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1. W Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools vocabulary Help Caps Lock Ctrl F Output M Speech Activity Background Color ca Activity Im rm Picture Prediction Boe You can modify any activity you want to the same way you would on your device Select Cancel to return to the Toolbox without saving any changes USING THE PASS PASS Manual 15 Special Keys File Edit ReneS Tools Vocabulary Help Gato Toolbox F9 User Key 1 CHOOSE 4CTIVITY Alt 1 User Key 2 SETUP KEY Alt z User key 3 HIDE SHOW NOTEBOOK Alt 3 Setup Key Fle Hide Menu Bar F4 The Special Keys menu gives you pre set computer keyboard shortcuts for some PASS functions These correspond to the User Defined Keys on the front of your device case For example if you click on User Key 2 SETUP KEY the PASS will display Select the key you wish to modify in the Text Display Area You can also select Alt 2 on your computer keyboard and get the same result The SETUP KEY can also be accessed by selecting the F12 key on your keyboard gt Note the ECO PASS also gives you shortcuts for all the user keys on the front of the ECO case A Note about the Right Click Menu Anytime you are in your CORE vocabulary Activities or Pages you can right click on a key to see a small menu that will allow you to modify cut copy or paste the key Y Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3
2. Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File ct SpecialKeys Tools Vocabulary Help Right click on a key a to see the small mmm menu USING THE PASS PASS Manual 16 Set Word Processing and Graphics Program Preferences in the File Menu Preferences in the File menu allows you to select the graphics and word processing programs you want Special keys Tools vocabulary Help Mew Ctrl h Open Chrl 0 Preferences Preferences Set Word Processor File Browser Style Windows style File Picker C PRC Device style File Browser Yocabulary Builder Style gt Windows style C PRC Device style Write with Icons Settings a Click on Preferences Activation Beeps wW Show Welcome Message w Vocabulary Output Labels Mw Show Yrrite with Icons Setup C Choose one size for all icons Draw icons actual size Appearance Ww Instructions on page Ww Icon on Key Background Icons Only no typed words Functionality Core Only NO Activity keys i Icon Sequence choices wW Automatic phrase handling OK Cancel USING THE PASS PASS Manual 17 If you do not set a preference in this menu PASS will use WordPad and MS Paint as the default word processing and graphics programs If you would prefer to use other programs click on the Set Graphics Program or the Set Word Processor options and select the programs you want to use Once you set a preference all graphics
3. Write with Icons writes the typed message one word at a time For example if you enter Do you want it will write each single word with its icon s In contrast Unity stores the pronoun phrase Do you want under only two icons WANT YOU To get Write with Icons to give you the phrase Do you want as a single unit represented by the icon sequence WANT YOU select F6 at the beginning of the phrase and F7 atthe end To get Write with Icons to show the plural of a word type the singular form of the word then F to indicate you want the plural Type a space punctuation or return to display the icons When a word in Unity Enhanced that is linked to a Sentence Builder is typed the Activity Row Choices window appears You can then select the desired Sentence Builder word from the list or the No Activity Rey if you do not want one of the Sentence Builder words Go to File gt Save and Open to save this information for editing or printing When the instructions are visible your computer cursor is here Type your first Write with Icons word here The cursor is below the instructions You will type your first Write with Icons word where you See the cursor gt Do not scroll up into the instructions or try to delete them as this will confuse the PASS program and you will not get the results you want USING THE PASS PASS Manual 60 Icon on Key Background If this is checked you see the icons as they appea
4. You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate through the icons e g Tab OK Cancel and the Up and Down arrows otherwise just use the scroll bar Vocabulary Display is changing Box When you change from one Vocabulary Display option to another one you will see the following box USING THE PASS PASS Manual 43 Save Document Vocabulary Display is changing Do you want to save the previous Vocabulary Display as a Word Processor document If you want to save the earlier display select YES Select where you want to save the file then click Save If you don t care about saving the display select NO You will see the new Vocabulary Display you selected When you selected Ends with VERB the program produced this screen Y Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help Unity 60 Sequenced Core Yocabulary Sequences Ending With VERB Im R3C1 e R3C3 R3C2 in R3C3 A3C3 Embellishes R2C4 Embellishes R2C5 jo Embellishes You can see where each sequence is stored and how it is stored If you want to copy a sequence and use it in a custom vocabulary just save the document and print it out With sequences ending in the VERB icon you might want to check on grammatical endings USING THE PASS PASS Manual 44 You can look at a sequence in this display then go to the emulator activate the sequence and check how it wor
5. If you want to send an MTI file that was stored in a different folder go to where the folder is stored select the file you want then select Open Send the E mail When you have selected Open a new message from your e mail program will appear on your screen The MTI file will be attached to the e mail All you have to do is type in an address and any message you want to add and then send the e mail You can e mail a vocabulary document 1 e a Vocabulary Display that you have saved as a document or a screen capture in exactly the same way as you e mail an MTI file Receiving an MTI File as an E mail Attachment Open PASS if it is not already open Open the Tools menu in the menu bar at the top of the screen Select Memory Transfer MTI Find the MTI file you received and click on it Click OK in the yellow box when the transfer is complete USING THE PASS PASS Manual 23 You can load any compatible MTI file into your emulator as long as the file is on your computer or a removable drive For example if you want to load a User Area from a PRC device into a User Area in your matching emulator you must first perform a regular Memory Transfer from your device Once the Area is saved as an MTI file on your computer or on a removable drive you can use the Memory Transfer MTI option in the PASS Tools menu and transfer the Area into your emulator If you want to load a User Area from your PASS into a User Area in a compatible
6. or ES or BEES This opens the PASS on your computer Click OK on the Welcome Message You should see the Exploration Wizard Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 4 EXPLORATION WIZARD 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help Caps Lock Ctrl Output 4 8 15 PAGES PATTERNS Ka 4 Select this key kd 60 i SEQUENCED 1 HIT SEQUENCED Select the 60 Sequenced key USING THE PASS PASS Manual 12 You see the 60 Sequenced vocabulary Notice the Menu Bar above the Text Display Screen PASS Menu Bar W Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help P in 117408 2 47PM Caps Lock F Ctrl C Output Speech M Click on Go Fie Edit epee Tools vocabulary Helg to Toolbox Go to Toolbox F9 User Rey 1 CHOOSE ACTIVITY Alt 1 User key 2 SETUP KEY Alt 2 User Key 3 HIDESSHOW NOTEBOOK Alt 3 Setup Key F12 Hide Menu Bar F4 Click on Go To Toolbox You see the Toolbox display USING THE PASS PASS Manual 13 W Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help Select the MODIFY ACTIVITY menu SPEAKER SPEAKER FOLUME YOLUME DOWN LIP Now you are in the Toolbox and can use it the same way you would on your device For example select the MODIFY ACTIVITY menu USING THE PASS PASS Manual 14 You see
7. or a Page ECO PASS Manual Boards Area 2 Unity 60 Sequenced BETA Jan 22 2009 File E Special Keys Tools Help Export Board C 1722709 7 36PM Caps Lock Manual Boards U60SeqCore Naa Ey m Speech Export size Export as Document Export as Graphic Save as Device Page Export Size e Sets the size of the bitmap that gets created for the graphics or word processing program e Choices are Vanguard Actual Size 9 1 2 x 5 4375 Vantage Actual Size 6 5 8 x 3 875 ECO Actual Size 11 1 8 x 6 3 8 Full Sheet 6 x 10 5 Half Sheet 4 6 x 8 Export as Document e Opens an RTF form of the board you are working on in your default word processing program The default is WordPad You can set a preference in the PASS File menu USING THE PASS PASS Manual 33 e If changes have been made asks if you want to save them before it opens the file Export as Graphic e Opens a BMP form of the board you are working on in your default graphics program The default is MSPaint You can set a preference in the PASS File menu e If changes have been made asks if you want to save them before it opens the file Save as Device Page e Creates a Page with keys that look just like the board cells e Cell label will be used for Page key message If there is no label the Text Display Area will recognize a space e Use MODIFY PAGE to store macros etc When Creating Editing and Exporting Boards C EC
