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Reviewing the Functions of the Feedback Menu

The FEEDBACK MENU options give you information about what your device is doing and sometimes about what you are doing on the device.

There are many options in the FEEDBACK MENU. Some you may never pay attention to; some you will set to your liking and forget about; and some you may continue to change from time to time.

NOTE:  Depending on the MAP you are using, you may not have all the options described in the next few pages.

When you have earphones plugged into your device, use this option to increase or decrease their volume.

Use the up and down Arrow keys to change the backlight intesnity. 

The highest intensity is 6;  the lowest is 0;  the default is 3. 

The intensity of the backlight changes as you change the setting so that you can see the difference on your device.

TIP: The higher the backlight intensity, the more energy it will draw from your device’s batteries. To help conserve battery power, you can tell your device to dim and/or turn the backlight Off after a set number of minutes if you are not using your device.

The default for these beeps is ON.  If you do not want to hear a beep when you select a key or scan to a key, select OFF.

This allows you to label keys within a sequence.

This works when Mid-Sequence Categories is turned ON.

You will see category names at the top of the keys on your MAP before you make your first selection.  If Mid-Sequence Categories is OFF, First Categories is not an available option.

The default is ON.

An embellished icon is one that has been partially changed from the original Unity® icon.

If you have modified (or embellished) the final icon in any sequence, you can choose to have the embellished icon displayed on your MAP instead of the original icon.

This option refers to the label assigned to a key on your MAP.

TOP means the label on your icon will be at the top of the key. This is the default.

BOTTOM means the label on your icon will be at the bottom of the key.

If you select ICON, the picture of any icon you select from your MAP will be displayed in the Icon Display Area of your device.   

If you select ICON NAME, the default name of any icon you select from your MAP will be displayed in the Icon Display Area along with the icon.  

When you are using your spelling keyboard and decide that you want to return to your MAP, you can type any word on your spelling keyboard, select the SPACE key after the word, and your device will automatically return you to your MAP.  The default for Spell One Word is OFF.

When this is ON and you select an empty sequence on your CORE, your device automatically switches you to your spelling keyboard. It also displays the spelling characters that the icons you selected represent. You can type in a completed word you want.  Go to your MAP when you have finished spelling.   Note:  If Spell One Word is also ON, you can select a space to return automatically to your MAP.

Letters

Your device will speak each letter you enter on your Spelling Keyboard.

Words

Your device will speak each whole word you enter on your Spelling Keyboard.

Letters and Words

You device will speak each letter in a word, then speak the whole word as you enter them on your Spelling Keyboard.

Allows you to change the size of the text in the Text Display Area.

You can choose from Largest, Large, Medium, Small, Smallest.

This is the error beep.  You will hear it if you try to do something your device does not allow you to do.  The default is OFF.

If you have amplified stereo speakers plugged into your device, turn this option ON.

IMPORTANT: 

Ü Available only with Unity MAPS.

Available only with Unity MAPs.  When this is ON, you can spell a word and find out if it is stored under a sequence in your vocabulary. You must be in Spell mode. Spell a word and activate a space or punctuation mark.

If the word is stored in your vocabulary, your device will display the sequence(s) in the

Icon/Word Prediction area.

Available only with Unity MAPs.  Select the amount of seconds you would like to see the sequence displayed (1-10 seconds).

Available only with Unity MAPs.  Select the number of sequences you would like to see displayed (1-5 sequences).

These three options allow you to choose custom colors for your Workspace (the Text Display Area when you are not in a Notebook), Notebooks and highlighted text.  For example, for your regular work you may have a white Text Display Area with black text (default).  When you are in a Notebook, you might choose a green background area with yellow text. You may choose red for the color you use when you highlight words.

This menu allows you to pair Bluetooth speakers with your device, set their volume and disconnect them from pairing. Place your speaker in “Discoverable Mode” (see the directions that came with your speaker). Open this menu and select Pair to Speaker.

The “skin” is the way your display looks—the MAPs, menus, message boxes, etc.

Display Skin choices are Classic and PRC New which is also referred to as “Modern.”

The default is Classic.

The Enhanced Icons option refers to somewhat jazzier looking icons. You can turn these ON or OFF with either skin. The default is OFF.

You can also customize the background colors with the PRC NEW skin by selecting the Custom key for the background you want to change. Then select the color you want.  If you decide to return to the default skin, select the Skin Default key.

Copy these settings to all areas allows you to copy your skin changes to all the User Areas in your device.

When you receive your device from the factory, it is set up so that it speaks whatever text is displayed in the Text Display Area.

If you select Change Text Area Function, your device takes you to your Storing keyboard. 

You see the Tool, <SPEAK DISPLAY>, in the Text Display Area. 

You can change <SPEAK DISPLAY> to whatever Tool you might want by selecting the INSERT TOOL key on your spelling keyboard and then selecting the Tool or Tools you want from the All Tools Menu. 

For example, you might want your device to speak everything on the display and then clear the display. To do this you would:

·        Select Del. Char. to delete <SPEAK DISPLAY>.

·         Select  INSERT TOOL

·        Select the Tool <SPEAK ALL>

·        Select INSERT TOOL again

·        Select the Tool <CLEAR DISPLAY>.

·        Select OK to save your work and exit.

If you decide not to change anything, select the Cancel key to exit without saving any

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