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Vanguard
Plus
™
Operator's Manual
For devices with system software 5.05 and above
PRC HEADQUARTERS
PRC INTERNATIONAL
1022 Heyl Rd • Wooster, OH 44691
Liberator Ltd
Telephone: (330 262-1984 • (800) 262-1984
Minerva Business Park
Fax: (330) 263-4829
Lynch, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
PE2 6FT UK
E-mail Address:
info@prentrom.com
Fax: +44 845 2661155
Web Site Address:
www.prentrom.com
E-mail Address:
info@liberator.co.uk
Web Site Address:
www.liberator.co.uk
VANGUARD PLUS MANUAL
14777-1v2.01

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  • Page 1 Telephone: (330 262-1984 • (800) 262-1984 Minerva Business Park Fax: (330) 263-4829 Lynch, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 6FT UK E-mail Address: info@prentrom.com Fax: +44 845 2661155 Web Site Address: www.prentrom.com E-mail Address: info@liberator.co.uk Web Site Address: www.liberator.co.uk VANGUARD PLUS MANUAL 14777-1v2.01...
  • Page 2 Warning! Changes or modifications to this product which are not authorized by Prentke Romich Company could exceed FCC limits and negate your authority to use this product.
  • Page 3 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 5  IMPORTANT! Remove your device from Shipping Mode Plug in your battery charger. Press the key on the front of the case. It will take a few moments for the device to boot up. VANGUARD PLUS MANUAL...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS ................11 The Front Panel ................................12 The Left Side Panel ..............................14 The Right Side Panel ..............................15 Top of the Vanguard..............................16 Back of the Vanguard ..............................17 The Display Areas ...............................18 Different Ways to Turn your Device Off........................20 About the Batteries in your Vanguard .........................22...
  • Page 8 Using the REVIEW TO OUTPUT METHOD Option ....................175 Icon Tutor Options..............................176 NOTEBOOKS................................177 About Notebooks...............................178 The Notebook Workspace ............................178 New Notebooks .................................179 Close a Notebook; Save a Notebook ........................179 Open or Delete a Notebook ............................180 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vanguard Plus Manual viii...
  • Page 9 About Teaching Remote Control Signals to your Device..................243 Teach Remote Control Signals to your Device......................244 Add a New Device to the IR SETUP MENU ......................247 Create a New REMOTE Page using “Copy from Existing Page” ................248 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 10 Appendix K: IBM and Macintosh Computer Keyboard Names; Mouse Commands..........338 Appendix L: The Joystick and Headphone Adapters ....................346 ™ Appendix M: RealSpeak Speech Tips........................347 Appendix N: Helpful DECtalk Speech Tips......................362 Appendix O: Troubleshooting ...........................371 INDEX ..................................375 Index..................................377 TABLE OF CONTENTS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 11: Getting Acquainted With Your Vanguard Plus

    Getting Acquainted with your Vanguard Plus GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 12: The Front Panel

    CHARGING When this light flashes, the batteries need to be charged. Plug in the charger. BATTERY LOW If you are using a headpointer, this area tracks its movements HEADPOINTING WINDOW GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 13 SET-UP Keys 1 and 2are User Defined keys. They have been pre-programmed for you to perform some often-used functions. You can re-program them to do whatever you wish. See page 166. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 14: The Left Side Panel

    Switch A and B Connectors Plug single or dual switches into these two connectors. Serial Port B Plug a non-USB mouse in here. Headphone Plug stereo headphones or amplified stereo speakers into this connector. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 15: The Right Side Panel

    Press the button at the bottom of the hole and release. This will reset your device. You will lose any work that was not saved. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 16: Top Of The Vanguard

    TV or DVD player, this window must be facing in the general direction of the object you want to control. Speakers The Vanguard's speakers are behind the grilles. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 17: Back Of The Vanguard

    Unscrew the screws in either side of the Battery Door. Push down on the two tables at the top of  You should only have to remove this door if a service the door and lift the door off. technician from PRC asks you to. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 18: 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 VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 19 Text Display Area of your device and will also be sent to an external computer. Speech When this is lit, your device will speak anything that appears in the Text Display Area. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 20: Different Ways To Turn Your Device Off

    Activate any key or switch to bring it back. After ten minutes of dimmed backlight and no key activations, the screen goes dark. Activate any key or switch to bring it back. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 21 When your device turns off, it saves any storing and/or programming that you have done up to that point. If you are doing a lot of storing/programming —perhaps setting up an overlay—make sure the device turns Off periodically so that your work is saved. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 22: About The Batteries In Your Vanguard

    If you use the device during charging, it will take 8-12 hours to completely charge the batteries. A fully-charged battery will last approximately 6-8 hours with normal use of your device. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 23: The Touch Screen And The Exploration Wizard

    If you select one of the overlays, the software will take you directly to that overlay and you can begin using it as your own. These overlays do not allow you to return to the Exploration Wizard. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 24 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 36 GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 25: The Unity ® 45 Sequenced Overlay

    . Press this key to see more activities in the Activity Row. If you want to look at some activities, press one of the keys in the Activity Row. Press MORE if you want GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 26 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 VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 27: 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 VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 28: Icon Prediction Shows Where You Have Messages Stored

    The blank keys offer no messages. Select this key. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 29 If you press a blank key, you will see the icon that belongs to that key in the icon display area but no message is spoken. The overlay resets and all keys become bright again. Icon Prediction is a good tool to use to help you learn your vocabulary. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 30: About The Color-Coded Toolbox

    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 pages starting with 161 to learn about storing Tools. GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 31: 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 VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 32: The Simple Toolbox

    Full Toolbox menus. You might find this Toolbox useful for Creating Pages and creating scenes for pages. FULL TOOLBOX key. To go to the Full Toolbox, just select the GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 33: About The Call Tool In The Toolbox

    It 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 GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR VANGUARD PLUS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 35: Setting Up Your Communication Device

    Setting Up your Communication Device SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 36: About Setting Up Your Device

    A single user can load different overlays into the 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 COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 37 Select Switch User Area to go to a new Area The Text Display Area tells you which Area and overlay you are currently using. Switch User Area option. Select the SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 38 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 COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 39 If you want to erase your current overlay without saving any custom vocabulary, select YES. If you want to save the vocabulary, select NO and then perform an MTI before you change to a SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 40 Type in the word, "replace" and then select OK to exit. Your original overlay will be replaced by the one you just selected. Other options in this menu are discussed in other parts of this manual. See the Table of Contents or the Index. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 41: Access Methods

