Prentke Romich Company Accen Empower Unity Quick Reference Manual

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Unity Quick Reference Guide
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Power/Sleep button

Menu

Select Menu to gain access to the Quick
Menu. The Quick Menu contains links to the
Editor, Vocabulary Builder, and the Toolbox.
It will also give you access to the Windows
Desktop if your Accent device is integrated.
POWER/SLEEP BUTTON
The power/sleep button is on the top of the device.
1. To turn on the device, press and hold power/sleep.
2. To wake/sleep the device, press power/sleep.
3. The device should be restarted weekly.*
4. To restart, select Menu, Toolbox, System Settings,
Power Settings, Restart, and then Yes.
* Recommended: Restart once per week; put to sleep daily.
The device may wake up from sleep if using eye tracking or if
Windows® updates are set to install automatically. To
preserve the charge overnight, either connect the charger or
shut down the device completely. See step 5.
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5. If you don't plan to use the device, want to store/
transport it in a bag, or receive an error message, shut
down the device completely. To do this, select Menu,
Toolbox, System Settings, Power Settings, Shut Down
Device, and then Yes, shut down.

SELECT A VOCABULARY

1. Select Menu, and then Toolbox.
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2. Select the Vocabulary tab, then Select a Vocabulary.
3. Select the Unity tile. Choose your desired Unity
vocabulary. Note: Once you edit a button or create a
Vocabulary Builder list, the vocabulary will be
automatically saved and placed in My Vocabularies.

VOCABULARY SETTINGS

1. Select Menu, and then Toolbox.
2. Select the Vocabulary tab, then Vocabulary Settings.

RENAME A VOCABULARY

From the Settings tab, edit the Vocabulary Name.

CHANGE THE FONT AND SIZE OF BUTTON LABELS

From the Edit Fonts & Styles tab, select a Font and adjust
the Size.

SET BUTTON PREFERENCES

From the Button Preferences tab, set the following:
Empty Button Appearance: What do you want empty
buttons to look like? White, Transparent, Empty
Empty Button Action: What do you want empty buttons to
do? No Action, Go To Home
Show Labels: Where do you want labels showing? Home,
Middle, End
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Use Alternative Symbols: Where do you want an alternate
set of symbols to show? None, Middle, End, All
Button Padding: How much space do you want between the
buttons? Set the percentage.

SET THE ACCESS METHOD

1. Select Menu, and then Toolbox.
2. From the User Settings tab, select Access Method.
3. There are additional settings once you select an access
method.

CHANGE THE VOICE

1. Select Menu, and then Toolbox.
2. From the User Settings tab, select Voice, then the Main
Voice or Prompt Voice tab. Then select Change Voice.

EDIT A PRONUNCIATION

"Teach" the device to pronounce a word correctly.
1. Select Menu, and then Toolbox.
2. From the User Settings tab, select Voice.
3. Select Edit a Pronunciation.
4. Enter the correct spelling of the word, then Finished.
5. Enter the phonetic spelling of the word. To test the
pronunciation, select the Message Window. When
satisfied, select Finished, then Add.

WORD FINDER

Use Word Finder to locate a word in the vocabulary.
From the spelling keyboard:
1. Select Word Finder.
2. Type the word you want to find.
3. Select Search.
4. Select Guide Me.
5. If the word is not in Unity, it will say "no results found".

EDIT A BUTTON

1. Select Menu, and then Editor.
2. Navigate to where you can see the button you want to
edit, then select Edit. Select the button you want to edit.
3. Add or edit the Message and the Label.
4. Suggested symbols will appear. If you do not see one you
like or you would like to take a photo, select the Symbol
tab. You can Search, Browse, or Import symbols or select
Camera.
5. Additional button options:
a. Colors: Set various colors for the button.
b. Navigation: Add Navigation. Navigation options
include things such as Go Back, Go To Home, and Go
To Page.
c. Actions: Add an action. Action options include things
such as Clear Display, Caps Lock, and Stop Speech.
d. Settings: Change button level settings. Settings
include Message, Speech, Always Show Button
Label, Alternate Pronunciations, and Alternate
Prompt.
6. Select Finished, then Save.
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