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User's Guide: English
Open System and Dedicated Devices
TouchChat Express 8 · 2
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  • Page 1 TouchChat Express 8 · 2 Generation TouchChat Express 10 · 2 Generation If you would like a Spanish version of this manual, please visit https://saltillo.com/support/downloads. Si desea una versión en español de esta guía, favor visitar a https://saltillo.com/support/downloads. 10144 Version 2.10...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by PRC-Saltillo is under license. Dropbox is a registered trademark of Dropbox, Inc.
  • Page 3 Choosing a Voice ..................................29 Open System Devices: Creating Your Voice with VoiceKeeper ....................30 Open System Devices: Setting up Your VocaliD™ Voice ......................31 Dedicated Devices: Adjusting Your VocaliD Voice ........................32 Editing Pronunciations ................................33 Using ChatEditor with TouchChat .............................. 34 Downloading and Installing ChatEditor ..........................
  • Page 4 Adding a Gesture to a Page ..............................64 Creating a Template Page ..............................64 Using a Template to Create a Page ............................64 Overriding the Background Color of a Page .......................... 65 Editing an Abbreviation Expansion............................. 65 Searching for a Word using Word Finder ........................... 66 Adding Acapela Vocal Smileys ..............................
  • Page 5 Adding a Webhook Event to a Button ............................. 90 Terms Used in This Section ................................ 90 Adding a Webhook Event ................................91 Telephony: Using the TouchChat App to Make Phone Calls ....................92 Connecting to a Computer for the First Time ..........................93 Open System Devices: Updating the TouchChat Application Software ..................
  • Page 6 Using SocialChat ..................................115 Setting up a Button to Play a YouTube™ Video ........................116 Setting up a Button to Open an App ............................117 Searching Apps ..................................118 Changing the iPad Language and Word Prediction Dictionaries ....................119 Setting up Restrictions ................................119 Attaching a Strap ..................................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Guided Access® is turned on, other restrictions are in place, and you will not have access to apps. If you wish to enable additional features, please contact Saltillo Sales. If you have an open system device: This user’s guide covers iPad®...

  • Page 8: Safety Information: Touchchat Express

    Safety Information: TouchChat Express Emergencies This device is not intended to be an emergency call device or sole communication aid. Cleaning, Maintaining, and Servicing Do not attempt to service or maintain the device while it is in use. Disconnect the charger and turn off the device before cleaning or disinfecting the device.
  • Page 9 Water If your device has been exposed to water, the USB port must be completely dry before a USB cable is inserted into it. To remove moisture from the USB port, shake the device several times with the USB port facing downward, and then use a microfiber cloth to wipe the device dry.

  • Page 10: Identifying Touchchat Express 8 Features

    Identifying TouchChat Express 8 Features Rear View Volume buttons Microphones Handle Amplifier Power speaker button Camera Amplifier reset Amplifier button speaker Plastic shell Rubber boot Wheelchair mounting Stand plate holes Front View HD Camera Home button Touchscreen Side View Switch jack A Switch jack B Amplifier charging connector...

  • Page 11: Identifying Touchchat Express 10 Features

    Identifying TouchChat Express 10 Features Microphones Volume buttons Rear View Handle Power Amplifier button speaker Camera Amplifier speaker Amplifier reset button Plastic shell Rubber boot Wheelchair mounting Stand plate holes Front View HD Camera Home button Touchscreen Side View Switch jack A Switch jack B Amplifier charging Headset...

  • Page 12: Charging The Device And Amplifier

    Charging the Device and Amplifier Connecting the Charger You received a battery charger with your TouchChat Express. One end of the charger plugs into a wall outlet—a surge protector is recommended. The other end has two connectors, allowing you to charge the device and amplifier at the same time.
  • Page 13 Checking Battery Status To check the battery level or charging status at any time, create a button with the Battery Status action or find and tap a battery status button in your vocabulary. For more information, see “Creating a Battery Status Button”...

  • Page 14: Open System Devices: Turning The Ipad On And Off Or Putting It To Sleep

    Open System Devices: Turning the iPad On and Off or Putting It to Sleep The power button allows you to turn the iPad on and off or lock the iPad and put it to sleep. Power button Turning the iPad On and Off To turn the iPad on, hold down the power button until the Apple®...

  • Page 15: Turning The Amplifier On And Off

    Turning the Amplifier On and Off The device and amplifier communicate using a Bluetooth® connection. Typically, the amplifier should be left on. During air travel and in some medical facilities the Bluetooth option is required to be turned off. When the amplifier is off, speech is still present but comes from the device’s internal speaker. Open System Devices: Turning Bluetooth Off 1.

  • Page 16: Adjusting The Volume And Muting Sounds

    Adjusting the Volume and Muting Sounds Excessive volume or sound pressure level when using earphones or headphones can cause hearing loss over extended periods of time. Using the Volume Buttons The volume buttons are located on the edge of the device. Pressing one button increases the volume and pressing the other lowers the volume.