    Vanguard case. If you have a regular joystick, you must have an adapter for it. See page 346. You may also need to plug a switch into the adapter so you can make selections. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 42: 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. The different access methods and their options are discussed in the next few pages. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 43: Touch Options

    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 COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 44: Switch Scanning Methods

    Press your switch to start the scan of small areas of the keyboard. Press switch when the scan reaches the area you want. Press when it reaches the row/column you want. Press to select a key. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 45 This allows you to move through the keys on your overlay from left to right across the rows or from top to bottom down each column. You must release your switch to select a row, column or key. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 46: 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 COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 47 MENU, Icon Prediction and select Grey or White. Grey allows you to see the shadow of the icon on the key; white turns the entire key white so it looks blank. But if you try to select a grey or white key, nothing will happen. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 48: Switch Scanning Methods

    You must press and hold your switch to scan the keyboard. Change directions by releasing and then pressing and holding your switch.  Note: At this time directed scans will not allow you to scan the Word Prediction list. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 49: Switch Scanning Options

    Scan Auto Restart When this is On, a new scan will automatically start once you have made a key selection. If it is Off, you must activate your switch to start a new scan. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 50: Headpointing/Joystick Methods

    As you look at the keys you want to select on your device, keep the reflective dot SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 51 Auto means your the device will automatically make your selection for you. Predictive Selection Predictive Selection works hand-in-hand with Icon Prediction. (Icon Prediction is in the FEEDBACK MENU and the default is ON.) SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 52 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 COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 53: Joystick Options

    “de-select” the key and then scan to a new key. Number of Rescans Select the amount of times you want to scan the overlay. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 54: Internal Headpointing Options

    This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat when you hold it down. Selection Type Manual means you must activate a separate switch to make a selection. Auto means your the device will automatically make your selection for you. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 55 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 COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 56: Mouse/Trackball/Usb Joystick Options

    When you turn Predictive Selection On, your device highlights only those icons where messages are stored. These highlighted icons are the only keys on the keyboard that will produce a response.  Note: Icon Prediction will work whether Predictive Selection is On or not. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 57 Highlight Keys 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. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 58: The Feedback Menu

    The FEEDBACK MENU Go to the Toolbox and open the FEEDBACK MENU Select the FEEDBACK MENU key. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 59 Select More Items to see the next screen. The FEEDBACK MENU options give you information about what your device is doing and sometimes about what you are doing on the device. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 60: Feedback Menu Options

    ON is the default. Gray turns unpredicted keys gray but you can still see an outline of the icon; White turns the key all white and you see nothing on it; OFF turns Icon Prediction Off. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 61 Call the PRC Sales Department for more information: 800-262-1933 Change Text Area Function The Text Display Area is set up to speak text on the display. You can change this function to whatever you would like. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 62: Speech Menu Options

    Other options allow you to refine the voice. Voice Options ™ You have a number of different voices to choose from. Acapela voices are the default but you can switch to the other options by selecting the Up arrow. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 63 We recommend that you try the options listed below with their default settings first. Write the default settings down before you make any changes. This way you can always return to the original voice. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 64   Helpful Hint: You can listen to the MAIN voice by selecting the voice you want to hear and then pressing the Text Display area. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 65: 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 an adapter. See Appendix K for more information. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 66 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 COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 67 2. Activate the icon sequence whose contents you want to erase. 3. Activate YES (or NO if you change your mind).  Important! When you delete a Content Prompt, you are deleting the message that was stored under that icon sequence. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 68: The Output Menu

    USB cable to connect to a computer; IrDA is a wireless connection to an IrDA printer; Bluetooth means you are using an optional PRC Bluetooth Card paired with a PRC Bluetooth adapter to connect to a computer. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 69 Paired Devices Lists the devices you have paired with Pair with BT Adapter Select this to pair your Vanguard with a PRC Bluetooth Adapter Disconnect Unpairs your current Bluetooth device from your Vanguard. SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 70: Save Your Set-Up Settings

    3 settings location keys. To Save 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?” SETTING UP YOUR COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 71: 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 COMMUNICATION DEVICE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 73: Word Prediction

    Word Prediction WORD PREDICTION Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 74: 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 MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 75: Spell And Select Words

    Turn this to ON to make Word Prediction active. Turn Word Prediction On in the WORD PREDICTION MENU. Select OK. Go to your Spelling Page and begin to spell a word. Watch the display as you spell. WORD PREDICTION MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 76  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 MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 77 Icon Tutor on the Fly is an option in the FEEDBACK MENU (page 60). When this is ON Icon Tutor on the Fly will show you if there are any sequences where your Word Prediction word is stored. WORD PREDICTION MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 78 In the 45 Sequenced vocabulary, select the DEVICE key in the Activity row. You see: MORE key. Select the You see: Turn Word Prediction ON or OFF with this key. Select the PRED ON/OFF key to toggle on or off WORD PREDICTION MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 79: Other Word Prediction Options

    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 MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 80 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 MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 81  The computer delete command must be used to delete one character at a time. Delete Word will not work correctly. WORD PREDICTION MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 82 Word Prediction also keeps track of how often a word is used. The more a word is used, the closer it gets to the front of the predicted words line. If you have a word you use lot and you WORD PREDICTION MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 83 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 MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 84 This allows you to save the dictionary review to a computer using a USB drive or the PRC Bluetooth adapter or to print it out on an IrDA printer. Remember to set the correct options in the OUTPUT MENU (see page 68). Select OK to return to the WORD PREDICTION MENU WORD PREDICTION MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 85 If you turn this option OFF no "most likely to follow" words will be predicted. Suggest Spelling When this is ON, if you misspell a word, WordQ will try to predict the word you meant to spell. WORD PREDICTION MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 86 "add". Use something like "adr" or "ads" instead so the word "add" is still available for you to use. To use Abbreviation Expansion Select Set-Up Abbreviation Expansion from the WORD PREDICITON MENU WORD PREDICTION MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 87 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". Select the OK key You see: WORD PREDICTION MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 88 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 MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 89: Reminders Menu

    REMINDERS MENU REMINDERS MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 90: The Reminders Menu

     In the Toolbox, select the REMINDERS MENU key You see the first screen in the REMINDERS MENU. Select New Reminder. Let's add a reminder that we have a meeting at 10:00 AM every Monday.  Select the New Reminder key. REMINDERS MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 91 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 92 Now tell the Vanguard 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 93 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 94 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 95  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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 97: Using Your Overlay

