER AREA MENU beginning on page 36 GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 24 The Unity 45 Sequenced Overlay We will use the Unity 45 Sequenced Overlay for examples in this manual If you selected this key from the Exploration Wizard the overlay should now be visible on your touchscreen e age Activity Row E m 7 31 88 12 48PM Caps Lock Ctr ET Output ACTIVITY Right now you can activate a key by simply pressing on it You do not have to press hard A light tap will do it When you press a key you see that some keys become gray and others stay bright Press a bright key The device should speak a pre stored message The top row of keys is the Activity Row The first key down on the left is the ACTIVITY key ACTIVITY 2 Press this key to see more activities in the Activity Row If you want to look at MORE some activities press one of the keys in the Activity Row Press MORE d if you want GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 25 to see more keys in any activity If you want to exit an Activity press the ACTIVITY key ACTIVITY d again You can also use the on the front of the case to see more activities The bottom four rows of keys contain the Core vocabulary Core vocabulary is vocabulary that you use all the time when speaking The Core vocabular
90. H PHONEMES Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag lt pron sym phonetic text gt CC ETC ES oe ee CC CTI C ke e n oo 1 ax or here sl hi ax or 1yX sl h1yx APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag lt pron sym phonetic text gt eh ax or there si dh eh ax si dh ehx u ax or poor slpu ax or sl p uax e 1 or bait slbe it or sl beit slbao i or or er sl b oi slba i or down slda uhn or m sl daun pa ioe a ie w pee by hae et sl d e IH APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag lt pron sym phonetic text gt D PS D C APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Below is a chart of various symbols period comma punctuation etc that can be used to guide pronunciation as you enter phonetic text Sentence hehsllo_ Hello underscore exclamation ender mark amp Word hehsilo amp hau amp aar Hello how are boundary amp ju _ you underscoreand Sentence hehsllo_ amp _ hau amp aar Hello how are 9 underscorecomma ender _ amp ju_ geen a Sentence hehsilo Hello underscoreperiod ender Sentence hehsllo_ Hello underscorequestion mark ender S Silence hehsllo_s Hello
91. ING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 15 Top of the Vantage IR infrared Learning and transmitting Window Strap Holder Strap Holder Learning Infrared Area This is the area you use to teach remote control signals to your Vantage When the Vantage is sending remote control signals to control things like a TV or DVD player this window must be facing in the general direction of the object you want to control Strap Holders You can clip your carry strap to these holders There are also two more strap holders on the bottom edge of the case GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 16 Back of the Vantage Wheelchair Mounting Plate 4 Table Stand Strap Holder Table Stand Pull the stand out from the case This allows you to set your device on a flat surface at an angle that 1s good for viewing Move the stand closer to the back of the Vantage or further away to adjust the angle Wheelchair Mounting Plate This molded plate fits the optional wheelchair mount If you order the mount you receive directions for attaching the mount to the mounting plate GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 17 The Display Areas File SpecialKeys Tools Vocabulary Help ee 11 5 88 9 58AM Caps Lock F Ctri 7 Output Speech pr jj gs PIC TEST 4 8 15 PAGES Fr UNITY oo 1 yy PATTERNS aul SEQUENCED 1 HIT SEQUENCED 1 HIT ea 84 SEQU
92. If the card is not initialized the icons will be gray The NO PHONE icon indicates that there is no signal or no service available If service or signal is available you will see signal strength bars and perhaps a small capital R to indicate Roaming a square and a phone handset in a circle with a slash through it No Phone USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual Phone Tools DEVICE MORE OK CANCEL be conversations Select the PAGES Activity then select the PHONE re Caps Lock lf Ctrl Output P Speech PI M E PHONE PAGE knew it I m sorry 5 4 ae RE at 2 oe ate ote ate US CORRE LA ro os w we rey s same amp f 1 TRES lo 2 J R F oo DELETE on CLEAR USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual 197 Using the Dial Pad Phone Dial Pad 9 10 08 3 35PM Caps Lock Ctrl FT Output un Speech Mn Pic Level Send Text e _ e To a Jin 1 Headphone Level Text Messages L T TES Te The Phone Dial Pad is available from your PHONE Activity or from the PHONE DIRECTORY on you PHONE Page The Dial Pad allows you to perform all phone functions dialing calls answering calls using your Core overlay to carry on a conversation sending and receiving text messages To make a call these two icons must be visible in the Status Display Area of your device gt LL IL Check to make sure you have enough battery power available and some acti
93. M Caps Lock F Output Pu Speech TE TE EE TE Scientific Calculator Cancel OK An Addition Problem Open the CALCULATOR in the TOOLBOX Activate the ALL CLEAR key Activate 2 2 4 Did you notice that each time you activate a new key the screen clears and the latest number is added to the screen When you activate the key the answer to the problem is visible in the display A Square Root Problem Activate the ALL CLEAR key Activate 4 ROOT Activate the SQUARE ROOT key The number 2 appears in the display area If you make a mistake activate the CLEAR or DELETE CHAR key to clear the last entry Activate the ALL CLEAR key to clear the entire problem and to start over Scientific Calculator gives you more options to work with See more examples on the next page CALCULATOR Vantage Plus Manual Examples of other Calculator Functions FUNCTION PROBLEM KEYS TO SELECT Device produces answers Reciprocal Reciprocal of 5 5 1 x bi 5 mies ET Pi pi 2 Pi 3 Tangent an 1 732050806782 CALCULATOR Vantage Plus Manual The MAINTENANCE MENU MAINTENANCE MENU Vantage Plus Manual The MAINTENANCE MENU The MAINTENANCE MENU contains options that you probably will not use frequently but which are still important The options are described below MAINTENANCE MENU Select System Lock paras o SEE Ctrl FT Output Speech 0 System Information satiate A Software Vers
94. ONE Vantage Plus Manual Using the Phone Directory Caps Lock PHONE DIRECTORY PAGE ore Speech a NE r eae CORE Cy PRC SEND PHONE ke Service PRC Name Name MES AGE Hu a ve ene pene pens TT CLEAR CANCEL OK LE F PH HOME DIR IRE F You can store phone numbers in the Phone Directory The PRC Service phone number and the PRC main phone number have been stored for you Use the Name keys to store numbers The Phone Directory is available in both the PHONE Activity and on the PHONE Page USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual Store a Phone Number in the Directory 10 11 12 Use More Items until you see the PHONE DIAL NUMBER key Select the PHONE DIRECTORY key Select the SET UP key o from the front of the case Select a Name key to modify Spell Message or Define Key Function Select the Spell Message or Define Key Function key Spell message then select OK 4PHONE DIAL NUMBEROR You see DISPLAY Select CLEAR DISPLAY F TOOL Select INSERT TOOL av PHOHE DIAL NUMBER Select this key Now enter the phone number you want and then select OK Spell message then select OK 4PHONE DIAL NUMBER 123 345 6789 You see Select OK to keep the number and exit your Spelling page Now use CHANGE LABEL and or CHANGE ICON and type in a name add a picture for
95. Page or Activity that relates to the Visual Scene PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 136 Choose type of message then create message Select OK when finished iim 8 27 88 3 02PM Caps Lock F My Scene PAGE i Mo a mm Speech Ma r Type of Message uter ech Clear Key Comp Recorded Rename Contents oer Speech Copy Pages Hide Show Keys Text to Speak Spell Message or Show Define Key Function lt EMPT gt All Select this option to begin mmama programming the keys on your Visual Scene Page 11 Select Choose next key to define and begin to program the keys just as you would any other page Other things you can do e If you want to add a sound effect to a key you may either record a sound or import a WAV or MP3 file Change Type of Message to Recorded e Create links to other pages see below e Define a scan just for this page by using Modify Scan Pattern see Appendix D 12 Select OK when you have completed your visual scene You can create links to other Pages on your Visual Scene Page Select the Page you want to link to 1 Set Type of Message to Computer Speech 2 Select Spell Text for Message 3 Select PAGE LINK 4 Select YES gt 6 Change the label icon color etc if you wish Select OK when you are finished PAGES Vantage Plus Manual Copy Pages Activities from your Current User Area to Another User Area Copy Pages or Activities in one User
96. R REVIEW VOCABULARY Vantage Plus Manual Icon Tutor Options The Icon Tutor helps you to learn the sequences where specific words are stored For example suppose you want to know where the word Watch is stored Search Icon Tutor 1 Open the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU 2 Select the Search Icon Tutor option 3 You see your spelling page Type in the word you want to search for in this case Watch 4 The Icon Tutor searches its database and shows you all the sequences where the word watch is used You can write down the sequences for later use or memorize them The word Watch is used in two different sequences Some words will be used in more sequences some in less or none About the Tutor Auto Update Option Your device automatically sets this option to On or Off according to the vocabulary you are using Unity Word Power etc In most cases there will be no reason to change this setting However if you find that updating your icon tutor is taking a very long time you can turn this option to OFF SREMEMBER If you turn Auto Tutor Update to Off and then make changes to your vocabulary you must select Update Icon Tutor first to save your changes Any new searches will now include the updated changes Icon Tutor Advanced Settings This option is a way to streamline an Icon Tutor update by excluding those pages and activities that don t generate vocabulary Check here if you know a word is in your vo
97. R is or check to make sure the IRR is not blocked If you don t want to send signals at all go to the OUTPUT MENU and turn the Serial Output to Off USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual 246 Appendices APPENDICES Vantage Plus Manual 247 Appendix A Recalibrate the Touch Screen Over time you may find that when you press keys you don t see what you are supposed to see or you may notice that the icons and images on the display screen don t seem to fit the display area as well as they once did This is normal with a touch screen and can be easily fixed To Recalibrate the Display You must be in your CORE the Toolbox Page or Activity to recalibrate your screen You cannot do this from a menu 1 On the top front of the case press and hold the TOOLS key while you activate the 2 USER DEFINED key on the case The key that was pre programmed as the SET UP key 2 Release both keys You see a message that tells you to press the arrow within 10 seconds 4 With a stylus the eraser end of a pencil or your finger press on the arrow in the top left corner of your screen Press on the arrow in the bottom left corner Press on the arrow in the top right corner Press on the arrow in the bottom right corner You have 10 seconds to press OK in the message box on the screen 5 If the calibration is successful you will see a note at the top of the screen that tells you to tap the screen and wait 30 seconds while your device sa
98. RT TOOL key SERIAL MACRO opens up a page with a list of all the computer control commands For example if you select the ALT key you will see the following eu LOCK RINT ENTER DELETE END EERE EERE SCREEN CHAR COMMAND OPTION JJ This command also includes the PROMPT MARKER Depending on what you are trying to achieve you may want to delete the SERIAL ON command However it is much easier to delete one or two elements than to type in the whole string If you do not see the command you want you will have to create it yourself All the keyboard commands for IBM and Mac computers are listed in Appendix J beginning on page 287 APPENDIX C SERIAL MACRO TOOL Vantage Plus Manual Appendix D Modify Scan Pattern Modify Scan Pattern is an option when you are creating or modifying Pages and Activities This option allows you to create your own scan pattern based on user definable blocks This means you can scan any keys in any order and even have different patterns for individual pages Let s look in detail at one example In this case we ll use the simple 1 Switch Auto Scan Row Column jE t 1 Word Pred E a Text E ES ES Block Row 2 Column 1 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 3 Column 1 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 4 Column 1 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 5 Column 1 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 6 Column 1 1 Rows 12 Columns Row 7 Column 1
99. Re Learn a Signal 6 Hold the remote control s IR window 6 8 away from your device s IR window and tap the function key on the remote that you want to learn Test the signal Repeat steps 4 8 until you have taught your device all the new signals The new signals will automatically replace the old signals whether they are on the remote control pages or stored under icon sequences Note Depending on the remote that you are using you may have to hold it closer to your device s IR window only 1 2 inches away rather than 6 8 inches away from the window USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual The IR REMOTE Page The IR REMOTE page is an insertable tool you can assign to a key store under an icon sequence or add to your REMOTES Activity It contains all the default IR devices and functions You can add new devices and their functions to it using MODIFY PAGE This means you can easily access in one place any remote control device that you use Edt Special keys Tools vocabulary Help Remote Control Choose commands then send them mm 6710788 11 84AM Caps Lock Ctrl f Output Pun eee ch PRE IOUS PREYIQUS JTE ra e r Device ES eo co Sen ES ES anse ES To use the IR REMOTE page you must first teach the Vantage the IR signals for all the devices and functions you want to use Do this through the IR SET UP MENU as described earlier You can select the remote device you want to
100. S key i may be by itself in the Activity Row or stored under the DEVICE DEVICE d or MY TOOLS key depending on the overlay you are using ACTIVITY BO BACK BO Ti GO TAPE G0 TUNER NON IN BIN Pa i ZD mae res mig en mo i Goa REMOTES Activity USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual 218 There is also an insertable tool called IR REMOTE that functions like a universal remote You can access all of your remote control appliance signals from one page You can store this tool under an icon sequence or add it to the REMOTES activity Important Note When you have completed teaching remote signals to your device we highly recommend that you save your entire device memory so that you do not have to re teach the signals if something should happen to your device s memory About Teaching Remote Control Signals to your Device In the REMOTES Activity you will find pre stored Pages with icons and commands that represent your remote control signals For all appliances except the phones the IR car and the X10 you will have to teach your Device the signals you want it to use The phones IR car and X 10 already have their signals stored in your device Before you begin to store any signals make sure the remote control you are going to use is at hand During the signal storing process your device will tell you to aim your remote control at the IR window and then to tap the button on the remote that will send the signal
101. SELECTION TECHNIQUE MENU SPEECH MENU WORD PREDICTION MENU You may want to set up more than one access method in an Area Perhaps you use a headpointer in the morning when you are fresh but like to use a switch in the afternoon or evening when you begin to tire You can save the settings for up to three different set ups When you save settings you open the SETTINGS MENU and then one of the Save Settings 1 2 or 3 keys Any options you have set in the menus that have blue titles are saved when you activate one of the 3 settings location keys To Save Settings 1 Open the SETTINGS MENU Select a Save Settings key For example Save 1 Settings 2 You see Are you sure you want to save settings under 1 SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 68 3 Select YES or NO 4 Select OK When you want to use one of your settings open the SETTINGS MENU and select the Use Settings key that you want Store the Use Settings Keys on your Overlay You can copy your Use Settings keys and store them under icon sequences on your communication overlay When you do this you do not have to go to the Toolbox each time you want to change to different settings You can also assign your settings to a specific key using ASSIGN KEY Use the procedure that is described above The example below describes storing a Use Settings key under an icon sequence Store the Use 1 2 or 3 Settings Key Under an Icon Sequence
102. Switch Step Scan Column Row You must activate your switch each time you want to move to a new position on the keyboard Columns are scanned first then Rows 2 Switch Step Scan Quarter Row Column The scan divides the overlay into quarters When the scan reaches the quarter you want activate your switch The rows or columns in that quarter are scanned Select the row or column you want Individual keys are then scanned Select the key you want 2 Switch Step Scan Quarter Column Row The scan divides the overlay into quarters When the scan reaches the quarter you want activate your switch The rows or columns in that quarter are scanned Select the row or column you want Individual keys are then scanned Select the key you want 2 Switch Step Scan Linear This allows you to step through the keys on your overlay moving from left to right across the rows or from top to bottom down each column You must activate your switch to move the scan 2 Switch Auto Scan Directed Your device automatically scans the keyboard Change directions by activating your switch 2 Switch Hold Scan Directed You must press and hold your switch to scan the keyboard Change directions by releasing and then pressing and holding your switch Note At this time directed scans will not allow you to scan the Word Prediction list SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 48 2 Switch Scanning Options Cancel Time If you are in the middle
103. UNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 41 The ACCESS METHOD MENU To Choose an Access Method 5 L 1 Press the Toolbox button on the front of the case 2 Open the ACCESS METHOD MENU File Special keys Tools Help i METHOD MENU Select this option to echnique then modify settings choose a different Eem 4 3 08 12 36PM Caps Lock J access method Q m i E pT Speech sos This tells you i Current Access Method Choose Different Access Method Touch the cu rrent access method p Acceptance Time __ Predictive Selection Bn GG 6 r Release Tine 4 D t These are the options for your JE current access method r Activate Key When Pushed lt Released 3 You see the access method for the current User Area You can change any of the options 4 You can select Choose Different Access Method to select a different method for this area The different access methods and their options are discussed in the next few pages SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 42 Touch Options Acceptance Time This is the amount of time it takes for your device to accept a location you have touched and to activate the key Release Time This is the amount of time it takes you to release a key and be able to activate another key For example if you set this for 1 second you must wait one second after you stop touching a key before y
104. Vantage Plus Operator s Manual For devices with system software 5 0 and above we ar fF Ob PRENTKE ROMICH COMPANY 1022 Heyl Rd e Wooster Ohio 44691 Telephone 330 262 1984 Fax 330 263 4829 E Mail Address info prentrom com Web Site Address www prentrom com LIBERATOR LTD Liberator House Minerva Business Park Lynch Wood Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE2 6FT UK Fax 44 0845 226 1166 44 0854 226 1155 E Mail Address info liberator co uk CE VANTAGE PLUS MANUAL 14777v1 0 2Data can be uploaded from this unit to a personal computer for storage on a hard disk CD or other storage medium Be sure to make multiple copies of all important data to protect against accidental loss Vantage Vanguard WordCore Language Activity Monitor LAM Memory Transfer Interface MTI and Picture Prediction are trademarks of Prentke Romich Company Adult Quick Learning System AQLS Minspeak Semantic Compaction and Unity are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Semantic Compaction Systems in the United States and or other countries Minspeak systems use the methodology derived from the concepts cover by patents in the United States and a variety of patents and patents pending throughout the world All Unity Minspeak and Semantic Compaction brand systems and their derivative works are copyrighted by Semantic Compaction Systems 1984 2008 PCS Symbols are a product of Mayer Johnson Fonix DECtalk Text to Speec
105. WICC ser Area Defined re Copy All Sequences Repl User a Change all Occurrences Erase All Sequences sweet np of an Icon Beginning with selected Icon s Templates mm 4 4 The Text Display Area tells you which Area and overlay you are currently using mous Select the Switch User Area option Select the User Area to Switch to C 18 3 88 18 32AM Caps Lock Ctrl mmm 14 Output AEN pii Speech 4rea 1 4rea 4 Unity 45 Sequenced Current Area EXPLORATION WIZARD 4rea 2 frea 5 Unity 60 1 Hit Unity 84 1 Hit Area 3 4rea 6 Unity 60 Sequenced Unity 84 Sequenced Each User Area and overlay is shown on its key Select overlay you want to use Your device will make the switch and return to the first screen of the USER AREA MENU SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 37 USER AREA MENU Area 2 Unity 45 Sequenced Choose a Spelling aps Lock keyboard Output rar ae Speech Du Spelling Keyboarg a of an Icon ne Beginning with selected Icon s Spelling Keyboard User Defined The Spelling Keyboard option defines your Spelling page QWERTY is the default This keyboard is set up like a computer keyboard If you select GO TO SPELL in the Toolbox you will see the default QWERTY spelling page If you select the ABC key on your Unity overlay you will see a spelling page that has been designed to go with the overlay you
106. You can copy the Activity to a different Area You can also delete the entire Activity Turn Picture Prediction On or Off here 3 If you want to change one of the items within the Activity select Modify Item Within the Activity 3a Some options within the Activity Change Icon Choose a new icon from the icon categories Change Label A label can contain up to 9 letters If you want a blank label type a space instead of a word Store Category Prompt This works with scanning only Store a prompt for your device to speak that identifies the Activity Spell Message or Define Key Function Spell new text from the spelling overlay add a tool or link Recorded Message Record a new message If you want text to be displayed with the recording spell it on the spelling overlay You can import a sound file using the Recorded option See pages 213 and 214 and for information about importing sound files Add or Delete Rows Add an Activity Row of blank keys or delete a current Activity row Key Position Lock or Unlock Use with Picture Prediction Lock and the key remains fixed Unlock and it will move according to frequency of use if Picture Prediction is turned On in the FEEDBACK MENU and for the Activity ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 114 Link an Activity to a Page or to another Activity You can link an Activity to a Page or to another Activity This means you can press a key in an open Activity that will take you to another Activ
107. a Computer Speech Message To Edit a Message You can edit any computer speech message stored in an Activity or Page by going to the Activity s or Page where the message is stored Then select the icon where the message is stored SET UP key and select the E Edit a message stored in CORE vocabulary by going to the Toolbox Select the EDIT CORE key and then select the icon sequence you want to edit 1 In the Storing menu activate Computer in the Type of Message option res Define Key Function 2 Activate the Spell Message key 3 Use the Delete Character Arrows and or Edit Mode keys to edit the message Press the Text Display Area at any time to listen to the message 4 Activate OK 5 If you want to add a recording change the label key color or change the icon do it now 6 Activate OK To erase a Core vocabulary message 1 Press the TOOLS key to go to the Toolbox 2 Activate ERASE CORE 3 Activate the icon sequence you want to erase 4 Answer YES to erase or NO if you decide to keep the message USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 96 Completely Erase the Contents of a Key To completely erase the entire contents of a key in an Activity or Page go to the Activity or Page Select o the SET UP key then select the icon key you want Clear Key Contents Select sw the Clear Key Contents key Select OK when you are finished gt If you decide you didn t really want to
108. an block upwards Similarly using the Move Down shifts a block down the list Delete Current Block As the name suggests if you want to remove a scan block use Delete Current Block this to delete it These three functions let you do some simple editing You can do more sophisticated editing by using the Make New Scan Pattern key APPENDIX D MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vantage Plus Manual 252 Make New Scan Pattern When you select this key you see the full screen overlay you are planning to scan The following message appears at the top of the screen Select the top left location for this block Select the text area to exit If you select Row 2 Column I followed by Row 6 Column 2 a box appears around all the pronoun keys mn _ Now select Row 2 Column 4 and Row 2 Column 9 and all the Closed Class words are highlighted Fa Kaz FODE You can continue to outline blocks of keys until you have selected ALL the keys you want to scan through APPENDIX D MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vantage Plus Manual When you are finished simply select the Text Area on your display to go back to the scan modification screen Now you see the list of all the scannable blocks Row 2 Column 4 1 Rows 6 Columns Row 3 Column 3 1 Rows 5 Columns Row 3 Column 9 1 Rows 3 Columns Row 2 Column 3 1 Rows 1 Columns Row 2 Column 10 1 Rows 2 Columns Row 2 Column 12 1 Rows 1 Columns Row 3 Column 8
109. and return automatically to your original Activity or Page If you select NO you will go to the linked page and stay there Dif you are unsure what you want we suggest you select YES You see a list of Pages Select the one you want to link to Select OK Now you can choose an Icon for the key label it etc 10 Select OK to save your changes and exit the menu DOn the following pages are explanations of some options for Activities and Pages that can be found in the USER AREA MENU ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 116 Copy Pages Activities from your Current User Area to Another User Area Copy Pages or Activities in one User Area to another User Area 1 Go to the Area where the Pages Activities you want to copy are 2 Go to the Toolbox and activate the USER AREA MENU USER AREA MENU Area 2 Unity 45 Sequenced 8 12 08 11 56AM Caps Lock FT o E Z output JET Speech nr se Js E Select Copy after you have selected the Activities copy e oo m E Expand User Area or Page 3 Activate the Copy Pages Activities option ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 117 Aa Ab Ac Ad Sa 5b File Special keys Tools Help Copy Pages Activities E 6 2 08 2 29PM Caps Lock fo Ctri F a LL Le Output PP E mm Speech Copy Selected Activities select one of the options on rm this screen to copy Activities Copy All Activities or Pages Copy Selected Pa
110. ansfer a Notebook to a Computer File 162 Prit A NOU CGO ee eceeta scence ta ER EE E E EE se ase eaiceaie dak vasreptarasetautyaceenienaietarsvateene 163 Speak a Notebook Lock a Notebook ccccccccccccecceceecceccaaeessesseseeeeeceeeeeeeeeeaaaaessssssseeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeseauaaaeaassseseeeeeeess 164 Copy a Notebook from One Area to Another sise 165 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vantage Plus Manual viii Store a Notebook under an Icon Sequence seen 165 Enna TOO ia 166 TOC SP A DE TIAI I sona 169 The Speech DICTIONARY MENU ccasccssnssnsnococosaneensserensdsaonaensaoveeddupenestutnetinnssseemaanyeoveodtecenesossentdemouseteeoetinaduadieeesss 170 Add Words tothe IDICHONALY ES dan ee aa AESA EEEa cote 170 Delete Words from the Dictionary siennes 171 Review Words ai the Dictionaiy eee aa ee aa a a ee 172 Load Default Dictionary sasicccacensnecateccisndensaansqnavecasmentannsdnmwsiducaasasatananamnasentcnkeenauaiaiapencoaasgnneaenabesnederenbiusaaionssqnamannesenronts 172 CALA LUR sjn E 173 Usine the C aC ALOR cessen aare EN E OE E R E EEE ES 174 THENADRNIENANCE MENU inanin on NNO OEN 177 Toe MAIN EE NAN RENE NOR aa ms tee cn E 178 TRANSIT MEMOR T MENU saumon 183 About Memory Transfers cccccccccsssssssssssseeecccccccceceeanaaessssssseeeeeeceeeeeeeeesaaeesaeeesssssseeeeeeeeeeeessessaaaeeusssseeeesseeeeeeeeeqaaaas 184 Memory Transfer using a USB Flash Drive or Secure Digital Card ennnnessnensssssssesseeeeeresssssssssssescerrrer
