Nova Chat 5 - Configuring Empty Area Scans; Setting Scan Timing; Configuring Re-scans

NOVA chat User’s Guide Page 102
Configuring Empty Area Scans
Turn scanning of empty button areas on or off by choosing Menu >
Settings > Input > Scanning > Patterns > Skip Empty Areas. When
selected, scanning will skip over an area without a button or a button
that only has a speech message action but no text.
Setting Scan Timing
Scan speed is the amount of time it takes for your device to move from
one button, row, or column to the next in a scan. The default scan speed
is one second. At this setting, it takes one second from the time one key is
highlighted until the next key is highlighted.
To change the scan speed, choose Menu > Settings > Input > Scanning >
Scan Timing > Scan Speed. The Scan Speed window opens.
To increase the time, tap +.
To decrease the time, tap –.
Or use the keyboard to enter
the exact setting you want.
Choose OK.
Configuring Re-scans
Select the number of times you want your device to scan the page
automatically. Once you reach the set number of re-scans, the scan will
stop until a switch is activated again.
To set the number of re-scans, choose Menu > Settings > Input >
Scanning > Scan Timing > Number of Re-scans. The Number of Re-scans
window opens.
To increase the number of re-scans, tap +.
To decrease the number of re-scans, tap –.
Or use the keyboard to enter the exact setting
you want.
Choose OK.