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1. oo 90000 oo ATIT 229099 LILIT wayytt x ech leteSpe mM A o O ac LIIL SmartPalate 2 0 USER MANUAL INg Its customers CompleteSpeech is committed to support If you have any questions or concerns about your SmartPalate System contact us at com completespeech ing completespeech com contactus completespeech com 877 710 6031 train NY N ODO OD O11 O mr A A A A Aa A gt sO O OO SO SO O o CO o o CONTENTS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION AND SETUP OVERVIEW OF THE SMARTPALATE EQUIPMENT SPEAKER Speaker Tab Controls Speaker Palate Display Configure Palate Speaker Palate Display Configure Palate Speaker How To s Edit or Configure Sensors Open a Speaker TONGUE TARGETS Tongue Targets Tab Controls Tongue Target How To s View Tongue Targets Create a Tongue Target Copy or Edit a Current Target Send a Target File to Another Speaker or Computer PRACTICE Practice Tab Controls Oral Coordination Oral Coordination Controls How to Use Gold Standard Gold Standard Controls Use Gold Standard Recordings Recording Controls Recording How To s SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS e Personal Computer running Windows 7 or 8 e Mac compatibility through virtualization multi boot utility such as Parallels or Bootcamp running Windows 7 or 8 e Ram 4 GB e O Ports Minimum of two standard USB 2 0 or USB 1 0 ports NOTE Due to the real time processing nature of the2. 29 Recording controls and audio waveforms See details below Oral Coordination This activity places a single target circle randomly on the palate The speaker hits the target with the tip of their tongue and the target advances to the next location moving from place to place on the palate until the activity has been completed A timer keeps track of how long it takes the user to touch all targeted locations QUICK TIP Use Oral Coordination to help the user learn how their tongue relates to the screen or to aid in assessing the tongue coordination capabilities of the user CONTROLS FUNCTION O O Start and stop the activity Oral Coordination Time Set the number of contacts to display Contacts eam Ee p Ea 5 10 Continuous The total length of time it takes the user to complete the activity the time will display in orange while the activity is active and white when the activity has been completed HOW TO USE INSTRUCTIONS Ere 1 Select the number of contacts you would like to display during the activity oi te 2 Press OJ i Time 3 The speaker uses tongue tip to hit the target displayed 8 9 4 Continue until all targets have been hit and the activity stops automatically or press to end the activity Gold Standard This activity scores a user s production of a target sound by comparing the current production with the selected tongue target and calculating a percentage of accuracy Yo
3. on the palate display to clearly show where the tongue to palate contact should be occurring during a specific sound In the tongue targets tab we have provided some generalized default targets which provide an easy basis for creating customized targets Tongue Targets Tab Controls TAB CONTROL FUNCTION Create a new blank target HNEW NOTE New targets must be saved or will be automatically deleted Save the current target Create a copy of the current target See details below on customizing tongue targets Change the name of the current target Delete the current target Export targets to your computers file system for use with other speakers Import targets that have been exported from other speakers Clear All Clear all sensors marked on current target Mark all sensors on current target Tongue Target How To s VIEW TONGUE TARGETS INSTRUCTIONS To preview a target in the tongue targets tab click its name so that the box becomes a dark gray Mi All Target New W Sh s E All Target M To select a target to display on the practice tab check its associated box in the tonque targets tab Sh g g All Target Ne You may also select or deselect all targets at once to display on the practice tab by checking the All target box QUICK TIP The ability to choose which targets display and do not display in the practice tab allows you to store as many targets as you would like You may then focus on just one o
