Prentke Romich Company DeltaTalker Operator's Manual

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PRENTKE ROMICH COMPANY

Corporate Headquarters

1022 Heyl Rd.

Wooster, Ohio 44691

Sales: 1-800-262-1933

Service: 1-800-262-1990

Fax: 330-263-4829

E-Mail Address: info@prentrom.com

Web Site Address: www.prentrom.com

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Prentke Romich International, Ltd.

Whitegates • Swinstead • Grantham • Lincs. • NG33 4PA • UK

Fax: 44 1476 550872

E-Mail Address: info@prentromint.com

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Page 1 Operator's Manual ∆ DeltaTalker ™ PRENTKE ROMICH COMPANY Corporate Headquarters 1022 Heyl Rd. Wooster, Ohio 44691 Sales: 1-800-262-1933 Service: 1-800-262-1990 Fax: 330-263-4829 E-Mail Address: info@prentrom.com Web Site Address: www.prentrom.com Worldwide Headquarters Prentke Romich International, Ltd. Whitegates • Swinstead • Grantham • Lincs. • NG33 4PA • UK Fax: 44 1476 550872 E-Mail Address: info@prentromint.com...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
About Selecting Your Own Minspeak Icons to Represent Messages ...... Creating an Overlay and Using Key Co-Ordinates ............About the Control Panel ......................About the Toolbox ........................Using Menus to Change a Number of DeltaTalker Options ........Change SPEAKER VOLUME VIEW ANGLE..............How to Use CALL........................SETTING UP...
Page 6 Using 1 or 2 Icon Theme ..................... Exit a Theme ..........................Review the Vocabulary of the DeltaTalker ..............(Erase) the Entire Contents of the DeltaTalker ZORRO ..........PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Personalize Your Overlay ....................Different Ways to Personalize Each Key ...............
Page 7 Using a Cable ........................ Using the Menu OUTPUT ...................... Using SERIAL MARKER, SPEECH MARKER IRR ON When You Store Commands IRR OFF ..............Use the DeltaTalker with IR to Remotely Control Your EZ Phone and X-10 Modules .................. 7$%/( 2) &217(176...
Page 8 Delete a Device ........................About Computer Emulation With Infrared and Without Infrared ......................... Using an Infrared Receiver (IRR) ..................Setting Up the DeltaTalker to Work With an IRR ............Storing the Commands IRR ON IRR OFF ..............Storing More IRR Commands ....................
Page 9 MAINTENANCE ....................About Passwords ........................Storing at a Glance ......................... Troubleshooting ........................Songs Already Stored in the DeltaTalker ............... Storing Pre-Stored Songs on your Overlay ..............Program and Store Your Own Songs ................Helpful DECtalk Speech Tips .................... External Earphone and Speaker Information ..............
Page 11: What's On The Front Of The Deltatalker
What's on the Back of the DeltaTalker? ............What's Inside the DeltaTalker? ................Charge the Batteries Regularly ................Calibrate the Batteries ....................Turning the DeltaTalker Off and Saving Your Work ......Auto Power Down ......................Some Notes about Minspeak ..................An Example of Icon Associations .................
Page 12 Status Display Screen Control Panel Panel Door Window Keyboard The DeltaTalker *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 13: Welcome To The Deltatalker
This manual should be used to set up your DeltaTalker. You will find explanations for all the functions that the DeltaTalker can perform and instructions about how to use these functions.
Page 14 Storing Control Panel Buttons Status Panel LEDs—Light Emitting Diodes TOOLBOX OVERLAY KEYGUARD Front of the DeltaTalker *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 15 What’s on the Front of DeltaTalker? Control Panel—this area is under the small door in the upper right corner. Here you turn the DeltaTalker on/off, turn the Toolbox on/off, change volume, etc. The area on the left is the Status Panel.
Page 16 CHARGER SPKR LEARNING AND LED INFRARED SPEAKER GRILL WINDOW Slots for Strap Â Warning! Do not plug the earphone into the EXTERNAL SPEAKER jack. This could cause damage to your hearing. Connectors On the Back of the DeltaTalker *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 17: What's On The Back Of The Deltatalker
What's on the Back of DeltaTalker? Battery Charging Jack and LED—plug the battery charger that came with the DeltaTalker in here. When it is plugged in, the LED (Light Emitting Diode) lights. (See pages 21-23 for an explanation of the battery lights and batteries.) When the batteries get low the DeltaTalker beeps a specific beep so you will know to plug in the charger.
Page 18: What's On The Inside Of The Deltatalker
Back of the DeltaTalker Remove the doors on the back of the DeltaTalker to see inside the case Door Door Inside the DeltaTalker Underneath the doors Battery Packs Reset Button Memory Card Slot What's Inside the DeltaTalker? *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 19: What's Inside The Deltatalker
Reset Button—below the battery pack in the right hand compartment there is a small button. This is the reset button. Should you lock up the DeltaTalker so that you cannot press any of the keys, push this button once. The DeltaTalker should reset automatically and you can start over.
Page 20 QUICK FLASHING fast-charging SLOW FLASHING trickle-charging "Trickle Charge" means that the batteries are full but the charger may remain plugged in. If the batteries go dead, the DeltaTalker will not lose its memory Calibrate batteries ????????-------- BATT REMAINING CAPACITY STATUS RECALIBRATE TRKL-CHARGE The calibration cycle must start with a full battery charge .
Page 21: Charge The Batteries
6XPPDU\ &KDUJHWKH'HOWD7DONHU VEDWWHULHVHDFKQLJKWLIWKHGHYLFHLVXVHG HYHU\GD\ The DeltaTalker will run for about 10 hours of normal use before you need to recharge it. You will hear a warning beep when the batteries are low. You will see in the lower right corner of the display.
Page 22: Calibrate The Batteries
Charge batteries to a full trickle charge. You can use DeltaTalker while charging. Use DeltaTalker until you go to bed. Then plug charger in. You will see: CALIBRATING MAY ADD 4 HOURS TO CHARGING. PRESS STORE TO CALIBRATE; OFF TO SKIP Activate in the Control Panel.
Page 23 When you see B*T on the display, plan to calibrate your batteries. The calibration cycle takes quite awhile. You can continue to use the DeltaTalker through most of it, but you might want to plan to have part of it happen while you are sleeping.
Page 24 Cannot calibrate without a full charge" you must continue charging the batteries until they are trickle charging before calibration can take place. With regular DeltaTalker use, you will probably be warned to calibrate the batteries around every 64 days. *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 25: Turning The Deltatalker Off And Saving Your Work
ON/OFF In all of these examples, when the DeltaTalker turns off it will save any storing and/or programming that you have done up to the turn- off point. If you are doing a lot of storing or programming make...
Page 26: Auto Power Down
(7) minutes DeltaTalker powers down (goes to sleep) Activate any key or a switch to wake the DeltaTalker back up A headpointer will not wake up the DeltaTalker. You must activate a key or have a switch plugged in.
Page 27 When the DeltaTalker powers down it automatically saves any storing and/or programming you have done. If you change Auto Power Down to Off, then the DeltaTalker will never turn Off unless you physically turn it off using the ON/OFF button in the Control Panel or the key in the Toolbox.
Page 28 I c o n E x a m p l e s I w a n t t o h a v e fu n ! Minspeak Icon Sequences *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 29: About Minspeak
About Minspeak The Vanguard uses a patented vocabulary-coding method called Minspeak to help you communicate. Minspeak is a means of coding vocabulary to a small set of icons that are rich in meaning. Minspeak's use of icons taps into a person's natural tendency to associate multiple meanings to pictures.
Page 30 Icon Associations Vocabulary word = WHERE? WANTED= who is QUESTION WORD the man in the WANTED icon?. Associations for this icon might be: WEATHER UMBRELLA UNDER SHELTER RAIN WH ETHER Icon Associations *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 31: An Example Of Icon Associations
An Example of Icon Associations Minspeak uses icon combinations to represent a vocabulary. For example, suppose you want to store the word, "Where." Minspeak allows you to choose several icons to represent the word. If you choose a two-icon sequence, you will find that you can speak the word with only two key activations.
Page 32 When selecting icons for your own messages, think about: The "rules" your vocabulary program uses; Possible associations for each icon; Potential categories; Combining icons for a wide range of messages. Icons should be: easy to LEARN easy to REMEMBER easy to TEACH "...
Page 33: About Selecting Your Own Minspeak Icons To Represent Messages
About Selecting Your Own Minspeak Icons to Represent a Message 6XPPDU\ :KHQFKRRVLQJ\RXURZQLFRQVFRQVLGHUWKHIROORZLQJWKH UXOHVIRU\RXUYRFDEXODU\SURJUDPDOOWKHDVVRFLDWLRQVDQLFRQ PD\KDYHWKHFDWHJRU\\RXUPHVVDJHPD\EHORQJLQKRZHDV\ WKHDVVRFLDWLRQEHWZHHQLFRQDQGZRUGZLOOEHWROHDUQWR UHPHPEHUDQGWRWHDFKZKDWLFRQVPLJKWEHFRPELQHGWR UHSUHVHQWDZLGHUDQJHRIPHVVDJHV The Unity for AlphaTalker overlay is already on your device. This is the Unity 2-hit overlay. Each sequence can be retrieved with two activations. We suggest you use this overlay for practice. The First Steps workbook you received will refer to this sample overlay.
Page 34 Key Location Codes C O L U M N D E F G- 4 Location Column G Row 4 D E F Location D E F Location Using Key Coordinates *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 35 Unity overlay. You can develop a special overlay from any of the overlays that are included with the DeltaTalker. If you ordered an 8 or 32 location kit your overlays will have 8 or 32 squares instead of 128.
Page 36 DIGIT ESCAPE ERASE SYNTH. MEM. FULL MEM. FULL MINSPK CTRL ON/OFF RECORD CAP/SHIFT 1 I CON 32 LOC 2 ICON EDIT 8 LOC TOOLS STORE VIEW ANGLE SPK VOL The Control Panel *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 37: About The Control Panel
Œ 0LQVSHDN RUVSHOOLQJRUZKDWRYHUOD\\RXDUHXVLQJ Lift the small door in the upper right corner of the DeltaTalker. You se the Control Panel. The left side serves as a "status panel". There are small lights, called 'Light Emitting Diodes', or LEDs, next to several different functions. When an LED is lit, you are using that function.
Page 38 All tools and menus are always available in the Toolbox. When you "move" a tool from the Toolbox to your Custom Overlay the DeltaTalker only copies the tool and moves the copy to the Custom Overlay. The original tool remains in the Toolbox.
