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Android™ U S E R M A N U A L

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eSSENTIAL Accessibility for Android™ User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................1

2. GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................................1

3. USING THE ACCESSIBILITY MODES ............................................................................1

3.1. Using Hands-free Mode .................................................................................................... 1

3.1.1 PerformingSwipeAction ................................................................................... 2

3.1.2 PerformingLongClickAction ............................................................................ 3

3.2. Using XY Mode ..................................................................................................................... 5

3.2.1 PerformingSwipeAction ................................................................................... 7

3.2.2 PerformingLongClickAction ............................................................................ 8

3.3. Using Easy Grid Mode ..................................................................................................... 10

3.4. Using Tag Mode ................................................................................................................. 12

3.5. Sending Feedback ............................................................................................................. 13

4. SETTINGS ............................................................................................................................ 14

4.1. General.................................................................................................................................. 14

4.1.1 AboutApplication ............................................................................................. 14

4.1.2 ActivateonLaunch .......................................................................................... 14

4.2. Hands-free mode .............................................................................................................. 14

4.2.1 CursorSensitivity .............................................................................................. 14

4.2.2 Auto-tap .............................................................................................................. 15

4.2.3 Auto-swipe ......................................................................................................... 15

4.2.4 AutoSwitch-off ................................................................................................. 16

4.2.5 Viewfinder .......................................................................................................... 16

4.2.6 FloatingMenu ................................................................................................... 17

4.2.7 Custom Cursor .................................................................................................. 18

4.3. XY Mode ............................................................................................................................... 19

4.3.1 DeviceType ....................................................................................................... 19

4.3.2 ScanningSpeed ................................................................................................. 23

4.3.3 Size ....................................................................................................................... 23

4.3.4 Lines Colour ....................................................................................................... 24

4.4. EASY GRID MODE ........................................................................................................... 24

4.4.1 CursorSpeed ..................................................................................................... 24

4.4.2 GridColor ........................................................................................................... 25

4.4.3 GridOpacity ....................................................................................................... 25

4.4.4 GridThickness ................................................................................................... 26

4.4.5 GridCells ............................................................................................................ 26

4.4.6 GridType ............................................................................................................ 27

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1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTSPrerequisites• Androidv.7.0orhigher

2. GETTING STARTEDeSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™checkstoseeifAndroidEventInjectionserviceisenabled.Ifitisdisabled,youwillbepromptedto enableit.Enablingthisletsyouturnonandusemajorapplication featuresandfunctions.

3. USING THE ACCESSIBILITY MODES3.1. Using Hands-free ModeHands-freemodeletsyoucontrolyourmobiledevicewithoutusingyourhands.Instead,youcancontrolthecursorbymovingyourhead.Movingyourheadinanydirectionletsyoutonavigatetoanypointonthescreen.Hands-freemodealsoletsyouperformtap,swipe,and scrollactionswherethecursorstops.

Toenterhands-freemode,tap thehands-freemodebutton (see Figure 1).

Toperformatapaction,movethecursoruntilitsstopsonthescreenwhereyouwanttotap.Aloaderappearsonthecursorindicatingtheamountoftimeremainingtoperformtheaction.Loaderdisappearsassoonasthesetamountoftimeiscompleteandactionisperformed.

Toperformascrollaction,swipeactionortoaccessotherfunctions(such as open recent apps, home, back, volume up, and volume down),openthespecialmenu.Toopenthespecialmenu,hoveroverthespecialmenubutton(see Figure 2).

Figure 1:Hands-freemodebutton

Figure 2:Handsfreespecialmenubutton

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Default special menu (see Figure 3). Theactionbuttonsavailablein thisare:

• Lock cursor

• Drag

• Long click

• Volume up

• Volumedown

• Back

• Home

• Recent apps

3.1.1 Performing Swipe Action1. TostartSwipemodeandperform

swipegesture,clickontheDragiconintheDefaultSpecialmenu.Default cursor icon (see Figure 7) willchangetoDragcursoricon(see Figure 6)andDefaultSpecialmenuwillchangetoSwipegesture menu (see Figure 4).

2. Tostartswipegesture,locatethestartingpointoftheswipegestureonscreenandhoveroverthatpointforasetamountoftimeindicatedbyloader.Thisrecordsthestartingpointofthegesturewhichisindicatedbythechangeinthecolorofthedragcursoricon(see Figure 5).

