Setting the buttons on the back of the device
There is the option to assign certain functions to the Up and Down buttons. With a short or long press and click on one of these buttons a program can be launched, a macro run, a key stroke transmitted, the Windows system volume increased or decreased, or a sound file played.
The ESCAPE button can be used for generating a right mouse click and an Escape. The ESCAPE button can also be disabled.
- Right-click
Tellus6 in the system tray in the Windows taskbar and select Options from the shortcut menu.
- From the Side buttons options group, select one of the following options from the Up: (short), Up: (long), Down: (short) and Down: (long) drop-down list:
Option Explanation Send macro This allows you to run a macro in the active application. For example, you can use the Ctrl + F key combination to search in a pageset in Mind Express.
Or you can first create a new macro.
Send key This allows you to send a key to the active application. Play Wave File This allows you to play a Wave file. Only WAV files. Start program This allows you to run applications. For example: select C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe to launch the calculator. Perform Windows function From the drop-down list, select one of the Windows functions. For example: Master Volume Up. Send command to Mind Express From the drop-down list, select one of the commands to operate eye tracking using the button on the side: - Calibrate
- Show Eyetracking
- Pause Eyetracking
Mind Express: do actions of cell with ID In the ID text box, enter the ID of the box. This enables you to perform a specific Mind Express cell with the specified ID. - From the Side buttons options group, select one of the following options from the Escape drop-down list:
Option Explanation Short=rightclick, Long=Escape - Briefly press this button and then select an item on the display. This allows you to simulate a right click.
- Press and hold (approximately 1.5 seconds) this button to simulate ESC. This will allow you to stop a scanning algorithm in Mind Express for example, or display the menu bar again.
<Disabled> This button has been disabled, so will not respond. - Click OK.