8. Assignments Core Vocabulary Sequences i Dynamic Activities p Specific Activity Specific Page Look up Vocabulary Location write with Icons Fil Vocabulary Sort The Vocabulary Display options allow you to do vocabulary sorts for Core Activities Pages you can see where icons and sequences are stored you can add your own comments to rationales you can type text and see the icons that represent that text When you are using options in the Vocabulary Display menu you will see the vocabulary that is in the current User Area of the PASS You can switch User Areas in the PASS to see different vocabularies To Check your Vocabulary Open the PASS If it did not open in Core select the GO TO CORE key You see your current User Area overlay For the following examples we are going to use the Unity 60 Sequenced overlay Make sure this is the overlay you are using Select the Special Keys menu Select Go to Toolbox Select USER AREA MENU If the Text Display Area does not show Unity 60 Sequenced select Switch User Area Select Unity 60 Sequenced Select GO TO CORE Now open the Vocabulary menu at the top of the Text Display Area Click on the Vocabulary Display Options All of the options allow you to view vocabulary in different ways Click on Core Key Assignments USING THE PASS PASS Manual 36 The Core Key Assignments Option W Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2
9. Save and Open USING THE PASS PASS Manual 70 Select where you want the file to be saved You see this window Save Selection As Save in i New PASS wh NY vocab sork rr My Recent Documents Desktop Mu Documents When you have finished select Save My Network File name Fel id Places nave ag type Rich Text Format ATF Cancel The Save in option tells you where your file will be saved If you do not want the default location browse to the folder where you want the document to be saved In the File name option give your document a name and then select Save The file will be saved and opened in your word processor From there you can make changes print the document etc Tip If you are using Microsoft Word as your word processor you can save the vocabulary sort into a table with the words in one column and the sequences in another column by following these steps The process of making a table will be different in other word processors Select lt Ctrl gt A to highlight the entire sort Select Table in the menu bar at the top of the screen Select Table Auto Format Select Table Grid if it is not already selected Select Apply USING THE PASS PASS Manual 71 You see the vocabulary sort table aaga E NY vocab sort2 rtf Microsoft Word Type a question for help X View Insert Format Tools Table Window Help Adobe PDF Acrobat Comments sR ha oO Me
10. bmp Documents E3 Gone Fishing bmp ka Greenstone bmp A msicoico kal Prairi Wind bmp O system3z Size 166 MB E Rhododendron brip Folders dl Ma River Sumida bmp Ba Santa Fe Stucco bmp W spico ico Hak SMICO ICO PE mwi i Soap Bubbles bmp My Computer a Blue Lace 16 brmp Ka Zapotec bmp ki cFICO IcO k My Documents a My Network File name Prairie wind bmp Places Files of type Image files bmp emf gif ico jogs prgsti Cancel 1 Select an icon to import and then select Open APPENDIX B IMPORTING ICONS INTO PASS PASS Manual 77 W Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools vocabulary Help IMPORT ICON MENU P ion 1174708 2 31PM Caps Lock i m Ctrl Output M i a mm Speech PRAIRIEW Import 45 Scene Rotate Left rc Maintain Aspect Ratio Ezme 2 You see the graphic and the Rename Icon option You can also change the Aspect Ratio We suggest you leave this box set to YES Select OK when you are ready APPENDIX B IMPORTING ICONS INTO PASS PASS Manual 78 W Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help Select Category for PRAIRIEW or Cancel for none P inno 1174 08 2 33PM Caps Lock J mmm Ctrl fF i ee Speech ALPHABET COMPUTER I ADVERES eee ANIMALS BUILDINGS ACCESS p CONJUNC DESCRIP DETER T
11. device first you have to save the PASS User Area as an MTI file using the Memory Transfer MTI option in the PASS Tools menu Once the Area is saved use the regular memory transfer process to load the Area in the device USING THE PASS PASS Manual 24 Go to If you have PASS software for other PRC devices installed on your computer this option will open it without your having to go to your desktop to click on the icon This allows you to move quickly from your device emulator to the other device emulators for programming Browse Icons If you select this option you see the Icon Category folders on your display screen You can now browse through the folders You cannot select icons from this option but you can copy and paste them into a document or graphics program You can also just browse them to find out what icons are stored where To Copy an Icon Place the mouse cursor on the icon you want to copy Right click Save Icon as BMP ee Icon to Clipbaord 7 T ki y J v BOTILEZ chass E Select the option you want Paste the icon into your graphics or word processing program The right click options allow you to copy and past all the PRC Icon Set USING THE PASS PASS Manual 25 Screen Capture Perhaps you want to create a new Activity and document it so you can teach others how to do it You would like to take a screen shot of every step you make in the process Then you d like to print the s
12. one of the storing menus APPENDIX C LOAD ICONS FROM AN MTI FILE INTO PASS PASS Manual 83
13. 008 Edit Special keys Tools Yocabulary Help Hold the right mouse button down over a key to view key details Double click on a key to edit rationale information Scroll down using the scroll bar to view details text Go to File gt Save and Open to save this information for editing or printing Read Only Unity 60 Sequenced Core Key Assignment Information You now see a copy of the current User Area vocabulary Unity 60 Sequenced Notice the background color of the display on your screen and the directions at the top of the page Both of these are indicators that you are in a Read Only display This means that basically the only things you can do are what the directions at the top of the page tell you The Edit menu is not available for use All Read Only displays there are 3 have the pink background and the same directions at the top of the display All other Vocabulary Displays have a cream colored background and the Edit Menu is active USING THE PASS PASS Manual 37 Read Only Vocabulary Display Directions File Edit Special kews Tools Vocabulary Help j Hold the right mouse button down over a key to view key details a Double click on a key to edit rationale information g Scroll downfusing the scroll bar to view details text Go to File gt Save and Open to sawe this information for editing or printing Read Only If you place your mouse over a key and hold down the right mouse button you will see de
14. CO ICO il Soap Bubbles bmp bal zapotec bmp Desktop My Documents My Computer My Network File name Places Files of type Image files brmp en gi ico pgs pngs ti 4 Hold down the lt CTRL gt key on your keyboard and click on the icons you want to import then select Open APPENDIX B IMPORTING ICONS INTO PASS PASS Manual 80 Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools vocabulary IMPORT ICON MENU Pion 1174 08 2 36PM Caps Lock F r mm Ctri Output Ma G4 m Speech RHODODEN Import As Scene Rotate Left r Maintain Aspect Ratio Import all icons without c l asking about each one ance 5 If you have a number of icons to import you can select to import them one by one or have them all imported at once If you choose to have them imported all at once you will see a screen like the one below APPENDIX B IMPORTING ICONS INTO PASS PASS Manual 81 Y Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 7008 File E Special kes Tools i Help TRANSFER MEMORY MENU C 117 4708 2 36PM Caps Lock lf mm ttri Output a mm Speech MTI Method Jm t MTI Baud Rate J JUS Contents A sina seem 6 All your icons are now loaded in your IMPORTS folder If you would like to assign all of them to the same Category folder select YES and then choose the Category If you want to assign each one
15. IONS TIONS MINERS DRESSING EVENTS GREETING MOET PLACES PREPOSL AND HEALTH TELLI TOOLS SYMBOLS LETTERS PEOPLE AND TIONS INTER NUMBERS NATURE RECRE TEACHING TECH TRANS QUESTION ATION RELIGION MATERIALS NOLOGY TIME PORT Previous 3 You see the Icon Category Menu Your device automatically places the graphic in an IMPORTS folder not visible during this operation If you want the graphic to be available in another category select the Category you want If you just want to keep the graphic available in the IMPORTS folder select Cancel to exit the Category Menu You return to the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU From now on when you are using the Category List you will be able to use the imported icons in your IMPORTS folder or find them in any other folder you may have selected to put them in Importing More than One Icon at a Time Repeat steps 1 3 above If you selected PRC Device style File Browser for your File Browser Style preference you will see the PRC menu based File Browser APPENDIX B IMPORTING ICONS INTO PASS PASS Manual 79 Choose one or more image files to import Look in 4 WINDOWS O SHELLNEW Coffee Bean brip 2 SoftwareDistribution f COMBOICa ICa My Recent speech bal FeatherTexture Documents CO srchasst Ka Gone Fishing bmp 9 Sun bal Greenstone bmp Symbols M MSIcO ICO Ka Prairie Wind bmp dl Rhododendron Emp Ma River Sumida bmp Hi Santa Fe Stucco bmp M spoico ico fk SMI