4. 00 unless your computer s performance OM e is slow e Palate Refresh Rate Hz Adjusts the palate display refresh rate leave at 100 unless your computer s performance is slow Hide or display the audio waveform area helpful if the user is being distracted Tr 6 al Resize the waveform by hovering your mouse over the edge of the waveform area click and drag until it Resiz ci is the desired size Recording How To s CREATE A RECORDING INSTRUCTIONS on 1 Press 0 2 Speaker says the sound word phrase or other speech that you wish to record 3 Press o 4 Notice that both the audio and palate contact data has been recorded PLAYBACK A RECORDING INSTRUCTIONS 1 Ensure the desired recording is loaded a Create a recording b Load a previously saved recording c Import a previously exported recording 2 Press o 3 Listen to the duration of the recording or press a SAVE A RECORDING TO SPEAKER INSTRUCTIONS ruy 1 Ensure that the desired recording is currently loaded 2 Press e 3 Name the recording file ka cording Name Here 4 Press WIS Save Recording 10 Recording How To s Continued LOAD A RECORDING SAVED TO CURRENT SPEAKER INSTRUCTIONS SEND A RECORDING FILE TO ANOTHER SPEAKER COMPUTER 1 Press ci 2 Select the desired recording from the list 3 Press EC INSTRUCTIONS Fuy 3 Favorites LF E Desktop E Downloads 2E Recent places
5. CK TIP You may find it helpful to document the student s current production by recording them with the SmartPalate while repeating probe words and sentences CONTROLS FUNCTION CONTROLS FUNCTION Record appears in the same location as Stop o Stop appears in the same location as Record Move to beginning of the recording o Move to end of the recording Play Close Exit Recording Loop playback audio and palate data will Playback Speed slow down the playback to play in a continuous loop more easily see the palate and audio displays Step backward Step forward Scrub bar scroll through a recording Zoom in or out click and drag with your mouse to highlight a section of the waveform then click the icon to zoom in on the waveform for more detailed evaluation Recordings Continued CONTROLS FUNCTION Save the recording that is currently in displayed to a file for later use within this soeaker Load a previously saved recording file for playback and review Save the palate contact data to a text file CSV that can be loaded into Excel or other program for analysis Export the recording file to your to your computer s file system for use with other speakers Import recordings that have been exported from other speakers to review NOTE You will need to SAVE the imported file to this soeaker for future use without needing to import again AUDIO OPTIONS e Audio Refresh Rate Hz Adjusts the audio refresh rate leave at 1
6. ck NOTE If you do not save a target you have created using this method it will automatically be deleted COPY EDIT CURRENT TARGET INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE A COPY OF A TARGET Me and Jol Gas 1 In the tongue targets tab select the target you wish to copy by clicking its name default it should display on the palate 2 Click REETIS 3 Enter the new target name and click OK 4 Edit the target by clicking on dots to select or deselect sensors 5 Click QUICK TIP Use this process to customize the default targets to create customized and attainable target goals for your clients TO EDIT CURRENT TARGET 1 In the tongue targets tab select the target you wish to edit by clicking on its name it should display on the palate 2 Click on the dots to select or deselect sensors to be included in the target 3 Click SEND FILE TO OTHER COMPUTER INSTRUCTIONS 1 In the tongue targets tab click on the target you wish to move target name will opu s be highlighted in dark gray and the target will be displayed on the palate 2 Click Export He Favorites 3 Browse to the location on your computer where you would like to save the target BD Desktop E Downloads E Recent places i SkyDrive File name target name 4 Name the target file and click Seve as type Target File tgi 5 This target may now be transferred to another computer if desired 6 Open the speaker you wish th
7. clude sensors but can be used as a first time trial fit or a tool to de sensitize the user from a sensitive gag reflex SPEAKER A speaker file allows you to customize the display to match each individual s SmartPalate mouthpiece and preference It also gives you to the ability associate specific files such as targets and recordings with each user Speaker Tab Controls TAB CONTROL FUNCTION TAB CONTROL FUNCTION Change Speakers See details on opening speakers below Create a new speaker Edit the current speaker s name Delete the current speaker Toggle between palate image options of Anatomical Palate Standard Palate or Sensors Only no palate image Standard Anato Sensors Only Uncheck the Show Sensors box to turn sensor dots on or off this will only affect the display in practice tab Toggle between large and small palate sizes to customize the screen to your individual palate and preference Customize the screen display to your SmartPalate by deselecting any sensors that were trimmed off your custom fit mouthpiece See details on editing sensors below Speaker How To s EDIT OR CONFIGURE SENSORS INSTRUCTIONS 1 Click Edit Sensors 2 The sensors will now display with numbers behind them 3 Click sensors to turn them off or on When a sensor has been turned off it will turn gray To know which sensors should be deselected do one of the following a Follow
