DynaVox Series 5 User Manual

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Part # 401125-A

First Edition

Published July 2010

Created in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What’s in the Box?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Open or Dedicated Series 5 device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About this User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Emergency Use (Intended Use of This Product) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Please Register Your Purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Overview of Resources (How to Get Help) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Important Information about Your Series 5 Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Section 2: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Turning On the Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Introductory Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Creating A User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Choosing a Page Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Adding Custom Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Selecting a Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Choosing Other System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Finishing the User Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Customized Page Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Learning the Software Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Title Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Pages vs. Popups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Buttons & Behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Visual Scenes & Active Areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Important Software Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Setup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Tools Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Interface Features Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Page Navigator Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Selection Method Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting the Selection Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Using the Zoom Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

The Zoom Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Working with Hotspots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Adjust the Hotspot Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Changing or Adjusting the Speaking Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Section 3: Page Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

InterAACt Page Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Language Use and Language Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Continuum of Communication Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Communication Skill Level & Page Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using Visual Scenes in InterAACt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

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Quick Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Navigator Page Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Selecting the Navigator User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Navigator Page Set Structure & Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Gateway Page Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

VSD (Visual Scene Display) Page Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Section 4: Plan for Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Visual Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Vocabulary Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Phase 1: Recognize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Phase 2: Prioritize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Phase 3: Organize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Phase 4: Criticize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Section 5: Modifying Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Searching for Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

The Modify Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Modifying a Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Adding a Label to a Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Adding a Text Message to a Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Changing the Symbol on a Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Importing a Digital Picture as a Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Changing a Button’s Color Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Modifying a Page or Popup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Setting the Background Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Importing a Digital Picture as a Background Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Modifying a Group of Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Creating a New Page or Popup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Creating a New Visual Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Creating the Visual Scene Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Creating an Active Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Modifying an Active Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Deleting an Active Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Linking to a New Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Section 6: Rate Enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Rate Enhancement Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Word Prediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Creating Prediction Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Creating a New Dictionary Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Blocking Words from Prediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Using Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

The Concept Browser Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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Editing a Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Using Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

The My Phrases Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Adding a New Phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using Phrases in Conversation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Using Slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Adding Slots to Phrases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Working with Slots in the Message Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Adding Slots to Button Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Adding Slots to Button Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Section 7: Wireless Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Remote Control Commands and Remote Control Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Programming a Default Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Assigning a Custom Remote Control to a Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Creating a New IR Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Learning an IR Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Adding an Environmental Control Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Computer Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Computer Access with AccessIT (Infrared) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Computer Access with AccessIT (Bluetooth) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Section 8: Email & Internet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Establishing a Wireless Internet Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Accessing the Internet on an Open Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Onscreen Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Setting Up Your DynaVox Email Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Default Settings for Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Your Email Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Sending and Receiving Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Sending an Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Reading an Incoming Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Replying to a Received Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Section 9: Backing Up & Restoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

What is a “User”?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

The User Manager Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Save the Current User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Open a Different User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Backing Up Your Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Restoring Your Information from a Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Upgrading Your Device Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Appendix A: Searchable Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Searchable Help Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Appendix B: Other Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

On-Device Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

How To Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147

Video Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

External Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Documentation on CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Online Knowledge Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Remote Technical Support through Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Telephone Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Appendix C: Finding the Introductory Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Appendix D: Backup File Worksheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Appendix E: End-User Licence Agreement (EULA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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The User’s Guide is the first step in learning to communicate with your DynaVox Series 5

device. This manual briefly introduces DynaVox terms and features. It also helps you through the initial device setup and introduces the many ways that you can easily add you own customized information. Once you have read through the material provided here, you will be ready to start communicating and customizing your Series 5 device.

What’s in the Box?

When you open the shipping box, carefully remove your Series 5 device and other items from the box. Make sure that you received all of the accessories that ship with the Series 5 device:

Your Series 5 device shipment should have included the following accessories:

What’s in the Box?

Section 1: Introduction

• Battery

• DC power adapter/charger and power cord

• Carrying strap/handle or tabletop stand

• USB flash drive (also known as a “USB jump drive”)

• USB keyboard & mouse

• Registration card

• This User’s Guide - which includes the Quick Start Guide & CDs

• Stylus

If any of the items are missing from the box, please call DynaVox Customer and Sales Support at 1-800-344-1778.

