Abilia GEWA Connect User manual

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Manual
GEWA Connect
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Contents
1. Introduction .....................................................................................................................5
Important notes........................................................................................................5
2. Product overview.............................................................................................................5
What’s in the box .....................................................................................................5
How does it work.....................................................................................................6
Main features...........................................................................................................6
3. Getting started.................................................................................................................7
Requirements..........................................................................................................7
Recommendations...................................................................................................7
Multibox preparation................................................................................................7
MyAbilia...................................................................................................................7
Installation and configuration...................................................................................8
What’s installed on your smartphone.......................................................................8
Discover GEWA Connect’s scanning ......................................................................9
Discover how to program GEWA Connect for environmental control......................9
Discover the Alert function.......................................................................................9
4. Menus reached by the control switch............................................................................10
Click menu.............................................................................................................10
Longpress menu....................................................................................................10
5. GEWA Settings app ......................................................................................................11
Scanning settings..................................................................................................11
Phone settings.......................................................................................................11
Multibox.................................................................................................................12
Backup & Restore..................................................................................................12
GEWA Connect.....................................................................................................12
GEWA Radio devices............................................................................................13
Alert.......................................................................................................................13
MyAbilia account ...................................................................................................13
About.....................................................................................................................13
6. GEWA Connect app......................................................................................................14
Terminology...........................................................................................................14
How to make a button with GEWA link or 4096 code............................................15
How to make a button with a recorded IR signal ...................................................16
How to make a button with a GR signal.................................................................16
How to make a button with Macro function............................................................17
How to create a new page.....................................................................................18
The shortcut menu.................................................................................................18
Symbol Library.......................................................................................................19
7. Multibox.........................................................................................................................20

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Overview ...............................................................................................................20
Charging the battery..............................................................................................20
Battery indicator.....................................................................................................20
Switch on...............................................................................................................21
Switch off...............................................................................................................21
IR Recording..........................................................................................................21
Using relay output for Alert....................................................................................21
Resetting the Multibox...........................................................................................21
Sound through Multibox.........................................................................................21
8. Move GEWA Connect to another smartphone ..............................................................22
If GEWA Connect should be used by the same user.............................................22
If GEWA Connect should be used by another user...............................................22
9. Safety and responsibility ...............................................................................................22
10. Technical data...........................................................................................................23
Items supplied with GEWA Connect......................................................................23
Technical data for Multibox....................................................................................23
Conformance with the Medical Devices Directive..................................................23
Electrical waste recycling ......................................................................................23
Storage..................................................................................................................23
Cleaning ................................................................................................................23

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1. Introduction
GEWA Connect is a combined hardware/app solution. After installing GEWA Connect on
your Android smartphone and pairing it with Multibox, you can operate apps on your phone
via an external switch. Via the app GEWA Connect you can use your smartphone as a
remote control for appliances and electronics in your home or place of work/study (e.g.
television, lights, air conditioning, door openers and curtains).
The intended users of GEWA Connect are persons who are physically unable to operate a
smartphone or a standard remote control, but otherwise cognitively and visually abled.
GEWA Connect is intended for indoor use only.
Important notes
1. Read this manual carefully before installing or operating GEWA Connect.
2. This manual assumes that you are familiar with the operation of the Android device
that you have chosen to use with GEWA Connect.
3. To secure that GEWA Connect is always active and working, you should:
a. make the recommended system settings on the smartphone, see
3.2 Recommendations
b. keep the Multibox near the smartphone (less than one metre) and in the same
room
c. avoid Bluetooth interference from other sources (e.g. microwave ovens)
d. charge the smartphone and the Multibox every day
e. use the original charger provided with the Multibox
4. If GEWA Connect should stop working, ensure that the user always can get help
through a backup system.
5. Before using GEWA Connect for environmental control, ensure that the equipment that
is used is correctly installed, that you are using it as intended and that it is safe to use.
6. Use only CE marked control switches and CE marked equipment together with GEWA
Connect.
7. Caution! Do not use the Alert function as an emergency alarm system. It is designed to
be used an alert system.
2. Product overview
What’s in the box
GEWA Connect comes with the following parts:
1. Multibox
2. Charger for Multibox
3. License voucher
4. Manual (this document)

