Saltillo Chat Fusion 8 User manual

10127 Version 2.04
User’s Guide
For Open System and Dedicated Devices
Chat Fusion™8 ∙ 1st Generation
Chat Fusion™10 ∙ 1st Generation

Chat Fusion User’s Guide 2
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Document Version
10127v2.04 ∙ 02/26/2019
For open system and dedicated devices
Applies to CF 8.1, 10.1
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Table of Contents
Welcome to Chat Fusion.............................................................................................13
What’s Included .........................................................................................................14
Chat Fusion 8 Device Features ....................................................................................15
Chat Fusion 8: Front View ........................................................................................... 15
Chat Fusion 8: Left Side Features................................................................................ 16
Chat Fusion 8: Right Side Features.............................................................................. 17
Chat Fusion 8: Back View ............................................................................................ 18
Chat Fusion 10 Device Features ..................................................................................19
Chat Fusion 10: Front View......................................................................................... 19
Chat Fusion 10: Left Side Features.............................................................................. 20
Chat Fusion 10: Right Side Features............................................................................ 21
Using Menu, Back, and Home .....................................................................................22
Charging the Device Battery .......................................................................................23
Chat Fusion 8: Charging the Device Battery using the Charge Pad ............................. 23
Chat Fusion 10: Charging the Device Battery using the Charge Pad ........................... 26
Charging the Device Battery using the Standard Charger........................................... 29
Checking Battery Status..............................................................................................30
Checking Battery Status Using Menus ........................................................................ 30
Checking Battery Status Using a Button ..................................................................... 30
Turning the Device On and Off ...................................................................................32
Controlling Volume ....................................................................................................34
Adjusting, Removing, or Reattaching the Stand ..........................................................35
Adjusting the Stand..................................................................................................... 35
Removing the Stand.................................................................................................... 36
Reattaching the Stand................................................................................................. 36
Removing the Handle .................................................................................................37
Removing or Replacing the Device Frame ......................................................................38
Replacing the Wheelchair Mounting Plate .....................................................................40
Attaching a Strap........................................................................................................42
If You Received Metal Rings with Your Strap .............................................................. 43
If You Received Loops with Your Strap ....................................................................... 44
If a ChatPoint Unit is Mounted on your Device .......................................................... 45
Using the Touchscreen ...............................................................................................46

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Using the Stylus..........................................................................................................46
Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Device........................................................................47
Routine Cleaning and Disinfecting .............................................................................. 47
Disinfecting a Device for Use by Multiple Clients ....................................................... 47
Using the Home Screen ..............................................................................................49
Using the Status Bar.................................................................................................... 49
Adding Shortcuts......................................................................................................... 49
Opening and Closing the Application ..........................................................................50
Using the Application Screen ......................................................................................50
Using the Speech Display Bar (SDB) ............................................................................51
Changing Functional SDB Settings .............................................................................. 52
Changing SDB Style Settings ....................................................................................... 52
Using Application Menus............................................................................................53
Choosing a Vocabulary File .........................................................................................54
Evaluating an Individual’s Ability to Select Buttons .................................................... 54
Considering the User’s Access Capabilities ................................................................. 58
Considering the User’s Cognitive Capabilities............................................................. 58
Additional Considerations........................................................................................... 59
Exploring Vocabulary Files..........................................................................................60
Available Vocabulary Files ..........................................................................................61
WordPower................................................................................................................. 61
WordPower20 Simply ................................................................................................. 61
WordPower25 Touch & Scan ...................................................................................... 61
WordPower42............................................................................................................. 62
WordPower42 Basic.................................................................................................... 62
WordPower48............................................................................................................. 62
WordPower60............................................................................................................. 62
WordPower60-Basic ................................................................................................... 62
WordPower80............................................................................................................. 63
WordPower108........................................................................................................... 63
WordPower108 with Keyboard .................................................................................. 63
WordPower140 Scan & Touch.................................................................................... 63
4-Basic......................................................................................................................... 63
Basic Scan.................................................................................................................... 64
Communication Journey: Aphasia .............................................................................. 64