Note: Be sure to save the box and packing material. If you should ever need to

send your device back to DynaVox Technologies for repair, you will need the box and packing material to ship it safely.

Open or Dedicated Series 5 device

You will receive either an open or a dedicated Series 5 device. When you placed your order, you had to choose either the open or dedicated Series 5 device.

• An open Series 5 device can be used to run Windows computer software in addition to the

DynaVox Series 5 software. An open device is a portable computer combined with a communication device.

• A dedicated Series 5 device can run only the DynaVox Series 5 software.

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About this User’s Guide

This User’s Guide contains descriptions and instructions on performing the basic operations

of your Series 5 device. Throughout the text, you will find the following kinds of comments:

Note: This User’s Guide guide offers notes that are designed to point out

Reference: Many of the topics in this User’s Guide are explained in more detail

Caution: Caution notes (marked with the caution symbol) contain very important

features that can be used to make your Series 5 device a better fit for an individual user, or other important considerations. Notes are marked with a flag to make them easy to find.

in the Searchable Help that can be launched on your Series 5

device (or the CD that came with your Series 5 device). The notes include a key word or phrase that can be used to optimize topic searches. Reference notes are marked with a computer mouse.

information to help you use your Series 5 device safely, and to prevent device damage and loss of information.

Emergency Use (Intended Use of This Product)

The Series 5 device is intended for everyday communication situations. It should not be relied upon as a means of communicating emergency medical information. We recommend having multiple ways to communicate information during a medical emergency.

Please Register Your Purchase

Please fill out and return the registration card that was shipped with your Series 5 device. Without this information, we cannot know who uses our devices, or who should receive software updates, newsletters or other product information.

Each Series 5 device has a serial number sticker on the bottom of the unit. Be sure to write the serial number on your registration card before you mail it in. Also, take time now to copy the serial number here so that it will be handy if you must contact someone from DynaVox Technologies, either to check on an order for your product or to talk to someone in Technical Support. It is especially important to do this if your device will be mounted onto a wheelchair, since the serial number may not be readily accessible from that position.

MY DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER:_______________________________________

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Overview of Resources (How to Get Help)

This User’s Guide is only a brief, introductory reference to your Series 5 device. There are

other instructional resources available for the DynaVox Series 5 software, both on the Series 5 device itself and on the CDs that were shipped with the device.

To supplement this manual, your device was shipped with a CD that contains training modules

(in .pdf format) and a Searchable Help program. The training modules provide brief lessons on frequently-used features. The Searchable Help is a comprehensive resource and includes

step-by-step instructions for every feature and operation on the Series 5 device.

In addition, an online Knowledge Base of information is available on DynaVox Technologies’ website at www.dynavoxtech.com.

DynaVox Technologies is dedicated to supporting you as you learn to use your new product. We offer many different learning tools so you can choose the method of support that best meets your needs.

Product Documentation

• Available in multiple formats, including Searchable Help and .pdf documents

• Provides information and training in a way that best suits diverse learning styles

• Available in small pieces that make it easy to fit training into busy schedules

Online Support (www.dynavoxtech.com)

• Knowledge Base

• Application ideas and page sharing

• Virtual Classroom

Technical Support (www.dynavoxtech.com or 1-800-344-1778)

Hours of Service: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. (EST)

If you are not a resident of North America, please call the dealer from whom you purchased your device.

Your DynaVox Sales Consultant (1-888-697-7332)

• Product and pricing information

• Assistance with placing orders

• If you are not a resident of North America, please call the dealer from whom you

purchased your device.

For more information, refer to Appendix A and Appendix B in this User’s Guide.

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Important Information about Your Series 5 Device

Your Series 5 device meets all necessary international safety standards and has been tested to meet IEC 601-1, UL/CSA 60950 and AS/NZ 60950 requirements. The Series 5 device system is tested to medical device directive 93/42/EEC and is a Class II device. The system is considered to be a portable device that is intended for continuous operation, not intermittent use. This device has electrical input ratings of 19 VDC/3.1 Amps.

The device complies with Part 15, Class B of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following 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. The device is also tested to Canadian standard ICES-003.