  • Page 17: Open System Devices: Using The Home Button And Home Screen

    Open System Devices: Using the Home Button and Home Screen Press the Home button to display the Home screen at any time. Home button All the apps that came on your iPad, plus any apps you download, are available from the Home screen. To open an app, simply tap it.

  • Page 18: Using The Touchchat App

    Using the TouchChat App TouchChat is intended for individuals who have difficulty using their natural voice. TouchChat is designed for individuals with Autism, Down Syndrome, ALS, apraxia, stroke, or other conditions that affect a person's ability to use natural speech. Safety Information: TouchChat This app is intended for use in normal communication situations.

  • Page 19: Open System Devices: Opening, Minimizing, And Closing The Touchchat App

    Open System Devices: Opening, Minimizing, and Closing the TouchChat App To open the TouchChat app: Go to the Home screen and tap the TouchChat app logo. Note: The TouchChat app logo will vary depending on the specific TouchChat app you have. To minimize the TouchChat app: There is a difference between minimizing the app and closing it.

  • Page 20: Working With Touchchat Menus

    Working with TouchChat Menus To access the TouchChat menus, tap Menu. Menu options depend on where you are in the application and whether Edit Mode is turned on. For example: Menu options with Edit Mode turned off Menu options after choosing Vocab >...

  • Page 21: Working With Vocabulary Files

    Working with Vocabulary Files TouchChat provides a variety of pages that have different button layouts. Each set of pages, or vocabulary set, is called a vocabulary file. TouchChat-provided vocabulary files have locks in front of them indicating they cannot be deleted. This section provides brief descriptions of the available vocabulary files.
  • Page 22 myCore myCore is a combination of core and phrase-based vocabulary geared toward individuals who have literacy skills. myQuickChat myQuickChat is an introductory communication system geared toward child and adult AAC users with complex communication needs. myQuickChat is available for both kids and adults in 4, 8, and 12 locations, each with an identical 16-location Support Master Home Page.
  • Page 23 WordPower48 WordPower48 is very similar to the 42-location, but in the extra column on the left, you now have a clear display, delete word, period, and plural. This configuration can be set up for scanning or to be used with a keyguard. WordPower60 WordPower60 consists of a large number of high-frequency words available on the main page, resulting in fast communication with reduced keystrokes.

  • Page 24: Spanish Vocabulary Files

    Spanish Vocabulary Files Note: When the system language is set to Spanish, the Spanish vocabulary files will be listed individually when you tap Choose New Vocab and the English vocabulary files will be located in a folder labeled “English”. When the language is set to English, the English vocabulary files will be listed individually when you tap Choose New Vocab and the Spanish vocabulary files will be located in a folder named “español”.
  • Page 25 WordPower60 Español Básico WordPower60 Español Básico is comparable in terms of content and design to the English WordPower60 Basic vocabulary. It was designed with early language learners in mind, providing ample picture support and novel structures to facilitate expressive language development. Core vocabulary is embedded within the category and activity pages, allowing easy generation of language from the main core page as well as within topic-based pages.

  • Page 26: Loading A Vocabulary File

    Loading a Vocabulary File 1. Tap Vocab. Choose New Vocab will be displayed. 2. Tap Choose New Vocab. A page will display a list of the available vocabulary files. Hint: To make sure that you are working with the latest version of a vocabulary file, view the Modified date and time that appear after the vocabulary name.

  • Page 27: Copying A Vocabulary File

    Copying a Vocabulary File To customize a vocabulary file, you must first make a copy of the original file. Once you make a copy, you can edit the copy. This keeps the original files in place in case they are needed at a later time. 1.

  • Page 28: Creating A New Blank Vocabulary File

    Creating a New Blank Vocabulary File 1. Tap Vocab and tap Choose New Vocab. 2. Tap Menu and tap Create New Vocab. 3. Give the new vocabulary file a title and description. 4. Tap Save. 5. Scroll to the new file you created and tap it to open it. 6.

  • Page 29: Choosing A Voice

    Choosing a Voice Because there are many voice options, voices are downloadable. If you only download and install the voices you need, you can save a lot of storage space on your device. Note: Some voices are only available at a cost. These voices must be purchased from the Upgrade Store before they are available in the Voice list.

  • Page 30: Open System Devices: Creating Your Voice With Voicekeeper

    8. Follow the instructions on the VoiceKeeper website to create your voice. 9. Try out your voice on the website. If you decide to use it with your PRC-Saltillo app, follow the instructions on the website to make payment and deploy the voice to your app.

  • Page 31: Open System Devices: Setting Up Your Vocalid™ Voice

    Open System Devices: Setting up Your VocaliD™ Voice 1. Enable a Wi-Fi connection. 2. Choose Menu > Settings. 3. Scroll to the Speech section and tap Install VocaliD Voice. A VocaliD login screen is displayed. 4. Enter your VocaliD email address and VocaliD password. 5.

  • Page 32: Dedicated Devices: Adjusting Your Vocalid Voice

    To switch to a different voice: Any time you want to switch to a different voice, do the following: 1. Choose Menu > Settings. 2. Scroll to the Speech section. The Voice setting shows VocaliD Voice. 3. Tap Voice to open a list of available voices. 4.