111. ant to save your work regularly The Save Notebook option allows you to save the Notebook You can activate Save Notebook any time a Notebook is open To Save an Open Notebook 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Open the NOTEBOOK MENU 3 Activate Save Notebook Your device will save the Notebook and return you to the open Notebook NOTEBOOKS Vantage Plus Manual 161 Open or Delete a Notebook Every time you save a Notebook your device keeps a record of it If you want to open a particular Notebook use the Open Notebook option in the NOTEBOOK MENU To Open a Notebook 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Open the NOTEBOOK MENU 3 Activate Open Notebook 4 You see a list of all your Notebooks Activate the one you want to use Notebooks take up a lot of memory space Deleting Notebooks that you no longer need helps to free up memory and keep your Notebook list manageable To Delete a Notebook 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Open the NOTEBOOK MENU 3 Activate Delete Notebook 4 You see a list of all your Notebooks Select the one you want to delete Activate OK 5 You see a reminder that you are going to delete a Notebook If you want to continue activate YES If you decide not to delete the Notebook activate NO 6 If you answered YES the Notebook is automatically deleted and will no longer be an option in the Open Notebook list Rename a Notebook Transfer a Notebook to a Computer File You may decide to rename a Notebook at some ti
112. ant to store Then activate the Tool you want to store INTELLI TOOLS BUTTON When you select this tool you are asked to type in the name of the Intelli Tools button that you want to store Your device will automatically insert the macro for that button IR Use this Tool when you are storing remote control commands IR REMOTE This tool functions like a universal remote You can access all of your remote control signals from one page IR SETUP MENU Allows you to store infrared commands for remote controls LAM MARKER A clinician or MAP developer who is setting up an overlay that will be used with the LAM can now assign this Tool to a key that normally would not be logged as an activation by the LAM For example if a user activates Clear Display this action is not logged by the LAM The clinician can add the Lam Marker tool to the Clear Display key assignment lt LAM MARKER clear display and the LAM data will show clear display when that key is activated MAC MARKER APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual 280 Use this tool in conjunction with the IBM Marker tool Perhaps you use an IBM at work and a Mac at home Often a Mac and an IBM have a key that does the same thing but it is called something different on each computer e g Mac lt DELETE gt command or IBM lt BACKSPACE gt command When you store computer emulation commands you can store Insert Tool IBM Marker and the specific IBM key command then ad
113. anual 292 The second number is the vertical movement Vertical plus numbers move the mouse downward Vertical minus numbers move the mouse upward The mouse moves diagonally when both horizontal and vertical numbers are sent lt esc gt move 10 10 Moves 10 pixels diagonally down and to the right lt esc gt move 10 10 Moves 10 pixels diagonally down and to the left lt esc gt move 10 10 Moves 10 pixels diagonally up and to the left lt esc gt move 10 10 Moves 10 pixels diagonally up and to the right lt esc gt moureset Resets the mouse and sends the cursor to upper left corner of the screen APPENDIX J IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vantage Plus Manual 293 GOTO Commands gt You may need to set the Mouse Speed internal or external computer to tablet or slow Use Start Menu Control Panel Mouse Pointer Options Pointer Speed GOTO commands send the mouse to an assigned location on the screen GOTO commands always start from the upper left corner of your screen The assigned location is given with horizontal and vertical number values like those in the mouse cursor commands Since a GOTO command always starts in the upper left corner of the screen the command always uses positive numbers Because GOTO commands always start in the upper left corner you need to use the lt esc gt moureset command as the first mouse command This puts the cursor in the upper left corner
114. as not pre stored at the factory that you have stored on your current overlay will be lost when the new overlay is installed If you want to erase your current overlay without saving any custom vocabulary select YES If you want to save the vocabulary select NO and then perform an MTI before you change to a different overlay See the Using the Transfer Memory Menu chapter for information about making memory transfers SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 39 Now you see your Spelling Page To replace Unity 45 Sequenced type replace then select OK replace 1873708 18 48AM Caps Lock F7 Ctrl Output M Speech Ma CLEAR SPEAK Eg DISPLAY DISPLAY A a Type in the word replace and then select OK to exit Your original overlay will be replaced by the one you just selected Other options in this menu are discussed in other parts of this manual See the Table of Contents or the Index SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 40 Access Methods An access method or selection technique is how you will control your device You can select Touch Headpointing 1 Switch 2 Switch and Joystick Any Joystick other than a USB joystick takes an adapter Access Methods and their options are in the ACCESS METHOD MENU in the Toolbox Warning All access methods require a positioning analysis to prevent repetitive stress injuries The Access Methods Touch Yo
115. aste Copy Highlighted Text Highlight the text to be cut or copied Open the Edit Menu and select the option you want Cutting text is the same as deleting it You can paste it back into its original document or somewhere else If you do not paste cut text somewhere it will eventually be lost To paste the text somewhere else place your cursor where you want the text to go Select Paste from the Edit Menu To copy text highlight the text to be copied and select Copy from the Edit Menu Place your cursor where you want the text to go and select Paste from the Edit Menu Copied text is not deleted from its original place NOTEBOOKS Vantage Plus Manual 168 The SPEECH DICTIONARY SPEECH DICTIONARY Vantage Plus Manual The Speech DICTIONARY MENU DICTIONARY MENU P nn 675708 3 19PM Caps Lock coos Ctrl F aT output MT e aim Speech Oo r Review Method ve oe we REVIEW TO DISPLAY REVIEW TO DISPLAY amp SPEAKER REVIEW TO OUTPUT METHOD cm ox The synthesized speech in your device can correctly pronounce most words that you use but sometimes it has trouble with proper nouns like the names of cities and people s names When you add a word to the speech dictionary you are teaching your device to pronounce it correctly You can also review all the words that you have put in the dictionary This can help you decide if you have words that you no longer need in the dictionary If you find words that you no
116. at you do not store alternate pronunciations in the Dictionary since they are the less frequently used pronunciations of words The next few pages contain a list of words that have alternate pronunciations which DECtalk speech already knows There is also a list of all the abbreviations that you can use which DECtalk speech knows how to pronounce The last part of this appendix explains how your device and the DECtalk speech board handle numbers You can find a phoneme list on pages 304 305 APPENDIX M DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Words with Alternate Pronunciations abstract abuse addict advocate affix alternate animate annex appropriate associate attribute august bass close combat combine compact compound compress conduct content conflict console construct contest contract contrast converse convert convict coordinate defect deliberate desert digest discharge dove duplicate elaborate estimate excuse exploit export extract implant import imprint incense incline increase insert insult interchange intimate invalid lead live miscount misuse moderate object overrun perfect permit pervert polish predicate predominate present proceed produce progress project protest read rebel recall recap recess record recount refill refresh refund refuse reject relapse relay remake rerun research retake rewrite segment separate subject sublet subordinate s
117. ate and the correct time You can tell if there is data to be analyzed by looking at the Clear Data Log key If there is a number displayed on the key e g 134 Bytes or 400 Bytes etc then there is data available to be analyzed If there is no number on the key you will have to turn Data Logging On and have the client generate some data You will save the language data to your USB drive You can then download the Data Log file from the USB drive onto your computer and save it as a word processing document Save Data Log Once you have accumulated some language data you need to save it to your USB drive Make sure you have the USB drive plugged in Open the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU In the Logging Destination option select USB Disk Select Save Data Log When the log is saved remove the USB drive from your device ON a ae CE e Follow the directions that came with your USB drive to place the Data Log on your computer 7 Select Clear Data Login the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU This erases the data you just saved If you want to accumulate more data make sure Data Logging is On APPENDIX H USING THE LAM Vantage Plus Manual An Example of a Data Log HH CAUTION The following data represents personal communication Please respect privacy accordingly Language Activity Monitor Springboard LAM 2 Version 2 00 Prentke Romich Company LY Y MM DD 05 06 07 09 47 15 SEM like 09 47 22 SEM read 09 47 24 SEM
118. baud with this protocol Character Pacing must be used with this protocol USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual Infrared Troubleshooting If You are Using an IRR and You Get an Error Message on your Device If the IRR doesn t receive the infrared signals you send from your communication aid the display will show the message Remote IR device is not responding Please wait or activate the Text Display area to cancel Make sure your device s IR window is facing the infrared window on the IRR Check to make sure nothing is blocking this line of sight between your device and the IRR If something is in the way remove it and the signal should go through The infrared signal that your device sends is very strong If the device and IRR windows are closer than 18 inches to each other and are directly facing each other the IRR may not be able to read the communication aid s signal Either move the communication aid farther away from the IRR or set it so that its IR window is at an angle to the IRR The signal will go through but it will not overpower the IRR When you use your communication aid with a computer and an IRR you set among other things the Serial Output option to On and the Send Output option to IR in the OUTPUT MENU If you use your device with these settings when the IRR is not available in another room or blocked in some way you will get an error message that says the device 1s busy sending IR data Either go where the IR
119. cabulary but it isn t showing up in Icon Tutor or Vocabulary Builder or Write with Icons It may have been excluded This option is for the use of MAP developers About the ICON TUTOR Key in your Activity Row ICON TUTOR n All of the Unity overlays have an ICON TUTOR key j in the Activity Row In some DEVICE overlays it is in the DEVICE Activity i When you select this key you can search the Icon Tutor from your overly without having to go to the Toolbox and the REVIEW VOCABULAY MENU Just type in the word you are looking for and select OK See the FEEDBACK MENU options beginning on page 58 for more Icon Tutor options REVIEW VOCABULARY Vantage Plus Manual Notebooks NOTEBOOKS Vantage Plus Manual About Notebooks When you have to create large amounts of text use an individual Notebook Many people who have learned to communicate well using a communication aid are often asked to give speeches and presentations Notebooks are ideal for storing speeches You can store the SPEAK NOTEBOOK tool to speak a specific Notebook Notebooks are unique to a User Area A person in Area cannot access Notebooks in Area 2 for example Notebooks can also be locked This means that a person can look at a Notebook but cannot change anything or create any new text in it Notebooks are a different color When you are in a Notebook the display area where you see text defaults to a pale yellow background instead of the norma
120. can always go back to your Core vocabulary by selecting the CORE key Activities are meant to contain single hit vocabulary that enhances your Core vocabulary rather than duplicating or replacing it You can create your own Activities for areas of your life where you would like to be able to participate in conversation quickly and easily You might want an Activity for conducting banking transactions one for a class at school or a hobby You can add and delete Activities as your interests change Most overlays have more than one row of pre stored Activities ACTIVITY Select the ACTIVITY key in the Activity row to see more Activities You can also select the key on the front of the case to see Activities ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 104 Set Activity Template Each default overlay in your device has a template you can work from when creating an Activity It is generally called Blank This will contain some essential keys placed where they are always placed on the regular overlay If you set a particular Activity Template you can create Activities that will always have these essential keys in the same places The Set Activity Template option is in the USER AREA MENU To Set and Use an Activity Template 1 Open the in the Toolbox tte 2 Select the key Cm 8 12 08 11 27AM Caps Lock Ctrl 7 m suinut Trem Speech Set Activity Template Set Page Template 3 Select the Set Ac
121. car ome TETE 8 Notice that you can see your message in the Text to Speech box You also see it on the icon you used Spell Message or CR If you want to edit your message just select the Spell Message key and edit the message on your Spelling Page 9 You can add an icon to your key by selecting the Change Icon key Let s look for an icon that makes us think of a camping Select the Change Icon Key 10 If you want you can look through the categories to see 1f you can find an icon you like or you can select the Spell Icon to Find key and spell the word camp Select an icon Notice that your key now has the icon on it that you selected but it still has part of your message on it too Let s change this 11 Select the Change Label key 12 Type in CAMP or CAMPING and select OK USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 94 Now your key looks about right Change Key Color and select a color 13 Select the OK key We are going camping select your new i AV ay s eT Ctrl FT message sms p A T Bii haa If you want to add a background color to it select You have stored a computer speech message and created a key for it You can erase the message by reading the instructions on the next page Or you can go to the Modify Activity chapter and learn how to add an icon to the kye change the label of the key and many other options USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 95 Edit
122. ch device For example you might assign Unit Number 1 to your communication aid EZ Phone and IRR while your neighbor gets to use Unit Number 2 for her communication aid EZ Phone and IRR When you assign a Unit Number your communication aid and all the devices that it will be sending signals to must have the same Unit Number USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual Infrared Troubleshooting About the Protocol Options There is an option in the IR ADVANCED SETTINGS menu that allows you to choose the kind of protocol you want an Infrared Receiver IRR to use to receive signals from your communication aid The protocol choices are PACKET or PIPELINE PACKET PROTOCOL Allows you to have more than one communication aid and IRR in the room with all of them receiving the same signals at the same time Packet protocol allows you to assign a Unit Number to each device Packet protocol also checks for errors in the infrared communication and screens out infrared information from outside sources This provides for more accurate infrared communication 1200 baud must be used with this protocol PIPELINE PROTOCOL Does not check for errors in the infrared information it receives It does not allow you to assign Unit Numbers for more than one infrared device It does not screen out infrared information from outside sources This means that accurate infrared information may be difficult to achieve in some situations You can use either 1200 or 300
123. creen If you are finished with storing activate OK 11 You return to the Toolbox Activate GO TO CORE 12 Activate the sequence you stored the Tool under You should see the SPEECH indicator in the Status Area turn On or Off To Erase the Sequence 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Activate ERASE CORE 3 Activate the icon sequence you stored the Tool under 4 Activate OK 5 Activate YES 6 Activate GO TO CORE to return to your overlay Assign a Tool to a Core Key Use the ASSIGN CORE KEYS menu to assign a Tool to any Core vocabulary key Use the ASSIGN ACTIVITY KEYS menu to assign a Tool to the Activity Row When you assign a Tool to a Core vocabulary key the Tool replaces the icon that was associated with the key If you activate the key it will perform the duties of the Tool you assigned to it When you assign a Tool to a key you can no longer use that key as part of an icon sequence for a message To Assign a Tool to a Core Vocabulary Key 1 Goto the Toolbox Activate the ASSIGN CORE KEYS MENU 2 Activate the key on your overlay where you want to assign the Tool STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual Activate INSERT TOOL on the Spelling overlay r Assign Key As TOOL me ICON Activate TOOL in the Assign Key As box Enter Assignment Activate the Enter Assignment key INSERT TOOL il Li EI 5 6 Now you see the All Tools List Select the Tool you want to assign to the key
124. d r Scan Beep r Icon Prediction rt Cm mm 0 AT 9716708 11 61AM Caps Lock Ctrl F This menu will not work Vantage and Vanguard do not have Bluetooth capability r Icon Tutor On the Fly oo r Icon Tutor View Delay Icon Tutor View Count rf Speak When Spelling Ez pe Mid Sequence Categories pee FES Categories E3 DE The FEEDBACK MENU options give you information about what your device is doing and sometimes about what you are doing on the device SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 57 FEEDBACK MENU Options Picture Prediction When this is ON items you select from the Activity Row will move to the front of the row in order of frequency of use Beep Volume This allows you to change the volume of the beep independently from the device s internal volume The loudest level is 20 The default is 10 Backlight Intensity Activate the UP or DOWN option keys The highest intensity is 6 the lowest is 0 the default is 3 The intensity of the backlight changes as you change the setting so that you can see the difference See the Troubleshooting Appendix beginning on page 320 for more information Activation Beep and Scan Beep The default is ON If you do not want to hear a beep activate the OFF key Spell One Word When you are using your spelling screen and decide that you want to
125. d Insert Tool Mac Marker and the specific Mac key command Store both these commands under the same icon sequence When you activate this sequence your device will select the correct command for the computer you are using MAINTENANCE MENU This menu allows you to load software erase the device find out how much memory is left etc USER AREA MENU Lets you select keyboards and overlays MID SEQUENCE CATEGORY This allows you label keys within a sequence MODIFY ACTIVITY Allows you to make changes to an Activity that has already been created MODIFY PAGE Allows you to make changes to a page that has already been created MORE ITEMS This allows you to access more items in an activity MOUSE BUTTON Use this with keyboard mouse emulation commands MOUSE GO Allows you to move a mouse cursor whether you are using the MOUSE page or not When you store these tools you select the mouse speed and direction you want The mouse moves in that direction until you tell it to stop MOUSE MOVE This allows you to store mouse movements from a list of movements which are relative to your current mouse position e g large movement very large movement small movement etc The mouse moves in increments MOUSE SET This allows you to store mouse movements from a list of specific movements e g upper left corner bottom right corner middle top etc The mouse moves to a specific location MOUSE STOP Allows you to move a mouse cursor wheth
126. d OY se es 1 You can now use those keys to highlight things in XP documents or notebooks As you can see each pagelet simply replaces a small number of keys on a parent page This makes it easier to program page functions APPENDIX E PAGELETS Vantage Plus Manual Appendix F Vocabulary Building One of the problems AAC professionals face is how to teach vocabulary in small manageable pieces For example faced with needing to fulfill State curriculum requirements a teacher may want to work for several weeks on the Dolch Preprimer Word List One option is to create a number of pages in a communication device that simply code these words Another method is to use a PRC Vantage with 84 keys and make a cheat sheet with all the Unity icons that represent the Dolch list The perceived problem with this is that the client has to find the sequences among all the other potential sequences in the device This seems to the AAC professional difficult and distracting One possible solution is to physically remove ALL the non Dolch words from the Unity 84 vocabulary and leave only the target items The advantage now is that a there are fewer sequences to search through b the vocabulary is already in the device and c if the Dolch words appear in any other curriculum list the client will use exactly the same sequence no issue with words appearing in different locations in different and multiple pages Vocabulary Maskin
127. d open the IR SETUP MENU Use the arrow keys to select the device you want to add a function to e g TV BDRM Select Modify a Device Select Add a Function Type in the name of the function you want to add e g MUTE Activate OK Hold the remote control 6 8 away from your device s IR window and press the remote control function you are adding Test the signal Continue to add functions or activate OK to exit the menu Once the function is added to the IR SETUP MENU you must add it to the device page In some cases the function may already be on the device page a A OUT 5a Sb 6 Activate the MODIFY PAGE key in the Toolbox Choose the device page you want to modify e g TV BDRM Select the key where you want to put the function Choose Spell Text for Message If you copied your page delete the original function select INSERT TOOL then select the IR key Select TV BDRM select MUTE and then select OK If you created your TV BDRM page from scratch select INSERT TOOL then select the IR key Select TV BDRM select MUTE and then select OK Pick an icon for your key and change the label if you want If you have been storing functions under icon sequences you must also store any new functions you have added Follow the STORE CORE procedure USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual Rename a Function You can rename any function in the IR SETUP MENU pe Oy eh gee ee ie Got to the Toolbox a
128. de IMMEDIATE sends information from your communication aid to the computer or printer as soon as you enter it DELAYED means you must select CLEAR DISPLAY to send text from your device to a computer Auto Line Feed If your printer does not automatically add lines at carriage returns when it prints turn this option ON This tells the printer to start a new line when it sees a carriage return Character Pacing When this is ON the rate at which individual characters are sent from your device to a computer is Slowed down Generally this should be OFF You may need to turn this ON if you are sending text to an IrDA printer Keyboard Layout Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the country you are in Calibrate Mouse If your mouse is not going where you want it to go on the screen this option allows you to calibrate it to fit your screen Follow the directions on the screen SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 67 Save Your Set Up Settings SETTINGS MENU P in 5 28 68 10 24AM Caps Lock H mm Ctrl f 5 Output Pn A LL Speech Sa mem Save 3 Settings Use 3 Settings The SETTINGS MENU in the Toolbox allows you to set up to 3 different groups of settings and then save the settings for each group under a key or an icon sequence The settings you have selected in the Toolbox menus that have blue titles can be saved The menus are AUDITORY PROMPT MENU FEEDBACK MENU OUTPUT MENU
129. does not light make sure the reflective dot is within the 30 35 degree angle of the sensor and that you are seated neither too close nor too far away from your device Move the dot around and up and down until a hand appears on your touchscreen and the LED in the sensor window stays on Once the headpointer is working correctly go back to the ACCESS METHOD MENU and select the Internal Headpointer options you want to use Acceptance Time This is the amount of time it takes from when you point to a key until the device beeps and accepts the selection Horizontal Adjustment Vertical Adjustment If you are having trouble reaching the right or left edges increase the Horizontal adjustment number If you had trouble reaching the top or bottom edges increase the Vertical adjustment number If just the slightest head movement to the left or right moved you off the edges of the screen decrease the Horizontal number If the slightest head movement up or down moved you off the top and bottom edges decrease the Vertical number If you had trouble positioning the cursor in the corners of the screen increase both the Horizontal and Vertical adjustment numbers If you make large head movements you may lose the cursor easily Try decreasing the Horizontal and or Vertical adjustment numbers If you make small head movements try increasing the Horizontal and Vertical adjustment numbers Aut
130. e APPENDIX F VOCABULARY BUILDING Vantage Plus Manual 269 Yocabulary Masking g i X Visible Words and Phrases ord Order Hidden Words and Phrases Yord Order Use Word Lists a E Import New List G MATH Save As Word List a lt lt Show All Hide All gt gt Display C Words only Icons amp Words Sort List by Words First Icons Last Icons F Turn Masking Off Save Mask Info Cancel The list is now stripped down to core vocabulary only and also includes single hit words where 66 99 possible a and on are in the Dolch Preprimer Save Mask Info When your visible word list is the way you want it you must use the Save Mask Info button before the words are registered by the device as being visible When you select Save Mask Info the device will take a few seconds to store the information and then put you back in Minspeak with only your unmasked words visible Turn Masking Off In the bottom left corner of the window is a small checkbox called Enable Masking If this is checked masking will work on your user overlay and the only words you can access are those you have in the Visible list When the box is unchecked the default masking is turned off allowing full access to the your User Area vocabulary APPENDIX F VOCABULARY BUILDING Vantage Plus Manual 270 A Final Comment on Text Files For the Vocabulary Builder Masking fu
131. e five eight six 011 44 1733 370 470 is pronounced zero one one forty four one seven three three three seven zero four seven zero APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Entering Math Problems For math problems to be pronounced correctly you must space the numbers correctly For example 5 3 2 must be entered as 5 3 2 Sspace no space3space space2 4 5 9 is entered as 4 5 9 4space no spaceSspace space9 With multiplication use the x or the For Example 2 8 16 or 2x8 16 In either case your device will speak x or asterisk not times Do not put spaces between the multiplication sign and the numbers Add a space before and after the equals sign Division is not available unless you have a division sign that you can assign to a key or sequence otherwise you must enter the words divided by with spaces as in 4 divided by 2 2 Fractions are usually spoken correctly For example 5 9 is spoken as five ninths 3 2 is spoken as three over two 223 845 is spoken as two hundred twenty three over eight hundred forty five Bank Account Social Security Credit Card Numbers In order to have these types of numbers pronounced correctly use hyphens between groups of numbers Do not put spaces before or after the hyphen For example 1234 5678 9123 4004 is pronounced as one two three four pause five six seven eight pause nine one two three
