Turning Technologies Pulse User Manual

This device must be registered in order for it to
function properly. Your instructor will give your
information about the preferred method for
your class.

Pulse Keys

You will use your Pulse clicker as you do your other
handheld devices that have keypads. Key touches
are described here as presses. Several keys have
two types of key presses – press and press and hold.

The Screen

NAME DESCRIPTION ICON

Channel #

Enter/Send

Correct/
Incorrect

RF Activity

Indicators
Text Entry
Mode
Self-Paced
Mode
Battery
Status

Displays Channel # or homework bin,
depending on mode.
Animated during transmission. OK
when transmission acknowledged.
Indicates correct or incorrect answer.
Teacher must activate this option.
Up arrow flashes for each transmit,
down arrow flashes for each receive.
Indicates which of the text entry modes ­alpha, numeric, SMS - is currently in use.
Indicates that the keypad is operating in
Self-Paced Mode.
Indicates the current battery voltage from full
to low to very low. Very low will flash.

Menu

Press to access the Main Menu.

Press the Navigation keys to scroll the Menu.
Press the Enter key to select a Menu item.

Menu Item Description

Join Press the Enter key.

Type the Join Code for the Class.

Channel Displays the Channel # in the

upper left corner of the Screen.

Clicker # Displays the clicker’s assigned

number.

Greeting The Greeting displays when you

turn on the Pulse.
Press the Enter key, type your
greeting, press the Enter key
again to save it.

Contrast Press the Navigation keys to

adjust the contrast from low
contrast (1) to high contrast (6).

Diagnostic Displays the Pulse’s Serial num-

ber, your Pulse type, the signal
strength, and firmware version.

Left Navigation

Backspace

Alpha/Numeric/SMS Entry

Plus/Minus

Switch text entry mode

Press key multiple times to cycle

through the text entry modes.
As you change modes, they are
pictured on the Screen.

Power

Press to power on

your Pulse.

Press and hold for

2 seconds to power
down your Pulse.

Right Navigation

Enter/Send

Symbol

Press key multiple times to cycle

through Symbols Table.

Symbols Table

. Period
, Comma
/ Division
* Multiplication
+ Plus

- Minus
Space
( Open Parenthesis
) Close Parenthesis
x

y
= Equal
> Greater than
< Less than

≥ Greater than or equal
≤ Less than or equal

| Pipe
√ Square Root
^ Caret
@ Email

Jump/Search

Press key to jump to a question

in a self-paced test or homework
assignment.

Press and hold key to search for

the next unanswered question.

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Using

PULSE

Power On

Join the Class

Changing Text
Entry Modes

in the Classroom

On the Screen

As the Pulse powers up, eInstruction and your clicker’s Serial number appear on the
Pulse Screen. The Greeting displays and Pulse begins searching for a Class to join.

You are instructed to enter a Class Channel # and press Enter key, or
Press Menu, navigate to the Join menu item and press Enter key, or
You may be joined automatically to the Class.

When Q: _ appears on your Pulse Screen, you are joined to the
Class and ready to answer questions.

You can answer many different types of questions with your Pulse clicker—single
answer multiple choice, true/false, numeric, multiple correct multiple choice, answer
series, short answer, and so on. The Pulse clicker will change to the appropriate
entry mode when the teacher begins asking questions.

Self-Paced
Mode

Answering a
Question

Powering Down

If the Self-Paced Mode icon displays on your Pulse Screen, you are going to be
taking a test. You can answer the questions in any order. You can return to a ques­tion and change your answer as many times as you want within the time allotted
for the test. Use the Alpha/Numeric/SMS Entry key to cycle to the appropriate text

entry mode you need to enter your answer (Numeric , Multiple Choice , or Short
Answer ). Verify the mode you are in on your Pulse Screen. Each time you press

the Enter/Send key, your answer to the current question is transmitted. Watch the
Enter/Send icon to verify transmission. Press the Jump/Search key and designate
the question you want to jump to. Press and hold the Jump/Search key to jump to
the next unanswered question.

1 Select the appropriate text entry mode.

2 Press the key or keys in your answer. Use the Backspace key to make correc-

tions.

3 Press the Enter/Send key.

The Enter/Send icon will be animated on the Pulse Screen and OK will verify a suc­cessful transmission. If your teacher has set the Correct/Incorrect Answer icon ,
where appropriate for specific question types, it will display on the Pulse Screen.

To turn off your Pulse, press and hold the Power key for about two seconds until you
see the Powering Down message on the Screen.