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2. Forward Home page e Choose Go to gt Page The popup resource browser lists the pages from the currently open vocabulary file Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 42 E Resource browser Choose Close Hesource browser I 16 Basic Vocab 2nd Activities 2nd Classroom About Me Activities BABC Bnumbers body parts Casual Greeting ca ow e Select a page you want to open and tap the Choose button e talk Chat GT will display the selected page 5 19 Navigating through pages using buttons Navigate Visit Navigate back Navigate to home There are times that a new vocabulary page needs added to an existing vocabulary file In order to access the new page a button must be created to Link to that new page Assigning a Navigate or Visit action to the button will link the new page to your existing pages Use section 5 3 to create another new page While you are still in Edit mode you can link the two pages by using navigation buttons e Tap anywhere on the new page and hold the stylus right click to call up the menu options e Choose the Create New Button option a pop up window will present the button s properties e Select the Actions tab in the Button properties window e Select a navigation action for the button from the drop down list For example a Visit action is similar to a Navigate action but means go to the indicated page but come back to the current page after you ve selec
3. spaghetti Create Button Change Button Size Copy Button Copy Button Style Paste Button Use Same Button Paste Button Style Set Button As Template Re ecord Sound Remove Button From Page Delete Button Permanently Button Box Layout Set as Home of the Current Vocab File Create New Page from Template Delete yes no Set Page As Template Load page A dialog will pop up and request information about the new page Page names are important for vocabulary files with multiple pages since they provide a way to navigate from one page to another If you want to give the page a more descriptive name like Food or Medical care enter this name in the Name box Create Close Create a new page Name ED a t Rows 4 Columns 4 Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 26 You will also have to select the number of rows and columns that appear on the page The available grid sizes range from 1x1 up to 19x19 Most pages are designed for use with pictures and icons and have buttons which are more or less square For example the 10x10 configuration has buttons that are too squat to include both text labels and symbols You can mix pages with different grid sizes in a single vocabulary file After you tap on the Create button a blank page will be created in your library and you will be ready to place buttons 5 4 Button Properties The Button Properties pages hold all of the options for changing the appearan
4. t want button will navigate to the identical page as I want e The I need button will visit a page for important demands such as bathroom medication and break It is important to teach the difference between I want and I need e The Clear button will be in this same location on almost every page On the bottom row e The Keyboard button will navigate toa QWERTY keyboard with four word prediction spaces The word prediction will only work on a Plus or Dedicated Plus model There is a Numbers button on the bottom row next to the space bar If you want to use a different keyboard there are many keyboard options within the The Great Talking Box Company software You can also move letters into the ABC format if desired e The Core Words button will navigate to a 28 location page of commonly used core words This is a great starting place for basic sentence building e The School button will navigate to school based vocabulary This button will navigate to options such as Class Jobs Classes School People Time and Date and Weather The Classes button will navigate to many school subjects and allow the teacher to modify the vocabulary she is currently covering in her classroom e The My News button will navigate to a page for Home News School News and the News 2 You starter page The Home and School news pages are almost identical You will see yellow but
5. 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 54 56 68 70 Creating 24 26 45 46 Deleting 51 Editing 45 48 Resizing 44 PalmChat 8 21 end of this manual Paste buttons 43 54 Picture 18 26 30 37 45 52 54 69 77 82 Adding 26 30 37 69 Digital 18 29 30 77 82 Background 45 52 54 PocketPC 58 60 61 81 82 Power Auto Power Down 16 63 76 Batteries 6 17 63 76 Button 6 17 63 On Off 6 17 63 Troubleshooting 76 Printing Pages 56 Profiles 5 66 80 Pronunciations 62 81 Recordings 5 21 37 59 89 Registration 8 82 Remove 11 15 20 29 31 32 45 51 53 54 61 62 67 84 Rename 49 50 51 80 81 Reset 11 16 56 75 76 Run Mode 18 19 41 The Great Talking Box Company contact 5 79 84 85 Scanning 12 39 71 74 82 Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 88 Auditory 12 74 82 SDB 15 19 33 34 58 59 61 70 74 75 76 81 Shift 59 69 70 Size 8 30 44 59 72 Buttons 44 Desktop 8 Image 77 82 Font 30 59 Sounds 18 34 37 53 55 59 81 Speech 25 33 37 59 60 70 Speech Display Bar SDB 15 19 33 34 58 59 61 70 74 75 76 81 Stand 11 Strap 14 Style 29 30 59 Support 79 Switch Connectors 12 Technical Support 79 Templates 46 47 68 80 Text Window 15 19 33 34 58 59 61 70 74 75 76 81 Time Date 39 40 58 62 64 Timing 60 61 71 73 74 76 81 82 Toolbar 20 44 60 75 82 Touchscreen 15 58 60 72 75 76 82 85 Screen Calibrat
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7. 4 67 8 Using Abbreviations to Speak Words 8 1 EtalkChat GT Abbreviation Editor Abbreviations can be used instead of writing the whole word For example you can use a speak button to pronounce an abbreviation typed in the SDB e To create an abbreviation e Tap on the Edit menu e Choose Abbreviations a new pop up dialog will appear You can use this dialog to create edit and delete abbreviations To create an abbreviation tap on the New button The Abbreviation screen will be triggered Use the keyboard to type abbreviation which you want to be expanded in the slot labeled Abbreviation Then spell out the whole word in the slot labeled Expand to Tap the OK button The new abbreviation and its expansion will appear in the list If you want to change the abbreviation you can edit it using the Edit button Save the created abbreviation by tapping the OK button on the upper left corner of the screen To edit an abbreviation already in the abbreviation list tap on it to select it in the abbreviation list and then tap the Edit button The same popup dialog used for entering a new abbreviation will appear with the Abbreviation and Expand to fields already filled in You will be able to change both the Abbreviation and Expand to fields When you are done editing the abbreviation tap the OK Button The modified abbreviation will appear in the abbreviation list You can remove an entry from the abbreviation list by first selecting the abb
8. Font color Body color Border color Font Size Shape and Border width you want for the button e Check the Label on top box to define the label position on the button e Check the Bold Italic Underlined boxes to modify label text 5 10 Modifying the way a button speaks Speak Message Only Speak Label Only The way a button speaks can be modified by simply editing the button action All button modifications are performed only in Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode e Tap on the Speak Message button and hold the stylus to open the menu options e Choose Edit Button option A General Properties screen will appear e Tap on the Actions tab The button action properties will appear e Tap the Remove button to remove the currently set action Speech Message Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 32 OK Cancel General Style Actions Button action Add Message to Display Add Time Date to Display Battery status Backspace key Cancel Visit Caps Modifier e Choose the Speak Message Only action from the drop down action list This button will only pronounce the button message and will not display it e Tap the Add button next to the action list The action will appear in the preview slot e To complete the operation tap on the OK button Now the Speak Message button is transformed into a Speak Message Only button Perform the same steps to transform the new Speak Message Only button into a Speak Label Only The Speak Label O
9. Main Page of MultiChat 15 go to Edit gt General Settings gt Style Tab gt and uncheck Gradient Fill and Border Color Same as Face Color gt OK You should now see multiple colors on the Main Page and throughout the program The heart of the Essence vocabulary consists of a spelling keyboard with word prediction that also allows quick access to hundreds of commonly used phrases and sentences The home page of Essence ALT contains a spelling keyboard If one starts to spell a word the word prediction area expands to offer up to nine predicted words at a time Morphology buttons allow you to change word forms with a single button press The home page also contains quick links to pages of commonly used phrases for communicating with those you regularly interact with in your family and community Other pages contain commonly used vocabulary that may be needed for a visit to the doctor using public transportation going out to eat etc To view the provided vocabulary files choose File gt VocabFile gt Load Vocab File and choose one of the Available Vocabulary Files and explore The The Great Talking Box Company provided vocabulary files are all created as read only files This means that these particular vocabulary files cannot be modified A copy of the file needs to be made and then any modification appropriate for the device user can be made to the new file This maintains the original default vocabularies in case they may be needed at
10. NIN isa ecient cnall not Move Instead of automatically speaking when selected an Cursor Show optional menu will appear when selecting the speech Menu display bar when selected Lane Offers access to specific PocketPC system settings without leaving Etalk Chat GT Keys machine voice is spoken menu Advanced Navigates you to a dialog for managing Prediction Settings Sp Abbreviations Pronunciations Import Drag and Drop System and Full Screen settings Turns Static prediction on off and offers different dictionary sizes to choose from Turns Dynamic prediction on off and determines how AVAILABLE many words it keeps track of and how often it s updated Manage Set up abbreviation expansions here Pronunciations General Turns on off pronunciation exceptions Voice Manage Set up pronunciation exceptions here Import General Guidelines for importing process Conflict Guidelines for importing process resolution Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 82 Menu Menu Option Sub Menu Description Option Determines how the drag and drop feature works settings while editing pages Symbols _ Changes the size of pictures being imported Library Cleanup Caution This option will Cleanup aka DELETE Library all items in the Library that are not currently being used in a vocabulary file Switch Navi gates ou to a dialog for managing S scan ee Seager Setup used to scan with Timing prior to activation Scannin
11. O EEA EEEE S E E 9 1 Etalk Chat GT DEONET E A A 9 2 Etalk Chat GT Dictionary oa Cmoosine to Uss A DIr Key DO al ssis aa 9 5 Creating sentences quietly and speaking entire sentence at ONCE 22 20c cccccccceecesceceetees cacseseseccecssccssccsscecccsecsseees 9 0 Creating buttons that contain Grammar ACHODS sc ccis0sdcccaseseeaawderdnesiaveweatewecceessvanvevecednntenvenwenwseewse OS Switch Scanning a a E A E LOI SCAM SC Saracens cesactentconcesececteteessacscetensseestsncxeanaccetacedsceasticsisseaciaedetsessssenecbas cavelectcscasadie eeisiciied rii ODS wettetan a T T E E O e ONIN a suecats sadeeauieveueece soscauc sce caceetescucetatat tadnuceaeecueeenscceeenedeeceseaes OAS cam OMlOMSeenee cee ce ocr ccacetecmeeenaeccsece eee E ce acmener ae aaa ecces NOD can Paci Gvcscns aise vss svsnauuuieusunesuaedawacein oven EE OEE T T T L T OPP don t have any Speech SON eessen REA AEAEE 11 2 Restarting the Etalk Chat 11 3 Finding and Loading your Vocabulary le sscseseccedienceravastazessaceseneeaescieuedecescswnsts snesanesapezenesieguascasseucetebivecesanenecs MESERO lS Toolbar and Menus Are MiSs ioopen E Ho Text ind OW is missing or howto hide ma aee cures reicucces tcc cccee ceneeccene cer se eires 11 7 The Etalk Chat GT turns off by S a E O E E E E ES Me Sereen e OO E E E A A E E E E Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 50 5I 51 52 55 55 56 56 56 56 58 58 LLO ES scree 1s MOR Fes 00s CA ac sa cetcs cs d soca denen sacnsvaresce ses uese se
12. PDA based ChatPC products and features digitized recorded and synthesized computer generated speech The Etalk Chat GT offers NeoSpeech a high quality American English speech that performs admirably on the Etalk Chat GT The Etalk Chat GT and the Etalk Chat GT D have built in static word prediction software The scanning system should also allow users to use their unique capabilities to customize the most accurate scanning options for them The Great Talking Box Company encourages all programming to be done on the PC using the Saltillo DesktopChat software and then exported to the Etalk Chat GT The Compact Disc for installing the DesktopChat software can be found in the back of this user s guide The DesktopChat software not only provides a backup of the communication device but also provides a place to modify vocabulary without keeping the Etalk Chat GT from its user The Etalk Chat GT machine runs on rechargeable batteries Before using your device for the first time charge the battery with the battery charger provided with the device see next page Install the DesktopChat software onto a separate computer that will be used for programming and keeping a copy of the device user s vocabulary The DesktopChat has been provided on a CD included in your box We encourage all parties working with this system to use the DesktopChat CD to download the program onto their computer The Saltillo DesktopChat software handles transf
13. The default scanning speed is one second This means it takes one second from the time one key 1s highlighted until the next key is highlighted Number of Rescans Select the number of times you want your device to automatically scan the page The default 1s 3 times then the scan will stop until a switch 1s activated again Initial Delays Initial delays happen after the switch activation starts the scan but before the area defined If an initial delay is set for Rows prior to the system starting the scan of rows the system will delay the set amount Activation Delay This gives a chance to change your mind when you have selected a button This 1s 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 button then realize it s not the button you want You have one second to activate your switch again to de select the button and then scan to a new button 10 4 Scan Options Activation Beep and Scan Beep The Activation Scan Beep is the beep you hear when you press or scan to a key The default is On You can select the volume Checking or unchecking the box turns the beep on or off If On checked then the volume can be set to quiet normal or loud Scanning Cursor The Scan Cursor highlights the scan position The color of the button outline defaults to red but can be changed by choosing the color palette in the Scan Box option and choosing the preferred
14. a later time To create a copy of an existing vocabulary file e Choose the File Menu e Choose Vocab File e Choose Save Vocab File As Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 22 e Type ina name to represent the file 1 e Jane4_ 08 e Select Save this may take a few minutes The new vocabulary file is ready to be modified to meet the device user s needs The remainder of this User s Guide describes how to modify buttons how to create new pages and how to modify the settings for the most effective access technique Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 23 5 Modifying a Vocabulary File on the Etalk Chat GT 5 1 Open an existing Vocabulary file Etalk Chat GT allows you to load a variety of pages that have different button layouts Each set of pages or vocabulary set is called a vocabulary file Etalk Chat GT includes a variety of Default vocabulary files The Great Talking Box Company Supplied vocabulary files can be used as a starting point for a configuration or simply used as demonstration To see the Original vocabulary files included with Etalk Chat GT e Tap on the File menu e Choose Vocab File e Tap on Load Vocab File The Great Talking Box Company s files are followed by Original e Simply select the one you want to load and tap Choose DesktopChat File Edit View Help Language F Vocab File Load Vocab File New Vocab File Save Vocab File As Profile Delete Vocab File Export Exit Pe schoo
15. and Hold in the Move Cursor Show Menu option at the bottom on the Speech Display Bar tab These options will empower the device user when determining what and when things are spoken 9 5 Creating buttons that include Grammar actions Grammar actions provide an option for changing the tense of a word currently in the Speech Display Bar To add a grammar action to a button Enter Edit Mode Tap and hold the button for the Grammar action Choose create new button Choose the Actions tab Choose from the listing of Grammar actions 1 e ed Finish modifying the button with either an icon or label Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 71 10 Switch Scanning As an alternative to directly selecting each button on the screen Etalk Chat GT offers single switch and two switch scanning Options for customizing a scanning technique are in the Edit gt Switch Settings menu 10 1 Scan Settings Scan Settings Description Input Defines the Selection method 1 Switch 2 Switch Scanning mode destination Scanning options Latched Scanning Skip Empty Cells Active on Release Reverse Direction Timing Defines the Switch Timing Scanning Timing and the Initial Delays Options Defines Feedback Beeps for scan amp activation and volume and color of scanning cursor Auto Restart determines if the scanning automatically restarts or not after speaking Patterns Defines the scanning patterns scan SDB option Prompts Defines the prompt destination
16. choose Import from File and open the rooster sound from your PC choose Apply make sure Speech Message is highlighted and choose Remove choose Add right click on the button you just created and choose Change Button Size change the Horizontal option to 2 e choose OK Tapping on the Rooster will now repeat the Rooster sound To create spots on the picture that will move to another page that includes associated vocabulary Using our example page above right click in the button area of the top left button choose create new button don t type any label or message choose the style tab and check the transparent option choose the action tab and add a Navigate action choose Create New Page from the listing and Choose type a name and the number of rows and columns for the page with Turkey vocabulary choose Create Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 54 make sure Speech Message 1s highlighted and choose Remove choose Add right click on the button you just created and choose Change Button Size change the Horizontal and Vertical option to 2 choose OK choosing this button takes you to the new page for turkey vocabulary add appropriate vocabulary to this page To create a button around the picture that speaks Right click on any of the buttons that surround your picture and add appropriate vocabulary Copy Paste your home button this is the button used for navigating to your main page e use the large left arrow in the menu bar and go back to