132. e other feature of the customizable block scan is that you can also scan blocks within blocks To illustrate let s take another look at our Farmyard scene You can see that the block also includes all of barn and house along with part of farmer s wife However the scan will outline each in turn so when the barn alone is highlighted you can say barn but when the sky area is highlighted you can say sky APPENDIX D MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vantage Plus Manual 257 Treat Block As There is one more feature to point out and that is the option to treat a scannable block as either a block or a key The difference is based on what exactly a block is Technically it is a group of keys that can be scanned as a whole but then scanned key by key within the block So if you have defined a block of profane like this al te a abs eae we AMOR MEME eee Es Your scan will highlight it as such but when you hit your switch to select the scan will operate as row column column row or linear within the block depending on your scan setting Now you can also use the following setting Treat Block as SINGLE KET The default of BLOCK means that if you select the block you can scan within it to specific keys If you switch to SINGLE KEY when you select the block it will act as a large single key and will do whatever is stored in the top right location This is how
133. ech 60 285 Speech Dictionary 170 Store Core 84 Swap Keys 101 Transfer Memory 184 286 Word Prediction 72 286 Method IRda 66 USB Cable 66 Microphone External 15 Mid Sequence Category 272 273 281 Minspeak 27 Modify Activity 114 281 Modify Page 128 281 Modify Scan 50 Scan Keys 255 Scan Pattern Order 255 Scan Word Pred List 255 Modify Scan Pattern 47 251 Copy Scan Pattern From Another Page 254 Delete Current Block 252 Make New Pattern 252 253 Move Down 252 254 Move Up 252 254 Preview Screen 251 Scan Keys 255 Scan Text Area 255 More Items 281 Vantage Plus Manual Mouse 50 Calibrate 67 Mouse Button 281 Mouse Go 281 Mouse Move 281 Mouse Set 281 Mouse Stop 281 Mouse Trackball USB Options 54 Acceptance Time 54 Auto Repeat 54 Averaging 55 Highlight Keys 55 Horizontal Adjustment 54 Pointer Color 55 Predictive Selection 54 Selection Type 54 Vertical Adjustment 54 MP3 Player Next 281 Pause 282 Play Drive 212 281 Play File 212 282 Play Playlist 212 282 Play Pause 212 Previous 213 282 Stop 213 282 Store Sound Files On Overlay 213 MP3 Player Menu 208 282 MP3 Player Options 210 MP3 Player Tools 212 Music File Organizer 191 215 Notebook Save 283 Notebook Menu 160 282 Notebooks Close 161 Copy 165 Create 160 Delete 162 Edit Worksapce 160 Erase 160 Hide Show 280 Lock 164 New 161 Open 161 282 Print 163 283 Rename 162 Save 161
134. ed for a few minutes or flash very slowly It will soon begin to flash rapidly indicating charging APPENDIX N TROUBLESHOOTING Vantage Plus Manual Tips for Conserving Battery Energy The batteries will last two hours longer if the Backlight Intensity option is set to 1 instead of 6 in the FEEDBACK MENU This 2 hour difference will happen only if there is no activity on your device With activations and speaking the 2 hour time frame will decrease but not as rapidly as it would if backlighting were set to 6 If you know the unit is not going to be plugged in or used for several hours We recommend that you set the Backlight Intensity option to 1 in the FEEDBACK MENU When you are ready to use the device again re set the backlighting to the number you want Ifthe Battery Charging LED is still flashing rapidly after and overnight charge Check the Battery Bar in the Status Display Area to see if it indicates that the batteries are full If the batteries are full and the charger is plugged in your device will periodically fast charge the batteries to keep them full The LED will flash rapidly when this happens Battery Disposal If the batteries in your device need to be replaced dispose of the old batteries properly Follow the regulations of your community state or country for the disposal of batteries Ifthe wrong keys are being activated Recalibrate the display screen See Appendix B for more information If you ac
135. ee default lists Word Lists contain all the sequences that can be used for the words in the list You can also find some default lists when you select the Choose Sequence Option Word Sequence Lists Choose Word List Available Lists TEACH 12 WORDS ead bre TEACH 22 WORDS TEACH 32 WORDS UN 45 Basic Bee Word lists under the Choose Sequence Option usually contain only one sequence for each word in the list Any other sequences for a word have been hidden You can load a list into the Vocabulary Masking system merge a new list into the current list delete one of the lists or backup one of the lists Import New Lists Adding a new list is easy All you need to do is create your list as a text file txt on your computer and import it to your Vantage using your USB flash drive This means you can use any text file APPENDIX F VOCABULARY BUILDING Vantage Plus Manual 267 Choose Word List file to import x Look in C dolch_files Fi c fae Z Dolch Pr prim r Ext E Dolch Primer Ext Z Dolch Second txt E Dolch Third txt Recent j E Desktop My Documents gr My Computer k File name Mu Network Files of type Test Files tat Cancel Places Open as read only E In the example above there are a number of Dolch lists available Highlighting one and clicking the Open button will import the file The imported file then joins the others in the Use Word Lists op
136. elow APPENDIX M DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Appendix N Troubleshooting A Warning DO NOT open your device case lf you encounter a problem with your unit call the PRC Service Department at 1 800 262 1990 lf you are outside the U S call your local distributor Do not attempt to open the case Troubleshooting Battery and Battery Charger Warning ns Use only the battery charger that came with your device Other chargers may damage the batteries in your device If you plan to store your device for a month or more without using it Charge the batteries to Full When the batteries are charged unplug the battery charger Go to the Toolbox and open the MAINTENANCE MENU Select Enter Shipping Mode Respond YES to put your device into Ship Mode Select OK to exit the MAINTENANCE MENU It s a good idea to store the battery charger with your device so you don t lose the charger When you are ready to use your device again plug in the battery charger and fully charge the batteries Press the ON OFF button on the front of the case to turn the device on Remember You cannot store when the batteries are low Remember You can always check the status of your batteries by looking at the bar graph next to the Battery icon in the Status Display Area If the batteries have gone completely dead plug in your charger and fully charge the batteries The battery Charging LED will either stay a solid r
137. en that allows you to create the keys in your Activity Notice that two keys are automatically defined for you the MORE key and the ACTIVITY key Choose location to modify then create or change message Select OK when done Pim 8 12 88 9 02AM Caps Lock ACTIVITY GARDEN mm cul ET Speech Type of Message Key Position a a Previous Computer Recorded Clear Key Items Speech Speech Contents Text to Speak Add New 4CHOOSE ACTIVITY gt Row Delete Spell Message or EE ow Change Position ACTIVITY Change Change Change sr ape ta FA cm ES Color 5 Select a blank key to define The red highlight box moves to the key you selected LL LEE D 6 Select the f key in the bottom left corner of the screen ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 107 7 Select an icon for your key When you select an icon your device automatically inserts the icon name as a text label for 10 11 10 11 the icon This saves you some typing if this is what you want your device to speak If not change the icon label later or select a different icon If you want a blank label type a space instead of a word Add a message to your key Select Computer or Recorded speech m Type of Message Computer Recorded Speech Speech If you selected Recorded spell any text to go with the key then record your message If you selected Computer spell your message
138. equence that is to be spoken but not displayed MENU This allows you to insert the Speech Menu in a macro SPEECH OFF SPEECH ON SPEECH ON OFF When this Tool is On all the sequences you select or letters you type are automatically spoken When this Tool is Off nothing is spoken unless you activate one of the speak Tools When speech is on the Speech box in the Status Area turns On Speech On Off toggles between the two actions START SCAN APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual Assign this tool to a key when you want to be able to start a scan manually e g if you have turned Auto Scan to Off STORE CORE Allows you to store core vocabulary messages under icon sequences SWAP CORE KEYS Allows you to swap core vocabulary keys on your communication overlay SWAP PAGE KEYS Allows you to swap keys on any pages you use SWITCH USER AREA Allows you to switch back and forth between User Areas Assign to a key or a sequence TEXT MARKER This marks the beginning of text in a sequence that is to be displayed but not spoken TEXT AND SPEECH MARKER This marks the end of the text in a sequence where a Speech Marker and or Text Marker has been used Any text that comes after the Text and Speech Marker will be both displayed and spoken TRANSFER MEMORY MENU This allows you to save the device s memory to a computer disk transfer memory from one device to another and import graphics VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU
139. er Size 53 Predictive Selection 53 Selection Type 52 Vertical Adjustment 52 Headpointing Joystick Methods 50 Joystick 50 Mouse 50 Trackball 50 USB Joystick 50 Hide Activity 114 Hide Core Key 99 Hide Show Notebook 280 Highlight Keys 53 55 Hold Scan 45 Home 280 Horizontal Adjustment 52 54 T O 20 IBM Marker 280 Icon Browse 277 Categories 186 Change All Occurrences 153 Delete 278 Import 186 Load from File 187 Minspeak 27 Prediction 28 Restore Original 146 Icon Display Area 18 Icon Message Label Top Bottom 58 Icon Prediction 28 59 Icon Tutor 280 Advanced Settings 158 Auto Update 158 On the Fly 59 Search 158 View Count 59 View Display 59 Icon Embellished 58 IconTutor 158 Import Songs to MP3 Player 208 Sound Files 208 213 Import Graphics 186 Import Scenes 189 Import Sound File 214 Infrared Warning 217 Insert Date 280 Insert Time 280 Insert Tool 127 144 280 Intelli Tools Button 280 IR 280 IR Area 16 IR Device load save 188 IR Remote 280 IR Setup Menu 280 IR Set Up Menu 220 IRdA 66 IRR 236 Advanced Setup Menu 242 Error Message 245 Protocol Options 244 Joystick 41 Joystick Methods Auto Scan 50 USB 50 Joystick Options 50 Acceptance Time 51 INDEX Vantage Plus Manual 327 Activation Delay 51 Auto Repeat 51 Auto Scan 50 Hold 51 Number of Rescans 51 Predictive Selection 51 Release Time 51 Scanning Speed 51 Selection Type 5
140. er you are using the MOUSE page or not When you store these tools you select the mouse speed and direction you want The mouse moves in that direction until you tell it to stop MP3 EQ VOLUME DOWN MP3 EQ VOLUME UP These Tools allow you to set the MP3 volume so it meshes well with your device volume MP3 NEXT Select Next to listen to the song that follows the one currently playing MP3 PLAY DRIVE APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual 281 When you have music stored on different drives it is helpful to have this tool stored on your overlay Activate the tool and pick the storage device to listen to MP3 PLAY FILE Use this tool to store one music file under a key or sequence so you can play it from your overlay MP3 PLAY PLAYLIST Use this tool to store one playlist under a key or sequence on your overlay MP3 PLAY PAUSE This tool allows you to pause a song then go back to it MP3 PLAYER MENU This tool gives puts the MP3 player menu on your overlay for easy access MP3 PREVIOUS Select Previous to listen to the song before the one currently playing MP3 STOP Select this to stop listening to music NOTEBOOK MENU Allows you to access all the Notebook Menu options OK This tells your device to save what you have done and return to the previous page You will probably need this key on any activities or pages you set up OPEN NOTEBOOK Allows you to open a Notebook from a list of your Notebooks OUTPUT MARKER A
141. eresesssssss 185 Importing Icons Photos graphics siennes 186 oad Icons Trom an MTI ec lee tesmeeetse rene dusseterenenetesoner etes ete seseneneseterete EEEE EEEE CEEE 187 save a Paco LORS ee a ee a de de ee de des de 187 Load an IR Device Save an IR Device 00seeecsresssecssssennssnsssnssssssensssnansccccecccecccceccecesecececcasccceccacccccceccecesccaccecees 188 MPA o ae e gt a nn ae A E do de en on de a tn E 189 Using the Select Save Directory Option sise 190 Using the FILE ORGANIZER oi sincciscnccatessntessasersanddetadeacdesnsasdoneninveewensnnddnendinadeuaasieddusstedvoesianaddestinsdssne nontaiiioneaeeedoauses 191 USING TBE UL PRONE csi nnn 193 Bollore Xon TSS Oi 1 D ene o O T aia 194 Enable the Phone Card EEE EEE 195 Phom RO 0 CRE EEE 197 LB ESA e a C0 Re 198 Usine he Phone Directoy anca a E shin gu e a E EOE ENAERE 200 Adjusting Caller and Listener Volume 2 0 0 0 ccccccccssssssessssssseeeeccceeeeeeeeaaaeesssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaaassssessssseeeeeeseeeeeeeesqaaaas 202 DC FTO ENS S SG E A E E A AE A TE tren cvenosetanentuetaasnate 203 Reads a TERMS ee E eo E E a EE ie Oee one 204 Using the Internal Microphone to Speak inner 205 OSING THE SIPS P47 EE MENU onmrersciri atko 207 Listening to Music with your Communication Aid MP3 WAV and WMA files 208 Creatine and Sn Playlisti EEE 211 Mae TO A N 212 About Importing Sound Files to Store on your Overlay sise 213 Store a Sound File under an Icon or Icon Sequence on you
142. es to the dictionary and then decide you want the original dictionary loaded back into your device you can use the Load Default PRC Dictionary option When you load the original dictionary back into your device all of the changes you have made to your current dictionary will be lost If you want to save your current PRC dictionary perform an MTI and select the Save Entire Device option See Using the Transfer Memory Menu chapter Large Selection Area Predicted words are visible in the area below the regular Text Display Area You select a word by pressing on it If this area is too small for easy use you can turn the Large Selection Area option to On This allows you to select a word by pressing on it in the Word Prediction Area or by pressing on the space above the word in the Text Display Area The default for this option is Off Letter Case You can specify if you want to see the predicted words in UPPER CASE letters or Lower Case letters WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 80 Using your Overlay USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 81 About Core Vocabulary and Activity Row Vocabulary The Unity overlays have two kinds of vocabularies stored in them Core vocabulary and Activity Row vocabulary The Activity Row vocabulary is in Row 1 the top row on your overlay Core Vocabulary is stored in the rest of the rows on the overlay ae poo Ctrl ET Output Du Ga mm Speech M In general Core vocabulary is
143. es you from the screen you are currently using to the spelling overlay APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual 279 GO TO TOOLBOX This takes you from the screen you are currently using to the Toolbox screen HIDE SHOW NOTEBOOK This allows you to hide the Notebook you are working in and retrieve it later HOME Moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line or page IBM MARKER Use this tool in conjunction with the Mac Marker tool Perhaps you use an IBM at work and a Mac at home Often a Mac and an IBM have a key that does the same thing but it is called something different on each computer e g Mac lt DELETE gt command or IBM lt BACKSPACE gt command When you store computer emulation commands you can store Insert Tool IBM Marker and the specific IBM key command then add Insert Tool Mac Marker and the specific Mac key command Store both these commands under the same icon sequence When you activate this sequence your device will select the correct command for the computer you are using ICON TUTOR Helps you locate sequences where specific words are used INSERT DATE Allows you to insert the current date into a Notebook etc Assign to a key or sequence INSERT TIME Allows you to insert the current time into a Notebook etc Assign to a key or under a sequence INSERT TOOL Allows you to store Tools or text and Tools under icon sequences or assign them to keys Activate this Tool before each Tool that you w
144. ess it to step through the columns and rows to reach the key you want Press it to activate the key 1 Switch Step Scan Linear Select MORE ITEMS to see this option This allows you to move through the keys on your overlay from left to right across the rows or from top to bottom down each column You must activate your switch to move the scan 1 Switch Scanning Options Scanning Speed This is the amount of time it takes for your device to move from one key row or column to the next in a scan The default scanning speed is one second This means it takes one second from the time one key is highlighted until the next key is highlighted Acceptance Time The amount of time you must maintain contact with your switch before the key you have scanned to 1s accepted The device beeps when your key is accepted For example if you set acceptance time for 50 seconds you must activate and hold your switch for 2 second before the key will be selected and the device beeps Note if you are using a switch scanning selection that includes hold the acceptance time will begin when you release your switch SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 46 Release Time This tells your device how long to wait after you release your switch before you can make another activation with the same key or switch For example if you set the Release Time for 1 second you must wait one second after you release your switch before you can cont
145. essages without using the Dial Pad PLURAL When this activated the word to the left of the cursor will be made plural POWER OFF When this Tool is activated your device goes to sleep Activate a key or switch to wake it back up PRINT NOTEBOOK This tool allows you to print a Notebook from your overlay PROMPT MARKER For use with Category Prompts If a stored message is too long or otherwise inappropriate for a prompt scroll to the end of the message insert Prompt Marker and type the text you want to use for a prompt The prompt is spoken but not displayed on the screen or added to the regular stored text RANDOM CHOICE This tool will choose random items from a Page you have selected To see examples of Random Choice select the Pages page from the Unity overlay select the Games key select the Random Choice key select any key You can select Modify Page to see the storing instructions REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU Allows you to review all the vocabulary in your device You can print it out or see it on the display ROLL DICE This tool allows you to play dice games that use from one to six dice When you activate Roll Dice a number will appear on the display indicating the dice roll Activate Roll Dice again A different number will appear The number will not be spoken SAVE CHANGES This Tool allows you to save changes without turning your device off You might want to store this Tool if you are doing a lot of programming and
146. evice will speak the message that is stored under the sequence you just activated Once a message is spoken the device returns to showing all the icons When you press a key again some keys will remain bright and some will turn blank If you press a blank key you will see the icon that belongs to that key in the icon display area but no message is spoken The overlay resets and all keys become bright again Icon Prediction is a good tool to use to help you learn your vocabulary GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 29 About the Color Coded Toolbox The Toolbox is an overlay that contains menus and single function keys These menus and functions will help you to make your device into one that is tailored to your specific needs Go to the Toolbox by pressing the Ss Toolbox button on the front of the case The Toolbox keys are color coded Notice that System Menus Pages Activity keys etc are all in different color groups to help you remember where the keys are and what they allow you to do Caps Lock Ctrl ET Output D Speech DIN SPEAKER SPEAKER YOLUME YOLUME Activate the yellow FEEDBACK MENU This menu allows you to choose the kind of feedback you want from your device Activate OK or CANCEL to exit the menu OK saves any changes you have made and exits the menu CANCEL exits the menu without saving changes The USER AREA MENU allows you to choose a keyboard size a communication ove
147. g is a process whereby a text file list is matched against the vocabulary stored in a device and items not on the list are masked from the total available vocabulary Only icons that are used to code the listed items are visible The effect of this is to simplify the search task and at the same time reinforce the motor pattern for accessing the target words The vocabulary building concept allows you to teach or learn Minspeak or other vocabulary in small batches from specific vocabulary lists In the Vantage there is a MASKING key in the PAGES Activity that contains several pre stored vocabulary lists such as TEACH 12 TEACH 22 and TEACH 32 These special overlays teach Minspeak vocabulary a small bit at a time by hiding the majority of keys from view Select the PAGES key from your overlay MASKING f AHIRE ier key from the PAGES page Select the APPENDIX F VOCABULARY BUILDING Vantage Plus Manual MASK ON is the default MASK OFF switches on this Page You see you from the small only the keys specified vocabulary overlay to in the overlay name __ your regular overlay HI Ja ije 12 22 J32 BEE CE COO You see a Page that contains small vocabulary overlays to use Select the TEACH 12 key The MASK ON and MASK OFF keys allow you to switch between a small vocabulary overlay and your regular overlay APPENDIX F VOCABULARY BUILDING Vantage Plus Manual 8 12 88
148. ges Copy All Pages Cancel OK If you want to copy only specific Pages or Activities activate the Copy Selected Pages or Copy Selected Activities option Activate the User Area where you want the Activities or Pages to be copied to Activate the Pages or Activities you want to copy The Activity or Page you select will turn gray Continue to select specific keys until you have selected all you want Activate OK when you are finished Answer YES to continue copying or NO to cancel If you want to copy all the Pages or Activities in a User Area activate the Copy All Activities or Copy All Pages option Activate the User Area where you want to copy the Pages or Activities to Answer YES to continue the copying or NO to cancel You may have to adjust the Activities in the Activity Row if you expanded into an area They may not be in the position you are used to due to the size of the new area or overlay especially if they were locked This is also true if you copy Pages ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual Copy Activities or Pages from One Device to Another You can easily copy Pages or Activities from one device to another by using a USB flash drive and the MTI Copy the Pages Activities to a blank User Area in your device Use the MTI to save that user area to the USB drive Plug the USB drive into the second device and use the MTI to load the saved area into the second device See the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU chapter begin
149. gory Page 7 You see the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Select OK or Cancel to exit From now on when you are in the Icon Category Page you will be able to use the imported icons in your IMPORTS folder You can also delete icons and photos from the IMPORTS folder TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual Load Icons from an MTI File Perhaps you know someone who has a PRC communication device with a lot of imported icons on it that you like This friend saves his device vocabulary which includes the imported icons as an MTI file and e mails it to you You can load the imported icons from the MTI file into your device without loading your friend s vocabulary too D Mn ES D Save the MTI file from your friend on a USB flash drive or Secure Digital card Plug the USB drive or SD card into your device Go to the Toolbox and open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Select Load Icons from MTI File Select the MTI file you want to load Your device loads the imported icons into the IMPORTS Category folder on the Icon Category page Save a Page Load a Page Save a Page ARE ape ce Make sure your USB or SD card is plugged into your communication aid Open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Select Save a Page You see a list of all the Pages in your device Select the Page you want to save The device tells you where it will save the Page Select OK or choose a different folder Spell a name for the file you are saving You might want to include
150. h Hold Scan Quarter Column Row Select MORE ITEMS to see this option The scan divides the overlay into quarters Press and hold your switch until you reach the quarter you want Release the switch Press and hold your switch to scan the columns Release when you reach the column you want Press and hold to scan the row Release when you reach the key you want 1 Switch Hold Scan Linear Select MORE ITEMS to see this option This allows you to move through the keys on your overlay from left to right across the rows or from top to bottom down each column You must release your switch to select a row column or key SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 45 1 Switch Step Scan Row Column You must activate your switch each time you want to move to a new position on the keyboard The scan will step through the rows and then the columns 1 Switch Step Scan Column Row You must activate your switch each time you want to move to a new position on the keyboard The scan will step through the columns and then the rows 1 Switch Step Scan Quarter Row Column The scan divides the overlay into quarters Press your switch to reach the quarter you want Press it to step through the rows and columns to reach the key you want Press it to activate the key 1 Switch Step Scan Quarter Column Row Select MORE ITEMS to see this option The scan divides the overlay into quarters Press your switch to reach the quarter you want Pr
151. h software is a copyright of Fonix Corporation all rights reserved RealSpeak Text to Speech is a trademark of Nuance Communications Inc Acapella speech technologies licensed from the Acapella Group Windows WindowsXP Windows Explorer Windows Media Player Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Word Windows WordPad and Microsoft PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Tracker is a trademark of Madentec Inc Headpointing technology by Madentec IntelliTools is a registered trademark of IntelliTools Inc HeadMouse is a trademark of Origin Instruments Inc WordQ is a trademark of Bloorview MacMillan Children s Centre Paint Shop Pro software is copyrighted by JASC Software Inc Inmage Viewer 32 is shareware from SB Software Digital photos of the devices courtesy of Doug Miller ELECTRONIC INTERFERENCE INFORMATION This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning Changes or modifications to this product which are not authorized by Prentke Romich Company could exceed FCC limits and negate your authority to use this product This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC R
152. hat you must activate a switch or touch the screen to move from page to page AUTO means that your device will automatically change pages for you after the pre set amount of looking time has passed You can activate the Previous Items More Items or the Cancel keys at any time whether you are using Step or Auto Review to Display This sends the dictionary to the display screen When you select this option your device tells you to enter the start letters of the words you want to review If you want to review all the words that begin with a certain letter s just type that letter and activate OK If you want to see more specific words type in more letters For example if you type in chu you will see all the words that begin with chu If you want to look at the entire dictionary do not type in anything Just activate OK Review to Display and Speaker This works the same way as Review to Display except that your device will speak the entries on each page Review to Output Method This allows you to save the dictionary review to a computer using a USB drive a serial cable or to print it out on an IrDA printer Remember to set the correct options in the OUTPUT MENU see page 66 WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 79 Load Default Dictionary When you receive your device the default PRC Dictionary is already loaded into it You can add words to and delete words from this dictionary If you make many chang
