Prentke Romich Company ECO2 Operator's Manual

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PRC HEADQUARTERS
PRC INTERNATIONAL
Liberator Ltd
1022 Heyl Rd
Wooster, OH 44691
"Whitegates", 25-27 High Street
Telephone: (330) 262-1984 • (800) 262-1984
Swinstead, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG33 4PA UK
Fax: (330) 263-4829
Telephone: +44 (0) 1733 370 470
E-mail Address:
info@prentrom.com
Fax: +44 (0) 1476 552 473
Web Site Address:
www.prentrom.com
E-mail Address:
info@liberator.co.uk
Web Site Address:
www.liberator.co.uk
ECO2 Operator's Manual
14957v2.03

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  • Page 1 Telephone: (330) 262-1984 • (800) 262-1984 Swinstead, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG33 4PA UK Fax: (330) 263-4829 Telephone: +44 (0) 1733 370 470 E-mail Address: info@prentrom.com Fax: +44 (0) 1476 552 473 Web Site Address: www.prentrom.com E-mail Address: info@liberator.co.uk Web Site Address: www.liberator.co.uk ECO2 Operator’s Manual 14957v2.03...
  • Page 2 © 2010 Prentke Romich Company. All rights reserved. Under copyright laws this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of the Prentke Romich Company.
  • Page 3: End User Licensing Agreement

    IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (EULA), DO NOT USE THE DEVICE OR COPY THE SOFTWARE. INSTEAD, PROMPTLY CONTACT PRENTKE ROMICH COMPANY FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURN OF THE UNUSED DEVICE(S) FOR A REFUND. ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE ON THE DEVICE, WILL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT TO THIS EULA (OR RATIFICATION OF ANY PREVIOUS CONSENT).
  • Page 4 To use it you must take it out of Shipping Mode: Plug in your battery charger and then press the on the front of the case. It will take a few minutes for the device to boot up. ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 5 RESTORE disk, call the PRC Service Department first and tell them what is wrong with your device before you attempt to use the RESTORE disk. ********************************************************** Warning! Never remove the battery in this device to perform a re-set. ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 6 ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Core Vocabulary and Word Prediction ....................75 Spell and Select Words ..............................76 Word Prediction: On/Off ............................. 80 Other Word Prediction Options ........................... 81 Abbreviation Expansion .............................. 86 REMINDERS MENU ..............................89 The REMINDERS MENU ............................90 TABLE OF CONTENTS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 8 Copy or Erase all Sequences Beginning with Selected Icon(s) ................. 188 REVIEW VOCABULARY ............................. 189 Using the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU ......................190 Using the "Review to File" Option ..........................191 Icon Tutor Options..............................191 TABLE OF CONTENTS ECO2 Operator’s Manual viii...
  • Page 9 Listening to Music with your Communication Aid (MP3, WAV and WMA files) ........... 260 About the Options in the MP3 PLAYER MENU ...................... 261 Creating and Using Playlists ............................264 Music Tools ................................265 TABLE OF CONTENTS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 10 Appendix M: The Joystick Adapter .......................... 403 ™ Appendix N: RealSpeak Speech Tips ........................404 Appendix O: Helpful DECtalk Speech Tips ......................419 Appendix P: Setting Up the ECO for Wi-Fi ......................427 INDEX ..................................433 Index ..................................435 TABLE OF CONTENTS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 11: Getting Acquainted With Your Eco

    Pictures in this manual were taken using the Classic skin with, for the most part, with Enhanced Icons turned OFF. These options can be found in the FEEDBACK MENU in the Toolbox. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 12: The Front Panel

    Your ECO keyboard goes to half-screen so you see half of your overlay and half of the Windows desktop. Now you can use your overlay to ECO KYBD interact with Windows programs. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 13 The LED on the far right flashes when the hard drive in the ECO system is working, just as the hard drive LED in your computer does. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 14: The Top Of The Eco

    The camera software does not allow you to take photos and then download them to your computer for printing out as you would with an individual digital camera. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 15: The Back Of The Eco

    This button causes a power reset which is the equivalent of pulling the batteries.  Appendix Unbend a paper clip and poke it into the hole to press the re-set button. Read Troubleshooting: The Internal Computer on page 396 before using this button. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 16: The Right Side Panel

    Use these for USB flash drives, a USB mouse and keyboard, etc. You can use USB flash drives for MTI files and importing graphics, among other things. Ethernet Connector Plug an Ethernet cable in here for wired internet access. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 17: Battery Door And Batteries

    If the Battery Door remains off the case, the yellow message box will appear at intervals on your display screen. Eventually you will hear the low battery warning. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 18: Left Side Panel

    K: Troubleshooting: The Internal Computer on page 396 before using this button. External Microphone Jack Plug an external microphone in here. (Note: you can also use a USB microphone) External Headphones Jack Plug external stereo headphones or speakers in here. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 19: The Display Areas

    This is where you will see the icons that you activate on your communication overlay or, if you are using your spelling overlay and Word Prediction is On, you will see a list of predicted words. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 20 This mini-menu to the right of the Status Display Area gives you quick access to some of the menus in the Toolbox. You can open this menu by touching it with your finger or a stylus or by plugging in and using a USB mouse. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 21 If you see an ARROW above the Keyboard, you are connected to an external computer with Output turned On. If the Arrow is blue, you are using a Bluetooth adapter to connect to an external computer. If you see the Speech Bubble, Speech is turned On. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 22: Different Ways To Turn Your Device Off

    ON/OFF button on the top of the case or activate the POWER OFF key in the Toolbox. If you forget that you turned Auto Power Down to Off and the device never goes Off, the batteries will eventually go dead. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 23 : If your device does not turn off or come back on as you expect it to: Press and hold the ON/OFF button for ten seconds. The device should turn on (or off). GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 24: About The Batteries In Your Eco

    Always use the battery charger that came with your device. Any other charger may damage your batteries. The ECO2 has an internal battery and a replaceable battery.  How long your batteries will last on one charge depends entirely upon how much you are using your device.
  • Page 25 Always make sure the Battery Door is closed. The removable battery will not work if the door is open. The Battery Menu Go to the Toolbox and select the MAINTENANCE MENU Select the Battery Menu option. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 26 Swapping Removable Batteries ECO2 has an internal battery that is never removed from the case. There is also a removable battery behind the Battery Door on the right side of the case. You can check on the charge of each battery in the Battery Menu.
  • Page 27 If the Battery Door remains off the case, the yellow message box will appear at intervals on your display screen. Eventually you will hear the low battery warning.  Always dispose of old batteries properly. Follow the regulations of your community, state or country. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 28: The Touch Screen And The Exploration Wizard

    Note: Non-English speaking devices may have a different overlay. The TARGET keys allow you to explore key size options. The PIC TEST keys show you how pictures are used to mean different things. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Select Exploration Wizard (or you may select any User Area you might want to switch to.) Select OK. Select GO TO CORE. You should be in the Exploration Wizard or the Area you selected.  Learn more about the USER AREA MENU beginning on page 31. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 30: The Unity ® 60 Sequenced Overlay

    The top row of keys is the Activity Row. The first key in the far left column is the ACTIVITY . Press this key to see more activities in the Activity Row. If you want to look at GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 31 Using this method, you can find any key on any overlay.  If you use Auditory Scanning with a Blank overlay, your device uses the numbers 1-36 to represent Core key locations. Activity Row keys are not numbered. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 32: About Minspeak

    • it promotes further language development by offering many opportunities for language- learning experiences. These advantages lead to the ultimate benefit of using Minspeak: it allows for and promotes independent, effective communication. I like music GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 33: Icon Prediction Shows Where You Have Messages Stored

    The blank keys offer no messages. Select this key. Press the key. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 34 Icon Prediction is a good tool to help you learn your vocabulary.  You can turn Icon Prediction off in the FEEDBACK MENU in the Toolbox. You can also select to have the non-predicted keys turn white or grey instead of blank. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 35: About The Color-Coded Toolbox

    SPELL). Note: You can store the Tool, GO TO TOOLBOX, under an icon sequence on your communication overlay if you decide you want to have access to it on your overlay. See the Storing Tools chapter to learn about storing Tools. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 36: Change The Speaker Volume

    Text Display Area and you can adjust the volume to your preference.  Adjust the volume for an external headphone in the FEEDBACK MENU.  Change the Scan Beep or Activation Beep volume in the FEEDBACK MENU. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 37: About The Call Tool In The Toolbox

    It should be used only in emergencies and should never be used as a joke. To learn how to add a tool to a key, see the STORE/ASSIGN TOOL chapter beginning on page 175. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR ECO ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 39: Setting Up Your Communication Device

    Setting Up your Communication Device SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 40: About Setting Up Your Device

    USB mouse plugged in. You must be in the Toolbox, your CORE, Spelling overlay, or a Page to open it. You can Disable the mini-menu in the FEEDBACK MENU. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 41: Select A User Area

    A single user can load different keyboards and overlays into different Areas and use them in specific situations. You select a User Area by opening the USER AREA MENU in the Toolbox. Select the USER AREA MENU SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 42 Each User Area and overlay is shown on its key. Select the overlay you want to use. Your device will make the switch and return you to the first screen of the USER AREA MENU. For now, select "Cancel" to stay with AREA 2: Unity 60 Sequenced. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 43 Select the User Defined key in the Storing Keyboard option. You see a yellow box telling you what the current storing keyboard is. Answer YES to change it. You see a page containing all the keyboards you can select. Select the keyboard you want for your storing keyboard. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 44 When you have selected your current area, you will see the Replace With menu. (If you are replacing an overlay in an Area you are not currently using, you will not see the Replace With menu.) SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 45 NO and then perform an MTI (memory transfer) before you change to a new overlay. See Using the TRANSFER MEMEORY MENU chapter for information about making memory transfers. When you select YES above, you see your Spelling Page: SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 46 Replace User Area allows you to load any of the available vocabularies into the current User Area. The last option will show you the settings for the Area you are currently using. You can make any changes to settings in the current Area from these menus. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 47: Access Methods

    Use a single switch to scan to any key on the screen. Choose to scan by rows and columns or by columns and rows. Plug a single switch into either the SWITCH A or SWITCH B jack on your device. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 48 Select the method you want and the options you want to use. All of these are described in the next few pages.  Note: The Colors tab puts the color options from different menus into one menu. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 49: The Access Method Menu

    3. You see the access method for the current User Area. You can change any of the options. 4. You can select Choose Different Access Method to select a different method for this area. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 50 Select the method you want and the options you want to use. All of these are described in the next few pages.  Note: The Colors tab puts the color options from different menus into one menu. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 51: Touch Options

    This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat itself when you hold it down. Predictive Selection This works hand-in-hand with Icon Prediction. (Icon Prediction is in the FEEDBACK MENU and the default is ON.) SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 52: Switch Scanning Methods

    This allows you to step through the keys on your overlay moving from left to right across the rows or from top to bottom down each column. You must activate your switch to move the scan. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 53 Note: Icon Prediction alone allows you to press grey or white keys. The key's icon will appear in the Icon display area but no message will be spoken. Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 54: Switch Scanning Options

    If you release your switch and then accidentally activate it again before the release time has passed, your device will not make any activations. Auto Repeat This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat when you hold it down. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 55 Note: Icon Prediction alone allows you to press grey or white keys. The key's icon will appear in the Icon display area but no message will be spoken. Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 56: Switch Scanning Methods