  • Page 33: Editing Pronunciations

    Editing Pronunciations 1. Tap Menu and tap Edit Pronunciations. 2. Tap +. 3. In the space under Word, type the correct spelling. 4. In the space under Pronounce As, type word phonetically or the way it should be pronounced. Tap Pronounce Word to determine if it is pronounced correctly.

  • Page 34: Using Chateditor With Touchchat

    Using ChatEditor with TouchChat ChatEditor™ is a supplemental program that runs on a Microsoft® Windows® desktop or laptop computer. It allows you to customize vocabulary files. Although customizing is also possible on the device itself, the Editor allows the family and/or professionals to customize the vocabulary when the device is not present.

  • Page 35: Enabling Speech And Symbols In Chateditor

    Enabling Speech and Symbols in ChatEditor When you install ChatEditor, messages similar to the following will be displayed: You must attach a PCS-configured TouchChat Device to enable and display PCS Symbols. Click OK to continue. Speech is currently disabled. Please connect a TouchChat device to this computer to enable speech. Choose OK to close the message.

  • Page 36: Using Chateditor To Create Instructional Materials

    Using ChatEditor to Create Instructional Materials Capture sequences of buttons from screens in ChatEditor to paste into instructional materials you create such as Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, flash cards, etc. 1. In ChatEditor, choose Capture in the top section of the Editor window. The Button Capture window will open.

  • Page 37: Transferring A Vocabulary File From Chateditor To The Device Using Itunes

    Transferring a Vocabulary File from ChatEditor to the Device using iTunes 1. Open ChatEditor on your computer. 2. Choose Library > Transfer > Vocabs to File. The Transfer box will appear. 3. Highlight the file you want to transfer and click Transfer in the top left. 4.

  • Page 38: Activating Edit Mode

    10. Click Save on the bottom right. A Save window will open. 11. Navigate to the folder in which you want to save the file and click Select Folder. 12. Click Done and exit from iTunes. To place the file into ChatEditor, use the ChatEditor Import folder located on your computer’s desktop. The folder was placed there when ChatEditor was installed.

  • Page 39: Working With Buttons

    Working with Buttons What a button speaks, how it appears, what icon is shown, what action the button performs, and the location of a button can be modified. All button modifications are performed in Edit Mode. Editing a Button 1. Go to the page you want to edit and tap Menu. 2.

  • Page 40: Adding Or Changing A Button Action

    Adding or Changing a Button Action To add a button action: 1. Tap Menu, tap Edit Page, tap the button you want to modify, and tap Edit This Button. 2. Scroll down to the Button Actions section. 3. Tap Add. 4.

  • Page 41: Available Button Actions

    Available Button Actions Action Description Add Message to Display Inserts text from the button’s Message box in the Speech Display Bar (SDB), but the words are not spoken Add Time/Date Displays the current date and time in the SDB Apply Grammar Property Identifies a word as an adjective, noun, or verb Apply Grammar State Applies a grammar rule to a word...
  • Page 42 Action Description Select Profile Changes Settings to match the saved set of settings, saved as a profile Speak Pronounces the text in the SDB Speak Label Only Speaks the button label, but does not display it in the SDB Speak Last Sentence Speaks only the last sentence in the SDB Speak Last Word Speaks only the last word in the SDB...
  • Page 43 Action Description Visit Takes you temporarily to a previously predefined page and activates a different operational mode—visit mode. Visit mode records the pages and their sequence of loading. Termination of Visit mode is caused by activation of a different type of button and returns the user to the initial page.

  • Page 44: Modifying Text

    Modifying Text Within the Edit window: 1. Tap in the Button Label area to change the label that will be displayed on the button. 2. Tap in the Button Message area to change the message that will be spoken. Inserting Special Characters Sometimes you may need to insert a special character in a word that you type, such as a letter with an accent;...

  • Page 45: Adding An Image To A Button: Search

    Adding an Image to a Button: Search 1. Tap Menu and select Edit Page. 2. Tap the button and select Edit This Button. 3. Tap Select Image. 4. Tap the magnifying glass icon at the top right. 5. Enter an image name or description. 6.

  • Page 46: Adding An Image To A Button: Import

    Adding an Image to a Button: Import 1. Tap Menu and select Edit Page. 2. Tap the button and select Edit This Button. 3. Tap Import Image. A small menu will open. 4. Tap Image Library. Collections of images will be listed. 5.

  • Page 47: Changing The Skin Tone Of People On Buttons

    Changing the Skin Tone of People on Buttons Note: This feature applies to SymbolStix images only. Use the Skin Tone feature to change the skin tone of people displayed on buttons. 1. Choose Menu > Settings, scroll to the Buttons section, and select SymbolStix Skin Tone. 2.
  • Page 48 4. Select Done. As you navigate through your vocabulary, images of people will display the skin tone you selected. TouchChat Express User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Creating A Camera Button

    Creating a Camera Button You can create a button that allows you to take a picture that will be imported to the button automatically every time you tap the button. The picture will also be added to your library of imported images.

