Blink User`s Manual
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1. Fetch data from screen remains unchecked Click OK to accept the changes pa 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Youll notice when you return to the main screen that the word Wheelchair is too long for the key Let s make the font smaller so the lettering fits better and change the color of the key to make it more visible You are still in Edit mode so click on the Wheelchair key At the Edit Cell screen click the Color tab Make sure you are on the Swatches tab and click on a color for the key Click on the Font tab Change the font style to Arial and the font size to 10 point Click OK to accept both changes Now the word Wheelchair fits on one line of the key and the key is more noticeable because of the color change Once you are satisfied with your changes to Blink pull down the File menu and click Save Let s test that the keys are working correctly 1 Pull down the Mode menu and click on Select You are now in Select mode Click clear in the Quick Action Bar to clear all text from the Compose Text box Click on the Recliner key The phrase I would like to move to my recliner please should appear in the Compose text box Click clear in the Quick Action Bar to clear that phrase from the Compose Text box Click on the Wheelchair key The phrase I would like to move to my wheelchair please should appear in the Comp2. JavaSpeech Not currently documented Color Tab on Edit Cell Screen re When you are in Edit mode and you click on a key to program it the Edit Cell window appears The Color tab allows you to change the color of the key on your screen There are three ways to change the color Using swatches HSB or RGB colors The selected color shows in the Preview portion of O the window There is a Clear Selection button along the bottom edge of the window that allows you to go back to the default color white at any time When you have made your selection click OK to accept it Click CANCEL at anytime to close the Edit Cell window Swatches Click on the swatch that matches your desired color HSB HSB stands for the Hue Saturation and Brightness color model You can enter an HSB code into the H S and B boxes or click on the button next to each letter use the slider bar to select a color range and click in the color box to make a selection RGB RGB stands for the Red Green Blue color model You can enter an RGB code into the R G and B boxes use the up down arrows in each of the boxes or move the slider bars to select your desired color Font Tab on Edit Cell Screen When you are in Edit mode and you click on a key to program it the Edit Cell window appears The Font tab allows you to change the style size and color of the label on the key you are programming You can change the style of th
3. Practice Session 1 If you have often used words or phrases you may want to program that text on a key so that all you need is one click to communicate the information Let s use the example that you like to move frequently between your recliner and your wheelchair Follow the steps below to program two keys so that you can issue these requests more easily 1 2 Pull down the Mode menu and click on Edit You are now in Edit mode Click on the key you want to program In this case use one of the blank keys on the Keyboard tab The Edit Cell window appears You will see the Action tab We will make this key your request to move to the recliner So in the Display Label box enter Recliner In the Device Name box select Screen In the Command box select AddText In the Data box enter the text that you want displayed when the key is pressed In this example enter I would like to move to my recliner please Make sure the box Fetch data from screen is unchecked Click OK to accept the changes 10 11 12 13 14 Click on the next key you want to program This key will be your request to move to your wheelchair On the Action tab of the Edit Cell screen enter Wheelchair into the Display Label box In the Device Name box select Screen In the Command box select AddText In the Data box enter I would like to move to my wheelchair please The box
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5. Edit mode To change the order of a tab click on the tab you want to re order and drag it to its new location You will see the shadow move as you drag the tab HINT Think of the tabs as file folders You can only relocate a tab within the Commands box You cannot move it anywhere else on the Blink screen Keyboard 7 PE New Tabl 2 g x Editing Tabs You must be in Edit mode to edit a tab When you are in edit mode youl notice symbols on the tabs The symbols are described in the following table Symbol Function o Click on the pencil to write over the name of the tab v Click on the checkmark to accept the new tab name fa Click on the export tab icon to export the tab Read more about exporting a tab in the Exporting Tabs section x Click on the red x to delete the tab HINT Don t worry if you delete a tab accidentally Your changes are not saved in Blink until you pull down the File menu and select save Therefore if you delete a tab that you wanted to save just close Blink and re open it Your tab will be restored However in this case any other changes you made without saving will be lost Exporting Tabs Blink allows you to share tabs by exporting and importing them When you export a tab you save it on your computer as a file with an xml extension To export a tab 1 2 Pull down the Mode menu and click Edit to enter Edit mode Click on th