Figure 3:ShowingDefaultSpecialmenu

Figure 4: Swipe gesture menu

Figure 7: Default cursor

Figure 5:Tinteddragcursor

Figure 6: Drag cursor

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3. Tocompletethegesture,locatetheendingpointoftheswipegestureonscreenandhoveroverthatpointforasetamountoftimeindicatedbytheloader.Thisperformstheswipegesture.SwipemodeisautomaticallydisabledandDragcursoriconchangesbacktotheDefaultcursoricon.

4. Inordertopreventautomaticdisablingoftheswipegesturemodeafterperformingswipe,youhavetostartLockswipemode.TostartLockswipemodeclickontheDragicontwice.DefaultspecialmenuchangestotheLockswipe gesture menu (see Figure 8)indicatingthattheLockswipemodeisstarted.

3.1.2 Performing Long Click Action1. TostartLongclickmodeand

performlongclickgesture,clickontheLongclickiconintheDefaultspecial menu. Default cursor icon (see Figure 10)willchangetoLongclick cursor icon (see Figure 11)andDefaultspecialmenuwillchangetoLong click gesture menu (see Figure 9).

2. Toperformlongclickgesture,locatethepointonscreenwhereyouwishtoperformlongclickgestureandhoveroverthatpointforasetamountoftimeindicatedbyloader.Thisperformsthelongclickactiononthatpoint.LongclickmodeisautomaticallydisabledandLongclickcursoriconchangesbacktothedefaultcursoricon.

Figure 9: Long click gesture menu

Figure 8: Lock swipe gesture menu

Figure 10: Defaultcursor

Figure 11: Long click cursor

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Tolockthecursor,tapthelockcursorbuttonofthespecialmenu.Whenthecursorislocked,thecursorcannotmoveandyoucannotperformatapaction(see Figure 13).

Figure 13:Cursorislocked

Tounlockthecursor,taptheunlockbuttonatthebottomleftcornerofthescreen(see Figure 14).

Figure 14:Unlockbutton

3. InordertopreventautomaticdisablingoftheLongclickmodeafterperforminglongclick,youhavetostartLocklongclickmode.TostartLocklongclickmode,clickontheLongclickicontwice.DefaultspecialmenuchangestotheLocklongclickgesturemenu(see Figure 12)indicatingthattheLocklongclickmodeisstarted.

Figure 12: Lock long click gesture menu

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3.2. Using XY ModeXY modeletsyoucontrolyourdeviceusingon-screencoordinates.

Everypointonthescreenhaslatitudeandlongitudecoordinates,likepointsonamap.Eachpointhas“XY”coordinates,likethegraphbelow (see Figure 15).

Figure 15:XYgraph

XY modeletsyoutargetaspecificpointonthescreen.Ithelpsyoupinpointthelatitudeandlongitudecoordinateswhereyouwantyourcursor to target.

Forexample,yourcursortargets thepointwheretwoXY mode lines intersect.

WhenXY modeisactive,thisis howitworks:

1. Ahorizontallinemovesdownfromthetopofthescreen.Tapwhenyouwantthehorizontalline to stop.

2. Averticallinemovesfromthe lefttotherightofthescreen. Tapwhenyouwanttheverticalline to stop.

3. Thespotwherethetwolinesintersectactsasyourcursor andperformsaspecified action(see Figure 16). Figure 16:XYmodecoordinate

TostartXY mode,tapthe XY modebutton(see Figure 17).

Figure 17:XYmodebutton

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Using XY mode with a switch device

YoucanpaireSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™toworkwithaswitchdevice.Toworkasapair,yourmobiledeviceandswitchdevicemustbeconfigured.Theycanbesyncedforone-buttonortwo-buttoncontrol.Youwillbeabletonavigatetoanypositiononthescreenandperformmobiledeviceactions,liketapping,scrolling,swiping,goback,gohome,openrecentapps,turnvolumeup,andturnvolumedown.Intwo-buttonmode,youcanalsoassignswitchdevicebuttontoperformadirectaction.