  • Page 50: Resizing A Button

    Resizing a Button 1. Tap Menu and select Edit Page. 2. Tap the button you want to resize and select Change Button Size. 3. Select the number of rows and columns you want. 4. Tap Save. Changing a Button Style 1.

  • Page 51: Customizing A Button's Colors

    Customizing a Button’s Colors 1. Tap Menu and select Edit Page. 2. Tap the button you want to modify and select Edit This Button. 3. Scroll down to the color settings and select Text Color, Body Color, or Border Color. 4.

  • Page 52: Creating A Button To Link To A Page

    Creating a Button to Link to a Page When a button action is set to Navigate or Visit you can determine what page that button will take you to. Navigate will take you to a New Page and leave you there requiring an additional button to be hit to return to your previous page or to the home page.

  • Page 53: Storing Text On A Button

    Storing Text on a Button 1. Go to the page that includes the button on which you want to store text. 2. Tap Menu and then tap Edit Page. 3. Tap the button on which you want to store text. 4.

  • Page 54: Creating A Battery Status Button

    Creating a Battery Status Button You can create a button that displays the battery status of both the device and the amplifier in the Speech Display Bar (SDB). 1. In TouchChat, tap Menu > Edit Page. 2. Go to the page on which you want to create the button. 3.

  • Page 55: Copying And Pasting A Button

    Copying and Pasting a Button Buttons can be copied and pasted to new locations. If you modify a copy of a button, you will edit only the copy. 1. Tap Menu and tap Edit Page. 2. Tap the button you would like to copy. The Edit Button menu opens. 3.

  • Page 56: Copying And Pasting A Button Style

    Copying and Pasting a Button Style “Button Style” refers to the background color and the font size and options that are associated with a button. There are times when it might be faster to copy and paste a button’s style from an existing button rather than editing each of these items on a new button.

  • Page 57: Hiding A Button

    Hiding a Button There are times that presenting all buttons at once might be intimidating, or in order to complete a task a button might need to be hidden. 1. Tap Menu and tap Edit Page. 2. Tap the button you want to hide and tap Edit This Button. 3.

  • Page 58: Changing Button Timing

    Changing Button Timing Tap Menu and tap Settings. Scroll down to the “Buttons” section. Activate on Release This option offers to have buttons activated when released rather than upon touch. This allows the device user to slide his or her finger across the screen before finally releasing on the button that he or she wants to select.

  • Page 59: Adding Extra Space Around Buttons

    Adding Extra Space around Buttons 1. Select Menu > Settings. 2. Scroll to the Buttons section. 3. Select Button Margin. 4. Select a margin size. The default size is None. To increase the margin, select an option between 1 Point and 100 Point. 5.

  • Page 60: Working With Pages

    Working with Pages TouchChat allows you to rename, duplicate, load, and create pages, choose a different keyboard, copy a page from a different vocabulary, and add gestures to pages. Renaming a Page 1. Tap Menu and tap Edit Page. 2. Tap Menu and tap Edit Page Layout. 3.

  • Page 61: Creating A New Page

    Creating a New Page 1. Tap Menu and tap Edit Page. 2. Tap Menu and tap Add New Page. 3. Give the page a name. 4. Select how many rows and columns you would like. Note: The number of rows and columns from the page currently displayed appear by default.

  • Page 62: Creating A New Page From A Navigate Action

    Creating a New Page from a Navigate Action 1. Display the page from which you want to navigate. 2. Tap Menu and tap Edit Page. 3. Tap the location for a button that will navigate to the page you want to create. 4.

  • Page 63: Copying A Page From A Different Vocabulary File

    Copying a Page from a Different Vocabulary File There are times that borrowing previously created pages could be a time saver. TouchChat allows you to import multiple pages at one time. 1. Have your vocabulary file open. 2. Tap Menu and tap Edit Page. 3.

  • Page 64: Adding A Gesture To A Page

    Adding a Gesture to a Page 1. Tap Menu and tap Edit Page. 2. Tap Menu and tap Edit Gestures. 3. Tap +. 4. Add a label and message. 5. Tap the gesture type and tap the type you want. A check mark will appear following the type you selected 6.

  • Page 65: Overriding The Background Color Of A Page

    Overriding the Background Color of a Page Use this procedure to change the background color of all pages in a vocabulary. This is especially useful if you increase the space around buttons, revealing more of the background. For information on adjusting the button margin, see “Adding Extra Space around Buttons”...

  • Page 66: Searching For A Word Using Word Finder

    Searching for a Word using Word Finder When you don’t know where a word is located in a vocabulary, use this procedure to search for the word and practice the sequence of buttons that lead to it. 1. From the vocabulary, select the Keyboard. 2.

  • Page 67: Example: Add A Smiley Face And Laugh Sound To A Button

    Example: Add a Smiley Face and Laugh Sound to a Button A button can be set up with the command in the message. However, if you use the “speech message” action, the command appears in the Speech Display Bar (SDB), which isn't ideal. A better way may be to set up a button with an emoticon symbol in the message.