6. is pressed ES l In the Data box type the message that will ALWAYS be delivered as the Email message when the key is pressed Do not check the Fetch data from screen box Text that is in the Compose Text box will not be sent as part of this Email Click OK Once you are satisfied with your changes to Blink pull down the File menu and click Save Select Action Display Label Tm Home Ems T Devee Name Emai iz R RFT zi Command use Data Fetch data tom stresan J arrived home safely Allis well Thanks for your concern Pam OK Cancel Sending a Unique Email Message To send a unique Email message you must have properly set up your Email preferences and programmed the key Refer to the sections Modifying Blink Preferences for Email and Programming a Key to Send a Unique Email Message aTi n With that accomplished it is easy to ten compose and send the message What a game Those Hokies rule I Make sure you are in Select or n Scan mode Se ress sues ce a MMM ose 1 peed see 2 Compose your message by p E a s pip Siirk usisg Bssrap Miss serene feos Mas These Sutics rule clicking on the keys on any of the Blink tabs or the Suggestions keys Your tn message will appear in the Compose Text box 3 Click on the key you programmed to send the Email to the desired recipient 4 Notice the status message at the b
7. key You ll be able to change the size and style of the lettering font from the Font tab Device Name The Device Name field is a pull down box that allows you to either send Email to a specific person or list control an INSTEON device control JavaSpeech this feature is not currently documented or display text onto the screen Screen Click on the device you want to control with this particular key Command The options in the command pull down menu change depending on the device you are controlling with the key Highlight the command you want Data The type of data you enter in this box is dependent upon the Device Name Use the table below to determine what kind of data is required in this field Device Name Set to Text to be Entered in Data Box Screen Enter text that you want displayed in the Compose text box when the key is pressed These may be your common words or phrases Email If you have a standard email you want to send enter the text in the data box and do not check the Fetch data from screen box The text you enter into this box will be sent to the designated recipient s whenever the key is pressed If you want to send an Email with text you compose in the Compose Text box do not enter text in this Data box In this case check the Fetch data from screen box INSTEON Use the data box to enter the ID of the INSTEON device you want to control with this key
8. m apis Menus 5 a Da i Area where Real time your text Clock appears Quick Action Bar For Often Used Functions Suggestions Provides suggested words for your I went coffee water sleep composed text Tabs l f You can add delete and reorder tabs Programmable Keys You can change the function label and appearance of these keys Compose Text You can use Blink immediately to express yourself by using the Blink keyboard that appears on the Keyboard tab You do not need to program the keyboard keys Click on the keyboard keys to compose a message The message appears in the Compose Text box Use the clear button in the Quick Action Bar to clear all the text in the Compose Text box Use the delete word button in the Quick Action Bar to delete the last word entered in the Compose Text box HINT You can customize Blink so that often used words and phrases appear on the keys This eliminates the need for you to re type words you use all the time Say Text Once you have composed text and it appears in the Compose Text box press the SAY button in the Quick Action Bar The text will be spoken by the computer HINT The speaker in your computer must be on for the text to be heard Use Suggestions Youll notice when you select letters from the keyboard tab to compose text that suggested words appear on the keys in the Suggestion