16. O PASS Manual Boards Area 2 Unity 60 Sequenced BETA Jan 22 2009 Special Keys Tools Vocabulary Help Create Edit Manual Board frat HOLU i G GR fy ES JADR ala E Z DR ee a e le a gala o i i h Change This is where you create and save a BRD file that tells PASS how the board is going to be displayed USING THE PASS PASS Manual 34 T ECO PASS Manual Boards Area 2 Unity 60 Sequenced BETA Jan 22 2009 Fie E Special Keys Tools w Help Export Board C m 1 22 09 7 36PM Caps Lock g Manual Boards U60SeqCore H m ra A mmr Speech Creates RTF Creates BMP files This is where you tell PASS to transform your board into an RTF document or BMP graphic file that you can customize print e mail etc gt NOTE Anytime you export a board as a document or graphic PASS creates it as a brand new file and any previous file with the same name will be deleted It will not modify a previously saved file You can also save RTF and BMP files to a folder on your computer or USB drive You will not find your RTF and BMP files if you go to the Tools Manual Board Edit file You will only see the BRD files you have created Use the Go to File and Transfer options in the Tools Manual Board menu to see all the files you have saved BRD RTF and BMP USING THE PASS PASS Manual 35 Vocabulary Display Options Vocabulary Display Options Core Key
17. OFF in the MAINTENANCE MENU BEFORE YOU GET STARTED PASS Manual 8 A Note about using Switches You can emulate using a single or double switch by selecting the technique you want from the ACCESS METHOD MENU The key switch assignments are below The Joystick selection technique will not work These Keys Control These Actions Left lt Ctrl gt Switch A SELECT Right lt Ctrl gt Switch A OFF ON Left lt Shitt gt Switch B OFF ON Right lt Shift gt Switch B SELECT Note If you are using the lt Shift gt keys you may see a message on your computer screen about Sticky Keys being turned on Read the message and select whether you want to use them or not A Note about System Lock System Lock is an option in the MAINTENANCE MENU The PASS allows you to turn System Lock On and Off When System Lock is ON only certain menus in the Toolbox will work For instance if the system is locked and you select the TOOLS key on the front of the case you will see a warning similar to this A box with slightly different wording appears if you press other keys To use the menus open the MAINTENANCE MENU and turn System Lock OFF BEFORE YOU GET STARTED PASS Manual 9 About the Vocabularies The PASS comes with Unity vocabularies already loaded into the different User Areas You can select a vocabulary to use from the Exploration Wizard You can also go to the Toolbox by clicking the Special Keys menu at the top of the PASS and then cli
18. PASS Manual PRC Application and Support Software V Vantage Vanpuard PASS Area 4 TXPLORATION WIZARD 5 00 Oct 78 2008 the Oper 1171388 7 49AM Caps Lock F etri For use with SpringBoard Lite with software version 4 00 and higher Vantage family devices with software version 5 00 and higher Vanguard family devices with software version 5 00 and higher ECO family devices with software version 1 0 and higher PRENTKE ROMICH COMPANY 1022 Heyl Rd e Wooster Ohio 44691 Telephone 330 262 1984 Fax 330 263 4829 E Mail Address info prentrom com Web Site Address www prentrom com LIBERATOR LTD Liberator House Minerva Business Park Lynch Wood Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE2 6FT UK Fax 44 0845 226 1155 Tel 44 0854 226 1144 E Mail Address infor liberator co uk e Web Site Address www liberator co uk PASS MANUAL 14106v5 0 PASS PRC Application and Support Software Vantage Plus Vantage Lite Vanguard II SpringBoard SpringBoard Lite ECO 14 MTI Memory Transfer Interface and Picture Prediction are trademarks of Prentke Romich Company Data can be uploaded from this unit to a personal computer for storage on a hard disk CD or other storage medium Be sure to make multiple copies of all important data to protect against accidental loss Adult Quick Learning System AQLS Minspeak Semantic Compaction and Unity are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Semantic Compaction Systems in the Unit
19. UI aasar E r E O Ei 49 NTC WM PE e Pa Oe EE 52 Look Up Vocabilaiy Location scenes ciossiviconeiecietorsiencennisriaiooueanitrerolessnaianenaeessrasenacateiaeate 54 PTA WAN TIOS eree EA E E E T E 57 VY Ey ED O E E eee 58 A Write with Icons EX Ample s sisen cietesstssasiancteainsiadasciden dbebessdniaiiancteensiadasuien ii aa 63 OC AA O a see E E E E E E E eco 66 AFTE ADEE a E E A E EAE AE A AA 73 Appendix A Importing Sound Files into PASS 0 0 eecccecccceceeeeessseecceeeeeesaeeeseeeeeess 74 Appendix B Importing Icons into PASS cccccccccccccesssseseeccecceeeaaeseeceeeeeeeaaeeeseceeeeeeaaas 76 Appendix C Load Icons from an MTI File into PASS eeccesseeceeeceeeeeeseeeeeeees 83 TABLE OF CONTENTS PASSManual iii Examples in this manual use overlays from the Vantage family of devices Your overlays and menus may look slightly different but the functions should be the same Install the PASS Program You can download the PASS you want from the PRC Web site by following this link http www prentrom com downloads selecting the device you want and then clicking on the PASS download You can also install the PASS you want from the PRC Support CD that came with your device Insert the CD into your CD DVD drive click on the PASS you want to download The Set Up Wizard will open on your computer Follow the steps to install your PASS When you have finished close the Set Up Wizard On your computer desktop double click on th
20. amic Activities j Specific Activity Specific Page Look up Vocabulary Location write with Icons Fil Vocabulary Sort Now select the activity you want In this case scroll down to bend Click OK Activities Select an activity beat Highlight the Activity you bend bend want USING THE PASS PASS Manual 49 Y Vantage Vanguard PASS Pro Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced Beta Nov 18 2008 File E Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help Unity 60 Sequenced Activity bend Definition Activity Name bend Key Label lt SPACE gt Icon File GOBACKLF PRC Row 1 Key 1 lt DELETE ICON gt lt SET ACTIVITY VERB ROW gt Activity Name bend Key Label s Icon File VERBS_M1 PRC Row 1 Key 4 lt PROMPT MARKER add s lt DELETE CHARACTER gt lt OUTPUT MARKER gt Ibackspace lt TEXT MARKER s lt CTRL gt lt SPEAK You see a display of all the keys in the Activity DA right click on a key will also show you that key s details USING THE PASS PASS Manual 50 Y Vantage Vanguard PASS Pro Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced Beta Nov 18 2008 Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help Activity Name bend Key Label t Icon File ABED_M1 PRC Row 1 Key 6 lt PROMPT MARKEER gt past tense lt DELETE CHARACTER gt lt DELETE CHARACTER gt lt OUTPUT MARKER gt Ibackspace Ibacksp Links to Activity bend Dynamic Activity bend R5C7 R5C5 Embellishes Activity bend Set Activity bend Found in Activ
21. and documents will be saved in those programs unless you return to Preferences and select different ones Preferences Options Activation Beeps In PASS the activation beeps are turned off by default regardless of the setting in the FEEDBACK MENU If you want to hear the beeps check this option Show Welcome Message You can disable the Welcome Message by checking this option There is also a checkbox on the Welcome Message screen where you can select to disable it When this is turned on you will see a screen that contains a few quick tips about often used PASS options You can also see this screen by opening the Help menu and selecting Welcome Message Vocabulary Output Labels If you are using Look up Vocabulary Location and this box is checked you will see all the explanatory text like row and column information that goes with the location Uncheck this option to unclutter the display when you use Look up Vocabulary Location Show Write with Icons Set up If you want the Write with Icons Set up window to appear each time you select Write with Icons check this option If this is unchecked you will have to come back to the Preferences window to change your Write with Icons settings File Browser Style ECO and Vantage Vanguard Windows style File Picker In this manual all examples of selecting a file show a Windows style file picker PRC Device style File Browser Choose this option if you want to emulate the dev
22. ant to switch from a vocabulary display to the emulator or back DA vocabulary display must be open in order to switch between a display and the emulator Keyboard Shortcut Use the F2 key on your keyboard to toggle between vocabulary and emulator displays USING THE PASS PASS Manual 41 Viewing Core Vocabulary Sequences You might like to know if an icon is used in any sequences in a particular vocabulary Open the Vocabulary menu Click on Vocabulary Display Options menu Click on Core Vocabulary Sequences Tools vocabulary Help Go to Vocabulary Display F2 Vocabulary Display Options Core Key Assignments Core Vocabulary Sequences Starts with Dynamic Activities j Ends with Specific Activity Contains Specific Page Look up Vocabulary Location Write with Icons Fil Vocabulary Sort Select whether you want to find sequences that Starts with Ends with or Contains a particular icon For example you might want to know if the VERB icon is used as an ending icon in any sequences in the current vocabulary You would select the Ends with option USING THE PASS PASS Manual 42 When you select the Core Vocabulary Sequences Ends with option you will see this box Core Icons Select a Core Icon VERB You can select any icon in the vocabulary as the Ends with icon For this example scroll down and select the VERB Mr Action Man icon Then select OK