17. choose the Appearance tab and change the font size to Normal 3 3 Ensure proper installation To ensure that the DesktopChat application and its library installed properly onto the computer Choose File gt Vocab File gt Load Vocab File In the listing of available Vocab Files there should be listed the Original The Great Talking Box Company supplied vocabulary files 16 Basic my Core my Core Alpha myQuickChat 12 Adult myQuickChat 12 Child myQuickChat 4 Child myQuickChat 8 Adult myQuickChat 8 Child PalmChat 4x9 Primary 3x6 The Great Talking Box Company Sampler Spelling and Vocab PC Note Your Etalk Chat GT device uses NeoSpeech for speech synthesis so speech will sound differently on your PC Any of these can be chosen and explored by highlighting one and choosing it Explore the page and button organization by choosing the buttons Buttons with arrows in the corners will move to new pages As you explore the page layouts consider if one of these might work as a starting point for the intended device user PalmChat 4x9 is a Word based layout using 36 buttons per page 16 Basic is set up with 16 buttons per page and intended to be very generic Primary 3x6 has 18 buttons and is intended for school age individuals The Great Talking Box Company Sampler is just a sample of possible button layouts and not intended to support anyone s language needs A description of the Vocab PC is included in the back of this User s Gui
18. e Screen Calibration adjusts the touch screen if your device is not responding accurately to screen taps To do so tap the Screen Calibration button Choose Screen Calibration tab Recalibrate the touch screen by following the on screen instructions e Backlight set the screen brightness e Input configure the on screen mini keyboard the word completion options writing and recording options e Clock adjusts time and alarm settings Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 63 e Power displays the remaining capacity of the battery Automatic dimming and power down times can be set under this option 7 7 Multi Function Mode Button The Etalk Chat GT Multi Function Mode Button has three Distinct Functions o On Off Hold down for 1 second to put in Suspend mode Screen will go black and you have to touch Mode Button to restart o Toggle Edit Mode Hold down for 4 seconds to turn Edit Mode on Hold down for 4 seconds to turn Edit Mode off o Soft Reset Mode Hold down for 8 seconds to put in Soft Reset Mode Answer Yes to do a Soft Reset Answer no to cancel 7 8 Alarms ChatPC software can now provide reminders for dates appointments and daily tasks such as taking medications and feeding pets Using a pre set alarm system the person is given reminders for virtually anything they need to do Alarms can be created to meet the needs of the individual ChatPC user The alarms can be set up as a tone a recording or a written message The syste
19. speaker earphone Prompt type Prompt Substitution and Earphone Volume 10 2 Switch Input If external switches are required for a selection site plug the switch in either the switch A or switch B connector on the right side panel of the device Another option would be to use the screen of the device as a switch see below The Switch is not automatically detected therefore the Menu items need selected to match the switch position e Choose Switch Settings from the Edit Menu e Set the Selection Method to One Switch e Choose the mode of scan that is most appropriate Row Column will scan down through the rows and then scan the selected row with a tap of the screen Linear starts scanning left to right across each row and Circular starts in the upper left toward the right and then starts the next row in the right and goes to the left e Check Scanning On e Check any other options that may be appropriate o Latched scanning requires a switch activation to start the scan and then it continues to scan through each item until the next switch activation makes a selection With Latched Scanning Off a switch activation is required to move the scan through each button one at a time o Skip Empty Cells will skip over a cell without a button o Activate on Release makes the actual activation when the switch is released instead of activating immediately upon the push o With Reverse Direction selected the direction of the scan will be from right t
20. the text box Tap the Save button The selected vocabulary file will be saved under the name you provided 5 33 Editing Vocabulary file properties Once you create a vocabulary file you can always edit its properties Go into Edit mode to enable modifications See section Going into Edit mode Tap on the Edit menu Choose Modify Vocabulary gt Edit gt Vocab file to evoke the Force This tab Making a change to any style option will impact all pages in the entire vocab file at once check the Style option to modify choose Edit make the change to this button choose Done choose OK Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 50 This changes all buttons in this entire vocabulary file at once If you don t like the change e choose the Force This tab e un check the Style option to modify e choose OK If you like the change to all buttons but one exception e edit the one button e choose the Force This tab e check the Style option to modify e choose Edit e make the change to this button e choose Done e choose OK 5 34 Renaming a resource vocab file page button etc Renaming a Vocabulary File or Page e Open the vocabulary file or page needing renamed The machine assumes you are renaming the currently open Vocab File or Page e Activate the Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode e Tap on the Edit menu e Choose Modify Vocabulary gt Rename gt Vocab File or Page DesktopChat File Edit View Help w Edit mode Edit Abb
21. with complex communication needs myQuickChat is available for both kids and adults in 4 8 and 12 locations each with an identical 16 location Support Master Home Page myQuickChat was created to offer a high frequency phrase based communication system in a easy to use yet very engaging format The progressive system offers a variety of topics for everyday needs and conversation and provides AAC users immediate and more successful communication exchanges within a variety of settings Take some time to explore each of these files and see if one might be appropriate for the device user or get some ideas for creating your own Also in the very back of this binder gray pages there is a tour guide from the author of VocabPC Gail Vantatenhove PA MS CCC SLP describing her vocabulary Prior to that is a smaller section dedicated to the Primary 16 vocabulary file and PalmChat This model of ChatPC is d buting two new vocabulary files MultiChat 15 and Essence ALT MultiChat 15 was created for school aged individuals with emerging language skills There are multiple forms of communication available in this program sentences phrases individual words recordings for story telling and visual scenes Also included are interactive play and reading pages social pages and a News 2 You starter page for the weekly newspaper s vocabulary There are symbols on every button with the exclusion of several core words If you do not see colored borders on the
22. 0 Charging 5 6 10 11 13 16 17 39 58 63 76 84 Clean 80 84 Clock 16 39 40 58 62 Color 30 59 Copy 21 42 44 45 47 Buttons 42 Pages 45 Vocabulary Files 21 47 Date Time 16 39 40 58 62 Delete 49 DesktopChat 7 9 53 55 72 73 Installing 7 9 Open 8 Sizing 8 Digitized recording 5 21 37 59 89 Display 15 19 33 34 58 59 61 70 74 75 76 81 Duplicate 21 42 45 47 Buttons 42 Pages 44 45 Vocabulary Files 21 47 Edit Mode 18 19 20 23 24 26 27 31 Export 55 81 Factory Default 8 9 18 21 23 77 Font 8 26 31 43 61 Force This 48 49 50 Full Screen 20 34 60 63 75 81 82 Functions 26 31 40 42 43 51 58 59 69 70 Grammar Actions 69 70 Hardware 10 14 60 61 62 63 81 82 Headphones 12 74 Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 87 Home Page 10 20 43 44 45 47 58 82 Icon 7 27 30 45 48 55 61 77 Image 7 27 30 45 48 55 61 77 Digital 29 30 45 52 77 Import Pictures 29 30 45 52 77 Vocab Files 55 81 Page 47 Sounds 36 53 Keyboards 38 46 68 70 Programming 15 20 24 62 Language 5 8 21 66 80 Library 8 9 18 26 43 45 46 47 49 55 56 Link pages 42 43 Maintenance 84 Menus 6 9 10 15 19 20 80 83 Hide 10 Microphone 10 12 35 Navigate 42 43 On Off Auto Power Down 16 63 76 Batteries 6 17 63 76 Button 6 17 63 On Off 6 17 63 Troubleshooting 76 Original 8 9 18 21 23 77 Pages 17 21 24 26
23. 2 4 66 7 9 Profiles Profiles provide a Snapshot of the current settings of the system to be saved for easy access at later time Multiple profiles can be saved to be used when needed A button action is also provided to allow settings to be changed by a user s button selection without the need to navigate the menus 7 9 1 To create a New Profile e File gt Profile gt New e choose Continue e give your profile a name i e Spanish settings e make all of your setting changes that you want associated with this Profile this includes the vocabulary file the General Settings the Language etc e choose File gt Profile gt Save Your new profile has been created with all current settings To make changes to be associated with a new profile repeat steps above 1 e English settings 7 9 2 To Load a Profile There are two ways to Load Profiles either by navigating menus or by choosing a button To Load a Profile using menu options e choose File gt Profile gt Load e choose appropriate Profile e choose OK To Load a Profile using a button action Create a button to be used for choosing the Profile by right clicking and choosing Create Button Include a label message amp icon as needed on the Action tab choose Select Profile choose appropriate Profile e choose OK Choose button to Load the Profile 7 9 3 Delete a Profile e choose File gt Profile gt Delete e choose the profile to Delete e choose OK e confirm Etalk Chat GT Rev 2
24. Etalk Chat GT User s Guide The Great Talking Box Company 2528 Qume Drive Suite 14 San Jose CA 95131 Phone 1 877 275 4482 Fax 408 573 8600 Email support greattalkingbox com Website www qgreattalkingbox com Copyright Information Etalk Chat GT and VocabPC are trademarks of Saltillo Corporation Macintosh is registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Neospeech is a trademark of Neospeech Inc PCS Symbols illustrations are copyright of Mayer Johnson Co Storage Card is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation All other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademark of their respective owners Palmchat is copyright of Inman Innovations Mycore is copyright of Talk To Me Technologies My QuickChat 12 Adult is copyright of Talk To Me Technologies My Quickchat 12 Child is copyright of Talk To Me Technologies My QuickChat 8 Adult is copyright of Talk To Me Technologies My Quickchat 8 Child is copyright of Talk To Me Technologies My Quickchat 4 Child is copyright of Talk To Me Technologies DesktopChat CD The Saltillo DesktopChat software CD contains three applications DesktopChat owned by Saltillo Corporation Microsoft Voices owned by Microsoft Corporation Microsoft s agreement states 1 INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS You may instal
25. G apple MJ Name F Visible lw Enabled w apple MJ ce apple MJ I annle inire KA e By tapping the Search button Etalk Chat GT performs an automatic search on any text in the Label box first After that search a Find Image dialog will pop up If the appropriate icon wasn t found in the original search enter a new item to search on in the text box and tap the Find button The Etalk Chat GT will search for that word and list all icons found that have that word included in their name To see the options just tap on each one and they will be previewed in the box to the right e Use the preview box to decide which image to use Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 29 e Tap the Select button to add the image Browsing for Icons is also available Choosing Browse from the Image area provides a listing of categories to choose from as an alternative way to find the most appropriate icon for the button Open the category with a single tap and then tapping on the icon name provides a preview of the icon prior to making your selection W Resource browser Choose Close Hesource browser 8 Celebrations and Events 6 Clothing and Accessories aS apron 1 MJ 9 backpack MJ D ae belt MJ a belt MJ a belt MJ ee Hib kdl A button preview will be presented in the preview slot of the General Properties screen Select the OK button to save the image to the button or if this button appearance does not meet your expectations tap the Remove button
26. IMG32 dll E pron dct e Open DesktopChat e Go to File gt Vocab File gt Load Vocab File Now the The Great Talking Box Company provided vocabulary files should be in place PM 6 18 2008 12 54 PM 6 18 2008 12 06 PM 6 18 2008 12 06 PM 6 18 2008 12 06 PM 6 16 2008 12 06 PM 6 16 2008 12 06 PM 6 18 2008 12 06 PM 2 26 2009 1 28 PM 4 13 2008 7 11 PM 2 20 2009 9 12 PM 2 25 2009 1 29 PM 2 25 2009 1 42 PM 2 25 2009 2 08 PM 6 18 2008 1 13 PM 6 18 2008 12 07 PM 6 18 2008 12 07 PM 6 18 2008 12 39 PM 4 13 2008 7 11 PM 6 18 2008 12 54 PM Wave Sound Wave Sound Wave Sound Wave Sound Wave Sound Wave Sound CAL File Application Extens Application DICT File DICT File DICT File Rich Text Format LS File LS File LUA File Application Extens Adobe Illustrator ALT SUS TII DRA Anpnlication Eytan Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 1 KB 117 KB 117 KB 117 KB 2 KE 2 KB 2 KE 21 931 KB 211 KB 1 972 KE 3 496 KE 13 228 KE 26 953 KB 23 KB 1 KE 9 KB 1 KB 5 KB 1 KB 73 KE 79 12 The Great Talking Box Company Tech Support Please feel free to email us at any time For general support of any kind use support The Great Talking Box Company com Contact us by phone Monday thru Friday 8 00 am 5 00 pm at 1 877 ASK4GTB 275 4482 Or visit our website any time at www GreatTalkingBox com Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 80 13 Reference Section 13 1 Cleaning Up and Deleting Voc
27. Mode This is often used by a teacher at the end of the day to record a message quickly to be replayed later by the family Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 35 The microphone is located on the front of the Etalk Chat GT The voice of the individual doing the recording needs to be directed toward the Microphone There is a limit of 45 seconds per recording To record the best digitized speech you may want to practice a bit with different speaking volumes and distances from the microphone Create a Play Audio button e Navigate to the button properties window see section 5 4 e Tap on the Actions tab Use the drop down list to select the Play Audio action e Hit the Add button next to the actions list A dialog for selecting the sound file in wav format will pop up WAWY properties WAY resource e If you want to record a new sound file tap on the Record button The Record audio dialog allows you to record digital sound files right on your _Etalk Chat GT Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 36 Record sound Record sound Add Record Recorded Time Tap on Stop when you re done recording You can listen to what you ve recorded by tapping on the Play button To record another sound simply tap on the Start Recording button Once you re pleased with a recording tap OK then tap Apply Note The sound files that you record on the device use a large amount of memory so you must be careful not to use up all your available mem
28. Prediction and Character Prediction Buttons to a keyboard enter General Properties choose the Action tab choose the needed prediction button from the listing you will be prompted to add a prediction order The ChatPC software keeps track of the words chosen and keeps them in order when setting up the prediction keys you will need to determine which button displays which word 1 e you may want the most frequently used word 1 to be in the upper left button and the second most frequently used word in the lower left choose Apply there is no need to add a label or icon to the prediction buttons 9 4 Creating sentences quietly and speaking entire sentence at once The device user may get to the point where there is not a need for immediate feedback when pushing buttons and would like to generate their message quietly and speak it all at once If the vocabulary pages have already been created you will want to go to the Edit Menu gt General settings gt choose the Speech tab and uncheck all options All buttons regardless of their action will not speak when selected To speak the message from the display tap the display Some options for the way the display is chosen can be modified in the Edit Menu gt General Settings gt Speech Display Bar tab e Instead of having all the text spoken immediately when the display is chosen there 1s an optional menu to choose specific options when the display is selected To turn on this option choose Tap
29. RE EO TEENA E AEAEE E 10 4 1 Turning on Power on your Etalk Chat 16 C T T T T T T ETTR A About ibe Termino lOi y sse E 18 TM E E E A E E E E 19 Ea e r E A T E E E 20 4 5 The The Great Talking Box Company Provided Vocabulary Files 21 5 Modifying a Vocabulary File on the Etalk Chat 23 ETTE E E 3 l Opemanexitinge Vocabulary Filen eee E EE 23 PAE PE iLO TAI NOG E E E E 22 L A A T T T T T E E T T E T T R 24 2 BONON Properti e SisiecescextcuacecetesttcetecncsatanisinsixsseesseasniaGencosectecaeecessuadvextucsacssescsscacasuccdessasicesssadsstadetecscacsciezevecsaceete 26 r E rer rrerre 26 aee alae DION Tabe n Sa E 27 Dj GaN OOF edinn a DHONN S MIM AOC esse cree E E E ures sececetencress sneer 2 5 8 Modifying accessibility of a button Enabled Visibility ssssssssssssssssssssscssccssssssssssssssccssssssssssssensascseaces 30 59 Modityine Mpun SIS Uy le areas cweees cee E E E ecenseenseh tase ee asereeens 30 5 10 Modifying the way a button speaks Speak Message Only Speak Label Only cccssssssssssssssssssssscccseees 31 5 11 Modifying the way a buttons works with text Backspace key Add Message to Disp1lay scscssssssssssseees 32 5 12 Using buttons to modify the display Speak Stop Speak last Clear Display Clear Last Word sssse00 33 5 13 Saving and Loading Display text to and from a file Load Display Save Display cssssssssssssssssssssees 33 5 14 Recording and Playing audio Record Audio Play AUdiO
30. abulary Files Etalk Chat GT provides two options for removing unused vocabulary files e The Clean Up option permanently deletes all unused unlinked resource items in a vocabulary file This option does not delete the vocabulary file itself but provides your device with a valuable storage space Use caution when using this option it will delete items Permanently e The Delete option removes permanently the selected vocabulary file and all resources linked to this file This is found by choosing File gt Vocab File gt Delete Vocab File 13 2 Table Based Description of all Menus and Menu Options Menu Menu Option Sub Menu Description Option File Language US English Alternative Languages are available with the Loquendo Synthesizer only Vocab File Load Vocab Loads a selected vocabulary file File New Vocab Creates a new Vocabulary file File Save Vocab Saves the current Vocabulary File with a new name File As Delete Vocab Deletes a Vocabulary File permanently May take File more than an hour to do Export Exports manually the current vocabulary file to another computer Profile New fo Creates new user Profile Load o Loads an existing user Profile Delete f Deletes a User Profile permanently sa eame OOOO Modify Vocab Create Creates a new page in the current vocabulary file Files Duplicate Creates a copy of a selected page If the selected page Page is linked to other resources they will be duplicated recursively New P
