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  • Page 1 END USER LICENSING AGREEMENT Microsoft, Inc. You have acquired a PATHFINDER™ which includes software licensed by Prentke Romich Company from one or more software licensors (Microsoft Licensing Inc. or its affiliates and SMART Modular Technologies (Systems) Inc.). Such software products, as well as associated media, printed materials and "online"...
  • Page 2 • At the termination or expiration of the END USER AGREEMENT, you must discontinue to use, and destroy or return to Prentke Romich Company, all PATHFINDERS and all archival or other copies of DECtalk RUNTIME SOFTWARE that contain any part of DECtalk TECHNOLOGY.
  • Page 3 Pathfinder Operator’s Manual Setting Up and Using Pathfinder’s Basic Tools PRENTKE ROMICH COMPANY Corporate Headquarters: 1022 Heyl Rd. • Wooster, Ohio 44691 Telephone: (330) 262-1984 Fax: (330) 263-4829 E-Mail Address: info@prentrom.com Web Site Address: www.prentrom.com Worldwide Headquarters Prentke Romich International, Ltd.
  • Page 4 (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning! Changes or modifications to this product which are not authorized by Prentke Romich Company could exceed FCC limits and negate your authority to use this product.
  • Page 5 Ä Recommendation To Avoid Static Discharge You can avoid static discharge by turning the Pathfinder OFF before you plug anything into or unplug anything from the connectors on the case— this includes switches, headpointers, and especially the battery charger. When you follow this recommendation you are helping to preserve the device's memory by safeguarding its electronic circuits.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    What’s on the Front of the Pathfinder? .................... What’s on the Top of the Pathfinder? ....................What’s on the Back of the Pathfinder? .................... What’s on the Right and Left Sides of the Pathfinder? .............. About the Batteries ..........................About the Backlight Shut-Off ......................
  • Page 8 Review Words in the Word Prediction Dictionary ..............About the Computer "Backspace" Command ................The Word Prediction Display Area ....................STORING MESSAGES Store Digitized (Recorded) or Synthesized (Text-to-Speech) Messages ......About Core Vocabulary and Activity Row Vocabulary ............TABLE OF CONTENTS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 9 Assign a Macro to a Key ........................Store a Macro Under an Icon Sequence ..................Erase a Macro ............................Swap Keys ............................. Hide/Show Keys ..........................Auditory Prompts and the Menu AUDITORY PROMPTS ............Prompt Type: Key or Content ......................TABLE OF CONTENTS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 10 ................Appendix C: How to Use the Review to Output Option in Various Pathfinder Menus ....................Appendix D: Pre-Stored Songs in the Pathfinder ..............To Copy a Pre-Stored Song onto your Overlay ..........Appendix E: How to Program and Store your own Songs on your Overlay ....
  • Page 11: Getting Acquainted With The Pathfinder

    Getting Acquainted with the Pathfinder GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 12 Headpointing Infrared Area DISPLAY SCREEN Battery Status Icon Names Go Here Date & Time ON/OFF USER AREAS TOOLBOX SPELL MODE SYSTEM STATUS MINSPEAK MODE COMPUTER MODE USER DEFINED SHIFT/CAPS LOCK GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 13: What's On The Front Of The Pathfinder

    Activity Row or Word Prediction choices when those options are On. Buttons On the Front Left Side: I/O: Press this button to turn the Pathfinder On or Off. Tools: Press this to open and close the Toolbox. GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 14 System Status: Press this to see the Pathfinder’s current settings. There is also a option on this screen that allows you to access TOOLBOX all the Toolbox menus from the display screen without removing the keyguard and overlay and going to the Toolbox.
  • Page 15 LED will flash for one activation. SHIFT Microphone The recording microphone is in the upper right corner of the Pathfinder case. Speak into the microphone when you record a message. Headpointing IR Window: Infrared signals are received from your headpointer through this window. This is on the top front of the case above the display screen.
  • Page 16 Unity Default Overlay GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 17 It helps protect the overlay from spills, crumbs, drooling, etc. Overlay: The Pathfinder is shipped with a Unity overlay in place. This overlay has icons but no printed words on it. It will work with the Unity 1-Hit or the Unity Sequenced-Hit vocabularies.
  • Page 18 System Secure Digital Card Computer Memory Head- Port Serial Port Door phones External Speaker Mouse Switch B Transmitting Serial Port Switch A Area The Top of the Pathfinder GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 19: What's On The Top Of The Pathfinder

    Prentke Romich Company. Secure Digital Memory Card Slot: Use this slot for a secure digital memory card to transfer memory from the Pathfinder to a computer without using the MTI. Instructions are in the MTI Manual.
  • Page 20 Replace them in another set of holes (there are 3 holes on each side). Warning! It is possible to pinch your fingers while re-positioning the stand. Remove the sides of the stand from their positional holes with care. GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 21: What's On The Back Of The Pathfinder

    Turn the Pathfinder face down. You will see: Wheelchair/Table Stand Mounting Plate: This plate slips into the PRC wheelchair mount or the PRC table stand to hold the Pathfinder upright. Handle: The Pathfinder has a molded handle on the back.
  • Page 22 Left side of Pathfinder Battery Charger Rectangular USB port This port is active Square USB port Batteries This port is currently inactive Right Side of Pathfinder Learning IR Area GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 23: What's On The Right And Left Sides Of The Pathfinder

    The easiest way is simply to lay the remote control on a table next to the Pathfinder with the remote control IR area pointing to the IR learning area (the circle on the drawing) on the Pathfinder. Just press the remote keys to send the correct signals to the Pathfinder.
  • Page 24 Battery Status Area (Turn on in FEEDBACK MENU Battery Status Area on the Display Screen GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 25: About The Batteries

    Â When you hear the Low Battery warning, plug in the battery charger. When the Pathfinder is in use during charging, it will take 8-10 hours to fully charge a dead battery. When the Pathfinder is not in use during charging, it will take 4-5 hours to fully charge a dead battery.
  • Page 26 GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 27: About The Backlight Shut-Off

    Â To turn the Pathfinder completely Off, press the I/O button on the left front of the case. If you turn the Pathfinder off with this button, you must turn it back on by pressing this button again. GETTING ACQUAINTED...
  • Page 28 WANT TO HAVE Minspeak Icon Sequences GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 29: About Minspeak

    About Minspeak The Pathfinder uses a patented vocabulary-coding method called Minspeak to help you communicate. Minspeak is a means of coding vocabulary to a small set of icons that are rich in meaning. Minspeak’s use of icons taps into a person’s natural tendency to associate multiple meanings to pictures.
  • Page 30 ICON PREDICTION Icons that begin messages are lit. Select an icon. Activate an icon that is lit. Pathfinder speaks the message. Icon Prediction Lights only those Icons where Messages are Stored GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 31: Icon Prediction Shows You Where Messages Are Stored

    This is called "Icon Prediction". The icons with lighted LEDs tell you that they are possible selections for messages that are part of the vocabulary that was pre-stored in the Pathfinder software. The default for Icon Prediction is On.
  • Page 32 Icon Associations " * apple island Vocabulary word = anywhere Possible associations for the icon below: WEATHER SHELTER UMBRELLA RAIN UNDER HOOK WHETHER Icon Associations GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 33: Examples Of Icon Associations

    For instance, the icon, might be used in different sequences to mean ’umbrella’, ’weather’, ’under’, ’rain’, ’whether’, or any number of other things that the icon makes you think of. GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 34 ICONS SHOULD BE easy to learn easy to remember easy to teach " B = FOOD " " = HUNGRY Choosing Your Own Icons GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 35: About Selecting Your Own Icons To Represent Messages

    There is a Pathfinder Unity overlay in place on your device. We suggest you use this overlay for practice. A big consideration in choosing icon sequences is that they are logical, easy to learn and easy to remember.
  • Page 36 The Activity Row Showing a List of Activities (the Activities on your Pathfinder may be different) GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 37: About Activities

    "School," "Work," "Party," etc. Or, as some of the Pathfinder Unity overlays do, you can have an activity row that contains the picture producing nouns from your overlay, or all the action words, or whatever you wish.
  • Page 38 Key Location Codes C O L U M N G- 4 Location Column G Row 4 Location Column O Row 2 Key Coordinates GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 39: Locating Keys On The Keyboard