153. he entire device you must use a USB flash drive a flash card or the longer USB cable that you connect to your computer TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual 184 Memory Transfer using a USB Flash Drive or Secure Digital Card USB Flash Drive Secure Digital Card USB Flash Drive 1 Plug your USB flash drive into the rectangular USB port on the right side of the case 2 Go to the Toolbox and open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU 3 If itis not already set select AUTO for the MTI Method Secure Digital Card 1 Open the Memory Door on the left side of the case and insert your Secure Digital card in the small slot above the System Card The side of the card that has the small arrow on it should be face up and the arrow end should slide into the slot first Push it in until it clicks into place Push it again to remove it 2 Go to the Toolbox and open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU 3 Ifitis not already set select AUTO for the MTI Method Save an Area an example Complete steps 1 3 above Select Save One User Area Select the Area you want to save Type in a name for the MTI file Your device will save the Area you selected on the SD card or USB drive whichever is in your device A dialog box will appear to tell you when the transfer is completed Load an MTI File into an Area an example 1 Make sure your USB drive or SD card is plugged into your device Select Load One User Area Select the Area you want to load the file i
154. he ones you want There may be more than one screen of songs to look at Make sure the box is checked on each file you select If you want all the songs select the Select All key at the bottom of the screen If you have songs in other folders select the Up Folder option 7 When you have finished activate OK You see your playlist You may see a message box telling you that a certain song may not play and asking if you want this to be fixed If you respond YES your device will make sure the song is playable on your communication aid This generally involves shortening the information about the song that is included in the song s tag The song itself is not changed in any way If you reply NO to the message the song may play as it is or it may not 8 Use the Up and Down Arrows to highlight a song on the playlist Use the Move Up and Move Down keys to re order the placement of the highlighted song in the list Use Remove MP3 to delete a song from the playlist Page Up and Page Down allow you to navigate through the pages in your list if you have more than one page 9 Select Save Playlist 10 Spell a name for the playlist and select OK The playlist is saved on the storage device you have been using 11 You see your playlist Select OK USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual 211 12 You see the MP3 PLAYER MENU Underneath the Playlist button you should see Loaded Playlist with the name of your playlist If y
155. he recording microphone is the small hole located to the top right of the infrared window on the front of the case USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 83 Record a Vocabulary Message In the Activity Row of your Core vocabulary overlay there is a ME Activity This activity has keys where you can record your name and other information about yourself Tip When you are doing any storing or editing the OK key accepts and saves any changes you have made The Cancel key returns the key to the way it was before you began to modify it To Record and Store a Message 1 Select the ME key b l from the Activity Row the top row on your overlay You see some of the messages in the ME Activity T T Coal Sey 3 Select the USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 84 You see Choose location to modify then create or change message Select OK when done a 8 26 88 18 36AM Caps Lock Ctrl ACTIVITY ME Maa Speech ACTIVITY N Eare n in phone no Select Recorded fap m of Message 1 1 r Key Position m1 Record Clear EA Text to Speak Add New 4PROMPT MARKERP My name 4TEXT SPEECH MARKERP 4CLEAR DISPLAY gt My Row name is Delete Current Row Change Position SSI o Caps Lock Ctrl F Output M Speech Ma ACTIVITY gt thda GO TO YOU NAME STE D ate i YX j 7 mf NPELCEET pee F of Message y x Key Position f Select Record Message Import Text to
156. he songs on your playlist in a totally random order Speech Break Pause Stop Off This option controls what happens when you want to speak while a song is playing Pause the music pauses while you speak When you stop speaking the music resumes Stop the music stops To listen to it you must select Play in the MP3 MENU The music will start at the beginning Off the music will continue to play while you speak Off means No speech break Earphones Select this option if you have earphones plugged into the device EQ Volume This equalizes the volume level between different sound files It also lowers the sound volume when you want to speak while music is playing This option is independent of your device s speech volume control Bass Treble These options allow you to customize the bass and treble sound levels USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual Creating and Using Playlists To create a playlist any music must be turned off Stop 1 If you have songs you want to use on a USB or Secure Digital card plug them into your device 2 Go to the Toolbox and open the MP3 PLAYER MENU 3 Select the Playlist option 4 Select Create New Playlist If there are no playlists yet the screen remains the same 5 Select Add MP3 6 You see the File Browser At the top of the screen you see what storage device you are using and what kinds of sound files are on it If the files you want are showing select t
157. he top of the facing page you can see that the device user formed sentences and used Pages and Activities In the second example the user changed overlays These were not language events so you see the CTL source code but from them you can see that the user knows how to change overlays More information about LAM data and LAM tools is available on the Web at http www aacinstitute org APPENDIX H USING THE LAM Vantage Plus Manual Appendix I All Tools List ACCESS METHOD Select the method you want to use to control your device and the options you want to use with the method ACTIVATE KEY Use this Tool to tell your device that you want to activate a menu This Tool is only used when you are creating macros that involve changing menu settings ACTIVITY LINK Use this key when you want to link activities ASSIGN ACTIVITY KEYS This allows you to assign a Tool in an Activity Row ASSIGN CORE KEYS Allows you to assign a Tool or Tools and text to a key on your communication overlay AUDITORY PROMPT MENU Allows you to have the entire menu assigned to a key or sequence AUDITORY PROMPTS OFF AUDITORY PROMPTS ON AUDITORY PROMPTS ON OFF Turns auditory prompts Off or On or toggles between the two actions BACKLIGHT INTENSITY DOWN BACKLIGHT INTENSITY UP Allows you turn the backlight intensity up or down BEEP OFF BEEP ON BEEP ON OFF Turns the feedback beep on or off or toggles between the two actions BLOCK MARK Allows yo
158. highlighted in any color The background area can be a different color Activate the Highlight Color option to select the background color and the text color that you want to use In the Text Background option select Background Color box or Text Color box Select a color area in the large box and then use the color bar and arrows to the left of the screen The very top of the color bar is always white and the very bottom of it is always black You can touch areas of the large color chart to change colors and then move the arrows to select a color The four arrows to the right of the screen move the cursor on the color chart in increments of five Hue Saturation and Luminosity can be controlled through these four arrows or with the arrows that come with each option Select Background Color S 28 08 11 11AM Caps Lock F Ctrl FE LL LL een Output P Fi pmr Speech MN Custom Save New T Color Color 1 Custom M Custom a Color Color 2 3 Custom M Custom Color Color 4 5 r Text Background Je If you create a color that you want to save select the Save New Custom Color key Then select one of the Custom Color keys to store it under If you select a Custom Color key where you have already stored a color the new color will take the place of the older color ES Add a Word This option allows you to add words to the dictionary Activate Add a Word and type in the root word of the word you wa
159. his key to stay in its place in the row turn the Key Position option to Locked 6 Select each key that you don t want to have predicted and set it to Locked Remember If Picture Prediction is turned OFF in the FEEDBACK MENU no Activities or keys in an Activity will be predicted Picture Prediction is very helpful with Dynamic Activities You might often select the sequence for the FOOD Activity but then have to go through 2 or 3 rows of food keys before you see the food you mention a lot With Picture Prediction those keys you use frequently will eventually move to the front first row of the Activity ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 113 Modify an Already Existing Activity Use the MODIFY ACTIVITY menu in the Toolbox to change an existing Activity To Modify an Activity 2 1 If you select the a SET UP key and then select an Activity you will go to the first screen of the MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU If you select an Activity first and then select the SET UP key you will go to the Modify Item within an Activity screen You can also go to the Toolbox activate the then select the Activity you want to modify MODIFY ACTIVITY menu and 2 You can change the icon label or key color of the main Activity key You can change its position in the Activity Row or shuffle the position of all the Activities You can hide the Activity or let it show in the Activity Row You can change the background color of the Activity
160. igned manufactured or intended for use or resale as online control equipment in hazardous environments requiring fail safe performance such as in the operation of nuclear facilities aircraft navigation or communication systems air traffic control direct life support machines or weapons systems in which the failure of Java technology could lead directly to death personal injury or severe physical or environmental damage Sun Microsystems Inc has contractually obligated MS to make this disclaimer No Liability for Certain Damages EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW MS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL CONSQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL MS BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF U S TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS U S 250 00 Limitations on Reverse Engineering Decompilation and Disassembly You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation e SOFTWARE TRANSFER ALLOWED BUT WITH RESTRICTIONS You may permanently transfer rights under this EULA only as part of a permanent sale or transfer of the Device and only if the recipient agrees to this EULA If the SOFTWARE is an upgrade any transfer must also include all prior versions of SO
161. inter Averaging Averaging helps you to cut down on accidental key activations caused by involuntary head movements The number you select tells your device how far you must move out of one key location before a second key is activated This generally means that when you cross the centerline between one key and the next key the first key will become un highlighted and the second key will light up If you select an averaging number higher than 1 you are telling the headpointer signal to lag behind any head movements you make The higher the number you choose the further into the next key s area you must move before the second key will become highlighted Highlight Keys This tells your device to place a red border around the key that you point to This may help to make the selected key easier to see SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 55 The FEEDBACK MENU E Go to the Toolbox 5 open the FEEDBACK MENU Select the FEEDBACK MENU SPEAKER SPEAKER OLUME YOLUME SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 56 FEEDBACK MENU Modify settings as needed C im 72 15 08 8 35AM Caps Lock Ctrl m Output PM Ey pm Speech r Picture Prediction r Embellished Icons HS HS Jen at ui Message Ur ra Raspberries _ a Backlight Intensity ES w Show Selections By S e e ct M O r e It e m S screen r Activation Beep r Spell One Wor
162. into the External Headphone connector on the left side of case use the spelling overlay or your CORE overlay to speak and no one will be able to hear your conversation Turn the Headphone Level option to ON and set a volume level that is comfortable to listen to USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual 206 Using the MP3 PLAYER MENU USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual 207 Listening to Music with your Communication Aid MP3 WAV and WMA files WARNING PRC reminds you that music files fall under the jurisdiction of all copyright laws If you have sound files stored on a USB flash drive or a secure digital card you can play them on your communication aid Open the MP3 PLAYER MENU in the Toolbox go to your flash drive and select the options you want You can play your songs you can create playlists you can skip and repeat songs you can talk while the songs are playing and many other options Most of the Unity overlays contain an MP3 Activity in the Activity row On the 45 Sequenced ACTIVITY aie overlay select the in the Activity Row to go to the second row of Activities Then select the a MP3 key Row 1 of the MP3 Activity Row 2 of the MP3 Activity lel LEE D In order to play music files on your communication aid you must have songs stored on your USB flash drive or secure digital card While music is playing you may use your device as you normally would Let s
163. inue to scan or activate your switch If you release your switch and then accidentally activate it again before the release time has passed your device will not make any activations Auto Repeat This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat when you hold it down Activation Delay This gives you a few seconds to change your mind when you have selected a key This is automatically set to your Scanning Speed For example let s say your scanning speed 1s set to one second 1 0 You scan to and select a key then realize it s not the key you want You have one second to activate your switch again to de select the key and then scan to a new key Scan Auto Restart When this is On a new scan will automatically start once you have made a key selection If it is Off you must activate your switch to start a new scan Number of Rescans Select the number of times you want your device to automatically scan the overlay The default is 3 times then the scan will stop until you activate a switch to start it again Use Screen as Switch This tells the device to let you use the display screen as a switch Tap the screen to make selections This option does not work in the Toolbox Modify Scan Pattern This allows you to make changes to the default scan pattern You can select the Preview key on this menu screen and see the scan move as you create it You may want to use this option for selected Pages especially with Scenes See Appendix D
164. ion BETA Aug 8 2808 j DECTalk Version 4 68 huild 1893 r Error Reporting OS Version Wind Boot Loader Version H on ilinx Wersiton H A Data Logging OFF 44 Bytes ra Auto Power Down Available Synthesized Memory 1594915 Bytes tn t Total Available Memory 5088088 Bytes rc Enable PCS Symbols Z Reset to Hardware Diagnostics Factory Defaults ON Erase All Yocabulary Enter shipping mode cm e System Lock Settings This is a new option in the Vantage If you select this option you will see the System Lock Settings menu which contains the System Lock On Off option as well as some new options MAINTENANCE MENU Vantage Plus Manual 178 Select ON to lock the m i 6712 08 4 85PM Caps Lock syste Ctrl F Output Speech pan System Lock r E Key _ fe Bo r System Lock Password r Tools Key _ Be oes p User Key i i Change System hae seen nd Password en un r User Key _ 4 ono r r User Key 3 oe Ja one System Lock When System Lock is ON you can still use your Core vocabulary to speak but the use of the ON OFF TOOLBOX and USER DEFINED KEYS keys 1 2 and 3 on the front of the case is severely limited Only certain menus in the Toolbox will work For instance if the system is locked and you select the TOOLS key on the front of the case you will see a warning similar to this
165. is type in the capital letter A and then add a punctuation mark immediately following it A A A A A This will change the inflection of the sentence somewhat but it will produce a long A APPENDIX M DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual English Vowel Phonemes Phoneme Phoneme Symbol Example Symbol Example Vowels aa f a ther 1h bit ae bat 1X k i sses ah but 1y beat ao b ou ght OW boat aw bout oy b oy ax a bout rr bird ay bite uh b oo k eh bet uw boot ey b a ke yu cute R Colored Diphthongs ar bar er b ear ir b eer or bore ur p oor Syllable Consonants el bott le en butt on rr butt er APPENDIX M DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual 317 English Consonant Phonemes Phoneme Phoneme Symbol Example Symbol Example Consonants b b in p p in ch ch in r red d d ebt S S it dh th is sh sh in f f in t t est g g ive th th in hx h ead V v est jh gin W w est k cat Z Z O0 let m met n net nx sing dx ri d er wri t er lx be Il rx or ation tx La tin Charts above copied with permission from Digital Equipment Corporation For more DECtalk speech information see the following web site http www forcecomputers com binary images dectalk dtdocuments dectalk_ref APPENDIX M DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual 318 How DECtalk Speech Handles Numbers 1998 is a year 1 998 is a big number 1998 no comma is spoken as nineteen ninety eight 1 998 with a comma is spoken as
166. is is the small round hole near the top right of the case When you record messages speak toward this area When you plug in the charger the Charging light flashes A rapid flash indicates fast charging a slow flash indicates that the battery is charged but it will continue to trickle charge as long as the charger 1s plugged in When this light flashes the batteries need to be charged Plug in the charger If you are using a headpointer this area tracks its movements GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 12 TOOLBOX CHOOSE ACTIVITY ACTIVITY Takes you to the Toolbox where you can use the system menus Press this to toggle through your Activity Row This key allows you to program overlay keys without going to the Toolbox It works with the MODIFY PAGE MODIFY ACTIVITY ASSIGN CORE KEYS and STORE menus and the Modify Item within an Activity or Page menu Keys 1 and 2are User Defined keys They have been pre programmed for you to perform some often used functions You can re program them to do whatever you wish See page 148 GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 13 The Right Side Panel 7 at ao a aa RAGIN Et Bl ee ee AL bret D USB Cable Connector Serial Port Standard USB connector External switch connectors A and B The Connectors from Left to Right Serial Port Use this for computer emulation using a
167. ity or to a Page that have already created To Link an Activity to another Activity A If you are creating a new Activity activate CREATE ACTIVITY in the Toolbox spell the name of the activity and select an icon B If you want to link an Activity you have already created select MODIFY ACTIVITY in the Toolbox and select the Activity where you want to put your link Select Modify Item within Activity from the menu screen For A and B above 1 Select the key inside the Activity where you want to store the link For Message ACTI ITY ACTIVITY LINK key on the spelling You see all the Activities that are available Select the one you want to link to Select OK Now you can choose an icon for your key label it etc Select OK to save your changes and exit the menu 2 Select Spell Text for Message 3 Instead of spelling a message select the overlay ee ae ee To Link a Page to an Activity 1 Open the MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU 2 Select the Activity where you want to put the link to a Page Within Activity 3 Select Modify Item within Activity 3 For Message 4 Select Spell Text for Message F in the toolbox option ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 115 T 8 9 PAGE LINE Instead of spelling a messages select the PAGE LINK key on the spelling overlay You see a yellow message box If you select YES you will be able to go to your linked Page make one selection from it
168. ives nouns interjections phrases etc These are words that make up most sentences and turn sentences into conversation But lots of sentences also contain words that are not exactly core words They are more like fringe vocabulary words that help to make the sentences interesting or to clarify something These fringe words often are not stored in your Minspeak vocabulary because they are words that you only use occasionally To use them you must spell them out which takes time cuts down on your ability to communicate rapidly and is labor intensive This is where Word Prediction helps Word Prediction Benefits Word Prediction systems help improve a person s ability to communicate by cutting down on the amount of time spent in spelling out long and or seldom used words The PRC Word Prediction system predicts words based on how often frequency or how recently recency you have used the word When to use Word Prediction Use Minspeak when words are less than six letters in length With words longer than six letters you can save time by selecting the predicted word in the window WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 72 Spell and Select Words In the Toolbox select the File Edt Specialkeys Tools Vocabulary Help WORD PREDICTION MENU 28 08 16 42AM Caps Lock ctrl FT Turn this to ON to make output MET Word Prediction active Speech JET r Word Prediction je Method er Er a Je STEP Ea
169. k This LED indicates that your charger is plugged in A complete charge from dead battery to fully charged battery will take 6 10 hours assuming you do not use the device while it is charging If you use the device during charging it will take 8 12 hours to completely charge the batteries A fully charged battery will last approximately 6 8 hours with normal use of your device GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 22 The Touch Screen and the Exploration Wizard ANSE The touch screen is a liquid crystal display LCD screen Should the display break unlikely except under extreme circumstances and you come into contact with the liquid crystal wash or rinse your skin thoroughly Be careful to avoid splintered glass Do not use sharp pointed objects on the touch screen They will scratch the screen Release the Vantage from Shipping Mode Before your device was sent to you from PRC it was put into Shipping Mode The first time you use it you must release it from Shipping Mode To do this plug in your battery charger and press the Q key on the top front of the case In a few minutes you will see the Exploration Wizard overlay File E Special Keys Tools Yocabulary Help Po io 11 5 08 9 58AM Caps Lock F Ctrl EF nT eS Output T T mmr Speech Select 45 Sequenced This is the overlay that is used for examples in the manual 4 8 15 PAGES 45 60 15 84 84 84 84
170. key until you see the color you want You can hide the key You can copy the key s assignment to another key on the page You can swap the key with another key If the key you have selected is in the first row or the first column of keys you can add an Auditory Prompt to identify the key If you want to scan the page in a specific way you can create the pattern you want Modify Scan Pattern see Appendix D for more information 9 When you have finished with the key select Choose Next Key to Define and repeat steps 6 9 until you have created your custom page Select OK when finished PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 126 Go to Your Custom Page Once you have created a Custom Page you can go to the Toolbox and activate the PAGE MENU key The names of any Pages you have created will be listed in this menu Simply select the page you want to use If you would prefer not to go to the Toolbox every time you want to open a Page you can store the PAGE MENU under an icon sequence on your overlay If you do not need the whole PAGE MENU you can store a specific Custom Page under an icon sequence on your overlay To do this you must use INSERT TOOL and the SET PAGE or SET PAGE TEMPORARY Tool when you store the sequence See Appendix I for an explanation of the SET PAGE and SET PAGE TEMPORARY Tools To Store a Specific Custom Page Under an Icon Sequence Activate STORE CORE in the Toolbox Choose the icon sequence you want t
171. l white background This is to remind you that you are in a Notebook The Notebook Workspace When you are working in a Notebook and you fill the display screen with text notice that the top line of text disappears from the screen so you can see the bottom line of text This is called scrolling Any text that scrolls off the display goes into the Notebook workspace The workspace will keep all of your text until it is full Then it won t allow you to add any more text to that Notebook The Notebook workspace can hold approximately 30 000 text characters If you activate SAVE NOTEBOOK or shut your device Off the Notebook will be saved Notebooks can take up alot of memory If you find you are running out of memory look at your Notebooks and see of there are any you can delete Editing or Erasing the Contents of the Notebook Workspace You can edit or erase the Notebook workspace by editing or erasing the Notebook s contents To retrieve text that has scrolled into the workspace use the arrow keys to move the cursor up on the display Text that is in the workspace will begin to appear on your display When you see the text that you want to edit stop moving into the workspace and begin editing by using the Edit Menu and Edit Mode keys See page 166 for more information on the editing tools CLEAR DISPLAY does not work in a Notebook NOTEBOOKS Vantage Plus Manual New Notebooks A new Notebook is a Notebook that has ne
172. later you open a Notebook and discover that you can t write in it open the NOTEBOOK MENU and check to see if the Notebook is locked If itis select Unlocked then return to your open Notebook NOTEBOOKS Vantage Plus Manual Copy a Notebook from One Area to Another To Copy a Notebook from One Area to Another Area l SG ae Open the NOTEBOOK MENU Select the Copy Notebook option Select the Notebook you want to copy Select the Area where you want the Notebook to go Select OK to exit Store a Notebook under an Icon Sequence If you have Notebooks that you use frequently you might like to have them on your overlay so that you can access them quickly Follow the directions below to store a Notebook under an icon sequence on your overlay Store a Notebook 1 Go to the Toolbox and activate STORE CORE 2 Activate the icon sequence you want to use Activate OK 3 Activate Computer Speech 4 Activate Spell Text for Message 5 Activate INSERT TOOL 6 Step through the Tools List until you come to OPEN NOTEBOOK and then activate that 8 option Select the Notebook you want to store You will see lt OPEN NOTEBOOK name of Notebook gt on your display Activate OK Activate OK again You can store as many Notebooks as you want in this manner You can also store the NOTEBOOK MENU under an icon sequence This will give you access to all the Notebook options on your overlay NOTEBOOKS Vantage Plus Man
173. lay Frequent Words 77 Display Recent Words 77 Large Selection Area 77 On Off 73 Spell and Select 73 When to Use 72 with Minspeak 72 Word Prediction Display Area 18 Word Prediction Menu 286 X 10 232 INDEX Vantage Plus Manual 332
174. learn how to use these tags You will also learn how RealSpeak handles numbers and you will find phoneme charts to use for entering correct pronunciation Pronouncing Words Correctly RealSpeak may not pronounce some words especially nouns such as names of people or places correctly To teach the correct pronunciation of any word you must enter it phonetically using a specific tag This tag is shown below lt pron sym phonetic string gt Using this tag you can enter words phonetically into the Speech Dictionary or into messages that you are storing Important Note Phonemes must always be separated by spaces For example the phonetic spelling of bed is B EH D The phonetic spelling of about is AX B A UH T You must add a space between each phoneme Phoneme tables and instructions are available for three English language variations American English page Error Bookmark not defined British English page 300 and Australian English page 304 Note The following RealSpeak tips and charts are used by permission of Nuance Communications Inc APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual AMERICAN ENGLISH PHONEMES Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag lt pron sym phonetic text gt lame jus le fowe ie fee ele fem Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag lt pron sym phonetic text gt
175. lect the Activity you want 3 Turn the Picture Prediction option to OFF ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual File Edit Special keys Tools vocabulary Help Choose activity then modify as needed Cm 7724708 10 50AM Caps Lock 1 mmm Ctrl Output M E Fu s gine cate sel eas ee a do not want that activity to be predicted Previous Items Store Category Prompt Shuffle Activities Copy Activities Change Position Now if you turned Picture Prediction ON in the FEEDBACK MENU it will not apply to the Activity you just selected If you want only Some Keys in an Activity to Move Perhaps you would like to have some keys predicted in an Activity but not others For example the MORE ITEMS key should always remain in its place a Open the MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU Select the Activity you want Turn Picture Prediction ON Select Modify Item Within Activity ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual then select OFF if you Select LOCKED if you do not want a predicted key to ep Take care Choose location to modify then create or change message Select OK when done DEL 4 LAST a e of Text to Speak ie ls LAST SELECTIONRk Row Spell Text for Message Key Position e Delete Current Row Change Position h DEL h Change 5 You see the screen that contains the keys in this activity Select a key If you want t