    When the key you want is highlighted, activate your switch. The device beeps when your key is accepted. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 57: Switch Scanning Options

    The device beeps when your key is accepted. For example, if you set acceptance time for .50 seconds, you must activate and hold your switch for ½ second before the key will be selected and the device beeps. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 58 (1.0). You scan to and select a key, then realize it's not the key you want. You have one second to activate your switch again to "de-select" the key and then scan to a new key. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Press the PAIR button on the Bluetooth Switch, then select the Pair with Switch Button on your device screen. You will see a box on your device screen telling you when the pairing is complete and the device and switch are connected. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 60: Headpointing/Joystick Methods

    We recommend that you select different numbers for Factor and Area and try them out in an application on your ECO. You'll then have a good idea of what works for you. For more information see The Magnification Option beginning on page 298. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 61 These highlighted icons are the only keys on the keyboard that will produce a response. Your scan will go only to the highlighted keys. Note: Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 62: Tracker Headpointing Options

    Vertical Adjustment If you are having trouble reaching the right or left edges, increase the "Horizontal" adjustment number. If you had trouble reaching the top or bottom edges increase the "Vertical" adjustment number. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 63 This allows you to select or create a color for the headpointing pointer. In the pull-down menu, select Colors. Select Pointer Color in the Mouse Pointer Color box. Select a color. Pointer Size This allows you to choose the size of the pointer. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 64 If the communication device is straight up and down, or nearly so on your mount or a table, select High. If it is lying flat, or nearly flat, on a surface or mounted so that it is nearly horizontal, select Low. For positions in between these extremes, select Medium. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 65: Mouse/Trackball/Usb Joystick Options

    "Horizontal" number. If the slightest head movement up or down moved you off the top and bottom edges, decrease the "Vertical" number. If you had trouble positioning the cursor in the corners of the screen, increase both the "Horizontal" and "Vertical" adjustment numbers. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 66 This generally means that when you cross the centerline between one key and the next key, the first key will become un-highlighted and the second key will light up. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 67: Ecopoint

    This tells your device to place a red border around the key that you point to. This may help to make the selected key easier to see. ECOpoint Please use the Getting Started with ECOpoint supplement that came with the ECOpoint for complete information on setting up and using the ECOpoint. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 68: The Feedback Menu

    The FEEDBACK MENU options give you information about what your device is doing and sometimes about what you are doing on the device. Open the menu. Select Feedback. Select the options you want to use. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 69 See the Appendix beginning on page 396 for more information. Activation Beep and Scan Beep: The default is ON. If you do not want to hear a beep, activate the OFF key. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 70 Activate GO TO CORE when you have finished spelling. If Spell One Word is also ON, you can activate a space to go to your Core. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 71 Select the number of sequences you would like to see displayed (1-5 sequences). Workspace Text Color Notebook Text Color Marked Text Color These menus allow you to choose different colors for the Workspace, Notebook and highlighted text. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 72: Speech Menu Options

    Skin Options The ECO2 "skin" is the way your display looks—the overlays, menus and message boxes. The default is PRC New. You can switch to Classic. The Enhanced Icons option refers to somewhat jazzier looking Unity icons. You can turn these On or Off with either skin. If you want the standard looking PRC skin and icons, select Classic and turn Enhanced Icons Off.
  • Page 73 Select the up and down arrow keys until you see the synthesizer you want to use. Select the up and down arrow keys until you see the voice you want to use. Select this option to hear the voice you have selected. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 74 Acapela, AT&T or RealSpeak main voice, you must select a DECtalk speech voice for auditory prompts.  Helpful Hint: You can listen to a voice by selecting the voice you want to hear and then pressing the Test Speech option. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 75 A Windows RESTORE disk, AT&T Voices disk and instructions for their use are automatically mailed to your under separate cover when you purchase an ECO. Open the menu. Select Voice. Select the options you want to use. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 76: The Auditory Prompt Menu

    If you are using headphones, turn the Use Earphone option On in the AUDITORY PROMPT MENU. If you want to use both headphones and a speaker at the same time, you must have a headphone Y adapter, available at most electronic stores. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 77 When you select this option, your device takes you to your spelling overlay where you spell the prompt you want to use, for instance, "School" or "Science." When you are through, activate OK. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 78  Important! When you delete a Content Prompt, you are deleting the message that was stored under that icon sequence. Open the menu. Select Auditory Prompts. Select the options you want to use. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 79: The Output Menu

    OUTPUT MENU Options Output When you are using the internal computer or when you are connected to an external device that can receive information from your ECO, you must have the Output option turned ON. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 80 You may need to turn this on if you are sending large groups of text at one time (e.g., complete sentences). Keyboard Layout Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the country you are in. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 81 Paired Devices Lists the devices you have paired with Pair with BT Adapter Select this to pair your device with a PRC Bluetooth Adapter Disconnect Unpairs your current Bluetooth device from your ECO. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 82: Save Your Set-Up Settings

    1. Open the SETTINGS MENU. Select a Save Settings key. For example: Save #1 Settings. 2. You see: "Are you sure you want to save settings under #1?" 3. Select YES or NO. 4. Select OK. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 83: Store The "Use Settings" Keys On Your Overlay

    You must be in STORE CORE or EDIT CORE for the text to appear in your device's Text Display Area. When the mouse is plugged in, move the cursor to the key you want. Click the mouse to activate the key. SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 84: Word Prediction

    Word Prediction WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 85: About Unity ® Core Vocabulary And Word Prediction

    When to use Word Prediction Use your CORE vocabulary when words are less than six letters in length. With words longer than six letters, you can save time by selecting the predicted word in the window. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 86: Spell And Select Words

    Turn Word Prediction On in the WORD PREDICTION MENU. Select OK. To use Word Prediction, Turn it ON. From the Toolbox or from CORE, select your Spelling overlay: Begin to spell a word. Watch the display as you spell. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 87 If you are scanning, activate your switch when the word you want is highlighted.  If you are scanning, you may need to switch to a Scanning Spell Page or select the SCAN WORD PREDICTION key if that is available on your spelling page. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 88 Icon Tutor on the Fly shows you possible sequences for your word. You can find this option in the FEEDBACK MENU. You can continue to spell words and select them from the Word Prediction window as long as you want. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 89 Word Prediction. When you are familiar with your Minspeak vocabulary, you will find that communication is more spontaneous and interactive than it is when you are using Word Prediction. Word Prediction is a Tool that should be used to enhance Minspeak, never replace it. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 90: Word Prediction: On/Off

    On the 60 Sequenced overlay: ECO TOOLS key in the Activity row. Select the MORE key. Select the Word Prediction On/Off key. Select the word YES NO key to toggle Word Prediction ON or OFF. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 91: Other Word Prediction Options

    When you turn this On, along with Spell One Word (in the FEEDBACK MENU), you can type on your Spelling keyboard, return to your Unity overlay and the predicted word with its endings will be visible in the Word Prediction Area so you can select the word you want. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 92 On. This allows you to select a word by pressing on it in the Word Prediction Area or by pressing on the space above the word in the Text Display Area. The default for this option is Off. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 93 Custom Color keys to store it under. If you select a Custom Color key where you have already stored a color, the new color will take the place of the older color. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 94 For example, if you type in "chu" you will see all the words that begin with "chu". If you want to look at the entire dictionary, do not type in anything. Just activate OK. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 95 If you want to save your current PRC dictionary, perform an MTI and select the Save Entire Device option. See Using the Transfer Memory Menu chapter.  At this time you cannot make changes to the WordQ dictionary. WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 96: Abbreviation Expansion

    Select Add an Abbreviation When finished select the OK key. Select the Add an Abbreviation key You see: (your Text Display Area will be blank) Enter the letters for your abbreviation. In this example we used "idk". WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 97 Enter the word or words for your expanded abbreviation. In this example, we want "idk" to stand for "I don't know." Select the OK key You return to the Abbreviation Expansion Menu. Now when you enter "idk" your device will display and speak, "I don't know." WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 98 Abbreviation Expansion Menu. Select OK again to exit the Word Prediction Menu. Select OK to exit the menu and go to your Keyboard. Type "idk". Your device should spell and speak, "I don't know." WORD PREDICTION ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 99: Reminders Menu

    Reminders Menu REMINDERS MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 100: The Reminders Menu

    • In the Toolbox, select the REMINDERS MENU key You see the first screen in the REMINDERS MENU. Let's add a reminder that we have a meeting at 10:00 AM every Monday. • Select the New Reminder key. REMINDERS MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 101 10:00 AM, let's select 9:50 AM to be reminded. It does not matter if you use the colon ( : ) key or not. Check that the AM/PM key is marked correctly. • When you have entered the numbers, select OK. REMINDERS MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 102 Now tell the ECO how often it should remind you. For our example, our meeting is every Monday and we will want a reminder every week. • Select the Weekly key. Notice that the Number of Days option becomes Number of Weeks option. REMINDERS MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 103 Select the Number of Weeks Between reminders. • Since our meeting is once a week, "1" is correct for the Number of weeks Between Reminders. • Select OK. REMINDERS MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 104 Select a "reminder sound" if you want one. • Select a Sound key then select Preview to listen to it. Select OK when you are finished. You see: REMINDERS MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 105  Note: You may have an appointment every Tuesday and Thursday. In order to be reminded of it, you must enter a reminder for Tuesday, and then enter the same reminder for Thursday. REMINDERS MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 106: Using The Core Vocabulary Overlay

    Using the Core Vocabulary Overlay USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 107: About Core Vocabulary And Activity Row Vocabulary

    Unity overlays. Once you become familiar with your Core vocabulary you will be able to communicate easily and rapidly in any situation. For this reason we recommend that you rarely, if ever, customize your Core vocabulary. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 108: Recorded And Computer Speech

    The recording microphone is the small hole located to the top right of the infrared window on the front of the case. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 109: Record A Vocabulary Message

    Activity Row (the top row on your overlay). You see some of the messages in the ME Activity. 2. Select the SET-UP key on the front of the case. 3. Select the NAME key in the Activity Row. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 110 You see: Select Recorded Speech The keys in blue can be used as a guide for things you will do when storing. 4. Change the Type of Message box to Recorded Speech USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 111 Select Record Message. 5. Select the Record Message key. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 112 Add your Name to the Display Now let's add your name so that it shows up on the display when you select the NAME key. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 113 Speech When you type your Select Spell name, it will show up Message or Define here. Key Function Select Computer Speech in the Type of Message option. Spell Message… key. Select the USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 114 Type in your name where you see the cursor blinking. Select OK in the bottom right corner when you have finished. Notice your name Select OK to exit and now appears here return to CORE. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 115 You can erase the message by reading the instructions on the next page. You can also go to the ACTIVITIES and PAGES chapters and learn about many other things you can do when you store messages. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 116: Erase A Recorded Message

    TOOLS key to go to the Toolbox. 1. Activate the ERASE CORE. 2. Select 3. Select the icon sequence of the message you want to erase. 4. Select OK. You see the warning box below: USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 117: Store A Computer Speech Message

    If you do not see the ME key in your Activity Row, select the ACTIVITY key until you see the ME key, then select it to see the ME Activity Row. ME Activity Row USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 118 Activity Row. You see a menu that allows you to modify the blank key. Make sure Type of Message is set to Computer Speech. 5. Select Computer Speech in the Type of Message option. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 119 Spell Icon to Find key and spell the word "camp". Select an icon. Notice that your key now has the icon on it that you selected but it still has part of your message on it too. . Let's change this. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 120 You have stored a computer speech message and created a key for it! You can erase the message by reading the instructions on the next page. Or you can go to the Activities chapter and learn about the many options for modifying an Activity. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 121: Edit A Computer Speech Message

