Tip of the Month : June 2011
It is time to upgrade your software on your V or Vmax. The latest software release includes:
- Smart Text Entry
- Smart Zoom feature
- Smart Highlight
- Mouse Over (setting for the mouse pause and eye tracking selection methods)
- New warning for low battery
- Increase in custom recording time to 10 minutes
- New backlight timeout options
- Updated Bluetooth Devices menu
- Updated Wireless Network menu
- New Photo Album Browser menu
- New Camera menu
- Option for photos to be included in backup
- Change in the Select a Symbol menu to include Photo Album Browser
For more detailed information on these changes and upgrades please download the full Realease Notes from http://dynavoxsys.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5505/kw/release%20notes
Instructions for doing your upgrade:
To check which version you are running
- Select (click on) the Main Menu button in the title bar

- Select Help
- Select About (this will give you this dialogue box showing the Version Info. If your version info says 1.07.1 then you are running the correct software. If your version info says anything else then you will need to do an upgrade).
To upgrade your Series 5 software
- Ensure your device is connected to the internet and the power supply is plugged in
- Select (click on) the Main Menu button in the title bar
- Select Setup
- Select System Settings
- Select DynaVox Upgrade (your upgrade will now be downloaded automatically, it may take around ½ hour to complete)
NOTE: Don’t forget to upgrade your editing software as well !
If you need any support or are unable to do your upgrade for any reason please contact TalkLink and we can support you through this process.




1 comment
Leesa
June 24, 2011 at 4:15 am (UTC 12) Link to this comment
Just thought I would mention that all the kids who came to KiwiChat camp have had their devices upgraded. We did this at camp.