    For example, key A1 is the top key in the far left column. Key P8 is the bottom key in the far right column. Key H4 is near the middle of the keyboard. Key coordinates are used frequently in this manual to help you locate keys easily. GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 40 Delete Block " Icon Marker Delete Word Calcu- Store Delete < > Return Core Char lator Caps Shift Erase Edit Speech Lock Clear CTRL Space Space Space Cancel Core Core On/Off Display The Pathfinder Toolbox GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 41: About The Toolbox

    Toolbox. The Toolbox has 128 keys. Some of these keys contain tools that you can use to make the Pathfinder more useful to you. Some of the keys contain the letters and numbers that you use when you want to spell something.
  • Page 42 Marker Delete Word Calcu- Store Delete < > Return lator Core Char Caps Shift Speech Erase Edit Lock CTRL Space Space Space Cancel Clear On/Off Core Core Display Menus in the Toolbox are Light Gray GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 43: Using Menus In The Toolbox

    To select an option you can press or scan to the number of the key you want in the Pathfinder’s Toolbox, or you can press on or scan to the key area on the display itself. If you want to change the Activation Feedback from "Beep"...
  • Page 44 SYSTEM STATUS the Pathfinder. Activate the key, . Activate the SYSTEM STATUS TOOLBOX on the display screen. Select the Toolbox menu you want. (Not all Toolbox tools are represented in the Status Screen Toolbox.) GETTING ACQUAINTED Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 45: Change The Speaker And Earphone Volume

    Change Speaker and Earphone Volume You can raise or lower the speaker volume in the Toolbox. Remove the keyguard and overlay. Turn the Toolbox On by activating key on the front of the Pathfinder case. You can also activate TOOLS key and then select...
  • Page 47 Set Up a User Area and Selection Technique USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 48 User Area Menu USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 49: The User Area Menu

    There are six areas available for use in the Pathfinder. This means that six different people can use the Pathfinder and each person can have a separate area. If only one person is going to use the Pathfinder, then that user can set up different areas for different requirements.
  • Page 50: Select A User Area

    Select a User Area USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 51: Select A User Area

    Select a User Area There are 6 possible user areas in the Pathfinder. Each user area can be set up differently. If different people are using the Pathfinder, each person can have his or her own area complete with its own settings, overlays, notebooks and keyboards.
  • Page 52 Unity Overlay USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 53: About Overlays

    About Overlays There are two Unity-for-Pathfinder overlays with pre-stored vocabulary for 128-locations: Unity One-Hit in User Area 1 and Unity Sequenced- Hit in User Area 2. The default is User Area 2 with Unity Sequenced-Hit vocabulary. Areas 3 and 4 contain Unity 32 overlays. There are also...
  • Page 54: Rename A User Area

    User Area 3, etc. You can rename the areas you are using. If you are one of a number of people using the Pathfinder you might want to name your area after yourself. Or, if you are the only person using the Pathfinder, you may have set up different User Areas for different parts of your life.
  • Page 55: Copy A User Area

    Zorro pattern (see page 51). If you want to save the vocabulary in the second area, perform a memory transfer and save that area onto a computer disk before you copy another area into it. See the MTI Manual for complete instructions. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 56: Erase A User Area

    3. Activate the Erase User Area option. 4. Select the option to erase. 5. Answer YES if you want to erase; NO if you change your mind. 6. Activate OK to exit the menu. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 57: About Computer Access Mode

    Â See the Power Tools manual for complete Computer Access information. The Pathfinder has a Computer mode that is already set up for computer work. To go to the Computer Mode you must put the GO TO COMPUTER tool on your overlay or under an icon sequence. (See pages 169-173 for information about moving and storing tools.) If you are using the...
  • Page 58 Pathfinder Selection Techniques Keyboard Headpointer Single Switch (1-Switch) Dual Switch (2-Switch) Joystick Selection Techniques USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 59: The Selection Techniques

    Scanning Techniques: 1-Switch: Use a single switch to scan to any key on the keyboard. Plug the switch into one of the switch ports on the top of the Pathfinder. You can scan by row/column or column/row. Quarter Row/Column Scanning: This is a single switch scanning technique.
  • Page 60 Selection Technique Options for the technique Menu SELECTION TECHNIQUE USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 61: Using The Selection Technique Menu

    If you are going to use a switch, headpointer or joystick, plug it into the correct jack on the top of the Pathfinder before you turn the Pathfinder  The selection technique you choose to use with your overlay can also Â...
  • Page 62 Keyboard Only USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 63: Keyboard

    You can use the keyboard with any overlay. The keyboard is the default selection technique for the Pathfinder. This means that when you receive your Pathfinder you can use it right away. Just turn it on and then press the keys on the keyboard.
  • Page 64 Headpointing IR Window USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 65: Headpointer

    Also make sure you are seated neither too far away from, nor too close to your Pathfinder. Move the dot around and up and down until you see a hand appear on the touchscreen and the LED stays on.
  • Page 66 1-Switch USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 67: 1-Switch

    128, 64 and 32-location overlays. Plug the switch into the Switch A or Switch B port on the top of the Pathfinder. Remove the keyguard and overlay from the Pathfinder and activate the button on the front of the case. TOOLS Activate the menu.
  • Page 68 2-Switch USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 69: 2-Switch

    If you are using two single switches, plug one switch into the Switch A port on the top of the Pathfinder. Plug the other switch into the Switch B port. If you are using a Dual Switch, plug it into the Switch A port.
  • Page 70 Joystick USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 71: Joystick

    Â When you are scanning in the Activity Row, all joystick activations move to the right. You cannot go left. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 72 Quarter Row/Column Scan OFF/ON USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 73: Quarter Row/Column Scan

    Activate the switch to choose the quarter that contains the key you want. Once the quarter has been selected, the Pathfinder sans the quarter according to the other settings you have made, i.e., 1-Switch Row/Column Scan or 2-Switch (scan mode 2).
  • Page 74 Some Scanning Options USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 75: Selection Technique Menu

    Scan Auto Restart: On/Off: When this is Off, you must activate your switch to start a new scan. When this is On, the Pathfinder automatically starts a new scan after a message has been selected. If you are visually impaired, we suggest you set this to Off.
  • Page 76 HEADPOINTING Averaging Ï Ð The HIGHER the Averaging number the farther you must move into the next key before it is activated. Â The default is "2" USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 77: Ir Headpointing Options: Averaging

    Averaging is a way of helping you cut down on accidental key activations caused by involuntary head movements. The number you select tells the pathfinder how far you must move out of one key location before a second key is activated. This generally means that when you cross the centerline between one key and the next key, the LED on the first key will go out and the LED on the second key will light.
  • Page 78 If you moved off the screen too easily decrease the Horizontal number. To reach corners, increase Horizontal and Vertical For large head movements decrease Horizontal and Vertical. For small head movements increase Horizontal and Vertical. Horizontal Adjustment; Vertical Adjustment USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 79: Horizontal And Vertical Adjustment

    You can also save the settings under an icon sequence on your overlay so that different settings are always available to you. See page 283. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 80: Pointer Color

    Activity Row on the display screen. However, because your overlay is static, not dynamic, only the LED at each key on your overlay will light when you point to it. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 81: 1-Switch-Scan Mode 1

    Pathfinder will speak the message, then return to scanning down the rows. If you do not make any activations after starting a scan, the Pathfinder automatically scans the keyboard 3 times and then stops scanning. To begin another scan, activate your switch or tap the display.
  • Page 82: 1-Switch-Scan Mode 2

    When the scan reaches the key you want, activate your switch to select the location. Â If you prefer Column/Row scan, columns will be chosen first, then the row. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 83: 2-Switch-Scan Mode 1

    You can choose Auto or Hold with 2-switch scanning. Column/Row is not available with 2-switch Scan Mode 1. Â In the Activity Row both switches will only move from left to right. You cannot move from right to left. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 84: 2-Switch-Scan Mode 2