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177. liance Appliance Power Module USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual Using a Computer USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual 233 Using a Computer with a USB Cable Use the USB cable that came with your device to connect your Vantage to an IBM or IBM clone or Macintosh computer Connect the smaller square end of the USB cable to the square USB port on the right side of your Vantage Connect the other end to the USB port on your computer this may be on the front of the computer or in back or both If your computer and Vantage are not already on turn them on now 1 Go to the Toolbox and open the OUTPUT MENU 2 Set Output to ON 3 Set Output Method to USB 4 Set Host Computer Type to either IBM or Mac depending on what kind of computer you are using 5 Select OK to exit the menu To check at any time whether output is On or Off look at the Status Display Area on your device There is an Output light Green means Output is ON otherwise it is OFF Caps Lock Caps Lock Ctrl Ctrl Output Output Speech In Speech fn USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual Using a Computer with a Serial Cable These instructions are for device owners who already have an RS232 null modem serial cable If you are using a serial cable you will need AAC Keys in order to generate computer commands To download a free copy of AAC Keys and to get directions for using AAC Keys with a computer go to www pren
178. light the word s you want to make visible then select Show Use the Show All if you want to see all your vocabulary on the overlay Hide Hide All This is the opposite of the Show Show All you can move any items from the visible list and hide them Here s what the Vocabulary Masking window looks like after importing the Dolch Preprimer list and then opening it from the Load List command in the Use Word Lists option Yocabulary Masking Visible Words and Phrases Word Order Hidden Words and Phrases Word Order Use Word Lists Import New List Save As Word List PHONICS C e P AB El EL C a Full MORE JISPELL Fu lt Show Hide gt lt lt Show All Hide All gt gt Display Words only Icons amp Words sort List by Words First Icons Lastlcons F Turn Masking Off Save Mask Info Cancel The Vocabulary Builder shows ALL the locations for the target words If a word has been stored multiple times the AAC professional needs to hide those examples that are not needed For example the word a appears eight times in the vocabulary above However only the sms a ip das e and the i are part of the core vocabulary the rest are on special pages or activities You can highlight all the unwanted examples of a and use the Hide key to move them across to the right hand box Here s what a trimmed down mask window looks lik
179. llows you to close a pagelet you are using COPY BLOCK Allows you to copy a block of highlighted text and paste it into another application CREATE ACTIVITY Allows you to create an activity for your Activity Row CREATE PAGE Allows you to create a page that might contain a game story computer commands etc CTRL Provides access to the 32 ASCII control codes Control codes are displayed with a character on the display This Tool shuts off after one control code is generated If the location selected isn t a letter of the alphabet the Tool remains active until an alphabetic character is selected CUT BLOCK Allows you to delete a block of highlighted text DELETE CHAR Removes the character to the left of the cursor DELETE ICON Deletes the last icon that you selected You can select a new icon or re select the deleted one if you want DELETE LAST SELECT Removes any text that you brought up on the display when you activated your last previous selection If the previous selection was a Tool Delete Last Selection does nothing DELETE PAGE This Tool allows you to delete any page you have created DELETE WORD APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual This Tool removes the word or group of letters to the left of the cursor up to the next space or punctuation mark If the character to the left of the cursor is a space Delete Word removes the space DICTIONARY MENU Allows you to enter words into a pronunciation dicti
180. longer need you can erase them from the dictionary The Speech dictionary is separate from the Word Prediction dictionary Add Words to the Dictionary When you add words to the Dictionary first you spell them correctly Then you spell them the way you want your device to pronounce them For example names of foods from other countries are often mispronounced in English speaking devices Fajita is a good name to practice with SPEECH DICTIONARY Vantage Plus Manual 170 To Add a Word to the Dictionary oo og er a Go to the Toolbox Select the DICTIONARY MENU Select the Add a Word option Spell the word you want to add Spell it correctly In this case you would spell fajita When you have finished spelling the word correctly activate OK Now spell the word the way you want it to be pronounced This means typing the word the way it sounds You may want to try out different spellings until your device pronounces the word the way you want Activate the Text Display Area of the screen to hear the word pronounced You will probably end up with a word that looks something like fah hee tuh When you are satisfied with the pronunciation activate OK You can continue to add words delete words or review words If you are finished with the dictionary activate OK gt Appendix L and Appendix M contains speech tips for the voices in your device Delete Words from the Dictionary To Delete a Word from the
181. look at the options in the MP3 PLAYER MENU so you will know what to expect USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual Go to the Toolbox and activate the MP3 PLAYER MENU MP3 PLAYER MENU from the MP3 Activity You can also select the File Edt SpecialKeys Tools vocabulary Help MP3 Player C 6 6 88 1 52PM Caps Lock mmm Ctrl Output PP AR mm Speech Ma Play Source ra Earphones o EQ Volume Yn fs at r Bass rm Shuffle rm Treble Jmm E at r Speech Break E Options Repeat OFF 1 ALL Off no songs will repeat All an entire playlist or all the songs on a flash drive will repeat 1 repeat the song that is currently playing This song will repeat until you select Stop Next or Previous USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual Play Your device will play songs that you have currently selected Unless you press Stop music will continue to play until all the songs on the playlist have been played You can also pause a song by pressing Play while the song is playing Stop Select this to stop listening to music Playlist This option allows you to create one or more playlists It will also play any playlist that is selected Previous Select Previous to listen to the song before the one currently playing Next Select Next to listen to the song that follows the one currently playing Shuffle Your device will play t
182. m on LULU Speech r Transparency _ ES Ca ES Hon EE ro ee ee E T Eg Mo Scene Defined BH ee a SS SS SS cm Import Scenes jf jf jy yf TT LIVI LILLY 6 You see the Modify Visual Scene screen Select Choose Scene It may take a few seconds for the scenes to appear S Note You can also import scenes here from your USB or hard drive Select Import Scenes instead of Choose Scene PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 132 Choose a picture for the scene then select OK 6 27 08 3 04PM Caps Lock Ctrl FT Output D Speech Ma _ACTIOND4 ACTIONDE When you select a scene ii you will see it here If you change your mind just select a different scene ACTIONS ACTIONS ACTIONI4 THE END aes FUNNY AIMPORTA Heure Jj hai Lite 9 O a ey sonnets a cn os n ES 7 All of the pre stored scenes as well as any scenes you have imported will appear on these pages Use More Items to scroll through the pages Select the picture you want to use for your visual scene and select OK You can also import a scene here and delete scenes you no long want to use PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 133 Modify scene settings then select OK mm 8727708 2 59PM Caps Lock My Scene PAGE Q m To pi me Speech pr Transparency g Change the size of the pictuyg This box represents your overlay Notice Select Change that the visual scene is the size ofthe covering the whole
183. me Perhaps it contains a format you like or information that you can re use for another project The Rename Notebook option allows you to do this To Rename a Notebook 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Open the NOTEBOOK MENU 3 Activate Rename Notebook 4 You see a list of your Notebooks Activate the one you want to rename NOTEBOOKS Vantage Plus Manual 5 Delete the old name and type in the new name Select OK 6 The Notebook is now renamed Load Notebooks from a Disk Save Notebooks to a Disk You can save your Notebooks to a computer by using a USB flash drive a Secure Digital card or the MTI Memory Transfer Interface You can then open the Notebook on your computer and use a word processing application to add edit text in the Notebook When you load the Notebook back into your device it will contain whatever changes you to it on the computer To Save a Notebook to a USB Drive 1 Make sure your USB drive is plugged into your communication aid 2 Inthe TRANSFER MEMORY MENU make sure the MTI Method is set to Auto or USB 3 Open the NOTEBOOK MENU and select Save Notebook to Disk 4 Your Notebooks are listed Select the Notebook you want to save 5 The Notebook is saved to your USB drive as a fxt file 6 Select OK to exit See the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU beginning on page 183 for other options Print a Notebook You can print an entire Notebook To print a Notebook directly from your device you must be printi
184. mputer messages You can store approximately 45 or more minutes of recorded digitized messages When you import song files or icons you use up digitized speech memory space on your SD card Before You Begin to Store Plan 29 Op Helpful Hint Before you begin to store new messages look over the Vocabulary Sort on the CD or do a vocabulary review from the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU in the Toolbox to see what is already stored in the device You may find that you do not need to store many new messages You can record and store any spoken or typed message words phrases or sentences into your device s memory You can also link icon sequences to activities Dynamic Activities and even to Pages If you have sound files wav wma and mp3 files stored on a USB flash drive or Secure Digital Card you can use Record to store the sounds instead of a message Before you store you should make some decisions What do you want to say Are you storing Core vocabulary or Activity Row vocabulary Decide on the icon or icons you want to use Are you going to use computer or recorded speech or both If you are recording write down the messages and their icon or icon sequences This helps to save on the amount of time you must hold down the RECORD key The longer you hold down RECORD the more memory is used If you are storing synthesized messages you can store more quickly if you know what you want to type and what sequences you want to use T
185. n be able to access all the APPLE messages under APPLE or JUICE You can also go back and erase the original sequences once you have copied them STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual 154 Review Vocabulary REVIEW VOCABULARY Vantage Plus Manual 155 Using the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU REVIEW VOCABULARY allows you to review all the vocabulary you have stored in your device You can review the whole vocabulary just the Core vocabulary or vocabulary that is stored with Activities or Pages You can choose to see the review on the device display or a computer monitor or you can tell the device to print the review on a printer REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU hin 6 5 08 9 41AM Caps Lock rm output ET ia Speech M tr _ Review Of a i ik a je B r Logging Destination STEP se ser we AUTO Update Icon Tutor a REVIEW TO DISPLAY Search Icon Tutor Save Data Log REVIEW TO DISPLAY amp SPEAKER Icon Tutor Advanced Settings ei Woe REVIEW TO OUTPUT METHOD cms o If you want to review vocabulary on your device screen simply choose Review to Display or Review to Display and Speaker Auto means your device automatically moves through the vocabulary screens Step means you activate the MORE ITEMS key to move through the screens For recorded messages the review shows the word Digitized and gives the icon sequences for each digitized message DA Vocabulary Review does not
186. n of small areas of the keyboard Press switch when the scan reaches the area you want Press when it reaches the row column you want Press to select a key SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 44 1 Switch Auto Scan Quarter Row Column Extra Hit Select MORE ITEMS to see this option Press your switch to start the scan of small areas of the keyboard Press switch when the scan reaches the area you want Press when it reaches the column row you want Press to select a key 1 Switch Auto Scan Linear Select MORE ITEMS to see this option This allows you to move through the keys on your overlay from left to right across the rows or from top to bottom down each column You must activate your switch to move select a row column or key 1 Switch Hold Scan Row Column You must press and hold your switch to scan the keyboard Rows are scanned first then columns Release your switch to select a row or column 1 Switch Hold Scan Column Row You must press and hold your switch to scan the keyboard Columns are scanned first then rows Release your switch to select a row or column 1 Switch Hold Scan Quarter Row Column The scan divides the overlay into quarters Press and hold your switch until you reach the quarter you want Release the switch Press and hold your switch to scan the rows Release when you reach the row you want Press and hold to scan the column Release when you reach the key you want 1 Switc
187. nce Time 46 Activation Delay 47 Auto Repeat 47 Auto Restart 47 Modify Scan Pattern 47 Number of Rescans 47 Release Time 47 Speed 46 Use Screen as Switch 47 2 Switch Scanning Methods 48 Linear 48 Quarter Column Row 48 Quarter Row Column 48 Step 48 2 Switch Scanning Options 49 Acceptance Time 49 Activation Delay 49 Auto Repeat 49 Cancel Time 49 Modify Scan 50 Number of Rescans 49 Predictive Selection 50 Release Time 49 Scan Auto Restart 49 Scan Speed 49 Selection Type 49 Acceptance Time 43 46 49 52 54 Access Method 277 Access Method Menu 42 Access Methods 41 1 Switch Scanning 41 44 1 Switch Scanning Options 46 49 2 Switch Scanning 48 Choose Different 42 Headpointing Options 52 Headpointing Joystick 50 Joystick Options 50 Mouse Trackball USB Joystick Options 54 Touch 41 Touch Options 43 Access Methods Joystick 41 Activate Key 277 Activate Key When 43 Activation Delay 47 49 Activities Copy 138 Activity About 104 Add Rows 114 Assign Keys 147 Assign Tool To 147 Choose 25 278 Copy 117 119 138 Create 107 278 Delete Rows 114 Dynamic 109 Add 109 Erase 110 On Off 109 Review 110 Edit 114 Hide 114 Key Position Lock Unlock 114 Link Activities 115 Link to Page 115 Modify 114 281 Modify Item Within 114 Picture Prediction 58 108 111 114 Remote Control 218 Review Dynamic 110 Row 107 Set 284 Template 105 123 Activity Persistence Tem
188. nction to recognize a text file the words must be entered in list format This means you have a word on a line then a return character then the next word F Dolch Preprimer txt Notepad File Edit Format View Help Make sure your lists are in this format before you try to import them If you are using an Excel list save as Text tab delimited txt and this will import just fine APPENDIX F VOCABULARY BUILDING Vantage Plus Manual 271 Appendix G Mid Sequence Category This feature allows you to label keys within a sequence Although it 1s called Mid Sequence Category you can use it in sequences of any length Let s look at a specific example using the Unity 144 All FOOD vocabulary starts with the g and a second Core icon represents a sub category So the following examples show five categories of FOOD S go FRUIT ae gt MEAT SEAFOOD Using Mid Sequence Category it is possible to add a label to the second icon in the sequence FRUIT FRUIT gp fa 2 SEAFOOD SEAFOOD g MEAT You can also add a category label to the first icon of a sequence FRUIT FOOD FRUIT fa oa SEAFOOD FOOD SEAFOOD MEAT FOOD MEAT APPENDIX G MID SEQUENCE CATEGORY Vantage Plus Manual Finally the Mid Sequence Category feature lets you change the icon FRUIT FOOD FRUIT SEAFOOD FOOD SEAFOOD MEAT FOOD MEAT Storing a Mid Sequence Category This feature is just a special type of STORE operation Y
189. nd open the IR SETUP MENU Use the arrow keys to select the Device for the function you want to rename Activate Modify a Device Use the arrow keys to select the Function you want to rename Activate Rename a Function Spell the new function name Activate OK The new name automatically replaces the old one wherever you have it stored Delete a Function You can delete any function from the IR SETUP MENU po Gy PE ges ee Go to the Toolbox and open the IR SETUP MENU Use the arrow keys to select the Device you want Activate Modify a Device Use the arrow keys to select the Function you want to delete Activate Delete a Function Activate YES in the yellow box or NO if you change your mind Activate OK You may also want to delete the function from its device page using the MODIFY PAGE procedure or if you are using icon sequences you must delete the icon sequence you stored the function under using the ERASE CORE procedure USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual Re Learn Signals Suppose you have to buy a new remote control for your TV You will need to teach the new signals to your communication aid To Relearn Signals 1 Go to the Toolbox and open the IR SETUP MENU You do not have to create a new device You can use the old TV for your Device and teach it the new signals 2 Select the Device whose signals you want to relearn 3 Select Modify a Device 4 Select the Function to relearn 5 Select
190. nes much the same way as you do with any other page There are a number of scenes already stored in your Vantage We will use one of these scenes in the following example Importing Your Own Scenes You can import your own scenes to the Vantage so they will be available for you to use Save your own scenes to your USB drive then plug the USB drive into the Vantage Open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU and select Import Scenes See page 189 for a more complete explanation Create a Page that Contains a Scene CREATE PAGE 1 In the Toolbox select CREATE PAGE 2 Spell in a name for your page and select OK 3 Select the number of locations you want Scenes work best on overlays with a lot of keys on them so let s select 84 If you want to use a template we suggest that you use the 60 or 84 TEMPLATE If that is not your default template go to the USER AREA MENU and change Templates to 60 or 84 Select OK 4 Select any key on the overlay PAGES Vantage Plus Manual Choose type of message then create message Select OK when finished 8 27 08 2 49PM Caps Lock My Scene PAGE mm Speech En Clear Key i Contents Hide Show Keys Text to Speak Spell Message or Define Key Function lt EMPT gt select the Change bo Cancel 5 Select Change Scene PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 131 Modify scene settings then select OK select the Choose P mn 86 27 88 2 52PM Caps Lock Scene option D m
191. ng to an IrDA printer The Notebook you want to print must be Open Once you have opened the Notebook to print go to the OUTPUT MENU Set Output to ON Set Output Mode to DELAYED This means that text will not go to the printer until you select the RETURN key or CLEAR DISPLAY on your device Set Auto Line Feed to ON Set Output Method to IrDA Once you have set the OUTPUT MENU selections go to the NOTEBOOK MENU and activate Print Notebook You can also save your Notebook to a USB memory drive download it onto your computer open it in Word and then print it out from your computer NOTEBOOKS Vantage Plus Manual Speak a Notebook Lock a Notebook Speak a Notebook There may be times when you will want to speak a Notebook There are two tools from the All Tools List you can store that will allow you to speak your Notebooks Use the SPEAK NOTEBOOK tool when you want to speak a specific Notebook When you insert and store this tool on your overlay you must also store the name of the Notebook you want to speak Use the SPEAK ALL tool to speak any open Notebook Lock a Notebook You can lock a Notebook so that other people can look at it but not write in it or change anything that is already written To Lock a Notebook Make sure the Notebook you want to lock is already Open 1 Go to the Toolbox and open the NOTEBOOK MENU 2 Activate the Lock Notebook option until you see Locked in the yellow box 3 Activate OK If
192. ngle switch or a dual switch using only the SELECT side in either the SWITCH A or SWITCH B connector on the left side panel of your device If you are unsure how you want to use the 1 Switch method we highly recommend that you try out the different 1 switch techniques to find the one that suits you best 1 Switch Auto Scan Row Column Your device automatically scans the keyboard with rows first then columns 1 Switch Auto Scan Column Row Your device automatically scans the keyboard with columns first then rows 1 Switch Auto Scan Quarter Row Column The scan divides the overlay into quarters When the scan reaches the quarter you want activate your switch The rows or columns in that quarter are scanned Select the row or column you want Individual keys are then scanned Select the key you want 1 Switch Auto Scan Row Column Extra Hit Press your switch to start the scan down the rows Press it to stop then press again to start across the columns Press to select a key 1 Switch Auto Scan Row Column Extra Hit Press your switch to start the scan down the columns Press it to stop then press again to start across the rows Press to select a key 1 Switch Auto Scan Quarter Column Row This scan divides the keyboard into quarters and will scan columns first then rows in the quarter you select 1 Switch Auto Scan Quarter Column Row Extra Hit Select MORE ITEMS to see this option Press your switch to start the sca
193. ngs in this menu Otherwise you should leave this option alone System Information in outlined box Check for versions of software whether Data Logging is on or off and how much synthesized memory you have left You may need to give the information in the System Information box to a service representative if you call in because of a problem Erase All Vocabulary If you select this the system erases all its memory and resets itself to blank User Areas You must go to the USER AREA MENU and re load vocabulary into each Area Reset to Factory Defaults If you want to return your Vantage software to its original state activate this option All of your User Areas will be re set exactly the way they were when you received the device from PRC Performa memory transfer before activating this option if you want any of your current vocabulary to be saved MAINTENANCE MENU Vantage Plus Manual Enable PCS Symbols ON OFF This option allows you to turn on and use PCS symbols PCS symbols are an option that you can purchase You must have a password to activate this option in the menu Call PRC for more information Error Reporting The default is On The device reports any system errors that occur by describing the error in a red box on your display You will also see a box on your display that asks you to write down what happened and report it to PRC You are given instructions for continuing Enter Ship Mode If you ever have to ship
194. ning on page 183 ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 119 120 Pages PAGES Vantage Plus Manual 121 About Custom Pages Pages can be created for single topics where you can talk about something for longer than one message Custom Pages can be created for the all keyboard sizes Custom Pages do not have an Activity Row and each key on the page is a single activation key There is no sequencing You can think of a Custom Page as one big single Activity Your device has Custom Pages already stored in it and you can create your own Custom Pages Perhaps you would like a Custom Page that allows you to play a game or read a book or discuss a favorite topic Each key on the page can be dedicated to a single move or a single page in a book or your thoughts on a special topic You can make a Scene page where each key explains part of a picture scene You can use a template based on another Page you really like You can copy a Page you like and then modify it You can create a Page starting from a blank overlay Once you have created a Custom Page your device automatically places it in the PAGE MENU in the Toolbox You might want to store the PAGE MENU on your overlay or under an icon sequence so that you can go to your Custom Pages easily If you only use one Custom Page most of the time you might want to store just that Page under an icon sequence on your overlay When you create a Custom Page you will use the CREATE PAGE key in the Toolbox
195. nning 1 Switch 41 Acceptance Time 49 Activation Delay 47 49 Auto 44 Auto Quarter Column Row 48 Auto Repeat 47 49 Auto Restart 47 49 Cancel Time 49 Hold 45 Joystick 41 50 Linear 48 Modify Pattern 251 Modify Scan 50 Modify Scan Pattern 47 Number of Rescans 49 Number of Rescans 47 Predictive Selection 50 Quarter Row Column 48 Release Time 47 49 Selection Type 49 Vantage Plus Manual Speed 46 49 Step 46 48 Use Screen as Switch 47 Scanning Block Within Blocks 257 Scenes Change 131 Create 130 Import 189 Link 137 Modify 132 Modify Scan Pattern 137 Set Scene Keys 135 Transparency 136 Search Icon Tutor 158 Secure Digital Card 83 187 188 191 215 Select Save Directory 190 Selection Type 52 Manual or Auto 49 Send Text Message 203 Serial Macro 284 Serial Macro tools 250 Serial Marker 240 282 Serial On 282 Serial Output 241 245 Set Activity 284 Set Activity Template 105 123 Set Page 127 284 Set Page from Template 125 Set Page Template 123 Set Page Temporary 127 284 Settings 1 2 3 284 Settings Menu 68 Menus used with 68 Save Settings 68 Use Settings 69 Set Up Key 284 Shift 284 Ship Mode 181 Release 23 Show Selections By Icon 58 Icon Name 58 Smart Punctuation 284 Sound Files Store 214 Speak All 164 284 Speak Date 284 Speak Display 284 Speak Last Selection 285 Speak Next Sentence 285 Speak Notebook 160 164 285 Speak Sentence 285
196. nt to add A root word has no endings to it such as es ing etc For example enter the word abominate The display asks you to enter a word with similar word endings that is a word used the same way in sentences and with the same kind of endings as the word you entered Type in a similar word For this example type Terminate Terminate shows in your Word Prediction window so you can select it Activate OK WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 78 You see a box containing the word you want to add with all its endings If most of the endings are correct for the way you want to use your word activate YES The new word is entered into the dictionary If the endings aren t right activate NO type in a new similar word and try again Delete a Word This allows you to delete a word from the dictionary Activate Delete a Word Type in the word you want to delete Select the word from the Word Prediction Window Activate OK The word is deleted Reviewing Words in the Dictionary You can review words in the dictionary Perhaps you want to check out the words that begin with specific letters or maybe you just want to see the whole dictionary You can review the dictionary by viewing it on your display screen by seeing it on the display and also hearing it spoken or by seeing it on a computer monitor or printing it out STEP or AUTO are options for how you can go through the pages of words STEP means t
197. nted materials and online or electronic documentation software are protected by international intellectual property laws and treaties IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA DO NOT USE THE DEVICE OR COPY THE SOFTWARE INSTEAD PROMPTLY CONTACT PRENTKE ROMICH COMPANY FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN OF THE UNUSED DEVICE S FOR A REFUND ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE ON THE DEVICE WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS EULA OR RATIFICATION OF ANY PREVIOUS CONSENT GRANT OF SOFTWARE LICENSE This EULA grants you the following license e You may use the SOFTWARE only on a VANTAGE PLUS e NOT FAULT TOLERANT THE SOFTWARE IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT PRC HAS INDEPENDENTLY DETERMINED HOW TO USE THE SOFTWARE AND MS HAS RELIED UPON PRC TO CONDUCT SUFFICIENT TESTING TO DETERMINE THAT THE SOFTWARE IS SUITABLE FOR SUCH USE NO WARRANTIES FOR THE SOFTWARE THE SOFTWARE 1s provided AS IS and with all faults THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY PERFORMANCE ACCURACY AND EFFORT INCLUDING LACK OF NEGLIGENCE IS WITH YOU ALSO THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE DEVICE OR SOFTWARE THOSE WARRANTIES DO NOT ORIGINATE FROM AND ARE NOT BINDING ON MS Note on Java Support The SOFTWARE may contain support for programs written in Java Java technology is not fault tolerant and is not des