Page 39: About The Toolbox
Remove the keyguard and overlay. What you see is the Toolbox. The Toolbox has the tools (keys) that you can use to make the DeltaTalker more useful to you. Some tools allow you to do something specific —like erase the display or turn the speech on or off.
Page 40 for any item enclosed in CHANGE >ITEM< > < angle brackets. for any item not enclosed NEXT MENU ITEM in angle brackets. Example # 1 Activate Menu SELECT TECH Activate NEXT MENU ITEM Selection Technique = >KEYBOARD< NEXT MENU ITEM CHANGE ITEM EXIT Select...
Page 41 Using the Menus in the Toolbox All of the keys in Row 2 in the Toolbox, except P2, contain menus. Menus allow you to make a number of changes to the DeltaTalker at one time. Look at your paper Toolbox overlay. The menu keys are yellow.
Page 42 In the CONTROL PANEL SPK VOL VIEW ANGLE Push on left side of switches to go down; right side to go up _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ HIGH VOLUME In the TOOLBOX...
Page 43 Change the Speaker and Earphone Volume and the View Angle 6XPPDU\ &KDQJHWKHVSHDNHUYROXPHDQGYLHZDQJOHLQWKH&RQWURO3DQHO &KDQJHHDUSKRQHYROXPHDQGDOVRVSHDNHUYROXPHLQWKH 7RROER[(DFKDFWLYDWLRQUDLVHVRUORZHUVWKHVHWWLQJ You can change the speaker and earphone volume and the view angle (contrast) of the display. Speaker volume and view angle can be changed from the Control Panel. Earphone volume can be changed in the Toolbox only.
Page 44 Da da da DAH de da The CALL Sound (Toolbox location) Activate to Get Someone’s Attention CALL *(77,1* $&48$,17('...
Page 45: How To Use The Call Tool In The Toolbox
DeltaTalker emits a series of CALL beeps which are designed to get someone's attention. The beeps are not like any other beeps that the DeltaTalker makes when it is in regular use. Because the tool is designed to attract the attention of...
Page 47 Setting Up the DeltaTalker Choose a Keyboard Size and Layout ..............Learn About the 128 Location Keyboard ............Learn About the 32 Location Keyboard ............Learn About the 8 Location Keyboard ............... Changing a 128 Location Overlay ................. Changing a 32 or 8 Location Overlay ..............
Page 48: The Choose Overlay Menu
Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Open the menu. CHOOSE OVERLAY CHOOSE Keyboard Size = >128< OVERLAY Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT Activate CHANGE >ITEM< Keyboard Size = >8< CHANGE to step through >ITEM< Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT the options.
Page 49 6XPPDU\ &KRRVHDRUORFDWLRQNH\ERDUGDQGRYHUOD\EHIRUH\RX PDNH\RXUVHOHFWLRQWHFKQLTXHVHWWLQJV The DeltaTalker comes with a 128 location keyboard. This means there are 128 small keys on the keyboard. Each key represents one location. For people who are not able to easily access the smaller keys of the 128 location keyboard, there is an optional 32 location keyboard and 8 location keyboard.
Page 50 C O L U M N G- 4 Location Column G Row 4 128 Location Keyboard Size 128 Location Keyboard 6(77,1* 83...
Page 51: The 128 Location Keyboard
P-8 (column-P, row-8). A key near the middle of the keyboard is I-3. If you turn Auditory Prompts On (G2), the DeltaTalker speaks the letter/number designation for each location. Letter/numbers are also spoken when sequences are being reviewed.
Page 52 C O L U M N S D - 2 Location Column D Row 2 D E F 32 Location keyboard with 128 keyboard underneath 32 Location Keyboard 6(77,1* 83...
Page 53: The 32 Location Keyboard
Tell the DeltaTalker Which Keyboard You Want to Use: You must tell the DeltaTalker that you are going to use a different overlay size. You do this by selecting 128, 32 or 8 location from menu (F2) in the Toolbox.
Page 54 C O L U M N S C -1 Location Column C Row 1 D E F 8 Location keyboard with 128 keyboard underneath 8 Location Keyboard 6(77,1* 83...
Page 55 (M2) to review all the sequences you have stored . Tell the DeltaTalker Which Keyboard You Want to Use: You must tell the DeltaTalker that you are going to use a different overlay. You do this by selecting 128, 32 or 8 location from the menu (F2) in the Toolbox.
Page 56 TOOLBOX OVERLAY OVERLAY PROTECTOR KEYGUARD 1. Remove the keyguard. 2. Remove the overlay protector. 3. Remove the overlay. 3. Place new overlay on Toolbox keypad 2. Replace the overlay protector. 1. Replace the keyguard. Changing a 128 Location Overlay 6(77,1* 83...
Page 57: Changing A 128 Location Overlay
Toolbox. You see a rubber keypad with the names of various things printed on the keys. Place the overlay you want to use face up on the DeltaTalker's Toolbox keypad. Place the overlay protector on top of the overlay.
Page 58: Changing To A 32 Or 8 Location Overlay
When horizontal piece is in place, vertical piece will automatically fit into its slots. Turn the keyguard over and put it back on the DeltaTalker. Changing to a 32 or 8 Location Overlay 6(77,1* 83...
Page 59 "t." Remove the 128 location keyguard and overlay if they are still on your DeltaTalker. Lift up on the bottom edge of the keyguard until it pulls loose from the magnets that hold it to the case. Pull the keyguard toward you slightly to remove it.
Page 60 Selection Techniques Keyboard Only Headpointer Single Switch Dual Switch or 2-Switch Joystick Â Before Choosing a Selection Technique: Analysis of positioning is required to prevent repetitive stress injuries 6(77,1* 83...
Page 61: What Are Selection Techniques
-R\VWLFN+HDGSRLQWLQJ7KHUHDUHDOVRDQXPEHURI6FDQQLQJ 2SWLRQV Selection Technique refers to the method you use to control the DeltaTalker. You can order 8 and 32 location keyboards for all selections. Direct Selection Techniques: Keyboard Only: the keyboard consists of 128 keys on the front of the DeltaTalker.
Page 62: Selection Technique
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Page 63 Control Panel. The TOOLS LED lights when the Toolbox is on. TOOLS All of the DeltaTalker's menus are in the second row of the Toolbox keyboard. Use the NEXT MENU ITEM CHANGE >ITEM< keys in the top row to access the...
Page 64: Keyboard Only
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Page 65 .01 second. The keyboard is the default selection technique for the DeltaTalker. This means that when you receive your DeltaTalker you can use it right away. Just turn it On and then press the keys on the keyboard.
Page 66: Headpointing
1. Plug Headpointer into DUAL con- nector on back of DeltaTalker. 2. Remove the keyguard and Overlay. Turn Toolbox on in the Control Panel. 3. Activate menu (I 2) SELECT TECH 4. Activate (G1) until CHANGE >ITEM< you see: Selection Technique: = >Headpointing<...
Page 67 Plug the headpointer cable into the jack on the back of the DUAL DeltaTalker. You can use the Headpointer with the 128, 32, and 8 location overlays. You must point the headpointer at the key you want. After the "acceptance time" passes (1 second default), the key is activated.
Page 68: Single Switch-Scan Mode 1
Plug single switch into MONO jack on back of device. Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Open the SELECT TECH menu. Activate Selection Technique = >1 Switch< CHANGE CHANGE >ITEM< >ITEM< to step through Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT the options.
Page 69 SELECT of a dual switch. Plug the switch into the connector labeled MONO on the back of the DeltaTalker. Remove the keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate . menu. You should SELECT. TECH see "Technique = keyboard." Activate until you CHANGE >ITEM<...
Page 70: Single Switch-Scan Mode 2
Plug single switch into jack on back of device. MONO Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Open the menu. SELECT TECH Activate PICK/ CHANGE >ITEM< Selection Technique = >1 SWITCH< CHANGE to step through >ITEM< Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT the options.
Page 71 1 Switch—Scan Mode 2 6XPPDU\ 6FDQ0RGHLVDVOLJKWO\GLIIHUHQWVLQJOHVZLWFKVFDQQLQJVW\OH WKDWLQYROYHVVZLWFKDFWLYDWLRQVUDWKHUWKDQ<RXFDQVHOHFW WKLVVW\OHLQWKH7RROER[8VHWKLVWHFKQLTXHZLWKWKHDQG ORFDWLRQRYHUOD\VRQO\ Scan Mode 2 is another single switch scanning technique. This technique involves four switch activations instead of three as in Scan Mode 1. Select and Scan Mode 2 in the 1-SWITCH SELECT menu.
Page 72 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Open menu. CHOOSE OVERLAY Keyboard Size = >128< CHOOSE Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM ,or EXIT OVERLAY Activate Keyboard Size = >8< CHANGE >ITEM< to step through Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT the options.
Page 73 The scan moves at the scanning speed you selected. When the scan reaches the key you want, activate your switch. If no key is selected, the DeltaTalker scans three times, then stops. (You can change the number of rescans to a different number.) Activate your switch to start a new scan.
Page 74 Plug a dual switch into the DUAL jack or two single switches into DUAL and MONO. Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Open the SELECT TECH menu. Activate Selection Technique = >2 Switch< CHANGE >ITEM< CHANGE to step through >ITEM<...
Page 75: 2-Switch-Scan Mode 1
With 2-Switch you can use either two single switches or one dual switch. If you have two single switches, plug one switch into the connector marked on the back of the DeltaTalker. Plug the MONO other switch into the connector marked .
Page 76: 2-Switch-Scan Mode 2
Plug a Dual switch into the jack or two single DUAL switches into . Remove the DUAL MONO keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Open the menu. SELECT TECH Activate CHANGE >ITEM< CHANGE Selection Technique = >2 SWITCH< ITEM to step through Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT the options.
Page 77 2-Switch—Scan Mode 2 6XPPDU\ 6ZLWFKVWDUWVVFDQ6ZLWFKVHOHFWVURZRUFROXPQ6ZLWFK VFDQVURZRUFROXPQ6ZLWFKVHOHFWVORFDWLRQ Plug two single switches into the jacks. Switch 1 MONO DUAL is in the jack. Switch 2 is in the jack. If you have a MONO DUAL dual switch, plug it into the jack. With a PRC dual switch, DUAL side of the switch is Switch 1 and the side of...
Page 78: Joystick
Joystick If you want to select a key manually you will need a fifth switch to act as the "select" switch. Otherwise, the DeltaTalker will automatically select the location after the acceptance time has passed. Joystick 6(77,1* 83...
Page 79 If you choose "Manual" selection type from the menu, you must plug a separate switch into the "Mono" connector on the back of the DeltaTalker. You use the joystick to scan to the location you want. The DeltaTalker will automatically select the location after the acceptance time has passed or you can activate the separate switch to select the location.
Page 80 Quarter Row/Column Scan After the first acti- vation, the top left quarter lights, then the top right, then the bottom right, then bottom left After the second activation, the lights scan down the rows of the quarter you have selected. After the third acti- vation, the first LED lights in the row you...