    B again. With this technique, switch 1 always moves you somewhere and switch 2 always chooses your locations. Stepping or pressing and holding the switch are the only scanning options with this technique. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 85: Scan Direction

    If you select Step you must activate your switch each time you want to move to a new location. If you select Auto, the keys are scanned automatically. Activate your switch to start a new scan. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 86: Scanning Speed

    This means it will take 4 seconds from the time one key lights and the Pathfinder beeps to the time the next key lights and the pathfinder beeps. If you are used to scanning you may want to try a very fast scanning speed, such as .1 seconds...
  • Page 87: Acceptance Time

    Â Acceptance Time is used with all selection techniques. Acceptance time is the amount of time it takes for the Pathfinder to accept a location and activate the key. If you are scanning or pressing keys, the acceptance time is the amount of time you must maintain contact with your switch or the key before the key is accepted and activated.
  • Page 88: Release Time

    Release Time is used with all selection techniques except Headpointing. Release Time is how long you tell the Pathfinder to wait after you have released a key or switch, before it allows you to make another activation with the same key or switch. Release time allows you to create a "time window"...
  • Page 89: Activation Delay

    "de-select" the key by activating your switch again. The default for Activation Delay is Off. Any key you select is activated with no delay. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 90: Auto Repeat Rate

    You can choose to have a key repeat once every .10 seconds to once every 2 seconds. You can also turn this option Off. Â Auto Repeat does not work if you are using 2-switch with Scan Mode 1. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 91: Predictive Selection

    With your own predicted keys you can "mask out" any locations that are empty or that contain tools that you don’t want the Pathfinder to scan. This greatly reduces the amount of time it takes to scan the complete keyboard. See the next page for details.
  • Page 92 Modify Predicted Keys USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 93: Modify Predictive Keys

    FEEDBACK When you choose the Modify Predicted Keys option, you can tell the Pathfinder exactly which keys you want it to scan and when. Before 1 icon hit These are keys that you want to be lit before you ever activate an icon.
  • Page 94 Select it again to make it active. Its LED will get bright. Press #1, Select All, to set all the keys to bright. Press #4, Select None, to set all the tools to dim. USER AREAS AND SELECTION TECHNIQUES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 95: Scan Start Position: Center Or Top Left

    Â This option is available only with 2-Switch and Joystick scanning. Scan Start Position tells the Pathfinder where to start each scan. Center indicates that each new scan will start from the middle of your keyboard. Top Left indicates that each new scan will start from the top left corner of the keyboard.
  • Page 96: About Linear Scan Cutoff

    For example, if you select "5" as your cutoff number, the Pathfinder will use your regular scanning technique to scan the keys on your overlay until there are only five predicted choices left.
  • Page 97: Word Prediction

    Using Word Prediction WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 98 8VH :RUG 3UHGLFWLRQ IRU ORQJHU ZRUGV WKDW \RX GRQ W XVH RIWHQ EXW ZDQW WR KDYH DYDLODEOH :RUG SUHGLFWLRQ VDYHV \RX WKH WLPH DQG HQHUJ\ RI VSHOOLQJ WKHVH ZRUGV RXW How to Blend Minspeak and Word Prediction WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 99: About Minspeak And Word Prediction

    With words that are less than six letters in length, using a dynamic system is often slower than actually spelling out the word. With words longer than six letters, significant time can be saved by finding the predicted word in the window. WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 100 Special vocabulary to select from Word Prediction Impressionist exhibit  Use Minspeak for core words.  Use W ord Prediction (Spell) for words that aren’t part of your everyday vocabulary. The Benefits of Minspeak and Word Prediction Together WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 101: The Benefits Of Minspeak And Word Prediction Together

    Word Prediction to select the words rather than taking the time to spell them. In many situations, a combination of Minspeak and Word Prediction will keep you talking! WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 102 Word Prediction Keys Turn Word Prediction On WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 103: Turn Word Prediction On And Off

    SPELL When Word Prediction is On, the Word Prediction keys are visible in the bottom two rows on the Pathfinder display screen. To Turn Word Prediction On or Off  Remove the keyguard and overlay. Press the key on the front TOOLS of the Pathfinder case.
  • Page 104 Begin to spell a word. If the correct ending for the word you want is not listed, select the one that is most like the word you want. Now select the word that has the correct endings. You are ready to begin a new word. WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 105: Spell And Select Words

    SPELL Begin to spell a word. Notice that words begin to appear in the two rows of keys at the bottom of the Pathfinder display. These are the words that the Pathfinder is predicting from the letters you have spelled.
  • Page 106: Word Prediction

    Menu WORD PREDICTION WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 107 Remove the keyguard and overlay. Press the key on the front of TOOLS the Pathfinder case to open the Toolbox. Open the WORD PREDICTION menu. The next few pages explain the options in the menu.
  • Page 108: Predict In Minspeak

    Minspeak word, "Cool" (which is stored under KITCHEN THUMBS , the Word Prediction system would display words like, DOWN ADJ "cooled, cooling, coolest," etc. Â Note: You cannot use Activities if you turn Predict in Minspeak On. WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 109: Recency/Frequency

    If you want to see 3 recently used words, three of the Word Prediction keys will display recently used words and the rest of the keys will display the three most frequently used words that begin with the letters you have spelled. WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 110 1 = TEMPER 2 = TEST 3 = TESTIMONY 4 = TABLE 5 = TAKE 6 = TAKEN = Predictor Key WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 111: About Predictor Keys

    You can select predicted words by pressing the word you want on the display screen, or, if you have trouble pressing on the screen, you can set up "predictor" keys on the Pathfinder that correspond to the Word Prediction keys on the display. This way you can press, or scan to, the appropriate key on the keyboard to select the word you want.
  • Page 112 Word Prediction display area will flash when there is a word predicted that you can select. When this is Off, the LEDs for the predictor keys will light, but they will not flash when there is a word to be selected. WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 113: The Word Prediction Dictionary

    Word Prediction. It does not contain your Minspeak vocabulary. If you want to review your speech dictionary, you must go to the menu. SPEECH The Word Prediction Dictionary can be accessed from all User Areas. WORD PREDICTION Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 114: Add A Word To The Word Prediction Dictionary

    For this example, type in "terminate". The Pathfinder shows you a box containing the word you want to add with all its endings. If most of the endings are correct for the way you want to use the word, activate YES.
  • Page 115: Review Words In The Word Prediction Dictionary

    If you want to review words that begin with specific letters, type in the letters. The more letters you type in, the more specific the entries will be that the Pathfinder shows you. If you want to look at the whole dictionary, activate OK without typing anything.
  • Page 116 Review to Display and Speaker This works the same way as Review to Display, except that the Pathfinder will also speak the entries on the screen. Review to Output This allows you to review the dictionary on a computer screen or print it out on a printer.
  • Page 117: About The Computer "Backspace" Command

    Pathfinder’s command. The Pathfinder command is: Åbackspace. If the "backspace" command for your computer is different from the one that the Pathfinder uses, you must activate this option and type in the keyboard emulation command that your program uses. Activate OK when you have finished entering the command.
  • Page 118: The Word Prediction Display Area

    Â If you choose "Large" text, the Pathfinder will use the large text for all words that fit easily on the key. If a word will not fit on the key in large text, the Pathfinder will make the text smaller and it may change from capital letters to lower case letters in order to make the word fit the key.
  • Page 119: Storing Messages

    Storing Messages STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 120 Synthesized and Recorded Speech STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 121: Store Digitized (Recorded) Or Synthesized (Text-To-Speech) Messages

    Pathfinder. If the Pathfinder user is an 8 year old girl, have an 8 year old girl do the recording. If the user is a middle-aged man, ask a middle-aged man to record the messages.
  • Page 122 Activity Row (The Activities in your Pathfinder will be different) STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 123: About Core Vocabulary And Activity Row Vocabulary

    Activity Row for this kind of use. For example, activate the APPLE icon on your overlay. You will see icons on your display that you can choose from to produce a message. See pages 151-153 to learn about Dynamic Activities. STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 124 GO TO MINSPEAK learn about using and storing or assigning tools on your INSERT TOOL overlay.) On the right front of the Pathfinder case there are LEDs next to the icons . When you are in one of these SPELL MINSPEAK COMPUTER three modes, the icon next to the active mode will light.
  • Page 125: About Spell/Minspeak, Go To Spell, Go To Minspeak And Go To Computer Tools . 122 Plan Before You Begin To Store