    Activity. If you say NO, you do not want to unlink, the sequence itself will be erased, but the last icon in your sequence will remain visible and you will continue to be able to access its Dynamic Activity. See page 162 for more about Dynamic Activities. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 122: Completely Erase The Contents Of A Key

    Page you have already created, follow the steps below. Select STORE CORE in the Toolbox. Select the icon sequence you want to use, then select OK. Select Computer Speech Select Spell Message… Select PAGE LINK on the spelling overlay. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 123 10. Select Change Icon to change the icon. 11. Select OK when you are finished. Now when you activate the sequence you selected you should go to the page you just linked to. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 124: Hide Vocabulary Keys

    To Hide Core Vocabulary Keys: 1. Make sure you are in your Core vocabulary overlay. the SET-UP key. 2. Select The Hide/Show Keys 3. Select the Hide/Show Keys option. option appears. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 125 To turn the key(s) back on, repeat these steps or select the Show All option. Select the Text Display Area to exit the menu. The Hide/Show keys option and a Hide All option are also available in the CREATE and MODIFY ACTIVITY and PAGE menus. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 126: Swap Core Vocabulary Keys On Your Overlay

    4. You can continue to swap keys. To exit and save your work, activate the Text Display area.  Note: If you want to exit Swap Keys before you have completed an operation, activate the Text Display Area. This is the same as using a CANCEL key. USING THE CORE VOCABULARY OVERLAY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 127 Pages PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 128: About Custom Pages

    When you create a Custom Page you will use the CREATE PAGE key in the Toolbox. To modify or change an already created Page, use the MODIFY PAGE MENU or the SET-UP key.  To copy Pages from one user area to another user area, use the MANAGE USER MENU. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 129: Set Page Template

    The Set Activity Template option is in the USER AREA MENU To Set and Use a Page Template: 1. Open the in the Toolbox. 2. Select the key. Select Set Page Template. 3. Select the Set Page Template key. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 130 Now when you create a new Page, the template you selected will come up for you to work from. You can change the template any time by selecting the Set Page Template option in the USER AREA MENU.  Set Activity Template works the same way. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 131: Create A Custom Page

    This example uses the 60 TEMPLATE. See previous pages for Template information. 1. Go to the Toolbox. 2. Activate CREATE PAGE 3. You see your Spelling overlay. Spell the name for your page and select OK when you have finished. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 132 5. On the new overlay, select the first key you want to define. You see the menu that allows you to create a Page  For this example, select Create Page from Template and then select a blank key to define. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 133 Scan Pattern-see Appendix D for more information). 7. When you have finished with the key, select Choose Next Key to Define and repeat steps 1- 6 until you have created your custom page. Select OK when finished. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 134: Go To Your Custom Page

    7. Choose the Custom Page you want from the PAGE MENU. 8. Activate OK. 9. Activate OK again. To Store the PAGE MENU under an icon sequence: change Step #6 to PAGE MENU. Delete Step #7. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 135: Modify A Custom Page

    FAST FOOD page stored in your device. Let's add a new fast food item to that Page. 1. Select the PAGES key from your CORE overlay. 2. Now select the FAST FOOD key 3. You see the FAST FOOD page. Let's add "Pancakes" to this Page. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 136 4. Select the SET-UP key on the front panel of the ECO case. Select a blank key. 5. Select a blank key on the FAST FOOD Page. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 137 Select Change Icon. 6. You see the MODIFY PAGE MENU. Select the Change Icon key PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 138 7. Select the category you want. For example, select the FOOD category, then select the BREAKFAST category, then select the Pancake icon you want. You can also select Spell Icon to Find, type "pancake" and then select the pancake icon you want to use. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 139 Speech. Follow the directions on your touch screen. Once your message is recorded you can complete the following steps. Set Type of Message to Computer Speech Select the Spell Message… option You see your Spelling overlay. Select CLEAR DISPLAY . This erases "Pancake" from the Text to Speak box. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 140 "Pancakes, please" shows up in the Text to Speak box. Part of "please" also shows up on your icon label. Let's change that. Select CHANGE LABEL You see your Spelling overlay. If there is text in the Text Display Area, select CLEAR DISPLAY to erase it. Type in "Pancakes." Select OK PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 141 When you select the OK key, you return to the FAST FOOD Page. You should see your Pancake key and any others you may have added. Select them to try out the new vocabulary you added. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 142: Store Text Area Tool

    Select MORE ITEMS until you see the STORE TEXT AREA key. Select the STORE TEXT AREA key. Select OK. Select OK on your Storing Keyboard. You can change the label/icon on your key if you wish. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 143 Select the FAST FOOD key. Select the STORE TEXT AREA key. Select a key where you want to put the text. If you select the key now, "BLT salad" will appear in your Text Display Area. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 144: Scene Pages

    Activities that will always have these essential keys in the same places. You can set templates in the USER AREA MENU To Set and Use a Template • Open the in the Toolbox. • Select the key. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 145 You see a message box that tells you the current template is BLANK or TEMPLATE (or a • name that indicates it is the default template) and asks if you want to change it. If you select PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 146 "Removable Disk," asking you what you want to do. Unless you are familiar with this message box and know what you want, we recommend you do nothing and just close the box or select Cancel. • Go to the Toolbox on your device. Open the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU. • PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 147 Select Import Scenes. Select Import Scenes. • • Select the drive that contains your picture. Select the graphic you want to use, then select PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 148 Spell in a name for your page and select OK. • • Select a template, or if you do not want a template, select an overlay size in that option. Select OK. • • When you see the overlay, select any key. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 149 Select Change Scene You see the storing screen. Select Change Scene (or Change Visual Scene). • PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 150 You see the Modify Scene screen. Select Choose Scene. It may take a few seconds for your • scene(s) to appear.  Note: You can also import scenes here from your USB or hard drive. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 151 In our example, the picture we imported was named DOUGSBLUE. We will use More Items to find the scene When you have found the picture you want, select OK.  This is the screen where you can delete scenes you no longer want. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 152 Select Set Scene Keys. Notice that the picture covers all the keys on the overlay. You can choose your own size for the picture. Select Set Scene Keys. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 153 • You see the outline of overlay keys on your scene. • Select the area you want the picture to cover by selecting a top left corner key and a bottom right corner key. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 154 You can select Set Scene Keys again to change it, you can remove it, or you can choose a new scene. If you want to be able to see the keys under the graphic, set the Transparency option to more than 0%. Select OK when you are finished. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 155 WAV or MP3 file. Change Type of Message to Recorded. • Create links to other pages. • Define a scan just for this page by using Modify Scan Pattern (see Appendix D beginning on page 315). • Select OK when you have completed your scene. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 156: Add Links To Other Pages On Your Scene Page

    1. Set Type of Message to Computer Speech. 2. Select Spell Message…. 3. Select PAGE LINK. 4. Select the Page you want to link to. 5. Change the label, icon, color, etc., if you wish. 6. Select OK when you are finished. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 157: Link Your Scene Page To The My Scenes Page

    If you select NO, you will go to your linked Page and remain there. If you are unsure about which option to select, remember that YES means the linked page closes after one selection. 9. Select your new scene Page from Pages Menu. Pages are listed alphabetically. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 158 11. Now you can change the icon/label/color on your key so you know what Page it leads to. 12. When you have finished, select OK. Now you can see your new scene Page on the MY SCENES Page. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 159: Copy Pages/Activities From Your Current User Area To Another User Area

    Copy Pages or Activities in one User Area to another User Area. 1. Go to the Area where the Pages/Activities you want to copy are. 2. Go to the Toolbox and select the USER AREA MENU Select Copy Pages/Activities 3. Select the Copy Pages/Activities option. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 160 5. If you want to copy all the Pages or Activities in a User Area, activate the Copy All Activities or Copy All Pages option. 5a. Activate the User Area where you want to copy the Pages or Activities to. 5b. Answer YES to continue the copying or NO to cancel. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 161: Copy Activities Or Pages From One Device To Another

    USB drive. Plug the USB drive into the second device and use the MTI to load the saved area into the second device.  See the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU chapter beginning on page 220 for information about transferring memory. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 162: Expand A User Area Or Page

    Toolbox. Select Expand User Area or Page. 2. Select Expand User Area or Page. 3. On the next screen, select User Area or Page. For User Area 4. Select the User Area you want to expand. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 163 8. Activate OK. 9. Activate OK. Activate OK again to exit the USER AREA MENU. The next time you go to your Unity 60 Sequenced overlay it should look like the picture below: Select the PAGES key. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 164 If you selected NOT to have the pages in the User Area expanded, your PAGES page will look like this. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 165 Area first, then active Expand a User Area or Page.  If you decide you do not want an expanded Area you can return to your original overlay by using the Replace Area option in the USER AREA menu. PAGES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 166: Activities

    Activities ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 167: Activities

    ACTIVITY key to see more Activities. On some overlays you select the OBJ key to see more Activities. On some overlays you select the You can always select the key on the front of the case to see Activities. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 168: Set Activity Template

    The Set Activity Template option is in the USER AREA MENU To Set and Use an Activity Template: 1. Open the in the Toolbox. 2. Select the key. Select Set Activity Template. 3. Select the Set Activity Template key. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 169 4. You can select any Activity to use as a Template. 5. Once you have selected an Activity for a Template, activate OK. Now when you create a new Activity, the template you selected will come up for you to work from. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 170: Create A New Activity-An Example

    Activity is highlighted in red. Notice that some keys are automatically defined for you in a new Activity: the ACTIVITY key and the MORE key. 5. Select a blank key to define. The red highlight box moves to the key you selected. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 171 15. When you have completed defining keys in your Activity, select OK. Then go to your overlay and test the Activity.  If you make a mistake when you are defining a key, select and start over. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 172: Dynamic Activities

    1. Open any Activity. 2. Activate the icon you selected in Step 4, above. 3. The Activity you wanted opens. Activate an icon in the Activity. 4. The word is spoken and you return to your original Activity. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 173: Erase A Dynamic Activity Link; Review All Dynamic Activities

    3. Your device shows you the Dynamic Activities. You see the sequence for the Activity and the Activity name. 4. Activate MORE ITEMS if you have more than one page of Dynamic Activities. 5. Activate Cancel when you are finished. 6. Activate OK to exit. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 174 When you attempt to erase the contents of a sequence that is also linked to a Dynamic Activity, you will see a yellow warning box: You can choose to erase the link or to keep it. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 175: About The Picture Prediction Option

    If You Do Not Want a Particular Activity to be Predicted: 1. Open the MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU in the Toolbox. 2. Select the Activity you want. 3. Turn the Picture Prediction option to OFF. No keys in the Activity will be predicted. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 176 Step 3 Select this option. Step 2 Turn this option ON. 1. Open the MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU. 2. Select the Activity you want. 3. Turn Picture Prediction ON. 4. Select Modify Item Within Activity. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 177 FOOD Activity but then have to go through 2 or 3 rows of food keys before you see the food you mention a lot. With Picture Prediction, those keys you use frequently will eventually move to the front (first row) of the Activity. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 178: Modify An Already Existing Activity

