3 Starting the device
The on/off switch of the Acuity Speech is located at the
lower right hand side on the back of the monitor. To start
up or shutdown the device, hold it for 2 seconds until you
hear the start up or shutdown tone.
Switch Function
Press the On/Off button once while the device is on to
toggle between the multiple modes of the Acuity Speech: Acuity live mode, Acuity Speech
mode and external input.
The external input is only available when an HDMI cable is connected to one of the HDMI
ports at the back of the Acuity Speech and to an external device.
Tableau
The Acuity Speech contains a tableau on which you can place your reading material. The
tableau can move from left to right and from front to back.
Brake Handle
In front of the tableau of the Acuity Speech you will find a single brake handle with which
you can control the movement of the tableau. The handle has 4 positions:
Left
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Middle-left
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Middle-right
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Right
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4 Acuity live mode - controls
The controls of the Acuity reading mode can be found below the screen and consist of
touch sensitive pads:
4.1 Display Modes
Tap
Tap this icon to cycle through all available display modes.
Press-and-hold
Press and hold the Display Mode icon to quickly switch between your last used high contrast
mode and the full colour mode.
Swipe
Swipe from right to left to go to the next display mode in the cycle.
Swipe from left to right to go to the previous display mode in the cycle.
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The tableau can be moved freely.
Free movement from left to right.
Front to back movement can be adjusted by 5 millimeter increments
by moving the tableau.
Free movement from left to right, front to back movement is blocked.
All movement of the tableau is blocked.
Acuity Speech
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