  • Page 68: Creating A Visual Scene

    Creating a Visual Scene To create a visual scene, select a background image, set up the page, and add buttons. Selecting a Background Image Start by having the picture you want to use for the background image on the device. You can take a picture using your device if it has a built-in camera.

  • Page 69: Adding Buttons

    Adding Buttons Now with the background picture in place, using the blank buttons, buttons can be created that speak or move to other pages. In our example, create a button that speaks “Horse” whenever tapping on the horse in the picture (assuming we used a picture with a horse in it). 1.

  • Page 70: Creating A Whiteboard Page

    Creating a Whiteboard Page To create a whiteboard page, create a new page that has a single button and select the Whiteboard button action. 1. Tap Menu and tap Edit Page. 2. Tap the button you want to link to your whiteboard page and select Edit This Button. 3.
  • Page 71 Tool Function Back Return to the page with the button that links to the whiteboard. Open a menu. Tap the whiteboard outside the drawing to close a menu. When there is no drawing on the whiteboard, the options are Color, Width, Save, and Load.

  • Page 72: Enlarging Text In The Speech Display Bar

    Enlarging Text in the Speech Display Bar There are a number of ways to enlarge text in the Speech Display Bar (SDB). Changing Text Size or Number of Lines in the SDB 1. Tap Menu and tap Settings. 2. Scroll to the Speech Display Bar section. 3.

  • Page 73: Setting Up Switch Scanning In Touchchat

    Setting up Switch Scanning in TouchChat As an alternative to directly selecting each button on the screen, the TouchChat app offers single switch and two-switch scanning. Setting up One or Two Switches You can set up one or two wired or wireless switches to work with scanning in the TouchChat app. 1.

  • Page 74: Using The Touchchat Scanning Settings

    Using the TouchChat Scanning Settings To access the options for customizing a scanning technique, choose Menu > Settings. Scroll to the Scanning section. Setting Description Scanning Enabled Turns scanning on or off. You must turn scanning on to access the other scanning settings.

  • Page 75: Using Auto-Scan

    Using Auto-Scan You can choose to have scanning activate automatically, or you can choose to either hold the switch or step to each location. To set scanning to activate without holding a switch, choose Menu > Settings, scroll to the Scanning section, and turn Auto-Scan on. When Auto-Scan is turned off, a switch activation is required to move the scan through each button, one at a time.

  • Page 76: Setting Auditory Scan

    Setting Auditory Scan This option enables audio feedback during scanning. To set auditory prompts, choose Menu > Settings, scroll to the Scanning section, and turn Auditory Scan on. If you are scanning, simply activate your switch. To retrieve a message, activate the switch again after you hear the prompt. Choosing and Adjusting a Prompt Voice When choosing a voice to use for auditory prompts, it can be helpful to choose a different voice than the one the system uses for speaking messages.

  • Page 77: Blocking And Restoring Access To The Editing Menus

    Blocking and Restoring Access to the Editing Menus There may be times when you need to block access to the Editing menus. To do this, the Use Menu Passcode setting can be turned on or off. When this setting is turned on, the Menu and Vocab items can only be accessed by entering a password.

  • Page 78: Working With Profiles

    Working with Profiles Profiles provide a snapshot of the current settings of the system to be saved for easy access at a later time. You can save multiple profiles to be used when needed. Creating multiple profiles allows you to switch between groups of settings.

  • Page 79: Renaming Or Deleting A Profile

    Renaming or Deleting a Profile 1. Go to Menu > Settings > Load Profile. Profiles that you have created will be listed. 2. Choose Edit. The delete icon will appear to the left of each profile name. 3. Tap the delete icon for the profile you want to rename.

  • Page 80: Changing Screen Orientation

    Changing Screen Orientation Important! TouchChat screen orientation settings do not affect IOS® or iPadOS® screen settings. However, when screen orientation is locked in iOS or iPadOS, it is locked in TouchChat as well, regardless of the TouchChat setting. Changing Screen Orientation in TouchChat 1.

  • Page 81: Changing Touchchat Settings

    Changing TouchChat Settings TouchChat settings are located by going—within the TouchChat app—to Menu > Settings. From the TouchChat Settings screen, scroll to see all available settings. When you finish changing settings, tap Done in the upper left corner of the settings. Note: For Scanning settings, see “Using the TouchChat Scanning Settings”...
  • Page 82 Speech Setting Description Voice Because there are many voice options, voices are downloadable. If you only download and install the voices you need, you can save a lot of storage space on your device. The Voice setting displays the voice currently selected. To download and install a different voice, tap Voice to open a list of available voices.
  • Page 83 Setting Description Font Size Determines the size of the font that appears in the SDB. Font sizes range from 14 Point to 72 Point. Note: If you try to select a font size and number of lines that together would make the SDB larger than the screen can accommodate, the font size will be adjusted down automatically to a value that allows the SDB to fill no more than 60% of the screen.
  • Page 84 Data Logging Setting Description Enable Logging Turn on data logging, allowing your device to collect language usage data which you can upload to the Realize Language website for web-based analysis or save to a file to analyze manually. Privacy Password Set or change your data logging privacy password.