198. nto You see a list of all the files nA A N Find the file you named earlier It will have mti at the end of the name TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual 6 Select the file 7 A dialogue box will appear to tell you when the transfer is complete To load files onto your computer read the directions that came with your USB flash drive For a USB flash drive in some cases you may need to load a driver Your storage device directions will tell you Importing Icons Photos graphics You must have photos icons stored on your USB Flash Drive or SD card in order to import them to your device Your device will import most of the graphics files that Windows will support Plug your USB drive or SD card into your device Go to the Toolbox and open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Select Import Icons ee gee We Ue You see a list of all the graphics icons stored on your USB drive or SD card Select the ones that you want to import or use Select All Select OK 5 You see the imported graphic and an option to change the name You can also change the Aspect Ratio We suggest you leave this set to YES When you are ready select OK 6 You see the Icon Category Page s Your device automatically places the graphic in an IMPORTS category folder If you want the graphic to also be available in another Category select the Category If you just want to keep the graphic in the IMPORTS folder select Cancel to exit the Cate
199. ny text that follows a Serial Marker is sent out the serial port but not displayed or spoken OUTPUT MENU This menu allows you to set up your device so that it will work with a computer or printer remote control or memory transfer OUTPUT OFF Turns the serial output Off so nothing is sent to a computer OUTPUT ON Sets the serial output to its last active setting either Immediate or Delayed Text is automatically sent out the serial port when this is turned On OUTPUT ON OFF Toggles between Serial On and Serial Off PAGE DOWN Moves cursor down one page PAGE LINK Use this to link Pages to each other PAGE MENU Gives you access to any pages you have created PAGE UP Moves cursor up one page APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual 282 PASTE BLOCK Allows you to paste a block of copied text into an application PHONE DIAL NUMBER Store under a key or sequence allows you to create a phone book page of frequently called numbers PHONE DIAL PAD This is the phone pad for the phone card option Use this to dial and receive calls do text messaging etc This is the most complete of the phone tools PHONE SEND TEXT MESSAGE Allows you to send text messages to other phones without using the Dial Pad PHONE SEND END When you store this tool under a key or sequence you can answer and end calls without using the Phone Dial Pad You cannot dial a call PHONE TEXT MESSAGES Allows you to view a menu of your text m
200. o Repeat This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat when you hold it down Selection Type Manual means you must activate a separate switch to make a selection SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 52 Auto means your the device will automatically make your selection for you Predictive Selection Predictive Selection works hand in hand with Icon Prediction Icon Prediction is in the FEEDBACK MENU and the default is ON When you turn Predictive Selection On your device highlights only those icons where messages are stored These highlighted icons are the only keys on the keyboard that will produce a response Note Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not Pointer Color This allows you to select or create a color for the headpointing pointer Pointer Size This allows you to choose the size of the pointer Averaging Averaging helps you to cut down on accidental key activations caused by involuntary head movements The number you select tells your device how far you must move out of one key location before a second key is activated This generally means that when you cross the centerline between one key and the next key the first key will become un highlighted and the second key will light up If you select an averaging number higher than 1 you are telling the headpointer signal to lag behind any head movements you make The higher the number you choose the furthe
201. o add the new devices to your IR SET UP MENU For this example let s say you want to add a TV in your bedroom To Add a Device to the IR SETUP MENU 1 Go to the Toolbox and open the IR SETUP MENU 2 Activate Add a Device 3 Spell the device name e g TV BDRM and activate OK You can use up to 15 characters for a device or function name Spell the name of the first function you are going to teach to your device e g POWER then activate OK 4 Teach the signal to your device 5 Continue to add functions and teach signals or exit the IR SET UP MENU Once you have added the new device and its functions and taught your communication aid the new signals for the functions you must decide how you want to store these signals so that you can use them Do you want to create a TV BDRM page like your other remote control pages Do you want it to be part of your REMOTES activity Or do you want to store the functions under different icon sequences on your communication overlay For an example let s say you want to store the TV BDRM functions on a TV BDRM page and that you want the page to be part of your REMOTES activity You also want to be able to go to any other remote page from your TV BDRM page An easy way to accomplish this is to use the CREATE PAGE key in the Toolbox and copy one of the existing TV remote pages to work from USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual Create a New REMOTE Page using Copy from Existing
202. o to the OUTPUT MENU in your Toolbox MENUS gives you access to the computer s start menu and the file menu among other things EDIT allows you to edit your work You can copy cut and paste undo print etc WWW gives you the tools you need to navigate on the Web MOUSE allows you to use your device as a mouse You can make large and small mouse movements on the computer click and double click hold mouse buttons down etc F KEYS allows you to perform the functions of the F keys on a computer USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual Computer Page If you prefer to see all the computer functions laid out in front of you on a Page you can use the Computer Page Select the PAGES Activity from your Activity Row COMPUTER return to your pak CAPAGEPAGE PAGE PAGE Core vocabulary firm ech Ma A MENU SPELL e am ll ESC oe A B man eoa E Saye As TO THE TOP ans 1 a J WIN START TO THE END DOBLE DELETE am HET E NAME 4 ofl ai a Ba DR CHAR PASTE TEST COPY DISPL ON OFF i a in CLEAR ED SOFT ws You see the Computer Page Your Core vocabulary disappears To see your Core you must select the CORE key From the Computer Page you can go to your spelling page to use a word processor copy and past text into a notebook use a mouse open and close computer programs and many other things USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual 238 If you select the ED SOFTWA Educational Softwa
203. o use and then activate OK Select Computer Speech and Spell Text to Speak Spell any text you want to store Activate INSERT TOOL Activate SET PAGE or SET PAGE TEMPORARY Tool Choose the Custom Page you want from the PAGE MENU Activate OK 9 Activate OK again To Store PAGE MENU under an icon sequence change Step 6 to PAGE MENU Delete Step 7 a NO ae ae PAGES Vantage Plus Manual Modify a Custom Page To make changes to a page that is already created 1 Go to the Page you want to modify and select the SET UP key a on the front of the Vantage case Then select the key you want to modify MODIFY PAGE 1A You can also go to the Toolbox select the MODIFY PAGE MENU select the page you want to modify and then select the key you want to work on 2 Use the options on your screen to make any changes to the key e g change icon icon name color etc 3 If you want to modify another key activate Choose next key to define 4 When you are finished activate OK To Check the Modifications 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Activate PAGE MENU 3 Select the Page you just worked on 4 Use the Page to see if the changes you made are there Use Rename Page to change the name of your Page Use the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU to save individual pages to a memory device and or load them back into your communication aid You can transfer a page from one User Area to another using the MTI but you must
204. odify or change a key in the Activity Row of any computer access overlay use the MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU in the Toolbox If you want to add a command to an overlay but there are no extra keys on the overlay and you don t want to delete any commands you can store the command under an icon sequence If you create or modify computer commands remember to save the pages with their modifications See the Using the Transfer Memory Menu chapter for more information Use the SERIAL MARKER Tool to Write Commands to be Sent to the Computer The SERIAL MARKER Tool is used when you want your device to send a command out the serial port without having the command itself displayed on the screen Use the SERIAL MARKER Tool when you store commands for computer access keys For example let s look at the command for Mouse Button Down This command is used on the Mouse overlay for both the Macintosh and IBM computers The Command for Mouse Button Down lt CLEAR DISPLA Y gt lt SERIAL OFF gt Mouse Button Down lt SERIAL ON gt lt SERIAL MARKER gt lt moulock USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual In this command you want the text Mouse Button Down to be displayed in the text display area but you don t want this text to go to the computer You want the command itself lt moulock to go to the computer The CLEAR DISPLAY Tool clears your device s display area SERIAL OFF turns the serial output off so that nothing is sent to the computer
205. of a scan get distracted and forget to activate your switch to make a selection the scan will stop and the highlighting will disappear after the Cancel Time has passed If you need a lot of time between switch activations you can set the Cancel Time to a very long time before the scan stops Acceptance Time The amount of time you must maintain contact with your switch before the key you have scanned to 1s accepted The device beeps when your key is accepted For example if you set acceptance time for 50 seconds you must activate and hold your switch for 2 second before the key will be selected and the device beeps Release Time This tells your device how long to wait after you release your switch before you can make another activation with the same key or switch For example if you set the Release Time for 1 second you must wait one second after you release your switch before you can continue to scan or activate your switch If you release your switch and then accidentally activate it again before the release time has passed your device will not make any activations Auto Repeat This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat when you hold it down Scan Speed This is the amount of time it takes for your device to move from one key row or column to the next in a scan The default scanning speed is one second This means it takes one second from the time one key is highlighted until the next key is highlighted Number of Rescans
206. onary so that your device will pronounce them correctly DISABLE HEADPOINTER Activate this Tool to disable your headpointer When the headpointer is disabled you will see a yellow box on the display screen When you are ready to re enable the headpointer click OK in the yellow box When the headpointer is disabled you will only be able to activate OK in the yellow box The headpointer will not activate any other keys DYNAMIC ACTIVITY MENU Allows you to add a dynamic activity delete a dynamic activity and review all dynamic activities EAR VOLUME DOWN EAR VOLUME UP Turns the earphone volume up or down EDIT CORE Allows you to edit core vocabulary sequences EDIT MENU Allows you to cut copy edit and replace text in your document EDIT MODE Allows you to move through text by sentence word or character EMAIL This tool is in place for future development END Moves the cursor to the end of the current line or page ERASE CORE Erases sequences stored in your core vocabulary FEEDBACK MENU Allows you to change the feedback your device gives you FILE ORGNIZER Allows you to move files from one memory storage device to another and move files to different folders on a storage device FIND AND REPLACE This allows you to find and replace text FULL TOOLBOX This will take you to the Full Toolbox GO TO CORE Use this Tool to move from the screen you are currently using to the Minspeak screen GO TO SPELL This tak
207. ooks 162 Treat Block As 258 Troubleshooting 320 Batteries 320 Cleaning your Device 322 Device locked up 322 Disinfecting your Device 322 Flourescent Lights and IR 321 liquids and your device 322 Reset Button 323 spills 322 Tutor Icon 158 280 USB 184 186 187 191 213 214 215 219 274 Joystick 50 USB Cable 66 USB Memory Transfer 185 Use Screen as Switch 47 Use Word Lists 268 User Area 36 User Area Expand 139 User Area Switch 286 Vantage Case Back 17 Right Side Panel 14 15 Top 16 Vantage Light Case Front Panel Keys 12 Vertical Adjustment 52 54 Vocabulary Activity Row 82 Core 82 Erase Core 65 Vocabulary Builder 269 Available Word Lists 267 Enable Masking 270 Hide Hide All 269 Import New Lists 267 Load Word List 269 Save as Word List 268 Save Mask Info 270 Show Show All 269 Turn Masking Off 270 Use Word Lists 267 269 Using 266 Vocabulary Building 263 Vocabulary Masking 263 271 Voice Average Pitch 62 Main Prompt 61 Pitch Range 62 Speech Rate 62 Volume 62 Volume Beep 58 Ear 279 MP3 Player Menu 210 Phone Internal Microphone 205 Speaker and Headphones 31 Voice 62 Wait Any Key 286 Wheelchair mounting plate 17 Wire stand 17 Word Prediction 72 Delete Computer Command 77 Color Highlight 78 Dictionaries Load Default 80 PRC Delete a Word 79 Review 79 Review to Display 79 Review to Display and Speaker 79 Review to File 79 Disp
208. ou can activate the same key or a new key Activate Key When Pushed or Released Pushed means your device will activate a key when you touch it push it in Released means your device will activate a key when you stop touch it Auto Repeat This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat itself when you hold it down Predictive Selection This works hand in hand with Icon Prediction Icon Prediction is in the FEEDBACK MENU and the default is ON When you turn Predictive Selection On your device highlights only those icons where messages are stored These highlighted icons are the only keys on the keyboard that will produce a response You can change the color of the non active keys to grey or white Go to the FEEDBACK MENU Icon Prediction and select Grey or White Grey allows you to see the shadow of the icon on the key white turns the entire key white so it looks blank But if you try to select a grey or white key nothing will happen Note Icon Prediction alone allows you to press grey or white keys The key s icon will appear in the Icon display area but no message will be spoken Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 43 1 Switch Scanning Methods When you select 1 Switch as an access method you see a screen that contains a number of ways to scan with one switch Below are brief descriptions of the different methods Plug a si
209. ou have more than one playlist you can select the Playlist option and choose the Select Playlist option to load a different playlist Select OK Select Play and listen to your music You can also add music to an already created playlist 1 Make sure the playlist you want to add to is loaded but not playing 2 Select Playlist 3 Select Add MP3s 4 Select the songs you want to add and then select OK 5 The songs should now be visible on your playlist Select OK to save the list Music Tools There are some insertable tools for listening to music Some of these are already in the MP3 Activity MP3 PLAY DRIVE Allows you to select either the USB flash drive or the SD card to listen to when both devices are plugged into your communication aid MP3 PLAY FILE Allows you store a link to one song under a key or sequence MP3 PLAY PLAYLIST Allows you store a link to an entire playlist under a key or sequence For example you might have a song you are really crazy about at the moment You could store the PLAY FILE tool select the song you want to link to and then activate the key or sequence you used on your overlay to hear the song as often as you wanted If you have forgotten how to store tools see pages beginning with 143 MP3 PLAY PAUSE This tool allows you to pause a song then go back to it MP3 PLAY PLAYLIST Use this tool to store one playlist under a key or sequence on your overlay MP3 PLAYER MENU This tool gives put
210. ou use it by using the MID SEQ CATEGORY key instead of aSTORE key This means that the first thing you have to do is make sure you have the MID SEQ CATEGORY tool assigned to a key or sequence on your overlay Once you have assigned it here is the procedure for storing FRUIT in the APPLE FLOWERS ICON set 1 Select your MID SEQ CATEGORY key 2 The prompt Enter a partial sequence appears 3 Select the keys to get to the one you want to label in this case APPLE FLOWERS 4 Select OK 5 You see the prompt Modify key as needed then select OK and the actual key Change Change er Clear Key Icon Label ed Contents Color 6 Select Change Label type FRUIT then hit the OK button Change Change a Clear Key Icon Label eY Contents Color FRUIT 7 Select the OK button at the bottom of the page and the operation is complete APPENDIX G MID SEQUENCE CATEGORY Vantage Plus Manual Appendix H Using the LAM Language Activity Monitoring As a clinician or teacher you can use the LAM capabilities in your device to analyze your clients language activities This can be helpful for clinical intervention outcomes measurement and research The following instructions are for use with a USB flash drive In order to accumulate language data to be analyzed Data Logging must be ON in the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU Your device will then record all language activity data You should also set the CLOCK menu to the current year month and d
211. pause four zero zero four Dates Depending on your country dates are read as month day year America or day month year Britain Australia Separate numbers with the date with slashes or hyphens Do not add spaces For example 5 15 06 is pronounced as May fifteenth two thousand six in American English 15 5 06 is pronounced the fifteenth May two thousand six in British and Australian English Currencies RealSpeak correctly handles the currency symbols and the most common currency abbreviations The Euro symbol is also supported You can find this symbol on the QWERTY spell page Press the Ext Chars key to find the Euro symbol For example 40 00 is pronounced Forty dollars 125 is pronounced One hundred twenty five pounds 60 is pronounced 60 yen 20 is pronounced Twenty Euros APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Abbreviations The RealSpeak dictionary contains most common abbreviations Some abbreviations can be spoken in more than one way so RealSpeak looks for the context in which they are written The abbreviation St could be pronounced as Saint or Street If St 1s followed by a capital letter it is pronounced as Saint If not it is pronounced as street Similarly the abbreviation Dr could be pronounced as Doctor or Drive If it is followed by a capital letter it s pronounced Doctor If not it is pronounced Drive For example Dr Johnson s St is prono
212. porary Permanent 109 Activity Row 25 104 Activity Row Vocabulary 82 Adapters Joystick 295 AirCard enable 195 All Tools List 277 Appendices RealSpeak Speech Tips 296 Appendix A Recalibrate Touch Screen 248 Appendix B RESET Button 249 Appendix C Serial Macro Tool 250 Appendix D Modify Scan Pattern 251 Appendix E Pagelets 259 Appendix F Vocabulary Building 263 Appendix F RealSpeak Speech Tips 310 Appendix G Mid Sequence Category 272 Appendix H Using the LAM 274 Appendix J All Tools List 277 Appendix K IBM and Macintosh Computer Commands 287 Appendix L Troubleshooting 320 Appendix M Vantage Plus Manual Joystick Adapter 295 Arrow Keys 286 Assign Activity Keys 147 277 Assign Core Key 277 Assign Core Keys 151 Auditory Prompt Menu 277 Auditory Prompts About 63 Category 64 Erase 65 Store 64 Content 64 Erase 65 Label 64 Erase 65 Menu 63 Scanning of 64 Use Headphones 63 Auditory Prompts Menu 63 Auto Line Feed 67 Auto Power Down 19 21 180 Auto Repeat 43 47 49 52 54 Auto Scan 44 Average Pitch 62 Averaging 53 55 Backlight 180 Backlight Intensity 58 277 Batteries About 22 Bar Graph 19 Charging 22 Dead 320 Disposal 321 LEDs 22 Low Battery Warning 22 Status Display Area 22 Storing the Vantage 320 Troubleshooting 320 Battery Bar Graph 19 Battery Charger 22 320 Battery Charger Connector 16 Baud Rate 236 Beep Activation 31 58 Call 33 Error
213. put 09 47 28 SEM please 09 47 39 SEM J 09 47 41 SEM eat 09 47 48 SEM I 09 47 49 SEM feel 09 47 58 ACT happy 09 48 15 SEM you 09 48 17 SEM feel 09 48 18 ACT happy 09 48 22 SEM I 09 48 23 SEM want 09 48 24 SEM drink 09 48 27 ACT water 09 48 44 SEM you 09 48 45 SEM go 09 48 47 ACT outside 09 49 05 SEM my 09 49 07 SEM 09 49 16 PAG Maria An Example of CTL Information 01 52 01 CTL Switch User Area from Unity 45 Full to Unity 84 Single Hit 01 52 14 CTL Switch User Area from Unity 84 Single Hit to Unity 45 Full About the LAM Data When you look at the Data Log the first thing you see is the year month and date of this particular log The next item you notice is the Time Stamp Time is presented in a 24 hour format Following the time Stamp is the SOURCE of language event Source codes are in capital letters The following source codes are currently valid ACT Activity Row CTL Control this supplies information on non language key activations the client makes APPENDIX H USING THE LAM Vantage Plus Manual 275 PAG Page SEM Semantic Compaction Minspeak and Unity SPE Spelling WPR Word Prediction DWP Derivative from Word Prediction Any characters spaced more than 0 2 seconds apart are considered as separate language events In the example at t
214. put PP a mm Speech In Add A Word Delete A Word r Word Prediction r Review Method cw oe a EB STEP e AUTO Load Default Dictionary rDisplay recent words r Large Selection Area _ m 1 Se nn r Letter Case Computer cm mt Da for Delete eee REVIEW TO DISPLAY amp SPEAKER Eg He x lower case Highlight Color nal REVIEW TO OUTPUT METHOD Cancel Ok Word Prediction On Off To use Word Prediction you must turn it ON The default for word prediction is OFF You can also turn Word Prediction On from the Activity row Select this key DEVICE key in the Activity row In the 45 Sequenced vocabulary select the You see ACTIVITY VOLUP E VOLDN BEEP OWOF ss ON OFF PASTE TEXT COPY DISPL i ICON Sy On OFF vere Select the id MORE key Select the WORD ON OFF key to toggle on or off WORD PREDICTION Vantage Plus Manual 76 You see ACTIVITY COMPUTER E CALCULATO OPTIONS irre Turn Word Prediction ON or OFF with this key Display Recent Words In the Display Recent Words option select the number of recently used words that you would like to see on the display When you begin to spell a word your device will display the 5 or whatever number you have selected most recently used words that begin with the letter s you have typed The rest of the words on the display will be the most frequently used words that
215. py Pages Activities from your Current User Area to Another User Area 117 Copy Activities or Pages from One Device to Another ss 119 Parano smmasimaammmmn min O T EANA VE A E AE NOE 121 About Custom Pa ES ae a D Re a em tot 122 SPACE IU a seaastlyeut aautncnetnut ajovenuieuausmeateouneuemecteoensveansyensanats 123 ie Ae A QT LE 1 D LT undue anamaentcennacaisuacanstele E E N E E E EE E S 125 Goto Your GC ARR ae eee a ee en er rte 127 Modify a Custom PASS ae ne een as de eo 128 Linka Pase 10 another Page a cctcsanacsnscnineaczasixdossoniutesalnakapnncsedtaanaaatinsadienitedebeentate aaa E ENESE EE EE NEEE OE EERE 129 Gr e e A a E a OAA TEA A EA 130 Copy Pages Activities from your Current User Area to Another User Area 138 Copy Activities or Pages from One Device to Another ss 138 Expand a Userf Area or Page eceatarte to cnncotia tunic iosian Eene NR ENEE Na ERTA aR Eaa KEE ai NaS 139 STORE ASSIGN TOOLS AND MACROS IN CORE ACTIVITIES AND PAGES ccccsssssssssssssssssssees 143 To Store a Tool Use the INSERT TOOL Key on the Spelling Keyboard 0 00 0 cccccssssssesseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaneaaas 144 Store a Tool Under an ICON Seguente hdi reste ocre ta trees tease 144 ASS a COLOS COS eV ta se annee ete te a ce te ch cie cn 145 Erase the Tool and Restore the Original Icon siens 146 Assign a Tool to an Activity Row Key ccccccccccccsssssssssssseseeccccccesesssecssaaaeeessssseeeeeeccceeessssssaageasssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeesenaaaas
216. r information on Vocabulary Building If you are first learning about your vocabulary you might want to use only a few keys on your overlay You can hide all the keys that you don t need When you are ready to learn about more keys you can turn the hidden keys back on show them and add them to your overlay When you hide a key you are telling it to quit working You can t even see the icon on the overlay anymore If you activate the space where the icon used to be nothing will happen In effect you are turning the key off so that you can t use it To Hide Core Vocabulary Keys 1 Make sure you are in your Core vocabulary overlay i 2 Select the SET UP key The Hide Show Keys option Select the key you wish to modify appears Z HORT 3 Notice the Hide Show Keys option appears in the Status Display Area 4 Select the Hide Show Keys option USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 99 You cannot hide Select keys to Hide Show Activity Row keys Select text area to exit 4 Select the key or keys you want to hide When you select a key it will turn gray Notice that you are not allowed to hide Activity Row keys 5 If you change your mind after you have selected a key just select it again It will return to its active state You can also use the Show All key in the Status Area 6 When you have finished activate the Text Display Area You see your overlay Notice that the key
217. r Command for Delete 77 Computer Commands IBM 287 Computer Commands Mac 287 computer speech 83 Computer Speech 83 Computer Speech Message store 92 Copy Activities and Pages 117 122 125 138 All Activities 118 138 All Pages 118 138 All Sequences Beginning with Selected Icon 153 Block 278 Calculator Answer 174 Files 191 192 215 216 Notebooks 165 Scan Pattern from another Page 254 Selected Activities 118 138 Selected Pages 118 138 Settings Key 69 User Area 38 Core Vocabulary 25 82 About 26 Erase 65 Erase Recorded Message 90 Hide Keys 99 Record Message 84 Swap Core Keys 101 Create Activity 107 278 Create Page 125 224 278 Create Playlists 211 Ctrl 19 CTRL 278 Customizable Block Scanning 251 Cut Block 278 Data Log Clear 274 Data Log Save 274 Date and Time 19 DECtalk Speech 83 311 Delete Character 278 Curren Block 252 Icon 278 Last Selection 278 Page 278 Word 278 Delete Files 192 Delete Notebook 162 Diagnostics Hardware 180 Dial Pad 198 Dictionaries Speech 156 170 Add Words 170 Delete Words 171 Review Words 172 Word Prediction 286 PRC Add Word 78 Dictionary Speech 279 311 Digitized Speech 83 Disable Headpointer 279 Disinfecting Your Device 322 Display Areas 18 Exploration Wizard 23 Icon 18 Status 19 Text 18 Touchscreen 23 Word Prediction 18 Disposal Batteries 321 Drool 322 Dynamic Activities 109 13 Dynamic Activity
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219. r device defaults to speaking the label of any key you activate That is if you press and hold the key on your overlay you will hear Like or Sun or whatever the label is that has a been assigned to the key When Auditory Prompts are On you must press and hold a key to hear the auditory prompt If you are scanning simply activate your switch To retrieve a message activate the key or switch again after you have heard the prompt You can hear prompts through the device s speaker You can also plug stereo headphones into the Headphone jack on the side of the case This allows you but not others to hear the prompts If you are using headphones turn the Use Earphone option On in the AUDITORY PROMPT MENU If you want to use both headphones and a speaker at the same time you must have an adapter See Appendix K for more information SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 63 You can choose to have Label Prompts or Content Prompts spoken You might also want Category Prompts You must turn the prompts On in the AUDITORY PROMPTS MENU Label Prompt This is whatever the label or name is that has been assigned to a specific icon If you changed a label during the storing process the prompt will be whatever you changed the label to For example you may have changed the UMBRELLA label to Weather The prompt will be Weather in that case Content Prompt This tells your device