Caution: Your DynaVox Series 5 device contains a Lithium Ion battery. A safety

hazard may develop when the battery is placed in or near fires or stoves, or in locations with temperatures above 113°F (45°C). These conditions may cause the battery to generate heat, explode or ignite.

Caution: Do not perforate, disassemble or modify the battery. If you must

dispose of the battery, do so according to the local laws that apply to the area where you live.

Caution: For safe and proper operation of your DynaVox Series 5 device, use

Caution: Be sure to disconnect all power before charging the battery. Except for

Caution: This device presents a risk of electrical shock if the metal casing is

Caution: The DynaVox Series 5 devices are not suitable for use in the presence

only chargers, batteries and accessories that have been approved by DynaVox Technologies.

the battery, the DynaVox Series 5 devices contain no user-serviceable parts.

opened. Do not open the metal casing that surrounds the device.

of flammable anesthetics.

When you are charging your Series 5 device, remember that the electrical outlet you will use to power the adapter must be accessible and within 10 feet (3 meters) of the device. There should be no switches or disconnect devices in the earth conductor.

The charger requires no routine maintenance other than a periodic inspection of the power cords for signs of wear and damage. If the power cords show signs of wear and damage, they should be replaced.

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This section covers some of the basic functions and menus on your Series 5 device.

Turning On the Device

Select the power button above the touch screen to turn your Series 5 device on.

Several different screens may be presented as the device starts up. Once the DynaVox Series 5 software is open, you will see the first of a series of introductory pages.

The Introductory Pages

Turning On the Device

Section 2: Getting Started

When you open the DynaVox Series 5 software for the first time, you will see the first of a series of introductory pages. These introductory pages provide some basic information and

then walk you through the process of setting up the device for a user.

Note: If the page that you see on your device does not match the page shown

here, stop now and navigate to the first introductory page. Refer to

Appendix C for step-by-step instructions.

Introduction page 1

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Creating A User

Move to the next introductory page by selecting the Select Here to Continue button. The next three pages list your resources for help (these resources are described in Appendix

A and Appendix B of this User’s Guide). Select the Next button to advance through these

pages.

The next page introduces the User Setup Wizard, which will help you to quickly and easily create a user (a set of communication pages and other files) and choose a page set for the person who will be using the device. The User Setup Wizard will also help you to choose a voice and add personal vocabulary to the existing communication pages. To begin the User

Setup Wizard, select the Next button.

Note: If you have an open Series 5 device (one with Windows computer

capabilities), a page will recommend obtaining virus-protection software for

your device. When you are finished with this page, select the Next button

to move on.

Creating A User

In the DynaVox Series 5 software, a user is a set of files that can include communication pages, vocabulary, symbols, device settings, sounds and other information. Your DynaVox Series 5 software can support multiple users. When you turn on the device for the first time, the Startup User is the active user. The User Setup Wizard will help you to create a custom user, specific to the person who will use the device.

When you start the User Setup Wizard, the system keyboard will open and you will be asked to enter a user name. Use the alphabet buttons to enter a name that you will easily recognize.

Then, select the OK button. The system keyboard will close.

System Keyboard

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A system window will open, asking you the kind of device the user has. Select the appropriate

Drop-down menu (expanded) Scroll bar

check box and then select the OK button.

Choosing a Page Set

The User Setup Wizard will ask questions about the needs and preferences of the device user. Your answers to these questions will help to determine an appropriate set of communication pages for the user.

The questions that appear will depend on your answers to each of the previous questions. This means that there is no one standard path through the User Setup Wizard.

Answer each question to the best of your ability and select the Next button to move to the next

question. There will be an opportunity to review and update your selections at the end of the User Setup Wizard.

Note: The User Setup Wizard also allows you to incorporate saved information

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from previous DynaVox devices (a Series 4 backup file or a DynaVox 3100 package) into the user that you are creating on your Series 5 device.

Adding Custom Information

Eventually, you will come to the General Information page. This section of the User Setup

Wizard provides a simple way to add personal information about the person who will be using the device. This information will automatically be incorporated into the page set.

