Lightwriter SL40

Overview

The SL40 LightWRITER is available in Australia.

The main features of the LightWRITER SL40 include:

1. the larger dual displays, one facing the 'user' and the other facing the 'communication partner'. This feature alone enables face-to-face conversation as the displays are bright and the text large and easy to read, even at a distance.
2. the compactness and attractive updates to the design makes the SL40 readily portable and easy to handle
3. the ease of use:  most people can turn it on and begin using it with minimal instruction or manual reading. The new speed enhancement features mean that generating messages is faster and simpler than before.

• The SL40 features new sleek styling, large bright displays and extra features.
• True prediction and auto-correction are new additions to the phrase banks and abbreviation expansion.
• Write and save lengthy pieces of text and speak them in a number of different ways.
• Set alarms to wake you up, or to remind you of events or appointments.
• Choose from the activity menu bar to navigate all the features.

The activity bar shown above provides quick navigation to the various operations of the SL40. If nothing is selected and the user starts typing, 'talk' mode will be automatically selected.

As text is typed, the second row displays predicted words. These are selected by choosing the corresponding number. Altenatively the words can be scrolled using 'next' and 'back' and selected using the 'do' key.

To select a stored phrase simply type a key word. In the example shown below the word 'my' is typed. All phrases including the word 'my' will be displayed.

The notebook section permits storing of large passages of text. Upon recall the pasaage can be reviewed by sentence or paragraph.

Keyboard configurations

LightWRITERs are supplied with raised keys in QWERTY layout (unless ordered with ABCD layout). The keyboard layout can be changed and the physical configuration of the keys can be changed.
The SL40 LightWRITER is supplied with keyguards to make all the configurations shown here.
Raised keys are shown below.

Keys can be 'flush' with the surround, providing a minimal keyguard.

The deep keyguard shown below, can be useful for people who need to stabilise on the keyboard, or it can assist with isolating movements for accurate key selection.

The keyboard can be configured in the following layouts: