Using the EssencePRO with a Speaker Phone.
Infrared Speaker Phones are available and are easy to program. Many of these phones, when purchased, come with an optional remote control. You will then use the remote control to teach the device the proper signals allowing the device to dial, answer/hang-up, and adjust the volume. If you select the Gewa Jupiter Phone or the Quick Phone, these commands are already in the device and pages are already created for you.
To Add a New Infrared Device to the EssencePRO:
You will have to add the new devices to your IR SET UP MENU. .
To Add a Device to the IR SETUP MENU
1. Go to the Toolbox and open the IR SETUP MENU.
2. Activate Add a Device.
3. Spell the device name (e.g., Speaker Phone) and activate OK.
Note: You can use up to 15 characters for a device or function name.
Spell the name of the first function you are going to teach to your device (e.g., Answer/Hang up), then activate OK.
4. Get your remote control ready. Know which button you want to press on the remote. Hold the remote infrared window 6-8" away from your device's IR window.
5. On your device, activate the Re-learn Selected Signal key.
6. Press the function key on the remote control, e.g., the "Answer/Hang Up" key.
7. If you are near the appliance you want to be controlled, you can test the signal. Point your device's IR window toward the device you are testing (e.g., Answer/Hang Up ) and activate the Test Signal key in the menu.
8. Repeat steps 4-8 for each function you want your device to learn. Exit the IR SET UP MENU when learning is complete.
Once you have added the new device and its functions and taught your communication aid the new signals for the functions, you must decide how you want to store these signals so that you can use them. Do you want to create a Speaker Phone page like your other remote control pages?
Create a Speaker Phone Page:
1. Go to the Toolbox and activate the CREATE PAGE key.
2. Spell the name for the new page.
3. Select Copy from existing page and select the Remotes Quick Phone or Gewa Jupiter Phone page. These pages will have all your icons and labels already preprogrammed for you along with links to other pages and core.
4. Select the page you want to copy—in this example, copy the Quick Phone page.
5. Select a key to define, for example, ANSWER/HANG UP
6. Choose Spell Text for Message. You will want to change the current Function:
and replace it with SPEAKER PHONE "ANSWER/HANG UP" signal :
<IR<SPEAKER PHONE,ANSWER/HANG UP><PROMPT MARKER>ANSWER
7. Delete the Function by selecting CLEAR DISPLAY.
8. Select INSERT TOOL, activate More Items until you see the IR key then select it. Select
SPEAKER PHONE, select ANSWER/HANG UP and then select OK.
9. CHANGE ICON and CHANGE LABEL if necessary.
10. Select Choose Next Key to Define and repeat these steps until you have stored all the
functions for SPEAKER PHONE.
11. Select OK when you are finished.
How do I Link One Page to Another Page in EssencePRO?
NOTE: If you want to link to a new page, you must first create the page. You can also link to any page that has already been created. 1. Activate Modify Page in the Toolbox. 2. Choose the Page you want to link your page from, then the icon you want to use and then activate OK. 3. Select Computer Speech then Spell Message, or Define Key Function. 4. Spell any text you want spoken when the key is pressed. 5. Activate Page Link . 6. You see a yellow message box. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you select YES you will be able to go to your linked Page, make one selection from it and return automatically to your original Activity or Page. If you select NO, you will go to the linked page and stay there. 7. You see a list of Pages. Select the SPEAKER PHONE PAGE
Your text area will be similiar to the message above with your page name in parentheses. 8. Select OK. 9. Select OK when finished and try out your new link. |
NOTE: After all commands are programmed and working properly, make sure you SAVE ENTIRE DEVICE CONTENTS within the TRANSFER MEMORY MENU to a Flash Drive to save your customization and IR Signals.