Page 81: Options In The Selct Tech Menu
Quarter Row/Column or Column/Row Scanning: The keyboard is divided into 4 equal squares (quarters). Activate your switch to choose the quarter that contains the key you want. The DeltaTalker scans each row in the quarter you choose. Activate your switch to select the row you want.
Page 82 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the On. Open the menu. SELECT TECH Activate NEXT Scanning Speed = >1.0< sec. NEXT MENU MENU to step through ITEM Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or the menu items. EXIT Activate CHANGE >ITEM< Scanning Speed = >1.2<...
Page 83 5 seconds (5.0) between beeps. This means it will take five seconds from the time one LED lights and the DeltaTalker beeps to the time the next LED in the scan lights and the device beeps again. Or you can choose a very fast speed such as one tenth (.1) of a second between beeps.
Page 84: Acceptance Time
Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the On. Open the menu. SELECT TECH Activate NEXT Acceptance Time = >1.0< sec. NEXT MENU ITEM MENU to step through ITEM Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE >ITEM< or EXIT the menu items. Activate CHANGE >ITEM< CHANGE Acceptance Time = >1.2<...
Page 85: Change The Acceptance Time
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Page 86 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Open the menu. SELECT TECH Activate NEXT Activation Delay = >OFF< NEXT MENU ITEM MENU Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT to step through ITEM the menu items. Activate Activation Delay = >ON< CHANGE CHANGE >ITEM<...
Page 87: Activation Delay
Activation Delay Gives You a Chance to Change Your Mind Before a Key is Activated 6XPPDU\ :LWK$FWLYDWLRQ'HOD\WXUQHG2Q\RXFDQVFDQWRDNH\VHOHFWLW DQGWKHQFKDQJH\RXUPLQGDQGEHJLQWRVFDQDJDLQEHIRUHWKH NH\LVDFWLYDWHG$FWLYDWLRQGHOD\LVDXWRPDWLFDOO\VHWWR\RXU VFDQQLQJVSHHG Activation Delay gives you a few seconds to change your mind when you are scanning and have selected a key. When Activation Delay is turned On you can scan to a key, select it, and then if you change your mind, you can hit your switch again to keep the key from being activated.
Page 88: Icon Prediction
Select an icon. Possible icons for next selection are lit. Select an icon. Activate the icon that is lit. DeltaTalker speaks the message. Icon prediction works the same way whether there are two or three icons in a sequence. Icon Prediction...
Page 89 More Set-Up Options: Icon Prediction Shows Where You Have Messages Stored 6XPPDU\ :KHQ,FRQ3UHGLFWLRQLV /('VOLJKWIRUWKHILUVWLFRQLQHYHU\ VHTXHQFH\RXKDYHVWRUHG If you have stored a message or two, you have probably noticed that some LEDs on the keyboard remain lit even if you aren't scanning or pressing them. These lights are telling you that their particular keys are possible selections for messages.
Page 90: Predictive Selection
Predictive Selection If you select this key it will not work and nothing will happen. Only lighted keys will work. With Predictive Selection On, when you select a key that is not lit, the key will not work. Predictive Selection helps you to make correct selections.
Page 91 These lighted icons are the only keys on the keyboard that can produce a response. This means that if you are scanning, the DeltaTalker scans only the lighted keys. If you are using direct selection (headpointing or the keyboard) you will only be able to activate lighted keys.
Page 92 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the On. Select the (H3) location. SAVE SETTINGS SAVE Select the #1, #2 or #3 SETTINGS key ‹ SETTINGS to save to or select ESCAPE to cancel Select STORE to save settings under TINGS or select ESCAPE to cancel 1 STORE AUDIT FEED...
Page 93: Save Your Set-Up Settings
Save Your Set-Up Settings 6XPPDU\ 7KH NH\+DOORZV\RXWRVHWXSIURPWR 6$9( 6(77,1*6 GLIIHUHQW6HOHFWLRQ7HFKQLTXHVDQGWKHQVDYHWKHVHWWLQJVIRU HDFKXQGHUDQLFRQVHTXHQFHRUDVLQJOHNH\ You may want to set up more than one Selection Technique and its options. Perhaps you use a headpointer in the morning when you are fresh, but like to use a switch in the afternoon or evening when you begin to tire.
Page 94 Ä Note For Information about Storing Infrared (IR) Commands, see the Chapter: Connecting to and Using Other Devices beginning on page 211 6725,1* 0(66$*(6...
Page 95: Storing Messages
Tools With or Without Theme Icons THEME ......Storing the 1 Tool Under an Icon Sequence ICON THEME ....Using the 1 Tool ICON THEME ................Exiting a Theme ......................Review Your Messages ....................Erase the Contents of the DeltaTalker ............. 6725,1* 0(66$*(6...
Page 96: Digitized And Synthesized Speech
DeltaTalker records the messages. A computer chip inside the DeltaTalker changes typed words into speech Synthesized Speech = use the keyboard to type messages into the DeltaTalker. The DeltaTalker turns the messages into speech. Digitized or Synthesized Speech 6725,1* 0(66$*(6...
Page 97 DeltaTalker. If the DeltaTalker user is an 8 year old boy, have an 8 year old boy (preferably one who is not a close friend or family member) do the recording.
Page 98: The Spell/Minspeak Tool
DIGIT. SYNTH. MEM. FULL MEM. FULL CONTROL MINSPK 1 ICON CAP/SHIFT 2 ICON 32 LOC TOOLS 8 LOC SPK VOL VIEW ANGLE When you are in MINSPEAK MINSPK LED in the Control Panel is lit. You can activate icons to recall messages. I live on Hickory Lane.
Page 99 Minspeak is the quickest way to communicate—you just activate the icons you want and the DeltaTalker speaks your messages. Spelling takes longer, but is sometimes necessary. When you are in Minspeak and want to start to spell, activate the SPELL/MINSPK key until the LED goes out.
Page 100 Before you begin to store messages: PLAN MESSAGES ICON SEQUENCES Select Plan icon sequences for messages which are each message which necessary help you to remember useful the message. Write them Write them Examples: Examples: Help!. MEDICAL VERB What?. ? WORD ? WORD Surprise! INTERJ RAINBOW Select STANDARD or EXTENDED SPEECH...
Page 101: Before You Begin To Store, Know What You Want To Say
You can connect an external microphone to the connector on the back of the DeltaTalker. PRC makes a remote microphone that fits the DeltaTalker's connector. You can also go to an electronic equipment store and ask for a remote microphone that will fit a 3.5 millimeter mono jack.
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Page 103 When recording messages, speak directly into the microphone in the Control Panel. You may want to bring the DeltaTalker up near your mouth before you begin to record (hold the DeltaTalker in one hand and press with the other).
Page 104 ERASE RECORD Control Panel EDIT STORE The display shows: Activate ERASE Erase ,17(5--803? ERASE Select icon Activate again ERASE to be erased ERASE Activate ERASE The message is erased. ERASE ESCAPE (Control ESCAPE (Toolbox) can be used ESCAPE at any time to stop the storing process.
Page 105: Erase Recorded Messages
You cannot edit a recorded message. If you want to change a recorded message, erase it first and then re-record it. To learn how to erase the entire contents of the DeltaTalker, see page 133, "Zorro the DeltaTalker". 6725,1* 0(66$*(6...
Page 106 ERASE RECORD Control Panel EDIT STORE Activate Select icon STORE STORE If the sequence is Type in the already being used, you want to store choose one of the Gross! options on the Activate STORE Activate again STORE STORE STORE key in the Control Panel or The ESCAPE Toolbox can be used at any time...
Page 107: Store Synthesized Messages
6725( VHTXHQFH\RXZDQWWRXVHWRVWRUHWKHPHVVDJH6HOHFW 6725( A synthesized message is one you type into the DeltaTalker and store under an icon sequence. When you activate the icons the DeltaTalker speaks your message in whatever voice you have chosen to use. The message is also shown on the display screen.
Page 108: Edit A Synthesized Message
ERASE RECORD Control Panel EDIT STORE Activate EDIT EDIT Select icon Activate STORE STORE Edit message on the display Activate STORE again STORE Edit a Synthesized Message 6725,1* 0(66$*(6...
Page 109 NH\LQWKH&RQWURO3DQHORU7RROER[6HOHFWWKH (',7 LFRQVHTXHQFHIRUWKHPHVVDJH\RXZDQWWRFKDQJHWKHQVHOHFW (GLWWKHPHVVDJHVHOHFW 6725( 6725( You can edit any message you have stored into the DeltaTalker. To Edit a Synthesized Message: Activate in the Control Panel or the Toolbox. EDIT Select the icon sequence that you want to edit.
Page 110: Erase Synthesized Messages
ERASE RECORD Control Panel EDIT STORE The display shows: Activate ERASE Erase ,17(5--803? ERASE Select icon Activate again ERASE sequence ERASE to be erased The message is Activate ERASE erased. ERASE ESCAPE (Control ESCAPE (Toolbox) ESCAPE can be used at any time to stop the storing process.
Page 111: Erase A Synthesized Message
Ä Note tool can also be used to erase a message. Activate EDIT EDIT clear the display and then select STORE To learn how to erase the entire contents of the DeltaTalker, see page 133 the DeltaTalker (ZORRO 6725,1* 0(66$*(6...
Page 112 Read the Helpful Hints on the facing page. Helpful Hints 6725,1* 0(66$*(6...
Page 113 RECORD Storing this way means that there is no text on the display. Also you are recording, not using one of the DeltaTalker's voices. When you are storing, editing or erasing you can activate ESCAPE...
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Page 115 ,IDQLFRQVHTXHQFHIRURQHPHVVDJHLVDOVRWKHEHJLQQLQJRID VHTXHQFHIRUDQRWKHUVWRUHGPHVVDJHVHOHFWWKHODVWLFRQLQWKH VKRUWHUVHTXHQFHWZLFH Once a message is stored into the DeltaTalker, you can speak it at any time by selecting the icon sequence (or single icon) that it was stored under. However, if an icon sequence for one stored message...
Page 116 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Open menu. CHOOSE OVERLAY Keyboard Size = >128< CHOOSE OVERLAY Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT Activate Keyboard Size = >32< CHANGE >ITEM< to step through Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT the options.
Page 117 Store and Retrieve Messages in 32 or 8 Locations 6XPPDU\ 7XUQWKH7RROER[2Q2SHQWKH PHQX) &+226( 29(5/$< $FWLYDWH XQWLOWKHNH\ERDUGVL]H\RXZDQWLV &+$1*( 0(18 ,7(0 RQWKHGLVSOD\$FWLYDWH (;,7 To store in 8 or 32 locations, you must select the correct keyboard from the menu. When you are in 32 location CHOOSE OVERLAY you cannot speak messages stored in 8 or 128 locations and vice- versa.
Page 118 1 ICON THEME INTERJ "Interjections-short fun d " Icon Sequence Message Hello Ouch Surprise ,&217+(0( " A PPLE "food related words" Message Icon Sequence ""+ apple ""E pear ""H salad 1 and 2 Icon Themes 6725,1* 0(66$*(6...
