As an alternative to directly selecting each button on the screen, Chat Fusion offers touchscreen, single switch and two switch scanning. Options for customizing a scanning technique are in the Menu>Settings>Input>Scanning menu.
Chat Fusion Scan setting:
- Enable Scanning – This toggles scanning off/on
- Switch Access– Provides scanning capabilities through switch access
- Switch Configuration – Defines the Selection method (1 Switch, 2 Switch)
- Auto Scan – Scanning will activate without a switch hit
- Auditory Prompts– Provides audio feedback while scanning
- Enable Auditory Prompts – Toggles audio feedback off/on
- Audio Output Device – Choose between earphone or speaker for auditory prompts
- Earphone volume – Adjust the earphone volume when earphone is selected for prompts
- Scanning Beep – Have an auditory beep sound when button is scanned
- Button Prompt – Choose between Speak Label or Speak Message for prompt
- Voice Settings – Choose the voice you wish to say the prompts when the Scanning beep is not selected
- Patterns– Adjust the scanning pattern
- Mode – Have the scanning pattern be either Linear or Row/Column
- Scan SDB – Enable the scanning of the Speech Display Bar
- Scan Clear Button - Enable scanning of the X in the Speech Display Bar
- Skip Empty Area – Scanning skips any area that does not contain a button
- Scan Timing– Adjust the timing and delays for scanning
- Scan Speed – Set the rate the buttons are scanned
- Number of re-scans – The number of times that scanning is repeated on a page
- Activation Delay - Enables a delay (Matching the scanning speed) before a scan selection is pressed
- Auto Restart – Starts the scan process after a button activation
- Other– Miscellaneous scan settings
- Cursor Color – Changes the color of the scan cursor