About the Display Areas

 Display Areas - Classic Skin

Your device has three main display areas besides the Touchscreen:  the Text Display area, the Icon or Word Prediction Display area and the Status Display area.

Text Display Area

This is where you will see messages you have retrieved, text that you have typed in or any system software directions that may be associated with the work you are doing. If you touch the Text Display Area your device will speak any text that is visible.

Icon or Word Prediction Area

If you are using a Unity MAP, any icons you select will show up in this area. 

When Word Prediction is turned ON and you are using a spelling keyboard or Page, you will see predicted words in this area.

Status Area – Classic Skin

You can change skin options in the Toolbox under FEEDBACK MENU

This area gives you information about your device.

 status area

 

Classic – Battery battery icon

Classic – Full Battery

Mostly green lines in the bar graph, as shown in the example above.

Classic – Low Battery

Only red and yellow lines in the bar graph. You cannot store when the battery is low. Plug in the charger

Classic –Dead Battery

Red lines will fill up the bar graph and you will hear a warning beep that your device is going to shut down. If you do not plug in the charger your device will eventually shut down and you will not be able to use it until you charge the batteries. 

Classic – Speaker Volume Speaker icon in Status area

Low Volume

Only a few lines in the bar graphs

Full Volume

Lines fill the bar graphs.

Classic – Headphone Volume earphone icon in status area

Low Headphone Volume

Only a few lines in the bar graphs

Full Headphone Volume

Lines fill the bar graphs.

Classic – Date and Time

Set the date and time in the CLOCK MENU in the Toolbox.

 Display Areas - Classic Skin

 

Classic – Caps Lock

When you select the CAPS or CAPS LOCK key on your spelling keyboard, the Caps Lock LED in the Status Area will light. All the letters you type will be in capitals.

Classic – CTRL

When this key is lit, you are sending <CONTROL> commands to a computer.

Classic – Output

 

When you turn Output ON in the OUTPUT MENU, this LED lights.

Yellow indicates you are using an internal computer.

Blue indicates you are using an external computer with a Bluetooth adapter.

Red indicates you connected to an external computer with a USB cable.  This option may not be available to you.

Classic – Speech

When this is lit, Speech is turned ON. Your device will speak anything that appears in the Text Display Area.

Status Area – Modern Skin

You can change skin options in Toolbox in the FEEDBACK MENU. 

Modern Skin status area. 

 

Icons from left to right:

Modern – Headphone  Volume

Low Headphone Volume

Only a few lines showing. An example is the headphone graphic above.

Medium Headphone Volume

Lines about half-way up the display. An example is the Speaker Volume graphic above.

Full Headphone Volume

Lines fill up the graphic display area. An example is the Battery graphic above.

Modern – Speaker Volume

Low Speaker Volume

Only a few lines showing. An example is the headphone graphic above.

Medium

Lines about half-way up the display. An example is the Speaker Volume graphic above.

Full

Lines fill up the graphic display area. An example is the Battery graphic above.

Modern – Battery Status

In the graphic above, you see blue lines and a plug. The plug indicates the battery charger is plugged in and, since the lines fill the battery icon, the batteries are full.

If the charger is not plugged in, the lines will be red and yellow. If they are low on the indicator, you will hear a warning beep. Plug in your charger. You cannot store when the batteries are low.  If the batteries get too low you will hear the warning tone several times and your device will shut down. You will not be able to use it until you plug in the charger.

Modern – Date and Time

Set the date and time in the CLOCK MENU in the Toolbox.

Under the date and time you see the name of the MAP you are currently using. Your device displays this automatically.

Modern Skin status area. 

Modern – Small letter “a”

The following icons are visible when you are using your spelling keyboard or Page.

Small “a” indicates that Shift is OFF.

When Shift is ON you will see a capital “A” that flashes until you select a letter. Then you see the small “a” again.

If Caps Lock is ON you see a steady capital “A”.

If you select Shift while Caps Lock is On, a small “a” will flash until you select a letter.

If you send a <control> character to a computer you see two “c”s on a diagonal.

Modern – Keyboard and Mouse

You see the keyboard and mouse when your Output is On and you are using the internal computer.

If you are using an external computer, you will see an arrow above the keyboard.

If you are using an external computer with a Bluetooth adapter, there will be a blue arrow above the keyboard.

Modern – Speech Bubble

If you see the Speech Bubble, Speech is turned ON.