    A label can contain up to 9 letters. If you want a blank label, type a space instead of a word. Store Category Prompt This works with scanning only. Store a prompt for your device to speak that identifies the Activity. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 179 (Make Changes to All Activities) or just those Activities you select (Make Changes to Selected Activities). You can also select to have empty keys filled in (or compressed) and you can select to keep locked keys locked or to have them unlocked. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 180: Link An Activity To A Page Or To Another Activity

    To Link a Page to an Activity 1. Open the MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU in the toolbox. 2. Select the Activity where you want to put the link to a Page. 3. Select Modify Item within Activity option. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 181 9. Now you can choose an Icon for the key, label it, etc. 10. Select OK to save your changes and exit the menu.  On the following pages are explanations of some options for Activities and Pages that can be found in the USER AREA MENU. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 182: Copy Pages/Activities From Your Current User Area To Another User Area

    1. Go to the Area where the Pages/Activities you want to copy are. 2. Go to the Toolbox and activate the USER AREA MENU or use the SET-UP Select Copy Pages/Activities 3. Activate the Copy Pages/Activities option. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 183 This is also true if you copy Pages. To fill in (compress) blank keys in Activities, use the Shuffle Activities option in the MODIFY ACTIVITIES MENU. Select YES for the Fill in Empty Keys option. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 184: Copy Activities Or Pages From One Device To Another

    USB drive. Plug the USB drive into the second device and use the MTI  See the Memory Transfer Menu chapter to load the saved area into the second device. beginning on page 221. ACTIVITIES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 185: Store/Assign Tools And Macros In Core, Activities And

    Store/Assign Tools and Macros in Core, Activities and Pages STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 186: To Store A Tool Use The Insert Tool Key On The Spelling Keyboard

    3. The Toolbox returns you to your overlay. Select the icon sequence you want to store your Tool under and activate OK. 4. Select Computer or Recorded speecj from the storing screen. 5. Select Spell Text for Message. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 187: Assign A Tool To A Core Key

    If you activate the key, it will perform the duties of the Tool you assigned to it.  When you assign a Tool to a key, you can no longer use that key as part of an icon sequence for a message. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 188: Erase The Tool And Restore The Original Icon

    1. Go to the Toolbox. Activate the ASSIGN CORE KEYS. 2. Activate the key on your overlay that contains the Tool you want to erase. 3. Select ICON in the Assign Key As box. 4. The original icon is restored. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 189: Assign A Tool To An Activity Row Key

    To Assign a Tool to a Key in the Activity Row: 1. Activate ASSIGN ACTIVITIES KEYS in the Toolbox. 2. You see the first row of available Activities. 3. Select the key where you want to assign a Tool. 4. Select the Tool option. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 190: Assign A Tool To A Front Panel Key

    4. You see the All Tools screens. Select the Tool you want to assign to the key. 5. An information box tells you what Tool you have just assigned. Select OK. 6. From now on when you select that front panel key it will perform the function you assigned to it. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 191: About Macros

    ECO to open the PAGES page and to stay on that page <SET- PAGE<PAGES>>, to say the words "Pages page" when that key is selected but not to show the directions on your display <PROMPT-MARKER>. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 192 • Type in any text you want the device to speak. • Select OK. • Change the picture, label, color on your key if you like. • Select OK when you are finished. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 193: Store A Macro Under An Icon Sequence

    1. Go to the Toolbox. 2. Activate STORE CORE 3. The Toolbox returns you to your overlay. Select the icon sequence you want to use to store the macro under. 4. Activate OK. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 194 13. You are back in the Toolbox. Activate GO TO CORE 14. Make sure your speech is On. Activate the sequence you stored the macro under. Your device should play the CALL signal and speak, "Please help!" STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 195: Assign A Macro To A Core Key

    12. You are back in the Toolbox. Activate GO TO CORE Make sure the speech is On. Activate the key you stored the macro under. Your device should play the CALL signal and speak, "Please Help!" STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 196: Erase Macros

    There are two insertable tools in your device that allow you to insert already created macros: the SERIAL MACRO tool which allows you to insert computer commands and the INTELLI- TOOLS BUTTON tool which allows you to insert Intelli-Tools buttons. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 197: Change All Occurrences Of An Icon

    4. Select the icon to change to. 5. Select YES you want to change icons, or NO (you changed your mind). 6. Your device tells you how many occurrences of that icon were changed. Select OK. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 198: Copy Or Erase All Sequences Beginning With Selected Icon(S)

    JUICE (or JUICE plus another icon). You would then be able to access all the APPLE messages under APPLE or JUICE. You can also go back and erase the original sequences once you have copied them. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 199: Review Vocabulary

    Review Vocabulary REVIEW VOCABULARY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 200: Using The Review Vocabulary Menu

    For recorded messages, the review shows the word "Digitized" and gives the icon sequences for each digitized message.  A Vocabulary Review does not review words in the Dictionary.  For information about Data Logging, see Appendix H beginning on page 372. REVIEW VOCABULARY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 201: Using The "Review To File" Option

    ECO's hard drive without having the use of the internal computer, you will not be able to look at your work. Icon Tutor Options The Icon Tutor helps you to learn the sequences where specific words are stored. For example, suppose you want to know where the word "Watch" is stored. REVIEW VOCABULARY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 202 Icon Tutor from your overly without having to go to the Toolbox and the REVIEW VOCABULAY MENU. Just type in the word you are looking for and select OK.  See pages Error! Bookmark not defined. and 191 for more Icon Tutor options. REVIEW VOCABULARY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 203: Notebooks

    Notebooks NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 204: Creating And Using Notebooks

    Edit Menu and Edit Mode keys. (See page 202 for more information on the editing tools.)  CLEAR DISPLAY does not work in a Notebook. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 205: New Notebooks

    You can Save a Notebook anytime it is open. Just go to the Toolbox and open the NOTEBOOK MENU. Then activate the Save Notebook option. When the Notebook has been saved, your device returns you to your open Notebook. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 206: Close A Notebook; Save A Notebook

    4. You see a list of all your Notebooks. Activate the one you want to use.  Notebooks take up a lot of memory space. Deleting Notebooks that you no longer need helps to free up memory and keep your Notebook list manageable. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 207: Rename A Notebook; Transfer A Notebook To A Computer File

    If you have the optional internal computer, you can save the Notebook to the ECO hard drive, then open it in Word Pad, make any changes, re-save it and load it back into your ECO software. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 208: Print A Notebook

    Once you have set the OUTPUT MENU selections, go to the NOTEBOOK MENU and activate Print Notebook. You can also save your Notebook to a USB memory drive, download it onto your computer, open it in Word and then print it out from your computer. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 209: Speak A Notebook; Lock A Notebook

    If later you open a Notebook and discover that you can't write in it, open the NOTEBOOK MENU and check to see if the Notebook is locked. If it is, select Unlocked, then return to your open Notebook. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 210: Copy A Notebook From One Area To Another

    You can store as many Notebooks as you want in this manner. You can also store the NOTEBOOK MENU under an icon sequence. This will give you access to all the Notebook options on your overlay. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 211: Save/Load A Notebook

    2. Open the NOTEBOOK MENU in the Toolbox. 3. Select Load a Notebook from Disk. 4. Your saved Notebooks are listed. 5. Select the Notebook you want to load. 6. The Notebook is loaded. Activate OK to exit. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 212: Editing Tools

    This is the same as the SCROLL KEYS key on the front of the device case. Ext. Chars: Opens a page with special character keys such as accented letters, pound sign, Greek symbols, etc. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 213 You can also select the MOUSE RIGHT CLICK button on the front of the case. Then touch a key on your overlay. You will see a small menu that allows you to cut, paste, copy and use the SETUP key. NOTEBOOKS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 214: The Speech Dictionary

    The SPEECH DICTIONARY SPEECH DICTIONARY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 215: The Speech Dictionary Menu

    If you find words that you no longer need, you can erase them from the dictionary.  The Speech dictionary is separate from the Word Prediction dictionary. SPEECH DICTIONARY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 216: Add Words To The Dictionary

    : If you hear an error beep, try spelling the word differently (perhaps you misspelled it). In order to delete a word you must enter the correct spelling of the word, not the pronunciation spelling. SPEECH DICTIONARY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 217: Review Words In The Dictionary

    Spell a name for the review and select OK. You file will be saved.  Unless you can use the ECO's internal computer, you should make sure your review is being saved to a 'removable media' drive. SPEECH DICTIONARY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 218: Calculator

    Calculator CALCULATOR ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 219: Using The Calculator

    You can also activate the ALL CLEAR key to clear a problem and then activate the OK or Cancel keys.  If you do not want your device to speak the problems, turn the speech OFF. CALCULATOR ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 220 If you make a mistake: activate the CLEAR or DELETE CHAR key to clear the last entry. Activate the ALL CLEAR key to clear the entire problem and to start over. See more examples on the next page. CALCULATOR ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 221 π 141592653 Number pi ÷ 2 = sin π   Sine     π − Cosine Pi cos Pi ÷ 3 = tan π   Tangent ≈   7320508067   CALCULATOR ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 222: The Maintenance Menu

    The MAINTENANCE MENU MAINTENANCE MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 223: The Maintenance Menu

    The options are described below. Select System Lock Settings System Lock Settings If you select this option you will see the System Lock Settings menu which contains the System Lock On/Off option as well as some other options. MAINTENANCE MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 224 Tools and menus, but not all of them. You can open the MAINTENANCE MENU, select the System Lock Settings option and turn System Lock OFF. This puts your device back into normal use mode. MAINTENANCE MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 225 Erase All Vocabulary If you select this, the system erases all its memory and resets itself to blank User Areas. You must go to the USER AREA MENU and re-load vocabulary into each Area. MAINTENANCE MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 226 PRC. You are given instructions for continuing. Battery Menu See next page for details. Peripheral Devices This menu allows you to turn Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and the Camera On or Off. The Camera option may not be available on your device. MAINTENANCE MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 227 30 days elapse at which time you will no longer be able to use Windows.  Do not use this option unless you are using the Recovery Disk. MAINTENANCE MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 228 You see a message asking if you really want to enter Ship Mode. Answer YES or NO. (NO is the same as Cancel.) If you answer YES, unplug the battery charger. A yellow warning box will remind you to unplug the charger. Once the charger is unplugged, your device will enter Shipping Mode. MAINTENANCE MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 229 311. This teaches you how to recalibrate your touch screen. Removable Battery ECO2 has an internal battery that is never removed from the case. There is also a removable battery behind the Battery Door on the right side of the case. You can check on the charge of this battery in the Battery Menu or by looking at the battery graph through the small window in the Battery Door.
  • Page 230: Transfer Memory Menu

    Transfer Memory Menu TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 231: About Memory Transfers

    ('removable media'). You may not save vocabulary backups on the ECO hard drive. Some other options in the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU may be saved to the ECO's hard disk, if you want to do that. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 232: Memory Transfer Using A Usb Flash Drive Or Secure Digital Card

    1. If you are using a USB drive, make sure it is plugged into your device. You must have an MIT file on your USB to load into your ECO (See Save an Area above.). 2. Select Load One User Area TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 233: Importing Icons/Photos (Graphics)

    7. You see the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU. Select OK or Cancel to exit. From now on, when you are in the Category Page, you will be able to use the imported icons in your IMPORTS folder. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 234: Load Icons From An Mti File