23. board that represents what is currently in view Page or CORE e Create a blank board from any of the standard PRC overlay sizes gt You cannot create a board that represents the Toolbox gt If Vocabulary Masking is On the board will not show masked items USING THE PASS PASS Manual 28 Edit e Select a board to edit from a list of saved boards Manual boards are saved as BRD files Delete e Select a board to delete from a list of saved boards If you also saved the board as a graphic BMP or a document RTF those files will also be deleted E mail e Select a board to e mail from a list of saved boards The selected board BRD file is zipped and added to a blank e mail message ready to be addressed and sent If you also saved the board as a document RTF or graphic BMP those files will be bundled and zipped with the BRD file Go to File e Document This allows you to find RTF files anywhere on the computer or a USB drive RTF files are opened in WordPad or the word processing program you set in the Preferences menu e Graphic This allows you to find BMP files anywhere on the computer or a USB drive BMP files are opened in MS Paint or the graphics program you set in the Preferences menu Transfer e Save Board s This starts in the default Manual Board folder and allows you to select BRD RTF and BMP files to save to a USB drive or other folder on your computer e Load Board s This allows you to
24. border Key Labels e Choose TOP BOTTOM or OFF e This does not change any settings in the FEEDBACK MENU Border Thickness e Default is NONE and shows the 3D effect on all keys e Choose THIN MEDIUM or THICK to have a colored border instead of the 3D key effect e Forno border and no 3D effect select something other than NONE and use white as the border color Select Border Color e Default is BLACK e Takes you to the Advanced Color Menu with infinite color possibilities e This option is disabled if the Border Thickness option is set to NONE Export Board e Takes you to a menu where you can save printable BMP and or RTF versions of the board you are working on e Save If you have a newly created board that has not yet been saved this option works just like the Save As option USING THE PASS PASS Manual 31 Allows you to save changes to the board you are currently working on Save As Select the folder to save the board in Enter a name for the board Select this option if you are editing an existing board and want to keep it but also want a copy of the board to use later for something else Cancel Exits the menu without saving any changes to the board If you were working on a new unsaved board this exits you from the menu and discards the board USING THE PASS PASS Manual 32 The Export Board Menu The Export Board menu allows you to save your board as a text document RTF a graphic BMP
25. ce bathroom need to go to the bathroom Al school lt SET ACTIVITY YOU 7 gt lt PROMPT MARKER gt about you lt CLEAR DISPLAY gt Where do you go to school Core Sequence aa PASS displays every instance in which the phrase go to is used beginning with Core vocabulary USING THE PASS PASS Manual 56 Play WAV Files Return bo Emulator Fz vocabulary Display Options Core key Assignments EEO Core Vocabulary Sequences Dynamic Activities d Specific Activity Specific Page Play WAY File Look up Vocabulary Location Write with Icons Fil Vocabulary Sort Play WAV File will be active if any of the vocabulary you have chosen to display has recorded messages attached to it For example if you select to display Core Key Assignments and any of the core key assignments has WAV files attached to it you will be able open the Play WAV File option If the displayed vocabulary has any WAV files and you select Play WAV File you will see a box similar to the one below Play WAV File Available WAY Files POEO 734 WAY bark bark POEO 734 WAY bark bark POEO 735 WAY bark bark POEO 736 WAY bark bark POEO 745 WAY bark bark Options You can choose Play to play the WAV file You can choose Stop to stop playing the file You can choose Save As and save the WAV file on your computer with a recognizable name You can then import it for a vocabulary message if you want Play WAV File
26. ck on the sequence you want to use and select OK you want You see the sequences under which YOU and WANT are stored Since these are Core vocabulary words they are often used in Dynamic Activities as building block words In this example a message box shows you various words that are available in the Activity Row after the sequence is selected You can double click a word select and OK or select the No Activity Key to stay with just the Core words Since Automatic Phrase Handling is On if individual words are stored as phrases PASS will display the phrases Now type to and add a space Select No Activity Key USING THE PASS PASS Manual 63 to you want Type eat Select the sequence you want Now you know how You want to eat is stored Automatic Phrase Handling has shown you how to do it in 4 hits you want to eat Instead of 7 hits you want eat Use Punctuation to End Phrases and or Sentences With Automatic Phrase Handling punctuation at the end of a phrase or sentence tells PASS when you have finished with one phrase and are moving on to another one For example if you type What do you do with no ending punctuation and then start another sentence that begins with You PASS is likely to think that the last word of the previous sentence and the first word of the new sentence make up a phrase that is stored under a sequence This is what you would see which is probably no
27. cking on Go to Toolbox or select the F9 key on your computer In the Toolbox select the USER AREA MENU and then select Switch User Area or Replace User Area option to try out other Unity vocabularies WordPower Vocabulary gt Important Note Loading WordPower into your PASS will erase any other vocabulary you may have been using If you select one of the Load WordPower options all current vocabulary in the PASS will be erased and all six WordPower vocabularies will be loaded To save your current vocabulary you will have to perform a memory transfer MTI before you load WordPower When you select to load WordPower you will see a warning box that reminds you that your current vocabulary will be erased You can choose Yes to continue loading or No to keep your PASS the way it is If you do load WordPower and later want to return to using Unity you will have to re load the Unity vocabulary e If you saved the PASS memory using the MTI you can load the saved memory back into the PASS e If you just want to load a single Area or two you can use the Replace User Area option in the USER AREA MENU e You can also open the MAINTENANCE MENU in the Toolbox and select the Reset to Factory Defaults option This will return the PASS to its original settings BEFORE YOU GET STARTED PASS Manual 10 Using the PASS USING THE PASS PASS Manual 11 Getting Acquainted On your computer s desktop double click on the PASS icon B
28. creen shots and use them as handouts maybe even e mail them to people Screen Capture helps you to accomplish these things by taking pictures of the screens you are working on Go to the Toolbox Open the CREATE ACTIVITY menu Spell a name for your new Activity Open the Tools menu in the menu bar at the top of the Text Display Area File Special Keys Tools Vocabulary Help Goto Toolbox F9 Click on Screen Memory Transfer MTT Capture or Screen Capture Ctrl G select Ctrl G on Email your computer Browse Icons keyboard Click on Screen Capture or select Ctrl G on your computer keyboard The default graphics program on your computer will open gt To select a different graphics program see page 17 PASS will take the screen shot and the graphics program will display it on your computer Open the File menu in the graphics program and select Save As Type a name and save the picture to a file or folder where you will be able to find it again The graphic will also be saved automatically into the PASS folder that was placed on your computer when you installed the program Each screen capture will be named SCREENDUMP BMIP and placed in the BMP folder inside the PASS folder Each screen capture you take will overwrite the picture that was last placed in the BMP folder so there will never be more than one picture in the folder We highly recommend that you select Save As in your graphics program and name and save the pictur