To enter personal information, select one of the blank text boxes on the page. Use the system keyboard to enter the appropriate information (name, address, medical needs, friends’ names,

etc.) and select the OK button to close the system keyboard. When all of the text boxes on a page have been filled, select the Next button to continue to the next page.

Selecting a Voice

The Speech Settings

page enables you to test, select and customize a speaking voice. Your Series 5 device provides you with numerous voice options.

Select the Voice

drop-down menu, then select a voice from the list (use the scroll bar to see all the voice options). The drop-down menu will close and display the name of the voice you chose.

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You may want to adjust the volume and speech rate. of the voice. Select the Test Voice button to hear an example of the current settings. You can use the Volume and Rate sliders to make adjustments, then select the Test Voice button again to hear the voice again.

Once you have completed your voice selection and settings, select the Next button to

continue.

Choosing Other System Settings

The next few pages of the User Setup Wizard enable you to choose some of the visual settings for the DynaVox Series 5 software, including the font size and symbol use settings for the Message Window, turning animated symbols on or off and the formats for displaying the

date and time. When you have finished adjusting these settings, select the Next button to

continue.

Finishing the User Setup Wizard

The Confirmation Page displays all the

information that you entered and each of your setting selections. Use the scroll bar to view all of your settings. If you need to change any item, select it in the viewport and then

select the Edit button.

This will return you to the appropriate page of the User Setup Wizard. When you have made your changes, select

Finish to return to the Confirmation Page.

When finished, select the Save and Exit button. The software will close the Startup User and open the new user that you just named and created. Select the Exit DynaVox button when

prompted.

The Customized Page Set

The DynaVox Series 5 software used the selections that you made and the personal information that you entered in the User Setup Wizard to choose and customize one of the

InterAACt page sets for you. Refer to Section 3 of this User’s Guide and the Searchable Help on your Series 5 device (or on CD) for more information about additional page sets.

Reference: Remember that you are not limited to the page set that was selected

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by the User Setup Wizard. Refer to the Searchable Help on your

Series 5 device (or on CD) for information about other page sets, (including how to navigate to a new page set).

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Master button

If your selections in the User Setup Wizard indicated that the device user will be able to successfully navigate through his or her own page set, the master page of the chosen page set will be displayed.

Master page example: Child 12 Master

If your selections indicated that the device user will need assistance with page navigation, then you will see the facilitator master page. You will also see this page if the user is an emergent communicator. The facilitator master has buttons for each topic in the page set. It allows a communication partner to quickly and easily find appropriate pages for the person

who is using the device. To get to the master page, select the Master (or My Master) button.

Facilitator master page example: Teen 6 Facilitator Master

The master page for the page set is now open on your device.

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Page Back Page Forward

My Phrases

Describe

Minimize

Maximize

Home Page

Undo Main Menu

Modify

Learning the Software Interface

The DynaVox Series 5 software provides special tools to help you maintain and customize your device.This section describes the features and tools available in the title bar and in software menus.

The Title Bar

The white bar that stretches across the top of the touch screen is the title bar. The title bar is not part of the communication page. Instead, it contains the following tools for using the

DynaVox Series 5 software:

Note: The title bar for an open Series 5 device (shown below) contains three

Title bar (open Series 5 device)

The title bar contains the following buttons:

• Page Back/Page Forward - These two buttons enable you to move backwards and

forwards through all of the communication pages that you have opened on your device.

•Home Page - This button will always return you to your designated Home Page. This

ensures that you will always be able to find your way back to a familiar place when you explore the page set.

buttons that are not available on the dedicated device (Minimize, Maximize and Close).

• Undo - Select this button to undo the action that was most recently performed in the

Message Window. The software supports multiple levels of undo, so you can reverse many actions.

• My Phrases - This button gives you instant access to any frequently-used phrases that

you have saved in the My Phrases menu (some phrases may pre-programmed with your

page set).

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•Main Menu - The Main Menu button is shaped like a downward-pointing arrow. Select this

button to open a series of drop-down menus that gives you access to all of the different features, menus and commands available in the software.

Note: This document uses the ‘>’ character to show the different levels of the

drop-down menus. For example, the instruction “Select Main Menu >

Setup > Setup Menu” means to select the Main Menu button, then select Setup in the first drop-down menu, and then select Setup Menu in the

second drop-down menu.