220. r icon sequences No matter where you decide to store remote control functions the formula you will use is always INSERT TOOL IR DEVICE NAME FUNCTION NAME Remember to save your device memory after you store remote control signals USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual Delete a Device You can delete devices from the IR SETUP MENU You can also rename an existing device To Delete a Device 1 Go to the Toolbox and open the IR SETUP MENU 2 Select the device you want to delete 3 Activate the Delete a Device key 4 Activate YES to delete or NO if you change your mind When you delete a device from the IR SETUP MENU you may also want to delete the device page Activate the DELETE PAGE key in the Toolbox Select the device page that you want to delete Activate YES in the yellow box Activate OK Rename a Device Go to the Toolbox and open the IR SETUP MENU Select the device you want to rename Activate the Rename a Device key e cee ee oe Spell the new name then activate OK If you have stored the device under an icon sequence delete the sequence you used by following the ERASE CORE procedure USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual Add a New Function to an Existing Device Perhaps you didn t add all the TV functions to your TV BDRM page You can add a new function to a device that is already in the IRSETUP MENU To Add a Function to a Device S gee ae ER Se Go to the Toolbox an
221. r into the next key s area you must move before the second key will become highlighted Highlight Keys This tells your device to place a red border around the key that you point to This may help to make the selected key easier to see Field of View This option allows the Tracker to adjust to they way your device is positioned whether mounted on a wheelchair placed flat on a surface or propped up on its table stand If the communication device is straight up and down or nearly so on your mount or a table select High If it is lying flat or nearly flat on a surface or mounted so that it is nearly horizontal select Low For positions in between these extremes select Medium SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 53 Mouse Trackball USB Joystick Options You can plug a USB mouse trackball joystick or external USB headpointer into the rectangular USB port on the left side of the case Once the mouse trackball or joystick is plugged in make sure you have selected the Mouse Trackball USB Joystick option in the ACCESS METHOD menu Acceptance Time This is the amount of time it takes from when you point to a key until the device beeps and accepts the selection Horizontal Adjustment Vertical Adjustment If you are having trouble reaching the right or left edges increase the Horizontal adjustment number If you had trouble reaching the top or bottom edges increase the Vertical adjustment number
222. r the message you want to send You can use the Spelling overlay or you can go to your CORE overlay by selecting the Go to Core key on the Spelling overlay 3 Select OK when you have finished 4 A yellow message box tells you when your message has been sent USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual Reading a Text Message When you receive a text message an icon of a small white envelope will appear in the Status Display Area of your device screen near the other phone icons To Read a Text Message Text Messages on the Phone Dial Pad 2 You see a screen that shows you any new text messages and all your saved text messages The keys display the first few words of the message stored under them 1 Select the Text Messages key Select the key that contains the message you want to read 4 The whole message is displayed 5 You can Reply to the message Delete the message or select Cancel to save the message USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual Using the Internal Microphone to Speak You can use the Vantage s internal microphone to speak on the phone if you are able to do this Using the Internal Microphone On the Dial Pad turn the Microphone option to ON Adjust the Mic Level option to make the volume louder or softer Remember if the volume is too loud you will hear feedback noise You can use your CORE overlay whether the microphone is on or not Using Headphones You can plug stereo headphones
223. rase 3 Activate YES or NO if you change your mind Important When you delete a Content Prompt you are deleting the message that was stored under that icon sequence SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 65 The OUTPUT MENU OUTPUT MENU Choose Output Method then modify settings Cm mm 9716708 12 59PM Caps Lock F mr Ctrl ET i Output e a LL Speech En r Output Method j Ez E cut put roa Auto Line Feed ra Host Computer Type GS Oo Ge os re Output Mode more amet noue mo uv ES Calibrate Mouse Character Pacing oo m Keyboard Layout J You will use this menu 1f you connect to an external computer or printer OUTPUT MENU Options Output When you are connected to an external device that can receive information from your Vantage you must have the Output option turned ON Output Method This option allows you select how you are connected to an external computer or printer USB indicates you are using a USB cable to connect to a computer IrDA is a wireless connection to an IrDA printer Infrared refers to the PRC infrared receiver RS232 means you are using a serial cable to connect to a computer SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 66 Host Computer Type If you are sending information to an external computer select the kind of computer that will receive the information MAC or IBM Output Mo
224. re key f you see a Page that contains a number of educational programs as well as access to Microsoft Word e mail and the Web File Edt SpecialKeys Tools Vocabulary Help EDUCATION SOFTWARE PAGE outset Speech CORE MATHPAD CORE WORD J J J _ ee LR 2 4 k a WORD a E T BE Turn COMP OFF pale eis have finished using your computer you can select the COMP ON OFF key Caps Lock and turn the computer Output to OFF Your Vantage then reverts back to a communication device USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual About Modifying or Creating Computer Commands The computer access overlays have already been programmed with the most often used computer commands However there may be a computer command that is not on one of your overlays that you would like to have Or perhaps you would like to modify a command that is already on one of your computer access overlays To add or modify a computer command you must know the correct code to enter for the command The computer key codes for a PC or Macintosh computer are listed in Appendix J You must use these codes exactly as they are written You can change already defined computer commands by using the MODIFY PAGE MENU in the Toolbox 1 Activate MODIFY PAGE MENU 2 Select the computer overlay that you want to modify 3 Select the key you want to modify 4 Activate Spell text for message and modify the command the way you want it 5 If you want to m
225. return to your overlay you can type a word on your Spelling screen and activate the SPACE key after the word Your device will automatically return you to your overlay The default for Spell One Word is Off Embellished Icon On Off If you have modified or embellished the final icon in any sequence you can choose to have the embellished icon displayed on your overlay instead of the original icon An embellished icon is one that has been partially changed from the original Unity icon The default is On Icon Message Label Top or Bottom TOP means the label on your icon will be at the top of the key This is the default BOTTOM means the label on your icon will be at the bottom of the key Show Selections By Icon or Icon Name If you select ICON the picture of any icon you activate will be displayed in the icon display E If you select ICON NAME the default name of any icon you activate will be displayed in the area icon display area along with the icon eh Spell One Word When this is ON you type one word activate the SPACE key and your device will automatically return you to your overlay SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 58 Icon Prediction On Grey White Off ON is the default Gray turns unpredicted keys gray but you can still see an outline of the icon White turns the key all white and you see nothing on it OFF turns Icon Prediction Off Text Settings Select the size of text you want
226. ring process you are asked to select a key to create or modify You select a key from your overlay If the key you select is a possible Category key that is it is a key in the first row or the first column of your overlay an option to Store a Category Prompt becomes visible in the menu When you select this option your device takes you to your spelling overlay where you spell the prompt you want to use for instance School or Science When you are through activate OK SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 64 To Erase a Category Prompt 1 In the Toolbox activate ASSIGN CORE KEYS MODIFY PAGE or MODIFY ACTIVITY menus 2 Select the key on your overlay that contains the prompt you want to erase 3 Select Store Category Prompt from the options that you see 4 Activate CLEAR DISPLAY instead of spelling a prompt 5 Activate OK To Erase a Label Prompt 1 In the Toolbox activate ASSIGN CORE KEYS 2 Select the key on your overlay that contains the label you want to erase 3 Activate the Rename Icon key 4 Activate CLEAR DISPLAY from your spelling overlay to erase the name of the label The current name disappears from the Text Display Area If you do not want to add a different label to the icon activate OK 4a If you want a new label type it in and then activate OK To Erase a Content Prompt 1 In the Toolbox activate ERASE CORE 2 Activate the icon sequence whose contents you want to e
227. rlay and a spelling overlay You can load a computer overlay from this menu You can go to your communication overlay GO TO CORE or the spelling keyboard Note You can store the Tool GO TO TOOLBOX under an icon sequence on your communication overlay if you decide you want to have access to it on your overlay See pages starting with 143 to learn about storing Tools GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 30 Change the Speaker Volume From the Toolbox you can quickly change the speaker volume on your device Cen Go to the Toolbox by pressing the E key on the front of the case The green light shows that Speech is ON If there is no green light press the SPEECH ON OFF key to turn ON Outp Speech nn SPEAKER SPEAKER FOLUME FOLUME DOWN UP Press the SPEAKER VOLUME DOWN key Look at the Status Display Area As you press the SPEAKER VOLUME DOWN key the lines on the graph next to the picture of a speaker disappear The fewer lines there are in the graph the lower the volume of the speaker Now press SPEAKER VOLUME UP The lines return to fill up the graph You can test the volume by pressing on the Text Display Area Your device will speak any text that is in the Text Display Area and you can adjust the volume to your preference Adjust the volume for an external headphone in the FEEDBACK MENU Change the Scan Beep or Activation Beep volume in the FEEDBACK MENU
228. rophone Volume adjusted to your liking you should not have to re adjust it for recording any new messages USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 86 Add your Name to the Display Now let s add your name so that it shows up on the display when you select the NAME key Choose location to modify then create or change message Select OK when done mm 8 26 08 18 36AM Caps Lock F 14 mom Ctrl Output M Speech Select Computer Speech Pi sy Key Position re Clear Key Add New Row Delete Current Row g ACTIVITY ME I live in phone no n Previous You will type your name so that it shows up here Select Computer Speech in the Type of Message option Spell Message or Define Key Function Select the Spell Message key USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 87 Notice this is already done for you Youjusthaveto i aps Lock type In your name uann Cape Lock Output n Speech CLEAR SPEAK DISPLAY DISPLAY i gt ACTIVITY EDIT LINK MENU 2 ES E B T 5 E amp D 5 amp 5 G 5 5 z G G D Q D D Es amp C CTRL OG el 2 G S E mn 8 26 8868 10 57AM Caps Lock ACTIVITY ME E our Je mm Speech PT ACTIVITY Live in phone no f birthday OO A Notice your name now appears here
229. s the MP3 player menu on your overlay for easy access USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual 212 MP3 PREV Select Previous to listen to the song before the one currently playing MP3 STOP Select this to stop listening to music About Importing Sound Files to Store on your Overlay Use the USB Flash Drive to import sound files You can import mp3 wav and wma sound files into your communication aid and store them under an icon or an icon sequence You can then activate the sequence and hear the sound you stored When you store sound files on your overlay they are stored as speech This means that they act exactly as if you had recorded and stored them as vocabulary messages For example if you store a 3 minute song under an icon sequence you cannot use your communication aid for anything else until the song is finished In this case it would be wiser to listen to the song using the MP3 PLAYER MENU or to store one of the music tools that allows you to link to songs than to store them on your overlay as speech Some sounds though are fun to have on your overlay laughter clapping animal noises etc They don t take up much memory and they make conversation interesting USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual Store a Sound File under an Icon or Icon Sequence on your Overlay To Store a Sound File on your Overlay l Make sure your USB flash drive is plugged into to your communication aid Go to the
230. s you have hidden are no longer visible on the overlay To turn the key s back on repeat these steps or select the Show All option Select the Text Display Area to exit the menu The Hide Show keys option and a Hide All option are also available in the CREATE and MODIFY ACTIVITY and PAGE menus USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual Swap Core Vocabulary Keys on Your Overlay You can move keys around in the Core area of your communication overlay by using SWAP CORE KEYS When you swap keys the whole key including any sequences that might be stored under it is swapped To Swap Two Keys SS ae Go to the Toolbox and open the Activate the first key you want to swap SWAP CORE KEYS menu Now activate the key you want to swap with SY a You can continue to swap keys To exit and save your work activate the Text Display area Note If you want to exit Swap Keys before you have completed an operation activate the Text Display Area This is the same as using a CANCEL key USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 101 102 Activities ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual 103 Activities The top row of the Core overlay is always the Activity Row Activities allow you to access words that are centered around particular themes and activities Each User Area has its own Activities File Edit Specialkeys Tools Vocabulary Help 723 08 22 37PM Caps Lock Ctrl CT Output M Once you are in an Activity you
231. select the NAME key If it is not visible select the ME Activity then select the SET UP key then select the NAME key 2 Make sure the Type of Message option is set to Recorded Speech Select the Record Message Record Message key 3 Record a new name This will erase the old name and replace it with the new name 3 Listen to your recording and select OK when you are satisfied To Erase a Recorded Message stored under an Icon Sequence 1 Activate the TOOLS key to go to the Toolbox 2 Select 2 ERASE CORE 3 Select the icon sequence of the message you want to erase 4 Select OK You see the warning box below USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 90 5 If you still want to erase the message activate YES If you change your mind activate NO 6 The Text Display Area tells you that the sequence has been erased You can also erase a message by recording over it Select STORE CORE in the Toolbox Instead of choosing a new icon sequence select the sequence you want to record over You cannot edit a recording you have to either erase it or record over it USING YOUR OVERLAY Vantage Plus Manual 91 Store a Computer Speech Message To Store a Computer Speech Message We will add a computer voice message to a blank key in the ME Activity 1 Select the ME key be M A from the Activity Row the top row on your overlay You see some of the messages in the ME Activity ACTIVITY f INAME e LT Es
232. sentence somewhat but it will produce a long A For example Give me an A Give me a B RealSpeak and Numbers Most numbers are pronounced as you think they should be Cardinal Numbers Cardinal numbers up to 15 digits are pronounced as full numbers Numbers with more than 15 digits are pronounced digit by digit For example 2 345 789 is pronounced as two million three hundred forty five thousand seven hundred eighty nine 005 is pronounced as zero zero five Numbers from 1 100 through 9 999 are pronounced as full numbers when a comma is used When no comma is used the number is treated as a year For example the number 1 999 is pronounced one thousand nine hundred and ninety nine The year 1999 is pronounced nineteen ninety nine Exception The years 2000 2029 are pronounced as cardinal numbers e g two thousand sixteen At 2030 they begin to be pronounced as years e g twenty thirty Telephone Numbers Telephone numbers are pronounced digit by digit To have the numbers pronounced as groups add a space a slash or a hyphen between the groups Area Codes must be in parentheses For Example 330 262 1984 or 330 262 1984 Both of these are spoken as Area Code 330 two six two one nine eight four International and mobile or cell numbers are usually read correctly assuming you have used the correct spacing For example 22 1343 465 586 is pronounced plus twenty two one three four three four six fiv
233. sseeeeecceeeeeeeeseeeeseaeaaaeasseseseeeeeeees 232 CO A COM PU ER cmd miam A 233 Using Computer with a USB CADI S tease ces secs teradesaes een rec toetterqieenne 234 Using a Computer with a Serial Cal Gis ccsxecxsosarcactecennsnvacaanesaneentequavannessnionsnen asters nvenkons eaahatenoantersenusayeonssqnaoamnesaninnnts 235 Sin an Tntrared Receiver IRR aa a ae a a ae Do ce 236 The Computer Activity and the Computer Page sisi 231 About Modifying or Creating Computer Commands sise 240 Use the SERIAL MARKER Tool to Write Commands to be Sent to the Computer 240 The ADVANCED INFRARED SETUP MENU cccecccssssssneeeasccccccceesessesssnsccnassscccecesssssesesssssseneensasaceceeeesesens 242 Single Device EZ Phone and IRR use or Multiple Device EZ Phone and IRR use 243 About ihe TO OC OO OU GING oes en nn teen de a ete ete a a tr 244 If You are Using an IRR and You Get an Error Message on your Device 245 APPUI rm a 247 Appendix A Recalibrate the Touch Screen 248 Appendix B The RESET BU TION sccvsinwszacnescsemencsiaaicatcaniscmemenaaisuenasiemens aauseanedanedaeaincbnesioneseedenDeentennincnceansavenesenectteanzs 249 Appendix Serial Macro TOO sccscsasescaceenamchocantincae aadecmedantiscaemenaaisuonasincas aadsenedantisdiemanaaidueoesenddivedauesuninceeeansaenesenectteane 250 Appendix D Modify Scan Pattern 251 PAG PE CC ee den E ttes eee eee annee IE E de ee ee 259 Appendix F Vocabulary BuiIding sssssssssssssetssssssnsnsetenss
234. ssrrstensetesssesensedntesneeasentenncetesnsessensndnestesnesereeteeecetesneeente 263 Appendix G Mid Sequence Category eesesssssssssssssseseeeterersssssssssssseeeterrressssssssssseeeeterereosssssssssssssseeeeterreeessssss 212 Appendix H Using the LAM Language Activity Monitoring ss 274 ADDED AN Ms AS ee een ane a de a en 277 Appendix J IBM and Macintosh Computer Keyboard Names Mouse Commands ccccccccsecececeeeceeceeeeeeeeeeees 287 Appendix K The Joystick Adapter x ace tocnscnsnase cnnntotncsianetstionteetccanadeneweslicnnecanadencwehtiontecanadeneaehanebeasadvastionmeansnaacemntatnbwents 295 Appendix L RealSpeak Speech Tips 296 Appendix M Helpful DECtalk Speech Tips 0 cssssssssseeeennnnnnnnaaeecceeeeeceeeeeeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 311 Appendix N Troubleshooting as 02s cnsdcnndtnconeneccccaoncsaenecesdounsbessdesaceadoonsoneasenacssacussensadenaeasnaesooaptentancenthessaanadtegeenactonanseds 320 D seen E E A 324 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vantage Plus Manual X Getting Acquainted with your Vantage GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 11 The Front Panel ON OFF RECORDING MICROPHONE BATTERY CHARGING HEADPOINTING WINDOW RECORDING MICROPHONE BATTERY CHARGING HEADPOINTING WINDOW BATTERY FUNCTION Turns the device ON or OFF If you turn the Vantage off with this button you must use it to turn the device back on Th
235. switch to the User Area you want to load the page into before you complete the transfer PAGES Vantage Plus Manual Link a Page to another Page You can link one page to another page You can create links when you create a page or when you modify a page In our example below we will link an already created page to another page Link a Page to another Page 1 Go to the Page where you want to put your link Select a the SET UP key on the front of the case 3 Select the key where you want to put the link Spell Text For Message 4 Select Spell Text for Message PAGE LINK 5 Select the PAGE LINK key on your spelling overlay 6 You see a yellow message box If you select YES you will be able to go to your linked page make one selection and then return automatically to your original page If you select NO you will go to your linked Page and stay there If you are unsure which option you want we suggest you select YES 7 You see all of your pages Select the page you want to link to 8 Select OK 9 You can now select an icon for the key change the label etc 10 Select OK when you have finished PAGES Vantage Plus Manual Create a Scene Page PROGRAMMERS TIP This option is best used by the therapy team and programmers You must be using the Touch access method A scene is a special Page you make that has a picture superimposed over keys on your overlay You create and work with sce
236. t kpstar lt esc gt kpdown lt esc gt kpup lt esc gt kpend lt esc gt kpnumlock lt esc gt kpenter lt esc gt kpreset lt esc gt kpequal lt esc gt kphome APPENDIX J IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vantage Plus Manual 291 Mouse Button Commands lt esc gt click Clicks mouse button on Mac and left button on PC mouse lt esc gt click right Clicks right button on 2 button mouse lt esc gt click left Clicks left button on 2 button mouse lt esc gt dblclick Double clicks mouse button on Mac and left button on PC mouse lt esc gt dblclick right Double clicks right button on 2 button mouse lt esc gt dblclick left Double clicks left button on a 3 button mouse lt esc gt esc moulock Locks mouse button on Mac and left button on PC mouse lt esc gt moulock right Locks right button on 2 button mouse lt esc gt moulock left Locks left button n a 2 button mouse lt esc gt mourel Releases all mouse buttons that were locked lt esc gt mourel right Releases right button on a 2 button mouse lt esc gt mourel left Releases left button on a 2 button mouse Mouse Cursor Movement Commands These commands move the mouse cursor a specific distance on the screen The first number is the horizontal movement Horizontal plus numbers move the mouse to the right Horizontal minus numbers move the mouse to the left APPENDIX J IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vantage Plus M
237. te the REMOTES key in the Activity Row to see if your TV BDRM page is there Try it out O0 N To Add TV2 to the Other Remote Pages Go to the Toolbox and open the MODIFY PAGE MENU l 2 Select the Remote Control page where you want to add a TV BDRM link e g VCR 3 Choose a key on the VCR page to add TV BDRM to 4 Select Spell Text for Message 5 Select INSERT TOOL 6 Select More Items until you see SET PAGE Select it 7 Select More Items until you see the TV BDRM page Select it 8 Select an icon and a label for the key 9 Activate OK when you have finished Repeat these steps for each Remote Control page that you want to add the TV BDRM link to USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vantage Plus Manual How to Store the IR Functions under an Icon Sequence If you don t want to add TV BDRM to your REMOTES activity you can always store it under an icon sequence on your communication overlay To Store TV BDRM or any remote control device and its functions under an Icon Sequence l ae e N Go to the Toolbox and select STORE CORE Choose the icon sequence you want to store the command under Activate OK Choose Spell Text for Message Select INSERT TOOL Activate More Items until you see IR then select it Select TV BDRM select Power select OK Modify the last picture and change the label if you want Select OK when you are finished Repeat these steps until all the TV BDRM functions are stored unde
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239. th their default settings first Write the default settings down before you make any changes This way you can always return to the original voice SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 61 Volume When this available it changes the volume of the voice 1 is the softest 10 is the loudest Average Pitch Pitch is how high or low a voice sounds Speech Rate Speech rate is how fast or slowly words are spoken When the rate is too fast words cannot be easily understood when it is too slow listeners get restless and bored Pitch Range Pitch Range is the amount of variation or inflection there is in the voice s pitch during speech A pitch range of 0 produces a boring monotone a pitch of 9 produces wildly inflected speech as if you were very afraid or very excited A good pitch range is one where words can be easily understood but are also interesting to listen to gt Helpful Hint You can listen to the MAIN voice by selecting the voice you want to hear and then pressing the Text Display area SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 62 The AUDITORY PROMPT MENU AUDITORY PROMPTS MENU OO M um LL LL 4 3 08 2 02PM cane Lock T e shirt GT Speech r Aud itory Prompts E r Prompts By Je gt en r Use Earphone e Im Auditory Prompts may help you to learn which keys are where on your overlay When Auditory Prompts are turned On in the AUDITORY PROMPT MENU you
240. that is listed If you have both storage devices plugged in you will see an option for each one Select the one you want 3 You will see a list of all the files that are on your storage device At the bottom of the screen select the Create Directory button 4 Select a name for this directory e g MTI Files Activate OK Notice that the display tells you where you are storing your new Directory to the USB drive or the SD card 5 There are no files yet in the directory so select OK to exit 6 Activate Save One User Area 7 Select the Area to save 8 On the spelling page notice that the Text Display Area now shows the name of your storage device along with mti files 9 Spell the name you want to use for this file Select OK 10 The file is saved in the MTI Directory gt Important Note Anything you save from now on will be saved into the MTI directory unless you activate Select Save Directory and select a different directory to save to TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual Using the FILE ORGANIZER The FILE ORGANIZER menu allows you to copy and move files from one memory device to another or move files on one memory device into folders on the same device You can also copy and delete files Perhaps you use a Secure Digital card as a permanent storage area in your device You rarely remove the card from your communication aid However your USB drive frequently travels between your device and
241. tion Save as Word List If you save a list as a Word List you will be saving only the words on the list not the sequences When you open this word list the Vocabulary Builder data base will display every sequence that is possible to use with each word on your list Once you have saved your list go to the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU and save the User Area you are using You can also save a word list on your USB flash drive by using the Backup List option under Use Lists The MTI and or a USB backup keep the lists safe so you don t have to do them over should anything happen to your device Save as Sequence List Sequence lists should be saved after you have hidden the sequences from your word list that you don t want to use When you open this list you will see only the words and sequences for them that you have chosen Once you have saved your list go to the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU and save the User Area you are using This keeps your lists safe Once a vocabulary list is saved it can be stored anywhere if you use the Load Vocabulary List Tool in the All Tools List From a storing menu select the SET UP key select the Spell Message or Define Key Function option select the INSERT TOOL key select the Load Vocabulary List Tool select the list you want to load APPENDIX F VOCABULARY BUILDING Vantage Plus Manual Show Show All These buttons let you take items from the hidden list and put them into the visible To use the Show key high