29. ct Save and Open from the File Menu This will save your file and immediately open it as a word processing document for you to work on As with the USING THE PASS PASS Manual 40 Save command you will have to tell the program where to save the file and you will have to give it a name before it will be saved Printing Tip Before you print any vocabulary file or overlay that you saved as a document we recommend that you set your printer s paper option to Landscape instead of Portrait To Return to the PASS Emulator When you have opened the Vocabulary Display menu and are working in or looking at one of the options you are not in the PASS emulator To return to the emulator and check something out open the Vocabulary menu at the top of the display screen and select the Return to Emulator option You are now in the emulator and can use it as you normally would To leave a vocabulary Tools DESER Hep display and return to the Return to Emulator 2 PASS emulator click on Vocabulary Display Options Return to Emulator To Return to Vocabulary Display Tools Vocabulary Help Go to Vocabulary Display Fe Vocabulary Display Options If you went from a vocabulary display to your emulator and you want to return to the vocabulary display you were viewing working on open the Vocabulary menu and select Go To Vocabulary Display You will see the vocabulary display you were using You must use these two options any time you w
30. d Functionality Core Only NO Activity keys Check to only show sequences that begin with Core keys Default is unchecked Icon Sequence choices The default is checked which allows PASS to show you a list of possible sequences to choose from Uncheck to let PASS choose the most likely sequence rather than display a list Automatic phrase handling Uncheck to process typed words one at a time requires use of F6 and F7 to mark phrases for processing Default 1s checked USING THE PASS PASS Manual 19 Tools Menu File Edit Special Keys Vocabulary Help Goto Toolbox F9 Memory Transfer MTT Screen Capture Chri Email Browse Icons Manual Boards kEi The Tools menu allows you to do some special things while you are using PASS Memory Transfer and E Mail Options Important Note MTI files created with this new PASS software cannot be loaded into devices using an older version of software MTI files created with older versions of software can be loaded into the new PASS software For example If you have an older device and want to make vocabulary changes using this new PASS software on your computer the new vocabulary will not load back into your device If you create vocabulary using this new PASS software you cannot share it with people who are using an older version of software on their devices If versions don t match this warning will appear FAR CAUTION 47 CAUTION MTI version mis match Vocab
31. e PASS icon for your device INSTALL THE PASS PROGRAM PASS Manual 5 Before You Get Started BEFORE YOU GET STARTED PASS Manual 7 About PASS Important Note MTI files created with this new PASS software cannot be loaded into devices using an older version of software MTI files created with older versions of software can be loaded into the new PASS software For example If you have an older device and want to make vocabulary changes using this new PASS software on your computer the new vocabulary will not load back into your device If you create vocabulary using this new PASS software you cannot share it with people who are using an older version of software on their devices PASS contains a device emulator This means that when you open PASS you will see a copy of your device display screen on your computer monitor that looks and runs almost exactly like your device The biggest difference between PASS and your actual devices is that hardware specific features like computer access headpointing IR etc will not work from the emulator PASS also offers some special features that you will learn about in the following pages DAI examples in these instructions use Unity 60 Sequenced available in Vantage Lite Vantage Plus Vanguard II and ECO 14 gt Pcs symbols are turned on and available for use in the PASS emulator but will not transfer to a device that does not have PCS symbols You can turn PCS symbols ON and
32. e to a file or folder of your choice so you will remember where the pictures are USING THE PASS PASS Manual 26 You can find the PASS folder using your computer s Start menu open the Start menu select Find select Files and Folders type in PASS and click on Find Now Print your Screen Captures Once you have captured and saved all the screen shots you want you can e Open a word processing document and paste or insert the pictures into the document e Insert or attach them to an e mail using the E mail Screen Capture option e Use them in a PowerPoint presentation e Do anything with them that you do with graphics on your computer USING THE PASS PASS Manual 27 Manual Boards This tool allows you to create manual boards that can match your device overlays and vocabulary Special Keys Vocabulary Help Gobo Toolbox F9 Memory Transfer MTT Screen Capture Chrl 6 Email d Browse Icons Manual Boards Create Edit Go to Vantage vanguard Ctrl ShiFt Delete Email Go to File Transfer Create Options from Current User Area Core From Selected Page From Current view 2x2 4 locations Goto file 2x4 8 locations Transfer 3x5 15 locations 59 45 locations 6x10 60 locations 7x12 84 locations 9x16 144 locations e Create a board that represents CORE including the Activity Row e Create a board from a Page selected from a list of all the Pages in the Area e Create a
33. ecent il books mti Documents iJ unity 45 Full mti Desktop My Documents File name mti a My Network Save as type MTI Files mti a Cancel Places Type in a name for your page Make sure the name ends with mti dotmti Select Save A yellow box will appear telling you the transfer 1s complete Click OK Sending an MTI File via E mail Make sure your e mail program has the MAPI server enabled Open the Tools menu at the top of the Text Display Area Select E mail Select E Mail Memory Transfer MTT Click on Email Click on Memory Transfer File Vocabulary Help Gato Toolbox F9 Memory Transfer MTI Screen Capture Chrl G Email Memory Transfer File MTI Browse Icons Screen Capture File BMP Vocabulary File RTF Depending on where you saved the file you will see something similar to this USING THE PASS PASS Manual 22 Select a file to e mail Look in amp CEM TAIEIAGE A 4 45 2 hit mti a ler Animals mti My Recent ler books mti Documents i unity 45 Fullt mt Click on the file you want Desktop My Documents hy Computer Select Open r amp File name mti My Network Files of type MTI files mti Cancel Pl aces Open as read only Select the File PASS shows you the last folder where you saved an MTI file Click on the name of the file you want to e mail and select Open
34. ed States and or other countries Minspeak systems use the methodology derived from the concepts covered by patents in the United States and a variety of patents and patents pending throughout the world All Unity Minspeak and Semantic Compaction brand systems and their derivative works are copyrighted by Semantic Compaction Systems 1984 2008 PCS Symbols are a product of Mayer Johnson Fonix DECtalk Text to Speech software is a copyright of Fonix Corporation all rights reserved RealSpeak Text to Speech is a trademark of Nuance Communications Inc Acapella speech technologies licensed from the Acapella Group Windows WindowsXP Windows Explorer Windows Imaging Windows Media Player Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Word Windows WordPad and Microsoft PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines IntelliTools is a registered trademark of IntelliTools Inc Paint Shop Pro software is copyrighted by JASC Software Inc Image Viewer 32 is shareware from SB Software Prentke Romich Company 2008 2009 All rights reserved PRENTKE ROMICH COMPANY 1022 Heyl Rd e Wooster Ohio 44691 Telephone 330 262 1984 Fax 330 263 4829 E Mail Address info prentrom com Web Site Address www prentrom com LIBERATOR LTD Liberator House Minerva Business Park Lynch Wood Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE2 6FT UK Faxes 44 0845 226 1166 44 0854 226 1155 E Mail Address inf
35. en you are done select Save Mask Info You will return to the Vocabulary Sort window USING THE PASS PASS Manual 68 Vocabulary Sort Ed First set up Yocabulary Guilder with a list of show words that you want in your Yocabulary document Select how you want your list sorted Yocabulary Guilder Setup sort List by Words t First icons C Last icons Select this option to tell PASS to create Then select Create Yocabulary document to m YOU Vocabulary Sort Write with Icons automatically draw a list of t words with their sequences Create Yocabulary document Decide how you want your sequences sorted and select one of the options in the Sort List by option Select Create Vocabulary Document Your list of words followed by their sequences will be placed in the PASS editor ready to be saved to a word processor document USING THE PASS PASS Manual 69 Y Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 Daik File Edit Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help m i y ae t Rae 4 small ___ vita lt ail ia Start together t O i tee iaio iii 4 TOOLS i coac E aD ae T E A Vocabulary Sort in the PASS Editor Select the File menu in the menu bar at the top of the screen Edit Special keys Tools New Ctrl M Open Chrl 0 Save Chrl 5 and Open Preferences Exit Select