Controlling your device in one-button mode

Inone-buttonmode,youcanconfigureyourswitchdevice buttonto:

• startmovingtheXY mode horizontalline

• startmovingtheXY mode verticalline

• performatapactionwhereyourcursorintersectsthehorizontalandverticallines

• openeSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™application’sspecialmenu,whichislocatedinthetopleftcornerofthescreen (see Figure 18)

• performatapactiononaniteminthespecialmenu

Figure 18:One-buttonmodespecialmenu

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TheeSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™application’sspecialmenumakesthephone’shardwarebuttonsaccessible.Hardwarebuttonssuchashome,back,menu,volumeup,andvolumedowncanbeaccessedinthismenu(see Figure 19).Anavigationalitem,“Inverse”,isalsoavailableinthismenu.“Inverse”letsyouchangethedirectionsthatthelinesmove. Figure 19:One-buttonmode

special menu items

Figure 20: Swipe gesture menu

Figure 21:Lock swipe gesture menu

3.2.1 Performing Swipe Action1. TostartSwipemodeandperform

swipegesture,clickontheDragiconintheOne-buttonmodespecialmenu.One-buttonmodespecialmenuwillchangetoSwipegesture menu (see Figure 20).

2. Tostartswipegesture,locatethestartingpointoftheswipegestureonscreenandperformtapaction.Thisrecordsthestartingpointofthegesture.

3. Tocompletethegesture,locatetheendingpointoftheswipegestureonscreenandperformtap.Thisperformstheswipegesture.Swipemodeisautomaticallydisabled.

4. Inordertopreventautomaticdisablingoftheswipegesturemodeafterperformingswipe,youhavetostartLockswipemode.TostartLockswipemodeclickontheDragicontwice.One-buttonmodespecialmenuchangestotheLockswipegesturemenu(see Figure 21)indicatingthattheLockswipemodeisstarted.

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Bypressingandholdingyourswitchdevicebuttonforonesecond,youcanaccessamenuwiththesenavigationalitems(see Figure 24):

• scroll up

• scrolldown

• swipeleft

• swiperight

Atanytimewhenscrollingandswipingactionsarenotavailable,youwillreceiveamessagenotifyingyouthatscrollingandswipingactionsareunavailable.

Figure 24:Navigationalitems

Figure 22: Long click gesture menu

Figure 23: Lock long click gesture menu

3.2.2 Performing Long Click Action1. TostartLongclickmodeand

performlongclickgesture,clickontheLongclickiconintheOne-buttonmodespecialmenu.DefaultspecialmenuwillchangetoLongclick gesture menu (see Figure 22).

2. Toperformlongclickgesture,locatethepointonscreenwhereyouwishtoperformlongclickgestureandperformtap.Thisperformsthelongclickactiononthatpoint.Longclickmodeisautomaticallydisabled.

3. InordertopreventautomaticdisablingoftheLongclickmodeafterperforminglongclick,youhavetostartLocklongclickmode.TostartLocklongclickmodeclickontheLongclickicontwice.One-buttonmodespecialmenuchangestotheLock long click gesture menu (see Figure 23).indicatingthattheLocklongclickmodeisstarted.

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Controlling your mobile device in two-button mode

Intwo-buttonmode,youcanassigndirectactionsforyourswitch devicebuttons.

Twoexamples:

Scenario 1:Thefirstbuttonisassignedto“Select”action.Thesecondbutton isassignedto“Reversedirection”action.

Scenario 2:Thefirstbuttonisassignedto“Select”action.Thesecondbutton isassignedto“Showmenu”action.

CONTROLLING YOUR MOBILE DEVICE IN SCENARIO 1 IN TWO-BUTTON MODE

Intwo-buttonmode,youcanpressthefirstbuttononyourswitchdeviceto:

• startmovingthehorizontalline

• startmovingverticalline

• performatapactionontheelementthatintersectsthehorizontalandverticallines

• openeSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™application’sspecialmenu,whichissituatedinthetopleftcornerofthescreen (see Figure 18)

• performatapactiononaniteminthespecialmenu

• tapandholdthebuttonforonesecondtoaccessamenuwithnavigationalitems(see Figure 24)

Then,pressthesecondbuttonontheswitchdeviceto:

• changethemovementdirectionofthehorizontalandverticalline

CONTROLLING YOUR MOBILE DEVICE IN SCENARIO 2 IN TWO-BUTTON MODE

Intwo-buttonmode,youcanpressthefirstbuttononyourswitchdeviceto:

• startmovingtheXY mode horizontalline

• startmovingtheXY mode verticalline

• PerformatapactiononaniteminthespecialmenusoftheeSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™application

Bypressingandholdingyourswitchdevicebuttonforonesecond,youcanaccessamenuwiththesenavigationalitems(see Figure 24):

• scroll up

• scrolldown

• swipeleft

• swiperight

Then,pressthesecondbuttonontheswitchdeviceto:

• openthespecialmenuwherethephone’shardwarebuttons(such as home, back, menu, volume up, and volume down)aswellas“Inverse”areaccessible (see Figure 19)

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3.3. Using Easy Grid ModeEasy Grid modeletsyoucontrolyourdeviceusingvoicecommands.