    4. If you don't see the file you want, select the Up Folder button to choose a different file or folder. Select the MTI file you want to load. 5. Your device loads the imported icons into the IMPORTS Category folder. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 235: Save Pages And Activities/Load Pages And Activities

    3. Select Load Pages/Activities. 4. You see a list of files on your USB flash drive. 5. Select the item you want to load. 6. The transfer takes place. 7. Activate OK to exit. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 236: Load An Ir Device/Save An Ir Device

    If you do not want to replace an existing IR device, select NO. 5. Select the .mti file that contains the device command and signals you want to load and then select Open. 6. Activate OK to exit. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 237: Import Icon And Import Scene

    Right now you picture is ready to be added to a key. If you would rather have it imported for use on a Scene page, select this option.  If you are importing a Scene, this option will ask if you want it to be an Icon. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 238 If you select the Change Scene option in a storing menu, you will go to the Scene Page where you can select your scene. For more information about Scene Pages, go to page 134. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 239: Save And Load Contacts

    • You see a list of all the .mti files on your USB or SD card. Select the file you want. • A yellow box telsl you when the transfer is complete. Select OK in the yellow box. • Activate OK to exit the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 240: Using The File Organizer

    You would like to be able to easily transfer files from your USB or SD card to your hard drive so that you don't have to have the them plugged into your communication aid in order to listen to songs or access other files. The FILE ORGANIZER MENU allows you to do this. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 241 11. The files are no longer on the original memory device.  If you Copy Files, the files will be available on both memory devices.  If you Delete Files, they are erased from the memory device you select. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 242: Using The Built-In Camera

    Using the Built-In Camera USING THE BUILT-IN CAMERA Essence|PRO Manual...
  • Page 243: Using The Built-In Camera

    You can also hold a real photograph 6-8 inches away from the lens and take a picture of the photo. To open the CAMERA menu from your Activity Row, select the ECO TOOLS key. Then select the CAMERA key. You can also go to the Toolbox and select the CAMERA MENU USING THE BUILT-IN CAMERA ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 244 Note: As you zoom-in, you will lose resolution. Eventually the picture will become very grainy. Zoom-Out allows you to return to the original picture. When you have the picture you want in the View Finder, select the Take Picture key. USING THE BUILT-IN CAMERA ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 245 If you don't like the picture you can take another one. The new picture will replace the old one in Picture Preview frame. You can also select Cancel or OK. Both options will exit the menu without saving any pictures. USING THE BUILT-IN CAMERA ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 246 When you are satisfied with the picture, select OK. The picture is now included in your Visual Scene picture pages. You can find it when you create a Page. Select the Change Visual Scene option from the Create Page menu. USING THE BUILT-IN CAMERA ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 247 The new icon is now included in the IMPORTS folder on your Icon Categories pages. You can find it when you select the Change Icon option from any storing menu. Pages 223-227 explain these menus if you have forgotten how to use them. USING THE BUILT-IN CAMERA ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 248 An automatically created Scene Page Now you can begin defining keys on your new Scene Page.  When you select Create Visual Scene, your picture is also automatically saved in the Change Visual Scene menu pages. USING THE BUILT-IN CAMERA ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 249: Using The Bluetooth Cell Phone

    Using the Bluetooth Cell Phone USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 250: Bluetooth Cell Phone

    Bluetooth Cell Phone  Your ECO2 has an internal Bluetooth module that will allow you to pair with Bluetooth devices such as a cell phone, switch, speaker or computer access module. You can pair with one Bluetooth device at a time unless you ordered a second Bluetooth module at the time you purchased your device.
  • Page 251: Phone Activity Row

    There is a Bluetooth PHONE Activity in your Activity Row. Select the ACTIVITY key until you see the PHONE Activity key . Select it. Phone Activity Row The Phone Activity Row allows you send and receive calls and text messages. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 252: The Phone Page

    There is also a PHONE Page which contains some pre-stored messages for phone conversations. Select the PAGES Activity then select the PHONE Page key  The Phone DIRECTORY key takes you to the Directory page where you can send and receive calls and text messages. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 253: Pair And Configure Your Bluetooth Cell Phone

    Pair and Configure your Bluetooth Cell Phone 1. select the PHONE DIAL PAD key Select the Phone Configuration key. 2. Select the Phone Configuration key USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 254 "Bluetooth Status" box in the Phone Configuration Menu. You will also see Bluetooth cell phone icons in the Status Display Area of the ECO. The Paired Devices key allows you to view all the Bluetooth cell phones you have been paired with. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 255 The green figure to the left of the cell phone indicates the battery charge. A blue phone indicates you are not using the phone. The green phone indicates that you are talking on the phone. This icon indicates that you are making or receiving a call. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 256: Using The Dial Pad

    When using a phone, your ECO and your phone should be within 10 feet of each other for best results The Phone Dial Pad is available from your PHONE Activity or from the PHONE DIRECTORY on your PHONE Page. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 257 If you are using the Modern skin on the ECO you will see this icon 4. When the call has ended, select the End key on the Dial Pad. The icon in the Status Display Area will switch to if you are using the Modern skin. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 258 4. When the call has ended select End on the Dial Pad or PHONE SEND/END from the Directory.  The Phone Directory contains a PHONE SEND/END key which allows you to answer and hang up without having to use the Dial Pad. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 259: Add Contacts

    Do not use spaces or hyphens. • Select OK. • Type in the name of the contact. • Select OK. • You return to the Dial Pad. • Now select the Contacts key. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 260 If you want to save your Contacts list to a USB drive, you must use the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU. Select either the Save Contacts key or Save Entire Device key.  Your list will not be saved if you select Save One Area. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 261: Using The Phone Directory

    PRC main phone number have been stored for you. Use the Name keys to store numbers. The Phone Directory is available in both the PHONE Activity and on the PHONE Page. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 262 11. Select OK to keep the number and exit your Spelling page. 12. Now use CHANGE LABEL and/or CHANGE ICON and type in a name/add a picture for your key so you can remember what number is stored there. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 263: Send A Text Message

    Number/Address. Enter the number now and select OK. (Ignore the "Address" part. You cannot enter an address at this time.) Then enter your message. • Select OK when you have finished. • A yellow message box tells you when your message has been sent. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 264: Reading A Text Message

    ECO. This option keeps your phone from filling up with text messages. To delete a text message from the ECO, you must use the Delete message option. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 265: Options For Listening To Callers

    You will hear your caller through the ECO's internal speakers. Headphones wired & BT You can plug headphones into the connector on the left side of the ECO case and listen to a caller through them. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 266 MENU and then select the Bluetooth Speaker Menu option. Headphone Level If you are using headphones, set the Headphone Level option to a level that is comfortable for you to listen to. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 267: Using A Microphone To Speak

    You can use your CORE overlay whether the microphone is on or not.  Note : to connect with Bluetooth headphones/headset go to the Toolbox, select the FEEDBACK MENU and then select the Bluetooth Speaker Menu option. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 268: Adjusting Caller And Listener Volume

    Output Volume If the other person is having trouble hearing you, turn this option up. If the other person says your voice is too loud, turn this option down. USING THE BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 269: Using The Mp3 Player Menu

    Using the MP3 PLAYER MENU MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 270: Listening To Music With Your Communication Aid (Mp3, Wav And Wma Files)

    While music is playing you may use your communication aid as you normally would.  If you purchased the ECO's optional Internal Computer, you can also use Windows Media Player to listen to music MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 271: About The Options In The Mp3 Player Menu

    Let's look at the options in the MP3 PLAYER MENU so you will know what to expect. You can open the MP3 PLAYER MENU by selecting the key in the Toolbox or by selecting from the Activity Row and then selecting the key. MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 272 Select this to stop listening to music. Playlist This option allows you to create one or more playlists. It will also play any playlist that is selected. Previous Select Previous to listen to the song before the one currently playing. MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 273 These options allow you to search for and select any songs you have saved on removable media (USB or flash card drives) you have plugged into the ECO or on the ECO's hard drive. MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 274: Creating And Using Playlists

    9. Select Save Playlist. 10. Spell a name for the playlist and select OK. The playlist is saved on the storage device you have been using 11. You see your playlist. Select OK. MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 275: Music Tools

    MP3-PLAY PLAYLIST Use this tool to store one playlist under a key or sequence on your overlay. MP3 PLAYER MENU This tool gives puts the MP3 player menu on your overlay for easy access. MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 276: About Importing Sound Files To Store On Your Overlay

    Some sounds, though, are fun to have on your overlay: laughter, clapping, animal noises, etc. They don't take up much memory and they make conversation interesting. MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 277: Store A Sound File Under An Icon Or Icon Sequence On Your Overlay

    8. When the sound has been transferred, your device returns you to the Toolbox. Select GO TO CORE. 9. Select the icon(s) you used for your sound file. 10. You should hear the file MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 278: Using The File Organizer

    USB drive plugged into your communication aid in order to listen to songs or access other files. The FILE ORGANIZER MENU allows you to do this. MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 279 The files are transferred. Depending on the amount of files, this could take a few minutes. The files are no longer on the original drive. If you Copy Files, the files will be available on both drives. If you Delete Files, they are erased from the drive you select. MP3 PLAYER MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 280: Using A Remote Control

    Using a Remote Control  When using infrared in a medical environment, check with authorities to make sure infrared will not interfere with other equipment; do not use with any product that is not medically approved. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 281: Using Your Communication Aid As A Remote Control

    : When you have completed teaching remote signals to your device, we highly recommend that you save your entire device memory so that you do not have to re-teach the signals if something should happen to your device's memory. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 282: About Teaching Remote Control Signals To Your Device

    Use the "Save Entire Device" option, not the "Save One Area" option. The signals will not be saved unless you select Save Entire Device. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 283: Teach Remote Control Signals To Your Device

    3. When the name of the device you want is in the yellow Device box, activate the Modify Selected Device key. 4. Activate the arrow keys for the Function box to select the function that you want your device to learn, e.g., "Power". USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 284 Your ECO automatically steps you through each function. You will want to have your remote control ready and know where all the function buttons are on it before you select the Re-Learn all Signals option. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 285 IR SET-UP MENU. A dot will also appear beside the functions that have signals stored for them. You will see those when you are using the function screen of the IR SETUP MENU. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 286: Add A New Device To The Ir Setup Menu

    TV BDRM page. An easy way to accomplish this is to use the CREATE PAGE key in the Toolbox and copy one of the existing TV remote pages to work from. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 287: Create A New Remote Page Using "Copy From Existing Page

    TV BDRM, select POWER and then select OK. 9. Select Choose Next Key to Define and repeat these steps until you have stored all the functions for TV BDRM. 10. Select OK when you are finished. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 288: Place The Tv Bdrm Page In Your Remotes Activity

    8. Select an icon and a label for the key. 9. Activate OK when you have finished. Repeat these steps for each Remote Control page that you want to add the "TV BDRM" link to. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 289: How To Store The Ir Functions Under An Icon Sequence

    No matter where you decide to store remote control functions, the formula you will use is always: INSERT TOOL, IR, DEVICE NAME, FUNCTION NAME  Remember to save your device memory after you store remote control signals. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 290: Delete A Device

    3. Activate the Rename a Device key. 4. Spell the new name, then activate OK. If you have stored the device under an icon sequence, delete the sequence you used by following the ERASE CORE procedure. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 291: Add A New Function To An Existing Device