    Using your Overlay USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 98: 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 YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 99: About Recorded And Computer Speech

    If you are storing synthesized messages, you can store more quickly if you know what you want to type and what sequences you want to use. The recording microphone is the small hole located to the top right of the infrared window on the front of the case. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 100: Record A Vocabulary Message

    Activity Row (the top row on your overlay). You see some of the messages in the ME Activity. Select the SET-UP key  on the front of the case.  Select the key. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 101 You see: Select Recorded Speech 4. Change the Type of Message box to Recorded Speech  USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 102 Type of Message option to Computer Speech. Then activate the Spell Text to Display key and type in the text you want to have displayed. Activate OK when you have finished. Then set the Type of Message option to Recorded Speech. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 103 Once you have the Microphone Volume adjusted to your liking, you should not have to re- adjust it for recording any new messages. 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 YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 104 Select Computer Speech You will type your name so that it shows up here. Select Computer Speech in the Type of Message option.  Select the Spell Message… key  You see your Storing Keyboard: USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 105 Type in your name and then select the OK key in the bottom right corner.  Notice your name now appears here. Select OK to exit the menu and return to your CORE overlay. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 106 You can erase the message by reading the instructions on the next page. Or you can go to the Modify Activity chapter and learn how to add an icon to your key as well as many other options. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 107: Erase A Recorded Message

    TOOLS key to go to the Toolbox.  Activate the ERASE CORE.  Select  Select the icon sequence of the message you want to erase. Select OK. You see the warning box below:  USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 108 You can also erase a message by recording over it. Select STORE CORE in the Toolbox. Instead of choosing a new icon sequence, select the sequence you want to record over.  You cannot “edit” a recording; you have to either erase it or record over it USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 109: Store A Computer Speech Message

     You are asked to select the key you want to modify. Select one of the blank keys in the Activity Row. You see a menu that allows you to modify the blank key. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 110  Press the Spell Message key. You see your Spelling Overlay.  Type in a message. For now, you might type: "We are going camping." Then select the OK key on your spelling overlay. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 111  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.  Select the Change Label key.  Type in CAMP or CAMPING and select OK. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 112 Select your new key. Vanguard speaks the message. You have stored a computer speech message and created a key for it! You can edit or erase the message by reading the instructions on the next page. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 113: Edit A Computer Speech Message

    TOOLS key to go to the Toolbox.  Activate ERASE CORE  Activate the icon sequence you want to erase.  Answer YES to erase or NO if you decide to keep the message. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 114: Completely Erase The Contents Of A Key

     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 YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 115: Hide Vocabulary Keys - Single Hit Overlays

    When you hide a key, you are telling it to quit working. You can’t even see the icon on the overlay anymore. If you activate the space where the icon used to be, nothing will happen. In effect, you are turning the key off so that you can’t use it. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 116 SET-UP key. The Hide/Show Keys option appears.  Notice the Hide/Show Keys option appears in the Status Display Area.  Select the Hide/Show Keys option. Keys you select to hide will turn gray. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 117 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 PAGE, MODIFY ACTIVITY and PAGE menus. USING YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 118: Swap Core Vocabulary Keys On Your Overlay

     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 YOUR OVERLAY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 119 Pages PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 120: About Custom Pages

    Page, use the MODIFY PAGE MENU or the SET-UP key.  To copy Pages from one user area to another user area, use the Copy Pages/Activities option in the USER AREA MENU. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 121: Set Page Template

    The Set Activity Template option is in the USER AREA MENU To Set and Use a Page Template:  Open the in the Toolbox.  Select the key.  Select the Set Page Template key.  PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 122 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 123: Create A Custom Page

    User Area or a template you selected from the USER AREA MENU. Copy from Another Page: If you want to copy the format of an already created page, select Copy from Another Page  then select the page you want to copy.  Follow steps #6-10 below. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 124 Scan Pattern-see Appendix D for more information). When you have finished with the key, select Choose Next Key to Define and repeat these seven steps until you have created your custom page. Select OK when finished. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 125: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 126: Modify A Custom Page

     You can transfer a page from one User Area to another using the MTI, but you must switch to the User Area you want to load the page into before you complete the transfer. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 127: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 128 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 129: Link A Page To Another Page

    7. You see all of your pages. Select the page you want to link to. 8. Select OK. 9. You can now select an icon for the key, change the label, etc. 10. Select OK when you have finished. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 130: Create A Scene Page

    84. If you want to use a template, we suggest that you use the 60 or 84 TEMPLATE. If that is not your default template, go to the USER AREA MENU and change Templates to 60 or 84. Select OK.  Select any key on the overlay. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 131 Select the Change Scene option Select Change Scene.  PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 132 You see the Modify Scene screen. Select Choose Scene. It may take a few seconds for the  scenes to appear.  Note: You can also import scenes here from your USB or hard drive. Select Import Scenes instead of Choose Scene. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 133 Use More Items to scroll through the pages. Select the picture you want to use for your scene and select OK.  You can also import a scene here and delete scenes you no long want to use. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 134 Notice that the picture covers all the keys on the overlay. You can choose your own size for the picture so that it covers only the keys you want it to cover. Select Change the size of the picture. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 135 This might be your top left corner key. This might be your bottom right corner  Select the area you want the picture to cover by selecting a top right corner key and bottom left corner key. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 136 You might add messages that help explain things in the picture, or teach new vocabulary about the picture. You might program a key that takes you to another Page or Activity that relates to the scene. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 137 2. Select Spell Text for Message. 3. Select PAGE LINK. 4. Select YES. 5. Select the Page you want to link to. 6. Change the label, icon, color, etc., if you wish. Select OK when you are finished. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 138: Copy Pages/Activities From Your Current User Area To Another User Area

    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 199 for information about transferring memory. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 139: Expand A User Area Or Page

    7. A message box will appear telling you the expansion is complete. 8. Activate OK. 9. Activate OK. Activate OK again to exit the USER AREA MENU. The next time you go to your 45 Sequenced overlay it should look like the picture on the next page: PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 140 Select the PAGES key. If you select YES above to expand Pages and Activities, the PAGES page will look similar to this: Now you will only have to assign the blank keys, not the entire overlay. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 141 The same steps apply to Expand a Page. The pages you will see to choose from will belong to the User Area you are currently in. If you want a page from a different Area, you will have to switch to that Area first, then active Expand a User Area or Page. PAGES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 143: Activities