•Modify - The green Modify button enables you to quickly and easily customize any

selected object on a page or popup.

• Describe - The question mark-shaped Describe button is part of a simple help feature.

Select the Describe button to see a brief description of the next screen element that you select.

• Minimize - Select this button to hide the DynaVox software window (you will have to select

it in your Windows task bar to make it visible again). This button is only available on open Series 5 devices.

•Maximize - Select this button to toggle the DynaVox software window from actual size to

full-screen size and back again. This button is only available on open Series 5 devices.

•Close - Select this button to close the DynaVox software. You will have a chance to save

your changes, or to keep the software open. This button is only available on open Series 5 devices.

Reference: To find more information about each item in the title bar, open the

Searchable Help on your device (or on CD) and perform a keyword

search on “using the title bar tools.”

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Message Window

Go To Button

Button

Popup

Pages vs. Popups

Communication pages and popups are displayed below the title bar. A page fills the entire touch screen below the title bar. Popups, which are miniature pages, fill only part of the touch screen and appear to “float” over a full-size page.

Some pages and popups include a Message Window - a box where text or symbol messages can be composed.

Page example (top), Popup Example (bottom)

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Buttons & Behaviors

Both pages and popups are usually filled with buttons. Most buttons have text labels or picture symbols (or both) to help you quickly identify the button’s purpose or vocabulary. Every button includes one or more behaviors. When a button is selected, its assigned behavior will cause it to perform an action, like speaking a word or message.

The DynaVox Series 5 software offers hundreds of behaviors in several different categories, but most pages and popups use behaviors from the Favorites category. There are five behaviors in the Favorites category:

•Go To Page - This behavior will open a different page or popup. Buttons with this behavior

are called Go To buttons, and are often (but not always) shaped like file folders.

• Speak Label - This behavior will immediately speak the button’s text label.

•Speak Text - This behavior will immediately speak the button’s text message. (The text

message is different from the button label - it is typically a longer message. For example, the button label could read “carrots” and the text message could be “I would like some carrots, please.”)

• Insert Label - This behavior will insert the button’s text label into the Message Window.

The device will speak when the Message Window is selected.

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• Insert Text - This behavior will insert the button’s text message into the Message Window.

The device will speak when the Message Window is selected.

Other behaviors can be used to make a button perform a variety other actions, like playing a video and sending infrared (IR) remote control or computer access commands.

Reference: The Searchable Help on your Series 5 device (or on CD) includes

definitions for every available behavior. To find a complete list of

behaviors, refer to Appendix A: Behavior Reference in the Searchable Help.

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Visual Scenes & Active Areas

Some pages may use a large background picture instead of rows and columns of buttons. This type of page is called a

visual scene. Visual scenes contain active areas (invisible

buttons) that are placed over certain areas of the background picture. Active areas can be programmed with behaviors, just like buttons can. When an active area is selected, it will perform it’s behavior, just like a button.

Visual scenes may be especially useful for individuals who respond well to pictures or need a very recognizable background image to establish a context for communication. The DynaVox

InterAACt page sets make extensive use of visual scenes and active areas.

Reference: For more information about visual scenes, open the Searchable

Help on your device (or on CD) and perform a keyword search on

“visual scene.”

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Important Software Menus

The DynaVox Series 5 software contains a wide variety of system settings and device functions. They are collected into logical groups and displayed on the touch screen in menus.

Two of the menus in the DynaVox Series 5 software, the Setup menu and the Tools menu, serve mainly as portals to a number of other menus. The Interface Features menu provides

access to a number of settings for adjusting the appearance of objects on the touch screen.

Setup Menu

The Setup menu provides easy access

to many aspects of the device software that you can customize for your

personal use. You can use the Setup

menu to access the speaking voice settings, selection method settings, various system settings and other helpful tools that are available on your device.

Important Software Menus

To open the Setup menu, select Main Menu > Setup > Setup Menu.

Reference: For more information about the menus and features that are

accessible from the Setup menu, open the Searchable Help and

perform a keyword search on “Setup menu.”