31. age If any templates have been created this option allows from you to make a copy of the template Template Duplicate Creates a copy of a selected button If the selected Button button is linked to other resources they will be duplicated recursively New Button If any templates have been created this option allows from you to make a copy of the template Template Edit Vocab File Allows modifications of a selected vocabulary file Page o Allows modifications of a selected page Rename Vocab File Renames a selected vocabulary file in the list of vocabulary file resources Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 81 Menu Menu Option Sub Menu Description Option Page Renames a selected page in the list of pages Pacis f Firma abbreviations a pronunciations General Navigates you to a dialog for managing Timing Settings Style SDB and Voice settings Determines the amount of time it takes for the Etalk Time Chat GT to accept a location and activate the ke a Time before the next one will be selected Activate on In Selection Release mode you can touch anywhere Release on the screen and drag your finger or stylus around until you are on the button you want Releasing on the desired button will select it ie ee Modifiers these options modify their appearance Gradient Fill_ Adds color and an appearance of depth to a button Determines where and how the text appears in the Display Bar speech display bar
32. age or pages you wish to import then tap Choose 5 29 Setting a home page of a Vocabulary file The Home page is the very first page of each vocabulary file When you load a vocabulary file its Home page will be presented to you If a vocabulary file has no home page set the Etalk Chat GT will display the message This Vocabulary file file name has no home page set Empty screen will be displayed To set Home page perform the following steps e Go into Edit Mode See section Going into Edit mode e Choose the page that you want as the Home Page and have it showing on the screen e Tap on the current page and hold the stylus to call up the page menu options e Select the Page option and choose Set as Home of the current Vocab file o Use Set as Home of the current Vocab file option to set the current page as home page of the current vocabulary file Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 48 5 30 Editing page properties Once you create a page you can always edit its properties The Force This function allows changes to the Page to occur on all buttons within that page at once e Go into Edit mode to enable modifications See section Going into Edit mode e Tap on the Edit menu e Choose Modify Vocabulary gt Edit gt Page to open the page properties window Now you can edit the Background Page Color or add a Background image to the page The Force This tab allows a change to a style option on all buttons on the page at once e choose the Force T
33. altillo DesktopChat software CD Installer screen gives you three options of applications to load Mobile Device Center DesktopChat and Microsoft Voices for SAPI 5 1 e Ifyou want the DesktopChat to have synthetic speech and you have a compatible sound card you probably do you ll also have to install the Microsoft voices If so check the voices option e choose Install e step through each of the three installations by choosing Next at each screen and follow the instructions e take the CD out of your computer once the installation is complete This has placed the DesktopChat application into your Programs folder This process will not need to be repeated Open the DesktopChat software e Open the program using the DesktopChat during installation shortcut that was placed on your computers desktop Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 8 e Choose Help gt Registration and enter the registration number that has been provided on the label that came with the DesktopChat CD You only need to do this the first time DesktopChat should now be open on your computer and should look very similar to the Etalk Chat GT software running on the device Note DesktopChat may look larger on your computer screen than it is on the device Choose View gt Screen to set the screen to match your device The Etalk Chat GT uses a 800 x 480 WVGA landscape screen If you still can t see all of DesktopChat Menus go to the Control Panel gt Display and
34. ant to activate the button s action by releasing the button 7 3 Display Option on the Etalk Chat GT 7 3 1 Full Screen If you find that the menus and toolbar are taking up too much screen space you can hide them either by selecting View menu gt Screen gt Full Screen menu item or by pressing the Tools button on the front of the device To bring the menus and toolbar back just press the Tools button again You also have the option to specify a Full Screen password if you wish to protect the user from exiting full screen mode This password will be required to exit the full screen mode To set a password e Select Edit lt Advanced settings then tap the Full Screen tab Check the Password protect Full Screen Mode box then tap the set password button Enter and re type your password in the appropriate text boxes Tap the OK button then tap OK in the upper right corner If no password is entered the protection is turned off In the case of a password being entered that can t be remembered The Great Talking Box Company has provided a default password of BOSCO Use this to exit full screen when the original password can not be found In Normal mode you will see the Display on top and the Menu Tool bar on bottom By default the Etalk Chat GT device is set to Normal screen mode This mode displays the Display bar and the Menu bar 7 3 2 Microsoft Applications Access Etalk Chat GT is based on Microsoft s software One of the many benef
35. ation of the Visit mode is caused by activation of a different type of button and returns the user to the initial page If you have one button on a Visit Page that you don t want to return to previous page use a Visit Exception action to leave it on the page for one additional hit Turns down the volume Turns up the volume Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 60 NOTE Modifier buttons are used to activate buttons assigned to the button sets 7 2 Touchscreen Settings Filtering is an adjusting of the touch screen settings To control the touch screen input navigate to e Tap the Edit menu e Choose General Settings a pop up screen will present the Timing Style SDB Speech Input System Hardware Keys and the Voice settings e Tap on the Timing tab e Check the Acceptance time and the Release Time to enable any further adjustments e Set the minimum time that a key must be depressed before it registers the Acceptance time The default delay time is 0 3 seconds By using the drop down lists next to the Acceptance time check box you can change the delays in increments of 0 1 seconds 100 milliseconds up to 3 0s e Set the minimum time that a key must be released before it activates the Released time The default delay time is 0 3 seconds By using the drop down lists next to the Acceptance time check box you can change the delays in increments of 0 1 seconds 100 milliseconds up to 3 0s e Check the Activate on Release option if you w
36. button will display the current date and time in the SDB Palm Chat 3 Version 1 0 ae ee ee 1 2 Yol Down i H i 5 18 Load open a page Etalk Chat GT provides two ways for loading opening pages They are handy when you would like to edit page properties 5 18 1 Using the context menu option e Activate the Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode e Tap on your currently opened page and right click push amp hold to call up the menu options LS tt i ail Create New Button Create New Button from Template Add Button From Library Change Button Size Paste Button Use Same Button Button Box Layout Add to Current Vocab File Set as Home of the Current Vocab File Create New Page Create New Page from Template Delete 16 Basic Yocabltatitf Set Page As Template Load page e Choose Page gt Load page A resource browser window will open to a folder containing all the pages in the currently open vocabulary file e Select a page and tap the Choose button Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 4 ES Resource browser Choose Close Resource browser 8 16 Basic Yocab 2nd Activities 1 2nd Classroom About Me Activities Bnumbers body parts Casual Greeting Tw os I mh lt Lill e talk Chat GT will display the selected page 5 18 2 Open a page in Run mode e Tap on the View menu DesktopChat File Edit View Help Screen Ff Print Back
37. ce and the action of each button To enter Button Properties e Enter Edit Mode by choosing Edit Menu and checking Edit Mode e Push and hold on a button or a blank spot where you would like to add a button right click if using DesktopChat software e If editing an existing button choose Edit Button If adding a new button choose Create New Button This will open up the Button Properties page with the General tab showing The General tab includes the label that gets displayed on the button the message that gets spoken if the button action is set to speak the message the options for finding the picture for the button and the options to show or hide the button and enable or disable the button The Style tab holds all of the options that determine how the button will appear on the page i e font and color The Actions tab determines what the button will actually do when selected A button may contain just one action or multiple actions depending on what is needed 5 5 Creating a button that speaks Place a new button on the page by e Making sure the Edit mode is active e tap on the page and hold the stylus to call up the menu options right click if using DesktopChat e choose Create New Button option DesktopChat File Edit View Help Spaghetti Create New Button macaroni rigatoni Create New Button from Template Add Button From Library Change Button Size Paste Button Use Same Button A general properties
38. ck the Export button All of the vocabulary files components including custom images and sound files will be exported to the Etalk Chat GT device This may take some time e When finished remove the USB drive from the computer and attach to the device e Within 90 seconds the Etalk Chat GT will start receiving the file You will see a progress bar on the screen e When finished choose File gt Vocab File gt Load Vocab File To create a file for emailing or sharing with others Follow the instructions above but choose Export to File instead of the USB drive choose where to save the file on your PC Depending upon the size of the vocabulary file and number of custom images and sounds it uses the import can take just a few seconds or it can take several minutes When the import is complete the exported vocabulary file will appear in the Etalk Chat GT under the File gt Load Vocab Files list on the device You can use the DesktopChat to modify vocabulary files created on your Etalk Chat GT device but there are times that changes need to be made directly to the device If this happens prior to making additional changes to your vocabulary file on DesktopChat transfer the vocabulary files from your Etalk Chat GT to your PC To Export a Vocabulary File from Etalk Chat GT device to your PC e Connect the USB thumb drive to the right side of the device e Go to the File Menu on the Etalk Chat GT device e Goto Export e Choose a vocab
39. color Invert Selection will be a future option Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 74 Auto Repeat This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat itself when you hold it down Checking or unchecking the box turns the auto repeat function on or off If On checked then the timing can be modified from between 1 to 10 seconds Auto Repeat Delay is how long the button must be held prior to it starting to repeat and then the Auto Repeat Rate determines at what rate it will continue to repeat Auto Restart On Off determines if the scan automatically restarts or not after speaking 10 5 Scan Patterns Scan Start The Scan Start option is only available when using two switches to scan with Scan Pattern determines where the scan will re start after each selection Scan Speech Display Bar Scan Speech Display Bar is an option with amp 2 switch scan checked it will scan the Speech Display Bar unchecked it won t Choosing the Speech Display Bar will speak all text 10 5 1 Auditory Scan Prompts Scanning with Auditory Prompting on provides not only a visual cue but an auditory cue to indicate where the scan is currently If you are scanning simply activate your switch To retrieve a message activate the switch again after you have heard the prompt Prompt Destination 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 th
40. d find the keyboards used in each vocabulary file Choose these pages and view them to determine if any of these defaults might work for the device user If not you can modify another page or create a new keyboard from scratch To create the Static Word Prediction or Static Character Prediction buttons Use section 5 4 to navigate to the button properties dialog This dialog screen will request information about the new button To create a Static Word Prediction button e Tap on the Actions tab e Choose the Static Word Prediction action for the button from the drop down list This button will display the most probable word in compliance with the current characters displayed in the SDB the assigned selected prediction order and the static word list used by the dictionary complier 10 000 30 000 or 60 000 Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 39 OK Cancel General Style Actions Button action Add d Add Speak Label Onhy Speak Message Only Speech Message Static character predictior Static word Stop Store text to button Toggle mute unmute Visit Visit Exception Volume Down Volume Up e Tap the Add button on the right of the drop down list A popup Prediction Order window will appear and a prediction order number should be specified Prediction Order ranges from one to ten predicted words and determines in which order the words are displayed 3 or ii i 3 A i e Tap the Apply button to assign the predictio
41. de different colored paper This tour guide describes the users the author was working with and provides rationales and teaching support for VocabPC myCore is a clever fusion of core and phrase based vocabulary geared toward literate AAC users myQuickChat is an introductory communication system geared toward child and adult AAC users with complex communication needs myQuickChat is available for both kids and adults in 4 8 and 12 locations each with an identical 16 location Support Master Home Page myQuickChat was created to offer a high frequency phrase based communication system in a easy to use yet very engaging format The progressive system offers a variety of topics for everyday needs and conversation and provides AAC users immediate and more successful communication exchanges within a variety of settings The Original vocabulary files are not able to be modified If one of the files would be appropriate for the device user a copy will need to be made by choosing File gt Vocab File gt Save Vocab File As The device user s vocabulary file can all be created using DesktopChat and then exported to the Etalk Chat GT for use If the default vocabulary files are NOT listed see Loading the Default Library Manually to DesktopChat in the troubleshooting section 3 4 Differences between the Etalk Chat GT Device and the DesktopChat You can use DesktopChat to do just about anything that you can on your actual Etalk Chat GT dev
42. der and the dynamic word list used by the dictionary complier The Prediction Style and the Prediction Order can be adjusted additionally See Button tab features Not available at this time Displays the most probable character in compliance with the current character displayed in the SDB the assigned prediction order and the dynamic character list used by the dictionary complier The Prediction Style and the Prediction Order can be adjusted additionally See Button tab features Recalls text that had been saved to a text file and adds it to the Display Forwards to a previously predefined page Forwards to the previously used page Forwards to the very first page of the current CM the home page Performs no operation Num modifier activates the Num Lock modifier field in the Button Sets Opens the specified Microsoft Application 1 e Word viewer Solitaire Not available with Etalk Chat GT D model Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 59 Button name Play audio Record Audio Repeat Last Spoken Save Display Shift modifier Speak Speak Last Speak Label Only Speak Message Only Speech message Static Character Prediction SCP Static Word Prediction SWP Stop Store text to button Toggle mute unmute Visit Visit Exception Volume down Volume up Description Plays audio files These are recordings of someone speaking or sounds Records audio files These are recordings of someone speaking or sounds Repeats the las
43. dialog will pop up Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 27 Add Cancel General Style Actions General properties Message Image Search Browse Remove Import Name I Visible V Enabled This dialog screen will request information about the new button To create a Speak Message in the General tab specify the following properties of the button gt Enter Label to be displayed on the button If there is a picture on the button the label text will appear at the bottom of the button If there is no picture the text will be centered in the button label position can be changed in the Style tab gt Ifthe spoken message is different than the label type the message into the message box See Section 5 7 for adding images to buttons Each new button defaults to contain an Action of Speech Message Tap OK and a Speak Message button is added to the page These steps apply to all types of buttons 5 6 Change button label message Regardless of a button s action you can always edit it s label or message text Simply go into Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode and tap amp hold on the button right click if using DesktopChat This evokes the context menu options Choose Edit Button option The General Properties will appear so that you can edit the button Now you can edit the current button label and or message by entering text in the Label slot and the Message slot respectively Tap the Ok button to apply you
44. ds doing all programming on the DesktopChat software if possible Developing vocabulary files in this way can be much quicker than doing so on the Etalk Chat GT device itself It also allows you to work on vocabulary files when the device itself isn t available Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 7 Although the dialog boxes will appear slightly different and a couple of the options are modified for the PC this User s Manual will serve just as well for the DesktopChat as it does for the device itself Note Having the vocabulary on a second computer is always recommended by The Great Talking Box Company as a backup in case of any loss of data on the Etalk Chat GT mobile device 3 2 DesktopChat Installation Instructions The DesktopChat CD includes not only the DesktopChat software but also Microsoft Voices and a program for communicating between the ChatPC and the computer If your computer is running Windows Vista you will be offered to install Mobile Device Center If your computer is running Windows XP or older software you will be offered to install Microsoft ActiveSync The Microsoft Voices provide a voice for the DesktopChat software to use If you already have a ChatPC Editor application on your computer from a ChatPC I or ChatPC II you will not need to install the Microsoft voices again if not you will want to also install the Microsoft voices This will place the DesktopChat application into your Programs folder This process