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How does it work
After installing GEWA Connect on your smartphone and pairing it with the Multibox, you
can operate apps on your smartphone via an external switch. Via the app GEWA Connect
you can use your smartphone as a remote control for appliances and electronics in your
home.
Please note –The external switch is not included. The picture shows PikoButton 50 Black,
art.no. 451505.
Main features
•Setup wizard. Once the application GEWA Connect is downloaded to your
smartphone, the Wizard will help you to setup the Multibox and configure scanning
settings and permissions.
•Row scanning. With a switch connected to the Multibox, GEWA Connect provides
row and item scanning of most features in the smartphone. You can start apps,
navigate content and web pages, etc.
•Point scanning. In cases where row scanning is insufficient you can switch to point
scanning for more detailed navigation and to replicate mouse navigation and
clicks/taps. This is useful for operating graphical interfaces or in apps where row
scanning support is limited.
•Switch menus. Menus are available to perform actions other than “tap”, such as
scrolling or quick navigation to start page. A longpress menu is also available for
more efficient use such as quickly switching between scanning modes.
•Environmental control app. With the app GEWA Connect you can control
appliances and electronics in your home via IR (Infra Red light) and/or GR (GEWA
Radio). Build your own pagesets and switch easily between editing and operating via
a longpress menu.
•Settings app. In addition to the Setup wizard all settings are also available in an
intuitive scannable settings app, GEWA Settings.
Smartphone with the app
GEWA Connect
Multibox +
External switch
IR
GEWA Radio
Bluetooth

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3. Getting started
Requirements
To be able to use GEWA Connect you need
1. An Android-based smartphone or tablet, minimum Android version 5.0, that supports
Bluetooth 3.0.
2. A Google account, for downloading the app from Google Play Store.
3. Apps suitable for scanning, for example:
•Keyboard: Use the Google keyboard Gboard
•Web browser: Use Chrome
•Camera: e.g. Open Camera
•Launcher: e.g. Nova launcher
Recommendations
To secure that GEWA Connect is always active and working, you should:
•Ensure that GEWA Connect is always active, don’t use Power save settings or
App optimisation.
•Ensure that GEWA Connect is always compatible with Android, disable automatic
updates of system software and apps.
•Ensure that GEWA Connect remains active, have the smartphone connected to a
power supply and the screen turned on.
•Make sure that the screen lock works with scanning. If not, don’t use it.
•Make sure that apps to be used can be used with scanning. If an app is not scanning
compatible, try another one from Google Play Store.
•Ensure that virtual keyboard is shown. In the general settings for keyboard in Android
it must be set that virtual keyboard is shown even when a physical keyboard is
connected (Multibox).
Multibox preparation
1. Charge the Multibox battery if necessary, see chapter 7. Multibox.
2. Connect the external switch into port SW1.
MyAbilia
MyAbilia is a web service that allows you to manage GEWA Connect from another
computer or tablet. It is possible to configure pages and items and also to change GEWA
Settings (exluding phone settings) remotely. MyAbilia syncronises the data from the device
to myAbilia, reducing the need for manual backup.
3.4.1 Prepare the users myAbilia account
To be able to use GEWA Connect the user needs a myAbilia account with a licence for
GEWA Connect. Go to www.myabilia.com and create a user account.

