Essence VT Easy Start

Essence|VT Easy Start

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Easy Start

PRC HEADQUARTERS PRC INTERNATIONAL

1022 Heyl Rd • Wooster, OH 44691

Liberator Ltd

Telephone: (330 262-1984 • (800) 262-1984 Minerva Business Park

Fax: (330) 263-4829 Lynch Wood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

PE2 6FT UK

E-mail Address: [email protected]

Fax: +44 845 2661155

Web Site Address: www.prentrom.com

E-mail Address: info@liberator.co.uk

Web Site Address: www.liberator.co.uk

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Data 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.

Essence, Vantage, WordCore, Language Activity Monitor (LAM), Memory Transfer Interface (MTI) and PRC Infrared Receiver (IRR) are

trademarks of Prentke Romich Company. ECOpoint is a product developed by PRC in collaboration with Tobii Technology(AB)

PCS Symbols are a product of Mayer-Johnson.

Clarity Symbols are a product of Liberator, Ltd.

RealSpeak Text-to-Speech is a trademark of Nuance Communications, Inc.

AT&T Natural Voices is a trademark of AT&T Corporation.

Acapela speech technologies licensed from the Acapella Group.

Non-English text-to-speech supplied by the Acapela Group and RealSpeak Text-to-Speech, a trademarked product of Nuance Communications, Inc.

Windows, Windows Explorer, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Windows WordPad and Microsoft PowerPoint are registered

trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.

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.

Bluetooth Wireless Technology is a registered trademark. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of

such marks by PRC is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

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 Rules. 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.

 If necessary, contact a Prentke Romich Company service technician for assistance.

Bluetooth Adapter, ECOpoint

These devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) these devices may not cause

harmful interference, and (2) these devices must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired

operation. The Bluetooth device contains FCC-ID POOWML-C40. Bluetooth QD ID B013848

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la

classe B respect toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouiller du Canada.

CE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: Use: 0

o

- 45

o

C; Storage: (-20

o

) - 50

o

C; 95% maximum relative humidity @ ambient temperatures less than

40

o

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.

Attention! Consult accompanying documents.

This device is not intended to be an emergency call device or sole communication aid.

Warnings!

 When operating this device in a medical environment, do not use with any product that is not medically approved. Follow all rules

for appropriate cell phone and, if necessary, wireless device use.

 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.

consent of the Prentke Romich Company.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Table of Contents

First Steps........................................................................................................ 5

Turn the Essence|VT ON................................................................................................. 6

Select a Key Size............................................................................................................. 7

If Your Display Screen Goes Dim or Dark ................................................................... 10

The DIRECTORY Page ................................................................................................ 11

Let's Get Started ............................................................................................................ 13

Choose a Spelling Keyboard ......................................................................................... 15

Choose an Access Method............................................................................................. 17

To Change the Access Method Settings and Save the Changes.................................... 19

Choose a Voice.............................................................................................................. 21

You are Ready to Communicate.................................................................................... 24

Add to your Communication Power............................................................. 25

Using the SAVE TEXT Key to Add Messages to a Key .............................................. 26

Word Prediction............................................................................................................. 31

Abbreviation Expansion................................................................................................ 35

Notebooks...................................................................................................................... 40

Using Notebooks ........................................................................................................... 41

Customizing Essence.................................................................................... 47

Using the SETUP Key to Add Messages to Keys......................................................... 48

Recording Messages...................................................................................................... 54

To Hide Keys................................................................................................................. 56

Swap Keys..................................................................................................................... 58

Create Your Own Page.................................................................................................. 61

Link Your New Page..................................................................................................... 66

Add Digital Pictures to Essence Photo Albums............................................................ 71

Saving Memory ............................................................................................................. 79

Special Features............................................................................................ 83

Reminders...................................................................................................................... 84

The Alarm...................................................................................................................... 90

Program TV Remote Controls....................................................................................... 92

The Toolbox ................................................................................................................ 102

Getting More Information........................................................................... 107

Getting More Information/Help................................................................................... 108

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FIRST STEPS

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First Steps

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Turn the Essence|VT ON

Plug the small end of the battery charger cable

into the battery

charger jack on the right side of the case. Plug the other end into a working

electrical outlet.

Press the

button on the top front of the case.

The LED on the

key will light and within a few seconds you will

see the Welcome page.

ON/OFF

key

The battery charger jack is

the small hole on the right

side of the case just above

the connector panel.

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Select a Key Size

Choose 60 or 84 to test the key sizes.

60 takes you to a simple keyboard with 60 keys on it.

84 takes you to a simple keyboard with 84 keys on it.

A 60 key size is a little larger than the 84 key size.

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60 Simple QWERTY

84 Simple QWERTY

You can try both key sizes by selecting the Try essence 84 or Try essence

60 key found on each keyboard. Pick the one that is right for you.

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Spell a Message

Before you return to the DIRECTORY, you might like to spell a message to

speak.

Type a message on the keyboard.

To hear the message spoken, press or select the Text Display Area where

your message appears.

Select the CLEAR key

. This clears the Text Display Area.

When you are ready, select the DIRECTORY key

to return to the

DIRECTORY.

Press or select in this area to

hear your message spoken.