9. AR APERTAN EAEE RKF REOPE CETA VERTENE AEREA S 9 Setting Preferences An OVETVIEW onirederiprri nriran ied harani IEEE A A EPERE E ESR KPA EENEN EATE EEATT EAA 11 Setting Serete Preferences Inari rians ea araea v8 cove ove bn ues noe one ave ve vess PAEA TE ace vases sande UARA AANE 13 Selecting a THEME erea wahiasaas EA A eo danwath T E aevgwenoeduteant aede veo ENEE 15 Basics Of Programming Keys iie EE es ag seve ube eu bade sudun senate eandagien eat NEE N E OR 16 Action Tab on the Edit Cell SECER orero tret E NE E EN EE E 16 Color Tab orm Edit Cell Sereen eonun ar ean Ar E A E AET E AET 18 Font Tab on Edit Cell Sereen asar a A EA AT A NETEDA 19 Icon Tabon Edit Cell Serec te sacs scecex teats avdasivecwadve vekeatenev teks nbaks idehekepnbaabetetesereshbsalvawnsees 21 Programming Keys with Often Used Words or Phrases Practice Session 1 ceeeeeeeeees 22 Programming Keys for Computer Functions Practice Session 2 cceecececeenececeeeeeeeeeeeeens 26 Creating Deleting and Editing Tabs neutronen e ER ERT R R 29 Creatine a New Ta Dier i a T E N R OEI N E R N ANA EN NR 30 Moving Between TaBS as or eean E ANETE E R OARE lapse to eden OS O R ON 31 Rearrange Tabs rerni a a ee A A Des enh a N a A E reas Ted ena yeated 32 Biting Tabs srine aaea a T E E TA A A ATS 33 Expor ing TaS sic v4 vicki eds EAEn cals oa acing tas Vaid seach dws Saab cz i AAAA EANA ANEETA ETAETA EELEE et esa 34 IMpPOrting Tabs orro orraa ear ANNEE oes
10. Blink User s Manual R 7 y f v 3 i 9 k f oTa V i 0 F 6 ji E JCC IC Versi n 10a i v il oo a ji ff mue HINT In order to facilitate reading this manual on your computer most concepts are presented on one screen This symbol appears if a concept or procedure spans more than one screen Manual Courtesy of Pamela Henry VME volunteer Volunteers for Medical Engineering Inc VME Table of Contents IN EFOGUCHON 22 t52 wasabi ovashds ob seosargsvacnoennerdengsae ERTEKES A E ERIA ERARE AEE E cones 1 Downloading the Blink Program 2 sses cscccasudsensesngeesvy sedehnseonge vaveng ban sence EE TEO IREKE AE KNEES 2 Starting up the Blink Software 2 0 0 ii ii arnie rE aRU een ee eec een eeeeaeeaeeneaeeaeaeeaeeeeaeeaeeeeaeeaeeneaeeaes 3 Uninstalling the Blink Software 2 0 0 sr sd rk ca ee eee eeneeeeaeeaeeeeaeeaeeeeaeeesaeeaeeesaeeaeeesaeea senses es 4 Understanding the Blink Screen asierea er vawhawd aca oeoegs ov bhwlnn E ETA E ia 5 COMPOSE TEx 6s REER EN RESETE mets aul ea beds dette wee neta ead A sepa suetten ens Albanese eee ees 6 MAY PERC EE IE T E zap es ust Mawes oun E E TS E E PAO T aie 7 USE SUSSESHONS Ah eA el SEE us als SAE al dae Sate i deta el ha E E EET 7 Customize BINK o nores anA A esnd vebes dence vous EEA EANTA EEE I A mone ees 8 Change Modes egre sorrosta neer ARE EE KEAS NEESI K EAE AEAF RA KEYI EN
11. e E lettering called the font by pulling down the list at the top of the screen The default font is Dialog so you may see that font name in the pull down window You will see the font change at the bottom of the window as you make changes amines Change the font size by either typing in the new size or using the up down arrows Again the font at the bottom of the window will change as you make a new selection Hanro o Sample of thes font Click in the Bold box to change to a heavier font Click the Italics box to italicize the font Unclick the boxes to remove the feature You can change the color of the font in the same way you change the color of the key Using swatches HSB or RGB colors The selected color shows in the Preview portion of the window There is a Clear Selection button along the bottom edge of the window that allows you to go back to the default font Dialog 12 point at any time When you have made your selection click OK to accept it Click CANCEL at anytime to close the Edit Cell window Icon Tab on Edit Cell Screen When you are in Edit mode and you click on a key to program it ai the Edit Cell window appears The ook Peen wea Be Icon tab allows you to select an icon picture to appear as the label on the key you are programming instead of text xj T uboooo Icons can be downloaded from any reliable source Programming Keys with Often Used Words or Phrases
12. e ability to control the size of the keys displayed on that tab You can be in either Edit mode or Select mode to File Edit Mode Themes Help create a new tab Cor d d New Tab l a Import Tab To create a new tab J gt Preferences i 1 Pull down the Edit menu 2 Select New Tab A Set Tab Defaults window appears 3 Enter the title for the Tab HINT You can change the Tab 4 Enter the number of rows and columns you want for title at any time keys on this tab You can either type in the number while in Edit or use the up down arrows next to the box to select mode by the desired number A tab with three rows and five clicking on the columns provides much bigger keys and makes it Pencil icon easier to read the key labels 5 Click OK Your new tab appears as the last tab on the right HINT Remember to pull down the File menu and click Save to permanently save all customizations you ve made to the Blink software Moving Between Tabs You can move between tabs when you are in any mode To move between tabs e When in Select mode click on the tab title e When in Edit mode click on the tab title Do not click the symbols Y la X e When in Scan mode click on the PREV or NEXT keys in the Quick Action Bar You may decide to program a PREV and NEXT key on each of your tabs Rearranging Tabs You can change the order of the tabs as they are displayed in Blink To change the tab order you must be in
