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Communicators that work with the High Contrast Icon
CD:
Talk 4 w/Levels (Platinum) #2500
Talk 4 w/Levels (Black) #2500B
Talk 4 w/Levels & Vibration (Platinum) #2500V
Talk 4 w/Levels & Vibration (Black) #2500BV
Basic Talk 4 #4047
Talk 8 w/Levels (Platinum) #2501
Talk 8 w/Levels (Black) #2501B
Talk 8 w/Levels & Vibration (Platinum) #2501V
Talk 8 w/Levels & Vibration (Black) #2501BV
Visually Impaired Communicator Large #2041
Visually Impaired Communicator Medium #2042
High Contrast Icons CD - #4046
USER’S GUIDE
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Suggested by a parent of a child with cortical blindness and her
communication specialist, these icons are highly visible to the most
visually impaired. Package includes two sets of icons (3" x 3" and 5" x
5¼") both in printed form and on a CD (3" x 3" & 4" x 4" on C).
Operation:
1. Insert your High Contrast Icon Maker CD into your computer’s CD
drive. For PC computers: Next double click on my computer, and then
double click on your CD drive to view the contents of the Icon Maker
CD. For Macintosh computers: once you have put the CD into your
computer’s CD drive a folder should appear on your computers desktop.
Open the folder to view the contents of the Icon Maker CD.
2. You will first need to print out a blank template. Please Note: all blank
templates are in Adobe PDF format and all icon sheets are in JPEG.
format. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat reader to view this
software, on your computer, there is a copy for PC (Win 95, 98, 98
SE, Me, 2000 & XP) contained on this CD. All Macintosh
computers should have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader already
installed, if not go to
appropriate version of Acrobat Reader for your computer. To determine
what operating system you have if your not sure, follow these simple
steps. For PC computers: hold your cursor over the My Computer icon
and right click your mouse, then select properties from the drop-down
menu. This will tell you what operating system you have.
3. To install the Adobe Acrobat reader simply double click on the folder
labeled Adobe Acrobat Reader. Next double click on the file contained
in the folder and the software will self install, and then follow any
instruction or prompts it gives you.
4. Now you are ready to work with your High Contrast Icon Maker. Each
folder contains sheets of pre-made icons in 3" x 3" and 4" x 4" sizes.
Please Note: If you see icons on a sheet you want to use you must
print the whole sheet out, you cannot pick individual icons or groups
of icons to print out.
www.Adobe.com and download free, the
5. Before printing make sure your page scaling is set to NONE and print
orientation is set on LANDSCAPE. This applies to the blank PDF
templates.
6. Print or copy your Icon sheet onto a piece of 8 1/2" by 11" sticky backed
label paper.
7. Cut out the Icons you need, peel off the backing and press it in place
within the Icon template guidelines (See figures #1 through #4). Make
sure the Icon sticker edges are completely flat so the strip will not get
caught in the communicator.
8. After your Icons have been applied to the Icon template sheet, cut
your Icon strip out along the dotted lines (See figure #5). Each
Icon template sheet makes three Icon strips. When inserting your
icon strip into the communicator hold down the leading edge so it
will not get caught on the cell dividers (See figure #6). If needed,
a thin laminate sheet such as those used to protect book covers may
be applied over your icon strip to protect it.
Troubleshooting:
Problem: The High Contrast Icon Maker CD is not viewable.
Action #1: Make sure that you have placed the CD with the lettering side
facing up.
Action #2: Try a different CD in your CD drive to rule it out as the source of
the problem.
Rev 7/13/06
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