Looking after your Grid Pad When not in use, store your Grid Pad safely with no hard objects rested or pressed against the screen. Cleaning The best way to clean the touchscreen is using a microfibre cloth. To minimise the risk of bacteria being transferred between users, the machine should be regularly cleaned with a detergent wipe.
Turning on your Grid Pad Charging your Grid Pad Turn on the Grid Pad by pressing the power button on the To charge your Grid Pad, insert the charging cable to a right hand side of the device: power source and insert into the device as shown below. alea technologies alea technologies...
What is included with your Grid Pad • Tablet computer with Windows • Grid 3 software for communication and computer control • High quality amplification • Headphone socket for auditory scanning • Switch input • Radio switch input • Infrared environment control •...
Auditory feedback and headphones You can use headphones with your Grid Pad for private listening. This is particularly useful for switch users that want to hear what a selection will say before they select it. You need to set this up in Grid 3 and then plug your headphones into the Grid Pad as shown below: Plug headphones in here To setup auditory scanning in Grid 3...
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Hot-swappable battery Your Grid Pad includes a hot-swappable external battery. This allows you to increase the time you can use the device by swapping a flat battery for a charged one. You do not need to shut down the device before swapping the batteries. To remove the battery, simply squeeze the top corners to release.
Switch input You can plug up to two switches into your Grid Pad. The ports are clearly labelled 1 and 2. Your switches must have the standard 3.5mm jack connection. USB port Switch ports Mounting your Grid Pad The Grid Pad is fitted with a mounting plate designed to work with Daessy and REHAdapt mounting systems.
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Radio switches It is also possible to connect switches wirelessly to the Grid Pad using a wireless switch transmitter (sold separately). If you order the transmitter with the device then it will be paired and ready to use. Radio switch reset button If you need to use your radio switch close to other users, you can change the channel to stop interference.
Environment control Infrared Infrared environment control can be trained to work with most household devices that have an infrared remote control. This typically includes TVs and video systems, music centres and much more. To create a cell in Grid 3 that can control an infrared accessory, we advise you refer to the software manual. However, to make a simple cell to complete this action: In Grid 3, enter ‘Edit mode’...
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Radio control Your Grid Pad contains a radio transmitter that can be used to control a range of accessories. These include mains sockets (and therefore lamps, fans and heaters) as well as alarms and intercoms. Setting up your Grid Pad with a remote socket varies depending on the make, the following example shows how an Easywave socket can be paired with a Grid Pad running the Grid 3 software.
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Connecting eye gaze cameras You can fit many types of eye gaze camera to the Grid Pad Eye including the myGaze Assistive 2 and Alea Intelligaze. Connecting the camera to your Grid Pad Your eye gaze camera will connect to the USB port on the left or right of the Grid Pad back box.
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myGaze Assistive 2 The myGaze Assistive 2 camera attaches to the Grid Pad’s back plate with screws located as in the diagram below.
Specification Processor Intel® Celeron™ 2957U 1.4GHz Memory Hard drive 256GB Graphics card Intel® HD Graphics Dimensions (mm) 344 x 216 x 57 (with Alea camera) Battery life Up to 5 hours Camera 2 MP front and 8 MP rear Screen 13.3”...
Warranty Grid Pad devices are covered under the standard warranty for 2 years. Repairs Please do not attempt to open your Grid Pad, as there are no user serviceable parts inside. If you want to discuss a repair please contact your local reseller. For more information visit www.thinksmartbox.com.
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Smartbox Assistive Technology Limited Smart House 4a Court Road, Malvern Worcestershire, WR14 3BL, UK www.thinksmartbox.com GPE13/04/16...
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