Youcanmovethecursortoanypointonthescreenandperformanactionwiththecursor.

Inthismodeyoucanseeatranslucentgridonthescreenandcanmovethecursortothecentreofanycellonthegrid.Thecellsinthisgridarelabeledmuchlikecellsinaspreadsheet:columnsarelabeledwithlettersandrowsarelabeledwithnumbers.Eachcell’slabelconsistsofaletterandanumber.Forinstance,youcanmovethecursortothesecondcellinthethirdrowbysaying“Go to B3.”

Seethetablebelowforalistofvoicecommands.

Voice Commands Action

Moveleft Cursormovesleft

Moveright Cursormovesright

Moveup Cursormovesup

Movedown Cursormovesdown

Stopmoving Cursorstopsmoving

Jumpleft Cursorjumpstotheleftandstops

Jumpright Cursorjumpstotherightandstops

Jump up Cursorjumpsupandstops

Jumpdown Cursorjumpsdownandstops

Hidecursor Cursorbecomesinvisible

Showcursor Cursorbecomesvisible

Go to A1…F7 Movescursortothespecifiedcell

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Action Commands Action

Actiontap Performsatapaction

Showapps OpensthepagewithallApps

Actionlongtap Performsalongtapaction

Scrolldown Performsascrolldownaction

Scroll up Performsascrollupaction

Scrollleft Performsascrollleftaction

Scrollright Performsascrollrightaction

Swipedown Performsaswipedownaction

Swipe up Performsaswipeupaction

Swipeleft Performsaswipeleftaction

Swiperight Performsaswiperightaction

Hardware Button Commands

Buttonhome Performsahomebuttonclick

Buttonmenu Performsarecentappsbuttonclick

Buttonback Performsabackbuttonclick

Volume up Performsavolumeupbuttonclick

Volumedown Performsavolumedownbuttonclick

Other Commands

Hidegrid Gridbecomesinvisible

Showgrid Gridbecomesvisible

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3.4. Using Tag ModeTagmodeletsyoucontrolyourdeviceusingvoicecommands.Itfirsthighlightsalltheclickablepointsonascreenbylettersandnumbers,andyoucanusethevoicecommands,asdescribedaboveintheEasyGridmode,tomovetothesepointsandperformfurtheractionsusingvoicecommandsonly.(see Figure 25 and 26).

Figure 25:ShowingTagmode Figure 26:ShowingTagmode

Therearerestrictionsontheclickableelementsthatareshown.Onlytheelementsthatarereportedasclickablefromanaccessibilityservicepointofviewareshown.Theremaybemoreclickablepointsthatcanthenbereachedbymovingthecursorwithvoicecommands.

ThismodeisanenhancementtoEasyGridmode,toprovidequickeraccesstotheclickablepointsonyourdevicescreen.

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3.5. Sending FeedbackYoucansendfeedbackabouttheeSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™application.Tosendfeedback,tapthe“Sendfeedback”buttonfromthestartscreen(see Figure 27).Aformwillopenwhereyoucantypeinyourquestionsor concerns (see Figure 28).

Type in your feedback and tap the “Send” button to send us feedback.

Tap the “Cancel” button to close the feedback form.

Figure 27:Sendfeedbackbutton

Figure 28:Feedbackform

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4. SETTINGS4.1. General4.1.1 About ApplicationIntheaboutapplicationsection,youcanchecktheeSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™versionorsendusfeedback.

4.1.2 Activate on LaunchYoumayseteSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™toactivateonlaunch.Ifactivated,eSSENTIALAccessibilityforAndroid™willautomaticallyruninaccessibilitymodeonyourdevice.Itretainsthemodelastusedthelasttimeitwasopen.Toggletheswitchtoturnonorturnoffactivateonlaunch.Thisfunctionisturnedonbydefault.