36. ends or contains any icon you are interested in It can also be helpful if you are looking at Core vocabulary on the emulator and you find a Dynamic Activity that you would like to use elsewhere You can find how it is stored by going to the Dynamic Activity option and selecting one of the icons from the sequence Click on the Vocabulary menu Click on Vocabulary Display Options Click on Dynamic Activities Click on Starts with USING THE PASS PASS Manual 46 You see Core Icons Select a Core Icon MORNING RAINTRUK Scroll through the list of icons When you see the one you want click on it Then click on OK USING THE PASS PASS Manual 47 7 Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 DER f SM AFPLI W In the example above PHONE is the Starts with icon You can easily see the Dynamic Activities that start with PHONE their sequences and the Activity that is activated As usual you can edit in the display save it and print it later USING THE PASS PASS Manual 48 Viewing Specific Activity Using the previous Dynamic Activity example let s say that you found out that PHONE REMEMBER activates the bend activity You would like to find out more about that activity Open the Vocabulary Display menu and choose Specific Activity Tools Vocabulary Help Return bo Emulator Fz Vocabulary Display Options Core Key Assignments Core Vocabulary Sequences Dyn
37. er you can save the display in a word processing document edit it if you wish and print it out DA right click on a key will also show you that key s details USING THE PASS PASS Manual 59 Look Up Vocabulary Location Look up Vocabulary Location allows you to find where particular text is used in an Area Tools Sines Help Return bo Emulator Fz Vocabulary Display Options Core Key Assignments Core Vocabulary Sequences Dynamic Activities Specific Activity Specific Page Look up Vocabulary Location write with Icons Fil Vocabulary Sort Select Look up Vocabulary Location from the menu You see Find fx Find what od Match whole word only Cancel Match case Type in the text you want to find Here we are searching for the word go Options Match whole word only in the example above if you select Find Next you will be presented with all the words that have go in them e g got good god etc If you want to see only the whole word go select Match whole word only Match Case If you are looking for a word where one or more letters are capitalized select Match Case so the software will look for the exact word Choose an option if you want one and click on Find Next USING THE PASS PASS Manual 54 Y Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Specialkeys Tools Vocabulary Help go found in the following maximum 40 Yocabu
38. hanges activate Cancel instead of OK if you have a previously recorded message assigned to a key or sequence and you import a sound file the sound file will replace the recorded message Any macros assigned to the key will remain with the key APPENDIX A IMPORTING SOUND FILES INTO PASS PASS Manual 75 Appendix B Importing Icons into PASS Go to the PASS Toolbox and open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Select Import Icons W Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edt Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help TRANSFER MEMORY MENU 7PM Caps Lock Ctrl Select Import Icons oe Speech r MI Method Load Entire Device i o Contents mport 3CENES MTI Baud Rate ee ee ee You see a drive or folder on your computer where graphics are stored If the icons graphics you want are stored there select them or go to the drive folder where the icons you want are stored You may select one graphic or hold down the lt CTRL gt key on your keyboard and click as many graphics as you want APPENDIX B IMPORTING ICONS INTO PASS PASS Manual 76 Importing One Icon If you selected PRC Device style File Browser for your File Browser Style preference you will see the PRC menu based File Browser Choose one or more image files to import Look ir B WINDOWS d E 9 SHELLNEW bs Coffee Bean bmp N O SoftwareDistribution COMBOICS ICO My Recent speech ba FeatherTexture
39. he only Read Only Vocabulary Display where you can edit a rationale on screen If you scroll down the vocabulary display you will see the same detail information printed out as text USING THE PASS PASS Manual 39 Y Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File E Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help ee Oe ee eee ee oe ee icon Name return o Icon or Tool ICON Rationale OBJECT ending key for objective pronouns The turning arrows represent Choose Activity Location R2C1 Icon File RETRNOBJ PRC Icon Name SulT Icon or Tool ICON Rationale The SUIT has a name tag in the back to show ownership SUIT represents clothing words Location R2C Icon File POSS M 2 PRC Icon Name INTERJ Icon or Tool ICON Rationale INTERJECTIONSs are words that pop up in conversations like fireworks Location H2C 3 Icon File INTRJ_M1 PRC Save your Vocabulary Information You can save this information to use later or to send to someone Open the File menu at the top of the screen Click on Save Select a place to save the file and a name for the file The file will be saved as a word processing document rtf Return to the PASS File menu and select Open Go to where you just saved the file and select the file Click on Open The file opens up as a word processing document You can now make any changes you want and or e mail the document to someone print it out etc You can also sele
40. ice and use the PRC menu based File Browser Vocabulary Builder Style Vantage Vanguard Windows style USING THE PASS PASS Manual 18 Uses Windows listboxes and allows you to navigate through the lists using traditional keystrokes and mousing ECO uses this style PRC Device style Choose this option if you want to emulate the device and use the PRC menu based Vocabulary Builder menu Widescreen mode SB Lite Choose this to display the SpringBoard emulator with SpringBoard Lite dimensions Write with Icons Settings these are also explained in the Write with Icons chapter Choose one size for all icons Draw icons actual size If you choose one size for all icons the icons displayed in Write with Icons will all be the size you select regardless of the key dimensions of the keys in Core Pages and Activities If you draw icons actual size the icons displayed may be a combination of different sizes depending on whether there are Page keys of a different location size than the User Area keys The keys will display as their actual size Appearance Instructions on page Uncheck to remove Unity specific information at the top of the screen this option applies to all vocabulary displays Default is checked Icon on Key Background Uncheck to show the icon only and save space Default is checked Icons Only no typed words Check if you want to see just the matching sequence icons when you type words Default is unchecke
41. individually to a Category or just leave all the icons in your IMPORTS folder select NO Helpful Hint If you have a large number of icons to import and you want to assign them to Categories you can import them in groups according to the categories you want to assign them to For example 10 friends icons in the PEOPLE category 5 pets in the ANIMAL category 15 favorite foods in the FOODS category etc APPENDIX B IMPORTING ICONS INTO PASS PASS Manual 82 Appendix C Load Icons from an MTI File into PASS Perhaps you know someone who has a device with a lot of imported icons on it that you like This friend saves his device vocabulary which includes the imported icons as an MTI file and e mails it to you You can load the imported icons from the MTI file into your PASS without loading the friend s vocabulary too ay The MTI file must be available on your computer either on a USB flash drive an SD card or saved in an MTT folder Go to the PASS Toolbox and open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Select Load Icons from MTI File Go to the drive or file that contains the MTT file Double click on the MTI file you want or click on the mti file and click on Open NON nr A W N Your device loads the imported icons into the IMPORTS Category folder To see the imported icons you can use the Browse Icons option in the PASS Tools menu at the top of the Text Display Area or you can activate the Change Icon option in
42. ities The Dynamic Activity option and the Selected Activity option can help make it easy to find and modify specific activities on your emulator This is a Read Only Display so you cannot edit it as you look at it However you can save the display in a word processing document edit it and print it out USING THE PASS PASS Manual 51 Viewing Specific Page From the Vocabulary Display Options menu click on Specific Page Tools Vocabulary Help Return bo Emulator Fz Vocabulary Display Options Core Key Assignments Core Vocabulary Sequences Dynamic Activities j Specific Activity Specific Page Look up Vocabulary Location write with Icons Fil Vocabulary Sort You see Cancel MY NOTEBOOKS MM SCENES Select a Page to view In this example MONEY has been selected USING THE PASS PASS Manual 52 Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Ec Special keys Tools vocabulary Help Unity 60 Sequenced Page MONEY Definition Page Name MONEY Key Label lt SPACE gt You see all the keys that are associated with the selected Page their assignments etc The display will also tell you if there are any links associated with the Page You can even select to display the PAGES Page This gives you a list of many individual pages in a vocabulary and how to get to them This is a Read Only Display so you cannot edit it as you look at it Howev