  • Page 85: Analyzing Language Development

    To view or download the Realize Language Starter’s Guide, go to https://realizelanguage.com/info/support For Customer Support: If you have a problem with the Realize Language website, email support@realizelanguage.com. If you have a problem with your device, call Saltillo technical support at 1-800-382-8622 or email service@saltillo.com. TouchChat Express User’s Guide...

  • Page 86: Turning On Data Logging From Your Device

    Turning on Data Logging from Your Device When data logging is turned on, your device collects language usage data which you can upload to the Realize Language website for web-based analysis or save to a file to analyze manually. 1. In TouchChat, tap Menu and tap Settings. The TouchChat Settings screen will be displayed.

  • Page 87: Open System Devices: Uploading Data For Analysis

    Open System Devices: Uploading Data for Analysis Upload data collected for a person to the Realize Language website for analysis. 1. Tap Realize Language™ Setup to open the Realize Language Setup window. 2. Note: The first time you upload data, enter your privacy password.

  • Page 88: Clearing Usage Data

    Clearing Usage Data To clear usage data for the current person: 1. Under Data Logging, tap the Clear button. 2. The Privacy Password prompt and keyboard will be displayed. Type your privacy password and tap Enter. 3. “Do you really want to Clear Log?” will be displayed. Choose Yes to clear the data log.
  • Page 89 To remove your privacy password: If you prefer not to enter a password each time you save data to a file, use this procedure. Keep in mind, however, that you will also lose the privacy protection a password provides. 1. Under Data Logging, tap the password box located to the right of Privacy Password. A Privacy Password prompt and keyboard will be displayed.

  • Page 90: Adding A Webhook Event To A Button

    Adding a Webhook Event to a Button Do you know about webhooks and would you like to use them with your device? Here’s how TouchChat supports them. Please note that this section requires a basic understanding of webhooks and programming skills. Important! You must be connected to Wi-Fi to use webhooks.

  • Page 91: Adding A Webhook Event

    Adding a Webhook Event You can create as many webhook buttons as you want, but you can only specify one URL for each button. Examples of webhook events: send the latest weather report to your device; trigger a payment; send an alert when something happens;...

  • Page 92: Telephony: Using The Touchchat App To Make Phone Calls

    Telephony: Using the TouchChat App to Make Phone Calls Important! You must be using the TouchChat app on an open system device. If you are using a dedicated device, • you will not be able to use the phone functionality. You must have version 2.23 or later of the TouchChat app and an iPhone with iOS 13 or later.

  • Page 93: Connecting To A Computer For The First Time

    Connecting to a Computer for the First Time When you connect your TouchChat Express to a computer for the first time to perform an update or backup, a message prompts you to “trust” the computer. You must tap Trust to proceed. On a dedicated TouchChat Express device, this Trust message is hidden behind the application screen.

  • Page 94: Open System Devices: Updating The Touchchat Application Software

    Until then, you can contact Saltillo Sales to unlock the system for $25, update the software through Wi-Fi, and lock it again/put it into Guided Access.

  • Page 95: Updating The Device Software

    Updating the Device Software When an iPad software update is available, you can perform the update wirelessly or, if you cannot update wirelessly, by using iTunes. Updating Your iPad Wirelessly 1. Connect to the Internet with Wi-Fi®. 2. Choose Settings > General > Software Update. The Software Update screen will be displayed. 3.

  • Page 96: Backing Up A Customized Vocabulary File Using Ishare

    Backing up a Customized Vocabulary File using iShare Important! Before starting this procedure, make sure the device is connected to the Internet. On the device, go to Settings and then Wi-Fi. To use iShare, you must have an iShare account. 1.

  • Page 97: Transferring Vocabulary Files To A Usb Drive From Your Device

    Transferring Vocabulary Files to a USB Drive from Your Device Important! You can use this procedure only if you have updated your device to iPadOS 13, iOS 13, or higher. 1. Plug the USB flash drive into your device. 2. In TouchChat, tap Vocab and then tap Choose New Vocab. 3.

  • Page 98: Open System Devices: Using Ipad Features

    Open System Devices: Using iPad Features Identifying iPad Status Icons The status bar is located at the top of the iPad screen. These icons provide the time, battery status, and information about connectivity and operations currently running. Note: You can hide the status bar when using the TouchChat app. In TouchChat, choose Menu > Settings.

  • Page 99: Using Control Center

    Using Control Center Control Center provides quick access to the iPad controls. Controls vary by iPad software version and are customizable. Airplane Mode Volume AirDrop Rotation Lock Wi-Fi Silent Mode Bluetooth Do Not Disturb Playback Timer Screen Brightness Camera To open Control Center: To open Control Center, swipe up from the bottom edge of any screen.

  • Page 100: Using Accessibility Features

    Using Accessibility Features You can turn on accessibility features individually and/or create a shortcut to a specific group of features. Turning on Accessibility Features To turn on one or more accessibility features individually, choose Settings > General > Accessibility. Accessibility features are listed by category: Vision, Interaction, Hearing, and Learning. Tap a feature to turn it on, or tap a feature and choose the option you want.