    Activities ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 144: Activities

    Most overlays have more than one row of pre-stored Activities. ACTIVITY key in the Activity row to see more Activities. You can also Select the select the key on the front of the case to see Activities. ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 145: Set Activity Template

    The Set Activity Template option is in the USER AREA MENU To Set and Use an Activity Template:  Open the in the Toolbox.  Select the key.  Select the Set Activity Template key. ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 146  You can select any Activity to use as a Template.  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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 147: Create A New Activity-An Example

    Notice that two keys are automatically defined for you: the MORE key and the ACTIVITY key.  Select a blank key to define. The red highlight box moves to the key you selected.  Select the key in the bottom left corner of the screen. ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 148  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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 149: Dynamic Activities

     Open any Activity.  Activate the icon you selected in Step 4, above.  The Activity you wanted opens. Activate an icon in the Activity.  The word is spoken and you return to your original Activity. ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 150: Erase A Dynamic Activity Link; Review All Dynamic Activities

    Your device shows you the Dynamic Activities. You see the sequence for the Activity and the Activity name. Activate MORE ITEMS if you have more than one page of Dynamic Activities.  Activate Cancel when you are finished.  Activate OK to exit.  ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 151: About The Picture Prediction Option

    If You Do Not Want a Particular Activity to be Predicted: If you do not want any keys within a certain Activity to move, MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU in the Toolbox.  Open the  Select the Activity you want. ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 152 Perhaps you would like to have some keys predicted in an Activity, but not others. For example, the MORE ITEMS key should always remain in its place. Open the MODIFY ACTIVITY MENU.   Select the Activity you want. Turn Picture Prediction ON.  Select Modify Item Within Activity.  ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 153 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 154: Modify An Already Existing Activity

    Key Position: Lock or Unlock: Use with Picture Prediction: Lock and the key remains fixed; Unlock and it will move according to frequency of use if Picture Prediction is turned On in the FEEDBACK MENU and for the Activity. ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 155: Link An Activity To A Page Or To Another 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. 4. Select Spell Text for Message ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 156 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 157: 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 Select Copy Pages/Activities after you have selected the Activities or Pages you want to copy 3. Activate the Copy Pages/Activities option. ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 158 You may have to adjust the Activities in the Activity Row if you expanded into an area. They may not be in the position you are used to due to the size of the new area or overlay, especially if they were locked. This is also true if you copy Pages. ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 159: 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 TRANSFER MEMORY MENU to load the saved area into the second device. chapter beginning on page 199. ACTIVITIES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 161: Store/Assign Tools And Macros In Core, Activities And

    Store/Assign Tools and Macros in Core, Activities and Pages ADDING TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 162: 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 Speech from the storing screen. 5. Select Spell Text for Message. 6. You see your spelling overlay. Activate the INSERT TOOL key. ADDING TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 163: Assign A Tool To A Core Key

    To Assign a Tool to a Core Vocabulary Key: 1. Go to the Toolbox. Activate the ASSIGN CORE KEYS MENU. 2. Activate the key on your overlay where you want to assign the Tool. ADDING TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 164: Erase The Tool And Restore The Original Icon

    1. Go to the Toolbox. Activate ASSIGN CORE KEYS. 2. Select the key whose contents you want to erase. 3. Activate the Clear Key Contents key. 4. Activate OK. The key is now blank. It has neither an icon nor any contents. ADDING TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 165: Assign A Tool To An Activity Row Key

    ASSIGN ACTIVITY KEYS, select the Tool, then select the Activity option. The Tool key will disappear and the Activity key will return to its original place in the row.  Use ASSIGN CORE KEYS to assign a Tool to a Core Vocabulary key on your overlay. ADDING TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 166: 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. ADDING TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 167: About Macros

    Vanguard 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>. ADDING TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 168  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. ADDING TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 169: Store A Macro Under An Icon Sequence

    3. The Toolbox returns you to your overlay. Select the icon sequence you want to use to store the macro under. 4. Activate OK. 5. Select Computer Speech from the storing screen. 6. Select Spell Text for Message. 7. You see your spelling overlay. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 170: Assign A Macro To A Core Key

    6. You see your spelling overlay. 7. Activate the INSERT TOOL key. 8. You see the first page of the All Tools List. The Tools are arranged alphabetically on the screen. Activate the CALL Tool. STORE/ASSIGN TOOLS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 171: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 172: Change All Occurrences Of An Icon

    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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 173: Review Vocabulary

    Review Vocabulary REVIEW VOCABULARY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 174: 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. REVIEW VOCABULARY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 175: Using The Review To Output Method Option

    Select this if you are using a PRC Bluetooth adapter to connect to your computer. See page XX for a full explanation. IrDA Output Method Select this option if you are connected to an IrDA printer. REVIEW VOCABULARY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 176: Icon Tutor Options

    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 the FEEDBACK MENU options beginning on page 60 for more Icon Tutor options. REVIEW VOCABULARY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 177: Notebooks

    Notebooks NOTEBOOKS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 178: About Notebooks

    Edit Menu and Edit Mode keys. (See page 184 for more information on the editing tools.)  CLEAR DISPLAY does not work in a Notebook. NOTEBOOKS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 179: New Notebooks

    Notebook option allows you to save the Notebook. You can activate Save Notebook any time a Notebook is open. To Save an Open Notebook  Go to the Toolbox.  Open the NOTEBOOK MENU.  Activate Save Notebook. Your device will save the Notebook and return you to the open Notebook. NOTEBOOKS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 180: Open Or Delete A Notebook

    To Rename a Notebook Go to the Toolbox.  Open the NOTEBOOK MENU.  Activate Rename Notebook.   You see a list of your Notebooks. Activate the one you want to rename. NOTEBOOKS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 181: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 182: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 183: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 184: Editing Tools

    Edit Menu allows you to cut, copy or paste highlighted text. You can also do a Find and Replace search from the Edit Menu. To Highlight Text  Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the beginning of the text you want to highlight. Select Block Mark.  NOTEBOOKS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 185 To copy text, highlight the text to be copied and select Copy from the Edit Menu. Place your cursor where you want the text to go and select Paste from the Edit Menu. Copied text is not deleted from its original place. NOTEBOOKS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 187: The Speech Dictionary

    The SPEECH DICTIONARY THE SPEECH DICTIONARY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 188: The Speech Dictionary Menu