    6. Pick an icon for your key and change the label if you want.  If you have been storing functions under icon sequences, you must also store any new functions you have added. Follow the STORE CORE procedure. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 292: Rename A Function

    You may also want to delete the function from its device page using the MODIFY PAGE procedure; or, if you are using icon sequences, you must delete the icon sequence you stored the function under using the ERASE CORE procedure. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 293: Re-Learn Signals

    Note: Depending on the remote that you are using, you may have to hold it closer to your device's IR window (only 1-2 inches away) rather than 6-8 inches away from the window USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 294: The Ir Remote Page

    Select the function you want and then select the Send Commands key in the lower right corner of the screen. This sends the command. If you pick the wrong function to send, select the Clear Commands key and pick a new function. USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 295: On-Off Control Of Non-Remote Appliances: Using The X-10

    COMMAND CENTER Receiver ALL UNITS OFF ALL LIGHTS ON BRIGHT Make sure the two A Unit code (number) HOUSE codes are must be given to each the same appliance UNIT HOUSE Appliance Power Module USING A REMOTE CONTROL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 296: Using The Eco's Internal Computer

    Using the ECO's Internal Computer USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 297: The Optional Internal Computer

    PRC Sales Department at 800-262-1933. ® The ECO software is designed to be used as an on-screen keyboard that can access Microsoft ® Windows programs on the internal computer. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 298: To Begin Computer Access

    Computer access is available from the Activity Row and also from a Computer Page. Computer Activity Select the ACTIVITY key . Then select the COMPUTER AC key You see the Computer Activity Row: To turn the internal computer On select the ECO COMP key USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 299 When you select the ECO COMP key, your device automatically turns the computer output on, takes you to the internal computer and puts your ECO in KEYBOARD MODE which minimizes the Computer Programs Page. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 300 When you select the COMPUTER key, your device automatically turns the computer output on, takes you to the internal computer and puts your ECO in KEYBOARD MODE which minimizes the Computer Programs Page. Your background screen will be different USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 301: Keys In The Computer Access Activity Row

    This opens a Page of keys for working in Windows Word Pad E-MAIL ECO2 uses Gmail for e-mail access. The e-mail icon on your device computer keyboard links to Pages with keyboard shortcuts that work with Gmail. To use Gmail •...
  • Page 302: The Computer Programs Page

    They will be arranged differently on other overlays. The GO BACK key takes you back to the PAGES page. The CORE key returns you to your CORE vocabulary with the Computer Activity row open. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 303 If the output for the internal computer is turned off at some point, you can turn it back on by selecting the ECO INTERNAL ON key. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 304 There are many keys on the Computer Programs Page for applications that you may not use. You may either hide these unused keys or clear them out to make room for links to other Pages. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 305: Internet Access Information

    If you are using your computer at work, you will plug the other end of the cable into the Ethernet jack on the wall. This also looks like a phone jack. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 306: Using Word Pad

    You can use your CORE overlay keys or go to your Spelling page to enter text into Word Pad. Other keys on this overlay allow you to do regular word processing activities with Word Pad. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 307 . This will copy any text in your Text Display Area transfer it to your Word Pad application. You can enter the text multiple times. To clear the text from the TO PROGRAM clipboard, select the CLEAR CLIP key USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 308: The Magnification Option

    There is a 2-click rhythm for using Magnification is: Click on the option or menu you want. Click it again to open it. Click on the option or menu you want. Click it again to open it. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 309 Click on (or select with your access method) the "File" menu. The word "File" will show up magnified in a box. Click on the word in the magnification box to see the whole File menu. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 310 Your overlay may be different Now you can click on an individual File menu option. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 311 We selected the "Save As" option. Now select it again. Your overlay may be different Select the magnified "Save As"option. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 312 Your overlay may be different You see the "Save As" menu. Continue to click and select until you have completed the action you want to accomplish. USING THE INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 313: Using The Tool

    Tool <RUN PROGRAM> Below are examples of <RUN PROGRAM> commands. «RUN-PROGRAM» >"C:\Program Files\Windows Runs the Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe"> Wordpad application «RUN-PROGRAM» <"C:\Program Files\Outlook Runs Windows Media Express\msimn.exe"><PROMPT-MARKER>MY Player EMAIL» «RUN-PROGRAM»("C:\Program Files\Internet Runs Internet Explorer Explorer\iexplore.exe") INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 314: Sending Mouse Commands To Windows

    Sending Mouse Commands to Windows The computer overlay has two mouse options—the direct selection mouse and the headpointer mouse . Select the one you want. You will see your mouse overlay. INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 315 Sends a mouse left click to KEY»«MOUSE-STOP» Windows «MOUSE-BUTTON<Left Click>» Sends a mouse left click command to Windows « SET-PAGELET><60-int comp mouse nudge>» Sends a command to «PROMPT-MARKER>»mouse nudge Windows to nudge your cursor in the direction it was going INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 316: Pages And Eco Keyboard Mode

    The MODIFY PAGE MENU in the Toolbox allows you to edit this arrangement. There are two options that let you set the number of rows you want to see when you are in ECO Keyboard mode. INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 317 Windows applications. For example, here is a screenshot of Window Media Player running in full screen. At the very bottom of the screen you can see a single row of keys in ECO that can be used to access the player. INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 318: Minimize Eco

    3. Set Output Destination to EXTERNAL. 4. Set Output Method to USB 5. Set Host Computer Type to either IBM (PC) or Mac, depending on what kind of computer you are using. 6. Select OK to exit the menu. INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 319: Using An External Computer With The Prc Bluetooth Wireless Adapter

    OUTPUT MENU is set correctly.  The Bluetooth adapter has a wide range. Your ECO and the adapter do not have to "see" each other to work. INTERNAL COMPUTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 320: Appendices

    Appendices APPENDICES ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 321: Appendix A: Recalibrate The Touch Screen

    Try to get it near the top of the screen and/or near the corners. 5. If the target moves with your finer, select Accept in the bottom left corner. If the calibration still seems to be off, select Cancel and try again. APPENDIX A: RECALIBRATE THE TOUCH SCREEN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 322: Appendix B: Next-Mouse-Right-Click Tool In Pass And Eco

    Undo Cut Undoes your last cut. This option is visible once you have cut something. Copy Takes the contents of the cell and allows you to paste it elsewhere. APPENDIX B: NEXT-MOUSE-RIGHT-CLICK ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 323 Next-Mouse-Right-Click in ECO On your ECO device itself, the number 5 User Programmable key is pre- programmed as the NEXT-MOUSE-RIGHT-CLICK key. The key works the same way as described for PASS on the previous page. APPENDIX B: NEXT-MOUSE-RIGHT-CLICK ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 324: Appendix C: Output Macro Tool

    If you do not see the command you want, you will have to create it yourself. All the Appendix J keyboard commands for PC/IBM and Mac computers are listed in beginning on page 387. APPENDIX C: OUTPUT MACRO TOOL ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 325: Appendix D: Modify Scan Pattern

    Select the SETUP key on the front of your device case. Select any key. (If you have a USB mouse plugged into your device, right click and select Setup.) Select the Modify Scan Pattern key APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 326 The next step is to move to Row 2 Column 1 and highlight one row and 10 columns. This happens all the way through to Row 6. This is a typical single switch row/column scan pattern. We are going to change it to suit our Page. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 327 Notice the directions in the Text Display Area. To start our custom scan, select the GOLDILOCKS key We want this to be a single scan, not a block scan, so select the GOLDILOCKS key again. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 328 Notice that the GOLDILOCKS key is now outlined is red. This will be your first scan. Now select the top left key in the scene picture. Then select the bottom right corner in the scene picture. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 329 That is, select each key twice. Select the NEXT PAGE key twice. Select the GO BACK key twice. Now select the Text Display Area to return to the Modify Page Scan menu. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 330 Move Up and Move Down keys to determine which block goes where. The scan starts from the top of the list and goes down. When you are happy with your scan, select OK to exit the menu. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 331 Another way of setting up a scan pattern is to use the Copy Pattern From Another Page key. This lets you use a specific pattern over and over again, based on the pattern used from a pre- designed layout. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 332 Another way to modify the scan pattern is to set the order in which the keys, text area, and word prediction window are scanned. Select the order with the three toggle keys, Scan Keys, Scan Word Pred. List and Scan Text Area and Scan User Keys. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 333 For example, in the scene below of a farmyard, you can create a scan pattern that highlights individual items. You can now scan through each item in turn, or change the scan order by using the list. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 334 One other feature of the customizable block scan is that you can also scan blocks within blocks. To illustrate, let’s take another look at our Farmyard scene. “Barn,” “farmer’s wife,” and “house” are outlined. If you outline "sky” as follows: APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 335 Your scan will highlight it as such, but when you hit your switch to select, the scan will operate as row/column, column/row, or linear within the block, depending on your scan setting. Now, you can also use the following setting: APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 336 “sky” programmed at Row 1 Column 1. Similarly, “barn” is stored at Row 3 Column 1, “house” at Row 4 Column 11, and “farmer’s wife” at Row 4 Column 9. Delete Current Block You can delete a block by selecting the Delete Current Block option. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 337: Appendix E: Pagelets

    When you want to use a keyboard that contains a set of general computer function keys, you select the COMP KEYS page from the Core QUICK Activity Key. The COMP KEYS page looks something like this: APPENDIX E: PAGELETS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 338 What you do is program the keys you want to see, then use HIDE KEYS to hide all the blank keys you don’t want to see. When you then link to this pagelet, ONLY the unhidden keys are seen; the hidden keys become transparent and you can “see” through to the underlying parent APPENDIX E: PAGELETS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 339 These are also links to pagelets. Clicking the “menu” key brings up that top row of menu buttons. And look what happens if you hit the “HIGLIGHT” key right in the middle of the arrows on the top right: APPENDIX E: PAGELETS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 340 You can now use those keys to highlight things inWindows documents or notebooks. As you can see, each pagelet simply replaces a small number of keys on a parent page. This makes it easier to program page functions. APPENDIX E: PAGELETS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 341: Appendix F: Vocabulary Masking On The Fly

    Vocabulary Masking works only with sequences that start with CORE vocabulary icons or from the main Activity Row.  If you want to mask words from single-hit vocabulary overlays, use Hide/Show keys. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 342 At this point all your CORE keys are visible. Nothing has been masked. Let's change this overlay so that only the EAT sequence and the CLEAR key are visible. You see four option keys in the Status Display Area. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 343 Notice that everything is now masked except for two CHOOSE ACTIVITY keys and the CLEAR key. These are "Basic Tool" keys. They are not automatically masked when you select the Mask all…key. You must hand-select each Basic Tool if you want it masked. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 344 When you know the sequence for the word you want, follow these directions: Select the APPLE key Now select the EAT key Notice that the APPLE key is now unmasked. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 345 We want to find the sequence for the word "eat." This is easier if we make the masked list alphabetical. Make sure Words is selected in the Sort List by…option. This alphabetizes your vocabulary • words. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 346 The sequence for the word you want is highlighted in the Masked Words/Phrases window on the right. We want this sequence to be visible on our overlay so select the Unmask key in the middle column of keys. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 347 If you use the Spell to Unmask key, your device will complete this step for you. We are not finished setting up our masked overlay yet, so select Return to Masking on the Fly. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 348 . You see a second key in the sequence. Select the ACTIVITY key (the second key in the sequence) You return to the CORE overlay with only the CLEAR key and the APPLE key visible. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 349 The "eat" sequence contains a Dynamic Activity. Let's look at it. Select the APPLE key. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 350 The NAVIGATE key allows the key that you select to do what it is supposed to do. You return to your overlay where only APPLE and CLEAR are visibly. Now let's exit Vocabulary Masking on the Fly. Select the Text Display Area. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 351 You see: Select the APPLE. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 352 Now select the eat key. When this sequence is learned, you can use Vocabulary Masking on the Fly to add more sequences. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 353 Activities, use the GO BACK or the MORE ITEMS keys, etc., without masking or unmasking keys along the way to your goal. The Navigate key allows you to do these things. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 354 You do not need to use the Navigate key when you are masking/unmasking CORE sequences. Go to Mask Menu  You used the Mask Menu earlier in this Appendix in order to find the "eat" sequence. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 355 "I" "can" and "not" are in the Unmasked window, Include All Phrases will find and unmask phrases like "I can" and "I can not." ← Unmask Moves highlighted words and sequences from the Masked window to the Unmasked window. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 356  Note: When you select these buttons, make sure you have selected Words in the Sort List by option. You will see <Word Order> in the label above the window. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 357 Returns you to your CORE overlay with Masking on the Fly active. Closes (turns off) Masking on the Fly and takes you to your overlay which will now include any masking changes you made. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 358: Appendix G: Vocabulary Builder Menu

