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From time to time, certain important skills become necessary to learn and are not easily promulgated through the usual training, especially for users that are already certified. This page holds the pages and links to videos that serve as the continuing education depot.
NOTICE
TEMPORARY CHANGE IN CONFIGURATION INSTRUCTIONS
Beginning 8 Sep 2015, and lasting until repairs can be made, the button box controller will need to be configured manually for all response devices (button boxes). The instructions below should be ignored, and your should follow the instructions on this PDF. The instructions are also posted in the control room on the white board. This message will be removed when the button box controller has been restored to normal operation.
Configuration Display
Each time you need to use the button box response devices, you need to configure the response controller. This is the silver box that interfaces with the response-recording (usually) laptop computer via a USB cable.
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Text Type: This describes what characters are sent to the computer when a button is pushed.
1-9 = numerical representations, BYRGT = alphabetical representations.
General Use Instructions
- Plug in desired button box/joystick (it is CRUCIAL that this step is done FIRST).
Depress the knob on the face of the controller. It will ask if you want to change modes. Turn the knob clockwise to underline “YES,” and depress the knob again.
The controller will then ask how you want to configure. Use the knob to scroll the bullet point next to “AUTOCONFIG”. Then, depress the knob.
- Next, you will be asked what type of interface you are using. Scroll to “USB,” and depress the knob.
You will then be asked what Text Type you want for the output. There are several possibilities, explained in the following table. Select the option you want.
That’s all. You should be ready to go.
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