Page 119 About Themes 6XPPDU\ 7KHPHWHOOVWKH'HOWD7DONHUWRDXWRPDWLFDOO\KROGGRZQWKH VDPHILUVWLFRQRUILUVWWZRLFRQVIRUDQ\VHTXHQFHV\RXHQWHU LQWRWKHWKHPH With Minspeak you can organize vocabulary (words, phrases and sentences) by category, topic or situation. This helps you remember where messages are stored. You are also building strong language skills because you are learning to categorize, store and recall vocabulary.
Page 120: Insert Tool
All tools and menus are always available in the Toolbox. When you "move" a tool from the Toolbox to your Custom Overlay the DeltaTalker only copies the tool and moves the copy to the Custom Overlay. The original tool remains in the Toolbox.
Page 121: Exit A Theme
Before you move a tool from the Toolbox to your Unity overlay, you must tell the DeltaTalker that you don't want it to do what the tool says, you just want to move the tool. If you activate a tool in...
Page 122: Storing Theme Tools With Or Without Theme Icons
Custom Toolbox EXIT ICON ICON THEME THEME THEME Move tools to youroverlay THEME and assign them to a key or store them under an icon sequence. You can store a THEME tool with a theme icon STORE For example: theme icon ICON ICON from overlay...
Page 123 2 ICON THEME themselves, then whenever you select them from your overlay, the DeltaTalker will ask you to select the icon (s) that you want to use for the Theme. This means that any time you select the 1 or 2 ICON tool you can pick whatever icon you want for your theme.
Page 124 Remove keyguard and Turn Toolbox STORE Activate STORE INSERT Activate INSERT TOOL TOOL Activate THEME tool ICON 2 ICON o EXIT THEME) THEME OPTION # 1 Activate any icon you want as a theme Activate STORE STORE OPTION # 2 Activate STORE STORE...
Page 125: Storing The
4. Activate 1 ICON THEME Â Important: At this point the DeltaTalker switches you from the Toolbox to your overlay. If you want to select a theme icon to go with the , you must select it from the Unity overlay 1 ICON THEME now.
Page 126 OPTION # 1 When key has been THEME ICON stored with a theme THEME Î Activate sequence you stored key under THEME See on the display: INTERJ: The colon (:) after the icon name means are in your theme. You can now store messages in the theme or retrieve messages in the theme if they are already stored.
Page 127: Using The 1 Icon Theme Tool
Storing and Retrieving Messages in a Theme When you are in a theme, the DeltaTalker automatically selects the theme icon as the first icon in every sequence you select. You simply select the second, etc., icons that you want in your sequence.
Page 128 EXIT ICON ICON THEME THEME THEME To temporarily exit a theme (for one message only) , activate once . EXIT THEME EXIT EXIT THEME THEME To permanently exit a theme, activate twice . EXIT THEME Exit Theme 6725,1* 0(66$*(6...
Page 129 Someone asks you where you want to eat lunch. You want to respond "at the corner deli" but that response isn't part of your 'family' theme. Luckily, the DeltaTalker allows you to move outside your theme for a single message and then it automatically returns you to your theme.
Page 130: Review Your Messages
Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. REVIEW Activate in the Toolbox. REVIEW VOCAB VOCAB View = >ALL MESSAGES< CHANGE >ITEM< Choose specific Icon NEXT Review to = >DISPLAY < MENU Use NEXT MENU ITEM , CHANGE ITEM or EXIT ITEM NEXT Review Method =...
Page 131 WKHVSHDNHUDWWKHVDPHWLPH You may want to review the messages that you stored in your DeltaTalker to find out if there are any messages that are no longer used with any frequency so you can erase them and store new ones. Or you might like to have a print-out of all the vocabulary in the DeltaTalker.
Page 132 To Erase All Vocabulary and Reset the DeltaTalker's System (ZORRO) Remove the keyguard and overlay. Turn the DeltaTalker On. Select in the control Panel. TOOLS Select the MAINTENANCE menu. MAINT. System Lock = >OFF< Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT...
Page 133 $ 3 $ 3 3 $ 3 $ You have learned how to erase stored messages one by one from the DeltaTalker (see pages 105 and 111). If you want to erase all the messages in the device and you don't have a lot of time (or patience) for erasing them one by one, you can erase everything in the DeltaTalker's memory at once by "Zorroing"...
Page 135: Personalize Your Overlay
Personalize Your Overlay Personalize Your Overlay ..................Different Ways to Personalize the Overlay ..........Assign Spelling Characters to Keys ..............to Assign a Tool to a Key INSERT TOOL ..........Assign Tools in Minspeak or Spell Mode ............ Assign Tools and Text to the Same Key ............
Page 136 2 ASSIGN 2 ASSIGN SWAP 2 RENAME MINSPK SPELL ICON INSERT TOOL Toolbox Tools for Personalizing Your Custom Overlay Use These Tools to Personalize Your Overlay 3(5621$/,=( <285 29(5/$<...
Page 137: Personalize Your Overlay
Your Unity overlay is the overlay that you use the most. It might be the 128 location QWERTY overlay that came with your DeltaTalker, or it might be a blank overlay that you have created yourself. The most important thing about your overlay is that it is set up to help you to communicate easily, rapidly and independently.
Page 138: Different Ways To Personalize Each Key
SPELL MODE To Assign Spelling Characters ASSIGN spelling character(s) SPELL To Assign Tools ASSIGN INSERT TOOL SPELL TOOL To Assign Tools and Text ASSIGN INSERT spell in TOOL SPELL TOOL any text MINSPEAK MODE To Assign Spelling Characters ASSIGN spelling character(s) MINSPK To Assign Tools ASSIGN...
Page 139 Different Ways to Personalize Keys If you want to assign something to a key that you can access while you are in mode: SPELL To assign spelling characters to a key in mode SPELL plus the spelling character(s) that you want to ASSIGN SPELL assign to the key.
Page 140 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate ASSIGN SPELL Activate: 2 ASSIGN ASSIGN MINSPK SPELL This example uses ASSIGN SPELL Select key to view or modify Spell mode assignment MODIFY [A3] = <EMPTY> Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT CHANGE >ITEM<...
Page 141: Assign Spelling Characters To Keys
ASSIGN SPELL ASSIGN MINSPK Activate the key you want to assign a spelling character to. The DeltaTalker displays the key. If a spelling character or icon is already assigned to the key, it is named on the display. Activate to continue, or to quit.
Page 142 Note: All tools and menus are always available in the Toolbox. When you "move" a tool from the Toolbox to your C O verlay the DeltaTalker copies the tool and moves copy to the Custom Overlay. The original tool the Toolbox.
Page 143: Use Insert Tool To Assign A Tool To A Key
Toolbox to your overlay, you must tell the DeltaTalker that you don't want it to do what the tool says, you just want it to assign the tool to a key or a sequence.
Page 144: Assign A Tool In Minspeak Mode Or Spell Mode
Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate ASSIGN SPELL or ASSIGN MINSPEAK. Activate: s ASSIGN 2 ASSIGN SPELL MINSPK The example below uses ASSIGN MINSPEAK Select key to view or modify Minspeak mode assignment MODIFY [E1] = ICON E1 Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or EXIT CHANGE >ITEM<...
Page 145 Assign Tools in Mode and/or SPELL Mode MINSPEAK 6XPPDU\ $FWLYDWH $FWLYDWHWKHNH\\RX $66,*1 0,163($. RU $66,*1 63(// ZDQWWRDVVLJQWKHWRROWR$FWLYDWH $FWLYDWHWKH ,16(57 722/ WRROLQWKH7RROER[WKDW\RXZDQWWRDVVLJQWRWKHNH\$FWLYDWH $WRRODOZD\VUHSODFHVWKHLFRQRUVSHOOLQJFKDUDFWHUWKDW 6725( ZDVDVVLJQHGWRWKDWNH\ When you assign a tool to a key, the tool in the Toolbox is duplicated on your Unity overlay, not removed from the Toolbox. All of the tools are always available in your Toolbox.
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Page 147: Assign Tools And Text To The Same Key
You might like to assign some instructions to a key or an icon sequence. For example, you can assign the tool to a key on CALL your overlay and tell the DeltaTalker to say " " any time CHARGE you activate the key.
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Page 149: Assign Tools And Text To An Icon Sequence
You can assign these instructions to an icon sequence. Then, instead of activating a key to tell the DeltaTalker to perform your instructions, you just activate the icon sequence you stored them under instead.
Page 150 SETTINGS Select STORE to replace current settings. You see: Any other key to cancel STORE Activate: DeltaTalker speaks and displays: Taylor's afternoon settings Using #1 settings Copy the Keys to Your SAVE SETTINGS Unity overlay...
Page 151: Copy "Settings" Keys To Your Unity Overlay
,16(57 722/ When you select the #1, 2 or 3 key, the SAVE SETTINGS DeltaTalker asks you to confirm your selection by activating . Because of this, you cannot copy it to your overlay by STORE activating first. You must type in any text before...
Page 152 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate SWAP KEY SWAP the Toolbox. SELECT ONE OF THE KEYS TO SWAP... Select a key from your custom overlay that you want to swap. CALL SELECT THE KEY TO SWAP WITH [B2] Select a key from your custom overlay that you want to swap with A1.
Page 153: Swap Key
(D2) in the Toolbox. SWAP KEY The DeltaTalker asks you to select one of the keys you want to swap. Select one of the keys on your overlay that you want to swap. (The DeltaTalker automatically switches you from the Toolbox to your overlay.)
Page 154 Turn the Toolbox On. Remove keyguard and overlay. Activate RENAME ICON 2 RENAME Select icon to rename ICON Activate the icon on your custom overlay that you want to rename Spell new name for then select HOUSE STORE Spell new name HOME Spell new name for then select...
Page 155: Rename Icon
Toolbox. RENAME ICON (A2) Activate the icon on your Unity overlay that you want to rename. The DeltaTalker asks you to spell the new name you want to use for the icon. Spell the new name. Select STORE The DeltaTalker tells you that the old icon has been renamed to the new name you have chosen.
Page 156: Disable Key
Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate DISABLE KEY (O You have two choices: If you decide to EXIT now and not do anything: activate EXIT (H1). If you decide to disable some keys: Activate again : All keys that are currently DISABLE KEY useable (enabled) light up.
Page 157 Disable Key 6XPPDU\ $FWLYDWHWKLVNH\DQGWKHQDFWLYDWHWKHNH\\RXZDQWWRGLVDEOH tool disables a key so that it won't work at all. It DISABLE KEY is rather like turning the key off. Press it and nothing happens. This is handy if you want to learn just a few keys and sequences at a time.
Page 158: Feedback Menu
Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. FEED Activate menu FEEDBACK BACK FEEDBACK Menu Items Activation Signal Icon Prediction Predictive Selection Auto Repeat Auto Spell View Selected Icons Auto Power Down Backlighting Backlight Shut-Off Icon Tutor Select for each choice >ON<...
Page 159: The Feedback Menu
< When this is On, the >ON< >OFF DeltaTalker powers down after 7 minutes if no key or switch activations are made. When it is Off, you must turn the DeltaTalker Off in the Control Panel. See page 27 for more information.