  • Page 101: Setting Up And Using Guided Access

    Setting up and Using Guided Access Guided Access® helps the user stay focused on a task by dedicating the iPad to a single app and allowing you to control which app features are available. Use Guided Access to: Temporarily restrict the iPad to a particular app;...

  • Page 102: Setting Up And Starting A Guided Access Session

    Setting up and Starting a Guided Access Session After turning on Guided Access, do the following: 1. Open TouchChat or any other app you want the user to work with. 2. Press the Home button quickly three times. The Guided Access options will be displayed. 3.

  • Page 103: Syncing With Itunes

    Syncing with iTunes Syncing with iTunes copies information from your computer to the device and from the device to your computer. You can sync by connecting the device to your computer. On an open system device, you can set up iTunes to sync wirelessly using Wi-Fi. Setting up Wireless Syncing Connect the iPad to your computer.

  • Page 104: Setting Up And Using Ipad Switch Scanning

    Setting up and Using iPad Switch Scanning As an alternative to directly choosing each button on the screen, single-switch and two-switch scanning are available. Enabling Scanning Press the device’s Home button. Then choose Settings > General > Accessibility > Switch Control. Turn Switch Control on.

  • Page 105: Setting The Scanning Style

    Setting the Scanning Style You can choose to have the system automatically scan or to step to each location. With step-scanning, a switch must be pressed to move the scan to each button, one at a time. With auto-scanning, a switch must be pressed to start the scan and the system will continue to scan until the switch is pressed again.

  • Page 106: Additional Timing Options

    Additional Timing Options These timing options are available under “Switch Stabilization”. Setting Description Hold Duration This option sets the duration the switch must be held before a press is recognized. This duration must be less than the Auto Tap time so that a double input press can be used.
  • Page 107 Pause on First Item Pause on First Item allows you to find the next item you want to select before a scan resumes. When this setting is turned on, a scan will pause on the first item for the number of seconds you specify and will pause again after the item has been selected and the scan resumes.

  • Page 108: Using Keyboards

    Using Keyboards Your iPad allows you to use one or more on-screen keyboards or an Apple Wireless Keyboard. Using On-screen Keyboards You can change a keyboard’s text entry options and layout; split and move a keyboard; or add keyboards and switch between them. Setting Text Entry Options Choose Settings >...

  • Page 109: Using The Apple Wireless Keyboard

    Using the Apple Wireless Keyboard You can use the Apple Wireless Keyboard to enter text. The keyboard connects via Bluetooth, so you must first pair it with iPad. Note: The Apple Wireless Keyboard may not support keyboard features that are on your device. For example, it does not anticipate your next word or automatically correct misspelled words.

  • Page 110: Entering And Modifying Text

    Entering and Modifying Text Use the onscreen keyboard or an Apple Wireless Keyboard to enter text. Typing Text Tap a text field to open the onscreen keyboard and then tap letters. If you touch the wrong key, slide your finger to the correct key. A letter is entered when you release your finger from the key. To …...

  • Page 111: Modifying Text

    Modifying Text To modify text, do the following: 1. Touch and hold the text to display the magnifying glass. 2. Drag to position the insertion point. 3. Tap the insertion point to display the selection options. Double-tap a word to select it. •...
  • Page 112 To add punctuation or format text: Say the punctuation or format. For example, “Dear Mary comma the check is in the mail exclamation mark” becomes “Dear Mary, the check is in the mail!” Punctuation and formatting commands include: quote … end quote •...

  • Page 113: Organizing Apps And Changing Wallpaper

    Organizing Apps and Changing Wallpaper You can rearrange your apps and organize them in folders. You can also change the background image used as wallpaper. Arranging Your Apps 1. Touch and hold any app on the Home screen until it jiggles. 2.

  • Page 114: Setting The Date And Time

    Choose Settings > General > Date & Time, and then turn 24-Hour Time on or off. Making an In-App Purchase Saltillo provides additional voices, other language packages, unique vocabulary files, support packages, and curriculum support in the Upgrade Store. Apple provides an option for these materials to be purchased from within the TouchChat application.

  • Page 115: Playing A Song From Touchchat

    Playing a Song from TouchChat Audio files such as music contained in the device user’s iPod® media library can be played. 1. Edit a button and tap the action Play Library Audio. 2. Choose the song from your music Library. 3.

  • Page 116: Setting Up A Button To Play A Youtube™ Video

    Setting up a Button to Play a YouTube™ Video Note: You must have an active Wi-Fi connection. 1. On your device, select the YouTube video you want. 2. Tap the Share icon and then tap the Copy Link icon. A “Copied” message should appear. Note: If you have an older iPad software version, tap the Share link and choose Copy.

  • Page 117: Setting Up A Button To Open An App

    Setting up a Button to Open an App Note: This feature is not available in dedicated systems. 1. Go to the page that has the button you want to use and tap Menu. 2. Tap Edit Page. The page is now in Edit Mode. 3.