13. e icon for the tab you want to export Pull down the Look in menu and select the drive location on your computer where you would like to store the file Highlight the folder where you would like to store the file Enter a file name in the File Name box Click the Export Tab button The file will be saved in the location you ve designated as filename xml HINT If you ve received exported tabs from other users you can import those tabs Follow the procedure in the Importing Tabs section Importing Tabs Other people may create tabs for you to use with your Blink software For example your teacher may want to create unique tabs that allow you to submit responses for specific lessons Or you may want to move a tab to a copy of Blink on a different computer File Edit Mode Themes Help You can be in either Select or Edit mode to import a tab Cot NewTab La Import Tab be To import a tab g Preferences 1 Pull down the Edit menu and click Import Tab 2 Locate the xml file that you want to Lookie awe l5 BLE import Pull down the Look in menu and select the drive location on your computer then select the folder where you stored the file when you received it j Feet Tae 3 Highlight the xml file name of the tab you pe want to import The file name appears in Fae ote hima the File Name box M 4 Click the Import Tab button The tab appears on your Blink screen 5 If you want t
14. harcoal the Theme menu High Contrast Emerald Ruby Selecting a Theme You can change the look of Blink by changing the theme When you change the theme the background color of the screen changes When you select the Charcoal option the color of the Compose Text box changes to black and the ee a eegee To change a theme File Edit Mode Themes Help Compose Text Ocean i 1 Pull down the Themes menu Aqua Charcoal 2 Click the button of the Theme you O High Contrast want The Blink screen changes O Emerald immediately Quick Action Barq Ruby 3 If you want to keep this theme for the next time you open Blink pull down the File menu and click Save Basics of Programming Keys To program a key you must be in Edit mode See the Section Change Modes Click on the key you want to customize or program The Edit Cell window pops up There are four tabs on this screen Action Color Font Icon A i The Action tab allows you to control the a function or action of the key The other three tabs control what the key looks like on your screen Action Tab on the Edit Cell Screen ar This window allows you to program the ican function of the key Fill in the information then press the OK button Use the CANCEL button to close the Edit Cell screen without making any changes to the key Display Label In the Display Label box type the label you want to appear on the
15. ices e All OFF For multiple devices Bright function keys can be green all OFF e Dim function keys can be red Or change e ON For one device the color of text so that all controls e OFF For one device for TV have blue key labels You may want to organize your Blink screen so that all your INSTEON devices are controlled by keys on an INSTEON tab as suggested in Practice Session 3 or you may want to customize the keys in the Quick Action Bar to control your INSTEON devices gt To program a key to control an INSTEON device 1 Enter Edit mode by pulling down the Mode menu and clicking on Edit 2 Click on the key that you want to program 3 The Edit Cell window appears In the Display Label box enter the label for the key Use a descriptive term such as Kitchen Light ON so it is clear which device you are controlling 4 In the Device Name box select INSTEON 5 In the Command box select the function you want this key to perform 6 In the Data box type the address of the INSTEON device you want to control The address is printed on the INSTEON module into which you plugged the device 7 The Fetch data from screen box remains unchecked 8 Click OK 9 Once you are satisfied with your changes to Blink pull down the File menu and click Save Sending Email Directly from Blink An Overview Blink allows you to send text from the Compose Text box to pre specified Email accounts Or y
16. k Save This ensures your changes are in effect the next time you open Blink Setting Screen Preferences Preferences When the Screen device is DE Select gt SCAN_SPEED 750 highlighted in the Preferences Dy INSTEON oo the C Email SHOW_SECONDS itrue window you can change the preferences as described in the following table JavaSpeech THEME Ocean HINT Double click in the Value column to change the setting Make sure to press Return then OK to keep the changes for the session Go to File and click Save to save the changes for your next session Key Description Values Default is Highlighted Mode When you open Blink it starts in the mode set Select here You can still change the mode anytime Edit when using Blink Scan Scan_Speed The higher the Scan Speed the slower the 750 scan Enter a value between 100 and 750 Show_Clock You can either show or not show the clock in True the upper right corner of the screen True Leave entry shows the clock Leave the Value blank if you blank don t want the clock visible Show_Seconds You can either show or not show the second True hand on the clock True shows the second Leave entry hand Leave the Value blank if you don t want blank the second hand visible Theme The theme sets the background colors and Ocean contrast Change the theme to suit your Aqua needs You can also change the Theme from C
