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Luminex Users Guide
Chapter 3 Writing on the Luminex
J-Defines
J-Defines are steno-based words or phrases that are specific to a job, such as names, places and
technical terms. You can create J-Defines on the Luminex before beginning or during a job. The
Luminex automatically uses the J-Defines in the writer’s memory, along with any other selected job
dictionaries, when you write a job. J-Defines created during a job apply from the point you define them
and do not apply to text you have already written.
If you are using Case CATalyst V13 or higher, J-Defines made on the Luminex, including used briefs,
are automatically sent to Case CATalyst when writing realtime via the micro USB connection. The
defines are sent to the global table of the Case CATalyst realtime file. Any dictionary definitions made
in the Case CATalyst file, including D-Defines, J-Defines, K-Defines and Other Defines, are
automatically sent to the Luminex and stored in the memory of the writer as J-defines. The exchanged
definitions apply from the point of creation forward to all new realtime steno written.
J-Defines made for the current job are stored in the writer’s memory and placed into a job dictionary
on the Luminex that uses the same date/time name as the job. The job dictionary is stored on the
Data SD card as a subfile of the job. When using the Read function in Case CATalyst, the associated
job dictionary is automatically transferred to Case CATalyst when reading the steno notes from the
Data SD card.
All J-Defines created on the Luminex are stored in the Luminex's memory and remain in there until
you clear them. The J-define’s memory can hold approximately 100,000 J-Defines. J-defines in
memory are automatically used on subsequent jobs. If you do not want to use the J-Defines in another
job, you can manually clear them or set the Clear J-defines when turning on/ending job option ).
You can save all the J-Defines from the dictionary within the Luminex memory to a dictionary file,
jdefines.sgdct, on the Data SD and use the file in Case CATalyst as you would any job dictionary. For
example, you can use the file in translations or merge the file into your CATalyst Personal dictionary.
Using Case CATalyst, you can export your CATalyst Personal Dictionary, job dictionaries and the
Case CATalyst Power Define dictionary (use Power Defines commands when creating J-Defines on
the Luminex).
Create J-Defines
When creating J-Defines on the Luminex, you can fingerspell the text or you can stroke defined steno
outlines to enter the text portion of a J-Define. The Luminex's Spell Mode allows you to use steno
stroke equivalents for each letter to enter the text portion of a J-Define. When stroking defined steno
outlines in the J-Define Text field, the Luminex automatically enters the text portion of an existing
definition from your dictionary. For example, you have STKPWHR defined in your dictionary
as<Question>. To define a misstroke for a question bank, you write STKPW R in the J-Define Steno
field and touch OK. In the J-Define Text field you write STKPWHR. The Luminex automatically inserts
<Question>. If you are using Case CATalyst V13 or higher when writing realtime via a micro USB
connection, the definition is sent to the global table of the Case CATalyst realtime file.
When an entry in your dictionary conflicts with a steno outline used by the Spell Mode feature, the
steno outline in the Spell Mode feature takes priority. It is necessary to fingerspell the definition for any
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