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Intermediate Scan....................................................................................................... 65
MultiChat 15 ............................................................................................................... 65
myCore........................................................................................................................ 66
myQuickChat............................................................................................................... 66
Spelling ....................................................................................................................... 66
VocabPC...................................................................................................................... 66
Installing, Setting up, and Using Chat Editor ...............................................................67
Installing Chat Editor................................................................................................... 67
Configuring Chat Editor............................................................................................... 68
Enabling Speech in Chat Editor ................................................................................... 69
Opening Chat Editor.................................................................................................... 69
Using Vocabulary Files with Chat Editor ..................................................................... 69
Device and Editor Differences..................................................................................... 70
Setting Chat Editor’s Screen Orientation .................................................................... 70
Using Chat Editor to Create Instructional Materials ................................................... 71
Turning Edit Mode On ................................................................................................72
Creating a Customized Vocabulary File .......................................................................73
Creating a Copy using the Device in Edit Mode .......................................................... 73
Creating a Copy from the Device Library .................................................................... 73
Creating a Copy using Chat Editor............................................................................... 73
Modifying Button Text ...............................................................................................74
Displaying the Button Text to Edit .............................................................................. 74
Editing the Button Text ............................................................................................... 75
Using Images with No Text ......................................................................................... 75
Adding or Modifying a Button Image..........................................................................76
Finding an Image from the Device Library .................................................................. 77
Searching for an Image in the Device Library.............................................................. 77
Creating Your Own Image ........................................................................................... 78
Using an Existing Image .............................................................................................. 79
Transferring Images....................................................................................................80
Hiding Buttons ...........................................................................................................80
Hiding a Button ........................................................................................................... 81
Hiding or Showing Multiple Buttons ........................................................................... 81
Saving Hidden Button Settings.................................................................................... 82
Hiding and Showing Button Images ............................................................................ 82

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Modifying Button Styles .............................................................................................83
Modifying a Button Style ............................................................................................ 83
Modifying Button Color Saturation............................................................................. 84
Overriding a Vocabulary Button Style......................................................................... 84
Overriding a Page Button Style ................................................................................... 85
Overriding a Specific Button’s Style ............................................................................ 85
Modifying a Button Arrow Link...................................................................................86
Adding or Modifying a Button Action .........................................................................87
Available Button Actions ............................................................................................88
Using Navigate, Visit, and Jump to Page..................................................................... 94
Copying Buttons .........................................................................................................95
Copying and Pasting a Button ..................................................................................... 95
Copying and Reusing the Same Button....................................................................... 95
Copying and Pasting a Button Style ............................................................................ 95
Using a Button in Multiple Places ............................................................................... 95
Prioritizing Buttons ....................................................................................................96
Rearranging Buttons ................................................................................................... 96
Resizing a Button ........................................................................................................ 96
Working with Button Sets ..........................................................................................97
Creating a Page ..........................................................................................................99
Creating a New Page................................................................................................... 99
Creating a Copy of a Page ........................................................................................... 99
Creating a Page from a Template ............................................................................... 99
Copying a Page from a Different Vocabulary File ..................................................... 100
Animating Page Transitions ...................................................................................... 100
Adding a Grid to Pages.............................................................................................. 100
Overriding a Page Style ............................................................................................. 101
Working with Special Pages......................................................................................102
Changing Your Home Page........................................................................................ 102
Setting an Imported Texting Page as a Special Page................................................. 103
Setting a Special Page as Your Home Page ............................................................... 104
Creating a Visual Scene.............................................................................................106
Create a Linking Button............................................................................................. 107
Create a Visual Scene Page ....................................................................................... 108
Add a Transparent Button to the Visual Scene Page ................................................ 110