17. k Save ee ee gi P w HINT You may want to program keys for the Scanfaster and Scanslower functions The more you use the scan function the more adept you will become with the timing You can change the scan speed through the Edit gt Preferences gt Screen menus but to change the speed more easily program keys for this function Let s test that the backspace key is working correctly 1 Pull down the Mode menu and click on Select You are now in Select mode Click clear in the Quick Action Bar to clear all text from the Compose Text box Click on the Recliner key programmed in Practice Session 1 The phrase I would like to move to my recliner please should appear in the Compose text box Click the Backspace key The period at the end of the sentence is erased Click the Backspace key again The e at the end of please is erased Creating Deleting and Editing Tabs You can create or delete tabs to help organize your ideas or tasks For example you may want to keep the Keyboard tab simple with just letters and numbers You can then put keys pre programmed with expressions or phrases on a separate tab keys to send E mail on another tab and keys to control INSTEON devices on yet another tab You can also delete a tab and all the keys associated with it or rearrange the order of the tabs on your screen Creating a New Tab When you create a new tab you have th
18. l Google does work directly with Blink HINT Before beginning make a written list of the Email addresses that you want to identify as Email recipients in Blink Blink Set up the Blink Preferences for Email as follows File Enit Mode Tapas Con led New Tab t L ImportTab il Pull down the Edit menu and click on Preferences SAPraferencas 2 When the Preferences window appears Dere zij click on Email to see the available Dyan z preferences for the Email functions na 3 AUTH field Do not change the default 3 value true The Email server needs to i authenticate your Email address and R etn password FROM field Enter your complete Email address user gmail com This is the address from which the Email will be sent HOST field Enter the identifier for the outgoing mail server you are using You can usually find this information on the Website for your Email company For example the outgoing mail server for gmail is smtp gmail com The outgoing mail server for Comcast is smtp comcast net HINT Press Return after changing each line in the Preferences window to keep your changes during this session In order to save your changes for the next time you open Blink pull down the File menu and click Save when done with this procedure 10 11 LOGIN field Enter your personal Email login username Most likely this is your Email address PASSWORD field Enter y
19. le click on the Blink icon on your desktop a Blink If you did not have the installer program place a shortcut on your desktop but you allowed the software to be installed in the program files you can start up Blink by going to the Start menu selecting Programs and then clicking on the Blink program Or you can locate the folder on your computer called Blink Double click on the executable jar file called blink jar It will take a couple of minutes for the Blink program to load You will see a small screen that looks like the screen shown here When the software is fully loaded on your computer the screen appears bigger and the eye BE ER disappears ji You are now ready to begin using Blink I Version dita C e Uninstalling the Blink Software If you used the installer program to copy the Blink software onto your computer an uninstall program was also copied to the same location To uninstall Blink l Locate the Blink folder on your computer 2 In the Blink folder you should find a folder call Uninstaller If you accepted the default location when you installed the software it should be in the following location on your computer C Program Files Blink Uninstaller 3 Click on the file called uninstaller jar 4 Follow the instructions on the screen Understanding the Blink Screen The Blink screen is separated into several sections as explained here Pull down Sea
