Using the Touch Method to Access the Accent
An Access Method is the method you use to control your device—touch, switch, etc.
You select an access method, then you customize that method for your personal use by selecting the options you want.
You must be able to touch the keys on the screen to select them.
You make direct selections on the keyboard by pressing on the keys you want with your finger. You can use Touch with any screen.
IMPORTANT: Do not use sharp, pointed objects on the touch screen!
The touch screen scratches easily and can become permanently damaged.
This touch screen is designed to be used with a finger.
TIP: To use a stylus or a headstick, you must use one made specifically for a capacitive touch screen. Anything else will harm your touch screen and may cause your device to stop working.
Type “capacitive touch screen accessories” into your computer’s Browser to find out what is available.
Cleaning
The touch screen is very sensitive. Fingerprint smears, dust and grime, saliva, etc., will affect its performance. The screen also reacts to raindrops and extremes in temperature (condensation).
Use a lint free cloth like those that are used to clean flat screen TVs and computer screens.
Use a household glass cleaning product such as Windex™, or a cleaner made for computers and flat screen TVs, or rubbing alcohol. IMPORTANT: Do not use solvents or abrasives on your screen or your case.
Lightly spray a soft cloth with the cleaner and wipe the screen clean. Dry and polish the screen with the lint free cloth. The polishing will remove any cleaner residue which may interfere with the effectiveness of the screen.
NOTE: The touch screen is a liquid crystal display (LCD). Should the display break (unlikely except in extreme circumstances) and you come into contact with the liquid crystal, wash and rinse your skin thoroughly. Be careful to avoid splintered glass.
Adjusting the Settings in the Access Method Menu:
This is the amount of time it takes for your device to accept a location you have selected and to select the key. The device beeps when your key is accepted. For example, if you set acceptance time for .50 seconds, you must touch the key or hold your switch for ½ second before the key will be selected and the device beeps.
Note: if you are using a 1 switch scanning method that includes hold, the acceptance time will begin when you release your switch.
This is the amount of time it takes you to release a key and be able to select another key. For example, if you set this for 1 second, you must wait one second after you stop touching a key or release your switch before you can select the same key or a new key.
Activate Key When: Pushed or Released
Pushed means your device will select a key when you touch it.
Released means your device will select a key when you stop touching it.
This lets you choose how fast a key will repeat itself when you hold it down.
When Predictive Selection is On, keys that do not produce messages are turned off. If you touch or scan to them, nothing will happen. Only keys that contain or are part of actual stored messages will work.
Magnify Windows Clicks
Magnification Factor
Magnification Area
TIP: Magnification is available with PRC devices that have an internal computer. This feature will work when you are in a Windows application.
Magnify Window Clicks ON
This means you can select an area in your Windows application and it will appear in a magnified box. This makes it easier for you to select the options you want in your application.
Magnification Factor
Thisallows you to set how you want an area to be magnified—2 times larger (2X) 4 times larger (4X).
Magnification Area (in number of pixels)
This allows you to select the size of the area you are magnifying.
We recommend that you select different numbers for Factor and Area and try them out in an application on your device. You'll then have a good idea of what works for you.
There is a 2-click rhythm for using Magnification
Click on (or select with your Access Method) the option or menu you want.
Click it again to open or select it.
Click on the option or menu you want.
Click it again to open it.
Continue in this manner until you have performed the action you want.