    When you add words to the Dictionary, first you spell them correctly. Then you spell them the way you want your device to pronounce them. For example, names of foods from other countries are often mispronounced in English speaking devices. “Fajita” is a good name to practice with. THE SPEECH DICTIONARY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 189: Delete Words From 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. THE SPEECH DICTIONARY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 190: Review Words In The Dictionary

    This option allows you to load the default, or original, dictionary back into your device. If you choose to load in the default dictionary any customization you have done to your dictionary will be lost. THE SPEECH DICTIONARY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 191: Calculator

    Calculator CALCULATOR Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 192: 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 to Off. CALCULATOR Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 193 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. Scientific Calculator gives you more options to work with. See more examples on the next page. CALCULATOR Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 194  2 = sin    Sine           Cosine Pi cos Pi  3 = tan    Tangent    7320508067   CALCULATOR Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 195: The Maintenance Menu

    The MAINTENANCE MENU MAINTENANCE MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 196: The Maintenance Menu

    Only certain menus in the Toolbox will work. For instance, if the system is locked and you select the TOOLS key on the front of the case, you will see a warning similar to this: MAINTENANCE MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 197 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 198 If you answer YES , unplug the battery charger . Once the charger is unplugged, your device will enter Shipping Mode. To Get Out of Shipping Mode: Plug in your battery charger . Then press the ON/OFF button on the top left front of the case. MAINTENANCE MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 199: Transfer Memory Menu

    Transfer Memory Menu TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 200: About Memory Transfers

    For vocabulary backups (saving vocabulary in an Area or in the entire device) , you must use a USB flash drive, a flash card or the longer USB cable that you connect to your computer. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 201: Memory Transfer Using A Usb Flash Drive Or Secure Digital Card

    3. Select the Area you want to load the file into. 4. You see a list of all the files. .mti 5. Find the file you named earlier. It will have at the end of the name. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 202: Importing Icons/Photos (Graphics)

     You see a list of all the pictures stored on your USB drive or SD card. Select the one(s) that you want to import, or use Select All . Select OK . You see the imported graphic and several options. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 203 IMPORTS folder on the Picture Category page. You will find any pictures you have imported in this folder. If you select the Change Scene option in a storing menu, you will go to the Scene Page where you can select your scene. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 204: Load Icons From An Mti File

    4. You see a list of files on your USB or SD card. 5. Select the page or pages you want to load. 6. The transfer takes place. The Page(s) is loaded into your PAGES MENU . 7. Activate OK to exit. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 205: Load An Ir Device/Save An Ir Device

    If you do not want to replace an existing IR device, select NO . 6. Select the .mti file that contains the device command and signals you want to load and then select Open . 7. Activate OK to exit. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 206: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 207: Delete Mti File

     You see a yellow box asking if you are sure you want to delete the file(s). If you have changed your mind, or made a mistake you can answer NO and nothing will be deleted. If you want to go ahead, select YES .  Select OK to exit the menu. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 208: Using The Select Save Directory Option

    10. The file is saved in the MTI Directory.  Important Note : Anything you save from now on will be saved into the MTI directory unless you activate Select Save Directory and select a different directory to save to. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 209: Using The File Organizer

    To Move Files from One Memory Device to Another: 1. Make sure your USB drive and/or SD card is plugged into your communication aid. 2. Go to the Toolbox and open the FILE ORGANIZER menu. 3. Select Move File . TRANSFER MEMORY MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 210 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 211: Using The Cell Phone

    Using the Cell Phone BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 212: Bluetooth Phone

    You can purchase the Bluetooth card and cable from PRC. Installation instructions come in the package.  The information in this chapter assumes you have your Bluetooth card and cable installed in your device. Installation directions came in the package with your phone accessories. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 213: The Phone Page

    Go to the PAGES page. Select the P HONE key You see the PHONE page.  The Phone DIRECTORY key takes you to the Directory page where you can send and receive calls and text messages. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 214: The Phone Activity Row

    Select the ACTIVITY key until you see the PHONE key . Select the PHONE key. You see the PHONE Activity Row. The Phone Activity Row allows you send and receive calls and text messages. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 215: Pair Your Cell Phone With The Vanguard

    Pair your Cell Phone with the Vanguard  Select the PHONE DIAL PAD key Select the Phone Configuration key.  Select the Phone Configuration key BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 216 Bluetooth Status box in the Phone Configuration Menu. You will also see Bluetooth cell phone icons in the Status Display Area of the Vanguard. The Paired Devices key allows you to view all the Bluetooth cell phones you have been paired with. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 217 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. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 218: Using The Dial Pad

    If you start on your Phone Directory page and select the PHONE DIAL PAD from there, when you finish using the Dial Pad you can select the Cancel key to return to the Directory page. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 219  When the call has ended select the End key on the Dial Pad or the PHONE SEND/END key on the Directory page.  The Phone Directory page contains a PHONE SEND/END key which allows you to answer and hang up without having to go to the Dial Pad. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 220: Add Contacts

     You return to the Dial Pad.  Now select the Contacts key.  You should see a key labeled with the contact name. You will see a number of keys if you have entered lots of contacts. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 221 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 . BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 222 Go to the PHONE page and select the DIRECTORY key  Select the SET-UP key from the front of the case.  Select one of the NAME keys.  Select the Spell Message or Define Key Function key.  Select CLEAR DISPLAY BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 223  Select OK to keep the number and exit your Spelling page.  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. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 224: 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. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 225: Reading A Text Message

    VG+. This option keeps your phone from filling up with text messages. To delete a text message from the Vanguard , you must use the Delete message option. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 226: Options For Listening To Callers

    Different options for listening to callers Listen to calls with allows you to select the option(s) you want to use. Speakers You will hear your caller through the Vanguard's internal speakers. Headphones wired & BT BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 227 : to connect with Bluetooth headphones go to the Toolbox, select the FEEDBACK 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. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 228: Using The Internal Microphone To Speak

    PHONE page to speak—and no one will be able to hear your conversation. In the Phone Configuration Menu , turn the Headphone Level option to ON and set a volume level that is comfortable to listen to. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 229: 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. BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 231: Using The Mp3 Player Menu

    Using the MP3 PLAYER MENU USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 232: Listening To Music With Your Communication Aid (Mp3, Wav And Wma Files)

    USB flash drive or secure digital card.  While music is playing, you may use your device as you normally would. Let’s look at the options in the MP3 PLAYER MENU so you will know what to expect. USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 233 All: an entire playlist, or all the songs on a flash drive, will repeat. 1 : repeat the song that is currently playing. This song will repeat until you select Stop , Next or Previous . USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 234 This option is independent of your device’s speech volume control. Bass Treble These options allow you to customize the bass and treble sound levels. USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 235: 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 . USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 236: Music Tools