8. e response time of the tongue to palate contact repeat the above steps testing 3 then if necessary 4 until adequate tongue to palate contact feedback has been achieved In most cases the highest recommended entry is 4 You will notice that the waveform display is now drawn differently This is normal and is designed to allow more processing power to be assigned to the tongue to palate contact Alternatively you may choose to change the Audio Options Audio Refresh Rate to a number lower than 100 HZ This will preserve the look of the waveform however the change will not be applied to any recordings Fy 11
9. e target to be imported to W Import 7 On the tongue targets tab click the import button Ke Favorites 8 Browse to the location on your computer where the target file has been saved E Desktop E Downloads 1E Recent places da SkyDrive R T 9 Select the target file and click ___ Open TOT File 1 21 KE BE All Tarcet SHEN 10 The target file is now saved to the speaker K Sh t and d2 default g t and d default PRACTICE The practice tab is where you will focus much of your time Here you can see tongue to palate contact capture and practice hitting tongue targets model in real time the proper tongue to palate contact make and playback recordings and use the Oral Coordination and Gold Standard activities You will notice that when you plug in the DataLink the No Device text goes away There is also an orange audio wave that appears Practice Tab Controls TAB CONTROL FUNCTION Capture current tongue placement as a target either during live speech or a recording play back See Tongue Targets for more details Clear the current tongue target See Tongue Targets for more details Display a tongue target on the palate these targets have been selected in the tongue targets tab See Tongue Targets for more details Oral Coordination Time Oral Coordination See details below gt Contacts Gold Standard wae Gold Standard See details below ULGE 5 seconds gapapa 00 a
10. ni da SkyDrive Save as type SmartPalate File wav Jane ox F Jii Name BE Desktop F audio and palate wav E Downloads E sound Copy way CHANGE THE DRAW COUNT 1 Ensure the desired recording is loaded a Create a recording b Load a previously saved recording c Import a previously exported recording 2 Press fy 3 Browse to the location on your computer where you would like to save the recording 4 Name the recording file and click 5 This recording may now be transferred to another computer if desired 6 Open the speaker you wish the recording to be imported to 7 On the practice tab click the J button 8 Browse to the location on your computer where the recording file has been saved 9 Select the recording file and click Open 10 The recording file is now loaded to the speaker 11 To make the recording available for future use within that speaker be sure to save the recording to that speaker ial INSTRUCTIONS FOR INADEQUATE TONGUE TO PALATE CONTACT OR AUDIO OPTIONS Enter a number as the UI step rate Change Draw Count 1 Hold down the LEFT Ctrl button and click the Audio Options to display the Change Draw Count dialog Fy 2 You will notice the default is the number 1 Begin by changing to the number 2 and click IE to test if this will be enough to provide adequate tongue to palate contact 3 If changing to the number 2 did not adequately change th
11. r two target sounds in the practice tab while not feeling limited to a certain number of targets CREATE A TONGUE TARGET INSTRUCTIONS TO CAPTURE A TARGET DURING LIVE SPEECH 1 In the practice tab with their SmartPalate connected have the speaker say the target sound 2 Capture the active sensors Click the Hess button OR simultaneously press CTRL 1 for the first soeaker or CTRL 2 for the second speaker 3 Enter target name and click Save and Edit 4 Verify the targets circles are correct 5 Select or deselect sensors as necessary by clicking the dots on the palate 6 Click TO CAPTURE A TARGET FROM A RECORDING 1 In the practice tab access a recording Create Recording OR Load Recording 2 Select the correct place in the recording a Playback recording and pause when the correct sensors are displayed for the target sound OR b Use the slider bar to select the correct target sound within recording 3 Capture the active sensors Click the button OR simultaneously press CTRL 1 for the first soeaker or CTRL 2 for the second speaker 4 Enter target name and click Save and Edit 5 Verify the targets circles are correct 6 Select or deselect sensors as necessary by clicking on the dots 7 Click TO CREATE A TONGUE TARGET FROM SCRATCH 1 In the tongue targets tab click 2 Enter target name and click OK 3 Click on the sensor dots to be included in the target to deselect click again 4 Cli