    Vocabulary Builder and Vocabulary Masking on the Fly work only with sequences that start with CORE vocabulary icons or from the main Activity Row. Go to the Toolbox and select the VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU key APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 359 Sequence Set. This can be tailored to meet an individual's specific communication needs. Let's create a Birthday Party Sequence Set If you haven't already done so, go to the Toolbox and open the VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 360 Sequence Set, let's move all the vocabulary to the Masked Words/Phrases window. Then we can select only the sequences we want and move those back to the Unmasked window. Select the Mask All button. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 361 There are a number of different ways to select the words you want for your Set. Let's try them all so that next time you will be able to pick the one you prefer. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 362 Example 1 Example 1: Scrolling We want "happy birthday" in our Set. Words are listed alphabetically. Use the scroll bar to the right of the Masked window to find the word you want. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 363 Highlight the word/phrase and select the Unmask button. The word and its sequence appear in the UnmaskedWords and Phrases window. Highlight the word you want. Then select the Unmask button. You can continue to scroll for each word you want in your Sequence Set. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 364 Example 2: Find Masked Word Let's add the word "party". Example 2 Select the Find Masked Word button. Select the Find Masked Word button. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 365 You don't have to type the whole word. A few letters will at least get you to the vicinity of the word you are looking for. Then you can use your arrow keys. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 366 Select the Unmask button. The word and its sequence will appear in the Unmasked Words/Phrases window. You can continue using Find Masked Word to find all the words you want in your Sequence Set. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 367 This is similar to Find Masked Word but with Spell to Unmask you can include more than one word. The sequences for the words you decide to use are automatically placed in the Unmasked window. Select the Spell to Unmask button. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 368 Example 3 Spell the words you want for your Sequence Set. Separate words with a comma. Select OK when you have finished spelling words, APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 369 For example: if you have "Thank" and "you" as single selections in your Unmasked list you can select Include All Phrases and Vocabulary Builder will put the phrase, "Thank you" in your Unmasked window. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 370 Make sure the Sequence Set option is selected under Save List As. You see all the sequence sets that are already in your device. Type in a name for your new Sequence Set, e.g., "Birthday Party." Select OK. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 371 Once you have saved your Sequence Set, go the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU in the Toolbox and save the User Area you are using to a USB drive. This saves and keeps your Sequence Set safe. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 372 Make sure Word List is selected. You can use the scroll bar to find and highlight the Word List you want. For this example, select the Colors Word List. Select Load Word List. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 373 You can load a Word List into the Vocabulary Building system; merge a new Word List into the current Unmasked Words and Phrases; delete one of the Word Lists, rename or backup a Word List. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 374 If you do not want to do anything with the list, just select NO to move on. Let's look at the Colors Word List in the Unmasked window. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 375 When you are ready to save, select OK.  Saving the list as a Sequence Set means you do not have to clean out the sequences you don't want each time you open it. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 376 Sequence Sets cannot be imported, but they can be created and saved by starting with a Word List. Sequence Sets can only be used in the User Area where they were created, but Word Lists can be used in any Area. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 377 Sequence Set: When you select this, any words and sequences in the Unmasked Window will be saved as a Sequence Set. When you next load this Sequence Set, you will see only those words and sequences you have selected. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 378 If Vocabulary Builder finds an exact match it highlights it. Otherwise, it takes you to the first word that starts with what you typed. This is not highlighted. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 379 Vocabulary Masking on the Fly automatically turns Vocabulary Builder ON. It will stay on until you specifically turn it off by using a stored tool or from the Setup menu (User Key #2). APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDING MENU ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 380: Appendix H: Mid-Sequence Category

    Using Mid-Sequence Category, it is possible to add a label to the second icon in the sequence. FRUIT FRUIT SEAFOOD SEAFOOD MEAT MEAT You can also add a category label to the first icon of a sequence. FRUIT FOOD FRUIT SEAFOOD FOOD SEAFOOD MEAT FOOD MEAT APPENDIX H: MID-SEQUENCE CATEGORY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 381 5. You see the prompt Modify key as needed, then select OK, and the actual key; 6. Select Change Label, type FRUIT, then hit the OK button. 7. Select the OK button at the bottom of the page and the operation is complete. APPENDIX H: MID-SEQUENCE CATEGORY ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 382: Appendix I: Using The Lam (Language Activity Monitoring)

    6. Follow the directions that came with your USB drive to place the Data Log on your computer. 7. Select Clear Data Login the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU. This erases the data you just saved. If you want to accumulate more data, make sure Data Logging is On. APPENDIX I: USING THE LAM ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 383 The next item you notice is the Time Stamp. Time is presented in a 24-hour format. Following the time Stamp is the SOURCE of language event. Source codes are in capital letters. The following source codes are currently valid: ACT (Activity Row) APPENDIX I: USING THE LAM ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 384 CTL source code, but from them you can see that the user knows how to change overlays. More information about LAM data and LAM tools is available on the Web at http://www.aacinstitute.org/ APPENDIX I: USING THE LAM ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 385: Appendix J: All Tools List

    Change Icon. When you select an icon in the Icon Browser, your device will speak the icon's name. CALCULATOR Assign the calculator to a key or sequence APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 386 Allows you to copy a block of highlighted text and paste it into another application. CREATE ACTIVITY Allows you to create an activity for your Activity Row. CREATE PAGE Allows you to create a page that might contain a game, story, computer commands, etc. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 387 Allows you to cut, copy, edit and replace text in your document. EDIT MODE Allows you to move through text by sentence, word or character. Moves the cursor to the end of the current line or page. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 388 Allows you to store Tools or text and Tools under icon sequences or assign them to keys. Activate this Tool before each Tool that you want to store. Then activate the Tool you want to store. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 389 MINIMIZE ECO This minimizes your overlay so you can see any computer application you are using. This is a toggle Tool—activate once to minimize and again to return your overlay to full size. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 390 This tool gives puts the MP3 player menu on your overlay for easy access. MP3-PREVIOUS Select Previous to listen to the song before the one currently playing. MP3-STOP Select this to stop listening to music. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 391 This is the phone pad for the phone card option. Use this to dial and receive calls, do text messaging, etc. This is the most complete of the phone tools. PHONE SEND TEXT MESSAGE APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 392 This Tool allows you to save changes without turning your device off. You might want to store this Tool if you are doing a lot of programming and want to periodically save your work. SAVE NOTEBOOK Allows you to save the Notebook you are currently using. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 393 This Tool shows you a list of all the songs that were pre-stored into your device and allows you to pick a song. SMART PUNCTUATION This allows you to insert a punctuation key that already has all the "smart" instructions. You don't need to program them. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 394 This marks the beginning of text in a sequence that is to be spoken but not displayed. SPEECH MENU This allows you to insert the Speech Menu in a macro. SPEECH OFF SPEECH ON APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 395 Allows you turn Vocabulary Builder on, off or toggle between the two. VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Gives you access to the Vocabulary Masking on the Fly options. WAIT ANY KEY Causes a pause in a macro until a key is activated. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 396 ARROW KEYS (   ) The UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT arrow keys can be inserted in macros or assigned to individual keys on your overlay or in activities or pages. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 397: Appendix K: Pc/Ibm And Macintosh Computer Keyboard Names; Mouse Commands

    The <esc> command that begins each key name is created by activating CTRL[ (CTRL key and Left Bracket key) in your Toolbox. When you activate this sequence you will see a small Left Arrow on your display. Mouse Commands follow the keyboard names pages. APPENDIX K: PC/IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 398 <esc>,hold,control. <esc>,hold,shift Specify a right or left key by placing a "r" or an "l" in front of the key name. For example, to hold the left shift key: sc>,hold,lshift. APPENDIX K: PC/IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 399 PC/IBM Keypad Keys <esc>kp0. <esc>kp9. <esc>kpplus. <esc>kp1. <esc>kpdel. <esc>kpright. <esc>kp2. <esc>kpdown. <esc>kpslsh. <esc>kp3. <esc>kpend. <esc>kpstar <esc>kp4. <esc>kpenter. <esc>kpup. <esc>kp5. <esc>kpins. <esc>kpnumlock <esc>kp6. <esc>kpleft. <esc>kpsysreq. <esc>kp7. <esc>kpminus. <esc>kp8. <esc>kppgdn. APPENDIX K: PC/IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 400 "hold" in front of the key name causes the key to be held down automatically until one additional character is entered. Typing the word "combine" in front of the key name lets you combine several modifier keys. APPENDIX K: PC/IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 401 <esc>kp0. <esc>kp1. <esc>kpins. <esc>kp2. <esc>kpleft. <esc>kp3. <esc>kpminus. <esc>kp4. <esc>kppd. <esc>kp5. <esc>kppgdn. <esc>kp6. <esc>kppgup. <esc>kp7. <esc>kpplus. <esc>kp8. <esc>kpright. <esc>kp9. <esc>kpslasj. <esc>kpclear. <esc>kpstar. <esc>kpdel. <esc>kpup. <esc>kpdown. <esc>kpnumlock. <esc>kpend. <esc>kpreset. <esc>kpenter. <esc>kpequal. <esc>kphome. APPENDIX K: PC/IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 402 Releases right button on a 2-button mouse <esc>,mourel,left. Releases left button on a 2-button mouse Mouse Cursor Movement Commands These commands move the mouse cursor a specific distance on the screen. APPENDIX K: PC/IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 403 Moves 10 pixels diagonally up and to the left <esc>,move,+10,-10. Moves 10 pixels diagonally up and to the right <esc>,moureset. Resets the mouse and sends the cursor to upper left corner of the screen. APPENDIX K: PC/IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 404 A GOTO command will not work correctly if you send the mouse past the edge of the screen. Command Mouse Cursor Movement <esc>,moureset. Resets mouse and sends it to upper left corner of screen <esc>,goto,+100,+150. Mouse moves to a specific location on the screen APPENDIX K: PC/IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 405 DO NOT open your device case! If you encounter a problem with your unit, call the PRC Service Department at 1-800-262-1990. If you are outside the U.S., call your local distributor. Do not attempt to open the case! APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 406: Appendix L: Troubleshooting

