Oregon Scientific Accelerator Vision Instruction page 22

E-mail
Your child can send e-mail to Internet users and you can decide who may send e-mail to
your child through the online Access Control List at: www.safe-site.net
To create an e-mail
1. Go to File and select "New" or [ Ctrl ] + [ N ].
2. Type in an address in the "To" field.
3. Add a Subject.
4. Type your message.
5. Press send.
6. Make sure to go to Uplink to connect to the Internet.
(Reminder: your PC must already have a connection and be online.)
Depending on the size of each message, a maximum of 70 e-mails can be stored. In addition, the
Accelerator Vision will divide very long emails into three separate mails until it reaches a limit.
After this, the Vision cannot display any more of the text for this message. Additional emails that do
not go over the standard email memory limit can still be received
Newsgroups
Your child can participate in newsgroups. Each contains topics of interest that your child
can discuss with their peers.
Read a message:
After each synchronization, your newsgroups will be updated.
Post a message:
To add a message press [ Post ] and then you must go to the Uplink window and connect
to the Internet.
Download messages:
Select from each category one at a time, and press the [ Download ] button.
Download Questions
Periodically, your child can download fun new educational questions from the Web Area.
Card Gallery
From the choice of greeting cards, your child can select one, fill it in, and send it to another
Safe-site member or to any Internet user.
Sending a greeting Card
1. Type in an e-mail address.
2. Select a greeting card and press [ Next ] to enter your message.
3. Press [ E-mail ].
Printing a Greeting Card
You may also print it out using your home PC's printer.
1. Select a greeting Card and enter your message.
2. Press [ Print ].
Remarks:
There are two choices: the Large Card folds an 8.5" by 11" paper in half, and the Small Card
folds it in quarters. You can select the choices on the PC before printing.
(see also Card Viewer in the X-Cable manual)
Score
The Web Area stores and updates a list of the top 10 verified scores for the 10 "Challenge Games "
for Accelerator Vision users.
When you access the Web Area, it automatically updates the scoreboard and lets you
know if you are in the top 10.
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