4.2. Hands-free mode4.2.1 Cursor SensitivityYoucanadjustthecursorspeedusingthesliders(see Figure 29).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the cursor settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 29:Cursorsensitivitysetting

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4.2.2 Auto-tapAuto-tapisafeaturethatallowsyoutosetconditionsforautomatictapping.Theapplicationperformsatapactionautomaticallywhenthecursor stops for a set amount of time.Youcanadjusttheslidertosetthenumberofsecondsthecursorhasstoppedbeforeitperformsanautomatictapaction(see Figure 30).

Thisscreenalsoallowsyoutotoggleonorofftherepeattapaction.Whenturnedon,therepeattapactionperformsautomatictapsinintervalswhenthecursorhasstoppedforasetamountoftime.Whenturnedoff,atapactionisperformedonlyoncewhenthecursorhasstopped.Togglerepeattapswitchtoturnonorturnoffauto-tap(see Figure 30).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the auto-tap settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 30:Auto-tapsettings

4.2.3 Auto-swipeAuto-swipeisafeaturethatallowsyoutosetconditionsforautomaticswiping.Theapplicationperformsaswipeactionwhenthecursorstopsattheleftorrightedgesofthescreenforasetamountoftimewhichisindicatedbytheloader.Youcanadjusttheslidertosetthenumberofsecondsthecursorneedstostopattheedgeofthescreenbeforeitperformsaswipeaction(see Figure 31).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the auto-swipe settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Toggle the switch to turn on or turn off auto-swipe (see Figure 32).

Figure 31:Auto-swipesettings

Figure 32:Autoswitch-offsettings

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4.2.4 Auto Switch-offAuto-switchoffisafeaturethatallowsyoutosetconditionsforhands-freemodetoturnoffautomatically(see Figure 33).

Youmaywanttoturnthisontosavebatteryortoduringperiodsofcursorinactivity.Afterasetamountoftime,hands-freemodeautomaticallyturnsoff.

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the auto switch-off settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Toggle the switch to turn on or turn off auto switch-off (see Figure 34).

Figure 33:Autoswitch-offsettings

Figure 34:Autoswitch-offtoggle

4.2.5 ViewfinderViewfinderisafeaturethatdetectsyourfacepositionandassistsinoperatinghands-freemode.Youcansettheapplicationtoautomaticallyhidetheviewfinderwhenyourfaceisinfocus.Ifturnedon,theviewfinderautomaticallyappearswhenyourfaceisoutof focus (see Figure 35).

Youmaysetthepositionoftheviewfinderonthescreen.

Thesearetheoptions:

• topleft

• topmiddle

• topright

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the viewfinder settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 35:Viewfindersettings

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4.2.6 Floating MenuFloatingmenuisafeaturethatmakesthephone’shardwarebuttonsaccessible.Hardwarebuttonssuchashome,back,menu,volumeup,andvolumedowncanbeaccessedinthefloatingmenu.

Thefloatingmenusettingsletyouadjusttheopacityofthefloatingmenu.Opacitysetsthevisualtransparencyofthefloatingmenu.Youmayadjusttheopacityofthefloatingmenuusingtheopacityslider(see Figure 36).

Thefloatingmenualsoletsyousetafixedorunfixedpositionforthefloatingmenu.Positionofthefloatingmenucanbe:

• fixed,inoneofthethreeunfixedscreenpositions

• unfixed,wherethefloatingmenudisplaysautomaticallybesidethecursorwhenthecursorremainsstillforasetamountoftime

Tosetafixedpositiononthescreen:

1. Togglethe“Followcursor” sliderto“off”.

2. Selectoneofthethreefixedscreenpositions:bottomleft,bottommiddle,orbottomright.

3. Tap“Apply”buttonto savechanges.

Tosetanunfixedpositionon thecursor:

1. Togglethe“Followcursor” sliderto“on”.

2. Tap“Apply”buttonto savechanges.

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the floating menu settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 36:Floatingmenusettings

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4.2.7 Custom CursorCustomcursorisafeaturethatletsyouchangetheshapeofthecursor.Selectyourpreferredcursorshape.

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the cursor settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards allchanges.

Figure 37:Customcursorsettings

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4.3. XY Mode4.3.1 Device TypeTouseanAndroiddeviceinXY mode,yourswitchdevicemustbesyncedforone-buttonortwo-buttonmodeconfiguration.

Connectyourswitchdevicetoyourmobilephone(see your switch device user manual).