45. e prompts If you are using headphones choose the Earphone option Prompt Type When Auditory Prompts are turned On your device defaults to speaking the label of any button you activate This is whatever the label is that has been assigned to a specific button 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 Auditory Row Prompt Right click on the first button in the row choose Auditory Row Prompt from the drop down menu and add the appropriate prompt for that row Otherwise the prompt will be spoken as Row 1 Row 2 etc Content tells your device to speak whatever message is stored on the button Prompt Substitution If prompts are set to Label and the button doesn t have a label it will use whatever substitution is chosen here The Substitution is also used for Rows when Row Column Scanning Earphone Volume Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 75 Determines how loud the prompt is when using an earphone or headset 11 Troubleshooting 11 1 I don t have any Speech Sound The following items may be causing speech problems e Check the Edit gt Speech Off option and make sure it is not checked e View the speech options bring up the speech tab under the General Settings dialog from the Edit menu select General Settings e Review the voice settings to ensure they a
46. eady tap the OK button 7 3 4 Speech Display Bar If you want to adjust the SDB properties Font Letter size Background color Text color etc navigate to e The Edit menu e Choose General Settings e Tap on the Speech Display Bar tab e Use the preview box to sample your changes 7 4 Speech Options Etalk Chat GT supports speech synthesis through the NeoSpeech Software You can use the synthesizer to speak individual characters words or sentences The Speech menu is accessed by Selecting the View menu Choosing General Settings Tapping on the Speech tab Checking the Character box if you want the Voice to pronounce individual characters as they are selected Checking the Word box if you want the Voice to pronounce words as they are selected e Checking the Sentence box if you want the Voice to pronounce sentences as they are selected e Tapping the OK button 7 4 1 Voice options Etalk Chat GT uses the Voice menu tab in General Settings to adjust the voice options Neospeech has 2 voice options Adjust the voice speed by entering a number in the Speed box words per minutes Tap the Test Voice settings button to hear a preview sample of the voice that is selected to help you to decide which voice to use The sample says I love my Etalk Chat GT Use the voice controls to adjust the tones e Low makes voices thick and harsh e High makes voices thin and high e Soft Loud adjusts the volume loud
47. echarged for the next day A complete recharge only takes about 4 hours but since it is impossible to overcharge the batteries you can safely leave the device plugged in whenever you are not using it It is recommended to keep the device on charge when the device is not in use 2 1 Checking Battery Status To check the current status of the battery e Choose Edit Menu e Choose Advanced Settings if not highlighted choose General Settings gt Advanced tab and check Advanced e Choose System tab e Choose Power Learn how to create a button that checks the battery status in section 5 17 Ania Use only the battery charger that came with your device Other chargers may damage the batteries in your device 3 Installing DesktopChat In your package you received a CD labeled DesktopChat back of this user s guide DesktopChat is the Etalk Chat GT software that is able to be run on a Windows Desktop or Laptop computer 3 1 Why use the DesktopChat Ease of Use Design and test vocabulary files right on your desktop or laptop machine Maintain a backup of your device Transfer vocabulary files between the DesktopChat program and the device Transfer text files to the PC for printing Add Photos and Other Images Print pages to create manual boards for backup or for places the Etalk Chat GT can t go File Management and BackUp Supporting Multiple Etalk Chat GTs tSE The Great Talking Box Company recommen
48. ed from the devices storage card This will clear the current library and replace it with the last one backed up To do this e Choose File e Choose Library e Choose Restore from Backup 6 4 Revert to Factory Default If the Etalk Chat GT belongs to a facility that loans the system to multiple clients there is the need to reset the system back to factory defaults between clients The Great Talking Box Company has provided a way to replace the entire library back to the factory default with a menu setting To replace the custom library with the default library e Copy any vocabulary files that need saved to the PC e Choose Advanced Settings from the Edit menu e Choose the Library tab e Choose Revert to Factory Default o Confirm that you really want to replace the existing library with The Great Talking Box Company s default 6 5 Printing Vocabulary Pages Printing vocabulary pages can be a great way to create a manual board Manual boards are recommended as a back up to the Etalk Chat GT device Printing of pages is only available from the DesktopChat software To print vocabulary pages Open Desktop Chat Open the page that you would like to print Choose the View Menu Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 57 e Choose Print To change the size of the printed pages e Choose the View Menu e Choose Screen e Choose a more appropriate size Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 58 7 Useful Options on the Etalk Chat GT e Bu
49. eft corner of the screen The button cell is spanned to fit the new size 5 24 Moving through pages Etalk Chat GT provides multiple ways for moving through pages e By using navigation buttons See section Navigating through pages using buttons Icons e By using the tool bar options The left arrow button of the toolbar allows you to return to the page that you were on previously The right arrow button forwards you to the next page The House navigates you to the home page of the vocabulary file Menus e Choose the Go To option from the View menu You can then select among Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 45 DesktopChat File Edit View Help Screen Print Back Forward 1 Home page o Page a pop up page browser will open and you can choose a page from the Pages list to determine the page to which a Choose button will transport you This listing has all pages in Etalk Chat GT listing alphabetical order o Back navigates you to the previously used page o Forward forwards you to the next page of the current vocabulary file o Home page navigates you to the home page of the current vocabulary file Push and hold anywhere on the page Choose Page then Choose Load Page This listing includes all the pages in your vocabulary file Select the page you wish to load and tap Choose 5 25 Creating a Visual Scene or Background Picture on a Page Visual Scenes are becoming an alternative way
50. erring information between the PC and the Etalk Chat GT differently from previous eTalks and their software The Saltillo DesktopChat software has been design to use USB flash drive units for importing and exporting user data Further explanations of these features will be found in this user manual Please take the time to read this section carefully A USB flash drive can be found in your package for this purpose To assist in the instruction of the system in addition to this User s Guide we provided a Quick Reference Guide It can be found in the back of this guide Please feel free to make copies of the Quick Reference Guide and this User s Guide and provide it to all parties working with the system We hope you enjoy your new Etalk Chat GT Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 6 2 Charging the battery of your Etalk Chat GT Since the device runs on rechargeable batteries it 1s important to plug in the AC adapter immediately after unpacking it to charge the device back up to full power some power will be drained during shipping The AC adapter plugs into the jack on the left side of the device When the device is charging an orange light at the top of the Etalk Chat GT will flash Rapid flashing indicates fast charging Slow flashing indicates that the battery is charged but it will continue to trickle charge as long as the charger is plugged in At the end of each day the device should be plugged in to ensure that the batteries are fully r
51. ers as the new width and height e Choose Apply e Choose OK and re import your picture Resize with button allows either all images no images or just transparent images to be adjusted The system defaults to selecting images with transparency Note The Great Talking Box Company always keeps the pictures ratio so depending on the size of the original picture it may not fill the entire button area There is an option to have the icon use the entire button area if having the label area open is not needed To do this e Choose Edit gt General Settings e Choose the Style tab e Check Use Entire Button Area e Choose OK in the upper right corner 11 12 Resource is Original and can not be modified The default vocabularies supplied by The Great Talking Box Company can not be modified To use one of the files e Choose the File menu e Choose Vocab File gt Save Vocab File As e Give the file a new name 1 e Susie s Vocabulary You can now modify the new file 11 13 Loading the Default Library Manually to DesktopChat There are times that the library files may not be allowed to install automatically and need to be copied manually to your computer to do this e Open My Computer to view the contents of the DesktopChat CD e Open the Default Library folder e Drag the Desktop folder to the desktop of the computer should see files copying e Open the folder once it s on your computer Select and Copy
52. essage to be displayed when the alarm give the Alarm a name is triggered in the Message box if wanted Search or Browse for an icon to be displayed when the Alarm is triggered Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 65 If you checked Activate this Alarm in the first window your Alarm is now set to go off at the specified time When the alarm is triggered an Alarm description screen will appear i Alarm Title brush teeth Scheduled Time 08 53 AM Mar 09 10 If you chose to have an alarm message appear this is how it will look with your message label and icon i May I go with y brush teeth t s time to brush your teeth If you chose to Navigate to a Page the appropriate page will appear after the alarm description page 7 8 2 To View Alarms There are two listings of alarms in the system for review those that are currently active or all alarms To view your alarms choose Edit gt Alarms and choose appropriate menu You will be offered to Edit create a New Alarm or Delete Alarms from these menus 7 8 3 Editing Alarms e choose Edit gt Alarms gt View All Alarms e highlight Alarm to Edit e choose Edit Each Alarm has 4 possible areas for editing the Name the Time Date to trigger a Sound and an Action e choose the area to edit make your changes and choose OK 7 8 4 Delete an Alarm e choose Edit gt Alarms gt View All Alarms e highlight Alarm to Delete e choose Delete e confirm by choosing Yes Etalk Chat GT Rev
53. g How fast the scanning will occur between buttons Timing a Delays between the vocabulary boxes scanning Auto Repeat Determines if a button will repeat when the switch is a ea held or not or how long the switch must be held prior to repeating Pattern buttons Prompts Auditory Determines if the Auditory Prompts are used while Prompting scanning where they will be heard and what will be prompted Voice Auditory Determines which Voice voice will be used for the Prompt auditory prompt Voice Switches Switch Hardware switch setup will determine which switches Setup will be used for each scanning function 1 e select Speech Off lll EE Turns off the speech synthesizer of your Etalk Chat GT Add Space Space a Cee Adds a space to all words when printed to the displa View Screen PocketPC Displays MS start menu the SDB the Display bar and the Menu bar not available in Etalk Chat GT Displays the SDB on top the Display bar in the middle and the Menu bar and Toolbar on bottom Full Screen ee Hides the menus and the tool bar keyboard file bn o l Forwards to the previously used page of the current vocabulary file m MII ocdsietactinioonimel file or FG Forwards to the very first page of the current vocabula file the home page er GT Registration Navigates you to a registration dialog screen The Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 83 Menu Menu Option Sub Menu Description Option registration
54. he currently available page templates e Select a page template and tap the Choose button Or e In Edit mode tap on your current page and right click or hold the stylus device against the screen without moving The popup menu will appear Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 47 DesktopChat File Edit View Help Create New Button Create New Button from Template Add Button From Library Change Button Size Paste Button Use Same Button doctor Button Box Layout Add to Current Vocab File Set as Home of the Current Vocab File Create New Page Create New Page from Template Delete Set Page As Template feelings Load page A A e Select Page gt Create New Page from Template e A Resource browser will list the available page templates Select a page template and tap the Choose button Both operations will return you to edit mode on the new page In addition the new page will be added to the library resource list as a copy of the template 5 28 Importing a page to a Vocabulary file There are times that borrowing already created pages could be a time saver and quite advantageous for the device user s vocabulary file To bring pages from one vocabulary file to another e Start with going into Edit Mode See section Going into Edit mode 5 2 e Select Edit gt Modify Vocabulary gt Import Pages A list of the vocabulary files will appear Open the folder where the pages are stored Select the p
55. he device user Speech Display Display Window File Edit View Help 7 mg Menu Bar Tool Bar Key Board The Etalk Chat GT window is divided into three regions At the bottom of the screen there is a Menu Bar on the left and a Tool Bar to the right of it These controls are used to configure the software By default at the top of the screen is the Speech Display Bar SDB This is the area where text will appear as you type it Below the Speech Display Bar is the Vocabulary Page This is where the symbol pages will appear By loading new pages into the application you can completely change the Page appearance The center and majority of the screen is taken up by the vocabulary pages These pages vary in appearance with different colors different numbers of buttons and the items on each button can be different The keyboard icon has been removed for Etalk Chat GT D models Note The DesktopChat software displays the menu bar at the top of the screen Most of the instruction for using the menus remains the same for both the device and computer use only the placement of the menus is different We will use the photos and instructions interchangeably throughout these instructions Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 16 4 1 Turning Etalk Chat GT On and Off Use the MODE button to turn your device On and Off When you turn the device off with the I O button you must turn it back on using the I O button There is also an Auto P
56. he following button actions e A Speak button will pronounce the display content e A Stop button will cease the pronunciation of the display content e A Speak last button will pronounce the last display content e A Clear Display button will delete the display content e A Clear last word button will delete the last word displayed in the text window 5 13 Loading and saving display text from and to a file Load Display Save Display This feature is handy when you want to save the display content and use it later Simply navigate to the Button properties window See section 5 4 e Tap on the Actions tab Use the drop down list to select the Save Display action e Hit the Add button next to the actions list to set the button action e Finally tap OK OK Cancel General Style Actions Button action Save Display Parameter ea Save Display The Save Display button saves current display text in your storage card in a subfolder called Logs Simply tap on the Save Display button and a file dialog will be displayed You will see the default file name where the display will be saved If you choose to change the default folder tap on the Change folder button and provide another navigation path for a saving destination When finished tap the Save button Perform the same steps to create a Load Display button The Load Display action button can be used to load files only in text format in the display A file dial
57. his tab e check the Style option to modify e choose Edit e make the change to the style e choose Done e choose OK This changes all buttons on this page at once If you don t like the change e choose the Force This tab e un check the Style option to modify e choose OK If you like the change to all buttons but one exception e edit the one button e choose the Force This tab e check the Style option to modify e choose Edit e make the change to this button e choose Done e choose OK 5 31 Creating new Vocabulary file In addition to modifying existing vocabulary files you can create new vocabulary files e Select the File menu then Vocab File then New Vocab File A pop up window asks you to select Continue or Cancel Select Continue and a pop up window asks you to name the new vocabulary file otherwise by default the new vocabulary file will be named Untitled Vocabulary File Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 49 Create Close Create a new Yocab File Name Untitled Vocab File Enter a more descriptive name in the Name box Tap the Create button The new vocabulary file will be added to your library 5 32 Save a Vocabulary file as After exploring The Great Talking Box Company s vocabulary files it is necessary to save the file with a new name in order to Edit it Tap on the File menu Choose VocabFile Choose the Save Vocab File As option A Rename dialog will appear Type the name of the new vocabulary file in
58. ice The only difference is that the dialog boxes will appear slightly different and a couple of the options are modified for the PC Menus are placed at the top of the screen on the Desktop and at the bottom of the Etalk Chat GT device This user s guide uses pictures interchangeably throughout its instruction Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 9 When editing and accessing menus on the Etalk Chat GT device pushing and holding the screen opens context menus On the DesktopChat right clicking on the vocabulary window will open the context menus for editing The menus work primarily the same in both systems regardless of where the menu is placed or how it is accessed with a push and hold or a right click Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 10 4 Getting Started The Front of the Etalk Chat GT Front view A large oval speaker is mounted directly below the screen Facing out it is never muzzled when the device is placed flat on a table This is probably the biggest speaker you will find in an Augmentative Communication Aid Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 11 The Back of the Etalk Chat GT Folding Support Reset Button Mounting holes for CS Mounting Systems Plaater Reset Button Unbend a paper clip and poke it into the hole to press the reset button If your Etalk Chat GT stops working for some reason push the reset button to see if that solves the problem Wheelchair Mounting Plate The optional wheelchair mounting plate allows