Page 160 Remove the keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate the FEEDBACK MENU (H2) Auto Spell = >Off< NEXT MENU Use NEXT MENU ITEM, CHANGE ITEM or ITEM Auto Spell = >On< CHANGE >ITEM< On Your Unity Overlay Select MINSPEAK Activate the beginning icon in a sequence HOUSE Activate an icon that is not part of the sequence,...
Page 161: Auto Spell
0LQVSHDN7KHGHIDXOWLV2II When Auto Spell is On: If you select an empty sequence (a sequence that has not been used to store a message) while you are in Minspeak, the DeltaTalker usually displays after the icon name(s). If you have [EMPTY] turned Auto Spell >On<...
Page 162 Remove keyguard and Turn the Toolbox On. Activate Select FEEDBACK MENU (H2) . and step to NEXT MENU ITEM Tutor". Select "I CHANGE >ITEM< turn Icon Tutor >ON<. Select EXIT. On Your Custom Select SPELL Spell "Please". Please Activate the "space" Please If "please"...
Page 163: Icon Tutor
If the word is in your vocabulary, the DeltaTalker beeps and displays the icon name or sequence on the display screen. 3(5621$/,=( <285 29(5/$<...
Page 164: Auditory Prompts
CONTENT PROMPTS L5, Let's all go together When the last icon in a sequence is activated, the DeltaTalker speaks any message that was stored. If no message is stored, the key prompt is spoken. Use the menu in the Toolbox...
Page 165: Auditory Prompts
Prompts = >Off< or >On<: to hear any prompts, turn PROMPTS = >ON<. Prompt by = >Key<: Key prompt is the default. The DeltaTalker speaks the pre-assigned location code or icon name of each key (A- 1, P-4, ). Change pre-assigned names if you wish by storing new key prompts.
Page 166 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate the Activate menu. AUD PROMPT three times NEXT STORE A KEY PROMPT = >NO< MENU ITEM NEXT MENU ITEM CHANGE ITEM EXIT CHANGE >ITEM< Select key where prompt is to be stored WORK Spell prompt for [J5], then select STORE >STORE A KEY PROMPT<...
Page 167: Store Key And Category Prompts
Store Key and Category Prompts To Store a Key Prompt: Remove Keyguard and overlay. Turn Toolbox On. Open the menu. Activate AUD PROMPT NEXT MENU ITEM until you see: STORE A KEY PROMPT = >NO< Activate . You see: "Select key where CHANGE >ITEM<...
Page 168: Erase Prompts
ERASE PROMPTS Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate the menu (G2). AUD PROMPTS NEXT ERASE A KEY PROMPT = >NO< MENU NEXT MENU ITEM CHANGE ITEM EXIT ITEM CHANGE >ITEM< Select key where prompt is to be erased Select ERASE to erase prompt at [J5] ERASE ERASE A KEY PROMPT = >NO<...
Page 169: Erase Auditory Prompts
Erase Auditory Prompts To Erase Prompts: Turn the Toolbox On and open the menu. AUDIT PROMPT Activate until you see NEXT MENU ITEM ERASE A KEY PROMPT = >NO< (If you do not want >key<, activate to see NEXT MENU ITEM ERASE CATEGORY PROMPT = >NO<...
Page 171 More Tools for Communication Choosing a Voice About the Speech Menu .................... Select a Voice ........................Select a Speech Rate ....................Select an Average Pitch ..................... Select a Pitch Range ..................... Changing Voices in a Message ................Speaking Tools Speak Word ........................
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Page 173: About The Speech Menu
VSHDN\RXUPHVVDJHV7KH'HOWD7DONHU XVHV'(&WDON VSHHFKIRU (QJOLVKVSHDNLQJFRXQWULHV Remember that synthesized speech is speech that the DeltaTalker produces from text that you have typed into the device. DeltaTalker's that are produced for English speaking countries use DECtalk speech. DECtalk speech offers you ten different voices to choose from.
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Page 175: Selecting A Voice
Selecting a Voice 6XPPDU\ 6HOHFW\RXUPDLQYRLFHIURPWHQ'(&WDONVSHHFKYRLFHV Select a Speech Voice: Remove the keyguard and overlay from the DeltaTalker. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate the (J2). Activate SPEECH MENU NEXT MENU ITEM to see the first menu item. You see: Voice to Modify = >Main Voice<.
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Page 177: Selecting A Speech Rate
Selecting a Speech Rate 6XPPDU\ 6SHHFKUDWHLVKRZIDVWRUVORZO\ZRUGVDUHVSRNHQ Sometimes synthesized speech is difficult at first for listeners to understand. Slowing down the speech rate so that words are spoken more slowly often helps until listeners become used to your voice. On the other hand, you may find that people who listen to you talk all the time understand you easily and want you to speak faster.
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Page 179: Select An Average Pitch
Selecting Average Pitch 6XPPDU\ 3LWFKLVKRZKLJKRUORZDYRLFHVRXQGV All speech has variations in pitch within a sentence. The beginning of a sentence might be pitched higher or lower than the end of a sentence. The overall pitch of a voice, though, refers to whether the voice sounds high or low to someone who is listening to it.
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Page 181: Select A Pitch Range
Selecting a Pitch Range 6XPPDU\ 3LWFK5DQJHLVWKHDPRXQWRIYDULDWLRQRULQIOHFWLRQWKHUHLVLQ WKHYRLFH VSLWFKGXULQJVSHHFK$SLWFKUDQJHRISURGXFHVD PRQRWRQHDSLWFKRISURGXFHVZLOGO\LQIOHFWHGVSHHFK A voice can have an over-all high or low sound. We say that someone has a high-pitched voice, or a low-pitched voice. But what is actually being said by a person can also have a degree of pitch itself.
Page 182: Change Voices Within A Message
&KDQJH9RLFHVZLWKLQD0HVVDJH 6725( $FWLYDWH 6725( LQ WK H &RQ WURO 3DQHO RU 7RROER[ 7\SH \RXU PHVVDJH >QS@3DSD %HDU VDLG >Q K@ :KR V E HHQ VLWWLQJ LQ P\ FKDLU" 6725( :KHQ \RX KDYH ILQLVKHG WKH PHVVDJH DFWLYDWH 6725( 6HOHFW DQG LFRQ VHTXHQFH WR VWLRUH WKH PHVVDJH XQGHU 6725( $FWLYDWH...
Page 183 Changing Voices Within a Message (DECtalk speech) 6XPPDU\ '(&WDONVSHHFKDOORZV\RXWRVWRUHPHVVDJHVWKDWFRQWDLQWZR RUPRUHYRLFHV8VHWKHV\QWKHVL]HGVSHHFKVWRULQJPHWKRG You might want to store a message that uses more than one voice. Perhaps you are asked to read something to a group, or you want to tell a joke that has different characters speaking in it. To use two or more voices you must type in a special code for each voice that you use.
Page 184: Speak Word
Speaks the last word you typed in Spell mode or brought up on SPEAK WORD the display in Minspeak mode. Speaks whatever is on the SPEAK display as well as everything in the buffer. Speaks the last selection you SPEAK made.
Page 185: Speaking Tools
Spell mode, you can turn speech (so you don't have to listen to the DeltaTalker speak each letter) and type the word. Then you can activate this key and the word you typed will be spoken.
Page 186: Wait Any Key
STORE Spell message to store, then select STORE. Why is 6 afraid of 7? Spell WAIT INSERT Activate TOOL Spell Because 7 ate 9. Activate STORE Select Icon sequence, then select STORE > YOUR Select Icons YOUR CHOICE CHOICE for sequence Activate STORE To Hear Joke...
Page 187: Wait Any Key
STORE Now when you activate the icon sequence to retrieve this message, the DeltaTalker speaks, "Why is 6 afraid of 7?" and pauses. The audience can ask, "I don’t know—why is 6 afraid of 7?" And then you can activate any key on your keyboard or a switch and finish the joke.
Page 188 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate menu DICTIONARY (E2) . ADD A WORD < = >NO DICT IONARY Use NEXT MENU ITEM CHANGE ITEM or EXIT CHANGE >ITEM< Enter proper spelling, then select STORE Juanita Enter proper spelling, then select STORE Wahnee tuh STORE Enter pronunciation, then select STORE...
Page 189: Dictionary
DICTIONARY When you add words to the dictionary, first you spell them correctly, then you spell them the way you want the DeltaTalker to say them. For example, the name, "Juanita" is usually mispronounced so it's a good practice word.
Page 190 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate menu DICTIONARY (E2) . < = >NO ADD A WORD DICT IONARY Use NEXT MENU ITEM CHANGE ITEM or EXIT CHANGE >ITEM< Enter proper spelling, then select STORE Juanita Enter proper spelling, then select STORE Wahnee tuh STORE Enter pronunciation, then select STORE...
Page 191: Delete A Word
Delete Words from the Dictionary 6XPPDU\ 'HOHWHZRUGVIURPWKH'LFWLRQDU\WKDW\RXQRORQJHUQHHG To Delete a Word from the Dictionary: Remove the keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate the menu. Activate DICTIONARY NEXT MENU ITEM to see the first menu item. Activate until NEXT MENU ITEM you see Dictionary Item = DELETE A WORD = >NO<...
Page 192 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate DICTIONARY (E2). NEXT Activate NEXT MENU ITEM until you see: MENU ITEM Review to = >DISPLAY< Use NEXT MENU ITEM , CHANGE ITEM or EXIT CHANGE Review to = >DISPLAY & SPEAKER< >ITEM<...
Page 193: Review Words
CHANGE >ITEM< >DISPLAY & SPEAKER< or >PRINTER OR COMPUTER<. 3. Select whether you want the DeltaTalker to review the messages automatically or whether you want to activate a key to step through them at your own pace. 4. When you have finished making selections in the above steps, you will see: WORDS = >NO<.
Page 194 Ç Å Æ È TEXT SPEECH SERIAL TEXT SPEECH MARKER MARKER MARKER MARKER CHAR/ DELETE WORD ICON LAST SELECT DELETE WORD DELETE CHAR CLEAR CAPS SHIFT CTRL DISPLAY LOCK The Editing Tools 025( 722/6 )25 &20081,&$7,21...
Page 195: Editing Tools
Ä Notes: If you are editing at the end of the display screen, the DeltaTalker does not show partial words. The text jumps to the end of the next word, instead.
Page 196: Shift/Caps Lock
Capitalizes the next letter you select. SHIFT lasts for only one selection at SHIFT a time: a A b c d SHIFT CONTROL When is activated, the LED SHIFT in the Control Panel next to CAP/SHIFT CAP/SHIFT flashes until you select a letter. 32 LOC After you activate this tool, all the letters CAPS...
Page 197 and Arrow Keys SHIFT CAPS LOCK 6XPPDU\ 7KHVH7RROVDOVRKHOSPDNHFRPPXQLFDWLQJHDVLHUIRUWKHSHUVRQ XVLQJWKH'HOWD7DONHUDQGIRUWKHSHUVRQOLVWHQLQJ When you activate this tool, the next letter that you select SHIFT: will be a capital letter. When you activate , the SHIFT CAP/SHIFT LED in the Control Panel flashes until you select the next letter. When you activate this tool, all the letters that you CAPS LOCK: select afterwards will be capital letters.
Page 198: Character/Word
Default = CHAR/ CHARACTER ON WORD Tacos are my favorite foof Activate once Tacos are my favorite foof. Activate DELETE CHAR. Tacos are my favorite foo Activate " d" Tacos are my favorite food Activate once for CHAR/ WORD ON WORD Tacos are my gavorite food.
Page 199 WORD activations than does. CHARACTER Remember The DeltaTalker always deletes the letter, word or space to the left of the cursor. 025( 722/6 )25 &20081,&$7,21...
Page 200 Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn Toolbox On. HOUSE Spell a word on the display (or retrieve a stored message) Make sure the word you want to make plural is to the left of the cursor. Activate the PLURAL key PLURAL HOUSES Making Words Plural with the Tool...