43. ize The keys will display as their actual size This means icons may be displayed in a combination of sizes depending on whether there are Page keys of a different location size than the User Area keys The keys will display as their actual size Appearance Instructions on Page When this is checked you will see instructions on the screen for using Write with Icons If it is unchecked the instructions will not be visible USING THE PASS PASS Manual 59 Below you see the Write with Icons page with instructions visible W Vantage Vanguard PASS Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help i space punctuation or return at the end of each typed word is needed to display the icon s lf you selected Core Only only Core key sequences will display you will see no sequences that use Dynamic Activities lf you selected Icon Sequence Choices you will see a list of sequences to choose from if there is more than one way to generate the word lf you selected Icons Only no typed words only icons will be shown except for words that cannot be generated by sequences lf you selected Automatic Phrase Handling YYrite with Icons will group words in phrases up to 5 words in length then display the sequence for the phrase The sequences and phrases correct themselves as you type To orce phrase groupings use F6 and F7 as described below Without Automatic Phrase Handling
44. ks Then return to the Vocabulary Display A Note About Embellished Icons In the sequences above the final icon in each sequence has been embellished or changed in some way In these cases the icon that has been changed is the VERB icon In the third example thank the VERB icon was changed to an icon for thank In the fifth example down the VERB icon was changed to an icon for subtract This screen tells you that the last icon in each sequence is VERB and that it has been embellished If embellished icons were turned off in the FEEDBACK MENU the results would look like this Y Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special Keys Tools Yocabulary Help Unity 60 Sequenced Core Yocabulary Sequences Ending With VERB ee Ey R3C1 R3C3 we re R3C2 aS R3C3 R2C3 R3C3 an R2C4 R3C3 R2C5 Ey R3C1 USING THE PASS PASS Manual 45 Viewing Dynamic Activities Tools Vocabulary Help Goto Vocabulary Display Fe Vocabulary Display Options Lore Key 4ssignments Core Vocabulary Sequences Dynamic Activities Starts with Specific Activity Ends with Specific Page Contains Look up Vocabulary Location write with Icons Fil Vocabulary Sort The next Vocabulary Display option is Dynamic Activities Starts with Ends with Contains Among other things this allows you to discover if there is a Dynamic Activity that starts
45. lary Locations Unity 60 Sequenced Core Sequence Pass reminds you what you were looking for and which Vocabulary you are looking at all gone Core Sequence am going Core Sequence are they goin Core Sequence are We goa In our example we wanted to find where the word go was used PASS has given us a display of all the places we can find this word PASS will show up to 40 results for the text you entered If you see a message box that says there are more than 40 examples try being more specific when entering the search text Use different combinations of checking and unchecking the two option boxes You can also narrow a search by adding a space before after or before and after a single word However this may miss some of the places where a word is used Play with this option to discover how it might best serve your needs If you create your own overlay you could use a space in different places to find partial words or misspelled words USING THE PASS PASS Manual 55 For another example go to the Look up Vocabulary Location option Type go to as the phrase You see W Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Edit Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help go to found in the following maximum 40 Vocabulary Locations Unity 60 Sequenced ri Activi lt PROMPT MARKER gt school lt TEXT SPEECH MARKER gt lt CLEAR DISPLAY gt 1 go to school at Core Sequen
46. like St USING THE PASS PASS Manual 61 Patrick s Day won t be found because the software looks for St and doesn t find it then sees the period after St and starts fresh with Patrick and can t find it When you type Day it looks for Patrick s Day and can t find it You can use the F6 and F7 keys on your computer keyboard to tell Automatic Phrase Handling not to see the period at the end of St as a phrase ender If you type F6St Patrick s DayF7 Write with Icons will produce the sequence for St Patrick s Day Select the options you want to use and then click OK You are ready to use Write with Icons gt A Note about Vocabulary Masking and Write with Icons If Vocabulary Masking is ON when you use Write with Icons you will only be shown sequences that are visible See Appendix A Vocabulary Building and Masking for more information USING THE PASS PASS Manual 62 A Write with Icons Example When you select your Write with Icon options and click OK you will see either a Write with Icons page with instructions on it and a cursor near the bottom of the page or you will see a blank Write with Icons page This will depend on whether you checked the Instructions on Page box or not We are using the Unity 60 Sequenced vocabulary On your computer keyboard type the word you and add a space You see a box with all the possible you sequences The most likely sequence is highlighted at the top of the box Cli
47. o liberator co uk PASSMANUAL ii Table of Contents Install the PASS Program ccccccccscssssccceececcaeeeseeececeeeeaeeesseeeeceeeeesaaesseeeeeesesaaeeneeeeeeeeeeaas 5 BEFORE YOU GET STABTED oeiia aaa aai 7 ADOUAT AA A bend E EA E E E 8 A Note about using SWIC sasrcsetancteserecotscarawetmseaoncensancdesevenobsaaiauetnses a N 9 A Note abouts yso LOCK es sos acredneccncee ssiiasmeanactocionewesaaadned EE Nn rari EN E e arrani 9 PR OOULMIMNS VOC AOU AIC ee E 10 USO THETA S annie 11 EFC A soca ca O I ATT S T 12 PE AEE V Sager pc et etn E E E E E E a eenannuccenetes 16 Set Word Processing and Graphics Program Preferences in the File Menu 17 TOUS Ne IMU E ae ence no ee sense eee eect e aac ene ener ne eee nena 20 Memory Transfer and E Mail Options ccccccccccccssssssseeceeceeceaeeeseeeeceeeeeeeaeeseeeeeeeeeeaas 20 GOO essere te seam E EE dca E E E E E E E 25 Br Owae DON ee E E E E E S 25 Re a E E E E EE E E EEE 26 DV Vani all BOS e E A E 28 A TNS ire eE BOI O e E A E 30 The Export Board Ment sa ate ssasncsaeneccneussnapsineedtancnesianaadtecataesdanaaetadicoteenacanasteeeaieesdeanastacs 33 Vocab DIS Olay CONG nensi E EEEE 36 The Core Key Assignments Option cccccccsssssseccecccceeesssseccceeecesaeeseeecceeeeessaaeseeeeeess 37 Viewing Core Vocabulary SCQuences cccesesseecceccccceeeeseseccecceesaeeeseecceeeeesaaaeseeeeeess 42 Viewing Dynamic ACUVIU OS ee a S E 46 WAC I SPECO AC
48. older or drive where you have sound files stored APPENDIX A IMPORTING SOUND FILES INTO PASS PASS Manual 74 Dif you selected PRC Device style File Browser for your File Browser Style preference you will see the PRC menu based File Browser Choose WAV file to import My Recent Documents Desktop My Documents hy Computer z hy Metwork Flaces Elding wav Einotify wav Eilrecyde wav G ringin waw J rinqout way start wav g tada waw Ei windows sF Balloon wav Windows sP Battery Critical way Bl Windows XP Battery Low wa Type Wave Sound bs 8P Critical Stop way Bit Rate 705kbps Give 04 7 KB 5 XP Default way s AP Ding way windows MP Error waw Windows sF Exclamation way windows sP Hardware Fail waw El Windows Feed Discovered way Windows sP Hardware Insert way Windows Information Bar way windows sP Hardware Remove way wind Ei Windows Navigation Start way EJ Windows sF Information Bar waw wind EJ Windows Pop up Blocked way Windows sP Logoff Sound way 4 File name Files of type lil Sound Files ways mp wma Cancel Open as read only Select the file you want to use and activate Open You don t see anything happen but the file will be used as your Recorded Message Activate Listen to Recording to check that you got the correct file When you have finished save your changes by activating OK to exit If you decide not to save any c
49. r on keys gt Note If you select this option you may find that it causes some visual confusion It also consumes a lot of ink if you decide to print the screen Icons Only no typed words If this is selected when you type words only those words that are not contained in sequences will be visible on your screen Note Unless you know your vocabulary extremely well you might want to leave this box unchecked until you get used to Write with Icons Functionality Core Only NO Activity keys If you check this you will see only Core Vocabulary icons or sequences Any Activities where the word is used will not be shown Icon Sequence Choices If you check this when you type a word a box will pop up containing all the sequences where the word you typed is used Automatic Phrase Handling When you check this Write with Icons automatically figures out if a group of words is stored under a sequence and then produces that sequence for you End each phrase you type with a punctuation mark so PASS knows you have ended the phrase If this is unchecked Write with Icons produces sequences for each separate word you type gt Note Using the F6 and F7 Keys to Trick Automatic Phrase Handling When Automatic Phrase Handling is On checked the punctuation mark you use at the end of your typed phrase signals PASS that the phrase has ended and the next word you type is new and not part of the previous phrase This means that phrases