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3.4.2 Register the license
The license given in the enclosed Licence Voucher must be registered on the users
account. Do as follows:
1. Log in to the users account.
2. Go to My Profile and select Licenses.
3. Click on Add licence, enter the licence key and click Add to save.
4. Make modules visible, go to the Modules tab and enable the modules that the user
needs.
Installation and configuration
GEWA Connect is installed via Google Play Store.
1. Start Google Play Store on your smartphone.
2. Search for GEWA Connect.
3. Download and install the app.
3.5.1 Log in with myAbilia account
The first time the GEWA Connect app is started you will be guided through the installation in
a Wizard. Tap on GET STARTED and enter Email address or Username and Password for
your myAbilia account. Then tap LOG IN.
3.5.2 Add Multibox
Choose Add Multibox and follow the instructions in the Wizard to connect the Multibox.
Wait for the Multibox to connect.
3.5.3 Configure permissions
Choose Setup Permissions and follow the instructions in the Wizard to setup the
permissions required for GEWA Connect. This differs depending on smartphone model. The
last step is to activate the Accessibility Service for GEWA Connect.
3.5.4 Configure the app
Choose Configure GEWA Connect to setup GEWA Connect for environmental control. This
can be done later. Read more in chapter 6. GEWA Connect app.
What’s installed on your smartphone
Now that GEWA Connect is installed and configured you have two new apps on your start
screen:
•GEWA Connect –for controlling equipment in your environment via IR or GR.
•GEWA Settings –for changing the scanning settings, etc.
However, GEWA Connect is “everywhere”, like a layer on every app, and always ready to
help you operate your smartphone via scanning.

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Discover GEWA Connect’s scanning
You need a switch connected to SW1 or SW2 on Multibox.
Follow these steps to get a quick tutorial on row scanning and point scanning:
1. Press the switch to start the Row scanning (default).
2. GEWA Connect starts scanning through all objects on the screen.
3. Press the switch to select an object.
4. The Click menu is shown, choose Tap to “tap”on the object.
5. Press and hold down the switch for 2.5 seconds to see the Longpress menu.
6. Choose Swap to switch to Point scanning.
7. GEWA Connect starts scanning vertically. Press the switch to select the area, then
press again to close in on a more exact position.
8. GEWA Connect starts scanning horizontally. Press the switch to select the area, then
press again to close in on a more exact position.
9. The Click menu is shown, choose Tap to “tap” on the position.
10.Wait for 10 seconds and the scanning will stop (the crosshair disappears).
If you want to change the scanning settings, go to the GEWA Settings application, see
chapter 5. GEWA Settings app.
Discover how to program GEWA Connect for environmental control
Adapt GEWA Connect with functions for environmental control that suits the user’s needs.
For more information about the GEWA Connect application and how to program, see
chapter 6. GEWA Connect app.
Discover the Alert function
The Alert function is used when you want to attract somebody’s attention. The Alert is
activated if the switch is pressed for 8 seconds. The Alert function can be set to activate the
Relay output, send an IR signal or GR signal. A signal is heard from the Multibox when the
Alert function is activated. See how to set the Alert function in 5.7 Alert.

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4. Menus reached by the control switch
The smartphone is operated via the Click Menu and the Longpress Menu.
Click menu
The Click menu is shown when pressing the switch when an object is highlighted during
scanning (Row scanning) or a position (Point scanning). The Click menu has the following
functions:
Tap
Tap on the currently selected object
Longpress
Longpress on the currently selected object (only visible when
the selected object has longpress functionality)
Down/Right
Scrolls down or right depending on the scroll view (only visible
when a scrollable view is detected)
Up/Left
Scrolls up or left depending on the scroll view (only visible
when a scrollable view is detected)
Cancel
Closes the Click menu
Longpress menu
The Longpress menu is shown when pressing and holding the switch for 2.5 seconds. The
delay time can be customised, see chapter 5.1 Scanning settings.
The Longpress menu has the following features:
Swap
Switches between Point scanning and Row scanning.
The icon depends on current scanning mode
Home
Goes back to the start screen (same as Home button)
Back
Goes back one step in the activity stack (same as Back button)
GEWA
Connect
Opens GEWA Connect
Off
Turns off the screen
Down/Right
Scrolls down or right on largest visible view (only visible when a
scrollable view is detected)
Up/Left
Scrolls up or left on largest visible view (only visible when a
scrollable view is detected)
More
Shows further options that do not fit on the first page of the
Longpress menu
GEWA Settings
Opens GEWA Settings
Notifications
Opens the Notification drawer (The same as swiping down on
top of the screen)
Power menu
Launches the Power menu (same as holding down the Power
button for a short while)
Recent apps
Opens recent apps (same as pressing the Recent button)