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Tools Menu

The Tools menu provides easy

access to many aspects of the device software that you can customize for your personal use. You

can use the Tools menu to access

the various rate enhancement components, environmental control features and other powerful and helpful tools that are available on your device.

To open the Tools menu, select Main

Menu > Setup > Tools Menu.

Reference: For more information about the menus and features that are

Interface Features Menu

The Interface Features menu

enables you to adjust or define how certain objects are presented on the

touch screen. The Interface Features

menu is organized by tabs, with each tab pane containing a different group of controls and options.

To open the Interface Features

menu:

1. Select Main Menu > Setup >

Setup Menu. The Setup menu

will open.

2. Select the Interface Features button. The Interface Features menu will open, with the

Message Window tab active by default.

accessible from the Tools menu, open the Searchable Help and perform a keyword search on “Tools menu.”

Reference: For more information about the menus and features that are

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accessible from the Interface Features menu, open the Searchable Help and perform a keyword search on “Interface Features menu.”

Page Navigator Menu

The Page Navigator menu is the quickest way to open a new page. You can search for a page

by name, or look through the folders on your device and see preview images of pages and popups before opening them.

To open the Page Navigator menu, select Main Menu > Setup > Page Navigator.

The left viewport displays the page sets that are available in the user that you created. Each page set contains a collection of pages and popups. The User Setup Wizard selected a default page set for you, but several others may be available in the

Page Navigator menu.

Important Software Menus

Each page set is represented by a yellow folder icon in the left viewport. If a folder contains sub-folders, it will have an expansion box to the left. Select a closed expansion box [+] to display the sub-folders. Select an open expansion box [-] to hide the sub-folders.

The right viewport displays all of the pages and popups within the folder that is currently selected in the left viewport. If you select a page in the right viewport, a small preview image of the page will appear (to hide the preview image, simply select it).

When the Page Navigator menu opens, the active page set is highlighted in the left viewport.

Likewise, the page that is currently open will be highlighted in the right viewport.

There are three ways to find a page or popup in the Page Navigator menu:

• Scroll through the viewports to find the page or popup.

• Use the Search text box and button to quickly locate a page by name (or by specific

page content).

• Use the Page History viewport to select pages or popups that were recently opened.

Once you have selected the page that you want to open through one of these methods, select

the Go To Page button to close the Page Navigator menu and open the selected page.

Reference: For more information on page navigation, open the Searchable Help

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on your Series 5 device (or on CD) and perform a keyword search on “page navigation.”

Selection Method Options

The DynaVox Series 5 software allows you to choose and refine the device selection method to best suit your needs. The Series 5 device supports the following variety of access methods, to meet the varied physical and cognitive needs of many individuals:

• Touch Enter - This direct selection method is the default selection method for Series

5 devices, and is automatically active in new devices. Touch Enter relies on the

physical selection of items on the touch screen, using a finger, stylus or computer

mouse. It is ideal for individuals who have the fine motor skills and visual/cognitive

abilities necessary to recognize and select words or symbols.

• Touch Exit - This direct selection method is similar to touch enter, but Touch Exit

means that a selected object is activated when the selection is released. This means

that you can slide a finger, stylus, or mouse cursor across the screen, and a selection

will not be made until the finger or stylus lifts off the screen (or the mouse button is

released). Touch Exit is ideal for a person who may find it easier to maintain contact

with the touch screen while moving from selection to selection.

• Scanning - This selection method is intended for individuals who are unable to

effectively use direct selection. Scanning highlights the objects on the touch screen in

a specific pattern. When the desired item is highlighted, a switch or other device is

used to make the selection. Individuals who use visual scanning must be able to

visually identify the moving highlight and items on the touch screen. Another option is

auditory scanning, which speaks cues as choices are highlighted.

• Joystick - This direct selection method allows individuals to use a joystick to highlight

the desired item on the touch screen, then use the joystick button (or a secondary

switch) to make the selection. Audio cues can be used with the Joystick method, to

provide audio reinforcement of the screen selections.

• Audio Touch - This selection method combines the speed of direct selection with the

auditory cues that are typically associated with scanning. Audio Touch enables

individuals to make selections by touching the touch screen. As a finger (or a stylus) is

dragged across the screen, the device will speak the audio cues for the options that

are being passed.