59. ich means it will bounce back to the Main Page after choosing one button e Yellow represents people and pronouns You will find the same yellow People button throughout the program You will also find Working People careers School People and More People e Green represents action words There are two pages of action verbs in alphabetical order e Blue represents adjectives or description words There are two pages of description words but also buttons which will take you to Colors Feelings Weather Where or prepositions and More Describe e Orange represents nouns You will find two pages of things as well as a Toolbox on the second page to check battery status and adjust the volume Spend some time exploring the Things categories as there are several interactive pages For example the Games Play and Money buttons On the middle row Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 90 e The first button in this row is the Chat button which will navigate to social words and greetings On the bottom of this page will be buttons that will navigate to About Me Let me tell you what I think Comments and Joke pages e The I want button will navigate to a page for the communicator to build a sentence with phrases The first two gray buttons will navigate back to the home page but the rest will navigate to another page for sentence completion e The I don
60. ile Edit View Help 7 Menu Bar The pop up dialogs are called context menus They are accessed by a tap and hold if using the DesktopChat these menus are accessed by a right mouse click There are many instances when context menus are available to you when in Edit Mode as well as a context menu available for the Speech Display Bar while you are in Run Mode Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 20 DesktopChat DesktopChat File Edit View Help File Edit View Help spaahetti Spaghetti Speak Speak all Speak last rigatoni Speak cursor Edit Button mi Create Button Change Button Size Copy Button Load from file Copy Button Style Save to file Paste Button cl Use Same Button ji Paste Button Style Stop Set Button As Template Re ecord Sound Remove Button From Page Delete Button Permanently Page You can access menu items using the touch screen either with the stylus or your finger Tap on the menu name Once the menu appears tap on the selection you want Note If the menus do not appear at the bottom of the display of the device the Etalk Chat GT has been set to full screen mode To exit Full Screen mode press the tools button on the front of the device 4 4 Toolbar The tool bar to the right of the menu bar provides a quick way to access some of the more common menu items as well as providing additional functionality The Left Arrow button allows y
61. ion 62 Transfer 7 12 55 56 Troubleshooting 16 75 78 USB Port 5 12 55 Visit 42 43 58 59 89 Exceptions 59 Vista 7 8 78 Visual Scene 5 21 45 52 54 89 Vocabulary File 5 7 8 9 12 18 21 23 54 55 56 75 78 80 Create 18 19 21 Delete 51 80 The Great Talking Box Company provided 5 8 9 21 23 78 Open 23 75 Modifying 7 9 21 23 54 Transfer 7 12 55 56 Volume 35 38 59 61 63 71 73 74 75 81 Windows 7 8 55 61 78 Wheelchair Mounting Plate 11 Word Prediction 5 21 38 58 59 68 70 Warranty 85 Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 89 MultiChat 15 Core Words it The MultiChat 15 was created for school aged individuals with emerging language skills There are multiple forms of communication available in this program sentences phrases individual words recordings for story telling and visual scenes Also included are interactive play and reading pages social pages and a News 2 You starter page for the weekly newspaper s vocabulary There are symbols on every button with the exclusion of several core words If you do not see colored borders on the Main Page of MultiChat 15 go to Edit gt General Settings gt Style Tab gt and uncheck Gradient Fill and Border Color Same as Face Color gt OK You should now see multiple colors on the Main Page and throughout the program On the top row e Pink represents question words and questions This button is set to visit wh
62. its this provides is the ability to use Microsoft s applications on the device Some standard Microsoft applications that come loaded on your device include Microsoft WordViewer Microsoft Excel Viewer and Solitaire Some individuals will not be able to navigate the Microsoft software Others will be able to use the Etalk Chat GT software as well as the Microsoft functionality of the device To give access to the Microsoft software a button must be modified to open the specified application To do this e Edit or Create a new button Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 61 Choose the Action tab Choose the Open PPC application action and add it to the button Choose the appropriate Windows application Add a label or icon to the button and choose OK Note Etalk Chat GT D has had the access to the PocketPC software removed This is in order to meet Medicare Medicaid specifications of a dedicated speech device 7 3 3 Style By using the Style controls you can adjust the image appearance on buttons and the button modifiers shape and size e Navigate to the Edit menu e Choose General Settings a pop up screen will present the Timing Style SDB Speech Input System Hardware Keys and the Voice settings Tap on the Style tab Check Use entire button area box if you want the image to be displayed on the entire button You can choose between round and rectangular button shapes Adjust the button size by choosing from 1 to 5 points When r
63. l if health i time Complicated configurations with many pages may take up to 2 minutes to load but most will load more quickly Once loaded the Etalk Chat GT can be left running and your chosen vocabulary file will always be ready for you to use Just start tapping the onscreen buttons to explore the vocabulary F 4 Foa en a i jo a i L j 4 a a i a i LA j The Original The Great Talking Box Company Supplied vocabulary files can not be modified To make a copy of the file to be customized for your client see previous page 5 2 Going into Edit mode To make any changes to a vocabulary file the system must be in Edit Mode To edit a vocabulary file or any resource linked to it pages buttons go into Edit Mode by e Tap on the Edit menu e Check Edit Mode The Edit Mode will be activated automatically Note The Modify Vocab File of the Edit menu becomes active only while in Edit Mode In Edit Mode a line of text will appear at the bottom of the screen indicating that the software is in Edit Mode along with the name of the vocabulary file and the name of the current page es i ani Edit Mode Indicator Important Note Always make sure that you have the current vocabulary from your Etalk Chat GT unit prior to making changes on the DesktopChat Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 24 Editing Keyboard While in Edit Mode there are various times when the programmer needs to use a keyboard for nami
64. l and use one copy of the software on each computer on your premises that you use to exchange data and software with portable devices powered by a Microsoft operating system Their two items are also available from the Microsoft web site in the Downloads and Trials sections at no charge The Great Talking Box Company grants permission for the use of DesktopChat on each computer used to exchange data with the Etalk Chat GT 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 The Great Talking Box 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
65. m can also be set to automatically move to a more appropriate communication page on the command of an alarm Alarms can be accessed from the Edit Menu Choose to Set an Alarm View Active Alarms or View All Alarms 7 8 1 To Set an Alarm e Choose Edit Menu gt Alarms gt Set Alarm W Alarm Date and Time Eg Continue Cancel Choose a Date and Time For the Alarm Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 oo 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 l4 15 16 17 16 19 O 21 22 23 24 W 26 27 om 04 06 PM W Activate this Alarm e Set Date and Time for this Alarm to trigger e Check Activate this Alarm you can wait to do this at a later time as well Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 64 e Choose Continue W Alarm Recurrence Continue Back Choose Alarm Recurrence C Daily C Weekly Monthly C Yearly e Choose how often you want the Alarm to Occur e Choose Continue e Choose to have the Alarm sound a Tone play a Recorded Message or have No Sound at all Tone Recorded Message No Sound choose Tone choose Recorded Message choose No Sound choose Record choose Record and speak message choose Stop choose Play to test the recording if OK choose OK or re record choose Apply e Choose to have the Alarm Show an Alarm Message or to Navigate to an existing Page Show Alarm Message Navigate to a Page choose Show Alarm Message choose Navigate to Page give the alarm a name by typing it in the Name choose the appropriate page type the m
66. n a timely manner would be to have the two Play Audio buttons and two Record Audio buttons placed on pages in the device user s vocabulary file In this example there needs to be a Record Audio button for the teacher to use and one for Mom to use or they will be recording over each other s messages There must be a Play Audio button with a sound recording prior to creating the Record Audio button To create a Record Audio button Choose the page that you want the Record Audio button to be on Navigate to the button properties window see section 5 4 Tap on the Actions tab Use the drop down list to select the Record Audio action Hit the Add button next to the actions list A dialog for selecting the sound file in wav format will pop up WAWY properties WAWY resource Choose the Use a Resource option Choose the sound file that has been created for the Play Audio button that will play this recording it will be listing the My Sounds folder Highlight the sound file and select Choose Choose Apply Finish creating your Recording button by adding a picture label or both Test the button action by selecting the Record button and making a recording Then move to the page with the Play Audio button and when selected it should play the new recording Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 38 5 15 Controlling speech and audio Volume Up Volume Down Volume control actions and a mute unmute action can be added to butto
67. n cdentanctas suse ssestanssesestesseessoueessessenescsnacsnasensasevescacecesss 76 110 Vocabulary buttons don t activate Dut MENUS dOr eere iea ea E 76 11 11 Adjusting Imported Image Size DesktopChat cccssssssssccsecssesssssccsecsscssssscsscccecsecessssecescsassecsssssscsesseses 77 II Resource 2 as Oneinal and cannonbe mo dinicd seccc scares cecces coon cece ese c oe occeces eecars feeceeescetesecee oeececeteeeeee 77 11 13 Loading the Default Library Manually on the DesktopChat ceccsceccecccceccececceccecsccececseccececs 77 11 14 Installing DesktopChat on a Machine Running Vista cceccccscecceccsccccsccsceccsceccsccsceccscescecsees 78 12 The Great Talking Box Company Tech 79 DOU PON oe 15 Reference SOCOM ssc a a E setts dcsssscecesesseastveees saeseiesccrece es 80 D3 Clean up and deleting Vocabulary TICS ccesesi cscs stecieaseewstesedeastansntcnicetesesssacsuas eeacedecboutastenahiseieiseseuesvieeacetente 80 13 2 Table based description of alll menus and men OPUlOMS 222221 lt cr ccne22sce c ccceceueeeseececeessesaeececeverssssesesccscecccsesecsees 80 EA An ma Dy EAM AN osc ew cesses cancer ras sae aos och ast ba diedle a 84 I3 WV AAU crcccccsescecer ceessetacschcccecaturestsectecccor scree tense dicccssacataereiee a ees oesssases 85 16 Index Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 5 2 Welcome to your new Etalk Chat GT Thank you for purchasing Etalk Chat GT a revolutionary dynamic display communication device The E
68. n order e The action will be added to the preview action list e Tap the Ok button to insert the button into the page Note No label and message are necessary for SWP and SCP buttons Perform the same steps to create a Static Character Prediction button The Static Character Prediction button will display the most probable character in compliance with the current character displayed in the SDB the assigned prediction order and the static character list used by the dictionary compiler Character prediction is often considered for scanners as a rate enhancement tool 5 17 Check system information by using buttons Battery status Add date time to SDB You might occasionally want to check some system information so that it s better suited to your needs For example you might want to check the battery status of your device In Etalk Chat GT you can do this easily by creating a Battery status button Use section 5 4 to navigate to the button properties dialog This dialog screen will request information about the new button To create a Battery status button e Tap on the Actions tab Use the drop down list to select the Battery status action e Hit the Add button next to the actions list e Tap OK on the button properties window The Battery status button will display the current battery status in the SDB Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 40 Perform the same steps to create an Add date time to SDB button The Add date time to SDB
69. ness of the synthetic speech Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 62 7 4 2 Pronunciation Editor To change the way a word is pronounced by the speech synthesizer select Edit gt Pronunciations and the Pronunciations dialog will be displayed Etalk Chat GT uses Neospeech speech synthesis to provide you with your voice The program knows how to pronounce most words but you ll occasionally find words that are mispronounced To modify pronunciation of these words you can use the Pronunciation editor which stores information on their correct pronunciations in a pronunciation list You can create edit and delete the word pronunciation list using the Pronunciation Editor To access the Pronunciation Editor e Tap on the Edit menu e Choose Pronunciations To create a new pronunciation for a word tap the New button A new pop up dialog will appear Tapping the Pronounce slot will trigger the keyboard Use the keyboard to type the word for which you want to specify a new pronunciation in the slot labeled Pronounce The word cannot contain any spaces or punctuation other than hyphens or apostrophes Then spell out the pronunciation in the slot labeled Pronounce As i e enter Etalk Chat GT in the Pronounce box and enter Chat P C in the Pronounce As box Adding spaces between the word chat and the letter P and the letter C corrects the pronunciation or you could enter ChatPeeSee in the Pronounce As box Once you re ready tap the OK button The new word and it
70. ng pages naming buttons or typing in vocabulary The Editing keyboard can be opened and closed by tapping on the small picture of the Keyboard at the bottom of the screen Tapping it once will open the keyboard and tapping it again will close it File Edit View Help O Key Board oOo Note This keyboard is not intended for the device user to use Pages created with various keyboard layouts can be used by the device user 5 3 Creating a new page Pages are levels of specific vocabulary linked together to create a vocabulary file specific to the device user There are two options for creating new pages duplicating an existing page or creating a new page from scratch To create a new page Go into Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode Select the Edit menu from the menu bar Choose Modify Vocabulary Choose the Create menu item Choose New Page DesktopChat File Edit View Help w Edit mode Pq Modify vocabulary gt Create gt nempas in hiet Edit d Duplicate Page Abbreviations Rename d Mew Page from Template a Import Pages fy 2s Pronunciations New Button New Button from Template General Settings Advanced Settings Switch Settings Speech off w Add space Automatic Capitalization Or you can tap and hold the stylus in your Vocabulary Window current page to see the Editing Menus e Choose Page e Choose Create New Page Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 25 DesktopChat File Edit View Help
71. ng it Checking Battery Status To check the current status of the battery e Choose Edit Menu Choose General Settings Choose System tab Choose Power Learn to create a button that checks the battery status in section 5 17 Low Battery Warning When the batteries in your device get low a Low Battery message The remaining battery capacity is low Please charge the batteries soon appears on the screen While Low Battery you can no longer do any editing When the batteries are dead the device powers down completely and you cannot use it Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 18 4 2 About the Terminology A Vocabulary file is a set of vocabulary pages Each vocabulary file consists of a series of pages each with a grid of onscreen buttons These buttons may include text labels graphical symbols or both The number of buttons as well as their appearance can be customized Depending upon the type of button selecting it may speak a word or sentence navigate you to a different page or perform an editing action Buttons are selected by tapping or pressing on the touch screen DesktopChat File Edit View Help Language FF a Vocab File Load Vocab File New Vocab File Export nN Save Vocab File As Profile Delete Vocab File Exit Library is the term used that includes all vocabulary files pages buttons sounds amp all icons including imported pictures The default Library is the o
72. nly button will only pronounce the button label Speech settings in General Settings Menu also determine how buttons are spoken see sections 7 4 amp 9 6 5 11 Modifying the way a button works with text Backspace key Add Message to Display Go into Edit mode to enable button modifications See section Going into Edit mode e Tap amp hold right click on a button you want to modify to open the menu options e Choose Edit Button A General Properties screen will appear e Tap on the Actions tab The button action properties will appear e Tap the Remove button to remove the currently set action Now you can modify the way a button works with text by setting a new button action Choose the Backspace key action from the drop down action list This button will delete characters from the display text If you choose Add Message to Display action the button will type the message text on the display and won t speak it e Tap the Add button next to the action list to add the selected button action to the current button properties The action will appear in the preview slot e Tap on the OK button to complete the operation Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 33 5 12 Using buttons to modify the display Speak Stop Speak last Clear Display Clear last word You can use buttons to control the speaking options of the SDB You can either edit an existing button See any modifying section above or you can create a new button See section 5 4 with t