Page 201: Plurals
$FWLYDWHWKLVNH\LI\RXZDQWWRPDNHWKHZRUGWRWKHOHIWRIWKH FXUVRUSOXUDO The DeltaTalker has a tool in the Toolbox that will allow you to make many words plural without having to spell. You can move it to your Unity overlay if you find that you like to use it.
Page 202 Remove the keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate STORE Activate INSERT TOOL Activate TEXT MARKER Type the words you want to see on the display. "The Pledge of Allegiance" Activate INSERT TOOL Activate SPEECH MARKER Type the words you want to speak: "I pledge allegiance to the flag..
Page 203: Text Marker/Speech Marker/Text & Speech Marker
INSERT TOOL Activate TEXT AND SPEECH MARKER 10. Finish the regular storing process. When you activate the icons for the Pledge, you will see only the title on your display while the DeltaTalker speaks the pledge. 025( 722/6 )25 &20081,&$7,21...
Page 204: Clear Display
The BUFFER (the area contained in dotted lines) contains everything that has scrolled off the display. How much was the phone bill? When do we leave for the mall? Clean up your room right now. Someone answer the door. When do we eat? APPLE QUESTION CLEAR Activate...
Page 205: Clear Display
When they move off the display they go into the "buffer." The DeltaTalker holds them in the buffer until you print the message or use the arrow keys to bring them back onto the display screen. The buffer will hold 2K or about 2,048 characters.
Page 206 Deletes any text on the screen from the last activation you LAST made. SELECT Deletes the word or group of letters to the left of the cursor. DELETE WORD If a space is to the left of the cursor, removes DELETE WORD the space.
Page 207: Delete Word
Delete Character, Delete Word, Delete Last Selection, Arrow Keys 6XPPDU\ 7KH WRROVDUHDOOXVHGWRHUDVHWH[WDQGRULFRQVRQWKH '(/(7( GLVSOD\VFUHHQ removes the character to DELETE CHAR (P7): DELETE CHARACTER the left of the cursor. : This tool removes the word or group of DELETE WORD (P6) letters to the left of the cursor up to the next space or punctuation mark.
Page 209: Connecting To And Using Other Devices
SERIAL MARKER SPEECH MARKER IRR ON When You Store Commands IRR OFF ..........Use the DeltaTalker with IR to Remotely Control Your EZ Phone and X-10 Modules .............. About Storing Infrared Commands for EZ Phone, X-10 and Remote Control Devices ................
Page 210 Setting Up the DeltaTalker to Work With an IRR ........Storing the Commands IRR ON IRR OFF ..........Storing More IRR Commands ................Read These Notes Before You Begin Computer Emulation ... Getting Ready to Set Up Your Overlay ............
Page 211 With a PRC Infrared Receiver (IRR), you can also use the DeltaTalker IR as a wireless link to a device that does not have built-in IR receiving capabilities, such as a computer or printer.
Page 212 >OFF< >ON< Baud Rate = >1200< or >2400, 4800, 19200, 38400, 57600, 110, 300< 9600 Â The baud rate of the DeltaTalker and th the device you are sending signals to must match! Â Note: Change the baud rate for...
Page 213 OUTPUT Serial Output = : In order to send any information >OFF< >ON< from the DeltaTalker to a computer or printer you must turn this option When this is no information can be sent. >ON<. >OFF<...
Page 214 S PEECH MARKER You can use a before <SPEECH MARKER> you type in a prompt that the DeltaTalker w ill speak but not display. The prompt can tell you w hat the command is supposed to do, e.g., "CHANNEL UP"...
Page 215 If you want the DeltaTalker to indicate that you sent the correct command, store a prompt, e.g., that the "CHANNEL UP",...
Page 216 Using the DeltaTalker with the IR Option LEARNING INFRARED WINDOW T-TAM REMOTE CONTROL Using the DeltaTalker with Infrared &211(&7,1* 72 $1' 86,1* 27+(5 '(9,&(6...
Page 217: Use The Deltatalker With Ir To Remotely Control Your Ez Phone And X-10 Modules
Control Your EZ Phone and X-10 Modules With the DeltaTalker's infrared, you can store all the EZ Phone and X-10 functions that you want to use in your DeltaTalker under icon sequences. Then when the phone rings, for example, all you have to do is to activate the sequence where you stored the function, .
Page 218 DeltaTalker Toolbox INSERT STORE ENTER ESCAPE TOOL REVIEW TRANSF EDIT SET-UP VOCAB MEMORY WAIT Ç ERASE COM- MAND Æ CHAR/ DELETE WORD ICON DEL. È DISABLE LAST SELECT Use this key to add new devices and functions, SET-UP rename devices, re-learn IR signals.
Page 219: X-10 And Remote Control Devices
About Storing Infrared Commands for EZ Phone, X-10 and Remote Control Devices In the Toolbox there are two keys that are used specifically with IR commands: the Menu and the IR SET-UP [02] IR COMMAND [03] tool. You use the Menu to select pre-stored devices and IR SET-UP functions, add new devices and functions, re-name devices, delete...
Page 220 Store DIAL and a Number STORE STORE STORE COM- EZ PHONE DIAL MAND Type in the number you want to dial. 555-1234 STORE Select the icons to store the number under: for example: EZ Phone plus an icon to represent the number: work, home, pizza, etc.
Page 221 Store and a Phone Number DIAL Store the function and a specific phone number under an icon DIAL sequence. Store the Function and a Number Together: DIAL 1. Activate STORE 2. Activate (O3). IR COMMAND 3. You see on the display. Activate EZ PHONE STORE 4.
Page 222 S t o r e a n E Z P h o n e F u n c t i o n Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On STORE Activate STORE Activate IR COMMAND COM- MAND á Activate the arrow keys until you ß...
Page 223: Store The Ez Phone Functions
EZ PHONE ANSWER 12. Activate STORE Ä Note If you are using the DeltaTalker as an ECU and also with a computer, you can store the commands, <IRR ON> <IRR OFF> under icon sequences instead of using a in front SPEECH MARKER of a prompt in the EZ Phone commands.
Page 224 >UC-1 OFF< STORE Activate STORE Type in any text that you want the DeltaTalker to speak and display: e.g., LAMP OFF STORE Activate STORE Select an icon sequence for X-10 UC-1 OFF 7<...
Page 225: Storing X-10 Commands
< e.g., 11. Activate STORE Ä Note: If you are using the DeltaTalker as an ECU and also with a computer, you can store the commands, <IRR ON> <IRR OFF> under icon sequences instead of using a in front SPEECH MARKER of a prompt in the EZ Phone commands.
Page 226 Add Remote Control Devices to the IR Menu &211(&7,1* 72 $1' 86,1* 27+(5 '(9,&(6...
Page 227: About Adding Remote Control Devices And Functions
You use the remote control to teach the DeltaTalker the correct remote control signals. In order to test the signal to see if the DeltaTalker learned it, you must have the appliance where the DeltaTalker can "see" it.
Page 228 TEACH the Signal DeltaTalker TESTS to the DeltaTalker the Signal Make sure DeltaTalker is The DeltaTalker counts facing device to be controlled. down 5 seconds and tests Point the REMOTE CONTROL the signal. at the IR WINDOW. the correct REMOTE button.
Page 229 DeltaTalker's IR window and tap the remote control button for the signal you want to teach. For every signal you want to teach the DeltaTalker, you must point the remote control at the IR window and tap the proper remote control button.
Page 230 Remote DelltaTalker Control Tap remote control button for TV POWER TAP Remote DelltaTalker POWER Button Within 5 S e conds: DelltaTalker DeltaTalker is testing signal. Activate: STORE RECORD ESCAPE Add a Device and Function &211(&7,1* 72 $1' 86,1* 27+(5 '(9,&(6...
Page 231: Add A Device And One Of Its Functions To The Ir Set-Up Menu
13. Tap the (or On/Off) button on your remote control. POWER 14. Now make sure DeltaTalker is facing device you want it to control. The display shows: 5,4,3,2,1 Did it learn it correctly? 15. If the TV went On (or Off), select...
Page 232 Tap remote control button for STORE TV POWER TAP Remote Control Button You se e : 5 ,4 ,3 ,2 ,1 : DelltaTalker DeltaTalker is testing signal. If the TV goes STORE on the signal was learned Re-teach the Signal Using RECORD...
Page 233 Button RECORD If the DeltaTalker did not learn the signal you sent it, you will be able to tell. The DeltaTalker tests the new signal by sending it out right after it has been learned. If the device you want to control does not work, you know that the DeltaTalker did not learn the signal.
Page 234 STORE Remote DelltaTalker Control Tap remote control button for CHANNEL UP Within 5 S e conds: DeltaTalker is testing signal. If channel goes up, If nothing happened, signal was learned. re-teach signal STORE RECORD Add Other Functions to a Device...
Page 235: Add Other Functions
Want the DeltaTalker to Control When you want to add a device (such as a TV or VCR) to your DeltaTalker, you have to add at least one function at the same time you add the device. However, there are probably more functions for that device that you will want to add, too.
Page 236 Ç Å Æ = >TV< STORE OUTPU STORE COM- È MAND Ç Å Æ STORE >POWER< È Type in any text you want on the display: TV ON STORE Activate icons on your overlay where you want to store TV POWER: $FWLYDWHWKHLFRQVWRWHVWWKH STORE VLJQDO...
Page 237 Spell any text that you want to appear on the display (e.g., ). Â If you are using your DeltaTalker as an ECU or with a computer or printer, use a before you type in a prompt. See the note...
Page 238 To teach signal: aim remote control at IR window. Tap button for function you have selected. TAP Remote Control Button Within 5 Seconds: DeltaTalker is testing signal. If the command works, activate STORE If the command does not work, RECORD activate and start over.
Page 239: Re-Learn A Signal That You Have Already Stored
Point the remote control at the IR window and tap the remote control button for the function you have selected. Make sure DeltaTalker's IR window is aimed at the device you want to control. You see the countdown on the display and then, "Did it learn it correctly?"...
Page 240 Remove keyguard and Turn Toolbox On. NEXT >TV< OUTPUT MENU SET-UP ITEM CHANGE >ITEM< NEXT >RENAME DEVICE< MENU ITEM CHANGE ITEM Spell the new name, e.g. FAMILY TV (you can use up to 13 characters). STORE The new name has replaced the old name. EXIT Â...
Page 241: Rename A Device
Rename a Device Let's say you have a TV in the family room and you stored its signals using the label, TV. Now let's say you buy a TV for your bedroom. You store those TV signals using the name, BEDROOM TV.
Page 242 ERASE Ä Note: When you delete a device, the function commands for that device are still stored under icon sequences. Use the regular DeltaTalker erasing procedure to erase the function commands. Delete a Device &211(&7,1* 72 $1' 86,1* 27+(5 '(9,&(6...
Page 243: Delete A Device
Delete a Device There may be a time when you no longer use a device that you have stored in your DeltaTalker. You can delete the device from the DeltaTalker. To Delete a Device: Remove the keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On.