•Mouse Pause - This selection method allows the user to move a mouse pointer

across the touch screen. When the user stops the mouse pointer over an object for a

brief time, the object is selected.

• Morse Code - This selection method adds a Morse code tag to every item on the

touch screen (it is not necessary for the user to know Morse code, since the codes are

supplied). One or two switches can be used to enter the Morse code for the desired

item. The Morse code used for this selection method is the Morse Code Input System

for Windows 2000, which is enhanced to include tags for punctuation and standard

computer commands.

• Eye Tracking - This selection method is intended for individuals with impaired motor

skills that prevent them from effectively using direct selection. When Eye Tracking is

the active selection method, the individual must look at different locations and objects

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on the device screen to select them. Objects can be selected by blinking, dwelling on

them for specified amounts of time, or by using an external switch.

Reference: For detailed information on the selection methods, and ways that

you can further refine and customize them to suit your needs, open

the Searchable Help and perform a keyword search on “selection

methods.”

Setting the Selection Method

To set the selection method for your Series 5 device, complete these steps:

1. Select Main Menu > Setup > Setup Menu. The Setup menu will open.

2. Select the Selection Method drop-down menu, and choose the selection method that you

want to use.

Selection Method Options

3. Select the Selection Method Settings button. A menu will open containing tools that

enable you to further customize the settings of your chosen selection method.

Reference: For more information on refining the settings for your chosen

selection method, open the Searchable Help and perform a keyword

search on “setting the selection method.”

4. When you are finished adjusting the settings for your selection method, select the OK button. Keep selecting the OK button to close all open menus.

The selection method that you chose is now in effect.

Reference: The Series 5 software enables the users of open Series 5 devices to

extend their current selection method out to the Windows desktop, and use it to control other Windows applications on their open Series

5 devices. More more information, open the Searchable Help and

perform a keyword search on “extending the desktop selection method.”

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Using the Zoom Feature

Entire Screen zoom area w/Zoom Toolbar

Inset zoom area

Selecting the “my home” button...

Using the Zoom Feature

Several selection methods (such as Touch Enter, Touch Exit, Scanning, Mouse Pause, Eye Tracking or Joystick selection) enable you to use the zoom feature to magnify an area of the touch screen.

Before using the zoom feature, you will

need to set the controls in the Zoom

Settings menu. Select the Zoom Settings button in any of the selection

method settings menus to open the

Zoom Settings menu.

• Start Zoom With - Choose how

often the zoom feature will be activated:

• Every Selection - Every selection activates the zoom.

• Zoom Hotspot - Select the Zoom Hotspot, and then your next selection activates the

zoom. Select the Hotspot Settings button to adjust the Zoom Hotspot (see Working With Hotspots).

• Secondary Blink (Eye Tracking) - The secondary blink activates the zoom.

• System Menus Only - The zoom is only activated when you navigate the system

menus. It does not zoom on pages or popups.

•Zoom Area - Choose how much of the

screen will show the magnified area. (Refer to the pictures shown here.)

• Entire Screen - Shows the

magnification on the entire screen and displays the Zoom Toolbar.

•Inset - Shows the magnification on a

small area of the screen.

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• Zoom Amount % - Set the initial magnification factor of the zoom. Slide the thumb to the

Zoom Toolbar, bottom left, with Pan Arrows Zoom Toolbar, top right, with Scroll Arrows

right to increase the initial zoom, or to the left to decrease the initial zoom.

• Animate Zoom - Select this check box to animate the zoom feature.

• Continuous Scroll/Pan - When this check box is selected, scrolling (or panning) in the

Zoom Toolbar will continue until you make another selection. When the check box is not selected, scrolling (or panning) will only move the zoomed area a small amount and then stop

The Zoom Toolbar

When the Zoom Area is set to Entire Screen, the Zoom Toolbar will appear whenever the

zoom is activated. The Zoom Toolbar provides controls that help you move around the zoomed portion of the page, increase or decrease the zoom factor, or even cancel the zoom and start over.