Configureswitchdevicein a few steps

Step 1:Choosethenumber ofbuttonsyouintendtouse.

FOR ONE-BUTTON USAGE

Step 2:Taptheone-buttonoption onyourswitchdevice(see Figure 39).

Figure 38:One-buttonortwo-buttonmodeconfiguration

Figure 39:One-buttonmodeselected

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Step 3:Applysettings,cancelsettings,orreconfigureandstart again (see Figure 40).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the button mode configuration settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Tapping “Reconfigure” button restarts XY mode configuration.

Figure 40:Apply,cancel,orreconfigure

FOR TWO-BUTTON USAGE

Step 1:Choosethenumberofbuttonsyouintendtouse(see Figure 38).

Step 2:Pressthefirstbuttononyourswitchdevice.

Iftheapplicationrecognizesthebutton,thentheapplicationwilldisplay aconfirmationmessage(see Figure 41).

Figure 41:Firstbuttonrecognizedfortwo-buttonmode

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Step 3:Assignanactionforthefirstswitchdevicebuttonamongtheseoptions:

• Select

• Reversedirection

• Showmenu

Figure 42:Assignanaction

Step 4:Pressthesecondbuttononyourswitchdevice.

Iftheapplicationrecognizesthebutton,thentheapplicationwilldisplayaconfirmationmessage.

Figure 43:Instructiontopressthesecondbutton

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Step 5:Assignanactionforthesecondswitchdevicebuttonamongtheseoptions:

• Select

• Reversedirection

• Showmenu

Figure 44:Actionassigned

Step 6:Applysettings,cancelsettings,orreconfigureandstart again (see Figure 45).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the button mode configuration settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Tapping “Reconfigure” button restarts XY mode configuration.

Figure 45:Two-buttonmodeconfigured

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4.3.2 Scanning SpeedScanningspeedisafeaturethatallowsyoutosetthespeedofthehorizontalandverticallinesinXY mode (see Figure 46).

Youcansetthemovementspeedfortheverticalbarandhorizontalbar.Youmayalsosetthescanningspeed,whichishowquicklythefocuschangesbetweenitemsinthefloatingmenu.

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the scanning speed settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 46:Scanningspeedsettings Figure 47:Linesizesetting

4.3.3 SizeSizeisafeaturethatallowsyoutosetsizeofXY modelines.Youcansetthethicknessoftheverticalandhorizontallinesandthesizeofthesight-viewradiususingsliders(see Figure 47).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

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4.3.4 Lines ColourSetthecolouroftheverticalandhorizontallinesandaxis.

Selectthecolouryouprefer.

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the lines colour.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 48:Linecoloursettings

4.4. EASY GRID MODE4.4.1 Cursor SpeedYoucanadjustthecursorspeedusingthesliders(see Figure 49).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the cursor settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 49:Cursorspeedsettings

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4.4.2 Grid ColorSetthecolourofthegrid.Selectyourpreferredcolour.

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the lines colour.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 50:Gridcolorsetting

4.4.3 Grid OpacityYoumayadjusttheopacityoftheGridusingtheopacityslider(see Figure 51).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the cursor settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 51:Gridopacitysetting

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4.4.4 Grid ThicknessYoumayadjustthethicknessoftheGridusingthebarsthicknessslider(see Figure 52).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the lines colour.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 52:Gridthicknesssetting

4.4.5 Grid CellsYoumayadjustthenumberofrowsandcolumnsinthegrid(see Figure 53).

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the cursor settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 53:Gridcellssettings

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4.4.6 Grid TypeYoumayadjustthetypeofrowsandcolumnsinthegrid.

Figure 54:Rulergrid Figure 55:Meshgrid

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the cursor settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 56:Cursorspeedsettings

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4.4.7 Hide Grid TimeoutYoucanadjustthetimeafterwhichthegridwillautomaticallyhide.

Tapping the “Apply” button saves changes to the cursor settings.

Tapping the “Cancel” button discards all changes.

Figure 57:Enable/disablehidinggridbytimeout

Figure 58:Hidegridtimeoutsettings

4.5. TAG MODE4.5.1 Cursor SpeedYoucanadjustthecursorspeedusingthesliders(see Figure 59).

Youcanusecommandslike“GotoB6”,whichwillmovethecursortothisposition,thenusecommand“Actiontap”,tochangethecursorspeed.

Figure 59:Cursorspeedsettings

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