    Â You can import a sound file (WAV file) as a recorded message using any menu or key that allows you to Store. See the Pathfinder chapter of the MTI Manual for complete information. If you are using one of the Unity overlays, you might want to do a review of the overlay’s vocabulary first to make sure that the message...
  • Page 126: Store A Recorded Message

    Store a Recorded Message STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 127: Store A Recorded Message

    Press and hold the Record Message option. While you are holding the Record Message option, speak your message into the microphone at the top right corner of the Pathfinder case. Release the Record Message option as soon as you have finished recording.
  • Page 128: Erase A Recorded Message

    Erase Recorded Messages Eventually you will want to erase some recorded messages. The Pathfinder’s memory may become full or some messages may just become out of date. To Erase a Message: 1. Remove the keyguard and overlay and press the...
  • Page 129: Store A Synthesized Message

    Message key again and then edit the message. Activate OK. 10. Activate OK again to exit the menu. Â Note: When storing, speaks only the entered text. SPEAK DISPLAY All other tools speak the entered text and the menu prompts. SPEAK STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 130: Edit A Synthesized Message

    To Edit a Message 1. Remove the keyguard and overlay. Activate the key on the TOOLS front of the Pathfinder case to open the Toolbox. 2. Activate the key on the Toolbox overlay. STORE CORE 3. Activate the icon sequence of the message you want to edit.
  • Page 131: Erase A Synthesized Message

    To Erase a Message 1. Remove the keyguard and overlay. Press the key on the front TOOLS of the Pathfinder case to open the Toolbox. 2. Activate the key on the Toolbox overlay. ERASE CORE 3. Activate the icon sequence you want to erase.
  • Page 132: Some Helpful Storing Hints

    To create a pause in a message, enclose an underscore ( _ ) in right and left square brackets, i.e., [_] (do not leave spaces) where you want the Pathfinder to pause before continuing. You can specify the length of the pause by adding a number in angle brackets. For example, [_<1000>] equals a 1 second pause;...
  • Page 133: Storing And Retrieving Using The 64 And 32 Location Overlays

    The 64 and 32 location keyboards have blank overlays. This means that you must set up an overlay before you can store messages. See pages 169-173 to learn how to assign keys and tools to an overlay. STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 134 1 ICON THEME = Colors = green " = red = yellow 2 ICON THEME "" = Fruits ""% = kiwi ""- = peach ""E = pear 1 and 2 Icon Themes STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 135: About Themes

    PICK 1 ICON THEME that sequence, then activate the theme icon you want the Pathfinder to hold down. Once you have selected the theme icon, you do not have to select it again as long as you remain in that theme.
  • Page 136: About Using Insert Tool To Store Theme Tools On Your Overlay

    To tell the Pathfinder that you want to move a tool to your overlay, you must activate and then activate the tool you want to INSERT TOOL move.
  • Page 137: Assign Pick 1 (Or 2 ) Icon Theme To A Key Or Store It Under An Icon Sequence

    When you assign to a key or store it under an icon PICK 1 ICON THEME sequence, you are telling the Pathfinder to put you in a 1 Icon Theme and that you will pick the theme icon. Assign to a Key on your Overlay: PICK 1 ICON THEME Remove keyguard and overlay.
  • Page 138 Now when you activate this sequence, the Pathfinder will ask you to pick an icon for your theme. You will then be in a 1 Icon Theme. A 1 Icon Theme Example: Using the "Interjections" example from the previous page, you activate the key or icon sequence where you stored .
  • Page 139: Assign Set 1 (Or 2 ) Icon Theme To A Key Or Store It Under An Icon Sequence

    2 ICON THEME For example, let’s say you have a music synthesizer stored in your Pathfinder. It would be ideal if, every time you wanted to play with the synthesizer, you could just activate an icon sequence that would get you into your "Music synthesizer"...
  • Page 140 Activate the icons you want to for your Theme, e.g., MUSIC COMPUTER 10. Activate OK until you exit the menu. Now when you activate this key in Minspeak mode, the Pathfinder will automatically hold down for you. MUSIC COMPUTER To Store...
  • Page 141: About Exit Theme

    Activate once to temporarily exit your current theme for a EXIT THEME one-sequence activation. When the message is completed, the Pathfinder automatically returns you to your theme. If you want to leave a theme completely, activate twice. EXIT THEME If you assign...
  • Page 142 , or type the letter EXIT THEME "e" and then activate More Items until you see . Select EXIT THEME 8. Select Insert Tool and again. EXIT THEME 9. Activate OK until you exit the menu. STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 143: About Single Meaning Icons

    "I need help!" even though you made MEDICAL Single Meaning icon. When you are in a theme and you activate a single icon, the Pathfinder will first look to see if that icon is used in your theme. STORING MESSAGES...
  • Page 144 Activate ASSIGN KEY menu in the Toolbox. Select Minspeak Assignment Select ICON and Single Meaning Activate OK when finished. Store a message under the icon. Single Meaning Icons STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 145 MUSIC COMPUTER MEDICAL Pathfinder will select that sequence rather than "I need help!" A Single Meaning icon will work only if it is not connected in any other sequences to the theme you are using.
  • Page 146 Create an Activity in the Menu ACTIVITY STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 147: About Creating An Activity

    Pathfinder icons are listed in categories and are already included in the device. You can select icons for activities from these categories. The Pathfinder takes you to the icon category page when you are creating or modifying activities. You can also import other icons, photos, etc. into the device.
  • Page 148 Choose an icon: spell the first few letters of an icon name or use arrows to move through categories Add items to the activity beginning with the blank square When finished, you will see this in your Activity Row STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 149: Create A New Activity- An Example

    5. Select the Choose Icon option and select an icon for the key. ÂIf the name of the icon you select represents what you want to say, you will not have to type in a message. The Pathfinder will speak the label on the icon.
  • Page 150 More Menu Options ACTIVITY STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 151 If you need an additional row in your activity, select More Items and then select the #1 option: Add New Row. When you add a row, the Pathfinder automatically creates a More Items key for that row. This allows you to move between the rows when communicating.
  • Page 152 The Dynamic Activities Sub-Menu STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 153: Dynamic Activities

    For example, for the "Cookies" activity you might select the in it. Activate OK when you are finished. ÂYou will not mask any icon which is the pan with a thermometer KITCHEN vocabulary when you select a sequence for an activity. STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 154 Dynamic Activity listed in the Activity list. Use the Hide Activity option in the menu to ACTIVITY keep a Dynamic Activity from being visible in the Activity list. STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 155: Erase A Dynamic Activity

    If you want to Review to Output, see Appendix C for information about connecting to a printer or computer. 4 The Pathfinder shows you the sequences and the names of all the Dynamic Activities. If you are using Step, activate More Items if you have more than one page of Dynamic Activities.
  • Page 156: Modify An Activity

    You can use Previous Row and Next Row to navigate through more than one row in the activity. STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 157: Linking Activities/Creating Sub-Categories

    13. Activate More Items until you see Dynamic Activities. 14. Activate Dynamic Activities. 15. Activate Add Dynamic Activity. 16. Select the icon on your overlay that you want to represent your activity, for example, select FOOD APPLE STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 158 19. Make sure Dynamic Activities is set to On. 20. Activate OK twice. Close the Toolbox. Go to Minspeak mode. Select the icon on your overlay. APPLE You should see the activities in your MEATS DESSERTS FRUITS Activity Row. STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 159: Copy Activities From One User Area To Another

    User Area, you might like to have all the activities in your other User Area available in the new one. Instead of creating the activities all over again for the new area, the Pathfinder allows you to copy activities from one area to another.
  • Page 160 Activate the OK key on the display screen when you are ready for the Pathfinder to copy the activities you have selected. If there are duplicates, the Pathfinder will ask you if you want to copy the activity. Activate YES or NO. If you activate YES, there will be two activities with that name in your new area.
  • Page 161: Review Vocabulary