242. tivate a key or keys and your device makes a raspberry noise A Dynamic Activity is stored under the key s but it is hidden Open the DYNAMIC ACTIVITY MENU to see if something is stored at this location If you see the sequence but the Activity is listed as unknown you may have deleted the Activity at some other time You must either add the Activity or delete the sequence by activating the Delete Dynamic Activity key in the DYNAMIC ACTIVITY MENU and then selecting the key or sequence you stored the activity under gt Auto repeat won t work when you are using Activate Key When Released The key is selected after you have released it and after the Release Time has expired If you have set a long Release Time you must wait for it to expire before the key will begin to repeat About High Efficiency Fluorescent Lights and the Use of Infrared There is a compatibility problem between many infrared controls and high efficiency fluorescent lights If you are using your device in a room that has high efficiency fluorescent lighting the infrared including headpointing computer access remote control commands etc will not work Turn the lights off and the IR will work fine APPENDIX N TROUBLESHOOTING Vantage Plus Manual 321 Never immerse your device in water Do not spray anything directly on the device This will loosen labels and corrode connectors Instead spray a cloth and use the dampened cloth to
243. tivity Template key ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual Templates Comm 8 12 08 11 37AM Caps Lock F 14 gm Ctr m Output PP Speech PP J Set Page Template 2 You see a message box that tells you the current template is BLANK or TEMPLATE or another name to indicate the default template and asks if you want to change it If you select NO the original default template will remain as your Activity template If you want to use a different template select YES 3 If you select YES you see a screen that lists all the Activities for the overlay you are using 4 Youcan select any Activity to use as a Template 5 Once you have selected an Activity for a Template activate OK Now when you create a new Activity the template you selected will come up for you to work from ACTIVITIES Vantage Plus Manual Create a New Activity An Example You can create your own Activities and add them to your Activity Row Before you start it is a good idea to plan the Activity What do you want it to be about What words messages will you be storing What icons will you use You will want all these things to be consistent for the person who will be using the Activity gt This example uses the default or BLANK template a 1 Go to the Toolbox and activate the CREATE ACTIVITY key 2 Spell a name for your new Activity 3 Choose an icon for the Activity from one of the Icon Categories 4 Now you see the scre
244. to your SD card so that you don t have to have the USB drive plugged into your communication aid in order to listen to songs or access other files The FILE ORGANIZER menu allows you to do this File Organizer iri 6 6788 11 11AM Caps Lock rq Output File Edt Specialkeys Tools vocabulary Help Ctrl LLL Speech un __ i oh P i USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual To Move Files from One Memory Device to Another l 2 9 Make sure your USB drive is plugged into your communication aid Go to the Toolbox and open the FILE ORGANIZER menu Select Move File Select the drive that has the files you want to move Select the files to move You can open any folder and select files from the folder if you wish When you have finished selecting files select OK Select the destination for the files 1 e the other storage device If you have a folder on the destination memory device that you want to store the files to select it then select OK Otherwise just select OK Answer YES in the message box if you want to continue or NO to stop The files are transferred Depending on the amount of files this could take a few minutes The files are no longer on the original drive If you Copy Files the files will be available on both drives If you Delete Files they are erased from the drive you select USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vantage Plus Manual Using a Remote Control
245. to your communication aid Open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU in the Toolbox 3 Select Load an IR device NO Un If you want the device to replace one that is already in your Vantage light select YES and then select the device you want to replace If you do not want to replace an existing IR device select NO 6 Select the mti file that contains the device command and signals you want to load and then select Open 7 Activate OK to exit TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual Import Scenes Use your USB flash drive to import your own scenes for Visual Scene Pages 1 Select Import Scenes 2 You see the scenes or a folder containing the scenes you have already copied onto your USB flash drive 3 Select the scene or scenes you want to import A check will appear in the box on the scene s you select 4 Select OK when you have finished You see the scene as it will look on your device Use the options to make any changes you want to It is generally best to Maintain the Aspect Ratio by selecting YES in that option For more information about Scene Pages see page 130 TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vantage Plus Manual Using the Select Save Directory Option This option allows you to organize your MTI files Create an MTI Directory 1 Inthe TRANSFER MEMORY MENU select the Select Save Directory option 2 You should see an option for either the SD card or the USB drive whichever is plugged in Select the key
246. top left then link to that page temporarily However another option is to make a pagelet a page that contains a small number of keys that can sit on top of a parent page Here s the actual number pad pagelet ete am e213 What you do is program the keys you want to see then use HIDE KEYS to hide all the blank keys you don t want to see When you then link to this pagelet ONLY the unhidden keys are seen the hidden keys become transparent and you can see through to the underlying parent APPENDIX E PAGELETS Vantage Plus Manual page keys Here s what the COMP KEYS looks like in Key Mode with the NUMBERS pagelet linked Notice how everything else stays the same except for the pagelet keys The icon that linked to the number pad has now become a CLOSE NUM PAD key This will close the pagelet You may also have noticed two other keys on the bottom row right hand side one with a mouse picture and the other with a menu picture These are also links to pagelets emenrunen e K fee DOO Suns SESUHANOCOG ISA i cao AY ce APPENDIX E PAGELETS Vantage Plus Manual Clicking the menu key brings up that top row of menu buttons And look what happens if you hit the HIGLIGHT key right in the middle of the arrows on the top right MWe s _ s eyes u Je JQJWLEJR T Y U LO PE SE is wo AJ S D FG HJ J K L JGS E ejeg JZ XJCJW BI NIM Jf J il al a o
247. trom com In the Search box type AAC Keys Click on the first item listed If you are using a Serial Cable Connect one end of the battery charger that came with your communication aid to the battery charger port on the left side of the case Plug the other end into a working wall outlet Plug one end of the serial cable into Serial Port 1 also known as COM port 1 on your computer Plug the other end into the connector labeled A on the right side of the case 1 Go to the Toolbox and open the OUTPUT MENU 2 Set Output Method to RS232 3 Set Output ON 4 Do not worry about Auto Line Feed 5 Select OK USING A COMPUTER Vantage Plus Manual Using an Infrared Receiver IRR The IRR is an infrared accessory that accepts infrared signals from your communication aid To use an IRR with a computer plug the IRR into the serial port on your computer To use it with a printer plug the IRR into the serial or parallel port on the printer The infrared window on the IRR must be able to see the infrared window on your communication aid otherwise the IRR will not receive the signals it sends If the IRR and your device IR window are closer than 18 inches and directly facing each other the infrared signal from your device could be too strong for the IRR to read Either move the devices farther apart or place your communication aid so that its IR window is at an angle to the IRR window Your device is set up to send information by Packet Unit
248. turns on SING This Tool shows you a list of all the songs that were pre stored into your device and allows you to pick a song SMART PUNCTUATION This allows you to insert a punctuation key that already has all the smart instructions You don t need to program them SPEAK ALL When this Tool is activated your device speaks all of the text in the text area of the display and in the buffer When you type letters and words will move off the screen in order to make room for new letters and words Words that are no longer on the screen have moved to the text buffer You can use the arrow keys to bring them back onto the display screen Clearing the display or turning the device Off clears the buffer This Tool works whether speech is On of Off SPEAK DATE Your device will speak the current date if the date and time have been set in the Clock Menu SPEAK DISPLAY APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual When this Tool is activated your device speaks everything that is visible in the Text Display Area This Tool works whether speech is On or Off SPEAK LAST SELECTION When you activate this Tool your device speaks the last stored message you activated or the last spelling characters you put on the display This is helpful if you have to repeat yourself so that someone listening can understand you better or to get someone s attention This Tool works whether speech is On or Off SPEAK NEXT SENTENCE Use this Tool
249. u must be able to touch the keys on the screen to activate them You make direct selections on the keyboard by pressing on the keys you want with your finger or with the eraser end of a pencil or some point and press device You can use Touch with any screen The touch screen is hard plastic Be careful not to scratch it with your pointing device 1 Switch Use a single switch to scan to any key on the screen Choose to scan by rows and columns or by columns and rows Plug a single switch into either the SWITCH A or SWITCH B jack on your device 2 Switch Use a dual switch or two single switches to scan left right up and down to any key on the keyboard Plug a dual switch or two single switches into either switch connector on the device Headpointing Joystick Headpointer Madentec s Tracker technology is integrated into the Vanguard IT Place the small reflective dot on your forehead and the headpointing window on the front of the Vanguard II case If you want to use an external USB headpointer with the Vantage plug the external headpointer into the USB connector on the right side of the device case Joystick USB or must have an adapter You can use a USB joystick with the Vantage Plug it into the USB port on the side of the Vantage case If you have a regular joystick you must have an adapter for it See page 295 You may also need to plug a switch into the adapter so you can make selections SETTING UP YOUR COMM
250. u to highlight a block of text BROWSE ICONS Acts as a read only icon browser and allows you to look at the icons that are available in your system rather than having to start a storing procedure and then use Change Icon When you select an icon in the Icon Browser your device will speak the icon s name CALCULATOR Assign the calculator to a key or sequence CALL When activated this Tool emits a series of tones designed to get someone s attention CANCEL Allows you to cancel an action You would most likely use this when you are creating work pages CAPS LOCK APPENDIX I ALL TOOLS LIST Vantage Plus Manual 277 Caps Lock allows you to type using all capital letters Activate it again to return to lowercase letters When Caps Lock is in use the Caps box in the Status Area turns green Caps Off and Caps On can be assigned separately CC HP MODE OFF Places the headpointer into relative mode This is its normal operating mode CC HP MODE ON Manually centers the headpointer on screen at the current user s position and places the headpointer into absolute mode CHOOSE ACTIVITY Allows you to select an activity from the Activity Row CLEAR DISPLAY Removes all text and prompts from the display and text buffer CLOCK MENU Lets you set the time and date which are then displayed in the Status Area CLOSE NOTEBOOK Allows you to close and open a Notebook without going to the Notebook menu CLOSE PAGELET This a
251. ual Editing Tools Spell message then select OK Caps Lock T ctrl ET seth sas sx a ca sas sx a G G C1 J i j z There are several editing tools on spelling pages that you can use any time you are working with text DELETE CHARAC h my a x Ext Chars Extended Characters takes you to a page with foreign characters on it Arrow Keys move the cursor in the direction the arrow is pointing up down left or right Use them to navigate through text or through things like icon categories and Activities Edit Mode determines how far the arrow keys move the cursor sentence by sentence word by word or character by character Block Mark allows you to highlight text Edit Menu allows you to cut copy or paste highlighted text You can also do a Find and Replace search from the Edit Menu To Highlight Text 1 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to highlight 2 Select Block Mark NOTEBOOKS Vantage Plus Manual 3 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the end of the text to be highlighted As you move the cursor the text it passes through will be highlighted 4 When the text is highlighted open the Edit Menu and select the option you want for your highlighted text You can use Edit Mode to highlight by words or sentences rather than characters To un highlight text you are marking select Block Mark again Cut P
252. ules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation You can determine whether this product is causing interference in your radio or television by turning this product off If the interference stops it was probably caused by this product or one of its accessories You can attempt to correct the interference by using one or more of the following measures Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops Move this product to one side or the other of the television or radio Move this product farther away form the television or radio Plug this product into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the television or radio that is this product should be controlled by different circuit breakers fuses from the television or radio elf necessary contact a Prentke Romich Company service technician for assistance This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respect toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le mat riel brouiller du Canada CE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Use 0
253. unced Doctor Johnson s Street St John s Dr is pronounced Saint John s Drive Dr Johnson lives on St Peter s St is pronounced Doctor Johnson lives on Saint Peter s Street Acronyms and Initialisims Acronyms are abbreviations formed by combining the first letters of a group of words They are pronounced as words For example NATO nay toe UNESCO you ness coe Initialisms are abbreviations formed by combining the first letter of each part of a group of words Initialisms are spelled For example API ay pee eye FBI eff bee eye EC ee cee APPENDIX L RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Appendix M Helpful DECtalk Speech Tips Sometimes a word has two different pronunciations For instance the word record can be pronounced as it is in this sentence We kept a RECord of how many people attended the museum opening The word can also be pronounced as it is in this sentence Our speech teacher let us reCORD our voices on a tape recorder The way a word is most often spoken is the way your device will pronounce the word In this case if you type record it is pronounced RECord If you want the alternate pronunciation for the word activate the CTRL key and then the SPACE key Type the word you want and add a space after it If you store a word using CTRL SPACE every time you retrieve that word your device will speak the alternate pronunciation of the word We recommend th
254. unds Limited March milligrams milligrams miscellaneous milliliters Monday mister Word APPENDIX M DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual ppd Pres Rd recd Rep Rev rsts rsts e Rte Sat Sen Sep Sept Sq Sr St St Sun Thu Thurs Tue Tues Univ USA Vol VS yds missus miz merchandise milliseconds milliseconds manuscripts Mount November October ounces ounces Plural pages post paid President Road received Representative Reverend ris tis ris tis ee route Saturday Senator September September square Senior Saint when followed by a name Street when preceded by a name Sunday Thursday Thursday Tuesday Tuesday University you ess aye Volume versus yards APPENDIX M DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Exceptions DECtalk pronounces the abbreviations rather than pronouncing the words the abbreviation stands for nt wt net weight op cit op cit p p d post paid pat pend patent pending List copied with permission of Digital Equipment Corporation For more DECtalk speech information see the following web site http www forcecomputers com binary images dectalk dtdocuments dectalk_ref Producing a Long A in the Middle of a Sentence Usually an A by itself in the middle of a sentence is pronounced as uh but there may be times when you want it to be pronounced as a long A ayee To achieve th
255. uspect syndicate suspect tear torment transform transport upset use wind wound Chart copied with permission of Digital Equipment Corporation APPENDIX M DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual 312 Abbreviations Recognized by DECtalk Speech Abbreviation all in 1 all in one Apr ASSOC Aug AV Ave bldg Blvd CH Ch Word All in one All in one April Associates August Avenue Avenue Building Boulevard Chapter Chapter centimeters centimeters Company see oh dee continued corporation center control cubic DEC as in Digital December District degrees Department dozen Doctor when followed by a name 1 e Doctor West Drive when preceded by a name 1 e West Drive ee gee not for example escape especially APPENDIX M DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vantage Plus Manual Abbreviation est etc ext Feb fig Fit FOB fn Fr Fri ft Ft Gen gm Gov hrs 1 Inc Intl Jan Jr Jul Jun Kg Kgs km lb Ibs Ltd Mar mg mgs misc ml Mon Mr Abbreviation Word established eee ess tee et cetera extension February figure flight freight on board footnote Father Friday feet not foot Fort not Foot General grams Governor hours eye ee not that is Incorporated international January Junior July June kilograms kilograms kilometers pounds po
256. ve signal bars showing USING THE CELL PHONE Vantage Plus Manual To Make a Call from the Dial Pad 1 Dial the phone number you want by selecting the keys on the number keypad 2 Select the Send key 3 While the phone is ringing you can select the Go to Core key so you are ready to talk when someone answers If you are using the PHONE Page you will find some conversational messages on the Page hal i je The connecting icon replaces the wing icon in the Status Display Area when you select Send The connecting icon is also visible when the phone rings on your device This is helpful should you have the device volume turned down If you see the icon in the Status Display Area but don t hear anything you know your phone is ringing 4 When the call has ended select the End key on the Dial Pad The Status Display Area will show the wing icon Use commas when you dial phone numbers that contain extensions For example 3302621984 123 If a number contains more than one extension use commas between each extension To Answer a Call ol j 1 You hear the phone ring or see the icon in the Status Display Area 2 Select Send from the Dial Pad 3 Select the Go to Core key and use your Core vocabulary to answer 4 When the call has ended select End on the Dial Pad The PHONE Activity contains a PHONE SEND END key which allows you to answer and hang up without having to use the Dial Pad USING THE CELL PH
257. ver been used before It has no text and no title To Open a New Notebook 1 In the Toolbox open the NOTEBOOK MENU 2 Activate New Notebook 3 Spell a name for your new Notebook Activate OK Notice that the display screen is now a different color This tells you that you are in a Notebook You can change the color in the FEEDBACK MENU You can change the color of the Notebook background and or the notebook text Select the Notebook Text Color option Within the option you can choose to change the text color and the display area color You can Save a Notebook anytime it is open Just go to the Toolbox and open the NOTEBOOK MENU Then activate the Save Notebook option When the Notebook has been saved your device returns you to your open Notebook Close a Notebook Save a Notebook When you have finished with a Notebook you close it by activating the Close Notebook option in the NOTEBOOK MENU If you have not saved your Notebook or have made changes to it without saving them your device will ask you 1f you want to save the Notebook before closing Answer YES to save it or NO to close it without saving any new text you may have entered When you close your Notebook the display area goes from yellow to white This reminds you that you are no longer using your Notebook To use a Notebook again after you have closed it you must re open it using the Open Notebook option in the NOTEBOOK MENU When you are using a Notebook you will w
258. ves the calibrations Tap the screen once and wait till the screen changes and returns you to the Toolbox or wherever you started from If you do not see the note repeat these steps APPENDIX A RECALIBRATE THE TOUCH SCREEN VantagePlus Manual Appendix B The RESET BUTTON Re set Button YL RD SREE O aon MODEL NG SERIAL NES The Reset Button If your Vantage stops working for some reason perhaps the display freezes or the unit won t come on or go off you can try using the reset button to fix it Place the Vantage face down on a flat surface Lift the table stand There is a very small hole near the top of the case under the left leg of the table stand This is the reset button Insert something thin and pointy an unbent paper clip works well into the hole and push once to reset the device The Vantage should come on To check that everything is working push the ON OFF button I O on the front of the case The device should shut off Press the ON OFF button again Your device should come back on APPENDIX B RESET BUTTON Vantage Plus Manual Appendix C Serial Macro Tool The most common computer control commands have been added to your device as insertable tools so you no longer have to type a whole string of characters to generate the command You can just insert the correct tool for the command an When you use any storing procedure you can use the SERIAL MACRO MACRO button after using the INSE
259. voices to choose from DECtalk voices are the default but you can switch to the other options by selecting the Up arrow SPEECH MENU Choose voice then modify settings mm 6 23 83 12 05PM Caps 1 rm output ME a a mm Speech IN r Synthesizer E r Yoice to modify er 82 er 82 lt T oice a Hi rH Average Pitch Ie rm Speech Rate Go Pitch Range et E SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 60 Not all of the options below are available with all voices SPEECH MENU Choose voice then modify settings mm 6 4 83 8 26AM Caps Lock 14 em Ctrl fT output M ge LLL Speech r Synthesizer r Yoice to modify PROMPT MAIN YOICE YOICE Select the speech synthesizer you want to use then select the options you want for your voice 1 jen tr Voice to Modify MAIN VOICE or PROMPT VOICE MAIN VOICE This is the voice your device will use to speak everything except Auditory Prompts PROMPT VOICE If you use Auditory Prompts you will want to select a voice from this menu that is different from your Main voice to speak the prompts Voice If you are selecting a Main voice remember that this will be your voice When people hear this voice even if they can t see you they will know it s you Recommendation We recommend that you try the options listed below wi
260. wipe the device Regular Cleaning of your Device Clean the case with a soft damp cloth Damp means wrung out till almost dry never dripping If you purchased a keyguard remove it from the case and wash it often in hot soapy water Clean the display with the same kind of product you use for windows To avoid scratching the display use a soft cloth and spray the cleaner directly onto the cloth not the display If you notice a film over the screen after you have cleaned it you may want to try a different cleanser Disinfecting To disinfect your equipment mix 4 cup vinegar with 1 cup water Wipe all equipment with a cloth dampened in this mixture Allow the equipment to air dry What about drooling Any drool should be wiped up immediately especially on the touch screen or around any of the connectors Use a soft damp cloth to wipe the device What about Spills Rain Showers Accidental Immersion If you spill liquid or any runny substance on your device if you re caught in a rain shower or if the device is accidentally dropped in liquid you must call the PRC Service Department Tell them what happened They may ask you to send in your device for servicing Your device is locked up and you cannot use it Try doing the Warm Reset first Warm Reset Options You will loose any un stored work by performing these resets Option 1 ON OFF Button Press and hold the ON OFF button then release it
261. y icons are generally consistent throughout the different Unity overlays Finding Keys You can find any key on an overlay or in the Toolbox by using row and column locations For example on the Unity 45 sequenced overlay there are 5 rows from the top to the bottom of the overlay There are 9 columns of keys from left to right across the overlay ACTIVITY The ACTIVITY key is at location Row 1 Column 1 CA The FEELINGS key is at Row 3 Column 6 The PAGES key The VERB Mr Action Man key s l js at Row 2 Column 4 Using this method you can find any key on any overlay If you use Auditory Scanning with a Blank overlay your device uses the numbers 1 36 to represent Core key locations Activity Row keys are not numbered GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANTAGE Vantage Plus Manual 26 About Minspeak Your device uses Minspeak to help you communicate Minspeak is a means of coding vocabulary to a small set of icons that are rich in meaning Minspeak s use of icons taps into a person s natural tendency to associate multiple meanings to pictures By coding a large vocabulary of words phrases and whole messages using this small set of icons Minspeak offers many advantages it is logical in how it represents a person s language it is easy to learn because it fits into a person s natural ability to associate many meanings to one picture it promotes language development by providing a
262. y those icons where messages are stored These highlighted icons are the only keys on the keyboard that will produce a response Your scan will go only to the highlighted keys SNote Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not Activation Delay This gives you a few seconds to change your mind when you have selected a key This is automatically set to your Scanning Speed For example let s say your scanning speed is set to one second 1 0 You scan to and select a key then realize it s not the key you want You have one second to activate your switch again to de select the key and then scan to a new key Number of Rescans Select the amount of times you want to scan the overlay SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vantage Plus Manual 51 Internal Headpointing Options Madentec s Tracker technology is already integrated into your device You received a small reflective with your device accessories Stick this dot on your forehead the bridge of your glasses or any moveable location on your body where the headpointing sensor on the front of the case can see it As you look at the keys you want to select on your device keep the reflective dot within a 30 35 degree angle of the sensor on the case You should be seated within a 1 3 foot range of your device When the reflective dot and the sensor on the case are working correctly an LED inside the black window at the top front of the case will light If it
263. your device to do two things 1 to show you the All Tools List and 2 to insert a Tool from the list to the key or icon sequence you have chosen on your overlay INSERT TOOL is only active when you are in STORE mode this includes the ASSIGN CORE and ACTIVITY KEYS STORE CREATE and MODIFY ACTIVITY menus and CREATE and MODIFY PAGE menus If you try to activate INSERT TOOL when you are not in STORE mode nothing will happen INSERT TOOL is in the top row on the QWERTY spelling keyboard It will be in different places on the other spelling keyboards If you are assigning multiple Tools and text to an icon sequence or a key you must activate INSERT TOOL before each Tool that you want to copy Store a Tool Under an Icon Sequence Let s say you would like to copy the SPEECH ON OFF Tool and store it under an icon sequence on your overlay To Store a Tool Under an Icon Sequence 1 Go to the Toolbox 2 Activate STORE CORE 3 The Toolbox returns you to your overlay Select the icon sequence you want to store your Tool under and activate OK 4 Select Computer Speech from the storing screen 5 Select Spell Text for Message 6 You see your spelling overlay Activate the INSERT TOOL key STORE ASSIGN TOOLS Vantage Plus Manual 7 You see the first page of the All Tools List The Tools are arranged alphabetically on the screen Activate MORE ITEMS twice 8 Select SPEECH ON OFF 9 Activate OK 10 You see the Storing s

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