73. ns within pages Use section 5 4 to navigate to the button properties dialog Choose the Actions tab and select an action and choose Add Brief descriptions of each type of action are provided below e Choose a Volume Up button to increase a system volume when the button is tapped e Choose a Volume Down button to decrease a system volume when the button is tapped OK Cancel General Style Actions Button action Add d Y Speak Label Onbhy Speak Message Onh Speech Message Static character predictior Static word prediction Stop Store text to button Toggle mute unmute Visit Visit Reception Volume Down 5 16 Using character and word prediction Static Word Prediction SWP Static Character Prediction SCP Note Dynamic Prediction Dynamic Word Prediction DWP Dynamic Character Prediction DCP is not currently available It will be used in future updates of this system The The Great Talking Box Company Word Prediction system will predict the word that is currently being spelled as well as the next word Character Prediction will predict the next character in the word while spelling Because the Etalk Chat GT screen is larger than the one the keyboards were designed for you may be able to increase the number of buttons for words or characters Pre made keyboards have been included with the device that contains buttons for word prediction or character prediction To view these choose View gt Go To gt Page an
74. number for the Etalk Chat GT device can be found on the back of the device The registration number for DesktopChat can be found on the CD case that the DesktopChat software came in Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 84 14 Care and Maintenance Your Etalk Chat GT device is intended for use in normal communication situations Your device is not waterproof so use extreme caution when using it around water As with most electronic devices you should never use Etalk Chat GT when you are actually in the water for example a pool or bath If you wish to clean the plastic and glass portions of your device use a cloth dampened with water or diluted window cleaning fluid Do not spray or splash liquid directly on the device For additional cleaning power moisten a clean cloth in a mixture of one part water and one part vinegar The Etalk Chat GT batteries are designed specifically for this device If you have to replace your batteries they must come from The Great Talking Box Company Call The Great Talking Box Company to order new batteries or if you think you have a problem with your batteries AA Use only the battery charger that came with your device Other chargers may damage the batteries in your device If you plan to store the Etalk Chat GT for a month or more without using it Charge the batteries to Full Give it a full day to recharge when you start to use it again If you discard all or part of your device dispose of all electr
75. o left instead of left to right e Choose Switch Setup and check the corresponding jacks The jacks are labeled on the edge of the device If using an external single switch choose the corresponding letter If using two switches Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 72 check the corresponding jack of the switch you want to use to Advance the scan and to make a selection Use the other tabs to modify the scanning options to meet the device user s specific needs Using the Touchscreen to Scan There are times when a device user isn t capable of activating specific areas on the screen 1 e maybe doesn t have the pointing skills to hit one button Using the touchscreen to scan allows the device user to tap anywhere on the front of the screen to initiate a scan of the buttons Scanning is typically only used if the device user can t activate a specific button on a page and needs one specific target In this scenario the front screen of the device can act as a single switch To set up the Touchscreen to Scan e Choose Switch Settings from the Edit Menu e Set the Selection Method to One Switch e Choose the mode of scan that is most appropriate Row Column will scan down through the rows and then scan the selected row with a tap of the screen Linear starts scanning left to right across each row and Circular starts in the upper left toward the right and then starts the next row in the right and goes to the left e Check Scanning On e Check any othe
76. oard has at least a shift modifier To create a shift modifier button or any other modifier button e choose to Edit a button choose an appropriate label and or picture for the button chose the Action tab choose the Shift Modifier from the drop down menu choose Add choose OK Test the button Depending on how many modifiers you plan to use determines how many buttons needed In our example we are just using No Modifier and Shift Modifier So two buttons need created e Create the two buttons e Right click on the location for the button set and choose Create New Button Set this space must be free e choose the No Modifier option e choose the button from the listing that you want to default at this location to find the button you must first choose the page it is currently on choose the page and then all of the buttons will appear e choose the Shift modifier option Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 70 e choose the button from the listing that you want to be present when the shift modifier has been chosen e give the Button Set a name for reference e choose OK 9 3 4 Using various sizes of buttons on keyboards Often times on a keyboard page the sizes of your buttons may need to vary To modify the size of one button on a page e enter Edit Mode tap and hold one of the buttons that you would like to resize choose Change Button size choose how many cells wide horizontal and tall vertical the button needs to be choose OK 9 3 5 Adding Word
77. of the current page by using a Duplicate Page option Start with activating the Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 46 Open the page you want to duplicate Tap the Edit menu Choose Modify Vocabulary gt Create gt Duplicate Page Type in a new name for the Page and choose Save The duplicated page will be added to the library resource list under this name 5 27 Creating page from template The Great Talking Box Company has provided some keyboard page templates available in your library you can create a new page using a one of these templates or you can create templates of your own to use To create a template e Create page to use as a template this may contain just the common buttons wanted on each page e Right click on the page push and hold if using the device e Choose Page e Choose Set Page As Template Etalk Chat GT provides two similar ways to create a page from templates e In Edit mode simply tap on the Edit menu E DesktopChat SE File Edit View Help w Edit mode Modify Vocabulary d New Page Edit Duplicate Page 3 Abbreviation revialons Rename 0 New Page from Template r Alarms i Delete Pronunciations General Settings Advanced Settings Speech off w Add space w Automatic Capitalization Import Pages e Choose Modify Vocabulary gt Create gt New Page from Template After about a second you ll see the popup resource browser with t
78. og will be displayed by tapping on a Load Display button Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 34 Browse your system folders and select a text file you want to load Hit the File menu and then tap the Choose option You will be back on your current page and the selected text file will be loaded in the display File dialog File dialog l Application Data Recycled H profiles i My Documents H Program Files a ie Temp Heid Winds While still in Edit mode you can load and save the display text from and to files by using the display menu options instead of using buttons as an optional way to save display text To set up this option go to Edit gt General Settings gt Speech Display Bar and check the Tap and Hold in the Show Menu section of the menu Simply tap on your display and hold the stylus to call up the menu options Then choose Load from file or Save to file Speak Speak all Speak last Speak cursor 3 Load from file Save to file Clear Stop 5 14 Recording and playing audio Play audio Record Audio Play record audio buttons allow you to record and play digital sounds on your Etalk Chat GT device A button that contains the action Play Audio will speak the recording when selected from a page A button that contains the action Record Audio will now provide an opportunity for the device user family or professional support to record a message without Exiting Full Screen Mode and without entering Edit
79. one of your existing pages right click on your button for navigating to your home page choose Copy Button use the right arrow to move back to your new visual scene page right click on the button in the appropriate location and choose Paste Button Once exiting Edit Mode the button outlines are removed Tapping in this area will play the sound of the rooster Tapping these buttons just speak the text on the buttons surrounding the farm scene Tapping in this area will navigate from this page to a page of turkey vocabulary Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 55 6 Library Management and Backup e Export Import to Etalk Chat GT using DesktopChat e Backing Up Your Vocabulary Files 6 1 Export Import to EtalkChat GT using DesktopChat The DesktopChat allows you to create and modify vocabulary files on your Windows PC To exchange vocabulary files and other important information between your DesktopChat and your Etalk Chat GT device you will need the USB thumb drive that came with your system To Export a Vocabulary File from your PC to your EtalkChat GT device e Choose DesktopChat shortcut and open the program Connect the USB thumb drive to your computer Go to the File Menu on the DesktopChat and choose Export Choose to save the vocabulary to the USB drive Choose a PC vocabulary file you want to export from the drop down list The vocabulary file you selected will be highlighted e Then cli
80. onic components according to local regulations Replacement and repair of the electronic components of your device should only be done by qualified service personnel Contact The Great Talking Box Company for instructions on how to get your Etalk Chat GT device repaired 1 800 ask4gtb Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 85 15 Warranty The Great Talking Box Company warrants the Etalk Chat GT to be free from defect in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of one year from date of purchase Etalk Chat GT is covered for three years from date of purchase The Great Talking Box Company considers bending of the unit or any breaks or cracks in the LCD screen to be misuse but will consider a one time replacement of touchscreen display during the warranty period Extended warranties are available by contacting The Great Talking Box Company at 1 800 ask4gtb All warranty and service should be arranged through The Great Talking Box Company Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 86 16 Index Abbreviations 67 81 Access 71 74 82 Actions 26 31 40 42 43 51 58 59 69 70 Combining 51 Windows 61 Alphabet 38 46 68 70 72 Auto Restart Scan 74 Background Pictures 45 48 52 Backlight 16 62 76 Backup 7 55 56 Battery 5 6 10 11 13 16 17 39 58 63 76 84 Charging 6 10 13 Status 6 17 39 Buttons 25 39 43 Creating 25 26 Disable 29 Hide 29 Label 26 Message 26 Modifying 25 38 Picture 26 30 Size 43 Speaking 25 3
81. ory Insert a Sound File There may be times when a sound file from the internet or some other source may need to be used In order to do this bring that sound to the computer with the DesktopChat running and save it Tap on the Import from file button if you want to use a sound file stored in your system files A File dialog will be displayed Browse your folders for a sound file in wav format Double tap on your sound file Laok irn sounds T My Recent lotsafrogs shork waw Documents Desktop My Documents 58 My Computer File name E i My Network Files of type Sound Files war r Cancel Places Open as read only e Finally hit Apply in the WAV properties window to select the sound that will be played with the Play Audio button e Tap OK on the General Properties window Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 37 Record Audio If you are creating a Record Audio button it must be associated with a Play Audio button For example on the main page of a school aged device user s vocabulary there may be a button that is titled from Home and another from school When the device user selects the from Home button it will play a recording that Mom made for the teacher earlier that morning or the from school button may play a message that the teacher recorded at the end of the day for Mom to replay later The easiest way to provide these recordings i
82. ou to go back in the vocabulary file The Right Arrow button performs a forward action in the vocabulary file The Home button navigates you to the home page of the vocabulary file Finally to stop speech while still speaking tap the Stop button File Edit View Help Be Keyboard Meru Stop Speaking Go Back Horie Go Forward While in Edit Mode there are various times when the programmer needs to use a keyboard for naming pages naming buttons or typing in vocabulary The Editing keyboard can be opened and closed by tapping on the small picture of the Keyboard Tapping it once will open the keyboard and tapping it again will close it This keyboard has been removed in Etalk Chat GT D models Note This keyboard is not intended for the device user to use Pages created with various keyboard layouts can be used for the device user Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 21 4 5 The Saltillo software Provided Vocabulary Files Etalk Chat GT includes a variety of vocabulary files provided by The Great Talking Box Company These may be used as a starting point for your own Vocabulary File or simply used as demonstration They are all labeled with Original in their file name myCore is a clever fusion of core and phrase based vocabulary geared toward literate AAC users Variations on the Etalk Chat GT include various myCore options myQuickChat is an introductory communication system geared toward child and adult AAC users
83. ower Down option The default setting is 4 minutes When your device is idle no key activations for 1 minute the backlight will dim on your display Activate any key or switch to bring it back After FOUR MINUTES of no key activations the device dims down to 20 brightness Activate any key or switch to bring it back After 30 seconds it will appear to go completely off Touch the screen to reactivatel We recommend that you leave Auto Power Down set to On You can change the auto power down time by choosing Edit gt General Settings gt System gt Power If you change Auto Power Down to Off the device will never turn Off unless you press the I O button on the top of the case If you forget that you turned Auto Power Down to Off and the device never goes Off the batteries will eventually go dead Troubleshooting Tip If your device does not turn off or come back on as you expect it to charge your battery and then push the reset button if the power button still doesn t work Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 17 About the Batteries Pisces use the battery charger that came with your device Any other charger may damage your eTalk At the end of each day the device should be plugged in to ensure that the batteries are fully charged for the next day An 80 recharge only takes about 20 minutes with a full charge in 4 hours but since it is impossible to overcharge the batteries you can safely leave the device plugged in whenever you are not usi
84. 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 e 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 e 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 e If necessary contact a Great Talking Box 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 R glement sur le mat riel brouiller du Canada CE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Use 0 45 C Storage 20 50 C 95 maximum relative humidity ambient temperatures less than 40 C A Attention Consult accompanying documents Device not intended to be an emergency call device or sole communication device Warnings 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 ins
85. r changes to the button 5 7 Adding or editing a buttons image In an attempt to make the Etalk Chat GT device perform as efficiently as possible The Great Talking Box Company has only a limited number of symbols available for programming Using the DesktopChat for programming is suggested whenever possible The DesktopChat provides a much larger set of symbols to choose from Button images can be added or edited only in Edit mode e Tap and hold the stylus on the Speak Message button to open the menu options right click if using DesktopChat e Choose Edit Button option A general properties screen will appear Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 28 DesktopChat File Edit View Help spaghetti Edit Button Create Button Change Button Size Copy Button Copy Button Style Paste Button Use Same Button Paste Button Style Set Button As Template Re ecord Sound Remove Button From Page Delete Button Permanently Page lil lil ll Use the Image region in the General tab controls to add or edit a button s picture You can add a new icon by following these steps OK Cancel Select Cancel General Style Actions Find image General properties apple Name 16Beating hae apple green IM Label eating Next G apple green IM Message eating ss Ge apple green IM Image SJapple red IM 7 f ind Ge apple red IM ce apple MJ Ge apple MJ Remove VI apple MJ a ce apple MJ impot ai MJ
86. r options that may be appropriate o Latched scanning requires a screen tap to start the scan and then it continues to scan through each item until the next screen tap makes a selection With Latched Scanning Off a screen tap is required to move the scan through each button one at a time o Skip Empty Cells will skip over a cell without a button o Activate on Release makes the actual activation when the finger or stylus is released from the screen instead of activating immediately upon the push o With Reverse Direction selected the direction of the scan will be from right to left instead of left to right e Choose Switch Setup and check Use as a switch in the Touch screen option Use the other tabs to modify the scanning options to meet the device user s specific needs Scan Mode Row Column The scan highlights each row of buttons beginning with the top row and moving down the screen When the row that contains the button you want is highlighted activate your switch The scan will highlight the separate columns in the row you selected moving from left to right across the screen When the button you want is highlighted activate your switch Linear Step through the keys from left to right across the rows Circular Step through the keys from left to right across the top row and then right to left across the next row Scanning On Check this option to turn the scanning option On Uncheck Scanning On to turn scanning off No
87. re correct and be sure the volume is towards the loud setting 11 2 Restarting the Etalk Chat GT If for any reason you don t see Etalk Chat GT running perform a soft reset 11 3 Finding and Loading Your Vocabulary File If the device user s vocabulary is not in place choose File gt Vocab File gt Load Vocab File and choose their vocabulary file from the listing If it isn t in the listing the vocabulary file will need to be copied from the thumb drive where it has been backed up 11 4 Soft Reset There may be times when the Etalk Chat GT needs a soft reset If the software finds itself confused or if the touchscreen doesn t seem to be activating a soft reset may be needed To perform a soft reset e Turn the device On if it isn t already e Unbend a paper clip and poke it into the reset button located on the back of the device You will then see the system step through a variety of screens No activations should be necessary during this process It will take some time but the Etalk Chat GT software will re load on its own 11 5 Toolbar and Menus are missing If the Toolbar and Menus typically at the bottom of the screen are missing and the vocabulary pages are still in place the device has been put into a mode called Full Screen This is typically done to eliminate the device user from accidentally choosing Menu items To exit Full Screen Mode Push the Tools button on the top front of the device 11 6 Text Window is mis
