Details
This is a keyguard for use with the Unity app from PRC-Saltillo
This keyguard is designed to match any one of the different layouts included in the AAC app.
It is best to ensure yoru LAMP app is updated to the at least version 2025.4.3 (3) or later too.
This keyguard is not recommended for use with the iPad Mini with the Unity 84 MAP, although it can be produced upon request, contact us directly to discuss.
Available in Landscape orientation only, please be sure to select your keyguard to your iPad and the way your UNITY app is setup - here's what we mean:
App Settings and Options
This keyguard supports different designs based on user settings and preferences. Each of these affects the positioning of items on the screen, and thus the design of the keyguard itself.
* IMPORTANT NOTE - Keyguard Inset *
Keyguard Inset should always be ON when using LAMP with a keyguard. (found in Menu: Settings: Page Size)
In the Page Size section, near the top of the Settings screen. When on, this setting causes extra whitespace at the top and bottom of the screen. It makes the keyguard stronger, so IF YOU TURN KEYGUARD INSET OFF, WE DON"T GUARANTEE THE KEYGUARD AGAINST BREAKAGE, and youll have to pay to remake it. If off, we may also have to put a vertical reinforcing bar (or two) in the middle of the speech display, depending on the size of the case opening
OTHER SETTINGS
Speech Display
(found in Menu: Settings: Speech Display Bar)
The first setting in the Speech Display Bar section. This setting can be confusing because it's sort of a double negative. Hide Speech Display off means it's open! Select "Open (Visible)" if you want to show the text in the speech display as the user types.
Choose whatever font (and size!) you have chosen with this setting. If you specify a font other than what you have in the settings, the keyguard won't fit.
Button Margin
(found in Menu: Settings: Buttons)
This is the last setting in the Buttons section, down near the bottom of the Settings list.
Button Margin controls the size of the space between the cells. If you make the button margin smaller than what we recommend, the keyguard will cover the edges of the cells.
That is not serious with a clear keyguard, but why not give the user an unobstructed view of the entire cell? The larger the button margin, the more space between the cell openings, and the stronger the keyguard, too.
We recommend a button margin of 10 or more on an iPad Mini or 9.7", and 15 or more on an iPad 10.2" or larger. Be sure to try the Button Margin setting on your iPad before ordering, so you are not surprised by what it does!
Openings for Menu and Vocab buttons
This is not a LAMP setting. Just indicate if you want openings over these two buttons in the green bar, Vocab, Menu, Neither or Both. If they're not open, you will not be able to use them without removing the keyguard or rotating the iPad.
Cell Openings
This is not a setting. Just indicate if you want openings over these two buttons in the horizontal bar, Vocab, Menu, Neither or Both. If they're not open, you will not be able to use them without removing the keyguard or rotating the iPad.
Reduce Openings To
Specify the maximum dimension for the cell openings. Cell height and width will be reduced to the specified dimension.
This default "as large as will fit" setting will result in the opening shape you chose in "Cell Openings" above being stretched to fill the cells, up to the required minimum thickness of the plastic.
Rectangles and ellipses will be stretched both vertically and horizontally to fill the cell. Squares and circles will be stretched proportionally and centered on the cell.
The images in the "Cell Openings " Setting above will show you the shapes in the "as large as will fit" configuration.
EVA Foam Cases
Please see this guide of How to Measure a Screen Opening - if you have selected the Foam EVA Case choice below, don't forget to let us know the L and W measurements of the screen opening, to the nearest millimetre. See the link above as to where to measure, it's pretty simplke and easy but it needs to be super accurate!
Swipe to Home
Newer iPads don't have a home button for returning to the home screen, so they require the user to swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to return to home. If the user doesn't need access to the home screen, or if you're using a virtual home button, you can leave this closed for a much stronger and more esthetic keyguard. If the user will need to swipe to return to the home screen, you can open this, but note that this leaves an ugly notch in the bottom edge of the keyguard. The keyguard will be much weaker, and it may allow access to items on the bottom of the screen that would otherwise be unaccessible.
Material
The default acrylic-styrene at 1/8" is more flexible than standard acrylics and is much less likely to crack when bent. It features a semi-clear, non-glare surface and comes with a 2-year guarantee against breakage.
Thicker materials like 3/16" and 1/4" acrylics are standard PMMA acrylics like Plexiglass and Perspex. They are more rigid than the 1/8" due to their extra thickness, and they provide more depth to help the user avoid accidental touches, but they are more brittle than the default acrylic-styrene.
Black and Clear Polycarbonate is the strongest material, being virtually unbreakable, and comes with a lifetime guarantee against breakage and in two thickness (or hole depth) choices. Allow one extra week for polycarbonate. A Button margin of no less than 10 is required for coloured keyguards.
Attachment
You also have the choice as to how your keyguard is attached to your iPad and this will also depend upon the case, cover or cradle your intend to use. As attachment to the iPad is very important, please follow this link to read more about the attachment options that relate to your particular iPad case and use prior to making your decision - Important Information About iPad Keyguard Attachment
This keyguards is cut in clear or semi-clear acrylic offering a view of the screen regardless, as long as they are kept clean and free of scratches.
Layout
Match yours with one from the drop-down list provided.
If you're using Engage, we'll need a SCREENSHOT - here's an article explaining how to get one to us ... "How To Take A Screen-Shot"
Additional Information
| SKU | LP-KG-UN |
|---|---|
| Manual or Instructions (PDF) | |
| Video | |
| GST Classification | GST Free |
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