    Step or Auto Review the vocabulary by activating a switch or key every time you want to move to a new sequence (step), or let the Pathfinder do it for you (auto). Review to Display Â...
  • Page 162 Menu REVIEW VOCABULARY STORING MESSAGES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 163 Review to Display and Speaker You can see the vocabulary on the display and hear the Pathfinder speak it at the same time. Review to Output (See Appendix C for specific information) You can send the vocabulary to a printer or computer. You must be...
  • Page 165: Personalize Your Overlay

    Personalize Your Overlay PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 166 Menus to Help You Personalize Your Overlay ASSIGN MENU AUDITORY PROMPT MENU FEED- BACK MENU MAIN- TENANCE MENU Personalize your Overlay using Options from these Menus PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 167: About Personalizing Your Overlay

    (If you do not have an unused area, you may have USER AREA to erase an already used area.) Select one of the pre-defined overlays or select a blank overlay from the Overlay Menu option. Finally, Name the Area. PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 168 Activate menu ASSIGN KEY Then activate a key to view or modify Once you have selected a key to view or modify, you see this menu PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 169: The Assign Key Menu

    Most keys have a Minspeak assignment and a Spell assignment. The Minspeak assignment is usually an icon and the spell assignment is usually an alphabet letter or a number or punctuation character. Some keys also have a Computer assignment. PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 170 Activate Insert Tool Spell the first letter of the tool you want. Pathfinder will take you to the page of tools that begins with the letter you typed; or you can just activate More Items until you see the tool you want.
  • Page 171: About Insert Tool And The All Tools List

    , you are telling the Pathfinder that the next INSERT TOOL key you activate is going to be a tool that you want the Pathfinder to copy for you. You must activate before each tool that you INSERT TOOL want to copy.
  • Page 172: Assign A Tool To A Key In Minspeak Mode

    To Assign a Tool to a Key in Minspeak Mode: Remove the keyguard and overlay. Press the key on the TOOLS front of the Pathfinder case to open the Toolbox. Activate the menu. ASSIGN KEY Select the key where you want to assign the tool.
  • Page 173: Assign A Minspeak Icon To A Key

    To Assign a Minspeak Icon to a Key in Minspeak Mode: 1. Remove the keyguard and overlay. Press the key on the front TOOLS of the Pathfinder case to open the Toolbox. 2. Activate the menu. ASSIGN KEY 3. Select the key where you want to assign the icon.
  • Page 174: Assign A Tool To Spell Mode

    When you are choosing a tool from the All Tools List, you can type the first letter of the tool you want and the Pathfinder will display the first screen that contains tool names that begin with the letter you typed. This makes for quicker navigation.
  • Page 175: Assign A Tool To Computer Mode

    To Assign a Tool to a Key in Computer Mode Remove the keyguard and overlay. Press the key on the TOOLS front of the Pathfinder case to open the Toolbox. Activate the menu. ASSIGN KEY Select the key where you want to assign the tool.
  • Page 176 Activate Enter Assignment Activate on the DELETE CHARACTER CLEAR DISPLAY Pathfinder to erase the tool. PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 177: Erase A Tool From A Key

    Activate the key whose tool you want to erase. Activate in the Assign Key As option. TOOL Activate Enter Assignment. Activate on the Pathfinder to DELETE WORD CLEAR DISPLAY erase the tool. Activate OK, or activate and assign a new tool, then INSERT TOOL activate OK.
  • Page 178: Store A Tool Under An Icon Sequence

    To Store a Tool Under an Icon Sequence: Remove the keyguard and overlay. Press the button on the TOOLS front of the Pathfinder case to turn the Toolbox On. Activate in the Toolbox. STORE CORE Select the icon sequence you want to store the tool under and activate OK.
  • Page 179: About Macros

    When you store tools and text together, you are making a macro. A macro is just a set of instructions that tell the Pathfinder to do something. Macros are often used as shortcuts for tasks that would normally require a lot of key activations.
  • Page 180: Assign A Macro To A Key

    10. Activate OK. 11. Go to your Minspeak overlay. Make sure your speech is On. Activate the key where you stored your macro. The Pathfinder should speak, "Beep! Beep!" and turn the activation beep Off (if it was already on. If the beep was Off to begin with, this should turn it On.)
  • Page 181: Store A Macro Under An Icon Sequence

    Activate OK. Activate OK. 10. Go to your Minspeak overlay and activate the sequence you just stored the macro under. The Pathfinder should speak, "Beep! Beep!" and turn the feedback beeps Off. Activate the sequence again to turn them back On.
  • Page 182: Swap Keys

    If you decide you don’t want to swap the keys you have selected, activate Cancel and the keys will retain their original assignments. Â When you swap keys everything assigned to that key, including messages, is moved with the key. PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 183: Hide/Show Keys

    In order to use the key, you must select Show in the Hide/Show Key option. If you choose to hide a key it will no longer work when you activate its location. PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 184: Auditory Prompts

    Menu AUDITORY PROMPT PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 185 Menu Auditory prompts are prompts that you assign to individual keys, to a row or column of keys, or to a quadrant of keys. The Pathfinder will speak the prompts when Auditory Prompts is turned On. Spoken prompts help you to learn the location of different keys on the keyboard and what particular sequences contain.
  • Page 186: Prompt Type: Key Or Content

    If you set this option to Key, the Pathfinder will speak the pre-assigned location code or icon name of each key. You can change pre-assigned names in the menu.
  • Page 187: Key Prompts And Category Prompts

    If you activate a key where you have stored a macro (or a tool) the Pathfinder will say, "Macro". You might want to assign a prompt to that key that describes the macro, e.g., "Hide Clock"...
  • Page 188 Enter the prompt and activate OK. Continue to complete prompts for each mode. When you have finished, exit the menu. The next time you scan the row, column or quadrant, the Pathfinder will speak the prompt you assigned. To Delete a Prompt: Open the menu.
  • Page 189: Mid-Sequence Prompts

    SCALES prompt will still be "Scales". The Pathfinder allows you to change the prompt of an icon in a sequence so that it signifies what the icon means in that particular sequence. When the icon is used in a different sequence, the Pathfinder will speak the icon' s default name.
  • Page 190 Feedback Menu PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 191: Some Options In The Feedback Menu

    The choices are from 0-20. 10 is the default volume. Earphone Volume: If you have an earphone plugged into the Pathfinder you can change its volume. The choices are from 1-20. The default is 10. Scan Beep: The options are On or Off. When this is off, you do not hear a beep as you scan.
  • Page 192 If you select No, the screen size will remain constant whether Word Prediction and/or the Activity Row are  turned On or Off. If you select Yes, the Pathfinder will resize the screen, always maintaining the largest text area possible. If you select Yes, you will have to be able to re-orient yourself to the new screen size.
  • Page 193: Spell One Word

    If you are in Spell and you decide you want to go to your communication overlay, you can type a word, activate the key on your spelling SPACE overlay and the Pathfinder will automatically switch you to Minspeak. The default for Spell One Word is Off. PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 194: Auto Spell

    Auto-Spell Tips Turn Icon Prediction On when you are using Auto Spell. When you activate an icon that is not lit, you know the Pathfinder will switch you to Spell mode. Auto-Spell will not work with Predictive Selection. You Â...
  • Page 195: Icon Tutor

    The FEEDBACK default is Off. Select the number 1, 2, or 3 to tell the Pathfinder how many times to flash the light that will indicate where a word is stored. Icon Tutor tells you where you have stored individual words.
  • Page 196: System Colors

    Workspace Status bar at the bottom of the display. Message Box: These are square "notice" boxes that you will see periodically when the Pathfinder has information to give to you or needs a response form you. Option 2: Background Color Step through the color options and select the color you want.
  • Page 197 Option 3: Text Color Step through color options for the text. The Pathfinder will not allow you to select the same color for both background and text. It will automatically change the text color to a default that is visible. You can see an example of your selection in the display box on the right side of the menu (where Option #4 would usually be).
  • Page 198 Menu Screens MAINTENANCE PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 199: The Maintenance Menu

