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You can personalize the communication experience for the user by changing settings. LAMP Words for Life Discover settings are located by selecting Menu in the upper right corner of the vocabulary page. A menu opens. Select Settings.

From the Settings screen, scroll to see the available settings. When you finish changing settings, select .

Navigation Settings

Button Click Sound

When turned on, this setting provides audible feedback when a button is selected.

Hide Back Button

When turned on, the back button is hidden and unavailable to the user.


Page Size Settings

Status Bar

When turned on, this setting displays the device status bar above the Speech Display Bar.

Keyguard Inset

When turned on, this setting adjusts the display for a keyguard.


Editing Settings

Menu Passcode

When applicable, enter the password you want to use in this field.

Use Menu Passcode

When turned on, this setting requires a password to access the Editing menus.


Speech Display Bar Settings

Hide Speech Display

When turned on, this setting hides the entire Speech Display Bar (SDB).

Allow Copy/Paste

When turned on, this setting gives the user the option to copy/paste from the SDB.

Auto Capitalization

When turned on, this setting capitalizes the first word of a sentence automatically.

Font

Select one of the 3 available fonts for use for text in the SDB.

Background Color

Choose from Normal (white) or High Contrast (yellow) to apply to the SDB.

Number of Lines

Choose how many lines of text you want to appear in the SDB. The number of lines ranges from 1 Line to 10 Lines.

Visible Cursor

Choose this setting if you want a cursor to appear in the SDB.

Allow Place Cursor

When turned on, this setting allows the user to place the cursor anywhere in SDB text.

Tap Action

Choose Speak or No Action when the SDB is selected.

Highlight Spoken Word

Select a color to see the words highlighted in the SDB as they are spoken.

Highlight Color Phone/FaceTime

Select a color to see the words highlighted in the SDB as they are spoken during a telephony call.


Buttons Settings

Activate on Release

When this setting is turned on, buttons are activated when released rather than when touched. This allows the user to slide a finger across the screen before finally releasing the button to select. To turn the setting on or off, tap the Activate on Release toggle switch.

Dwell Time

This setting controls the delay before a button press is recognized in case a user needs to slide across multiple buttons before pressing the intended button.

When the user touches a button, a slight dimming and a white square box identify the chosen button. As long as the user continues to keep his or her finger inside the button area, the dwell timer counts down. Once the time is reached, the button press is accepted. To set a dwell time, tap Dwell Time and select a value from 0.1 Seconds to 5.0 Seconds.

Release Time

Release time applies to buttons and to the SDB.

Buttons: Release time is intended to help prevent accidental double button activations. When the time is set, all buttons are disabled for the specified period of time after a button is activated.

SDB: Release time is intended to prevent accidental speaking of words displayed in the SDB twice. When the time is set, the SDB is disabled for the specified period of time after the user selects the SDB to speak the words displayed. The Release Time setting does not affect the SDB Clear button (X).

To set a release time, select Release Time and select a value from 0.1 Seconds to 5.0 Seconds.

Highlight Touch

When this setting is turned on, the button that is touched is highlighted briefly when activated.

Blank Button Fill Color

Select a color to fill locations that display blank buttons.

Button Margin

To add extra space around buttons, select a margin size between 1 Point and 100 Point. The default size is None.

To increase the margin, select an option between 1 Point and 100 Point. When you make a selection, the space between buttons changes.

If you selected too much space or too little space make another selection. When you are satisfied with the amount of space, select .


Social Networking Settings

Allow Social Networking

When turned on, this setting allows you to share text from the SDB to social networks.