88. rently opened page and right click push amp hold to call up the menu options e Select the Add Button From Library option A resource browser window will list all buttons in the library e Select a button and tap on the Choose button The selected button will be added to the page 5 21 Copying Pasting buttons Etalk Chat GT provides several ways to create a button by using an existing button 5 21 1 Copy Paste buttons Etalk Chat GT has popup menus to help you with editing In Edit mode simply right click DesktopChat or tap on a button and hold the stylus de vice against the screen without moving After about a second you ll see the popup menu Remember not to move the stylus or you ll start a drag and drop operation Once the popup menu is open select Copy Button to copy the contents of the current button into a clipboard Once you ve copied a button you can move to another button or to another page and select Paste Button As you d expect the contents of the button general properties style actions you copied will appear Be careful there s no way to undo a paste operation 5 21 2 Copy Use Same Button When using the Copy Paste function a copy of the original button is made When using Copy Use Same Button the same button is used in both places This feature allows for the same button to be used on multiple pages and changing one of the buttons changes them all 5 22 Copying and pasting button style If yo
89. reviati vocab fie Pronunciations Button Image Audio General Settings Advanced Settings Switch Settings Speech off w Add space w Automatic Capitalization or Q t ABC e Enter the new name in the text box by using the keyboard of your Etalk Chat GT higher e Tap on the Save button to finish the operation Renaming a Button Picture or Sound e Activate the Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode e Tap on the Edit menu e Choose Modify Vocabulary gt Rename Choose a resource Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 51 e Select a resource to rename by browsing through the listing of folders e Tap on the Choose button A Rename dialog will pop up and request the new resource name e Enter the new name in the text box by using the keyboard of your Etalk Chat GT e Tap on the Rename button to finish the operation The resource name will be changed only in the resource library list 5 35 Deleting a resource vocab file page button etc You can delete buttons and pages through the context menu options To delete a button through the context menu options e Activate the Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode e Tap ona button and hold the stylus to call up the button menu options e Now you can choose between o Remove Button From Page option removes the selected button from the page You can still find this button in your resource library list and use it o Delete Button Permanen
90. reviation in the list then tapping on the Delete button This abbreviation exception will be permanently deleted from the system so use caution when using this option To use the abbreviation open the keyboard page type the abbreviation followed by a period The abbreviation should automatically be expanded Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 68 9 Etalk Chat GT Tools for Literacy 9 1 Etalk Chat GT Dictionaries Etalk Chat GT uses a Static Word and Character Prediction system You can choose among 10 000 30 000 amp 60 000 word dictionaries We have plans to include a Dynamic Word amp Character Prediction but it 1s not available at this time The dynamic word character dictionaries will keep a history of SDB words characters usage and create a library as it goes Some of the Etalk Chat GT keyboard pages are set up with pre defined Word Prediction buttons These buttons predict the next most probable word The prediction result is displayed in the display by tapping on any of the word prediction buttons see section 5 15 for setting up word or character prediction buttons 9 2 Etalk Chat GT Dictionary Editor Etalk Chat GT allows you to change some dictionary settings by using the Prediction settings menu e Activate the Edit Mode See section Going into Edit mode e Tap on the Edit menu e Choose Advanced Settings e The Prediction Settings properties will be displayed e Check the Enable Static Prediction box if you want to use a s
91. riginal set of vocabulary files supplied by The Great Talking Box Company along with the original symbol sets Edit Mode refers to a mode set to allow the programmer access to all of the tools needed to Edit or modify the vocabulary pages When in Edit Mode the name of the Vocabulary File and the name of the current Page showing is written across the bottom of the screen Run Mode is set when editing has been completed and the Etalk Chat GT is ready for communication DesktopChat File Edit View Help w Edit mode Modify Vocabulary Abbreviations A Z rma F Pronundatons General Settings Advanced Settings Switch Settings Speech off w Add space W Automatic Capitalization Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 19 SDB Speech Display Bar and Display are used interchangeably throughout these instructions They are all used to represent the window in which text appears when buttons are pressed DesktopChat File Edit View Help spaghetti go back 4 3 Menus The menus at the bottom left of the Etalk Chat GT window e g File Edit View Help allow you to determine which vocabulary files will be used which augmentative options are enabled how and when to speak messages and how a wide variety of other options are configured Some of these features are accessed directly through the menus while others are accessed through pop up dialog boxes called up by simply tapping and holding F
92. s pronunciation will appear in the list If you want to change the pronunciation you can edit it using the Edit button To edit the pronunciation of a word already in the pronunciation list tap on it to select it in the pronunciation list then tap the Edit button The same popup dialog used for entering a new pronunciation will appear with the Pronounce and Pronounce As fields already filled in You will be able to change both the Pronounce and Pronounce As When you are done editing the pronunciation tap the OK Button The modified pronunciation will appear in the pronunciation list You can remove an entry from the pronunciation list by first selecting the word from the pronunciation list then tapping on the Delete button This pronunciation exception will be permanently deleted from the system so use caution when using this option 7 5 Input The Input tab determines the feedback the system offers while a button is being pressed An audible beep can be turned On or Off and a visual button press can appear or not 7 6 System Settings You might occasionally want to change the settings of the system hardware so that it s better suited to your needs For example you might want to change the brightness of the screen Changes of the system settings are performed in General Settings To modify the System Settings e Choose the Edit menu e Choose General Settings e Choose the System tab The following hardware dialogs are available
93. sing or how to hide it The Etalk Chat GT is shipped with a text window SDB showing at the top of the screen This typically displays the text as it is being spoken This display can be hidden with a menu setting in the General Settings To make it visible again e Choose the Edit Menu e Choose General Settings e Choose the Speech Display Bar tab e Check the Visible Box If the Visible option is checked and you still don t see the display it may have been resized to a very small size To resize the Display e Make sure you are in Edit Mode e Choose Edit gt General Settings gt Speech Display Bar tab and change the SDB height default is 26 pts Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 76 11 7 The Etalk Chat GT turns Off by itself There is a feature that automatically shuts the device off after a set amount of time with no activations to conserve the battery in the system To adjust this time e Choose Edit Menu e Choose General Settings e Choose Advanced Tab e Check Advanced Settings e Choose OK e Choose Edit Menu e Choose Advanced Settings e Choose System tab e Choose Power e Adjust the Power Settings 11 8 The screen is too dark e Choose Edit Menu e Choose General Settings e Choose Advanced Tab e Check Advanced Settings e Choose OK e Choose Edit Menu e Choose Advanced Settings e Choose System tab e Choose Backlight e Adjust the backlight settings 11 9 The screen is not responding Sometimes a crumb can be stuck between the casing of
94. sting Imported Image Size 5 8 Modifying accessibility of a button Enabled Visible The accessibility of buttons can be controlled by using the Visible Enabled options on the button properties screen These functions may be useful when initially presenting the vocabulary to the device user Presenting all buttons at once may be overwhelming Hiding some of the buttons will enable the device user to more easily focus on specific vocabulary being presented e Enter Edit Mode then tap and hold right click the button to be modified e Select Edit Button to bring up the General Properties tab e Unchecking the Visible box makes a button invisible in standard mode and automatically disables the button action e Check the Enabled box to activate a button If unchecked the button will be deactivated Import eat MJ Name i Visible W Enabled 5 9 Modifying Button s style Button style can be modified only in Edit mode e Tap ona button and hold the stylus to open the menu options right click if using DesktopChat Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 31 e Choose Edit Button option A General Properties screen will appear e Tap on the Style tab The button style properties will appear OK Cancel General Style Actions Style properties Font Tahoma i 12 pt W Bold Transparent kalic W Label on top Underlined Shape Round Border width 2 pt e Simply use the pull down lists to select the
95. t spoken message Saves the text currently showing on the Display to a text file Shift modifier activates the Shift modifier field in the Button Sets Pronounces the SDB Speech Display Bar content Repeats the last spoken text Speaks the Label Speaks the Message doesn t display the text Types the button message in the SDB and pronounces it Displays the most probable character in compliance with the current character displayed in the SDB the assigned prediction order and the static character list used by the dictionary complier The Prediction Style and the Prediction Order can be adjusted additionally See Button tab features Library Editor User s Manual Displays the most probable word in compliance with the current characters displayed in the SDB the assigned selected prediction order and the static word list used by the dictionary complier up to 60000 words The Prediction Style and the Prediction Order can be adjusted additionally See Button tab features Library Editor User s Manual Ceases the pronunciation of the Display content If the device is currently speaking a long message selecting this button will not stop the speech but stop the speech from being spoken aloud Selecting the same button again lets the text be heard Forwards temporarily to a previously predefined page Such button activates different operational mode visit mode The Visit mode records the pages and their sequence of loading Termin
96. talk Chat GT is a unique product combining the software of Saltillo s ChatPC with the durability of The Great Talking Box Company Etalk GT device It was designed to be light enough to carry yet have enough battery power to last a whole day The 8 4 dynamic display provides enough room for an extra row and column in most cases when compare with a 7 2 screen The Etalk Chat GT is brighter faster We are excited about the introduction of two new vocabulary options as well as Alarms Profiles and the ability to Force Style Settings in your new system MultiChat 15 Vocabulary File was created for school aged individuals with emerging language skills There are multiple forms of communication available in this program sentences phrases individual words recordings for story telling and visual scenes Also included are interactive play and reading pages social pages and a News 2 You starter page for the weekly newspaper s vocabulary There are symbols on every button with the exclusion of several core words Essence ALT Vocabulary File is the first commercial offering of the Essence family of vocabulary programs developed by Prentke Romich Company This new series is specifically designed for adults with acquired speech disorders The heart of the Essence vocabulary consists of a spelling keyboard with word prediction that also allows quick access to hundreds of commonly used phrases and sentences The Etalk Chat GT has all of the features of the
97. tall the mounting system according to the manufacturer s instructions may result in an injury to the user The Great Talking Box Company assumes no responsibility for any loss or claims by third parties which may arise through the use of this product The Great Talking Box Company assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by the deletion of data as a result of malfunction repairs or battery replacement Be sure to back up all important data on other media your computer to protect against its loss Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 2 Table of Contents I Welcome to your new Etalk Chat GCT a eer ee EE ETE Pe Er ee re eae ree rere 2 Charging the battery of your new Etalk Chat 6 eee tcc sere stot estore ccc ret co ccee ceva Se ccerteras eereterestecereeteercoreertes seetenvees PARS hock pe Daren llr or eT Tre re eee eT ee ree ree rr rrr rr Te 6 3 Instalime Deskop Wate estes oc scace E oes cen ceace sa cascenecee ese cee E A AR 7 Be LW diy Use We Desk Op CE aos tarcasasicrupscobe nue cece nasi tate nce eacwensnele ea ce disanasesmedenseateadecemaesecrnesaes 7 Be Desktop hat lmstallation linstilcHOmsessnccies stece cosecceee Seeseeer oe aces tee forme ne he ec cman eereenee sna ccacene 7 J Engure Proper IMS lalla Ms csscscadnens cesamecueascetcececeaeniwasinewersausectees te sccaneussnodecuanyomesaeebeesdeeesces axe 8 3 4 Differences Between the Etalk Chat GT Device and the 9 Desktop CHa a E tees temaee ee eees rere ce BG CUMIN SU
98. tatic word prediction dictionary Then check the size of the static dictionary you choose to use e Not available at this time Check the Enable dynamic prediction box if you want to use a dynamic word prediction dictionary Enter number of words in the History field for example 10000 words Enter seconds in the Compile every field to set the time of compilation for example every five seconds In our example the dynamic word prediction dictionary will work with 10000 words and will update them every 5 seconds e Tap OK to apply the prediction settings 9 3 Choosing to use a different Keyboard To see the keyboards that were provided by The Great Talking Box Company choose View gt Go to gt Page Most vocabulary files have at least one keyboard layout among all of their many pages Templates of a number of keyboards have also been saved for easy access To view the template options choose Edit gt Modify Vocabulary gt Create gt New Page from Template You will be presented with a listing of pages Pages that present the alphabet in alphabetical order are labeled with ABC those layouts that follow a typical keyboard layout are labeled with QW Keyboards that offer word prediction boxes include WP in their names 9 3 1To use an existing template e choose Edit gt Modify Vocabulary gt Create gt New Page from Template e choose the page of choice e give the page a new name e create a link from vocabulary page to this new page Etalk Chat GT Re
99. te The keyboard is accessible by direct select regardless if Scanning is On or Off as long as Use Screen as Switch isn t checked in the Switch Setup menu Latched Scan Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 73 If Latched Scan is On the scan will continue to scan after the switch has been chosen and released Latched Scanning off requires the switch to be held to keep the scan moving Skip Empty Cells Empty cells are buttons that haven t been created yet If Skip Empty Cells is checked the scan will skip over these cells to save time when scanning 10 3 Scan Timing Acceptance Time The amount of time you must hold your switch down before the button you have scanned to 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 Release Time This determines how long to wait after the switch is released before it will accept another activation with the same button or switch For example if you set the Release Time for 1 second you must wait one second after you release the 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 activate This feature helps eliminate inadvertent double hits Scanning Speed This is the amount of time it takes for your device to move from one button row or column to the next in a scan
100. ted a button on that page The Visit action is used to set up temporary pages that behave like pop up pages A button with a Navigate or Visit action is represented visually with a small right pointing arrow in the upper or lower right hand corner depending on where the button label is A Visit button has a white arrow on a black background to differentiate it from a Navigate button that has a black arrow on a white background Navigate Navigate Back Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 43 Besides Visit and Navigate actions there are some special entries Navigate to home amp Navigate back The Navigate home command tells Etalk Chat GT to return to the very first page in the vocabulary file the home page See Setting a Home page The Navigate back command tells the system to return to the page that you were on previously e Tap the Add button next to the actions drop down list When a button Action is set to Navigate or Visit use the pop up Pages list to determine the page to which a button tap will transport e Finally tap the OK button in the properties window to add the navigation button to the current page 5 20 Using an existing button in multiple places within a Vocabulary file Once created a button can be used in multiple pages at the same time All buttons are listed in your library and you can refer any of these buttons in multiple places e Start by going into Edit mode choose Edit Menu and check Edit Mode e Tap on your cur
101. the Etalk Chat GT and the front screen and it can keep the touchscreen from activating To free the crumb take a corner of a piece of paper and slide it between the case and the touchscreen Do this around all four sides The paper should slide freely the entire way around the screen If the screen continues not to respond perform a soft reset see above 11 10 If the vocabulary buttons don t activate but the menus do Etalk Chat GT has been provided with settings to modify how the touchscreen responds whenever a button is pressed This is necessary to eliminate accidental double activations etc Prior to making any changes to the settings make sure that they haven t been intentionally set up in this manner by an Occupational or Physical Therapist To change the touchscreen settings choose Edit Menu gt General Settings and modify the Button Timing settings as needed 11 11 Adjusting Imported Image Size DesktopChat There are times when importing a picture that the image doesn t fill the button area There are a number of options to adjust the size of the image being imported choose Edit menu gt Advanced Settings choose the Symbols Options tab Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 T1 Note the size of the image currently being imported is 200 x 200 To determine the size of your button go to Edit gt General Settings gt Style and check Show Button Size in Edit Mode Then the size will appear in parentheses on the buttons e Enter these numb