20. letters numbers words and phrases without the use of a keyboard The software is easily customized to allow you to create your own often used words and phrases so that you don t need to re enter the words each time you want to express yourself Blink displays the text you enter Blink also can say the text or E mail it through your existing E mail account Blink has also been customized to work directly with an INSTEON network INSTEON is a Smarthome product that allows you to control electric devices around your home like lights televisions and radios using the existing electrical wiring and radio frequency communications 2008 2009 Blink System LLC All Rights Reserved Downloading the Blink Program Before you can use Blink you or a VME volunteer must install the Blink software on your computer You also need to have Java version 6 0 or later installed on your computer The latest version of Blink can be found at http blinksystem com You can download Java from the Web site http java com en download index js To download Blink 1 Open your browser and go the http blinksystem com 2 Download the Blink program and follow the instructions as they appear 3 If you accept to have a shortcut installed on your computer a Blink icon will be placed on your desktop Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Starting up the Blink Software 1 To start up Blink simply click you may have to doub
21. o save the changes you made to Blink pull down the File menu and click Save Adding an INSTEON Tab Practice Session 3 If you will be using several INSTEON devices with Blink add a new tab to group the keys that will be controlling those devices 1 Pull down the Edit menu 2 Select New Tab A Set Tab Defaults window appears x Tab Name INSTEON 4 For this example let s say that you ewe ae have six INSTEON devices you wish to control You can create a tab with only Columns 3 six keys This will give you plenty of EER eels room for a label and make it easier to EA cancer click on the key In the Rows box enter 2 In the Columns box enter 3 3 In the Tab Name box enter INSTEON 5 Click OK Your new tab will appear as the last tab on the right 6 Once you are satisfied with your changes to Blink pull down the File menu and click Save Programming a Key for an INSTEON Device Blink has been created to work directly with your INSTEON devices First you or a VME volunteer must set up an EZSrve Gateway Instructions for this set up are included in Appendix A Second you must program a key to correlate the function you want Lamp ON with a specific INSTEON device You must be in Edit mode to program a key You can control the following functions for INSTEON devices HINT Change the color and font on the key to easily identify the function For example all ON AllON For multiple dev
22. ose text box To have the computer speak the words click on Say in the Quick Action Bar Your computer speaker must be on and the volume up for the sound to be audible The text disappears from the Compose Text box when the phrase is spoken Programming Keys for Computer Functions Practice Session 2 You may want to program i ey computer and keyboard BB Meow coir Font icon functions so they are available from several tabs The following commands can be set from the Edit Cell window when the Display Label Screen device is selected Dara T ine ir Command Add ed Add text iosa Add Word EE Backspace Clear Delete word Go To Tab Prev Tab Next Tab Scan faster Scan slower Follow the steps below to program a Backspace key so that you can delete one letter at a time in the Compose Text box 1 Pull down the Mode menu and click on Edit You are now in Edit mode 2 Click on the key you want to program In this case use one of the blank keys on the Keyboard tab The Edit Cell window appears You will see the Action tab In the Display Label box enter Backspace In the Device Name box select Screen In the Command box select Backspace You do not need to enter anything into the Data box Make sure the box Fetch data from screen is unchecked Click OK to accept the changes Once you are satisfied with your changes to Blink pull down the File menu and clic
23. ottom of the screen This ers te message will confirm that the Email was sent to the desired recipient Sending a Standard Email Message To send a standard Email message you must have properly set up your Email preferences and programmed the key Refer to the sections Modifying Blink Preferences for Email and Programming a Key to Send a Standard Email Message Pie Edt Mode Then With that accomplished it is easy erana aai to send the message diii Make sure you are in Select Ouckacton Ear or Scan mode a 2e A 4 Y Say kug On beep eee Word Pre Next 2 Click on the key you n si age dizpley Blick using sarang om Dlink Sera ng Dilsre Tho Boriss cul programmed to send the same Email message to the desired recipient You do not need to enter any text into the Compose Text box since your standard message was already entered in the Data box when you programmed the key 3 Notice the status message at 18 the bottom of the screen alin Gri ener eoumat cum inernebearncantne This message will confirm that the Email was sent to the desired recipient Appendix Setting Up an INSTEON Network To set up Blink to work with INSTEON or X10 devices you first need to establish an EZSrve INSTEON X10 Home Automation Gateway This hardware is available from www Smarthome com This small stand alone device establishes the EZSrve Gateway between