    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. USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 237: 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. USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 238: 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 sound you imported. USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 239: Using The File Organizer

    USB to your SD card so that you don’t have to have the 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. USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 240 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. USING THE MP3 PLAYER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 241: Using A Remote Control

    Using a Remote Control  When using infrared in a medical environment, do not use with any product that is not medically approved. USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 242: Using Your Communication Aid As A Remote Control

    The REMOTES key may be by itself in the Activity Row or stored under the DEVICE or MY TOOLS key depending on the overlay you are using. REMOTES Activity USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 243: About Teaching Remote Control Signals To Your Device

    Should your device ever lose its memory, all your remote control signals will be lost and you will have to reprogram everything. 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 244: Teach Remote Control Signals To Your Device

    2. Activate the arrow keys in the Device box to select the device whose signals you want to teach, e.g., TV. 3. When the name of the device you want is in the yellow Device box, activate the Modify Selected Device key. USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 245 Signal key in the menu. 9. Repeat steps 4-8 for each function you want your device to learn. 10. You can exit by activating OK twice, or you can select another appliance and continue to teach signals. USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 246 When you have successfully stored the signals for a device, a small dot will appear beside the device name in the main menu and beside the functions that have signals in the function menu. USING A REMOTE CONTROL Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 247: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 248: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 249: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 250: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 251: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 252: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 253: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 254: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 255: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 256: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 257: Using A Computer

    Using a Computer USING A COMPUTER Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 258: Using A Computer With A Usb Cable

    To check at any time whether output is On or Off, look at the Status Display Area on your device. There is an Output light: Green means Output is ON , otherwise it is OFF . Output Output USING A COMPUTER Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 259: Using A Computer With The Prc Bluetooth Wireless Adapter

    The Bluetooth adapter has a wide range. Your device and the adapter do not have to “see” each other to work.  Paired Devices allows you to see and re-connect to any Bluetooth adapters you have been paired with. Disconnect allows you to disconnect from your current Bluetooth device. USING A COMPUTER Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 260: The Computer Activity And The Computer Page

    MOUSE allows you to use your device as a mouse. You can make large and small mouse movements on the computer, click and double-click, hold mouse buttons down, etc. F KEYS allows you to perform the functions of the F keys on a computer. USING A COMPUTER Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 261 From the Computer Page you can go to your spelling page to use a word processor; copy and past text into a notebook; use a mouse; open and close computer programs and many other things. USING A COMPUTER Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 262 To use Microsoft Word, select the WORD key You see the WORD page: Select the Word START key. Select the Word START key. Anything you type from your device will now go to your computer and into the Word application. USING A COMPUTER Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 263: About Modifying Or Creating Computer Commands

     If you create or modify computer commands, remember to save the pages with their modifications . (See the Using the Transfer Memory Menu chapter for more information.) USING A COMPUTER Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 265: Appendices

    Appendices APPENDICES Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 266: Appendix A: Recalibrate The Touch Screen

    Alternative Method to bring up the Calibration Screen  Go to the Vanguard Toolbox. Select the MAINTENANCE MENU .  Select HARDWARE DIAGNOSTICS .  Select CALIBRATE TOUCHSCREEN .  Now follow steps 3-5 above. APPENDIX A: RECALIBRATE THE TOUCH SCREEN Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 267: Appendix B: The Reset Button

    The Vanguard should come on. To check that everything is working, push the ON/OFF button on the front of the case. The device should shut off. Press the ON/OFF button again. Your device should come back on. APPENDIX B: RESET BUTTON Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 268: Appendix C: Serial Macro Tool

    If you do not see the command you want, you will have to create it yourself. All the keyboard commands for IBM and Mac computers are listed in Appendix J beginning on page 338. APPENDIX C: SERIAL MACRO TOOL Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 269: Appendix D: Modify Scan Pattern

