Tecla for ios 4-Way. Pairing with your device. Turn VoiceOver and Vertical Navigation On. Enable the Triple-click Home shortcut (optional)

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1 Tecla for ios 4-Way Pairing with your device Turn VoiceOver and Vertical Navigation On Enable the Triple-click Home shortcut (optional) Using the Tecla Shield Adjusting the Scan Time

2 Pairing with your Device Pairing with your Device With the Tecla Shield ready for connection, the status indicator light should be blinking pink. (If not, please refer to Connecting the Tecla Shield DOS in the Getting Started section). 4 After a few moments, the Tecla Shield will be connected to your ios device and you will see the Shield s status indicator light start fading in and out. 1 Go to Settings General Bluetooth 2 Make sure Bluetooth is ON. 3 Under the Devices section, you will see a device called. TeclaShieldDOS-xxxx, where xxxx is a random sequence of characters. Tap on it to connect your iphone or ipad to the Tecla Shield. The Tecla Shield will connect to your iphone or ipad without requiring a pairing code.

3 VoiceOver and Vertical Navigation Turn VoiceOver and Vertical Navigation On The 4-way mode takes advantage of VoiceOver, Apple s built-in screen reading technology. The Vertical Navigation rotor option in VoiceOver provides 4-way switch-based navigation of the user interface. For more information on VoiceOver please visit: com/accessibility/. You can activate VoiceOver and Vertical Navigation by following a few simple steps: 4 Uncheck all Rotor options except Vertical Navigation; it should have a checkmark to the right, as shown below. 1 Go to Settings General Accessibility VoiceOver 5 Start controlling your iphone or ipad using your adapted switches or the driving control of your powered wheelchair. 2 Make sure VoiceOver is On.. 3 Scroll down to the Rotor option For details on the functions assigned to each switch port on the Tecla Shield, please refer to the Switch Port Functions section below.

4 Triple Click Home Shortcut Enable the Triple-click Home shortcut (Optional) VoiceOver is great for switch users, but for those who are used to touching the screen to access the device, the VoiceOver user experience may be a bit confusing. If a non-switch user (e.g., a friend or family member) wants to use the device,voiceover can get in the way. Fortunately, Apple provides a convenient shortcut that can be used to toggle between touch mode and switch-access mode at any time. This shortcut consists of clicking the Home button on the ios device three consecutive times. You can enable the Triple-click Home shortcut by following the steps below: 1 Go to Settings Home General Accessibility Triple-click. Orange block text goes here. 2 Select VoiceOver

5 Using the Tecla Shield Using the Tecla Shield The Tecla Shield has three input ports available for connecting standard adapted switches: two dual switch 1/8 or 3.5mm stereo ports labeled 1 and 2, and one wheelchair port providing up to four additional switch inputs through a DSub 9-pin connector (also known as DB9), compatible with the directional controls available on standard powered wheelchair ECUs. When using the Multiple Switch Adapter (sold separately), you can mix and match up to six single switches for more switch mounting flexibility. When plugging dual switch interfaces, such as sip & puff switches, into any switch port, the Tecla Shield will reconfigure itself automatically making both sets of switch functions available on the switch port used.. The Tecla Shield uses click and hold switch events to achieve full access to the iphone and ipad with as little as a single button switch. The table below presents a summary of functions for switch ports 1 and 2 (referred to as SP-1 and SP-2). SP-1 is optimized for full single-switch access to your ios device, while SP-2 is optimized for single-switch access to individual apps (e.g., Alternative and Augmentative Communication [AAC] apps). Both switches can be used simultaneously for faster access. There are several ways to configure the Tecla Shield for two-switch operation. You can plug in two single switches (with mono 1/8 plugs) to SP-1 and SP-2, or you can plug in a dual switch (with a stereo 1/8 plug) to either SP-1 or SP-2. However, when using SP-1 and SP-2, the Tecla Shield. However, when using SP-1 and SP-2, the Tecla Shield recognizes a maximum of two discrete switch inputs. HOLD 1 Switch Port 1/2 Functions (ios 4-Way Mode) Status Switch Indicator Port Light SP-1 (Full single-switch access) function mode indicated click hold1 Auto-scan start/toggle direction Select hold 2 hold 3 hold 4 hold 5 hold 6 hold 8 Keyboard Rotor Option Escape / Dismiss Home Siri QuickNav SP-2 (App single-switch access) Select Speech Output

6 Using the Tecla Shield The table below presents a summary of functions for the wheelchair port. Access through the wheelchair port is optimized for three and four switches through a directional controller (e.g., joystick) or the driving controls of a powered wheelchair. Wheelchair Port Functions (ios 4-Way Mode) Status direction Indicator Light Forward (Pin 1) function mode indicated click hold1 Up Select hold 2 hold 3 hold 4 hold 5 hold 8 double click Keyboard Change Rotor Option Siri QuickNav Scan Lock Up Reverse (Pin 2) Down Escape / Dismiss Home Siri Speech Output Scan Lock Down Left (Pin 3) Left Previous Page QuickNav Speech Output Scan Lock Left Right (Pin 4) Right Next Page QuickNav Speech Output Scan Lock Right Step scanning requires a minimum of 3 switches; 2 to move in each direction (Left and Right) and 1 to perform the rest of the functions (Forward).

7 section title Using the Tecla Shield Switch Function Definitions Auto-Scan Start / Switch Direction Starts scanning automatically in one direction. Pressing the switch more than once changes the direction. Cycles through right, left, down and up. Automatic scanning stops after 30 uninterrupted scans. Right, Left, Up or Down Moves the VoiceOver cursor to the selected direction. Select Selects the highlighted item. Keyboard Shows or hides the keyboard when in a typing box. 5 QuickNav Turns QuickNav on or off (required for page turning). Previous Page Moves to previous page (if applicable). Next Page Moves to next page (if applicable). Scan lock Right, Left, Up or Down Starts scanning automatically in selected direction. 6 Escape Sends an Escape (Esc) key event. Dismisses pop-ups and sub-menus. Home Sends a home key event. Speech Output Turns speech feedback on or off.

8 Tecla for ios-4 way Scan Time Adjusting the Scan Time The auto-scan speed and hold times can be customized using the configuration buttons on the Tecla Shield. To adjust these parameters perform the following steps: Make sure the Tecla Shield is connected to the host device (status light fading in/out). Press the + button for faster scanning rates and shorter hold periods. Press the button for slower scanning rates and longer hold periods. The scanning speed can be configured with a range of scanning intervals of 0.3 to 5 seconds. Hold times range from 0.7 to 2.5 seconds. The hold time is chosen automatically based on the scanning interval..