24. ou can send a pre defined message to recipients with just the click of a key You can designate up to ten Email recipients or groups You must take several steps to set up Blink for Email I You have to modify Blink Preferences to specify your host outgoing Email server and your Email username and password You have to modify Blink Preferences to identify Email recipients You can identify up to ten distinct recipients A recipient can actually be a list of several email addresses if you want the same message to be sent to multiple people Or a recipient can be an address for a phone capable of receiving an Email message You have to customize a key so that whatever text is in the Compose Text box can be retrieved and Emailed to the designated Email recipient or recipients Or you can enter a pre determined message that will be delivered each time you press the key Once all of that is set up you can send your message as Email with just the push of one key Modifying Blink Preferences for Email In order to send text directly from Blink via Email Blink needs to be able to identify and authenticate your Email account You will only need to configure Blink with your own Email server information one time unless you change your Email account Your Email must be able to support a POP client Therefore web based mail servers may or may not to work with Blink Hotmail Microsoft does not work well with Blink however Gmai
25. our personal Email password This field is case sensitive so be sure to use the correct case when entering your information SUBJECT field Enter text that you want for a subject line in the Email This text will be used for ALL Email sent from Blink User_1 through User_10 fields Enter the Email address for the intended recipients One User entry can actually contain several Email addresses with each address separated by a comma so that you can send the same Email to multiple recipients You can also enter an Email address in this field for an Email enabled phone for example 4109999999 messaging sprintpcs com Use_SSL field Do not change the default value true This field encrypts and protects your Email account File Edit Mode Themes Help When you have finished changing the Preference wad ai window for Email press the OK button Then Save N pull down the File menu and save your file so i Save As that the changes will still be in effect the next x Exit time you open Blink Two Ways to Use the Email Function Once you have properly set up your Preferences window to support Email you can program a key to send the Email You can actually use the Email function in two different ways l You can enter a unique message in the Compose Text box that you want to send to one of the recipients you specified in the Preferences window 2 You can enter a standard message that will always be delive
26. red to one of the recipients you specified in the Preference window HINT A recipient can actually be a list of several Email addresses Programming a Key to Send a Unique Email Message 1 2 3 Enter Edit mode by pulling down the Mode menu and clicking on Edit Click on the key that you want to program The Edit Cell window appears In Gg aI II the Display Label box enter the z label for the key Use a descriptive term such as Email to Bitzy In the Device Name box select Email In the Command box select the recipient or the line with a list of recipients to whom the Email will be sent when the key is pressed Leave the Data box empty Check the Fetch data from screen box Checking this box means that whatever text is entered in the Compose Text box when the key is pressed will become the Email message that is delivered Click OK Once you are satisfied with your changes to Blink pull down the File menu and click Save Programming a Key to Send a Standard Email Message 1 2 3 Enter Edit mode by pulling down the Mode menu and clicking on Edit Click on the key that you want to program The Edit Cell window appears In the Display Label box enter the label for the key Use a descriptive term such as I m Home Email In the Device Name box select Email In the Command box select the recipient or the line with a list of recipients to whom the Email will be sent when the key