Page 244 Infrared Computer Emulation T-TAM Regular Computer Emulation T-TAM Different Computer Emulation Methods &211(&7,1* 72 $1' 86,1* 27+(5 '(9,&(6...
Page 245: About Computer Emulation With Infrared And Without Infrared
About Computer Emulation with Infrared and Without Infrared To use the DeltaTalker with a computer you must have a computer emulation device like the T-TAM, or computer emulation software like Access DOS or Access Windows. If you are not using infrared to access your computer, you will connect your T-TAM directly to your DeltaTalker and your computer.
Page 246 Using an IRR T-TAM Using the DeltaTalker with an Infrared Receiver &211(&7,1* 72 $1' 86,1* 27+(5 '(9,&(6...
Page 247: Using An Infrared Receiver (Irr)
18 inches and directly facing each other, the infrared signal from the DeltaTalker could be too strong for the IRR to read. Either move the devices farther apart, or place the DeltaTalker so that its IR window is at an angle to the IRR window. Ä...
Page 248 Set the Menu for IRR Use OUTPUT Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn 7KH7RROER[2Q OUTPUT Activate OUTPUT [K2] NEXT Activate to step through NEXT MENU ITEM MENU the menu ITEM CHANGE Activate to set the option. CHANGE ITEM ITEM Set the following options: SERIAL OUTPUT = >ON<...
Page 249: Setting Up The Deltatalker To Work With An Irr
. See the IRR Instruction Sheet for more information on Character Pacing. Baud Rate = >1200< Remember that the baud rate for the DeltaTalker, the IRR and any emulator you are using must be the same. If you are using a T-TAM that does not have a 300/1200 baud switch on it, you must upgrade the T-Tam or use the 300 Pipeline protocol.
Page 250: Irr On Irr Off
Store IRR ON and IRR OFF Under Icon Sequences 1. Remove the keyguard and overlay. 2. Turn the Toolbox On. Activate STORE STORE. IRR,ON. SHIFT <esc> Activate the key, the "esc" key, type SHIFT IRR,ON Do not forget the comma or the period. Do not add spaces Activate STORE...
Page 251 When you use the Deltatalker for both ECU commands and computer emulation, any ECU prompts that are stored without speech markers will be displayed on your computer monitor as well as sent out the DeltaTalker serial port. There are a couple of ways to handle this. Without an IRR...
Page 252: Storing More Irr Commands
Using the same model, you can store other IRR Relay commands under icon sequences. All the IRR commands that can be stored in the DeltaTalker are listed on the instruction sheet that came with your IRR. Below are a few other tools that are helpful to have when using IRR with a computer.
Page 253 Â Note: It is not necessary to use < in the macros INSERT TOOL> shown below. : 1 Second Relay Pulse RELAY ON/OFF <SPEECH MARKER>ACTIVATE RELAY 1 <SERIAL MARKER><SHIFT>< >IRR,RELAY1,ON.<SERIAL MARKER><SERIAL MARKER><SHIFT> < >IRR,RELAY1,OFF. using : Relay On until another key RELAY ON/OFF WAIT ANY KEY is selected.
Page 254 Computer Emulation Ä Important Note To use the DeltaTalker with a computer you must have a computer emulation device like the T-TAM, or computer emulation software like Access DOS or Access Windows. The manual that came with your emulation device or software will have a list of code names for the different computer keys, functions and mouse commands.
Page 255: Getting Ready To Set Up Your Overlay
Getting Ready to Set Up Your Overlay If you are using the DeltaTalker with IR you may be storing a lot commands under icon sequences on your overlay. You might have EZ Phone commands, IRR commands and computer commands to be stored.
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Page 257: Computer Keys And Mouse Commands
Categories There are 3 computer key and mouse command categories that can be stored in your DeltaTalker for computer use. Almost all computer keyboards and mice have the following keys/commands. You may want to store some, or all, of them: 1.
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Page 259: First Organize Your Overlay
First Organize Your Overlay Before you use a computer with your DeltaTalker, answer these questions for yourself: What applications are you going to use? What keys do you need to operate these applications? Will you be using a mouse? The answers will help you organize your Unity overlay and select the keys you will really need.
Page 260 STORE DELETE KEY Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn Toolbox On. ASGN Activate MINSPK DELETE on your Custom Overlay Activate CHAR. CHANGE Activate >ITEM< Activate STORE <DELETE CHARACTER> Spell message, then select STORE SERIAL Activate INSERT MARKER TOOL <esc> Activate SHIFT Type backspace.
Page 261: Assign Backspace/Delete , Return And The Arrows To Deltatalker Keys
RETURN ARROW DeltaTalker keys using and/or ASSIGN MINSPEAK ASSIGN SPELL. Then you can use the keys as regular DeltaTalker keys or as computer keys. If you are using the overlay you can QWERTY assign the keys where the DELETE CHARACTER ARROW keys are.
Page 262 STORE Using Icon Sequences Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn Toolbox On. Activate STORE Activate SHIFT <ESC> Activate The exact code name for the Type computer key or mouse command that you are storing. Always add the period. (Use the exact code name from your emulation manual) Activate STORE Select the icons you want to store...
Page 263: Storing Only A Few Computer Keys Under Icon Sequences
Just follow the regular storing procedure but add two steps as described below. When you store a computer key under an icon sequence, you have to tell the DeltaTalker that you are storing a computer key, not a regular message. To do this, you must activate the key (B8)
Page 264: Organizing Your Theme
Organize Your Theme Select a Icon THEME Write down the computer keys you to use: Write down the computer code for each key: Write down the icon sequence you to store the key TAB = <ESC>tab. = HOME = <ESC>home. = etc.
Page 265: Organizing Your Theme
Organizing Your Theme When you use a theme, you must decide on an icon to represent the theme. For example, to represent all your computer keys you might select for your theme icon. All your keys will be stored under plus another icon to represent each individual COMPUTER key.
Page 266 STORE On Your Overlay 1 ICON THEME Remove keyguard and overlay. Turn Toolbox On. STORE Activate INSERT Activate TOOL ICON Activate THEME Activate the icon you are going to use as your theme Activate STORE Activate an icon to store the theme under an icon sequence Activate to store the theme under...
Page 267: Icon Theme
Selecting a 1 and Storing it ICON THEME On Your Overlay It's easy to access a lot of computer keys and mouse commands if you store them under separate "Computer" and "Mouse" 1 ICON THEMES First you store your theme, then you store the "Enter Theme" key. Select a and Store it on your Overlay: 1 ICON THEME...
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Page 269 Using When you activate the keys you just SERIAL MARKER: stored, the DeltaTalker will speak the key or command and you will see what you stored printed on the display. If you do not want this to happen, use the tool.
Page 270 T-TAM EZ PHONE Only You and Your Own Equipment in the Room EZ PHONE T-TAM EZ PHONE T-TAM You Plus Other People in the Room Each With Their Own Equipment &211(&7,1* 72 $1' 86,1* 27+(5 '(9,&(6...
Page 271: Infrared Troubleshooting
If you are in a situation where multiple devices are in use, you have to tell your DeltaTalker which devices it is going to talk to. You do this by assigning the same unit number to your DeltaTalker, EZ Phone and IRR.
Page 272: The Ir Address Menu
You will hear a sound like an error beep. IR ADDRESS MENU should be visible on the display. The Menu Options: This DeltaTalker Unit Number = >1< (2,3,4) EZ Phone Unit Number = >1< (2,3,4) EZ Phone Baud = >1200< (300) Unit Number = >1< (2)
Page 273 See the next page for protocol information. Â Remember: When you assign a Unit Number, your DeltaTalker and all the devices that your DeltaTalker will be sending signals to must have the same Unit Number. &211(&7,1* 72 $1' 86,1* 27+(5 '(9,&(6...
Page 274: About The Protocol Options
PACKET PROTOCOL DeltaTalker and IRR in the room, with all of them receiving the same signals at the same time. Packet protocol allows you to assign a Unit Number to each device. Packet protocol also checks for errors in the infrared communication and screens out infrared information from outside sources.
Page 275 IRR may not be able to read the DeltaTalker's signal. Either move the DeltaTalker farther away from the IRR or set the DeltaTalker so that its IR window is at an angle to the IRR. The signal will go through but it will not overpower the IRR.
Page 277: Appendixes
Appendixes Add Digitized Memory to the DeltaTalker with a Memory Card ....................MAINTENANCE MENU ..................About Passwords ......................Storing at a Glance ......................Troubleshooting ....................... Songs Already Stored in the DeltaTalker ............Storing a Pre-stored Song on your Overlay ..........
Page 278 Slide card under Batttery pack black housing until it clicks in place Place back end of memory card in case first. The end with the small holes should be facing toward the inside of the case. Slide card up and under black housing until it clicks in place.
Page 279 ON/OFF Control Panel. Turn the DeltaTalker face down on a flat surface. Look at the door on the right. Place a finger against each of the two hinges on the left-hand side of this door. Pinch the hinges and pull up on the door.
Page 280 This tells you the version of software that is installed on your DeltaTalker. Boot Block Version: This tells you the version number of the permanent, unerasable software that remains in your DeltaTalker. Load New System Software = >NO< to load new system software that you may CHANGE >ITEM<...
Page 281: About Passwords
8:00 am and 4:00 pm, M-F, to ask for a password. When you phone PRC to order software, you will be asked for the unit ID or Serial Number of your DeltaTalker. You can find this number in the Menu (see facing page)
Page 282: Storing At A Glance
Storing at a Glance Synthesized Speech (text-to-speech) STORE Activate STORE Type message. Activate STORE Select icon sequence. Activate STORE EDIT Activate EDIT Select icon sequence. Activate STORE Edit message. Activate STORE ERASE Activate ERASE Select icon sequence. Activate ERASE Activate again.
Page 283: Troubleshooting
Follow the battery disposal regulations of you city, state or country. The DeltaTalker has two battery packs, one under each door on the back of the device. Remove the doors. Unplug each battery pack by grasping the battery wires down near the connector, then pull up on the wires.
Page 284 OUTPUT Cleaning the DeltaTalker Regular Cleaning: To keep the DeltaTalker clean, wipe the device with a damp (not wet) cloth. Do not get water or soap into the speaker or microphone. The overlay protector can also be cleaned with a ®...