  • Page 118: Searching Apps

    Searching Apps Many apps include a search field that allows you to enter search criteria to find something within the app. Using Spotlight Search Spotlight Search not only searches your iPad, but also shows suggestions from the App Store and the Internet.

  • Page 119: Changing The Ipad Language And Word Prediction Dictionaries

    Changing the iPad Language and Word Prediction Dictionaries TouchChat provides American English, British English, and Spanish word prediction dictionaries. The device’s Language settings determine which dictionary is used. Set up your device for the language you currently use. To select your language: 1.

  • Page 120: Attaching A Strap

    Attaching a Strap If You Received Loops with Your Strap: Your package included a strap and two loops for attaching the strap. Do not attach a strap directly to the plastic case as this may damage the device. The loops are potential choking hazards. Use them with caution. Decide whether you want to carry the unit in landscape or portrait orientation.
  • Page 121 If You Received Metal Rings with Your Strap: Your package included a strap and two metal rings for attaching the strap. Do not attach a strap directly to the plastic case as this may damage the device. For devices that include a handle, simply attach the strap to the bottom holders if you remove the handle.

  • Page 122: Positioning The Stand

    Positioning the Stand Your device comes with a stand that can be positioned for easy viewing. When closed, the stand is held in place by a latch. Latch Stand’s bottom support To position the device at an angle for easy viewing of the screen, do the following: 1.

  • Page 123: Attaching A Wheelchair Mounting Plate

    Attaching a Wheelchair Mounting Plate Three threaded holes are provided on the back of the device for attaching an optional wheelchair mounting plate. If you purchased the wheelchair mounting plate accessory, follow these instructions to attach the plate to your device. 1.

  • Page 124: Replacing The Rubber Boot

    Replacing the Rubber Boot To replace the rubber boot, follow these instructions. 1. Remove the existing plastic shell/rubber boot assembly from the device. 2. Remove the existing boot from the shell. 3. Fit one end of the device into the replacement rubber boot. Be sure to line up the buttons and ports on the device’s sides with the corresponding receptacles and openings in the boot.

  • Page 125: Cleaning And Disinfecting Your Device

    Try using the device. If it does not work, call Saltillo technical support and tell them what happened. They may ask you to send in your device for servicing.

  • Page 126: Disinfecting Touchchat Express And Accessories For Multiple Users

    Disinfecting TouchChat Express and Accessories for Multiple Users Note: This section applies only when more than one person will be using the same unit. In that situation, it is vital to effectively disinfect the unit and accessories that have been used by one person before allowing them to be used by another.

  • Page 127: Warranty

    If replacement is necessary, the replacement TouchChat Express may be a new or re-conditioned TouchChat Express of equal value. Note: PRC-Saltillo considers bending of the unit, submerging it into liquid of any kind, or any breaks and/or cracks in the LCD screen to be misuse. However, PRC-Saltillo will cover one screen replacement or one iPad replacement per warranty year.

  • Page 128: Appendix A: Advanced Grammar Features

    Appendix A: Advanced Grammar Features The features explained in this appendix are intended for persons with extensive knowledge of grammar. Please note that this is an alternative way to set up grammar within a vocabulary file. WordPower files already have a grammar in place. Creating a Grammar Button To create a button that changes a word to a different grammatical form: 1.

  • Page 129: Identifying Parts Of Speech

    Identifying Parts of Speech To apply a part of speech to a button: 1. Navigate to a page of “things” (nouns). 2. Choose Menu > Edit Page. 3. Press and hold a “thing” button (for example, car), choose Edit This Button, and scroll down to the Actions section.

  • Page 130: Creating A Grammar Rule Button

    Creating a Grammar Rule Button 1. Press and hold the button you want to set up as a pluralize button, choose Edit This Button, enter a label for the button (for example “-s”), and choose the Actions tab. 2. Choose Add to open the list of actions. 3.

  • Page 131: Using Your Grammar Rule Button

    Using Your Grammar Rule Button Place the grammar rule button on a page of applicable items. For example, place a pluralize button on a page of things (nouns). If you tap your pluralize button and then choose a thing, you will need to tap the pluralize button again before pluralizing another thing.

  • Page 132: Appendix B: Compliance Information

    • PRC-Saltillo assumes no responsibility for any damage or loss caused by the deletion of data as a result of malfunction repairs or battery replacement. Be sure to back up all important data on other media (computer) to protect against its loss.
  • Page 133 There is no need to turn the device or amplifier off when using the device on a daily basis. It is recommended to restart the device once per week and put it to sleep daily. To report any serious incident associated with the device, contact PRC-Saltillo and your national authority. •...
  • Page 134 Classifications: TouchChat Express 8 and TouchChat Express 10 Protection against electrical shock Class II / internally powered Mode of operation Continuous Type of applied part Specifications: TouchChat Express 10 Weight 1.95 lbs. Dimensions 9 11/16 in. x 6 15/16 in. x 1 ¼ in. Battery life 10-12 hours, depending on individual usage and power settings Software/operating system...

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