    Other devices simply show a blank, generic overlay. Just below the preview is a box that shows each step in a scan pattern. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 270 As the name suggests, if you want to remove a scan block, use this to delete it. These three functions let you do some simple editing. You can do more sophisticated editing by using the Make New Scan Pattern key. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 271 Now select Row 2 Column 4 and Row 2 Column 9 , and all the Closed Class words are highlighted. You can continue to outline blocks of keys until you have selected ALL the keys you want to scan through. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 272 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 273 In our example, the scan will highlight the Core and Activity keys first, stepping through each assigned block; then it highlights the word prediction window and, if activated, scans through the word list; finally, it highlights the text window, which speaks any text if selected. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 274 And remember, each block here corresponds to an item: Row 3, Column 1 – 2 Rows, 3 Columns is “barn,” Row 5, Column 2 – 2 Rows, 1 Column is “farmer,” and so on. APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 275 You can see that the block also includes all of “barn” and “house” along with part of “farmer’s wife.” However, the scan will outline each in turn so when the barn alone is highlighted, you can say “barn,” but when the sky area is highlighted, you can say “sky.” APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 276 “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 . APPENDIX D: MODIFY SCAN PATTERN Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 277: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 278 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 279 CLOSE NUM PAD key. This will close the pagelet. You may also have noticed two other keys on the bottom row, right-hand side: one with a mouse picture and the other with a menu picture. These are also links to pagelets. APPENDIX E: PAGELETS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 280 You can now use those keys to highlight things in XP 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 281: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 282 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. Select the Mask All key. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 283 Mask all… key. You must hand-select each Basic Tool if you want it masked.  When you know the sequence for the word you want, follow these directions: Select the APPLE key Now select the EAT key APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 284 Notice that the APPLE key is now unmasked.  When you are unsure about the sequence for the word you want, follow these directions Select the Go to Mask Menu button. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 285 Use Spell to Unmask if you have a number of words you want to show. You can type in all the words you want at one time. Separate the words by commas. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 286 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 at the top in the middle column of keys. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 287 We are not finished setting up our masked overlay yet, so select Return to Masking on the Fly .  If you want to leave Masking on the Fly completely and go to your overlay, select OK . APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 288 CHOOSE ACTIVITY/OBJECT key 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 289 The "eat" sequence contains a Dynamic Activity. Let's look at it. Select the APPLE key. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 290 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 291 You see: Select the APPLE . APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 292 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 293 Activity, you can mask/unmask those keys by hand, or use the Mask/Unmask All Keys This Activity key .  Warning Keys within Activities are automatically masked or unmasked when you use Mask All or Unmask All . APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 294 2. Select the Navigate key. 3. Select the YES NO WORD Activity. 4. You see the keys inside the Activity. 5. Select the keys you want to mask or unmask. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 295 You can check the sort order by looking at the title looking under the window you are using, e.g., in the picture above you see Masked Words/Phrases <First Icon Order>. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 296 Closes Masking on the Fly and takes you to your overlay which will now include any masking changes you made. ← Unmask Moves highlighted words and sequences from the Masked window to the Unmasked window. APPENDIX F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 297 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 F: VOCABULARY MASKING ON THE FLY Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 298: 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 299 You see the Vocabulary Builder Menu. Use Advanced Options to see the rest of the menu options. Notice the Advanced Options button. Use this button to see the rest of the menu options. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 300 Words/Phrases window. Since we only want a few words from this vocabulary for our 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. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 301 We are going to find the words/phrases we want and unmask them. It is easier to do this when the words and phrases are in alphabetical order. Right now they are listed according to First Icons. Select the Advanced Options key. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 302 Select the arrows in the Sort List By option until you see Words in the yellow box. Select OK . <Word Order> will appear in brackets under the Vocabulary Builder windows. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 303 Masked window to jump to the vicinity of the word you want. Use the up and down arrows at the bottom left of the screen to step through the vocabulary until you find "happy birthday". APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 304 Highlight the word/phrase and select the Unmask button. The word and its sequence appear in the Visible Words 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 305 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 306 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 307 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 308 Select the Spell to Unmask button.  The Spell to Unmask key has a light blue color to make it noticeable. This will probably be the "Find" method you use the most. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 309 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 310 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 311 Select OK . Once you have saved your Sequence Set, go the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU in the Toolbox and save the User Area you are using. This saves and keeps your Sequence Set safe. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 312 Select Use Word List Select Load Word List. You see a screen showing all the Word Lists currently in the device. Select the Colors Word List. For this example, select the Colors Word List. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 313 You return to the Advanced Options screen. This box tells you which list is loaded Select OK to exit the menu. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 314 All Word Lists are accessible from all User Areas. When you import a Word List it is available anywhere in the device. When you delete a Word List it is no longer available anywhere. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 315 Your list will be save in "My Documents." 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 316 Once you have only the sequences you want in your list, select Save As Sequence Set .  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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 317 The picture above shows the Vantage/Vanguard File Browser. If you are using PASS, you will see a Windows menu, so you must highlight the files you want and then select the Open button. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 318 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 319 You can type a single word/phrase or multiple words and phrases using these options. Separate multiple words and phrases with commas. These options automate the process of locating, selecting, and moving sequences from one window to the other. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 320 First Icon: lists are grouped by their starting icon and the icon's placement on the overlay. Last Icon: lists are grouped by their ending icon and the icon's placement on the overlay. APPENDIX G: VOCABULARY BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 321 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 BUILDER MENU Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 322: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 323 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 324: Appendix I: Using The Lam (Language Activity Monitoring)

    7. Select Clear Data Log in 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 325 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) CTL (Control – this supplies information on non-language key activations the client makes.) APPENDIX I: USING THE LAM Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 326 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 327: 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 328 Tool remains active until an alphabetic character is selected. CUT BLOCK Allows you to delete a block of highlighted text. DELETE CHAR Removes the character to the left of the cursor. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 329 Allows you to change the feedback your device gives you. FILE ORGNIZER Allows you to move files from one memory storage device to another and move files to different folders on a storage device. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 330 IR REMOTE This tool functions like a universal remote. You can access all of your remote control signals from one page. IR SETUP MENU Allows you to store infrared commands for remote controls. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 331 MOUSE SET This allows you to store mouse movements from a list of specific movements, e.g., upper left corner, bottom right corner, middle top, etc. The mouse moves to a specific location. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 332 This menu allows you to set up your device so that it will work with a computer or printer, remote control or memory transfer. OUTPUT OFF Turns the serial output Off so nothing is sent to a computer. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 333 Prompt Marker and type the text you want to use for a prompt. The prompt is spoken but not displayed on the screen or added to the regular stored text. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 334 SET-UP KEY (#2 key on front of case) Allows you to modify/assign keys without going to the toolbox. We recommend that you assign this Tool to one of the blank keys on the front of your device case. SHIFT APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 335 This Tool works whether speech is On or Off. SPEAK TIME Your device will speak the time if the current date and time have been set in the Clock Menu. SPEAK WORD APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 336 This marks the end of the text in a sequence where a Speech Marker and/or Text Marker has been used. Any text that comes after the Text and Speech Marker will be both displayed and spoken. APPENDIX J: ALL TOOLS LIST Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 337 WORD PREDICTION ON/OFF 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 Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 338: Appendix K: 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: IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 339 <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: IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 340 IBM Keypad Keys <esc>kp0. <esc>kp9. <esc>kpplus. <esc>kpdel. <esc>kpright. <esc>kp1. <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: IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 341 “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: IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 342 <esc>kp0. <esc>kp1. <esc>kp2. <esc>kpins. <esc>kp3. <esc>kpleft. <esc>kp4. <esc>kpminus. <esc>kp5. <esc>kppd. <esc>kp6. <esc>kppgdn. <esc>kp7. <esc>kppgup. <esc>kp8. <esc>kpplus. <esc>kp9. <esc>kpright. <esc>kpclear. <esc>kpslasj. <esc>kpdel. <esc>kpstar. <esc>kpdown. <esc>kpup. <esc>kpnumlock. <esc>kpend. <esc>kpenter. <esc>kpreset. <esc>kpequal. <esc>kphome. APPENDIX K: IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 343 These commands move the mouse cursor a specific distance on the screen. The first number is the horizontal movement . Horizontal plus (+) numbers move the mouse to the right. Horizontal minus (-) numbers move the mouse to the left APPENDIX J: IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 344 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 J: IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 345 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 J: IBM AND MACINSTOSH COMPUTER COMMANDS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 346: Appendix L: The Joystick And Headphone Adapters

    Appendix L: The Joystick and Headphone Adapters In order to use a joystick with your device you must have an adapter to plug into your device and your joystick. The schematic below shows you the adapter specifications. You can also call the PRC Service Department and ask about the availability of Joystick adapters, 800-262-1990.