    When you are ready to use your ECO again, plug in the battery charger and fully charge the batteries. Press the I/O button on the front of the case to turn the ECO on.  Remember! You cannot store when the batteries are low. APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 407 If you are using your device in a room that has high-efficiency fluorescent lighting, the infrared, including headpointing, computer access, remote control commands, etc., will not work. Turn the lights off and the IR will work fine. APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 408 If you spill liquid or any runny substance on your device; if you're caught in a rain shower; or if the device is accidentally dropped in liquid, you must call the PRC Service Department. Tell them what happened. They may ask you to send in your device for servicing. APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 409 5. Perform a side-button reset by pushing the end of a straightened paper clip in the small hole on the left side panel until you touch/push the reset bottom at the bottom of the hole. Reset Button APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 410 4. Perform a side-button reset by pushing the end of a straightened paper clip in the small hole on the left side panel until you touch/push the reset bottom at the bottom of the hole. Reset Button APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 411 First: check the Status Display Area on your ECO screen to make sure there are lines visible in the Volume bar graph. If not, try activating the VOLUME UP key in the Toolbox until you see some lines. Then activate a message and see if you hear it. APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 412  PRC SERVICE DISCLAIMER The PRC Service Department is not responsible for lost vocabulary on devices returned for service. Before you return a device to PRC for servicing, back up your vocabulary on a USB memory device APPENDIX L: TROUBLESHOOTING ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 413: Appendix M: The Joystick Adapter

    S W I T C H A 1 / 8 ” P L U G T O S E L E C T S W I T C H 1 / 8 ” J A C K APPENDIX M: JOYSTICK ADAPTER ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 414: Appendix N: Realspeak Speech Tips

    Phoneme tables and instructions are available for three English language variations: American English (page 405); British English (page 408); and Australian English (page 412). Note: The following RealSpeak tips and charts are used by permission of Nuance Communications, Inc. APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 415 Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag: <pron sym="phonetic text"/> help h eh l p f ih l fill f iy l feel APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 416 1 pleh - zh ax r pleasure APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 417 Marker tools (see All Tools List beginning on page 375) so your device will speak the word correctly and show the correct word on the display, but will hide the phonetic pronunciation. APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 418 + uh t s1 t er n turn i + ax or here s1 h i + ax or s1 h iyx APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 419 + uh or down s1 d au n s1 p ae n s1 t ae n s1 k ae n s1 b ao + ih s1 d e + IH s1 g q t APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 420 + uh song s1 s q ng church s1 t + sh er t + sh t + sh jungle s1 d + zh ah ng g ax l d + zh APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 421 Text and Speech Marker tools (see All Tools List beginning on page 375) so your device will speak the word correctly and show the correct word on the display, but will hide the phonetic pronunciation. APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 422 + uh t S1 r o + uh z ix z roses s1 t er n turn i + ax or here s1 h i + ax s1 h iyx APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 423 + I ao + i s1 b oi s1 b a + i a + i s1 b ai s1 d a + uh n a + uh down s1 d au n APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 424 + ih d s1 l eh t s1 m a + ih s1 n o + uh APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 425 Text and Speech Marker tools (All Tools List, page 375 ) so your device will speak the word correctly and show the correct word on the display, but will hide the phonetic pronunciation. APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 426 For example: +22 (1343) 465-586 is pronounced: plus twenty two one three four three four six five five eight six; 011 44 (1733) 370 470 is pronounced: zero one one forty-four one seven three three three seven zero four seven zero. APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 427 Press the Ext. Chars. key to find the Euro symbol. For example: $40.00 is pronounced Forty dollars. £125 is pronounced One hundred twenty five pounds. ¥60 is pronounced 60 yen. € 20 is pronounced Twenty Euros. APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 428 Initialisms are abbreviations formed by combining the first letter of each part of a group of words. Initialisms are spelled. For example: API (ay pee eye), FBI (eff bee eye), EC (ee cee) APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 429: Appendix O: Helpful Dectalk Speech Tips

    DECtalk speech knows how to pronounce. The last part of this appendix explains how your device and the DECtalk speech board handle numbers.  You can find a phoneme list on pages 304-305. APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 430 Chart copied with permission of Digital Equipment Corporation APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 431 Dept. Department doz. dozen Doctor (when followed by a name, i.e., Doctor West) Drive (when preceded by a name, i.e, West Drive) e.g. "ee""gee" (not 'for example') escape esp. especially APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 432 Mon. Monday mister Mrs. missus msde. merchandise msec. milliseconds msecs. milliseconds mss. manuscripts Mount Nov. November Oct. October ounces ozs. ounces Plural pages ppd. post paid Pres. President Road APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 433 "A" and then add a punctuation mark immediately following it: A, A? A! (A A; This will change the inflection of the sentence somewhat, but it will produce a long "A". APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 434 R-Colored Diphthongs b ar b ear b eer b or e p oor Syllable Consonants bott le butt on butt er APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 435 La t in Charts above copied with permission from Digital Equipment Corporation For more DECtalk speech information see the following web site: http://www.forcecomputers.com/binary/images/dectalk/dtdocuments/dectalk_ref_ APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 436 Other speech synthesizers in your device may speak these numbers a little differently. Example of Entering a Phone Number: Phone numbers must be entered by placing spaces and commas as shown below: 1_1_6,_2_6_2,_1_9_8_4 or 2_6_2,_1_9_3_3 APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 437: Appendix P: Setting Up The Eco For Wi-Fi

     IMPORTANT NOTE: PRC is not responsible for the set-up of your wireless network.  If you ordered the ECO2 Wi-Fi capability at the time you purchased your device, follow the directions below.  If you ordered the ECO2 Wi-Fi capability after you purchased your device: Follow the directions below.
  • Page 438 Select the Wi-Fi icon 8. Tap on or point to the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar at the top right of your display screen. APPENDIX P: SETTING UP WIFI ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 439 When you see that you are connected, exit the menu and go to the internet to test the connection. To Go to the Internet Select the key. Select GO TO CORE. Select the ECO COMP key Select the INTERNET key. APPENDIX P: SETTING UP WIFI ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 440 Select the #6 button on the front of the case. This takes you to the ECO's internal computer screen. Microsoft Wi-Fi icon. The icon for your Card Express or USB will be different. APPENDIX P: SETTING UP WIFI ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 441 6. Select OK again to exit the MAINTENANCE MENU. To Go to the Internet If you are not in your CORE overlay, select GO TO CORE. Select the ECO COMP key Select the INTERNET key. APPENDIX P: SETTING UP WIFI ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 443: Index

    Index INDEX ECO2 Operator’s Manual...
  • Page 445: Index

    Index 1-Switch Scanning Methods, 42 2-Switch Scanning, 46 Auto, 42 Choose Different, 39 Column/Row, 43 Headpointer, 37 Hold, 42 Headpointing Options, 52 Linear, 42 Headpointing/Joystick, 50 Quarter Row/Column, 43 Joystick, 38 Row/Column, 43 Joystick Options, 50 Step, 42 Mouse/Trackball/USB Joystick Options, 55 1-Switch Scanning Options Touch, 37 Acceptance Time, 44...
  • Page 446 ™ Appendix F: RealSpeak Speech Tips, 418 Removable, 16, 219 Appendix G, Vocabulary Builder Menu, 348 Status, 218 Appendix H, Mid-Sequence Category, 370 Status Display Area, 14 Appendix I, Using the LAM, 372 Storing the ECO, 396 Appendix J, All Tools List, 375 Swap, 16, 219 Appendix K, PC/IBM and Macintosh Computer Troubleshooting, 396...
  • Page 447 Add incoming number to Contacts, 250 Computer Commands, Mac, 387 Adjust caller/listener volume, 258 Computer Commands, PC/IBM, 387 Answer call, 248 Computer Speech, 62, 98 Auto delete text message, 254 Acapela, 98 Beep output, 245 AT&T Naural Voices, 98 Bluetooth, 240 DECtalk, 98 Configure, 243 RealSpeak, 98...
  • Page 448 Record Message, 99 Erase Link, 163 Swap Core Keys, 116 Review, 163 Create Activity, 160, 376 Dynamic Activity Menu, 377 Create Page, 277, 376 Ear Volume, 377 Create Page Menu, 121 ECO Case Create Playlists, 264 Back, 4, 5 Ctrl, 10 Back/Bottom, 5 CTRL, 377 Front Panel, 2...
  • Page 449 Files Delete, 377 Copy, 230, 268 Import, 223, 227 Delete, 230, 268 Load from File, 224 Move, 230, 268 Minspeak, 22 Find keys, 21 Prediction, 23 First categories, 60 Restore Original, 178 Frequency, Word Prediction, 84 Icon Display Area, 9 Front Panel Keys Icon Message Label Assign Tool to, 180...
  • Page 450 Joystick Options, 50 Store, 183 Acceptance Time, 51 Magnification, 298 Activation Delay, 52 Area, 41, 44, 47, 50, 52, 55, 298 Auto Repeat, 51 Factor, 41, 44, 47, 50, 52, 55, 298 Auto Scan, 51 Window clicks, 41, 44, 47, 50, 52, 55 Hold, 51 Windows Clicks, 298 Number of Rescans, 52...
  • Page 451 User Area, 31, 172 Play Playlist, 265, 380 Word Prediction, 75, 386 Play/Pause, 265 Microphone, External, 8 Playlists, 264 Mid-sequence categories, 60 Previous, 266, 380 Mid-Sequence Category, 370, 371, 379 Stop, 266, 380 Appendix H, 370 Store Sound Files On Overlay, 266 Mini-menu, 30 Tools, 265 Minimize ECO, 308, 379...
  • Page 452 RealSpeak Destination Australian English, 412 Internal/External, 70 British English, 405, 408 Host Computer Type, 70 Keyboard layout, 70 Picture Prediction, 59, 161, 165, 168, 169 Mode Pitch Range, 65 Immediate/Delayed, 70 Play Drive, 265 On/Off, 69 Play File, 265 Output Macro tool, 314 Play Playlist, 265 Output Menu, 69, 198, 381 Playlists, Create, 264...
  • Page 453 X-10, 285 Selection Type, 48 Rename Notebook, 197 Speed, 44, 48 Rename User Area, 34 Step, 42, 46 Reset Button, 5, 8 Use Screen as Switch, 45 Scanning Block Within Blocks, 324 Reset Factory Defaults, 216 Restart Windows, 217 Scenes Restore Disk, v Create, 134 Review Dictionary...
  • Page 454 Speak Word, 384 Create Page from, 122 Speaker Volume, 26 Set Activity, Set Page, 119 Speaker Volume Down, 26, 384 Template, Set Activity, 158 Speaker Volume Up, 26, 384 Template, Set Page, 134 Speech, 10 Text & Speech Marker, 385 Recorded, 98 Text colors, 61 Store Computer Message, 107...
  • Page 455 User Area, 31 WiFi setup, 427 Spelling keyboard, 33 Windows, Restart, 217 Storing keyboard, 33 Word Lists, 362 User Area Menu, 19, 25, 31, 172 Word Pad, 296 User Area, Expand, 152 Word Prediction, 75 User Area, Switch, 385 Abbreviation expansion, 86 Vertical Adjustment, 52, 55 Color Highlight, 83 Vocabulary...

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