Page 285 The Pre-Stored Songs in the DeltaTalker Amazing Grace Joy to the World O Come Little Children Silent Night Away in a Manger Row Row Row Your Boat My Country 'Tis of Thee Old MacDonald Mary Had A Little Lamb Humpty Dumpty...
Page 286: Storing A Pre-Stored Song On Your Overlay
. Select the icon sequence you MINSPEAK chose for your song. The DeltaTalker should sing the song. 10. If the DeltaTalker does not sing, open the Toolbox and re-store your song following the steps above. Don’t forget to use INSERT TOOL You can store as many songs as you want under individual icon sequences.
Page 287: Program And Store Your Own Songs
DeltaTalker Programming a song is different from programming regular text because you must tell the DeltaTalker to sing the song, not speak it. To do this you must type each letter of text phonetically and add time and pitch values thatcorrespond to musical notes. At the end...
Page 288 The two values are always separated by a comma, i.e., <300,24>. You always start to program a song by activating the left square bracket [ . This tells the DeltaTalker that you are programming a song. Program all songs in mode for synthesized speech.
Page 289 Before you Begin to Store: Write down the song you want to store exactly the way you will enter it into the DeltaTalker. 1. Start with the left angle bracket [ . 2. Use the phoneme lists to change each letter of the song into the correct phoneme.
Page 290 PITCH DeltaTalker range from 1-37 with 1 corresponding to C2 (or the second C below middle C on a piano); 25 corresponds to the note C4 (middle C on a piano); and 37 corresponds to C5 (the first C above middle C on a piano).
Page 291 Programming a Song An Example of Programming a Song Mary Had a Little Lamb Change the words of the song into phonemes. Use the Vowel and Consonant Phoneme Tables to find the correct phonemes. Mar y li t tle MER IY HXAE D AX LIH T TUHL LEYAE M li t mb li t la mb...
Page 292 Use the phoneme tables at the end of the appendix. Practice by spelling words into the DeltaTalker using the phonemes you think might work. Then listen to them. Soon you will develop an idea about which phonemes are going to correspond to which sounds.
Page 293 Value Code PITCH Chart) are scored too high for any DeltaTalker voice to sing well. These higher songs will sound much better if you give the notes their value in an octave lower. For example, the first note in Mary Had a Little Lamb is B above middle C.
Page 294 Programming a Song Find the correct value for each note and write it down. TIME 1. Using the secondhand on a watch, time the amount of time it takes you to sing your song. 2. On the sheet music, look at the tempo of the song. In our example it is 4/4 time.
Page 295 1/4 note gets the value of 500 milliseconds; an 1/8 note gets the value of 250 milliseconds. By practicing giving whole notes different time values and listening to the results on the DeltaTalker, you can approximate the tempo of a song fairly accurately by using this method. $33(1',;(6...
Page 296 PITCH PITCH The first word of our song will look like this when you enter it into the DeltaTalker: [MER<300,24>IY<300,22> The second word, "HAD" uses an 1/8 note and contains the phonemes "HXAE D". The "D" is an ending consonant and stands...
Page 297 Programming a Song alone. We don't want it to sound too pronounced when the word is sung, so it should get a lesser value than "HXAE". TIME Now we have: [MER<300,24>IY<300,22>HAEX<220,20>D<80,20> Let's give "HXAE" a value of 220. Its value is 20. TIME PITCH And let's give "D"...
Page 298 CTRL or line with a (left square bracket). If you do not do this, the DeltaTalker will not know it is supposed to continue singing the song. At the end of the entire song you must enter a (right square bracket).
Page 299 Helpful Hints: If you have Auto Power Down or Power Save Mode turned On, the DeltaTalker will power down if no activations are made after a pre- set number of minutes pass. If you are entering your song and the DeltaTalker powers down, you will lose your programming.
Page 300 Programming Your Song Storing the Song If you do not have all the extra song programming characters on your Unity overlay (including if you TEXT SPEECH MARKERS plan to use them), store the song from the Toolbox. Storing Using TEXT SPEECH MARKERS If you do not want the actual song programming to show on the display while you are singing, you can use...
Page 301 English Vowel Phonemes Phoneme Phoneme Symbol Example Symbol Example Vowels f a ther b i t b a t k i sses b u t b ea t b ou ght b oa t b ou t b oy a bou t b ir d b i te b oo k...
Page 302 English Consonant Phonemes Phoneme Phoneme Symbol Example Symbol Example Consonants b in p in ch in r ed d ebt s it th is sh in f in t est g ive th in h ead v est g in w est c at z oo...
Page 303 Pitch Notes and Pitch Values PITCH NOTES AND PITCH VALUES BASS CLEF F# G 20 21 TREBLE CLEF C# D $33(1',;(6...
Page 304 PITCH NOTES AND VALUES (cont'd) C# D 31 32 34 35 554.5 587.6 62 2.4 659.6 697.8 740.2 A# B 284.4 831.0 880.0 932.4 988.0 104.6 1109.0 $33(1',;(6...
Page 305 Value Code PITCH PITCH NOTE PITCH VALUE OCTAVE RANGE C4 = Middle C OCTAVE BELOW MIDDLE C OCTAVES BELOW MIDDLE C $33(1',;(6...
Page 306 Value Code (cont'd) PITCH PITCH NOTE PITCH VALUE OCTAVE RANGE C4 = Middle C OCTAVE ABOVE MIDDLE C 555.4 587.6 622.4 659.6 697.8 OCTAVES 740.2 784.4 831.0 ABOVE 880.0 932.4 988.0 MIDDLE C 1046.8 For two octaves above middle C, you must enter the value in Herz.
Page 307 Values of Notes TIME NOTE TIME VALUE CHART dotted whole 1/16 note 1/8 note 1/4 note 1/2 note 1/2 note 1/8 note triplet 1/4 note trip pair of ir of ( = 1/4 note) ( = 1/2 note) 1/8 notes 1/16 notes (each note above get s part of the time value)
Page 308 Activate the right parenthesis. Do not put punctuation or spaces after you type it. )record Type the word. The DeltaTalker will now speak the alternate pronunciation. Also in this Appendix Abbreviations that the DeltaTalker knows How the DeltaTalker handles numbers The Speech Tips Appendix $33(1',;(6...
Page 309: Helpful Dectalk Speech Tips
The word can also be pronounced as it is in this sentence, "Our speech teacher let us record our voices on a tape recorder." The way a word is most often spoken is the way the DeltaTalker will pronounce the word. In this case, if you typed "record" it would be pronounced as it is in the first example.
Page 310 Words with Alternate Pronunciations abstract defect perfect segment abuse deliberate permit separate addict desert pervert subject advocate digest polish sublet affix discharge predicate subordinate alternate dove predominate suspect animate duplicate present syndicate annex elaborate proceed suspect appropriate estimate produce tear associate excuse progress...
Page 311 Abbreviations Recognized by DECtalk Speech Abbreviation Word all-in-1 All in one all-in-one All in one Apr. April Assoc. Associates Aug. August Avenue Ave. Avenue bldg. Building Blvd. Boulevard Chapter Chapter centimeters cms. centimeters Company "see-oh-dee" cont. continued Corp. corporation Ctr. center CTRL control...
Page 312 freight on board footnote Father Fri. Friday feet (not 'foot') Fort (not 'Foot') Gen. General grams Gov. Governor hrs. hours i.e. "eye ee" (not 'that is') Inc. Incorporated Intl. international Jan. January Junior Jul. July Jun. June kilograms kgs. kilograms kilometers pounds lbs.
Page 313 pages ppd. post paid Pres. President Road recd. received Rep. Pepresentative Rev. Reverend rsts "ris-tis" rsts/e "ris-tis-ee" Rte. route Sat. Saturday Sen. Senator Sep. September Sept. September square Senior Saint (when followed by a name) Street (when preceded by a name) Sun.
Page 314 Activate [ Activate the SPACE Activate < Type: 1000 (1000 will create a I second pause; if you type 2000 will have a 2 second pause, etc.) Activate > Activate ] Producing a Long "A" in the Middle of a Sentence: Usually an "A"...
Page 315 Examples of Spacing for Other Math Problems: 2*8_=_16; 1*2_=_2 ("*" indicates "times") 2_+8_=_10 1 1/12 must be entered as 1&_1/2 (1/2 can be entered by activating "1" "slash" "2".) At this time DECtalk speech and the DeltaTalker cannot speak division problems correctly. $33(1',;(6...
Page 316 How DECtalk Speech Handles Numbers Examples of Entering Dates: DECtalk speech does not recognize dates if you enter them the way they are normally written, e.g.: 6-8-1990 or 11/20/95 Enter dates in the following manner for them to be spoken correctly: 6-Aug-1990 or 20-Nov-1995 These dates are spoken as "August 6, 1990"...
Page 317 Microphone You can connect an external microphone, speaker and earphone to the DeltaTalker. (External earphones should be used if you are also using Auditory Prompts.) Their connectors must fit into the following jack sizes on the back of the DeltaTalker: External Microphone Jack—3.5 millimeter;...
Page 319: Index
317 Batteries v, 21, 23, 25, 27, 279, 133, MAINTENANCE MENU replacing 283 songs in DeltaTalker 285 using the correct charger 283 storing at a glance 282 Baud rate 213, 247, 249, 254, storing songs 286, 287-309 273, 274, 284, see also MTI...
Page 320 49-55, Direct selection 61, 65, 91 CHOOSE OVERLAY 63, 73, 117, 133, 137 DISABLE KEY Circular/linear scan 71 Disinfecting the DeltaTalker 284 Circular/linear step 71 Display screen 15 Cleaning the DeltaTalker 294 Disposal, batteries 283 185, 205 Dual or stereo jack 17, 25...
Page 321 auditory prompts 169 remote control 211, 217 recorded speech 104 re-teach a signal 239 spelling see SERIAL MARKER, SPEECH DELETE 215, 253, 261, 269 CHARACTER MARKER synthesized speech 111 219, 227-245 SET-UP MENU Storing ESCAPE under icon sequences 237 EXIT 121, 129, 259, 265 EZ Phone commands 219-243 EXIT THEME...
Page 322 Load memory (MTI) see MTI Mono jack 17, 77, 101 Manual MTI-IBM see MTI Manual Load module/merge see MTI MTI-Macintosh see MTI Manual Manual Multi switch 17 menu 133, 280 MAINTENANCE Masking icons 115 Memory NEXT MENU ITEM adding iv, 21, 279 amount left 280 card iv, 21, 279 OH-DT (Optical Headpointer) 61,...
Page 323 Printer 211-217 Serial marker 215, 253, 261, 269 Prompts, auditory 15, 51, 53, 55, Serial output 213, 252-253, 264, 165-169, 173-79 Serial port 19, 215, 252, 259, 261, Quarter Row/Column Scan 81 overlay 49, 99, 137, #1, #2, #3 39, 93, 117, QWERTY SETTINGS 153, 265...
Page 324 digitized messages 97, 103-105, 109, DELETE CHARACTER EZ Phone commands 215-243 141, 147, 149, 199, IRR commands 215, 247-269 207, 263, 265 songs 285-307 DELETE ICON synthesized 97, 107-111, 113 DELETE LAST SELECTION themes 119-127, 265-269 109, 141, with 32 and 8 117 DELETE WORD 191, 199, 207 X-10 commands 225...
Page 325 see p. 323 saving 211-219 STORE 13, 37, 36 WAIT ANY KEY VIEW ANGLE Tools and Text, assigning 145- View selected icons 74 Voice Menu see auditory prompt 82 TRANSFER MEMORY MTI Manual changing voices in a message Transfer vocabulary see MTI 85, 183 Manual main voice 81...

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