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If Your Display Screen Goes Dim or Dark

If your display screen goes dim or dark and looks like it is off:

Your device has been pre-set to turn off (sleep mode) if you haven't made

any key activations for two minutes. The backlight on your display will

become dim. You can touch the screen or activate a switch to turn the device

back on (wake it up). If you do not wake up the device, eventually the

backlight will go out and the display will be dark. Again, just touch the

screen or activate your switch to wake up your device. It may take a minute

or two to wake up.

If you need more time to elapse before the screen goes to sleep, you can

change from two minutes to five or ten minutes by doing the following:.

Select the TOOLS

key on the front the case.

Select the MAINTENANCE MENU key

on your screen.

In the Auto Power Down option

use the arrow

keys to select the time you want.

Select the OK key

in the bottom right corner of the menu.

Select the GO TO HOME key

in the upper right corner.

You are back at the DIRECTORY page and ready to continue.

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The DIRECTORY Page

The DIRECTORY page gives you access to the applications in the Essence

program.

For now, you may choose any key on this page to look at what's available in

Essence.

To return to the DIRECTORY from an page, select the key in the top left

corner of the page. This may be a CLOSE key with a Left Arrow on it

or you may see the DIRECTORY key .

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If the key in the upper left corner is the CLOSE key , select it

until you see the DIRECTORY key

.

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Let's Get Started

On the DIRECTORY page, select the GETTING STARTED key

.

You see the GETTING STARTED page:

The keys on this page help you to customize the settings of your device so

that it works the way you want it to. You will also learn some of the basic

programming that you will need to get started.

You will find short videos explaining many of these options on a CD that

came in the box with your device. You can watch these videos on your

computer.

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If you are thinking about selecting an option on the DIRECTORY page but

would like to know more about it first, go to this GETTING STARTED

page, select the key you want and read about the option you are interested in.

In this Easy Start we will be using both the GETTING STARTED page

and the DIRECTORY page.

For now, select the DIRECTORY

key to return to the

DIRECTORY.

We will learn about some of the DIRECTORY options.

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Choose a Spelling Keyboard

Earlier, you selected a key size (60 or 84). Now you need to select a spelling

keyboard that is comfortable and easy for you to use. Your spelling

keyboard page will be the page you use most often.

Select the KEYBOARDS key

.

The Keyboard SPELL OPTIONS page contains the different spelling

keyboards that are available for you to use. They will all be in the key size

you selected earlier (60 or 84).

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Select the #1 key to see some directions for using this page.

All the keyboards have the alphabet, numbers and some of the same options

on them. Find a keyboard that makes it easy for you to spell and that has the

options you want.

The EYEGAZE keyboards just have labels on the keys, no pictures. For

example, the TOOLS key just has the word TOOLS on it.

Each keyboard (except 15 LOCATION SPELL) has an OK key.

The key will look like one of these. They all take you back one page.

Select the OK key to take you back to the keyboard SPELL OPTIONS

page. Continue to select keyboards until you find one you like.

To return to SPELL OPTIONS from the 15 Location Spell keyboard,

select the MESSAGES key; then the DIRECTORY key; then the

KEYBOARD OPTIONS key.

When you have decided on the keyboard you want to use, return to the

SPELL OPTIONS page. Select the orange #2 key

, then select the

keyboard key you want to use. This will be your default keyboard.

To clear text from your Text Display Area, select the CLEAR key

.

When you are ready, select the DIRECTORY key

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Choose an Access Method

"Access Method" means the way you make selections on your device. You

may touch the screen, scan with a switch, or select with your eyes. There are

many way to access your VT. There are some Access Methods already set

up for you. You can also customize the settings for many different access

methods and then save the settings so you can use them over and over.

On the DIRECTORY page, select the TOOLS key

.

On the TOOLS page select the ACCESS METHOD key

.

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The SETTINGS 1 key is ready for Touch access. If you can make

selections by touching your device screen, you can use this Setting.

The SETTINGS 2 key is ready for 1-Switch Scanning. If you need to use a

switch to make selections, use this option.

Select one of the settings and try it out. You will be asked if you want to

switch to Settings 1. Answer YES.

You may find that these preset settings are not quite right for you. You can

change the default settings until you find the right mix for you. Then you can

save those settings by selecting the SAVE SETTINGS 1 or 2 keys.

We recommend that you ask a clinician who is familiar with the Access

Method you want to use to help you set it up.

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To Change the Access Method Settings and Save the

Changes

 We recommend that you ask a clinician to help with this, especially if

you are using scanning.

1. Select the Settings key you want (1 or 2).

2. Select the ACCESS METHOD MENU key

If the method you see is not the one you want, select the Choose Different

Access Method key to go to the method you want.

3. Select the options you want to change.

Select Choose Different Access

Method to go to the method you want.

This tells you the current

Access Method.

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4. When you have things set the way you want, select the OK key .

5. Now select the orange SAVE SETTINGS key that matches the settings

you are saving (#1 or #2)

.

If you select an Access Method that is different from the label on the

Settings keys, just remember the number on the key you selected.

Learn more about the different Access Methods in the Essence|VT

Operator's Manual at http://talknow.prentrom.com

.

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