12. software less powerful processors such as Intel Atom or AMD E sometimes have a more difficult time processing the tongue to palate contact display If you are experiencing this issue see additional details under the Recordings How To s section Change the Draw Count or Audio Options INSTALLATION AND SETUP 1 Ensure your DataLink is NOT connected to the computer via USB port 2 Place the SmartPalate installation CD into the computer CD or DVD drive 3 If the installation does not begin automatically browse to the SmartPalateSetup exe file on the CD and double click to run it 4 Follow the on screen prompts to finish the installation 5 Your software is now installed and ready to go The SmartPalate icon will display on your Desktop NOTE When connecting a DataLink to a USB port for the first time you may be prompted to setup the Driver for that port Follow the on screen prompts OVERVIEW OF THE SMARTPALATE EQUIPMENT The SmartPalate System consists of the following items A DataLink A microprocessor I O device that is worn by the user which connects the SmartPalate to the personal computer B USB Cord Connects the DataLink to a computer via USB port C Lanyard Allows the user to wear the DataLink D SmartPalate 2 0 Software E SmartPalate Custom fit mouthpiece with 126 gold sensors to track tongue to palate contact Case included F Practice Palate Acrylic retainer that does not in
13. the guide shipped with your SmartPalate b Compare the mouthpiece to the screen c In the practice tab hold your tongue against the roof of your mouth and make all sensors light up with blue dots If there are entire rows or columns of dots that do not light up these sensors have been trimmed and should be turned off 4 After editing you may choose to preview sensors as they will appear in the practice tab Speaker How To s Continued OPEN A SPEAKER INSTRUCTIONS 1 When you launch SmartPalate a Open a previously saved speaker by clicking to highlight then clicking OK This will launch the selected speaker in the practice tab b Create a new speaker by clicking the button This will open into the speaker tab where you will be able to customize the speaker display 2 To change speakers within an open panel a Use the drop down found in the speaker tab to change speakers within the Jane TE same panel b Create a new speaker by clicking the button 3 To open a second speaker a Click the icon found in the top right hand corner of the screen b You will be given the option to open a previously created speaker or create a new speaker c The J button found in the top center of the screen will swap sides between speakers d Select the icon in the top right hand corner of either speaker to return to a one speaker display TONGUE TARGETS Tongue targets allow you to place static target patterns
14. u may choose to have the sound held for 1 2 5 or 10 seconds or for the activity to run continuously Once the activity has been completed the score will reflect the average of the scores which were displayed during the duration of the activity CONTROLS FUNCTION O Start and stop the activity Select the duration for Gold Standard to run Percent accuracy of the current production as compared to the selected target the live score will Score n display in orange when the activity is active and white when the activity has been completed HOW TO USE INSTRUCTIONS 1 Select the desired target 2 Select the amount of time you would like the activity to last 3 Press Gold Standard 4 The speaker matches the target as closely as they can for the chosen time or until pressing Oh 90 2 Score 5 The score displayed represents the average percent accuracy over the duration of the activity 90 2 watch for overshooting as this is scored higher than undershooting Recordings Audio is recorded through a microphone located in the DataLink This audio can then be saved in the WAV format and easily played with most media players In addition to the audio the sensors which were lit during the duration of the recording are also recorded as well as the waveforms which measure airflow during sound production Recording files are tied to the speaker in which they were created but can be exported for use with other speakers QUI
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