  • Page 347: Appendix M: Realspeak Speech Tips

    Phoneme tables and instructions are available for three English language variations: American English (page Error! Bookmark not defined. ); British English (page 351); and Australian English (page 355). Note: The following RealSpeak tips and charts are used by permission of Nuance Communications, Inc. APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 348 Phoneme Example Phonetic Spelling Enter any phonetic word with this tag: <pron sym=”phonetic text”/> h elp h eh l p f i ll f ih l f ee l f iy l APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 349 1 pleh - zh ax r APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 350 Marker tools (see brief descriptions in the All Tools List beginning on page 327) so your device will speak the word correctly and show the correct word on the display, but will hide the phonetic pronunciation. APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 351 + uh t t ur n s1 t er n h ere i + ax or s1 h i + ax or s1 h iyx APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 352 + ih d ay s1 d e + IH g ot s1 g q t APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 353 + sh er t + sh t + sh j ungle s1 d + zh ah ng g ax l d + zh APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 354 Text and Speech Marker tools ( Appendix I ) so your device will speak the word correctly and show the correct word on the display, but will hide the phonetic pronunciation. APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 355 S1 r o + uh z ix z t ur n s1 t er n h ere i + ax or s1 h i + ax s1 h iyx APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 356 + i a + i s1 b ai d ow n s1 d a + uh n a + uh s1 d au n APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 357 + ih d l et s1 l eh t s1 m a + ih s1 n o + uh APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 358 Text and Speech Marker tools ( Appendix I ) so your device will speak the word correctly and show the correct word on the display, but will hide the phonetic pronunciation. APPENDIX M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 359 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 M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 360 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 M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 361 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 M: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 362: Appendix N: 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 N: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 363 Chart copied with permission of Digital Equipment Corporation APPENDIX N: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 364 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 N: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 365 “eye ee” (not ‘that is’) Inc. Incorporated Intl. international Jan. January Junior Jul. July Jun. June kilograms kgs. kilograms kilometers pounds lbs. pounds Ltd. Limited Mar. March milligrams mgs. milligrams misc. miscellaneous milliliters Mon. Monday mister APPENDIX N: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 366 Saint (when followed by a name ) Street (when preceded by a name ) Sun. Sunday Thu. Thursday Thurs. Thursday Tue. Tuesday Tues. Tuesday Univ. University “you-ess-aye” Vol. Volume versus yds. yards APPENDIX N: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 367 “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 N: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 368 R-Colored Diphthongs b ar b ear b eer b or e p oor Syllable Consonants bott le butt on butt er APPENDIX N: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 369 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 N: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 370 These dates are spoken as “August 6, 1990” and “November 20, 1995”. 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 N: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 371: Appendix O: Troubleshooting

    If the batteries have gone completely dead , plug in your charger and fully charge the batteries. The battery Charging LED will either stay a solid red for a few minutes or flash very slowly. It will soon begin to flash rapidly, indicating charging. APPENDIX O: TROUBLESHOOTING Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 372 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 O: TROUBLESHOOTING Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 373 Warm Reset Options: You will loose any un-stored work by performing these resets. Option 1—ON/OFF Button: Press and hold the ON/OFF button on the front of the case for about 5-10 seconds , then release it. APPENDIX O: TROUBLESHOOTING Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 374 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 using the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU and a USB flash drive. APPENDIX O: TROUBLESHOOTING Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 375: Index

    Index APPENDIX N:TROUBLESHOOTING Vanguard Plus Manual...

  • Page 377: Index

    Touch Options, 43 Appendix F: RealSpeak Speech Tips, 361 Access Methods, Joystick, 41 Appendix G, Mid-Sequence Category, 322 Activate Key, 327 Appendix G, Vocabulary Builder Menu, 298 Appendix H, Using the LAM, 324 Activate Key When, 43 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 378 Text Messages, 333 Error, 61, 372 Change All Occurrences of an Icon, 172 Remote Control, 243 Change Icon, 154 Scan, 31, 60 Change Label, 154 Warning, 22 Change Overlay, 36 Beeps, On/Off, 327 Character Pacing, 69 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 379 ECO ON/OFF, 20 Hide Keys, 115 Edit Record Message, 100 Activity, 154 Swap Core Keys, 118 Computer Speech Message, 113 Create Activity, 147, 328 CORE, 329 Create Page, 123, 248, 328 Macros, 171 Create Playlists, 235 Menu, 329 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 380 Songs to MP3 Player, 232 Volume, 31 Sound Files, 232, 237 Headpointer Import Graphics, 202 Disable, 329 Import Sound File, 238 Headpointing Options, 50, 54 Infrared Acceptance Time, 51, 54 Troubleshooting fluorescent lights, 372 Auto Repeat, 51, 54 Warning, 241 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 381 Output, 68, 175, 181, 332 Graphics, 204 Page, 120, 142, 333 Pages, 204 Reminders, 90, 334 Sequence Set, 331 Review Vocabulary, 174, 334 Vocabulary, 197 Settings, 70, 334 Lock Speech, 62, 336 Notebook, 182 Speech Dictionary, 188 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 382 Previous, 237, 332 Menu, 181 Stop, 237, 332 Mode Store Sound Files On Overlay, 237 Immediate/Delayed, 69 Volume Up/Down, 332 On/Off, 68 MP3 Player Menu, 232, 332 Output Macro tool, 332 MP3 Player Options, 234 Output Menu, 332 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 383 Predictive Selection, 43, 47, 50, 51, 55, 56 Right Side Panel Connectors, 14, 15 Print Notebook, 181, 333 Roll Dice, 334 Printer,Using, 174 Save Prompt Marker, 333 Changes, 334 Prompts Data Log, 324 Category, 66, 154 Notebook, 179 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 384 Set Activity Template, 121, 145 Speech On/Off, 19 Set Page, 125, 334 Step Scan, 46, 48 Set Page from Template, 123 Store Set Page Template, 121 Computer Commands, 263 Set Page Temporary, 125, 334 Computer Speech Message, 109 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 385 Wait Any Key, 337 Troubleshooting, 371 Wheelchair mounting plate, 17 Batteries, 371 Wire stand, 17 Word Lists, 312 Cleaning your Device, 373 Device locked up, 373 Word Prediction, 74 Disinfecting your Device, 373 Color Highlight, 80 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...
  • Page 386 Word Prediction Display Area, 18 Increase frequency value, 82 Word Prediction Menu, 337 Review, 83 WordQ, 85 Review to Display, 83 Suggest spelling, 85 Review to Display and Speaker, 84 Use Previous Words, 85 Review toOutput Method, 84 X-10, 256 INDEX Vanguard Plus Manual...

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