    Pathfinder back on, select Off. This means the Pathfinder will never power down until you activate the I/O button on the front of the case. If the Pathfinder stays On all day, remember to charge your batteries regularly.
  • Page 200 The technician will walk you through it. Enter Shipping Mode: if you need to ship the Pathfinder to a different destination, always put the device in shipping mode before mailing it.
  • Page 201: Reset Individual Menu Options To Their Default Settings

    RESET DEFAULT 3. Activate the option you want to reset in the menu that is open. 4. Repeat steps #2 and #3 for each option that you want to return to its original settings. PERSONALIZE YOUR OVERLAY Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 203: Appendices

    Appendices APPENDICES Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 205: Appendix A: All Tools List

    INSERT TOOL Pathfinder shows you the screens that contain all the tools that you can assign to a key or store under an icon sequence. The tools are listed alphabetically. Explanations of the tools follow the list.
  • Page 206 Sing Speak All Speak Date Speak Display Speak Last Selection Speak Next Sentence Speak Next Word Speak Notebook Speak Sentence Speak Time Speak Word Speaker Volume Down Speaker Volume Up Speech Marker APPENDIX A: ALL TOOLS LIST Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 207: Explanations Of Tools

    Explanations of the Tools in the All Tools List ACTIVATE KEY Use this tool to tell the Pathfinder that you want to activate a particular key as part of your macro. ACTIVITY MENU Allows you to assign this menu to a key or sequence on your overlay.
  • Page 208 Allows you to type using all capital letters. Activate it again to return to lowercase letters. When CAPS LOCK is On, the LED lights next to the picture of the padlock on the upper right front part of the Pathfinder case.
  • Page 209 DISABLE HEADPOINTER Activate this tool to disable your headpointer. When the headpointer is disabled you will see a box on the Pathfinder screen. When you are ready to re-enable the headpointer, click OK in the box. When the headpointer is disabled you will only be able to activate OK in the box.
  • Page 210 Allows you to exit a theme from your overlay. Activate once to exit for one sequence; activate twice to permanently exit theme. FEEDBACK MENU Allows you to change the feedback the Pathfinder gives you. FIND/REPLACE Allows you to use the...
  • Page 211 INSERT TOOL, MAC MARKER command. Store both these commands under the same icon sequence. When you activate this sequence, the Pathfinder will select the correct command for the computer you are using, (Select the computer you are going to use for computer access in the Computer Access Menu of the USER AREA MENU.)
  • Page 212 This is used in creating macros that navigate the menus. This tells the Pathfinder to save what you have done and return to the previous page. The OK key also acts as a "repeat" key in Minspeak mode. After you have retrieved an icon sequence, you can activate OK to repeat the sequence.
  • Page 213 OPEN TOOLBOX Allows you to open the Toolbox from your overlay. OUTPUT MENU This menu allows you to set up the Pathfinder so that it will work with a computer or printer, remote control or memory transfer. PASTE Allows you to paste cut or copied text into a new place.
  • Page 214 Normally, when you turn the Pathfinder off, you see "Saving changes…" on the screen. This tool allows you to save changes without turning the Pathfinder off. You might want to store this tool if you are doing a lot of programming and want to periodically save your work.
  • Page 215 SHIFT the Pathfinder case. SING This tool shows you a list of all the songs in your Pathfinder and allows you to pick a song. SPEAK ALL When this tool is activated, the Pathfinder speaks all of the text in the text area of the display and in the buffer.
  • Page 216 Activate it each time you are ready to go on to the next word. SPEAK NOTEBOOK Tells the Pathfinder to speak the Notebook you stored with the tool. SPEAK SENTENCE When you activate this key, the Pathfinder speaks the message that contains the cursor.
  • Page 217 SPELL/MINSPEAK Toggles between Spell mode and Minspeak mode. START SCAN Add this to a macro to force the Pathfinder to start scanning each time, regardless of how long a switch is held down. APPENDIX A: ALL TOOLS LIST Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 218 Allows you to have this menu on your overlay. TRANSFER MEMORY MENU This allows you to save the Pathfinder’s memory to a computer disk, transfer memory from one Pathfinder to another and import graphics, and Save/Load Notebooks to and from a computer. (See the MTI Manual for more information.)
  • Page 219 CTRL BLOCK MARK Clears the current block marker. CTRL SERIAL MARKER This tells the Pathfinder to send data out the serial port only if the Serial option is turned On. CTRL SERIAL ON Turns the serial output back on in whatever the last serial mode was, for the remainder of the macro in which it is found.
  • Page 220: Appendix B: Data Logging: Using The Lam

    ’99, pp. 19-21, 1999. Hill, K., and Romich, B., "A Proposed Standard for AAC and Writing System Data Logging for Clinical Intervention, Outcomes Measurement, and Research", Proceedings of RESNA ’99, pp. 22-24, 1999. APPENDIX B: USING THE LAM Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 221 To check if there is any data to be transferred and analyzed, activate the key on the left front of the Pathfinder. Check the Data in Log STATUS line. If it says Data Logging = xx bytes, there is information you can upload.
  • Page 222 2. Plug one end of the cable into COM 1 on your computer. 3. Plug the other end of the cable into the serial port on the Pathfinder. The serial port is on the top of the case and has a picture of a computer above it.
  • Page 223 Lamterm baud rate must be the same. Set Serial to On. Set Auto Line Feed to On. Activate OK to exit. To Confirm that Everything is Properly Set Up between your Computer and the Pathfinder: On the Pathfinder, open the in the REVIEW VOCABULARY MENU Toolbox.
  • Page 224 To Save the Upload file in MSW or WordPad: 1. Open Microsoft Word or WordPad. 2. Open the file you recently uploaded. 3. Save the upload again as a MSW or Word Pad file. Delete the original .txt file. APPENDIX B: USING THE LAM Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 225 Using the LAM Upload Follow these instructions each time you want to perform an upload. 1. Connect the Pathfinder to a computer using a null modem cable (the ’95 MTI cable will work). 2. Double-click on the Lamterm.exe icon on your computer desktop.
  • Page 226 From this example you can see that whole words and phrases were accessed, in this case using the semantic compaction language representation method. The "*[VOLUME UP]*" event indicates that the system user is capable of identifying the need to perform that function APPENDIX B: USING THE LAM Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 227 Other performance monitoring tools soon to be available from Prentke Romich Company include an editor, language analysis program(s) and implementation programs.
  • Page 228: Appendix C: How To Use The Review To Output Option In Various Pathfinder Menus

    Connect your computer and the Pathfinder with a null modem serial cable. You can use the 95 MTI cable that came with your Pathfinder. Plug one end of the cable into COM 1 on your computer. If you computer has more than one COM port and COM 1 is being used for something else, plug the cable into another port.
  • Page 229 Set Baud Rate = 9600. (The HyperTerminal and Pathfinder baud rates must be the same.) Activate OK to exit. 3. From the menu you are using in the Pathfinder, activate Review to Output. When the review has been transferred to your computer you can Copy it into a word processing program, Save it in a file or folder and then use the computer Print function to print the review.
  • Page 230 To Print Directly to a Serial Printer 1. Attach the printer cable to the serial port with the picture of a computer on the top of the Pathfinder. 2. Set the printer baud rate to match the baud rate in the Pathfinder’s menu. OUTPUT 3.
  • Page 231 1. Plug the printer cable into the adapter and plug the adapter into the serial port on the top of the Pathfinder. 2. Set the baud rate on the printer to match the Pathfinder’s baud rate. 3. The printer should be set for 8 Data Bits, 2 Stop Bits and Parity should be set to None.
  • Page 232: Appendix D: Pre-Stored Songs In The Pathfinder

    Appendix D: The Pre-Stored Songs in the Pathfinder The following songs are pre-stored in the Pathfinder for your use. Amazing Grace Joy to the World O Come Little Children Silent Night Away in a Manger My Country ’Tis of Thee...
  • Page 233: To Copy A Pre-Stored Song Onto Your Overlay

