Saltillo NOVA chat 5 User manual

Quick Reference Guide
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Explore the Saltillo-Provided Vocabulary Files
1. Choose Menu or > Library.
2. Tap on one of the available vocabulary files.
3. Choose Open and explore the file.
4. Repeat until you’ve viewed all options.
Turn Edit Mode On
To edit a vocabulary file or any resource linked to it (pages,
buttons, etc.), you must first activate Edit Mode.
Choose Menu or > Edit Mode.
All the buttons are outlined, and the words “Edit Mode”,
followed by the current vocabulary and page names,
appear in red across the bottom row of keys.
Create a Copy of a Vocabulary for Customizing
1. Open the vocabulary file.
2. Choose Menu or > Edit Mode.
3. Choose Yes.
4. Type a name for the file and choose Save.
or
1. Choose Menu or > Library
2. Choose the vocabulary file to copy.
3. Choose Duplicate.
4. Type a name for the file and choose Save.
After using either method, choose the new file from the
listing and choose Open.
Modify a Button’s Label or Message
See the NOVA chat User’s Guide for information about
editing button sets.
1. Choose Menu or > Edit Mode.
2. Press and hold on the button to modify (right-click if
you are using Chat Editor). A menu will open.
3. Choose Edit Button to display the Button Properties.
4. Tap in the Label or Message box to display the keyboard.
5. Enter text in the box.
6. Choose Save to apply your changes to the button.
Modify a Button Using an Image from the
NOVA Chat Library
1. Choose Menu or > Edit Mode.
2. Press and hold on the button to modify (right-click if
you are using Chat Editor). A menu will open.
3. Choose Edit Button to display Button Properties.
4. Choose Find (on the device) or Search or Browse (in the
Editor) to look for a picture that exists in the library.
If you choose Find:
Choosing Find opens a list of categories. Choose a
category to open a list of images. Then choose the
image you want. The image will be displayed in the
Button Properties. Choose Save.
If you choose Search:
Choosing Search allows you to search for icons with the
label name. If you don’t find an appropriate image,
enter a new item in the text box, choose Search, and
choose a different image. Choose Save.
If you choose Browse:
Choosing Browse allows you to browse for images. Select
a category to view the images in that category. Choose
the image you want. Choose Save.
Modify a Button’s Style
1. Choose Menu or > Edit Mode.
2. Press and hold on the button to modify (right-click if
you are using Chat Editor). A menu will open.
3. Choose Edit Button to display the Button Properties.
4. Choose the Style tab. The button style properties will
be displayed.
5. Use the pull-down lists to select the font color, body
color, border color, font, size, shape, and border width
for the button.
6. Check Label on top to define the label position.
7. Check Bold, Italic, or Underlined to modify label text.
8. If you want to create a visual scene in which the
location speaks but the button itself does not appear,
choose Transparent.
9. When you finish making changes, choose Save.
Modify a Button’s Action
A single button can perform a number of different actions. For
example: different speaking options; adding grammatical
endings to words; clearing the display; or backspacing.
To modify a button’s action:
1. Choose Menu or > Edit Mode.
2. Press and hold on the button to modify (right-click if
you are using Chat Editor). A menu will open.
3. Choose Edit Button to display the Button Properties.
4. Choose the Actions tab.
5. Tap the list arrow to open a list of actions. (If you are
using the Editor, click the list arrow.)
6. Choose the action you want.
7. Remove any existing action that is not appropriate.
8. For some actions, you will be prompted for additional
steps. Example: If you choose a linking action such as
Navigate or Visit, you will be asked to choose the page
to link the button to.
9. Choose Save. (If you are using the Editor, click OK.)
Hint: Add a Battery Status action to a button to keep
track of the NOVA chat and amplifier battery status.
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Copy and Paste a Button
Buttons can be copied and pasted to new locations. If you
modify a copy of a button, you will edit only the copy.
1. Press and hold on the button you want to copy.
2. Choose Copy.
3. Press and hold on the new location.
4. Choose Paste.
Link a Button to a Keyboard
1. Edit the button to link to the new keyboard.
2. Choose the Actions tab.
3. Press and hold (highlight, if you are using Chat Editor)
the existing Navigate action and choose Set. Or, if no
Navigation action has been chosen, choose Navigate
from the drop-down menu.
4. Choose the new keyboard from the page listing.
5. Choose OK. The button should navigate to the new
keyboard.
Create a Page
Pages are levels of specific vocabulary linked together to
create a vocabulary file specific to the device user. You can
create a page by using any of these methods:
•Create a new page
•Create a copy of a page
•Create a page from a template
•Copy pages from a different vocabulary file
Create a New Page
1. Choose Menu or > Edit Mode > Pages.
2. Choose Menu or > New Page.
3. Give the page a descriptive name.
4. Select the number of rows and columns you need.
5. To change the background color of the page, choose
Set and choose a color from the palette.
6. To add a background image to your page, do either of
the following:
•Choose Import to use an image stored on the device
•Choose Find to search for an image stored in the
NOVA chat library
7. Center the image or stretch it to fill the page. (If you
stretch the image, the aspect ratio will not change, so it
might not totally fill the page.)
8. Choose Save. A blank page will be created in your
vocabulary file, ready for you to place buttons.
Create a Copy of a Page
1. Choose Menu or > Edit Mode > Pages.
2. Choose the page to copy. (Right-click on the page if you
are using Chat Editor.)
3. Choose Duplicate.
4. Give the page a new name and choose Save.
Create a Page from a Template
1. Choose Menu or > Pages.
2. Choose Menu or > New from template.
3. Choose the appropriate template and choose OK.
4. Give the page an appropriate name and choose Save.
Copy Pages from a Different Vocabulary File
1. Choose Menu or > Pages .
2. Choose Menu or > Import.
3. Choose the vocabulary file in which the page(s) exist.
4. Check the appropriate page(s) and choose Import.
5. Create a button to link to the new page(s).
Add a Word to the Pronunciation Dictionary
1. Choose Menu or > Settings > Speech Output >
Voice > Pronunciations.
2. Choose Menu or > New.
3. Type the word in the Pronounce box.
4. Choose Next.
5. Type the word’s phonetic spelling in the Pronounce As
box.
6. Test the word by choosing Pronounce It.
7. Once the word is pronounced properly, choose Done.
8. Choose Save.
To edit or delete a word from within the dictionary, press
and hold on the entry and choose the appropriate option.
Transfer Files between the Device and Editor
1. Start Chat Editor.
2. Connect a USB cable to the device and the computer
that is running the Editor. The device screen will display
“Transfer Mode”.
3. From the Editor, choose the Library menu and then
choose Transfer.
4. From the Transfer screen, choose Vocabs to/from Device.
Copy Files from the Device to Chat Editor
1. From the transfer screen, select the vocabulary file or
files you want to transfer from the device to the
computer.
2. Click the To Editor button.
3. When the transfer is complete, the name of the file(s)
should be listed in the Chat Editor section of the
Transfer screen.
4. Click Done.
5. When you are finished transferring files, disconnect the
USB cable from the device and the computer and return
to NOVA chat.
Copy Files from Chat Editor to the Device
1. From the transfer screen, check the vocabulary file or
files you want to transfer from the Chat Editor to the
NOVA chat device:
2. Click the To Device button.
3. When the transfer is complete, the name of the file(s)
should be listed in the Vocabs on Device section of the
Transfer screen.
4. Click Done.
5. When you are finished transferring files, disconnect the
USB cable from the device and the computer and return
to NOVA chat.
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