Liberator NOVACHAT Quick Reference Manual

NOVACHAT SETTINGS QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
POWER/SLEEP
Important Functions
Below are the main Functions buttons on the NOVA chat
devices:
allows you to determine which
Menu Button / /
vocabulary file will be used, which augmentative options are
enabled, how and when to speak messages, and how a
wide variety of other options are configured.
Home Button / /
Chat software to the Home screen of the Android software .
Back Button / / navigates to previous page or to
previous menu. Pressing and holding the Back button also
reveals the Chat software menu.
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This guide will show you how tailor the NovaChat software to
a user's needs using different functions within the NovaChat
Settings menu.
Setting or Changing Speech
1. Select Menu > Application Settings.
2. Press Speech Output > Voice.
3. Press Synthesizer and select either Acapela or Ivona
4. Press Voice Settings, then press on the drop-down
VOL UP/DOWN
list and select the voice you would like to use. To
hear an audio sample of the voice press the Test
button.
5. Press the back button until you exit back to the
vocabulary.
CereProc Voices
1. Press the Home button to exit NovaChat. Download
and install the relevant voice from the Play Store.
2. In Android, select Settings from the Apps tray.
3. Select Accessibility, then Text-to-Speech. Set the
Preferred Engine to the new voice, then exit the
Settings app.
4. Launch NovaChat, follow steps 1-3 in Setting or
Changing Speech and select Android as the
Synthesizer.
5. Press the back button until you exit back to the
vocabulary.
Turning Speech On or Off
1. Select Menu > Application Settings.
2. Press Speech Output.
navigates out of 3. Select Speech Off (If ticked then speech is off).
4. Press the back button until you exit back to the
vocabulary.
Connecting the Device to the Amp
If the device loses the Bluetooth connection to the amp, it
can be restored. The Amp must be fully charged so that it
can reconnect.
1. Select Menu > Application Settings > System >
Bluetooth Settings.
2. Select Use with Amplifier (if not already ticked).
3. Press Connect to Amplifier, then select the amp. A
Bluetooth pairing request may appear – select OK.
The amp will now show as connected.
4. Press the back button until you exit back to the
vocabulary.
Hint: if you cannot see the amp in step 4 you will need to
plug in the charger and try again once the amp is fully
charged.
Using Switch Access
Before setting up switch access ensure that the device is
connected to the amp (see Connecting the Device to the
Amp) and that you have plugged in your switch(es).
1. Select Menu > Application Settings.
2. Press Input > Scanning, select Enable Scanning.
Press Switch Access > Switch Configuration.
3.
Select One Switch or Two Switch scanning.
4.
5. Press the back button until you exit back to the
vocabulary.
Hint: within the Switch Configuration menu you can set
whether or not scanning starts automatically.
Setting a Button's Acceptance or Release Time
1. Select Menu > Application Settings.
2. Press Timing > Acceptance Time *.
3. Select Enable, then press Time.
4. Use the + and – buttons to set a duration time in
seconds (to remove the pop-up number pad select
the back button). The more seconds you set the
longer a press is needed to activate the button.
5. Press the back button until you exit back to the
vocabulary.
* To set a release time follow the instructions above but
select Release Time in the Timing menu
Changing Button Styles Globally
You may wish to change how the buttons look throughout
the entire vocabulary rather than individually. To do this you
need to ensure that you are in a user's vocabulary and not
an original (indicated by a padlock in the library menu).
Changing the Label Position
1. Select Menu > Edit Mode.
2. Press and hold on any button to modify. A menu will
open.
3. Select Button Style Override to display the button
properties.
4. Select the Vocabulary tab.
5. Ensure Font Settings is ticked.
6. Select Label Position (leave Label On Top unticked).
7. Press Save.
8. Select Menu > Edit Mode to finish editing.
Changing the Font on a Button Label
1. Select Menu > Edit Mode.
2. Press and hold on any button to modify. A menu will
open.
3. Select Button Style Override to display the button
properties.
V2.30 and above