102. the Etalk Chat GT to be attached to a wheelchair mount This plate is compatible with the CS Mounting System Round Plate Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 12 The Right Side of the Etalk Chat GT External Speaker BASE 10 ad Use only the charger that came with your Etalk Chat GT Other chargers may damage the batteries Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 13 Left Side of the Etalk Chat GT i Secure Digital Card Slot Mini USB Port Active Sync Only Secure Digital Card Slot This will accept a Secure Digital storage card Mini USB Port Used to connect to PC via Active Sync Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 14 The Bottom of the Etalk Chat GT on wr ea A I a a e Tn There are two shoulder strap clips located on the bottom and top of the device behind the handle for the optional shoulder strap Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 15 About the Touchscreen L warning 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 damage the screen Although most times fingers are used to access the touch screen a stylus or other smooth pointing device can also be used Etalk Chat GT Window The appearance of the Etalk Chat GT window will vary depending on the settings and needs of t
103. the file e Paste the file in the following path Local Disk gt Program Files gt The Great Talking Box Company gt DesktopChat e Choose to Replace existing file e Go back up to Ensure Proper installation and make sure things have copied properly 11 14 Installing DesktopChat on a Windows machine running Vista When starting DesktopChat you may not have the The Great Talking Box Company provided vocabulary files showing If this is true e Goto Program Files gt The Great Talking Box Company gt DesktopChat SE Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 78 e Choose to copy the ChatPC3 c4l file e Paste it to the Compatibility Files folder 2 F ub a SO004682V03 H Program Files Saltillo Corporation DesktopChat 5E me Bi Organze Views a E a e Name File Folder Documents Pictures Music More Folders aki Mowie Maker do MSBuild _ NCH Software NCH Swift Sound NetWaiting p Norton AntiVirus dL Nortoninstaller d O2Micro Flash Merr gt Parallax Inc di Real d Reference Assembli Saltillo Saltillo Corporation ane a a BA TUL 28 items gi Profiles d 55Profiles Ei abbrev dct d ActBeep_L wav d ActBeep_N wav d ActEeep_ Q waw d Beep L waw d Beep_N waw i Ecen 5 ChatPC3 c4l amp DesktopChat SE exe dictL0000 dict _ dict30000 dict _ drct60000 dict H EULAZ rtf _ irregadj ls _ irregular ls _ main lua MS
104. ties window Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 52 e Use the drop down list to select the action Choose Clear Display and select Add e Use the drop down list to select the action If you set this action to Navigate or Visit you can then set the destination page using the pop up Pages list In our beverage example we might have preferred to use a Visit action rather than Navigate after selecting the beverage item we d be sent back to the page we started on the page with the Would you like some button e Tap OK in the bottom left corner of the button properties window Other combinations of actions may eliminate the amount of hits a device user needs to use and other combinations could eliminate some cognitive load required when navigating through the vocabulary pages 5 38 Creating a Page with a Visual Scene Visual Scenes can be created in a number of ways Some scenes are created by pushing on a spot on the picture that actually speaks or gives a sound some navigate to other pages of vocabulary when chosen and some only speak by choosing the buttons around the picture In our example in order to either speak Rooster or play the sound of the Rooster you would want to program the area that the rooster is positioned over This can be done by programming the two buttons the same way or by programming the button to the left and increasing the size of that button to cover both button areas We have provided some examples for different option
105. tly option removes the selected button both from the page where used and from your resource library list The button is no longer available Either of these options will call up a deletion warning message Delete a page through the context menu options e Activate the Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode e Tap on a page and hold the stylus to evoke the context menu options e Choose Page gt Delete A deletion warning message will appear After confirmation the page will be deleted from the vocabulary file However the page will stay in the library resource list and can be used again To delete a vocabulary file this process can take up to an hour to complete and requires a battery charger to plugged in through out the entire process Choose File gt Vocab File gt Delete Vocab File and follow the on screen instructions 5 36 Combining button actions Etalk Chat GT now provides the option to combine multiple button actions to a specific button You might for example set up a button to Clear the Display then speak Would you like some and combine it with a navigation action that will send the system to a page with beverage items e Tap ona Speak Message button and hold the stylus to open the button menu options e Choose the Edit Button option a pop up window will display the current button properties e Type your message 1 e Would you like some in the message box e Select the Actions tab in the Button proper
106. to display vocabulary on a page Some are finding benefits to having a background picture on a page The Great Talking Box Company has provided a way to provide a background picture creating a visual scene To do this Choose to create a new page With the new page open choose Edit gt Modify Vocab gt Edit gt Page Choose the Page style tab In the Background Image area choose to Import a picture not already in the library or Browse to search through the existing icons You must be using DesktopChat to import a background image that is not a The Great Talking Box Company provided icon Choose to either Center the picture or to stretch the picture to fill as much of the page as possible Once you have a background picture on your page you will need to create the buttons that will speak when selected e Right click on the area to add a message e Choose Create New Button e Insert a label and message e Go to the Style tab and check the transparent option to remove the background color of the button to see the page background icon through the typical button area 5 26 Duplicating a page This feature 1s handy when building symbol configurations where you would like the same buttons to be displayed on every page Create a page with the buttons that will be on every page and duplicate that page as many times as you would like Then go back to each page and fill in the remaining buttons Instead of creating a blank page you can create a copy
107. to remove the image from the button If you find that the symbol you need is not available within the existing Etalk Chat GT symbol library you can create your own symbol using a graphics program on your PC and then importing that image directly into your configuration Using the DesktopChat program it is possible to use your own digital pictures scanned pictures downloaded images or homemade symbols on any button To include a picture not in the Etalk Chat GT library e The DesktopChat program must be pre installed on the computer you plan to use to import the picture section 3 The picture or pictures you want to use must also be on this same computer Open a copy of the device user s latest vocabulary file using the DesktopChat software Go to the View menu Choose Edit Mode Right click on the proper key Choose Import Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 30 OK Cancel General Style Actions General properties k Name 16Beating Label eating end Wessage eating mage Remove Import Name i Visible M Enabled You can now browse your computer s hard disk for the pictures you want to use When you find the image you want to use double click on it to select it You will see a preview of it scaled to fit the button Once you have selected the image you wish to import click on OK and the image will appear on the button If your image doesn t fit the button properly see 11 11 Troubleshooting Adju
108. tons which will represent your conversation starter green represents a positive comment and red for a negative comment In the bottom left corner the teacher parent will record a story The student can press Play a message from school home depending on which page they are on then choose a positive or negative comment e The My Scenes button will navigate to a page of visual scenes These are background images which are interactive when pressed For example the Garage button will navigate to a garage scene You can press the headlight to hear headlight Or you can press the buttons to the left of the scene for interaction and more vocabulary Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 9
109. tton Options on the Etalk Chat GT e Touchscreen Settings e Speech Options on the Etalk Chat GT e System Settings 7 1 Button Action Options on the Etalk Chat GT Etalk Chat GT allows you to create and use a rich variety of different button actions The table below lists all button actions with the corresponding description Button name Add s add ed add er add est add ing add en Add Message to Display Add date time to Display Battery Status Backspace key Cancel Visit Caps modifier Clear Display Clear Last Word Ctrl modifier Dynamic Word Prediction DWP Dynamic Character Prediction DCP Load Display Navigate Navigate back Navigate to home No operation Num modifier Open PPC Application Description Changes the existing word to the chosen grammatical form Puts text from buttons Message box into the display but isn t spoken Displays the current date and time in the SDB Displays the current battery status in the SDB Deletes the last character in the Display Clears all remaining visits Caps modifier activates the Caps Lock modifier field in the Button Sets Clears the text in the Speech Display Bar SDB Deletes the last word in the SDB content Control modifier activates the Control modifier field in the Button Sets Not available at this time Displays the most probable word in compliance with the current characters displayed in the SDB the assigned prediction or
110. u don t want to copy the graphics or text of a button but just want to copy its appearance body color border color font color and font the features you can set on the Style tab of the Button Properties Dialog you can use the Copy Button Style option e In Edit mode See section Going into Edit mode tap on a button and hold the stylus or your finger against the screen without moving After about a second you ll see the popup menu e Select Copy Button Style The style of the current button will be copied into a clipboard e Move to another button and open the popup menu and select Paste Button Style e As you d expect the style of the button body color border color font color ect you copied will apply to the target button Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 44 5 23 Changing the size of a button If you want to change the size of a button go into Edit mode to enable button modifications See section Going into Edit mode Now you can change the button size by e Tapping on the desired button and hold the stylus to open the context menu options e Choosing the Change Button Size option a pop up window will display the button Cell properties M Cell propeties OK Cancel Cell span Span Horizontal Vertical e Use the Cell Span dialog to change the size of the button The horizontal and vertical span sizes of the selected cell are in compliance with the button box size e Finally tap the OK button in the bottom l
111. ulary file you want to export from a drop down list The vocabulary file you selected will be highlighted e Then click the Export button All of the vocabulary files components including custom images and sound files will be exported to the thumb drive e When finished unplug the thumb drive from the device and plug it into your computer e Within 90 seconds the DesktopChat will start receiving the file e When finished choose File gt Vocab File gt Load Vocab File The exported vocabulary files will be imported into your DesktopChat Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 56 Important Note Although we have tried to make Etalk Chat GT as reliable as possible there is always a possibility that your customized vocabulary files could be lost Please always keep a copy of your vocabulary on your DesktopChat 6 2 Backing up your library Etalk Chat GT provides a means to keep a back up of the systems library on the device itself It is recommended that you always keep a back up on a separate computer in addition to this backup Once you ve made changes to your library choose File gt Library gt Backup Library This put a copy of the library on the storage card on your device File Edit View Help Language Vocab File gt ise nlea e Backup Library Restore fom Backup Export 6 3 Restore from Backup If for any reason your library is mistakenly erased or corrupted if a backup had been made it can be restor
112. utton SEY Cissi ene eE EEEE a 43 32o bangin rhe size Oi DUHOM a eeneeseseccuecze sec ceceececeececceceenertrere rates seeese sees 44 ee IN TN OF Plt OUND Un AE C E cousn cat scseuaven ie seuscue eeoccecuiedeeesecnessasueveseeeuanscte lt ccaucueuecoecedsvaess 44 5 25 Creatine A Visual Scene or Background Picture Om A Pace svete ccc cece enc cees vents sstesccees so coeee sce secess 45 D2 OU eE e E sueus cscs cocecuseencuecsueceaeassaesuesensuusoncesesenscaveceatwenasatatsiact 45 5 27 Creatine a pace Mom tend plate e e a a eee cece eases cee sees eee ee ese ceceeee eee nee estan cece en ec teeteceteeuceneestcceceee 46 3 26 Imporime a page to a Vocabulary IC sticciesissciiscdssicasssseasinssncaeceersacececesuassessiesnecssescsasaaaacetanee bocestacasanesustextsnete 47 5 29 Setin dhome pace of a Vocabulary le seke e 47 DIU PCM pate proper ES dicisi aaa aa ia iu cesduasdvagabitasvecbsciessenesde 48 Sol Cre atinoame we N oca bury ea a tes eteeeencccenoe seoerccereceenceecececscaste cucscseestonseeseneacceececcve eeeteerereemecesmscenes 48 Deyo AVG ay OCADU aL YUNG E E E A E EN 49 556 bditing Vocab uliaiy ile PrOpemles a aa eenere cones eeee ectersereserrarcessercesteueee ounce 49 Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 3 5 04 Renaming a resource vocab Mile paces DUON EIC a aaa 39 Deleting a Resource vocab file page DUHOM EIE Jerre a E yO ON MO a aE E E E E E E E E E cases 5 37 Creating a Page with a Visual Scene 0 Liprary Management amp Back iPernosa E EEE ENNO
113. v 2 4 69 9 3 2 Choosing to use a different Keyboard The Great Talking Box Company has provided a number of keyboards throughout the system To use one of these keyboards e Edit the button to link to the new keyboard e choose the Action tab e highlight the existing Navigate action and choose Set or if there is no Navigation action choosen yet choose Navigate from the drop down menu and choose Add e choose the new keyboard of choice e choose OK Now the button should navigate to the new keyboard 9 3 3 Button Sets Note Although our example is using keyboard characters when creating a button set button sets can be used to set up other type of buttons as well examples might be negatives different grammar options etc An example of button sets can be seen in the 16 Basic vocabulary file gt Actions page by using the NOT button as the modifier Most or our keyboards are created with Button Sets on each of the alphabet character locations Button Sets provide the ability to have multiple buttons at one particular location 1 e the letter b B These two buttons occupy the same location and are presented depending on the setting of ae Shift Modifier action The ChatPC software provides the option of e No modifier e Shift modifier e CTRL modifier e Caps Lock modifier e Num Lock modifier So in theory one location could include 5 buttons each performing a different action depending on the button modifier chosen A typical keyb
114. when creating a visual scene tse It is best to create Visual Scenes using DesktopChat software on a PC Load your vocabulary file Create a new page e Choose Edit gt Edit Mode Choose Edit gt Modify Vocabulary gt Create gt New Page Name the page Choose the number of rows and columns needed it is recommended if you going to push an item on the scene and expect it to speak to use many small buttons so you can place the message accurately Add the picture to be used as the background scene in this example we used a farm scene e Choose Edit gt Modify Vocabulary gt Edit gt Page e Choose Page Style tab e Choose Import if using a picture not supplied with ChatPC or choose Browse if using a supplied picture e Choose the appropriate picture Creating buttons that speak e Right click on the button and choose Create New Button e insert the text into the message box you want spoken e Choose the Style tab and check transparent e Choose Add Etalk Chat GT Rev 2 4 53 Two Buttons for Rooster Sounds Four Buttons for Turkey Page of Vocabulary To create a scene that makes sounds when selected find a free rooster sound from the internet and download the wav file to your computer right click in the button area of the left button choose create new button don t type any label or message choose the style tab and check the transparent option choose the action tab and add a play audio action
115. will not need to be repeated Installing with Windows XP or older e insert the DesktopChat CD into your computer e you should see a The Great Talking Box Company CD Installer Screen appear this may take a few moments if not you will need to navigate to your CD through Windows Explorer and choose setup exe e The Saltillo DesktopChat software CD Installer screen gives you three options of applications to load ActiveSync DesktopChat and Microsoft Voices for SAPI 5 1 e Ifyou want the DesktopChat to have synthetic speech and you have a compatible sound card you probably do you ll also have to install the Microsoft voices If so check the voices option e choose Install e Microsoft ActiveSync installs first and it asks you to restart your computer once it is installed choose to wait and restart later and install the DesktopChat and Voices at this point e step through the installation by choosing Next at each screen and follow the instructions e take the CD out of your computer once the installation is complete This has placed the DesktopChat application into your Programs folder This process will not need to be repeated Installing with Windows Vista e insert the DesktopChat CD into your computer e you should see a The Great Talking Box Company CD Installer Screen appear this may take a few moments if not you will need to navigate to your CD through Windows Explorer and choose setup exe e the The S

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