The Zoom Toolbar has several settings that you can modify from within the Zoom Settings

menu.

Using the Zoom Feature

• Movement Controls - Choose the controls displayed in the Zoom Toolbar:

• Panning - Increase zoom, decrease zoom, and arrows that will move the magnified

area in the opposite direction of the arrows.

• Scrolling - Increase zoom, decrease zoom, and arrows that will move the magnified

area in the same direction of the arrows.

• Close Only - Only the Close tool to exit the zoom will be shown. No increase/

decrease zoom factor or movement arrows will be shown.

•Size - Choose the thickness of the Zoom Toolbar (and the size of the tools).

•Position - Choose the position of the Zoom Toolbar. It can appear in any of the four

corners of the screen, or around the entire perimeter of the screen.

• Toolbar Color - Choose the color of the Zoom Toolbar.

• Tool Color - Choose the color of the tools within the Zoom Toolbar.

• Active Tool Color - Choose the color of the tool being selected within the Zoom Toolbar.

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Working with Hotspots

Zoom Hotspot

Dashboard Hotspot

Pause Selection Hotspot

Working with Hotspots

A “hotspot” is a button that appears on the outside edge of the touch screen of your Series 5 device. Hotspots provide immediate access to an important page or feature of the Series 5 software.

There are three hotspots available:

• Dashboard Hotspot - Opens a popup (or onscreen keyboard) that you defined as the

“Dashboard.”

• Pause Selection Hotspot - Provides a “resting place.” When you select this hotspot,

the software will not register any other screen selections until you select the hotspot again.

• Zoom Hotspot - Activates the zoom feature (see Using the Zoom Feature). When

you select the Zoom Hotspot, the next spot you select on the screen becomes the center of the zoom area.

When active, hotspots are always shown “above” the buttons on the current page. They are always accessible. The following example screen shows all three hotspots, active around the touch screen.

The example shows all three hotspots at their largest size. Hotspots can be sized smaller, so that they do not occupy as much room on the screen.

Hotspot Example

Adjust the Hotspot Settings

The Hotspot Settings menu enables you to manage the size and placement of the hotspots. You can also use the Hotspot Settings menu to define the Dashboard Popup and Dashboard onscreen keyboard, and access the Zoom Settings menu.

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Working with Hotspots

1. Select Main Menu > Setup > Setup Menu. The Setup menu will open.

2. Select the Interface Features button, then select the Advanced tab on the Interface Features menu.

3. Select the Hotspot Settings button. The Hotspot Settings menu will open.

Hotspot Settings Menu

Common Settings

Defining the visibility, size, and placement settings is the same for all three hotspots: Dashboard, Pause Selection, and Zoom:

• Select the Show ______ Hotspot check box for each of the hotspots that you want to

use.

Note: The Pause Selection Hotspot is only available when the current selection

method is set to Mouse Pause or Eye Tracking, and a pause (dwell) setting is active.

• Select the Position drop-down menu and choose where you want the hotspot to

appear.

• Select the Size drop-down menu and choose the size of the hotspot.

Additional Dashboard Hotspot Settings

The Dashboard Hotspot will open a popup (when you are currently on a page), or an onscreen keyboard (when you are currently on an onscreen keyboard).

1. To choose the popup that will open when the Dashboard Hotspot is selected, select the

Dashboard Popup button.

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2. Find the popup by selecting the Search text box and entering the exact name of the

popup you want to find. Or, visually search through the page sets in the left viewport (the contents of the selected folder will be shown in the right viewport).

3. Select the desired popup in the right viewport, and select the OK button. The name of the popup will appear in the Dashboard Popup button in the Hotspot Settings menu.

4. To choose the onscreen keyboard that will open when the Dashboard Hotspot is selected

(and you are currently in an onscreen keyboard), select the Dashboard Onscreen Keyboard button, and repeat steps 2-3.

Additional Zoom Hotspot Settings

• Select the Zoom Settings button to open the Zoom Settings menu and adjust the parameters of the zoom feature. (See Using the Zoom Feature.)

When you are finished modifying the hotspot settings, select the OK button to close the Hotspot Settings menu. Keep selecting the OK button to close all open menus.

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