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Modify a Button’s Actions......................................................................................... 113
Alternative: Create the Scene and then the Linking Button ..................................... 114
Create a Visual Scene with Buttons Surrounding the Image..................................... 115
Using Keyboards.......................................................................................................116
Choosing a Different Keyboard ................................................................................. 116
Linking a Button to a Keyboard................................................................................. 116
Working with Gestures.............................................................................................117
Turning Gestures On or Off....................................................................................... 117
Creating a Gesture for a Page ................................................................................... 117
Creating a Gesture for All Pages ............................................................................... 118
Working with Speech ...............................................................................................118
Selecting a Synthesizer and Voice............................................................................. 118
Adding a Pause between Words ............................................................................... 119
Adding Words to the Pronunciation Dictionary ........................................................ 119
Configuring Speech Modes ....................................................................................... 120
Adding Acapela Vocal Smileys ..................................................................................121
Adding a Sound ......................................................................................................... 121
Adding an Exclamation ............................................................................................. 121
Finding a Vocal Smiley .............................................................................................. 121
Example: Add a Smiley Face and Laugh Sound to a Button ...................................... 122
Setting Access Options .............................................................................................123
Activating Buttons on Touch or Release ................................................................... 123
Setting a Time for Button Activation......................................................................... 123
Setting a Time to Prevent Selection of a Button Twice............................................. 124
Setting up a Beep when a Button is Pressed............................................................. 124
Setting up a Visual Indication when a Button is Selected ......................................... 124
Configuring Pop-up Speech to Develop Literacy Skills .............................................. 126
Changing Device Orientation Settings.......................................................................127
Changing Orientation Settings .................................................................................. 127
Using Orientation Tilt with the SDB .......................................................................... 128
Setting up Switch Scanning.......................................................................................129
Configuring Switches ................................................................................................ 130
Setting up a Bluetooth Keyboard .............................................................................. 131
Setting up Touchscreen Scanning ............................................................................. 132
Selecting the Scan Pattern ........................................................................................ 132

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Using Linear Scan Mode............................................................................................ 133
Using Linear Scan Mode with a Single Switch........................................................... 134
Using Linear Scan Mode with Two Switches............................................................. 134
Using Row/Column Scan Mode ................................................................................ 135
Using Block Scan Mode............................................................................................. 136
Using Flow Scan Mode.............................................................................................. 137
Optimizing Block and Flow Scans.............................................................................. 138
Configuring Speech Display Bar (SDB) Scans............................................................. 139
Configuring Notification Scans.................................................................................. 140
Configuring Empty Area Scans .................................................................................. 140
Setting Scan Timing................................................................................................... 140
Configuring Re-scans................................................................................................. 141
Setting Activation Delay............................................................................................ 141
Turning on Auto Restart............................................................................................ 142
Setting Auditory Prompts ......................................................................................... 142
Choosing a Voice....................................................................................................... 144
Configuring Custom Scan Patterns............................................................................145
Opening the Scan Editor ........................................................................................... 145
Working with Groups and Subgroups ....................................................................... 146
Using the Scan Editor Menu Options ........................................................................ 147
Creating a Custom Scan Pattern ............................................................................... 150
Deleting a Custom Scan Pattern from One Page....................................................... 153
Deleting a Custom Scan Pattern from All Pages........................................................ 154
Setting up Headpointing...........................................................................................155
Mounting the ChatPoint Unit.................................................................................... 155
Viewing Tracking Status ............................................................................................ 157
Configuring Headpointing Settings ........................................................................... 158
Turning Headpointing On or Off ............................................................................... 160
Using Target Dots...................................................................................................... 160
Setting Dwell Time .................................................................................................... 160
Setting Horizontal Adjustment.................................................................................. 161
Setting Vertical Adjustment ...................................................................................... 161
Refining Horizontal and Vertical Adjustment............................................................ 162