27. s box These suggested words appear based on the spelling of your most recently added text Use them to more easily compose your message The more you use Blink the smarter these suggestions become Words are added and deleted from the Suggestions boxes based on the text you have entered in the past Customize Blink Blink makes it easy to express often used words or phrases but first you must customize or program some keys for your specific needs You can customize the keys in the Quick Action Bar In addition all of the keys on any of the tabs can be customized However you probably won t want to change the keyboard keys The top row of keys on the Keyboard tab is a logical place for you to place phrases you repeat often You can also add additional tabs so that your ideas are logically grouped To customize any of the keys or tabs you need to switch from Select mode to Edit mode The Section Change Modes describes the mode options It s important to remember that anytime you make a a Edit Mode Themes Help customized change to your version of Blink you must Ga Open save the file After you reprogram or customize any H save keys pull down the file menu and click on the Save Save as option If you want to save the changes as a separate X Exit file click on the Save As option and assign a new file name to the Blink file Use discretion when using the Save As file since you will now have m
28. s four times vertically or twice horizontally HINT Whenever you change a preference you must press ENTER on the computer s keyboard while the cursor is in the changed field Then press OK on the Preferences dialog box If you don t press ENTER your changes will not take effect Setting Preferences An Overview You can change a few things about how Blink looks on your screen and how several Blink features work You do this by pulling down the Edit menu and clicking on Preferences paues The Preferences window appears with options File Edit Mode Themes Help to set preferences for the col Bl New Tab lg Import Tab eee _ gt Preferences e INSTEON Devices EME e Email e Javaspeech When you highlight one of the options on the left side of the Preferences window the screen changes The preferences available for the highlighted device appear You can reset these preferences to better suit your needs Screen preferences are discussed in the section Setting Screen Preferences Preferences for INSTEON devices are discussed in the appendix Setting up an INSTEON Network Preferences for Email are discussed in the section Modifying Blink Preferences for Email Javaspeech is not currently discussed HINT Press Return after changing each line in the Preferences window to keep your changes during this session When you are done changing your preferences pull down the File menu and clic
29. ultiple versions of Blink on your computer Change Modes Blink has three modes or ways to operate When you start up Blink you are in Select mode You can File Edit Mode Themes Help check the mode that you are in by pulling down the A lovecat Mode menu The button will indicate the current igen oe A mode as shown here To change the mode click the 5 button next to the desired selection 3 V Scan Select mode allows you to compose text or perform Se the function for which a particular key has been programmed Edit mode allows you to customize any of the programmable keys You can also add or delete tabs in Edit mode HINT The default Screen Preference mode is set so that Blink starts up in Select mode Directions on how to change this preference are provided in the Section Setting Screen Preferences Scan mode scrolls through the keys in a preset way The scan highlights rows from top to bottom and then individual keys in that row from left to right To select a particular key while in scan mode click on the row of the key you want when it is highlighted Then click on the individual key when it is highlighted You can change the scan speed by pulling down the Edit menu and going to Preferences then Screen The higher the Scan Speed the slower the scan Try 750 to slow the scan to a more comfortable pace if it is moving too quickly If you don t select a key the scan stops automatically after it scan
30. your PC network and the electrical wiring A web server integral to the EZSrve Gateway module allows you to set up the device using an available IP address from your router Each appliance that is to be controlled through the Gateway plugs into its own appliance module allowing it to be controlled individually from Blink The device ID for each appliance module is specified when the Blink key is programmed for operation For installation and set up of the EZSrve Gateway follow the instructions provided with the hardware From the EZSrve web server interface set a static IP address for the home automation INSTEON network Use an address that isn t currently used at the network location EN Enter the network IP address for the EZSrve Gateway into Blink 1 Pull down the Edit menu 2 Click on Preferences 3 Click on the INSTEON option on the left side of the screen 4 Change the default setting for the IP address by double clicking on the setting in the Value column Enter the IP address for the EZSrve Gateway 5 Press return to commit the value 6 Double click on the Port id Enter the port id of the Gateway Refer to the EZSrve Gateway documentation 7 Press return to commit the value 8 Press OK to close the window 9 Once you are satisfied with the changes pull down the File menu and select Save
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