There are two options for transferring Custom Vocabulary files from one device to another.
Use ChatEditor running on a Windows computer by connecting a USB cable
Use the USB flash drives included with the devices
Allow Access to Device Data
On some models, when you connect the device to a computer for the first time to perform an update or transfer files, a message prompts you to allow access. You must select Allow to proceed. You will need to repeat this procedure the first time you connect your device to any new computer.
Connect the USB to the device and the computer.
The app will restart and the “Allow access” message will appear.
Select Allow.
Transfer Vocabulary Files between Devices using ChatEditor
Step 1: Transfer files between the device and ChatEditor
Start ChatEditor.
Choose the configuration you wish to open the file in or create a new configuration.
Attach the device that contains the custom vocabulary to the computer using the USB cable.
In ChatEditor, select Library, Transfer, and then Vocabs To/From Device.
Step 2: Copy files from the device to ChatEditor
From the transfer screen, select the vocabulary file or files you wish to transfer from Vocabs on Device to the computer.
Click the To Editor button. The file name will be listed in Chat Editor Files when the transfer is complete.
Disconnect the cable from that NovaChat device.
Step 3: Copy files from ChatEditor to the other device
Connect the cable to the device that needs the custom vocabulary.
Note: This device may require a different USB cable—the one that was included in the package for this device.
From the transfer screen in ChatEditor, select the vocabulary file or files you wish to transfer from ChatEditor to the device.
Click the To Device button.
Click Done to close the Transfer window in ChatEditor.
Disconnect the device from the computer.
On the device, select Menu and then Library, select the newly transferred file, and select Open.
Transfer Vocabulary Files between Devices using a USB Drive
Your device came with a USB flash drive that connects to the device and a computer. The drive rotates in its holder for easy access to the connectors.
| 1 The USB 3.0 connector plugs into a computer. 2 The Micro-USB connector or USB-C connector plugs into your device. |
Important: You must have Chat software version 2.15 or higher to use this procedure.
Connect the USB drive to the USB port on your device.
Note: If the device’s file manager opens, use the Back arrow to close it.
On the device, go to Menu > Library > Menu > Import/Export.
Note: A different file management screen may open. Depending on your device, select or navigate to the USB drive, choose the folder you want, and select Select or OK.
A window will list the customized files under Device on the left. Any files already on the USB drive are listed under Backup Folder on the right.
To transfer files from your device to the USB drive:
Select each file on the device that you want to copy to the USB drive.
Select To Backup, which is now highlighted. The files will be copied to the USB drive. When the files finish copying, they will be listed under Backup Folder.
To transfer files from the USB drive to your device:
Select each file on the USB drive that you want to copy to the device.
Select To Device, which is now highlighted. The file(s) will be copied to the device. When the files finish copying, they will be listed under Device.
When you finish transferring files, disconnect the USB drive from your device and store it in a safe location and/or copy the files from the USB drive to a computer for safe keeping.
Note: If the two devices do not have the same USB connector, you will need to plug the USB drive that contains the vocabulary file into a computer, copy the vocabulary file to the computer, plug the other USB drive into the computer, and copy the vocabulary file to it.