Setting Up Switch Scanning - Prio mini User Manual

Setting up Switch Scanning

As an alternative to directly selecting each button on the screen, the application offers single switch and
two-switch scanning. To access the options for customizing a scanning technique, choose Menu > Settings
and scroll to the Scanning section.
Important! For the scanning settings to be available, your amplifier must be turned on, charged, and
communicating with the device.
Setting
Scanning Enabled
Auto-Scan
Auto Restart
Use Screen As Switch
Auditory Scan
Use Headphone For Prompt
Prompt Voice
Prompt Voice Rate
Prompt Voice Pitch
Scan Speech Display Bar
Skip Empty Cells
Scanning Type
Scan Speed
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Description
Turns scanning on or off. You must turn scanning on to access the other settings.
When Auto-Scan is turned on, scanning activates automatically. When Auto-
Scan is turned off, a switch activation is required to move the scan through each
button, one at a time.
When Auto Restart is turned on, a scan cycle restarts automatically after an
activation.
When Use Screen As Switch is turned on, the touchscreen acts as a switch.
Instead of pressing a switch, you can tap anywhere on the screen to start a scan.
When Auditory Scan is turned on, audio feedback is provided during scanning.
When Use Headphone For Prompt is turned on, a headphone or earphone
functions as the audio output device. When this setting is turned off, a speaker
functions as the audio output device.
Set the voice to use for prompts. Select Prompt Voice to open a list of available
voices. To hear a voice before selecting it, tap the speaker icon located to the
right of each voice. When you decide which voice you want, tap the voice to
select it.
Set the prompt voice rate. Drag the slider to the right to increase the rate or to
the left to decrease the rate.
Set the prompt voice pitch. Select Prompt Voice Pitch and select a pitch level:
Lowest, Lower, Low, Normal, High, Higher, or Highest.
When Scan Speech Display Bar is turned on, the Speech Display Bar is included
in scans.
When Skip Empty Cells is turned on, empty button areas are not included in
scans. When Skip Empty Cells is turned off, empty button areas are included in
scans.
Set the scanning pattern. Select Scanning Type and select either Sequential or
Row/Column.
A Sequential scan steps through the buttons from left to right beginning in the
first row. When the button you want is highlighted, activate your switch.
A Row/Column scan highlights each row of buttons beginning with the top row
and moves down the screen. When the row that contains the button you want
is highlighted, activate your switch. The scan will then step through the buttons
from left to right across the row. When the button you want is highlighted,
activate your switch.
Set the amount of time it takes for your device to move from one button, row,
or column to the next in a scan. Select Scan Speed and select the speed you
want. You may need to test several speeds until you find the one that works
best. Available speeds range from 0.2 seconds to 10 seconds.
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