50. re EE E So 5 Be q 100 rE Read E Aq Table Grid System 10 IBiz u wia together py MS ae 9 nick i B amp G i Drawy Page 1 Sec 1 1 5 At 348 2pt Ln 6 Col 1 REC TRK EXT ove G8 USING THE PASS PASS Manual 72 Appendices APPENDICES PASS Manual 73 Appendix A Importing Sound Files into PASS Any Toolbox menu that allows you to store recorded messages has a button labeled Import Sound File This becomes active when you select Recorded Message Instead of recording a message you can find a sound file that you have saved on your computer or have stored on a USB drive and store it as the recorded message You cannot use sound files for prompts W Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 File Special keys Tools vocal Help Choose location to modify then create or change message Select OK when done ino 1174 08 2 24PM Caps Lock ACTIVITY YES NO our E Set this to Speeel C5 SMART SMART L CEL I SPELL Recorded ra Fer Position Ea Ea Ea tad tt d Clear Ea Ea Ea Ea ug Ea Select Import anes Sound File Row z Delete Listen to Spell Text cE Change Position sJ For example in the picture above We are in the MODIFY ACTIVITY menu and have selected the Modify Item within Activity option This is a storing screen We have activated the Recorded Speech option Select the Import Sound File option Search for the file f
51. select BRD RTF and BMP files from a USB drive or another folder on your computer They are copied into the default Manual Boards folder It will warn you if a file already exists USING THE PASS PASS Manual 29 The Create Edit Board Screen T ECO PASS Area 2 Unity 60 Sequenced BETA Jan 26 2009 File Edit SpecialKeys Tools vocabulary Help Create Edit Manual Board C 1 29 89 18 52AM Caps Lock 4 Ctrl Manual Boards Q inn output F ae mm Speech Key Labels E yas f WANTED l CUR f i E tA j Lie 4 amp t Resize Board poorer eS vami semne isual Scene erent Change Change Change Icon Label Key Cancel a Color Notice that the first key in the first row of the board is highlighted You can click on the key to select and work on it or you can select another key to work on Options in this Menu Clear Key Contents e Clears the currently selected key s contents Change Visual Scene e Takes you to the Visual Scene menu to add or change a visual scene on the board works the same as in the Modify Page menu USING THE PASS PASS Manual 30 Change Label Change Icon Change Key Color e These three options work the same way they do in any device menu Import Icons e Takes you to the Icon import menu Swap Keys e Takes you to the Swap Keys menu e Keys show with 3D effect even the board is defined with a colored
52. t what you want do You To prevent two distinct sentences or phrases from running together type a punctuation character in this case a question mark at the end of phrases or sentences so PASS knows they are finished USING THE PASS PASS Manual 64 Plurals If the vocabulary has the PLURAL tool stored under a Core sequence Write with Icons can generate the plural of a word and display the whole sequence For example Type calf Press the F8 key Type a space or punctuation or lt RETURN gt You will see this USING THE PASS PASS Manual 65 Vocabulary Sort For ECO and Vantage VantageLite Vanguard only The Vocabulary Sort feature combines the power of Write with Icons and Vocabulary Builder to help you create teaching materials This tool will automatically create a cheat sheet of target vocabulary with sequences based on the list you set up in Vocabulary Builder See Appendix A for information about Vocabulary Builder Vocabulary Sort Example Suppose you are teaching a student the vocabulary in the Dolch Third Grade list You want to create a document that you can print and send home with the student File Special keys Tools Vocabulary Help Vocabulary Display Options Core Key Assignments Core Vocabulary Sequences Dynamic Activities j Specific Activity Specific Page Look up Vocabulary Location write with Icons Fil Vocabulary Sort Select the Vocab
53. tails about the key For example right click on the MOUNTAIN icon You will see among other things the icon name its location on the overlay and the file name under which you can find that exact icon The instructions that you see on the screen can be turned off on in the File menu under Preferences Add a Rationale to an Icon If you want to add a rationale to the icon double click on the key you want For example double click on the MOUNTAIN icon me E m s E am E Y Vantage Vanguard PASS 5 00 1 Area 3 Unity 60 Sequenced 5 00 Oct 28 2008 a key to view key details Icon Rationale formation Icon Name MORNING anaes Meee ou Icon File MORNG_M3 PRC information for editing or printing Location R5C8 Rationale We get up in the MORNING The mountains represent places in nature Type rationale in here Type your rationale in the box USING THE PASS PASS Manual 38 Icon Rationale Icon Name MORNING Icon File MORNG M3 PRC Location R5C6 Rationale We getup inthe MORNING The mountains represent places in nature Mountains are big l cnet Mountains are big has been added to the rationale If you select Save the program will save the edited rationale It will remain a part of the MOUNTAIN icon s rationale until you bring up the box again and change the rationale If you decide you don t want the changes select Cancel The rationale will return to the default details This is t
54. ulary changes made using PASS software will not transfer to the device that created this MTI USING THE PASS PASS Manual 20 You can still examine older MTI files and explore vocabulary but you cannot make vocabulary changes and transfer them back to your device Creating an MTI file PASS allows you to do a Memory Transfer while you are in the emulator This means you can create a Page or Activity and save it as an MTI file on your computer Or you can save a whole User Area or the complete emulator vocabulary as an MTI file on your computer Once you have created the MTI file you can e mail it to someone if you would like to For example let s say you created a Page You want to save it as an MTI file and then e mail it to someone so they can download it to their computer and load it into a device or into their PASS emulator Once you have created the Page open the Tools menu in the menu bar at the top of the emulator s Text Display Area Select Memory Transfer MTT Click on Vocabulary Help Mem ory 0 bo Toolbox FY Transfer Memory Transfer MTI Screen Capture Chrl 6 Email j Browse Icons Special Keys You see the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU on your screen Select Save Pages and Activities then select Save a Page Select the Page you want to save You will see a screen similar to this one USING THE PASS PASS Manual 21 Select an MTI File Save in amp Enter lit 45 2 hit mti i Animals mti My R
55. ulary menu from the menu bar at the top of the PASS screen Select Vocabulary Display Options Select Vocabulary Sort You will see the window on the next page USING THE PASS PASS Manual 66 Vocabulary Sort First set up Yocabulary Guilder with a list of Show words that you want in your Yocabulary document Select this to set up the words you want to have in your Vocabulary Sort Yocabulary Guilder Setup sort List by Words C First Icons t Last icons Then select Create Vocabulary document to make Write with Icons automatically draw a list of the words with their sequences Create Yocabulary document Select the Vocabulary Builder Setup option You will see the Vocabulary Builder Menu as described in Appendix A USING THE PASS PASS Manual 67 Vocabulary Builder Visible Words and Phrases Yord Order Display C Words only Icons amp VYords sort List by Words C First Icons C Last Icons Enable Masking Save Mask Info Cancel Vocabulary Builder menu In this example the Dolch Third Grade List is already loaded If the list of sequences you want to use is not in the Visible Words and Phrases window select the Use Lists option and then select and load the list you want to use Select the Hide and Show options on the screen above to add or remove words as needed For Vocabulary Sort it does not matter whether Enable Masking is checked or unchecked Wh
56. will not work with Dynamic Activities or Write with Icons USING THE PASS PASS Manual 57 Write with Icons The Write with Icons option allows you to type text word by word and see it displayed as icons Words that are in the Core Vocabulary and Dynamic Activities of the current User Area in your emulator will be displayed You must type the word then add a space tab return or punctuation after it If you type a word and nothing happens either you forgot to add a space etc at the end of the word or that word is not available in the current vocabulary For example Select the Write with Icons option Tools Sines Help Return to Emulator F2 Vocabulary Display Options Core Key Assignments Core Vocabulary Sequences Dynamic Activities Specific Activity Specific Page Look up Vocabulary Location Write with Icons Vocabulary Sort USING THE PASS PASS Manual 58 You see the Set up Box Write with Icons f Choose one size for all icons Draw icons actual size Appearance i Icon on Key Background Icons Only no typed words Functionality Core Only NO Activity keys Ww Icon Sequence choices Ww Automatic phrase handling wW Show Setup at Write with Icons Start up cancel Options Choose one size for all icons All the icons displayed in Write with Icons will be the size you select regardless of their actual key dimensions Draw icons actual s

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