    Appendix D: To Copy a Pre-Stored Song to Your Overlay The songs on the previous page are already stored in the Pathfinder. In order to sing them, you have to move them from the Toolbox to your Minspeak overlay or into an Activity.
  • Page 235: Appendix E: How To Program And Store Your Own Songs On Your Overlay

    Programming a song in DECtalk speech is different from programming regular text because you must tell the Pathfinder to sing the song, not speak it. To do this you must type each letter of text phonetically and add time and pitch values, which correspond, to musical notes.
  • Page 236 When it is combined with the CTRLk activation, it tells the Pathfinder to keep on singing the song until it comes to a right square bracket that is not followed by a CTRL k character. The ] without a CTRL k following it signifies the end of the song.
  • Page 237 ÂBefore you Begin to Store: Write down the song you want to store exactly the way you will enter it into the Pathfinder. Start with the left square bracket [ . Use the phoneme lists to change each letter of the song into the correct phoneme.
  • Page 238 PXVLF RU PITCH hear them on a piano. The value of notes for the Pathfinder range PITCH from 1 to 37. 1 corresponds to C2 (or the second C below middle C on a piano).
  • Page 239 If you are new to using phonemes, it will take a little practice to become familiar with the different sounds. Sometimes a beginning consonant will blend into a vowel, but other times it may have to stand alone. APPENDIX E: STORING YOUR OWN SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 240 Sound Better Most songs that have notes above "37" (see the PITCH Value Code Chart) are scored too high for any Pathfinder voice to sing well. These higher songs will sound much better if you give the notes their value in an octave lower.
  • Page 241 B below middle C. Notice that its value is 24. Assign 24 to your B. Also, some songs sung in a male Pathfinder voice may sound better if you program them in an octave lower than they are written.
  • Page 242 (the "a" and "r" in Mary is one vowel sound). The "m" "ea" "r" and "iy" phonemes are equivalent to one 1/8 note. According to our calculations above, an 1/8 note gets 312 milliseconds. APPENDIX E: STORING YOUR OWN SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 243 500 milliseconds; an 1/8 note gets the value of 250 milliseconds. By practicing giving whole notes different time values and listening to the results on the Pathfinder, you can approximate the tempo of a song fairly accurately. Assign values to the phonemes.
  • Page 244 "HXAE D". The "D" is an ending consonant and stands alone. We don’t want it to sound too pronounced when the word is sung, so it should get a lesser TIME value than "HXAE". Now we have: [MER<300,24>IY<300,22>HXAE<220,20>D<80,20> APPENDIX E: STORING YOUR OWN SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 245 When "LAMB" is repeated in the second line of the song, it uses an 1/8 note (300 milliseconds) so give "LEYAE" the TIME value of 200 and "M" the TIME value of 100. The pitch is 24. Now we have [MER<300,24>IY<300,22>HXAE<220,20>D<80,20>AX< 300,22>LIH<250,24>T<50,24>TUHL<300,24>LEYAE< 500,24>M<100,24> APPENDIX E: STORING YOUR OWN SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 246 WAY<220,24>T<80,24>AE<200,22>Z<100,22>SNOW<600,20>] Helpful Hint: The Pathfinder will power down if no activations are made after a pre- set number of minutes pass. Press any key or switch to continue. We also highly recommend that you have the song written down on a piece of paper exactly as you are going to program it before you begin to enter it.
  • Page 247 If you do not do this, the Pathfinder will not know it is supposed to continue singing the song. At the end of the entire song you must enter a ] (right square bracket). Storing the Programmed Song If you do not have all the extra song programming characters on your...
  • Page 248 The following pages contain some musical charts which you may find helpful when programming songs into the Pathfinder.
  • Page 249: English Vowel Phonemes

    Allophones rid er wi ll we e at or ation Lat in Silence _ (underscore) Chart copied with permission from Digital Equipment Corporation APPENDIX E: STORING SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 250: English Consonant Phonemes

    Chart copied with permission from Digital Equipment Corporation APPENDIX E: STORING SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 251: Pitch Notes And Pitch Values

    Pitch Notes and Pitch Values PITCH NOTES AND PITCH VALUES BASS CLEF TREBLE CLEF APPENDIX E: STORING SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 252 PITCH NOTES AND VALUES (cont’d) 31 32 37 554.5 587.6 62 2.4 659.6 697.8 740.2 284.4 831.0 880.0 932.4 988.0 104.6 1109.0 APPENDIX E: STORING SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 253: Pitch Value Code

    PITCH Value Code PITCH NOTE PITCH VALUE OCTAVE RANGE C4 = Middle C OCTAVE BELOW MIDDLE C OCTAVES BELOW MIDDLE C APPENDIX E: STORING SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 254 Herz. This range is quite high for DECtalk speech voices. If you don’t like the way a song sounds in this range, try entering the same notes with values that correspond to PITCH one octave lower. APPENDIX E: STORING SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 255: Time Values Of Notes

    1/8 notes 1/16 notes (e a ch no te a b o ve g e ts p a rt o f the tim e va lue 1/8 rest 1/4 rest half rest :KROH UHVW APPENDIX E: STORING SONGS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 257: Appendix F: Helpful Dectalk Speech Tips

    DECtalk speech already knows. There is also a list of all the abbreviations that you can use which DECtalk speech knows how to pronounce. The last part of this appendix explains how the Pathfinder and the DECtalk speech board handles numbers. APPENDIX F: DECtalk SPEECH HINTS...
  • Page 259: Words With Alternate Pronunciations

    APPENDIX F: DECtalk SPEECH HINTS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 260 Chart copied with permission of Digital Equipment Corporation APPENDIX F: DECtalk SPEECH HINTS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 261: Abbreviations Recognized By Dectalk Speech

    Dept. Department doz. dozen Doctor (when followed by a name, i.e., Doctor West) Drive (when preceded by a name, i.e, West Drive) e.g. "ee""gee" (not ’for example’) escape esp. especially APPENDIX F: DECtalk SPEECH HINTS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 262 Incorporated Intl. international Jan. January Junior Jul. July Jun. June kilograms kgs. kilograms kilometers pounds lbs. pounds Ltd. Limited Mar. March milligrams mgs. milligrams misc. miscellaneous milliliters Mon. Monday mister Mrs. missus APPENDIX F: DECtalk SPEECH HINTS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 263 Senator Sep. September Sept. September square Senior Saint (when followed by a name) Street (when preceded by a name) Sun. Sunday Thu. Thursday Thurs. Thursday Tue. Tuesday Tues. Tuesday Univ. University "you-ess-aye" APPENDIX F: DECtalk SPEECH HINTS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 264: Produce A Long "A" In A Sentence

    Enclose and underscore, _ , and a number designating the length of the pause within square brackets. For example, [_<1000>] tells the Pathfinder to pause for 1 second; [_<2000>] creates a 2 second pause. Changing the number changes the amount of seconds the Pathfinder pauses.
  • Page 265: How Dectalk Speech Handles Numbers

    Creating a Pause after a Period or a Comma Generally, the Pathfinder pauses for second after a period, before beginning the next sentence. It will pause for 1/6 of a second after a comma. If you want to create a longer pause after a period or a comma, add the...
  • Page 266 2_+8_=_10 must be entered as 1&_1/2 (1/2 can be entered by activating "1" "slash" "2".) At this time DECtalk speech and the Pathfinder cannot speak division problems correctly. Examples of Entering Dates: DECtalk speech does not recognize dates if you enter them the way they are normally written, e.g.,...
  • Page 267: Appendix G: Dependent Icons

    . For example, if you store NOUN as a dependent icon and then activate the sequence, NOUN PL , the Pathfinder will look to see what is stored under HOUSE+NOUN PL . It will see "home" and automatically add an "s" to it. HOUSE+NOUN You would see "homes"...
  • Page 268 These instructions will NOUN PL tell the Pathfinder to find the word stored under a sequence that ends in , to delete the space after the word that is stored there and to add NOUN an "s"...
  • Page 269 17. Select the icon you want to depend on. In this case select NOUN PL the key where you stored NOUN 18. Now you must tell the Pathfinder what you want it to do when it sees NOUN PL 1. Activate INSERT TOOL 2.
  • Page 270 5. Activate the Icon Type option (#5) until you see NORMAL. 6. Activate OK twice to exit the menu. Your dependent icon is no longer dependent, and will now act as a regular icon. APPENDIX G: DEPENDENT ICONS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 271: Appendix H: External Speaker And Microphone Specifications