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Configuring Pointer Visual Effects.............................................................................163
Setting the Pointer’s Opacity .................................................................................... 164
Setting the Pointer’s Color........................................................................................ 164
Setting the Pointer’s Size .......................................................................................... 165
Setting the Pointer’s Shape....................................................................................... 165
Hiding the Pointer..................................................................................................... 165
Showing or Hiding Headpointing Popup Menus........................................................166
Configuring the Rest Area.........................................................................................167
Configuring the Advanced Headpointing Settings .....................................................168
Setting Smoothing ....................................................................................................169
Setting the Dwell Method ........................................................................................170
Dwell Method: Normal ............................................................................................. 171
Dwell Method: Clicker-Picker.................................................................................... 172
Dwell Method: Sir Dragalot ...................................................................................... 173
Dwell Method: Tick-Talk ........................................................................................... 174
Setting Secondary Dwell Time ..................................................................................175
Headpointing with Manual Switch Activation...........................................................175
Turning Averaging On or Off.....................................................................................176
Showing or Hiding Averaging Details ........................................................................176
Positioning the User and the ChatPoint Unit.............................................................176
Positioning the User.................................................................................................. 176
Positioning the ChatPoint Unit.................................................................................. 177
Cleaning the ChatPoint Unit .....................................................................................177
Configuring Visual Effects for Scanning, Headpointing, or Touch Access ...................178
Using Word Finder....................................................................................................180
Setting up Word Finder............................................................................................. 180
Finding Specific Words.............................................................................................. 181
Setting up and Using Word Prediction ......................................................................182
Selecting the Type of Word Prediction ..................................................................... 183
Choosing the Default Dictionary ............................................................................... 184
Adding Words using the Add Learned Words Screen ............................................... 185
Adding Words by Entering them in the Vocabulary.................................................. 186
Requiring Review of New Prediction Words ............................................................. 186
Reviewing New Words for Prediction ....................................................................... 187
Excluding Words from Prediction ............................................................................. 188

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Importing Predictions ............................................................................................... 189
Deleting Prediction Words........................................................................................ 190
Adding, Modifying, and Deleting Abbreviations........................................................192
Enabling Automatic Capitalization............................................................................192
Open System Devices: Restricting Access –Chat Fusion 8.........................................193
Blocking Access to Chat Fusion 8 Application Settings ............................................. 193
Blocking Access to Chat Fusion 8 System Settings .................................................... 193
Blocking Access to Chat Fusion 8 Application Settings and System Settings ............ 194
Open System Devices: Restricting Access –Chat Fusion 10.......................................195
Blocking Access to Chat Fusion 10 Application Settings ........................................... 195
Blocking Access to the Operating System and Apps ................................................. 195
Blocking Access to Application Settings, the Operating System, and Apps .............. 196
Dedicated Devices: Restricting Access.......................................................................197
Blocking Access to Application Settings .................................................................... 197
Creating and Loading Profiles ...................................................................................198
Creating a Profile ...................................................................................................... 198
Loading a Profile ....................................................................................................... 198
Deleting a Profile ...................................................................................................... 199
Restoring Default Profile Settings ............................................................................. 199
Changing Languages and Voices ...............................................................................199
Changing Display Settings.........................................................................................200
Setting the Date and Time ........................................................................................201
Changing Date and Time Settings ............................................................................. 201
Creating a Date/Time Button.................................................................................... 201
Adding Audible Feedback .........................................................................................202
Open System Devices: Analyzing Language Development .........................................203
Using the Realize Language Website ........................................................................ 203
Creating a Privacy Password ..................................................................................... 204
Turning Data Logging On or Off ................................................................................ 204
Uploading Data for Analysis...................................................................................... 205
Configuring Data Uploading...................................................................................... 205
Selecting a Person..................................................................................................... 207
Setting up Automatic Data Uploads.......................................................................... 208
Initiating an Immediate Data Upload........................................................................ 208
Saving Data to a File to Analyze Manually ................................................................ 208