    Appendix H: External Speaker and Earphone You can connect an external speaker and earphone to the Pathfinder. (External earphones should be used if you are also using Auditory Prompts.) Their connectors must fit into the following jack sizes on the Pathfinder’s top panel:...
  • Page 272: Appendix I: Creating Macros That Contain Menu Options

    Keyboard to 1-Switch Scanning. TECHNIQUE MENU 1. Go to the Toolbox and open the SELECTION TECHNIQUE MENU. 2. The current selection technique should be "Keyboard." 1. Activate option #1. 2. Activate OK. APPENDIX I: CREATING MACROS THAT CONTAIN MENUS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 273 15. Activate the icon sequence you chose (REMEMBER MEDICAL). 16. The Pathfinder should speak, "Please plug in my switch." Activate your switch once. If you are using Row/Column scanning, the top row of the display screen should be highlighted in red, ready for you to scan.
  • Page 274 Remember, you can also do this by saving your settings and storing them on your overlay, see pages 277-278.) You could turn scan beeps on and off using menu selection #3 from the menu. FEEDBACK APPENDIX I: CREATING MACROS THAT CONTAIN MENUS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 275: Appendix J: Computer Commands For Ibm And Macintosh Keyboards And Keypads

    Create the <esc> command that you see below by activating CTRL [ (Control left bracket) in your Toolbox. This sequence (CTRL[) is shown as <esc> in all commands below. On your Pathfinder display you will see a small left arrow (Å).
  • Page 276 Keypad Keys <esc>kpdel. <esc>kpdown. <esc>kp0. <esc>kpend. <esc>kp1. <esc>kpenter. <esc>kp2. <esc>kphome. <esc>kp3. <esc>kpins. <esc>kp4. <esc>kpleft. <esc>kp5. <esc>kpminus. <esc>kp7. <esc>kppgdn. <esc>kp8. <esc>kpplus. <esc>kp9. <esc>kpright. <esc>kpslash. <esc>kpstar. <esc>kpup. <esc>numlock. <esc>sysreq. APPENDIX J: COMPUTER KEYBOARD COMMANDS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 277 Create the <esc> command that you see below by activating CTRL[ (Control left bracket) in your Toolbox. This sequence (CTRL[) is shown as <esc> in all commands below. On your Pathfinder display you will see a small left arrow (Å).
  • Page 278 Keypad Keys <esc>kp0. <esc>kp1. <esc>kp2. <esc>kp3. <esc>kp4. <esc>kp5. <esc>kp6. <esc>kp7. <esc>kp8. <esc>kp9. <esc>clear. <esc>kpdel. <esc>kpdown. <esc>kpend. <esc>kpenter. <esc>kpequal. <esc>kphome. <esc>kpins. <esc>kpleft. <esc>kpminus. <esc>kppd. <esc>kppgdn. <esc>kppgup. <esc>kpplus. <esc>kpright. <esc>kpslash. <esc>kpstar. <esc>kpup. <esc>numlock. <esc>reset. APPENDIX J: COMPUTER KEYBOARD COMMANDS Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 279: Appendix K: Save Your Setup Settings

    To do this, you need to assign the key to your SETTINGS MENU overlay or to store it under an icon sequence. The Pathfinder will save anything you have set in the menu, SELECTION TECHNIQUE...
  • Page 280 Now when you are tired of using your headpointer and want to start using a switch or the keyboard, you can activate the sequence where you stored your switch or keyboard settings and the Pathfinder will automatically switch you to the new settings. You can delete the if you are not going to set new settings any time soon.
  • Page 281: Appendix L: Troubleshooting

    Use only the battery charger that came with your Pathfinder. Other chargers may damage the batteries or the Pathfinder. The Battery Status display window on the Pathfinder screen will tell you the battery status at any given time. You must turn the display window in the menu, in order to see the status of the batteries.
  • Page 282 Try pressing and holding the I/O and TOOLS keys at the same time. If the above suggestions does not help: Press all four keys on the top left side of the Pathfinder case at the same time. This re-boots the Pathfinder. All unsaved work will be lost.
  • Page 283 Â If you are having trouble storing or retrieving messages: You may need to exit a theme before you can use the Pathfinder the way you want to. Check the status bar at the bottom of the Pathfinder’s display area. If you are in a theme, the theme icon(s) will be displayed followed by a colon.
  • Page 284 Â About accessing masked messages If you transfer vocabulary that contains masked messages from a DeltaTalker or Liberator into the Pathfinder, use the OK key on the Pathfinder to access the masked messages. Â You did something and an Error Box (below) appeared on your display.
  • Page 285 We recommend that you do not choose to turn the error message off (the second option in the box). The information it contains can be very helpful if you have to call service or send the Pathfinder in to PRC. Â...
  • Page 286 Â Cleaning the Pathfinder Regular Cleaning Clean the case with a soft, damp cloth. Clean the display screen with the same kind of product you use to clean glass. Use a soft cloth to wipe off the glass cleaner. Disinfecting To disinfect the equipment, mix cup vinegar with 1 cup water.
  • Page 287: Appendix M: The Joystick Adapter

    S W I T C H A 1 / 8 ” P L U G T O S E L E C T S W I T C H 1 / 8 ” J A C K APPENDIX M: JOYSTICK ADAPTER Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 289 Index INDEX Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 291: Index

    Auto spell 122, 192 All Tools List 134, 165, 169, 172, Average pitch see Power Tools 203-217 Averaging headpointer 75 Alternate pronunciations 255-258, see also Power Tools Backlight intensity up/down Appendices 203-285 Backlight shut-off 25, 197, 210 INDEX Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 292 Charger light (LED) 12, 23, 280 CTRL see Power Tools Choose activity 13, 35 CTRL serial marker see Power Tools Cleaning the Pathfinder 284 Cut text see Power Tools Clear display 174-175, 206, 213 Clock Data logging, 161, 218-225 display 189-190, 197-198...
  • Page 293 Display date 198 Formatted notebook see Power Tools Disposal, batteries 280 Frequency/recency 107 Dual (2) switch scanning 67 71, 73, Front of Pathfinder 11-13 81-94 Dynamic activity 151-153 Go to computer 55, 122 Go to Minspeak 122 Earphone, external 17, 183, 269...
  • Page 294 Load sound files see MTI Manual single meaning 141-143 Locations, key 37 tutor 193 Lock notebook see Power Tools Import graphics see MTI Manual Lock system 197 Import sound (wav) files…see MTI Long "A" (create in sentence) 262 Manual INDEX Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 295 On/Off auditory prompt 183 character pacing see Power Tools, computer access (in User Area see MTI Manual menu) 55 Pathfinder 11, 25 edit 208, see also Power tools prompts 183 feedback 188-190 speech 215 IR setup see Power Tools toolbox 12, 39-42...
  • Page 296 Rename user area 52 Output mode see Power tools Reset defaults in menus 199 Resize text area 190 Pathfinder 11-25, 284 Retrieve Minserts see Power Tools Paste text see Power Tools Return see Power Tools Pause, create in speech 130, 262...
  • Page 297 Show status bar 11, 190 row/column 83 Shut-off, backlight 25, 197 210 selection type 73 Shut-off with I/O 11 speed 84 Side panels on Pathfinder 21 start position 93 Singing 233-253 type 73 pitch notes and values 249-253 menus 73, 103...
  • Page 298 Tracker headpointer see 2-switch 67, 71, 73. 81, 82, 88, 93 Headpointing selections joystick 17, 57, 69, 73, 88, 93, 285 Transfer memory See MTI Manual screen 73 menu see MTI Transfer memory Synthesized speech Manual INDEX Pathfinder Manual: Basics...
  • Page 299 112 User area 47-55 review words 113-114 copy 53 display 101-103 erase 54 flash predictor keys 110 icon on front of Pathfinder 12 frequency list 107 rename 52 on/off 101 select 49 predict in Minspeak 106 switch 49...

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